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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-21
PRODUCES CERTIFIED CHECK
TO SHOW GOOD FAITH
Have Plenty Of Room TO AC
COmmOdate CROWDS From
The East and West

Kalamazoo. Mich, Aug 2t-Joseph
Il Miller who owns the l0l ranch nea
Bliss. Okla. I'M company with two
brothers. George and Zach. While u
Kalamazoo tod8y. made tine largest
cash offer for the JeffriesJohnsln
prize figh that has yej been fep1rea
offering $4,000 cash for the boal.
Miller prepared a certified cheet II
S25 Geo and stated his willingness 20
place it in any bank named by me
managers of the fighters 20 show nus
rood faith in making the offer.
Mllers Statement.
II am also willing TO place $ia,OUo
n cash in any bank they name u
they desire that. wan OkaAoma
to have thlt fight and will do every
thing possible to land il, said losep.
Miller 1aS
I'VE have been considering the MAJ
er for some time and yesterday De
cided 10 make AN attempt to lana II
battle if possible No other place i
he Wrsi offers better opporunltle'
| for the bout in our state we VII
Anild the auditorium THAT is necessal
prepare all preliminary details, ani
lie fight is Stopped through any fea
son whatever. the purse OF $'7'oU
viii 20 to the fighters he said
n am willing 10 90 10 any part @
ho country TO meet the managers 9
/ -he fighters and make arrangement
for ib5 bout and place the money a
hey say
Cattleman Determined.
oWe have plenty Of room dow
here 100000 acres of land and goo
aiIroad facilities. our ranch is onl
forty miles from Oklahoma City. y
having the fight there We can aeeon
aodate the crowds from the East al
+ West The climate is always gog
ror a hig mill Of that kind Won
like 10 have Che fight come off aboI
die middle of April
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-03-13

them a homogeneous part Of the
population Of the United States.
The children presented a histor.
ioal play. A girl Of twelve repre-
sented Lincoln in this play. Her
acting and speaking, like that Of
the other children. were remark
able. It was plain that all had
boon thoroughly and patiently
taught
The young girl playing Lin
coins part spoke English perfect
y; she acted with dignity and
earnestness.
When it was over . poor woman
with . shawl ovsr her head, nm.
able 10 speak . word q English,
took The hand Of the principal,
and weeping. stammeesd . few
wosGls q thanks.
The principal said: THAT y
Mays mother, the mother Of the
gin that played TIE part of Lin
coln."
Il was inspiring 70 80 the hap
yiass q Ut nolhss. . peoe Jew.
II woman, only recently arrived
ffom Russia warmly received, .
- sAoaA b, BY this big nation.
her daughter taught. and now.
through her own ability. the lsad-
ing figure In great pablo school
0gagsd in honoeing the memory
oe . great Amsfioan.-Cbicago
American.
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-03-13

Thomas Tough, q Center. left
lAst Saturday night Tor New Mex
100 where be has reooatly bought
900 accss OF land.
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-03-13

Paeclaor TO ADDRISs AaaMAS
Clifford Pinchot, head Of the
Forestry department Of the gov.
eminent, aud mors or les com.
plstsly in control of the adminis-
tsation Of America millions Of
aerss ct public forests. il coming
to Denver on March 18th to meet
The membsts a the Colorado Leg
islatare, and 10 confer With the
Forestry Committee II the Ameri-
can Mining Consrsss in relation
to'ths grievances Of mining mon
agaiAst the forest policy. It was
q the suggestion Of M. Pinchot
easly in last Octohsf that the Min
ilg ConerssD appointed . commit
~ 70 makAinvsstigations concern
Ing The eject Il The forest policy
upon the rights a mining men.
ard The committee hes meanwhile
eatheFsd much data relative 70
p9ospecting On pahlie lands and
pu1Dots = clAins within IL forest
ressevsA Tie 10 q tinbss. water
slRA1s; -. Nansseas spesi1s
complaints have cone into The
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-03-13

John Gardner came in from
Denver Tuesday whore he had
been visiting his family a week or
so. He says good butter is scarce
in that city.
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-03-13

E. Il. Shotwell accompanied a
train OF lambs to Kansas City
which left this station Tuesday
night.
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-03-13

Admiral Evans in. An address
speaking Of the fleet rounding the
world, said the crew. were made
up. In great part, Of raw farmers
boys from the middle west, and
addsd that they were the best
crowd Of boys that ever put on a
blue shirt.
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-03-13
MONTE VISTA LAMBS REACH TOP

MONTE VISTA LANES REACH TOP
Cheney & Flynn of Monte Vista
marketed two doubles of 72.lb
lambs ct East s. Louis on Tues
day, March Z, Gay, Robinson &
Go. selling came q $765 per cwt.,
topping ill other sales that day by
16c per cwt. The- following day,
March 8, Clay. 1obinson & Co.,
sold for the same 6eelsrs 2 double
dsoh avesaging 81 ~ at the same
prics, e7.66. this bsing extreme
top there thas day b Zoe per cwt.
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-03-13

WoolAloSUgyRAoG MOVEMENT
Ovse 1000 representative women
fron 3 counties Il he STATE a
Nsv York appsassd bsloss TIE
Judiciary committees of both
housss oe ths lsgislaturs 1t Albany
"a The 2lth II bshah ol IN amend.
nsnt striking tie VOID male
from Tie suffrage clause Il the
6ts1s Constitution.
Blk suhnitting 70 rslsesndum
in u sta1s q WaDhiagtoa ths
question 1t woman sa6iags. wsss
signsd By Tie eovsenoe Il that
state q III HI. The reeosea-
dun = 81 To- the Noveobee cleo.
t3oa a 1910.
A woman sn0saGs joint sesolu.
Ton hes jast bssa pasDsd b both
hoaess a u ooath Dukota lagis.
lsture. TIE sssoantioa pe0videa
od1 .. eoustitatianAl aDendoenl
allowing sqsal ssGssos ard b "a
b votsd upos By ths psopls q
~ noE4 sto1o election.
II Kaaoas o. H. 4lth . woman
ooG toeo bEll w. da1o61o1 II The
fi6Q8s3sDao a the - lnyo b !
w q 81 70 -.
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-03-13

W. @. Msissr ~ bosght .
s1saa eat1t ~ u.aklgD ttiek. Il
lUa 1hGasily 4 sSedt ls,oo0 .
~. ~ nm - hess sbost ~
1seG q Apen.
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-03-13

W. W. Riley returned Monday
morning from Denver where he
spent the winter. He comes to
Monte Vista to take up his work
as chief engineer for the big
canals.
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-03-13

BoRN:-Saturday morning, Mar.
9th to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bow
dish q son.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-29
IOWA POSTMASTERS MEET
The District Meeting Held at Mason
City Elected Delegates to Des
Moines Session.

Mason City, Ia, July 26.-To taboo
red tape was the gist of the theme
under discussion at the second annu.
al meeting of the district association
or postmasters. This was the burden
OF a carefully prepared paper read
by Postmaster Mason of Hanlonton
and was made the burden of the adj
dress OF President G.. o. Barry of
walker, the president of the Iowa as.
ISOLATION, who was present. 1t will ne
taken up at the state convention. The
meeting was well attended. The off.
GERS elected were: w. D. McKercher
Maniey, president; S. P. Juhl, Crys.
tai Lake, vice president; w. A. Simp.
kins, Britt, secretary and treasurer.
The county vice presidents named
are: Charles Terwillinger, Hancock:
James Erickson, Winnebago: Mrs
Mason, Worth; William Gray, Cerro
Gordo; II. E. Wyatt, Floyd; Robert
Jensen, Mitchell.
Delegates to the state convention
at Des Moines are: w. A. Simpkins.
Britt; j. HI. Thompson, Kanawha: J.
Elickson. Thompson; Eugene Secor,
Forest City; L. Bers, Kensett: A. #.
Huso. Joice; H. e. Wyatt, Rockford:
}. W. Clyde, Rudd; Asa Bailey.
Thornton; w. j. Christians, Dougher.
ty; Lydia Tesch, Mitchell: Robert
Jensen, Carpenter.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-29
PERSONAL.

Charles w. Eliot, president emeritus
of Harvard university, in a Boston ad-
dress said the twentieth century will
bring about a new religion.
William Franklin Willoughby, of
Virginia, has been appointed assistant
director of the census bureau.
Huntington Wilson, assistant secre-
tary of state, is i'll of appendicitis IN
Washington.
President Taft will attend the trans
Mississippi commercial congress in
Denver, August 16.
The report that the king of Portugal
is to wed Princess Alexandra OF Eng
land was officially denied in London.
Judge Joseph r. Clarkson Of Keno.
sha, Wis, who disappeared from
Omaha for five months, IS years ago.
is again mysteriously missing.
Wayne M. Belvin, a New Yorker
who was caught short" In the wheat
corner, was thrown out of the office
of James A. Patten in Chicago by the
wheat kings" body guard.
Deep Sky, a Sioux Indian chief,
procured a license in New York to
wed Adele Rowland, a pretty white
girl.
Henry Farman made a fight of 40
miles, lasting more than an hour, in
his aeroplane, sailing from Chalons to
Suippes, France.
John S. Wise, Jr., of New York. &C
COrding to a report from Paris, France
said former President Roosevelt may
be a candidate for mayor of New
York.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-29
s KILLED, 10 HURT
In the Wabash Train Wreck Near
0rrick, Mo.
CARS BURIED IN THE RIVER
Train Goes Into Missouri River
When Bank colIapses-Geo.
Metcaif, Of Cedar Rapids,
Among the Injured.

Kansas City, No., July 26.-Six lives
lost, three perhaps fatally injured, is
the result of the wreck of the Wabash
passenger train No. A, when it plung-
ed into the Missouri river thirty miles
east of here. The dead:
Charles Flowers, engineer, Kansas
City.
Louis Bond, fireman, Moberly. Mo.
Harry Eckert, baggageman, ST.
Louis.
Daniel, 2-year-old son of E. T. King.
Eldon, Mo.
Charles Anthony, laborer.
Jesse Oldham, laborer.
Seriously injured:
Frank Gardner of Mount Vernon, o..
Mrs. S. s. Hackett of Orrick, Mo.
Miss Irene Dorton of Orrick. Mo.
Among the injured who are expect
ed to recover are:
F. w. Saathoff of st. Louis, cut
about the head and side bruised.
Peter Nau of Cleveland, O., head
bruised and arm d~islocated.
Jacob Steinfeld of Cleveland, o.,
severe blow on head.
George Metcalf of Cedar Rapids. la.
collar bone broken.
E. l.. Coles, of Nashville, Tenn,
left shoulder sprained.
Mrs. c. Trupp of Dayton, O., side
and back injured.
Eight mail clerks were saved only
by the fact that the roof of their car
was torn off and allowed them to get
out on top of the car and swim for
the shore. None escaped injury.
In the Des Moines sleeper E. T.
King was holding his little son when
the crash came; the child was in.
stantly killed and Mr.. King was I'M
conscious when found.
DR.. Turner Lohvrek, a woman phy.
stefan of st. Louis, was the heroine
of the wreck. according to railroad
officials and passengers. In thirty
minutes she gave temporary treat
ment to twenty-seven injured persons.
Several women passengers assisted
her by preparing bandages.
Yesterday afternoon almost an acre
OF ground surrounding the scene OF
the wreck crumbled into the river,
and last night a large part of the big
stream was flowing over the ground
formerly occupied by the road bed. It
will be necessary to build almost a
quarter of a mile of track around the
washout.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-29
Wylie After Roads.

Commissioner E. G. Wylie has ask
ed the railroad commission to modify
one of it's rules which requires that
every package or article shipped by
freight in less than carload lots must
be clearly marked with the name and
address of the consignee. 1t is found
that where 200 or 800 brick or more
is shipped every brick would have to
be marked, which is deemed clearly
impractical. =
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-29
SUMMARY
Of A
WEEKS EVENTS
Latest News of Interest
Boiled Down for the
Busy Man.
WASHINGTON NEWS.

Government statistics show a de-
crease of 20 per cent. in immigration
to the United States for the month OF
June as compared with May.
The house passed the urgency de
ficiency bill which includes $4,000
travelling expenses for President Taft,
President Taft gave a dinner for the
tariff c~onferees and attempted to
break the deadlock into which Sena-
tor Aldrich and Representative Payne
had gotten them.
James T. Lloyd of Missouri was
elected chairman Of the Democratic
congressional campaign committee.
Secretary of the Treasury Mac
Veagh will leave Washington for his
summer home at Dublin, N. H., as
soon as congress %adjourns.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-29
GENERAL NEwA

Two members of a party from Hi
nois were killed and two badly hurt
when caught by a cloudburst in Two
Mile canyon, lea Boulder, Col.
Urged by his bride to tell the truth,
j. L.. Byrd of Memphis, Tenn, con-
fessed to the Denver police that he
had killed a man in Memphis two
years ago.
Madarial Dhinagri, the Hindoo STAY.
ell of Lieut.. Col. Sir William HUT
Curzon Wyllie and DR.. Canvas Lalcaca
in London, was convicted and SEN
fenced to die, in less than an hour. He
thanked the court.
Cornelius Shea, former head of the
Transfers union, when sentenced to
from five to twenty-five years in prison
for attempting to murder Alice Walsh
in New York, was denounced by Judge
Foster as a traitor to labor.
Mrs. Amos P. D%orrence, wife of a
wealthy coal dealer of Helena, Mont.
vas slain in a hotel in Hot Springs,
Ark, while her husband, an invalid
looked on, unable to aid her.
Max Ozzine was caught in a laundry
machine at Hoboken, n. j., and liter
ally wrung to death.
Richard Cannon, nephew of Speaker
Cannon, and John Noone, a brewer Of
Danville, ILL.,, were hurt in an automo
bile accident at Charlottesville, Ind.
Forty workmen we're buried and q
killed by the collapse of a building il
st. Petersburg.
Detective James Griffin of the Chi
cago police force was indicted as the
collector of brides from resort keep
ers, several of whom are also undel
indictment.
1t is reported from Mexico City tina
Presidents Taft and Diaz will meet a
San Antonio instead of Ell Paso, Tex.
Robbers boarded an Erie train il
New Jersey and. at the point OF pts
tolls, robbed passengers of their none,
and jewelry.
Orville Wright in a fight lastin;
one hour, 20 minutes and As seconds
and covering 20 miles, broke tn,
American record for airship flights.
Strike-breakers on the way to tn,
III hiAiS "h NS"NootiC, a., t"SIc d.
tackled by a mob and in the fight
score of persons were injured.
Wyatt II. Ingram, Jr.. was indicte
at New Orleans for embezzling 500
900 from the Hibernian bank of whic
he was trust officer.
Rev. DR.. Henry A.. Buchtel, forme
governor OF Colorado, declared in
New York interview that only tn
dregs of womankind vote in Colorado.
Following a hot debate over tn
French naval scandal the Clemencea
cabinet members resigned.
Among the papers in the mysteriou
packet kept by Banker Sayler, VIII
was killed by DR.. w. r. Miller q
Crescent City, H., was a letter froi
Miller to Mrs. Sayler.
Max Dick, a New York landlord, ha
offered cash prizes to his tenants VIII
rear the largest families, the award
ranging from $3.50 to $500. the latte
premium for twins.
John W. Brown. believed to be fro
Indianapolis. was killed by an autom
bile In Les Angeles
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-29
Drowning Victim Is Found.

Abel, Ia, July Researchers found
the body of Miss Nina Thorson of
Northwood in the Raccoon river,
three-quarters of a mile below the
scene OF the launch accident in which
she lost her life Thursday night when
Mrs. c. V. Dawson and Verne Macy
were also drowned.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-29
"long Distance" Divorce.

Although occupying the Office of
United States district attorney of
Alaska, 5000 miles from the city Of
Des Moines, ]. j. Crossley, formerly
Iowa legislature, secured a divorce in
the district cour of Polk county IN
July 10, 1909. The decree was signed
by Judge McHenry.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-29
Saws Cigarettes Musr Go.

Determined to cut off the supply OF
cigarettes from the "fends" in Des
Moines, John b. Hammond, state
Trimmer club superintendent, is pro-
noting a national law that will pro-
hibit the shipment of the pills be-
tweent states.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-29
New Soldiers, Homo suroeon

Marshalltown. Ia, July ga new
assistant surgeon for the Iowa Sol
diers' home will enter the employ of
the state on Aug. l, in the person of
DR.. H. A. Newell of this city, who
recently graduated in medicine in Chi
cago.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-29
Saw Monument un. eiIed.

Mrs. John NJ. Zane, of North Des
Moines, recently attended the unveil-
ing of the monument in Washington,
erected in honor to the founder of
the G.. A. R., Major b. +. Stephenson.
Mrs. Zane is a distant relative of DR..
Stephenson.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-29
Jurymen File Affidaxits.

Jurymen who allowed Lottie Louer
$4,000 from Sen Banning on breach of
promise. fled afidavits in district
court denying that they had been re-
miss in their methods at arriving at
a verdict.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-29
Vouchers for Large Sum.

1t requires the services of two men
to carry the vouchers filed in probate
court by the executors of the estate
of the late James Callahan. The pa
pers are the first filed since the death,
of the millionaire in 1904. There are
more than 1000 vouchers IN the big
pile, and they account for the expen-
diture of more than $750,0OO.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-29
The Treasurers Are Chosen.

Shedding their coats and rolling up
their sleeves the members of the new
ly created board of education met in
the speakers room at the state house.
Treassrers for the three state educa-
tional institutions were elected as fol-
lows: II. N. Silliman, Cedar Falls; A.
E. Swisher, Iowa City, and Herman
Knapp, Ames. E. w. Stanton of Ames
These officers will serve from July /,
1909 to June 80, 1910.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-29
Fine New Map Is Printed.

The placing of red stars to show
the track competitions of the various
roads operating in Iowa is a feature
of the new map of iowa, which has
just been completed and which is
being sent out from the Office of the
state railroad commission. The map
also shows all interurban lines up to
date as well as the Mason City ex-
tension Of the Iowa Short line.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-29
First Year Under Commission Plan.

Dies Moines, Iowa.-It cost $685.
S75.77-nearly a million dollars-to
run the city of Des Moines during the
year ending April l, 1909. The share
of every man woman and child in this
expense is approximately $40, for the
per capita rate on a population of
100000 is exactly 1886, and Des
Moines does not have quite that many
people. Most cities in Des Moines'
class are from 81 10 S. higher in the
average cost for each citizen.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-29
Pythiao Hall Nearly Complete.

Work on the new X. P. hall is being
pushed and the new rooms will be
ready fer use by the latter part OF
august. When completed the hall
win be the largest and most beautf-
fully finished in the state.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-29
Mo calhoun Juror ".

San Francisco. CAL, July 2e.-The
first week of the trial of Patrick Cal
houn, president of the United Rail-
roads. on a second indictment charg-
ing the offer of a bride, ended with
out qualification of a single talesman
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-29
Wright Up Twenty Minutes

washington, d. c., July 26.-Orville
Wright remained aloft in his aero.
plane twenty minutes and thirty sec.
onds in a trial at Fort Myer, and
made a sucressful landing.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-29
ByerS' Funeral AeId

Des Moines, July 26.-Funeral ser.
vices for the late Lawrence M. BY.
ers, whose body arrived in Des
Moines from London were held at ST.
Helens, on Terrace Drive, and were
largely attended.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-29
Charles Robbins Made Judge.

Charles p. Robbins, of Cedar Rap
ids, has been appointed by Governor
Carroll as Judge of the superior court
at that place to succeed Judge James
II. Rotnrock, resigned.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-29
Brigham d.

Johnson Brigham, librarian of tho
state has been appointed q member
of the board of fifty governors of the
American Library association. The
board has control of all of the move
ments of the large association.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-29
Taft to Play Golf Here.

That President William H. Taft will
play golf on the beautiful eighteen
hole course OF the Golf and Country
club when he attends the military
tournament, September 20, is assured.
He has written President James 3.
Weaver, Jr., of the Golf and Country
club, saying that he would be pleased
to play over the local links.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-29
Sullivan May Be Appointed.

Admirers of Jerry B. Sullivan VI
Des Moines are suggesting his name
for the place on the state board Of
parole made vacant by the death Of
DIR. Joseph NJ. Emmert of Atlantic,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-29
To Muster Out Company.

Company B of the Ffty-ffth, /. N.
G., of Villisca, will be mustered out
of the service following an inspection
by Gen. James Rush Lincoln of Ames,
former commanding officer of the reg
lment.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-29
No Mystery In Byers' Death.

Col. A. w. Swain made a complete
investigation into the circumstances
surrounding the death of Lawrence
Marshall Byers in London aud reach
ed the conclusion that everything pos
sible was done by the doctors and
nurses at the London nursing home
where Professor Byers' death occur
red, but that it was impossible for
them to proong his life.
This information was conveyed to
Maj. and Mrs. S. H. M. Byers in a
letter which they received from Col
onel Swain. written at Southampton
July IS. Colonel Swain was unable
TO make the trip to America in charge
of the body, as he could not secure
leave of absence from his post as
consul at Southampton in time to en-
bark on the Majestic.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-29
Auto Tourists Reach Denve,

Denver, Colo, July 26.--After a
hard days trip over the worst roads
yet encountered, the Glidden tourists
arrived in Denver, the turning point
of the tour.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-29
Build Cattle Barn.

The board of supervisors has start
ed the construction of a cattle barn
on the County farm, ~ by 80 feet IN
size,' to cosS about $1,000. The herd
at the farm will be increased to so
cattle.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-29
Woman Naturalized.

The first woman in Iowa to apply
for naturalization papers since the
new law of the last general assembly
went into effect, July 1, "a Anna Au-
gusta Bertha Steffens, who was grant.
ed her first papers in district court.
The new law allows foreign-born won.
en- to become citizens. Miss Steffens
was born in Germany.