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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25

ferences with President Taft and
other leaders that haze called here
and that the president was acquainted
with the context of the statement in
advance of its publication, and that
Vice. president Sherman likewise was
informed Wednesday of the contem-
plated move and gave 1t his tacit ap-
proval.
Danville, Ill-T have no quarrel
with Longworth as to who shall be
speaker of the next house, and there
is no room for disagreement touching
this matter between Representative
Longworth and myself" said Speaker
Cannon Thursday after reading a
statement by Representative Long
worth.
IF any Republican candidate for
congress feels that his position on the
Republican ticket would be strength
ened by pledging that he will not sup
port me in Republican caucus have
no objection to his making the
pledge"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25
FIRES ARE GETTING SERIOUS
Wallace, Idaho, Half Burned BY Con-
fagration Started by Flames \
From the Forest Fires.

Missoula, Mont-The forest fires IL
Western Montana and Idaho are
sweeping over a vast area driving
hundreds of fugitives before them,
snufting out the lives of scores of set
tiers, destroying small settlements and
wiping out of existence millions Of dol
lars worth of property.
The situation is serious in Wallace
Idaho, where it is believed that nearly
half of the city will be burned. Com
munication with Wallace to the west
has been possible at intervals, but east
ward it is entirely cut off. 1t is known
that the entire east half of the town
about Seventh street has been burned.
West of that hard fight is being
made, and with an improvement in the
water supply there is more chance
that the flames may be driven back.
A newspaper reporter wires:
Thirteen lives lost; property loss
one million; fire still threatening"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25
Dou Saves Boy.

Rimer, Pa.-Elmer Klause, 10, was
saved from drowning In the Allegheny
river near here by his dog, a large
half shepherd, half Newfoundland ami
NAL. When the animal was puppy
about three years ago the boy saved
1t from being drowned by crying so
hard or the river bank that the farm.
ers boy, who had been given the pup
pies to drown, gave the Klause child
one. The boy, fell into a hole in the
river bed. The dog swan to him. and
when his master caught hold of his
collar he swan to safety with him.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25
TEN PEOPLE INJURED.
Series of Accidents Marks Opening Of
Weeks Celebration.

Clinton Park N. IA series of acci-
dents, in which ten people were in
jured, marked the opening of the
weeks celebration of the German
Volksfest here. A grand stand in
which 500 people were watching bal
loon ascension collapsed and nine peo-
pie were injured, three so seriously
that hey had to be driven to the hos
pital.
Then the batloonist Eugene Ray
mond. descending in his parachute,
landed on top Of gas tank and sus-
tanned fractured skull and cussion of
the brain. His balloon, being emptied
of it's gas, tore off the roof of house
In it's descent
The collapse Of the grand stand oc-
Cured about 6 O'clock. The park held
between 5000 and 5000 people, and
when the balloon ascension was an
nounced as many people as possible
crowded into the grand stand.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25
Women Save Money.

Women are natural money-savers,
no matter how much is said about
what they spend for dresses and hats.
They always know how to make a
dollar go the farthest. That's why
thoughtful women discover that by
using Easy Task soap in their laundry
work they save fuel and time and
trouble and health and more than
that, they save the clothes that are
washed. Easy Task has no rosin in
1t to stay in the clothes and hold
the dirt with it and rot the fabric.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25
CREsCEUS' TIME is BEATEN
The Harvester Trots Mile In 2:02 and
Makes Four New Worlds
Records.

Buffalo, N Y Sensational rae
ing marked the second day Of the
Grand Circuit at the Fort Erie track.
Several worlds records were made
in the final heat of the 2:07 trot, when
The Harvester, driven by Ed Geers,
covered the mile in 2:O2, cutting a
quarter of a second from the worlds
record, held by Cresceus for nine
years. The 2:02 mile also gives The
Harvester worlds record for Ave-
year-old trotters; e worlds third heat
record, stations, mares or geldings; a
worlds record for stations. The
track, horsemen. said, was two min
utes slow,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25
Head.on Collision in Vermont.

Mortified, Vt.-SeVen bodies, the
greater number of them burned be.
yond recognition, have been recovered
from the charred wreckage Of two
freight trains of the Central Vermont
railroad, which met head on at North
field Falls, and at least three or four
others are thought to be still in the
debris. Several others were injured,
one probably fatally.
Twenty-Five cars were burned, and
the horror was intensified when two
tank cars of oil ex 3loded.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25
THIEVES TRAVELLED IN AUTO.
Three Hold Residents of Town at Bay
While Fourth Works.

Millington, Ill.-Three bandits held
practically the entire population OF
this place at bay for an hour, while a
fourth robbed the office of the Milling
ton Elevator Co. of $75.
A big touring car drove up to the Of
fee of the company and few towns
people, who noticed the presence of
the car, fearing that an accident had
happened, dressed hurriedly and went
into the street. A greeting of flying
bullets sent them pell nell back into
their homes. The residents returned
the fire. AS far as known, no one was
injured.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25
Faults In American Character.

In an address on botanical educa-
ton in America, Prof. W. F. Ganong
remarks that disregard of particulars
and a tendency to easy generalities
are fundamental faults in American
character" and he insists upon the
necessity of laboratory and expert
mental work in all scientific study.
Books lease the WITS" but independ-
ent observation is the source of sound
knowledge in science.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25
sTABs CONVICT TO DEATH
coIored inmate Of BrIdeweIl PIungel
Shears Into Benehmate-Causes
Panic Among Prisoners.

Chicago. - An oath. an epithet
a scufle, and ninety prisoners al
work in the tailor shop at the bride
well saw William Jones. 26, colored
prisoner, killed William Meyers, also
colored, with a pair Of shears, which
he stabbed him in the breast with
The tragedy happened with quick
ness that paralyzed interference.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25

Some Of New York'S most wealthy
and fashionable women are importing
Frsne4 aeropianes and preparing to
learn to ayiate. Philadelphia women
have, taken the lead at Newport, and
there seems to be nothing for the New
York ladies to do but fly high around
home.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25
Mite Born to a Farmer.

Duquoin.-A baby girl, weighing
one and one-haf pounds and less
than twelve inches in length, has
been born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Wallace, who live on a farm
east of town. The infant is so small
that a match will hide one of her
fingers, while her head is about the
size of hens egg.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25

The man who rescued his mother-in.
law from his burning home and left
his fishing tackle to the mercy of the
flames may have been absent minded
Charitable benedicts will do we'll to
give him the benefit Of the doubt until
he II found guilty.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25
strlka NAV DELAY Ohio Fair

Columbus, O.-Governor Harmon is
devoting his energies to settling the
street car strike here before the state
fair opens, August 29. Entries fol
the state fair will open Saturday and
there is fear that If the strike is con.
tinued the fair will be postponed
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25
OIL Fire In Oklahoma.

Tulsa, Okla.-Approximately $780,
900 worth of oil and tanks in the Okla
homa fields were destroyed by fire
Thursday during heavy electrical
storm, according to advices received
here.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25

A returned missionary from Han.
1ow district says that the Chinese are
manifssting less hostility to foreign
ers. Sure. They're a square business
race. but. missionary or not. you've
got to produce the check before you
get the waghing.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25

One Of the latest aeroplane acci.
dents shows that it is bad to be in a
GEing machine hit by lightning, in the
afr. But where is being struck by
lightning either comfortable or salu-
brtoSg?
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25
s.Iuor outuut VIII Be Short

Seattle. Wash.-Unless the late run
Of salmon in western and central
Alaska exceeds that Of previous years
the output of packers this season will
fall short. The pack in nearly all dis
tricts except Cooks Inlet is far below
that Of last year.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25
New zealandor Ia Winner.

Livingstone, Rhodesia. The sculling
match for the championship Of the
world between Richard Arnst Of New
Zealand and Ernest Barry of London
Thursday was won by Arnst, the
champion, who won by two lengths.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25
BID Dam Near Completion.

Washington.-The earthwork on
the big Belle Fourche irrigation dam
in South Dakota, which is one Of the
largest earth embankments in the
world, practically has been COM
pleted, according to advices received
here Friday by the reclamation serv-
ice
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25
Hard to Convince.

Little Tommy eldest of the family,
at dinner)-Mamma, why don't you
help me before Ethel?
Mamma-Ladies must always come
first.
Tommy (triumphantly)- y)-Then why
was l born before Ethel?-Tit-Bits.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25
Fifteen Soldiers Killed.

Mainz, Germany.-Fifteen soldiers
are reported to have been killed Fri
day by premature explosion OF
dynamite in maneuvers at sechetheim.
erberg.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25

London and New York may soon be
connected with telephone communica-
ton. None of the fictious of fairy
tales can surpass this modern miracle
of a chat over the ocean.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25
Lewis, Life Is Threatened.

indianapolis, Ind - international
President T. L. Lewis of the miners
Wednesday received BLACK Hand
letter saying that he would be killed.
The letter was written from an Illinois
town and was written in Italian.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25
Overdose Of MorphIns Kills.

New York-Albert Spies. owner and
publisher Of the Foundry News, a
trade paper, and formerly editor of
Casters Magazine, died at his home
n Jersey City Wednesday, from an
overdose Of morphine. He was forty
hight years old.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25

The Kaiser has been writing poetry
to a party Of German maidens who
called upon him and took him choco-
late. Incidentally, it is to be hoped
the chocolate was better than the
poetry.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25
Doctor Killed by Patient.

Ottawa, Ont.--Dr. William Empzy
of Vars was fatally shot Friday by
Alfred Blondin, patient. Before he
died Empzy said Blondin fred at him
deliberately. Blondin declared the
shooting was accidental.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25

The word-coiner has an easy task,
All he needs to do in expressing his
views on a public policy is to select
the name of a man he dislikes and at
tach the syllable ism
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25
AmerIcan GIFT 70 Mexico.

City of Mexico.-Americans in Mex.
leo will present $4,000 peace memo
rial monument to the people of Mex
leo as their contribution to the centen-
NAL of independence celebration next
month.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25
To seII RaIlroad.

Dallas, Tex.--Master Commissioner
william H. Flippen has set September
Is as the date for the sale at public
auction Of the international & Great
Northern Railroad company and its
properties.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25

Thinking OF Curtain Lectures.
Mrs. Peck-I see the Maine Agricul-
tural college proposes to establish lee
lures especially for country pastors.
Mr.. Peck-What's the matter, amt
none of the parsons up there married?
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25

Considering the size of the heads of
some Of the hatpins that the girls are
wearing, they certainly do not come
under the law forbidding the carrying
of concealed weapons.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25
Low. Affair. Double shooting

Morgantown, N. Can attendant
at the insane hospital here Friday
shot and fatally wounded Miss Mary
Cuthbertson, an attendant at the same
hospital, who refused to marry him.
He then fatally shot himself.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25
Cotton Mills Closed.

Lawrence, Mass.-The Everett cot
ton mills were closed Friday and will
reopen September 6. About 1900 oper-
atiVes are effected.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25
rhrsatsn Federal Bureaus.

Washington. Prosecution for al.
legged vivisection of dogs by the bu-
reau of animal industry of the depart
ment of agriculture and several gov
ernment bureau Is threatened by the
Washington Humane aoniatY.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25
German Torpedo Roats sunk.

Kiel-The German torpedo boat g.
76, in a collision in Kiel bay, Wednes-
day, rammed the torpedo boat S-32
Both the torpedo boats sank. The
crews were saved.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25

Rudyard Kipling urges that airmen
wear pneumatic armor for protection
in case of accident. That is simpler
than covering the earth with feather
beds.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25

1t costs $3,OO0,OOO day to run the
national government. What will the
government cost when aeroplaning Is
in fashion?
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25

United States certificates of merit
to enlisted men are going largely to
the cooks and musicians. Has no one
a word for a soldiers?
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25
Robbed Of Gems Worth 81, 600.

st. Moritx. Switzerland.-Mrs Dan
iel Bacon Of New York. who is on q
tour Of Switzerland, was robbed here
Thursday Of $4,000 worth Of jewelry.
No clue to robbers has been obtained.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25

We wonder how one small cone can
hold so many kinds of chemicals, and
have room left for a nickel's worth of
ice cream.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25

The government is turning out g.
100000 postal cards day, due to the
summer resort season being in full
blast, we presume.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25

To orphan banana republics the IA
therland refuses to be a mother.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25

A perfect love, even when lost, is
still an eternal possession, pain so
sacred that its deep peace often grows
into an absolute content.-Hitchcock.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25

AS If it were not bad enough for
the earth to fly up and hit aeroplanes,
lightning has begun striking them.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25

What bald-headed man had hoped
to live to see a fiyless world? Yet
that is what the scientists are plan
ming.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25

Chicago man paid $500 for mere
bit of a meal" 1t probably was a
steak with one overlaying slice of
breakfast bacon.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25

Swatting the common house fly is
now one of our most popular indoor
lady sports.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25

Giddy New York regards the idea Of
closing it's lobster palaces at i a. m.
as very little better than curfew
law.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25

Even though the water is fine, If
you can't swim, don't go in beyond
your depth.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25

AS we remember 1t now, winter had
some good points.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25

The assistant chef of lake boat
refused to cook fried potatoes and the
chef at once mashed him.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25

Are there any records that this
years weather has not broken?
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25

The boat rocker and the fellow who
stands up in the boat are in evidence
again, but have escaped so far.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25

Going swimming looks like the only
rational employment in hot weather.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25

AS a diversion to swatting the fly,
keep your stable clean, if you've got
one.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25

whats the right word for an aero.
plane garage?" asks the Boston Globe
How's planebunk?
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25

Now here come the dentists with
that anti-kissing thing, too.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25

The army may have to help devise
means for a sane artillery drill.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25

We are at the mercy of the avia-
tors.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25

What has become of the Chicago
Joy rider who killed a woman and
was afterward captured?
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25

For the sake of thirsty crops any
good citizen should willingly sacrifice
his straw hat.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25

The man who considers himself one
in thousand naturally regards the
other 999 as mere ciphers.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25

Speaking of weights and measures
prosecutions, how'd you like to be the
iceman?
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25

Chopping Americans into little bits
is still a favorite pastime of the
Moros.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25
GAVE SIS AWAY.

Her Little Brother-Say, are you
goin' ter marry my sister Bess?
Her Suitor-Why, er-er-er don't
know.
Her Little Brother-Well, you are.
heard her tell pop she was goin' ter
land you tonight.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25

The crop that never fails year after
year is trouble.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-08-25

Europe might try exporting its sur
plus rainwater to our middle west.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-10-06

HONEY FOR SALE-First and Sec
ond grade. also chunk honey at 3 lbs.
for 25c-D. H. Snowberger.
Wanted-Second hand cream sepa-
rator, must be in geo. eondition.-C.
V. Mitchell u
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-10-06
LITTLE WILLOW GREEK

L. II. Patton sold % head of fat
hogs to c. K. Bedding, at Ontario
Oregon, for ten cents per pound on
foot. This is the best price our
farmers have yet received from the
local market.
The baby boy of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Farrout at Caldwell has been
very i'll the past two weeks. Mrs.
John Syme was called to Caldwell
to help care for the little fellow
who Is a grandson of Mrs. Syme's.
Mr.. and Mrs shrimp spent several
days In Ontario last week attending
the Malheur County Fair which was
a great success.
Albert Hartley was a visitor at On
tario on Monday on business.
Mr.. Solsoble was down from his
ranch last week making business
trip to Payette.
There was a water spout in the
canyon near George Scots ranch
Monday. the water came down throu
the yard and hay corral in torrents
and was over three feet deep. Ev-
cry thing moved along with the wa
ter that was movable.
Mr.. Stirm reports very heavy
rainfall at his place at the upper
end of the valley.
L. II. Patton done some repair
work at the Eastside school house
last Monday, putting in window glass
and looking after things generally.
Bert Lowery, of Lowery, Idaho,
spent Sunday at the shrimp ranch
Miss Mable Wright, of Payette came
out from town with Mr.. Lowery Sat
urday for a short visit at her I'M
cles home.
The cement dam at the head gate
of the Wilson ditch had to be given
up owing to the fact that bed rock
could not be found to place the dam
upon, so a dam OF timber will be
put in this fall.
Chas. Skippen sprained his ankle
and also tore the mussel from his
ankle Joint last week and consequent
ly will be laid up for some time.