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The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-02-12
NEWS Of The week N fPIToMf
neeetast1 Eveats st nome aa4 q
Fereisa Shores Briefly
Told.
FROM TnE CAPITAL

The importation Of opium INTO the
United States. except for medicinal
purposes, is prohibited by house Dill
passed by the senate. The bill Will
become a law when signed b. fne
president.
A report received from Mare Isl
and by the naval medical department
shows that the death Of three enlisted
men and the dangerous illness OF ten
others are due to the use OF wood n
cohol in milk punches.
An widows of veterans of the Civil
war. the war with Mexico and the In
dian wars will be entitled to receive
pensions at the rate OF sl2 per month
n . bin just passed by the senate II
Savorably acted on by the house.
President Roosevelt, has accepted
m invitation to attend farewell
meeting of the congregation Of Grace
Reformed church in Washington on
the evening Of Feb. Is. The presi-
dent has attended this church ever
since be has been In Washington.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-02-12
ACCIDENTAL HAPPENINGS.

Carrying down three men, two Of
whom were negroes, the schooner
Ramsey sank In Lake Pontchaztarin.
near Little Woods. La.
The Union Depot hotel. located
near the union station ut Sault Ste.
Marie. burned. The fire threatened
the surrounding district. All guests
escaped without serious injury. The
loss was $4,000.
George Lezinsky. New York pow
der inventor. was terribly injured 1t
La Sale. ILL.,. while making test In
. cement works quarry. Lezinsky
lost both eyes and the left arm. His
condition is critical. Six other men
we're hurt by the explosion.
Newton NJ. Baker. aged ffty, OF
wapakoneta. Was instantly killed, and
George H. Woeliey. aged nfty-five. Of
Sidney. probably fatally injured Il
Lima. Ohio. when a Cincinnati. Ham
ilton 4 Dayton train struck . wagon
IN which they were riding.
Three trainmen were killed and an
other fatally injured when two stock
trains on the Milwaukee railroad col
Mded head-on ut Powersyills. Mo.
-Four cars of prize live stock. destined
for Chicago. left the track and rolled
down . steep embankment. most Of
tho cattle being killed.
With the gas radiator turned on
full. Frederick Valley. forty years old.
and his wife Marie were found dead
from asphyxiation In their apartments
In Jersey City. There was NO nots
nor message left by either Of tbs
couple to indicate that their death
Was other than accidental.
Leona. the I'VE months old child Of
Fred Boar Of indianapolis. WAS killed
when Mrs. Fred Shure. q guest Of
the child's parents, sat down on thu
child. which was sleeping on . couch
partly covered with . quilt. The baby
Aied from hemorrhage soon aftel
Mrs.. Shure found that there mus
- something under me-"
One man WAS killed. another hur
ana three women narrowly escape,
injury IN Chicago when an autome
1ile driven by Mrs. Joel Eisendratl
ersshed into . delivery wagon. Tn
Dolice arrested Mr.. Esendrath, Nh
10 rslsassd on 5000 bonds.
Nrs and . strong wind destroys
SEVERAL bearding houses ct Ardmors
Okla I. " Ltttlejohn Was cremats
- h1D wife probably fntally hurnal
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-02-12
OTHERWISE

Severe freezing temperature and
killing frosts occurred last week in
Northern. Central and Eastern Fiori.
do.
Nearly $4,000 was realized from
the musical and fiesta held at The
Waldorf.Astoria. In New York. for the
benefit Of the victims of the Italian
earthquake
Reports received from orange grow
ing sections south Of New Orleans In
dioate that serious damage was done
by the free6ing weather which extend
ed to the gulf coast
Three more Indiana counties.
Parke. Huntington and Switzerland.
were voted dry in local option cleo
lions last week. Thirty-nine saloons
were put out OF business.
The Winnipeg Stock exchange waa
opened last week. Great interest 10
being taken in the exchange and.
considering It was the initial days
tTaiins. business vas he4s,.
Mrs Martha Maybelle Dunphy OF
Boston. who has been On trial in Chi.
cago for the theft OF 5000 worth Of
diamonds from Charles e. Giles. Z
Dorchester (Mass.) money lender,
was acquitted by . jury.
The alleged carelessness Of . ne
gro porter in putting = man In the
wrong berth Of sleeping car waa
the basis Of $4,000 suit brought In
the federal court nj New Orleans BY
Mrs. Amelia n. Dubourg against thu
Pullman company.
Police. trying to raid tho rooms oI
the Belmont Pleasure club at st
Louis. found the doors barred. They
blew cayenne pepper through the key
holes. Thirteen club members In
sids sneezed for sixteen hours and
than Ease up. Thsy we're charge
With violating the liquor lava
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-02-12
10 Again Ski Champion.

Eau Claire. Wis. Feb. 3. John
Evanson OF Duluth In again national
ski champion Of America. BY winning
the big professional run Of the flfth
annual ski tournament Of the National
Ski association yesterday afternoon
the crack Duluth runner retained the
championship which he won at the
national tournament at Duluth last
year. His two jumps In the champion
ship run were 116 and 121 feet.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-02-12
Through a
WOr11an'S Heart.
By Sidney Warwick.
By Sidney Warwick.

the drawer again. although the need
for that precaution no longer existed.
He was sure he had locked 1t, and
the key was In his pocket.
Locked! My dear Ruthen' Mr..
Hume seemed quite surprised. But
how could have pulled the drawer
open IL locked?-quite apart from the
fact that had 1t been locked / could
hardly have expected to find my
sleeve link there. And there Is no
key in the drawer. Come. Ruthen!"
and he laughed. Besides, hope you
know me well enough to acquit me of
any such act as tampering with a
locked drawer?"
II hope you found your link?" said
Ruthen. disregarding Mr.. Hume's last
words and their panied tones OF re-
proach as he turned TO light lamp.
Il He was not convinced. II Bonholt
Hume's proceedings had been as in
nocent as he professed, II was curl
Gus that the man should have looked
SO disconnected. had so guilty an air
at the sight OF him: and his fnrtive
manner as he pulled open the drawer
his look of eager expectancy struck
Stephen as being diflicult to reconcile
with the explanation about the sleeve
link. And though there was no key
in the lock now. 1t had seemed to
Stephen in that glance through the
window that a key. half-hidden by
Bonnolt Hume's hand had glinted in
the freight.
Yet how could Hume have possessed
himself Of a duplicate key?-and, II
| SO. for what purpose? Stephen had
never dreamed of locking the drawer
until three weeks ago, when he had
deposited the revolver there. And
that brought him back to his first sus.
picion. Had 1t been for that revolt
yer Bonholt Hume was searching?
The rector could not rid himself OF
that suspicion. Though 1t was mex.
plicable to him how this man could
have known OF the existence Of the
revolver or that 1t was deposited in
| that drawer. yet the doubt fingered
| in his mind. even though he tried to
!; argue it away. Thank heaven he had
removed the thing when he did. got
rid Of 1t effectually! Perhaps II he
had not acted Immediately upon that
disquieting interview with the blind
man Bonholt Hume would have pos
sessed himself Of that clue to ths
crime-for what purpose? To place
1t in the hands of the police?
The whole affair was mysteriou.
and disturbing: but of one thing tbs
rector was sure. He did not implic
lily accept Bonholt Hume's glib ex
PLANTATION.
Il expect | must have lost the linl
out of DOORS" Mr.. Hume was saying
My chief regret in losing 1t is tina
I have innocently laid myself open II
misccnception-"
Let us say no more about il.
Stephen broke In CURLY.
And the incident was not referre,
to again that afternoon: but II lief
hint OF constraint on both men
And long after Mr.. Hume had gon,
the rector found his mind exercises
with the problem to which he coul,
find no solution-those three ques
tions:-
Was Bonholt Hume searching TO
the revolver? II so. how had he cam
| , to know of its existence or that
|. WIGS in that drawer? And how ha
, the drawer come to be open?
! And that other question:
II Hume had found what h
sought?
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-02-12
PERSONAL.

Dr.. John Mitchell. a former president
Of the New York State Homeopathic
society, died ut Newburg Of heart dis.
ease.
Michael Arthur Bass, nrst Baron
Burton. died in London following an
operation for an internal complaint
He was born In 1887.
Henry NJ. Gilmore, grand dictator
Of the grand lodge Of Illinois. Knights
Of Honor. died 1t his home In Dele
van. aged sixty years.
The death Is announced at Boston
Of Charles II. Atkinson. said to have
been the Oldest negro minstrel In
the United States. aged seventy-two
years.
Alex II. Smith, journal clerk Of the
Michigan house Of representatives
and former deputy state labor com.
missioner, dropped dead from heart
disease In the capitol.
Mrs.. Mary Mccoy. aged eighty-six
years. said to be the oldest woman
postmaster In the United States. has
resigned her position ut Sheakleyvills
Pa. which she filled for forty years.
Joseph Marshal Graham, vice prssi
dent oe the Erie railroad and one Of
the best known engineers in the soun
try, died suddenly at his homo II
New York. Mr.. Graham Was dfty-ev<
years old.
T. H. Hartman was elected mem
Der Of the board Of directors Of tn
Lake Shore 4 Michigan Southern
railway and the Michigan Contra
railway. In each case he succeeded
> Samuel Barger. resigned.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-02-12
h.nos H;mself in Barn,

Mason City. Iowa. Feb. S.-Asel r.
Hurlburt. an old resident Of the coun-
ty. committed suicide betweeen 10 and
II o'clock yesterday morning. At s
o'clock he WAS found hanging from q
rafter In his barn. He was forty years
old and leaves a widow and two chill
dren
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-02-12
PARADISE CUTOFF OPENED.

Part o. Scheme to Shorten Northern
Pacific Route to Coast.
Butte. Mont. Feb. S.-The Paradise
Stresis cutoff Of the Northern Pacific
railway was opened Saturday. This
cutoff Is the beginning Of the plan Of
the Northern Pacific to pierce the Ida
ho-Montana range Of mountains and
use the wallace Udsho) branch as =
main line. This win shorten the
Northern Pacific route from Minneap-
oils to the coast by 200 miles.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-02-12

Fishkill Landing. N. Y. Feb. 3. -
While shedding on the Ice on the Hud.
SON river. near Duchess Junction,
three boys broke through the Ice and
were drowned. The drowned are:
Alfred De Mary. aged seven years: his
brother Ernest. aged thirteen, and q
cousin, Alfred Chspeiiafce.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-02-12
AGED MAN DIES At PLAY.

oetossnarian Grandson Of Israel Put
nam Expires While snowbaiiins.
Muskegon. Mich, Feb. 8. - Martin
II. Putnam. eighty-two years old. .
great grandson of Israel Putnam. Of
Revolutionary fame. dropped dead
here. having become unduly excited
over joining the play Of children snow.
balling In the street.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-02-12
A Woman's. Threat,

well. IL that Amt the limit"
unused the postnlan. as he CAME down
the steps Of a private residence.
Whats the trouble?" queried the
passing citizen. who had overheard
the postman's noisy thought.
why" explained the man in gray.
the woman in that house says IL
don't come along earlier she'll get her
letters from some other carrier"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-02-12
GUNNER - SUICIDE.

Put Bullet Through HE Head a Fort
Smelling.
st. Paul, Feb. 9.-John Dye. = popu-
lar gunner. a member of the machine
gun platoon at Fort Smelling, recently
returned from Cuba. was found dy-
ing in the basement Of the artillery
barracks yesterday morning by COM
rade. He was removed to the post
hospital and died at 1 o'clock from =
bullet wound in the head. When found
a revolver was clutched In his hand.
Among intimates 1t was said that
the young man yearned for home and
q sweetheart he had left behind In
Kentucky.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-02-12
Exceptional.
he June bride frowned

The June bride frowned.
THESE tomatoes" she said. ara
Just twice as dear As those across tia
street. Why is IT."
An. ma'am. these"-and the grocer
smiIed-"these are hand-picked..
She blushed.
"Of course" she said. hastily. 81,
might have known Give me- q bushsl
please
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-02-12
Liner Un;aiu,e5-

New York. Feb. 9.-Uninjured by q
two-hour stay on q North river shoal.
on which she ran her PROV shortly
after leaving her dock late yesterday.
the Hamburg-Ameriean liner Deutsch-
land resumed her journey to Meditsr-
ranean ports early yesterday.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-02-12
Policeman Wounded at Rist

Kew Tolk, Fub. ). - Alter = skir-
mish between truckmen near the sta
bles OF the w. Fl. Rankin Trucking
company. where q strike II ON. John
AcGuinness. q special policeman. was
struck with a missile while walking
along the street and is believed to be
dying.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-02-12

Kills himself escsuss He 10 Old.
Mansfield. Ohio. Feb. Solver Z.
Foulke, seyenty-two years old. promi-
nsnt business man. committed suicide
by shooting. He wrote letter to his
wife before shooting himself. saying
that SO old q man as he was q burden
to his family and should not be per-
mitted 10 live.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-02-12
Woman burned to Death.

Iowa City. Iowa. Feb. s.-Mrs. John
Cain. aged thirty-eighf. was burned to
death at Parnell. Iowa cot atty. She
was alone with three little children.
When she poked coal stove her
clothing caught IRE.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-02-12
Ito De Continuod.l

In almost every letter that woman
writes there is little soft. wad that
feels like money through the envelope,
but which is only q sample Of her
newest dress.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-02-12
PREFERS CINCINNATI LODGE.
Taft's Statement Bears On "Masen =,
Sight" Announcement.

Atlanta, Ca. Feb. s.--Anent the an
nouncement that Prekident-elect Taft
10 to be made a MASON at sight" In
q lodge at Cincinnati. it was announc-
ed here that during his visit to Allan
to Mr.. Taft WAS asked whether he
would like to become Mason and
that he said III am ever elected 20
take the Masonic degrees. l shall take
them In the home lodge Of my father
In Cincinnati"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-02-12
Killed Playing .4vsiid wes,.-

Poughkeepsie. N. Y. Feb. s.-Whfle
playing wild West" Hugh Maher, .
nine-yearold boy was shot by . four
teen-year-old colored boy. Richard r.
Deyo. Maher vas instantly killed.
Deyo WAS not held. n the coroner be-
lisyed the shooting to be accidental.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-02-12
SINS AND SINNERS.

Charles Baldersar. who murdered
his wife and motber-in-law in Stock
ton. Cal. on Sept. 30. 1908. was exc
cuted at the state prison at San Quen.
tin.
Harvey Hazel. the ssventsen-ysar-
old boy found guilty Of the murder Of
his mother at Toledo. Ohio, was sen
fenced to life imprisonment in the
Ohio psnitentiary at Columbus.
William winters. twenty-one years
old. slayer OF Linn Trimble ut Union,
Iowa. Jan. Is. was convicted Of muir.
der In the first degree ut Ndora.
Iowa. The jury recommended life
imprisonment.
Patrick White was convicted In St
Louis Of fraudulent registration by .
Jury and sentenced to two years In
the penit@tiary. This makes the
fourteenth conviction for illegal regis.
sration for the last general election.
Brooding over his confinement "a
quarters at the marine barracks II
Norfolk. Va. for overstaying . leave
OF absence. Private A. w. Harris
shot himself through the breast. dy
ting almost instantly.
Fleetwood Lester, travelling sales
man for the Southern Supply compa
ny. and his wife are in Jail at Mobile
Ala. charged with holding up Harda
way Young at the point OF q revolver
and robbing him of 36.600.24.
John Gilmore Speed. author and
journalist. shot himself while In hi
bed room at the Phoenix house a
Mendham. N. J. He lived about n
hour and . half. He left confession
OF his act. He leaves q daughter
Mrs. Dudley Grey Of Morristown. Mr.
Speed WAS u grandnephew Of Keats
the poet.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-02-12
Good Reason.

Good Reason.
Have you heard that Jim has quit
sniokinS."
NO"
Yes: You see he is little near
sighted. and the other day he emptied
his pipe In . powder barrel"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-02-12

An actor doesn't like to be sSged On
unless the eggs are fresh
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-02-12
BUSINESS MEN DUEL IN STREET
spectator Shot Through Arm, but Prin
eipais Are Uniniured.

eipais Are Uninjured.
Butte, Mont. Feb. 3. - Louis Kauf.
man and p. ]. Bartells, well known
Butte business men. are charged with
having had pistol duel on the street
Saturday afternoon. during which N.
u. Hun. a spectator, was shot through
the arm in the exchange OF bullets.
Doth alleged principals were arrested.
They fought over a trivial matter.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-02-12

There's . fan n stors Tor IA m.
Who u above his vork.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-02-12
FROM OrnR sHoRE.

The Norwegian brig steed vas
wrecked on Juttland and eight OF her
crew persisted.
The widow of Father John Of
Kronstadt, well known Russian
priest who died = month ago. has
been given a yearly pension OF $4,000.
A number Of Egyptian students In
Paris have sent = telegram to Sir Ed
ward Grey, the British foreign minis
ter. protesting against Great Britaias
continued occupation Of Egypt.
President Gomez Of Cuba signed a
decree appointing Jose Ugarte chief
OF the secret police. This closes the
sensational incident arising out Of the
proposal TO appoint Ricard Arnauto
TO that office.
The police of Berlin are studying
nev system Of Identification OF crimi-
mails. II consists in taking the veins
At the surface Of the hand as the sur
est test of identity. A Berlin PROBES
sor has pointed out that the veins are
never the same on two different
hands, nor even upon the hands Of
the same individual.
Notwithstanding ohicial denials. it
Is still asserted that the duke OF
Abruzzi has resigned IS m ofncer Of
the Italian navy. II 10 also stated
that he has expressed his determine
ton. after his expedition to the Him
alayas, to marry Miss Katherine e.
kins, either as . royal prince or ~
private individual.
Baron Won seckendorfi. the German
minister to Venezuela, and Foreign
Minister Guinan signed on Jan. %
q treaty Of friendship, commerce and
navigation between the two govern
ments. This agreement contains a
most favored nation" clause for Ger
many, and its conclusion Is An out
come Of ten years Of effort.
Natives bring the report from Fea
that while the sultan, Mulai Hand,
was conversing recently with q mem.
Der OF the French military mission, a
street porter rushed up with . knife
In his hand. He was Immediately
seized. but he explained that he
meant to kill the dog Of Christian
pointing to the French onicer. At the
sultan's orders the prisoner was has
unadoed until he lost consciousness
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-02
Do Not Show Your Age
in Your Complexion
Nv DOROTHY vENN.

TFrom San Francisco Examiner
It is bad enough to grow older eacn
wear without having your face a caien-
dar, telling the exact time you have
lived.
what woman would not look young
sf she had a clear, soft complexion!
Perhaps the most. wonderful skin
treatment is one Of the most simple.
Or. Takka Quoido. Japan's famous SKIN
s,,ecialist, gives San Francisco women
the following advice:
.Yes, we never grow old In Japan
mean the women's faces never show
as.e. All Japanese women use mayatone
dissolved in witchhazel, and massage
the solution thoroughly into the race
neck and arms once or twice a day.
This treatment is absolutely harmless
even to a haby's skin and gives won
dtrful results, removing all manner OF
fa .cial blemishes. 1t also prevents me
growth Of hair. You never saw a Jap
a,aese woman with hair on her face:
.aTake small original package IN
n,ayatone and dissolve 1t all in eight
b inces OF witchhazel, and you are sup
olied with this aid to youth"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-02
DEATH COMES SUDDENLY.

Miss Sarah Pyle, Living Near La
mobile, Succumbs to Heart Disease.
Miss Sarah r. Pyle, so years old.
who has made her home with her
brother, Isaac n. Pyle, two miles
northwest of Lamoilte, died suddenly
at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon, of valv-
ular disease Of the heart. Miss Pyle
was in her usual health when she
arose Monday morning, other than she
was suffering from a bronchial affec-
ton resulting from cold. Shortly af-
ter she arose Miss Pyle was stricken
with a severe attack of sneezing. I'm
mediately afterward she complained of
pain in the breast, and as the hours
progressed she spoke of an apparent
shortness of breath. Home remedies
were applied, but the patient did not
appear to get any relief from the SEN
sation. At about 2 o'clock those in
the house heard the woman gasp. Run
ming to her they found her breathing
her last.
Miss Pyle was born in Columbiana
county, Ohio, July 5, 1S4S. She came
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-02
STANTON FoR MAYOR.
visit Known Business Man M axes For
nal Announcement Of Candidacy.

Well- Known Business Man Makes For.
nal Announcement Of Candidacy.
James E. Stanton. proprietor of the
Tmple OF Economy, and a well-known
business man of the city, today makes
his formal announcement as q candi-
dste for mayor. The action of Mr.. Stan
ton is no surprise, for 1t has been gen
orally understood that he was in the
Add.
Mr.. stanton has been q resident of
Marshalltown ten years. coming
here from Des Moines to enter bust
ness. He had been in Des, Moines for
z the fifteen years preceding, In the same
ai1le of business that he established
here. Altho not an Iowa product, he
his spent practically, his entire life In
this state, his parents having moved to
lvEnton when their son was / year old.
MI. stanton is native OF Massacllu-
sstes. strange as 1t may seem, for a
good Yankee is not generally considered
4 good democrat.
Mr.. Stanton, like others who run for
city offices in Marshalltown. is con-
tent to lay politics aside for the time
b sing, as party lines have not been
cawn in local municipal elections. Mr..
Emnton has had no change OF heart'
politically. but expects to Invite bne
RINK OF all parties for votes.
Mr.. stanton has taken an active part
IN, the affairs of the city since ne
identified himself with the interests OF
Marsl1alitown. He was recently elected
a., vice president Of the MarshaNtoWn
Retail Merchants Association. HIS
friends believe that he will prove
strong candidate and, if elected, VIII
make good executive