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The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-12-22
MEXICO OPENLY FAvoRs COM.
elNE OF LATIN-AMERI.-
u.s.. CAN COUNTRIES.
SENIOR CREEL ENGINEERING DEAL
Buffalo, With 700 Marines Aboard, Is
Ordered to corinto.-ZeIayas Now
Said to Want irias for His
Successor.

Washington, Dec. 10. - Plans are
afoot for the contamination of a con.
federation of the Central American
republics. Proof of it is offered to
the minds of the Central American
diplomats here, in the sudden disap-
pearance of DR.. Luis Anderson. DR..
Anderson was here as the special rep
resentative of Costa Rica. In addi-
ton he was the candidate of Mexico
for president of the proposed United
States of Central America He left
OH receipt of telegram and, it was
learned that his destination is Car
tago. 'v .A'>t ..,,.
Before going he had an interview
with Senior Creel former ambassador
to the United States and now here as
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-12-22
GENERAL NEWS.

Sensational charges of manipulation
of funds and the reckless expenditure
of money of the Federal Life Insur
ance Company, an Illinois old line con
Germ, are made in an affidavit filed in
the circuit court at Chicago by Burton
o. Smith, a stakeholder and former
director of the company. Isaac Ham
ilton Miller, president of the company,
is accused of borrowing from it's funds,
using dummies in securing other loans
and in using money of the company to
finance other companies he is inter
ested in.
The death of King Leopold is immi-
nent. He had serious relapse and
is being kept alive through artificial
means Court circles have practically
no hope of the patients recovery.
Speaking in support of his resolu.
ton authorizing the president of the
United States to apprehend President
Zelaya Of Nicaragua, and bring him to
trial on charge of the murder of
Groce and Cannon, the two American
citizens recently executed in Nicara-
qua, Senator Rayner of Maryland adj
dressed the senate at length. His
speech, stirring and denunciatory in
tone and characterized by dramatic
fervor, was an unsparing arraignment
OF President Zelaya, whom he desig-
mated as one of the criminals of the
age.
- report on steerage conditions,
based on information obtained by spe-
cial agents of the immigration com.
mission, travelling as steerage passen-
gers on different transatlantic steam.
ers, was made public at Washington
through presentation to the senate
with recommendations for legislation
to better conditions. Conditions found
in many of these vessels are de-
scribed as appalling.
Barnett Greenberg. 40 years old, a
pawnbroker, was shot and instantly
killed in his place of business, S43
South Halsted street, by a highway.
man who entered the store on the pre-
tense OF wanting to purchase some
jewelry.
A telephone message from Dills
boro, N. c., received at Asheville
states that woman named Belle
Frzzle was killed and her companion
Cole Bard, seriously wounded by
Elijah Children with a shotgun.
With three rousing meetings, one in
the afternoon to inaugurate total alb
stinence in the army and navy and
two at night, at which prominent men
spoke in favor OF temperance, the re-
formers conclave got under way a,
Washington.
Gen. Estrada's troops had a sharr
encounter with the Zelayan forces at
Rama. Reports sent out by the gov
eminent claim a sweeping victory, but
this is doubted in some quarters, as
the Zelaya partisans control all the
telegraph lines and confirmation is
next to impossible.
A feat in engineering is the con
struction of a siphOn IA feet in diam
eter under the Colorado river to carr,
water for IA miles and irrigate $4,000
acres in the Yuma valley.
A loss of 100000 was caused by 6
fire that burned the Grand opera house
building in Peoria, III.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-12-22
DR.. JoNNEsco is COMING,
inventor Of New Anaesthetic to Visit
Mayos.

Washington, Dec. 18.-Professo
Jonnesco, the famous Roumanian sur.
geon, called on President Taft at the
White House. The professor was in.
troduced to the president by Horace
G. Knowles, who is United States min
lister to Nicaragua who was minister
to Roumania. DR.. Jonnesco will 70
from Washington to Chicago ana
thence to Rochester, MINI.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-12-22
FIRE AT FUNERAL STARTS PANIC
Boy Pe:ishes IN FLARES; Another Per
haps Seriously Burned.

Eli, Mimi, Dec. ia candle se'
fire to the funeral hangings in tn,
home of Joseph Prefontaine, wher,
the body of his mother was laid out
A large number of guests escaped
panic-stricken, a 7-year-old boy, who
was asleep upstairs, was burned tc
DEATH George Prefontaine was seri
ously and perhaps fatally burned while
trying to save the body.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-12-22
MEXICO is SLIGHTLY SHAKEN.
Mild OsciIIatory Movement Felt At
Several Points.

Mexico City, Dec. 1S.-Mexico was
shaken by slight earthquake. Re-
ports show that mild oscillatory
movement was felt at San Juan Bau-
tista at $50 o'clock a. M, and at
Tehuantepec in the state of Oaxaca, a
trepidatory vibrating of some force
was felt at $40 o'clock, lasting five
seconds. Colilna reported an oscilla-
tory yibratioL last two seconds.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-12-22
FOUR SUSPECTS CAPTURED.
Charged With Completely in Robbino
Montana Merchants Of $1,000.

Great Falls.-George Gardner. alias
'ieorge r. Runner, alias George
Chequette; Jack Allen, alias Clark:
Frank Collins and George Wilson
are in Jail here, and will at once
be taken to Teton county, wnrre they
will be charged with robbing the store
of the Boorman Mercantile Company
OF Collins Monday evening, when ST..
900 was secured.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-12-22
Blow From Fist Is Fatal.

Wausau, Wis, Dec. 18.-S. Lum
brecht was almost instantly killed
here by blow from Robert Seefelt'
fist. The men were farmers and afte
selling their wagon loads of produce
retired to a saloon where they be
came involved in quarrel.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-12-22
MORGAN IN HELLO DEAL.
Financier GobbIes Up Six More Phone
Lines.

Toledo, Dec. 18.--OfIicial announce
ment was made here of the purchase
by j. P. Morgan & Co., of controlling
interest in the six additional indie
pendent telephone companies of Ohio
and Indiana. It is announced also
that the companies will be operated
exclusively by Morgan &. Co. and that
the Bell has nothing to do with the
deal ...
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-12-22

Explosion Wrecks Cleaning Works.
Billings.-After a terrific explosion
IF gasoline tank in the plant of the
Billings Dry Cleaning works the place
vas destroyed by fire which immedi
,tely followed. The loss was $2,5OO
partially covered by insurance. No
one was injured by the explosion.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-12-22

CA1cA VI Tue bureau OF luSuldr audIrS,
IN his annual report to the secretary
of war.
The big plant of the Racine (Wis.)
Manufacturing Company, manufacture
ers of automobile tops and piano
stools, the Dania Brotherhood hall,
the Mitchell wagon works and sew
eral residences, were destroyed by
fire, entailing loss estimated at
s650,00O. All but $4,000 of this is
borne by the Racine Manufacturing
Company's plant.
julius Gillemo, Swiss, while riding
on west-bound train near Reno New,
became suddenly insane and made a
headlong plunge through window
while the train was gonig 40 miles an
hour.
DIR Reininger. mayor of Marienbad,
Austria. has sent to President Taft a
Christmas present of an album bound
in morocco. containing pictures of
Marienbad. Herr Emil Baruch, now in
New York, will present the gift
The steamer Jesse Spalding is safe
at Harbor Beach, Mich, where it
sought shelter from the storm. It
was feared the vessel had gone down.
With diamonds, securities and insur.
ance policies worth several thousand
dollars in a handbag, a woman. he.
lieved to be Mrs. Ina l.. CUMMINGS of
st. Louis. was found i'll on the stree,
at Monterey, Cal.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-05-08

The househy never had many
friends and the mosquito has none.
But since Il has been so conclusively
shown that the fly is a wholesome
murderer the cry is becoming general
that il must go. So long as it was
regarded as a harmless nuisance
whose worst offense was trailing the
filth I'm which II is bred across human
food where exposed the fly could be
tolerated. Now, that Il is known that
one may swallow the germs OF tuber-
culosis, typhoid fever or other di-
seases whose Office I'm the cosmic
economy seems to be TO prevent the
world from becoming overpopulated,
the campaign of determination is
bound TO have an increasing number
OF vigorous supporters. One OF the
best means Of preventing the increase
OF the obnoxious insect, be II remem-
bered. Is to abolish filth in the home
surroundings and to prevent flies
breeding i'm stables and like places.
The commissioners for the Palafox
street parkway, Pensacola, have a
novel scheme for identifying ii. They
are making long flower bed along
each side of the street car tracks and
eighteen inches wide between Wright
and Garden streets, which they will
plant I'm coleus.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-05-08

the United states claimed Jurisdiction
over Lake Okeechobeo and warned
the trustees against draining of the
waters OF the lake, either BY tributary
streams, canals canals already In OBJ
Grafton, or by tapping the lake itself.
The engineer further stated that the
war department would not take the
matter up for adjustment and advised
that the trustees take steps TO have
Floridas representatives in congress
procure legislation that will allow the
work OF draining the Everglades to
progress.
The question Of federal jurisdiction
is a mooted one which will be thor.
oughly threshed out by the state. In
the meantime, Il is the determination
OF the trustees TO go on with the work
now I'm hand.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-05-08
catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as
they cannot reach the seat OF the
disease. Catarrh is a blood or con-
stitutional disease, and in order to
cure It you must take internal RENE
dies. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken
internally. and acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces. Han
Catarrh Cure is not quack medicine.
It was prescribed by one OF the best
physicians in this country for years
and is a regular prescription. IL Is
composed OF the best tonics known,
combined with the best blood puri-
fiers, acting directly on the mucous
surfaces. The perfect combination OF
the two ingredients is what produces
such wonderful results in curing Ca
tarrh. Send for testimonials free.
f. ]. CHENEY & CO., Props, To
ledo. Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con
stipation. u
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-05-08
Exciting Experience With
A Monster Shark.

- WtNW9NSN Shef ~
Miami. Fla. - Captain Charles
Thompson, one of the most intrepid
fishermen Of this southern section,
had a most exciting experience
a monster hammerheaded shark, a
few days since. Captain Thompson,
accompanied by his brotherin-law,
went out In quest Of turtle In his
launch, the Barracuda, Jr. Captain
Thompson saw a large turtle and
made for IL and succeeded In driving
his harpoon into its carcass. About
this time q monster shark put in its
appearance, attracted by the flow OF
blood. Another harpoon was brought
out and with Captain Thompson's I'M
erring aim, the steel was driven deep
into sharks body. The angered shark
Immediately attacked the launch, but
soon gave up that part of the pro-
gram and for six hours made des-
perate fight for freedom. During the
struggle a large school OF sharks put
I'm their appearance and viciously at
tackled their wounded companion. FL
nally the shark gave up and Captain
Thompson towed him into port. land
ing at the Royal Palm dock. The fish
proved to be the largest shark ever
caught in these waters, measuring
nearly sixteen feet long and weighing
2.1O9 pounds. Many people visited
the dock to get sight OF the mon
ster
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-05-08

lery duty behind the big guns at the
coast defense fortincaHons. and also
the undesirable location for the
camps OF the troops detailed as ar
tlllery supports. Besides these obsec-
tlons, the organization Of the Floridf
State troops Is that OF infantry and II
was somewhat OF hard proposition
to satisfactorily convert an infanir
organization into that OF artillery IN
the short period available for the fei
vice.
II can be said almost with a GER
tainty that the entire service "
tslnty that the entire service will hail
with delight the prospects Of once
more getting into a brigade Infantry
camp. where brigade, reglmental and
company drills and field exercises can
be held with satisfaction to the Off
GERS and men OF the troops.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-05-08
Lived 1862 Years.

William Parr England's Oldest
man married the third time at
100. worked in the fields till 1872 and
lived 20 years longer. People should
be youthful at so. James Wright of
Spurlock, KY, shows how to remain
young. Il feel just like a 16-year-
old boy" he writes, after taking six
bottles Of Electric Bitters. For thir-
ty years Kidney trouble made life a
burden, but the first bottle of this
wonderful medicine convinced me
had found the greatest cure on earth. "
They're a godsend to weak, sicl1ly run
down or old people. Try them. SOC
at S. w. Rowley's. II
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-05-08

Not content with it's record as a
favorite resort, ST. Petersburg now
aspires TO be a summer resort also.
II has a vigorous board Of trade ac-
lively engaged in measures to build
up the city, as is shown by the fact
that its secretary sent out last year
nearly four thousand lots of literature
setting forth the advantages OF st.
Petersburg as place OF residence
and investment.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-05-08

To Honorable James e. Broome is
due the honor and distinction OF being
the daddy" of the senate. Mr..
Broome is the oldest member OF the
senate I'm term OF service. He has
served four terms, which came very
near being successive. He ran for
secretary OF state in 1900, necessitat'
ing his vacating the senatorial seat
for term. He has been In the SEN
ate, however, sixteen years.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-05-08
Big Cotton Cargo
Shipped from Pensacola.

Pensacola, Fla.-Another immense
cargo of cotton, making the fourth to
be taken by the same vessel from this
port this season, was loaded on the
British steamer August Belmont for
Havre, at the Commandments wharf
OF the Louisville and Nashville. The
shipment consisted of twelve thous-
and bales and made a total of nearly
fifty thousand bales TO be carried
from this port this season by the Bel
mont. The entire cargo had been
stored in one portion of the ware
house and there was no delay on ac-
count of being compelled to wait for
the cotton.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-05-08
Brigade Camp Of Florida
STATE Troona In

ONdkC tEOOpb w JuNSs
Jacksonville, Fla.--It has been an
nounced from the general headquar-
ters Of the Florida State troops that
the brigade OF infantry, which com
prises the military force Of Florida,
will be ordered out for it's annual tour
of field duty during the first week In
June, which tour of duty will be held
at the permanent camp site at Phil
brophen on the st. Johns river near
this city
After 1t was announced that the
troops OF the state would not this
year participate In the joint army and
militia coast defense exercises I'm the
artillery districts OF Pensacola and
Tampa, 1t was anticipated by the rank
and file OF the service that an early
spring brigade camp would be held
at the new permanent camp site, and
commanding officers, accordingly,
have quietly been making the neces-
sary preparations to bring their com
mands up to the highest standard Of
efficiency for the service afield.
II Is understood that the troops arc
In excellent condition by reason OF
the recent annual inspection conduct
cd by the federal government; siren
uous preparations having been made
by both officers and enlisted men for
that ordeal. The adjutant general,
Major General ]. Clifford II, Foster
in writing to commanding officers or
the several organizations composing
the brigade, advising them OF the COM
ing camp has taken occasion to eau
ton them that II any supplies Of ordi
nance or clothing is needed to equip
their commands for the field TO imme.
diately make requisition for same. as
the time for holding the camp is now
less than six weeks OF from the date
that will be named In the general or
ders which will be issued to the
troops during the present week.
The annual inspection Of the troops
60 ascertain the relative standard Of
efficiency for the state having been
omitted at the time OF the federal
inspection, Il is Ngenerally understood
that this inspection will be made at
the time the brigade is In camp at
Phllbrophen. II is expected that this
arrangement will be very much more
satisfactory than inspections conduct
ed at home stations, as II will place
each command upon the same relative
footing, and also give an excellent
opportunity TO draw more clearly com
PARSONS In the work OF the various
companies.
No infantry brigade camp OF the
Florida State troops has been held
since the Tampa camp In the summer
OF 1906; the troops having gone to
the artillery districts OF Pensacola
and Tampa for the tour OF duty pre-
scribed for the years 1907 and 1908
For various reasons, the artillery
camps were not popular with either
the officers or enlisted men OF the
service: the chief objection being
perhaps, that only a few OF the com
panles were detailed for actual artil
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-05-08

A white velvet bean is being prop
agated by Tom Brewer of Homestead
which he produced by seed selection
carefully pursued for three years.
The velvet bean is a handsome plant
and will be even more SO II white
beans may be grown as well as the
purple Mr.. Brewer says the new
bean is edible and he believes 1t will
be equal to the navy or the lima
bean. He has added something TO
the many resources of Florida, If this
is true. AS forage plant and a green
manure, the velvet bean has no SUI
perior.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-05-08
Kills to Stop the FIsnd.

The worst foe for 10 years Of John
Deye, OF Gladwin, Mich. was run
ming ulcer. He paid doctors over
over $4,000 without benefit Then
Bucklens Arnlca salve killed the ul.
Ger and cured him. Cures fever sores,
boils, felons. eczema, salt rheum. IN
fallible for piles. burns, scalds. cuts,
corns. Csc at 8. w. Rowley's. II
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-05-08
Won't sIIuht a Good Friend.

"If ever / need a cough medicine
again / know what to get" declares
Mrs. A. L. Alley Of Beals, Me-, for,
after using ten bottles Of DR.. Kings
New Discovery, and seeing its excel
lent results in my own family and 9th
ers, am convinced It is the best
medicine made for coughs, colds and
lung trouble Every one who tries
Il feels just that way. Relief is felt
at once and it's quick cure surprises
you. For bronchitis, asthma, hemor-
rhage, Group, lagrippe, sore throat,
pain in chest or lungs it's supreme.
soc and $1.O0. Trial bottle. free.
Guaranteed by S. W. Rowley. II
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-05-08
smashes All Records.

AS an all-round laxative tonic and
health-builder no other pills can com
pare with DR.. Kings New Life Pills.
They tone and regulate stomach, liv'
err land kidneys, purify the blood
strengthen the nerves, cure constipa'
ton, dyspepsia, biliousness, jaundice,
headache, chills and malaria. Try
them. csc at s. w. Rowley's.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-05-08
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.


state Officers.
Governor-A. w. Gilchrist ITALIA
hassee.
Secretary OF state-H. Clay Craw-
ford, Tallahassee.
Comptroller-A. @. Groom, ITALIA
hRssee.
Treasurer-w. v. Knott, Tallahas-
see.
Attorney General-Park M. Tram
nell, Tallahassee.
Commissioner OF Agriculture-B. 70.
NcLin, Tallahassee.
Superintendent Of Public Instruc-
ton. william M. Holloway, Tallahas-
see.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-05-08
Everglades Drainage Meets
With a Set B

Tallahassee, Fla.-By request OF the
trustees of the internal improvement
fund, Honorable A. Q. Groom, comp
troller OF the state OF, Florida, went
down TO Jacksonville TO confer Win
Chief Engineer Sp2lding and Speciai
Government Engineer Kavanaugh'
sent out from Washington by the
United States government. Mr.
Groom reported that Mr.. Kava'
naugh stated at this conference that
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-05-08
county Officers:

Clsrk-Henry Hutchinson, Palatka.
Superintendent Public Instruction
l.. X. Tucker, Palatka.
Sheriff-R. l.. Kennerly, Palatka.
County Judge-M. l. Cox, Palatka.
Tax Collector-A. s. Willard, Pa
latka.
Tax Assesor-G. F. Billiard, Nc
Meekin.
treasurer. e. Edmonson. Palat-
-ka.
Supervisor Registration-E. T. KeI-
lum, Palatka.
County commissioners. G. Ste
phens, chairman, Palatka; B. T. So
lana, San MGteo; M Bohannon, Ban
nerville; j. T. Rogers, Putnam Hall;
w. G. Alvers, Sisco.
School Board. N. Blackwell, Pa
latlsa; l.. Price, Melrose; j. II. Green,
Fruitland.
State Senator-Dr. E. S. Grill, Pa
latka.
Representatives.. ]. Hilburn, Pa
latka; H. A. B. Mckenzie, Palatka.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-05-08

United States Senators-D. u.
Fletcher, Jacksonville; ]. p Talia-
ferro, Jacksonville.
Congreesmen-Frank Clark, Gains
Vile; Steve Sparkman, Tampa; ID. II.
Mays, Pensacola.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-05-08
Town Officers:

Mayor. S. Rowley.
Aldermen--J. A. Crosby, II. c. Bal
ley, c. A. Bailey, S. w. Rowley, H.
4. Goodwin, L. B. Bailey.
Tax Assessor, Tax Collector, Treas
urer, Clerl1-Harold Hills.
Marshall-William Sharpe.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-05-08

Entered n the postofflOe 1t san Ma
teo. Fla, ~ Hecond-ciass mall mat
ter.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-05-08

Our readers will oblige US whom
writing 10 parties Advertising in this
paper II they will state that they saw
the advertisement IN The San Mateo
Item. This IL little trouble and costs
nothing. but It helps Us. and is In
formation wanted by the advertiser.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-05-08

Correspondence solicited from sub
scribers. Items regarding new enter
prises in al sections OF the country
especially desired.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-05-08

All bills for advertising are due
after the FIRST insertion unless other
wise contracted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30
lad died today. He was wounded in
the hand week ago while firing toy
pistol.
UNITED STATES CALLS.
IN ALL ITS DEPOSITS
National Banks Required to Repay
$25,OOO,OOO by Aug. 15-Bal-
ances at Lowest Limit.

Washington, June 30.-A call on
national depository banks for a re-
turn to the treasury of government
funds aggregating approximately $685.
100000 was made yesterday by Secre-
tGry of the Treasury MacVeagh. OF
this amount $9,000,000 has been called
fer July Is, and $16,000,000 for Aug
Is. Balances in all active depositaries
are uniformly reduced to the lowest
amount which the daily needs of the
government will permit.
This call will practically wipe out
all of the deposits of government
funds in national banks subject TO
check by the treasury of the United
States except about $37,000,000 which
is held in active account and neces-
sary to meet checks of government
Gisbursing officers and $1,000,000
which will be allowed to remain in
$1,000 lots in such of the one thous-
and smaller national banks at desire
to retain their designation as national
bank depositaries.