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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-08-13
WINTER LIFE OF THE ESKIMO.
With a Night Three Months Long the
People Simply Hibernate.

A writer in the London Magazine
describes visit he paid lasht year to
describes visit he paid last year to
The winter "igloos," or snow houses.
are much more pretent!ous erections
than the summer "tupeks," or tents of
skins, and are made to resist the ex-
treme cold of the Arctic winter, and
to serve as a comfortable alternating
place for the months during which the
sun never rises above the horizon. The
foundation is usually made of stones,
upon which cleverly shaped blocks of
snow are built up to form a dome
shaped hut After these have frozen
together the interior is lined with
skins.
A long tunnel is then constructed to
serve as porch, this being built very
low and narrow, necessitating an en-
trance being made on hands and knees,
ing the second SO as to admit as little
of the Icy atmosphere as possible
Heat Is supplied by an "ikomar," or
Oil stove, made from kind of soap
stone in the shape of an oval saucer.
1t is filled with seal or walrus oil,
never sweet-smelling, and usually very
rank.
In this floats the wick, which is
made of moss. This stove not only
serves for heating, but also for cook
ing purposes, though / believe the
greater part of their food Is eaten raw,
or, at any rate, not more than warmed
through.
saw one man eat quite four pounds
of raw bear-meat, which was frozen
as hard as rock, only waiting for a
second for It to half thaw in his capa-
cious mouth.
At the back Of the fgloo," at the
end remote from the door, is a raised
bench covered with skins, which serves
as the sleeping chamber. Here the
whole family turn in, taking off every
vestige of clothing, finding quite suf-
ficient warmth in the thick bear and
deer skins which serve as blankets.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-08-13
WINTER WOOD ALWAYS is BEST
Pine Cut In December Twice as Strong
as That Cut In March.

It has long been known that winter
was the best time of the year for cut
ting down trees for their timber, but
until the American bureau of forestry
recently published the results of some
experiments no one was sure why.
The bureau of forestry selected four
pine trees OF the same age and Of
equal vigor, growing in the same soil
and felled them, the first at the end
of December, the second at the end
of January, the third at the end Of
February, the fourth at the end OF
March. They were hewn into logs OF
the same size and dried at the same
place. Then the logs were tested.
The December log resisted a flexile
strain twice as strong as that which
the March log resisted; 1t furnished
piles which were still perfect and
undecayed sixteen years later, while
the piles made from the March log
had rotted within three or four years
Wood that is felled in December is
less perfect than that cut at other
times. 1t has been proven that oak
felled in the spring allowed water to
percolate through 1t in from two to
three hours, while similar wood cut in
December was seemingly impermea
BILE.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-08-13
HAD TO SEE MARATHON RACE.
Girl Found Later She Had Paid High
Price for Privilege.

John ]. Hayes, the Marathon cham
pion, was describing in New York the
enthusiasm that the Marathon race
caused among Americans in London.
That race" said he, was the chief
motive that took us Americans abroad
last summer. Indeed coming back on
the boat, 1 heard an almost Incredible
story about the races attraction.
There was very pretty girl
aboard who seemed unhappy Her un-
happiness was due to her husband.
She was married to a rich but very
old man; he might have been her
grandfather.
"She was very frank sort of girl,
and she conflded her marital troubles
to one Of the women at her table.
From her condolences 1t was plain that
the aged husband was brute.
"'But, my dear child said the
woman, what ever induced you to
marry such a man?'
Well, you see,' said the girl, I
was so anxious to see that Marathon
race!'"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-08-13
Hubby Met a Friend,

Mrs. Alfred Alston sent her hus.
band to drug store Friday night for
a sponge and bottle of vichy.
Here is what he bought: Five pairs
of inner soles. bag of sea salt, five
bottles of patent medicine, ten pack
ages of pills. five packages of writing
paper. three sponges, 100 packages of
breath perfume, pair of scissors, two
bottles of vichy and some other odds
and ends.
In Harlem police court Alston
explained to Magistrate Crane that
he had met a friend on his way to
the drug store. But l got my wife
the sponge and the vichy all right" he
added.
well. take them right home to her,
then. concluded the court.-New York
Herald.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-08-13
CONVICT
RETURNS TO- CELL
couNTERFEITER RESUMES I'M
PRlsoNMENT AFTER a5 YEARS
TO WIN AN HEIREss.
BRlDE-TO-BE TO WAIT A YEAR
Texan Breaks Prison Before Sentence
Expires, But Gives Himself Up
to Authorlties-What the
Records Show.

Leavenworth, Kan.-In prison at
Huntsville, Tex, under the name of
Charles l.. Tompkins, is man who
has surrendered himself for love of
woman who is heiress to rich es-
tate. He appeared before the warden
and stated that he had escaped 25
years before, having still a year to
serve. The prison records showed
that Charles l.. Tompkins had been
sent to prison from Bastrop county at
the time mentioned and that the man
had escaped before he had completed
his sentence. The warden ordered his
visitor to be shaved and put in stripes
and he was assigned to a cell. An
easy berth was made for him. He
was assigned to clerical work, for
which he was well qualified.
1t is doubtful if the maid is fully
aware of her lovers history, for dur
ing the 25 years he had been outside
of the Texas prison he had served
two terms in the federal prison at
Fort Leavenworth, each time having
been sent tp for counterfeiting, under
a different name.
1t is said that his decision to sur
render to the Texas authorities was
brought about by his love for Miss
Catherine Cartwright, the beautiful
heiress to a million dollar estate in
Pecos county, Tex. Fearing that he
might be recognized and torn from
her arms, should he marry her, he de-
cided to confess to her that he was
an escaped convict, having been sent to
prison for forgery of check which,
he said had been done while he was
under the influence of drink. 1t is
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-08-13

said that Miss Cartwright, after hear
himself up, serve the remainder of his
term and promised him that she
would be waiting for him on his re-
lease.
The entire story of the 25 years
between his escape and return to the
Texas prison is. probably, known only
to himself. But the records at Uncle
Sans penal institution at Fort Leaven-
worth show that he was received
there May 25, 1896, to serve two years
for the crime of counterfeiting, hav-
ing been sentenced under the name of
]. G. McKibben, alias Will Scott, in
the United States court at Waco, Tex,
sentence having been passed on May
IA. 1885, He was released on January
13, 1898.
On October A, 1899, he was SEN
fenced in the United States court in
El Paso, Tex, to five years in the
federal prison atFort Leavenworth for
counterfeiting, and was received at
the penitentiary on October 26 of the
same year, and he served until Decem-
ber 3, 1903, when he was released.
During his term at Fort Leavenworth
he made an effort to escape, but did
not succeed. However, he started a
counterfeiting plant in the prison, and
had succeeded in making a fair imi-
tation of greenbacks before his rascal
ity was discovered. While in the
prison he was employed In the photog-
rapher's gallery, and having succeed
ed in getting hold of good bill, made
photograph of 1t and started to print
the bills.
The necessary supplies for doing
the work were procured through the
assistance of the driver of the wagon
which delivered groceries to the pris-
on from the city.
The identity of Charles l.. Tomp-
kins with ]. G. McKibben, alias VIII
Scott. was called to the attention of
the prison authorities by convict
now In the prison, who had seen an
account of the surrender of the man
to the Texas authorities. Records
have been looked up and the identi.
fication clerk of the federal prison
fully recognized Charles l.. Tompkins
as the man who served two terms in
the prison here under the name OF
]. 9. McKibben.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-08-13

*Daily except Sunday.
TO Bowling Green only.
Special cars can be chartered for
any occasion at any hour. For infor-
nation, ask the agent or address.
G. F. SMITH, Gen. Mgr.
H. H. STEPHENSON, Traffic Mgr.
Findlay, Ohio.
April IA, 1909.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-08-13
Penalty for FoIlteness.

II find that politeness is pretty
much wasted in New York." the
southern woman said. IF you say to
your janitor gruffiy do this or do
that he does It, but If you say please
he passes you by. II you say to the
conductor. Give me transfer, please,
he goes by without giving 1t to you,
but you say briskly and with imperti-
nence, Transfers Transfers You
must say it twice. you know-he hur-
riedly complies with your request for
fear of getting his number taken and
himself reported or something or
other like that"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-08-13
EDUCATIONAL FEATURES OF OHIO STATE FAIR-VIEW OF
ADMINISTRATION BUILDING.


feature agriculture horticulture
Speman The exposition
will
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-08-13
MeIba,s supsrstItIons.

Nine. Melba admits that she has
her full share of superstitions. "For
one thing" she says. Il cannot bear
peacock feathers, and If any visitor
comes to me wearing one Of these
monstrosities 1t makes me positively
shudder. Brrr! Then have an in
stinctiye dread of being photographed
In the costume of part In which |
have not previously appeared. think
this is always unlucky."
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-08-13

The Toledo a Maumee Valley Ry. Co.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-08-13
HORSE EXHIBITION BUILDING, LARGEST STRUCTURE OF ITS
KIND IN THE UNITED STATES


building
visitors Broad aes lead through building enabling inspection of the
while
the animals brought premium dudcans The Ohio State Fair will
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-08-13

Itching, torturing skin eruptions,
disfigure, annoy, drive one wild.
Doan's Ointment brings quick relief
and lasting cures. Fifty cents at any
drug store.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-08-13

be adjudged to be null and void, and
that the plaintiffs title to said real
estate may be quieted against said
defendants and each OF them, and
that said defendants and each OF
them be forever barred from assert
ing any estate or interest In or lien
upon said real estate, or any part
thereof; that said oil and gas leases,
mentioned and described In plaintiffs
said petition, be ordered cancelled OF
record, and for all such other relief
as Is proper and equitable.
Said defendants are required to
answer or demur to said-petition on
or before the 21st day of August,
1909.
SIMON ]. STRAUS, Plaintiff.
w. H. McMILLEN, Attorney for
Plaintiff.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-08-13
NIGHT entertainment A FEATURE AT THE COMING OHIO
STATE FAIR

at the
pyrotechnc
spelman
Will
81 Sept next Ten thousand dollars will be offered for the
which
the half
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-08-13
A Wise VIII.
did Brown leave a will?"

DIu BTUWH IeHVe WIIII
Yes. indeed. And very wise one,
too"
rs that so?"
Yes, he left the majority of his
property tC the lawyers and car fare
TO his relatives, thereby arriving at
the same result and saving his rela-
tiyes much needless worry"
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-11-11
RocKLER FAILS TO LAND.
Murphy of Boise Proves Hard
Man and Stays the Limit.

Last Saturday night pretty
wrestling match occurred at the
Hungerford hall between Leo.
Rocker of this place and A. P. Muir
ply of the Boise Y. NJ. c. A. Mr.
Rocker is a very clever fellow and
issued a challenge to take on any
man in the state for two falls in
forty minutes. weighing under 165
pounds.
Mr.. A. p Murphy of Boise i'm
mediately accepted the challenge and
the match was arranged for last Sat
urday night. A good crowd was
present and both men were in good
condition for the match Murphy
proved a puzzler for Rocker and
would not go down for a fall.
The match was a good clean one
and a credit to the sport. Both men
are gentlemen and anxious to elevate
the wrestling game and give the place
of respectfully it deserves. Mr..
Rocker has met some of the best
men in the United States, including
Gotch and Roller of Seattle. Mr..
Murphy holds the middle-weight
championship of Canada and has met
and defeated some of the best men
in the United States in his class
There is some talk of match
on even grounds in the future. Should
this take place, there will be CON
siderable interest from this place.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-11-11
RAPID GROWTH.
The Big Business Enjoyed BY the
Sampson Music Co. of Boise the
Result of a Square Deai-A House
Built up On It's Merits.

The Sampson Music Co. Of Boise
square deal You will find him and
can supply anything known in music.
This company opened for business
in Boise four years ago and has had
remarkable growth, which is explain
ed by the absolute square deal policy
adopted when it started and which
has been adhered to in every instance
until it has become known as the
store without a dissatisfied custom
er. The Sampson Music Co. CARRIES
strictly high-grade goods and it's
lines includes pianos, Edison phono-
graphs, Victor talking machines,
mandolines, guitars, banjos, accor-
dians. harrmonicas, music stands,
supplies for all stringed instruments,
band instruments-in fact anything
from a jews harp to player piano,
and no matter how large or small an
order. it is given the most careful
and prompt attention. We can rec
ommend the Sampson Music Co. to
all our readers. c. p. Sampson, the
proprietor and manager, is in per
sonal charge of the business and is
congenial person who knows the
secret of a business success Is a
square deal. You will find him and
his entire force untiring in their eff
forts to please. The advertisement
of the Sampson Music Co. will be
found in another part of this papef,
and it will be to your advantage to
read it if interested in anything in
the music line.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-11-11
CASHIER TAXES HIs LIFE.
III Health and Worry the Causes
Ascribcd.

CALDWELL, Nov r.
Sad news comes from Middleton.
where the body Of Cashier J. L. o.
cheltree was discovered Monday un-
der the railroad bridge.
Mr.. Ocheltree had been missing
since Saturday. His wife could not
account for his disappearance and
yesterday full meeting of the board
of directors was held to look into
the affairs of the bank. Everything
was straight. Not penny was mis-
sing and the absence of Mr.. Ochel-
tree was a mystery.
Later developments in the Ochel-
tree suicide indicate that worry over
financial troubles was the primary
cause for the deed Mr Ocheltree
had made some unwise loans and ex-
aggerated in his own mind the con-
sequences Of the mistake. The safe
was opened on Tuesday morning by
an expert and a small APPARENT short
age discovered Until the books are
fully checked up the exact amount,
if any, will not be known. The bad
loans amounted to quite sum, and
the paper has been taken out Of the
bank by the directors and replaced
by cold cash, making the institution
sound and solid as ever
Mr.. Ocheltree left a letter written
some time since. in which he relates
the causes leading up to the rash act.
The letter is most pathetic and shows
plainly the great mental stress of the
writer.
An inquest was held Tuesday
morning. at which, after an exhaus-
tive inquiry, a verdict Of suicide
caused by worry was returned
Mr.. Ocheltree was highly respect
ed in his community and we are glad
to be able to conscientiously state
that there is nothing so far develop-
ed TO lessen that sentiment towards
him. Like many another man in g
similar responsible position. he made
unwise loans. for which his sensitive
temperament made him responsible
and led to his rash act
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-11-11

son appointed Mr.. Watts, Mr.. Schon-
necke and Mr.. 1sachson to draft res
olutions and present them to the
meeting in fiften minutes, for which
period an adjournment was taken.
Upon reconvening, Mr. Watts read
the resolutions, which contained
strong endorsement Of the Twin
Falls Company" and pledged the
waters users to encourage the ef-
forts Of that company to obtain a
segregation of the lands from Med
bury Hill to the Ada county line. The
resolutions went beyond the scope of
the original motion, in that they con-
tanned a denunication of the South
ern Idaho Reclamation company.
The resolutions were adopted with
but few dissenting votes great
many people not voting; and J. G.
Watts, b. p. Thompson, Lloyd Nor
ton, ID. M. Braucht and Norman
Isachson were appointed committee
to present the resolutions to the
State Land Board at it's meeting on
Wednesday. This comittee was
present at the meeting Of the board,
but the resolutions were not read, the
Governor ordering the clerk to accept
and file the same; the Governor stat
ing that the board was considering
segregation at sunnyside alone,
and that resolutions adopted by
Mountain Home water users could
not properly affect that matter.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-11-11
ApPLEcovE TO GET WATER.
All Contracts Signed and Water To
BE Delivered For Irrigation
Next Season.

The Crane Falls Power company
has signed up a contract with the
Applecove Water Users association
to furnish power for irrigation on the
lands OF Applecove in the spring Of
1910. This is an important deal to
this town, as it means the reclama-
tion OF approximately 5000 acres Of
land ON the Snake river, which is by
actual demonstration fruit land
Orchards on the tract and in that
vicinity have been producing for
many years without a failure.
This power company is specializ-
ing on power for pumping purposes
and they. now have proposals for
sufficient power to be used In that
way on Snake. river to justify the
building Of the plant. The plant as
finally installed vii have a capacity
Of over $4,000 horse power
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-11-11

Return Party to the Old Maids of
the City.

the City.
About year ago all the spinsters
and old maids of the city gave
party and banquet to their gentle
men friends in the opera house. and,
the boys failed to make good the
compliment until last Friday night.
when they not only made up for the
delay but repaid with very liberal
interest.
The party was indeed the swellest
that has ever been pulled off in the
city. Nothing was spared to make
the evening a complete success, and
the boys are to be congratulated in
the perfect manner in which they
conducted the entertainment. Ev-
erything was of the very best obtain
able, and expense was not counted
in anything.
The hall decorations were aprop-
riate to the season Of the year and
with the tasty electrical effects pre-
sented a most beautiful appearance.
The music by Larks' Orchestra was
the best heard in this city in a long
time, and gives promise that Noun
tain Home viii not be without good
music for all its dances this winter.
Dancing eomenced at $3.50 and
lasted until past midnight.
The banquet at the Evans Hotel
was in keeping with the general ar
rangements Of the evening. and in
its excellent confers considerable
credit on Mine Host Evans, who took
pains in giving the boys a spread
equal in every way to the occasion
The menus were printed on a spec
ial design, the cover carrying an
embossed red apple, emblematical OF
the Land of the Big Red Apple
Following is the menu in FULL
Queen Olives Dressed Celery Pickles
soupe aux Huitreas a la Bruneau
Huitres de Baltimore
Pouiet Roti aux Huitres
Jambon Froid Langue Marine'
~ saIade d'Ecrivisse la
Franchise
II Salade aux Fruits
~ Salade aux Pommes de Terre
! H. Rough House Rolls
Hot Mince Pie Pumpkin Pi'
! Vanilla Ice Crem Assorted Cak,
Tea Coffee
The comittees and members res
! Hponsible for the evenings success
/ follows;,i
CLUB OFFICERS.
E. d. Meserole. President; f. W
Bennett, Sec. and Treas; F. E
johnson, Solicitor.
INVITATION COMMITTEE.
y suE. Blunke. AL Marhofer, R. II
2 Bennetts1 '''
DECORATING COMMITTEE.
D. L. Lewis. F. L. Brady.
SUPPER AND MUSIC COMMITTEE
J. L. Blenkner, w. H. Hronek,
j. McWiliams
s GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS CON
d Jas Whitson, Jas. Meserole, Fran
Latimore, Dan Latimore, Joe Ber
nett
ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE.
Prof. Dye. c. c. Casey, j. F. Ber
e ram, Otto Hendricks. Frank Lam
e berton. Joe Binder Fred Pilliner, ]
= H. Benham, Louis Olson, Harry Co
S rill, c. E. Hendricks. Harry Jacobson
sill. Eckstein. Khute Knutson, Ar
r. l6tevenss H. Schroeder. Jno. Helgrei
). J Al. Owen, J..L. Bradford G. Ulvil
= VIM. Argo, BIOL. Williams, J.
5, Latimore, G.. Tanner.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-11-11

ment for water therefor to the
Great Western Beet Sugar company
prior to March /, 1903. shall be al
lowed a credit on the price charged
for a water right under the Carey
act. Of the amount 50 paid in cash
by the construction company author
lied to build said irrigation system
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-11-11

Via Oregon Short Line and Union
Pacific for United States Land and
Irrigation Exposition, November 20.
to December 4, and Internationl Live
stock Exposition, November 27th, to
December 10th. Round trip from
Mountain Home ss5.10, limit. De-
cember 18th. See agents for further
particulars.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-11-11

The Sunday evening dinners at the
Evans Hotel are growing in popular
ity. Last Sunday evening the Larks'
Orchestra played very fine program
of classical and popular selections,
which was greatly enjoyed by those
present. Many who came for dinner
went to the hotel parlors after the
meal and enjoyed the music during
the balance of the evening.
Next Sunday evening from $3.50 to
Z the orchestra will play the followr
ing program:
March Our Royal Visitor
Concert Waltz. Jolly Fellows
Intermezzo. Cavaleria Rusticana
Concert Waltz. .-....... 'Nloiels
Overture. ...-........ ...... .oiiNoi Do''
March Ben Hur's Chariot Race
Concert Waltz. ........ ..'.. ''.'' -
Souvenir de Baden Baden
Chinese March. 49,. Bow Shea Ki Di
Galop ...... Nip and Tuck
The Irish standard., 1909-11-06
The Laugh Cure.

Laughter induces mental exhila-
ration.
The habit of frequent and hearty
laughter will not only save you many
doctors bill, but will also save you
years of your life.
There is good philosophy as we'll as
good health in the maxim, Laugh and
grow fat"
Laughter is a foe to pain and dis
ease and sure cure for the "blues,
melancholy and worry.
Laughter is contagious. Be cheer
full and you make everybody around
you happy, harmonious and healthful
Laughter and good cheer make love
Of life, and the love Of life is half O:
health.
Use laughter as table sauce; /,
sets the organs to dancing, and thu.
stimulates the digestive process.
Laughter keeps the heart and face
young, and enhances physical beauty
Laughter is natures device for exer-
cising the internal organs and giving
US pleasure at the same time.