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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-10
DAILY SHORT STORY

BY WEBSTER.

Again the bell rang. Then, fully
determined on her course, Agues
picked up a Ratchet and deliber-
ately smashed the telephone, bug
erfectually stopping any furtha
communication from earth through
that source.
For a time she continued to
sail straight ahead. unannoyed.
Time and again she told herself
that she was fully justified in TAX
ing the action that she did, and
yet Harry's words persisted In
ringing through her head. His
voice sounded so sincere, too. Ag-
mes had traversed several hundred
miles in this manner. when sud
denly she noticed tetrahedral kites
flying up toward her III all direc-
tons. 1t was a physical impossi-
bility, at the level at which she
was flying, not to run into one or
more of the kites, and conse-
quently a moment later she found
the damaged portion of a kite in
her cabin, and staring up at her,
from one portion, was letter
bearing her name. Instinctively she
grabbed the letter and opened 1t.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-10

Absent Minded Professor ire
turning holding up umbrella) You
can't scold me this time, my dear
Maria, for forgetting my umbrella.
MARRIAGES. my dear, that's fine,
but you didn't have any when you
left. Yours is here In the rack.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-10
inside was this message:

Inside was this MESSAGE:
I've telegraphed to all cities In
the general direction In which you
are flying. to send up kites bearing
this message. l love you. Will
you marry me? Harry"
For some reason or other Agnes
was not so angry at this message
as she had been at the first. Never.
theless she flew up to a level to
which 1T was impossible for the
kites to rise. Still, instead of sail
ing straight ahead in the direc-
tion she had been going, she
turned and made for home. Soon
1t became dark. The stars peeped
now and then from clouds which
flew even higher than she. Agnes
felt rather lonely and blue sailing
all by herself in this friendless
void. She thought less angrily of
Harry now, and was apt OF remem-
Der the explanation he had given
her of his conduct-that he had
merely been enlisting the Marlowe
girl to help him in his courtship
of Agnes. Perhaps, after all, that
was the truth of the matter. Sud
denly the clouds near her became
alive with light. A powerful
searchlight from earth was playing
on the clouds and in the light she
read this message:
Il love you. Will you marry me?"
Agnes, by the aid of her instru.
ment, ascertained her position. 1t
was directly over the town where
Harry lived! Quickly she got the
ships powerful searchlight in play
and cast it On big building which
she knew was directly opposite
Harry's boarding house. She rea-
soned that he would be looking out
of his window up toward her and
that he would see her light. On
this building was a huge sign and
from the letters on this sign with
her searchlight she slowly and
laboriously spelled out the word
YES"
Several times she did this, and
then finally she was rewarded. The
message on the cloud near her
changed. 1t had but one word now,
and that word was Hurry"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-10
TWENTIETH CENTURY
COURTSHIP

Agnes Smith, flying high above
the earth in her trim, speedy little
airship, was very angry. What a
plague it was to have Harry Prem
tice follow her so continuously
with his offers of marriage! A
consummate flirt like him seriously
in love with her? She laughed
scornfully at the thought. Hadn't
she, with her own eyes, seen him
making strenuous love to that fas-
cinating little Marlowe girl?
An extra flush in her cheeks as
she reviewed the misunderstand-
ing with Harry. Agnes gave the
throttle another energetic push for
ward. and the speed of the birdlike
craft was greatly augmented. At
this moment the wireless telephone
at her side began calling. Agnes
put the receiver to her ear.
This is Harry" it said. Il love
you. Agnes. Will you marry mel"
Furiously angry, Agnes shouted
back an explosive mol" and re-
placed the receiver on the hook.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-10

Visitor-Your father is a very
funny man.
Little Girl-Yes, when we have
company.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-10

The mother in law joke is to be
banished from the vaudeville stage.
If someone will put the ban on
"Now ladies gentlemen with :
your permission I'll sing-you :
Q little ballad entitled" well
say the stage is being elevated.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-10

II see your hair is falling out,
sir" remarked the barber, getting
ready to spring the hair tonic idea
on his customer.
You don't see anything of the
Sort rejoined his victim. what
you see is the sequel to a falling
out between Mrs. Codgers and my
self"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-10

best opportunity this year that will
be offered for some time to come,
for the planet will soon begin re.
ceding from earth and sun, passing
out into space fully 60,000,00O
miles, then appearing as tiny
planet of light without diameter or
bodily appearance other than posi-.
ton. At that time our earth, will
be so far away from Mars that
earth cannot even be seen by the
Martians, not mentioning signal,
though all the earth's surface was
covered with mirrors.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-10

Woman in Detroit got a divorce,
ard got married again five minutes
later. She didn't deserve the
divorce.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-10

Mars signalers should be getting
busy. The planet is approaching
earth at the rate of many hun
dreds of miles a day. Soon will it
be shining ruddy and brilliant. By
the 18th of September, 1909, Mars
will be practically within about
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-10
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. Every day now brings a I
q fresh installment of meter ar
. gument from the morning pa 4
= per. 1t has had to wait quite 4
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. press its claims in that par 4
. ticular. Meanwhile suspicion I
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q refuses to down. The policy 4
. of depreciating the city water 4
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= logical stage at last. IT'S an 4
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-10

81, 100000 miles of earth. 1t will
never get any closer than
35,000,000 miles, but it will get
away many million miles farther
before it will return again as close
to earth.
Even with a good opera glass in
September one will be able to see
the canal like Innings on Mars.
The folks who are going to sig
nal the old Martians will have the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-10

"Coeducation has one virtue-it
teaches each sex how much tn
other san has ter learn in tn
school O. life"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-10

Imagine in few years when Ma
Wilhelmina has to go round the
palace calling, ooh, Juliana, Louise,
Emma Marie Wilhelmina" Prob
ably Juliana, etc, will insist on
being called by her full name, too,
before she'll answer.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-22

Carnations sOc a dozen. 5000 of en all colors.
Bes grade Flower Seeds 2iac a package These re guaranteed
nd OF the highest grades. Just TO advertise THE Home of Better S
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-06-01
The Situation in Philadelphia,
Where Carmen Have Gone
Out, Is Serious.
.SYMPATH|ZERS FIRED ON
Strikebreaker Shoots Into Crowd and
Wounds Several Persons-By Or
der Of the Mayor Saloons
are Closed.

| Philadelphia. June 1-Strike-
breakers and motormen from other
cities We're put to work yesterday in
! an effort to break the strike of the
! motormen and conductors of the
street car lines of this city. Not
withstanding these importations, not
car left any of the barns after s
clock last night
Incensed at the bringing of the
strikebreakers here, sympathizers of
the striking street car men made
demonstrations at the barns where
the new men are quartered, and
many arrests were made by the po-
lice Many of the prisoners were
charged with nothing more serious
than calling the motormen and con-
ductors names. Considering the num-
Der of men on strike there have been
remarkably few acts of violence.
Mayor Rayburn stated that he
would swear in 10 900 extra police
men if necessary and keep the cars
running for the convenience of the
public. THE public will be accom-
modated the mayor said, ''if the
city has to take over the Transit
company's lines and run them itself
with the firemen. the policemen, and
the extra police.
A crowd of strike sympathizers at
tackled Leslie Snow, a motorman of
the Sixteenth and Snyder avenue
barn, last night. Snow drew a revol-
yer and fired five bullets into the
crowd, but no one was seriously in
jured The police rescued the motor
man in time to save him from serious
injury.
The saloons were closed at 6
O'Clock last night. The mayor says
this precautionary step will be TAX
en- every night until there is abso-
lutely no probability of rioting,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-06-01
Body Of N. S. Board Is Found
on Principal Street Of
Oak Cliff.
BULLET THROUGH HEART
Supposed to Have Been the Act Of
Highwaymen, with Robbery as
the Motive-Working
on Clew.

! Dallas, June 1-Footpads or
highwaymen are accused of commit
ting one of the boldest crimes about
midnight Sunday night that has ever
been committed in Dallas The crime
was enacted in the heart of Oak
Cliff, the largest suburb of the city,
and in a section largely travelled.
! With a bullet wound through his
heart the body of n. s Board, aged
46 years and who was the proprietor
of saloon at 159 Commerce street,
was found by his daughter, Miss
Maud Board, lying face downward
on the sidewalk at jefferson and
Crawford streets, soon after he was
shot, and within two or three blocks
of the family home, at 81 Twelfth
street.
That Board lost his life while de
Tending himself from an attack by
two footpads is the belief of the de-
tectives who have investigated the
case. Shortly after persons in the
neighborhood heard a shot fired, Ed
Maginn, a fireman at the Oak Cliff
fire station, and Miss Millett of the
Cliff hotel saw two men run from
the scene.
The body was first discovered by
Miss Maud Board, the daughter, as
she and an escort were returning to
the Board home Miss Board and her
escort passed near where the dead
man lay, but paid no attention to the
body, thinking it only an intoxicated
man asleep. After their arriavl at
their home they learned Board was
not there With Mrs. Board they re-
turned to the body, turned it over
and discovered it was Board.
About twelve feet from the body
a 45-caliber revolver, with one emp
ty cartridge in the cylinder, was
found by Patrolman Wright, and is
now in the possession of Sheriff
Ledbetter 1t was at first believed
Board had committed suicide, and
this theory was strengthened by the
powder burns on his clothing around
where the bullet struck him. The
police now believe the bullet was
fired while Board was struggling
with the two men who had attacked
him and that they We're so close the
nnudar burned the clothing
The family do not recognize the
weapon found as belonging to Board
The police officials have satisfied
themselves that the pistol did not
belong to any member of the Board
family. Chief of Police Conwell stat
ed that slight clew was being fol-
lowed, but that no arrest had yet
been made.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-06-01
NASH.

Nash, May 31.-Rev, |. f. Harris
preached here Sunday,
Misses Lucy and Myra Satterfield
have returned from Stamford, where
they attended school,
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. C. c,
Chiles, boy.
]. H. Godfrey and family attended
commencement exercises at Trinity
University last week.
Claude Kuykendall is having his
house overhauled and when it is fin
ished will be one of the prettiest
country homes to be found any
where.
Olive Marks and family of Milford
were visiting here Sunday.
T. r. Phelps of Stamford is visit
ing his many friends here. 1t will be
remembered Mr.. Phelps lived in this
community several years before go
ing west.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-06-01

Buy your pumps from f. s. Cronk
Co. All kinds Prices way down. tt
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-06-01
PASSING OF PIONEER CITIZEN
Mr.. ". L. Hancock Died Saturday
in Sanitarium at Fort Worth.

Ellis county lost another pioneer
and distinguished citizen when w.
l.. Hancock, Esq, of WaXahachie
died Saturday afternoon in sani-
tarium at Fort Worth. where he had
gone several days before to submit
to an operation. The operation was
a success and Mr. Hancock made
steady improvement for a few days
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-06-01

and strong hopes of his recovery
! were entertained Late Friday after
noon he became worse and his con-
/ dltion SOON assumed a serious phase.
Late Saturday afternoon death re-
ieyed him OF his sufferngs.
! The remains were shipped to Pal
/ mer where funeral services were
conducted Sunday afternoon by Rev
J, T. Mcclure OF WaXahachie. The
body was laid at rest in the family
/ burying ground in the Palmer Gem
etery. The high esteem in which the
/ deceased was held was evidenced by
the large number of citizens of Pal
inner and vicinity who attended the
funeral services Several friends
went from WaXahachie. The deceas-
ed is survived by a widow ana three
children The children are Mrs Dr.
/ j. L. Everett Of Palmer p. L. Han
cock of Palmer and Attorney Will
Hancock of WaXahachie
William L. Hancock was born in
Coffee county, Tenn, in 1889, and
was 70 years old at the time of his
! death He came to Texas with his
| parents in 1853, and in 1861 he To-
Gated in WaXahachie where for
number of years he worked at the
carpenters trade At the beginning
! of the civil war he enlisted in Com
/ pany Eighteenth Texas Cavalry,
| for service in the Confederate army
He served through the war and at
the close of that bloody struggle re-
turned to WaXahachie. He worked
for a while in a saddle and harness
house, after which he engaged in
farming about ten miles east of Wax
ahachie. In 1872 he moved TO Pal
mer and for several years was one
of the leading merchants of that
town. Under the old regime when
there We're oa6t four justice OF the
peace precin n~Sthe county and
when the jus' >>>>e served in the
capacity of cot commissioner
Mr. Hancock helG pN0 position seY-
eral years Laterss q eFas elected tax
assessor ,, r,s|.t.1,, of the - .ou..,r,t.d
christian and for t'bout half a cen
tury he was faithful and consistent
member of the Methodist church. He
helped organize the church at Pal
mer and he and his wife We're among
! the charter members. He contributed
/ largely toward the erection OF
house of worship which was named
! the Hancock Methodist Memorial
church in his honor. He loved the
church and gave literally of his
means toward the support of all its
| institutions. He was man whose
I character was above reproach and
who enioyed the confidence and es-
teem of a wide circle of friends, The
Enterprise and Daily Light had no
truer friend in the county He was
a subscriber to the Enterprise from
its establishment until he moved to
Waxahachie about four years ago.
He had the weekly discontinued and
subscribed for the daily, and was
usually the first TO read the paper
after its delivery at his home on
Vickery street each afternoon.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-06-01

McAlester, Ok, June 1.-The 16-
month-old child of Alfonso Lenzi
fell in tub containing only a foot
of water and was drowned before as
sistance could reach it,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-06-01
For Colds and Grip.

Hicks CAPUDINE IS the best
remedy-relieves the aching and
everishness-cures the Cold and
restores normal conditions. It's liq-
uid-effects Immediately 10c., Csc
and soc at drug stores. alt
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-06-01

June is the time,-Mrs. c. E.
Jackson's the place to get fine up
to-date photos. Call on her when you
want something good and fine for
your money. IT
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-06-01
Snow Falls at Leadyiiie.

Leadviie, Colo, June 1.-Two in
ches Of snow fell in this city yester-
day 1t was the latest snowfall ever
recorded here.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-06-01

Fresh barbecue every day at H..
n. Nycum' S market. tt
The Glenwood post., 1909-08-14
IMPROVING COUNTRY ROADS

The enterprise shown by the officials
and public spirited private citizens of
the counties surrounding Kansas City
is being manifested in movements for
improving the main county thorough.
fares radiating from this point. The
county commissioners of johnson coun
ty, Kansas. are specially wide awake
and the construction of fine road
between Olathe and Kansas City is a
foregone conclusion. The time has
gone by when such improvements as
these are looked upon by Kansas
Oity's suburban neighbors as detrimen
tai to their own interests and as mere.
ly helping this city or other cities SINH
liarly brought into closer connection
The Glenwood post., 1909-08-14
TOOK RIGHT STAND

That County Judge Smith did exact.
ly right in refusing to perform the
marriage ceremony that would bind for
life Miss Carmala Dallacroca and Muir.
i2O Delfraino, no one will attempt to
deny. That he should have been cen
sured had he granted their wishes is
Just as true.
Imagine, if You can, the result Of a
marriage between parties, one of which
is mentally weak and who is even now
in the care of the court of this county
and out of an asylum only that his
father may care for him and he may
have the advantage of the bracing air
of the mountains of Garfield county.
Pronounced insane by doctors, he
was placed in the private asylum that
he might receive treatment and al
though released from the institution,
he has not been pronounced cured nor
do his actions Indicate that the inl-
provement has been 80 wonderfully
great.
What can father mean by wishing
to bind unto such q son, q girl, who
by marrying sneh being, must face
a future of drudgery and heartache
Can it be that any man is 80 bereft
of reason that he wishes children from
such marriage to be brought into the
world to stain society and add to the
already large army Of helpless human
beings, who are cared for IN our var
ious asylums! Such marriage would
The Glenwood post., 1909-08-14

that the western farmer is buying dia-
monds for himself and family. He has
been the most prosperous person in the
country during the past few years ana
when he can sell few acres of land
at $1,000 per and get the long green
right off the reel, he at once becomes
Independent and perfectly able to cart
membered that the western farmer was
handy man to have when the Wall
street men got on the hummer q year
or two ago. Guess they will sit up and
take notice after awhile.
The Glenwood post., 1909-08-14
VISITED SUPPOSED JOINTS

The Post was asked by Horace Ye
well of the Pullman and Broadway, to
make tour of inspection of the two
places to see whether or not there were
any gambling devices In either place.
The request came on Tuesday mosning
of this week and was accepted, al
though the Post had no idea, whatever,
that anything ont of the ordinary card
tables would be found. But the trip
was made and resulted as expected.
The room above the Broadway seems
to be in the same shape it was left
by worlsmen. A card table, what look
ed as if it had been a crap table, with
the layout torn off and other articles
were there, but nothing that looked
like roulette wheel could be seen.
An attempt to turn on the electric light
Indicated that the wires were not con
nected with the electric plant as no
ligh: appeared in the globes of which
there We're some two or three.
The journey was then taken to the
Pullman at the corner of Cooper ave
nue. and Seventh street. What had
been n card room and what has been
used as a card room, was locked and
when opened disclosed card table
with screw driver and other tools on
it. The little room back of the elec
tric orchestra in the Pullman was open
ed and was shown to be well filled with
tools and rubbish of all sorts, but no
roulette wheel.
While some may smile at the taking
of the trip and of its results, we leave
that to your pleasure. The trip was
made and facts found as above stated
The Glenwood post., 1909-08-14

be disgrace to the county and we be.
lieve the people will stand shoulder to
shoulder with County Judge Smith if
he uses his power to prevent such a
marriage and should it be found that
the couple were married, he will have
the thanks of the people if the mar
riage is annulled Immediately Garfield
county does not need to encourage the
increase of helpless, senseless children,
but every precaution should be taken
to prevent any act that will lead to
the bringing of such children into ex-
is.enee.
The Glenwood post., 1909-08-14
GRAND JUNCTION CHARTER

Whether or not the people of Grand
Junction will adopt the work of their
charter convention remains to be seen.
but that they have been giving great
deal of study to the various provisions
is evidenced by the way in which vari.
ous Grand Junction people speak of the
proposed charter and of its good points
and defects.
Many are of the opinion that it 10
just the thing and that under it the peo-
pie will be better off and will have more
sayso in their municipal affairs. Otheu
are just as decided that it will turn tn.
city into turmoil and that harm will re-
suit. The Post will watch just as close
ly the working of the charter should il
be adopted, as will the most studious of
the Grand Junction people. No doubt
the charter does have some faults. but
the friends of the charter claim that
they can be remedied and that the best
charter in existence will be the final "a
suit.
The charter provides for the com
mission form Of government, but leaves
the voters to decide whether they wan.
five or only three commissioners; it pro
vides for the initiative and referendum.
the recall, classified civil service, abol.
ishes the wards ~ administrative uuits,
The Glenwood post., 1909-08-14
AFTER SEVEN months absence

AFTER SEVEN months absence
from Glenwood. Congressman Taylor
has returned to his home looking well
and feeling fine as a result of tn,
change in the altitude and yet glad,
more than glad. to get back to hls
Rocky mountain home where he has
spent nearly thirty years of his life
and where he can enjoy the balmy
mountain air. the cool nights, the pure
water and the genial warmheartedness
of the western people. We DOM know
how much good Taylor may have ac-
eomplished in Washington, but Wen
venture the assertion that whenever
there was an opportunity to be of some
benefit to Colorado people, aside from
purely political questions upon which
we might not agree, Congressman Ed
was Johnny on the spot with the goods.
Tavlor is a hard and persistent worker
and will do anything he can for his
constituents Congressman Taylor,
we re glad to see You back to Colorado
where we tried mighty hard to keep
you. and especially do we welcome You
again as a resident of the prettiest
town in your entire jurisdiction-Glen-
wood Springs.