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The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1909-04-02
LAND A 4oo.poUND FISH.
AnqIers, with Tree for Rod, Have
Sport with Sturgeon.

Spokane, Wash.--Four sturgeon. tho
largest being ten feet two inches In
length and weighing 400 pounds. were
caught by Gustave Patten, Frank Vim
cent and s. c. Wamsley OF lilo. Idaho.
In Snake river. near the mouth OF Red
Bird creek. southeast OF Spokane. A
two-horse team was required to haul
the 1,1I0-pound catch to town.
The men used 600 feet Of heavy rope
as line, the rod being a tree. A steel
hook was baited with large eel and
weighted with 20 pounds of lead. To
permit the fish to play on the line
the shore end was fastened to tree.
which swayed with every movement OF
the sturgeon In their enieavors to get
away.
The fishermen say they had the
most difficulty In landing the smallest
fish. which was six feet In length and
weighed 200 pounds. IL fought and
lashed the water for almost an hour
before II was brought to the river
bank.
These are the largest FISH caught In
the Snake river this season. where stu
dents of Izaak Walton have been busy
for months.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1909-04-02

Honus Lobert has signed his 1909
contract with the Reds. He will hold
down the shortstop position.
The National league umpires will
report for instructions at the New
York headquarters, April ~.
The memorial to the late Henry
Chadwick, the father of baseball"
will be unveiled in Brooklyn, April
20, the first anniversary of his death.
IF Ames gets away right this year"
says John ]. McGraw, "he will un-
doubtedly be one of the seasons great
est pitchers"
II is being rumored that the Pacific
coast outlaw league will shortly go
out of business on account of its over
grown salary list.
Jack Warmers contract with the
Galveston team calls for no salary, but
he is given half interest in the club
and possible profits. He is to manage
and play with the team.
Johnny Cocash, the former Detroit
boy, will likely be retained by the
Giants this year as a utility out
f~'aA~.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1909-04-02
Express Agents Find Trouble Ir Bill
ing the Right Number.

Mason City, Ia.-"Pigs is pigs and
a true story comes from Independence
which is nearly equal to the mythical
guinea pig story.
Smith e. Son are the local agents OF
the American Express Company at In
dependence, and back of their com
bined office and store is a fine. large
Duroc Jersey SOW.
II was shipped from Dunlap, proper
ly Grated and properly marked. II had
scarcely arrived al the first town
when there was an increase and the
messenger on the train wired Smith
& Son:
Bring box 10 train. Sow on board
with three pigs
Smith & Son were scratching their
head to know just what to do when a
second message came:
Bring bigger box, Sow on board
with six pigs"
And the elder Smith, who was
more used to such things as this. had
just concluded what he was going to
do when the operator at Carroll noti'
fed Smith a. Con:
Bring wagon. Sow on board with
ten pigs"
The Smiths got blankets and plenty
OF boxes and when the train hove In
aud the baggage car was opened II
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1909-04-02
Baseball Scouts a Necessity.

II is believed that before another
year all of the big league clubs will
have baseball scouts on their pay rolls
The digging up of young players Is a
necessity and the competition is on
the increase. The Giants have Dan
Brouthers on the job, while the High
landers have the services of Arthur
Irwin. Tow DAILY is the Brooklyns'
sleuth and Tom Mccarthy will keep
an eye open for the Cincinnati club.
Pat Donovan will scout for the Bos-
ton Americans. Jim Mcguire will
scout the minor leagues for the Cleve-
lands. Ted Sullivan is agent for the
Chicago White Sox and Jack O'Connor
is on the lookout for the st. Louis
Browns.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1909-04-02
cUsPIDoRs FOR big iNJUNs."
Bureau at Washington Provides SAM
tary Measures for Red Men.

Guthrie. Okia.-"Groat White F'n
ther heap big fool. Give big Injun
thing In which to spit. Why don't
he give war chief FIRE water? Ugh"
Thus Chief Man Afraid of the Soap
spake I'm reference to the cdict OF the
bureau of Indian affairs that the noble
red man must cease expectorating
wherever and whenever he 50 desires.
and instead thereof confne himself to
the use of government provided GUS
pidores.
The Indian affairs experts believs
that tuberculosis Is doing as much tn
make the Indian extinct as the rifles
of the pioneers and bows and arrows
of the aborigines did to put the buf-
falo on the almost forgotten list. The
government has outlined plan of
sanitation among the tribesmen.
In the olden days. when the Indian
was permitted TO roam the forest
primeval In peace and feathery head
dress. he managed to avoid consump-
tion, but since the conquest Of tho
plains and the advent Of houses and
clothes. Lo. the poor Indian. has been
veritably up against II In the ardu-
Gus task of keeping clean.
Especially IL this true as to his ex.
pectoration, and as result tubercuT
losis has been playing havoc with the
rapidly thinning race.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1909-04-02
EUROPE CAPTURES BEST
OF AMERICAN JOCKEYS
Notter, Radtke, NicoI, Powers and
Others viii Ride Best OF Foreign
Thorouohbreds.

For some years the American turf
has lost one or two expert jockeys.
who have obtained good contracts
with some of the big racing establish
ments abroad. This year the number
of riders who have been employed by
foreign horsemen has increased, and
at least six Will be lost to the Amer
lean turf There are indications that
others will go to Europe. as nego.
tiations are now being considered for
their services.
Joe" Notter, Vincent Powers and
Eddie Dugan, the three great lead
ing jockeys of 1908. are to sail An
other prominent rider, Dave" Nicol,
has secured a contract to ride I'm
France. and it is possible that Ros.
coe Troxler may go to the same coun.
try to ride for Fred" Burlew, who
Is training a small stable of American
horses. Dalton, Mccarthy, Shilling,
Upton and j. Butler have been IN.
vited to join the jockeys abroad
One might imagine that the pass
ing OF the AgnewHart bill last year
In New York is the cause for the ex-
odus of so many riders. While that
measure undoubtedly has driven a
few of the owners away, II Is not
really the cause of the departures of
the jockeys.
Notter Will ride for the stable OF
A. & c. Won Weinberg. in Germany
| for which George Walker trains. and
he Is to receive a salary of $4,000.
Eddie Dugan goes to England TO
ride for Harry Payne Whitney, who
holds the contract on his services. A
year ago Mr.. Whitney bought the con
tract on this rider from c. L. Durnell
and he rode in the light blue, brown
cap all through last season. Twenty
seven horses, among which are many
two-year-olds, are now quartered in
England under the care of A. j
| Joyner, and as Mr.. Whitney has trans
ferred his interest abroad he wants
his own jockey to ride for him.
| Vincent Powers, who sprang into
prominence several years ago, will
join the American riders abroad and
will be seen in the saddle in France
There have been several offers mad,
for the boy, and he will probably rid,
in France for Leopold de Rothschi!t
at a salary of $4,000.
Dave" Nicol will ride in France fol
Baron Maurice Rothschild, who Is /;
member of the famous firm of Eu
ropean bankers. He will receive
retainer of $4,000 for one years serv
ices, beginning April /, 1909, with $3C
for each winning mount and $40 fol
each losing mount.
Some of the American Jockeys who
will ride abroad this year are Shaw
Taral, Spencer, johnny" Reiff anC
Radtke, in Germany; Lucien Lyme an,
Jay Ransch, who will ride for j. Hen
messy, the Brandy King" in France
Joe" Richards and WINFIELD, in Rus
sia, and others in England.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1909-04-02
WOULD SELL ONE OF HIS LEGS.
Unfortunate kentuekian Says He Is
Willing to Make Sacrifice.

New York.--The fame of the Rocke.
feller institute. where prying hands
transfer to utter strangers the most
essential parts of the animal economy
has reached Highland Park. KY, and
stirred & man to offer ito part with
one Cd leg to relieve a sufferer"
The proposition Is made In letter,
which says in part:
II need the money and am willing to-
part with one () leg to relief a SUI
fcrer II | can but find him.
II have been one continued failure
at all attempts in everything from
childhood up to 2S years of age. ana
at last, for the love of n child over
whose future | was brooding over. "A
thought came to me. why not sell
one of my legs to the New York
wealthy for grating? SO decided at
once to take the hunch and try 1t on
| leg.
i have met about all the failures
their are on legs. and | wont have
much to avoid on leg and am anx.
ious To try II, and really look forward
to 1t, for If can but change my for
tunes and provide as | want too for
this child. I'll gladly part with a leg
and go to my grave happy with a peg
leg.
My offer Is a straightforward bust.
ness one. | am In good health aud
can give good social and Christian
reference. am ready at any moment
to make the sacrifice for reasonable
| sum-"
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1909-04-02
Discovers Two New Planets.

Paris.-The astronomer, Gaillot, has
announced before the Academy of Sci
ences that he had discovered two new
planets situated beyond Neptune.
which is the outermost known planet
of the solar system. NJ. Gaillot stated
that he had used the methods which
had enabled Leverrier by mathemati-
cal calculations to assign to Neptune
a position within the boundaries of a
certain region. which permitted Of its
discovery in 1916.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1909-04-02
Puzzle OUer Pig and Piglets

looked like the Chicago stock yards
on Monday.
How many have you?" yelled
Smith.
Twelve now, besides the SOW" an
swered the messenger
Before the mother hog was landed
in the wagon the family had increased
10 13, but this was too much. and
three died.
The train messenger In making up
the express bill added in pencil; "One
hog billed, checks ten now, and still
a.comin'."
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1909-04-02
The Annual Rooter.

do you know the difference bss
tween an optimist and pessimist?"
Yes. indeed" answered Young MIRA
Torkins. "All have to do to see the
difference Is to observe Charley at the
beginning and at the end Of q base
ball season"
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1909-04-02

sailing vessel; Gibbons goes TO Win
cific.
Twenty years from now-how many
men will gather nj the corner OF
Fourth avenue and Thirty.third street
for "au,d lang syne?'
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1909-04-02
New Shell for Crimson Crew.

As an expression of her interest In
rowing affairs at Harvard. Mrs. Robert
Bacon, wife Of the former secretary
of state. has presented a new eight.
cared shell to the Harvard crew. Mr..
Bacon was prominent as Harvard
oarsman and each of his three sons
has won his II" at Harvard by work
In the boats.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1909-04-02
BILL LANCE GIVES
POINTS ON BATTING
FORMER STAR DECLARES PRES
ENT DAY sLUcoeRs ARE NO
BETTER THAN OLD TIMERS.
TOO MUCH SCIENCE NOWADAYS

Bstsmen Fear Pitchers Too Much and
Do Not Use the Proper Judgment
When Twirlers Are In the Hole
Admits That Spit and knuckle Ball
Are Wonders.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-28
ORDINANCE NO. rj13.

An ordinance levying a tax to pay
fop the laying and construction of a
water main on Co lege avenue from
F1gueroa street to Melrose street in
the City of WaIa Walla, and author
lzlng the water and sewer department
to proceed with the construction
thereof and authorizing the Mayor
and c ERIK to issue warrants on the
fund created by said tax to pay there
for
The City of Walla Walla does or
dain as follows:
Section l. That there be and here
by is levied tax in proportion to the
benefits received on the lands en-
braced in the assessment district
heretofore created by ordinance No.
1404, entitled: An ordinance provid-
ing for the construction of water
main on College avenue from F'igue-
roa street to MelrOse street in the
City of Wal a Walla, and creating an
assessment district to pay therefor"
in the sum of $455.00, said sum to be
the amount of the estimated cost of
the construction of said water main,
as shown by the estimates therefor,
now on file in the of ice of the City
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-28
Leac.,nq Lady, 4 Soy.

Baby Davis, who has been n! aciI "a
claimed by the newspapers, wherever
Charles Frohman has presented The
Bachelors Baby as Francis Wilson'S
Leading Larry, or as Charles Er1h-
mans Youngest leading actress"
turns out to be a boy. His ratre is
Stephen Atwell Davis and he recently
celebrated his seventh birthday. Il
often happens that little gir.s inper-
senate boys on the stage, bu- this is
the first case so far as known of boy
taking a girls part stephen IS al
ready an actor of some experience,
having played a season with Mrs. Les
lie Carter. He knows every line in
Francis Wilson's play and could
prompt any actor who might need it.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-28
Marie Coro Returns.

Miss Marie Doro has just return' j
t. New York on the "Ocn2n.', from
her vacation in France and England.
She describes the most interesting en-
&c "ience of her foreign trip as her in
production to the Comed'I franchise
AID the artists of that great theater.
81 his was made possible for NE" she
says, through the kindness of Messrs.
ia Ilavet and de Flers, auth rs Of I'm :
constant George and Love Watches
Who read me portions of their 'ieW
!, ay that | am to have mkt season"
Il have returned" she continued. ''tC
prepare for my appearance III London
ir the Climax, the musical aspects Of
~ hch need to be specially Gt'.Jct.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-28
AmuSementS
Strange English Prejudice.

Penelope" the clever English COM
edy by w. Somerset Vaughan, which
MISS Marie Tempest is playing at the
Lyceum theater in New York, exposes
the curious social prejudice of the
English upper classes against doctors.
In this country medicine and law are
the two great professions. AS far as
American society considers the matter
distinctly the best of it. In every
American city the doctors are among
the most representative people. How
different this is from the state of
things in England is illustrated by the
speech of Penelope's fashionable uncle
who laments the fact that she married
doctor. He says: 'One doesn't marry
a doctor. One sometimes meets them in
society when they've had their angles
rubbed off a little and perhaps been
knlghted, but one never meets their
wives. We suppose they do marry but
they don't marry any one we know. |
may be old fashioned but | stick to
my opinion that there are only three
possible professions for a gentleman
the law, TIE army, and the church."
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-28
No Show Last Niqht.

For the first time in the history or
the Majestic theatre, the popular Nau-
deville house of this city, was not able
to put on the acts advertised IN ad-
vance Delayed trains were the
cause of the mismanagementc Of things.
One act arrived on time and as Man
ager George was determined not 10
disappOint his patrons, put on Percy
Leach in refined musical act. He
is clever and rendered eXceptlors ~
good music on several different IN
etruments. This one act and the NOV
ing pictures constituted q 1Oc snow
Manager George was willing to go
to extra expense to get two acts mere
hut the ones scheduled to arrive from
Twin Falls have not yet reached the
city. Manager George assures his pa
irons that the show this evening VIII
be complete and to compensate for
the bit of inconvenience will try doub-
ly hard to put on a show that VIII
please.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-28
NO CHANCE FOR COMING
CATACLYSM SAYS PROBER
OF PLANETARY SECRETS

BOSTON, Dec. 27-That there is no
chance of cataclysm that will bring
about the end of the world through
collision of the planets or through
other astronomical or geological erup-
ton, was the cain of Professor II. Z.
Chamberlain OF Chicago, retiring
president of the American associa-
ton for the advancement of science.
at the associations 61st convention
tonight.
Professor Chamberlains subject
was pc Geologic Forecast of the Flu
ture Opportunities of Our Race"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-28
REALTY TRANSFERS.

United States 10 '.eles Lavigre,
Rec. receipt, November II, 1909, lots
:, 8, 0, 10, 6-12-36.
Annie j. Faucette to william J.
Mehaff, y, quit claim deed, December
%, 1909, $1,000; lot 10, book 2, Bry.
ants addition.
William j. Mehaffey ct uX. to- Mary
La Brache, deed, December %, 1909.
ST. lot Is, block 2, Bryants addition.
Mart L. Preston ct vir. to Belle
Wallace. deed. August IL. 1909, $3.50;
lot ], book A, ]. NJ. Moore place.
r. a. Swezea, to Mary La Brache.
assn. cont. December %, 1909, 81; lot
Is, block 2, Bryants addition.
Fred Grigsby ct ux. to E. J. Grady,
Cont. March IA, 1909. $500; lots I and
2, book 3, Spring Grove addition.
George Ed. Roberts ct TX to w. IT
EasOn, Ayr. for Iced, September 20.
1909. 1925; lot 10, block 2, Roberts
addition to Eas- Walla Walla.
George Miller to S. A. Ash ct ux-
deed, December 20, 1909, $500; tract
in 27-7-31.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-28
1.-THE Widows Miuht,"

In the parlance of the first nignters
who gathered to receive Lillian Rus
sell in her new comedy, ''The Widows
Might" in New York, the past eek,
the concensus of opinion was that the
fair Lillian wins again. Edmund Days
comedy of Wall street, which is her
stellar vehicle for the present. turns
out the play that permits Miss Russell
to shine in new surroundings with ali
the charm and feminine graces that
have long combined to make her an
institution on the American stage
a surprising element of her new
character which was particularly no.
ticed was that the former queen Of
comic opera has ripened in her art as
a coincidence and the fact or mosy
note was the splendid advancement
she has made in this difficult branch
of art. Her development has tdded to
work in the central character of this
interesting story Of Cupid and the
stock exchange was so clean cut and
convincing that Miss Russell lifted the
piece into success and by force OF ner
personality and wonderful stage pres
erce made it a decided hit
There is always an element of
Russell production which makes her
task the more difficult Long recognized
as the peer of her sisters in stageland.
her feminine admirers look to the airy.
fairy Lillian to lead the procession in
acters The role entrusted to her is op-
perfume in this. but even blase first
nighters were startled by the Partisan
gowns that Miss Russell brought over
for her use this season. They consti-
tute an array of wearing APPAREL too
wonderful to permit of detailed de-
scriptive other than they are the new
est styles to be hac and pretty enough
to make one envious We're they worn
by any other than Lillian Russell. The
first dress is a shopping costume OF
gray Liberty satin trimmed in silver
lace and natural lynx furs. 1t is a pref
/, ty combination of NapCleonic and di-
rcctoire effects, with tri-cockade hat
OF the first empire period that sets off
Miss Russell's radiant beauty The
second act presents the star in a din
ner gown of clinging white Liberty
satin with plated skirt and made ef-
fective by its simplicity of outline.
The design is known in Paris as Il
moitiere creation and ultra modern in
treatment. The gown is studded with
rhinestones and arc enciel (rainbow)
pielettes. The sleeves and neck are of
silver voiI.
The third act is a ball room scene
and here Miss Russell wears a won
derful ceration of blue and gold bro
caded silk draped in surplice style
and hung in Grecian folds with the
aim of silhouetting the figure witnou,
accent ating the lines to strongly
There is winged back of gold GRO
cheted lace. The neck and sleeves are
of Venetian point. For the final act
Miss Russell wears a carriage dress or
white cloth with satin hem around
the bottom. Over this Is a Byzantine.
coat of transparent Russian scroll
lace embroidered with silver Her head
dress is the newest combination or
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-28

-
Matthews arrived on the evening
Northern Pacific train and was sonic
what out of patience, according tn
his remarks. about being bothered
with officers who are doing all they
can to make me out murderer.
He even intimated that he might
bring action for damages against the
Pasco authorities for alleged damaged
character.
Matthews was first arrested Christ
mas eve in this city as he was known
to some as McCabe. and he fitted the
description of the much wanted muir
derer A Pasco officer came to this
city and after looking McCabe over
decided he was not the aver of Cav
anaugh. So delighted was Matthews
over his release he started out i'm
mediately and took on board a load
that would ordinarily have required
two trips. He was later found, dead
drunk, and locked up in the police
station. Sunday night the police re-
ceived word from Sheriff Davis Of
Pasco to hod the prisoner and yes
terday morning an officer came from
the division point and took Matthews
to Pasco. They are now certain he
is not guilty.
Upon learning that Matthews was
again under arrest, Thomas Jones.
who is living on the Osborne ranch.
and for whom Matthews worked.
came to this city yesterday and said
his evcidence was enough to prove an
alibi for Matthews, who was employed
by him. According to Jones' state
ment, Matthews has been working for
him since October II, a month before
the murder, and that he only came to
WaTa Walla once since then and that
he was not gone more than "a hours.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-28

Robert NJ. Baker in arranging Geo
Barr McCutcheon's delightfl novel
Beverly" for dramatic use, has sue
ceeded remarkably well in preserving
the atmosphere of the book Varia-
lions from the story as Mr.. McCut-
cheon told it have necessarily been
made, but they are slight and their
only effect is to compress and vivify
the tale. The result of Mr. Boxers
efforts has been the most stirring ro-
mantle drama produced in years.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-28
WOMAN DRAWN TO HER DEATH
Suction From Passing Train Craws
PaIo Alto Woman Against Train.

PALO ALTO, Cal, Dec. 27.-Mrs
Annie Jones, aged "a years old, a MEM
Der of a well-knOwn Alabama family,
but for the last ten years a residenT
of this place. was killed by Southern
Pacific train on the depot platform
today. Mrs. Jones attempted to cross
the track in front of a fast train
which does not stoIJ at PalO Alto She
had cleared the rails and was two feet
away when the train passed running
at a high speed. The suction drew
her against the cars which struck her
with such force that she was thrown
ten feet, striking on her head. She
died within few minutes. Mrs. Jones
was the mother of Mrs. Grace Harde-
man. wife of the late Captain Thomas
Hardeman of the United sta s army.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-28
"BeverIv."

Before small audience beverly
of Graustarll" was last night presented
at the Keylor Grand theatre on the
last of a two nights engagement. The
play was entirely successful for one
of it's class, that is melO- drama. the
stage setting and the scenery were eX-
cellent and has rarely been equalled
by any plays coming to the keylor
Grand The costumes were good and
helped immensely to give the scenes
of the play a true setting in the eyes
Of the audience