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Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-07
N3SSSloH1 RIVER REEL604T m 1909

steamboat in 1877. It had more than doubled its
population of 1910 In 1920 From 1000 In 1920
two decades of steamboating gave 1t 16,469 In lS4O
About that time 1t began its great transcontnental
work with the prairie schooner" reinforcing the
steamboat in overland transit. With the trans
continental overland movement, to Oregon as well
as California, growing, in 1850 1t had 1850 people
and beginning its work as the frst pioneer OF
railroads to the Pacific. After bringing the hrst
locomotive west of the Mississippi in 1852 1t more
than doubled its population in that decade reach
ing 1S5,5S7 in 1860. With the foundations OF the
states now west of the river already laid along its
first trade routes in 1860, 1t advanced in the next
two decades to 350,552 people. Chicago was pass
ing it in population then, without being able to
take from IL its historical place the first great
city of the west" the pioneer and founder of the
west of the present Since 1880 1t has doubled its
population once more advancing from $4,000 to
over 100000. At its present rate of increase, re-
sponsive to that of the Mississippi valley St. Louis
is doubling business in little over 10 years It's
bank clearlngs increased from 292000,000 in 1858
to $3O74,O00 coo in 1908. Its tonnage Of merchan-
disc received and forwarded was 20162,00O tons
for the first six months of this year. It's bank
resources reported June 23 1903. at $3S5.SSl 900.
more than double the total of the tenth year back
Such figures illustrate much more than local
progress. They are md-continental before they
become local, IN the sense that the people OF the
whole area between the Allegheny and Rocky
mountains exerting new energies and util-
izing forces of growth, unforeseen even as
late as 10 years ago. AS the percentages of this
growth are OF course greatest west OF the Missis
sippi river St. Louis has almost made itself over
In is years in growing up to the new growth Of
the country. Since II began work for the world &
fair. celebrating the Louisiana purchase, it has
learned to look back itself in the last decade Of
the nineteenth century "od ST. Louis" II
looking back to the older St Louis OF 1902 It car
boast that as frontier outpost 1t led the progress
Of the continental United States, In looking for
ward in its centennial year, 1t can see that th'
greatest results Of the history 1t has made on,
the beginnings OF greater results, which beiors t.
the immediate future Of the continental United
States whose progress makes the frontIor town Q
1909 the midcontInental city of 1909.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-07
He Would Get Her a Seat Close to
the Band Stand.

wherever he pleased. He was aware
that Hans was his rival, for one Sat
urday night he had come to see Hulda
and found the Swedish swain there.
Hulda had said:
Hans, this is Mr.. Flanagan" and
Hans had responded cordially, but
Michael accepted the introduction sui
kily, and sat scowling at the sink all
the rest of the evening.
After that the sagacious Mr.. Flana-
gan ceased visiting Hulda on Satur-
days and obtained a transfer to an
other platoon, so that he could do his
calling on Monday or Tuesday nights.
Hans did not alter his visiting schd-
ule. so the rivals never met at Hulda's
home again. Indeed Michael took so
little pains to cultivate Hans acquaint-
ance that he never even dreamed OF
induiring what the former did for
living, and this disdainful indifference
was destined TO prove costly In the
end. How Hulda would have learned
to know the true sentiments of her
heart had not Hank O'Day, the ice
man, set in motion a fateful train of
circumstances, one cannot guess.
Hank did not know Hulda, he does
not know her to the present day. And
yet It was none other than the guar
dian OF the ice wagon who unwilling
ly unmasked her hearts desire.
Hank O'Day drove pair of remark
ably high-spirited horses. One morn
ing when the ice wagon was empty,
his aesthetic instincts led him to re-
turn TO the yards by way of the street
that skirted the park. Just as the
chariot of fate was nearing Hulda's
home, the chain at the back Of the
wagon slipped and let the end gate
drag upon the ground. Hank swore
| impatiently, stopped his team and
Jumped to the ground to fasten the
| chain. He jerked 1t quickly through
| the iron rings and then, swore vivid
ly again as the team. becoming
alarmed by the sudden noise, sprang
forward and galloped madly down the
avenue, making straight for the near
est entrance to the park. The horri
iied Hank stood still long enough h
see the end gate banging out defiance
Then he started after as fast as hi
rubber boots would let him.
When oficer Michael Flanagan
turned from his faithful guardianship
of beyy of simperlng nurse girls II
the park, he saw coming toward hin
at full speed a pair Of wild-eyed horse
with an ice wagon swaying from sid
to side. Behind the seat Of the wagol
stood man trying desperately to Sc
hold OF the reins. At once Michael rec
ognized the waving yellow hair an
bale features OF the driver as thos
Of the detested Hans, and IN the sam
moment there came to him the real
sAtion OF his opportunity for reveaes
He ran into the roadHay and as q
aging wagon passed, caught the chai
81 tho end gate and swung himself d
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-07

prandfathers not only navgated the river IN
keelboats but lay fat behind the goods the poats
were loaded with while they were being shot at
by Indians along the banks.
1t is almost if not quite as hard now 10 linas'
inc what the world meant before the age OF
steam as It is 10 think out what will be its mean
ing in the age of the perfected airship and aero
plane. Every contrast possible in the ST. LOUIS
centennial week of pageants is challenge TO
look backward and forwsrd In the attempt TO
find out what hundred years already mean, as
the first success in the attempt to find what II Is
to mean shortly, for this generation and for the
grandchildren of this generation In zoos.
The makers Of the centennial week program
were keenly alive to the opportunities for spec
tacular effect suggested by the most striking
events OF the worlds progress. The aeronautic
events such as balloon races, aeropane and diri-
gible balloon contests, suggest the future possi-
bilites of transportation IN contrast with those
of 1909. For comparison with automobiles and
aeroplanes the bateau Of Laclede's day. with its
stumpy mast, its cordelle and its sweeps, is an
educational feature of the water pageant which
includes crafts OF all the kinds which now ply the
waters OF the Mississippi The Yelled Prophets
pageant. unique and picturesque, is another fea
ture which is full Of romantic interest. The edu
cational parade. the parade representing 5000 Of
st. Louie industries the procession OF thou
sand mayors and the other events which find
place on the program ell suggest that as q gFeai
week for st. Louis IFS centennial week Is still
greater. as II belongs TO q hundred years Of his
tory-making for the continental United States.
Tho city Of 81 Louis founded by PiefF'
Leclede Liguest In 1854 The territory west o
the Mississippi river was then In possession 0
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-07
The Winning Of HuIda
BY Charles L. Doyle
(Copyriaht. BIZ w. q. Chapman.)

TO the box. As he gained his feet the
wagon slowed suddenly and he lurched
forward. bringing up against the back
of the sturdy driver. Selling him
hrmly by the collar, Oficer Flanagan
gasped:
Il arrest you in the name OF the
law" Hans did not quite understand,
but the hands on his collar in the mo-
ment of success made him angry.
What you want?-let me co." he
cried Indignantly.
mot me-" retorted Michael triumph.
antly, you are under arrest for driv-
ing a traffic team in the park, and
must go with me to the station"
Hans chung to the reins and refused
to come. In his broken English he
explained and expostulated, be all but
exploded. Another officer wns APP
preaching, and when he came within
earshot the victim of circumstances
appealed to him volubiy But the
newcomer was Indifferent. II Hans
was arrested why of course he must
go to the station, and so to the station
he went, in charge of the exqltant
Flanagan.
The magistrate was busy when they
arrived and Hans was allowed to go
until the afternoon, when he was told
he would be given hearing. Police
man Flanagan smiled grimly to him
| self as he strolled back on post.
There was goodly chance that Hans
employer would fire him for careless
ness, and what would Hulda say when
| she heard that Hans had offended the
majesty OF the law and been arrested
There was no fear that she of the
fiaxen hair and bright eyes would not
hear of the occurrence. Michael
would attend personally to the convey
ance of the tidings.
In the afternoon Officer Flanagan
made his appearance in court. Hans
came in due time, accompanied by nc
less person than Hulda. With them
were also his employer, Mr.. Ball, and
Hank O'Day, the iceman Michael mar
rated the details of the arrest, and
then Mr.. Ball had his innings.
He told the magistrate how Hans
at the risk OF his life, had sprung into
the runaway wagon as it dashed by
the building where he was employed
and succeeded in bringing the mad
dened team to halt after passing the
park entrance. This statement wa'
corroborated by Hulda, who had wit
messed Hans daring leap, and lastl!
Hank O'Day testified that he was thu
regular driver of the team.
Before discharging Hans, the magis
trate addressed a few remarks to off
Ger Flanagan which made that zeal
GUS member of the force wilt percep
tibly. Michael left the courtroom witt
such sentences as "oficious interior
ence, bungling stupid work, utterl,
} unfit to wear police uniform
ing in his ears. But the hardest par
! to bear was the sight of Hulda cling
ing to Hans stalwart arm as the
walked away together.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-07
THE DIAGNOSIS
And He suffered.

And He Suffered.
Little Willie, suffering from an at
tack of toothache, had paid his first
visit to the dentist, accompanied by
his mother. Father. on his return
from the office that evening, was nat
Hrally much interested.
Didn't 1t hurt?" asked father.
"Sure, It hurt" replied Willie.
Weren't you scared when the dent
LIST put you in that big chair and
started all those zizz-zizz-zizz things?"
"Oh, not so much"
THAT was a brave boy. But, surely,
you suffered?"
"Of course / suffered. But l Just
kept repeating over and over the
golden text we had In Sunday school
last Sunday"
THE golden text? What was it,"
why, suffer little children to come
unto me-" replied Willie. gllbly. II
kept saying that over and over to my
self, and the first thing knew it didn't
hurt any more"
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-07
GUARDING TOWER TREASURES
System Is Said to Be Most Perfect
That Has Ever Been
Devised.

The Tower OF London has the most
perfect system of burglar alarms that
has yet been devised.
From Scotland Yard, from the gov
ernor's headquarters, and from other
places known only to few respon-
sible officials, the whole tower can be
closed electrically within a few Sec
onds. Even the ponderous gates at
the middle tower, which weigh some
tons and through which visitors pass,
swing to automatically, and the es-
cape of every one within is instantly
barred. At the same time an alarm
bell rings to warn wardens, police and
soldiers.
In particular the precautions in the
apartment containing the crown Jew
els are of most scientifically elab-
crate kind. One Of the Beefeaters on
duty in the room has merely to press
button, whereupon the heavy door
closes, the alarm bell below rings, the
other gates slam to and lock, and ev-
cry person within the tower is in
stantly cut on from the outer world.
The man who can get away with
any of the crown jewels deserves
Them" observed a tower Official.
From where am standing could
close every important door and gate
In the tower In as short a time as 1t
takes me to utter these words"
It was mainly to insure the safety
of the crown jewels that the system
was installed
No order was issued for the closing
of the tower on a recent day, when
greatly to their alarm. the visitors
found doors locked, bolted and
barred against them for about ten
minutes, preventing any one leaving
the tower,
THE tower simply closed-that Is
ALL" remarked an official who
caused It TO do so we do not know
1t might have been Scotland Yard
where the pressing of a button would
imprison every soul within the tower
until the police gave the signal fol
their release. Or It might have beer
the governor. anxious to learn wheth
er we were all at our posts. At any
rate. 1t was none Of the minor Of
fieials.
"In fact, who closed the tower ant
Why Is a secret known only to IN,
, highest authorities There was q,
, alarm no attempt to seize the crow
: jewels. "-London Daily MAIL
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-07

Hulda was having hard time Of II,
for she found herself unable to decide
which Of he two suitors she preferred.
Hans. she had to confess, possessed
some advantages which weighed heav-
lily in his favor. Mr.. Ball, the man
across the street who owned the big
apartment building, was particular
about his furnace man and she knew
that he liked Hans. Besides Hans
could speak Swedish and the acknowl-
edged that 1t was pleasant to talk with
him in the language Of the dear old
home across the sea.
But whenever his plain, open coun-
tenance with the blue eyes twinkling
below the yellow hair was pictured in
her mind, she blamed him for being
little too ordinary. She could see a
dozen such any Sunday in the little
Swedish church. Now with a man
who wore a fine blue coat with a five
pointed star on the front OF 1t, and
carried a mahogany club 1t was diner
ent. No one who looked at him could
fail to see that he, being part OF the
government, was superior to the COM
mon run of men. Michael had told
her that he was the right arm of the
law, and she had looked her admlra'
ton. She had known him almost as
long as she had Hans and he was
very good to her.
On Sundays In the park he would
get her a seat close up to the band
stand. Then when the concert was
over, he would stroll across that part
Of the park that had signs to keep on
the grass erected upon 1t. OF course
Micheal the all.powerful could walk
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-07
aRAFr FoML BONE oN lAw.

An unusual surgical operation was performed at
81 Joyephs hospital. IN Omaha, recently. "A por-
ton Of the jawbone Of Lucretla Norris was re.
moved and q piece OF chicken bone inserted In the
place OF 4 diseased section.
The girl q six years old. and was born with q
maifoFmed Jaw. Il was 10 remedy tha that bone
from freshly killed chicken was inserted,
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-07

With a smooth iron and Defiance
Starch, you can launder your shirt
waist just as we'll at home as the
steam laundry can; 1t will have the
proper stiffness and finish, there will
be less wear and tear of the goods,
and It will be positive pleasure to
use Starch that does not stick to the
Aron
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-07

mind. IN point VI
fact in st. Louis 1t
is only a matter of
the third generation
between keelboat
and aeroplane. In
1907 the first air
ship on record as
crossing the Missis-
sippi river crossed
it at st. Louis dur
ing the internation-
al contests of that
year. 1t is something
to remember now as
part of the record to
which belongs the his
tory Of the first loco
motive crossing the
Mississippi at st. Louis
in 1852 to complete
the work of the st.
Louis argonauts of
1S49, crossing to the
Pacific in their "prai-
rie schooners."
If we suppose aero
planes and airships
circling in the air
above the st. Louis
keelboat landing of a
hundred years ago we
may imagine. II we
can, how they appear
to the men whose
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-07
Summer connueats.

Are these all photographs of fell
lows you have been engaged to-"
mo. They're the fellows who didn't
propose"
What in the world do you want Of
them?"
why; l am saving them to make
a rogues' gallery"
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-07

France Laclede landed at the foot Of what Is
now Market street, organized the village and
resided there for IA years. He named the new
site St Louis in honor of Louis XIV, the reigning
sovereign of France. The territory was trans
ferred by France 20 Spain by secret treaty In
1862, but 1t was not announced in the new village
until October 1894. In 1903 Spain retroceded the
sovereignty to France and April 80, 1903,
France sold all the territory west Of the Missis'
sippi river known as the Louisiana purchase, to
the United States for s15,O00,000, Napoleon re-
marking: This accession of territory strengthens
forever the power of the United States"
With less than a thousand inhabitants when
the whole country had not quite seven and a
quarter million in 1909, St. Louis emerged from
the era of the keeboat and pirogue to pioneer the
steamboat on western rivers Loading its first
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-07

Lewis Single Binder made of extra quail.
ity tobacco, costs more than other Sc
cigars. Tell The dealer you want them.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-07

Constipation causes and seriously aggravates
many diseases. 1t Is thoroughly cured by Dr..
Pierce's Pellets. Tiny sugar-coated granules.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-07

Some men never do anything on
time except quit work.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-07

Many a true word has been spoken
regardless of grammar.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-07


Cts business pioneers establishing the first centers
Is interested with St. Louis in celebrating this
founding the first great city of the trans-Missis
made the western beginnings now explained in
scores of other western cities and in actual thou
sands OF other Incorporated towns, which, II they
are not already great not unduly modest in
their expectations Of becoming The invi'
tation 10 q thousand mayors of American cities
TO participate in the festivities shows that st.
Louis fully appreciates its position the pioneer
city Of the great west.
AS there less than 200 houses. including
ogthouses and barns. in the st. Louis which incor-
POrated in 1903 IT could not have had much
SEQ people The town already the chief seat
OF the fur trade, with its trading stations
pushed 10 the headwaters of the Arkansas and far
towards the sources Of the Missouri and the Vel
lovstnDe- Doing business wholly by barter, with
almost no money in hand, in sight in circua-
1lon- with resources represented almost wholly by
the spirit OF its 500 people, with the and rife
and biacksmiths sledge its Implements with
the oEe-hoTse cart, the keelboat and canoe as its
transportation facilities, the little town, when it
Incorporated already looked its work as that
OF up the United States of the future to
tEo mountains and beyond them to the Pa
G -SC5 1t had lost Meriweather Lewis, but
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-07
TME EnIXDlWc 0F

SZLlLLIS BY LAcLE0E.
BY SPECIAL 1ERf7l5 SION EjRo7
me REInTIh6 6YEL ST01oRR0
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-07

Canadian border and be-
established first
Ohio the mouth of the Missouri and the
between
Missouri the Ohio river
sides of that
penetrated
The whole west
celebrating this because In
transNIssippl the pioneers
he heginnings explained In
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-07

HE MIGHTY activities and marvellous progress the
world has in the past 100 years are strikingy
illustrated in the centennial celebration OF the ncor
poraton Of st. Louis. Picturesque pageants with
everything in the way of the spectacular which is
most likely to stir the imagination of the spectator
into approaching the work of the past through con
trasts with the present feature the weeks program
The greater part of the history OF early St Louis
Is really more At for the unwritten American epic
poem than it is for prose. Its work as frontier
town in the first half OF the nineteenth century made
II the mid-connenal city of the United States In the
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-18
GLENN CURTIS
IS RECOVERING
FROM INJURIES
AMERICAN AVIATOR SUPERIN-
TENDS REPAIRS TO HIS
FLYING MACHINE.
CBy Associated Press,

RHEIMS, Aug. 17.-Glenn H.
Curtiss. the American aviator. al
though suffering severely from in
juries sustained recently in an ac-
cident to the machine, today super
intended the repair of the airship
The French entrants for the races
made practice flights tonight. NJ
Tissandier in the Wright machine
flew for three minutes and M. Le-
fevre, in biplane, rose in the air
without the aid of a derrick and
spun around the field for twelve
minutes. Della Grange in a Bleriot
monoplane made brief flight after
a false start. 1t is expected that
many records will be broken in the
coming contests.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-18
He ADVOCATES
The IRRIGATION
OF ARID WEST
THOS. F. WALSH, MILLIONAIRE,
HAS PANACEA FOR TENE-
MENT ILLS.
\ (By Associated Press.1

DENVER, Aug. 17.-Thomas F..
Walsh, millionaire mine owner of
Colorado, and John Barrett, director
of the bureau of American republics,
were the principal speakers at to-
days session of the Transmississippi
Commercial congress. Walsh said
the remedy for crowded tenements
and city ghettos was the irrigation
of the arid west. Barrett spoke on
reclamation in Latin America. Col
onel Ike Pryor of San Antonio fore
casted war on the railroad rates
in the west. He said Galveston and
Denver men would open the tight
with a resolution demanding a re-
vision of rail and ocean rates from
New York to Denver.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-18

Deputy Sheriff Catalan states
that Casey undoubtedly tried to kill
himself. The prisoner has a deep
scalp wound which required the
services of physician. 1t is re-
lated that when he was being taken
to the jail in Goldfield, Casey con-
veyed the information that he had
tried to get himself He asked the
deputy for gun with which he
might finish the job
Miss Fluery Interviewed.
Miss Leah Fluery, a member of
the party that was on the porch of
the Heslip home at the time of the
shooting, was found yesterday at
her home and told what she had
witnessed of the affair. In speak
ing, she said:
I'VE were all on the porch talk
ing when Casey approached. Mrs.
Heslip and Mrs. Mann were seated,
while l was standing. There was
no talking between the party and
the first intimation l had of trouble
was when Casey fired the first shot.
glanced to where Mrs. Mann was
seated and saw her fall to the
floor. l Immediately started to run
to my home and had nearly reach
ed the house when a second shot
rang out. Glancing over my should
er saw Mrs. Heslip fall to the
ground. I went inside the house
and never ventured out for some
time. AS to the number of shots
cannot tell, for I was considerably
excited at the time, but to the best
of my knowledge heard only two.
II had heard both Mrs. Mann and
Mrs. Heslip discuss shortly previous
to this an affair concerning some
party who had made remarks that
We're not pleasing to Mrs. Mann. The
name of Casey was not mentioned,
and as to the rumored apology,
know nothing about it. 1t has also
been rumored that when Casey was
passing the residence one of tine
party made remark relative to his
drunken condition This is not so,
for not word passed between us;
the first knowledge l had of the
trouble was when Casey shot Mrs.
McMann."
Miss Fleury's name was mention
ed as Miss Kennedy in yesterdays
article. Through some mistake the
newspaper men got the wrong name.
She conducts laundry in Goldfield.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-18
Partial Returns
of San Francisco
Election Yesterday

candidate of the Business Men
league, was nominated on all three
tickets for district attorney. The
name of the choice of the voters
for this office-was left blank on the
Union Labor and Democratic tickets
and the name written in by the
voter. Unofficial, incomplete figures
for fifty-three precincts are as fol-
lows: Fickert, Republican, 1881;
Democratic, 1922; Union Labor, 464.
Heney, Republican, S42; Demoera-
tic, 301; Union Labor, 101. Heney's
name was not printed on any ticket,
as he was running as an independ-
ent.'