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Putnam patriot., 1909-01-08
Common Council.

The Common Council met Monday
 evening, as is it's custom annually on
 the first Monday in the new year, for
 the purpose of organization, and listen
 ing to the Mayors message.
 Present, Mayor McGafry, Aldermen
 Smith, Carpenter, Brown, Brodeur,
 Miner. Dumas, Tefft, and LaRae.
 The mayor called the meeting to or
 der, and requested the newly elected al-
 dermen to step forward 10 receive the
 oath. Aldermen Joslin and lTetit of
 ward two, and LaRue and Hawkins of
 wand four, then received the oath of
 office from the mayor. Messrs. LaRue
 and Tehl succeeded themselves, Joslin
 and Hawkins being new members. The mayor then read the following
 message which was accepted and or dered spread upon the records: MESSAGE.
 Following the customary procedure, I submit the following summary of re-
 eeipts and expenditures in the differ
 ent municipal departments as shown
 by the city treasurer's report for the year ending Dec. 3l, l90s:
 7reaaaer's Report DR.
 Cash on hand Dee. sl, '07 SIa0.s7 Notes First National bank,
 January to July, inclusive 1o.5o0.o0 1 Taxes collected to Dec. Sl, 9 ,9oS.4 Street sprinkling assessments ai4.9l l Curbing 30 sS Highway and sidewalk account 63.la Town ofPutnam, highway acct ,500.oO
 State of Connecticut, corpora- tion taxes 6ao.a7 l Interest l0.56 l Fire department 1l.ou l Police department 459.W l City clerks office 667.Id l City court i,449.7s Total $40, ,2S3. 40 CR.
 l Notes First National bank Jan uary to July inclusive $l2,5OOW 1 Street sprinkling assessment 6S7.5C l Highway and sidewalk aects 3,547. .2d l Interest 1881. AZ Fire department 5,694.44 l Police department S,73l.44 l General expense l,9za.o4 Sinking fund i,000.W l City court l,462. .40 Street department 1,S25.Oo l Street lights 5,2l3.36 l City clerks salary 1OW l City treasurer's salary 10000 1 Janitor's salary 1s3.24 l Fuel and light Pc l Council chamber contract ls0.W | Council chamber supplies .2f l Cash on hand Dee. 3l '0S 1s9.9i I l Total sl0, ,2s5. .io
Putnam patriot., 1909-01-08

such that would advise the common council to take speedy action to have it remedied or find better quarters.
Putnam patriot., 1909-01-08

year, aside from the destruction of the plant of the Pine Tree Worsted Com pany, which, he said, was beyond all possible control when the iiremcn ar rived, owing to the delay in ringing the alarm. He praised the depart ment, and said there was no better vol unteer department in the state, and that the men should be encouraged by kind words from the citizens. The Superintendent of Streets report cd regarding the work of his depart ment during the year, showing about S6OO 10 it's credit.
 The treasurer's and auditors reports were also read.
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evening Take South Hot Springs ear to Orange streeg. Guests of our city attending the State Fair are Invited to attend service here. r. NJ. Wyne, pastor.
 Malvern Avenue Methoilst-s Sun. day school at 9:45 a. m. Mir will Bragg, Supt Preaching al II a. m. and 7:30 D. m Morning subject. The Importance of Cooperation an Christian Work The evening text will be: For the Bed Is Shorter Than a Man Can Stretch Himself On it; and the Governing Narrower Than He Can Wrap Himself In It." Isiah, xviii, 20. Mrs. Hardeman of Ft. Worth, Texas, will again favor us with "a beautiful song. The Epworth Lea. que will meet at 645 D. m. All will find warm welcome. The church IS located at the end of tn Malvern Ave nue car line. B. F Mason, pastor.
 St. Johns Chufch-S:15 a. m. frs, mass, sorary and sermon; 1915 a 1. m, high mass and sermon; $7:s0 D. m, vespers, sermon and benediction. Mass on week days at S:15 with ros. ary. J. E, weibel, rector
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THE CHURCHES.

Cntral Methodist-Sunday school 9;30 a m., Bible class in Auditorium. League service, 6:30 pm. The pas tor. Rev. Forney Hutchinson, will preach at II a. m and at 7:30 p. m. Morning subject, An Awful Disease 2 Evening. "A Total Fascination MT. D. l.. Hinckley Of Brunswick, Ga., will preside at the organ. Everybody invited.
 St. Luke's Episcopal.--Corner Spring and Cottage streets. Rev. A.. R. Llwyd, Rector. Eighteenth Sun day after Trinity Sunday school at 2: 30s a. m. Morning prayer and ser mon. II a. m. Evening prayer and sermon, 7.3o p. m. There will be choir practice on "Wednesday at 4:15 and Thursday at 7;30 D. m.
 First Presbyterian = Wilmington avenue near Central. Rev. F. W. Thompson, pastor. Services for Sun day: Sabbath school and Bible classes. 9:30 a. m. Morning worship at II o'clock Evening worship at 7.s0 o'clock. Special music under the direction of Miss Wylie at both ser vices. Strangers and visitors cordial ly invited.
 Orange Street Presbyterian--Sun day school at s:45 a. m. Preaching at II 8 m. by pastor subject: "A Command and Promise Subject oi evening discourse. How Little Will Do" Prayer meeting "Wednesday
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after he had been summoned to a council of the wise men of the na-
 tion, and formally elected the White Chief of the Poncas." The honor is one accorded a paleface in very few instances Of aboriginal history After the formal ceremony and its accom- panying feast, the songs and prayers and weird rites of the Sun Dance were performed in front of a great lodge of cottonwood poles. The Ponca. Indians, in their interpretation of the Sun Dance, make exchange and gifts of horses. Mir Miller, not to be outdone by his newly adopted redskin brothers, arrayed himself in buckskin. moccasins, beads and blan- ket, painted his face in all the colors of savage fancy, and affixed wig and feathered head-dress. So perfect was his disguise and so natural his con duct that his identity was not known among the hundreds of frenzied cele- brants, until. afte' giving away half a dozen ponies, he doffed his hirsTe appendages and waved them aloft. The chief thereupon gave him an In- dian baptism. "Muth-a-mont-a," indi- eating from some vague Indian stand point that he had progressed or gone up"
 As White Chief of the Poncas." Mir Miller is the counsellor. guide and
 protector of the tribe. The Indians come to him in all their diverse, Joy ful or sorrowful circumstances They seek his advice in marriage, sickness, births, death and divorce. He adjusts family differences. and is consulted ir all money and land transactions. A constant procession of red-skinned braves and squaws comes and goes at 101 Ranch general offices. Mr Miller speaks the Ponca tongue with the familiar fluency of long association.
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COURT DOCKET
 NOW ARRANGED WHEAT.EY MURDER CASES WILL BE FIRST TRIED AFTER COURT RESUMES SESSION. Week Following Win Be Given over to Minor State Cases and Appeals
 From City Court.
Week Following Win Be Given over

The circuit court docket as arrang- ed for the session which will resume after the state fair closes Wednesday, was yesterday completed by Judge Henry Evans, and through Clerk Ali Wilmington given out for the benefit of the principals and o1h- CTS interested.
 First attention will be given the trial of Rufus and Nick Wheateley, who are charged with first degree murder, following the killing of Way casey and Robbins in South Ho. Springs billiard parlor last year. Following is the roster:
 Thursday, Oct. 14. State vs. R A.. and N. T. Wheat ley. murder first degree. State vs George Ryan, assault 10 kill
 State vs. c. B. Wilson, appealed from J P. Court.
 Friday, Oct. IS. State vs. vick Jamison, assault and battery 4s
 State vs. Will Livingston, grand larceny.
 State vs Sam Williams, grand lar. ceny.
 Monday, Oct. 1s. State vs. Andy McNeal, sodomy. State vs. Joe Lynch, grand larceny. State vs Chas Bailey, burglary and grand larceny.
 Tuesday, Oct. 1e. State vs Edwin Thompson, grand larceny.
 State vs. Edwin Thompson, grand larceny.
 State vs. Charley Lee. grand lar ceny. M
 State vs Fred Ewing and Elliott. fish traps.
 Wednesday, Oct. 20. State vs. Jean Boon, carnal abuse. One large black SOW hog marked abuse.
 State vs. Wardell Sanders, naming.
 Thursday, Oct. 21. State vs. Guy Saward, mandate from supreme court State vs. Guy Muldner, grand lar ceny.
 City vs. w. s. Sanders, appealed from City Court
 City vs. Win Homes. appealed from City Court.
 City vs. Mike Cline, appealed from City Court.
 Friday, Oct. 22. City vs. Robert Nixon, appealed from City Court
 City vs. John Dashner, appealed from City Court
 City vs. A. H. Rawlett, appealed from City Court.
 City vs. chss. Bell, appealed from City Court
 City vs. George strang. appeared from City Court
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MIR. DuLANEy HERE
Prominent Legislator Brings Bride
 and Attends State Fair.

Hon. A. D. Dulaney of Little River county. the best known legislator In the state of Arkansas, through long and valuable service on prominent committees in the house, is visitor in the city. MT. Dulaney is accom- panied by his bride, having been mar ried q few weeks ago, and they are guests of Jmdge O. H. Sumpter.
 Of special interest to the many friends of Mr Dulaney here is the recent announeement of his candi' dacy to sest in the senate from his district. There is no doubt of his election to the higher branch of the legislature and there. as in the lower house, Mir Dulaney will continue his
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WILD WEST SHOW.
Miller Brothers Will Be at the Fair
 on the Last Day.

oH tHe Last Ddy.
 Joseph c. Miller, senior of the three brothers who own the famous l01 Ranch of Bliss, Okla, whose Wild West show will be in this city for performances at Oalllawn on We'd nesday, Oct. 1S. is one of the best known cattlemen of the great South west When the Cherokee Strip was opened in 1893 he made the run for the M Ter family and planted the flag banks of the Salt Fork River. where Is now he headquarters of the ranch. From this government allotment of l6O acres the Miller possessions have grown to an area more than thirty miles square.
 The Ponca Indians, whose primitive homes dot the grassy bottoms of the 101 Ranch, called Mir. Miller "Muth e'mont-a, whose English translation is '''going-up." The ranchman was given the name by Chief White Eagle
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COMPANY ATTENTION.

All members are ordered to be pre- sent at the Oal1lawn Armory Monday evening, October II, at 7:3O. There will be a public inspection from to 10, to which all are cordially invssed.
 A. F. B ODEN,
 Captain Co. H.
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Miss Anna E. Smith of Stuggart. and Miss Ruth Morris of Little Rock, are the guests of Mrs Allen Hotch. kiss.
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Congressman Oldfield is attending the State Fair and was an interested spectator in the stand in company with 5. W. Fordyee,
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Bob Norris of the Iron Mountain route. is in the city attending the State Fair.
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99c Plated ShtS paited shrt you will is get D more value than you expected in the styles we show. In a fine assortment of good patterns in stripes and plain shades; made with neatness and cut for proper fit; real $1.25 values.
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0Io NooI,x,oo, in four-in-hand and wing styles. ATU NCUh"Cdl An especially desirable line of sample ties, really worth soc and coming from 35C to soc sample lots, in number of fall plain colors and good patterns; many square-erd four
 n-hands in durable silks on the Bengaline order
 in the lot.
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work for the upbuilding and develop ment of the state and its resources.
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n V OU take it from that with woolens N \ showing g to 30 per cent rise, it's hard i. - question to sell really good suits for $l499; K 1 couldn't do it if not specialists in n medium priced clohing couldn't do it if we didn't ~ sell many suts couldr+ do 1t but for our one
 price cash system; which cuts down expenses makes n sales easier and quicker and allows figure our S margin of profits with exactness With selling all- wool suits and overcoats at moderate prices Is the F main issue-not merely adjunct to a devel- "a oped line
 ' F you informed on woolens and worsteds, you E know the high quality of worsteds made by the a famous Washington Mills; they are 100 per cent, pure and absolutely fast dye. Our $14.99 Honestly . Made Suits in these worsteds; that's of the m reasons why gave them their Greys, blues n and greens in models for and young men, with n plenty of smart invisible stripes. Cassimeres ana cheviots just good the worsteds and pure dye E winter-weight serges.
 THE tailoring in $1499 suits is the right sort to VI go with the honest fabrics; it's done with skill and thoroughness down to the least detail. Inside v parts--harcloth, canvas, woolen paddng-the same good kind; Innings of dependable mohair, serge, or
 wool alpaca The suit styles palmer this season, Y and it takes good tailoring give them the proper ' air.
Evening journal., 1909-02-15
TRESPASSES ON
RAILROAD PROPERTY

Reports just compiled at the general
offices Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
show that during the year 1908. 657 tres
passers were killed and 7s1 injured on
the lines of the Pennsylvania system
East and West of Pittsburg. For 1907
reports show s22 trespassers killed.
Thus during the past two years on the
Pennsylvania system alone 1.47s per-
sons have lost their lives in this way.
These figures are pointed to as
emphasizing the recommendation in
the recent annual reports of the state
Railroad Commissions of Pennsylvania
and Indiana that laws should be enact
ed providing substantial punishment
for all persons who trespass upon the
private rights of way of any steam
or electric railway.
These cases Of trespass are not only
a source of expense and danger to the
railroad and its patrons, but it is felt
that common humanity should prompt
the most thorough measures to elimin-
ate this evil as rapidly as possible. If
these men frequent the company's
tracks and yards. they are certain to be
killed or injured no matter how careful
the trainmen may be. Yet trespassers
have no business whatever upon the
right of way of a railroad.
James McCrea, president of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company. has
written a letter to Orlando F. Lewis, OF
the Charity Organization Society OF
New York. stating that this company
has been unable to develop corpora
ton by the towns and cities along its
lines "in prosecuting and convict
ing trespassers and Migrants, the num-
Der Of arrests having increased to sucf
an extent that many city and towr
authorities are unable at times to take
care of the trespassers sentenced e
their penal institutions for conine.
ment."
Evening journal., 1909-02-15
TRI-STATE TO
MEET FEB. "a
Schedule Will Be Adopted
and Rules Again
Discussed

With the makeup OF the Tri-state
circuit practically complete by the adj
dition of York to take the Wilmington
franchise IL is likely that President
Carpenter will call a general meeting
of the organization for Harrisburg on
Wednesday, February "a. when the
schedule win be adopted and the rules
of the league will be gone over for
the last time before the opening Of the
season on April 2S.
The only change that will likely be
made In the rules is the one governing
the payment of an extra S25 for cap
tains OF all teams. The clubs led by
bench managers find that teams with
playing managers have the advantage
of high priced star for manager and
then get an extra amount of money tC
hand another high-class player who Is
made captain of the team. II is like
~ the rule viii be made to allow only
captains on teams led by bench man
ayers to be paid the extra salary while
playing managers will be compelled &c
act ~ captains of their teams Every
club is satisfied with the salary limit
as the figure now will allow the game
TO be carried on with some degree OF
success.
Evening journal., 1909-02-15
PROSPERITY OF FARMS
ON THE PENINSULA

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del. Feb. 15-"High water
prices of S116 for wheat and 70 cents
for corn is putting new life into the
farmers and agricultural communities
throughout Delaware and greater eff
fort will be made along agricultural
lines this year than ever before in
Delaware.
From records kept of the entire year
lust passed, w. n. PARROT Of Trappe,
appears to be the champion result
getter on the peninsula in poultry. MT
PARROTS records show that twenty
seven thoroughbred and well fed and
exercised white Leghorn hens LAID
4279 eggs. From these he realized
1876. or an average of S2.36 per hen
70. H. and f. c. Bancroft. Dovers ex'
pert white Leghorn raisers. estimate
that each pullet of their hundreds pro
duced each year is worth to them $l.5'
plus the avoirdupois value of the hon
that is that she produces l.5O eaci
wear. clear of Operating expenses an'
/ is then worth her market weight.
Evening journal., 1909-02-15
Artistic Slips.

1t is a frequent matter of lamenta-
ton on the part of artists that one OF
their number may spend genius and
time on a piece Of work. only to fail
conspicuously in small detail.
There is a story that one Royal acade-
mician gave a hand FIVE fingers and a
thumb and that another painted live
lobster bright red.
The clever Goodall had been engaged
in painting a number of laborers drag
cling a huge stone across the desert
when a man of science entering the
studio said to him: Il say, Goodall. II
you want those fellows to pull that
stone you must double their number.
1t would require just twice as many
for the task"
But it is not modern painters alone
who slip up on points of accuracy.
Even Albrecht Durer in a scene repre-
senting Peter denying Christ painted
one of the Roman soldiers in the act Of
smoking. Turner put a rainbow be
side the sun. and in another picture he
got fearfully tangled in the ships rig
ging.-Chicago Record-Herald.
Evening journal., 1909-02-15
SILLERY BACK
WITH BOSTONS
Will Play There Now That
Delaware College Has
Suspended Him

NEWARK Del, FEB. 15.-Aueustine b.
snlery, the crack pitcher OF the Delaware
College team. who. last season. while
playing with the Bridgeport Comm club
was drafted by the Boston Nationals, viii
be enabled to join the latter team without
any college entanslements. II has been
announced that he was last week sus-
pended indefinitely by the faculty for re-
fusing to obey the order of Lieutenant
Edgar S. Slayer. u. S. A., military in
structor at the college, 10 attend drill.
Boston drafted him after he had, de-
feated that club. to o, in a game against
Bridgeport
sillery. who Is % years old and whose
home is at stockton. n. j.. entered the
freshman class at Delaware at the Begin
ming Of the present term. Last year h'
took the agricultural course For a couple
OF months he had been excused by Lieu
tenant Slayer from drill duty. Last week
however, ne was directed to resume this
task Instead Of obeying, however, he es
corted a Newark young woman to the
college parade grounds and walked az
and down the lines while his companions
went through their manual Of arms.
Evening journal., 1909-02-15
HERE'S A CHANCE
TO GET WEALTHY

Here's another chance to become
wealthy
Farmers who own inundated land,
now considered worthless, had better
go to digging; there is wealth in the
mud. Many Wilmington boys have
found it in the form of Chinese pota-
toes, delicacy among the Celestials.
and just now the boys are making the
dirt fly on -he lowlands adjoining
the Christiana and the Brandywine
creeks in their search for the potatoes.
And best Of all, this new tuber grows
without cultivation and is worth about
its weight in gold.
Unlike the Irish potatoes, which sell
for from rs cents to 81 abushel. the
Chinese potatoes bring from SO to 81
a bushel. or from five to twelve cents
a pound.
Men and boys for days have been
zealously digging the potatoes on the
John Hamilton and Standard Fuel
Company's grounds beyond Eleventh
street bridge.
When an EVENING JOURNAL re-
porter visited that section Of the city
this morning he found men and boys
hard at work The boys said Will
mington Chinese pay from five to six
cents a pound for the potatoes, but the
Philadelphia Chinese pay from twelve
to fifteen cents a pound. There were
about sixty persons at work this morn
ing digging the potatoes.
one Of the digegrs had but one arm.
One of the prospectors said; This is
a case of work while the tide is out.
The ground is soft and the digging
is easy. Potatoes are found every
where over here and the price obtained
for the tubers pays us well for our
work"
Gee whiz," said a youngster of
twelve years, who had dug about six
pounds Of the tubers m quarter OF
an hour. 'if de Cherry Island bloaters
only let us dig their 'taters we VIII
have enough mons to build dat river
pier. I 'spect to have new pair OF
shoes as mine for this morning
work"
Evening journal., 1909-02-15
LAST WEEK OF
EXHIBITION POLO

Exhibition games of polo will prob
ably end with this week at the Elev-
enth street Rink. Tonight the ALI
Wilmington basketball team will play
the Homestead team Of Media. Pa. To-
morrow evening the Lenox and Mo-
hawks will play polo. on Wednesday
night the High School Of Wilmington
viii battle with the Southern Manual
Training School Of Philadelphia. on
Thursday night the Mohawks and the
Springs win play polo. and on Friday
night the Park Side baseball team will
play the Rink nine in indoor baseball.
on Saturday night the Lenox and
the Springs viii play their game OF
polo. Manager Coward of the rink
is endeavoring 20 organize a series OF
inter-city championship games in roller
polo, each city TO be represented by 9
PICKED team and to contest for cup
A local contest for cup is beinl
contemplated for both the basketball
and indoor baseball games.
Evening journal., 1909-02-15
LEFT RABBITS
FOOT AT HOME

GLENDALE, Del, Feb. 15-The fact
that he left his rabbits foot at home
is blamed by John Michel for all the
misfortunes that overlook him while
cunning. on his way to the marsh
after ducks. he slipped into hole and
was wet to the waist in a freezing
wind. Then in setting the breech OF
his gun on the ground, the gun went
off. the load just grazing his face and
knocking his cap off. He finally start
ed for home. but his horse became
startled and ran away, throwing MN
out of the buggy, bruising him badly
besides causing considerable damage
to the buggy.
Evening journal., 1909-02-15
TWENTY-FIVE
WERE CONVERTED
Decision Day. at Silver
brook Church Yesterday
Starts a Revival

As a result of the Decision Day"
services in Silverbrook M. E. Church.
Lancaster and Wocdlawn avenues, yes
terday a revival was started and
twenty-five persons confessed CONVEX
sion. The morning service was especi-
ally for the parents and Sunday school
teachers and the children, when the
pastor, the Rev. w. E. Greenfield, de-
livered an eloquent sermon on 1.-THE
Cry of Child" At this service a
mother and daughter went forward to
the altar and the daughter professed
conversion and was received into mem
bership on probation. The mother
was received into membership by letter
from another church.
Ten young women went forward to
the altar at the Decision Day exer-
ternoon and all Drofessed conversion
at the close of the services.
The exercises were opened with a
song service followed by a prayer by
Joseph w Coley. the superintendent, in
which the entire school Joined. The
teachers were granted a few minutes
time to meet their classes and ex-
plain to them what Decision Day
meant.
The climax was reached at the close
of the evening service when one young
woman ard thirteen young men went
forward to the altar and professed
conversion before they left.
II was announced that beginning to-
night revival services would be held
every night as long as the interest
continued. The pastor will have charge
tonight and ]. W. Coley tomorrow
NIGHT