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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-05

Trenton ~ j.. Sept. THE con
tract Tor building the new city hal.
here was awarded 20 J. C. Doak & c..
OF Philadelphia. The structure is to be
of granite and marble and the contrac-
rrice is $4,000. The building will b.
situated on East state street. between
Stockton street and the Delaware &
Raritan canal
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-05
BLAcksMIrnNa & noRsEsnoEINe

The shop known as the II. |. Oswald
wheelwright and blacksmith shop will
hereafter be conducted by as. johnson,
location opposite A. +. Jacobs wagon
yard. We build wagons, carts and bug.
gies 10 order. Repairing in all branches.
Blaeksmithing and horseshoeing in gen
eral. No work held over 30 DAYS after
completed. Terms cash.
slim W. ). Johnson, Mgr.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-05
EIre Turned Away Erom BIC LIZ

FIRE Turned Away From Big Trees.
Sonora. Cal. Sept. 4-RepOrts from
the Big Tree region indicate that the
forest hre has been turned away from
the Calveras grove. which is now be
heved 70 have been saved. although
some damage was done Unless the
wind should change its direction and
cause the flames again TO sweep to-
ward tho grove. all danger Is believed
to be past.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-05
James M. shunaker serlorslv nm.

Johnstown Pa. Sept. flames -
Shumaker. OF this city. former super.u
tendent OF grounds and buildings a.
HARRISBURG and convicted in one a
the capitol graft cases. with an appea
pending, was taken seriously m az the
fair at Carrontown this county. IL
was at once brought 70 his home here
where it is stated that he has im
proved somewhat
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-05
Live Stock Markets-

PirlSBI re Union Staci. Yari@)
CATTLE slow. choice. S5.5a.4. 3d.
prime. $500 6.25 HOGS higher
prime heavics and mediums s. Is
heavy Norkors s.. l5f' 7.2u- CHR Yors
ors. s. 50U $50. nies. s. BOOK r.
rouChs. $500. SHEEP STEADY. priu
wcthers St50N A. Go. cuIs aud som
mon. szua spring lambs. s2.5CG6 q.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-05

On account OF the scarcity OF laborers
you are perhaps going to buy a Gasoline
Engine, the greatest OF all labor savers.
But don't experiment. Buy a PAIR
BANES-AORSE." Agents Wanted.
Write tor Catalogue.
A. J. Hun. Richmond. We.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-05

Utica. n. g.. Sept 4.-The champion
pauper is dead. after being a public
charge for eighty-hve years Hezebiah
Monk was born in the Herkimer coun-
ty poor house eighty-ve years ago. He
spent all his days there and died in
that Institution.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-05

An Ohio Enzilaee Cutter with carrier
In eood condition. VIII cut 40 or NOR,
tins per day. WIN sell cheap.
81 b Rowe, frcdericksburg, Va.
saos1o stiaosIl-1m
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-05
POPE RESPONDENT
Life Is Short and he wouid See His
Old Venice Home.

Old Venice Home.
Rome. Sept s-The pope's despoud
oncy-is indicated in an Interview wiz
Bishop Burke. of Albany. y. y. VIII,
was received in audience by his hoi
ness. The pope. Bishop Burke said. WA.
Respondent about his health. and saIt
that he believed that he would no.
live much longer. His holiness also eN
pressed his desire 10 return 10 his old
home In Venice. though he realized
that such was impossible
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-05
FOR SALE

z head young mules. 3-years old. ?
x.years old Jake Goldsmith.
S-lms1 In fredericksburg, Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-05
Undertakers and Embalmers

We print everything from q book to
q visiting card on the power presses OF
the Free Lance. Send Us your orders.
The Frss Lance.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-05
GASOLINE ENGINES SAVE LABOR

pecial private room for ladies
Douglas Island news., 1908-04-22
The MOrthIand The Latest News, from Reliable Sources, Concerning the Great
 North. Condensed. Information for Everybody.

Congress will adjourn on May 15.
 At Nome, spuds have jumped to s6 crate.
 Chris. c. Shea is the newly elected mayor of Skagway.
 May 12th, the Republican Territorial Convention at Ketchikan.
 Thieves broke into the pest-house at Skagway and carried off the furniture.
 The first wireless messages have been sent from Fairbanks and received at ! Valdez.
 Fifty five men are now employed at the Ketchikan cannery, getting ready for the season's pack.
 A Whitehorse citizen lost thirty.twO hens in one night-by dogs. Only that is not what he said. The west coast of Vancouver Island has gathered in another victim, this time four-masted schooner.
 Fire wiped out the Indian village of Sechelt, 50 miles north of Vancouver, and two natives were icinerated.
 CIum, Gale, Wickersham and Hog gait are the names frequently mention ed in political circles at Fairbanks.
 Porcher Island, lying twelve miles south of Prince Rupert, is attracting attention of settlers and fishermen.
 Three John Does were arrested in Seattle for threatening the life of a man employing laborers for Treadwell 1 A new fraternal order, styled the Brothernood of Gooneys, has been started in Nome with 8 membership of 200.
 The underwriters still hope to be able to float the Saratoga from the position she now occupies on Busby reef.
 The steamer Northland, owned by the Ketchikan Steamship Company, started north on her initial trip last week.
 A Juneau carpenter named Cole is said to have gone to Seattle, where he joined the Holy Rollers and wound up in jail.
 W. T. Scott, assistant prosecuting attorney for the third division, died at Juneau on the 18th inst, of fpneumonia, aged 65.
 Collector of Customs Hobart, who has been spending vacation in Cali fornia, returned to his home in Juneau last week.
 At the Presbytery of Southeastern Alaska, recently held at Juneau, Rev Jones of Juneau and MT. Faulkner ot Kluckwan were elected delegates to the general assembly, which meets in Kansas City next month.
Douglas Island news., 1908-04-22

The Skagway Alaskan says: "Unionr ism is all right-it is the abuse of unionism, the employment of an or Ranization formed for one purpose to other ends than was intended, that is objectionable. The Western Fedora tion of Miners is not a purely labor union, it is a political organization, or an organization diverted by agitators from it's original uses to that of the needs of the leaders, to SOW the seed of disloyalty to the United States and the spread of the doctrines of social ism."
 / On Sunday, February 9th, there were more accidents in the Nome section than ever occurred in month in the history of the camp. Four men were precipitated to the bottom of all eighty five foot shaft on the Jupiter claim, Tom Phelan had his leg broken in two
 places, Andy Beck, Gus Wilson and Gus Maher were also severely hurt, but not fatally injured. Tom Rolseth was hit in the head by falling basket on the Ingleeide claim and had his skull fractured. Albert Wilo fell down a fifty foot shaft, landing in the dump, barely escaping with bis life on Tripple creek. David Cauro had leg broken by cRve-in on the Three Star fraction.
 A recent issue of the Prince Rupert Empire gives a lot of plain, straight forward information concerning the town which is to be the western ter minus of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, Prince Rupert. The climate, says the story, is much the same as that of sea coast points between San Francisco and Vancouver; the soil is a vegetable mould covered with moss and intermixed with roots and from one to ten feet deep to bedrock; the vegetation is red and yellow cedar, spruce, hemlock and bull pine, with an undergrowth of blueberry bushes; as there is no climate in England so there Is no weather at Prince Rupert; the harbor is one of the finest on the Pacific coast, large, land-locked, good depth of water, no shoals and no ob- structions; the townsite is on the west side of Kaien Island, and when survey ed will have frontage of four miles on the harbor, and must contain 1000 acres, 1900 of which are now cleared: the townsite has not been sur yeyed into lots and blocks, but under the aereehent between the Province and the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Company, the survey and subdivision into lots is to be ompleted on or be- fore Sept. 30, 1908, and prior to that date lots cannot be either priced or sold. At the present time there are no opportunities of employment or busi- ness chances there. The population is about 200. There are two churches, public school, sewers and electric lights, several general stores and restaurants, and the Empire, weekly newspaper, which is sold at ten cents copy or $500 a year, and which gives the general advice: "Do not come to Prince Rupert, except as sightseers or under engagement to go to work, until lots in the townsite are sold."
Douglas Island news., 1908-04-22

A Washington dispatch says that the Alaska Yukon fair appropriation bill has been attached to the sundry civil bill and will pass,
 The destruction of the dynamo at the Ketchikau light plant made it nec- essary for the citizens of that town to return to first principles.
 Eli Smith, who made the trip from Nome to New York by dog team, to win wager ofSlO,OOO, arrived on time, and says it was easy money.
 Almost every point heard from has elected contestiug delegations to the great, two-ring, compromise conven- tion to be held at Ketchikan next month
 Ex-Gov. John G, Brady is said to be among the bunch of lobbyists hanging around the national capital. He still thinks the Alaska Home railroad will win out.
 Three immense nuggets of bornite copper ore are now on exhibition at Valdez as samples of the ore deposits of the Chittyna country. The pieces weigh 37O, lO9, 92.
 In the Nome section, the famous Ault Fraction, near Little Creek. has proved bonanza for the Pioneer Com pany, and from it's huge winter dumps, it is claimed, will realize S2,OOOOO0
 The municipal election at Ketchikan resulted in the selection of the follow ing councilmen: J. Pittenger, J. R.. Lathrop, Thomas Torry, E. J. Cope land, ". F. Schlothan, Henry Goe- maere, John Koel.
 The Pacific Coast s. s. Go. will carry up three ton monument, which the people of the Atlin district will erect to perpetuate the memory of Fritz Miller, the discoverer of the gold areas of the district.
 The Northland Development Com pany, which is interested in copper claims at Big Harbor OF the West Coast, has let contract for the driV ing of a 1O0.foot tunnel on it's proper ty, says the Ketchikan Miner.
 MT. Sam Wall, who once circled the globe in company with George Fran cis Train in 67 days days, is now editor of the Skagway Daily Alaskan, and eutertsins the people of that burg by reciting his thrilling experiences.
 Skagway certainly has the cham pion long distance sprinter. The Alaskan of recent date says: "Gen- eral Manager Berdoe, of the W. P. & Y. ran over to Whitehorse Saturday night after the Jefferson got in. arriv- ing there at 9 a. m."
 Under date of March 21, a press dispatch to the Seattle Star from San Rafael, Cal, says: Ward MoAllister, son of the famous social leader of New York 20 years ago, and former United States district judge for Alaska, died in San Rafael today as the result of the shock occasioned by an operation for appendicitis performed upon him Sunday. Judge McAlliister died de- serted by his mother and other rela- tives in the east and west, practically indigent. His friends in San Rafael, fellow club members, looked after his comfort for some time, and they re- gently had him removed from an asy- lum at Napa to this city.
Douglas Island news., 1908-04-22

Mckay, McNeil and Adams, who bIanketed thirby.nine claims on Indian river, Y. T., by the use of power of attorney, and were arrested for con- spircy to defraud the government and the people, were acquitted in the Dawson court.
 The Ketchikan Miner seriously ad- vises the people of that town in case of fire to takehoId and help pull the cart to the fire and not to stop opera, tious to dicker with the fire chief for their fifty cents for fighting fire. Ketchikan has a semi-paid depart ment.
 On the 14th, inst, Harry Loper, a deserter from the St. Michael barracks, was sentenced a Nome to three years at McNeils island for attempting to murder George Pitcher on the Lower Yukon last January. Pitcher is par tially paralyzed as the result of the shooting.
 c. E. Smith, representing the engi- neeriug department of the Guggen- heims mining interests, went north last week on the Jefferson, bound for Dawson, with a gang of forty skilled workmen to begin work on the pipe line which has been in progress for the last two years,
 Thomas Husby, Fairbanks mine owner, was thrown from his sled and killed on April 4th. He was enroUte to Valdez, and while driving along a bad stretch of trail the sled dropped into a chuck hole, throwing the driver head first onto the icy trail. His neck was broken by the fall
 William Pound, one of the first miners to mush out of the Ilondike and to reach Seattle following the big gold discovery, will return to the North after four years in Oregon. to resume the pursuit of fortune. This time he will prospect for quartz, and expects to go all over Southeastern Alaska.
 According to the Chicago Record, the affairs of the Alaska Central Rail way have reached a climax in per sonal encounter between John k. Ballaine and A. c. Frost, the pr esi- dent of the company. Ballaine, who is the original promoter of the road, claims that Frost is guilty of gross mismanagement and has not lived up to his agreements.
 Six thousand white men, which ex- cludes Orientals, are wanted by the firm of Foley, Welch & Stewart, who hold S1O,OOOOO0 worth of contracts on 100 miles of right-of-way on the Grand Trunk Pacific extension work, which is to begin at once. The firm draws the color line sharply and en- forces very SCrlCO ASldCIC eAOAo0AoH law of it's own. Work will be com menced at Prince Rupert this week. The 100 miles of extension must be completed within year and half. Besides laborers, hundreds of black smiths, carpenters and mechanics are wanted Headquarters of the contrac- tors will be at Prince Rupert. Two thousand more men are to be employ ed by the same firm at Edmonton, Canada, on another contract for the Grand Trunk Pacific. When the work is in full swing the company expects to distribute about S5OO,O0O per month in wages.
Douglas Island news., 1908-04-22
NOTICE.

Anybody holding any cream jars be- longing to the Douglas Dairy, please return and oblige. Jos. TRUDaEoN.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-07-22
TRADE IMPROVEMENT STOW
But What Progress Is Noted IL in the
Right Direction, Says r. G.
Dun & Co.

r. G. 4 Co.'S Weekly Review of
Trade says of the situations: I'm
provement is slow, but there is indefi-
ute evidence of progress in the right
direction. One of the best signs is the
agreement upon lower wages scales
without n struggle, assuring resump-
tion of much idle machinery that
would have been impossible without
adjustment to altered conditions Cur.
rent retail trade is Of fairly good pro-
portions for the season. Preparation
for fall and winter trade Is most ac-
tive iu the west. but there Is a growing
feeling of confidence in the future that
is stimulated by good progress In the
farms.
Mare business Is coming to the steel
mills. although operations are still
along conservative lines. Sentiment is
improving more rapidly than actual
conditions. as shown by the rapid rise
In prices Of securities of this indus.
try. the common stock OF the largest
producer attaining the highest quota.
lions OF 1908 thus far. Sales Of nj.
iron are not large. but numerous small
orders aggregate fair tonnage, til.
largest contracts coming from eastern
cast iron pipe interests. Moderate
orders for structural steel and railway
equipment are reported
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-07-22
SIX KILLED IN AN AUTO
1t Waited ON One Track for a Train
TO Pass and Was Hit by An.
other Train.


10 Pass and Was Hit by An.
other Train.
Chas. s. King, his wife and two
daughters, girl friend OF the daugh-
tiers and the chauffeur, ull OF Fort
Wayne, were instantly killed at a
crossing near Columbia City, Ind,
when an automobile in which they
were riding was struck by the east
bound Manhattan limited, running
sixty miles an hour. The dead are:
Charles Sherman King, Mrs. King,
Josephine King aged twelve), Gather
inc King aged fourteen, .AIayme
Bradshaw (aged fourteen), and Carl
Timmons (chauffeuD.
The party was in MIR. Kings touring
car bound for the King cottage at Lake
Wawsee to spend Sunday. The acct
dent occurred while the machine was
standing on the crossing waiting for
the passing of freight train. The
limited, approaching at a terrific speed
and coming around sharp curve
near the crossing. was unseen and I'M
heard by the automobile party. King
was financial agent for the Prudential
Insurance company innorthern Indiana
and had headquarters at Fort Wayne.
He represented Wabash county in the
state legislature in the session of 1898
and was active in Republican state
politics.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-07-22
news OF THE STATE
Happenings Which Are of General
Interest to All the People
Of Iowa.
MATTERS REPORTED BY WIRE
Telegraph News Of Events Which
Have Occurred In the Hawk.
eye State During the
Past Few Days.

Sioux City. H.. .luly 1s.-Special re-
ports collected from various points III
the tri.statc territory around Sioux
City. which includes tue greatest corn
country IN the world, indicate that corn
Ia from a week 10 two weeks ahead of
its glom:i, ut the corresponding period
last year.
incessant rains during May and
June caused alarm among the farmers
OF Iowa. Nebraska and South Dakota,
but the popping wedther of last week
has brought corn out in great shape.
Even In the lowlunds of the Missouri
valley which were inundated by floods
CO.. n has picked up remarkably and the
loss will be but slight
Conditions are especially promising
10 South Dakota wheat, oats and
other small grains are doing exceeding.
~ we'll. and in some sections harvest
ing has begun.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-07-22
An Odd Post Card.

The most curious post card ever pro-
duced, according to leading philate-
list. was one which the Japanese gov
eminent put out In 1873.
In describing he says 1t is ''really
sheet Of paper folded SO as to form
four pages Of narrow book. On the
front page is border incloslns an i'm
pressed stamp for the postage rate and
a space for the address. On the Sec
ond page are printed in native charac-
tiers only minute directions for use. On
the third page are ruled number Of
vertical lines. between which the send
er was to write his communication. and
the fourth page was a blank" They
remained In use until 1875
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-07-22
cAi,a xillsd By BATTER.

e i
The seventeen months old child
Of Joe Ferries and wife who live near
Holy Cross, died from the effects of
b ing bit by a rattlesnske. 1t ap-
pears that about a week ago the
child was playing in the yard and
the parents attracted by the child's
ecreams came out of the house and
found the child lying on the ground
with the monster snake coiled about
its tiny form, biting it and at the
same time squeezing it with its coil.
The parents are almost frantic with
grief aud their many friends through
out the community sympathize with
them in their affection The funeral
was held Monday at Holy Cross
Dyersville Commercial.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-07-22
FAMOUS DOUBLE BRICK WALL

II Has Twice Saved Greenwich, Conn,
from Destruction by Flames
That We're Threatening.
A. double brick wall in this town
Of Greenwich, Conn, has now be-
come famous. 1t is the party wall be-
tween the postotlice building and the
carriage repository Of Johp,Ray., The
wall yesterday saved the entire bust
ness section OF this town from being
swept by fire. About eight years ago
this wall saved the town, and the two
fires were alike in many respects.
The later blaze, starting just before
noon in the livery stabbed of +. b,
Moshier, made Its way into the car.
riage repository Of Ray, and then leap.
ed out to attack the postotlice build!n.
OH the corner. But the double brick
wall referred to hurled back the flames
which then leaped across Lewis street
and did lot of damage, but was final
ly got under control. The loss Is esti.
mated at 2S25OOO.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-07-22
NINE BLOWN TO ETERNITY
Two Victims of Powder Magazine
Blast Are a Mother and Her
Babe.

Near Cleelum, Wash, an explosion
In the powder magazine of the North
western improvement company, Thurs.
day, killed nine persons and Sc
rlously injured number of others.
The killed are: George Mead, manager
OF the Northwestern Improvement com.
pany store; Clifford McDonells and An.
dry Grill. clerks; Mrs. Perry NIoffatt,
wife of brickmaker; infant child of
Mrs. Moffatt; Joe Rossi, and Joe Pos-
riappi, miners; two miners, names un-
known.
Shortly before p. m. Manager Mead
and the clerks from the store went to
the powder house to assist in unload
ing a carload of powder. How the ac-
cident happened is not known. Mrs
Peter Moffatt, wife of brickmaker,
was living in tent near the magazine
with her two children. The tent was
blown to pieces and Mrs. Moffatts
body has not yet been found. Frag-
ments OF bodies were scattered for half
a mile from the magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-07-22
MOTHERS DREADFUL DEED
Poisons and Strangles Her Babes and
Then Takes Fatal Dose
HerSaIf

Buffalo, N. Y, July 2O.-NIrs. Isabel
In Sahlen fed her three small children
poison and then strangled each with n
handkerchief, to make her work sure
Then she sent to the grocery store for
more poison. which she took herself.
The three children were dead when
their mother was discovered, and Mrs.
Sahlen was dying. Physicians did
what they could for her, but it is
thought that she cannot survive.
In statement which Mrs. Sahlen
made to the police and the medical ex-
amincr the woman blamed her sister
in-law, who she said caused her much
unhnppincss. When Sahlen was home
for his midday meal his wife, Sahlen
says. said as he went out the door: IF
this keeps up this afternoon there will
something happen here before night"
Sahlen took his wife's remark lightly
and went to work. He is teamstcr
He did not learn of his wife's death
until night.