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The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-08
FRANK HANSON IS
SHOT BY UNKNOWN

Fillmore. Utah, Dec. S.-Frank Han
con, former postmaster here. whose
cJCapudes ana arrests here have fur
nished the text for great deal of
scandal and who was tried twice on a
charge OF arson, and who was also
tried upon n charge of destroying gov
crnmcnt property, but whose acqulttal
upon technicalities resulted. IL again
in the limolight here
This time II is what he declares
was An attempt upon his life. and TO
substantive his statement shows five
wounds, all inflicted by shot. while 53
shot were picked out of the door of
his home, In front OF which he was
standing when the shot was fired He
was struck five times. once in the
forehead. twice just below the eye.
another In the thigh, and still anoth-
or In the leg.
Shooting Occurred Saturday.
The shooting occurred at about s
O'Clock Saturday evening. AT that
hour according to Hansons story, he
stepped out the rear door of his
home here to throw out basin of
water, and when in this act a gun
was fired by some unknown person.
the shots striking him as stated. He
fell back In the doorway and was
carried into tho house. when a sur
geon was called and his wounds were
dressed. He Is not seriously hurt.
County Attorney X. w King. as
sisted by the sheriff and town mar
shal OF this place. at once began an
investigation Hanson was retIcent
and not inclined to talk much, except
TO tell how he was wounded. but he
did not know who fred the shot, nor
did he suspicion any one. However.
the officers finally took in w. p. Vas
tai, who had heretofore been very
chummy with Hanson. but there was
no evidence TO hold him and he was
released. The investigation Is being
continued
In view of the nature OF the wounds
the theory Of attempted suicide. which
was first suggested. has been set aside
and other clues are now being fol-
lowed. County Attorney King Is de
termined 10 probe the matter TO the
bottom
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-08
RANDOM
REFERENCES

Thomas C. Brownson. Jr., was
among the Salt Lake visitors in this
city yesterday
Call Allen, phones %. for carriages
for funerals anG operas Private calls
q specially. Also prompt delivery OF
Baggage 412 25th. =
George j, Merritt and wife OF Salt
Lake are visiting friends in Ogden
WANTED-Clean white rags at tho
Standard
Mrs. Graham Of Morgan spent We'd
nesday with Ogden friends.
Advertisers must have their copy
for the Evening standard the evening
before the day on which the adyer-
uSement Is to appear In order to in.
sure publication,
o o Shield of Rock River. Wyom-
ing, was a business visitor in this
city yesterday,
Get your Union Pacific and Oregon
Short Line tickets at the Office In the
Opera House Block. Don't force your.
SELF TO stand In uDe at the Depot =
Among tho salt Lake visitors In the
city yesterday were c. r. Steinman,
j. S. Cunningham and F. C. Spike
h F. Snyder and wife were Salt
Lake guests Of ogden friends We'd
neSday
G. H. Winstead of Ely is a business
visitor in this city.
s. Y Weir and Alex Weir, both Of
Idaho Falls, are visitors in Ogden.
A. w. BeTrett was a visitor from
St Anthony yesterday
T. P. Lewis OF Montello. was in the
city on business n few hours Wed.
neSday.
Salt Lake Visltors.-Chicf of Police
Thomas Browning and Jailer Hag-
bert Anderson wero visitors In Salt
Lake City yesterday, returning late
last night.
llconsee to Wed.-Marriagc II.
censes havo been Issued to Edwin
NJ. Bingham and Laura o. Olsen OF
Wilson, Aurelius Lund OF Nephi and
Bertha Thornton of North Ogden
Continued on Page EaA;
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-08
CATTLE MEN ARE
TREATED As PRISONERS

OMAHA. Dec THE published
statements OF alleged fayors shown
the Nebraska 'Cattle barons" now
serving a slX-months sentence in the
county jail at Hastings. Ncb.. for yio-
latlons OF the federal land laws. are
wholly without foundation. according
10 the report OF United States District
Attorney Howell. of Omaha, and ]. f
Fishman, special examiner, who visit
ed the Jail yesterday.
The prisoners, w. C. Comstocll,
Bartlett Richards. AQuilla Trplett,
ard }. P. Jameson, are all wealthy
stockmen of western Nebraska.
Mr.. Howell today declared that in
every particular the cattle men re-
celycd the same treatment and the
same food given other prisoners in
Hastings jail.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-08
WHEN EVERYONE TOOK A DRINK
tFrom the Autobiography of Horace

(From the Autobiography of Horace
GroeleyD
In my childhood there was no mer-
ry-mahng, there was no entertain
ment Of relatives or friends, there
was scarcely a casual gathering of
two or three neighborS for an even.
lTG's chat. without strong drink
Cider. always, while it remained
drlnkaOle without severe coutortions
OF Visage. Rum. at all seasons and
on all occasions. wag required and
provided No house or barn was
raised without a bountiiul supply of
the latter. and generally Of both. A
wedding without "toddy." Sling or
punch with rum undisguised in
abundance, would have been deemed
poor. mean AFFAIR. even among the
penniless, while the more fortunate
and thrifty, OF course. dispensed wine.
brandy and gin in profusiou
Dancing almost the only pastime
wherein the sexes Jointly participated
was always enliVened and stimu.
lated by liquor. Militia trainings
then rigidly enforced at least twice a
year-usually wound up with drink
ing frolic at the village tavern. Elec-
ton days were drinking days. as they
still too commonly are. and even fu-
nerals were regarded as iDadeQuately
celebrated without the dispensing OF
spiritous consolation. so that I dis
tlnctly remember the neighborhood
talk, in 1920, after the funeral of a
poor mans child. that ii he hadn't
been mean as well as poor he would
have cheered the hearts OF his SYM
pathlzing friends by treating them at
least to one gallon OF rum.
| have heard my father say that be
had moved through the hayiEg sea-
son OF thirty consecutive years. and
never a day without liquor; and the
account of an lrishman who moved
and pitched throughout one haying.
drinking only buttermilk, while his
associates drank rum, yet accom-
plished more, and with less fatigue.
than any OF them. was received with
Luch wondering incredulity. as
though 1t had been certified that he
had lived wholly on air Nay we
had an ordination in Amherst nearly
dfty years ago, settling an able and
popular young clergyman named Lord
u ptIlttt ut II INV Ant NGutI dDlN
cx-presldent OF Dartmouth college) to
the signal satisfaction of the great
body of our people. and. according To
my recollection. strong drink was
1ore generally and bountlfully dis.
pensed than on any previous occa.
sion. bottles and glasses being set on
tables In front OF many farmers
houses as an invitation to those who
PASSED on their way to or from the
Installation to stop and drink freely
We have worse liquor now than we
had then. and delirium tremens, apo
plcxy. palsy, etc. come sooner and
oftener to those who use IT, But our
consumers Of strong drink are class
whereas they were then the whole
people. The pious probably drank
more discreetly titan the ungodly, but
they all drank to their own satisfac
ton. and, / judge. more than was con
sistent with their personal good.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-08
AVIATOR MADE NEW
WORLDS RECORD

MEMPHIS, Dec. 7-Rene Barrier
established worlds record this after
noon when he flew more than sixteen
miles in 10 minutes So Is seconds.
thereby winning $4,000 offered by the
Memphis Commercial Appeal.
He outwInged Jonn B. Moisant, who
blazcd the way over tho course, by
nearly eight minutes. Both used Bic
riot monoplanes. The previous record
over closed course was established
by Leon Morane. at Rheims. last Au-
gust In this flight. siXty-five miles
an hour was attained.
Weather conditions were almost
perfect The air was cool, but a
bright sun was shining and there was
Just the suggestion OF a breeze.
c. K Hamilton. in his heayier-than-
air biplane, missed death by hairs
breadth and in his effort performed a
spectacular feat of airmanship. In an
exhibition he had reached height OF
2oO feet when his motor went dead.
Then he started to glide, eventually
Strlklng the earth with thump, his
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-08
uNsUeouAeLe SAN FRANCISCO.

The city OF San Francisco Is as.
ceTtalned TO have now 41G.9l2 In
habitants. an increase of 2l,6 per cent
IN ten years IL also has in sight ST.
100000 TO form the financial backing
OF the Panama exposition. which II
purposes to hold in 1915.
One fact will be inseparable from
treSe figures in the mind OF every
person who takes thought on their
astonishing showing In the most
fruitful period of the decade whose
results the census returns measure.
San Francisco was oyertaken by one
o. the greatest disasters that have
happened since men first began TO
build cities and collect therein
Early in the maryelousiy prosper
Gus year OF 1906 devastation visited
5000 acres OF the towns,te. destroy
ing 25,000 buildings, sending $780,
100000 of its wealth away in smoke
and dispensing It's Inhabitants until
only 100000 remained.
The spirit on the unsubduablc San
Francisco which has called It's scat
tered sons and daughters back to it.
self and out OF it's rayaged resources
has filled It's treasure chest, prepara-
tory to inviting the world 20 come
and see how crushing calamity can
be overcome and even mocked at. Is
one of the finest things In American
municipal history. 1t repeats on a
superb scale what indumitablc little
Galveston did on a smaller scale.
1t Is proper TO state before the con
test between New Orleans and San
Francisco becomes more acute that
San Francisco had made elaborate
plans for a Panama exposition before
earthquake ana FIRE laid 1t waste a
bin on the subject was Introduced i'm
congress as early as January. 1906
Daving shown after It's time of dis
trcss its own capacity Tor survival, it
took up those plans again al the ear
hest possible moment and expanded
their ambitious character
OF the $l750O.00 exposition fund
now available, S7.500OO0 has been
subscribed 10y citizens, $5.0C0,0O0 VIII
be derived from a city bond Issue.
aud S5000.O00 from a state bond is
sue. The city proposes 10 ask from
congress no financial assistance what
ever. only official recognition.
ST. Louis. which was materially
larger city at the time Il planned Its
Louisiana Purchase exposition than
San Francisco Is now. and one which
bad suffered no great misfortune. can
appreciate better than any other city
POSSIBLY can. what San Francisco S
splendid perseverance in behalf oil
its exposition plan means.
In this city nearly $5,00J.000 in ac
tnal cash was obtained from popu-
lar subscription to exposition stock.
$4,000 600 from city bond ISSUE
and $1,000, 900 from the national gov
cTnment, but the exposition was ac-
corded no financial aid from the ate
1t seemed for time thar San ran
Cisco's day of misfortune would be
the day of opportunity Tor Los An
Celcs, Seattle and other cities on the
western ocean. 1t has re-established
N brilliant fashion. however. its pres
tige and It's title to the capital status
In the whole Pacific country st.
Louis Republic.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-08
CONGRESS- SUMMARY

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-Intercst
in congress today conferred in the re-
porting to both houses of the findings
OF the Balinger-Pinchot Investigating
committee.
Three reports were nled-a malori-
" report, clearing the secretary OF
all charges, a minority report, finding
against MIN. and an Individual report
by Representative Madison. lnsurgent
Republican OF Kansas, also condem-
nntory
The senate ordered 10000 copies of
The reports printed
The result of the committees work
probably viii prove to be negligible.
for the report leaves the question
Just where 1t was when il started.
and there is said TO be trouble ahead
If a vote is called for TO determine
which report shall be adopted.
In the house the day was occupied
In considering bills on the calendar.
The Indian appropriation bill, the
first OF the big supply measures. was
introduced - corr,eS $Sl60,S9j
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-08
FRANK GOTCH HAS
PERMANENTLY RETIRED.

CHICAGO. Dec, Frank Gotch
worlds wrestling champion. who ha
defended his title successfully against
the invasion Of foreign grapplers since
he wrcsted the championship from
Hackenschmidt In 1908. and who an
nounced his retirement from the mat
game when he threw Xybs26o last
winter, arrived in Chicago yesterday
from his home in Humboldt. la 10 be
Il spectator at the Hackenschmidt
Westergaard match At the Coliseum
tonight
The first statement which Gotch
made to several friends who were
eager to find out II he would be will
ing to consider match with Hack IN
schmidt, was to the effect that he is
through with wrestling and that no in
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-08
WHAT DEFEATED ENGLEeRIGHT

And for the defeat of Englebright
we can thank the Sacramento Bee
That paper showed him up In his true
light and made n fair, honorable and
consistent fight against him And, by
the way. don't we most always find
the Bee doing good work for the
people We opine that no paper on
this coast has anything over the Bee
in that respect-and wen include the
news service also. In the vernacular
of the sport, you've got TO hand it to
the Bee e'-Sisson Headlight.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-08
COMPLETE JURY IN
The ERBSTEIN CASE

CHICAGO, Dec. "A jury was com
pletcd today in the trial of Attorney
Charles Erbstein on charges Of brib-
Ing juror Ia the second trial of MI
nority Leader Lee ONeil Browne as
an alleged purchaser OF votes for Unit
ed States senator William I.orlmer.
and the prosecutor at once began his
outline of the states case
The specific charge is that Erb-
stein gave Grant McCutcheon. juror.
$225 for holding out against conyic-
ton of Browne, who was acquitted.
McCUtcheon alleged confession TO
the states attorney and to the Cook
county grand jury followed another
alleged confession OF Harry Stacey,
who is declared by the prosecutor 70
have been the so between" in hand
ling the money
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-08
NURSES A GSEAT MAN.
From the London Sketch )

From the London Sketch.l
Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain remains
the devoted friend and nurse OF the
great statesman who IS her husband
He is never happy if she is out Of
sight for a moment She is begin
Ming to show signs Of her lone term Of
nursing but Sh" assures all her
friends she IS perfectly happy and
that her only trial would be were any
thing 10 happen 10 joe II is said
that some dag Mrs. Chamberlain viii
enter an Anglican sisJerhood; she Is
very deyoUt and Is a constant Wis
itor al well-Bnown convent. near
EPSON Most OF her private income
she gives TO charity, but in the most
unos. entaiio1s manner The agents
who dispense 1t have strlctest instruc-
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-08
PENSACOLA RESUL rs

PENSACOLA. Fla. Dec. First
Race-Fiye fuTlongs: DR.. Hollis, 10
l. Won; Saboten, even. second; Out
post. 1 to 2. third Time 1904 S-5.
Second race-Five rurlongs Amer.
on, s to ] won: Ringer, even. second .
o. K. Herndon, to l, third. Time.
los.
Third Racc-Four and one-half fur
longs Ben Sand. / TO 5. won, Allen
con. : to .. second: Uncle Walter, out,
third Time. ST,
Fourth Race-Seven furlongs: En-
plicit. to 5, won; Cry Baby, even.
second Rose O'Neill, 8 to 2, third.
Time, 1:2i 2-5
Fifth Race-Six and one-half fur
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-08

tions never TO reveal whence II comes.
Her friends have ceased to invite her
out now, SO persistently does she de-
cline all their invitations. Ever since
she has been married she has written
twice each week TO her mother, never
missing a mail no matter where she
is.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-08

longs: WhIptop, TO 2. won; Alice,
s to 5, second. Rebel Queen, 3 to 2,
third. Time, l;25 2-5.
Sixth Race-Mile aud sixteenth
The Monk. 4 to O. won. Golden Cas-
tie. even, second; Woolsctoue, } TO 2,
third. Time, l;52.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-08
STEAMER LOST
HER PROPELLER

NEW YORK. Dec. THE Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse, which lost a pro
peller in mid-ocean last Monday, ar
rived today. several hours ahead OF
her expected arrival The accident
happened in fine moderate weather.
There was little excitement among
the passengers, which was speedily al
layed by Captain Pollock. who eS-
planned the accident
The steamer proceeded under tho
starboard engines, making II II knots
an hour
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-08

machine wreck. hut his bones whole
Roland G. Garros. who sustained q
broken nose and other hurts when he
tel several days ago, demonstrated
his pluck today His face still ban
daged, he went aloft for ten minutes
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-08
STEAMER ASHORE.

DULUTH. MINI, Dec THE Can
ndian eteamer Dunelin is reported in
distress on the shore off Isle Royal
and to have called for help from Port
Arthur.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-08

ducement could bring bim back onto
the mat
Il am through with the mat game
Gotch said. In answer to a number of
queries about his 'ture plans. II
made this announcement last winter,
and | am going 10 show the world that
| was sincere in making the state
ment"
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-08

General, the enemy flies" will have
a new meaning when aeroplanes are
used in warfare.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-08

"A little of this goes a long way.
said the aeronaut. as he fliclied tho
ash from his cigar
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-08

To avoid punishment for theft. a
Sacramento girl married. and We NAV
now expect the gentle cyplc TO al
firm that she traded a short prison
term for a life sentence
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-08
SVJ N N 7
n MOL! 9 I'!I9Z.55S!!y'z / ! !.

Sunny Monday soap is just
as pure as it looks. 1t is white,
made from the pureSt mate
rials and contains no rosin-
starts dirt like magic-washes
woolens without shrinking
does not fade colors-works
in any kind of water-and
contains marvellous dirt
starter which saves time and
rubbing. Sunny Monday will
double the life of your clothes
and save you half the labor
OF wash day.
6~1@EozEsz5-7s7s -
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-08
STANDARD TELEPHONES

EDITORIAL ROOM
Bell Phone ..ss...,N No. 322
Independent two rines) .5e
BUSINESS OFFICE
Either 'pho.o Zone rIne) SO
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1910-12-24
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

District Court. Sixth Judicial District,
Territory of New Mexico, County Of
Quay. w. +. Buchanan and First Ma.
tional Bank of Tucumcari, n. NJ, plain.
tiffs, VS.. 5. NJ. Howell and p. f. Howell,
defendants.
Said defendants are hereby notified
that said plaintiffs have filed suit
against them in said court and cause
whereby plaintiffs seek judgment
against said defendants for the sum Of
$322l.2l, with 10 per cent interest there.
on from April 20, 1910, together with
10 per cent attorneys fees and costs of
suit and for the foreclosure of deed
of trust given TO secure said indebted.
ness, dated October 90, 1909; and for
the sale of the property described
therein, to-wit: Lot- three and four,
block fourteen, lot two in block six and
lot FIVE in biock sixteen Of Burn s First
Addition, TO the Town of Nara Visa as
shown on map and plat filed in the of
fee Of the county recorder; and that the
proceeds Of such sale be applied TO the
satisfaction Of saio judgment. You are
further notified that unless you appear
in said cause on or before the 18th day
of February. 1911, judgment pro con
fesso will lac entered against you for
the amount above stated and said prop
erty will be sold TO satisfy said judg
ment Plaintiffs attorneys, Hollomar
& McElroy, Whose postofIice address i,
| TucumcBri y NJ
| SEAL Chas T. Downs,
I121T-4t Clerk
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1910-12-24
YOUNG STAFFORD
APPOINTED CLERK

Judge John X. McFie has appointed
Deputy District Clerk Edward l.. SAT-.
ford. son of Travelling Auditor Charles
V. Stafford, TO be clerk of the first iu.
dicial district succeeding the late Frank
W. Shcaron. Young Stafford has been,
since leaving school year ago. with his
father in the office Of the Territorial An.
ditor. and is said Ia he man Of sterl.
ing worth and good habits He has
been officiating as clerk Of the court NJ
Estancia this month. filling temporarily
pointed
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1910-12-24

The News was taken 90 task this
week by A. r. Moses, who is the town.
site man at Rock Island. for making
the statement last week that Rock Is.
land had been changed TO Glenrio. There
has been no change of name but Glen.
rio is new line town across
from Rock Island. Rock Island be-
ing in New Mexico and Glenrio in Tex
~. They are not rival towns but are
pulling together TO build one good one
They occupy the same position as Tex
co-farwell and their future is flatter'
ing
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1910-12-24

leo. Next year we 20 back TO
the original size. seven columns aud
as many pages as the business condi.
tions of the community from week to
week will Justify. II il happens, YOU will
see IL in the News We have no Crouch,
we are for Tucumcari, the constitution
and the new state. We have every rea.
son to believe that New Mexico il
emerging from a dependency to n SOW.
erign commonwealth Of the Union and
that the editor who never east a vote
for n president is going to be able to
stand flat footed and push one in for
Teddy in 1912. This alone should make
il a Merry Christmas for us and every
New Mexican who is similarly situated.
and the News heartily wishes every citi.
zen Of our great country Merry,
Merry Christmas.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1910-12-24

II seems that the government is going
to pay more attention TO the agricultur.
al interests in the Southwest A govern.
ment engineer and soil expert has been
sent 10 the agricultural college at Me
sila Park and will be kept there for
the purpose of advising the farmers of
the territory n to the best methods of
growing crops with limited irrigati ion.
II il understood that we'll irrigation will
come in for goodly share of the infor.
nation sent out 10 the farmers of the
state by this engineer. Nothing but
good can come OF this, and the farmers
Of New Mexico should avail themselves
of all the information to be had along
these lines.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1910-12-24

We have right TO hail the day, to
put lights in our windows to welcome
its coming; To fire the yulc log even as
our ancestors did and with music, with
organ and harp and choir aud JOY bells.
to hail its coming: with feasts to wei.
come IL; with humble exultation TO re.
ioice in il, for the blessings that are
ours, for the hopes that were kndlcd
and the promises that heaven and earth.
God : messengers and God : stars unit.
ed in "a praise service when II was Civ.
en- us.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1910-12-24

There will he one more issue Of the
News before winding out the old wear.
hut Christmas. the greatest holiday Of
the wear i with US today. newSpa
per never has holiday. the only way
they can escape the grind is simply "a
quit and lock the door. II is not the
custom Of the News ia say much about
itself, hut will venture close enough "a
the border Of newspaper etiquette "a
say 10 our patrons that we are gettins
ready 10 cnarge the paper and "a
make II one Of the most repre-
sentative publications ia New Mex