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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-12
DANCED HIMSELF
TO Death

PITTSBURG, Sept. 12.-"Danced
himself to death" will probably be
the verdict of the coroner's jury in
the case of Albert Hutton, 25 years
old, a fine looking mulatto, who was
found dead in his bed. Hutton was
attracted to the street by the tune
of a hurdygurdy and, throwing the
operator a quarter of dollar, told
him to repeat the tune as often as
the coin would pay for. Then HUI
ton began dancing, executing two
steps, waltzes, jigs and buck and
wing dances as the music changed.
A crowd gathered and when the
music stopped that the first coin
paid for the hat was passed up and
the dancing continued until the po-
lice interfered. Hutton retired to
his room and the doctor called
when he was found said death was
due to heart disease due to over
eXertion.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-12
SERGEANT TRIES TORECRUI7
VETERAN ARMY SURGEON

much interested, but brought gloom
to the sergeant when he shook his
head and said he guessed he was
too old to join the army. Bidding
the sergeant most cordial good
day. the stranger left the room and
entered Lieutenant Loeb's private
office from an outside door. The
lieutenant and the stranger shook
hands like long lost brothers, and
when the visitor, who proved to be
DR.. George Boyden Jones, U. S. A..
told how near he had come to be-
ing signed up" as a recruit both
had good long laugh together.
DR.. Jones, recently returned from
duty in the Philippines and assign
ed as chief surgeon at Fort Wright,
had not yet made the acquaint-
ance of the local recruiting office
force when he called to see the
lieutenant, whom he had met while
chasing Filipinos on the other side
of the water.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-12

A plainly dressed man entered
the United States recruiting Office
in Spokane a few days ago and
asked to see Lieutenant Loeb, the
officer in charge. The lieutenant
was busy at the time, and Ser
geant Sturgill invited the visitor
to a chair. The sergeant sized up
the newcomer as a prospective
candidate for the army and at
once got busy In the interest of
Uncle Sam. He asked the visitor
II he desired to enlist, telling him
at the same time of the pleasures
of carrying a musket three years
for the good of his country. The
sergeant touched the inviting phase
of hard tack and army hikes across
the mountains and closed with a
eulogy of Uncle Sans generosity
in raising the pay of the common
soldier from $13 to SIS per month
with board and lodging.
The stranger appeared very
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-12
CITY FACES BIG
DAMAGE SUIT
ACCOUNT

The city of Spokane will be the
defendant in a bunch of damage
suits if the persons whose claims
of this character were rejected this
week by the city council bring &C
tons in court. All the claimants
have counsel and will likely sue.
The drowning of Engelking and
Powell at the Washington street
bridge last spring form the basis of
the largest suit. Mrs. Engelking's
minor child claims $4,000, while
Mrs. Powell claims only $4,000. It
is likely that Mrs. Engelking will
now modify her claim, because of
the death of her child this week.
The babe was born a few days after
the drowning of its father. She has
lost husband and baby and the city
is prepared to fight her in court.
George w. Williams, who alleges
that he sustained serious perma
nent injuries by falling into a
hatchway in front of the Holland
block on Aug. 4 last, asks $4,000.
Among other injuries, he claims to
have sustained the fracture of the
facial bones.
Marie Tismer asks S11, 900 for a
fall alleged to have been sustained
because of a loose board walk on
Highland avenue, between Hatch
and Garfield.
Elisa Echmanski complains of
damage to her property on West
Riverside avenue, consisting of lots
1 to 4. block 5, First addition to
West Riverside addition. The dam
age was due to an overflow of a
sewer caused by the big rain on
that day.
Ernest Hesse, a neighbor of the
Schmanski family, claims to have
sustained damages to the extent of
$4,000 from the same source They
claim damages for three overflows
of this sewer.
The modest sum of 500 would
have sufficed to repay the damages
sustained by Mark Storey. who fell
on Washington street in front of
the Granite block ON the night of
the Club building fire. July 4. His
ankles are alleged to have been
badly injured.
Attorney H. M. Stephens COM
plains of damages to property abut-
ting on the new city market, the
amount of which he does not know
at this time.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-12

Grand Rapids, for instance, 124
streetcars are equipped with the
regulation street letter boxes, two
to each car. To mail a letter it is
necessary to use two hands, one
opening the box and the other de-
posting the letter. Meanwhile the
car must come to a dead stop. The
boxes are attached to the front and
rear of each car in such way
that it is impossible to mail letters
from the platform or from the in
side. A person wishing to take the
car and also to mail letter must
deposit his letter first and then
climb on the car.
The necessity for stopping the
cars is regarded by the depart
ment as a serious objection. Street
railways generally regard it ex-
pensive business to stop their cars
and start them again. In many
cities, too, the delay would not be
tolerated. And so Grandfield would
not object at all If some In
genious gentleman would come
along with an invention to meet
these difficulties. 1t ought not to
be hard to contrive an arrange
ment whereby a letter could be
mailed when a car is in motion.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-12
MICHIGANDERS TO
HAVE FAIR BUILDING

A dollar apiece" subscription
fund will be resorted to by the
members of the Seattle Michigan
club to raise the necessary funds
for the erection of a Michigan state
building at the Alaska Yukon Pa
cific exposition.
Blue prints have already been
prepared for the proposed building
by Architect James c. league, the
estimated cost being about $4,000,
and as there are nearly 10000 for
mer Michigan people who now re-
side in the state, the officers of the
club apprehend no difficulty in rails
ing the required amount by the
plan adopted.
A site for the Michigan building
at the exposition grounds has been
designated by Director General |. A.
Nadeau ond the location is salts
factory to the club.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-12
SCHEME TO PUTLETTER
BOXES ON STREET CARS

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. H.
"A report which may lead to the
placing of letter boxes on street
cars in many cities Of the United
States VII be made to congress
next winter. 1t is the purpose of
First Assistant Postmaster General
Charles P: Grandfield to give the
results of the experiments which
are now being conducted in Grand
Rapids, Des Moines and Burling.
ton. and to indicate whether it
would be good business for the
government to extend streetcar col
1ections throughout the country.
In the cities named this expert
ment has been going on several
years and the advantage which the
public has taken of it is the best
indication of its popularity. The
service in these cities has become
so well established that the post
office officials are now able to
make an accurate judgment of it's
convenience and economy, and
they are watching 1t now more
closely than in the early stages of
the experiment.
But there are crudities which
still count against the system. In
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-12
LEGALLY DEAD MAN RESURRECTED
AFTER MANY YEARS AT WATERVILLE

FRANKFORT. Ind, Sept IL
Mourned as dead by his family and
friends for years, and declared to
~he legally dead by the court of Gin
ton county in order that his moth
er's estate might be settled up, 1t
now develops that Levi Wratten.
former sheriff of the county, who
mysteriously disappeared from his
home in this city II years ago, Is
alive and we'll and Is living under
an assumed name at Waterville,
Wash.
Soon after he had served his
term as sheriff of the county, Mr..
Wratten left this city over the
Glover Leaf. stating that he was
going to St Louis. That was the
last seen of him. He left behind
him fine farm in Michigan town
ship, a wife and several children
and his father and mother.
The police in all the large cities
of the country were notified of his
disappearance and the family tried
in every known way to get some
word concerning him, but without
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-12
DRUNKEN SHOOTING
CALLED ACCIDENTAL

EVERETT. Sept. 12.-According
to the verdict of a coroners jury
called to inquire into the death Of
William Reese (the man who was
MORALLY wounded at Ehnonds Sun
day night when Charles Reeves
fired bullet into his body the
shooting was accidental.
Testimony was taken In the case
from Reeves and Paul Freese, who
was with him at the time of the
shooting. 1t came out during the
questioning that the men had been
drinking and that Reeves pulled n
gun from his pocket and fired it,
the bullet striking Freese and in
flicting wound from which he
died. -t
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-12

item was printed the office was
deluged with contributions from
those who wanted to help fill the
stocking. The News took care of
the fund, and helped it along by
printing the amount of the contri-
buttons as they were received.
Finally the amount reached a total
of more than $500. and the gold
was then packed into the stocking
and sent to the mother in Portland
by the United States marshal of the
district. saw her telegram of
thanks before left the camp. ?
Il think that instance and many
others that could be related dis.
prove entirely the statement re-
Gently published in an Oregon pa
per that there are thousands of des-
titute people in Alaska and that
great suffering is resulting. When
| was at Dawson. the daily paper
commented on the fact that the
first tramp had been discovered In
town. / know from personal knowl-
edge that the fellow was given
money and helped along to the next
stage in his journey. II a man As
in good health he can always earn
enough to support himself. and II
he is sick he is always taken care
of. don't believe there Is any
suffering in the country at this
time"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-12

success. In time his father died and
in a few years his mother, she leav-
ing goodly part of her estate to
the missing son, provided he re-
turned within two years after her
death to claim it.
The two years passed without a
word from him and in order to set
tie up the estate. Levi Wratten was
declared by the Clinton circuit
court to be legally dead. Then, in
order that she might better admin
lister the estate left her children
the will of Mrs. Wratten providing
that in case the son did not return
that the property should go to his
children--Mrs. Wratten obtained a
divorce from her missing husband,
on the ground of abandonment
When Mr.. Wratten left here he
was hopelessly involved financially,
but his transactions were not of a
criminal nature and he appeared to
be devoted to his family. Within
the last week resident of this city
visiting at Waterville saw Mr..
Wratten, and though the latter at
first denied his identity. he finally
admitted that he was none other
than Levi Wratten Of Clinton
county.
He said he had been in the west
for number of years, had begun
life over and was prospecting. He
expressed deep regret at leaving
his family as he did, and stated
that he hoped within a short time
to be able to return to his old home
and be in position to pay off his
Indebtedness. He admitted that
after leaving FRANKFORT he got as
far away as possible and cut off all
communication with Indiana. tax
ing an assumed name and making a
new start In life. Mr.. Wratten was
one of the most popular officers the
county ever had and was member
of one of the pioneer families of
the county.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-12
100000 ACRES
TO BE OPENED

BY December / all the 600 In
dams in the Occur d'Alene reserva-
ton will have been given their al
lotments, and from four to six
months later the balance of the
land included within the boundaries
of the reservation will be thrown
open to settlement. The act pro-
viding for the opening of this res
ervation gives to each Indian 100
acres of land. In the past it has
been customary to allow quarter
sections only to the heads of fami-
lies, but in this case every man,
woman and child of Indian blood
within the reservation is entitled to
100 acres.
There are about 100000 acres in
Fthe reservation, which extends from
Occur d'Alene lake to the Washing
ton state line. Approximately
100000 acres will be taken up by
the Indians, and the balance will
be open to public entry. AS the
Indians have first choice of lands,
the most valuable of the agricul-
tural lands will be taken up by
them, but there will be a large
amount of good timber and agricul-
tural land left. Much of the reser
walton is in the great wheat belt.
After the allotments to the In
dams have been made the land re-
naming will be appraised by the
government and sold to settlers at
the appraised valuation.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-12
BABY'S STOCKING
FILLED WITH GOLD

NO finer instance of the open
hearted charity of the mining camp
has ever come to my notice than
that of the Baby Stocking fund.- to
which the miners of Fairbanks
have been contributing their hard
earned gold" said Ed II. Novak in
Seattle.
He is the representative of the
Washington Rubber company and
returned Tuesday evening on the
steamer Senator from his annual
tour through Alaska.
THE story of the fund Is one that
is we'll calculated to rouse the SYM
pathies of the miners. 1t seems
that young fellow from Portland
came into the camp some time ago.
but had streak OF bad luck and
was injured in a mine. dying a few
days later Before he went he told
his partner of his wife and child in
Portland, and showed him a baby
stocking, which he said his little
daughter had given to him on part
ing. telling hiiA to bring II back to
her full of gold from the wonderful
country to which he was going.
"I hoped that | wouldn't have to
disappoint her. he said ruefully at
last.
after his death his partner took
the stocking and the story to the
Fairbanks News, and the day the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-12
Cruel Story of Sea

"Of all my sea experiences said
the captain. this was the strang-
est. We were carrying lot of
troop horses. A dreadful storm
overlook us, and for two days we
wallowed in the trough of a heavy
sea. Finally 1t was decided that, to
tighten the ship. the horses must
go overheard.
"They went overheard in the
morning. AS soon as they saw that
they were abandoned they turned
and began to swim bravely after
us. Bravely, desperately. they
swan. They followed us for miles
and miles. can still see them,
long line, their necks arched, push
ing heroically through the heavy
sea.
They sank, poor brutes, one by
one"
The captain smiled sadly.
And l still seem to have" he
said. "all those deaths on my con-
science"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-12
MYSTERY Of
FOUR SKULLS

PAULINA, Ore, Sept. 12.-The
mystery of the four skulls found in
a spring on Crooked river, near
Paulina, recently, has just been
cleared by j. P. Luckey Of Prime
vile, who for the first time told for
publication the story of a quad
ripple killing of Indians in 1868.
Superintendent Huntington of
the Warm Springs Indian reserve.
Crook county, set out for the Kla-
math country with five Indian
guides. Along Crooked river they
surprised a small band of hostiles,
either Piutes or Snakes. They, too,
were enlisted as guides and their
bands removed after apparent pro-
testations of friendliness. The first
day, however, they made bolt for
the stack of guns, whereupon the
original quintet of guides shot
them.
To prevent discovery and ven
geance by fellow tridesmen, the
dead Indians were carried to bog
and their bodies trampled into the
ooze until they had disappeared.
The cool mud revived one and he
sprang off so fast that the Warm
Spring guides could not stop him.
Handicapped by his wound, he was
caught after quarter of a mile,
killed, dragged back and trampled
under.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-12
MISTAKEN FOR A BEAR

NEW WESTMINSTER, B. c..
Sept. 12,-Nicholas Prasiloski, a
pioneer settler of Peardonville. in
Matsqui district, was shot and in
stantly killed by mistake for bear
by Paul Welsh, a we'll known young
hunter of that section. Welsh Ys
hunting and had been tracking a
bear for some time when he heard
something moving in the under
brush. Although he could not see
-the moving object clearly. he shot
at it,
The old man dropped at once, but
1t was not until he stepped into the
bush to see the result of his shot
that Welsh realized what had hap
pened.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-12
LITTLE INDIAN BOY
SEEKS BUFFALO BILL

Police are looking for Tom Cox,
a little runaway Indian boy, age
II. The authorities of the Cinema
wa, Ore, Indian school sent out the
youths description yesterday He
is darker than the usual Indian boy
and wore black shirt and blue
overalls. He was a reader of Buff
falo Bill tales and is probably
gunnin for Bill.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-12
HARTMAN PAYS
HILLS PRICE

TACOMA, Sept. 1.-THE highest
priced piece of tideland ever sold
here is a strip embracing IL acres
just being transferred by the North
ern Pacific railroad to the Union
Pacific. The price paid is $155, 900,
or between $4,000 and $4,000 an
acre. The strip runs through the
heart of the Tacoma tidelands, and
while the price is high real estate
men say the land is the best on the
water front.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-12

for firm that made a specially of
Strengthening crooked noses. Can
it be possible that there were not
enough foolish people with crooked
noses to make the business pay?
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-12
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH

Doctrinal sermon IL a. m; spe.
cial discourse. The Handwriting
ON the Wall" p. m. Sunday
school 12:15; b. Y. p. U. 7 D. m.
Rev. j. Gordon Mcpherson. pastor.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-12
PREACHER OUGHT TO KNOW.

I a preacher who has been investi-
eating says stealing Is less fire.
'duent than 1t used to be. Are as
many counterfeit coins dropped
into the contribution boxes as
ever? II not. we shall decide at
once that the world is growing bet
ter
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-12

Gently as he knew how he broke
the engagement. She did not look
so downcast as he had expected.
!. Don't you care at all?" he Ven
'tured
"Oh. not so very much" she re-
piled. "Of course, I'd calculated
some on alimony. but after all.
breach of promise money has ad-
vantages.
Then he went away.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-12

INLAND OPENS TO MOSCOW
Trains leave Spokane terminal
Sunday for Liberty lake $40,
1920 a. m, lis, 400, SIS p. m.
Round trip 75c. *++
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-12

Many man who thinks he is
right doesn't go ahead.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-12

CROOKED NOSE AND SENSE.
A receiver has been appointed
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-01-10
GRABIEL d ANNUNZIO

No le pertenecia el gobierno de sus pensa-
mientos, como no le pertenecfa el gobierno dc
sus instintos de sus Sentimientos. Era en- la
vida "semejante una nave que hublese des-
plegado todas las velas en- Ell huracan.
no obstante su sagacldad, penetrandO
veces TN POGO mas ALA de las apariencias, en-
cuanto es possible la sagacidad humana, le
hab1a dado de la vida concepto quizas justo.
Debido esto tenia profundisimos el SEN
lido del ''aislamiento y el sentido de la TEN
poralidad"
Estos dos sentidos precisamente concu-
rrian formar el metodo de algunos ide6lo
gos contemporaneos, que el tenia en- gran de
vocion.
"Siendo vano todo esfuerzo para salir de
la soledad del propio "yo'' es precise POGO
POGO romper todos los vinculos que aun nos Ii
gan la vida cOm1n evitar as1 la inutil dis
person dc cantidad de energfa precioso.
Estrechando de tai modo ell circulo de la propi-
cia existencia material, es precise disponerse
con todas las fuerzas hacer todo 10 que sea
possible vasto intense Ell mundo interior null
tiplicando hasta 10 infinite los fen6menos V
conservando el equilibrio. Cuando hayamos
conoc1do comprendido todas las leyes que
Qobiernan los fenomenos, ninguna cosa de la
vida nos herira, nos turbara nos asombrara.
Viviremos en- nosotros Ningun espectaculo
mas notable, ningun placer mas duradero nos
ofTecera la terra.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-01-10
ELTEIEGRAFO
I2-SAN JUSTO-I2
DE S, MELON & C0MPANIA
DE EUROPA
D MERcANCfAs,
I2-SAN JUSTO-l2

DE FRANCIA: 100 estilos de elegantes
sombreros para seforas, nif1as caballeros; SO
classes de calzado, 1000 formas distintas de
confecciones.
Surtido selecto de perfumerfa. Adornos y
cinturones de todas clases. Blondas de seda
y sncajes de algod6n.
Variedad en- efectos para modistas, borda-
doras costureras
Mantillas tohallas, boas preciosos objetos
de seda y de lana.
Flores artifciales y lindfsimas coronas dc
azahar. Guantes mitones de todas classes
Preciosos juguetes, objetos de nacar
concha ceriloide carteras.
Camisas para sef1oras y caballeros.
DE ESPA4>A: Telas de hilo, cretonas
bramante forete, creas e.peciales, hoandas y