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The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-04-23
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ABOUT PEOPLE AND EVENTS IN
MONTANA, IDAHO, OREGON
AND WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON STATE NEWS.

Vancouver has voted to annex its sub
urbs to the city proper and now has
population Of approximately 10000.
From sandbag in trunk Of hi
home in Seattle, sneak thief stol'
$1040, representing Richard Gum g saw
ings of years.
A daring but unsuccessful attempt tt
hold up a bank at Seattle at the point
of revolver was made by an unidenti
fed man Saturday morning.
Jerry Cooney of Stevens county has
liberated consignment of Hungarian
pheasants in the hope that they may
become acclimated in Stevens county.
Within q short time after being
caught between two street cars at Spo.
kane, Elihu E. Adams, a young attor.
ney we'll known in Spoken, died from
his injuries.
Secretary Of the Interior Ballinger has
approved selections made by the state
covering 3S40 acres in the Spokane land
district. The land is located in northern
Ferry county.
Meier and Straerbeck, charged with
robbing the United States registered
mail at Aberdeen three years ago, were
arrested by deputy United States mar
shall and his son near Raymond recently.
Announcement is made that commence
ing May the steamer w. R. Todd will
be operated on the run between Pasco
and White Bluffs in addition to the
Mountain Gem, now making three trips
q week.
Governor Hay has designated H. T..
Jones as the member Of the state board
of control to serve with one military
officer, and the state auditor as military
auditing board to pass on all claims and
accounts against the military fund.
After finding the mutilated remains
Of Mrs. Vandalia Kalem strewn along
the tracks Of the Northern Pacific rail.
road at Struck, a few miles south
of Auburn, three arrests, Of father, his
brother and son, were ordered by Cor
oner j. G. Snyder Of King county.
Governor Hay announces the appoint
ment of o. W. Stone of Davenport and
L. L. Drumming of Colfax as members of
the state board of examiners of embalm-
ers. They, with E. E. Heg, state com.
missioner Of health, ex officio member,
compose the board.
Casual investigation at Olympia of
the accounts of the military depart.
ment conducted until recently by former
Adjutant General Ortis Hamilton indi-
Gates that everything is regular with all
of the accounts relating to expenditures
of state funds. 1t does not bear out in
ANY particular the rumor Of shortage
in the adjutant general g department.
Mrs. W. M. Sturgeon, aged Al years,
of Vancouver, tasted 81 days, reducing
her weight from 800 to 254 pounds. If
she had tasted four more days it is
said she would have broken the record
for fasting. The doctors requested
that Mrs. Sturgeon fast to reduce her
weight so that an operation might be
performed.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-04-23
JAMES CLARKE BROWNS.
Kansas Man Destroyed Himself Because
He Feared Prison

Marysville, Kan.-Because he had not
listed all his property with the county
assessor and feared an investigation
might cause him to be sent to the peni-
Tertiary, James Clarke, SIS years old,
a wealthy farmer near here, drowned
himself in the Blue river. In note to
his younger brother, Stuart Clarke, the
man stated that he had failed to list
$4,000 worth of notes. He added: ecu
to church; never tell lie; always keep
employed and never drink whisky"
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-04-23
Make Big Haul in Raid.

Chicag0.-After breaking in glass
doors and windows with clubs and bat
tering down wooden doors with sledgt
hammers, the police Saturday evening
raded a poolroom above a saloon and
arrested so men. Ten wagon loads OF
policemen, prisoners and paraphernalia
were driven in a procession to the Har-
rison street station. The men were
hook ed for gambling.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-04-23
Ice Breaks at Niagara,

Niagara Falls, N. Y, April 1s.-The
ice in the Niagara river below the falls
broke up today at the whirlpool and
also in the vicinity Of Lewiston, Queens.
town and Youngstown. Considerable
damage was done at Queenstown, one
dock being carried away and several
fishing shanties being destroyed. Dyna.
mite will be resorted to in an effort to
save the docks.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-04-23
Fearful Massacre of 200o.

st. Petersburg, April 2o.-Advices
to the Russ from Teheran reports a mas.
Sacre OF 1000 persons, including women
and children, by Turcoman tribesmen
al Astrabad. The Russian government
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-04-23
SIX BODIES RECOVERED.
Result of an Awful Fire at San Fran.
cisco.

San Francisco, April 1s.-One more
body taken to the morgue during the
night made six of the known dead as
the result of the recent fire in the st.
Georges hotel. The remains were those
of D. S. Cartwright, a mechanical en-
gineer of Salem, Ore, who succumbed to
his terrible burns at the receiving hos
pital.
The search among the ruins of the
hotel for bodies believed to be buried
under the debris is being continued and
it is believed will result in the finding
of several more victims of the disastrous
fire.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-04-23
VIM. CAMBRIDGE DEAD.
Suicide in Paris May Have Been In
sane.

Paris, April l9.-"I am the victim
of the most diabolical plot ever devised
to ruin an innocent man.
This was the message contained in a
farewell letter found in the effects of
William cambridge, confidential agent
of the United States treasury depart
ment in charge of it's Paris customs bu
reau, who committed suicide Sunday.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-04-23
Argentina Leader Dies.

Senior Don Miguel Juarez Cellman
president of Argentina from 1883 until
1890, when he resigned after a revolu
tion, died at Buenos Ayres recently, &C
cording to cable dispatch to the New
York Herald. He will be buried with
all the donors which would have been
bestowed upon him had he been presi.
dent at the time of his death.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-04-23
CANADIAN LANDS OPEN.
$4,000 Square Miles, Northern Ontario
and Quebec.

Over $4,000 square miles of new terri
tory, most of which is suitable for agri.
culture, is about to be opened up by
the Canadian government as part of its
policy of conservation and railroad
building. The exact extent and pos.
sibilities of this new domain, which is
larger in size than half of New Eng.
land, has just been reported to the
Canadian parliament by the commits
sioners of the eastern section of the
National Transcontinental railway,
which is government project.
The territory forms part of the vast
region Of northern Ontario and Ouebec
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-04-23

thi and Tana rivers they will need to
cover many hundreds OF stiff marhcing
continuing many weeks, during which
there will be little shooting.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-04-23

EXPOSITION,
every foot of this has been engaged for
display purposes by domestic and for
eign manufacturers.
Both buildings are of temporary con-
struction, and at the close of the expo
sition will be removed from the grounds.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-10-16
Two men HANGED
AT WILKES-BARRE
Stanley EazaFko and Thomas
Willis Put to Death.

Wilkes-Barre. Pa. Oct. 14.-Stanley
Nazarkc and Thomas Willis. colored
were hanged here Thursday. No
zarko. who murdered his common-law
wife. mounted the scaffold first and
when he was pronounced dead, his
body was removed, and Willis. who
was convicted of numbering Cameron
Cool. the wealthy horesman. was exc
cuted. Both met death bravely.
Before being taken from his cell
Na7arko presented to his wife and
Michael Masroski. whom she Is to
marry a few days after his death. a
dowry OF some $1,000. the small for
tune which he leaves. The condemned
man wished them happiness.
Willis admitted robbing Cool. but
denied numbering him.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-10-16

Of time In which Dr. Cook claims to
have gone to the pole and back, and
the entire time during which he could
possibly have made any attempts to
go to II.
"The answers Of tho Eskimo boys
to Commandes peary's series OF indie
pendent questions, showing that they
killed no game. made no caches, lost
no dogs. and returned to the land VITA
loaded sledges. makes their attainment
of the pole on the trip north of Cape
Thomas Hubbard physical and math.
ematical impossibility. rs II would de-
mand the subsistence of three men
and over twenty dogs during jour.
ncy of ten hundred and forty geo
graphical miles on less than two
sledge loads of supplies.
''If II is suggested that perhaps DIR.
Cook got mixed and that he reached
the pole, or thought he did. between
the time of leaving the northwest
coast OF Heiberg Land at Cape North
west. and his arrival at Ringnes Land.
where they killed the deer. we must
then add to the date of DR.. Cooks let
ter OF March IL. at or near Cape
Thomas Hubbard. the subsequent four
or FIVE sleeps at that point. and the
number of days required to march
from Cape Thomas Hubbard to Cape
Northwest "a distance OF some sixty
nautical miles,. which would advance
his date OF departure from the land to
at least the 25th OF March. and be pre-
pared to accept the claim that Dr.
Cook went from Cape Northwest
tabeut latitude eighty and a half de-
grees north to the pole. a distance Of
five hundred and seventy geographical
miles. In twenty-seven days"
WilkesBarre. Pa. Oct. 13. - Miss
Mac Carey was fined s25 by Alderman
Brown for criticising a hat worn by
Miss Ruth de Vonde. Miss de vonde
caused her arrest and told Alderman
Brown that while she was in res
taurant Miss Carey had entered. made
n number Of unkind remarks about her
hat. saying 1t was ugly and out OF
style. and when she demonstrated, had
created a scene. by calling her nasty
names and using language unbecominF
to lady Her attorney refused to al.
low Miss Carey to pay the fine and no.
tilted the alderman that he will appeal
from the decision.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-10-16

months use Of them. Mrs. S. A.
WILLIAMS, r. F. ID. No. II, Box 80,
Gardiner, Me.
No woman should submit to a surgi.
cal operation. which may mean death,
until she has given Lydia +. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made exclusive.
" from roots and herbs, fair trial.
This famous medicine for women
has for thirty years proved to be the
most valuable tonic and remover of
the female organism. Women resid-
ing in almost every city and town in
the United States bear willing testi-
mony to the wonderful virtue OF Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Ii cures female ills. and creates radi-
ant, buoyant female health. II you
are i'll. for your own sake as well as
those you love. rive IL trial.
Mrs. Pinlxham, mt Lynn, Mass,
Invites all sick women to write
her for advice. Her advice Is free,
and always helpful.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-10-16
The Amendment Catechism.


Q-wha the issues in the campaign?
A-There is only one issue-Negro Suffrage
QWho gave the the right to vote?
Consitu
Q-was ndmentad adopted by Stat of Maryland?
ANo The Legislature against unanimously but
thirds the other States which had but few negro voters forced the Amend
rule their
Odd this n good or evil?
AThe of this
for the kind Carpetbaggers
allies ruled the States bankrupted
Qwhat o remedy
A-Some States resored expedient
negro and keep
the polls But the only real relief found amending their constitutions
as to prevent the negro from registering and voting
QWhat has been the result those States?
AThe State Governments the control the majority the white
people, the better citizens and order prosperity take the
place Of disorder and crime
(Which eshayead adopted theseAm
Avery Southern State which there appreciab number Of
negroes. Maryland
Qwhy should Maryland adopt
AFor the Southern relief
of the white people,
Qwhy anyone object the majority of
electorate?
AThere individuals
political
secure majority of the white vote
Qwhat would be negro
Amy would be compelled the Endorsement of majority
of the white
Avery Souerne that followed policy will nquesonaby
it results
DIN the hyfve
any evidence of his ability to the ballot properly?
ANo he voting did thirty Abraham
nco
the candidates
Q-Is there danger the negro n Maryland?
combination
vote counties of the State they majority all the
bers Legislature
QWhy justified trying eliminate the political
factor?
Ain violation principle Of forced
the Republican other election the
ballots white
to secure a majority of the white vote in this State
Qwin pending negro?
Ain a large measure, yes
OILS any white right to involved?
ALL party platform dstincve
committed white
o negro
Off the pending Amendment what will be its practical
ton?
would be allowed without objection both Republicans
being committed to this policy
Qn pending differ
that proposed?
pending permit registration every
Q-Who should pending Amendment?
Avery majority people
the Cover
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-10-16
MAJOR GENERAL BATES DIES
Distinguished Army officer Expires In
New York of Apoplexy.

NSW toTN " NPoPiS~y'
New York. Oct 14.-Major General
Bates. of the United States army. died
here. Several days ago he was stricken
with apoplexy.
Alfred Elliott Bates was born at
Monroe. Mich, July Is, 1910. He en-.
tered West Point after preliminary
training at Canandaigua. N. Y. acad.
envy. After his graduation. he served
in the Second United States cavalry
from June. 1865. TO March. 1875. doing
scouting and frontier work in the do.
partment OF the Missouri and the
Platte. ranging in scope from Texas to
Montana. From 1897 to 1899 he was
military attache at the court of 81.
James He was made paymaster gen
eral in 1899. and In 1904 was promoted
to the rank of major general.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-10-16
Lake Steamer Wrecked; Biz Drown

Detroit. Mich. Oct. 14.-In the wreck
OF the steamer George Stone. OF
Cleveland. o.. on Point Pelee. Ont,
upper lake Erie. added gruesomc
chapter to the history OF marine dis
asters on the Great Lakes. Six lives
were lost and twelve were saved. an
the tail end of the recent gale Is lash
ing a hopelessly broken vessel that
was not insured and belonged to NJ.
A. Bradley, OF Cleveland.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-10-16
Bandit RObs Bank and Kills
Himself When Pursued.
HIS COMPANION ARRESTED
Secured $500 After Forcing Cashier,
sookkeeper and Teller Into Cage.
Planned to Escape In Automobile,
But Alarm Was Given Too Quickly.


Chicago, Oct. IA. - A fashionably
dressed bandit, who robbed the saw
ings bank of d. NJ Erskine & Co.. in
Highland Park. ILL.,, an aristocratic
suburb on the Lake Shore railroad,
committed suicide by shooting himself
In the mouth when driven to bay by
the Highland Park marshal and a
posse OF citizens.
A companion Of the robber who had
driven him TO the bank in an automo-
bile. was captured Immediately follow.
ing the robbery. forcing the principal
perpetrator OF the daring daylight
crime to flee on foot. He was engaged
in running duel with Town Marshal
John Sheehan, who was the target for
many bullets from the fugitive ban
dts revolver. one of which went
running several blocks and failing TO
drive back his pursuer. the robber ran
into a shed. closely followed by She
han. When he saw Sheehan enter the
shed with his revolver levelled at his
head. the fugitive put the muzzle OF
his own revolver in his mouth and
fired shot which resulted in his
death almost Immediately.
The robbery was conducted In de.
liberate and spectacular manner. the
bandit securing about $500 in gold coin
and bills after he had forced John G..
Duffy. cashier OF the bank: Miss Mel
lie Fitzgerald. the bookkeeper. and 10
seph +. Richards. the receiving teller,
into the cashiers cage just after the
closing of business for the day.
A Spectacular Robbery.
While his companion remained out
side In the automobile the bandit en-.
tered the bank.
Call every one in here into that
cage" he said to Cashier Duffy. ''or
I'll blow your head off. Hurry up"
Duffy. unarmed. complied with the
demand. Miss Fitzgerald and Richards
came into the cage. while the intruder
helped himself to all the money in
sight. He carefully tucked the gold
and bills into his pocket and then ex.
claimed:
IF any of you attempt to follow me
I will kill YOU"
He started for the door. and Duffy
Immediately telephoned the marshal's
Office across the street. BY the time
the robber reached the automobile
Marshal Sheehan was running toward
the bank. At sight Of him the robber
broke into q run and citizens held the
chauffeur. The chase after the fugi-
tive was a thrilling one. but enden in
his suicide within few minutes. All
themoney taken from the bank was
found In his clothing
The dead man was identified as a J.
G. Wilson. Of Milwaukee. Wis. and his
companion as Fred Schwab. The auto
mobile is owned by J. r. Keelyn. a
wealthy mining man. and Schwab ID
his chauffeur.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-10-16
Pension Commissioner to ResIan.

Decatur. ILL.,. Oct. 1.-THE large per.
sonal interests OF Colonel vespasian
Warner are given as the reason of his
forthcoming resignation as commits
sioner of pensions. The announcement
tnat he would resign was surprise.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-10-16
ANOTHER
WOMAN
CURED
ByLydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Gardiner, Maine.-"I have been
great sufferer from organic troubles

anda severe female
weakness. L h Q
doctor said / would
have to 60 to the
hospital for an
operation, but /
could not bear TO
think of IL. / de.
cided to try Lydia
4. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound
andSanative w ash
and was entirely
curad after three
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-10-16
Endorses wlIey's Food Campaign.

st. Louis. Oct. 14.--An endorsement
OF Dr. Harvey W. wiley's campaign
for pure food and pure food legisla
ton was voted at the session Of the
Mississippi Valley Medical association
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-10-16
TWO TUGS LOST IN STORM
Eleven Members of Crew Drowned on
Coast of Florida.

Miami. Fla. Oct 14.-News reached
here of tho sinking OF the tugs Sybil
and Sadie at Bahia Honda during Mon
days hurricane and the loss of tn
eleven members of the crew of the
Sybil. incl.iding Captain Parker.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-12-16
IS ARRESTED ON SUSPICION
oSkALooSA MAN ACCUSED or
SELLING GLASS DIAMONDS.
Sale Occurred Two Years Ago at Val.
ley Junction. Hotel Keeper
There is the Victim.

Des Moines, Dec. 11.-After two
years sleuthing in an effort to locate
the man who swindled Ed Wagner OF
Valley Junction out of $1,000 on a
fake diamond deal, local detective
agency has effected the arrest of Ed
Fitzgerald, of Oskaloosa. who is
thought, to be the swindfer. ION Wed
nesday Fitzgerald was brought to Des
Moines and arraigned, before Justice
or. the Peace Cope on charge of
cheating by false pretense. On plea
Of not guilty he was released, bonds
for $1,000 having been furnished be.
fore the prisoner had left his home
tow 1852
Two years ago Ed Wagner, owner
of the st. Joe hotel and other bust.
ness property in Valley Junction, was
approached by stranger who exhib.
tied eight diamonds for his inspection
The stranger offered to sell, but be.
fore Wagner would buy he took the
stones to jeweler there who exam.
ined them and proclaimed them to be
stones of good quality. .-.. ....
| Upon returning to the hotel Wag.
ner offered $1,000 in cash for the dia.
'monds, which offer the stranger &C.
cepted. When the Valley Junction
man turned to his safe to get the
money glass was substituted for the
real diamonds, he claims, and not un.
til the stranger had left the city did
Wagner discover that he had been
duped and had paid out his good mon
ey for eight bits of worthless glass.
Detectives nave been working on
the case ever since that time and it
was not until Wednesday that suffici.
ent evidence to warrant an arrest
was secured. Fitzgerald is believed
by the detectives to be the stranger
who palmed the worthless glass beads
off to the Valley Junction hotel keep
er in lieu of the genuine diamonds
which he had first displayed.
The grand jury Is investigating the
case and in case an indictment is re.
turned against Fitzgerald there will
be no preliminary trial in justice
court
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-12-16
ORALkBOR CAMP MURDER
FRANK sPoRER SHOT AND KILL
ED IN MINERS MEETING.
Killing Follows Series OF Quarrels
Among Members of Miners Union
a., Slain Man Was Constable.

,Des Moines Dec lin riot at
last nights meeting of the coal miners
union in the school house at Oralabor,
a mining camp nine miles from Des
Moines on the Northwestern railway
Frank Sporer, constable, was shot
through the body. and fatally injured.
He died an hour later as the result
after being removed to his home.
The murder occurred during the
regular meeting OF the union, of
which Sporer was an active member,
during riot which was precipitated
by the reading OF an order from the
general organization OF miners.
One hundred and fifty men were in
the room at the time the shooting oc-
Cured. The accounts given by the
witnesses were conflicting, not one
man being able to positively identify
the murderers.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-12-16
Iowa Cattle.

c. ID. MCPHERSON, son of Enoch
Mcpherson, of Richland, and one OF
the most prominent stock breeders
In Jefferson county, returned to his
home near Fairfield Monday evening
from Chicago, where he had been ex
hibiting some of his cattle at the
International Live Stock show. Mr.
McPherson's stock won number OF
premiums and his sales of Angus
cattle exceeded those of any other
exhibitor. -~S '=
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-12-16
He was born in Iowa Dec. IS, 1907.

s HARRIS.-Died, at Louisville, Colo,
at 6 o'clock Saturday, Dec IL, 1909.
T. e. Harris, aged about 3S. The
deceased was formerly a resident of
Evans, Iowa, and has for the past two
or three years resided in Colorado.
The body will arrive at Evans Tues
day, Dec, Id, at 2:4O p. m. Funeral
arrangements will be announced lat
er. The deceased leaves a wife and
two children. -
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-12-16
duet HEARTTROUBLE
Such Is the Coroner's Verdict In
Carey Death.

The death OF John Carey, mine
worker at Bolton, Wednesday morn
ing, was investigated by Coroner j..
~ Barringer. A jury consisting of
Richard Hull, ]. E. Kent and F. e.
Pearson, heard the evidence in the
case. The witnesses examined tes-
titled that Carey was sitting at the
bottom of the slope by the side of
couple of companions. They were
waiting for the ''fifteen-minute whis-
tile" the signal for work Carey held
his dinner bucket in his hand He
was suddenly silent for few mo-
ments, then the bucket dropped
from his hand. One of his "buddies'
stopped to pick it up. He then top.
pied over against the friend sitting
beside him and was found to be quite
dead, Carey had told the boarding.
house keeper that he might drop dead
at any time of heart trouble, indicat
ing that the man knew his condition
He was known to suffer with fainting
spells frequently.
The coroner's jury returned a yer
dict of death from natural causes.
The deceased was taken to his
former home at the Cincinnati min
ing camp, where funeral was held
and interment made. 4. D.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-12-16
MAHASKA COUNTY CORN
Wins Three of the Four Prize at
State Corr Show.

Mahaska county corn again occu-
pied a position in the front rank in
point of quality in competition with
entries from all over Iowa at the
State Corn Exposition in Des Moines
last week. Three OF the four prizes
offered in this district, comprising
twelve counties, were carried OF by
Mahaska county exhibits. Grant Kri-
ger took first. Willis Krizer second.
and F. p. Everett fourth in the single
ear class. +. f. Everett also took
fourth prize In the ten ear class. and