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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-04-29

heiress was touched and her eyes
filled with tears.
IF / do, Percy" she said, leaning
over him, will you make me one
promise?"
Il will promise anything, everything.
my darling-only say you will be
mine"
Then promise me on your sacred
word of honor that you will never
again ride horseback"
Satterlee pretended to hesitate.
You have asked mo to give up great
DEAL he said, but promise--I prom
Use.
Then, forgetting his wounded condi-
ton, he jumped to his feet and kissed
her, much TO the dismay OF Went.
worth Harding and Beatrice Halliday,
who CHANGED to look in from the club.
house. porch at that moment.
1t was not until after his marriage
that Satterlee took his threatened re.
venge on Beatrice. One day she re.
ceived a package from a fashionable
ieweler, and upon opening 1t she found
that IL contained a pin in the form OF
a dainty gold horseshoe, upon the
arch of which the word Rocket" was
spelled in letters of pearls and dia.
monds.
Satterlee's card came with Il, and
over the name he had scrubbed !:
Goals OF Fire."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-03
Repair Work Done by the Gi-
ant Trust This Summer Aft
er City Had Tried Years to
Have It Done.
BRICK PAVEMENT is
MUCH LESS EXPENSIVE
Muncie Has Found That When
Cost Of Repair Is Consid-
cred, Asphalt Is Luxury to
The Taxpayers.
Conditions, which should stop all
on the asphalt question,

Conditions, which should stop all
controversy on the asphalt question,
are clearly shown in the city OF
Muncie, where they have been up
against the asphalt trust The at
tention of the Palladium has been
called to the situation in Muncie
by many citizens as being typical
asphalt town. Earlier in the
year two Representatives Of the Pal
ladium were in Auncie and noticed
the miserable condition Of the
streets and when the asphalt trou-
be came mp herAs..ths Mancie
streets was q decisive element In
! the stand that this paper is malK-
ing against the introduction OF this
form Of paving in Richmond. The
Palladium, therefore, sent to the
city editor of the Muncie Star for
the exact situation in that city. He
replied that he would be very happy
to give us full Information on the
subject as he had been thoroughly
in touch with the situation and the
fight OF Muncie against the asphalt
trust.
The Palladium feels that In view
of the actual conditions in Muncie
In which, expense. bad streets, and
q struggle against the asphalt trust
have been common place events,
that the report Of the Muncie news
paper man IL conclusive.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-03
CHASE HAPPY JACK
Cincinnati Man Pursued by
One of His Fifty-four
Affinities.
CHICAGO MUCH EXCITED
(American News Service)

(American News Servtce)
Chicago, Sept. 3.-"Happy Jack"
Martin of Cincinnati passed a large
part of the day yesterday racing about
Chicago, pursued by one of the fifty
four affinities jotted down In his note
book. Mrs. Anna L. Wagner. the pur-
suing Nemesis. cauzht up with him
last night, just as 1e was about to
board a train for other parts, taking
with him, she AYERS. jewels to the val
ue Of $500 belonging to her. There
was no arrest. but there will be q
wedding soon. ze-- s..,....zs--
According to Mrs Wagner, after she
had invested large sum Of money In
the business and loaned Martin her
jewelry she found the tell-tale note
book in his desk. With her name were
fifty-three others, twenty-five of whom
lived in Cincinnati.
While she was demonstrating with
him, she says, he ran away with No.
So, Mrs. Lulu Metz, the wife of q real
estate dealer of Newport, Ky. The
woman soon tired of Martin and wrote
Mrs. Wagner, saying that she would
turn over her interest in his affections
for $500. The latter did not answer
and soon received a letter saying that
unless she paid the price she would
be made to suffer. In the meantime
Martin fled to Chicago.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-03
RETURNED
Traction Men Silent Regard
ina Health of President
MCGOWAN.
MAGNATE RETURNS SUNDAY

Indianapolis, Sept. 3.-Robert /.
Todd, vice president of the Terre
Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern. and
e. B. Peck, vice president of the In
dianapolis Traction and Terminal
company. returned yesterday from
New York city, where they went to
meet Hugh ]. MCGOWAN upon his re-
turn from Europe. Both Mr.. Peck and
Mr.. Todd declined to say anything as
to the condition of Mr.. McGowan's s
health, or to name a date for his re-
turn. Mr.. Todd, when he learned
that he was to be questioned about
MIR. MCGOWAN, sent word that he was
not in." Mr.. Peck was "in" and
heard the inquiry, but stated that
when Mr.. MCGOWAN arrived he would
speak for himself. He refused to
state even that he had seen Mr.. Nc
Gowan in New York city, or to make
any statements as to his health, or
date for his return.
Sunday, however, is the date that Is
generally understood will mark the
return of Mr.. MCGOWAN. This infor-
nation was current yesterday, and
was in a measure verified at the Nc
Gowan home. where it was stated that
the arrival would hardly be later than
Sunday. Joseph MCGOWAN, cousin to
H. J. MCGOWAN, is still in the East,
where he went in company with Mr..
Peck and Mr.. Todd. to meet the re-
turning president Of Indiana's traction
merger. ...- ..a
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-03

resurfacing. but no bids were received
either time.
Trust Breaks Promise.
The Barber Asphalt company had
promised when the paving was first
done, that they would promptly repair
the streets as soon as repairs were
necessary. After the repeated failure
of the city to get bids for the resur-
facing the company made it plain that
they would not move a plant to the
city to do the repair work until there
were ten thousand yards of work to
be done.
When they finally did agree to come,
which was this summer, there were
almost fifteen thousands OF repair
work. The city of Muncie has just
succeeded in getting the repair work
completed and in a few cases the OLD
asphalt streets resurfaced with the
same material. In most cases, brick
was used instead of asphalt for resur-
facing worn out asphalt.
In the first place, it has been clearly
proven that asphalt is far more ex-
repair is taken into consideration. The
original cost has been even greater.
The average cost OF original asphalt
paving in Muncie has been $3.50 a
yard, while the cost for brick has been
but $2.O6 a yard. Eleven squares in
Muncie were resurfaced with brick
this summer where asphalt has been
the original material used.
The Asphalt Monopoly.
In the second place, the practical
monopoly that prevails in the contro
Of asphalt paving has prevented the
city from getting the repair work done
when it was badly needed. For this
reason, the repair has lapsed until. aft.
er all. the cartoon published in the
Star did not greatly exaggerate con
ditions. The streets were dotted
with large holes where water stood foI
days after rain had fallen. The water
seeped into the cracks causing the de
composition Of the asphalt and an nm
sanitary condition which great,
alarmed the city health board In ths
spring, the damage OF the frost wai
clearly evident for, wide cracks radi
ated from what, perhaps, the fall be
fore had been but small hOles, wer,
quickly seen on the disappearance Q
the slush of the winter.
| In the third place, asphalt street,
have been found to be harder to cleal
than brick. Their proper care ha
been regarded as an impossibility her
because of the great cost To care TO
them as is done in foreign countrie
is an almost fatuous policy that woul'
be a serious drain on the treasury o
any city, where the cost OF commo,
/ labor is as great as it is in the Unite'
j States.
i There is not a single city official Il
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-03
erich Automobilist" Tells of
Losing Valuable Diamond
And Offers a Reward to
Finder of $1OO.
RARE GEM is FOUND
BY A WEARY WILLIE
Farmer Immediately Pays $50
For the Stone and Later
Finds That It Is Paste,
Worth Just 81.

Richmond may be panic proof, but
the fact that it is not bunco proof can
be testified to by A. M. Krnger. far
mer residing northwest of the city,
who is the most recent victim OF
gang of swindlers who have been op-
Grating in this city and vicinity with
such success. recently. Mr.. Krnger
was "stung' to the extent of $50 and
is now deploring the fact that he
should have been such easy fruit"
especially on such an old game. But
he admitted that it was a new one on
him, although he paid rather dearly
for the experience.
Last Monday a we'll dressed and
neatly attired stranger drove up to the
Kringer home in an automobile and
seeking Mr.. Kringer told him that he
had lost a valuable diamond stick pin
in the road around that place some
where and that he thought It dropped
out of his tie while he was examining
his machine in front of Kringer's s
house.
A "valuabie" Pin.
He stated that the pin was a very
valuable one and that he especially
valued 1t for its associations, as it had
been given to him by a very dear
friend who had died recently. He
asked Mr.. Kringer If he would kindly
assist him in finding 1t and to instruct
the children to search, also. The
stranger stated that he had to return
to Indianapolis that evening but that
he would leave his name and address
and If the pin was found to send it tc
his address at Indianapolis and he
would reward the finder with 800.
The next afternoon q tramp called
at the Kringer home and begged fol
| something to eat. When just about
to depart he casually remarked to Mr.
Kringer that he had found q pretty
nice pin down the road" and wanted
to know II he had lost it. Mr. Kring
er at once became interested and ask
ed to see the pin. 1t was producet
and the description tailed exactl!
with that given by the stranger Wit
had called the day before.
Remembering the 500 reward MI
|Kringer thought he saw a chance for
good investment, 80 he volunteered I,
buy the pin Of the tramp. The traml
seemed to know that 1t was a damon
and q valuable pin but a bargain wa
finally reached between the two
whereby Mr. Kringer paid the tram
$50 and received In return the cove1
ed pin. The tramp then disappeared
Worth About $500.
That evening Mr.. Kringer wrote I
the stranger at Indianapolis and not
fled him that the pin had been foun
and to come forth with the 500 II b
wanted it returned. But there was n
answer Several days passed and sti
no answer was forthcoming, SO ye.
iterday Mr.. Kringer brought the pin
this city and had 1t examined wit
the view OF selling 1t and getting bac
his money. The diamond proved I
be nothing more than paste. but
very clever imitation and its dece
: don would not be discovered exceI
: (Confinued ON PAGE EiEhtl
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-03
MRS. PEARY IS SARCASTIC;
MRS, COOK IS TRIUMPHANT
Mrs. Cook States She Always
Had Faith in Husbands
Success.
ACHIEVES HIS AMBITION
(American News service)

(American News Service)
South Harpswell, Me-, Sept 13.-"I
have never given up hope that my hus-
band would come out all right-that he
would return safe after achieving his
ambition" declared Mrs. Frederick A..
Cook, wife of the American North Pole
discoverer here today.
Mrs. Cook, since news of her hus-
bands feat reached the United States.
has been besieged by reporters until
she was compelled to flee from her
cottage, taldng along her children.
Ruth and Helen and seeking refuge OF
the cottage of H. A. league at Lewis
ton.
Il wish to thank all my friends for
the great interest they are taking in
my husband. and will say to the pup
lie that fully appreciate the graft
tude felt by all OF them that the pole
has been discovered by citizen of this
country.
II did not expect to hear from my
husband quite SO soon, but I thought
I would get some word before the be
ginning of October. l first learned
OF my husbands success by reading tbs
bulletin board OF newspaper in Port
| land.
what more can say; there is moth
Ing to add that the newspapers dom,
already know. feel the strain of the
| long wait and the intense anxiety over
| the safety Of my husband and shall
wait until get back to New York be
fore receiving another newspaper man
l want quietness. have been excit
ed over his wonderful achievement"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-03
PLAN WAS FAILURE

Owing to an imperfect arrangement
OF the concrete feed pipe from the
high tower on the site on the new
high school building, Ninth and North
B streets, the pipe broke yesterday at
the weakest point. There was slack
in the wire to which the pipe is at
tached and resulted in the pipe being
curved also. When the concrete was
run down the pipe it stopped it up at
the lowest point of the curve. No one
was underneath to receive a concrete
shower bath when the pipe broke.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-03
tey Carl Il. Mote, The MuneIe starr

(ey Carl n. Mote, The MuneIe star)
Muncie, Ind. Sept. 3.-This city has
Just passed through one of the most
bitter street paving wars ever known
in Indiana Here the question has
not been that Of the kind Of material
20 much - that Of the source OF the
payment for the improvements. Tho
controversy has been one between the
city and tho property owners. In Ger
tain cases where the contest was most
bitterly waged, tho property owners
fought the proposition Of assessing
the cost Of improvements against the
abutting property. The property
owners insisted that according to the
state law all improvements should be
assessed against the city.
The controversy finds its origin In
che necessity to repair the streets.
that were paved with asphalt a few
years ago. The first paving done in
the city was with asphalt and the
streets where this material has been
used have long been IN q miserable
condition. A short time ago the Mum
Gle Star ran cartoon. showing in q
somewhat exaggerated representation
the conditions Of the asphalt thorough
fares, that was not any too complt-
mentary to the city.
Muncie Tired Of Asphalt.
AGnncie has had her experience with
asphalt and there Is scarcely any sen
timent here in favor Of that material
Were 1t possible to maintain asphalt
streets satisfactorily. they probably
would be preferred to brick or bithu-
lithic or macadam. But this has moi
been the case in Muncie. There II
Just one thing to be said In favor o1
asphalt and when that IL said all i
said. That argument IL to be found
In the fact that they are less noisy
than are streets on which almost any
other material except macadam il
used.
The actual life of an asphalt street
has been found to be about five years
The first asphalt used in Muncie wa,
in 1894. These streets were resur
faced in 1905, but they had been patch
ed In a great many places hong befor'
this. In 1907 there was a move t
resnrface and after advertising thre'
times in 1907, and receiving no bid
the city. gave up In despair. Again
In 1006. the city advertised twios %
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-03
Anna Ward, After Years of
Separation Is Now Making
An Effort to Find Where
They Are Located.
CHILDREN SEPARATED
At ORPHANS HOME
Local Woman, Crazed With
Grief Over Others Death,
Forgot Name of institution
At the Capital.

Miss Anna Ward of 800 Central av-
enue. wants to know where her twin
sisters. Lena and Elizabeth are. who
have been missing since 1892 and from
whom no word has been heard for II
years.
The circumstances surrounding the
case are unusually pathetic. The
three children resided with their par
ents In Indianapolis and were happy
and contented until the death Of their
mother in 1892. when the home was
broken up and the children were cast
out into the world. The father. ap-
parently, took little interest In his chill
dren and suddenly disappeared one day
without leaving any provision for his
daughters. forcing them alone and
friendless, into a cold, heartless
world.
She Became Unbalanced.
The pelice authorities and associ.
ated charities became interested In the
case and the children were placed In a
Catholic school at Indianapolis. Here
they remained together for about 4
year. but at tac expiration of that time
the death Of her mother 50 preyed up.
on the mind Of Anna that she became
mentally unbalanced, and was taken tc
the home for feeble minded girls al
Terre Haute. In this way she became
separated from her sisters and, not be
ing able to remember the name Of ths
school from which she was taken a
Indianapolis. she could not correspond
with her twin sisters and has seen ol
heard nothing from them uD to tn,
present time.
Miss Ward has recently been dis
missed from the home at Terre Haut'
and has taken up her residence Will
friends in this city. She states tha
her sisters were about six years oil
, the last time she saw them. She 4
two years their senior. She II max
| ing an earnest Cdeavor to locate tn
missing twins. having notified the an
thorities at indianapolis and has I'd
vertised In several Of the newspaper
in that city.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-03
Mrs. Peary Says Cooks Dash
To Pole Was a Stand
ing Joke.
LAUGHS AT THE REPORT
tAmerican News service)

american News Service)
South Harpswell, Me-, Sept. st
have been expecting to hear this re-
port ever since DIR. Cook started for
the pole," said Mrs. Robert e. Peary,
wife of the explorer now in the Arctic,
today.
1T has been a standing joke at the
explorers club and in our set in New
York. But please don't quote me as
being incredulous over the report. 1t
would look too awfully coming at just
at this time.
II cannot help recalling the story Of
DIR. Cooks ascent Of Mount Mckinley
about which he wrote his book. In
that book he says he ascended the
mountain. looked at his aneroid, and
came down again. When the scien-
lists wanted to know how high the
mountain was he said he was in such
a hurry he couldn't stop to compute
the altitude.
Bought All Dogs.
Il heard that when DR.. Cook started
for the Pole he said he was going to
SHcd1h III OA tAc SAOuhu VsASsA
he went up there and bought all the
dogs he knew Mr.. Peary would need
later 1t showed what manner of man
he was.
Until hear that he has these with
him shall be waiting to hear some
thing confirmatory from Mr.. Peary.
expect to hear almost any day. but not
much before the middle of the month.
"One reason I don't put much faith
in the story Of the discovery is thai
DR.. Cook is quoted as writing he wal
living on tallow. Now Eskimos dont
live on tAllow any more than we do
and anybody that knows their habits
and the arctic regions knows that 1.
true. AS for confirmation Of any re
ports frpm Eskimos, they couldn't tel
the North Pole from . barber-pole.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-03
RITTER WAS EXPERIENCE OF
MUNCIE WITH ASPHALT TRUST

Muncie who has anything to do with
the street department, who favors as
phalt under the present conditions In
which the construction and repair Is
carried on. l have interviewed all OF
them and am well acquainted with
their views on the subject. Thes.
same men do not regard the owner
ship of an asphalt plant by the city as
at all feasible.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-03
PURCHASE A BLOCK

Quigley Brothers. who own q drug
store at the corner of Fourth and
Main streets, have purchased the New
kirk block adjoining their store and
in few days will enlarge their phar-
macy and increase their stock.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-03
NO SUNDAY SERVICES

Owing to the absence Of Rev. A. J.
Feeger from the city next Sunday
there viii be no services ut St Johns
Lutheran church on Sunday. Rev.
Feeger has three conventions to at-
tend, one 1T Lawrenceburg. Ind, an
other at Reading. O., and Duluth.
MINI.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-03
GAIN IN RECEIPTS

According to the postal report Of
finance clerk, Otto Sprong. the post
office gained in business during the
month Of 1908, $752. The total re-
ceipts for the past month were $s.645.-
"a.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-03

Delaware County City Has Just Passed Through One OF the
Most Bitter Street Paving Wars Ever Waged in the
State of Indiana With the Result That There Is Scarce
" ANY Sentiment Now, in That City, Favorable to AS
nhaIt as Material for Pa wing Well Travelled Streets.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-03
Steamer on Which Dr.. Cook
Is a Passenger Reaches
Northern Denmark and Co.
penhagen Is En- Fete.
STEAMER FITTED OUT
TO MEET THE YANKEE
While in Danish Capital Brook
lyn Man Will Be Guest Of
the Geographical Society,"
Complete Plans.
(Amcrican News Service)


Copenhagen. Sept. 2-Ths steamer
Hans Egedes with Dr. Frederick A.
Cook. the American who discovered tho
north pole. on board. passed Cape
Skagan. at the northern extremity OF
Denmark, at ? o'clock this afternoon.
1t will probably reach here some time
this evening. Copenhagen today 10
the capital of the world.
all eyes wait the coming OF Cook.
Homage greater than that rendered
potentates will be paid Dr.. Cook. who
is heralded as the man who blazed the
TRAIL DR.. Maurice F. Egan. the
American minister. boarded . steamer
fitted out by the geological society.
ernoon. with . distinguished assem-
blage aboard. to greet Cook. Rooms
at the hotel Phoenix are prepared for
his reception. London already has
forwarded an invitation to visit Eng
glands metropolis.
Tries 70 Break Records.
The Hans Egedes. under full steam.
Is trying to break all records between
Lerwick and Copenhagen. The tor
pedo boat Julland. steaming under or
ders from the minister of marine. was
despatched last night from Aarbus to
meet the incoming vessel and flotiI-
Ia set out from the harbor today 70
convey tho Sesomef In.
The banquet In Cooks honor viii be
q notable event. Tourists. scientists
and others interested in Dr.. Cooks
marvellous feat. poured into Copenha-
gen today. All the newspapers print
commendatory articles and call upon
the people of Denmark to unite I'm
welcoming the American.
King Frederick Of Denmark will per-
sonally receive Cook and extend tho
hospitality Of his nation.
He Leaves the Report
There has never been the slightest
doubt among Danish scientists OF tho
truth of Cooks narrative. Commo-
dore Hovgaard today declared: II be-
lieve DR.. Cooks story IL true because
he is entirely Trustworthy and opposed
to all exaggeration.
C. A. Nelson, of the Greenland ad-
ministration department. said: when
Dr. Cook said he discovered the pole
there can be no doubt of IT.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-03
THE WEATHER PROPHET.

lNDlANA-continued cloudy and pro-
babie thunderstorms.