davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1910-10-01
SERIAL no. oisss.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR U.
S. PATENT. MINERAL SUR
YEY NO. Ss7.

L. S. Land Office. juneau. Alaska.
August II. 1910.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN that
n pursuance Of the Acts OF Congress
approved July 9Th, 1870. and May
lelh, 1872. John R. VIM. in behalf
O. himself and James McCloskey.
Lewis P. ShAckleford and Katherine
.. Abrams, al citizens OF the ulited
states, has made application for a
patent 70 the Lucky Joe placer min
inx claim I4S6.75 f. in length and
co. e. IN width. situate in the Porcu-
Ike Mining District. in the Juneau
Land District in the District Of Alas
AZ. and more particularly described
as follows:
Beginning AZ Cor. No. Lucky Joe
placer, = post set II ground. idenu-
cal with Cors. Fenley and Last
Chance plAcers, Surveys No. $50, and
sSs. respectively. scribed S-Ss7-Cor.
.; from whence U. 5. l. N. No. 3,
bears n. q deg 20 min z. sS0I.S0
f. dist. thence S. "a deg. 81 min W.
aloag line rs Fenley placer. Sur. CSC.
s54-s0 e. 10 Cor No. ?, Identical
With Cor. No. ; Fenley placer Sur. NJ
ESQ. : post Set in ground scribed S
Sy7-Cor. 2; taenee n. u deg. p min.
" along line IL Legal Tender Claim
sur. sSs, $3.50 r. to Cor. No 3. iden-
teal with Cor. No. Legal Tender
IlSeer Sur. CSC. post set in ground
marked S-Ss7-Cor. ,. thence s. 10
deg. 40 min W. $3.50 r. 10 Cor. No
4. identical with Cor. No. Legal
Tender placer; thence S. IS deg. 80
mn. W. AL f. to Cor. No. 5. post
Sc; in ground marked S-Ss7-Cor. .,
from whence s. E location corner
bears S. 30 deg. 10 min e IS #
dist; thence from said Cor. No. N.
20 deg. 90 min. W. 500 II. center Of
creek; 1900 f. center Of ditch;
sO0.O0 f. TO Cor. No. s. post set IN
The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1910-10-01

rhe entire Northwest VIII be inter
ested in the outcome OF the trial OF
c. D. Hilman. notorious real estate
dealer of Seattle. whom the federal
gove-umezst is ROW prosecuting for IL
legal use OF the mails No one agency
does more harm 70 a growing eommu
" than the land shark. who uses the
efforts OF a city TO get new settlers
in and noar Il. as q means OF selling
land al fictitious values and by ques-
tsonahle methods. Hllman IS accus-
ed OF using al the foxy and dishon.
est tricks of the land sharks trade,
and 4 he is convicted il viii be a
lesson 10 real estate mea with shady
methods
The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1910-10-01

The University Of Washington has
opened is doors for another school
year and The registration Of e.5oo
students has proven the rapid growth
Of Washington and the increase O. is
peoples interes, IN higher eiucation.
There Is q large registration from ev-
cry county in the stat and every de
partmeut az The big institution has il
Fun quota o. students. The wisdom
Of the state IeEislature in providing
TIA; the b.r buildings Of the A-Y.-P.
Exposition Be o; permanent colstru
uo1 and revert % the University. :
being shown every day The fine sci
OF buildings Vhlch al the time OF
their construction seemed ample 10
care for the needs Of the University
Tor years % come. are now al in use
and without them the Institution would
be crowded beyond Their usefulness.
As il Is. Washington can boas. a
STATE University vith finer buildings
and a more beautiful campus rhan an
state is SIZE in the Uusou. ard very
few institutions Of Eearuing anywhere
IN the naton have finer surroundings.
The temporary buildings on The Expo
siuoa grounds have been cleared away
and tbs without disturbing the beau
tiful lawns and gardens and n~9re tlaa
vas neessary- The wide stretches Of
EreensWard. with the many ever
greens. the gardens. the asphalt
walks d The big fair. and The hand,
some permABeat buildings Of the Uni
versity form a picture worth going
some way 70 sew. even with the al
fractions Of the Exposition removed
The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1910-10-01
THE PEOPLE ARE SPEAKING.

The appsezaaon o. the direos priH-
ay n a Few o the states recently
= Nd The least interesting and in
Plrszal Of ne dereioPmeu,s II the
p7oE-s=ssve movement II The Repub-
bcan party The question can u0t
help bur saEreS, Hsssf whether this
may not De- the means which vii
have 20 De zkvu IN order 10 dethrone
parry bosssn IN the states afflicted
with 4
Stare conventions ofrea do not re
Dec, pubac o21zsoa The direct prtm,
a-y gaqueSuoaably does. except when
he voters are too indifferent TO 20 10
rae polls. and in that case Z their
WISHES are not carried out the blame
Hss VIII themselves
The HroE@sves n Wisconsin have
good r-4s5a 10 hold thar the direct
halo, IS desirable. u uo, necessary
Il mad s. possible Tor the people Of
The STATE 90 demonstrate The fact that
they stand beck o. L-e doctrines Sels
Tor L. FaL--e advocates which Is
somslhizg tia, mas been considered
dozbtfI by many
JheI same way Michigan was
enabled 20 ascertain A4, It's Repubn-
cans are 10 longer 70 sympathy with
the old time methods and beliefs
Eh5ch senator Burrows represents
Wilhou; this expression Of public op-
inlo1. B., would lo- be certain that his
r,-eIvcao1 ty Tie Legislature can be
pFygeat-d Possibly the victory OF
n, progressive header in New Hamp-
shire would not have been 50 dy-c.s-
ave had a CONVENTION bgea held
Il Is easy 20 perceive Why the pro
e1ssslyes. both East and Nest should
L.
The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1910-10-01

ground marked S-S97-Cor. 6. from
whence original S. w. location, bears
s. % deg. W. 81 II thence n. 81 deg.
3 min E. 1880 It center OF creek;
I4S6.75 II 70 Cor. No. Z. identical
with n. w. location corner. pest
set in ground marked S-s97-Cor. T.
TT: thence S. 10 deg. 90 min. +.
2S.so II 70 Last Chance placer. Sur.
No. sss; 600.0o Il. To Cor. No. l. the
place Of beginning. Area 1897
acres. Var. at al corners 81 deg. 90
TT. East
The names Of adjoining claims are
shown by the plat of survey to be as
follows: The Last Chance placer. Sur
yey No. $50 on the North: the Wiley
Placer, the Legal Tender Placer. and
the Fenley Placer on the East
Witness: JOHN R. WYNN
IT is HEREBY ORDERED that tn
Above and foregoing Notice for APP
pucation for Patent be published in
the Skagway Daily Alaskan, q daily
newspaper published nearest the min
ing claim and premises in said Notice
described, for the statutory period
DATED this 18th day Of August
A. D. 1910
C. B. WALKER,
Register
First publication. Aug. 20. 1910.
1 Last nnh...afinn Oct 81 1910.
The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1910-10-01
WsHTHER BuREHu

Observation-Disclosures
Results Of the observations taken
at Moore's Wharf at midnight,
September %, 1910, is as follows:
Temperature line observst'n Il ABOVE
Max. temp. preceding "a hours IS above
Min. 4" " "A above
Mean " 39i above
Rsrometet 29.4s Cloudy, 5. Wind
The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1910-10-01

L0Eney's Candies. Boz CandiCS, 81
Einds OF Chocolates, Glaces. Cream
and Bon Bons At TONY DoRTERo's.
Dominion Cafe. q
The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1910-10-01
MOORE'S WHARF CO.

Terminus W. P. & Y. Rout
and Depart From This Dock
REGULATIONS 1870
open t delivery merchandise to p.
Perishables on Sunday a night
SHIPPERS papers the u s.
toms nce) be DELI p No freight
be wharf after this hour
BAGGAGE-Tons collected CHECKED BAGGAGE ONLY.
No charge for bags and grips
public nearing
snd will be when
Wharfage application on dock
p. o. {. J. SHAW,
The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1910-10-01

First publication. Aug. 20. 1910.
Last pubs cation, Oct 81. 1910.
The newspaper., 1910-04-22
BLEACHED MUSLIN

DlCAOnIU MUOlIN
Our best IL lac. Bleached
Muslin -only 10 yds. to a GUS
toner. Pruning price &c.
TABLE LINEN
Small piece Table Damask, war
ranted all linen. full 2 yards
wide. Very pretty pattern.
Regular price $l.5O, Pruning
price, while It. lasts, $l.l8.
SILkOLINES
Your choice Of our stock Of l5c
Silkolines. Pruning price lie.
TAFFETA T. SATIN RIBBON
All shades Of Taffeta and Satin
Ribbons, $50 width, the widest
ribbon width. Regular Soc.
Pruning price &c.
PLAIN LAWNS
Light blue. navy, pink, red and
reseda green. Regular l5c.
Pruning price &c.
DRESS LINEN
Navy Blue Union dress linen,
2z in. wide. Regular 22 lac.
Pruning Price l2l-2c.
COTTON SUITINGS
Shrunken Cotton Suitings in
plain colors, very desirable for
wash suits or dresses. Regular
IL IL c, Pruning price II IL c.
CHECK TABLE CLOTH
Blue and White Check, regular
width. Regular price Soc.
Pruning price 42c.
TOWELS
Bleached Linen Huck Towels,
good size. Regular price l5c.
Pruning price IOc.
The newspaper., 1910-04-22
s | [ K S

" ~
FL Vado, Soisene, Seco and
Chiffon Silks, limitations Of Jap
and MesseIine Silks. Shades
white, cream, pink, light blue.
dark blue, tan and black. Re8u-
lar prices ranging from 35c to
6Oc. per yard. Some only
waist patterns and others
enough for a dress. Pruning
price 29c.
ROUGH SILK
One piece rough silk, natural
color. Regular price 75c,
Pruning price 29c.
BLACK SILK
One Piece Black Taffeta, full
yard wide. Regular price $l.35
Pruning price 96c.
ALL WOOL BATISTE
One piece Tan, all Wool batiste.
Regular 81, Pruning Price 69c.
One piece Tan, Shadow Stripe
Batlste. Regular price 81 90,
Pruning price 69c.
GRAY BRIlLIANTINE
One piece Gray Striped Brillia
tine. Regular price 75c.,
Pruning price 49c.
ALL WOOL PANAMA
Two pieces strictly all Wool
Panama, colors black and blue.
Regular price $l.0O, Pruning
price 69c.
WORSTED PLAID
Black and gray Plaid. 36 in. wide
Regular price 40c. Pruning
price 23c.
GRAY PANAMA
All Wool Panama especially de-
sirable for separate skirts. Reg
ular 75c., Pruning price 47c.
The newspaper., 1910-04-22
Spring Pruning
pRUNNC:--The art Of
trimming or removing.
Webster
This Sale is for
One Week Only
Beginning Monday April 18th.
Ending Saturday night, April 30th.

Monday April 25h Ending Saturday night April 30dh
the workof NTH nbe make
the broken
We Dontfo
thee 3D.
are ntere in GU o
The newspaper., 1910-04-22
DRY GOODS PRUNING

LACE
Cotton Torcton Lace and in
sertion to match. Regular lOc
Pruning price Sc.
COLLARS
Quantity White Linen Collars,
al sizes but not new styles.
Regular I5c Pruning price SC.
HANDkERcHIEFS
ChiIdrens fast eolored Handler
chiefs. Regular SC each,
Pruning price 2 lac.
LINEN CRASH
Regular l5c SteveAs an Linen
Crash TowelinS. Pruning price nc
cHILDREN'S HOSE
An sizes, regular zoe. Wayne
Knit Hose, Pruning price lie.
GAUZE VESTS
Lodies Sleeveless Vests at 10,
I2I-2, IS and IS cents.
RIBBED DRAWERS
Women's Knee and Ankle lenxth
sizes 5 to 8. Regular 35c.
Special I9c.
Women's Ribbed Drawers, lace
bottoms. sire 4 only. Regular
35c. Special l7c.
UNION SUITS
Women's Ribbed Union Suits,
lace bottom. size 4 only. Regu-
Lar SOC, Special 33c.
The newspaper., 1910-04-22

Goods will be laid away by
paying q partial cash d.
posit on the some
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1910-07-18

ben 8lab, puf Dem iett Die ct. So
iepbs-Salle ftebt. 9ort ballte er oas
idone grobe@ereinsbmts, oos noG lei
1ter 8oaenoung ourd gilhoi Rera5
gelpeibt uno ieiner 9eltimmltag iiber-
geben muroe. 9ort Bat 1id itets elm
idones, onregenbes uno 6efrie6igeu=
oes 8ereinSleben entnifelt. Die
Safe lit Ser Mittelpunft BEG oeut=
i6en &atbolifentltms Der Staot ge=
moroen.
Der gerein befinoet Iif) o%lleenblif-
lid IN Ser beiten @erfailung. Gr
5ablt 207 Mitglieoer, bot elm lebr
lp~ertnoles @runoeiger1tum lt,o nur
5meitanleno Collars S6uloen. Geilte
@innabmen beliefen iid lebtes Sabr
auf $5362.12, feline 4useaber auf
$5004.34. Inter ielden lmita,ibell
fam man linn nod Elm la1ges geoeib.
lt6es @irfen propbe5eien.
Die jebigen 8ean1ten bes 81. So
iepbs : @ereins iino: S. s. 9iel=
mann, YrGiioent; AIois 3orrlllion
8ice=8rolioent, Charles 81. @iueert,
Sefretair; gbas. s. 2anoouer. S6at=
meiiter; CHARLES IS. Meper, Soieph
Suenger atto @iGiom 6ering IL,
8ermoltingsrat.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1910-07-18
@or Der &irainio Murn( 81

8or ser @irsinia Mural 9ife
Conference, melde in Der llniperiitdt
bon 8irginia IN Charlottesville otge-
balten muroe, belt 8rof. 8. s. Soi-
lep bon Der Cornell l1niperiitdt, Der
@oriiBelbe Der pom GrdiiOenten
Hooiebelt eingeiesten 2auoleben-
&ommiiiion, einen 8ortrag. in mel,
DIEM CT oorleate, oie 8eipegltng fir
Sic Soroerung oes 2anolebcns perfol-
ge nidt ollein ograriihe 8iele, ior-
bern lire Sauptbebeutung liegc in Der
&ebung Der gipiliiation uno oer
menihliben 8eieaihaft. Der 8eo-
ller propbe5eite, i'm 2aufe Ser na6iten
% Sabre peroe Die 8enegrng iogar
politiihe 9eoeutrng erlongen. y@ir
lteben in elmer 3eit Der Ie6baftellen
@ieberbelebnng ser l1no[iden SSSn-
.tereiien," iogte Der Hrofeiinr. .Sie
9epeeung fir Die 8oroerung oes
2anblebens beiibt einen gciunoen
Sern uno tie miro i'm 2aufe Der ndh,
item % Sabre einen beoeutenoen Gin
iluB auf ben Sang Ser @%rcigniIle
iiben.9
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1910-07-18

au6 ein Stif @eiit tit, fraftpoqe
Seine in bte 3ufunft iGeno. Gob es
Elm @oelmdnniider lit, ser inns Sen
SleiB mieoergibt, uno feiner bon llll-
lerem Stomme, borno6 frage ib
nl6t. 9enn Der gbelmonn fobt SIT
iuie e%initnals on ielber, ul1b ieine
Sano lit felt mie beine es ipar, nno
i6 fam oir iagen: oieier 8ioeon,
beige er blob 10 uno oas @rdflide
feblte, tpiirbe ou6 Sir Elm miQfomn1=
ner S6miegeriobn lein. 2iebe Siloe,
mir lpo0en lt1ls rtt6t mieoer 5ullfen:
Die Sadie lit abgenta6t ltno BEL ser
5riiblingsbeitellung eebe id) nieoer
pie friiber OUTS Selo nno fiin1nre
mid UNI oie Wiible uno Sen Sol5bon-
Del n1b bin ipieber Ser olte @ottfrieo,
Der ib ebemols mar, pielei6t rait Dem
ein5igen ltnteri6ieo, onB Die 9olitur
ettpas g%ebobnerter lit. l1no MN bits
i6 bid ber5lidt lab ollelr 8ioeriprl16
nno glib olt6 Die Seirot in 0ottcs-
@olnen 5lt. Sd lege bette nad)t beine
fleine Photographic nit Dem fIeinen
Seltdment inter meit1 &opffillen nllo
boffe, ooB gu mir I'M Sraume erlhei=
men uno freunoli6 5uniden mirit.
Suit bu es 1tidt, bann nidt. Mn Set
men etuigen Srotfopf babe ib mid
nadgeraoe %getpobnt; id min lsteine
Weinung ober oud einntol ourGieten
unb loiie mir nidt INNER boamii6en=
reoen--oas fannit DIT Sir merfe,1-
Mmen!. @ormtf &eldfe mii-
teno Die Miibe iiber ben meiben G6a=
hel itiilpte nno NIT eroBen Sdritten
oaponeing. Ct unterbielt lih niel
nit ieiiter totem Srau unb iagtc ibr
du6 monde @abrbeit. Gr mar et-
mas munoerli6 ~gemorben felt ibrem
Singang, uno penn iie einnol in
enter Sraumna6t ~ousblieb. brumtnte
er piel unb NOR orger 2altne.-
lin bieielbe 3eit, 81 bie orei if
rem Spa5iergong madten, ioBen iidj
i'm @otterneggi6en S6loIie, in Dem
2ieblings5immer Der Siiritin, Gillian
uno @raf Sorro &errfurtb gegeniber.
SIN &amin ledten Die eelbcn SLANT
men Iber Die 8udellboI5ldeite. 9as
Minoipiel Der Siirittn lag mnf bem
8olfsfea lno i6lief. Mn oen SEN
iteri6eiben aerfloiien sic 5Gneeflo-
fen, orauBen nidte oos fable 8edit
elmer &oitanie Ser Bolmengrllppe inl
Snneren beg 3iminers 5li, inter De-
rem Sa6ereriin Der rotblonoe &ppf
2ilions ollf bent 8ollter bes Seliels
rltbte.
(Sorticbulla foIot.)
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1910-07-18
Se,er ais Mittel seaen bic Sike.

Wol lltander Bot in oer lct.ell
8oden iiber Die i6tper loItenoe 9ise
s0eitobnt, u6er feiner ipllBte elm Dit
tel gu perraten, mte mon Der eri6iaf-
fenoen, ermiioenoen ginnirfung ser
boben Senlperatur entgegenarbeiten
tonne. Sm 2ancet miro nun CHI pa-
raOores 8erfobren mitgeteilt, onrdl
oas man ii6 gegen Die ibipiile
Sibe id)iiten fam. 9ie at.
moipbarii6en @erbdltniiie Ser lesteu
@o6en baben, 10 beibt es BORT, uoer-
al grmattilng, 9rdebeit inns Mii-
oigfeit berporgerufelt, aud in Sen
Sagen, an benen Dos thermometer
mn mittlere Site ar5eigte. SeIblt
I'M S6atten nermobten pielc bus &c
fibl Ser gridlaffung uno Der ge-
oriifune ni6t gu iiberninoen. Das
erflart ii6 aus benz l1mitan6e, bab
Die uingebenoe 2uft tros Der groBen
8arnte nit Seuhtiefeit ourdiebt
uno in%folgeoellen idfpiil NOR. Gage
gen eiebt es Elm Mittels oas sDiele
beim eriten 8lid fiir abiuro DuIten
meroen: man ma6e IN 3innnerofen
8euer an. @ie mioeritlinfg oas md
flingen mag, BEL ben F1eidtloerten
8erbaltnilien lit fiinltlihe @drme
oas ii6erite MbpebrnlitteI gegen Die
unangenebmen @efiible, Die ourh
idmiile Site berborgerufen meroen.
@m beiten mirfen Solafeuer. Ger
giinitige @influb erflGrt iid Iebr ein-
fa6: Die Suit miro ausgetrofnet, i'm
3immer entitebt elm 2uft5ug, aid Sie
Shornfteine empfangen cine No,6-
itromung unb onrh oieie fiinltli6e
Misunderstanding peranoert itt
Der gbarafter Der Sibe.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1910-07-18

Der &at elner Dame In gsptre Dame
an ale o~teienigen, Die an @beumatiss
mlis, oh nun Wusfel@ ober @eIentrbeu.
matismus, an Siifti9mer5en. NJ
@iidenpeb. S6mer5en IN Der
Nierenaeseno poer @erbenidmer5eu leis
ben, gebt babin. an iie UNI elm 9a1lsntits
tel gu idreibeu, fpeIdes tpieberbolt
ldrnmtlide bieier 8ebre4en aebeilt hat.
Sic fiiblt es als lire Rfli1t, bailelbc
an aIe f~oitenfrei gu f9iden. Sic tons
men 5u 9auie cine Seilun9 berbetfiib@
ren, mas Saitienbe be5epsen f0nnen; Elm
@limatpediel 1T nidt erforberlid. 9ie@
ies entbedte etnfa9e NitteI f6eibet
9arnidure aits benz 8lute, maht Die
lteifen @elente gei6meibis. reinist bas
8lut unb fldrt bie Sebtraft; benz gan>
gen &%6rperibitem tpirb gIettrisitdt nnb
Spannung berlieben. 8enn Sbiees sic
interehiert, 10 abrejiieren sic behufs
grlangung bon 8etpeiien Srau @. Gums
mers, Bor 81. Notre Game, ssnb. @6reis
ben Sic in bieier Spra6e.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1910-07-18

florieren miiroen, ipenn mGslider
8eiie Die Stellern erbobt iuiiroel, ?
Sd nift! Tub if iebe altb feinen
@runb, mesbalb mir cine Mer1berllne
in ser ontiprobibitioniitiiden Stoats=
perfoiiune maben ioIlten, inter iuel-
der infer Stoot 81 einent Der reid
item Der Union %geiporoell lit, @onbel,
Snouitrie uno Mgrifnltltr iid) rieiig
entmidelt baben uno inter Der mir
Elm liberaleres acknowledgements ulo
einet groberen Sdulfolt6 baber o1s
Die meiiten anoern Stooten.
Inton g.. Bfsil.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1910-07-18
Irbeiten "a Stunben taalid.

9ie fleiBigiten fIeinen Dinge
iino Or. Sings Seem 2ife BiGs. Scoe
Tiae lit Elm iiber5udertes &iieelden
poa @eiunobeit, bas 5dip1be in
&ranfbeit 2ouiefeit in glleraie per-
tpanoelt. Sic beilen Sartleibigfeit,
&opfidmer5en Sieber, 9pspepiie,
Walaria. 25c BET alen 9rugsiiten.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1910-07-18
0os seras W,,nber

BELT aue Nteren, gIafen urh rDeu-
matifhe 2eioen; Bel alien Gruegiiien
ooer 2 monatlide 8ebanolung per
Boft fir 81. Or. 6. SO. &al, 1926
Slibe Ctr ct. 2ouis, 800. Sdrelbt
fir 3eueni1fe.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1910-07-18
Wabi
Sir .Staatsienat:

8ir iino autorifiert, GERM SuIius
81 tea als &anbibat fir @ieoer.ra6I fir
ben Staatsfenat a~n8ufiinbiecn.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1910-07-18
Sir Siitrift Mmiualt 81. Weridts.
Siitrift.

9ie nSreie Rrefe- lit antoriiiert, %.
6. 2in6en als &anoibat fin DiItrit.s
glrtpolt fir ben 81. 9eri6tsbifffitl, ter
aus 8erar County beitebt, onautiin5i.
gen, abbansie bon ben am 20. Suli
itattfinoenhen Rrimdrtpablen.
The Ordway new era. (Ordway, Colo.) 1902-1927, 1910-05-06
Thief ALL HIS LIFE.
Murderer Says He Couldn't Re-
sist Committing Burglaries.
Believes Blow on Head Delivered by
Father Affected His Brain and
Made Criminal Of Him-Moth.
Or Defends Son.

Springfield. Mass.-Bertram G..
Spencer. who recently confessed that
he murdered Miss Martha Blackstone.
shot Miss Dow and committed many
burglaries. says he thinks he brain
10 affected. His case already 10 at
tracing much attention among law.
yers and alienists.
Il killed Miss Martha Rlsckstone In
At Of anger" he said. Then I shot
Miss Harriet Dow. ! did not know
what l was doing. When the women
screamed I lost all control OF myself.
I would not have harmed a hair Of
their heads II they had kept quiet.
II have been a robber since I was .
child. ! stole knives out Of q grocery
when l was only nine. Thieving has
had an irresistible fascination for me.
! have broken into houses In almost
every city where I have lived. In
Springfield In the past year commit
ted more than a dozen burglaries.
would get out Of bed and 60 out and
rob, After the deed was done my
mind seemed to be relieved and
could sleep.
Il think my brain Is wrong. My IA
Their hit me on the back of the head
when l was boy with the butt Of
whip. 1t left a big dent. Since
then my temper has been uncontrol.
liable. Nobody has been 30 afraid Of
mo as myself. did not run away
from Springfield after the murder be-
cause l enjoyed reading about the az
element and the foolish efforts Of the
police to ind a clue. never dreamed
they would get me until was Ar
rested"
Spencer told how he had travelled
to many different parts Of the world
on . training ship. His relatives had
thought naval discipline would curb
him. a. his father had failed to do So
But he returned. he said. with the
same love for thisving and . temper
~ uncomfortable - ever.
At the time Of the San Francisco
IRE, he said. he acted a. . public
The Ordway new era. (Ordway, Colo.) 1902-1927, 1910-05-06
WARRINGTON.

The contract for the Denver postof.
flee was awarded to the Heddon COM
pany Of New York. who will use Col
orado marble.
The million-dollar marble building
of the International Bureau of Amer.
lean Republics, near the White House,
was dedicated to universal peace
Tuesday.
The Senate committee on judiciary
will conduct thorough examination
into the third degree methods of ex-
torting confessions from persons
charged with crime.
The Senate public lands committee
Wednesday reported favorahly the
bill which has passed the House, pro-
vidang for the survey of lands within
railroad land grants, so they may be
subject to taxation.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles was severely
injured Wednesday by being thrown
from his horse. Two ribs were broken
and other injuries sustained.
The House has passed the bill tn
pay overtime claims of letter carriers
previously passed by the Senate. The
claims Of Colorado beneficiaries az.
grsgate 1888.