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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-08-22
Rothschild's Play.

Baron Henri de ROthschild was once
involved in an amusing incident, in
which well known Partisan theat-
rieal manager took part. The baron Of
fered him play, which he practically
accepted without looking at. Eyes, my
dear baron" he said, ''of course III
produce it, and ain very flattered you
should have brought 1t to me first"
Eyes, but you must read it," insist
ed the baron. "for it may not suit you.
I am not at oil sure that it will. /
will come again tomorrow, when you
will have had time to look over it,
Call right, do" answered the man.
ager.
Next day, when the baron presented
himself, he was received with enthusi-
asm. cts masterpiece, my dear
baron-a masterpiece. shall be de-
lighted to produce it, and as soon as
possible. Wen have 1t next season"
On the managers desk lay the roll
Of paper Baron de Rothschild had
brought the previous day. He picked
it up, unrolled it and showed it to the
manager. All the pages were blank.
Troubles Due to Legacy. :.
We have never known any good to
come Of a legacy. Henry got $500 in
the mail one day, and his troubles be-
gan on the spot. He bought a. horse
The horse kicked one Of the children
and ran away. breaking up an eighty
dollar buggy. Henry sold the animal
for half what he had paid for it and
bought him an amber stemmed pipe
and gasoline route with the remains
of his fortune. The first day out he
bit the stem Of his pipe in two, the
falling sparks set the gasoline afire.
and the wagon was entirely consumed. |
To comfort himself Henry got drunk. |
and that night he fell of the BRIDGE
into the creek, running his best suIt;l
Of clothes. When the legacy got
through with him he was $as in theI
News. a. ,r,>y. II !
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-08-22

becoming more bumpy every minute.
AS Kellum passed the National re-
pair pit the first time after getting
the car back into the race, he waved
his hand in joyful salute to his
fellow workers. Merz, who is an
Indianapolis boy, and the son of a
policeman here, is great favorite
and was greeted with hearty round
of applause when it was seen that he
was back in the running once more.
The car was then working in ex-
cellent shape and as machines were
running with regularity, Merz and
Kellum thought that they might
work their way into an advantage
Gus position and then by some freak
of the game or turn Of fortune give
them the race Then came the crash
and their chances Of victory were
gone. Despite these tragedies six
cars left in the race continued the
trying ordeal.
Then came the accident to Bruce
Keene in the Marmon, and the oflc-
ials decided that enough had been
sacrificed for the sake of speed and
that every man in the race was in
danger of suffering similar fates be-
cause of the many ruts and holes
in the track. Keene's car crashed
into a post near the side of the
track after it had started to skid
for some unaccountable. reason.
Schiller, the mechanician, sustained
a slight fracture of the skull, but did
not. receive mdical aid, thinking he
had only slight cut. Keene received
cash in the side of his neck and
several cuts about the head but he
is not severely hurt.
At the time the race ended there
were still five cars upon the track.
Lee Linch, in a National, was lead
ing and had covered 235 miles in
4:13:3 1:4-10. De Palma second, only
three-quarters of a length behind
the leader. Stillman, in a Marmon,
was third and Harroun in another
Marmon was fourth. According to
a statement made by officials Keene
had met with an accident just before
awarded fifth place with DE Pymel~
in a standardization was the only
other man on the track A meeting
of the officials was ne1d after the
race and it was decided to call the
race no count.
Up to late hour tonight 10 one
has been able to identify the body
Of the man who was killed. At first
it was thought he was Benz. Logan
Of this city as a lodge card holding
that name was found in his pocket.
Upon investigation It was found that
Benz. Logan had No. been to the
speedway nor could he explain how
the card came into the unknown
mans possession. Homar toilette
was farmer living at Trafalgar,
Ind, and was identified by man
from that part of the country. He
was 81 years old and unmarried.
Kellum was a resident of this city
and had been working for the
National company TO: several years.
He was IS years old and leaves a
wife and two children.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-08-22
INDIANAPOLIS
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in the same car with Merz. He had
been Athens mechanician in anoth.
er National when the race began
and Aitken jumped into the lead
at the start, heading the nineteen
starters. Aitken remained In the
lead and had a goodly margin be-
tween hi scar and the next one when
the cylinder head cracked after he
had covered 1O5 miles and he had
been forced to drop out. Aitken
covered 100 miles in / 81: 419-10 set.
ting a new record for the track and
breaking the one made by, Chevrolet
in the ESQ mile race Thursday.
Kellum and Aitken tried every
thing in their power to get their car
in shape to continue and were forced
to sit by with idle hands as the cars
they had been leading a few minutes
before flashed by them. Kellum
broke down and wept like a child
when he found that the car would
not - be able to continue the chase
after victory.
Shortly after. Athens car was
Withdrawn Merz's first mechanician
Robert Line collapsed in the Nation:
al repair pit and Kellum was substi.
tuted for him. Merz's car had gotten
into trouble on the far side of the
track and Line had run all the way
across theinfield in the beating sun
and this combined with the emotion
al excitement of the moment and his
efforts to help Merz caused him to
fall into a dead faint. He was able
to gasp out that he wanted new
battery for the car. Kellum, eager
to get back into the race, grabbed
a battery and started of across the
field. After a little work on the car
he and Merz were able to get their
car going and continued the dizzy
grind around the track which was
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-08-22
SHOCKED THE HOSTESS.
A Practical Joke That Was Perps.
trated by Eugene Field.

~ FT0~ktSA1 SONp hAA VvoS VSPO-
trated by Eugene Field.
There are many stories incident to
the career of the late Eugene Field,
who not only wrote songs for the chill,
dren, but who was at times fond Of
practical jokes, which illustrate his in.
imitable humor
On one occasion he played an unex.
pected part at dinner given in honor
Of himself and his wife which, while
it had its serious side, was made all
the more enjoyable by the grave de-
pertinent Of Mr.. Field.
The dinner was given by a. leading
Chicago family. When all were seat
ed Mr.. Field repaired to the pantry
only to return In few moments with
dozen or more costly gold embroid-
cred winegiasses, the property Of the
hostess. which, to her silent astonish-
ment, he proceeded to hand over to
each guest cone by one, a souvenir of
the occasion. T..
was realized that the hostess had not
contemplated parting with her cher
ished glasses. But Mr.. Field was not
yet content. Returning them to the
pantry by previous arrangement with
the butler, he took up a tray Of old
bottles and other broken glassware
and, pretending to stumble, dropped it
ON the floor. apparently shattering the
valuable wineg]asses.
The feelings Of the hostess may be
Imagined, for IT. was some time before
the real situation was understood. %>
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-08-22
CANADA. IS AGAIN
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Salmon, Castlegar, bennington, Far
ron and Kootenai landing. The bush
is very dry on account of a lack of
rain and the hot weather and the
ranchers may. expect a repetition of
the bush fires OF year ago, when
Fernie, and other towns in Crows Pass
suffered severely. - ..&.~sf>
Fire at South Nelson was started
in the Hall minas and there; wiped
out the largest belongings Of the
company. Some of the camp can be
saved, but the fire will necessitats
the shutting down Of the works for
several weeks. w. 49,. .s# Y.
!: Tonight the Canadian Pacific rail.
way officials here have received this
wire from their agent at Roseberry:
Extensive fires burning here.S with
heavy wind. Ice house and slab pile
burned down, also coal shute eund
round house. Engine crew got cars
of wharf track and cars OF coal
track. '>'' y~a'3 so4. @E It'll,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-08-22
COMMERCIAL \ CONGRESS
HASATLAST ADJOURNED
(By Associated Press.)


Denver, COL. Aug. 21.-Further dis
ultary debate in the forestry reserve
controversy, marked the last hours of
the mississippi Commercial
congress, and with the adoption of
resolutions by Thomas Patterson
former United States senator from
Colorado the congress adjourned sine
die.
The Patterson resolution calls uo-
on congress for action defending the
boundaries of forest reserves in such
a manner as to include mineral and
agricultural land.
Frank Gowdy of Denver, consider
ed that the resolution inferred an
attack upon Clifford Pinchot, head of
the forestry bureau and opposed it.
The Patterson resolution was &C
cepted and peace was declared. While
the resolution passed in the incom-
plete report Of the resoluanons COM
mittee yesterday it received further
consideration today upon the COM
plete report which was finally adopt
ed
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-08-22
An Elephant Experienee.

A friend of mine told me Of curl.
Gus experience. He was carefully
stalking a big bull elephant in a large
herd, when they got his wind, and a
big COW elephant charged him. He
Jumped behind large tree as the
elephant reached him, and, being un-
able to stop herself in time, the ele-
plant drove her tusks with such force
into the trunk of the tree that they
snapped CT close to her head. The
elephant was stunned for a moment,
but luckily turned and galloped after
the fast retreating herd, leaving him
the possessor Of some eighty pounds
Of ivory valued at about $780, ircss
Magazine. B.. r" ....ezs4 ~. - lEzl
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-08-22

It was at a breach OF promise case,
and the rustic, defendant was under
cross examinations ,,
4 'tNow tell me, please, said the coun-
sci sternly, zone the evening OF the
10th when you babe her goodbya did
she suffer you to kiss herT' ILL., Ell s. y;
+ Well said the witness slowly, II
reckon now I did give her kiss or
two, but there wern't much sufferin'
about It as could see" tx s.;.
& And even the learned Judge conde-
scended to smile.-Exchange. ...'-'
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-08-22
TRd.STATE WEATHER.

Washington, Aug. 2l.-Minnesota
partly cloudy and cooler Sunday, fair
moderate west winds
South Dakota fair and cooler Sun
day, Monday fair.
North Dakota, fair Sunday, cooler
in south portion, Monday fair.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-07-01
MOTHER AND SON
BURIED IN ONE DAY

The funerals of Mrs. Jane Crouch,
whose death has been reported, and
her son, Decatur, who died last Thurs
day on Boones Creek, near FlOurville,
were conducted at Boone Creek Baptist
chu~ch Friday at p. M, and mother
and son were inferred at the same time
side by side.
Mr.. Crouch was AZ years of age and
was member of the Baptist church.
For many years he lived in Texas,
where his wife died short time ago,
leaving four daughters to the care of
the husband. His health gave way and
he came back to Tennessee in the hope
of being made we'll. He gradually
grew worse until death came to relieve
him of his suffering.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-07-01
To Water Consumers

Water rents for the quarter ending
Sept. 30, 1909, are now due and
payable at the Office of the Watauga
Water Go. on Spring street. If not
paid on or before July 10 the service
will be discontinued without further
notice. July /, 1919.
e8 Watauga Water Co.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-07-01
Local and Personal

ID. p. Valley was in Bristol Tuesday.
A. s. Gump was down from Bristol
Monday.
w. R.Coon was in Bristol Tusday on
business.
V. NJ. Thomas had business in Bris-
tol yesterday.
Rev. l.. w. Pierce and family are
visiting relatives in Bristol.
Miss Ollie Cooper, of Bristol, is visit
ing Miss Emma Lee Weiley.
Henry Warren and wife spent last
Sunday with homefolks in Bristol,
Mrs. Walter Lndamood, of Bluff
City, is visiting home folks in this city.
Miss Margaret Barker, of Bristol, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Hugh q. Nor
rison.
Mrs. Fred Engert and sons, of Knox
vile, are visiting Mrs Dick HANSEN on
Walnut Street.
Mrs. J. s. Walker, of Chattanooga is
visiting her brothers, the Parson boys,
i'm this city.
Mrs. J. B. Lyon has returned to
Bristol after short visit TO relatives
in this city.
Mrs. Mary Kendrick, of Bristol, is
the guest of Mrs. W. V. DeVault on
the Watauga.
Miss Hayward, of Charleston, S. C..
i visiting her daughter, Mrs. II. l..
Wllnams, in this city.
Miss Louis Ford, of Front Royal Va.
is the attractive guest of her aunt Mrs.
j. M. Ferguson.
Miss Margaret Bowman has return
ed to Boones Creek after o short visit
to Mrs. s. A. Bowman.
ID. NJ. Buck came down from his
ranch in the Blue Ridge last week::an
spent several days in the city.
Geo. &. Sells, Mrs. Sells and children
are spending few days in Bristol,
with Mr.. and Mrs. H. &. Richardson.
Mrs. w. M. Fuqua has returned to
JonesborO after visiting her daughter,
Miss Mas Fuqua. at the Soldiers
Heme.
The Watauga Valley Farmers Club
will meet in regular session next Sat
urday, July 3D. in the Commercial Club
room at 10 a. M. All farmers interest
ed in the cooperative movement are
urged to attend.
Mrs. McComas, Physic and Medium
reader, formerly of New York will be
in this city for ten days. Those wish
ing advice on any subject whatever
will call at Mrs. f. p. Bowmans resi-
dence ON Miller ST., block East from
gate of Soldiers Home, End house from
corner.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-07-01
WATAUGA AVENUE
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Tie Lords Supper will be celebrated
next Sabbath at the Watauga Avenue
Presbyterian church at 1915 a. M, and
members will be received at 1his serv-
ice. The preparatory service will be
held Friday at 7;3) p. M, and it is
hoped that every member who can will
be present at both of these services. A
musical program will be rendered on
Sunday night by the choir. A number
of special selections will be given.
Every one is cordially invited to at
tend all the services. You will find a
welcome.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-07-01

eat't' 9~,-
Bell-Did I understand you to say
that the dentist overcharged you?
Nell-Yes; he gave me enough gas to
initiate balloon. Kansas City Journal.
The Newtown bee., 1909-10-29
Nichols
BRIEFLY NOTED.


 Daniel Nichols is assisting Frank Baldwins, who is building for H. B. Maurer.
 MT and Mrs Ward were guests in town, last week.
 MT Clark recently entertained his sister, Mrs Curtis, from Stratford.
 Henry E. Reed is entertaining his brother from Millerton, N. Y.
 Mrs George Macdonald was a guest in town, last Wednesday.
 Mrs Mills entertained the Ladies Whist club on Wednesday afternoon. George Wellington is spending a few days with his cousin, Frank Reed.
 Mrs Carr and Miss Burr drove to city. > Maurice Curtis and wife have re- turned home from their wedding tour. In a few weeks they will begin house. keeping in new house m Stratford. May they have happiness and long life in their new home.
 Herbert Reed entertained company from out of town oyer Sunday.
 Mrs Dibble recently visited her par ents, Mir and Mrs Charles Thorp.
 Rev Edward Curtis and wife from Yalesville were visitors in town for a few days last week.
 MT Curtis attended the wedding of his nephew, Maurice Curtis. Relatives from White Hills and Monroe were present.
 Capt w. H. Card or Huntington has bought George U. Abels place. MT Abel and family expect soon to move to Bridgepo,t .-. Mrs (. c. Curtis has recently had the interior of her residence decorated. Mir and Mrs Oscar Plumb attended
The Newtown bee., 1909-10-29
A GREAT MANS TELEPHONE.

His great Instrument was the telephone" said a biographer of the late Edward H. Hartman in the Wall Street Journel. "He always had it beside him. The Hartman switch board was one of the best equipped and the busiest in New York. Whether in his office, his library, his bedroom or his bathroom, the tele- phone was always there, and when he went into the Oregon wilderness the telephone would go, too." "A slave to his telephone" wrote a New York editor in commenting on Harri- man and his telephone. Nonsense" said Hartman, when this was called to his attention, "the telephone is slave to me-" It is altogether likely that much of the power and influence of the late Mir Hartman was due to the aid of his telephone. In fact, he admitted as much. His telephone was his ever present messenger, al- ways ready for service. With it he reached all of his business associates and every corner of his vast railroad territory. A man who puts the tele- phone in his home places himself in the avenue of approach to millions of other homes, shops, offices and farms. Just as with the railroad king, so it is with farmers and men in all the other walks of life. The telephone in the home is performing a work just as great in importance and perhaps is proving even more of blessing than to the capitalist
The Newtown bee., 1909-10-29

whose every command could be car ried out, The instrument was proba- bly, just as important in the mind of the farmer who wrote: 'I would as soon think of moving my hay with an old fashioned scythe as try to conduct my farm successfully without a telephone. Throughout the farming world the telephone to- day is popular and useful instru- ment. It was not so long ago when it's use in rural sections was un- heard of. Now it is the farmers greatest aid in business, in home life and for protection. He sells his crops with the aid of the telephone, catching a fuctuating market at it's very tip. In the spreading of wealth CT reports it has saved many thous- ands of dollars every season to the fruit growers of the country. It brightens the lives and enriches the social opportunities of the wives and daughters on the farm. It is their protection against hoboes and ma rauders when the men-folk are away. Perhaps it's greatest service is in bringing nearer to home the physic- ian and the veterinary, in answering instantly every emergency of farm life. The telephones on farms are growing more and more popular and numerous. The statement is made by the Western Electric Company, manufacturer of the Bell tele- phones, that over 100000 of its new type of rural telephones have been sold in the past 10 months. There are now close to 100000 telephones on farms in this country. When President Roosevelt's Country Life Commission went among the farmers last year, hearing testimony on con- ditions of farm life, it reported that the greatest encouragement to farm ing of the better sort and more healthful life in country districts was given by just such agencies as good roads, the extension of the rural mail system and the farm tele- phone.
The Newtown bee., 1909-10-29

Edward Starr has been on jury duty at the Superior court in Danbury on the Lee and Zeigler murder case, the past week.
 A son was born to MT and Mrs Frank Lawrence. last Wednesday,
 The house of Mrs Esther Andrews is now jacked up and started toward it's new location about 25 rods southwest of it's, old position.
 Miss Flora Griffin, mother and nephew will close their house and move to Bridgeport for the winter.
 At the meeting of the Alpha Whist week. Mrs w. B. Roe and Stanley B. Terrell received the frst prizes, Mrs Williams and Clark Joyce the consola- ton.
 Miss Florence Griffin who is to- spend the winter in Bridgeport, has resigned her position as organiSt of St Paul S church. She has been d faithful and efficient organist for nine years and will be greatly missed.
 MT and Mrs George Brush of New Fairfield were guests of MT and Mrs C. S Williams, last Sunday.
 The Alpha Whist club met with MT and Mrs Edmund Weld on Thursday evening of this week.
 Mrs H. D. Hawley and daughter will close their house and spend the winter in New Haven.
 Miss Florence Griffin has returned from a weeks visit with Rev and Mrs William Barker in Pawling, N. Y.
 Miss Julia Merwin has returned from visit with friends in Litchfield Conn.
 MT and Mrs Hanford Kellogg of Bridgeport are guests of Misses Emma and Sadie Kellogg.
The Newtown bee., 1909-10-29
S0uthbutv.
THE STREET AND VICINITY.

HE STREET AND VICINITY.
 Mrs Granville Leeke spent Saturday in Waterbury.
 Miss Nellie Green is visiting in NAN York
 Mrs Lena Aston and family, Charles Lewis and family and H. s. Todd and family have returned to their homes in Brooklyn, N. Y, fur the winter.
 Mrs Hermon Perry attended a meet ing in Derby, Tuesday.
 Mrs Clifford Hawley and Mrs Arthur Skilto1 visited friends in Watertown, recently.
 Thomas Wolcott is working for An drew Dolan.
 Mrs Hurlburt is visiting her daughter at the parsonage.
 Miss Anna Aston is visiting Miss Jennie Hinman for few days.
 Miss Martha Baldwin from Middle bury is visiting her mother.
 Mr Grisworld and wife have moved to Sandy Hook.
 Clarence Hadden from York state was home for a few days, last week.
 Mrs Amanda Stowe of Monroe is the guest, this week of Mrs Frank Harrison.
 c. w. Lewis, who purchased the place on the South Britain road known as the Fairchild place, is mak- ing several changes and improve ments on the house and also about the place.
The Newtown bee., 1909-10-29
The NeWtoWn Bee.

Newtown, Friday, october 20, 1909,
The Newtown bee., 1909-10-29

wedding in Stepney in the Methodist church, last week. V
 Mrs Peters and Miss Margery were guests of Mrs Woodford on Booths Hill, one day last week.
 MT and Mrs George Smith of Trum- bull were guests in town, last week.
 Daniel Shelton was an over Sunday guest of his parents on Booths Hill.
 On Saturday Lester Shelton and son spent the day on Booths Hill with MT and Mrs Lewis Shelton.
 Rev o. M Yard passed one day last week in New York on business
 The Oxford Club will meet at the Methodist church on next Sunday after noon at o'clock.
 Miss Frieda Klinger of Bridgeport was week end guest of her parents.
 Miss Alma Plumb of Bridgeport spent Sur rday with her mother as is her usuel custom.
The Newtown bee., 1909-10-29
The Cause of Many
 Sudden Deaths.

There is n disease prevailing in this country most dangerous because so decep.
The Newtown bee., 1909-10-29
Kent
THE LOCAL NEWS.

Last Saturday morning L. H. Ives, &C., companied by H. w. Post, were driving toward Macedonia when their horse became frightened at some baskets Of ferns left standing by the road side by the fern gatherers. The horse ran away they escaped serious injury. The car riage was considerably damaged and the horse had one foot badly injured. The American Telephone Co. have their new barn and store house nearly completed and have commenced work on their house.
 CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH ITEMS.
 Subjects of sermons on next Sunday: morning, '"The Perfection of Human ity;" Junior congregation, "fhe Bible a Mirror evening, Jesus and His Mother"
 District service next week at school house at Macedonia, Tuesday evening at 7.30.
 A Swedish service will be held in the lecture room of the Congregational church on Friday evening, November 5, at 7.3O. The Rev c. J. Anderson of Washington Depot will preach. All Swedish people are cordially invited.
 October was brothers night at Kent Grange. They rendered a fine program and it looked very much as if they were going to get the turkey supper, but after the judges had given their yer dict that the sisters night, October 20, was the better, the brothers have been securing New York state for turkeys with which to feed the fair sisters of Kent Grange. Remember the date, Wednesday evening, November 3. All Kent Patrons are cordially invited to be present.