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The Jasper news., 1909-02-25

WiASHINGToN.4 The most exclu.
W. siHe congressional organization in
Washington is the did You Bite,
Too?" club. 1T was formed here the
other day. in, the cloak rooms used at
the, capitol. The incomplete, mem
bership list, which Is withheld, con-
tafns d dozen names. Like the Anani-
as' club, the wishes Of prospective
member are not consulted If he is
considered eligible he joins because
there Is nothing else for him to do.
The process Of initiation is some.
thing like this. A member, either of
the senate or the, house, receives a
letter bearing the return card of a
prominent downtown hotel. He opens
the letter and reads it. If his face
grows red and his eyes flash, 1t is a
good indication that he is material
for membership. If, after a moment
OF Thought, a smile begins to over
spread his countenance and he
reaches in his desk for his check
book, 1t Is mere indication no long
err, 1t is a certainty. He is then APP
preached by member
The Jasper news., 1909-02-25

YOUNGER officers of the navy who
i are regularly inyited' toSIthe de-
butantes, teas in Washington say they
are going toafUm an apti7nushFooni
merry widow hal league Est. wear
baseball masks in the future.
It.,appearse that the so-caleds,"" pink
teasS are sometimes positiH6is danger,
ouE a efth&SAiiSE Newbefpy daughter
of S secre hrEpf the nExRs Miss ol.
gaES6nverseS tHe1Misses TSembpt, the
AisR4s GGopdRiRy org amy of3thg Other
Mvk sgifsstarat atbundeG TOO abrdptiS
Hhsm naSaA s9fRcerb for others Of their
admirers get among them and come
WITHIN range Oh lief hats. NJ; -
These large mats of the mushroom
Merry, ,Wide3s; '..Species are some
tfaes ag Sharp on the edges as II they
had been Bpectaiy sTppped. and, in
The Jasper news., 1909-02-25
Congressman Initiated Into Novel Club

UT0id ,,r,, l,if l,,l % IA IN IA; N "a
tho Ftmemhar NJ liza y n ssTIi.,itsot :
VI Ala ); tbe na.nts,S6s IA MA Y M
irRaHect =, ss'TF N. = Z, :
etdaw, ;bovt no ut,,- ro.rs ~ ( -, ~, ON.
barT <. - 80 7.!! ss..r.l
sbe oroorizotjon 90 Tho "Did Won
pt.a TonS5 a,,,hI - tha re5,;it of d
VAN to,N1vosptn gtnn ns 100; won,er
80
The Jasper news., 1909-02-25

EFTER protecting Presidepteiect
n Taft in tlie, ,ss1OO. 900 salary .5Yots4
to Nm recently, senatorial hearts
opened up to the conductors of the
senate elevators the other day and
scattered little loose change in their
direction. So that now, If the house
agrees. the president, yice-president,
speaker, the United States judges and
the elevator boys VIII get a raise.
The president will Z, have $4,000
MERE, the judges from 81 900 TO $1,000,
the Tice-president and speaker, SO 900,
and the elevator men 5000 additional
ayear. '''', - ~. Ia, 7
Senator Borah;r who, fnstirged JAIL
along against the salary increases,
first took up the cudgels for the ele-
The Jasper news., 1909-02-25
New Aero Club at the National CAPITAL

chief of the bureau of entomology;
LieutA GEORGE eli sweet, Us. NJ ii
the BUREAU aflequipmeRt; i Col Charles
H, BFTromwell y, S., A., Superintendent
public buildings and ,,gf9dads, District
of Columbia Lieut. F III, 4IAhnil;
George o. Totten, ,jr.:, and r. M! Nc.
Lehman "a, {, 'F$lEfO,JA.>!(
A, ,eonfniittee5 of The ,Adro Club Of
America, , With :wh1cfllthe Washington
club will be affiliated, has been appoint.
ed to- receives contributions fp for a
memorial shaft to Lieut.. Thomas e.
Selfridge. U. s. a., who was killed in
the accident to the Wright aeroplane
at Fort .Myer last September. On the
committee are GIeh1H Curtiss, Prof.
Alexander Bell and Lieut.. F. P, LahIh,
IT, s. A. The shaft will be erected
either In, Arlington National .cemetery,
where Lieut.. Selfridge is buried, or on
the spot where the Wright aeroplane
fell on the parade ground at Fort
Myer. The latter spot is favored by
the majority of these interests IS
The Jasper news., 1909-02-25

The Herb laxative, Garfield Tea, aids
Nature in maintaining. the general well-be-
ing Of the body; it corrects constipation,
.purifes the blood, brings health. al q,
The Jasper news., 1909-02-25

You can Judge man better by the
company he keeps than you can by
the relatives Of his wife that he has to
keep. tn u l. LIZ ~ n e. e III
The Jasper news., 1909-02-25

IF you wish Beautiful, }sleary white oiothei
use, Red, CresssBaH .HueIi Large 3 OF
package,-i5 cents. F'A% ,, "sf'-'7 III "
The Jasper news., 1909-02-25
.Try,, Murine, Eve Remedv

iB6r Red, Weak, Weary, Watery Eyes.
~ Se Pra Toed amy 6Ts
Law. Murine Doesn't Smart. Soothes Eye
Pain. Try Murine for Your Eyes. I'd.
The Jasper news., 1909-02-25

+ 1t takes lot Of nerve to enable q
young married man to enter a store
and purchase a dozen safety pins from
a former sweetheart. f.YrI &cl 81
The Jasper news., 1909-02-25

Mrs. wIpslow's Soothing Syrup
For children teething softens the gums, reduces
sllays pain, cures wind collie. Csc bottle
The Jasper news., 1909-02-25

Itch cured in 80 minutes by Woolford's
Sanitary d,otion.y Never fails. AT druggists.
The Jasper news., 1909-02-25

q, One epoor+.turn, deserves another
from the organ grinders viewpoint.
The Jasper news., 1909-02-25

Even a wise man occasionally has
time for the silly chatter of a pretty
girl. ,,s .
The Jasper news., 1909-02-25

Lewis Single Binder Cigar has rich
taste, ,Iour dealer or, Lewis Factory,
The Jasper news., 1909-02-25

The highwayman has a low way of
doing things.i 70. 'iiHrE"i.,ri.e.
The Jasper news., 1909-02-25

You can not learn to, be q dramatic
critic by reading the Acts.
The Jasper news., 1909-02-25

ONLY ONE "BRoMo; QUIHuNE., !.
That is LAXATIVE BRoNO QuININE. Look fos
the signature of r. w. GROVE. Used the World
over to Cure q Cold In Ono Day. Csc,
The Jasper news., 1909-02-25

Easy money" is the kind that al
ways comes, to. the other fellow. ,,.,f.
The Jasper news., 1909-02-25

A hayoring that il used the same as femSa 8
or vanilla, BY dissolring granplated sugar.
In water and adding Map1eihe IA delief6u6-
syrup 8 made and o syrup better than maple.
Mapleino S sold by grocers. II not send CSC for
2oz bot and recipe book. ereseeht Mfg. Co., Seattle.
The Jasper news., 1909-02-25

homesteader to 800 acres-l60 free and 100 to,
be. purchased at $500 per acre. These lands
are in the grain raising area, where mixed farming
is also carried on with unqualified success. A
raa&aywill shorllybe built to Hudson Bay, bring,
ing the worlds markets thousand miles nearer
these Whedt-felds. where schools and churches
are convenient climate excellent, railways close to
all settlements. and local markets good.
n9;wopld take time 70 aasimila.e the revela- I
tiohs thata visit to the great empire lying to
thu. NORTH okus unlolded at every turn
Correspondent of a National Editor, ufio bkSited
Western Canada In August, 1908. :
Lands may also be purchased .froa railway and
land companies at low prices and on easy terms
aa- --,,.
For pamphlets, maps and information to
. low railway rates, apply to Superintendent
! of Immigration, Ottawa, Canada, or, the
authorized Canadian Government Agent:
u.s.. CRAWFORD, Id 81
No. l2s ". Ninth Street. Kansas City, Missouri.
The Jasper news., 1909-02-25
'FyLL'oF. HARMONY.
s 6. ::.i,, SO 40 ;.: B 9; q 8 .,

4 Old sport-1 suppose you've corna
Esefga musical family? l.-., m III
Ihe Other-Musical! Bless you, sir.
why even 'otir dogs got brass band
round its neck! ,.... ..;..r....
The Jasper news., 1909-02-25
JUST DOUBLE.
.. g.. 800 ACRES INSTEAD
.h"OF 100 ACRES

As further inducement
to settlement Of the
wheat-raising lands Of
Western Canada. the.
Canadian Government,
has increased the area
that NAV be taken by a.
The Jasper news., 1909-02-25

No. las ". Ninth Street. .2Eanla' City. Nl''ourl.
The Jasper news., 1909-02-25

Lands may also be purchased .froa railway an
land companies at low prices and on easy term.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-08
Champ Clark's Difficulties.

Chicago Advance: In his earlier
days Congressman Champ Clark was
a college president, and he is under
stood TO have succeeded in the man
agemenJ of the boys. But now Mr..
Clark is leader of the democratic
minority in the house and his days
are full oil trouble. Ordinarily the
minority leader has little to DO but
sass the majority, aud the smarter
he SHOWS himself the more enormous
the applause on the democratic side.
John Sharp Williams had a tongue
which cut like a Damascus blade,
hence he was voted an immense
success; moreover, he was not spec
tally or particularly opposed to "the
interests and that also makes the
way easier for a political leader.
Champ Clark is as clever a tallSer
as Williams, but he is opposed TO
the interests, and it here that his
trouble comes in. All his fellow demo-
Gratis do not share, this feeling. Some
of them are under the spell which is
tremendous in America. Hence they
broke away from Mr.. Clark's leader
ship and helped to maintain the rules
by which Speaker Cannon plays des-
pot in the house. For of course, the
interests wanted these rules main
tanned, because they are necessary te
the speakers usefulness to them
Without this means of absolution j
would not be possible to prevent thu
representatives of the people from
getting in some work against "th'
interests, and for the people WHOM
the members are alleged to represent
But with the strong iron grip whic'
the rules give the head Of the hous
he can conduct matters in a "san
and SAFE way. The number of "ir
%surgents'' on the republican sid
made democratic votes necessary
and when democratic votes are nee
j, essary to 'the interests" they are a
ways found Mr.. Clark will be Yer
much in the minority.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-08
ue of revenue warrants were taken

sue of revenue warrants We're taken
to Chicago, and sold on the market
in that city at 5 per cent. This year
under offerings for bids a half mil
lion were taken in the state at So
per cent, the difference mixing a
good saving to the state on the
amount involved in the transaction.
The March call for axe this year
Brought to the treasury A per cent
of the state taxes Which laVe been
extended for the entire year, which
is a coed showing for the manner in
which the people i paving their
taNes this spring.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-08
Tn HIGH SCHOOL LOSES
In the Final Series of the Games The
Bu mess Men Won by Il Score
3S to IL.

I double header basketball
gan attracted a large and enthu-
STA crowd 1T the city hall Tuesday
eve They We're the last games
OF series which have all been
GOO and very profitable in a finan-.
cial 10y for the athletic association
OF 1e high school. The game, in
whiea the seniors defeated the jun
iors Us the ARROW margin of 10 to
Ii MS a new feature in which de-
ci led interest was shown by the spec
tatols.
e business men took a decided
slaN- past the high school defeating
tAeai lady 3S to IL.
The girls game vas very good, sew
eral Of them displaying considerable
accuracy in shooting baskets. Be
cause OF the different rules, the girls
play a much less violent game but at
all times the playing was intensely
interesting and close, as is evidenced
NY illH SCOiS VI w oiiV MS
is the lineup of the teams: Seniors,
forwards, Pearl Wilson and Bessie
Cobb; centers, Fay Myles and Edith
II Smith: guards Florence Bras and
Ha2oi. Charlesworth. Juniors, for
, wards, Ruth Hubbard and Lulu Nicol-
, in; centers, Beulah Berry and Ellie
Kelle. guards, Leona Doyle AND
llrma Dickcrson.
: Tie mems game was liercely play
: ed from the start, both sides beins
after the honors. The business me1
gave an exhibition of what they viii
t ATTEMPT to do with the Universit.
: team next week and if they thel
S make as good a showing the same
e will he we'll worth the money as tn
n teams are nearly On a par. The mel
y took a good squirt at the start OF tn
e game and kept it UP, notwithstanding;
# the efforts of the high school boys
a The score was IA to 6 in favor of th
Il mon 1T the end of the first half whic|
e was increased to So to 10 at the clos
of the game.
TIE lineup of the teams were a
follows: Business men, forward:
II Branson and Dix; center, Atkinson
Is guards, Hardy and Kimball. Hig
r School, forwards, Vassar and Wiltse
A. centar. storer; guards, Aspinwall an
I. Glen Rowley.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-08
TAXES ARE BEING PAID up
Prompt Payment Of Taxes Enables
the State to Take up Some Out
Standing Warrants.

Pierre. April 1.-THE report of the
condition of the state treasury for
the first of this month shows in the
general fund $lS5,636. Out of this
and other anticipated revenues,
some time before the middle OF the
month a call will be made for two
hundred thousand dollars of OUT
standing general fund warrants,
which will practically clear up all the
legislative warrants. The treasury
has been doing a good sized business
for March, the total receipts from
all sources reach a million and .
quarter dollars, of which a half mil
lion came from the sale OF revenue
warrants, and the rest in the way OF
general receipts. The receipts of the
department for the month outside O
those from sale of revenue warrant:
being S791,32S. The payments TO
the month We're general fund war
rants, $4,96.n50; old revenue war
rants called in, $250,00; interest OF
same $4,000. A year ago the is
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-08
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE

WHEREAS. default has been made
the conditions of that certain real
tate mortgage given by Dan Mlcl)ef,
aid and n. l., McDermaid, husband
ID wife, mortgagors, 10 O. l., Branson,
ortgagee, which mortgage bears date
e 7th. day of September. y. ID, 1900,
d was filed for record in The office OF
e register of deeds OF Dawson eoun-.
, South Dakota, on the 9Th. day OF
ptember. a. ID, 1907, at I O'Clock, L.
) and recorded in book No. lo6 OF
yrtgages on page IS thereof; and
WHEREAS, said mortgage Contained
full power of sale authorizing the
,rtgagee to foreclose said mortgage
advertisement upon the default of
8 mortgagors in II of the conditions
WHE;REAs, the default in said mort
&c consists in the failure of the
rtsagors TO pay The dot s tba u el
est t~hereoll, and,
WHEREAS, The amount claimed to
due thereon at the date of this
:iee is s675 principal; ssS.l6, interest st
Maggregate. $I6S.16; and.
WHEREAS. no PROCEEDINGS at law, or
!erwise. have been had TO collect said
= or an pnY R PaTS 1nsre notice is here
given that said mortgage will be
eclosod by a sale of the mortgaged
misses, at public auction to the high.
bidder. by the sheriff of Dawson
nty, South Dakota. at the front door
the court house. in Mitchell. Davi-
county. South Dakota, on the gath
of April, A. ~. 1903, at the hour o.
O'Clock in the afternoon of sale
which mortgaged premises are de.
bed in said mortgage as OllowS to
slot number two CD. in Block n1uml
ed forty-six t46). in John LAWYER:
lition to the town (now city) o
chell, SO. Oak.
ated March 3rd. 1909.
@. l.. BRANSON.
Mortgagee.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-08
MARCH A Big MONTH
Ne Real Estate Transfers During
the Month than all Others, 1909
Leads i'll Record.

According to the fees received in
the oaice of the register of deeds,
the month of March just closed
marks the largest number of trans
fers Of real estate ever recorded in
the office. The fees aggregate the
Of $335.G0 against the next
largest months receipts of $2S3.55,
for the month of March, 1907. More
land changes hands during March
than any other month of the year,
and appended are the March receipts
for the last s years: ,s276;.
1902, @s195.3o; 1908, $500; 1904,
$4,000; 1905, $685.; 1906,
s235.55; 1907, ~s2s3.35; 1908, s212.-
as; 1909, %s335.6O. For the last
week the real estate transfers are as
follows:
Charles T. Puetz, ct al to G. P.
Grosz lot s, block Q, Ethan $500
Henry Scheich to G. p. Grosz
lots L, 2, 3, and 4, block
3, BRAKES End add, Ethan 1000
George Martin to f. w. Travis
LOT 4, block SO, Capitol add.
Mitchell, 49,
Anna L. Gibbs to Harry S.
Wilson, lot 8, block 23 Uni
vcrsity add, Mitchell.... 30t
John Deal to G. A. Irish, lot
l2, block Z, Mt. Vernon d. go
Fletcher A. Mccormack to
John P. Lawrence w. A,
sec IL, twp. 104, range GO 500
F. H. Winsor, ct al, to j. T.
Sweeney, lots 4 and s., f. M.
Greene's add, Mitchell ;. 81
I'M. j. Kirwin to Mary j. Kir-
win, S. E. Il. sec. 33, twp.
103, range 60 ......... 500
John Kohn to w. H. Webster,
lots 2, 8, and A, block /, APP
plegates add, Mitchell +. 9?
T. a. Duncan to George Arne-
son, lot 3, block 2. Justs'
= add, Mitchell ...... 1$Q
Mary c. Hanneman 10 G. q.
vermilyea, Jet 8, block "A
Maria T. Youngman to Joshua
T. Miller. portion OF lots >
and 6. block 107, LAWYERS
" add, Mitchell. .......... So
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-08

Clarion D. Hardy.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-08
MUca MONEY IN BANKS
The National and State Banks Dis
Close Through Statements
Vine Financial Condition.

Pierre, April Tho reports OF
condition of the state and national
banks doing business in South Dako-
ia at the call of condition in Febru-
AIRY showed that there We're carried
as Individual deposits in such banks
$G4.9O4,990. This was an increase
over the showing in November last
of S2,91I,679. OF this increase
three-quarters of a million was in
the national banks, and the balance
in the state banks. The reports show
SO banks doing business in the state
in February, of which AL were state
banks carried by far the largest
mount of the deposits With $4l,-
1852. OF which more than twenty
one million dollars was in call de
posts. and a little under twenty
million in time certificates. The re
port of the national banks does not
show what percentage as call depos-
its. and time certificates. but classes
all under individual deposits. These
figures will give some indication
why South Dakota banks We're read.
to take a half million dollars of state
revenue warrants at a low rate o
interest when bids were asked for
short time ago, and why eastern
none was not required to tinanc'
this loan on the part of the state.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-08
NOTICE TO

&c of Celia Shay, deceased.
tice is hereby given by. m un-
slia Shay, deceased, to the credi-
Of and all persons having claims
st the said deceased, to exhibit
with the necessary vouchers,
n four months after the first
cation Of this notice. to said adj
TRAITOR. at Letcher, in the county
INFORM. s. ID.
ed March 18th. 1909.
BURTON SHAY.
Administrator of Said Estate,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-08
so
Up to Date

Rag Doll-"Why, what on earth
are you doing lying in the corner of
the sofa there as though you were
asleep?"
Teddy Bear-"sh. Since Mr.. Taft
went South with the Bundle Puppy
1 have been playing possum.''-Balti-
more American.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-08
SIP
for Mortgage.
NOTICE TO

Ute of Harvey Shay, deceased.
,tiee is hereby given by the un-
igned administrator of the estate
Harvey Shay deceased. to the
itors of and all persons having
MS against the said deceased. to
BIT them, with the necessary
hers. within four months after the
publication of this notice. to the
administrator at Letcher, in the
ty of Sanborn, S. d.
ted March 18th. 1903.
p BURTON SHAY,
Administrator of Said Estate.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-11-05
Dependent, q
Miner Takes
His Life

Despondent, supposedly over finan-
cial matters, A. F. Kettles, a miner
of Kimberly, took his life by swal-
lowing a dose of strychnine at an
early hour yesterday morning.
Kettle was founu in bed in al un-
conscious condition shortly before
noon by John Magnuson, from whom
he had rented a room the night be-
fore,
DR.. Holmquist was summoned, but
the death Of the unfortunate man
ensued before the physician could
reach him. Kettles had been drink
ing the night before, but not to
amount to anything, and when last
seen was apparently in the best of
spirits, saying that he was going to
work at Kimberly yesterday morn
ing.
His former residence vas Mont
rose, Colorado, where it is said he
has a brother living. The deceased
was a member of the Miners union.
That organization will take care of
the remains and endeavor to locate
his relatives, kilograms to that end
having been SEM yesterday. Replies
are expected this morning, when the
manner Of disposition of the body
will be determined.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-11-05
IITCKy STILL AT LARGE,

The police are still looking for Bon
Lucky, who carved the anatomy OF
George Pagan a few days since, be-
cause the Pagan sleeve interfered
with the pastime of Lucky while he
was playing craps. Mrs. Supposedly
Lucky, who was arrested at the
same time for smashing Pagan with
a cup on the caput, has been excused
with a fine of $40. The disappear
ance of the Lucky negro is n OF
the darkest mysteries of the Sunset
district. The police were on the
ground five minutes after vivisection
of the Pagan negro, but the man who
did the cutting had cut. himself for
the wild unknown whereabouts. The
police are of the opinion that he
must have gone up in the air or
down into the depths, for if he had
gone sideways, he couldn't have miss
ed an officer.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-11-05
Notes
CONTINUED from page two.)

crawling toward Uncle AIS desk, and
poor Uncle AL was in great danger
of his life. Such species OF Chinese
rats r known to be very dangerous,
as they spread the bubonic plague.
Hendy acted quickly and armed
with a pen holder and a rule, was
soon landing some vicious blows on
the unfortunate beasts head. Fred
arrived on the scene in time to wit
ness the heroic work of his subordi-
mates. The doctor reports that
Uncle AL has entirely recovered from
shock received when told Of his
narrow escape, but is still inclined
to blame Father Lees for lowing
such pests in the warehouse. Fill
Thomas assisted by several If the
boys removed the rat and managed
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-11-05
Are
Being Placed
in East Ely

Electric light poles for arc lamps
r being placed along 18th St.,
East Ely, and that thoroughfare will
before long be brilliantly lighted of
nights.
The improvement was decided up
on some time ago and men have been
employed for a couple of weeks put
ting the holes down for the poles.
The lamps have been ordered and are
expected to be here by the time the
poles are up and wired. The first
pole was set yesterday and the bal
ance will go in rapidly.
With the smaller lamps with which
East Ely streets have been supplied
the arc lights will afford a good
street lighting service and make
much of an improvement. 1t is the
intention later to extend the arc light
service to other streets.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-11-05

Editor White Pine News: We beg
to corerct your notice in yesterdays
paper that we were making prepare
tion to open a brokerage office in our
building. We opened the first
brokerage Office in the old town and
did an extensive stock business dur
ing 1906 and '07. Since moving to
East Ely stocks have been inactive
until the present time, and as the
outlook for an increased demand for
all Ely stocks is very encouraging we
simply intend to give more OF our
attention to Ely stocks to better
serve our old patrons and the ne'' in
vestors. FULMER AND IVES.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-11-05
O'NEIElL L r
Flames i'm Sky or a Time OccasiOned
Alarm Concerning McGill.

Flames i'm Sky or a Time OccaSiOned
Alarm Concerning McGill.
Thomas O'Neil's saloon at Rag
town, about a mile from the smelter,
was last evening totally destroyed by
fire, the loss being about $1,000. The
saloon was the most pretentious
ornament which Ragtown boasted,
the rest of the coverings of the in
habitants being canvas and calico.
The fire broke out at Z o'clock at
night. 1t was caused by sparks from
a stovepipe catching the roof, and in
a very short time the entire structure
was ablaze. A can of gasoline ex-
ploded, creating some excitement but
doing no damage.
The blaze was distinctly visible
from the city, lighting the sky vivid
ly and for a time occasioning some
alarm concerning McGill, where
from this distance the fire appeared
to be.