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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-22
EVIDENCE
Of CORONER

The jury trying the case of Mrs.
Eliza Campbell against the Mod
ern Woodmen of America, to re.
cover $4,000 on an Insurance
policy carried by her son. Nor
man Campbell. today listened to
the reading of the testimony taken
at the coroner's inquest on the
death of Campbell January % of
this year.
The testimony taken at the cor
oner's inquest shows that Camp
bell was knocked down three
times by Charles, Davidson, .
stranger who professed to be an
athlete, to whose singing Camp
bell had taken exceptions. On one
of these falls Campbell was be-
lieved to have struck his head on
the iron foot rail around the bar.
Later Campbell was put out on
the sidewalk by William J. Hill,
the night bartender. and fell heavi-
ly on the ground, striking his head
against the cement pavement.
Campbell's skull was fractured
and his death occurred at his
mothers home, ES08 Sinto avenue,
II hours after his injury.
Hill and Davidson were ordered
held for CampbelPs death on the
findings of the coroner's jury, but
Davidson escaped before his ar.
rest could be made. Hill was ar
raigned for a preliminary before
Justice Hinkle in the police court
but released on the ground that
the evidence was insufficient to
detain him. H.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-22
CITY. COUNCIL: ).
MUST EXPLAIN

The 10000 club has some
stunts you never heard of on tap
for the annual "gridiron" meeting.
January IS. A session of the city
council will be held on the plat
form and the members win be re-
quired' to explain their sins oflcom-
mission and omission for the past
year. There ought to be plenty of
interest as we'll as amusement in
that-if they explain.
The noted Elks quartet wifi ap-
pear in an entirely unique pro-
gram they are preparing especially
for this meeting. The Spokane
male chorus will also aid the en-
joyment of the OCCASION :. There
are other numbers on the program
that can't be mentioned, with the
best wit of the city thrown in for
good measure.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-22
NORTH COAST AFTER
LYNN HOTEL GROUND

The North Coast railroad by
Robert e. Strahorn, its president,
has commenced condemnation pro
ceedings against the Lynne hotel
property on Wall street near the
river on what is said will be the
site of the passenger terminal of
the North Coast. The title to the
Lynne hotel property is in the
name of r. N. Mclean, non
resident, and all negotiations for
it's purchase have been without
result. ..sY
The only other piece of real es-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-22
SWEETHEART DIES AT SEA

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-While at
the dock awaiting the landing of
the steamer to bring to him his
sweetheart of former years, whom
he had not seen since seven years
ago when he left their native town
of White Haven, England, to make
both home over here, Charles c.
Clark of Eureka, Utah, was pros
trated by the news that she had
died en- route.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-22
o. R. & N. ROBBERS
ARE in JAIL

PORTLAND, Dec. 22.-William
Burke, who was arrested as a sus-
pect with two others in the holdup
of the o. r. & N. train last week,
made sweeping confession last
night, admitting his part in the job
and duplicating the other two. Jack
Hays, an ex-convict, and young
man wohse name is withheld, are
implicated.
Burke says Hays gave him only
$1,25 out of the loot and turned
him down cold. Together with this
and the fact that he was sorry for
the part he had in it, Burk said he
wished to confess.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-22
BOARD HEARS q, =
ALL PROTESTS

1t looked like the day of q county
convention in the commis8ionsr's
quarters at the court houss tnday
when the final hearing on the. davi.
sion Of the county into townships
was held. y-st
There were numerous objections
made to the division recently made
by the commissioners and the
county engineer, and the commits
sioners gave all the directors q
hearing.
Final action was not expected
until late this afternoon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-22
ON TRIAL FOR
SHORT WEIGHT

The trial of Charles Uhden, a
commission merchant. on a charge
of selling short weight cabbages
to groceries, is going on before a
jury in Justice Mann's court this
afternoon. Mr.. Uhden was arrest
ed once before under the city or.
dinance for the same offense and
discharged by Justice Mann
Weight Inspector Powell then com
planned against Uhden under the
state law and a jury trial was de
manded.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-22
LOSE THEIR ONLY SON

Ralph Baltimore, age 16, died
last night at the home of his par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Mark CALI
more, E607 Sinto avenue. He had
suffered for more than a year from
heart trouble. Funeral services
will be held at 1870 p. m. tomor.
row at the residence, Rev. Hind
ley officiating. Burial will be
made in Greenwood. The boy was
a student at Gonzaga and the only
son of his parents.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-22
NO USE FOR THAT MAN.

Florence Cuthbert has asked the
superior court to sever the bonds
that bind her to Edward Cuthbert,
to whom she was married IL years
ago at Auburn, Neb. She charges
her husband with having choked
and beat her and failed to make
provision for er support for the
last two years. She asks the GUS
tody of their two minor children.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-22
THE BEST COUGH CURE

A half ounce of Virgin Oil of
Pine, two ounces of glycerine and
half pint of whisky, mixed, will
cure any cough that, is curable
and break a cold in "a hours.
Take a teaspoonful every four
hours. Ask your druggist for the
genuine Leach's Virgin Oil of Pine
compound pure, prepared end
guaranteed by the Leach .Chemi-
cal Co., Cincinnati, o.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-22
SCREAMS SAVE
WOMAN

The frightened shrieks of Mrs.
A. r. O'Conner of S614 Mill street
about $3.50 o'clock last night
saved her from being robbed by a
thug, who attacked her as she
crossed the railroad tracks at
Monroe street. The thug grabbed
her and tried to choke her. She
screamed and frightened him
away.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-22
THUGS BEAT SPOKANE
HORSEMAN ]

Charles D. Jeffries, for many
years manager of the racing = de-
partment of the Interstate. fair,
was set upon by footpads in San
Francisco last night and robbed
of 1898. He was rendered =. un-
conscious by blows upon the head.
The assault occurred within a
block of Mr.. Jeffries' lodgings at
1913 Fourteenth street. The JET
fries home here is ats &S01
Eleventh avenue.
sxes1 y
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-22
GOES TO
ORPHANS

One half. the money taken in by
the Atlas bar on Front avenue to-
morrow goes to the Orphans Home
Of Spokane. The proprietor, H. w.
Ludwig, says he wants the chill
dren to have all the money above
the days expense for their Christ
mas and actual needs.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-22
PRISONER PLEADS
VIOLATION OF RIGHT

The case OF Bert Neal. who has
filed motion in Judge Hinkle's
court to be released from jail on
the ground that he has been con-
fined for over 30 days in the
county Jail without an information
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-22

being fled against him, has been
set for hearing December 2s. Neal
was held for larceny In Justice
OF the peace court, In one Of the
precincts on the west side of the
county, and the prosecutors Of
fice has been trying to get in
touch with the justice so the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-22
JURY STILL UNDECIDED.

The jury in the case of Mrs. Nc
Gully against the Washington
Water Power Co. for $4,000 dam.
ages, was still out this afternoo(,
having deliberated for nearly "a
hours without coming to an agree
ment.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-22
MONSTER SHERIFF SALE.

EUGENE, Ore, Dec. 22.-To
satisfy a judgment secured against
NJ b. Rankin of Portland by H. c..
Mahon of Eugene, 1850 acres of
land owned by Rankin were sold
at sheriff's sale in Corvallis.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-22

tate on Front avenue between
Postpand Howard streets not own
ed by the North Coast is the Jesse
Gentry ground at the northeast
corner of Post and Front, which
he is holding at $125,000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-22
FIRST SERVICE IN NEW
BAPTIST CHURCH

Christmas services by the Union
Park Baptist Sunday school will
be held Wednesday evening in the
new church at the corner of First
and Madelia street. beginning at
1880. This will be the first serv-
ice held in the new building.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-22

Every time you break a record
you are really making new one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-21

great deal of fine hard wood, as well as cedar and other timber of value.
 Much of the country near the coast of German East Africa is covered with mango trees and cocoanut palms. High CT up there are acacias, sycamores and banians. There are vines and trees which produce rubber and also valuable fiber plants. Down along the coast the Germans are now setting out cocoanut plantations, and are experimenting with cacao, tobacco, vanilla and the cinchona tree, from whose bark our qunine comes.
 Much of the interior of this region is not unlike the country about Lake Vic toria, and many of the plains are covered with elephant grass. This grows twice as high as one's head. I have seen stalks fifteen feet tall, and on a recent trip through the interior had myself photographed to show you their height. In the rainy season this grass often grows a foot in a night. It is much like a bamboo fishing rod, having joints like cane. It is usually burnt off at certain times of the year, and l have travelled over roads with great flames on one side of me where, if the wind had changed, l would have been in serious danger. When the grass is set afre the flames roll up in great masses As the canes burn they burst apart each making a noise like the shot of pistol The fire is accompanied by continual crash and the scenes are grand. to extreme In German East Africa many of the trade rontes go through grass of this kind. They consist of mere paths which wind this way and that over the country When it rains the grass holds the water and after shower it Is often hours before one can keep dry.
 Training Zebras.
 I have written of the experiments which the British are making in attempt ing to raise the zebra for agricultural use. They are being carried on at Nal rob1 and on the government farm near Lake Navaisha, in British East Africa The Germans are making similar at tempts in their territory, and so far they have been quite successful. They are trying to train the zebras as riding anil mals, with the idea that they may even tually be able to outfit the native cavalry with them In the barracks at Oar es Salaam was shown a half dozen zebras tied up in the stalls side by side with horses. The officers told me that they had been broken to riding, and that they were easily tanned. In another stable was shown the results of some crosses between the zebra and the horse. One was q zebra mule a year old, whose mother was a big bay mare. This animal was larger than the ordinary zebra. but 1t was shaped in just the same way, and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-21

it had every aspect of the zebra, except ing the white and black stripes. It was striped in black over body of light brown. The stripes of the pure zebra are of the deadest black and the whitest white. When the Lord painted him. He did it in such colors that he who runs can read them.
 There are many zebras in the interior of German East Africa, and they are of- ten shot and eaten by the hunters.
 As to hunting, this country promises to be more popular than British East Af- rca, which is generally known as the land of big game. German East Africa is part of the same plateau, and there are regions in it which swarm with ante lopes, zebras and other game beasts. There are many lions and lcopards, as well as elephants, hppopotamuses and rhinoceroses. At present it costs S25O for the right to shoot big game in the Brit ish possessions. The Germans issue H. censes to shoot for S3 or S4 each, but they require a small royalty to the gov ernment on each head of game killed The high rates are driving the sportsmen out of the lands north of here, and eventually the Germans will have the greater part of that travel.
 The Pets of the Black Continent.
 While on the subject of animals, I want to tell you about the queer pets l find in this part of Africa. Think of holding a ~baby leopard in your lap! Or of lifting up a lion by the nape of the neck! This Is what I have seen done in the past week. The baby lion was at hotel here. He was tied by a clotheslne and l was able to pet him without being hurt. took hold of the skin of his neck and lifted him off the ground although 1t strained my arm to do so. On Lake Vic toria I saw a pet hyena, and at one of the native villages found several pet an- telopes. Pet sheep and goats are common among the Africans, and there are cer- tain tribes in which sheep will follow It's master about and come to him when called. In Uganda sheep are often petted They are fat-tailed animals with hair as coarse as that of a tin-can-fed American goat. They are usually white in color, all though some are as red as a blood bay horse. In Oar es Salaam l stopped with man who owned a pet leopard. It was only a few weeks old and was as tame as a cat.
 The captain on one of the Lake Vic toria steamers has several pet monkeys. a dog-faced baboon and some parrots. The parrots have silver gray feathers on their bodies and their wings and tails are bright red. They talk in the native lan- guage and whistle in>esperanto.
 About the queerest bird pet I have yet seen on this continent is the whale-head-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-21

whom met here, was talking the other night of a trip he had made through German East Africa, in which he had employed a large gang of negro porters to carry his supplies. Said he:
 You can never tell whether these ras- calls are shammng or not. I remember one of my porters who was always play ing off sick, and whom I had to whip all most from the start. None of my men like to walk through the swamps after nightfall. It is rather dangerous, you know; but I had to hurry and I pushed right along One evening this porter re- fused to go farther. He squatted down on the edge of a log and said he would not move. I had my men stretch him out and I flogged him again and again in vain. At last the fool put one of his arms behind him to save his back from the blows of the kuboka, and l struck his wrist and broke It. Of course, I could do nothing with him after that He could not hold the load on his head and I had to leave him there in the swamp"
 These were the words, not of a Belgian a German or Brtisher, although l have heard equally bad stories from men or each of those nationalfties but they were those of an American, and were uttered as though breaking the mans wrist and
 
 of no consequence whatever.
 Another man, who pretended to be Maltese. but who looked like an Eura- sian, told me that he had lost several porters by death from exposure during recent trading trip, and that he had fiogged one until he dropped. The wages of such porters is about cents day and they feed themselves. They carry loads of about seventy pounds each, and they trot along all day with such loads on their heads. I am told that they are cheated by the traders in every pos sible way. Their wages are paid in cloth and short measure Is usually given, three yards being made to go for four.
 The cloth mentioned in the contract is often Americani or American sheetins, but the traders will try to palm off h. dian cottons, which are little better than cheesecloth, instead, Indeed, the English and Indian traders make no bones of telling how they cheat the natives, and they laugh over it as they do so.
 Forests and Elephant Grass
 Not far back from Tanga is one of the greatest forest regions of this part of East Africa. The government has re- served several hundred thousand acres, but the remainder is open to exploitation, and prospectors are now going over 1t with view to shipping the timber out to the coast I understand that there is g
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-21

ed stork of Uganda, one of which has been sent to Khartoum and Is kept there .n the gardens of the Sirdar. The bird is found all around Lake Victoria, and es- pecIally at the source of the Nile. It is as big as the largest turkey gobbler, and its head looks as though 1t had been chopped out of telegraph pole and then
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-21

hung to its neck This stork has long legs, and 1t walks about with great dig nity It looks sleepy, and it does not seem at all afraid. l took snapshot at the bird with my camera standing within few feet of it at the time. It did not budge, but gazed at me out of its bleary eyes as though 1t thought me a fool.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-10-01
RICE LAKE

The heaviest rain Of he seas;n
Eel; last week.
::'hreshing is about all wound ~,
but . few days more in the stacks
being left.
Mr.. Ole Moe is stopping at the
ranch.
Those who left for the north to
thresh few weeks ago are CON-
ing back without that wad they were
going to make.
Tigh johnson of Jerome lost his
house and belongings by fire sew.
eral days ago, a gasoline stove be-
ing the cause of his misfortune.
M. l.. Bates and Ole Moe inves.
tigated the mud bottoms of the lake
last week. They were out after
ducks and instead ducks they got
ducked.
The coal weather. of last week
has made some people think Of the
trail to the coal mine. Better get
busy.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-10-01
Auetls,,, sale.

1Iaving rented my farm tor .
term Of years. I will sell Ct public
auction at my farm 1 IL miles south
Of Minot on Thursday, Oct. 8, 1908.
Beginning at 10 O'Clock sharp. all
Of my farm equipments used In
farming 1900 acres OF land, as fol.
lows:
Thirty head OF work horses, geld
ings. mares and colts, one stallion,
few head Of cattle, including Her
ford bull, fifteen sets of kork har-
ness, four gang plows, two 2e-foot
harrows and harrow carts, one 20
shoe drill, one 20 disc drill, one g.
foot disc pulverizer, one 12-foot Iron
roller, three binders, three flax reap
ers, three mowers, two horse rakes,
two bull rakes, two hay racks, five
wagons, three sets Of bob sleds, one
top buggy, one open runabout, one
surrey, twenty-five shoats, about 400
acres of hay in stack, about 200 bu-
shells Of oats, sone well drill with
horse power, some household good,
and other articles too numerous to
mention.
Free lunch at noon.
Terms: One years time on bank
able paper. No property to be re-
moved until settled for-Remember
discount for cash.
w. T. Dooley, Auctioneer, E. A.
Brown, Prop.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-10-01
AUCTION GALE

We will, sell ct public sale on
Thursday, October Is, 1905 ct our
residence on the southwest IA sec
ton 90, 1851, 8 miles north and
IL mile east Of Surrey, miles
north and 7miles east Of Minot, N.
D at what was known as the Dan
lei s. Petry homestead, the under
signed property.
Nine head Of horses consisting of
bay mares, weight 1900 each, 5
years old, one brown mare, weight
1900 years, one sorrel horse,
weight 400, 10 years. one brown
horse weight 1850, years, one bay
horse, weight 1850, Z years, one
brown mare, weight 1850, years,
one brown horse, weight 1850, -
years, one gray mare, weight $50
8 year, one colt, twocows, one "a
Jersey, one Durham, both fresh, one
S-foot Deering binde r,With flax at
tachment, one Mccormick mower,
one hay rake, 2 wagons, one top bug
gy, one cutter, one VanBrunt, double
disc, 20 horse, grain drill, used one
season, one Assertion steel harrow,
ane 1916 disc harrow, one cultivat-
or, one Best ever sulky plow, two
bottom, one Best ever gang pillow ID
in. one Oliver gang pillow IA in.,
sets double work harness hand made,
one single buggy harness, 40 tons Of
hay. one steel range, one steel
cook stove, one magazine heating
stove, Ignite burner, one heating
stove, 2 iron bedsteads with springs
and mattresses, one wood bedstead,
one iron crib bed, one high chair,
3 rockers, chairs, 20 yards carpet,
2 tables, kitchen utensils, many
other articles.
Terms of sale-Sums Of under ten
dollars cash in hand. on sums of
ten dollars or more credit to Oct.
], 1909, will be given with 10 per
cent interest and good security. A
discount of per cent will be given
for cash on sums Of over ten dollars.
No property to be removed until
settled for. Sale commences at 10
a. m. sharp. Free lunch at noon.
R. G. Smith, Okey F. Givens,
owners, F. H. Bradley, Auctioneer,
David M. Shorb and Cbas. E. Fun
derburg, Clerks.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-10-01

Gov. Burke, owing to the heavy
roads, did not arrive in Minot Tues
day night until $3.50 o'clock but he
made an address from the platform
in front of the opera house even be-
fore he had eaten his supper. The
governor made a purely political ad-
dress, and talked to a large crowd.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-10-01

Mrs. w. C. Hunter who has been
spending the past three months in
Scotland, has returned to Minot. She
was accompanied by Miss Glib,
sister of William Glib Of Chilcot,
who expects to make America her
home. Miss Glib had not seen her
brother for eighteen years.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-10-01
Notice for Bids.

Notice is hereby given that the
Township Board of Burlington town.
ship will receive sealed bids for one
grade between Secs. and 8, Of Bur-
ington township, up until Thursday.
Oct. IS, 1908, at ~ o'clock p. m.
Plans and specifications to be found
at the Office of the clerk. All bids
must be accompanied by certified
check of $500. Board reserves the
right to reject any or all bids. BY
order of Township Board of Burllng-
ton township.
E. A. MADSEN, Clerk
Burlington, N. D.
1O-1 1917 chg
HONEY have for sale the very
finest clover and Eastwood extract
ed honey taken from my own bees.
1t pleases everybody. Write fer
prices. o. H. Clark,
1O-1 If Westby, Wis.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-10-01

Mrs. Charlotte Cameron died at the
home OF her brother, E. w. Lewis
OF Burlington Friday at the age of
% years. Funeral services were
held from the home Saturday, Rev.
G. w. Longnecker. the Congrega-
tional minister officiating. The re-
mains accompanied by the brother.
were taken to La Cleve, Ill, the old
home of the deceased for inter
ment,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-10-01

Morris Brown of Chicago, was in
jured near this city Wednesday
morning while stealing ride on
No. /, the G. N. passenger train. His
skull was caught between the ves-
tibules, and fractured, and he may
die.