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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-29
BLIND WOMAN BURNED.
Clothing Set on Fire by q Hot
Stove,

CHICAGO. February D.-With hes
clothing in flames from accidentally fall
ing aga INST a stove, Mrs. Elizabeth Dun.
ham, AZ years old, blind. felt her way
from the kitchen to the rear porch yester.
day and fell screaming on the doorstep.
She died a short time later at st. An.
thongs Hospital in terrible agony.
Mrs. Durham had been left alone in the
house for q few minutes and was hanging
C othes on a Inc stretched across the
room when she stumbled against the
stove igniting her clothing.
Screams of the ne'ghbors attracted the
policeman, who threw his coat around her.
The flames consumed the coat. Then a
ne ghbor threw a bucketful Of water over
her. extinguishing the blaze. Mrs. Dun.'
hams husband, John Durham, also
blind. accompanied h r to the hospital and
remained at her bedside until she died.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-29
Postmasters on War Vessels.

The post Office appropriation II, which
will be reported to the House soon by the
committee on post offices and post roads,
contains a clause authorizing the COM
rnanders of war vessels to appoint en-
listed men to act, under the general SUI
I-ervision of the Post Office Department,
as postmasters on board vessels. with
power 10 ISSUE money orders. etc. and ac-
countab.e directly to the Post Off1ce De-
partment fer all moneys handled by them
This provision sprang from the charge
that some money order funds received
by enlisted men acting unappointed
postmasters have disappeared and remain
unaccOunted for.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-29
Burglars Looted the Mail.
,acial nisnatch to The Star

RICHMOND, Va, February 29.-AlI the
mail taken to Crewe from Richmond on
the Norfolk and Western Railway last
night at II o'clock was ransacked by bur-
glars who broke into the station there
early today. Just how much money and
what else were stolen has not as yet been
ascertaned, as the mail was from va
riouS sections Of the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-29
Bona Eide Circulation Of The Even
;ro o~I S,,ndou Ckor

ona Eide Circulation Of The Eve
ing and Sunday Star.
The sworn statement below
shows that the circulation OF THE
STAR is what 1t is claimed to be.
The circulation of THE STAR for
the week. including and compin-
ing its evening and Sunday morn
ing issues. is the largest. the best
and the only sworn detailed cir
culation Of each day. covering all
issues, in the District of Columbia.
In both it's evening and Sunday
morning issues 1t has larger
carrier delivery circulation into
the homes of Washington than
any other two local papers COM
bined.
THE SUNDAY STAR. viewed
separately. has the largest, the
best and the only sworn tircula-
ton in the District of Columbia.
Fifteen thousand OF THE STARS
regular subscribers take no other
Washington paper whatever In
their homes. depending upon THE
STAR alone for news and adver-
Using.
THE STAR, daily and Sunday.
thoroughly covers the local ad-
vertising field, reaching all classes
of Washington purchasers. rich
and poor alike, in their homes, on
every day in the week. at an hour
when they have the time and in
clination to read a newspaper.
SATURDAY. February 90. 1905. 3O.196
SUNDAY. February %, 1908. -. 3D,01S
MONDAY. February -, 1908. -. 3S.47O
TUESDAY. February %, 1905. 3S,473
WEDNESDAY. February 26. 1908 5000
THURSDAY. February 81, 1908. 3S,J45
FRIDAY, February %, 1905. -. 1880
Total for the week. .27O.O42
Average. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 3S,5S7
solemnly swear that the above
statement represents only the
number of copies of THE EVEN
ING and SUNDAY STAR circu-
lated during the seven days ended
February %, 1908 - that is, the
number of copies actually Sold,
delivered, furnished or mailed. for
valuable consideration. to bona
fide purchasers or Subscribers
and that the copies so counted are
not returnable to or remain in the
Office unsold, except in the case
of Sunday papers sent to out-of-
town agents only. from whom a
few returns of unsold papers have
not vet been received.
NEVILLE D. MILLER,
Assistant Cashier.
The Evening Star Newspaper
Company.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this twenty ninth day Of
February, AID. 1908.
W. SPENCER ARMSTRONG;.
(Seal) Notary Public.
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SULPHUR MILL .xPLODES
EIGHT MEN BADLY BURNED
AND LACERATED.
Works Were Destroyed, With Loss
Of About 500, 0OO-Innocent
Bystander Got It, Too.

NEW YORK, February 29.-Nine men,
eight Of whom were emp oyees Of the Ma
tional Sulphur Companys mill in Brook
lyn, were terribly burned and lacerated
by an explosion of sulphur in the COM
panys plant today. A driver of pass
ing truck was struck and his skull
fractured by a section of the roof which
was blown off the building. The factory
was destroyed by fire, with a loss of about
500 200.
Caused by Spark.
The burned building was a four story
brick structure, the rear Of the building
extending to Wallabout creek. The nine
employees we're at work in the milling sec
ton grinding the sulphur when. it Is sup
posed. spark from one of the grinding
machine ignited the powdered sulphur.
causing series Of heavy explosions. The
rear wal of the mill was blown out into
the street, one of the side walls was
bulged outward until it threatened to
crush a small building adjoining and a
section of the roof was torn off and
thrown 12O feet over the front portion of
the mill, falling in the street.
Several May Die.
The eight employes-Thomas Hogarth,
William Mccullough. Robert Kerr. Will
liam Dischsnd, jeremiah Egan, Thomas
Wii-iger. Thomas Smith and Alfred Moore
were found unconscious by tn other
mill employees who rushed into the milling
room after the explosion. Much Of their
clothing had been torn Off by the ex plo-
sion and their bodies were terribly torn
and burned. 1t Is feared that several Of
them are fatally injured.
The section Of the root which was blown
truck driven by William G ark, fractur,ng
his skull and injuring him internally. He
may not recover. The fire quickly spread
throughout the big mill. which was $40
feet long. and the interior of the building
was burned out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-29

compiled the Congressional Directory.
under the direction of the printing COM
mittees of Congress. He has long been
familiar with the work Of the government
printing Office through his connection
with the directory work. Moreover. he is
q practical printer and comes within the
requirements of the law. Newspaper
correspondents who know his qualifica-
tions are among his strongest hackers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-29
OCEAN LIVER MOVEMENTS.

NEW YORK, February 29.-Arr we'd
Steamer Celtic from Liverpool.
FASTNET, February 29-The steamer
Etruria from New York for Liverpool
was T port d by wireless telegraph To-
miles west at sos m. today. VIII prob
ably reach Queenstown about p m.
NEW YORK, February 29.-Arrived
Steamers Koln, from Bremen; La Sayo-e
from Hayre.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-29

son. the building lot at southwest corner
west fronting S0.S3 feet on 18th street
and 107.55 feet on Florida avenue. con-
tanning about 8.l0O square feet. Also. In
connection with Walter H. Acker, for Mr..
Charles w. King. lot 10. block 10. north
grounds Columbian College subdivision,
fronting fifty feet on south side of Hsr.
ward street west of 18th street. This
street is about to be opened westward to
18th street. Price, about 81 per square
foot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-29
William I. Day Confirmed.

TIE Senate has confirmed the nomina'
ton of William I. Day to be United States
attorney for the northern district OF Ohio.
Mr. Day is a son OF Associate Justice Dag
Of the United States Supreme Court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-29
Edison's Condition improved.

NEW YORK, February 29--The condl-
ton OF Thomas A. Edison. who has under
gone TWO operations in a few days, was
reported as somewhat improved today
The physicians reported that he had
passed a comfortable n ght.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-29

composing roof shared his kindness alike
with the foreman. Printers with all others
recognize that the character bullded py
Mr.. NoyeS will live forever.
Club Papers Eulogy.
Crosby Stuart Noyes' life was monu-
ment In itself. His death was a blow tnat
Washington will not be able TO recognize
to the full because it was only to the few
that knew him most intimately that his
great power for good was known. For
more than half century he has been the
great active spirit of every movement
that was for the betterment of the ma
tons capital.-From Club Fellow and
Mirror.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-29

Cuthbert Dalrympe has just finished good dinner
at Demonicos and decides to spend the evening with
friend whom he formerly knew in Italy He walks toward
the Italian quarter of New York He sandbagged He
to himself, stiff, and dazed His first thought
is that of course he has been robbed He his hands
his clothes. They feel unfamiliar. His roaming
fingers touch dagger sheath. bucked to his side 1t is
empty This discovery startles him into fuller conscious
blood He tried to rise and his hand encounters on the
floor beside him bloodstaned dagger Cutbert glances
about him he rises Instead of New York street
underground den he sees he is in room of arr Italian
farmhouse How could such house be built in the sums
of Manhattan But his gaze focuses to detail of his
of the ROOM dagger wound in the heart Staring around
him in horror Cuthbet his image in the
mirror Instead of his usual cleanshaven palld reec-
ton the glass gives back the view of swarthy bearded
face. 1t is his face-yet he before it.
Cuthbert fancies he has gone mad.
That's the Way 1t Begins..A Bully Story.
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Halford for Public Printer.

A. J. Halford, the newspaper man. is
to be urged for public printer. His nams
is soon to be presented to the President.
Mt Halford has for q number of years
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-01-17

The expenses Of the OBrien. case are
about 9600 aud there will be more items
later. However, % murder trial costs
anywhere from four to ten thousand
dollars We may consider the county for.
tunate in this case. The total actual
cost Of the detective Tor seventeen days,
including his expenses. was only e2lO.55.
The printers bill includes. the adver.
tising OF the tax sale, which was about
$2S5 in itself.
The Feeble Minded Asylum now col
lects $50 for each six months for each
iadigeat patient and the Insane Asylum
about 4lO memth. These are new and
rsther expensive charges ON the county.
Bat we adrise the taxpayers to keep
their eyes On the expenditures. It is
your money that is being paid out 50
extensively. You do not grudge any
sam necessary, but you do not want to
have dollar spent needlessly or extra.
vsgantty:
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-01-17
'GRETNA SALOONS.

The -Neche Chronotype, after hearing
the evidence at the LIE Claire inquest,
severely scored the saloon men of Grena
for rikeeping open Sunday and selling in
toAieants to minors. The evidence was
'to'the effect that the bars were open at
all hours on that day and that liquor
was freely sold to all. This was estab.
lished by seversl witnesses. Two OF
more correspondents from Gretns, i'm.
Ecluding Mayor sSchultze, claim that
-Neehe people are trying in this way to
fshift the burden,of the crime to Gretna,
land one ef the correspondents asserted
that Neche hsd>six blind pigs in opera.
ton. The town board of Neche made a
fpublic declaration that they win psy one
hundred dollars for information proving
that there has been any blind pigging in
Neche for the.year last past.
The Gretnaffoiks are rather dllogical
If there were six blind pigs in .Neche
there would tbe no object ia people going
to Gretna ITO get liquor. Besides, il
would make tGretna no better If Neche
was full of pigs. That both of the un-
fortunate principals in the tragedy went
to Gretna for liquor on the fatal Sun
day, that both were minors and that
both obtained all the liquor they wanted
there is true.
But it is also true that in nGretna, as
we'll rs atevery other place where liquor
is sold 'under the license system,
the saloonIkeepers break thelaw and 60
beyond it's, provisions just ;astfar as they
dare-and that is always sipst as far as
public sentiment in that locality permits
That many of the gsed people OF
Gretna regret and oppose thelillegal sale
of liquor there is doubtless true, but
that the most people there think it
"good business" to get the Yankee
money from across the line is made GER
tain by the fact that such '.tbusiness" is
permitted to be done openly.
Neche was no better some years ago.
There was the same kind of sentiment
there, but that sentiaaent has had a
radical change in the aater years, and
for at least year Neche has been a
"dry" town. 1t not altogether blame
less for the original causes of the
tragedy, hut it is not for recent sin in
that direction that it,has torepent.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-01-17
OFFICIAL PAPER OF olTY
AND COUNTY.
E:.a,es. sa.ee -. .A.saz v,1
r "A. w.edweu. Q. 9. Thompson
wAnDwu1 : rzozrsox.
Official Directory

u 8 Senators HC Hansbrough
U S Represen-J Thos = Marshall
tatives A Gronna
GoveenorIJohn Bu5lke
% %secrstary Of state.Aifred s. Biaisdeu
state Treasurer-AP Peterson
State Auditor-H T. Holmes
Attorney General-T F McCue
Railroad Com ESS Dsisem
.. missioners Simon n Westby
sspt of Pub Inst-W Z StockweA
Com Of InsuIaure-EC Cooper
Com Ayr & Labor-W e GilbreatA
,udrer ,: et s,.u~eme 3 ! T f!sf Mas..a
sTAIE:SENATORs
:2nd Dist.F 4 Halliday. Crystal
REPRESENTATIVES
3M ] Watts. Leroy
1st District Walter Wexford, Neohe
1osegh NORM, Neehe
End pistr oaa Ga1ssie, 9shgssaf g fsosass Ssssss
IudRe::7th bud. Dist-WJ Kneeshaw
onUNrY.oFFIcIALs.
3 Clerk Of Gourt-Geo Peterson
Sherif-Geol Roadhouse
Auditor-Wm. w: Felson
Treasurer4Elis ThorYaldson
Register of 0f,Deeds-JOhn f Gill
County IudRe-H G Wick
Supt of SthoO1s-F NJ Shexartts
Surveyo-F E Hebert
,Coroner-IDr w NJ Brown
Public Adsninistrator-TR z Shaw
i(1st-F G Myricir, RemEina
co,,,,s E2nd-S SiGurdscn, Gardar
S,sSS ssSSH:3rd-Adam Norten, Cawa1tr
Comrs Ath-y N Horean, Neohe :.
C5th-Wm BiGwood st Tho's
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"It is Just as much q sin for some
men to belpoos as it is for other men TO
be wealthy. Rev. A. Kaar in Sunday
sermon.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-01-17
THE PROCEEDINGS o.
THE COUNTY, BOARD.

AS tMl6Epaper was dlScuNQA0edaS rs zone
of the officials at the late meeting. .oftthe
county board, we shall hereafter print
the proceedings of the board in 'hriefer,
but We think clearer torn, ,omittiug
nothing .of real value. Hence thereader
will hereafter find the warrants issued
during the session in q body ay:them-
selves, Mhile the other business of the
meetiug,wiil be stated in regular .nszra-
tive etyte.
This week, partly for. our owm'ourios.
ity, aud ipaFtl S0fzthe iniornstianof the
readers,of tho Pioneer Express, we.have
classified the warrants issued, $50 that
We might know what the money goes for
ip TOTALS. Though it represents .consid-
erabie extra labor, yet the results pay.
By this classification We see how much
was spent for the poor and how much
for salaries, etc.
In looking these over We at once come
to the conclusion that it costs lots OF
moneyito run county like this. This
quarterly session, with only the expenses
of the o. 'Brien murder case as ,extraor-
dinazy expense. foots up to the very
large sum of nearly eleven and "a halt
thousands of dollars.
We have no criticism as to the total.
It may need every dollar expended, but
it certdlnly does need watching ,on the
part efrthe county board and the tag
payers nswell. The latter is sometimes
forgosten. If any reader sees that.any
of this money, which is his, is being,mis-
appropriated. he should make q kick.
He is entitled to an explanation at least.
He will doubtless get such explanation
if he asks for it. And if he knows Of
anything wrong, he should inform the
county board, who will be glad to have
the information and to make it right.
Necessarily the board cannot know ,all
about many bills that are sent to them
One ofsthe items in the present list il
sarcasm on the primary election law.
BY decision Of the supreme court, the
fees paid by the candidates at last elec.
ton were. illegal and now the county has
begun paying them back. About 500
was paid back this time and there are
others. q
Something over q, 100 for poor is big
sum, but We have the poor always with
us. That st. Thomas family seemed Z
little expAnsiye tn uat rid ~ n in q,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-01-17
sssssssssssssssssssssssess .
commissioners
! Proceedings.
CONDENSED from official copy.

OOOOoOOOOOOoooo
Condensed from official copy.
Commissioners met Monday, January
9Th. 1903, all present.
Adam Norton was elected temporary
chairman, and following VIM. Bigwood1
was elected chairman for the ensuing
year. .,l
The right and title of Pembina county
in the orphan boy. Harry Rosco Rich
srdsou. was voted to be given to the N.
D. Children's LONE.
A communication from N.WHusband
accompanied by bill from DR.. Hugh
Wilson for professional services for Pc
ter Hartze, was rejected as not proper
charge to the county.
Taxes cancelled on lots and 2, block
q, Fosters add to Bathgate, for years
1903 and 1905, provided taxes for D04-5
and 1907 are paid within thirty days.
@. G. deed given ]. T. Briden Tor n hf;
ne or, 49, 1886, on payment Of taxes of
years 1894 and 1893, delinquent tax of
1895 cancelled.
Apetition asking that parts of sec l3
and IA, 15l-5l, in district 8 be annexed
to "a was rejected OF insaAiciency and
not best interest Of district.
The Independent Of Hamilton, Chro-
notype of Neche and Echo of Drayton
were made official papers. -,
Br:nder johnson was appointed jun
itor.
Salaries of county otacials were fixed
for the ensuing year As. follows, audi
tor, $500; treasueef, 500; clerk of
of court, 81, 400; states attorney, $500;
registes Of deeds, el7Oo: superintendent
Of schools, $l545;county judge, q, GAG. .lS;
all above fxeddhy law.
Deputy treasurer, auditor and register
each s95; deputy clerk or court, $40;
deputy superintendent Of schools (statu-
tory e84. 81: clerks who have served over
one year, eco; less thsa ome year, ,S55;
janitor geo; stenographer ss55: iailor s55.
Boarding prisoners, per day S. cents.
Sheriff reported s2e2.5s delinquent
taxes collected in Novem5er.
w. NJ. Brown resigned as coroner and
DR.. E. N Burrows of Bathgate was .ap-
pointed.
Geo. Hensels assessment in Pembina
city was reduced s4l2 for erronious as
sessmeat.
Taxes ON lots 6 and Z, block 10, Bath
gate were cancelled dor the years 1902 to
1907, upon the payment of the taxes
thereon fnem 1898 to 1901.
The county board deeming it for the
best interest of the county to abolish
Sec. 1888 r. c. 1895, relating to letting
cattle and other stock run between the
months OF December and April each
year, it is resolved that it shall be un-
lawful hereafter eor cattle and other
stock to run at large in this .cosnty be-
tween the LIST day Of December to the
1st day Of April each year. Aad it is
further resolved that the question of
abolishiag said section shall be submit
ted to the voters ct the next al
election
Whereas E. G. Stong has commenced
action against the county the states at.
,tomey was directed to answer and de-
fend the same, The ground of said action
is for repayment Of taxes paid by the
Farmers Rank az st. Thomas I'm tho
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-11-05
Fortune Teller
A Swindler

Prof. P. H. Pothuisje, late OF Can
ada. a fortune teller, swindled .
Grand Forks man ont Of 2 thousand
dollars and it ds believed that there
are other victims. The professor
engaged room in that city and
placed a card in one of the papers
The victim visited the fortune tel
Ter who soon gained his confidence
and induced him to draw a thous'
and dollars from he bank, and he
would show him how he could
double the money in q lew days
He placed the money or what the
victim thot was the money, in a
small sack, told him to wear II
around his neck and not. dpen il
until a certain time. The easy fel
low complied with the order and 9
few days ago hunted for the prOfes
sor. He was gone. He opened tbs
sack and found nine strips OF paper
around which was wrapped one
dollar bill. Two hundred dollars
reward are offered for the arrest Of
] the swindler. In the meantime
fortune tellers are barred from
Grand Forks.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-11-05
Berthold Minister
Dead

Rev. Seth w. Hoover, !. pastor OF
the Congregational church at Der.
thoid for the past year. died on .
train enroute to Berthod from
Hot Springs, Mont to which place
he had gone for treatment a few
weeks ago. MIR. Hoover had been
ailing from spinal trouble for the
past year and six weeks ago was
compelled to give up his work. He
was unable to take the baths at the
springs owing to his nervous
trouble, and it was thot best that
he should be sent home. The
funeral was held = at Berthold Sun
day morning at 1890 O'clock and
was in charge of the Masons, Of
which order he was a member, his
lodge being at Helena, Mont. His
remains were inferred at Berthold.
Mr.. Hoover was about forty years
of age. He leaves wife and three
children.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-11-05

A daughter was born to
Mr.. and Mrs Martini Zabach o.
Foxhclm on Monday, Oct. rs.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-11-05
STOVE

The cool fall air reminds that winter will soon be
here with it's snow, and chilly blasts and want to
meet it right you will certainly have to prepare Tor it now
There hundreds OF different the market but
the lines selected handle have been selected be-
it has been demonstrate entire satisfacton
that guarantee the purchaser of any stove in our
store ABSOLUTE SATISFACTION