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The Detroit times., 1909-12-20
uecutre plans ORGANIZATION.

Sim Mcclure is thinking Of forming
IN EXPLOSION managers association
Fred Lake McGGirc. Jimmy Collins
G,orEe HuG Bot uHglaub. Fred Ten
.ey joe kelley Frank Buwerman. and
Umg smith Viii re the charter mem
ftFa
The Detroit times., 1909-12-20
Smith Will see Fight.

Pitcher Frank Smith. better known
as "Paderewski. the Piano Shower -
has warned Charles Comiskey and all
major league managers that he in
tends to lay OF two weeks next July
in order 10 witness the Jeffries-John-
son fight He says he'll lay OF all sea
son II necessary. Az the strong boy
once challenged Jeffries 10 combat. Il
Is natural that he should be interest
ei
The Detroit times., 1909-12-20
Rsfuses sc. 90 ior MeanI-nn-

T., V uarknesS has woaaline
brother 20 Native Belle. the worlds
champion 2-ycar old trotter. at Walnut
Hall farm and the noted breeder re.
Gently refused for him the highest
offer made for a wcaniing trottor In
thit coantry. rumor placing the ngure
a Slo.oao.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-20
cantIIlon Is Watched.

President Tom Noyos. of the Wash.
ington club, has testified his apprecia-
tion OF ex-manager Joe Cantillon by
presenting him with a gold watch.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-20

Wu6Iw b,ton - Detroit has sign.
ei with President Pat y Powers to
umpire m sire Eastern league next
season Byron made quite a hit in
the PuNcls circuit during the past
season
The Detroit times., 1909-12-20
WILLIAMS TO THE MINORS.
Veteran InfeIder OF 81. Louis Browns
viii Manage Pueblo.

ST. Louis advices have il that Jimmy
Williams has been leased 10 Joe Can
tllon IT exchange for the pick OF Can
tllons club IN 1910
The Detroit times., 1909-12-20

Benny Yanecr tho Chicago feather.
weight wants 10 got back into the
game. bat IL looks rs n he has been
left too far behind.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-20
Sporting Notes

Ia
Z. W. Narks- ior"eE "N"e' ""
IALD ham is dead.
RoWett beat ~toil IN thc torhS" /"
lu4 match for the championship OF
the Upper F,uinsula.
Pretty Here" thnt new i"' 80.
ou account 90 cold ana sho"
4 Cleveland man has hung up 'up
for tue Hrst power boat 10 haNlHa-e
tho rapids below Niagara ais
mares went fur absurd prices AZ tNt
r,,lnt I.EluEton sale OF runners.
>
hid NrCoy WOULD like 90 hght Jim tor-
L.tt as preliminary "a the Jen
Itrk sCrap. CorLett 800 "a preliminary
If.Iut
The Detroit times., 1909-12-20
WHl Surely Race the General.

Mike Bowerman says that General
Watts. DG 60. vi.l bo a decided fac.
tor iu the stallion races ~ 1910.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-20

Cut ball SIS below. ~ Ieg. ubi,r,
ha.t a.. left. stroke ordinary Cpe
bail cushions~at \. B, cnectlng caf u
un ball - Object bail cushions h
g. and rests at u.
CarOm may also bc effected from
object bail / by direct kiss to ball q
in THIS strike enc ball 10 left IS
above; object ball IS loft, stroke T..
in excess of medium.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-20

~ tnu NutlOrUI ItakNr, Wttt7 tHv u
pro.al of the American and goes far
- ect al rest au r'un0rs ot pasepa'i
WaT
The Detroit times., 1909-12-20

one Of tlle new
in the race of tAe
1910. Will he taN Z
The Detroit times., 1909-12-20

m. netroit College Of Law has nn -N-
r-lIeut nucleus for a lusk"tbail team
and pruposes % play AN extended
schedule, IAis season
The Detroit times., 1909-12-20
Winter TOURS

The Wabash is only line opera
tween Detroit ard Chicago.
City Ticket Ofiee-e Fort ST.. Ha
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29
500 HOUSE BROOMS

The last lot Of house brooms. These
that are now being used in the dis
play will be ready for distribution
Monday morning at s o'clock e.
one TO a customer. None to OC
children. Each. h...............''
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29

BREAKFAST 15c
Service begins at s. continuing until II,
Rolled oats and cream. bacon and one
egg hot rolls and butter, coffee, l5c.
LUNCH 25c
From II to . Cream Of tomato soup.
boiled ham and cabbage or fried hallbut
with tomato sauce, mashed potatoes, ice
cream and drink, csc.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29
PETTICOATS
OF Gingham .......

Made of good quality gingham in
tast color seersucker stripes Have
the stitched flounce; regularly worth
QUO. In the Clean Sweep Monday 33c
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29
.sh Underwear, Half.

ssh Underwear, Half.
Gus Kneipp linen mesh under
men has been reduced to hait
Clean Sweep Sale.
Union Suits S2.S512.
Union Suits S3.311a.
arments S1.50.
Garments S1.15.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-12-30
.PICKPOCKETS
CAUSE PANIC
Explode Fireworks and Cry Fire.
Five Killed, Many Injured

LUMBERS, Austria, Dec. 30.-The
police force of this city are on a
man hunt today in an effort to run
down a desperate and plekpoeket
who exploded fireworks at one OF the
moving picture shows last night
when Ave were killed and 81 SER
iously injured in the panic.
4 terrible panic followed the ex-
plosion. The pickpocket's plan was
entirely successful as a score were
robbed as they fed through the exits.
1t is supposed that the criminal had
men stationed at the doors while the
leader stood back In the house.
A number of cannon crackers which
were concealed under the feet had
been tied together and lighted. which
made a tremendous noise. Men, wo-
men and children trembled with fren-
zy when the explosion, was heard
and some one cried Fire" The ex-
its were soon blocked with the fight
ing masses of humanity.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-12-30
A IO,OOO-YEAR.oLD MAN
PROF. LULL MAKES ONE
Demonstrates Doctrine Of ETolutlOn
BY Hostoric Fact.

Demonstrates Doctrine OF ETolution
by Hostoric Fact.
Professor Lull OF Yale has made
a man. He has moulded the form of
the human being which 10000 years
ago lived in cave. ate unCooked
meat ana fought with implements Of
stone.
The stone-age man is creating
much comment in the east. He does
not stand erect like the man OF to-
day, but slightly stopped. with a
kangaroo incline OF the body. For
20 years Professor Lull has been
working on his cave man OF the
stone age and he has just succeeded
in perfecting him.
The professor has travelled much In
Europe and elsewhere, picking up a
bone here and there until he has col
lected enough to build about the
skeleton the form Of our prehistoric
ancestor.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-12-30
MAY REMOVE BIG
BEAR TRAP DAM
Judge Dunn Requires Water Power
Company to Act Without Delay

Judge Dunn has decided to issue
an order, which is being prepared
this afternoon, that will require the
Washington Water Power company
to proceed with its condemnation
work along the Occur d'Alene river
before February LIST OF an Injunction
will be issued restraining it from
longer flooding the lands.
This proceeding is the result of a
case started some time ago by Chas.
Waters, farmer on the Coeur
Id'Alene river, for damages as the re-
suit of the flooding of his Land, and
for an injunction, while the suit is
pending, restraining the Wafer Pow
er company from flooding the land.
The Washington Water Power COM
pany comes into court with an an
swer in which it sets up the right OF
eminent domain AMI has started con-
domination proceedings against Wat
ers.
Under these conditions Judge Dunn
will issue an order requiring the
Washington Water Power company
to proceed without unnecessary delay
in its condemnation work and to
have the property appraised and the
value of the same turned over to the
court before February LIST. 1910. and
in case of failure to do this the court
says an injunction will issue on tina;
day requiring it to remove its bear
trap dam at Post Falls which is al
legged to be the cause of the flooding
of the bottom lands of the CUeul
and st. Joe valleys.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-12-30
c. M. &P. S. MAIN
LINE TRAINS HERE
ASSISTANT GENERAL PASSENGER
AGENT GIVES INFORMA-
TION IN SPOKANE.
Through Service ON Road by July
First.

SPOKANE, Wash, Dec. 30
Through service on the Chicago,
Milwaukee & Puget Sound railway
between Chicago and Seattle over the
western extension of the road will be-
gin about July /. 1910. according to
George w. Hubbard. assistant general
passenger agent of the company, who
was in the city yesterday on bust
ness trip to points on the new line
in Washington and Idaho.
Regarding plans of the engin-
eering department in connection with
the Plummer-Spokane loop of our
line, have no knowledge said Mr..
Hubbard, but without reservation
can state that Spokane is too good
city not to be on our main line.
rhe Milwaukee will have through
trains into this city beyond a doubt
Northern Idaho and the Columbia
river are the greatest fields for de-
velopment in the United States and
railroads now in the field are shap-
ing their plans to secure this bust
ness, which will be diverted to Spo-
kane as a natural terminal.
plans are now under way for the
beginning OF service on our line west
of Butte When we begin, about
July /. 1910. 1t will be with the in
tention of running our trains in first
class shape and complying with the
schedules. We could operate now.
but the service would be unasatis-
factory both to the public and our
selves. Our business as far west as
Butte has been beyond expectations
The coming year. in my belief will
witness the heaviest hOmeseekers
travel in the history of the west
with many other people in this
section OF the country" continued
Mr.. Hubbard, Il have wondered who
was back of the so-called mysterious
North Coast. For eoncealing the
identity Of the interests back of him
Mr.. Strahorn has shown remarkable
versatility. take my hat on &c
him for the thoroughness with which
he has performed his work. No
body but himself knows the source
of his unlimited credit He is a rail
lroad genius"
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-12-30
BOOSTS BARNEY O'NEIL
FOR NOMINATION
Believes He Is Man Who Can Save
Fremont County.

Believes He Is Man Who Can Save
Fremont County.
Barney O'Neil of Wallace, chair
man of the republican state central
committee, in company with Harry
McKinlay, chairman of the repub-
lican county committee of Shoshone
county, visited Fremont county last
week. Mr.. O'Neil came over to look
at the Ashton townsite with a view
of purchasing it and Mr.. McKinlay
was down in the southern part of
the state institutiing a lodge of Elks
at Twin Falls Mr.. O'Neil is one of
the popular politicians of the north,
and is right in line for the guber-
Material race. although he denies any
idea of such a thing We believe
Fremont county can be saved from
republican defeat If a good, strong
man from the north is paced at the
head of the ticket. and Barney
O'Neil meets with all the require
ments according to our judgment.
Unless very strong and able man
is named as a republican candidate
for governor, the democrats will get
the plum.-Teton Peak Chronicle.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-12-30
ONE LIFE FOR EACH
DAY OF THE STRIKE
Ghastly Record Of Death Among
New Switchmen.

Record of Death Among
New Switchmen.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi. Dec. &C.
Since the beginning of the switch-
mems strike that has demoralized
traffic in the northwest for the past
month, 80 men have lost their lives
in the various railroad yards affected
according to a report made to the
governor OF Minnesota today The
fatalities for the most part are said
to have been among inexperienced
switehmen who were working as
strike breakers. The accidental deaths
have averaged almost one TO each
day since the beginning Of the strike.
There is little change In the strike
situation today Railway officials de-
clare that so far as they are con-
cerned the strike is over. The strike
leaders, however. are emphatic In
their declarations that they will fight
TO the bitter end.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-12-30
d dian shlvers.
THE MACHINE
MAN. SKIPs TOWN
Sells Several Sewing Machines For
Less Than Half Price.

Sells Several Sewing Machines For
Less Than Half Price.
Come and gone. That Is what may
be said OF w. c. English, who came
to this city about two weeks before
Christmas with q large line OF sew
ing machines and leased the north
part of the seallon building, just on
Sherman Oh Fourth street. He had
the New Home machine as the
leader.
After getting located he began ad-
vertising IN the evening Press, using
large quantities of space for a num-
Der OF days. together with many lines
OF paid locals. lie also contracted
other Indebtedness about the city.
Between the time he came and
Christmas day, through his extensive
advertising, he sold eight machines.
5 for cash, and on contract with
small payment down. which ranged
in price from SIS to S26. and which
in value and regular selling price
always sold for SIS.
The day before Christmas he
phoned TO Messrs. Nelson & Statler.
s0s-10 Riverside avenue. from whom
he secured the machines to sell on
consignment. that he would be there
the following day TO check up and
report as to the business that he had
done. but he never went. On Christ
mas day he took his departure from
this city Tor parts unknown and has
not been heard from since.
Mr.. c. A. Nelson of the Spokane
firm was notified yesterday and came
to the city to claim the remaining
property and pack It ready to return
to Spokane. but after beginning tc
do so the creditors began TO pour In
First for rent. then for printing. ther
for other things. In each instanc,
Mr.. Nelson met the business meI
half way and paid the bills. which n
every instance were iiDeThlly dis
counted under the circumstances.
English hailed from Lewiston
when he first went to Spokane. ant
had gith him some good eredentiall
and recommendation as to his bust
ness integrity. and upon these th'
Spokane firm LET him have the ma
chimes and supplies on the eonslgn
ment plaH. believing that he was al
right.
Mr.. Nelson shipped the remaining
stock 10 Spokane last evening AM
will return 20 this city tomorrow AM
issue warrant for the arrest o
English. charging him with embezzle
ment and also with obtaining none.
under false pretenses.
II Is pot known Just how muel
money English took in during tn
stay for supplies and machines to
gether. btu II Is believed that II VII
lreach SleO.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-12-30
GALVESTON FIRE DESTROYS
MANY BALES OF COTTON

Loss Is Placed at 1925, OOO-Build-
ings Dynamited.
GALVESTON, Texas. Dec. 3d.
A fire which has already caused dam
age aggregating 5000, has been
raging among the wharves of the
Galveston water front all morning.
Great quantities of cotton is stored
in the warehouses and 800 bales have
been destroyed. Late this afternoon
the fire was under control Several
buildings directly in the path of the
flames were blown up with dynamite
by the firemen.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-12-30
VETS MEET DRYs ON
FIELD OF BATTLE
Entire Section Is Wrought Up Over
the Election.

Entire Section Is Wrought Up over
the Election.
WINCHESTER. Va, Dec. 3O.-Not
since Colonel Joshua Simpson eloped
with the widow Simpson has the lit
tie town of Berryville been so
wrought up as today. and the excite
ment is increasing hourly. Real rue
lions are expected tomorrow when the
vets meet drys on the field of bat
tie in a local option election.
The order of the election was bas-
ed on a petition OF the vets" Ber-
ryville has been dry" for two years.
AS the farmers who live in Battle
town district have right to vote
in this election. the dry" regime are
confident Of winning. the country
vote being almost solid against the
saloon.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-12-30
STRUCK BY BIG LOG
AND INSTANTLY KILLED
Hauling Logs From Chute and Hit
on the Head.

Hauling Logs From Chute and Hit
on the Head.
ST. MARES, Idaho, Dec 30.-A
fatal logging accident occurred Mon
day near Flat creek dam, a few miles
southwest of St. Maries. Isaac My
rick while at work for Swisher
Brothers. logging contractors. remov-
ing logs with a team from the bot
tom OF a chute, was struck on the
head by a log and killed instantly.
He was an expert logger and had
been in the employ OF Swisher Broth
ers a number of years and was well
known in this localI,y
The body was brought to town
Monday evening and taken to the
undertaking parlors of Hunt & Co.,
and there held until an effort could
be made to correspond with a sister
in the east This sister was suppos-
ed to be living in 0eontO. Wis, but
the attempt to get into communities
ton with her proved unayailing and
the remains were buried in the local
cemetery. Myriek was one OF the
contestants in the famous Marble
creek land case and was one Of the
number to be allowed a claim by the
Legislative commission. In case the
action of the commission and the
state land board is sustained his heirs
J can lay claim 10 the land.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-12-30
STRIKING swITCHEMN
AT BUTTE RETURN

All Men ON Great Northern and n. r.
at Work.
BUTTE. Mont. Dec. 30.--All the
striking Northern Pacific switchmen
today returned to work in the local
yard. Their action practically
breaks the strike in the local yards.
since the Great Northern employees
had already resumed their places.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-12-30
HAD SKULL CRACKED
IN FOOTBALL GAME
May Live to Learn That Game Is NOt
All Glory.

VANCOUVER. B. c.. Dec. 30
Basil Sawyer. the star fullbaek Of
the victorious Vancouver Rugby
team, who sustained a fractured skull
in the match with Berkley for the
Keith cup and the championship Of
the Pacific coast yesterday. Is pro-
crossing well today following an OPP
Grafton. 1t is expected that he will
recover.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-12-30
STORM SWEEPS.
MIDDLE WEST
Four Persons Freeze to Death on
Chicago Streets

CHICAGO, Ill., Dec, 30,--lntense
cold Is prevailing throughout the mid
die west. extending from the Dakotas
to Ohio, and as a result four deaths
occurred in this city last night. ac-
cOrdlng TO the police report today.
Henry J. Lilly. a boy ~ years OF
age. after tramping about the city
for several hours. became exhausted
and fell in the street where he froze
to death. Charles A. johnson fell to
the pavement within short distance
OF his home last night and his dead
body was found frozen stIif this
morning. Jacob Keotz slipped on
the sidewalk and fractured his skull.
from which he died this morning. The
fourth victim, whose body is uniden-
tiAed, was found frozen to death on
the sidewalk. The thermometer reg
istered six degrees below zero today
and as result OF the storm many
trains are behind time. some OF them
several hours.
Indian shivers.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Dec. 3d.
The entire state Of Indiana is suf-
fering today In bitterly cold weather
that has prevailed for several days,
The telegraph and telephone wires
have snapped from the cold and com
munication is seriously interrupted
over the state. There Is much suf-
fering.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-12-30
1910 Base Ball.

Next year Occur d'Alene will see
some of the best exhibitions of base
ball that has ever been witnessed in
this part of the country, and Man.
ager Demo has already selected his
players and given them their places
on the team.
This morning in an interview with
the Press representative Mr.. Demo
said that he had the best material
that was ever put together in the city
OF Occur d'Alene, and that he was
proud of every man that had signed
up. He also said that he was sure
Of more games during 1910 than dur
ing the year just past. and their rec
ord even then was excellent. as they
played "a game sand lost but four.
They will begin the practice as
early as possible and will issue chal.
lenges to all of the leading base ball
teams in the Inland Empire. The
players who have signed contracts
for the coming season are: Catchers,
Ben Early and Sam Watts; pitchers.
John Cannon and Bunn Brown; first
base, Pike MeLaney; second base,
John Mackin: third base. Ed Moe
and Jess Parvis; shor.stop. William
Haywood: right field. Harold Purdy
left field, William Demo; center field,
Eugene Weeks. During the season
James Thornton will be added to the
team.
of the above players it may be said
that Watts is a former Chicago west
end player; Brown played with the
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-12-30
SOME EXCELLENT
SPORT IN SIGHT
PLAYERS HAVE BEEN SELECTED
FOR WINTER GAMES. ALSO
1910 BASE BALL.
Manager Demo viii Introduce Indoor
Base Ball.

Occur d'Alene is to witness some
exciting times in the field of sport
during the next few weeks as basket
and indoor base bali will hold sway
for some time. Manager William
Demo has selected some material
for each aggregation that will put
the climax on all former efforts. and
something good may Re looked for.
For the basket ball lineup a strong
team has been chosen which will con-
sist of Messrs. Drew and Williams
as centers; Payne. Moe and Purdy as
and McMartin, Weeks and
Demo as guards. These players will
leave Saturday morning for Wardner,
where they will play on that evening
with the Highs of that place, and in
the evening enjoy reception and
dance which will be given in their
honor. They will return to the city
Sunday afternoon via boat.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-12-30

While indoor base ball is some
thing new in this city it is one of the
finest and most fascinating games that
is played today. and when once the
people become interested in it, it is
sure to have great run during the
entire season. Much care has been
exercised in the choice of players, and
it is believed that the following men
will prove just the right ones for their
respective positions in the team:
Catcher, William Haywood; pitcher,
Carroll Payne; first base, Eugene
Weeks; second base, Harold Purdy;
third base, William Demo; left short
stop, Jess Parivs; right short stop,
Ed. Budlong; right fielder, Odd
Young; left fielder, Percy Jones.
Walter VIM has been selected as
umpire and Glenn Moon = as score
keeper
The first matched games for the
indoor base ball team will be played
in Spokane shortly after New Years
with the S. A. A. C. and the house
players of the " NJ. c. A. Both OF
these teams are considered as among
the best in this section of the em-
pire, and the Occur d'Alene players
are in regular practice now which
viii enable them to put up a good
strong contest.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-12-30

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