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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-08
I CLIPPED ] I J / ] NEWS
Of I THE WEEK
Dogden Mrs. I ries to Get
Away Without Paying
for Glad Rags.
wilton News.

s.a Af.
Wilton News.
This entire community was
greatly shocked on last Saturday
forenoon when word was brought
to town that j.. d. Newman had
died early that morning Of a severe
hemorrhage Of the lungs. Only
the day befoA he was seen on the
streets Of Wilton in his usual
good health and the news Of his
death came as a sad surprise to
his numerous friends. u
Waldo E. Yeager, principal Of
the schools at Baldwin, and Miss
Nellie V. Eberling of Menoken,
we're united in marriage in Bis
marck on Christmas day. The
News extends congratulations.
J. J. Schweizer and family
visited Wilton friends a short
time this week while; the blockade
was on between this place and
Washburn. Mr.. Schweizer has
purchased half interest in meat
market at Washburn.
Frank Anderson departed for
his home in. Saskatchewan, Canada
last Tuesday after q pleasht visit
in Wilton with his brother and
sister, j. g. and Miss Winnifred.
iowa School District Correspondence
Some Of the children Of Mr.. and
Mrs. H.: E. Jennings surprised
them Xmas. They knew they
would he at home as Mr.. ]. had
been suffering with carbupcle on
his face and had declined several
invitations to spend Christmas.
The evening before they had been
telling it would be the first Xmas
for Al years that some Of the
children or grand children had not
been at home and all Of their grand
children had spent their first
Xmas with them, now there would
be one that would not. They
we're surprised indeed next day
when the grand child came with
its parents to spend it's first Xmas
with them. Mr.. J. thinks he can
say what few grand pas can, that
all his grand children have spent
their first Xmas with him and he
is IS years old:
Sam Knox spent Xmas with
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Fleming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerry Shearer
have been enjoying a visit from pm
his mother. Mrs. .Shearer and
children, will return J home vo with
her for a visit.
There cannot be too much praise
given Mise ssltz and Miss Damon
for their work in training the
children for the Xmas exercises at
the Center school house in Iowa
school district. 4 vas indeed e
success. 5. s,3,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-08
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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-08

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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-07
.BLOME PEOPLE GET
PAVING CONTRACT
Council Held Secret Session for Az
Hour to Determine Action-Many
Interested Property Holders
Attend.

AS was predicted in last nights
Statesman, the contracts for street
paving in districts No. 81. so, and SO,
were awarded to the Rudolph S.
BlOme Granitoid company of Chica-
go, the street committee report having
recommended such action. 1t required
an hours secret session on the part
of members of the committee to make
a final decision, and fully 20 interested
property owners awaited in the coun
Gil chambers for the ultimatum.
The paving contracts awarded to the
BlOme company mean that Walla
Walla will try a new kind of pave
ment known as the granitoid, a cement
and stone mixture. The contracts
were let on the basis of $2.37 per
square yard without maintenance,
with cents added for maintenance for
five years. District No. AZ includes
North Spokane street from East Main
to East Rose. Only one bid was sub
mitted on this district, that Of the
Blome people. District No. 81, award
ed to the Blome people, takes in North
Palouse street. district No. ST. East
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-07
MAIN ST. BRIDGE,

Main, and district No. SO, Isaacs ave-
nue..
Macadam paving districts awarded
to John Fries includes East Sumach
street, North Rose and Craig street
from Park to Howard
The bids made by the Blome people
are on a 1-3-4 base. while the COM
peting bidders for the last three paw
ing districts awarded the Blome COM
pany submitted their bids on a 1875,
1875 and i-4-7 basis. Blome grant,
told pavement, - 1t is contemplated
to be put down, will consist of a
S 1-4-inch concrete base.
In the matter Of assessment district
for paving East Chestnut street from
Park to Palouse, May 10 was fixed for
hearing any circumstances from prop
erty owners interested 1t was or
dered that any assessment rolls re-
ceived 10 days before the councils
meeting that the clerk be authorized
to advertise at oncefor bids.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-07
Lewiston Loyal,

Showing their loyalty and lending
all the support that they were able to
their own team, the o'clock train ar
rived in the city this morning from
Lewiston bearing a 20-p!ece band and
a crowd of about SO rooters. This evil
dence of faith in home grown pro-
ducts" as displayed by the Lewiston
aggregation. struck responsive
chord in the residents of this city
and from all sides. words of praise
were heard for those who came to
help their own men in the finals that
are being run off this afternoon.
At 100 o'clock the Lewiston high
school band formed on the corner of
Second and Main streets and after rem
dering several selections in a very
creditable manner marched up Alder
street to the college grounds where
they played for the benefit of the large
crowd that was in attendance.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-07

messed into service to transport the
hundreds of spectators to the scene OF
activities, while hundreds availed
themselves of natures generosity anu
walked to Ankeny field.
There was much interest in the pre-
liminaries yesterday afternoon, pul
with the events sifted down to the hrst
and seconds in yesterdays program
rivalry between the twenty competing
schools is at fever heat, and the con-
testants are doing their best to carry
home the pennants. With SPOKANE
high. Lewiston, and Walla Walla lead
ing in the number of men eleglble Tor
the finals today hope is high among
the respective adherents of THESE
three schools that they may be able
to carry off the final honors this af-
ternoon. Spokane with rs representa-
tives in the different events would
seem to have the best chance of Win
ming the pennant, but Walla Walla ana
Lewiston with II and II men eligible
respectively expect to make the Spo-
kane school a close run for their
money. With the scattering entries IN
the several events from the other
schools in the three states Spokane
may lose enough points to these instl-
tutions to give Walla Walla the meet.
Meet Success.
The ninth annual Tri-state Inter-
scholastic meet has proven to be one
of the biggest successes ever inaugu-
rated by Whitman college. The number
of schools represented is larger than
in any previous years, and more con-
testants are taking part in the various
events. Without exception the visitors
have expressed themselves as highly
pleased with the treatment accorded
them while in Walla Walla, and the
college authorities have been the re-
cipients of many compliments regard
ing the manner in which the meet has
been conducted
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-07
WILL INVESTIGATE
ARMORY RAILING
Look Into Cause of Accident
Which Wounds 81 People,
five Fatally.

SEATTLE, May prosecuting At
tornsy George Van Deever declared
this morning that he would order a
rigid investigation of the breaking of
the balcony railing in the new arm
DRY, where last night 100 spectators,
witnessing the finish of an exciting
Marathon race in the Seattle Athletic
club, were precipitated to the floor be-
low, injuring 81. five perhaps fatally.
Cecil Thornton, aged IA John Muir
ray, aged 10; r. L. Green, a student
in the University of Washington :;
Mrs O. F. Spriggs, and B. NJ Simon
son Of Brighton Beach,, are the ones
who will probably die.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-07

assurance against the spread OF the
crime at any time to any part of the
country. Imitators of the genuine
Black Hand workers are constantly
appearing, demanding money under
threats of death and causing intense
agony of mind. If the roots of this
evil are not found and extirpated no
life will be safe The government must
take a hand practically if the New
York authorities are forced to con-
TESS their inability in the face of such
crimes a. this latest holocaust, to cope
with the conditions, which have been
caused in large part by the laxlty or
the immigration system.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-07
STONES ADD. NOW A
LEGAL PART OF CITY
Continued From Page One.)

legally no more a portion of the city
than is Fort Walla Walla.
In assuming to take jurisdiction of
the streets in Stones addition, the
city, if any accident case were taken
into a higher court would be immune
from damages, and voters registering
from that precinct might have been des-
ignated as illegal Ritz precinct will, by
the councils annexation of the adj
ditiOn. have to be rearranged and a
new set of registration books supplied.
Any number of contingencies might
have arisen, one of which would have
been the illegality of the city in spend
ing taxpayers money for street improve
ments, lights, sewers and other bene-
fits, and the whole proceedings would
have been deemed illegal if fought out
in the courts.
Surprise to Council.
Just how the discovery came about
is still to be determined, but that the
plat had not been recorded in the
county auditors Office was determined
by investigation yesterday. That the
ordinance had been passed, signed by
the mayor and ready to be given Of
fetal publication, had been determined
beyond the possibility Of doubt
Assistant City Attorney J. G. Hurs-
pool, who drew up the ordinance pass
ed by the city council Tuesday even
ing, said yesterday that he had not
been notified of any illegality ir
the proceedings and was not aware
that the plot had not been recorded
with the auditor Members of the
council, apparently, were of the opfn-
ion that everything was in accordance
with the charter provisions, and the
discovery that there was a mis-
take was something of a surprise tt
them.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-07
To Iiherate Sanhorn.

VERA CRUZ, Mex, May Z. - The
American vice consul left for Acayu-
can today in an effort to liberate
Harold Sanborn OF Chicago, who is
dangerously wounded and under ar
rest there. It was learned today that
Macris Vinces, a planter. who tried to
Quell a fight among drunken Next
cans, killed all the victims except the
girl, whom SanbQrn killed. Rioting
shooting and knitting is reported al
the Santa Fe ranch near Tlacotalpam
The disorders are believed to have re-
Isulted in shooting Wednesday, when
seven were killed.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-07
DEDICATE MONUMENT
TO POET L0NGFLL0W
General Sherman Started Movement for
Memorial Some Years Ago in Re-
mark He Made Concerning
Military Statutes.

WASHINGTON, May THE monu-
Longfellow was dedicated today with
appropriate ceremonies. Chief Justice
Fuller presided, and President Taft
took part in the proceedings. Bishop
Mackay- Smith of Pennsylvania; Gen
eral A. w. Greedy and Hamilton w.
Mable made addresses. The monu-
ment stands at Connecticut avenue
and M street, Northwest, and is of
marble from Scotland.
Bishop Mackay Smith said today
chat the plan for a statue to Long
fellow really had it's inception in a
remark make by General Sherman, a
personal friend of the Bishop, who
from 1893 to 1902, had a Washington
charge.
General Sherman said to the Bishop
and some other men, about ten years
ago:
II don't care much to come to Wash
ington nowadays because many of my
old friends are to be found there now
only done in brass, sitting on iron
chairs.
Il think it a pity that more statues
are not erected to men of peace such
men as Longfellow. the poet. 1t is a
mistake to exalt the military charac-
ter too much
That started the movement, and for
years the effort has continued, a fed
eral appropriation of $4,000 being al
last secured The appropriation bill
once got through the senate, but was
sidetracked in the house.
Uncle Joe" Cannon's aid was in.
vited. The speaker surprised some OF
his friends by confessing to a hearty
| admiration for LOngfellOw.
Il have a feeling of special admira-
ton for that true American poet" sale
Uncle Joe, land I'll get the appropria-
ton through the house for you" He
| kept his sWOrd. ..-.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-07
THE TRI-sTATE TRACK MEET.

The success with which the annual
Tri-State InterschOlastic Track and
Field meet is being conducted on
Ankeny field, reflects great credit not
only on the Whitman college officials,
but also on the Commercial club which
has backed the undertaking with the
promise to make good any financial
deficit that might result, and finally
upon the city in general, which has
volunteered it's hearty support on
every hand, Three hundred students
from the representative high schools
OF Washington, oregon and Idaho have
been brought to the city, welcomed
and entertained at great expense, but
with all the time and trouble, Walla
Walla will undoubtedly be we'll re-
paid i'm the expressions of praise and
favorable comments that will be
voiced by the visitors when they re-
turn to their homes after having en-
joyed to the, full the many courtesies
extended by Whitman and the Garden
City
On the other hand the quiet decor
um and the manly conduct of the con-
testants and their cohorts of rOOters
who have been in the city for two
days, brings to us good report of the
schools which they represent and re-
fleets in a great measure the good
work Of those under whose direction
the youths of other cities have been
trained. There have been no Incl
dents of disorder nor trace of roudyism
among the visitors who have acquitted
themselves in a gentlemanly manner
on the athletic field and on the
streets of the city. Too often affairs
of this kind are married by uncon-
trolable tendencies on the part of the
contestants and their friends to cele-
brate their victories or console their
defeats with noisy hilarity, but when
the boys WHO have been the guests of
Whitman return to their homes, the
mothers and fathers who await them
can find cause for rejoicing in the
fact that, even though unadorned with
medals. they return with regulations
unsmirched by any trace of unmanly
behavior.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-07
BLACK HAND FIENDISHNESS.

About a fortnight ago a grocer
named Jacob Bruck, doing business in
the tenement house district of New
York, received what was doubtless
"Black Hand" letter, demand for
the payment Of $1,000 under penalty of
death, concluding with the sentence,
"Petrosino is dead. but the Black Hand
lives" He turned the letter over to
the police. Three more letters came
to him. of a similar nature. A few days
later the tenement in the first story
of which Bruck had his store. was
fired by incendiaries. Kerosene had
been thrown about the place and COM
bustibles placed at points of vantage,
so that the building was Quickly
abaze. In some manner as yet undis-
covered the street door had been
locked. and in consequence $50 ten
ants were trapped within the build
ing. Nine lost their lives and % were
seriously injured. Bruck was unhurt
and his property was practically I'M
harmed
This crime was committed within a
few doors from where Joseph Petro-
sino. the detective who lost his life in
Italy while seeking evidence against
the Black Hand, formerly lived 1t may
be regarded las a sign given by the
Matchmaking organization that it has
not been deferred by the efforts of
the police of New York and other cities
and the interest displayed by the gov
eminent of the United States from
pursuing its career of crime 1t is note
worthy that the intended victim in this
case was. judging from his name, a
German, and not an Italian, as has
been the case almost without eXcep-
tion in other Black Hand enterprises.
This is the worst offense committed
by the Italian blackmailers. The sacri-
flee Of nine lives should bring this mat
ter to a climax. Is it to be confessed
that the police organization of a city
like New York is incapable of coping
with an evil which menaces humanity
by wholesaler Sanitarians attack cpl
demic diseases and conquer them
Here is a social disease. as malevo-
lent and dangerous as yellow fever OIL
smallpox, a disease which destroys
confidence in the municipal powers o,
protection and renders all citizens po-
tential victims.
This is not merely a local matter
although New York suffers chiefly
from the activities of the Black Hand
Other cities are affected. There is nj
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-07
WHO KNOWS WHAT
KIRMEISS MEANS
Continued From Page One.)

feature of the entertainment, however,
for ballets and choruses are to give
excerpts from the favorite operas, in
Guiding The Bohemian Girl II
Trovatore" and others, the while, to be
interspersed with drills in military eff
feet. flower maiden choruses and nu-
merOus other innovations.
The Kirmess as defined by every
body's d-Webster-says that 1t
is an annual outdoor festival held IN
the low countries of Europe and in
French Flanders, characterized by
feasting, dancing, cloWnish professions,
and other forms of amusement. In the
United States it is usually form of
entertainment for the benefit of some
charity.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-07

fear Joan will think he doesn't love
her any more, and some night Joan
won't be able to think of anything
that she hasn't already whispered in
Darby's ear during the evening, but
she won't dare not to write for fear of
hurting his feelings. And sooner or
later they will both be bored and yet
so tied up by the ridiculous chain of
custom that they themselves have
forged, that they can't get away with
out someone's getting hurt.
Of course it's a thankless task to
suggest moderation to lovers. The real,
genuine article in the lover line is
usually grieving because life is too
short to see all he would like to of his
beloved.
1 remember finding one of my chums
who had recently become engaged, in
a fit of dependency. l asked the
trouble and she explained that it had
just occurred to her that one of the
twain would have to die first and she
couldn't see how Philip could get along
without her and she was sure she
couldn't get along without Philip. In
cidentally l must mention that that
engagement was broken in a few
months.
They say that it makes for the full
lest enjoyment of ones meals and for
ones best health to rise from the table
feeling that one could eat more.
A word to the wise is sufficient. And
yet, since the poor wiseacres who
aren't in love don't need it and the
dear, happy fools who are in love won't
heed it, after all, what's the use?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-07
Bio Attendance.
Business Suspended.

Business houses throughout the city
are closed this afternoon to allow their
employees to attend the finals on An
keny fields and one of the largest
crowds ever seen at the college is In
attendance. The stores, banks, county
offices and city offices closed at noon,
and the city presents deserted ap-
pearance Every available conveyance.
including the electric cars, have been
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-07
r j + j j. j j + j. = = j. = = 1
CAN'T GET BAIL. 1

= OLYMPIA, May Former Ad-
3 jutant General Ortis Hamilton, 4
= charged with embezzling $4,000 1
+ was taken to Jail here this af- 1
= ternoon, unable to furnish $4,000 1
= bonds. He had hoped his brother, 4
+ Mayor Boyd Hamilton, of Occur 1
= d'Alene, Idaho, would bail him, 1
= word was received yesterday that 1
= the mayor is not able to do so. 1
= Appeals to friends in Portland 1
= and other cities are unanswered.
+ = = Z = = = = . + = = . = z 4
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-07

And yet when love
comes and throws
upon two people the
wonderfully beauti-
full, rainbow vanish
ing, eternity endur-
ing, garments of
happiness, it seems
as if they sometimes
tried just as hard as
they possibly GOULD
to wear them out.
Near me live a
couple who have re-
Gently become en-
gagged They live
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-07
72z1G

GOLF Is not the only game that Pres
ident Taft is devoted to. He has a
great fondness for baseball and wit
nesses a game whenever he has an
opportunity to do so. vice-President
Sherman is an ardent "fan". So is
General Edwards, major domo at the
White House. Scores of members of
congress and not few senator's may
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-07
Evening
Chit.Chat
BY RUTH CAMERON.

If you had very beautiful gown
and knew it was the most beautiful
one, you would ever have in all your
life, even if you had the utmost faith
in its unusual durability, you wouldn't
wear it every day and half the night
Would you now?
You'd be altogether too much afraid
of wearing it out.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-07

within two blocks of each other. They
spend practically every evening in
each others company and very long
evenings they make of it, We are told
by the village gossip
And yet those two divine young fools
actually go home every night and
write each other letters.
Some night Darby will be too tired
to write and he won't dare not to for
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-07

Those are epoch making, chaos
convulsing, world bewildering' SEN
tence- singing commissions coming
from the Sunday sentiment manufac-
tory. But Rusty Mike is on the inside
He knows.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-07

be seen In the grand stand at every
game when the Nationals are at home.
These snapshots were taken at a re-
cent game in Washington. In the up
per group, from left to right, are
Mrs. Taft, General Edwards. President
Taft and Vice-President Sherman.
The lower group comprises Mr.. Sher-
man, Mr.. Bergman, the cartoonist, and
Senator Carter of Montana.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-07

why don't you stop the States
man, so l can raise my rates AFTER
noon paper Why don't you guarantee"
your circulation and do as you want
FOO
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-07

Yesterday there were too many pa
pers in Walla Walla, but today its
different. The secret of circulation has
beer discovered.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-07

What is the best way to get a cir
culation for a Sunday paper? That
easy. Guarantee it."-Rusty Mike.