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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-10
DID NOT WANT HIS
NAM MA TO WORRY

COLFAX. Aug. S.-Mervyn Harper,
the 12-year- old son of Mr. and Mrs.
G. w. Harper, broke both arms by
falling from a cherry tree. The lad
was picking cherries for Mrs. Hoag on
her place on Thorn street. The limb
on which he was standing broke, send
ing him head first TO the ground, with
the result that the right arm was
broken just above the wrist and the
LETT arm was broken between the wrist
and elbow.
Mervyns mother is an invalid, hav-
ing undergone an operation at ST. 1g-
natius hospital some time ago, but IS
now confined to her hame. The first
words spoken by Mervyn after the
accident were golden words. freighted
with meaning: please do not tell
mammal it will cause her to worry
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-10
"BilIy" Williams.

Billy Williams is sore. He's got a
crouch. To an unprejudiced observer,
IL appears that Billy" has a perfect
right to be sore
comedian Maybe, if YOU were a boy
along back in the seventies, you have
sneaked eff with your Sunday school
money to see "Billy's'' famous min
now "a years of age. he is still on the
stage and doing black-face parts, al
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-10

ear drums was seemingly so badly
burned that it was believed that TO
heal it sufficiently to cause it to re-
sumo its functions would prove impOs-
sible. The drum of the other ear ap-
peared to have been practically shat
tered and it was believed Martin would
be forced to live the rest of his life
without enjoying the sense of hear
ing.
is said to act very strangely, and ap-
pears to be in a delirium, and it is
succumb to its injuries
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-10
Presidents Daughter WEEDS.

Paris, Aug. 10.-Mlle. Fallleres
daughter of the president of France,
today became the bride of NJ. Jean
Lanes. her fathers private secretary.
The wedding was a quiet affair and
was wholly unaccompanied by the en-
thusiasm and publicity which attended
the marriage of President ROos~~e1t's
daughter. The bride received many
handsome presents.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-10
Williams Wants Water.

On behalf OF NJ. NJ. Williams, the
state today filed a suit against E. c.
Burlingame, who is the head of tn.
Walla Walla Irrigation company The
plaintiff claims the defendant is hog
sing the water of the Walla Walla
river, contrary to the express decree
of the superior court made in the case
OF the LoWden company and others
against the Walla Walla Irrigation
company. Plaintiff asks that he get
his share of the water, claiming de-
PENDANT is now using four fifths of it.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-10
"SHE TEMPTED Me-"
SAID SON OF ADAM,
Preacher Badly Beaten Up BY the
Wronced Husband

HCTRLOCK, N. D., Aug. 1O-Rav.
Stephen B. Shipman, pastor OF the
Washington Methodist church, who
was beaten inseis.De by Thomas
Carow. who fOund his wife in SnIj.-
mans bedroom in the Rarow home
where Shirman was visiting. declared
tcday that he will make the defense
that The woman tempted him bat that
he IS innocent. After regain;ng c.,r-
scionsness he spent the rest of The,
night in corntield, fearing Carow
would kill MIN. Shipman says he was
a"ahcl.ed by Mrs. Carow's hand IN
mis- face Il ordered her to ledVa," said
Sfipman. She said, oh wo1'4 YOU
Owe ne; pray for me-, The pastor
has the sentiment OF the church fav-
O':nE him.
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j (By Glen Guernsey

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NEW YORK, Aug. 1O.-That which
follows is not autobiography, although
it begins with a personal reference.
am not a born and bred New York
er. Proof: l have been known to re-
linquish my seat in a crowded car to
a lady. l have lived in both the west
and south, and il I should again go
west of Pittsburg. would not look
out of the car window for Injuns.
Several years ago, or, to be exact,
perhaps not quite so long, l was ed
itor of a newspaper in a town definitely
located in that CONSTRUCTED area be-
tween the Mississippi and the Pacific
in the southeast corner of a state col
, ored red on the map AS such, my du-
ties were so various as to make the
kerosene circuit actor who doubles in
brass appear utterly lacking in versa
tility
One of my tasks was that of dramat-
] ic critic Greater martyrdom than this
no man has known. AT that, the law
OF compensation was on the job.
| One night, as usual, l entered the
leading theater. (The other one was
moving picture house, and my sem
sitive soul baked at inspiring effusive
appreciations of canvasback drammer)
With the bored, blase, world-weary all
affected by rural reviewers, I waited
the rise of the curtain.
The attraction was a musical COM
II edy thing, presented by a company
headed by a female person named
Eva Tanguay. The curtain, in due
course went up, as curtains have q
habit of doing. They always do, have
since learned. when Eva Tanguay is
in the neighborhood. 1 stayed through
the entire peri ,rmance-a thing unpre-
cedented l even applauded.
Then / went home and wrote, with
all the enthusiasm of an original dis
| coverer, a column of rapturous rot
about Eva. 1 searched by cranial APP
pendage for some valid and reasonable
explanation of her charm, but found
nothing doing. So l contented myself
| with the refrain. 81 don't know why l
| love you, but l do
| Eva doesn't. play the one-night
stands anv more. She has become the
| popular idol of New York She is the
| most original character on the metro
politan vaudeville stage. She does
stunt that performed by another.
would result in lunacy commission
and gets away with it. She is more
| than an individual-she is an institu-
| ton And the critics are still wonder
ing why.
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though the good old minstrel days are


over.
"Billy's" crouch had its origin in
this manner:
All last winter, when he was on the
All last winter, when he was on the
road with THE Way of the Transgres
sor," BILLY" was beseiged by friends
and admirers who congratulated him
on being on his feet again. and man
ifested considerable interest in the
state of his health He found, upon in
vestigation. that he had double-an-
other Billy Williams. short and
NOUS minstrel in the old days, and who
was always in chronic condition of
near illness and financial stringency.
on the strength of which he collected
considerable sums of money.
Everywhere BILLY" went, through
out the central west, this double had
preceded him. In Omaha, Kansas City.
Denver. Joplin and scores of other
places. the other Billy had been
ahead of the show, industriously col
lecting coin. 1t began to get on Bill
lys" nerves.
When Billy" came home for his
summer vacation, and settled down
under his own vine and fig tree, in
Elizabeth, he hoped that he had es-
capped his double. and that he might
| spend the season peacefully, renew
| ing the acquaintance of his wife, feed
ling the chickens, moving the lawn and
irdulging in the other joys of the do
mesticated actor.
! Then the telegraph wires began TO
get busy. First came news dispatch,
stating that BILLY Williams, the ia
NOUS minstrel, had abandoned his pro-
Il fession and became an evangelist. At
that BILLY" used language which
proved his utter unfitness for the pull
pit
| A little later. the newspapers con-
| tanned the information, embraced in a
dispatch from Des Moines, Ia, that
Billy" Williams, the minstrel-evan-
gelist. had mysteriously disappeared,
leaving his wife and three children In
destitute circumstances Then Moline,
HI, got into the game and telegra pied
to the rest Of the world that BILLY"
Williams had been found, in the state
of annesia and Illinois, and would be
returned to his family.
BILLY" doesn't know whether his
double is entitled to the name, but
anyway he isn't bit proud of his
into innocuous desueture. The real
BILLY" began his stage career at the
tender age of 3. at the Front Street
theater in Baltimore, and made his
debut as a minstrel with Emerson &
Manning. at the Dearborn street thea
ter in Chicago, in 1870. In 1873, with
w. ]. Sully, he formed the minstrel
company of Williams & Sully, once
one of the most famous of American
minstrel organizations In recent years
he has played in vaudeville and COM
edy. but always in black-face parts.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-10
The Training Tells.

Police Commissioner Bingham, c1
New York, was praising the police
work of the ten Belgian watchdogs
that, recently imported at a cost OF
but $40 apiece. have reduced the bur-
glaries in the neighborhoOd they patrol
from ten to two month.
'They work weli," said che commits
sioner, because they are well trained
Training, you know is everything"
He paused and smiled.
1.-TWO physicians were discussing,
he said, a certain pretty nurse.
"'Was she a trained nurse said the
first physician.
"'She must have BEEN replied the
other. She hadn't been in the hospital
q week before she was engaged to the
richest patient"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-10
San Francisco Merchants PROTEST
Against Action Of Railroad.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1o.-Alleg-
ing that the Southern Pacific and San
Ia Fe roads are raising rates despite
laws by imposing extra switching
charges in connection with other ex-
tras thereby bringing the rates above
the published schedule. San Francisco
merchants will file charges against the
two roads when the interstate COM
merce commission meets here next
week and will contest the legality OF
the extra charges. The jobbers' asso-
citation will join with merchants.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-10
Ryan Restrained.

An order changing the former re-
straining order in the divorce case IF
Alma Ryan against Thomas Ryan was
handed down today. By the new order
the defendant is restrained from SELL
ing any of the property but he may
have possession of it. He is also or
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-10
Waiter Gets Fortune.

NEW YORK, Au". 10.-Although he
is worth ten million dollars, Geodrf-
reid Probst is waiting on table in a
little Brooklyn restaurant. The fort
une was left him by distant relative.
The estate is worth fifty millions. He
will start for Germany at once to get
his share He says he will return and
marry a waitress to whom he has be-
come attached.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-10
Bryan Busy.

LINCOLN. Neb., Aug. 10.-Bryan to-
'lly completed the draft of a speech
to be made at Des Moines on the tariff
question. He then began the prepare
tiCn q! speech to be made at tic
notification of John w. Kern Clnd,-
da re for vice president.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-10
Gates Sweeney.

The case of John Sweeney, who as
saulted Mounted Policeman Gates, will
come up in police court this afternoon.
Both sides have plenty of witnesses
and the case promises to be interest
ing The time set is o'clock.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-10
One of the Foolish virolns.

Miss Williams was arrested last
night by Officer Cashatt for riding
without light She will have hear
ing.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-10

c. M. HALL, carpenter and contrac-
tor. Day or contract work. Phone 972.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-10

dered to pay plaintiff SIS at once and
$40 more within two weeks.
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Wait for the cars at the Book Nook.
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RAISING RATES.

The Daily statesman-25c per month.
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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-06-05
Mr.. ALFRED RECEIVING HoNoRs
IN HIS NEW HOME

The host of friends of Mr.. Neiu ~.
Alfred in Ocala and all over the state
will be very much gratifed to hear
such splendid reports of him from his
new home at Globe, Arizona
On the twenty-fifth Of May he was
elected city attorney for Globe on the
first ballot, receiving a vote OF 70 I.
Globe is a new city Of fifteen thousand
people. 1t was incorporated a year
ago, and the first set Of officers was
appointed by the board OF superVis-
ors of the county, and were all repub-
licans. But at the recent election. the
first under the new charter. a demo
cratic, council, city attorney. and the
subordinate city officers elected were
all democrats.
Mr.. Allred's election 20 the ONCE OF
city attorney gives him a splendid OBJ
pOrtunity TO become more closely
identified with the people OF his new
home, with whom he is daily becOm-
ing more and more popular.
The Daily Arizona Silver Belt gives
Mr.. Alfred a splendid write-up. and
speaks of him in terms of highest
praise. He is rapidly making the
weight of his influence felt in his new
home. and all OF Ocala rejoices 70
know that he is succeeding so splen-
didly in the west
Mr.. Alfred and his family and Ma
jOr and Mrs. Hubbard are all well and
still retain a very deep interest in the
welfare of Ocala, and hope to pay Us
a visit at no distant date.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-06-05

park, and is more like the east than
the east is like itself Well, Stanton
is little village on Lake Weir. Stan
ton is an orange-fed bride, and the
honeymoon zephyr fans her brow the
livelong summer.
AS We ahghted at the station a spe-
cial was received from Ocala. L
read: I'VE have hitched the town to
a post, as the place is nearly depOpu-
lated. Have fine time at the lake.
Well, yes: We had a fine time-Ihc
finest ever. We cannot find words TO
describe the good time that we Sun
day school folks did have there on the
edges of the waves all day long. Near
ly the entire bunch went in swim
ming" instanter upon arriving. And
during the day little hamlet parties
were formed and in tete-a-tete had
dandy times.
Genuine southern hospitality was
shown by everyone at the spread"
Come eat with us came from al
who had baskets. That dinner was
a grand. good Methodist feast Ham
let punches were made up at the
noon hour and dinner was partaken NJ
in that manner. Friends who dodn't
take lunch were invited out 10 lunch
with these parties.
The Lake Weir navy was busy all
day. Launches and row boats were
filled almost continually, and the lake
was Unanswered from the east to the
west shore.
The greatest merriment was in the
water with the swimmers and bath
ers. Hundreds were in at a time,
young people and old people, all ages
together, and they had a great OIL
time indeed.
AS the hOme-bOund train pulled in
Valmore Izlar, Charles Woods, Claude
Haycraft, Wilbur Counts, Thomas
Barnes and Charles Brabham sang
with clear voice. Get on Board. Lit
tie Children"
The sun was setting when We roll
ed out of the Stanton yards, home,
ward bound, and at the last moment,
above water, Old Sol looked as big as
a cart wheel, and was as red in the
face as those Of our party who were
sun-bunt. All eyes were looking
west at the sight-the setting sun Oh
Lake Weir, until he was down and out
We had a clear track, so it was no
time ere We shot past Gambler, Okla
waha, Oak Hurst, over the far-out
hard roads and then into Ocala, ar
irving after the lights had been light
ed.
II would have taken us the whole
day to collect the names of all who
went on this picnic; and as everyone
ran around on the playground so, It
was impossible to note them on our
book. CHATTEN CHUM.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-06-05
ODD FELLOWS HOLD MEMORIAL
SERVICE

Sunday afternoon the Independent
Order of Odd Follows Of Ocala hell
their annual memorial services az
Yonge's hall
The following was The program for
the service:
Prelude-Mrs. l.. r BIalOck
Opening ceremony
Prayer Chaplain.
Introductory r. Thompson. y.
C..
Eulogy on Departed Brethren-M
VI. Little, Sec.
SOlO-Dr l.. r BlalOck
Address-Dr. ". Fl. Dodge
SOlO-Mrs T. n. johnson.
Reading-Chaplain
Closing ceremony.
Prayer-Chaplain.
The address by DR.. w RI. Dodge OF
the Presbyterian church, was a very
splendid one and was very much aD-
preciated BY his hearers. as well as
was Mr.. Titles eulogy Of the depart
ed brothers Of the lodge.
The solos by Mrs. T. n. Johnson
and DR.. L. F. BlalOck were also great
'ly enjoyed.
After the services at the hall dele
cations went TO the cemeteries 20
decorate the graves Of the dead with
fragrant flowers.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-06-05
cAILDREN's SERVICES

Sunday was the day set apart for
the holding of the annual children's
day services at the Methodist church
of Ocala, and the day was celebrated
in a most appropriate manner. The
church had been prettily decorated
with ferns and flowers, and the large
crowd of children in their pretty cos
tunes formed a very pleasing pic
ture.
The children all did their parts eX-
cellently well and their parents ana
friends were very proud of them.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-06-05
FLORIDA cANTALoUPEs IN CHI.
CAGO

Receipts of Florida cantalOupes
this week have been very heavy,
amounting to between 80 and 60 cars.
For Florida cantaloupes the fruit is
fine and the fruit is meeting with IN
extra good demand. The best fruit
has been selling S2.25625O, with the
poor stock going at sI5OQ2. The
season in Florida this year is shorter
than usual In ten days, so advices
from there state, the crop will be
through. Most Of the cantaloupes are
green. The crop, it is estimated, is
fully one-third short of last year )
yield.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-06-05
DEATH COMES TO MISS LATHAM

Miss Emily Tarham, aunt OF Mrs =.
T. Schneider, died at a late hour Fri
day night. at Mrs. Schreiber's home
on Oklawaha avenue
The death of Miss latham is attend
ed with circumstances that make Il
unusually sad. as during her illness
and at the time OF her death her niece.
TO whom she has been as a mothe~.
and between whom there was a great
devotion, was absent from the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Schneider left on Mon
day for StauntOn. Va. TO be present
when their son was graduated from
the s. NJ. /. When they left home
Miss latham was in her usual cool
health. She was taken sick on Tues
day, but her condition was not coa-
sidered alarming until Thursday af-
teTnOon, at which time Mrs. Schreiber
was sent for, but did not reach home
until after her aunt had passed away.
Miss Tatham's death came as
great shock, as very few knew of her
illness until Thursday night.
Miss latham was a very lOvable
woman. and hers was a noble Chris
tian character. Her entire life was
spent in doing good and in helping
others along life's rugged path. and
she was never happy save when do
ing some noble act or making plans
for the betterment of humanity. To
name her was to praise her and 20
know her was to love her.
Perhaps Miss Tatham's greatest
charm was the lovely influence which
she had over the children of Ocala.
Several years ago she organized a
Band of Mercy. to which many of the
children of the city belonged. She SO
interested the little ones, and many
of the older ones as well, that a great
deal Of interest was manifested in the
Band of Mercy, and it is a beautiful
monument TO her memory. For one
and retained a wonderful control of all
the faculties of a pure and lovely
mind. At the time that she was stricK-
en- by the hand of God with her last
illness she was busily preparing a pro-
gram for a special service that the
Band of Mercy were to have held a.
Grace church this whit Sunday af-
ternOOn. She was full of enthusiasm
over this service, as were the children
as we'll
Along all line sOf charitable work
the name of Miss latham will always
be held in loving memory. She was
a noble woman with a price far above
rubies."
The deceased had lived in Ocala
for ten years or more, having come TO
this city from Lake county with the
Schneider family. She was an Eng
lish woman by birth and bore a strik-
ing resemblance to the photographs Of
the late Queen Victoria, whose mem
DRY she held in great generation. She
had reared Mrs. Schneider and was as
a mother to her, and her death will
be very keenly felt by her devoted
relatives. Miss latham was very
nearly eighty years of age.
Give her of the fruit in her hands
and let her own works praise her N
the gates"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-06-05

Reginald Barlow. son of Milton q
Barlow, the famous minstrel, has for
saken the stage for the ministry, after
having been an actor since the age Of
nine years. Young Mr. Barlow says
that one of his ambitions is to bring
the church nearer the stage. That it
seemed to him the two can work hand
in hand. After spending years try
ing to make persons laugh, one yearns
for the serious things of life. He will
enter the General Theological Semi
nary in New York in September [ oxt.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-06-05

Mr.. Grower of Valdosta, Ga, an ex-
tensive cantaloupe and watermelon
grower and buyer, was in Ocala Mon
day. He lost a large purse on HoKe
Smith, and said that the governor
stood a splendid chance of reelection
but that the ministerial alliance did
him a great deal Of harm instead OF
good. That the preacher in politics
won't do.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-06-05

Mrs. DuBOse, who has been IN
Ocala for the past two weeks as the
guest of her friend, Mrs. s. E. Water
man, left Monday for Jacksonville, to
be present at the marriage of her
granddaughter, Miss Susan BOylston,
to Mr.. Baxley of Georgia, after which
she will return to her home in South
Carolina
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-06-05

Mrs. s. T. Sistrunk and children
and Miss Annie Atkinson left Tuesday
afternoon for Seabreeze, where they
expect to spend the summer months
verw pleasantly. They have rented the
Osceola cottage on the beach, the
same that they occupied last season
with Mrs. William Anderson and fam
lily.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-06-05

The Savannah Naval stores Review
of Saturday, June 6, reports the tuT-
pentine market brighter than for
some time. The outlook, it says, is
better and a greater stimulus is being
felt in the consumptive demand. Man
ufacturers using turpentine have
reached the conclusion that it is now
cheap enough for present and pros
pective requirements.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-06-05

Capt. H w. Henry of Lake WeIr,
father OF DR.. Il. W. Henry, is among
those from Marion county who are at
tending the Confederate reunion 1t
Birmingham.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-06-05

Miss Amanda Harris, who has been
in Ocala for the past five months,
left Monday for her home at Eliza
BEETHOVEN. Ky. Miss Harris is a cOus-
in of Mesdames Mote, Hooker and Dl-
val. and during her stay in Ocala has
made many warm friends here who
hope she will return to Ocala next sea-
SON
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-06-05
MR. OSCAR ROLLER INJURED

Mr.. Oscar Roller of this city, who
is an employee of the A. c. L. railway,
was injured Monday afternoon while
at Zuber, a few miles north of Ocala.
In some manner he got his foot
caught under a moving car and the
big toe on his right foot was cut off.
His injuries are not at all serious,
but he suffered q good deal Of pain.