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Middletown transcript., 1908-02-08

The following pupils Of Brown Cottage
School have obtained the average of 90
per cent. for the month Of January; Nina
Casteiow, Bertha Manloye, Jessie Kohl,
Avery Donovan.
Middletown transcript., 1908-02-08
The Cold Snap

Unloaded q Lot Of our stock,
but We yet naVe too much.
More styles, small lots and
broken sizes III the ] Price
Sale, at S., So and $3.50 for
Mems Suits that we're SO,
S12 and SIS. Not many of
the finest $50 to $40 Dress
Overcoats left. but all sizes
among them, at i off the
prices. Plenty of the finest
Mixed and NeaA w Worsted Sack
Suits, at $50, $25 and $50,
now SIS. $16.75 and S22.50
Special sale on Shirts, white
and colored stiff bosoms, at
65 cents white and colored
Negligees, at 65 cents white
and colored Pleted bosoms.
at75 cents. Our Semi Yearly
Linen Collar and Cuff sale;
Collars, 75 cents, Cuffs, 81. 10
q dozen.
ssesas. s'sssss MULLINS S'Sssi's S.s.
Best Wilmington Shoes
Middletown transcript., 1908-02-08
Farming implements

Farming Implements
Two farm wagons, one nearly new: l
peach wagon, l OK cart and yoke, / hay
rigging, bay loader, plows, harrows,
cultiyators, hoes, shoyeis, lot pIow har-
ness, brides, collars, chains, lot creamery
cans, No. IA Blizzard Dick cusilage cut.
ter, in good order; Acme harrow. l rol.
Ter, Disc harrow, lot harrow, chaius, lot
grain bags, corn shelter, grain fan,
drill, sets wagon harness, new; lots OF
other artieles-not herein mentioned.
TERMS OF SALE
All sums Of SIC, 90 and under. cash; on
sums over that amount credit of nine
(9) months win be gwen BY the purchaser
giving bankable note with approved sn-
curity, interest added. Positively no
goods to be removed until tlteaboFe lerms
are complied With.
Al TX p. cORBfT.
Jos b. ARMSTRONG. AuttioneeF.
Il y KneNEMEIEz. Outside CLERK.
Gro. IL townsend, Inside Clerk.
Middletown transcript., 1908-02-08

No. mabel, sorrel mare, s years old,
sired by Tyrena, dam by BIackmore.
Elegant family mare; safe for lady to
drive; las lt't7 of speed, and will work
anywhere.
No. 2~3 inuhe, bay mare, years old,
good road mare and will work anywhere.
No. 3-Della, brown mare, years old,
has been worker some on farm.
No. 4-Belle-brown mare, years old !:
good driver and has been worked some on
the farm.
No. 6-Roy, brown horse, l2 years old:
good worked and driver; has trotted in
2 50-hard to beat on the road.
No. 6-Rex, bay horse, ~ years old;
elegant farQi horse-can't be beat.
No. Hairy, s years old; elegant farm
horse.
No, s-Ferdinand. bay mare. 10 years
oldi good road mare.
No. 9-Gray horse, 10 years old: good
worker and driver.
No. 10-Bob, bay horse, Is wears old,
good draft horse.
Nos: II and 1s-Psir Of mules, 8 years
oldi elegant farm team-canit be beat.
Middletown transcript., 1908-02-08
HOGS. Shoats and PIGS

Two Poland China Brood Sows, nicely
bred, will farrow about March lst. FIT
teen shoats, Poland China, good stock.
Eight pigs just weaned.
Lot of'good mixed Hay by the ton.
Middletown transcript., 1908-02-08

THE TRAsscRIrr, 81. 90 per year.
Middletown transcript., 1908-02-08
K1DDLErowH, DEL. FEB. 9, 1905.
Local News

The place to save money in merchan-
disc is at our store.
The Washington times., 1908-10-18

the lighter forms OF musical compost
ton The trite story does not offend.
and serves its purpose The great points
of success and commentator are the
class, the musicianship Of the opera it
self. and superb quality of the star The
book IS far from ordinary The humor is
acceptable. There isn't one shing to
interrupt the steady. cumulative charm
Of the performance.
Miss van StuGdifUrd can be dramatic
as she works Up a climax The ensem-
bles are stirring. There are artists
everywhere in the cast. The Hshtsome
soul Of fun and fancy abounds- Melody
blends and floats about TO caress the
ear, and a lovely scenic investiture daz-
Zles the eye. Perhaps the speed and
overstress at moments Jared out too
much volume Of sound; bur. on the
whole, I have not enjoyed a light opera
with the one exception OF THE
Merry Widow SO much since the
wonderful bygone days when Maurice
Grau brought over an incompatible
French company for one wUudrous sea
son of Ohenbach and the rest Of the
classical foolers at the old Booths
Theater when it was AT the corner Of
Sixth avenue and Twenty-third street.
The directors Of The Golden Butter
fly predict that It will run here until
the flowers bloom again in the spring.
Miss Van Studdiford so far outclasses
that the bouIevardiers are sort OF stun
ned
The Washington times., 1908-10-18
RAPID ADVANCE
OF YOUNG WRITER
Unknown a Year Ago, He
Has Three Plays Al
ready Accepted.

One OF the new lights on the play
wright horizon is Jules Eckert Good
man, young man not more than TWEEN
ty-eight years Of age, and a native Of
New York city. He was educated at
Harvard, graduating with high honors.
Before receiving his diploma he was
offered the chair OF English literature
which he accepted. remaining a mem
Der OF the faculty for some time, re-
signing TO become the editor Of Cur
rent Literature" Il was but ,tttle more
than year ago that Mr.. Goodman gave
any thought TO the writing Of plays He
had never had time 10 be a particular
frequenter Of theaters therefore the
stage and its world was quite unknown
70 him until his attention was directed
TO IL by one Of those understandable hap
penings that come TO the lives of most
men
He came in close contact for several
weeks during a stay in London with
such playwrights as Henry Arthur
Jones, Captain Marshall. Arthur w.
Pinero. and a number Of others With
nothing particular 10 do while in Eng
land his appetite for attending the the
aters was probably whetted in conse-
quence Of his having made the acquaint-
ence with some Of its eminent dram
atists, ara others equally as conspicu-
Gus in stage affairs. This set him TO
thinking that If he could write high
class matter, accepted by the best mag
azines in the United States. which he
had done. why not devote his talent 10
play-writing- This he did. and all OF
the three plays he has written have
been accepted, and all will have been
produced by the first week in Noven-
her
The Washington times., 1908-10-18

incident may lift it into & moderate
popularity.
I enjoyed IT immensely, for I love
an earnest. honest. technically faultless
dramatic presentation. II Will not run
long in New York, for New York wants
something big, great. extravagant. or
nasty. Pierre" does not come under
any one OF those four headline requi-
sites; but I should say that it is better
worth anyone's while as an example
Of a wholesome. exciting. finished, Law
ish production than half the companies
now on the road are Offering.
De Koven Opera a Winner.
There isn't much to add TO your ex-
pressed delight with Reginald de Koven's
The Golden Butterfly" true example Of
latter-day opera bOuffe that il IS and
gIOriously Illuminated by the singing Of
the star. Grace Van Studdiford. The
people of New York are attending it at
the Broadway Theater, and going home
every night with smiles and mods Of
keen appreciation. He orchestrates all
that himself" remarked a song writer
last evening in the lobby.
Yes. And il is special occasion for
general consolidation that Mr.. De
KOven does orchestrate all the numbers
of his tuuefuI and original and spirited
opera. II is Ike a fine, imposing emf
hence on the uOnOtonOus plain of medi-
OGRE hodEe-pOdEe that commonly marks
the Broadway musical comedy horizon
Tom Jones was somewhere near this
Golden Butterfly as unsteady ar
tistic achievement It had Individuality
and impTessiveness. But we think this
lates effort OF De KOven up to the class
OF his Robin Hood"
The man who trots over the globe a
few times finds out that Budapest
contains the most beautiful women in
the world. De Koven made a god choice
for the scene Of mis- opera. 1t is
length ahead Of Vienna. 1 find an he
opera nearly every desirable element OF
The Washington times., 1908-10-18
GAYETY.

This week the Gayety Theater win
offer Weber & Rush's 1.-THE Dainty
Duchess which is said 10 be one Of
the most pleasing extravaganza and
vaudeville attractions OF its kind. with
melange Of mfrth and melody, intro
dueing the charming Mildred Stoller,
Peter Hartweh trio. the man with the
two heads, the dance Of the devils.
Weber & Rush have spared no expense
whatever in making this attraction
one OF the very best seen on the road
this season.
The Washington times., 1908-10-18
DAVID NOT MAPPING.

Those commentators who thought that
David Eelasco had -esu caught mapping
in his production OF The Fighting
Hope" may pay a visit 20 Sing Sing
with profit In the institution there are
no cropped heads. and for five years no
one at Sing Sing has worn a striped
uniform OF these facts the keen eyes
OF Miss Bates, who passes the big prie-
on on her way 10 and from her farm
at Ossining. have repeatedly taken note
The Washington times., 1908-10-18
HIS HUGE HEAD.

How is It that he has been so uni
fornly successful in the theatrical bust
ness?'
''Oh. he seems to be able 10 deetct the
pubNc's needs Just n little IN advance
of all his competitors While they are
stu advertising polite or advanced
vaudeville. he is astutely Offering pain
less vaudeville Puck
The Washington times., 1908-10-18
CAMERAPHONE Al MAJESTIC

A Few years ago he amusement low
ing public was bewildcred when It be
neld moving pictures With the march
Of invention and progress r. IS now en-
abled to hear them actually talk and
sing.
The bill this week "a. the Majestic in
cludcs Neason and Mcdonald. those Ia
nous metropolitan fs-otites; plainColbs'
PASTORAL drama. Lackcy and DeVin mU-
steal dialogues. Mollie Gcrue n folly OF
lto>. anc Rafferty, Rattle, comic irish
sketch.
The Washington times., 1908-10-18
FINAL REHEARSALS.

The New National Theater will be
busy place tonight, where the final re-
hearsals Of Wireless VIII brighten I'd
the otherwise dark interior Of the play
house. All Of the players are now in
Washington. and Mr.. Thompson. with
ms stage manager, Winchen Smith. is
busy at work getting the play whipDed
into shape for tomorrow night
The Washington times., 1908-10-18
Weeks Offering at Theaters

the New Lyceum Theater beginning
tomorrow matinee The burletta Is
entitled at Magdalena Bay" and its
scenes and incidents are laid in and
around California.
The Washington times., 1908-10-18
Continued from Second Page)

the scenes The sensations are describ-
ed rs many and thrilling. among them
a bank robbery. followed By a pursuit
on horseback with Winchesters much In
evidence. The capture by revenue Of
flcers Of an Illicit mountain still; a jail
delivery. and The saving OF a passenger
train from crashing through an open
draWbTidge.
The Washington times., 1908-10-18
NEW LYCEUM.

The Empire Burlesquers. with the
Irish character Representations Of
Roger lmhof, viii be the attraction at
The Washington times., 1908-10-18

One OF the features Of Joe Weber's
presentation Of travesties o. The Mer-
~ Widow" and The Devil is Blanche
Deyo's "Salome" dance. This dance is
said 10 have agitated the authorities
Of Pittsburg last week. Patrons Of the
BelascO next week Will be able 10 judge
OF how lar the tender scrUples Of Pitts
burgers were warranted.
The Washington times., 1908-10-18

The real name Of Miss Nan-s Omen
Is Gertrude Lamson. She IS a native
daughter OF California. which has pro
duced many his,rionic artists. Miss
O'NeH was born at Oakland, across tho
bay from San Francisco.
The Washington times., 1908-10-18

The Girls Of Gutenberg win come
TO the National in December and will
help 10 make things merry about
Christmas time.
The Washington times., 1908-10-18

49, .re transfer wagons to
get Frederic Thompson's wireless"
scenery into the National Theater last
Thursday
The Washington times., 1908-10-18
NOTES OF The STAGE

Next Monday night Annie Russell will
produce her new play, for the first
time on any stage. n Atlantic CITY
The Washington times., 1908-10-18

Old friends OF VIII II. Fox, In this
city, will be pleased to learn that the
comedian is engaged 10 appear at
Chase's in the middle Of November.
Bessie Wynn Is another Of the early
Chase bookings. her advent here oc-
curing New Year week.
The Washington times., 1908-10-18


~ DGAR SELWYN. whom all this
- present civilization remembers as
the inimitably effective Tony IN
~ A,,er,rs+,,s, yr-,,o,-,. G, 90 r{zopa " ha 9
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-12-17
TrlckIng the Hons.

Cinnamon have a way OF tricking
hens, 80 that they assist in the hatch.
ing Of fish. Fish eggs are carefully
placed in an egg shell, which is then
sealed and put under the unsuspecting
hen. In few days the spawn is
warmed into life, and the contents of
the shell are then cast into a shallow
pool, where the sunshine completes
the work.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-12-17
A Dangerous Operation

II the removal of the appendix by u
surgeon. No one who takes Dr..
Kings New Life Pills is ever subject
ed to this frightful ordeal They
work so quietly you don't feel them.
They cure constipation, headache,
biliousncss and malaria. 25c. at ElkO
Drug Co.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-12-17
In Evanston,

In Evanston recently q woman pun
ished her little boy by refusing to
permit him to go to Sunday school.
We are informed that several of her
neighbors thought seriously for a
time Of having her called to account
for having inflicted cruel and inhuman
treatment.-Chicago Record d-Herald.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-12-17
Don't be Homeless

about yourself when you're crippled
with rheumatism or stiff joints-of
course you've tried lots OF things and
they failed. Try Ballard's Snow
Liniment-it will drive away all
aches, pains and stiffness and leave
you as well as you ever were. Sold
by Elko Drug Go.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-12-17
Are Raising Fewer Apples.

The American apple crop has
dropped off more than one-half within
ten years. 1t used to average about
62,000,O00 barrels a year Now It av.
erages only 28,000,000.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-12-17
Exaggerated Dress.

Surely this Is the day Of exaggera.
tion. Everything In the sartorial
world bears the stamp ultra. We must
be ultra-hatted, ultra-gowned, in fact
ultra-smart altogether.--Gentlew
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-07-24
BRIEF NEWS NOTES.

The dry kilns, containing 1000, OOC
shingles, OF the Coast Single company
were destroyed by fire last Monday
evening at Hoquiam, Washington, the
damage icing $40, 1000, covered by in.
surance. Origin of fire is unknown.
Judge Sanderson of Washington. D.
o., has summoned the prominent lead
ers in the American Federation of La.
Dor to appear in court September s to
show why they should not be punished
because they keep the Buck stoves on
the unfair list as they only employ non
union labor.
Vice Admiral Rojestvensky, who
commanded the ill-fatede Russian fleet
which was annihilated by the Japanese
IN the Sea of Japan in May, 1905, died
last Monday at Bad Nauheiff1. Ger
many, from severe attack of heart
trouble.
Walter Groneweg of Council Bluffs.
Iowa, was drowned last Tuesday in
Nechaco river, 20 miles east of Lake.
B. G.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-07-24
Cottonwood
Swept by Fire

Cottonwood, Idaho, July 81. - An
early morning fire, which originated in
the Club saloon from an unknown
cause, sMept the business district Mon
day. leaving only one small store. wip-
ing out banks, dry goods stores, hard
ware and implement houses, hotels and
dwellings, and entailing loss of $780,
900, which is covered by sec 900 insur
ance. The fire broke out at 1880
O'Clock in the morning. and before the
sleeping population could respond to
the alarm the flames had gained such
headway that nothing could stop them,
although the men worked heroically,
some in scant night dresses, to save the
property, while the women and chill
dren stood by and saw the entire bust.
ness district wiped out by the flames
which lighted the heavens.
This is the second disastrous fire in
this city in less than Is months, as
July 6, last year, fire which origin
atedin the Modern furniture store
swept over portion of the business
district, but was finally controlled by
the bucket brigade after a loss of
$25, 900.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-07-24
TRAIN
HITS AUTO
SIX REOPLE KILLED AT
FORT WAYNE, IND.
ROAR OF AN OUTGOING TRAIN
BROWNS SOUND OF APPROACH.
ING PASSENGER TRAIN.

Columbia City, Ind, July 20.-Six
persons were instantly killed when an
automobile in which they were riding
from Fort Wayne to Lake Wawasee
was struck by passenger train q mile
southwest of Columbia City late Satur-
day afternoon.
The dead: Charles S. King; Mrs.
Charles s. King; Josephine King. aged
IL; Catherine King, aged a.. Fama
Bradshaw, aged IA; Earl Timmins.,
| chauffeur.
All were from Fort Wayne.
King and his family and the Brad.
shaw girl, friend of his daughters,
were on their way to Wawasee to
spend Sunday. They left Fort Wayne,
shortly after noon and when they
reached the railroad crossing where
the accident occurred, found it blocked
by freight train.
The automobile was stopped until
the tack was clear and Immediately
afterward the chauffeur started the
car across the tracks.
The roar of the departing freight
train drowned the sound of an an
preaching passenger train on the op-
posite track at high speed. When the
automobile was in the middle of the
tracks the passenger train struck it
squarely and with terrific force.
The people in the automobile were
hurled in all directions and one of
them was carried on the pilot of the
engine for quarter of mile before
the train was brought to a stop. All
six were instantly killed. The bodies
were brought to Columbia City and
relatives in Fort Wayne were notified.
All the victims We're prominent in
Fort Wayne, where the Kings were.
social leaders. The bodies were hor-
rbly mangled, every bone in the
bodies of the two children being
broken. The railroad will start an in
vestigation, though it is believed the
trainmen could not have averted the
accident
MI. King was agent for the Pru-
dental Life Insurance company and
formerly was a member of the Indi-
annapolis, Wabash company, chairman
or the ways and means committee. He
was member of the Columbia club at
indianapolis and we'll known through
out the state. Mr. King was one of
the best known republicans of Indiana
and has taken prominent part in
pubic affairs. His daughters were
aged IL and IA years. Miss Bradshaw
was IA years old and was a neighbor
OF the King family, whose guest she
was to b. over Sunday at the King
cottage al Lake Wa vase.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-07-24
Al JOHNSON LEADS EDITORS.
Seattle Man President of State Press
Association.

Seattle Man President Of State Press
Association.
Resolutions adopted by the Wash
ington Press association favor letting
the newspaper clause of the direct pri-
mary law stand as it is, with the ex-
ception that charges should be per-
mitted for candidates announcements.
The matter was left in the hands OF
the legislative committee.
Included in the resolutions adopted
are clauses favoring changes in the
probate laws of Washington, the enact
ment of law requiring publication of
insurance reports, the publication OF
notices of a legal nature, and reduc-
ton in the legal rate Of publication.
officers of the association were
elected as follows: Albert Johnson of
Seattle, president; F. A Hamilton of
South Bend, first vice president; M. E.
Randall of Ellensburg, second vice
pesident; T. Lee Odgers of Davenport,
secretary. The next meeting will be at
Seattle.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-07-24
IDAHO NOTES.

A large force has arrived at Sand
point to commence construction on
the Northern Pacific shops there
There are about so men at work now
and the contractors expect to have
over 200 men employed in less than a
month. The crews are now clearine
the large tract of land to be covered
by the shops. The plans for the round
house call for 2S-stall building. but
are drawn so that additions can be
made
Chairman Brady has gone to Colo.
RADIO Springs to attend the transmits,
souri, conference with Republican Ma,
tional Chairman Hitchcock.
James II. Brady, president of the
Idaho Consolidated Power company of
Pocatello, and principal owner of vari.
Gus irrigation and power properties in
that section, including the Rexburg
Light and Power company, has closed
a deal for the sale of the last named
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-07-24
MONTANA ITEMS.

, A hearing is on at Kalispel on tn
charges filed with the state official
that the state lands board has dispose
Of various tracts of land belonging t
the commonwealth to the detriment O
individual bidders and to the benefit o
corporation lumber concerns.
| Fire at st. Regis, Mont. Monday af
ternoon destroyed four buildings, en-
failing loss of $4,000. Fl. A. Nc
Ginnis is the heaviest loser
John d. Ryan, who arrived in Grea
Falls with John G. Moroney and Super
intendent Gillie of the Amalgamatet
properties, states that he and his as
spciates in the purchase of the Grea
Falls Water Power and Townsite com
pany, would expend $1,5O0,OOO in the
development of water power at the
falls city.
The new battleship Montana has
been accepted by the navy depart
ment. Captain Alfred Reynolds is in
charge.
w. A. Woods, master mechanic at
the Cary works on the st. Regis cutoff
of the Northern Pacific, was drowned
in the Missoula river recently. The
body has not yet been recovered. Mr..
Woods, with an assistant, was stretch
ing wire cable for a. ferry when the
coil fell out and capsized the boat,
drowning Mr.. Woods. He was single
man and about middle age.
James Hayes, a veteran of the Boer
war, made a statement at Missoula
to an official of the immigration office,
in which he confessed to the murder
OF comrade in the British army in
1900. A report will be forwarded at
once to Washington, it is said, and the
matter will be taken up with the
Canadian government. Hayes has
been found sane by a commission of
Missoula physicians. ,
The supreme court has declared I'M
constitutional the law passed by the
last legislature making it INSIDE
meanor for non-members of secret or
fraternal societies to wear badges. en-
blems or insignia of such fraternity.
The case was on appeal from Helena,
where a colored man had been fined
$50 for wearing an Elk pin. The court
also refused to issue a writ of manda-
mus compelling the prison board to
award the contract for keeping pris-
oners to the Butte firm which sub
mitted the lowest bid, holding the
board had right to take over the
and conduct it under the
supervision of a warden.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-07-24
OREGON NEWS.

The funeral of Thomas M. Britten
who died of paralysis recently, was
held at Baker City, Thomas Britter
was one of the pioneers of eastern
Oregon. He was born December 81
1889, and when young located in Idaho
A few years following he moved tc
Baker county.
David Coneli, an Italian, 81 years
old, Sunday night shot and killed Mrs
Dolly Sharp, with whom he was enam
ored, and L. Peterkin, whom he found
in company with the woman. Running
to his room, he bolted the door, hastily
scrubbed two notes disposing of his
effects, and then blew out his own
brains with the one shot that he had
left.
The heirs of William Gould, who
died interstate, leaving an estate worth
$4,000, met recently and divided the
property by mutual agreement