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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-10
TRAGEDY OVER
A THEFT
S. Hoffman, Sawmill Employe, Killed BY K.
A. Greek, Fellow Workman.

Another murder, committed a
comparatively short distance from
the scene Of the Colbert tragedy
of the night before last, darkened
the criminal annals of Spokane
county today
K. A. Greek, aged about %, an
employe of Suher & Sons sawmill,
northeast of Mead, at 1920 this
morning shot and killed 8. Hoff-
man, aged 26, a fellow workman.
After the shooting Greek made
his escape and is now being sought
by an armed posse of the mill
hands in the rugged country sur
rounding Beaver creek.
Deputy Prosecutor Donovan,
Sheriff Pugh and Deputy Sheriffs
Logan and Sweet left for the scene
of the tragedy few minutes after
II a. m. and took up the chase for
the fleeing murderer shartly after
IL o'clock. The surrounding coun-
try has been notified to be on the
lookout for Greek and it is be-
lieved that he cannot escape.
Little is known about the MUIR
derer at the saw mill where he
worked. He was given employ
ment at the mill last Monday,
stating that he had come from the
mountain country near the Idaho
line. This morning Greek was
given his money and left the mill,
taking to the main road north to-
ward Colbert on foot.
After Greek had departed Hoff-
man missed razor and some 9TH
err effects from his bunk and at
once charged that Greek had taken
| the property. The two men occu-
pied the same bunk house at the
mill, where the mill hands are
quartered.
On discovering his loss Hoff.
man set out in pursuit of his for
mer bunkmate and overlook him
near Beaver creek. mile from the
sawmill. What words passed be-
tween the two men when they met
is not known, but 1t is presumed
that Greek, on being charged with
the theft of Hoffman's property,
resented the accusation and that
a fight followed in which Hoffman
| was killed.
Three shots were fired by Greek,
two of which took effect. The ia
tai bullet struck Hoffman in the
neck and caused death from
hemorrhage in a short time.
The body of the murdered man
was permitted to lie in the high
way pending the arrival of the
Spokane officer. AS soon as word
of the tragedy reached the mill
work was suspended and arming
themselves, all hands started in
pursuit of Greek. He Is consider
ed desperate man and is not ex-
pected to surrender without a
struggle.
Greek was very reticent about
his history while employed at the
mill and said but little about his
past beyond admitting that he was
once a soldier. He is six feet tall
and very slender. Some doubt is
expressed as to the correctness of
the name given by Hoffman's STAY
err. At the mill this afternoon 1t
was thought the name Greek was
possibly assumed.
Hoffman bore an excellent repu-
tation and was we'll liked by his
fellow employees. His people live
in the northwest corner Of Peone
prairie and are well-to-do farmers.
The Suher sawmill is seven and
half miles northeast of Meade or
about II miles northeast of Spo-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-10
FASTS 40 DAYS IN
WAR WITH DISEASE

LOS ANGELES, July 1O.--Mrs.
Lillian M. Hoag has tasted 40 days.
The highest known record previous
ly was that of Eta Priscilla
Grove, Chicago school teacher, who
tasted, at Long Beach, Al days a
year ago.
Mrs. Hoag's long period of alb
stinence was due to illness that the
woman hoped to overcome by re-
framing from food of any kind. The
result was even more wonderful
that she herself hoped for.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-10
TINY BABE in WELL
SAVED HERSELF
8sy United Press.)

LEETONtA, o.. July 10.--A two
year Old girl visiting at the home
Of Edward Mcfarland fell into a
very deep well. The child sank
to the bottom, then came to the
surface and grasped the wet and
slippery pump stock.
Her cries brought f. w. Rammel
and the child's mother to the top
of the well. The mother called to
her baby to cling on, while Rammel
descended the pipe and rescued
her.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-10
MAY BE IN EVEN
WORSE WOE THAN
WEDDING WIDOWS
(By United Press.)

SAN FRANCISCO, July 10
Anxiety of Christian Johnson to
conceal the truth regarding some
of his bigamous marriages, while
he freely confesses to others, led
the police today to start an investi-
CATION of the theory that the pris-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-10
WESTON WILL REACH
SACRAMENTO TONIGHT

SACRAMENTO. July 10.-Wes-
ton, walking from New York to
San Francisco, Is expected here to-
night between and 8. He arrived
at Colfax last night, 81 miles from
here, and left that city at this
morning.
Weston walked 40 miles yester-
daV
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-10
WIPES OUT
AN ENTIRE FAMILY
(By United Press.)

SNYDER, Texas, July 10.-Three
persons were killed and one fatally
injured by cyclone near Harm
leigh yesterday. according to re-
ports received today. 1t demolished
the home of Web Mcdowell, killing
him, his wife and daughter.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-10
THREATENED HeR LIFE

This morning. In the superior
court. Judge KEENAN, granted LII
liam M. Easton divorce from her
husband. w. 8. Easton. She said.
her husband threatened on various
occasions to take her life with Z.
revolver which he was In the habit
of carrying around with him.
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CHICAGO sWELrERING.

CHICAGO, July 10.-Several
heat prostrations were reported
here this afternoon, but no deaths
are known. At noon the thermom-
eter reached so degrees.
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PRISON FOR LIFE FOR
NUMEROUS AUTOISTS
(By United Press.)

CHICAGO, July 10.-Life impris-
onment is the penalty that Justice
Boyer of Evanston will inflict upon
reckless and drunken chauffeurs
who run down and kill pedestrians,
according to his announcement.
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SPECIAL
WRECKED
Reported That Is We're Killed in Denver &
Rio Crande Collision.

GRAND JUNCTION Col, July 10-The Twin City Elks'. 4
wrecked headon collision
. freight train Cisco, Utah. today
injured Officials Of the Rio
Grande deny that IS say
. tranmen missing The wires
. Q >H o = . = . . . . . . .
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-07-08
Notice Of Annual School Meeting.

Notice is hereby given that the an
nual school meeting of the electors of
the Independent School District, Sauk
Centre, Minnesota, will, as required
by law, be held in the south room of
that certain frame school building,
known as the "Woodbury School,"
owned by said district and situate in
the city of Sauk Centre, Minnesota,
on Saturday, the 3lst day of July,
1909, at o'clock in the afternoon of
said day, for the purpose of determin-
ing and voting the amount of money
necessary to defray the expenses of
maintaining the public schools of said
district, to keep in repair and preserve
the buildings and other property of
said district, and to pay the Indebted
ness of said district maturing during
the ensuing year.
By order of Board of Education.
G. @. INGRAM, Secretary.
Dated July 9th, 1909.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-07-08
Publication, June 24-Sl
Citation for Hearing on Petition for
Probate of Will

Estate Of Peter Klein, Deceased,
State of Minnesota,
County of StearnS,
In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Peter Klein
Decedent
The State of Minnesota to and all persons in
terested in the allowance and probate of the
will of said decedent: The petition of George
Mann being duly filed in this court, repre-
senting that Peter Klein. then resident
of the County OF Stearns State of Minnesota,
died on the IA day of June 1909. leaving a
last will and testament which is presented to
this court with said petition, and praying that
said instrument be allowed as the last will and
testament of said decedent, and that letters
testamentary be issued thereon toh him the said
George Mann, Now therefore. you, and each
of you, are hereby cited and required to show
cause if any you have, before this court, at
the Probate Court Rooms in the Court House,
in the City of st. Cloud. County of Stearns
State of Minnesota, on the 10th day of July
1909 at O'Clock A. NJ, why the prayer of said
petition should not be granted.
Witness the honorable, A. H. Klasen Judge
of said court, and the seal of said court, this
2lSt day of June, 1909.
A. H. KLASEN,
[COURT SEAL Judge.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-07-08
Publication June 24-S
Order Limiting Time to File Claims
Within Three Months and for
Hearinq Thereon

Estate of Phebe X. Boobar, Deceased.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County of Stearns,
In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Phebe X. Boo
bar, decedent.
Letters of administration this day having
been granted to Oliver b. BOobar and it ap-
pearng by the affidavit of said representative
that there are no debts of said decedent.
1t Is Ordered, That the time within which
all creditors of the above named decedent
may present claims against her estate in this
Court be, and the same hereby is limited
to three months from and after the date here
Of and that Friday, the oath day of September
1909, at o'clock A. NJ, in the Probate Court
Rooms at the Court House at the City of st.
Cloud in said County, be, and the same here
by is, fixed and appointed as the time and
place for hearing upon the examination, ad-
justment and allowance of such claims as
shall be presented within the time aforesaid.
Let notice hereof be given by the publication
of this sorder in the Sauk Centre Herald as pro-
vided by law.
Dated June 22nd, 1909.
A. Fl. KLASEN,
[sEALl Judge of Probate.
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[sEALl
Mortgage Foreclosure Sale

Notice is hereby given that default
has been made in the conditions of
mortgage executed by William S.
Richards and Mary Richards, his wife,
mortgagors, to Frederick Holbrook as
Executor of the Last Will and Testa-
ment of Harriet G. Holbrook, deceas-
ed, mortgage, dated November 4th,
1905, and recorded in the office of the
register of deeds of Stearns County,
Minnesota, on November q, 1905, at
4 o'clock, p. m, in Book As of Mort
cages on page 80 thereof; that on the
5th day of June, 1909, said mortgage
was assigned by James NJ. Tyler, ad-
ministrator de bOniS non, with the will
annexed, of Harriet G. Holbrook,
mortgage to J. Fred Cooper, and the
deed of assignment recorded on the
18th day of June, 1909, at o'clock p.
m. in said registers office in book 81"
of Assignments on page 63l thereof;
that the amount claimed to be due on
said mortgage at this date is Six hum
dred dollars and eight cents (6O0.08;
that the premises described in and
covered by said mortgage are the
North half of the Southwest Quarter
of Section II in Township One hum
dred twenty-six Q26) of Range Thirty
four (34), situate in Stearns County;
Minnesota; that by virtue of the pow
er of sale contained in said mortgage
and pursuant to the statute i'm such
case made and provided said mortgage
will be foreclosed by the sale of said
premises, at public vendue, to the
highest bidder for cash, by the Sheriff
of Stearns County, Minnesota, at the
front door of the post office in the
City of Sauk Centre, in said county
and state on Saturday the 18th day of
August, 1909, at teD o'clock, a. m,
to satisfy the amount then due on
said mortgage together with the costs
of such sale and Fifty dollars attor-
neys fees, stipulated in said mort
gage.
J. FRED COOPER,
Assignee of Mortgage.
July 1st, 1909.
L. L. KELLs, Attorney for Assignee
of Mortgage, Sauk Centre, Mimi.
July August
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-07-08

protruding through the flesh. I
forced some brandy down his throat
and he revived. What happened?" I
asked again.
"You had one chance for life, and
that was the death of the rhino. I
had one chance in a thousand of say.
ing you and killing the rhino. I took
1t and gave the rhino both barrels Of
the express. Your face is singed .
little from the flash. The recoil Of
the blunderbuss has hurt my shoul-
der"
He put his left hand over and felt
the shattered collar bone. II suppose
it's all up with me-" he said. "This,
on top of the fever, is too much" He
smiled and fell back unconscious.
The natives who had fed returned.
and we examined the five porters who
got the rhino's charge. Two were
dead, three badly injured. e.,
Through the night 1 sat beside my
unconscious comrade in the flicker of
the camp fires, listening to the dull,
AAohoSShooo ui oiiih6 VI thC lubCCIS ia
the trees, and seeing faces In the
embers, one face especially, q kind,
thin face crowned with white hair
weeping as 1 told her of Jappie, her
hunter sons death. The chill before
dawn struck the earth, turned to
put some wood on the hre. Glaring
In the grass few yards away saw
two green phosphorescent eyes. I
seized my Luger pistol and rose. Like
. fash a lion sprang away before
could shoot. A little later the forest
burst into thunderous roars. 1t seemed
to be full of lions, which were attract
ed by the smell of the rhino's blood.
De Villiers did not die. He came
through it all. He now organizes
hunting expeditions into East Africa
and in all probability he will be one
Of the Roosevelt party.
freed by a Rhino Birthday Party.
The next day We continued our
march. We had not gone far when
q native brought In news Of fresh
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-07-08
publication, June 24-Sl
Citation for Hearing on Final Account
and for Distribution.

Estate of Julia G. Townsend, Deceased.
State of Minnesota.
County of StearnS.
In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Julia Clown
send, Decedent
The State of Minnesota to all persons inter-
ested in the final account and distribution
of the estate of said decedent: The repreSen-
tative of the above named decedent, having
filed in this court his final account of the ad-
ministration of the estate of said decedent, to-
gether with his petition praying for the ad-
justment and allowance of said final account
and for distribution of the residue of said
estate to the persons thereunto entitled;
Therefore you, and each of you, are
hereby cited and required to show cause, IL
any you have, before this court,at the Probate
Court Rooms in the Court House, in the city
of St. Cloud in the County of Stearns State Of
Minnesota, on the 10Th day of July 1909, at 8
O'Clock A. NJ, why said petition should not
be granted.
Witness. the Judge of said Court, and the
Seal of said Court, this 22nd day of June. 1909.
A. H. KLASEN,
[COURT SEAL Probate Judge.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-07-08

rhino spoor. I at once set out in
search of the game. We were not
ten minutes on the hunt when I
smelled the peculiar odor of the rhino,
which sometimes Is very strong.
was down the wind-that is, the wind
was blowing toward me from the
rhino-so I was sure Of getting a
pretty good shot. A few minutes
later I saw a long horn sticking
through the high grass. 1t was mo-
tionless. The animal was waiting
for us to pass. l took chance aim
and fired, hoping to hit vital spot.
My calculation was bad and the rhino
scampered off at gallop. stood
there cursing my luck when a grunt
behind me nearly scared me out Of
my wits. I took no chances, but
turned and ran. I hadn't gone 20
yards when I bumped on something
in the grass and down I went.
grabbed my rifle and made for the
nearest tree few yards away. When
l could get my breath I surveyed the
scene from my point of vantage. I
could see at least ten rhinos. The
thing I fell over was newborn baby
rhino and it must have been its
mother shot at.
1t is the habit OF the pachydermata
of Africa to collect around a female
that is about to give birth to young.
This is to protect the newborn weak
ling against the attacks Of its enc
mics, and that Is the sort Of christen-
ing I ran into. I hated to interrupt
the birthday party, but I couldn't let
sentiment interfere with business, so
1 opened fire on the nearest rhino. He
got it right through the heart and
fell. fired ut q second and that
also went down. While was reload
ing my express the rest took fright
and scampered OF.
Narrow Escape from crocodiles.
The summer. before last was hunt
ing on the Kagera- We had eaten
antelope for some time and the camp
was anxious for change, so shot q
hippo for food. It was an easy thing
to do. waited till 1t showed its head,
and, bang! A spurt Of blood and 1t
was all over. AS the water was deep.
but not running, I knew that In the
morning I ought to find my victim
floating. At daybreak I was down at
the river with 2 party Of natives. As
I expected. the hippo's body was float
ing, but, unluckily for US. on the op-
posite side Of the river, which was
tseming with crocodiles. tried to
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-07-08

uries. Added to this is the price for
porters, shikarees, headmen, etc., who
have to accompany the hunter. The
average expedition Is made up Of from
30 to 35 natives for each white
man. The cost of equipping and
maintaining an expedition is from
$4O0 to $500 month for each white
hunter according to the district
hunted in. One well-known concern
with headquarters at Nairobi, that
makes business of hunting and ex-
pedition managing, equips and main
tains an expedition on the field for
$500 a month, supplying everything
excepting arms and liquor.
No Tigers in Africa.
Of course when Mr.. Roosevelt
hunts, his expedition will hunt for
everything his licenses will allow him
to shoot. It will be amateur sport,
not conducted from a financial point
of view; there his equipment will
probably be more costly than a profess
sional one, but no better than the -av-
erage sportsman uses in Africa For
instance, he will carry taxidermist's
outfit and cure and preserve his game
Immediately after 1t is shot.
AS soon as lion or leopard is killed
the skin must be removed, cleaned,
and treated with taxidermic prepa-
ration of alum. Then to protect 1t
from beetles, it must be soaked in
turpentine and put in charge of a na-
tive runner, who takes it to the near
est post for preservation. Often when
q skin arrives at it's destination the
numerous insects that infest the coun-
try have eaten it full of holes and 1t 10
absolutely worthless.
Speaking of carnivora and the other
fauna of Africa, let me say for the
benefit Of the American writer's, lec-
turers and artists who wish to pre-
tend to knowledge Of African ami
NAL life that there are no yaks, alli-
gators, kangaroors, turkeys, bears or
tigers in Africa outside of circus or
a geological garden. There are two
species of rhinoceros, the bicornis or
prehensile-lipped, and the sinus or
square-mouthed rhino. The latter, al
though almost as black an its rela-
tive, Is called the white rhinoceros on
account of blue slaty tinge in its
skin. To be exact, there Is no such
thing as q white rhinoceros. Both
have two horns. The Asiatic rhi-
noceros has but one. Crocidiles and
alligators differ greatly In appear
ance. and the latter do not live In Az
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-07-08

rica. The Asiatic elephant is also
different in appearance from its Az
rican relative.
Now about tigers, which have been
treated so freely as African game in
recent American articles. 1t all de-
pends on ones nationality whether or
not there are tigers in Africa. The
leopard is called tiger (tiger) by
the Beers, and 20 is the cheetah, just
as panther 10 called tiger in some
parts Of the United States. The
striped animal which Is zoologically
known as tiger (tigris regalis) and
which Is the animal referred to in a
number of recent stores, does not
make it's habitat in Africa, as the
writers seem to think. So when a
traveller speaks Of lions, leopards and
tigers selling passengers from trains
he Is generally writing at long range
with a misinformed imagination in
stead of facts. He makes double
mistake If he speaks of tigers and
leopards" in referring to African fauna,
as in Africa they mean the same ami
NAL I have never heard an English
man or Boer when speaking English
call leopard tiger.
The most dangerous hunting occurs
when one attempts to capture his ami.
NAL alive. Many animals, harmless
and timid under ordinary circum-
stances, become demons when cap
tured. The mildest-looking antelope
will put up fierce fight when once
over its first fright; the ostrich will
kick man to pieces, raining it's blows
with lightning-like rapidity. 1 do not
know one African animal that can be
called cowardly.
One has only to look at the formid.
able horns of all the African antelope
to see that they are built to fight with
strong as iron and as sharp as lance
have seen an antelope attack a
leopard, and even lion, when its
young is threatened. The gemsbok,
or oryx, with it's two sword-like horns
has dispatched many lion. It is not
uncommon to find a gemsbok and q
lion dead beside each other, the mute
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-07-08
BORROWED FOR THE OCCASION
Wedding Rings on the Isles of Aran
Are Scarce and Consequently
Are Used in Common,

The Isles Of Aran are among the
least known and most interesting cor
ners of Ireland. The people, mostly
fisher folk, are poor and ignorant, yet
they speak the ancient tongue of their
land with such purity and perfection
that scholars from the great universi-
ties go to learn Of them An illiterate
lad of IA was recently the quite. com.
petent instructor in Gaelic of a distin-
guished German professor.
A recent sojourner in one of the
isles discovered that there were upon
1t but three wedding rings; but no
prospective bridegroom was ever dis
couraged because he could not buy a
ring. He need simply go to the near
est Of the three happy matrons who
were ring wearers and borrow hers.
Negotiations for a marriage are
made with girls father and dowry
is expected. Businesslike as this
sounds, Aran lovers can be impdtuous.
Late one evening it occurred to a GER
tain young man that he would like to
marry certain colleen, and to do SO
the next day.
The matter was arranged and early
the next morning the priest was sent
for, but there had been a storm and
the sea was rough. He was delayed
but the festivities were not. Into the
midst of the convivial crowd came a
messenger announcing that his rever-
ence's boat was in sight; they decided
to wait till he landed. Word came that
he had landed; they waited for him
to climb the path. He did so, but still
they fingered, and only an imperative
message that he was actually waiting
IN the chapel broke up the antenuptial
jubilation. Then the groom raced
ahead, the bride followed calamity but
few yards behind, the relatives ran
after In q go-as-you-please procession,
and all were soundly rated for their
tardiness before the ruined priest
would proceed to solemnixs the mar
riage with the borrowed ring.-YoutA's
Companion.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-07-08

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