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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-06-12
HAIL DOES DAMAGE.

Colorado, Springs. Colo, June ia
severe hailstorm here today dam
age estimated at $4,000.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-06-12
THE WEATHER

Today-Local showers.
Tomorrow Local showers
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-06-12
SUNSHINE

Follows rain, as success fol-
lows the class ad.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08

The invitations were on green card
board, lettered in yellow. They were
so pretty that it was some time before
the recipient realized they were sup
posed to represent jealousy.
Each guest took dainty tea cup and
saucer, the hostess providing the pot.
All were asked to bring their thimbles.
The work provided by the hostess was
variety of tea towels. Then the
hostess requested the bride-elect to
make cup Of tea as a farewell to the
other spinsters. The maid brought in
tray with the cups and saucers, each
cup bearing black cat shaped card
on which the donors name, and a SEN
timent were inscribed in white ink. /
forgot to say, these cat cards were in
closed with the invitations, and the
cups were all sent to the hostess the
day before the shower. Every one
said it was most unique way of Civ.
ing shower.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
MADAME MERRI.

Morning robes and teagowns are
appearing without sleeves, except as
they are made of contrasting material.
Girdles will emphasize many gowns.
The underarm seams are high and
give smartness to the close-fitting
sleeve.
Foulards are made in such attrac-
tive designs this season that they can
be used effectively in detached pieces
Net is not used so much now as
sheer batiste, finest tucked organdie
and thin lawn, combined with the
Cluny or Irish lace.
A few years ago the little girl was
dressed with numerous ruff1es and so
full were the skirts that a child
dressed with all of the numerous
ruffles looked for all the world like a
fancy ruff1ed pen wiper. The dresses
to-day are much straighter and the
ruff1es are not so full.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
MAN AND WIFE
IN FIERCE DUEL
COUPLE USE REVOLVER AND
STILETTo IN FATAL COMBAT
IN HOME.
CHILDREN IN NEXT BEDROOM
Dying Husband Destroys Letter Writ
ten in italian, Probably Civ
ing Clew to the Tragedy
Jealousy Theory.

Chicago.-Husband and wife the
principals and revolvers and stiletto
the weapons, duel to the death was
fought in the front parlor of an apart
ment at 281S Lowe avenue the other
afternoon. In a bedroom adjoining the
Two children of the combatants cow
cred and screamed while their par
ents sought each others lives.
After the duel, as the wife lay dead
from two bullet wounds and two
thrusts from the stiletto, the husband
let near the heart and another in the
head = the missile having plowed
through the right cara policeman
snatched from the mans hand the
fragments of letter written in Ital-
ian, the only probable clew to the
cause of the tragedy.
The man had lain as though dead
body of the woman. AS the bluecoat
turned the man rolled over on his
side and with the vitality of despera-
ton had all but destroyed the letter,
which he had clutched even while I'M
conscious, before the remnants could
be seized.
The principals in the duel were An
tonic and Anna Spizzirri, the former
80 and the latter % years of age
What occurred Immediately before
they stood in the parlor of their home
and discharged their revolvers at
each other, the husband finally re-
sorting to the stiletto, none was able
to tell the police. The two children
said they had been locked in the bed
room before they were aware there
was trouble between their parents.
The four had returned a few min
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08

WASHINGTON.-Being much larger
w than the senate, with many more
members to look out for and more
ground to cover, the house is allowed
A page boys, and in age they are the
seniors of the senate pages, while
their pay is just the same House
pages must be between the ages of
fourteen and Is years. They go on
duty at nine o'clock each day and
stay until the house adjourns. They
place the copies of the Record on the
desks of members, keep the desks in
order and are at the beck and call of
members whenever wanted They are
under the immediate supervision of a
chief page on each side of the house.
Some of them are assigned to duty as
telegraph pages and others as tele-
phone pages, but most of them are on
duty on the floor.
The house pages are appointed on
the recommendation of members by
the head doorkeeper, who has general
supervision of the boys. Generally,
the member who has secured the
boys appointment will look after his
physical and moral welfare while he
is here, and it has happened that a
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
Washington Women Are Auction Mad

their retiring than there are ministers
to retire. But who's going to keep
tab? Diplomatic debris is always at
premium. Discards from legations
whether genuine or apocryphal, are
gobbled gluttonously. Most congress
sional wives go back home laden with
sacred relics from auction houses,
more or less authenticated.
One of these ardent ladies picked up
recently, at rare bargain, in prime
condition apparently, an oriental rug,
warranted to have been highly priced
by prominent diplomat, who parted
with it reluctantly upon his recall to
his own country. The rug, which had
never known a foreign football, wore
beautifully for month or two, then
fell all to pieces at one fell swoop,
like the wonderful one-horse shay"
The fabric, which was literally worn
in holes, had been strengthened and
renewed by a preparation of glue on
the back, the threadbare spots filled
up to a firm consistency by the use
of red egg dye paint. The olsen
chanted lady had only a shoddy rug
to show for her SIS expenditure. Still
the thrall of the auction room never
diminiSheS
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08

bled and whirled away from the
three-mile mark. I gasped as we fell
and looked at Mueller for the signal
Sand overheard" He had seized the
barometer in his hand. Its point flew
toward zero.
The desert rushed up to meet us.
Sage-brush and cactus that had been
mere dots sprang into vivid relief.
Hills became mountains, while the
watch licked once. Bottomless can
yons yawned under us with jaws wide
for the prey from the Skies In all
the wilderness of rock and ruin there
was but one tiny spot of yellow sand
where death, perhaps would look the
other way.
My ears seemed to burst. Blood
rushed to my head and drummed in
my temples. My head reeled in the
heavier atmosphere. l saw the hori.
son that had been thousand leagues
away swept out of sight by the teeth
of the peaks that hemmed us in. And
still we dropped as though a catapult
had hurled us.
Mueller said never a word. Motion
less, he watched the patch of level
sand. A reef of lava, sharp as a
knife, bordered it. Yet he made no
sign.
He dropped the barometer and
clutched at sandbag. heard through
the throbbing of my ears a voice that
shouted: Hang to the ring! Don't
jump"
l grabbed at the stout wooden ring
that held the ropes above my head
We struck. Sand flew into my face
and my head roared with the terrific
impact. My body swung across the
basket and f1attened Mueller against
the rigging. Then, before 1 had time
to think, we were racing skyward
again and 1 was lying limp against the
wiekerwork.
AS rapidly as a moment before it
had whirled to zero, the barometer
was now dancing over the thousands
toward the black mark that registered
1880 feet, as far as the barometer
would go. Again we were back in
the skies that tossed us to destruc-
ton one moment, and the next sud-
denly snatched us from the claws of
rock.
So fast did we rise that we shot
through the colder wind in the rush
OF a second. The barometer needle
cast shadow on the last mark on
the dial, and still the big bag of gas
careened upward. Mueller had brushed
the dust from his face, and now stood
silent, watching the world drop away.
Eighteen thousand" he figured,
10000, 20,0O0-we're far over 10000,
and still rising"
Here our lost wind gripped US again
and we were kiting eastward. The
San Jaeintos were but a mere blur of
fading blue and the hollow into which
we had been thrown was far lost
among the desert ranges that our
speed piled behind us.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
National Capital Is a Clean City

cleaning department. it was discov
cred that there is about ten times
as much street area in the district to
be cared for as in New Orleans; but
the visiting official told the local
heads that the streets of Washington
are cleaner than those in New Or
leans.
The New Orleans official went care
fully into all the details of the sys-
tenn of street cleaning in the national
capital, and declared that he found
many new ideas which could be used
in the southern city.
One of the advanced steps taken in
New Orleans looking to cleanliness,
Superintendent Gleason explained,
was along the line of making the
street railway companies sprinkle
their tracks. While the old lines of
the city cannot be made to carry out
that course, the new lines are given
charters containing a compulsory
clause. The results are excellent, it
was reported, and the system is to
be extended in the future. Nothing
like this has been tried In the dis
trict.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
An oId.Eashioned Party.

That Reminds Me" on an invitation
added spice of novelty to the after
noon. Each guest told story reminis-
cent or otherwise, and as they were
all old friends a most delightful time
was enjoyed. This is capital idea
for a grandmothers' party. Use all
the old-fashioned things obtainable,
have nosegay of pansies (for
thoughts) at each place and serve this
deliciously old-fashioned supper.
Cold ham and chicken, creamed po-
tatoes, tiny baking powder biscuit, to-
mato pickles, branded peaches, baked
cup custard, rolled jelly cake, tea with
cream and sugar. Have an old-fash-
Toned bouquet of garden flowers, but.
ter plates, a castor in center of the
table and pour the tea at the table.
Pass buttermilk in the afternoon,
icy cold in thin tumblers or-better
still-goblets.
MADAME MERRI.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
Craze For Presidential "Relics"

and economic Il buyer. deliberated
for a consider able while over the
choice of piece of lace at the lace
counter. After she had finally made
her selection and departed, a fellow
customer of the shop, much more
showily and handsomely dressed than
the presidents wife, who, from lit
tie distance had been watching the
proceedings like hawk, bounced
down upon the saleswoman that. Mrs
Taft had just released, who was busy
folding up her stock. Which piece
did Mrs. Taft buy?" asked the eager
onlooker with avidity She was
shown. I'll take, all the rest of that
piece of lace" the woman feverishly
declared. The Taftian touch and the
Taftian taste had given the airy fab
ris fictitious value in the purchas-
er's eyes, truly ludicrous.
A local paper recently remarked in
all seriousness that Mrs. Taft was
seen not long ago walking democrat
ically down F street, carrying her
pocketbook in her hand" An eccen-
trio proceeding not to carry 1t In hey
teeth
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08

THE loyal legion of congress wom-
en-, who hung on in Washington
during the dog days, encouraging
their husbands, found surcease for
sultry solitude in auctions. The Wash
ington female is auction mad. There's
greater glamour here over the sale
of other peoples old rubbish than any
where else in the country. Power is
always changing hands. Nobody
stays put in his high estate, and when
the dignitaries get their walking pa
pers they sell out all their household
goods, as rule. Hence the avid fem
mime scramble for foreign and his
toric relics. The smartest society is
always to be found in the fashionable
auction rooms in Washington.
''The retiring foreign minister"
dodge is worked to a fine financial
finish by foxy auctioneers. There are
usually more auctions to celebrate
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
Ideas for Charity Bazaar.

No matter what the season the great
organization known as Society" works
for charity. In fact, not to be identi-
fed with something of humanitarian
import Immediately stamps a person
as being decidly out of it.
Charity is a magnet that draws
buds" bellies" and matrons together
with but one interest. Young women
in touring cars stop you on the street
asking for books and magazines for a
library, while all sorts of entertain
ments engross the evenings.
All this leads up to a novel enter
tainment being planned for 'shut-ins'
of all ages. 1t is to be an afternoon
affair on the lawn, the huge porches
being utilized as workshops.
There are a number of committees
with competent chairmen. There is
one on amusement for children" one
for elderly people," one on food deli
cacies.' AS near as l can Judge, it is
to be a most fascinating affair.
Maids from Japan will serve tea,
quaint Holland Iassies are to dispense
cocoa, both iced and hot; dainty
american beauties" CARRIED in white,
with hair adornment of Beauty" rose,
will receive the jellies, jams, etc, and
the children's committee, all in cos
tune from Mother Goose, will receive
for the poor "shut-in" boys and girls
One group of young girls has pre-
pared quantities of surprise nuts,
made by inserting some tiny object
like a new penny, bonbon, wee doll,
tiny thimble, roll of bright baby rib
bon, or raisin between English wal
nut shells; the meats extracted were
turned over to the homemade candy
committee. The nurses will find these
nuts invaluable as rewards of merit.
For elderly "shut-ins," there are to
be boxes of comfort" powders, sug-
gestive notices, pencils, pads of pa
pers, sewing outfits, good short
stories, etc.
Scrap book fans are capital idea,
too, made by pasting bright sayings
jokes, little poems, anecdotes, etc, on
both sides of a fan. 1t is light to hold
and serves a double purpose, giving
comfort by it's breeze and amusement
by reading the specially collected say
ings.
There is also committee to collect
jars, bowls and vases, as nurses say
the problem of finding receptacles for
flowers is often perplexing one. An
up-to-date committee is the one col
lecting puzzles, and why wouldn't the
crippled "shut-ins" love these capt.
waiting pastimes just as much as the
sturdy youngsters 1 saw yesterday
deeply absorbed in putting dog" puz
Eles together.
l wish had gotten all these ideas
sooner. They are all of practical use
and there is always perfect epidemic
OF bazars just before Christmas-sc
prepare now.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08

I'll HE presidential people never cease
to be objects of the most poignant
interest. They never pail on the pub
lie curiosity, even here in Washing
ton, where presidents are human ma
lures daily food
Shortly before Mrs. Taft's deps rture
for her summering she attended a
concert at fashionable theater Her
discarded program dropped to the
floor as she got up to leave. Instant
ly those near by who were watching
every motion of the notable lady made
stampede for the worthless piece of
paper. each anxious to secure it as
q relic.
On one of her latest shopping ex-
petitions. Mrs. Taft. being careful
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
Woman Was Dead; Man Dying.

utes before from a walk. Neighbors
who saw them on the street about
2:30 o'clock said that the husband
and wife apparently were in excellent
humor.
But the neighbors also told of an
other man who had been attractive
to Mrs. Spizzirri. They advanced the
theory that the letter which Spizzirri
sought to destroy was written to his
wife by the other. That the letter
was found by the husband on the fam
ily's return from the walk; that, in
jealous rage, he accused his wife
and that her wrath was aroused with
his, until each was bent upon the
death Of the other, is the theory of
the police.
Deliberate preparation for the trag-
edy was indicated when the police
reached the place. The front door of
the apartment was locked and every
door within was tightly fastened. The
terrified children were crying in the
room adjoining that in which the duel
was fought.
The elder told the police that after
returning from their walk their moth.
er and father went into one of the
rooms and talked few moments.
Then their father came out and locked
them in the bedroom. They heard
him moving about the apartment, then
go with their mother into the front
parlor.
The four shots were heard by neigh
bors and by policeman John Sloop.
They ran to the building, other oc-
cupants of which already had hurried
to the third floor, on which is the
apartment in which the duel was
fought.
Mrs. Spizzirri lay dead on sofa.
A revolver and stiletto were near
her on the floor. Both of the bull
let wounds she had received were in
the chest. The two stab wounds were
in the left side, over the heart. The
man lay few feet from the body of
the woman, on the floor in a puddle of
blood. Within arms length of him
was the other revolver In each
weapon were two exploded cartridge
shells and the barrels of both weap-
ons were warm.
SpiZzirri was taken to the Peoples
hospital. It was stated there that
he hardly could survive his wounds.
The children were cared for by neigh
bors.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
Congress Pages Need Supervision

member has sent home a boy who
fell into bad ways and could not be
brought under discipline. There is
not such large proportion of the dis
trict boys in the house as in the SEN
ate. They come from many states,
but some of the more distant states
are not represented.
1t is doubtless a fact that the boys
In both houses of congress are under
closer supervision than was the case
at one time. A few examples opened
the eyes of the authorities to what
dangers might confront boys far from
home without the refining influences
that are inseparable from a mothers
love and care While the restraint
is not irksome, it is designed to be at
least wholesome and for the entire
good of the youths who may very
likely grow up to be themselves max
ers of laws and rulers of the land.
Without doubt it has been a great
trial to most of the youngsters to be
deprived of their vacations for such,
long time The call of the woods
and fields is strangely insistent to
youth. Every normal, healthy, man
ly boy yearns to get out in the open
to swim, ride, shoot, sail or disport
himself in the water To be confined
within even marble walls cannot COM
pensate for the freedom of the fields,
and so the page boys are happy at
last in the prospect of unlimited en-
joyment for time and a rest from
the cares which sit but ill at best on
young shoulders
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08

III Ugh tribute to the cleanliness of
III the streets of the national capital
was paid recently by Joseph A. Glea-
son, general superintendent of the de-
partment of public works of New Or
leans.
He called at the district building
to find out how it was done, and
chatted with Commissioner West and
Superintendent James NJ Wood of the
STRENGTHENING department.
Washington is the cleanest and
the best city have been in" he told
Commissioner West, after relating
experiences in visiting many of the
leading cities of the eastern and cen
trail states. 81 want to find out how
you do it."
During his conference with SUI
perintendent Wood of the street
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
ICY BREEZE MENACES
b TRIP IN BALLOON
REMARKABLE EFFECT oFsUDpEN
GUST OF COLD AIR ON
GAS BAG.

New York.-In narrating trip in
balloon in California, a writer in Har-
per's Weekly gives the following
graphic description:
San Jacinto and San Bernardino
were blue behind when luck forgot
US and our globule of floating gas.
The barometer was firm at $500 feet
when the wind turned tickle With
the sweep of northern chinook from
the south, where the waters of the
Gulf of California breed GOODNESS,
whipping breeze clutched the balloon.
Our fight was checked, and, from the
warmth of moment before, we shiv-
cred.
Instantly the gas reacted. The
needle that showed our height trem-
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
Concrete House coIIapses.

Winnipeg, Man.-Four men were in
jured. two mortally. when the hand
some reinforced concrete apartment
block known as the "Bredalbane," be-
ing erected in Margreave street at a
cost IF $250,000, collapsed with a
crash. Heavy rains had moistened the
concrete so that the steel Orders gave
way and the heavy floors fell to the
basement. The four men were In
specting the work at the time.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
Police End Lona sIeen.

Los Angeles, Cal-The rattle of q
Patrol wagon that came to take him
to hospital awoke Edward w. Clark
from a three-day sleep. He had been
in comatose condition that Mrs. C.
NJ. Donald. his landlady, could not ex-
plain. When he awoke he sat up in
bed. rubbed his eyes and inquire,
what all the noise was about.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
A Delightful Shower.

Polly" had at last succumbed to
Cupid's wiles and the spinster club to
which she belonged resolved to do the
proper thing in the way of shower.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08

Coat for Girl Eight
embroidered
trimmed with ribbon
at the side Material required: "a yards wide
might be used for this useful syle the skirt
the back trimmed
check The small embroidery shaped piece ri
pulled Materials required:
embroidery o oAo
Girl Eight
this little would be is in skv h
skirt plat
it. buttons and loops trim bodice
Peter Pan collar
ribbon taken round the and tied in
reQured Five yards linen Sc
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-11-20

the pitch was charged for and whether
there ere people willing 70 let horses
for caravans. The particulars receiv.
cd are classified under counties and.
members. but members only-for tho
club subscription IL only IS a year
are allowed on application to have the
benefit OF them.
Surrey, Kent and the home coun-
ties generally are the favorites among
caravaners, though many seem 10
have been about Lincolnshire. This
year several members have taken
their vans TO France and are going
about Brittany. How they got the
vans past the customs and what they
had 10 pay viii be known when they
return. Evidently. however. there Is
no insuperable difficulty about getting
van into France. Brittany is an In
expensive district and the peasants
very civil. The address OF the Cara.
van Club is now 35S Strand, London.