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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-20

y T Ciaydon and l.. Clayton OF
2ic0 Sixth av are the victims.
According to the story OF the
father. y r Clayton, the two men
each borrowed $500 from the City
Loan company last February The
Father Was forced 20 pay back t42. 50
and the SON ssaG0. This has NOT
been all paid set
We borrowed the money while
We were working at the Standard
Wire aud Plating company. said
the elder Clayton. After we had
had u few months our hard luck
broke aireNh and we could not keep
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-20
THIEF BLINDS WOMAN
WITH CAYENNE PEPPER
lnflicts Terrible Injury on
Mrs. Thurman, Steals
Her Purse and Shoots at
Postman in Effort to
Escape.

atfai bdhifi fWhFmans vile OF a
well known tailor and large prop
erty owner In Seattle. suffered ter.
rible agony and her eyes we're prob
ably permanently Injured az the
result Of cruel attempt az robbery
az her home. 1919 Washington st.,
al $3.50 o'clock this morning.
X. d. Hardy, a young tailor and
former employee OF Daniel Thurman.
threw handful OF cayenne pepper
into the woman's eyes. snatched
her purse containing S44e.50 In
money and $50 in checks. and made
a daring rush and a bold fight
against arrest
Locked in Jail Cell
Il was only after Hardy had fired
two shots point blank at l.. u.
keane. a mail carrier, and fought
Ike tiger, that he was beaten
into submission.
Hardy Is now locked In a cell at
the city iall and viii be held pend
Ing n charge OF robbery
The pepper thrower appeared at
the Thurman residence at $3.50
O'Clock and said he wanted TO talk
business with Mrs Thurman. Il
want to buy. one Of your stores"
said he.
Mrs. Thurman said she would
have 10 consult her husband She
WAS already dressed for the street.
Picking up a hand bag contain
ing the cash and checks Mrs FtIhr-
man started % leave the house.
without a word Hardy threw a
handful % pepper into her eyes and
grabbed the hand bag The woman
screamed with pain and Hardy
dashed GU, Of the house and down
Washington 81
Mrs. Fahrman's screams we're
heard by neighbors and pedcstrf
ans. They took up the chase.
Puts Up Bold Fight.
Hardy turned toward Jackson 81.
and ran TO the rayine near Wash
ington St. between 18th aud 18th
avs. lie bumped into L. b. keane.
mail carrier. with curse Hardy
whipped out revolver and fired
point blank at Keene twice but
neither bullet took effect
W. X Johnson, OF I62 2ist av..
City Detective Peterson and Keane
dlsarmed Hardy before he could
bring the weapon into play. The
captured thief fought like tiger
and II was only after his captors
administered a good beating that
Hardy submitted.
Hardy formerly was in the EN-
ploy OF Daniel Thurman II was
Mrs. Fuhrman's habit to go 10 the
bank each Monday morning with
moneys collected from their various
rental properties
Keane's experience this morning
is the second exciting affair he has
had with thieves IN the past few
months. II was keane who shot
Richard Corners. a burglar, recent
ly The burglar died.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-20

- - Ft~ 'ff'
Enaer. suicide or accidcntg
hash vas the fate ot Mrs
rshy Wocdhead. who came 20
bath at l220 Sunday morn
eneash the wheels of a street
u the Lake Union trestlea
En ske killed and her body
W. On the tsestieg hid she lie
N 10 the rails with suicidal tn
~. = did she fall In . drunken
- md lie unconscious until
Il sssiing car ground off her
< u Nm and hurled her body
- q k<ef
- azz1 thcQries are held. the
- rEzFzlly pinning their faith
q trideut theory. Doctors
, <zzmfned the body say the
- vac dead when she was
u W the car
TIE Kncwn Facts.
= known facts In this mystery
O'Clock sunday morning the
Of a Green Lake car called
A. l. Kempster and told him
i had found wonian's hat and
n on the trestle. Shortly after.
y another car reported finding
spmAns watch. The conductor
nsosorman saw blood stains
~ vas no body in sight. but as
n evident that some one had
u killed the police and coroner
= nogified
zHediateiy an investigation OF
= frueks Of all the cars passing
y he trestie was begun and Il
\ 5etermIned that Meridian car
ri was the car. As this car
r TIE Klng st. station at 1908
arrived AZ the Lake Union
tie II minutes later. the time
ear struck the woman was set
"a q Iz.70.
xn<~ Nothing Of Tragedy.
y ear was in charge Of Motor.
~ n Decker and Conductor
MfhoFne The mot0rman knew
- II any accident. but after
y sss4fsoned said that as he
FAsa tn tresfle on the trip he
aaxed his stool. which took his
= from the track for a period Of
= - longer than ten seconds.
recalled feeling a slight bump
e thought nothing Of II at the
He was positive that no one
= have been standing on the
fit unseen by him.
azTllxht examination Of the
sss saowed the woman had lain
oafside the east rail with her
arm and leg over the rail The
vas dragged In the vicinity
. 1 short time the body Of
Dorothy WOodhead was
axAt 10 the surface.
here Was a Mystery.
? zeeount for the woman's pres.
Z = the trestle at this time Of
nfht became the problem for
paice. In tracing back her
zsnfs prior 10 her death. the
- harmed that she left her
y 80 Terry av. ~. Saturday
= With John Mcclure.
1ef. Their destination was
- and Virginia st., where
Hoodhead expected TO negotl-
.hs s@ie Of the boarding house.
sa'ie she and Mcclure were
: they we're joined by John
s*hiA They had several
g pf beer during the evening.
= s----.-------------s--.-----
Sontinued on Page Ten.l
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-20
Workmen Tell The Star
Of Being Caught in the
Meshes of Shylock Net.

Held Up for uaufioVs Interest.
Hounded out Of their jobs.
Forced 10 pay this unlawful
Interest the moment they Get
another job.
This 10 the story Of hard luck
told The Star BY father and
son who became enmeshed In
the net thrown out BY the un-
serupulouH loan sharks.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-20

th o. m n DR. Fndcrc Dol
% adverse o he lain o ssppse IN prdtd ITO
OF q
0 w no ns m h comma ares ido he deeply
q y upd nn % fins mshnE
. i reports ~ @ ho nwasto retire. gracefully
~ z work NJ
b %
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Fair tonight and Tuesday;
/ light east winds.
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'c'n''nosd on Page Ten.j
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-20

From a little dirt.
Dear Mister santa CiauH am
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26

in both Fremont and Bingham counties, appropri-
ated II 900 inches of water from the Dry Bed and
began the construction of canal and laterals. The
company incorporated August Sth 1892; all
In the corporation All the rights, titles and
privileges held by the company thus transfer
red to the organization. At the time of the
construction of the Great Feeder canal in 1894 the
Harrison canal was enlarged to carry additional
$500 inches appropriated at that time. The APP
preparation made necessary because of the fact
that many more farms had been brought under
cultivation along the route of the canal that the
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26
The largest the Best and the Cheapest irrigation System the United States
by M. }. Hammond, Expressly f

the canal that it became necessary to enlarge
IT, and claim more water This the company pro-
ceeded to do. On the 10th day Of January, 1888,
they added 10000 inches of water to their capital
stock Soon this proved insufficient and again
the 22d day of May, 1889, another 900 inches
duly claimed and the canal enlarged sufficient
to carry the added amount of water Again in
1894, at the time of the construction of the Great
Feeder canal, which will be discussed in subdi-
vision devoted to that canal, another $500 inches
added to the stock of the Burgess. This last
addition placed nearly 900 inches of water at
the disposal of the company. This canal company
also draws its water from the Dry Bed
The Rigby Canal and Irrigation Co.
On the 9Th of March, 1886, a few settlers who
had established themselves upon the tract of land
extending east and west and lying north of the
town of Rigby, organized themselves into a
pany known the "Rigby Canal and Irrigation
Co." and posted notice the site chosen for
the head of their canal on the south bank of the
Dry Bed channel by which they laid claim to s.
600 inches of water for the purposes of irrigatng
the lands owned by them. On the 18th day Of
March, the company formed corporation under
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26

the same name; their capital stock being represent
ed by the 900 inches of water previously claimed
by the old company. Many Of our most thrifty cit
liens were among those who founded this canal
system; among them Geo. A. Gordon, the Call boys
and ]. H. Barrows.
Clark and Edwards Canal and Irrigation Co.
On the 9th day of February, 1885, this company
organized for the purpose of irrigating lands
to the east of Rigby and adjacent to the Dry Bed
The company appropriated for this purpose 5000
inches of water and proceeded to build canal from
the channel to their various farms All the labor
work of construction done by the stockhod-
ers of the company, thus giving them absolute con-
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26
The West Labelle Irrigation Co.

was organized April 1st 1885, for the purpose
of distributing water to irrigate their lands
lying along the north bank of the Dry Bed They
appropriated $500 inches of water for that purpose
and built their canals and laterals and then de-
voted themselves to the development of their fer
tile farms, made productive by the water they had
thus acquired. The company Incorporated itself
December 26th, 1901. In 1894 an additional 700
inches of water was claimed by this company
through labor performed in the construction of the
Great Feeder canal The capital stock of the com
pany was thus increased to $500 inches of water
and distributed to the stockholders of the company
according to their interests therein
The North Rigby Irrigation Co.
was organized April 1st 1894 and appropriated
$500 inches of water from the Dry Bed chan
mel at that date The company was composed
entirely of the farmers located along the south
bank of the Dry Bed channel north of Rigby When
the Great Feeder canal was built they were aot-
ed an additional 1900 inches of water, which was
distributed among the stockholders and to new
settlers developing lands along the canal route.
The Rudy Irrigation Canal Company
perfected its organization May LIST, 1884, and ap-
propriated to their $500 inches of water
from the Dry Bed. The main canal is about eight
miles long and irrigates strip of country lying
east and south of Rigby. The water thus appro-
priated is owned by the farmers along the canal
and laterals branching out therefrom The compa-
ny was later incorporated and all the rights and
privileges were absorbed by the corporation Three
years ago the canal was enlarged to capacity Of
10000 inches, and a lateral built from the
main canal westward to the Bungalow" an estate
of several thousand in extent and lying just
two miles southeast of Rigby. 1t was formerly
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26
Threshing scene-on the Bungalow, Rgby.

troll of the canal and iaterals and adding valuable
asset to their farms, almost worthless without the
abundant water supply thus furnished.
The Harrison Canal and Irrigation Co.
July 18TH 1890, settlers east and south of Rigby,
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26

company could no longer supply the demands for
water. All the land along it's course is now pro-
ductive and has abundance of water for its IT.
rigation.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26

Concluded on Third Page.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-21

Thank YOU the man replied. Then what is the
price to be-a tune, penny or sketch?"
The tune, If you please"
E The tramp opened his violin case, took out an old
brown fiddle tucked it under his chin and began to
play Il was carly summer. The dooryard rife
with roses and the porch thicly screened by Japanese
honeysuclc vines: and he played their combined
fragrance stirred by the soft breeze his
senses like an intoxicant
Ah indeed, how he played The girl sat listening,
her hands folded quietly in her lap her thoughts far
away Hc questioned he her distracted look
whether she understood music. lie could not tell for
Shirley's face did not reflect her emotions.
lie was soon enlightened, however, for as he con-
Guided she said rather timdly: don't like Strauss
that is not for just now Play some Italian music;
the kind that FITS in with the roses and June
SO the musician played OH and and we'll earned
his supper and as he played he wondered il his maiden
in the simple white frock knew she very beautiful
with her rosc-lcaf checks and her red-god hair. Did
she know too that her voice like little strain of
Strauss waltz itself? Pshaw' OF course she does, he
icercd at himself She is probably The village beauty
and has half tho SWANS Of the countryside at her feet
lie brought down his bow with start as loud and
distinctly anlagonistic voice from the doorway called
out Teas ready That there fiddler can take hisn in
,hc kitchen with the hired man, I s'posc what he's
bane' round here for is somethn to eat II yerrant
was here she'd put him 10 work at the %oodoe instead
Of szwin' on that old suucal,v ti'ioo'
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Please do what I ask you TO, Hannah" Shirley said
and Hannah hounced off to do she was bid
The held up his dust-staned hands rucfuly, and
Shirley noticed their long, slender fingers 81 think
Hannah is right again. he said, smiling graycly, "In
just have snack in the kitchen
| wasn't brought up in that fashion, the girl an
swered with spirit My father always taught us
that the stranger within gates share our best
OF course" she added laughngiy. these arc Aunt
Luela's gates, but YOU gentleman even
Even il ] a tramp" he concluded for her.
You'll find basin and water and soap on the bacl,
porch she told him And Hannah will give you
clean towcl-and don't mind her scoding, please Han
nah means we'll
As they ate their hot biscuits, omcIct, and sawbcr-
cs with they said little but The girl wondered
and more what sort Of man this could be who
trampcd the country and played for his dinner yet who
ate like gentleman, and certainly talked like one.
When lie did speak however it only OF the country
through which he passing-thc pentude of things,
the general prosperity, and tho glorious air.
e l don't know very much about this part OF the
world" she told him, in answer to some question he
had put to her I've only been here a month It's
nice of course, but these hills don't take the place of
my blue Virginia mountains, I'm Southcrner, YOU
see, but since my father and mother died several years
ago I've been at Il boarding school in Washington.
Now I've come up here to mothers sister and in the
fall I'm going 10 teach in the village school" She
flushed deeply she concluded huricdly ashamed thai
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pddIcr" thought Shirley, or wandering nlusi-
GA Probably the latter, though never saw such
SanloOklng lie has rather brigandish air, too,
ea IL he staggered instead Of walking straightfor-
'"dy think Id call for Hannah to conc TO my
ss''anec These thoughts passed rapidly through the
'4s mind, but her face reflected none Of them
Inc stranger, coming TO the foot of tho steps and
''ns the girl for the first time took off his hat with
DOW and she that he was very thin, indeed so
s''ua'ed that his clothes just hung ms body His
+s was white, but slightly bronzcd look was begin
y 7" appear. as il he living out IN the sun and
~ a great deal. He had soft, curling brown hair
4d nigh white forehead These details Shirley added
"'' mental inventory OF the man before he spoke,
@n he did not do until lie had deposited his violin
on The step of tho porch Noting the girls gaze he
''S'ed little confused, for dull streak OF red
,V'eo 10 his temples, but he said unhcsitatingly;
would like TO ask for dinner here il may
'"ue drew her brows together in annoyance at this
''>A 1t had not been what she expected, though she
~ not have told why. She was ashamed OF the
''n'ary interest the man had awakened in her. lie
''mefc tramp, alter all
aug he continued c" can pay ior it in either OF
ways; ono, by playing some tunes on my fiddle
Ia '"Ouer, by making you little pen-and-ink sketch
"ouse, and the third, in vulgar pence-though
( ~ my limit is fifteen cents for meal
h.. '' laughed uneasily Dinner IS over hours and
's0' she answered {" In fact think supper IS
\ nay now for cheerful rattle of dishes was
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9l delen Co1z,7ne zfamb1xa2e

d. The fiddler looked at the serving maid quite as
gravcy as he had looked the girl the porch You
quito right" he said, but really prefer this to
wood pile just now touching his violin.
"Of course you do. You tramps is all lazicr than
cold molasscs But never turn no away hungry;
do We miss"
Shirley said that they did not; and told Hannah to
lay an extra plate the dining-tablc
Hannah was horr6ed Land sakes,' she ex-
claimed. You don't that you're a-goin' to set
down with common tramp off the road Why, yer
rant will be nadder than a wet hen when she hears
about such COINS on"
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Audible from the rooms beyond. "You may have some
or that if YOU like
Perhaps your parents will object" the stranger said
as II not wishing to get her into trouble BY his request
one could not be over seventeen eighteen he thought
though in fact she twenty-and therefore was Ger
tainiy not the mistress OF the farmhouse itself
have no parents" Shirley said simply "thcre is
only Aunt Luea"
And Aunt Luclla?" he intcrrogacd
" Is away nursing sick friend. She is the village
good angel" Then she added as il she had perhaps
spoken mprudenty: "And of course there is Ben the
hired man, and Hannah the hired girl
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g~HIRLEY, sitting out the front porch, sewing,
~ was startled ou of her summer afternoons wax
Wing dream by seeing man enter the gate. Not
~ that such a sight was unusual, but such man
was
As he came slowly and deliberately up the box
s5sed walk towards the house she noted him carefully
pc vas tall and wore a knickerboc<cr suit Of dull
hvo ycye,eon with old slouch hat pulled Takishly
80, his ewes; Around bis neck was k1otcd a red silk
handkerchief and through his open coat was visible
b. flannel shirt In hand he carried violin case
Ia sc other heavy stick for walking, and on his
shoulders was Strapped light knapsacl,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-06-03

No person will deny that every man
ought TO have work TO do. something
to which he can devote his best ener.
gies and abilities. In this country,
however, we do not seem to have
reached that point where We know
when to stop. The mistaken notion
seems to prevail that the man who &C.
complishes his aims must die In the
harness: that. like the captain, he
must stick to the ship till the last.
And when this spirit is applied to the
mere amassing of millions, the pur.
pose, too, becomes sordd and unnat-
ural. II were far better for such per-
sons to have gained competence, and
great deal more. to retire from the
commercial battlefield and give over
their remaining years to rational en-.
joyment of life-to going about and
doing good for others, II you please.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-06-03
COLLEGE Men In Public ome...


New England. with one-fifty-fourth
OF our continental area and about one
fourteenth of the total population of
the states and territories, has schooled
the president. four-ninths of his cab
met and four of the newly appointed
first assistants, says the Boston
Transcript 1t may be added that
Henry Clay Ide. the new ambassador
to Spain. is a Dartmouth man; and,
forecasting the honorroll which is to
be headed by ex-President Eliot of Har-
ward. II seems safe to assume that
New England colleges will figure as
largely and brilliantly In the dlplo-
matte as in the executive appoint.
ments. As for the judiciary. in which
changes are so few that 1t seems un.
gracious TO previse any. one may sure
ly point with pride to the fact that our
colleges provided four-ninths Of the
present supreme court of the United
States-the chief justice being a grad
uate OF Bowdoin and Yale being rep.
resented by one and Harvard by two
associate justices.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-06-03

He who lives by the sword shall die
by the sword. II is difficult not to see
in the troubled history OF the reign of
King Peter of Servia an example Of
the stern Justice Of the old Mosaic law
Peter came TO the throne through the
CHASTITY murder Of King Alexander and
Queen Draga In 1903. Now the eldest
son renounces his right of succession
because there is sinister rumor that
his brutality caused the death of .
servant In his employ. Murder brought
the boy chance for crown; murder
takes 1t away from him again. And
his younger brother refuses to accept
a tainted klngship. The dynasty OF
Karageorge seems to be founded only
upon bed Of blood and sand.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-06-03
School Boys As Detectives

Omaha, May 80 John Krolik, q
Bohemion schoolboy, passing pile
Of rubbish q few days ago, saw .
leather string. He seized 1t, gave .
pull, and a scabbard containing an
automatic pistol was hauled from
the pile. His teacher notified the po-
lice and q trap was laid for the 10
turn OF the men who had hidden the
revolver. A dozen small boys were
set to playing ball near the scene
and we're given instructions to watch
out for strange men. On sighting
such, one boy WAS to leave the crowd
and telephone the pelicer The boys
carried out their instructions and In
.his manner three men charged with
she robbery were caught. The boys
are all less shan IA years old, the
youngest being only s. Their par.
ents are Bohemians and ell work iu
the packing houses Of South Omaha.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-06-03
RAISE GOOD HORSES.
Don't Be Content to Breed Common
Stock.

l am asked many times a year ques.
tons about horse breeding and viii
tell you a little about the business
that every farmer ought to know.
About nine out OF ten farmers who are
raising any colts at all now start out
with a view Of getting horse for their
own use. A common farm horse is
the lowest-priced horse that is on the
market to-day; aim higher. II the
market wants a $500 or $500 horse.
take the money. Lay all prejudice
aside and use a little horse sense in
selecting q brood mare and crossing
her with q sire that will produce re-
suits, writes Elwood S. Akin In Rural
New Yorker. Percherons are used
about seven to one in this country and
have proved their value. A Percheron
can be crossed with all kinds of mares
from mustangs up and the colts WIN
be Percherons of different sizes. To
say that We cannot produce the high
est-priced draft horses in the world
is to acknowledge we have not the
brains. We have the land, feed and
markets. AS business proposition.
draft and business horse breeding
presents to the eastern farmer an I'M
limited opportunity. Organize a breed
ers' club In your town. get the farm.
ers interested in keeping more and
better mares. Get the best Percheron
stallion that you can AFFORD to own;
rather than buy a cheap stallion, get
two or three of your friends to go in
with you. Remember that on the
quality of the sire largely depend the
results of your breeding and the
rrofits obtained from the stock pro.
duced.