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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-07-09
CIassifed.

One-third of the fools in this country
think they can beat the lawyer in ex-
pounding the law, one-half think they
can beat the doctor at healing the sick,
two-thirds Of them think they can beat
the minister in preaching the gospel,
and all Of them know that they can
beat the editor in running the newspa.
per.-London Tit Bits.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-07-09
Dew.

Teacher-How do you account for
the phenomenon of dew? Boy-Well.
you see, the earth revolves on its axis
every twenty-four hours. and in conse-
quence Of this tremendous pace it per-
spires freely.-London Tit-Bits.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-07-09
The Open Window.

Children brought up with open win
dows appear indeed to be about fifteen
times more likely to contract adenoids
than those who sleep with the WIN
dows shut on cold and damp nights,
or at least than those who sleep with
closed windows throughout the great.
er part Of the year.-Dr. Sim Wallace
in Medical Press.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-07-09
Shameless.

Persons belonging to the higher
walks Of life are to be seen promenad.
ing in short jackets and chimneypot
hats without the slightest symptom of
awkwardness or shame.-London Tai
lor and Cutter.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-07-09
Mean.

Burton-Mean man, isn't he?
Robinson-Mean? He's capable Of
going into BARRIERS shop for shave
and then getting his hair cut just to
keep other people waiting.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-07-09

Half of our diseases are in our
minds, and the other half are in our
houses.-Ernest Seton Thompson.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-07-09

We pay $3.50 per ton for
country mixed cast iron-Wah-
peton Iron Works. 4w
For RIGHTEOUSNESS room,
size 24xSO it,, fine shape. For
particulars inquire of VIM.
Huppler, Wanpeton, n. Oak. If
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-07-09

Nothing is so burdensome as q Sc.
cret.-French Proverb.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-07-09
Indigestion

Stomach trouble is but symptom Of. and not
In itself true disease. We think of Dyspepsia.
Heartburn and Indigestion as real diseases. yet
they are symptoms only of certain specific
Nerve sickness-nothing else.
It was this fact that first correctly led Dr.. shoop
In the creation of that now very popular Stomach
Remedy-Dr. Shops Restorative. Going direct
to the stomach nerves. alone brought that success
and favor to DR.. shoop and his Restorative. With
out that original and highly vital principle. no
such lasting accomplishments were ever to he had.
For stomach distress, bloating. biliousness. bad
breath and sallow complexion. try DR.. Shops
Restorative-Tablets or Lauid-and see for your.
self what it can and will do. We cell and cheer
fully recommend
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-26
CHURCH DELEGATES
TO HOLD MEETINGS
COnvOcatiOn of Episcopal Dio-
cese of San Francisco Will
Meet at St. Paul's

Delegates from all parts of the local
Episcopal diocese will gather for the
autumn meeting of the convocation of
San Francisco, to be held in St. Pauls
church tomorrow. Three sessions will
be held during the day, the first, at IL
o'clock, consisting Of the celebration Of
holy communion.
Both clerical and lay delegates will
be present from each of the missions
and parishes entitled to representation.
At the last convocation resolution
asking that canon XIX of the church
laws be amended was introduced by the
Rev. Cecil NJ. Marrack and on motion
special order of business for tomorrow s
convocation. The resolution, which
produced much discussion when first in
troduced. follows:
Resolved that the convocation Of San Fran
cisco herebr expresses the earnest hope that
canon XIX viii be modified 10 restrict the
privilege of speaking in the church to communl-
cants Of the church.
The program for the three sessions
follows:
Morning session. il o'clock-Celebration OF the
holy communion, celebrant, the dean: preacher.
Rev. Alexander Allen, rector OF st. Paul's
church. Oakland.
Afternoon session. . o'clock-''The Raising Of
Our Apportionment for Diocesan Missions Rev.
AIRY Work. Archdeaeon Emery for San Fran
cisco; Rev. f. L. Parsons for Alameda county.
Securing Land for Church Purposes in Ad-
vance of Immediate Needs Archdeacon Emery.
Evening session. o'elock-Routine business
Of conyOcation. Advent Offerings in Sunday
Schools the bishop OF California 'Consoli-
dation OF Missionary Funds George f. Butler.
Canon XIX" Rev. Cecil NJ. Marrack.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-26
PARENTS FIND BOY
DEAD IN HALLWAY
Rudolph Pfeiffer and Wife Stum-
BILE Over the Body on
Returning Home

Opning the front door of their home,
1405 Church street, last evening, Ru-
dolph Pfeiffer and his wife stumbled
over an inert object in the dark hall
way. The husband and wife simulta-
neously bent toward the floor to dis
cover what the object was. and were
Mortified to find it to be the dead body
of their 13 year old son, Leslie Pfeiffer.
A bullet hole was in the boys tenn
pie. At the side of the body lay a
revolver.
That is all the parents could tell
of the death of their son. Whether
in state of juvenile despondency the
lad had killed himself or his death was
due to an accident could not be de-
termined.s 1t was not thought that the
boy had met with, foul play, but the
police are working on. the case from
every aspect.
Rudolph Pfeiffer. the boys father. is
steward on the transport Buford. The
parents spent the afternoon in the park
and when they left the house invited
the son to accompany them, but he
preferred to stay at home.
DIR. Won Werthern, a nearby physi-
clan, was called by the dead boys
mother and said that death must have
been instantaneous. The coroner's Of
not removed to the morgue.
Mrs. Pfeiffer said last evening that
she could not account for the boys
death. She said that she did not know
he was in the habit OF handling a re-
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-26
Suburban Brevities

MUSICAL PROGRAM AT -EPwoRTH
CHURCH-Berkeley. Oct. 25.-Assisted by the
University Of California orchestra. a male quar-
tet and ladies' quartet the choir OF the Ed
worth Methodist church win render a program
Of special music in the church auditorium to-
night.
LECTURE on CHRISTIAN CHARACTER
Mil Valley. Oct. 25-Two lectures were delir-
cred at the outdoor art club this morning and
evening by Rev. A. T. Needham. pastor Of the
Methodist Episcopal church of Mil Valley. In
the morning Rev. Mr.. Needham chose for his sub
ject ''rhe Negative and Positive Sides OF Chris
tian Character
WILL LECTURE ON FORESTS Berkeley.
Oct. 25--Hngo II. Lilienthal, founder Of the
Juvenile Horticultural society. will address the
members OF the Hillside mothers club in the
Hillside schoolhouse in North Berkeley tomor-
row afternoon. He has announced as his sub
ject "A Practical solution for Improving Forest
Field. Orchard and Garden
EAGLE DRUM CORPS BALL-sau Rafael
Oct 25.-The San Rafael Eagle drum corps
gave masked ball last night at Armory hail
The affair largely attended and was a
success IN every particular Prizes were
awarded for the best dressed man and woman
and in addition awards were made on gate
prizes. The money raised by the ball will be
expended IN procuring additional accouterments
for the members Of the drum corps.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-26
HOTEL CHEF FOUND
DEAD ON MOUNTAIN
Hunters Body Shows Internal
Disorder Caused Sudden
End i'm Woods

TACOMA. Oct. 25--A special to the
Ledger from Hot Springs. Wash, says:
The body of Julius Kumfe, the chef
of the Hot Springs hotel and companion
of Fred w. Kloeber on the disastrous
hunting trip of last Monday, was found
this morning lying on the north slope
near the extreme top Of the Rooster
Comb mountain. about four miles north
of Hot Springs hotel. under circum-
stances that point conclusively to the
fact that q disaster of the woods was
not the cause of his death, but that
Kumle died from the result of some in
ternal disorder. in all probability dis
ease of the heart, and that his death
was sudden. No trace of Fred Kloeber
has been found. and it is thought he
left Kumle, after placing his body in
the open. and that some accident befeIl
him while on his return to the hotel.
There are strong hopes tonight that he
may still be alive, and search will be
resumed tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-26
National Department of
Mines Is Being Urged
Many Old Locations in This State Are Again
Being Developed to Considerable Profit

ing and mining company. At the Zinn-
Florence air drills have been installed
On the Mohawk ledge shaft depth of
So feet has been reached. The forma-
ton is reported TO be changing for the
better.
The st. Ives lease in Goldfield is re-
ported to be opening UP a new body Of
ore.
Ore shipment has been. resumed. from
the Combination Fraction mine. accord
ing TO the Goldheld News. The paper
makes the following statements con-
cerning other properties:
drift has been extended so feet from the
10 foot point in the Goldheld Fargo. c. o.
u. lease, following some excellent that
was eut in the shaft On the dump Of the
eompany's property at Hornslver there is 10
IONS OF shipping grade ore.
Two shifts rushing work on the 315 foot
level OF the Gotwaldt lease under direction
OF Manager 7. d. Van Devort and Superin-
teRdent J. H.. Grant. Drifting is progressing
in both directions the ledge. The hanging
wall was encountered last week.
Great activity is being evidenced on the
Florence Jumbo lease. where II en-
pioyed Three fun shifts are driving on two
levels. namely at 200 and $50 feet for the
ore shoot known TO extend from the Florence
consolidated lease into Florence Jumbo ground.
According TO Manager George Won Polenz. work
no effort or expense Will be spared in order
to reach the shoot and place the lease
upon producing basis.
The Tonopah Bonanza says that the
Jefferson mine, near Round Mountain.
has been sold to ". II. McBeth, Charles
Brennemann and j. Flick, all of New
York, for sS5O,O0o and that the new
owners viii contract for a $4,000 mill
ing plant TO place on the property
A correspondent of the Tonopah
Miner writes from the Rawhide dis
trict that the Truett lease of the Raw
hide Coalition Mines company has been
extended by vote of the directors TO
July /. 1910; that the Kearns No.
lease on the Queen ground has ore
ready to ship; that shipments of 5000
ore have been made from the Royal
Tiger mine, and that arrangements
have been made TO sink the shaft on
the land of the Royal Regent company
TO depth.
The Rhyolite Herald says that a gold
brick worth $4,000 has been sent by
the Skidoo mines company TO the mint.
The Skidoo mine is reported to be
dropping 10 stamps.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-26
OF BLAZE
RESCUED BY f[LS
Attorney Carries Unconscious
Girl From Shepherd Hotel,
San Quentin
Explosion of Gasoline Injuries
Steward, Destroys Building
and Ends Meeting

SAN QUENTIN, Oct. 25.-Two lives
were saved, a political meeting was
scattered and the only hotel at San
Quentin was gutted by a fire at s
o'clock this afternoon. The blaze was
due to the explosion of gasoline
stove in the kitchen of the Shepherd
hotel, located 400 yards from the
prison walls. T. S. Randolph, captain
of the prison guard; j. r. Taylor, a
prominent citizen of San Rafael, and
Shepherd Eels, the attorney and society
man of San Francisco and Ross Valley.
DISTINGUISHED themselves by rescuing
two persons.
Ray Sicnor, steward of the hotel, and
Miss Margaret Nails, daughter of the
proprietor, were endangered by the
blaze, the former being seriously
burned. The young woman was so
overcome by smoke that she had to be
carried unconscious from her room,
but she revived while the fire was
burning and plunged back into the
smoke and flames to recover her books
and pictures.
When the gasoline stove exploded
the vapors set fire to Sicnor's clothing
Captain Randolph rushed to the blaz-
ing man and, enveloping him in his
coat carried him from the fire. Sicnor
was taken to the prison hospital, where
he was treated by DR.. Wade Stone, the
prison physician. After taking Sicnor
out of harms way Randolph, Eels and
Taylor returned to the hotel and
found Miss Nails overcome in her
room. Eels carried her out.
When the fire started Eels and
Michael Burke, a San Rafael furniture
man, both candidates for supervisor,
were debating before their constitu-
ents in the hotel.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-26
Personal Mention

f. M. McArdle of Chicago is at the
Stewart.
Max sternberg of New York is at the
Baltimore.
w. McClintock of Denver is at the
Fairmont.
Carson c. Cook of Stockton is at the
ST Francis.
T. BaMathews of sebastopol is at the
Golden~West.
A. r. Peterson of Marin county is at
the Dorchester.
G. S. Chaplin of Portland is registered
at the st. Francis.
Mr.. and Mrs ]. w. Douglas of Denver
are at the st. Francis.
r. W. Turner and family of Nashville
are guests at the Fairmont.
S. S. Cob of New York and S. Mckay
of Los Angeles are at the Manx.
T. 6. Farley of Denver and Ballock
of New Mexico are at the Holland.
p. J. Rose of Toledo, O., and S. Kun
mer of Chicago are at the Hamlin.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Mckee of Los
Angeles are guests at the Stewart
Mr. and Mrs. l.. L. Patrick of Gold
field have apartments at the Fairmont
MIR. and Mrs. f. W. Campbell of
Wilmington are guests at the ST Fran
els.
G. NJ Farnsworth Of Colusa and C. r.
Downs of Sutter Creek are at the Stew
art.
G. l.. Marsh of Chicago and c. e.
Lindsay of Santa Barbara are at the
Jefferson.
r. Green of San Rafael and P. T
Shepard and wife of Santa Rosa are at
the Savoy.
E. S. Aldrich and wife of Moscow
Idaho, and c. S. Eminger of Dayton. O..
are at the Argonaut.
Late arrivals at the Imperial were
John Jamison of San Diego and "a
White of Altura, Colo
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-26
BARON ATHLUMNEY BACK
TO VISIT CITY FRIENDS
British NobIeman Who Distin-
guished Himself in Boer
War Welcomed Here

Baron Athlumney, the owner of a
princely estate in England, made up of
10000 acres, who earned marked dis
tinction in the Boer war as commander
of battery of machine guns, arrived
in this city last evening and registered
at the ST. Francis. The baron is on a
pleasure trip and intends to spend
some time in California. renewing the
acquaintances he made here shortly be-
fore the fire.
The baron was not in the city five
minutes before he was joined by
friends who took him to gathering
of clubmen, who still remembered the
visitor of three years ago.
Athlumney is the sixth baron His
full name is given in Burlxe's {Peera ge
as James Herbert Gustavus Merydvth
Somerville. He served with the Don
COLA expedition in 1896 and received the
Soudan medal and two clasps. Later.
for his activity in the South Africa
he received additional marks
of distinction.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-26
MARIN DEMoCRATs TALK

SAN RAFAEL, Oct. 25.-With the
idea of making a whirlwind finish to
the campaign in Marin county. the
tuted a number of rallies TO be held at
various points until the election on
November 3. The first of these was
held last night in the Red Mems hall
in San Rafael James Keys, ex-chair-
man OF the county committee, presided.
c. c. Cunningham, an attorney from
San Francisco; Michael Burke, candi-
date for supervisor of the second dis
trict. and ]. Z. Lewis, democratic can
didate for the joint senatorship of Ma
rim and Contra Costa counties, were
the speakers.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-26
REACHES NAVY YARD
Must Face Court Martial on
Charge of Being a Deserter

PHILADELPHIA, Octs 25.-Charles
Joseph Magness, husband of the daugh
ter of the late Senator German of
Maryland, who was arrested in Louis
vile, charged with being a deserter
from the United States navy was
brought to the Philadelphia navy yard
today and placed in the brig of the re-
ceiving ship Lancaster, where he will
be held until the time set for his trial
by court martial His wife did not
come with him. He is the first man to
be incarcerated under the new law
which does not compel the putting of
the prisoner in irons.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-26
PASTOR URGES MORALITY
Rev. Richard X. Ham Warns
Against Hiding Graft Sores

That the only true issues before the
American public were moral ones was
TIE contention of Rev. Richard K. Ham
in his sermon on Americas Need" at
the Mission congregational church yes
terday.
The true issue is not the tariff, trust
regulation, socialism or graft sald Or.
swer the question of Americas need.
The issue is morality and morality is
Americas need.
He also warned his hearers that the
graft sores of the community would
continue to tester and persist in making
themselves evident il merely covered
over and hidden from sight.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-26
TSCHAIkOVSKY IS
STILL IN PRISON
Banking Delays in London Cause
Bail Money to Be Slow
in Arrival

ST. PETERSBURG. Oct .5.-Owing
to delays due TO banking fOrmalities
in London, the money raised for
Tschaikovsky's bail has not been re-
ceived. but the family expects to have
the remittance by tomorrow afternoon.
and it is believed that Tschaikovsky
will be at liberty tomorrow evening or
Tuesday morning. The Russian revo-
lutionist will go abroad tely
travelling by way of Finland. He
wishes to visit his mother in Kazan
province, but his family has received
an intimation that 1t would not be
wise for him to remain in Russia pend
ing his trial.
The crown attorney stated today
that il would be six months and prob
ably a year before TschaikOvsky was
brought before the court. The accusa-
tion, he said. had not been formulated,
as new evidence was constantly crop
ping up. Tschaikovsky was taken to
the fortress of St. Peter and ST. Paul
this morning. He is in good health
and is buoyed up by interviews with
his wife and daughter. The officials
directly in charge of the aged prisoner
have shown him many kindnesses and
have winked at violations of several
fortress regulations. for which his fam
lily have been deeply grateful.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-26
WIFE OF MAGNESS
IS HIS CHAMPION
Knocks Down Woman Who
Spoke DisparagingIy of
Alleged Deserter
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL


BALTIMORE, Oct. 25.-Mrs. Ada Cor
man Magness, daughter of the late Sen
ator Arthur Pue German, although con-
fronted on every side by what her
friends urge her is evidence of her
young husbands unworthiness. declares
that her love is proof against all as
saults on his character.
II care not" she declared today,
what my husband may have done in
the past That is past. Since our
marriage he has been all L could ask
and if they try to harm him I'll fight
Mrs. Magness declares she knocked
down with a single blow Mrs. Kopp of
Washington, who, she said, spoke dis
paragingly of Magness. As she spoke
of Mrs. Kopp, Mrs. Magness flushed
and hotly exclaimed:
I'll drown that woman in the Po-
tomac."
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-26
THE GRAND ARMY

since lSgo. Wqen the so6 Grand Army of
rolled. it's numerical strength has been
cut down almost half. There are
only about $4,000 comrades now. The
losses by death run up to 5000 or
10, 900 year. There is practically no
chance to gain recruits.
volver, and thought that death was due
to accident. He was said to a bright,
dutiful lad of CHEEKY temperament.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-26
PROFIT IN TURTLES

Capturing giant turtles seems to he
a profitable business along the Maine
coast. A 1,500-pound one was recently
taken in those waters, and so great y
curiosity was it that the two captors
promptly exchanged it for a perfectly
good check of $3.50.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-26
FRIGATE BIRDS sPEEp

Wonderful power of flight are nos
sessed by the frigate bird of the tron-
ics 1t has a spread of wing of 10 to II
feet. can travel 100 miles an hour. and
is said to be able to remain on the wing
for Il week at time.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-26
Frcight to GoldfeId

day freight service (refrigerator) to
Goldfield and Tonopah via Southern Pa
cific and Tonopah & Goldfeld r. r.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-26

lAlC " Al II 40 tAOAA
following were ms
Harriet C. Longey
Josephine Boivard
Florence Lingard
Agnes Sisterno
Agnes Shelby
Helen Jayete
Rose Leschinski
GLADYS Duffield
Geneva Rayhill
Margaret Mclaughlin
Ella McGovern
Celia Tifer
Teresa 0'keefe
Louise Ayenzino
Mary Benkers
Margaret Bisie
Alice Glayiniyitch
Christine Rosino
Edna Burr
Philomena Pizzanno
Gladys de Leon
Estelle Savio
Ellen Grennan
Gertrude Welch
Helen Sheridan
Marie Grant
Grace O'Brien
Mary Judge
Teresa Marengo
Celia Daniels
Alice Knight
Ruth Donahue
Mary Sanderson
Elizabeth Shields
Florence Elmer
Eileen Sullivan
May Schlegel
Marie DAILY
Agnes Kollossa
Josephine Shelby
Elise Gibbin
Penelope MacIntyre
Osborn Ma ggs
Catherine Cianciarulo
Mary Albini
Edith Ayenzino
Irene Mccullough
Margaret Rice
Madeline Muldoon
Isabelle Zaherea
Henrietta kalinin
Nellie Heafey
Gertrude Brennan
Rena Service
Frances Skinner
Albert Bohlender
Daniel Bigley
GeraId Hampton
Lawrence Whiteman
Thomas Heafey
Raymond Olson
Claud Coleman
James Pelletieri
James Shelby
Charles Laugel
Joseph Pelletieri
Laurence Viscara
Joseph Sheridan
Joseph Ruschen
William Webb
Henry Alfred
William Rogers
Leland Gibbs
Robert Sheppard
John Weaver
Jesse Vargas
Winslow Vierra
Louise Morck
Margaret Dwightman
Linnie Ryan
Marie Lopes
Florence Partridge
Irene Costello
Rose Baroni
Josephine Rodini
Beatrice Glow
Agnes Meally
Clara KeDderick
Ethel Calvin
Alice Wilson
Mary Campbell
Katherine Schlegel
Josephine Hyncs
Albina Gaznago
Agnes Tifer
7tta Parker
Nary Brisig
elizabeth Thomas
emily Partridge
Tiola Scott
Ida Hitchcock
Mary Wallace
Caroline LeConte
Esther Mullin
Elizabeth Newell
Ada Whaley
Petronello Candido
Josephine Morgan
Susan Rogers
Mabel McGovern
James Dyer
Frederick Brown
Lawrence Rosano
Charles Kern
Hugo Whiglan
James Sweeney
William Muldoon
Walter Hanshaw
Raymond Yiscarlra
William Meniaheit
Norman Slater
George Carleton
Edward Struhm
John DockreH
Charles Retagliatti
Edward Loebs
Joseph Santos