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Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25
PLAYS CRAPS IN COURT
TO ILLUSTRATE KILLING
Witness of Negro Murder Gives
Jury Vivid Testimony

CHEYENNE. June 24.-In order to
show the jury the origin of the trouble
which led to the killing of Levi Ira
cey, a negro, in this city June 12, a
game of craps was played In court to-
day by John w. Mitchell, a witness
in the trial Of James Henry, charged
with the murder of Tracey.
Mitchell was describing the game
in which Tracey and Henry had par
ticipated just before the killing.
Here" he said, 1--WE got my bones
with me and I'll just show you how 1t
happened"
He produced the dice and illustrated
his testimony so vividly that half the
crowd in the courtroom began to reach
for their money.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25
CALIFORNIA EDITORS IN
SESSION AT CORONADO

SAN DIEGO, June 24.-Members of
the Southern California Editorial as
sociation arrived this afternoon at Cor
onado for their annual meeting. Many
of them were accompanied by their
wives and families.
The meeting is of more than ordin-
airy Importance. Many amendments to
the bylaws are to be made which will
place the association on a better
working basis than it has been at any
time since it's organization.
officers will be elected during the
meeting.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25
DAYLIGHT THIEF ESCAPES
IN CROWD ON BROADWAY

An exciting chase after a daylight burglar
was fruitless yesterday when c. A. Wilson
tried to run down who was discovered
by Mrs. A. B. Weed after he had robbed her
APARTMENTS in the Olive Inn. 337 South Olive
street. He got away with gold watch, some
rings a small sum in cash and few trinKets.
Mrs Weed gave the alarm and both she and
Wilson pursued the thief. Wilson kept up the
chase to Third street, but outdistancNd.
The man escaped in Broadway crowd.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25
WOUNDS BURGLAR IN FIGHT

PHOENIX, Ariz., June 24.-In mid
day fight with burglar d. d. Hor-
ming was badly beaten with an iron
bar, but securing a revolver he wound
ed the thief. who escaped, leaving a
bloody trail
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-11-10

L
styles nicely trimmed, fast colors S
Table Linens for Thanksgiving
linen grades that launder so well
48c, zoe. CSC, 1.25. Napkins at
S2.25, $2.48 and up.
We sell the celebrated Mars
comforts are made up of a number
ton, so they do not get knotty. Blu
and wash nicely ST. .48 to $3.50.
We have a special number
which is extra good and large. OH
at 39c up. Wool and part wool frol
Topsy Hosiery for men, wome
pair up.
A large shipment of Umbrellas
School umbrellas SOC and rs
S1.OO up. Mems $1.OO up.
Special value in Piece Dyed W.
Extra nice yard wide Chiffon
scarfs and overwaists.
Royal Society Embroidery pat
and see them.
Choice new solid colored Dres
yard.
Special value in yard wide qua
Silk for 98c.
Beautiful new Dress trimmings
New allover laces 9Oc to $500
New Broad Cloths for Coats an
yard.
We show the best 1Oc shifting
A dandy line of Outings at &c
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-29

y. c. voELKER,
31s MonroeFst:, next TO Jacobs Bldg:
Con. Phone 6s5. FAI7MoNr. w. VI Il
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-29
s|3.5OlIR B! ] ] |
CURES WEAK
!. KIDNEY FREE
Relieves Urinary .sand Kidney sTrou
bIes, aackaelie, straining,
(. Swelling, Etc.
STOPS Fam IN THE BLADDER.
+ klDNEvsgAEp BACK.

Wouldn't It be nice within a week
or So to bealn &c. say goodbye forever
to the scaldnq, dribbling, straininn.
or too frequent passage jof; urine;, this
forehead and the back.of.the-.,ezd
aches; the stitches and pains "a tbs
back; the growing muscle weakness:
spots, before the eyer; yellow skin !;
siuggist bowels; swollen eyelids or
ankles; leg cramps; unnatural short
breath; .sIeep!esanets and til. de-
sopndercy7 d.
= have recipe for these troubles
that sou can depend on, and IT you
want to. make quick recovery, you
ought to write and get a copy OF H..
Many a doctor would charge you $3.50
uist for writing this prescription, but
have It and viii be glad to sene Y.
to you entirely free Just drop me
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x ;72o Luck Building, Detroit, Mich,
and I will aend It by return mail in =
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pure. harmless remedies, but 1t has
great healing and pain.eonquerins
power. St
u. will; quickly show its power once
you U.s., IL SO ! think you had better
see what 1t 10 without delay. Will
send you a copy fEee-you Can use It
and cure yourself at home.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-29
.ALAsk.Al N I, |! cHalEEpoRr.l


HfnEon Aspoctntrd Tresa.S w ~
h WAS y EAGTc.N, Jan IA Though,
the report Of The mineral resources
and production Of Alaska for last year
will NOT be iasued until about May. &c,
figures made available BY Tho United
States Geological Survey indicate that
the value OF the Alaska "crop"'s Ter
1905 viii be approximately the same
ar In 1905. . .i !, X
Close estimates place the value Of
the 1909 production at q $40 .2oo, 600,
practically the same as that Of 1908,
which was $40. s,272. The estimated
value Of the gold output Of 1908 was
,$to.4eo,ooo; that Of :1soe was 1922.
SIS. The copper production OF 1909
was approximately = 900, 900 .poundn,
valued at about $52o. 900; that of 1908
wac 4 $685. e2 pounds, valued at $6o2,.
al.
Probably the output of .none Of the
other. mineral products, Including sli:
yer. coal. marble and gypsum, differed
greatly from that Of 1908, when the
total value wac s244,1ee. J. (.
From 1880, when mining first oe.
gar In Alaska, to the close Of 1909.
jthe total value OF the. mineral pre-.
iuetion has been, In round numbers
, $16e, 100000. OF this amount tho gold
r,lnes have contributed about $l6t,.
600 600; the eomemrelai value Of tho
silver output has been about $780,.
900, and the copper production has
been about s4,7oo,ooo. The remainder
lis represented BY, the value OF the
, output Of coal, gypsum, =, and mar.
Eplc.
The placer camps Of the Yukon
.'h.sln were the scene OF much mining
activity in 1909. Two new .dredsea
were put In operation near Nome.
material progress was made in con,
strueting. railway up the Copper
Hiver Valley, and some work was
done on the railway to the .Matar,
! uska district. The most significant
feature Of the years mining opera.
( tons was the amount OF prospecting
and development work done on aurl.
+, fcious todes In some Of the placer
districts.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-29
,HOW'S THIS?

:.
We offer One Hundred Dollars
Ecward FOR nnNycasc Of Catarrh
That cannot be cured by Hall S
Catarrh Cure.
4. j., Cheney 4 Co. Toledo, G..
We, the undersigned have
known. F. j. Cheney for the last
Is years, and believe him perfect
J.: honorable in all business trans
actions, and financially able 10.
carry out any obligations made by
his firm. y b
WALDING. KINN\N S MAR
YIN, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure il taken III
tcrnally, acting directly upon the
blood and mncons surfaces Of the
system. Testimonials sent Freq.
Price, 7;c per bottle. Scld by. all
Druggists. 81
Take Halls Family Pills for
constipation. "
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-29
Y KNOWN AS THE CHEAPEST PLACE IN TOWN.
WILL INCREASE WAGES.

BALTIMORE, M d., IAN. 90. Thu
Keystone Coal ana Cake COMPANY. ef
which ]. Austin Dining lis the Haltl.
more representative. hat anncunretis
that, beefnnina February first. wages
OF ell Of the n,inn workers in ti,1.ss.
mines at the Greensburg and Irwin
mines will be advanced ten per cent
There witt be approximate y \, 600 men
affected by the increase. which has:
been granted Because the company Has
been particularly fortunate in landing
a number OF large contracts at favoTs:
able prices.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-29
BREWER TO SPEAK TO kAnsAns

:tTnion Associated Press.)
" NEW YORK, Jan. 29.--At the an
nual dinner CT the. Kansas Society OF
New York to be given ut the Plaza
Hotel this evening, United States STU
pre,ne Court Justice Brewer Will be
the principal speaker. Other guests
will include Hamilton w. Mabie. Unit.
ed States Senator Joseph Brlstow and
Henry J. Allen, editor Ct the Wichita
Beacon. ~ s. - - J. ;rt,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-29

LOCALS PLAY MANNiNGroh. n
A picker team Of Warrington duck
pin rollers were in the city yesterday
afternoon to roll with the local howl.
ers. The locals were victorious. win,
n:ng by small margin. The scores
Wern, . follows: n
lEAlRMnkT- ~ ri
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-29
NOTICE.
-" ~
Huckharnon & Northern Railroad
+ Company.

Notice is hereby given that the an
nuaI meeting OF stockholders Of tie
1uckhannon &; Northern Rziircad
Company will be held At the oft;se VI
the company Il, the City Of Fa,rnnont,
Vast Virginia, Tuesday, February LIST.
1910. at 10000 O'clock a. m, for the
purpose Of eIeet.hg a Board Of Dire:.
tors for the ensuing year, and for The
transaction OF suei, other business as
nay properly come before the mectlng.
4. a. H. BLAIR, Secretary.
narkersburg, W.. Va, January 9Th.
1910: s.. " Jan. e. is, e. %.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-29
Statesmen TO RUN RACES

~ Nl1IItUHs lAb3uEIHteu Ft6E01 = I--E 7
NJ NEW YORK. Jan. ga one-nile
relay race for the department. store
championship of New York will BIO run
tonight at the Eighth Regiment Ar1no:
ny. Many of the big stores, have some
cracls; athletes ln their employ and the
srirntry among them is keen. 3 ss
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-29
JUNIORS WON.

The Juniors won two Of tho three
i. games rolled at the Temple Bowling
alleys last night with the Cubs. Tn
results:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-29
Z 80 80 lti ~ ~ ~ u S ~ ~
FAlhMoNTf ICE CO.
manufacturers or Puro fec.
Once and Plant First Ward.
81 Both Phones 81 i si;is
UPHoLsTEiR H

VIZ mane . specla1y OF nr1t slnrai
dp to date upnolstering. botn plain Gas
fancy. Mattresses and featherp rsn
ovated. Serving machine needles aass
arpplies. All work guaranteed.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-01-12
Large Attendance
at Short Courses
All Ages And Conditions In Life
Represqntted at Corvallis
School.

Corvallis, Jan. 10-The winter short
courses opened at the Agricultural
college, Tuesday, january a. with
the largest and most representative
body of students ever in attendance.
There are mem and women ranging
IN age from 16 to 65 years and rep
resenhing almost every walk in
itfe. Side by side with the girls
and boys from the ninth and tenth
grades of the public schools of the
state are graduates of Brown, Yale,
Lake Forest and many other great
Eastern and middle West unirerss
ties and colleges. There are farm
ers and fruit growers who own or
manage farms ranging from to g.
500 acres. There are teachers and
housewives. saockmen, dairymen
horticulturists, businessmen and cap
ltaaists. This representative attend.
ance speaks we'll for the future of
agricultural Oregon.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-01-12
Oregon Ranks Seventh.

Oregon ranks seventh among all
the states in railroad building during
1903. These figures are compiled by
the leading railroad publications OF
The country and show that the, Beaver
state added 1874 miles to its railroads
during the year just closed. The
Pacific Northwest is declared to be
the greatest goal of competitive rail.
road building in the United States.
The struggle of the railroads to
enter Central Oregon is detailed and
development in the Willamette Valley
and in the Oregon Coast country is
recorded. This is far better showing
for the past year than was made in
1908, when 79 miles of new railway
was built in this state.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-01-12
SECRETARY WILSON
ON FOREST AREAS
SAYS IMPRESSION FARM LAND
WITHHELD FROM SETTLE
MENr is UNTRUE.

Washington, d. c., Jan. 10-"An
impression that the National forests
contain large areas of agricultural
and to the exclusion of settlement
and large areas of untdmbered graz
ing land unjusIsifiably brought with,
in the National forest boundaries for
jhe sake of grazing, has gained wide
currency" says Secretary OF Agricul.
bure James Wilson in his annual
report just made to the President.
"To satisfy myself on the ground
as to the facts, made personal in,
vestigation of these matters during
the past summer in the states OF Ida
no and Wyoming. Presumably the
time will come when some portions
of the present forests can with ben
efit to the community be converted
into farms. Through dry farming,
plant breeding, and the introduc
tion of many new forms of useful
and drought enduring Vegetation, ag
riculture is steadily gaining upon the
desert, and may be expected to gain
on the forest In semi-arid regions
Growth in population also will bring
an increasing demand for farm 1and
But it will also bring an increas.hg
demand for timber and water con-
servation. The present lis not the
time to decide where the line should
finally be drawn.
81 found no evidence that the Ma
tional forests are Withholding from
settlement land now demanded for
agriculture. AS to grazing land, 1t
is sufficient to say that proper ad'
ministrative control of National for
est grazing has necessitated the fix
ing of the boundaries where they
now are, that public sentiment in the
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-01-12
PARADISE eLlNTs.

Paradise, Jan. Z. = o. L. Berlant
made a business trip to Enterprise
this week.
O. S. Bodmer, Dave Kuhn and
Pearl Stevenson took the body oi
Peter Fordney out to Wallowa Wed
nesday.
Joe Beach and w. B. Applegate
attended the l. o. o. F. lodge al
Flora last night.
o. S. Clark has sod his ranch here
to Jay G. Hall for $4,000.
Mr.. Wiley and son are here look
ing for land. They wish to buy q
tract of farm land.
Joe Beach was doing business with
the local notary this week.
Farmers in this section are hauling
wheat to the Flora FIGURING mill.
The late Peter Fordney was an
old settler i'm Lost Prairie; had
lived there for number of years
and had served one term i'm the leg
islature from this district. He was
an Odd Fellow being member oil
Flora lodge No. 1879. He also was
in charge of the Paradise Post Office
uor several months last year.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-01-12
Pioneer Preacher
Dies at Promise
Rev. G. w. carper 30 Years In Min
istry-First Preacher IN
Promise.

Rev. G. w. Carper, first preacher
in Promise and one of the first set
tiers i'm that community, died ait
his home on April s, 1910, lacking
but 2 months and days of being
80 years of age. He had been 40
years preacher and had spent In
active life much of 1t on the frontier
Of Oregon.
George Washington Carper, was
born in West Virginia, April Z, 1880
He and the wife of his youth togeth-
,er. .united with the Christian church
early in life. Mr.. and Mrs. CarpeI
about 15 years ago came to Promise
where some of their children had al
ready come. Mr.. Carper preached
the first sermon ever preached I'm
Promise in Mr.. Mann's hbuse in June
1885. Most of the time since then
he has lived in Promise and preached
In different parts of the country
until the state of his health pre-
vented him from such labors. Dur
ing the last few months Mr.. Carper
has been constant sufferer. His
life came to peaceful close jan
uary 5, 1910. The funeral services
were held ait Promise school house
conducted by Rev. Fred G. Potter.
The remains were laid In the Prom
Use cemetery where his first wife
was buried several years ago. MT.
Carper was the head of a large
family. He was the father of 13
children, three OF whom died in
childhood, two live I'm West Virginia
and eight live i'm the Promise coun.
try and were near him at the time
of his death. He had nearly 100
grand children and about 35 great
grand children. Very fittingly was
he generally called Grandpa Carper.
A wife who has been q comfort to
his declining days, also remains to
mourn for him. Death came to him
as a relief from toll and suffering
He was cheered by the hope of i'm.
mortality I'm the blissful beyond In
which he had so great faith.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-01-12
An Emeroencv Brake.

Saying her prayers is considered by
little Katherine nightly Precipitation
to the Almighty TO be accomplished
with all possible speed. Night after
night she ratified of the Lords Prayer
string of unintelligible gibbersh un.
I'll Nemesis overwhelmed her in the
form of maternal chasiisement.
I'm sorry to be obliged TO punish
you.' said her mother. but you are II
naughty little girl. It's very. very ir-
reverent In you TO rattle off the Lords
Prayer Ike that"
Il don't rattle it cff,' so5bed Kath-
crime. Really and truly. mother.
don't. ! always slow up toward the
end. because I'm afraid If / don't III
say 1t all through twice before think. /"
philadelphia Ledger.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-01-12
Oregon Agricultural
College Winter
Courses

January 4th to February 18th, 1910.
Practical work, lectures and demon.
strations will be given in such vital
subjects as General Farming, Fruit
Culture. Animal Husbandry. Dairyin.g,
Poultry-keeping, the Business Side of
Farming, Forestry, Carpentry, Black
smithing, Mechanical Drawing, Cook
Ing, Sewing, Dressmaking, Home
Management, etc.
All regular courses begin January
4th and end February 11th. Farmers
Week February 18th to 18th.
A cordial invitation Is extended to
all interested.
Good accommodations may be se-
cured at reasonable rates. No age
limit above 16 years. No entrance
requirements. Prominent lecturers
have been secured for special topics.
The instructional force of the Col
lege numbers 100. Excellent equip
ment.
A special feature Is the Farmers
Week which comes this year Feb.
14th to 18th. Lectures, discussions,
and a general reunion.
For further information address
Registrar. Oregon Agricultural Col
lege. Corvallis, Oregon.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-01-12
Oriain Of Music.

According to the old Greek legend
as given In Apollodorus. music arose
in the following way: The Nile after
an overflow left on Its shore dead
tortoise. the meat of which dried up.
leaving nothing but the shell and the
cartilages. These In the hot Egyptian
sun were soon braced aud contracted
until they became sonorous. Mercury,
walking by the river. happened to
strike his foot against the shell and
was so pleased with the sound pro-
duced that the idea Of harp came to
him. He Immediately constructed an
instrument In the form OF a tortoise
and strung It with the sinews Of dead
animals. and SO. says the legend. music
was born.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-01-12
Missionary Meatina.

The Womans Missionary society
OF the Presbyterian church, held an
interesting meeting with Mrs. G. T
Hockett Wednesday afternoon. Sew
eral entertaining papers were read
and a number of choice SELECTIONS
from the graphophone listened to
Several visitors were present and
one or two names were added to the
society's membership. One of the
most interesting features was the
answering of roll call by good reso-
l,ualons which III properly lived up to
can not fail to have a marked effect
In the work OF the church during the
coming year. Refreshments were
served with music and pleasant
social time was passed after the reg.
ular program. The February meet
Ing will meet with Mrs. Daniel Boyd
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-01-12
OREGON BENEFITS
BY TIMBER SALES
SCHOOL, AND ROAD FUNDS HELP
ED BY LARGELY INCREASED
GOVERNMENT SALES.

Portland, Jan. 11-Pending timber
sales from the national forest re
serves of Oregon and Washington
will mean a revenue to the two
great commonwealths of more than
100000 This SIM will go to the
school and road funds of the two
states, the counties benefited be
ing those i'm which the timber grew
The distribution OF this money will
mean great Improvement to both
states.
Sales this year will be the heaviest
yet made from government reserves
Last year sales in tle two states ag-
gregatd 130,000,000 feet, board meas
ure. This year proposals have been
made for the purchase of about $50,
100000 feet. Growing scarcity of tim
Der on private holdings is leading
mt1lmen to the reserves for logs
This increase is expected to continue
aor the next few years until the point
lis reached where only mature tim.
ber will be cut.
Stumpage prices this year charged
by the government are about So
The forestry law provides that 25 pei
cent of the stumpage revenue
shall go to the state where the forest
is cut. Iciis means that the revenue
to the two states for the coming
year from timber cut off forest re
serve lands will be about $1,200,000
Numerous inn brtant conventions
of interest throughout the Northwest
are scheduled fer Portland during the
present month. The Oregon State
Federation of Labor and the North
west Retail Harness & Saddlery
association opened their annual gath
erings on Monday, January 10, and
interesting sessions are being held
by bbth OF these bodies. Good atten
dance has marked lhe conventions
the delegates being widely repre-
sentative of the North Pacifhc states
The Oregon Reta,l Hardware & I'm
plement Dealers association which
embraces those portions of Wash
tngton tributary to Portland, as well
as this whole state, will meet here
January Is and 10, and the Pacific
Federation of Hardware G. Imple
ment Dealers association will meet
here January 20 and 21.
The Young Peoples Societies OF
Christ tian Endeavor throughout the
state are planning to send full del
egaIons to the big state conven.
tion 10 be held in Portland February
l5, 16 and II. DIR. Francis e. Clarke
of Boston, president of the Worlds
Christian Endeavor Union; General
Secretary William E. Shaw, and DR.
John Willis Baer, president of Occt
dental College, are among the prom
lnent names that will be on the pro
gram.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-01-12

states visited is strongly in favor of
the maintenance of the existing boun-
diaries, and that representations that
great areas of land are held for
other than Forest purposes are II
my judgm emit wide of the facts
When tracts of land suitable fol
agriculture are found scattered in
the National Forests, they are al
ways, contrary to the belief of
many, opened to settlement under
the Act of June II, 1906, and the
secretary says in his report that
nearly 1900 homesseads, with a to-
tai area of 100000 acres, were list
de during the last fiscal year.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-01-12
WEDDING BELLS.

Announcements have been received
by friends in this ci y of the marriage
Of Mr. Charles Yandell of Huron,
Indiana, and Miss Frances Louise
Gyger. The happy event took place
at noon on Christmas day, at the home
OF the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Dale Gyger at Bedford, Ind.
Mr.. Yandell is a sion of Mr.. and
Mrs. William YandeH, former pro
prietors of the Central hotel in this
city, and was himself in the drug
business in partnership with Byram
Slayfiesd His many friends here
extend best wishes.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-01-12
SCHOOL DEBATE
AGAIN POSTPONED
ELelN ASKS PosTPoNEMENT
OF DEBATE UNTIL
NEXT WEEK.


The dllness of one of the Elgin con-
testants and inability to secure hall
for that evening are the causes of
another postponement of the high
school debate which was booked for
Friday evening of this week.
The date is now set for Friday
january 81 when our affirmative team
composed of Fred Holmes, Asa Craig
and Nellie Stubblefield will meet the
La Grande negative in the assembly
hail of the high school In this city
On the same date Irl Olmsted, Julia
Marvin and Aaron Olmsted go to
Dlgin to uphold the negative side Of
the question.