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Will Make Grades Easy.
subcontracts Awarded.

S~ubcontracts for construction work
on the first division Of the Denver,
Laramie and Northwestern railroad
have been let to Brandon & Ruby, a
contracting firm of this city. These
contracts were let by F. B. Orman G.
Co., who have the contracts for build
ing the road from Denver to Fort Col
Inns, says the Denver Times. Addi-
tional subcontracts will be let in a
few days. Work of establishing camps
is now well under way and the grad.
ing forces have begun work. Brandon
& Ruby have established a camp half
a mile north of the Globe smelter and
F. B. Orman & Co. have established
a camp on Clear creek about a mile
and a half from the smelter. These
camps will be filled with graders as
o as their organizations are com
pleted.
, 1908-05-14
shop EmpIoye Gets HAND Hort.

T. j. Gustin, an employee of the I'm
ion Pacific shors, was taken to ST.
Johns hospital today with a badly
crushed hand, the result of al accident
while at work, says the Cheyenne Tri-
bune. The member is SO badly man
gled that it is difficult to tell whether
it can be saved or not, but 1t is feared
hal one or two fingers must be ampu-
tated in any event. This is the Sec
ond distressing accident which Mr..
Gustin has suffered within a few
months. Only a short time ago he
hurt his right hand, which incapaci-
tated him for work for a number Of
weeks. The accident today is to the
ledt hand and will dougtless cause a
permanent injury. Mr.. Gustin is the
father of a large family of motherless
children.
, 1908-05-14
RAUNER FUNERAL TO BE
HELD TOMORROW

The funeral of P. C. Rauner will &C
cur tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock
from the Elk's home. The services at
the home will be by the Elks and Rev,
A. C. Hogpin of the Presbyterian
church will preach a short sermon.
At the grave the Knights Of Pythias
will have charge and services will be
held by that order and the Woodmen
of the World. Friends may review the
remains at the Elks hall from 10 until
2 tomorrow.
, 1908-05-14
ProbabIe caus. Of Death.

The theory of A. B. Cady, the agent
for the Union Pacific here, is that the
man who was killed in the yards here
Monday afternoon was attempting to
steal a ride west. The train was NOV
ing not to exceed a mile an hour at
The time of the accident, the trainmen
examining the cars for defective air
couplings, the train having been made
up Of a large number of cars picked
up in the yards here. The victim of
The accident was evidently waiting be-
side the track and when the trainmen
passed he made an effort to get into a
hopper bottom car, which was prob
ably open at the bottom, letting the
mans body slide through to the track.
IN attempting to get from under the
car he may have struck his head
against a projection and become dazed,
falling backward after getting from
under the car, the wheel striking him
and breaking his neck, but not passing
over him. This is partially borne out
oy the inquest, the wounds indicating
an accident OF some such nature.
No Identification Yet.
Mr.. Cady had been unable to heal
anything from the mans partners al
mamma, although a gentleman Of that
pace, who was here and talked will
mr' Cady, agreed to make a persona
investigation. The mans Dody will
nooably be buried tomorrow, wher
Oe coroner's jury returns its verdict
, 1908-05-14
CAME FROM DENVER
In TOURING CAR.

Carl Ruprecht came up from Den
yer last night in his Packard touring
car, and will visit his mother here be
Frank Miller and George Smith, two
Denver boys, came with him. They
left Denver yesterday morning and
made splendid time until they reached
Forks hotel, the other side of Tie
Siding, when eight inches of snow
vas encountered. 1t took them sew
eral hours to make town from that
point. The machine is quartered at
the Johnson garage and is the Pack
ard company's latest model of tour
ing car.
, 1908-05-14
More Evidence Found.

Laporte, Ind. May 14.-The Gun
ness death farm today gave up more
corroborative evidence. Two more
watches were found in the debris of
the ruined house. The bodies of nine
male victims have been unearthed,
yet the record of the watches belong
ing to men is now ten.
viii Resume Digging.
Sheriff Smutzer announced after the
finding of today that he VIII resume
his digging operations, with the hope
of u%ncovering additional skeletons.
, 1908-05-14

Chicago. H., May 14.-A dispatch to
the Record-Herald from Omaha says:
In case Bryan receives the democrat
ic nomination, his daughter, Mrs. Ruth
Bryan Leavitt, will take the stump
i'm Colorado, Wyoming and several
other western states, and will cam
paign in her fathers interest.
Mayor Gives information.
This information was given out by
Mayor Dahlman, who has just returned
from Denver, where he had been with
other democratic national committee
men completing arrangements for the
convention.
Will Speak to Women.
Mrs. Leayitt will confine her efforts
to women, and will only stump those
states where women vote.
, 1908-05-14
Gone to Bedside of Wife.

S. j.. Kent of the Denver, Laramie
and Northwestern, wno "a at home
yesterday at the meeting Of the iirec.
tGrs If the road, left last night Tor
Denver, to the bedside of Mrs. Kent,
wlio is in st. Joseph's hospital recov-
ering from an operation. Mrs. Kent
withstood the operation nicely and is
getting along splendidly. She will re-
main at the hospital for several weeks
yet, however.
, 1908-05-14
MRS. HARRIS RETURNS

Mrs. j. w. Harris and her son, Wal
ter. who have been living at Denver
for several months, where Mr.. Harris
underwent operation at a hospital,
have returned to this city to live,
asking hal the copy of The Republi-
can going to their Denver address be
discontinued. Walter is doing nicely
and believes that Laramie is the bet
ter place Of the two to live In.
, 1908-05-14

is a stretch of railroad 1913 miles Ion :
running from South Omaha almost du
west and saving ten miles on all
through business from Omaha to the
west and from the west to Omaha,
When the Union Pacific road was built
the engineers followed the lines u
least resistance and thus the road was
built south from Omaha to Gilmore,
where it circled west through Pap:llion
and Willard.
Will Make Grades Easy.
The new line will not only save this
roundabout way, but will make an
easy grade for the heavy trains, avoid
ing the hard pull from the south into
South Omaha. This saving of grade
and distance by the new line has been
made by an expenditure of over $4,000
000, encountering some of the heaviest
fills on the line of Union Pacific road.
While the road is to be a double track.
but n track is completed. The
other is being installed as fast as the
men can get at the work.
, 1908-05-14
JURY RETURNS VERDICT
OF ACCIDENTAL DEATH

The jury in the case of the unknown
man found dead in the railroad yards
Greenwood, Elmer Lovejoy and G. S.
Greenbaum, this afternoon returned a
verdict that the man, John Doe" for
the want of a better name, came to
his death accidentally while trying to
board a westbound train in the rail
road yards here. No ciew to his iden'
tity was found by the coroner. He
will be buried by Undertaken Stryker.
, 1908-05-14
led by a lively fistic encounte,


n n of the trainmen and a
fellow employed at the Cain grading
camp south of town, who came out
on the train from a trip to Laramie,
says the Centennial Post. 1t seems
that the grader had made some uncom-
~plimentary remark concerning the
trainman, which the latter resented in
a vigorous manner by knocking him
down after he had refused to apologize.
AS he came to his feet the combatants
clinched and a rough and tumble fight
of several minutes ensued, when they
were separated by friends. But for
the GOODNESS of Conductor Corey there
would have probably have been a gen.
eral melee between the trainmen and
the graders with disastrous results.
, 1908-05-14
THIRD WARD COMPANY
HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING

The Third Ward Water company
held it's annual meeting last night, at
the Office of J. w. Johnson, with all
the trustees present. Henry May was
reelected president; Ole Thompson,
vice president and treasurer; Ole Pet
erson, secretary; ]. T. Holiday, Lau-
ritz Miller and j. w. Johnson, trus-
tees. Louis Soderstrom was selected
to fill the vacancy aused by the death
of e. A. Christie,
, 1908-05-14
KEARNEY MEN OFFER
A WOOL WAREHOUSE

Mayor Sralding has received from
parties at Kearney a letter stating
that some excellent brick warehouses
are available there for a wool storage
center, and asking him to obtain the
sent..Ants~ the sheepmen of this
section In relation thereto. The build
ings are large and comfortable and
the writer's suggest the ~practicability
of Kearney for a wool center.
, 1908-05-14
MADE AsslGNM EMIT.
Reserve Trust Company of Cleveland
Forced to Close its Doors.

Cleveland, O., May 1.-THE Reserve
Trust company made an assignment
today to the Superior Savings and
Trust company. The liabilities Of the
concern are about s2,7 $1,000. Inabil-
ity to realize on outstanding loans, it
is said, precipitated the failure. Off
GERS say the depositors will be paid
in full.
, 1908-05-14
TRAIN WRECKED.
Engine n Four Coaches of Colorado
and Southern Ditched,

Trinidad, Colo, May 14.-North-
bound train No. 1 of the Colorado and
Southern went into a dittld at noon
today at Huerfano, sixty miles north
OF here The engine and four coaches.
left the track. -Four passengers were
injured, though not fatally. A wreck
ing crew with physicians has gone
from here to the scene.
, 1908-05-14

WILL INSPECT ROAD
TO MANEUVER CAMP.

j. E. Winslow and N. E. CorthSl
of the Commercial club went over a
portion Of the road to the maneuver
camp this afternoon, in anticipation Of
the visit of the quartermaster from
Fort D. A. Russell tomorrow. The
department will be urged to make
Laramie the railroad point for the
handling of men and supplies to the
camp and the committee will inspect
the repairs to the road now going
forward.
, 1908-05-14
Gan on Grade Closed Up.

The gap in the grade of the Laramie,
Hahns Peak and Pacific will soon be
closed up by contractor ]. F. White,
says the Centennial Post, and the road
bed will then be ready for the tics
from Centennial to McNealy's and the
ties are already on the groun.l at this
place.
, 1908-05-14
SAD NEWS
RECEIVED
LARAMIE MAN INFORMED OF
DEATH OF MOTHER AT Sc.
ATTLE DURING FORENOON.
Mrs. Phoebe orIena Spafford, Mother
of Frank D. Spafford Of This City
and Formerly Resident of Lara
mie-came With Husband in 1879
and Remained Eight Years.

Mrs. Phoebe Orlena Spafford, wife
of William H. Spafford and the moth
er of Frank ID. Spafford of this city,
died at her home at Seattle, Wash,
this morning, Mr.. Spafford receiving
a telegram notifying him of the sad
event at noon. Mrs. Spafford had
been i'll for several weeks, but the son
did not know of the dangerous illness
of his mother. He was planning a
visit to his parents in a short time,
to be absent a month. The date of
the funeral was not stated in the tel
egram, and the Laramie son will prob
ably not be able at this time to at
tend.
Native of Michigan.
Mrs. Spafford was born in Michi-
gan, near Lansing, in March, 1916,
and came to Laramie with her family
in 1879, Mr.. Spafford being manager
of the Western Union telegraph Office
at this place for several years, the
family moving to the northwest after
living here until 1888. There are two
sons, Frank d. Spafford of this city
and Arthur Spafford, who is o in
British Columbia. and six daughters,
four of them married and two single.
The single daughters live with their
father, the others having homes in
Montana, Idaho and other northwest
ern states.
Member of Baptist Church.
Mrs. Spafford was a member of the
Baptist church and when she lived
here her friends were numbered by
the number of her acquaintances.
There are hundreds here now who
will read of her death with sincere
and heartfelt regret. Mr.. Spafford has
retired from business and he, too, will
receive the sympathy of many friends
here.
, 1908-05-14
UNITED STATES PATENTS
ARE PLACED ON RECORD.

The following United States pat
ents were filed for record today: ST.
mon w. Hixson, dated January 81.
ship 10. range II; Louis .Marquardt,
dated March s, 1898, for 16S.49 acres
in section 20, township 16. range 70.
, 1908-05-14
CARLOAD OF LUMBER
FOR LARAMIE COMPANY

The Laramie Development company
has a carload of lumber here awaiting
shipment to M%illbrook, where it will
be used in the building operations
now going on in that section. The
company is erecting a number of
houses on the ranch for the benefit
of the settlers.
, 1908-05-14
Nav Not complete cutoff.

Announcement is made at Cheyenne.
according to a telegram from that city,
that the Union Pacific will not during
the present year work on any
of the unfinished improvements in Wy
oming, including the Athol-Borie cut
off from the Cheyenne-Denver line
to the main line west of Cheyenne.
, 1908-05-14
No Confirmation of Rumor

London, May 14.-There Is no con,
firmation here of the rumor original
ing in st. Petersburg that the Ameer
of Afghanistan has been assassinated
The story is discredited.
, 1908-05-14
WINSLOW BECOMES OWNER
OF FINE NEW REQ CAR

j.. E. Winslow today placed an or
der for a 1908 model Rec car, seated
for five passengers up to date in
every particular. The new car will
be here about the goth and Mr.. Wins
low will consent to recognize his
friends until that date.
, 1908-05-14
FOUND HIS MOTHER

1NCV II TWT NONIO
A letter was received this morning
from Clark Pelton, dated at Collins,
o., noting that upon his arrival at that
place he found his mother greatly i'm
proved, and if the improvement con-
tinues he looks for her to be up and
around again soon He said nothing,
however, of when he would return
homo
, 1908-05-14
RETURNING HOME FOR
SOME SPECIAL WORK.

George Sliney, who was appointed
several days ago by Congressman
Mondell to take the examination for
West Point, will leave tomorrow for
his home at Thermopolis to do special
work before taking the examination
next fall.
, 1908-05-14
Minnesota Democrats.

st. Paul, MINI, May 14.-The dem
ocratic state convention met at IL
O'Clock today for the purpose of Sc
Letting delegates-at-large and district
delegates to the Denver convention.
, 1908-05-14
DAUGHTER Of BRYAN
MAY STUMP STATE
The probabilities are that it will las
throughout the day.

The probabilities are that it will last
throughout the day.
Bolt Losing Strength.
The Bryan mems threat to bolt and
hold a rump convention If they are
not accorded recognition either by the
seating of their contested delegates or
by inserting in the platform a plank
declaring in favor of Bryan as the
second choice seems to have lost con-
siderable force during the last forty
eight hours.
May Mention Bryan.
None of the contesting delegates
will be seated. This is certain.
There may, however, be mention of
Bryan in the platform, although the
Johnson leaders believe there is no
occasion for abiding to Bryan, and
will make a strong fight against let
ting in his name.
johnson Men Control.
The Johnson men are in such over
whelming strength that they DOM
mate the entire situation.
, 1908-05-14
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT
81 OWLY RECOVERIN

SEOW ~ HGOO CtIN0
Prof. F. w. Lee, superintendent of
the city schools, who has been laid up
at home for a few days with a severe
attack of sciatic rheumatism, is get
ting better and is now able to be up
and about a part of the time.
, 1908-05-14

ihroagh cara will be run on the
ne cutoff Sunday, says the Omaha
While this announcement is not
Maccl1aily make by General Manager
sier Of the Union Pacific. the diff
~" a. Departments are preparing to
Trains II that tims. Lane cutoff
, 1908-05-14
RUTH BRYAN LEAVITT TO SPEAK
FOR HER FATHER If HE RE-
cEIvES THE DEMOCRAT
IC NOMINATION.

viii Speak in States Where Women
Vote Only to Women, and Tour
viii Include Wyoming-Minnesota
Democrats S%quabbIing over Men,
ton OF Bryan in Their Platform at
Meeting of State Convention.
, 1908-05-14
state Librarian
WYOMING Man Will f.
LEAD IN DISCUSSION

can National Livestock association on
Grazing and Stock Raising"
Carey to Lead.
The general discussion of these sub.
jects will be opened by former United
States Senator Joseph M. Carey OF
Cheyenne, Wyo.
Hill Made Big Hit.
J. ]. Hill was given an ovation when
he spoke. He talked for nearly an
hour, and at the conclusion was warm
ly congratulated by the members of
the convention, including Bryan, who
shook hands with him.
Like Stockholders Meeting.
Hill likened the assemblage to a di-
rectors' meeting of the great political
and economic corporation known as
the United States of America The
stockholders, he said, were e%ighty-sev-
en- million people of the country.
Mineral Used But Once.
He said the mineral wealth could be
used but onc and was rapidly being
exhausted. The exhaustion of the
coal supply is not in the indefinite flu
ture. The forests are rapidly disap-
pearing and the stock of inappropriate
ed land Is rapidly decreasing.
Great Soil Waste.
He then took up the subject of
Soil Waste" and showed that the
fertility of the soil is being decreased
by the methods of farming.
-
Considering Currency Bill.
Washington, D. c., May 14.-The
house today adopted a rule for the
consideration Of the vreeland currency
bill. TIA to 146. The democrats voted
solidly against 1t and were supported
by fifteen republicans.
Sundry Civil Bill Passed.
NNo hip Ofnn D lRo.. MI.
, 1908-05-14
WILL SPEND SUMMER
WITH SONS FAMILY.

Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Marker and
daughter of Chicago arrived in the
city this afternoon and will spend the
summer with the family of C. G. Mar
ker. Mr.. and Mrs. Marker are the par
ents of the Laramie man.
, 1908-05-14
SIGNAL Man coino East.

F. W. Pfaeging, superintendent of
signal service for the Wyoming d.
vision, passed through the city today
in his private car 0S, bound for
Omaha.
, 1908-05-14

Myron Wall, check clerk at the tel
egraph Office, is planning a trip to the
Pacific coast shortly. He lad hoped
to be relieved by the LIST of June. but
has not been assured yet that that is
possible. He will probably be absent
for a month.
, 1908-05-14

President Fred A. Miller and Audi
tor ]. W. Emmons left last night for
Omaha on business connected with
the Laramie Plains line.
, 1908-05-14
WILL READ PAPER ON

"HiSTORY OF MUSIC"
At the meeting this evening of the
Laramie Literary club, w. H. B. ia
cobus will read a paper on The His.
tory OF Music in Laramie"
, 1908-05-14
STATE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
IN SESSION AT CHEYENNE.
FOR SELECTION OF
THE DELEGATES.
Stickney for Permanent Chairman and
Hayden M. White of Buffalo for
Member of Congress-P.aces on
Committees for Albany County
Delesates-W. H. Holiday Likely
to Be Selected as Delegate.


Cheyenne, Wyo., May 14.-The DEM
ocratic state convention to select del
egates to the Denver convention, NOM
mate a candidate for congress and
candidates for presidential electors
and candidates for judges in the four
judicial districts of the state. was
called to order in Keefe hall at 10
o'clock this morning by w. B. Ross
of this city, chairman of the state
committee.
Temporary Officers.
Mr.. Ross was made temporary
chairman and Hayden M. White of
Buffalo temporary secretary. The
chairman appointed committees on
credentials, permanent organization
and order of business, and on resolu-
tons. The Albany county members of
the different committees are as fol.
lows:
Credent!als--W. w. Bower.
Permanent Organization = C. L.
Patched.
Resolutions-W. H. Holiday.
Holiday for Delegate.
Recess vas taken a little before
noon to give the committees time to
prepare their reports. 1t is believed
that w. H. Holiday will be selected
as one of the delegates-at-large to the
Denver convention.
White for Congress.
Hayden M. White will be nominated
for congress and the resolutions will
endorse Bryan for president. They
will be against a high tariff, against
the administration of western matters
by President Roosevelt, and against
the administration of state affairs by
Governor Brooks and the republican
state administration.
Osborne for Committeeman.
John E. Osborne will no doubt be
reelected as the Wyoming member
of the national committee.
Stickney for Permanent Chairman.
Upon the reconvening OF the con
vention, D. N. Stickney of Laramie
was made permanent chairman. HI
will likely be made chairman of The
state committee.
, 1908-05-14
THAW HEARING IS
N0W|NP PROGRESS
HABEAs CORPUS PROCEEDINGS
BEGUN BEFORE JUSTICE IN
PoUGHksEPsIE COURT.
Attorneys Claim That Justice Bowling
Did Not Conform to Legal Require
ments and That Thaw is Being De.
prived Of Liberty Without Due
Process of Law.

Poughkeepsie, N. Y, May 14.-Hear-
ing of the Thaw habeas corpus was
opened today, with representatives Of
both sides ready to hasten the issue
to a conclusion. Thaw's counsel con-
tends that Justice Bowling did not
conform to the legal requirements
when he committed Thaw to the asy-
lum, and claim that he is being de-
prived of his liberty witholt due pro-
cess of law
, 1908-05-14

LAND NEAR HATTON
SOLD BY WARRANTY.
Simon w. Hixson today sold to Lew
is j. Porter, for $1,000, lands in sec
tons 2 and IL, township Is, range n.
near Hatton, in the western portion OF
the county.
, 1908-05-14

They ask Justice Morschauser to
first pass upon this question before
examining witnesses to determine
Thaw's present mental condition.
, 1908-05-14

HOMESTEAD CONTEST
HAS BEEN CONTINUED.
The homestead contest of Don Mil
Ter against Rauner, to have been heard
before John H. Symons yesterday, has
been continued, the date to be fixed
later.
, 1908-05-14
General Manager at Denver.

A private car carrying General Man
ager Mohler and his party came from
the west and went to Denver last
night, says the Cheyenne Tribune. The
party has been travelling across coun'
try over the route of the new cut-ofi
up the Platte river and across the
plains to Medicine Bow. There are
rumors that the Union Pacific policy
of retrenchment is no longer neces-
sary and that extensive development
will begin at once.
, 1908-05-14

Daily Republican. 50 cent? = month
, 1908-05-14
johnson the EavorIte.

Si''SS AlC TdNOTllGs
st. Paul, Mimi. May Alt was de-
cided later today by the Johnson men
TO insert the name of Bryan in the
platform by declaring that, while the
democrats of Minnesota have affection
for him, and possess confidence in his
integrity and ability, they favor John
son as the a who is equally worthy
n gives greater promise of a sue
cessful candidacy.
Will Cause a Fight.
II is certain that this resolution
VIII produce a warm fight on the foor
of the convention, and it may be
stricken out. Bryan's name was in
serted in the document by T. D..
OBrien of st. Paul, chairman of the
committee on resolutions, and a
strong johnson man
, 1908-05-14

Whipped ostreperous Grader.
Upon the arrival OF the Plains hne
train Thursday morning the quietude
of this peaceful camp was severely
, 1908-05-14

weekly Republican only Il . yeas
, 1908-05-14

weekly Republican only 81 . y..,
, 1908-05-14

Sundry Civil Bill Passed.
Washington, D. u, May 14.-The
senate today passed the sundry civil
appropriation bill without an amend
ment.
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