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Evening journal., 1908-12-18
Sports
LIEUT.. RODNEY
MAKES A CHANGE
Officer Of Company H, Elected
Lieutenant of Company c,
May Become Adiutant

2 Richard Rodney formerly second lieu-
tenant Of Company IT, New Castle, was
elected first lieutenant OF Company C, this
ciiy lass night lie succeeds Lieutenant
}. C. Lawson elected captain 10 succeed
Us IT, " Casey. resigned The election
was held IN the armory. Twelfth and Or
anee streets.
The selection OF junior officer from
one company to become senior officer in
ahother company IS unusual The pro-
codnre was followed IN order to make pos
sible AN appointment which, 1t IS under-
stood. win be made within a short time
This Is the appointment OF Lieutenant
Rodney 10 be battalion adiutant Of the
first battalion under Major Simon =. Do
hcrty This office has been vacant since
The retirement Of First Lieutenant w II.
Mahan. Major Doheriy has not announced
the battalion adlutant but 1t Is said that
Lieutenant Rodney viii be appointed. ft
is necessary that the battalion adiutant
be a lieutenant and the election OF Lleu-
tenant Rodney last night makes him
eligible for the battalion adjutancy.
Evening journal., 1908-12-18

having time to kill he went to the
courtroom. The prisoner was evidently
terribly depressed He wore a stubblc
beard and tramp's clothing. There
was something in his appearance ia
miliar TO Tower. ToweS was sure ht
knew the man. but coifld not place
him.
Tower was obliged to leave for HON,
that evening. On reaching Heyfords
Vile he went TO the stone house on tn,
hill and asked If Mr.. Heyford wa.
there. He was not On the stree
Tower met Agnes Dow. He asked hei
II she knew Of the whereabouts Of
Lawrence Heyford. she drew down
her brows and the corners of hel
mouth in 4 singular fashion, palinp
slightly, and asked him why he ex
pected TO gain such Information from
her lie apologized ard went on Fol
awhile after that he was observed by
his friends TO have something on his
mind.
When Heyford made his next visit
to the stone house he shut himself up
there for long while. Indeed. he had
been there some time before any one
knew Of his arrival He was seen out
once or twice. but it was winter. and
he was much mudied After awhile he
went away again.
Tower had kept in touch with the
trial Of Gesel and learned that he was
acquitted rather from the fact that tho
chain Of evidence against him was i'm
perfect than as 10 any doubt that he
was guilty There are times when &
person will connect different happen
ings without being conscious Of any
reason for doing so. Tower made sucl
a connection in his own mind betwee.
three persons Agnes Dow. Lawrenct
Heyford and Gesell. the murderer Fo'
his life he could not get rid Of group
ing this trio In some mystery.
Meanwhile the gap between Acnc
Dow and the women Of Heyfordsvill
grew broader. Then there were certar
whlsperings. The more intelligen
class Of people have but little know
edge of the superstition Of the lowe
classes. Where the idea emanate
from no ono knew. but the children o
the place came TO speak Of her to on,
another in whisper as a witch. Whe,
they net her on the street before pass
ing her they would cross TO the othe
side. Young women OF her own ag
simply avoided her Their motner
werc divided on the matter. Som
scoffed at the treatment she received
while others forbade their daughter
! TO have anything to do with her. A.
for the young men, some Of them woul
have been glad to pay court 10 the o.
iect Of all this variety Of opinion. bu
~ late Agnes would not permit any o
them to re near her.
Years passed, ana Lawrence Heyfort
did not return to the stone house
Where he was no one knew. Two serv
ants who had from their birth growr
old In the service Of the family stayed
in the house simply as caretakers. Peo
pie often asked them where the owne
was, but they said they did not know
All their communications were Will
Mr.. Heyford's agent in the city. Agnei
Dow outllvcd the other members Of he
family ;-i dwelt alone IN the hous
Evening journal., 1908-12-18
O'ROURKE WILL NOT BOSS
LOCAL TRI-STATE TEAM
NO More For Mine" Former Manager Says, and
Hopes For Pennanf Winning
Team For City

John A. O'Rourke. who managed the
Wilmington Tri-State baseball team.
the latter part of last season. will no,
manage the team next year. Mr.
p'Rourke told THE EVENING JOUR.
NAL to-day that he is out of the
game. mo more for NINE" was the
way O'Romke put IL. The forme,
manager says however. there is no
reason why Wilmington should not ne
represented I'm tho Tri-S state League
next season. Eugene Stiruth. who
holds the lease on South side Parr
having assured O'Rourke that the
grounds win lie available to the Til
state management. il heing the pla,
Of the Atlantic League 90 arrange ri
schedule that win not conflict with IN.
Tri-Statc schedule.
Concerning the local baseball situa-
tion O'RouiSe says.
Wilmington will no doubt be repre
seuted I'm the Tr-State again i'm 1908
The protection money for the torritor,
has been paid and the South sin,
grounds are available for the Tri
states playing dates. Just who tho
owner ana manager viii he / cannot
say These matters will no doubt be
decided at the January meeting. MY
sincere wish is that Wilmington witt
have a pcnnant contender all the way
next season and my ono regret is that
my permanent retirement from base
ball will prevent my having the ou
portunity of putting together a club
that would win Tri-State pennant
The conditions that / had to contend
with during my connection with tn
club made both am artistic and nnan.
cial success impossible, but l win
nevertheless always remember with
pleasure the kind treatment accorded
me 10y the former club owners, the
| players. tho public, and last but not
| least the press"
Evening journal., 1908-12-18
ST. PATRICK'S TEAM
LOSES TO MT. ST. MARY

s. Mary's College. Emmettsburg.
Md, defeated ST. Patricl<'s Athletic
Association I'm this city last night In an
exciting game of basketball bv the
score Of 30 10 u. Despite the dis
parity in the score the game was well
played throughout. and the visitors did
not take the game without sturdy
opposition.
81. Patrick's team was only recently
organized and has had little opportun-
ity 20 practice. so that its defeat last
night IS no indication OF its record for
the future. II IS the purpose Of the
athletic association TO engage pro-
essional coach for the team. and when
return game with Mt. ST. Afar,'s
ollege shall have been played IN Jan
AIRY II is more than probable that the
'esult viii bc different. St Patricl's
athletic Association win play Mt. ST
dary's In other forms of athletics I'm
'cason. and II IS probable that thev
VIII be close rivals The association
now has 10 members. and expects
20 be a big factor Ia athletics here
Evening journal., 1908-12-18
STANDING OF THE
AMATEUR B0WLERS

Secretary Mcfarland, of the VIII
mngton city Amateur Bowling League
has compiled the averages of the play
ers in the league up to date. and IL
shows that among the amateurs there
are some good players.
Drukker, Of Waverly, has an indi.
vidual game score of 25i and has a
score of 595 for three game score. II,
has played 36 games. Ironheld, Oi
Fairvicw, who has played Is games
has the highest three game score, il
being 597. G. Bradford, of Columbia
has the highest single game score, il
being 2SS. Brown. of the Colts, wht
played nine games, has the highest
average. it being H. The standing
Evening journal., 1908-12-18
WALBROOK TO
PLAY LENOX TONIGHT

The WalbroolS A. c. team OF Baltimore
play the Lenox roller polo team at Elev-
onth Street Rink tonight. The Balu-
moreans had planned for the game and
the IenoN gladly consented to play them.
The Springs has defeated Walbrook two
out OF three games, and naturally much
interest is aroused at the prospect OF a
contest between the Leno- and Captain
Bauatts five on Saturday night the b.
and o team OF Baltimore will play the
Springs.
Evening journal., 1908-12-18
AthIetie cIub easketbaII Team

Thornton lyman has been elected man
ager Of the Wilmington Athletic Associa-
tion basketball team. Ernest Greenwell Is
his assistant. As soon as the necessary
arrangements can be made for a hall. the
men viii be given a try-out i'm the cage
and tho team selected There is some ex-
cellent material In the club and It is the
intention TO have one Of the fastest hves
to be found I'm the city.
Evening journal., 1908-12-18
Griffith Says Big Deal is PENDING.

CHICAGO. Dec. 1S.-Clarke Grinith.
,n' new flanager Of the Cincinnati
hecs' PASSED through the city on his
Nay 10 his ranch h Montana. aud gave
aotlee that the big three -cornercd deal
W lilaNers which WAS put through last
wees h'eht be 0veishadowed hv arnth-
en- dleker OF gigantic proportions
5iii was not referring 20 tho prob
oNle trade among the Boston. New
N'rk ard l,iT'n'ayu clubs. which IS said
u involve Dahlen. Eerzog and i.im-
Evening journal., 1908-12-18
soeeer lean 10 PraetIoe.

The Wilmington Athletic Clubs soccer
team viii hold It's nrst practice to-mor-
row afternoon on the grounds, at River
view. Manager y. w <enncoy will have
the balls on the field at 2.3O o'clock, and
would like TO see all the candidates pres.
ent for practice.
Evening journal., 1908-12-18

when applied to the newspaper page
they make people think twice.
First. people think there's a man who
keeps up w;,h the procession.
Second. they think he must keep
good goods on hand.
Again. if the home paper has enough
drops OF advertising ink on its surface
TO make a proper showing the outsider
thinks this must be pretty lively
town
Thus drop Of NEWSPAPER AD-
vERTISING INK is good thing fol
the town.
Evening journal., 1908-12-18

they hau ...~u together. No one
else ever went into it. and she never
went into any home but her own. Peo-
pie wondered why she did not go to live
in some other town They also won
dered why she who had been so popu-
lar with men never married. The pre-
vailing opinion was that she coveted
Lawrence Heyford; that she could not
get him and she would have no one
Rise. She lived to be fifty years old.
One. day Heyford came back a broken
old man. This was several years after
Agnes Dow's death Soon after his re-
turn he died and before his death con-
fessed to a clergyman that he had been
wildly I'm love with Agnes Dow. She
ad Influenced him to quarrel with and
n man VINO he afterward learned
ii Tilted her ABIGAIL TREAT.
Evening journal., 1908-12-18


The Lenox roller polo team last night
.sgnalized IFS reappearance at Eleventh
Street Rink by playing the Springs five
to tic, each side oaging two goals; 1t
was a good game. clean and devoid of the
'strong arm work thar characterized the
battle royal last Monday night. Referee
Frank Traynor was boss of the job. he
putting into effect several regulations
tending to eliminate choppmg with the
polo stick, tripping of play ers and other
Objectionable features.
The .Lenox boys were given the glad
hand OF welcome when they skated out on
the floor The contest was interesting
from beginning to end although slow at
times and the lenox boys showed the ef-
feet Of getting out of training for a few
weeks.
Team work was essayed by both clubs
rather than banging the ball about and
at times there were some fine exhibitions
of passing the ball. The Springs boys ex-
ceiled in play in which they kept the
ball going slowly between Cloward, Beatty
and stoddard in triangular positions This
is play the Springs team Is developing
and il gotten down to dependable form
should materially strengthen their floor
work. The Lenox boys PLAYED the style
Of the Maryland Athletic Club. the rushes
taking opposite sides OF the floor when
the ball is IN their possession. Both teams
used their centors to good advantage not
only to break up rushes but to assist the
rushes i'm carrying the bail.
Beatty scored the first goal for the
fn
one seconds Of play i'm the first half
foul was called on Stoddard for trip
ping W stevens. Stoddard was reaching
i'm front of stevens TO try 10 get the ball
from the speedy Lenox rush, and the
crook Of the stick tripped Stevens Referee
Travnor promptly called a foul Short
ly aficrward a foul was called on Beatty
for interfering.
In the second half Cloward Gagged a goal
after forty-ive seconds of play. and w
Stevens two minutes later scored the first
goal for Lenox. amid much applause
l'orty-cight seconds before the half was
ended W. stevens shot another goal. tie
ing the score. Tho Lenox boys then placed
four men on the defense until the half
was ovcr When the last goal was shot
10y stevens. Stoddard's skate was broken
and he was trying to attract the referee $
attention.
There were several spills during the
game. but they were due 10 fast skating
rather than 20 intentional roughness. Cod
win and Seimanat the cages and NicElwee
and Yates at half back stopped many
SLOTS during the contest. and Stoddard
and T.. Stevens did we'll in breaking up
rushes at center while TIiu and W. Stev-
ems and Beatty ana Cloward worked to-
gethcr i'm team work to advantage The
lineup.
Springs Icnox.
Selman .... q. ......goal.. 20 .... Goodwin
Mcklwoe o. ....half ...... .......Yates
Stoddard centre .... IF. Stevens
Beatty Gee. o. first rush w. stevens
Cloward o.. second rush o.. b.. M. Hiu
Referee. Traynor: timekeepor. Elliott
goals. LenoX. q: w. Stevens; Springs,
Beatty. /; Cloward. T.
Evening journal., 1908-12-18

NEW YORK Dec iS.-Thomas Water
man White, for thirty-two years con-
nected with the star Of the New York
Herald died al his home, from valvuiar
disease Of the heart complicated with
other causes.
MIR White was 5S years old ana in adj
diiton to winning a high position IN the
Evening journal., 1908-12-18
FOsrd in Amateur Championship shoor

William NJ. Foard, Or this city tied
with G, W. Billings. Of the y. Y. A..
C.. and J. II. Hendrickson. OF the
zergenbach Gun Club. at the prelimi-
nary shoot 90 the amateur champion
ship shoot which takes place at New
York today. Each gunner broke ~
Of 100 birds. In the shoot off Foard
broke % Of 25 birds and got fourth
place in the event
Evening journal., 1908-12-18
PIERCE
New Castle Basketball.

NEW CASTLE. Dec. ls-Tho New Cas-
to High School FIRST team defeated the
second team last nisht by a close margin
in the Knights Hall, boy the score Of 2e TO
c
Evening journal., 1908-12-18
10 Play Soccer Here.

William Connolly. Of Elizabethport n.
D. VIII make Wilmington his home. lie ia
an expert soccer football player and viii
hc given position on the Wilmington
team
Evening journal., 1908-12-18

Government scientists who have been
measuring them say raindrons vary in
size from the merest speck Of water to
two inches in diameter.
Evening journal., 1908-12-18
BOWLING

Peircc and Franklin College bowlcd on
the Pierce Alleys last night with these
results.
Evening journal., 1908-12-18
LEN0X FIVE AND
SPRINGS TIE AT 2
Both Teams ReSOrted to
Skilled Passing, Devoid Of
Strong Arm" Play

oh. look whose here!
The Lenox; cheer. cheer
Cheer for the Blue and White.
They're once again In the fight
Battling with all their might,
Oh, what a pretty sight
TO see these Polo Knights,
They Of the Blue and White
Rah. Rahl They're alright.
LenoX. Lenox!
Evening journal., 1908-12-18

newspaper world ho was one Of the fore
most amateur athletes of the country.
When heel and toe walking became popu-
lar Mr. White wac the first amateur to
set record below seven minutes for the
mile. and he held the amateur records for
walking one. two ana five miles.
, 1908-03-17

The Crystal theater was dark last
night. There were three reasons. A
new absolutely fire-proof box-the
largest in town-weighing 500 pounds
was installed in which the operator
will work. The machine was thorough.
ly o~verhauled, and the walls were beau.
tifully decorated. The Crystal will
open tonight dressed in its best. In
addition to the regular show, that great
film, the Harlequin Story will be
shown. This picture is actually in a
class by itself and was considered by
the Society Des Artes' of Paris as
the pinnacle of perfection in films, both
in originality and subject, n as al
artistic production and NJ. Dupont, the
designer, was awarded the grand
prix'' in recognition of his contribution
to the world of art. This celebrated
film will only be shown tonight, as TIP
demand for it is SO great that each
show can only secure it for one day.
Mr.. Rodgers, the famous baritone, will
also appear at the Crystal show TO-
tonight.
, 1908-03-17

BRIEFLY MENTIONED.

st. Patrick's day.
Not so windy today.
More robins seer today.
The Magistrate" tonight.
Cloudy during the forenoon.
The council will meet tonight.
Bellamy & Son, the engineers.
No police court cases this morning.
Felt some like spring this morning.
Baseball supplies at Johnson's gar
age.
The bank barometer today marked
22.SS at 10 O'Clock.
A st. Patrick's ball will be given II
Hermosa tonight.
Landing should start at the expert
men station tomorrow.
Spring flowers are now in. Mrs.
Wall. Phone 201 black.
Daffodils, hyacinths, roses and car
nations at Hertzog's. Phone Al blk.
A daughter was born this morning
to Mr.. and Mrs, Ed Gilman, at their
home on Fremont street, and mother
and babe are doing nicely.
Ernest Mathison, who was injured in
a runaway a few days ago, while driv'
ing an experiment station team, is able
to be down town a part of the day now
A United States patent to James c
Wright for 100 acres in sections 10 an
II, township %, range 76, dated Octo
Der 23, 1907, was filed for record to
day.
The trustees of the Wyoming Cen
trail Land and Improvement company
held a meeting yesterday afternoon, al
Corlett Downey's Office, n TRANSACTED
some business pertaining to the Pho
neer canal.
John Doe" and Richard Roe
charged with peddling without license
and soliciting for enlarged pictures
were arraigned in Justice Hynds' cour
today and their cases were continued
until 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
e. D. Titus, superintendent of the
Pioneer canal, who was here yesterday
afternoon, to attend a meeting of the
trustees of the company, has returned
to the canal and is at work getting
that ditch ready for the summer CAM
paign. Several additional applications
for water are expected during the com.
ing season.
, 1908-03-17
500 Reward 500.

The readers CT this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at laas;
n disease that science has been able
TO cure in all its stages, and that IS
catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the
only positive cure now known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a
constitutional disease, requires a con
stitutional treatment. Halls Casarrn
Cure is taken internally, acting di 'rc;
ly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
Of the system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and gIvins
the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in do
ing its work. The proprietcrs have
so much faith in its curative powers
that they offer one hundred dollars for
any case that Il fails to cure. Sem
for list of testimonials.
Address F ]. CHENEY & CO., To
ledo, o.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti
patton
, 1908-03-17
Chicago Live Stock Market.

Chicago, ILL.,, March 17.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, about 5000 head. Market was
strong. Beeves, $4.30@6.35; cows
and heifers, S3.00@5.30; Texans, $4.10
@4.9O; calves, $5.0O@6.75; westerns,
$4.00@5.O0; stockers and feeders,
$3.0O@5.00.
Sheep-Receipts, about 1000 head.
Market strong to 10c higher. West
ems, $4.O5@6.OO; yeaTiings, $3.50
go; lambs, $5.75@7.7O; western, $6.25
@7.60.
, 1908-03-17
MARKET REPORTS
Live Stock at South Omaha.

Live STOCK at South Cmaha'
South Omaha, Neb., March 17.-Cat-
tle-Receipts, 5000. Market active
and strong. Western steers, $500
$50; Texas steers, $3.OOQ4.5O; COWS
and helfers, $2.75@4.25; Gamers, $2.25
@3.5O; stockers and feeders, $1,000
500; calves, $S.OOQ5.OO; bulls, $500
@4.70.
Sheep-Receipts, 10000 head. Mar
ket steady. Yearlings, $5.75Q6.1O;
wethers, $5.25@6,40; ewes, $4.75@
6.25; lambs, $6.50@7.50.
, 1908-03-17
Grain and Provisions at Chicago.

Chicago, Ill, March 17.-Wheat-
May, $685. @9514c; July. 90Bc. Corn
May. 665sc; July, 63Bc. Oats-May
52&c; July, 45%c.
Pork-May, S12.27h; July, $12.67h.
Lard-May, $795; July, $S.17A. Ribs
May, $6.77A; July, $40.
, 1908-03-17
Closing Stock Quotations.

New York, March 17.-Union Pacific,
1926; do preferred, so; Southern Pa
cifc, 741A; Atchison, 1872; do pre-
ferred, SAY; New York Central, 1885 +;
Pennsylvania, 11S; Amalgamated Cop
per, 57A; Steel, 33B; do preferred,
gS16
, 1908-03-17
New York Financial Market.

New York, March 17.-Prime mer
camille paper, 5A46 per cent. Money
IN call easy, 1&@2 per cent. Bar sill,
yer, 55Ac per ounce.
, 1908-03-17
Wool Market at st. LOUIS.

st. Louis, Mo-, March 17.-Wool mar
ket steady. Territory and western me-
diums, 20922c; fine medium, 1S@20c;
fine, 15@17c.
, 1908-03-17

WANTED-Place by Japanese boy
to work while going to school, and
learning English. S. S. wyuki, los
Fremont street, or box 40. 1886
, 1908-03-17
Lead, Conner and Zinc.

New York, March 17.-Lead firm,
$3.90@4OO; lake copper quiet, $12.75@
1900.
, 1908-03-17
A Few Specials in Cut Class.

Eightinch bowls, sold everywhere d
s. to Sc; my price, SO.
II E. d. CARTER.
, 1908-03-17

FOR SAlE-At a bargain if sold at
once, two small ranches near Laramie
Apply to Jas. NJ. Christensen. Gem
City Grocery Co. 1S4t2-m19-eC
, 1908-03-17

FOR RENT-Brick house, near tie
plant. Apply 267 Second st. If
, 1908-03-17

FOR SAlE-Thoroughbred Barred
Plymouth Rock eggs from my best
pen; 75c per Is. Frank ]. Terry. 1870
, 1908-03-17

FOR SALE-Household furniture
562 north Fifth street. 1857
, 1908-03-17

My ranch of three and one-half sec.
tons. LARS SUDERLIND,
1S0t12-w2 700 Sixth St, Laramie.
, 1908-03-17
E%VERYBODY'S WANTS


wanted at 262 north Fourth street.
f22-m2.
, 1908-03-17

Expert piano tuning. C. NJ. Moore.
Leave orders P. o. box 215. f27-mr27
, 1908-03-17
A SOCIAL SESSION

AT RAUNER HOME
The Ladies' Aid society of the Pres
byterian church will have a social ses
sion at the home of Mrs. c. l.. Rauner
61S Fifth street, Wednesday afternoon
at 2:SO. A musical program will be
rendered.
, 1908-03-17

FOR SAlE-Eggs from thorough
bred white leghorns, 81. per setting.
Apply corner Seventh and University
tt
, 1908-03-17

Grand masquerade ball Saturday
night at North Star hall. Admission
so cents.
, 1908-03-17
THE LARAMIE REPUBLICAN, DAILY EDITIoN-TuEs0AY, MARCH H. tsoa

1t is rather early to talk about it, but you'll soon be building sidewalk:
can fill your wants at very reasonable figures.
We can also supply your every want in the way of Building Materials
, 1908-03-17
GOOD NOU
Gang PlOWS

NcOu No '
designed to supply a durable and
thoroughly reliable Gang Plow
at a moderate cost. A Pillow that
would be to the Gang class what
the world-famous Good Enough
Sulky is to the Sulky class. The
success of the effort is attested
by the great demand for them IL
sections where they have been
introduced. The front furrow
wheel is set obliquely and is
connected with a steering lever
No other Gang Pillow is provided
with this feature. The Pillow can
be operated either with or with.
out pole. Made right and LETT
hand.