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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-28

Walla walla, Wash., Feb. 2S.-Early
reports say that twelve dead bodies
were recovered, and twenty-five men,
women and children were taken alive
from snow slide that occurred at
Mace last night. It Is known that
. hundred persons are dead. The slide
Is hah q mile long. and thirty feet
deep. A train bearing twenty-five of
the injured left Mace for Wallace at
$50 this morning.
A furious blizzard is blocking the
efforts Of rescueEs in recovering those
buried in the avalanche. Five hundred
men are working with desperation de-
spite the fierce storm. but their efforts
necessarily are slow.
Mace Is divided into two parts known
as upper and lower Mace, respectively.
The catastrophe occurred in lower
Mace, where there are quartered about
three hundred miners employed in the
Standard mines. Most OF these men
are single and live In Hotel Standard.
Meagre uncondrmed reports by tele-
phone are that this hotel was in the
path Of tho avalanche. Altho the first
reports Of the disaster were that the
town Of Gem. Idaho. q mile above
Mase on the same side Of the canyon
was overwhelmed, later enws seems
to indicate that the town escaped, but
It is impossible to verify the rumor at
this hour.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-28
Final Week Of CHICAGO uearina.

Chicago Feb. 2S.-Witnesses who
have already testified before the fed
erai grand jury in the packing investi-
cation We're recalled today and ques-
toned on details which had been un-
touched in their first examination. This
is expected to be the final week of the
federal investigation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-28
ROOSEVELT DOWN TAG NILE.
Departs for khartoun on River Steam.
er-Expedjtiou Ends.

eF-CNp0uIVIUU IHuh.
C;ondokoro, Soudan, Feb. Is Roose-
welt and his party sailed today on the
steamer Dial for Khartoum. where they
expect to arrive March 16, Will heir
departure the African scienttie X
pedition, under the auspices ol the
Smithsonian Institution or Washington
and led by the former president tha
United States. was. for ell prae; cal
purposes, brought to a close
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-28
STOUT TRIAL NEARs END.
Closing Argument in Murder Case IN
ProuresS.

Chicago. Feb. 2S.--The closing argu-
ment in the trial of Estelle Stout. the
young woman accused OF the murder ~
Henry Hornbcrger. picture frame
canvasser. probably will be completed
today The girl declares she shot Horn
berger In an attempt to defend her sis
ter from harm when Hornberger had
entered her sisters fiat and was dis
putting over the payment for a picturs
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-28
BELMONT WEBS ACTRESS.
Eleanor Robson Becomes Bride .
Banker and Millionaire

New York, Feb 2s.---August Beluaont
Sr., banker and millionaire race hars.
owner. and Eleanor Robson, actress.
were married Saturday evening at Miss
Robson's home. Only the immediate
family and intimate friends were pros
ent. Immediately after the ceremony
the Bemonts started south. Belmont
is 81 and his bride 81.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-28
AMERICANS JOIN INSURGENTS.
Fifty From Canal Zone Go to Revciu.
tionary CAPITAL

Saniuan Del Sur, Nicaragua. Feb Is
lit is reported that fifty America n
from the canal zone landed at Blue
fields, the headquarters OF the irsus-
gents, Two steamers sent to invest
gate tho report that Mena, of the tl
surgents had captured Morrito, haa
not returned today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-28
Peace at South Bethlehem.

South Bethlehem, Pa, Feb Is
Peace prevails in South Bethlehem and
it's environs today, but the steel COM
pany, some of whose employees are on
strike, was not able to resume work.
very few of the 5000 men reporting for
duty.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-28
Minneapolis Wheat.

MlnncapoIfs, FtSs- IS
Cash wheat closed-No. l hard.
1.15A @117l4: No. northern, 1.I5x q
11sA No. northern, 1.i3a G1.1&M;
No. 3. 1.oSA G11.1SA.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-28
VOMITING PRODUCES DEATH.
Dubuque Girl Dies Of Heart Failure
Was Widowed Mothers Support.

Special 10 Times Republican,.
Dubuque, Feb, eS.--Miss Sadie Scott,
dining room girl at the Julian Hotel
here. died suddenly ut 2 o'clock sun
day afternoon OF heart failure supcrin-
duced by excessive vomiting. The girl
was the support OF an invalid mother
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-28
Killed Father and Brother n-Law.

Unlontown, Pa, Feb. eS.---A sheriff's
posse today is searching for Frank
Smith. OF Dunn Station, wanted for the
alleged shooting and killing OF his fa-
ther and brotherin law, farmers, sum
day night
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-28
The Money Market.

New York. Feb. as.-Money easy at
2A@s: prime mercantile. IA as: ex-
change strong. bankers bill at t.S4-Se
@4.ss.s0 for sixty days; 4.s7i5 on de.
naand
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-28
a.c.;vers for Textile MiII..

New Orleans, La, Feb. 2S.---Receiv-
ers for the Textile Mills Corporation
were appointed this afternoon. It has
capital Of $5,00o,00o.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-28
Two TOWNS BURIED
BY SNOW AVALANCHES
Mace and Burke, WASH, Overwhelmed by Snow.
slides from Mountain and Many People
Are Buried in Debris.
MORE THAN 100 MAY BE DEAD

First Slide Buries Lower Portion of Maceiners from
Burke Come Rescue and Second Slide Crushes Their
Homes Causing Injury Death to Their Families
Many Had Received Warnings and Fled to Hills--Por-
tions Of Towns Now Lie Under Thirty Feet Of Snow
and ReckA
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-28

Woman Killed on Crossing.
Marinette. Wis, Feb. 28.-Mrs. Lucy.
Marl<s, while crossing the tracks OF the
ST. Paul road 4his :::c:::::::Ss; was struck
by q train and killed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-28
FIRST, LORDS SECOND.
Premier Asquith Considers Disposal Of
Peera Secondary Matter.

London, Feb. 2s.-Financial busi-
ness first, and the question Oft lords
second, was the pprogram laid down by
Premier AsQuith in a statement in the
commons this afternoon, in moving
that government business have prece-
dence at every sitting UP to March "a.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-28

the mine now and the miners would
have perished had they gone to work
few minutes earlier.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-28

, Weather.
Sun rises "

noon.
Missouri- rtly cloudy and unset
tied tonight and Tuesday: warmer to-
night and in the east Tuesday; colder
in the west Tuesday afternoon.
South Dahota--Snow tonight OF
Tuesday: colder.
Illinois--Increasing cloudiness with
showers late tonight. or Tuesday; ris-
ing temperature.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-18

of one hand and have five left.
The commission form of govern
ment divides the work of the city
into five departments and gives
each councilman a definite work to
do. If he does not get results, he
can not lay the blame upon anyone
else. A thorough system of &C.
counting eliminates graft and the
desire that each councilman has to
make a good showing in the work
of his department leads to greater
efficiency. The present council
seems to be opposed to submitting
the matter of a new charter to the
people. Why? l can't answer the
question. Some people are unkind
enough to suggest some Interior
motive. Five thousand voters of
the city have asked for the priv
lege of voting on the matter. They
are asking for this privilege in the
belief that the new form of govern
ment will give us a better city in
which to live and better service in
all departments of city government.
They are entitled to hearing on
the petition at once, and the delay
that has followed the presentation
of the people is a serious reflection
upon the council Give the people
chance to be heard gentlemen.
Let us all get together and boost
for the commission form of gov
eminent for Spokane. 1t will give
us model city in fact as well as
in name, if we make the change.
George Chandler,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-18
RAIMFORD SAYS A POLICE
JUDGE HAS A GREAT CHANCE

at is III the police court that
many a man or woman is inter-
rupted in their journey on the down.
ward path and started out on new,
nobIer and better life, and after my
months of experience az clerk of the
police court, cannot help but think
that the successful police Iudge-a
judge capable Of doing the nearest
right thing by all who come before
him there-must be trained to IN.
derstand the various details and Pc
culiarities Of that certain position"
edward Rainford, republican can
didate for justice Of the peace.
Mr.. Rainford, for nearly two
years clerk of the city police court
under Judge s. A. Mann, aspired to
the police court bench to succeed
Judge Mann, a republican candidate
for congress from the Third dis
trict, Just the same as Judge Mann
rose from the clerkship to the bench
to succeed Judge j. d. Hinkle, now
Of the superior court, under whom
he had served.
'In my experience here, l have
seen many men and women given a
new start in the right direction
again, because justice was admins.
tered, where otherwise the sentence
that might have seemed justifiable
to an inexperienced Judge would
have discouraged them, made them
feel outcasts of society and plunged
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-18
GET TOGETHER FOR
A BETTER" SPOKANE

EDITOR THE PRESS: One of
the moving picture shows of this
city throws on the screen, Let
us all get together and boost for
a bigger Spokane" A much bet
ter wording would be had by
changing bigger" to better
Spokane is too big for its present
charter. 1t should have a better
one and If the people will get to-
gether and boost for the commits
sion form of government, it will
soon have much better charter
and be a better city.
Spokane is no worse than other
cities of its size governed by the
old plan, but it boasts great things
and it is not making good" so
far as the city government is con
cerned. This is not a criticism of
men necessarily-the plan of gov
eminent is wrong.
Spokane Is a great corporation,
spending hundred of thousands of
dollars of the peoples money every
year and the business under the
present system cannot be proper
ly done. There is no personal re-
sponsibility under the present char
ter Suppose any of the banks Of
the city should decide to adopt a
system for the management of its
affairs to be patterned after the
lax system now in vogue in the
management of the affairs of the
city. How many depositors would
it have at the end of a month? You
could count them all on the fingers
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-18

First Presbyterian church.-Rev
S. Willis McFadden, pastor. Chill
dren's day service in the morning
Organ recital at $40 p. m. Even
ing service at 8 p. IN. Subject
The Young Man in Business.
Plymouth Congregational church
Mallon avenue and Adams street
Rev. H. Edward Mills, pastor
Morning service at 10 o'clock. Sub
ject. "Homely Duties Evening
service at s O'Clock. The pastor
will read story sermon entitled
Lyons at Bay"
st. Paul's Methodist church, cor
ner Sharp and Jefferson-Rev. f
NJ Hill, pastor. Morning, !
o'clock, The Way of Peace" Even
ing, s o'clock, The Young Woman
as a Housekeeper, or the Problem
TO the Kitchen Range" the SECOND
in the series on practical prob
lens"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-18
HGb u + 4

Centenary Presbyterian, Sinto
and Mill, Rev. Conrad Bluhm, pas
Morning sermon, 11:00 a. M,
in honor of Fathers Day; topic,
1.-The Knighthood That Never Re-
treats" S p. m. topic, THE Draft
of Dregs."
Unity Spiritualists-The Unity
Spiritual Society holds service in
the Unique block, 612R Main ave.
Lecture at S O'Clock p. m. by the
Rev. Matte Grupp. Subject, BE
and Do"
First Church of Christ, Scien-
tist-Corner of Fourth avenue and
Post street. Services at / a. m.
and s p. m. Subject of lesson SER
mon for morning and evening SER
vices, rs the Universe, Including
Man, Evolved by Atomic Force?"
Union Park NJ. s., Third and Mel
son, Rev. H. A. Sheldon, pastor
Glass meeting 10 a. m; Sunday
school, Has; junior League,
p. m; Epworth league, p. m. Sub
Ject morning service, Fathers
Day; evening service, Lost in the
Woods" Special string music at
evening service.
The Progressive Philosophical
Society. at Bouley's hall, S1012 Riv-
erside ave.-S p. m, subject select
ed by +. V. Wilson. Rev. lisa VIII
son Kayer, pastor. Bring written
questions.
First Methodist Episcopal church.
corner Third avenue and Howard
street.-Rev. Henry l. Rasmus,
pastor. Preaching at II a. m. Sub
ject, Common Sense in Matters of
Religion Evening service at s.
p. N. Subject, When Teddy Came
Sailing Home"
Westminster congregational
church, corner Fourth avenue and
Washington street-Rev. f. L.
House, pastor. Morning service at
1890. Subject, AN Age Out or
Breath Special song service In
the evening by the choir under the
direction of A. ID. Scammell.
Central Christian church, corner
Third avenue and Stevens street.
Rev. c. F. Stevens. pastor. Morn
ing service at IL o'clock. Subject,
The Ideal Father Sunday school
at 9:45 a. m. Christian Endeavor
at $50 p. m. No evening service.
First Baptist church, Lincoln
street and Second avenue-Rev DR..
F. A. Agar will occupy the pulpit
morning and evening, as Rev Kra-
mer left today for McMinnville,
Ore. In the morning Rev. Agar
will speak on his experiences in
doing missionary work in the west
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-18
Wallace Electric Train

with palor car, leaves Spokane ter
minal, Main and Lincoln, at Z a. m.
and ITO p. m. for direct connection
via the scenic lake route to Wallace
and Occur d'Alene points. Buffet
and refreshments on all steamers.
Returning, arrives in center of city
at 1880 a. m. and $50 p. m. Tick.
cts at terminal or office, Main and
Washington. ass
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-18

Princeton college examinations
will be held in the South Central
high school beginning Mon lay
morning and will continue through
out the week. The examination will
be in charge of H. M. Hart, prin.
cipal of the school. A total of "a
already has enrolled for the exam
ination.
L. c. Brown, real estate man.,
charged with obtaining money I'M
der false pretenses, has been re-
leased on $1,000 bond by Justice
Stocker.
This ad and $3.50 will entitle you
to a IS silk petticoat Friday and Sat
urday. The Florence Waist and Dress
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-18
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. OIL ON STORMY WATERS 4

- Mayor Pratt and Secretary Z
. Armstrong of the board of pub .
= lie works poured oil on the .
. storm Of water hostility that .
. broke in the city council last .
. night. The mayor, in a mes .
. sage, said that one Of the new .
. pumps would be in place and .
. ready for operation by next .
. Tuesday and Armstrong said .
. that the Audubon and Ken .
. wood standpipes were COM .
. pleted and ready to be filled .
. with water. .
Q 80 q q q . 90 <>>\ q
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-18

Gov. A. o. Eberhardt Of Mime.
sota will attend the fifth dry farm.
ing congress, according to letter
received at the headquarters by
Secretary Burns.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-18

A rush call brought County Com
missioners McBroom and Phillips,
Deputy Prosecutor Kizer and Dep
uty Sheriff Clarence Long to Mead
to intercept the building of spur
track across the state aid highway
| about to be built in that vicinity
The work was being done by j. FL
lott, proprietor of the Mead brick
yard. He agreed to stop work until
the mattre could be settled.
c. z. Hickman, late of Portland,
is the new commercial superintend-
ent of the Pacific States Telephone
& Telegraph Co. for the region trib-
utary to Spokane. He says that the
company will expend 100000 dur.
ing the coming year, a portion of
the appropriation being for a new
office building in Spokane.
| John Reitmier, farmer, near Gar.
den Springs. was fined $40 and
costs by Justice Hyde for cracking
another farmer, Peter Boyer, on
the hand with whip. Boyer had
blocked the highway.
Total subscriptions to the pub
licity fund at the last accounting
amounted to $49,O97. There yet re-
mains to be made up 321,033.
The Spokane Transportation
club, composed of railway men, held
its monthly dinner yesterday in the
chamber of commerce dining room.
Through Billing" was the subject
discussed. An invitation from the
Inland Empire system for a trip up
the st. Joe was accepted.
A jury In Judge suIlivan's court
has given Mrs. Mary c. SchOesser,
a widow, a verdict for $4,000 dam.
ages against Carl Eiseman and wife
and Claud H. PaXson for an alleged
swindle in q real estate deal.
Four boys living In the vicinity Of
the Grant school were taken into
custody by Van Murphy, acting pro
baton officer, on a charge OF the
theft Of petty articles.
John McWiIIiams, age IS, colored
was sentenced to the state training
school by Judge Hinkle of the ju.
venile court. The boy was accused
of numerous thefts.
A resolution has been forwarded
to congress by the Spokane cham
Der of Commerce against cutting
the appropriation for irrigation. The
original amount has been cut from
$50, 100000 to $20,000,OOO.
A Jury In Judge Webster's court
is hearing the case of Cordelia
Woste against Henry Rugge fol
| yOUOV udUldScS ICSCl'Cu III q ioii -
the defendants store, 01220 Howard
street, last October.
A petition from residents OF Op
portunity township asking to have a
part of the township separated from
the present township and included
in a township to be known as East
Spokane township" has been filed
with the county commissioners.
Brigadier Mary StillwelI of the
Salvation Army will speak at q
mass meeting in the First Method
list church tomorrow afternoon at {
o'clock on "The White Slave Traf
fic." and addresses will be made by
Mrs. F. F. Emery, DR.. j. Glen Harbi
son, Judge F. A. Mann and the Rev
Henry !. Rasmus. Captain Bertha
Smith of the Salvation Army Res
cue home will read the annual re
port of the institution.
Judge KEENAN, has granted non
suit in the case of J. w. Killingei
against the Exchange National bank
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-18

BklGHl LILLE N
A ruling by the state supreme
court holds that voter has no right
to remove his name from a referen-
/ dunn petition after the total number
of signers has been calculated by
the proper authority.
| c. L. Graves, chief deputy in the
county engineers office, has an
nounced his candidacy for the Of
flee.
| Judge Dunn, at Occur d'Alene, has
entered an order permitting the
| Washington Water Power Co. to re-
tain its bear trap dam at Post Falls
until the case Is decided in the SUI
preme court of Idaho. This means
that he water power of the city of
Spokane will not be interfered with
during the coming summer.
| r. e. Strahorn's offer to pay
1852, 600 for the city hall property in
case of receiving a franchise for
the North Coast railway has been
ordered spread of record by the city
council.
Monday morning at 10 will be
held the funeral services of Win
field S. Gibson, the old soldier
whose dead body was found near
the foothills recently. The services
will be at the Turnbull chapel. in
charge of Reno post, G. A. r. Bur
ial at Orchard prairie.
Earl G. Constantine, teacher at
the South Central high school, has
accepted a place with the Trustee
Co. Constantine was an active fig
ure in the campaign for the $1,000
600 issue of park bonds.
Nine delegates from the Spokane
Ad Mems club will go to San Fran
cisco next week to boost for Spo-
kane as the place Of meeting for the
Pacific Coast AID Mems association
in 1911. A rousing meeting of the
Spokane club was held last night, at
| which 1t was voted that the dele
cation proceed to Frisco with full
complement of booster dope for the
Inland Empire. r. E. BigelOw of
Spokane is president of the coast
association.
Joseph o. Hollis, age "a, died
from the shock following an opera
ton at the Sacred Heart hospital
yesterday afternoon. He is sur
vived by two sons and there daugh-
ters.
A hot fight is pending in the city
council over the operation on the
streets of news carts by newsboys.
John w. Graham & Co. have remon-
strated against permitting the carts
to run.
| Managers of the Wilson campaign
deny that they have planned to
commit the republican county con-
vention to a west side man for
United States senator. ID. T. Ham
says that the administration may
be indorsed. but that he does not
know of the move against PoindeX-
ter. However, the Poindexter men
have been aroused and will fight
the proposed resolution to a finish,
| if it is introduced.
| The Eilers piano house Is moving
to 416 Sprague avenue, which it Will
| occupy during the progress of work
on it's new building at Post and
Sprague. A. H. Eilers is here from
Portland, completing the "details
| for the commencement of work on
the new building,
Jacob Schiller, at the meeting of
the city council last night, denied
that he had connected the purchase
of a new automobile by Councilman
Lambert with the passage of the
railway fraNchise. 1t was charged
that Schiller had made the state
ment at n meeting of the Peoples
Terminal Rate committee on Thurs
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-18

EDWARD RA1NFORD, REPUB.
LICAN CANDIDATE FOR JUS
TlCE OF THE PEACE.
them further down into lawlessness.
1t is certainly a place where one
must comprehend many peculiar
phases and circumstances, for the
Judgment of a court means either
justice or injustice-there is no de-
gree to Justice"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-18
INLAND EMPIRE
NEWS NOTES

OAKESDALE, Wash, June 1S.-
Frank Rider, deceased, has left
$4,000 to establish a home for
aged and needy members of the
Masonic order and of the Eastern
Star.
ORIENT, Wash, June 1S.-A. A.
Reedy, who disappeared two weeks
ago, was found dead, with bullet
hole in his head, near the First
Thought tramway on the Stevens
county side Of the river.
GRANGEVILLE, Idaho, June 1S.
r. A. Tamblyn has been arrested
four times in four days on the
charge of selling liquor in dry ter
ritory. Tamblyn has been convict
ed three times and has appealed
all cases.
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash, June
1S.-In the towns of North Yakima,
Pasco, Prosser, Clealum and Top
penish- Zillah, the Fourth of July
will be celebrated. North Yakima
will spend $4,000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-18

NEW YORK.-United States At
torney General Wickersham begins
investigation of new 100000 600
bath tub and enamelware trust.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-18

ION punishment proceedings. Kill
linger alleged that he left two drafts
of $4,000 each with the bank and
gave instructions to pay c. w. Rob-
net $2700. He alleged that later he
countermanded the order, but the
bank paid the money.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-18

A ruling by the state supreme
court holds that voter has no right
to remove his name from a referen-
dunn petition after the total number
of signers has been calculated by
the proper authority.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-18

Judge Dunn, at Occur d'Alene, has
entered an order permitting the
Washington Water Power Co. to re-
tain its bear trap dam at Post Falls
preme court of Idaho. This means
that he water power of the city of
Spokane will not be interfered with
during the coming summer.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-18

Judge KEENAN, has granted a non
suit in the case of j. w. Killinger
against the Exchange National bank
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-18

Earl G. Constantine, teacher at
the South Central high school, has
accepted a place with the Trustee
Co. Constantine was an active fig
ure in the campaign for the $1,000
600 issue of park bonds.