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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-11-26
PlKEcREEK

Nov. 24.-Albert Kruger OF Fl.
Ripley visited with his father in-law,
Gust Pankratz.
Frank Ruiz of Little Falls was
cleaning we'll for A
Krause Monday; also digging it two
feet deeper.
Paul Richter and Vincent Coppa
and Mr.. Tomczik of Little Falls were
butcherlng at Coppa's last Friday.
Mrs. BlncZlk of Little Falls visited
with relatives here last week.
A number of farmers are short OF
water this season.
Albert Krause took steer to Little
Falls for F. A. Janney last Saturday,
aided by Stephen A. Ringwelski.
The Hall0we' en- night can't be for.
cotton by some yet.
Peter Homernlck of Flensburg
visited with relatives here last Sun.
day.
Stephen Coppa of this place was q
Flensburg visitor Sunday.
Albert Krause visited with Barney
Rlngwelski at Little Falls Sunday.
Mrs. Mike WlcZek, who has been
much better.
Barney Prodzinski. who has been
operated on fol- appendicitis. is very
sick.
The little son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Coppa was baptized at the Swan
River church Monday. They named
him Joe Clemens. Mr.. Vincent
Coppa and Mrs. Leplnskl, both Of
Little Falls, stood up for the baby.
Miss Sadie and Reina Ruiz Of Little
Falls visited with. friends and rela.
tives here Sunday.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Coppa,
Monday, Nov. %. a son.
lemanczik and Sobieck did some
butcherlng last Monday.
Mrs. Joe Lipinski visited with he1
sister, Mrs. Joe Coppa, last Monday.
Vincent Coppa of Little Falls
visited with relatives here last Mon:
day.
for his sister, Mrs. Mary Shermer'
horn. at Little Falls Saturday.
Friends who called on Miss Pauline
and Peter Kruase Sunday are Sadie
and Re,na kutz, Minnie Strom, Jot
Click. Stephen Ringwelski, Vincent
Ekman and Lewis and Lille Strom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Ginter anG
daughter, Clara, attended the wed
ding at Flensburg Tuesday.
Lewis Glubka Of this place and Miss
Martha Stoltman of Flensburg were
married this week. The wedding wae
at the home of the BRIDES parents.
Miss Mary Coppa of this place
visited with her grandparents al
Flensburg Sunday.
Blais Soblech bought few tons Of
hay from Mike Wiczek last week.
Miss Anna Krause. who has been in
q critical condition for the past four
days, is able to attend school again.
Mrs. j. Lemanczyk of the Brick.
yards spent Monday with his friends
mere. ....... .......
A large number from here attended
tho G1ubka. Stoltman wedding at
Flensburg this week.
Peter Blair sold a fine fresh mich
cow to Simon Brick OF Little Falls.
Frank kingwelski of Little Falls
visited with his parents here last
week.
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married at Sc. Joseph's church
tuesday morning at 8 o clock, Rev.
Stelgler. officiating. After the.
ceremony. the wedding party repaired
TO the home Of the brides parents,
where the occasion was celebrates
throughout the day and evening.
The Thanksgiving dance to be
given at Faust's hall will no doubt be,
largely attended. ~
Henry Schultz, one of our pro-
gressive farmers, was in Little Falls,
on business Tuesday. !.
Barney Gross returned from a hunt
ing trip around Sullivan lake Friday
night, bringing with HIM a fine deer.
Robert Kluge was a Little Falls
visitor Wednesday.
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r. F. D. NO. 8

Nov. 23.-Mr. and Mrs. W. c..
Brockway drove to Royalton Friday.
James M. Lambert has been ap-
pointed to fill the unepx1red term of
treasurer in district 5, which place
was made vacant by l.. j. Dassow
when he moved to Royalton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Pauley were
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-11-26

Saturday, after having been employed
with the McCuny Ditching 20. this
summer.
! John Ruiz of Little Falls visited at
A. Krause Tuesday evening.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-11-26

w-Dr. E. D. Jones, osteopothist,
will be at the Buchanan Hotel each
Monday and Friday afternoons; room
IL. 80
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-11-03
Additional Locals

c. w. Jewett and wife returned
last evening to their home at Black
duck, after visit with Bemidi ii
friends. Mr.. Jewett is agent for a
standard automobile and will un-
doubtedly spend considerable of his
time in Bemidji.
The Ladies of the c.: A. R. will
serve an old-fashioned New England
supper, at Odd Fellow Hall, Satur-
day, Nov. 6, beginning at $50 and
concluding st9. Aprons and other
useful articles will be sold. Pro-
ceeds to be devoted towards pur-
chase of G.. A. R. monument for
Greenwood cemetery.
B. w. Lakin, general superintend-
ent of logging for the Crookston,
Lumber company, left last evening,
on the Nj. & I. north-bound passen-
ger train, to visit some of the camps
of his company north of Bemidji.
The Crookston company is logging
on an extensive scale at many
points, this season, and the general
superintendent has many cares.
AL" H. Jester, who is now town
folks" having come in from The
Farm to live at the Hotel Markham
during the winter, is already getting
a pretty good toe hold as the agent
for the Home Life Insurance COM
pany of New York city. AL" has
learned quite "speil." and is fast
mastering the lightning change argu-
ment that will make some of these
alien life agents look like ten cents
worth of canine diet. The friends
of the erstwhile farmer" hope he
will have all kinds of luck in his new
field of labor. He was formerly, for
many years, very successful CON-
mercial traveller, which should have
fitted him to sell life insurance,
lightning rods or any other recog-
nized stable cOmmOditv.
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OPEN SEASON FOR KILLING
DEER and MOOSE, NOV. 10.
Continued from First Page.]

shall modest, injure or destroy the
muskrat house at any time.
The two sections clearly conflict
as to the date of the open season for
ur-bearing animals, one giving the
date as November 1st, the other as
November 18th.
Carlos Avery, executive agent fol
the State Game & Fish Commission,
was requested by phone this morn.
ing to give ruling as to which was
the proper. date-November l OF
November 15-for the opening OF
the trapping season.
Mr.. Avery replied that the at
torney general had ruled that the
bill approved April %, 1909, max
ing the open season for trapping
begin November IS, was the law
which governed.
A bill was passed at the last
session of the legislature which
makes it imperative that any per.
son not a resident of the state be
prohibited from trapping mink,
muskrat, otter and beaver unless he
shall first procure license therefor
from the State Game & Fish com
mission, the license fee being $40
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Chris. Browsing" at Msndan.

S. c. Bailey of this city has re-
ceived letter from c.. Christensen,
who formerly conducted the Bel
trami County News in this city
Chris" is at Mandan, N. D.,
according to the letter sent to Mr.
Bailey. and appears to be doing we'll
He was, for several months, located
at Union, Ore, where he conducted
a paper called The Scout" He
sold his interest in the Scout" anc
after visiting several places, finally
went TO Mandan, where he is now
living.
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DEATH BLOW TO THE HOME
Cardinal Gibbons Opinion on Woman
Suffrage.

Suffrage.
New York, Nov 3-Cardinal Glib
bOns declared that woman Suffrage
would be the death blow of domestic
life and happiness in letter written 10
the secretary Of the National League
for the Civic Ed 1cation of Women
and read at the first annual meeting of
this anti-sufragette organization held
in the WaldOrf-Astoria:
81 regret greatly that I cannot at
tend the meeting you have called. AL
though my many duties will not allow
me to be present at your meeting I
beg to assure you that am most
heartily in sympathy with the aim of
your league and I approve most
strongly the stand it has taken in op-
posing woman suffrage, which, if real
lied, would be the death blow Of do
nestle life and happiness"
At the close of the reading of Car
dinal Gibbons letter the 200 women
present broke forth in most enthusiasts
tic applause.
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~
the Bemidji band and orchestra.
He is a splendid musician and it
was hoped that he could be induced
to remain here permanently. How
ever he and Mrs. Bye have decided
to enter vaudeville, and will sign a
contract with George Webster Of
Fargo, and will visit all Of the play
houses in Mr.. Webster's circuit,
which includes Bemidji, and play
houses west to the Pacific coast.
Bemidji is sorry to loose Mr.. Bye, as
his services were needed in the
band.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-11-03
FIFTY IIhiiANS HELD
Up BY Masked men
-Four Armed Candits Secure
Nearly $1,000.

Paterson, N. J., Nov 3.-Fifty Ital-
ian laborei's employed by a construc.
ton company on a trolley line and
housed il 4 shanty were held up by
four armed men and robbed of nearly
Sl,50O.
The four bandits represented them.
selves to, be officers of the govern
ment who had been sent to 1nvesti-
gate report that liquor was being
sold. One by one the laborers were
called out of the barracks which they
occupied in common and securely
bound and gagged. The bandits es'
caped.
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STATISTICS on DIVORCE

Show Most Separations Occur in Fifth
Year of Married Life.
New York, Nov. 3.-The National
League for the Protection of the Fam
fly has issued summary Of the Unit
ed States marriage and divorce report
for 1909-the first report of the kind
to cover the statistics of the entire
country.
According to the statistics, it is the
fifth year of married life in which
most divorces take place. The aver
age length of married life before the
divorce or separation is 9.9 years.
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Superintendent Stewart H0nored.
w. B. Stewart, superintendent of

schools of Beltrami county was
among the superintendents who at
tended the meeting of the State
Educational association held in
Minneapolis last week.
MI. Stewart returned to the city
the first of the week and brought
back the news that the county
superintendent section of the
association had paid him the high
honor to choose him as president of
that part of the association.
Prof. Stewart states that there
were over 1000 registered at the
meeting. ~ a..
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-11-03
ZELAYA CLAIMS A VICTORY
Says His Forces Won Engagement
With insurgents.

New York, Nov. "a cable mes
sage from President Zelaya Of Mic
aragua says that the forces Of the
government were successful in an en-
gagement against the revolutionists at
Pocas San Carlos. The scene of hos
tilities was near the San Juan river,
a short distance from the port Of San
Juan del Norte.
'rhe revolutionists, according to the
presidential cablegram, were under
command of General Emiliano Cha.
MORO and suffered crushing defeat.
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SafebIowers Wreck Office.

st. Paul, Nov. 3.-Safeblowers made
another attack on the Midway district
and completely wrecked the Office of
the John A. Lyle cow market. They
got nothing for their pains, however,
as Mr.. Lytle had removed all the
money from the safe before locking
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Will Enter Vaudeville.

Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Bye left yes
terday afternoon for Fargo, having
decided to 20 on the road" Mr..
Bye came here some two months ago,
and has been playing clarionet in
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St. Paul Live Stock,

st. Paul, Nov. 2.-Cattle-Good te
choice steers, $675@7.50; fair to good
$5.00@6.75; good to choice cows and
heifers, $4.o5GD5.25; veals, $5.50@7.00
Hogs-s7. 4O@775. Sheep-Wethers
$4.1004.25; yearljngs, $475@5.00.
spring lambs, $600@6e5.
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Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, Nov. 2.-Wheat-To arrive
and on track-No. hard, $1.G3%; No.
1 Northern, $1.03A; No. Northern,
sl.01A; Nov, $1.01M; Dec, $100A;
May, S1.03k. Flax-To arrive and on
track, $1.6S; Nov, $1.67; Dec, ST.
6212; May, $1.65R.
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PRESBYTERIAN Aid MEETING,

The Ladies Aid society of the
Presbyterian church will meet at
the church parlors Thursday after
noon. All ladies are requested to
be present promptly at ago.
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ROBBERY PROBABLE MOTIVE

Three Charred Bodies Found In Ruins
of Burned Home.
Rluefelds, w. Va, Nov. 3.-The
charrad bodies of three members of
the family of George Hood, an aged
white man. were found in the ruins
of the Hood homo at Harper. The
body of Hood was removed while the
fire was in progress. The house was
burned for the purpose, the police be-
lieve, OF covering UP a quadruple MUIR
der. Robbery is believed to have
been the motive.
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GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES
MINNEAPOLIS Wheat.

Minneapolis, Nov. 2-Wheat-Dec.,
$1.01A @l01%; May, $1.031s. On
track-No. 1 hard. $1.04@1.041s; No.
1 Northern, $1.03M @1.04: No. 2 North
ern, Sl.01k M1.O2.
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|bL ACk DU { K

Blackduck, Nov. 81 Special cor.
respondence Of the Pioneer.)
Lee French was on the sick list
last week.
Mrs. c.. w. Gaslin was quiet
sick last week.
]. F. Dade spent day in town
the first of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Jewett
made trip to Bemidji Monday.
Rev. F. J. Barackman will make
his regular trip to hold services in
Hornet township Monday.
Remember the concert given in
the city hall on Friday evening
under the auspices of the Ladies
Aid. 49,
Mrs. Bum T. Wilson returned
home Thursday evening from a
visit with her father in Mime.
apolis.
The Golden West Hotel, with
Mrs. Mary Balm as proprietor, was
re-opened to the public last Thurs.
day evening.
The Ladies Aid society of the
Presbyterian church were enter
tanned by Mrs. D. A. Congdon or
last Thursday.
Mrs. George South arrived from
Hamar, N. D. last Monday even
ing and the family expect to soor
occupy the Clair Craig house.
! The ladies of the Norwegian
church will give a sale and sup.
per in the Langord building or
Thursday evening. All are invited
Mrs. Ed Stewart, who has been
very i'll with neuralgia and rheuma.
tism, is little better and plans tc
soon 60 to Seattle and spend the
winter with her sister.
The Woodmen had a regula,
meeting on last Monday night and
after business session, the mem
bers repaired to Garwood's restau.
rant, where they enjoyed an oyster
supper.
The Eighth grade was dismissed
from classes on Thursday and Fri:
day as Miss Hagen went to Mime.
apolis Wednesday evening to
attend the annual meeting of the
Minnesota Educational associa.
ton.
The Crookston Lumber com.
pany's large warehouse, which had
just been completed near the rail.
road track in the northeastern part
OF town, was completely wrecked
last Friday. The foundation on
one side had gradually been giving
way and in spite of all effort col.
lapsed.
The Halloween party given in
the City hall on Friday evening
by the Y. B. L. club was a success
in every way. White-robed ghosts
directed the arriving guests to the
main hall, where numerous
jack-o-lanterns and candles gave
wierd light. A program, in
keeping with the occasion, was
carried out as follows: Selection,
orchestra; reading, "The COLLINS
Will Get You," Ruth Barackman;
vocal solo, "The Night Wind,'
Mrs. Oberg; reading, "Sister and
l." Mrs. Freeburg; piano solo,
Miss Johnson; Vocal Solo. "My
Poney Boy" Miller Jewett; sole
and chorus, Miss Johnson, Miss
Laurie, Miss Hostetter; selection,
orchestra. After the playing Of
amusing games refreshments, con
sisting of pumpkin pies, dough
nuts and coffee, were served in the
council rooms, c. w. Jewett then
announced that the "Sherburg
Theatre" would give a perform.
ance at midnight, complimentary
to the Y. L. B. club. After being
we'll entertained at the Theatel
for an hour a number of the young
people returned to the hall anc
finished the night with a jolly
dance.
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ChicaYo Grain and Provisions.

Chicago Nov. 2. - Wheat-Dec
$1,04@1.04B; May, $1.03A; July
96Bc. Corn-Dec.. 5S5sc, May, 60Ac;
July. 6GAc. Oats-Dec., 39% M39N c;
Nav, AIS @42c; July, 1914 @39%c
Pork-Jan., s19.62k; May, s19.22K.
Butter--Creamrries, 21k @32c; 1air
ies, 24at:oc. Eggs--1S@27c. Poultry
Turkeys, 14c; chickens. 10c;
springs, 11hc.
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FoH SALE.

FOR SALE-Twenty-fve-h e.
power traction engine. Good con-
dition. Plenty power for sawmill.
Particulars call or write First
National Bank of Bagley.
FOR SALE-One Jersey COW;
one Jersey heifer two years old;
two yearling Jersey heifers.
Inquire of George Knott, 1000
Mississippi avenue.
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FOR SALE-Six room cottage with
electric lights and city water.
Two lots and barn. Inquire 511
America avenue or Telephone $50.
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FOR SALE-Rubber stamps. The
Pioneer will procure any kind of
rubber stamp for you an short
notice.
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Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago, Nov. 2.-Cattle-Beeves,
$3.?0M9CO; Texas steers, $3.75@4S5;
Western steers, $4.25@740; stockers
and feeders, s3.0o@5.0o; COWS and
heifers, $2.0O@565; calves, s6.25@
S25. Hogs-Light, s720@77o; mixed
$7.30M790; heavy, $7.25@795; rough
$725@7.45; good to choice heavy.
$7.450p73D: pigs, $5.50@7.35. Sheep
Native, $2.50@4.65; yearlings, $3.50
05.50: lambs, $4.z5D7.0o.
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FOR SALE-A No. Oliver and
No. 7 Smith-Premier typewriter.
Inquire at Pioneer office.
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Fresh oysters, butter, cream,
cheese, eggs, at Peterson's.
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WA N I s
ONE CENT A WORD
HELP WANTED.

WANTED-Young men to prepare
for the Railway Mail, Postal and
Departmental Service. Send for
Sample Questions and free book,
How Government Positions are
Secured" Interstate Schools,
1O3 Iowa Ave., Cedar Rapids,
Iowa.
WANTED-Cook. Inquire at
Nicollet Hotel.
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FOR RENT.
FOR RENT-Rooms, furnished
or unfinished. Inquire goo
Minnesota avenue.
MISCELLANEOUS

PUBLIC LIBRARY-Open Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturdays
2:3O to E p. m, and Saturday
evening 1880 to 9 p. m. also.
Library in basement of Court
House. Mrs. Donald. librarian
The new era., 1909-08-12
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

A reciprocal patent treaty between
the United States and Germany. Of
far-reaching Importance to The COM
promulgated August 1st by President
Taft and the emperor of Germany
Representative w. A. Reeder OF
Kansas, reported to the police that he
had been robbed OF 500 by pick
pocket while moving through the
crowd at the Union station at Wash
ington, where he was waiting to board
a train for Seattle, Wash, whence he
will sail for Honolulu and China.
Pursuant to the policy and under
direction of Secretary Ballinger. Frank
Pierce, acting secretary of the inte-
rior, has withdrawn for temporary
power sites 1904 acres of land along
the White river and its tributaries
in the state of Colorado, with the
view of reporting to congress those
Withdrawals in order that proper legis-
lation may be enacted by congress to
preserve the power sites to the gov
ernment and prevent monopolies.
At the request of Secretary Ballin-
ber Attorney General Wickersham has
detailed Assistant Attorney General A.
c. Campbell OF the department OF JUS
tice to deliver an address upon the
legal aspects of the government recla-
nation of arid lands at the coming
national irrigation congress to be held
at Spokane August g.. Mr. Campbell
represented the government in the
Kansas Colorado irrigation controver-
sy and is regarded as an authority ON
irrigation law
The House Saturday, July 31st.
adopted the conference report on the
tariff bill, 1876 to 1893. Twenty Repub-
licans voted against the report and
two Democrats for it.
A bill introduced by Senator Gug-
genheim authorizes the Secretary OF
the Interior to sell the city Of La
Junta 3,S4U xcres of land to be used
for park purposes.
The Wright brothers will receive
$50, 900 from the government for their
aeroplane. 5000 of which is the bonus
for excess in speed over the contract
requirement.
The new era., 1909-08-12
Cheyenne Mountain Railroad

Colorado Springs.-After years of
waiting. Col Lewis Ginger of this
city, who has invented patent cleo
trio railroad lift to climb the steep
incline OF Cheyenne mountain. five
miles south of this ,city. is said to
have secured sufficient backing to
build the new incline road. and
work may begin soon. The cost
will approximate 5000 and ST.
100000 more may be spent in Inn
provements. including large summer
hotel on the summit.
The road is to run from Stratton
park to "The Horn" at the top of
Cheyenne mountain. which has an ele-
walton of about 10000 feet, or 1000
above that of Colorado Springs. Four
steep grades, all more than 80 degrees,
will be climbed, and this is possible
through Ginger's patent device, 1t is
said. as4e-
The Bankers Bond Company Of
Pittsburg is said to hive placed $780,
900 in 10-year, $1,000 gonds at 6 per
cent The Cheyenne Summit Railway
Company was organized two or three
years ago with capitalization of
$750.000. sF.sC. Smith willtake charge
of the construction. y
The new era., 1909-08-12
GENERAL NEWS.

The cities of Acapulco and Chilpan-
cingo, Mexico, were almost totally de-
stroyed by a series of earthquake
shocks Friday and Saturday, July Goth
and 31st
On Sunday, August 1st, Theodore
Roosevelt attended the Scotch church
of Nairobi and made a donation to the
local Young Mems Christian associa-
tion.
On the night of July 2sth. 4.56
inches OF rain fell at Detroit, Mich,
breaking all records since the weather
bureau was established thirty-eight
years ago. Considerable minor dam
age was done.
While experimenting at Lorient,
France, with military aeroplane OF
his invention. Lieutenant Cros of the
French army was caught in squall
and dashed to the ground. He suf-
fered severe injuries.
Eighteen of the twenty companies
writing burglary insurance in Chicago
are seeking to organize a local associ-
alton. 1t is desired to obtain uniform
rates and commissions and to control
the number of agencies.
The International Typographical
Union. at its annual meeting to be
held in st. Joseph. Mo-. in August, will
consider the advisability of an insur-
ance department or the payment Of an
increased mortuary benefit.
The minister OF war has prohibited
the departure from Spain of all per.
sons subject to military duty under
the penalty Of being considered desert
ers. The government has also placed
. ban on the sale of foreign papers
containing accounts Of recent events
In Catalonia and Morocco.
The new era., 1909-08-12
Murder and Suicide.

Denver.-Tuesday afternoon in an
apartment house on Lincoln avenue.
Thomas j. Halstead shot and killed
Mrs. George Elliott. who had been
known in Denver as the wife of Ray
C. Watson. prominent young bust
ness man of Greeley, Colo. Over the
telephone, Harry Nugent, an acquaint-
ance of the woman, heard the shot
that killed her, at the hands OF a
jealous lover, and still clinging to the
receiver he heard the murdered
woman's sister cry out and then Sec
ond later the crash of the shot with
which the murderer blew out his
brains. Both of the victims died at
st. Joseph's hospital about midnight.