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Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-03
BUCK FRANCE SIGNS AGAIN
Puts Name to- Contract to Play Third
Season in Omaha.
AUSTIN AND AUTREY MAY COME
At Least Their sales Were Made with
n Reserved string Left in the
Hands of President
Rourke.

Buck Franck has signed a contract to
play shortstop for Omaha in 1905, his third
season here.
II was necessary to go to Oakland. Cal,
for this information, but going there got
it. At least Buck writes from that seaport
at the Golden Gate that January q he
signed a contract and returned it to Presi-
cent Rourke. President Rourke's reason
for treasuring the secret is not known.
Not much fire or even smoke comes out OF
the Smoke House these days, though. Mr..
Rourke has not even been willing TO say
Franck would or would not return. This
is supposed to be due to the fact that the
manager and president did not close last
season in any too friendly a form and
that Rourke contemplated such a thing as
a trade of Franck and Hall for Corhan
Of Peublo, or Franck and somebody else
about like Hall. Neither can anything be
learned about the negotiations of stch a
deal. The only word that has come from
Corhan is indirectly to the effect that he
prefers to retire from the diamond and 50
into business, which is an old song.
Also. news comes from long distance
that it is not after all beyond the pale OF
possibilities thai Aubrey and Austin may
play with Omaha again This season. At
least It is authoritatfvely announced by the
National Commission that their sales were
made with a proviso and that while Gin
cinnati bought Aubrey and New York
Americans Austin, Omaha holds a reserve
on both men.
OF course Omaha fans would welcome
either man or both back. But 1t would
seem to be bad for them, especially Aubrey,
to come back. Chick has gone up twice
and il he doesn't stick this time II will go
hard with him in the future. OF course
his failure to stick before was not his
fault. He had the same misfortune that
has befallen him this time-to be sent to
Cincinnati. 1t is like the irony Of fate for
him to be bought by a team that is
equipped at first base when so many other
teams are particularly lame in that posi-
ton. The st. Louis Browns need one and
need him badly. McAleer is trying to fix
up a trade for Jiggs Donohue. He would
even give Stone if ne could land Donohue
and Pitcher Smith of the Sox. He could
use Chick fine.
Much gossip is current about what
! StaIlings thinks of Austin. Some say he
will be slow to give him up. He should
be, but he is loaded with third basemen.
Maybe Pa Rourke is feeling bad these
days because he was so hard hit by the
recent storm. 1But it came after Buck
signed up.l The wind last Thursday night
blew down nearly all the Vinton street
fence, taking the flag pole as 1t went. The
score board never has been found and the
big Metz sign in center field was blown
clear the length of the park and landed
against, the clubhouse door. Now, isn't
that significant? But surely Brother Dawes
temperance proclivities will not permit
him to, leave it there till the boys come
home.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-03
GILLIAN WIN Enforce RuIe..

This story comes over the Associated
Press wires. When advised of the action
taken in Chicago, Manager Gillian of the
Auditorium said:
II will lay the law down hard and cold
TO Mr.. Kennedy and De Rouen when they
come 20 Omaha Thursday for the match
with Mahmout Friday night at the Audi
torium. / will tell them that II De Rouen
persists in his rough tactics the refree will
give the contest to the Turk. a repetition
OF the methods De Rouen employed in his
match with westergaard will certainly not
be permitted in the auditorium. II he can
not wrestle fairly he cannot wrestle at all
here"
The Chicago Tribune took exactly the
view that The Bee holds and expressed
last week Of De Rouen-"a big hulk of
flesh and little more"
1t is significant that in both recent
matches between these two men the Bull
garian was ~givensone fall on a foul in each.
The first match was in Kansas City, the
second Monday night in Chicago. Jess
westergaard should have been given the
match on, a foul in Omaha, for the French
man fouled him time and time again, but
with perfect impunity. though to the utter
disgust of tho crowd. gr.
what the Tribune Says.
The Chicago Tribune on Monday refer
ring to the twos mon and their match of
Monday night, said:
AS an exhibition of skill the enthusiasts
of the sport need look for little from the
Frenchrnan. as De Rouen has little to rec
ommend him except a giant frame and an
inclination to use the dirtiest of tactics in
an effort to defeat an opponent Those who
know the game at all cannot see what the
Frenchman has done that should entitle
him to a match with Mahmo This Bull
garian, byffffe way, has shown himself to
be one of the most gentlemanly opponents
of the wrestling art that ever has appeared
in Chicago, and is a real wrestler of class.
But as for this hulk of flesh from France
1t is a different matter, He signaled his
appearance In this city by foul work and
ia every match he has shown his class as
a dirty wrestler. and little more. He kicked
one man mot an opponenD ia the mouth
and knocked out several teeth.
Just how. long such work as De Rouen
plays to the limit VIII be tolerated in Chi
cago is not known, but it is pretty safe to
say mis- finish here is not hard to fore
cast. II is high time for the promoters
who have been giving matches to the
Frenchman TO take action themselves and
bar such wrestleTs. e.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-03

Sixth race. selling, five furlongs: Bliss
CaTman ul0, Powers, IL TO 81 won. Empire
la RENE HindO 0061a, Sinner. 6 to ID third.
Time; 100. Little Flush, Tungsten, Lanita,
Some Stone. Autocrat, Watiere. Mimic.
Hamper, Morea, Roy Juneer, Heydentus
and BanTose also ran.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-05-20

GENERAL DIRECTORY
CIVIC SOCIETIES..

MASONIC port Lodge No. IA. f. & A. NJ.
meets lst and 3rd Thursdays in Vawtfr's
Hall A. + Reid. W. NJ.
=. " Rogers, Sec'y.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-05-20
The Farmer of the Future.

The future farmer will subirrigate
his land and defy drought as we'll as
foods. He will become a scientific
forester, and every farm will produce
wood and lumber as we'll as wheat and
apples. \ single acre will produce
what ten acres yield now. Women will
work outdoors as heartily as men-in
fact, they will be the horticuturists
and the truck gardeners. There will
be closer relation between the producer
and the consumer, ignoring horde Of
middlemen who frequently waste more
than is destroyed by ignorant help and
insect foes combined. Under the allt-
ance with the school the farm will be
valued not only for it's gross weight OF
products, but for its poems and it's edu
cation. AS our schools become places
for applying as we'll as acquiring
knowledge, our farm homes will be-
come integral parts Of the garden
school and the school farm. The alli-
ance between the home and the school
will become very close. A valley full
of farms is already the nearest to par
adise that we have, but the future will
tenfold it's wealth and hundredfold its
hts.--Independent.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-05-20
Won by a
Turnout.
BY RUTH CAMPBELL.
Copyrighted, 1908, By Associated
Literary Press

With a derisive honk the car shot
past the pedestrians and. vanished in
a cloud of dust Dorothy Stanford re-
garded it angrily and stamped her
foot.
That's the third time he's done
that thing. l believe he's doing it on
purpose. If he passes us again III
What she would do was not told,
for at that instant there sounded an
other warning, and now a gray car
shot past in pursuit of the red
They have a right to the road" de-
Tended Lawrence Mayling indulgent-
ly. He could afford to be generous to
defeated foe, since Dolly had es-
chewed automobiles and had taken to
pedestrianism.
Mayling had no car, but he was a
good walker and the holder of the
distance championship which was con
tested every Saturday.
The Marathon races had reused the
local love of athletics. wherefore the
distance runner and the distance
walker were the local heroes.
This had given Larry Mayling his
chance with Dolly, for his long legs car
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-05-20
Bees Can Hear.

Bees can hear. In sparsely settled
countries, where farmers have very
few hives Of bees and are not in it for
the money, they have very primitive
methods of catching bees when they
swarm, or, in other words. when the
young bees start to find home of
their own. Sometimes these bees get
away and go for miles and are not
caught. But neighbors are on the
watch during this season and most are
caught.
How? By throwing leaves, small
sticks, etc. to arrest their flight, be-
cause they will Immediately fly around
anything in their way and these bring
them to the ground Now. sometimes
these swarms are SO high in the air
that they cannot be reached by throw
ing, so farmers get old pans, kettles,
ETC., and make as large a racket as
possible, and the bees are attracted by
the sounds and Immediately light near
them. Now. what better proof is
needed that bees can ear?-Letter In
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-05-20
Commission Lauds Blackwell Road

arh,. Idaho Il Washington
y,,thrrn is absolutely a model
,aroaJ" said J. c. Lawrence, one
t,he ,tate.railroad commissioners.
The state railway commission and
,na officials of the Great Northern
,.iroad accompanying them over
.no Great Northern line from Spo-
kane to Newport, Wash, returned
70 spokane Wednesday night over
thp Blackwell line.
~ns GRADES and curves are all
,hat engineers can make them. Its
cars are the latest and best product
Il the Pullman shops. Each car
carrie dynamo and storage bat
tprir- that light it with electricity
while it il running and for eight
hoor- aiterward. The engines are
the latest model and shine like new
CONS.
"The grade is several feet wider
than the ordinary railroad grade.
In constructing the grade Mr..
Blackwell simply brought in
enough dirt and gravel to allow for
.ettljnr aud shrinkage. while other
roads keep hauling in dirt on work
trains until the grade is settled.
The stations are modern. Each
onr has Two waiting rooms and
modern toilet facilities. Separate
buildings are provided for passen-
ger AMI freight depots. The build
ings have roofs that extend far out
at each side, so that when a team
ster drives up to unload freight he
drives under cover. At Spirit Lake
the general offices of the company
and the shops are models of neat
ness and perfect equipment.
"A very small portion of the line
Of the Idaho Il Washington North
ern is in Washington, but on that
part tue commission not only found
nothing for which it could suggest
change for the better, but it was
surprised by the equipment At
every switch along the line is q
telephone box, so that any patron
of the road can call up the dis
patcher's office and order car for
freight and find when it will be
placed
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-05-20
Valleys Paint Mil

The new Pacific Mineral Paint &
Milling Co.'s mill is now running
full blast under the supervision OF
}. NJ. Jones. "Kulzerville," as a
consequence, is one of the busiest
places IN Stevens county, and John
hulzer wears il ''smile that won't
come of" II we had dozen or a
hundred citizens of the enterprise,
set-op-and-g et-at-itiveness, liberal
lty ami general hustling qualities
OF John kulzer, Valley would be
a larger city than Spokane.-Val-
ley Industrial.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-05-20

ried him over the ground at splen-
did speed and he left all others far
behind.
All summer, with Dudley BlOunt
and Paul Frazer contending for Dol
Iy's favor, he had seen little Of her.
She had loved the swift, easy motion
OF the high powered cars, and she had
been unable to resist their charms
But since the athletic fad had struck
Chesterton the owners Of cars were
decidedly out of it.
Not alone were they regarded as per-
sons too lazy to use natures own
means Of locomotion, but in addition
they got themselves very much dis
liked by speeding past pedestrian par
ties and raising Il dust that made
walking unpleasant
They should be kept off the course
at least" said Dolly severely. The
roads are for the people aud not mere
ly for a few selfish persons who have
money enough to buy ears
Mayling smiled, but said nothing
Not so long ago Dolly had protested
against the deliberate fashion In which
pedestrians occupied the road TO the
annoyance Of autoists.
Now the shoe pinched the other foot,
and she had changed her opinions.
There might, after all, be chance to
win her hand before the walking fad
died.
The situation was not due to the fact
that Mayling cared for Dolly while she
did not care for him, but Stephen
Stanford, Dollys father, had made q
fortune in Chesterton, and Mayling
argued that the easiest way to win
fortune was to marry one.
With the coming Of the athletic craze
he had seen his opportunity to win,
and he had pressed his advantage
hard. Now he was training Dolly for
the ladies' race, which was to be
feature Of the coming weeks sports,
and he was making the most of his
opportunities.
Blount and Frazer, whom he chose
to regard as his disappointed rivals,
persisted in running their cars over
the triangular course on which the
races were to be tried, and Dolly
waxed more and more angry each
time the cars passed them with the
"honk" that was capable of so many
interpretations
What made it worse was that she
really cared for Dudley Blount, and
she was both hurt and angry at the
calm fashion in which he had aban-
doned all effort to win her favor when
she had decided that walking was the
thing.
Dolly had expected that be would
make some fight against the new fad,
but instead he had laughed when she
urged him to take up the exercise
You would do well to leave the car
in the garage for awhile" she coun-
seled. walking is good for YOU
IT get plenty Of that when the car
breaks down." he reminded her 81
guess I'll stick to wheels, Dolly, and
let you do the walking"
Dolly had shrugged her shoulders to
show her Indifference. but she was
none the less hurt and angry and pro-
ceeded to show marked interest in
Nayling in order to teach SBlount
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-05-20

lesson that he seemed too Indifferent
to learn.
AS Frazers red car passed them for
,bout the tenth time in their circuit
Of the course Dolly had sudden in-
spiration.
''AIr. Blount in his gray car cannot
be far behind" she said. Let us pre-
tend that we do not hear and make
him take the side of the road Instead.
DO YOU think that he WILL asked
Mayling uneasily.
.Of course he will turn out. salo
Dolly confidently HE won't try To
run us down. and when he sees that
we do not intend to move out he Will
have to turn"
She smiled radiantly at the Idea, but
found no answering smile on her es-
cort's face Mayling went white to
the lips at the thought OF what might
happen were the plan to miscarry
He did not think of the girl, only OF
himself. for Mayling despite his ath-
letic prowess was no moral hero.
He was not afraid to fight. Indeed,
he rather welcomed the opportunity,
for he was reasonably certain to knock
out his man. but TO walk with ones
back to an auto and to dare rival to
keep on were not at all TO his liking.
When the faint humlning Of the mo-
tor told of the coming Of the gray
racer Dolly smiled delightedly. Motto
ing signs of a bolt on the part OF her
companion as the frantic sounding OF
the horn told that Blount was near,
she caught at his coat.
In an ecstasy Of fear Mayling threw
off her hold and dashed for the side
Of the road just as BlOunt, to avoid an
accident, took chances on the road
side.
Mayling ran directly into the path
of the auto, and then. with another
quick twist of the steering wheel.
Blount threw the car at the stone
fence.
The next instant there was the
! sound of exploding tires, and the
driver was thrown heavily to. the
frozen ground.
He lay still aud white, and with a lit
tie cry Of terror Dolly ran to his side.
TendcrIy she raised his head into her
lap and with her handkerchief stanch-
ed the flow Of blood from the cut in
his forehead, while Mayling stood
wonderingly by.
Cant you go for doctor?" she
you had done as | told you ii would
have been all right. but you had to
run at the wrong moment for all the
world like scared chicken. | thought
that athletics made men brave. but
was wrong. 1t seems to make them
foolish. That action Of Mr. Blount's
was Drawer than anything you ever
dared think Of
Il guess | won't need a doctor, Dol
~" murmured the injured man.
THAT is all the tonic l need. 1t would
have been all right if you had kept to-
rectly in my path T.
You risked your life for his" I'm
ished Dolly proudly. Dudley, you
were splendid
Il guess had better get car
rage anyhow said Maylng sheep
ishly as he started for the town The
scene was not to his liking.
The two beside the road did not
even seem to realize that he was gone,
for in each others eyes they read the
old, old story and found it delightful
Iy new. Blount had won by Il turn
out. His ruined car and aching head
were forgotten
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-05-20

The first overland train service
'lItcl from Chicago to Seattle will
commence on May % over the
'Feat Northern Railroad, the ORR
entail Limited taking the through
run from that date. The inaugur-
a'loh IT this service marks a great
>'flde Tor the northwest, putting an
shd' as IT does, to the system of past
Years, which required a change at
st. Paul in the transcontinental
mp The Northern Pacific is to
Hollow suit with a through train
ifoh Chicago to Seattle and Port
ian', and the days Of the stop over
'' 81 Paul are at an end. For the
Lew train the Great Northern has
o''alned the handsomest equip
'Neii( ever seen on the Coast. and
'oFing the past week one of the
eight trains that will maintain the
~hieago-Seattle service has been on
2hihltlon at the various cities
'"hs the Great Northern lines in
western Washington, and the beau
'l'a!, electric lighted coaches,
s'eepers, diners and observation
ears have attracted widespread ad-
lhiratlon. The establishment of
Tie new 72-hour service to Chicago
puts the northwest on high plane
ii railroad circles, and will do much
~ encourage travel to the state of
" ashlngton and the A.-Y.-P. expo
sition.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-05-20
Couldn't Stand Strain,

Does she worry much about her az.
pense accouut?'
ooh, no; not that"
What troubles her, theny
"Just her husbands bank accounts
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-05-20

Woodbine No. l5S, meets I'd and 4th
Tuesday nights OF each month.
Mrs. Julia O'Hara ~ q.
Mrs. Alice WimDer, Secy.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-05-20

R n. A.-Pend d 'Oreille Camp, No. l0l5, meets
LIST and Sd Tuesday Of each month in the Eaw-
ter's Hall. Visiting neighbOrs welcome.
Mrs. Katherine Grover. Oracle.
Miss Elsie Kimmell. Recorder.
Oxford Democrat., 1909-03-02
Suicide of Isaac A. Tobin.
CANTON MAN HANGS HIMSELF WHILE
AT SOUTH PARIS.

Isaac A. Tobin of Canton committed
suicide Tuesday morning of last week
willie mt South Paris, where he had Oc-
casionally made visits. He was cousin
of Mrs. E. A. Harlow, who with her son
Earl Harlow lives on Skillings Avenue.
Monday afternoon Mr.. Tobin came nom
Canton to Mr.. Harlow's and was about
as usual during the evening. Shortly
after 9 the next morning he was found
dead in his room, attired only In his un-
derclothing. He had taken small
cord. such as is used for tying large ex-
press packages, riggej q running knot
and nut it around his neck, then taken
turn of the cord around portion OF the
bed stead, and holding the free end with
his hands, had got down on the moor
and thrown a portion of the weight OF
his body on the cord until he had stran-
gled. The body was not cold when ois-
covered.
Coroner William J. Wheeler was sum-
moned. but it was so plainly case OF
suicide that no inquest was necessary.
Mr.. Tobin had been resident OF Can.
ton for many years. He was Is years OF
aOe. and had never been married. His
only living near relative is sister, Mrs:
Mayo. of Auburn. 1t is said that fear oi
coming to want was the apparent cause
of The deed, though he had about him
at the time of his death check, bank
hook and other resources amounting to
about thousand dollars.
The funeral was held at Mr.. Hariow,s
on Thursday, attended by Rev. }. q
I.itt,e and the remains were temporarily
placed in the receiving tomb at River
side Cemetery.
Oxford Democrat., 1909-03-02

making not only the white patches on
the trees, but gals on the roots. There
arc also various kinds of lice which
work upon the trees.
II assume that you are spraying your
orchards" said Professor Hitchlngs.
"How many of you spray in Aprii?" he
said the first spraying should be done
early, before the buds begin to open,
with Bordeaux mixture. For the later
spraying, Paris green should be added.
Never spray while the trees are in bios
som, but spray as soon as the petals
have fallen.
A number of cases from the state en-
tomological exhibit we're shown, which
exhibit the most common orchard pests,
and many questions asked by the au-
dience were answered fully By the
speaker. He has made insects his study
since early boyhood, and has q familiar,
ity with his subject which makes what
he has to say not only authoritative but
very interesting.
Oxford Democrat., 1909-03-02
Favorable Report on the Water Bill.
CERTAIN CHANGES MADE AT THE IN
STANCE OF THE NORWAY WATER co.

The advertised hearing at Augusta
Thursday on the bill to allow South
Paris to establish municipal water sys-
tenn was very short, the formal proceed
| ings taking not over three minutes. The
Norway Water Co. appeared In opposi-
ton only to certain provisions of the bill,
and the necessary changes were made
following a conference which preceded
the hour of hearing.
Somewhere from twenty to twenty-five
citizens of South Paris were at Augusta
Thursday, when the bill was set for a
hearing before the judiciary committee
at 2 O'Clock p. NJ Most Of them left here
on the early train Thursday morning,
and arrived at Augusta at either or 10
o'clock. The Norway Water Co., from
which if anywhere opposition was antici-
pated, was represented by Hon. A. S.
Kimball of Norway.
After arrival at Augusta, and before
the time of the hearing, 1t became known
that the Norway Water Co. was not to
oppose the granting of the charter, but
would ask to have 1t amended IN two OF
it's provisions. The bill provided for the
purchase by the village corporation OF 30
much of the plant of the Norway Water
Co. as lies within the limits OF the South
Paris Village Corporation. The water
company desired to have this changed,
so that the property included would be
all that part of the Norway Water Co.'s
plant which lies within the town of Paris.
The difference is that with the amend
ment the reservoir built in Paris last
summer, and the pipe line leading to it,
would be included in the sale.
The other change asked by the Nor
way Water Co. was that the appraisers
of the plant, IL the matter should come
to an appraisal, should be appointed by
the court, rather than named by the in
terested parties as was provided In the
bill.
As the result of an informal conference
and full discussion of the matter by
those interested in the South Paris end,
it was decided to allow the changes to
be made as suggested.
Accordingly, when the bill was called
up, the first one on the calendar OF the
committee, at 2 P. NJ, Judge Euoch Fos-
ter of Portland, as representing the South
Paris Village Corporation, stated to the
committee that he understood that with
certain changes made in the bill there
would be no opposition, and If little
time could be granted new draft of the
bill would be presented. Mr.. Kimball
acauiesced in the statement, and the
committee proceeded to the next matter
on its calendar.
Later In the day the new draft was
prepared, embodying the changes sug-
gested, and also containing the provision
that after the purchase has been com.
pleted. the Norway Water Co. shall sell
no water in the town of Paris.
The bill was favorably reported by the
committee Friday morning.