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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-11-10
Studies Woman's History.

An organization at the university
which has for its purpose the tracing
of the historical development Of WON
an was begun.
Those of the professors who had
been interviewed are willing to CO.
operate with the new organization by
giving lectures on some phase of the
subject. Professors Jastrow, Munro
and Ross are in sympathy with the
idea and will lend their assistance.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-11-10
Asks Deer Hunters to Wear Red Cap

Capt. G. w. Rickeman, state fish
and game warden, hopes to greatly re
duce the killed and wounded during
this seasons deer hunting in Wiscon.
sin by urging all hunters to wear red
caps. These articles of apparel will
serve as a sort of headlight. Captain
Rickeman also urges hunters to curb
their enthusiasm to the extent of re
framing from shooting at every mo-
wing object.
Last year during the open season
for deer in this state there were SO
men fatally shot and SO were injured
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-23
INVESTIGATE THAT
METER PROPOSITION

a competitive meter company tried
to place its meters with the city at
from 81 to 81 less apiece than the
price paid. The water commission
er met a, Hist, there's nothing do
ing" and he did not push the thing
further. He had other troubles at
the time, in fighting for bigger
things for the people, SO he allowed
the meter deal to pass by rather
than assume another scrap on his
shoulders.
Before going into the compulsory
use of meters the city council Will
do well to inquire into how the
present meters are bought and how
they have been purchased for the
last two years. Find who placed
the orders, how the money was paid
and get the names of all who in
any way participated in the meter
transactions An inquiry of this
kind may afford some light that
will explain to the council the rea-
son for the insistence on meters on
the eve of the Pratt administration
going out of office.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-23
THE CAR AND
THE CH|NK|

A Cannon Hill-Gonzaga car was
rushing down First avenue at full
speed. Suddenly the motorman
saw wagon on the tracks a half
block ahead and muttering a bit at
this interruption slowed down.
Changing the foot-bell he tried to
warn the offending vehicle off the
track but to no avail. 1t was one
of the familiar Chinese truck wa
CONS and the driver dozed peace
fully on the seat while the ribbed,
angular horse shambled sleepily
over the asphalt. 1t knew the way
and had nothing to fear. Finding
the wagon persisted in keeping the
track the motorman suddenly
grasped the whistle cord. Jerking
it angrily he let out a couple of
unearthly, screeching blasts. Awak-
ened as if by the crack of doom
the poor heather jumped up, clear
ing the seat by good two inches
and with an unearthly terror in
his gaze turned around. Seeing
the car almost upon him he seized
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-23

The effort to crowd meters on
the water consumers of the city by
forcible enactment comes from the
same source from which many 9TH
er questionable moves have eman-
ated in the last two years-from
the executive department at the
city hall.
1t Is hard to convince a thinking
man that there is not some Interior
motive back of this apparent haste
to force meters at this time. Cur
rent rumor is that someone around
the city hall has fattened from the
purchase of meters, as the effort
to get in other reputable types OF
meters in preference to the choice
at the city hall has failed.
Think of it, SIG to SIS for a meter
the price is exorbitant. In cities
in the Central States meters are
Installed as low as 50 and $40. Why
the excessive price in Spokane?
The Press knows that during the
administration Of another water
commissioner about one year ago,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-23
DEATHS.

Lance-At 1904 Ash street, No.
vember 10. Delcey May Lance, 81
years, of septicemia and endocar.
ditis.
Vars-At 1928 Mansfield avenue
November 20, Mary l.. Vars. 81
years, of obstruction of bowels,
sangrene contributory.
Cunningham-At Sacred Heart
hospital, November %, II. c. Gun.
bingham. So years, of pneumonia.
James-At Deaconess hospital,
November 10. Frank James, 81
years, of tumor of brain.
Cheatham-At st. Luke's hospi.
tai, November S16, John Cheatham
So years. of paralysis from cerebral
: horrhage.
Huber--At O3111 Lincoln street,
November IL, Paul Huber, SO years,
Of senility.
Sacine--At st. Luke's hospital,
November 10, Pasquale Sacine, As
years. of heart disease.
Lester-At 81 Third avenue, No.
yember 81, Emery Lester. 16 years,
Of Bright's disease. cardiac insult.
flciency contributory.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-23
TELEe RAPH
5 REFS

LEBANON, Ky.-Clarence Hill, a
12-year-old boy, died today of in
Juries received during a school
football game week ago.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.-The official
vote for congress in the Twenty.
fourth district shows that H. Rob.
ert Fowler, democrat, defeated
Pleasant T. Chapman, republican
incumbent, by 314 votes.
ALTA, Iowa.-Rev. ]. o. Kind.
strom, pastor of the Swedish Luth-
eran church here, killed himself.
cutting his throat with a razor this
morning. 1t is believed he was in.
sane.
PORTLAND, Ore.-Louis Batta-
mini, an Italian, was stabbed twice
in the abdomen during fight with
John Lamberta in a rooming house
mere tonight. Battanini is dying
at hospital. Lamberta is held
pending the outcome of his victims
injuries. The cause of the stab
bling is unknown.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-23
BIRTHS.

To Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Churchill
Fiske. S207 Pine street, November
8. a daughter.
To Mr.. and Mrs. James w. Ache
son, 02308 Atlantic street, Novem-
Der 10, a son.
To Mr.. and Mrs. James G. Richie
9O61a Second avenue, November IL,
son.
To Mr.. and Mrs. John r. McGar-
vey, S505 Bernard street. November
IL, son.
70 Mr.. and Mrs. Tyler J. Coburn,
E6O4 Hoffman avenue, November
21, a son.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Lester
Campbell. 1908 Fifteenth avenue,
November 16, a son.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-23

the reins and rising to his feet
swung the ends in wild, erratic cir
cles above his head, bringing them
down with a terrorized vim upon
the bony back of the beast. The
poor creature appeared as fright
ened as the individual upon the
seat and darting aside with a swift
ness born of sudden fright drew
the wagon over the rail almost up
setting the load of vegetables. The
car passed on, the motorman fore
ing grim smile to his lips. Find
ing themselves safe, the individual
and the horse breathed freely once
more. Turning it's head to look
back the dilapitated beast cast a
reproachful eye at its master and
the man, gazing vengefully after
the fast disappearing car and
grunted.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-23
BY E. G. RODGERS.

In cozy little home way out on
the Dakota plains, in what was, I'M
til recently, the Standing Rock In
dian reservation, the happiest and
most thankful girl in dozen states
Is eating a Thanksgiving day din
ner of baked potatoes, bread, coffee
and maybe venison If some kindly
indian Is lucky in bringing down a
deer. r
-. Slim fare, you say? Why no, it's
'--.>lly a bountiful spread. All the
dainty eatables of a ransacked
world couldn't look more appetizing
to Jane Ferguson, ex-school teacher
and novice homesteader, prospec-
tive owner of a quarter section of
really fine land
Eating first real Thanksgiving
dinner in a wind-swept SHACK" in
these vast plains would make any
sort of a meal regular feast. No
dinner down east" where Jane
taught the sixth grade, ever looked
half so tempting.
To begin rightly, we must go
back; back to the time when Jane,
s3ncier and provider for Jane and
4AsSther. taught school, down east"
Mother was too dear a legacy to be
pushed aside for any matrimonial
prospect. Mother was her all and
yet there were times when in a
lonesome mood, Jane dreamed Of
her future" And there were
dreams-or Nightmares, rather-of
time when the decree should go
out: too old, the school needs a
younger and wiser head"
Try as Jane and mother could,
they never seemed to get ahead.
There was the winter when mother
was Ill, when bills piled up so rap
idly that several summer vacations
were spent keeping books In hot.
stuffy offices. 1t was the very Old
and oft repeated story of poorer
gentility."
Just as she had fallen into the
rut of sticking to things as they
are, her slender resources permit
ted the first real vacation trip for
Jane and her mother. They went
to the Seattle fair. 1t was a mag.
rificent tour of America for them.
They were, in fact, travelling in
foreign country; of all the vastness
and granduer of the west they
knew little. they had but faint
idea of the transmississippi empire.
They knew more about Rome and
Paris and Switzerland.
That was when Jane first met the
Man from Omaha" He was very
attentive to mother. That was why
Jane liked the tall. broad-shoul.
dered westerner, she told herself.
"Oh. how lovely it must be to
live here" she enthusiastically
cried as their Pullman rolled past
the thousands of new farms.
And most of the land was given
away" he observed.
"Oh. you don't mean that 1t was
given these farmers for nothing at
all?"
We'll. guess they did pay a
few postage stamps for each quar-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-23
RARE FLOWER SHOWING

will be held at Hoyt Bros, florists,
in their new store In the Falls City
block, corner Riverside and Post
st. They will have on display 9
magnificent showing OF beautiful
Thanksgiving flowers, such az
chrysanthemums of the finest
blooms that grow and In all colors,
also carnations and roses. includ-
ing the long stem American Beauty,
violets, Lily of the Valley. orchids
and a profusion of blooming plants.
Something may be found here for
every one at our popular prices
which affords every person the 0p.
portunitely of having beautiful
flowers for their Thanksgiving
fiesta.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-23
VITAL RECORD
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

w. Jongman, "a, Spokane, and
Wilhelmina Lewis, "a, Spokane.
James Mullen, 26, Occur d'Alene,
and Vera Herman, II, Sprague.
Charles Gibbons, 20, Spokane, and
Genevieve Tucker, 10, Spokane.
George F. Buck. 26, Spokane, and
Alvilda M. Downs. 20. Spokane.
Albert James Hughes, 16. Medi-
cal Lake. and Ruth Ellen Burton,
10. Medical Lake.
Homer N. Young. legal, Garfield,
WASH. and Ora c. Kingsbury, legal.
Pennington, Wash.
Frank Klawunder, 20, Clayton,
and Emma Attason, II, Fairfield
Orville Il. Livensparger, 26. Spo-
kane, and Julia c. Lorang, 81, Spo-
kane.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-23

ter section. just about as much as
the homesteader has to pay now"
Now If l were a man, I'd" be-
gan Jane positively.
you don't have to be man to
get government land,' replied the
Man from Omaha" Then he told
her all about the Dakota reserva.
ton openings and how to get a
claim there.
An idea was born there. 1t grew
and developed. 1t called for Jane
with promised reward which far
exceeded her air castles of former
days. Here was something worth
fighting for, planning for, some
thing substantial and real-land,
her land, her home, her future
Nights were spent in discussing
the idea with mother; for hours
they bent their heads over maps
and glowing descriptions of the
new country. She drew nearer the
idea when she again spent her va
cation In the west; this time it
meant trip to Aberdeen, S. D.,
! where she became one of a hun
dred thousand applicants for gov
eminent land.
Again there was disappointment
and hope was almost shattered, for
there were 10 applicants for every
winning ticket to- be drawn in the
governments land lottery. The
journey back to the "old country"
was beclouded with the fear of dis
appointment.
Then one day the sunshine all
came back She had won. All win
ter long she lived two liyes-the
school teacher and the woman
farmer-in the same person.
The next summer followed and
then the packing and the leave
takings of old friepds and old GUS
toms. They started for the new
country high in hope and with a
few necessary household furnish
ings, plain. warm clothes, and a
bare handful of money, represent.
Ing the savings of 10-year toll
on the school rOstrum.
On the night of October 81 they
arrived in Aberdeen and early next
morning Jane poined the line of
applicants at the land office, each
intent upon getting an early choice
of land, and along in the afternoon
she selected her farm" she picked
out a claim next to one chosen by
the man in the line before her. He
looked like farmer and Jane con-
strued this to be a valuable asset
for herself; she would have some
one to go to for advice.
Hastily tripping down the steps
with radiant face and dancing
eyes, Jane didn't even see the
span of mules until sudden
"Whoa!" prevented the prides of
Missouri from being run over by
the thoughtless young woman.
Excuse my driving. lady. Il
well, If it ain't-what in the world
are you doing here?" And the
Man from Omaha" jumped from
the wagon seat.
Continued tomorrow
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-23
MCBRIDE RETURNS FROM EAST.
ERIN TRIP.

e. Mcbride, buyer for the Kemp
& Hebert store, has just returned
from the east. where he made ex-
tensive purchases for the store. Mr..
Mcbride states he found conditions
prosperous in the east, and he is of
the opinion that the recent elec-
tons will result in acting as a bal
ance wheel to prevent prices from
going any higher than they are now.
During his trip Mr.. Mcbride Wis.
tied Minneapolis, st. Paul, st.
Joseph, Chicago and New York.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-23
SIS, 900 WORTH
OF TURKEYS

Just a little Incidental bill
of something like $500 will
DO laid at the doors of tho
people of Spokane for their
Thanksgiving feast this year.
at least so the grocers and
marketmen say. Fully 100000
pounds of succulent fowl will
be consumed, about $4,000
pounds Of which will be turkey.
Minnesota leads the states In
turkey raising and shipping in
the middle west and most Of
Spokane's birds will come from
there. Prices are about the
same az last year--ducks are
scarce, but geese are plentiful,
and az regards quality, the av-
era9e run Of fowl this year 10
better than last. The Thanks.
giving dinner will cost about SO
cents more this year than last,
celery and cranberries, ETC.,
coming a little higher every
year.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-23
{ . . 90 . % . - .
, TAFT'S NARROW ESCAPE.
UNITED Press Leased Wirel 4

= HAMPTON ROADS, Va, .
. Nov. 23.-When the Tennes- .
. see, with President Taft on .
. board, arrived here today the .
. sailors told of narrow es- .
. cape the vessel had from col .
. liding with an unknown steam .
. er $50 miles out at sea Fri .
. day night. .
. The cruiser was steaming .
. behind its convoy, the Mon =
. tana, off the shore of Cuba, .
. when suddenly the lookout fell .
. dead across the Tennessee's .
= bow. A heavy rain was fall .
. ing, making the darkness al .
. most impenetrable, but evil .
= IDENTIFY the Tennessee's lights =
. were observed by the steam .
. ers crew. and with only few .
. seconds to spare the smaller q
. vessel slid out of harms way, .
. and the boat slipped away .
. without disclosing her identity. =
Q . q . q q q Q q Q q q . q q q
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-23
IMP" COST 81.

A nip of whiskey cost T. B. Bar
ton 81 yesterday aBrtOn was on
a jury and claiming that he was
tired after long travel took bit
of a bracer before going on duty.
His drowsiness was noted and he
admitted the draught, thereby in
curing the fine.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-23
WoMAN'e WILL ON 81
WEDDING INVITATION

WORCESTER, Mass, Nov. 1s.-
The will OF Emma Lavelle. written
on the blank sheet attached to :
wedding invitation, was allowed IN
the probate court yesterday. She
left an estate OF $475.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-23
CLARK PLANS DYKE.

F. Lewis Clark is planning a
dyke to be built near his summer
home on Hayden lake, with a view
to retaining a piece of land on the
arm of the bay near Wrights mill.
Mr.. Clark will start on a Mediter-
ranean cruise shortly, leaving for
New York next week. He is TAX
ing several boxes OF Spokane ap-
pies with him as bit of private ad-
vertising for this Inland Empire.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-23
500 REWARD

.or the conviction of the party or
yarties claiming to be agents or
solicitors OF the Parision Dyeing 4
Cleaning Works. COS First avenue.
l.. A. Lehman. prop.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-23

MAIDEN. Wash.-Dr. r. E..
Burns, the health officer, lifted the
quarantine of the schools today, no
new cases developing.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-23

The Spokane Press. Delivered
Is Cents a Month.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-23
q q % . 90 900 Q Q
}. FUEL MORE EXPENSIVE.

. Wood and coal are more ex-
. pensive than ever right now.
. Wyoming coal Is scarce and
. the roads are so bad that
. farmers will not bring in their
. supplies of wood. AS soon as
. the mud freezes the price
. will go down again.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-23
SPOKANE MEW0DEALE89 WHO
HANDLE THE SPOKANE
PRESS,

Stedi hOtOis
city.
Mrs. Wilson, E4 Sprague avenue.
Washington Store Store, Washing
ton and Sprague.
Hay. So Washington.
Spokane Hotel Newstand-Spo-
kane hotel.
Blue Label Cigar Store. 824
Sprague.
Briggs. 1907 Sprague.
S19 Main avenue.
Wide World Newsstand, HIN
Post street.
Jameson Newsstand. Jameson
building.
Rookery Cigar Store-Rookery
block
F'itz. $40 Howard,
Chicago Hotel Newsstand-Chi-
cago hotel.
Tuell Drug Co.-Second avenue.
$500 Howard.
r. Fl. Ensley-0519 Monroe.
A. p. Heintz & Son-0811 Monroe.
A. N. Lanneau-0713 Monroe.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-23
THANKSGIVING SCHOOL PRO.
GRAMS.

The public schools OF the city
will hold special Thanksgiving
sessions today and In the after
noon programs will be rendered IN
many of the rooms.
Middletown transcript., 1910-12-03
PARIS MODES

One pattern free with
scription. May be q
any issue Of Paris Me-
year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-13
ON WAY TO VENICE
Ex-President and Son Leave
Mrs. Roosevelt Behind.
DEPARTURE is SPEEDED
Mayor and City Officials Escort
American Visitor to Railway Sta
tion Amid Rain of Flowers.

PORTO MAURIZIO. April 13.-Mr
Roosevelt and Kermit Roosevelt left at
2:3O O'Clock this afternoon by train for
Venice, where they are due to arrive at
o'clock tomorrow morning
They will remain there until o'clock
in the afternoon. when the journey to
Vienna will be resumed. Mrs. Roosevelt
and Miss Ethel will remain heire.
The former President and his son tray
eled today in a special car placed at their
disposal by the government.
The popular demonstration upon the de-
parture Of Mr.. Roosevelt all but exceeded
In impressiveness that which had marked
his arrival.
The mayor had placarded the town
with a proclamation, thanking the dis
tinguished American for his visit and re-
ferring to him in the most complimentary
terms. Throughout the streets flaming
posters bore the message "Come Back
Soon!''
An hour before train time the mayor
the prefect of police and the city fathers
went to the Carow villa and escorted Mr.
Roosevelts carriage to the railway sta
tion amid a veritable rain Of flowers. At
the station battalion Of infantry headed
by band was drawn UP and stood at
salute as Mr.. Roosevelt stepped from the
carriage. bade goodbye to those who
accompanied him and entered the car.
AS the train pulled out Mr.. Roosevelt
stood on the car platform waving his
hat while the band played THE Star
Spangled Banner" and the crowd shouted
Long live Roosevelt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-13

inconsistencies In salaries. An examiner
passing on claims involving hundreds or
dollars may be drawing the same salary
as a clerk sitting next to him VINO per
forms only routine work. Under the
present system not only can clerk draw
for routine work much higher salary
than is paid to man performing h1gn
class of work. but clerks incapable OF
performing anything but routine work
frequently get into the higher grades OF
salaries.
Salaries fixed in this bill would in the
aggregate amount to a lump Increase III
the service of about per cent. The sala-
ries of all clerical positions below 500 a
year are raised to $500. New grades are
created for the higher classes of clerical
work, which would result in some in
creases for the clerks who are engaged in
the highest classes of work. In the inter-
mediate grades there doubtless would be
considerable number of decreases. All
the salaries are fixed in figures. which
are multiples of 12 for convenience In
meeting the legal requirement of dividing
the annual salary into twelve INSTALL
mentS.
"By executive order of June II, 1907,
estimates have been submitted to Con-
gress which show the exact cost of this
proposed system. the estimates being
made in conformity with the regular de-
partmental estimates. and in such form
that the appropriation bills could be made
,lp to meet either the old system or the
new.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-13
WALSH WILL PR0bATED
VALUE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY
PLACED AT $4,000, 900.
Local Realty Holdings Scheduled at
$1,519,279, the Appraised
Value.

The personal estate of Thomas F.
Walsh is valued at s3.6OO.OOO by the pc
tition of the American Security and Trust
Company, his executor. filed today for
the probate of his will. Only the as
sessed valuation of his real estate is given
in the petition. This places his realty
holdings in Washington at 81 510,27 but
a conservative estimate of the market
value would be about $2,JO0, 900.
Stocks and bonds We're held by Mr..
Walsh to the extent of 81, 200, 600, and he
had on deposit In local banks 100000.
His household effects are valued at $50
600 and there are debts due him to the
extent of $4,000.
Among, his real estate holdings are the
Colorado building at 14th and G streets,
valued for assessment purposes at S576,-
G6; the Oxford building and adjacent
properties, assessed at $390, OLA: his Mas
sachusetts avenue home, assessed at
S521 1853: the Ouray building, at Sth and
G streets. valued at $147, ,716; business
houses on G street between 18th and 14th
streets, assessed at $6j,3S3 and other
property worth $13,4 ,437.
Mrs. Walsh, the widow, and Mrs Eva
Iyn B. Mclean the daughter, having con-
sented, the will was today admitted to
probate by Justice Barnard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-13

murdered her ten-year- daughter
Mary Magdalene Howard. by slashing her
with razor. was arraigned before
Judges Beall and Camalier yesterday and
plea of guilty was entered. The woman
had previously entered plea Of not
guilty.
The court yesterday assigned Attorneys
James c. Rogers and George Merrick to
defend her. Counsel felt the case was a
hopeless one. and that all they could pos
sibly do would be to save her from the
gallows.
The court sentenced the woman to life
imprisonment
Raymond Carver, colored, the alleged
common law husband OF the woman, will
be put On trial tomorrow for alleged
completely In the murder He and the
woman ware arrested in Washington
shortly after the woman killed the child
In the woods near Seat Pleasant 1t is
not claimed that he was present when
the crime was committed
States Attorney Magruder will claim
that the murder was instigated by Car
ver who. 1t Is alleged, was anxious to get
the child out Of the way His razor. 1t
is charged. was used by the woman in
the commission of the crime Carver will
be represented by Attorneys NJ. T. Clink-
scales Of Washington and Joseph Rob-
erts of this county.