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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-21
San Francisco Mining Stocks.

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 20.-The Off
cial closing quotations for mining stocks
today were as follows.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-09-07
SILVER CREEK.
bfHN Ell STs'
From the Sand.

rom Sduu.
Anon Sanders is engaged in putting 10
152 ton silo for David Lea at his farm
southwest Of town. SilOs are scarce
thing in this community, and We hope to
hear another year OF Mr.. Lees expert
ence with his.
Saturday evening last was sad time
for Frank Bump. II is the first time In
years hat he has had a day off from
labor, and he is kicking about that. As
he WAS driving west by O'COnnors farm
his horse WAS frightened by the bright
light Of an engine from behind and start
ed to run. He stopped it suddenly by
q Jerk on the lines and a bolt came ont,
releasing one side of the shafts from the
buggy and they bumped onto the
horses hind legs, then the horse
bumped Bump out of the buggy onto
Mother Earth and broke his right arm.
Then the horse bumped on home and a
short time after kind Samaritans helped
Bump home where a doctor dressed his
wounds. We are sorry for Bump and
wonder if his name had been different II
his bumps would have been lesser OF
worse--
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THE WORD GOWN"
u First Came Into Uss In the -Four.
<senth Century.

u First Came Into Uss In the Four
>ssnth Century.
Female costume in the tenth century
was classical in its simplicity. The
women wore long. loose. flowing skirts
reaching to the feet and a draped
cote" or upper garment. Chaucer, who
died in 400. when Henry ". was king.
frequently uses the word cote. In the
Canterbury Tales he depicts the SER
geant-at-law as wearing q medley
Cote" which no doubt means a coat
Of many cOlors, while the miller he
describes as wearing "a whyte cote"
1t was in the fourteenth century that
the word gown" first came into use.
An anonymous author in no mild
words finds fault with the fashion Of
his days. He writes that ''the COM
mons were bcsOtted in excess Of ap-
parel, In wide surcOats reaching to
their lOyns. some In a garment reach
Ing to their heels, close before and
strOwtinS out ON the side. 50 that on
the back they make men seem women.
and these they call by ridiculous
name-gown."
As early as the twelfth century wOm-
ems cotes were made with trains. and
In the first quarter Of the thirteenth
century bishop moralizes early on
their vanity for wearing trained cotes,
some Of which contained seven ellis
and alf."-Westminster Gazette.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-09-07
TIBUR0N ISLAND.
lts Waters Are Literally Swarmins
With Fsroeious Sharks.

It's Waters Are Literally Swarmins
With Fsroeious Sharks.
Less than three thousand miles from
the city of New York and about a
third Of that distance from San Fran
cisco there Is situated. in the upper
reaches Of the gulf Of California, a
small island. worthless even for 50
mean purpose as the raising Of goats.
but nevertheless a center Of attraction
for the cthnOlOgists and archaeOlO-
gists Of the old and new worlds for
many generations.
This rocky peak. rising from the
quiet waters Of the gulf. IS known a.
TiburOn island. Tiburon Is Spanish
word which. translated into English.
means shark" The waters around the
islet are literally swarming with these
tigers Of the sea. and the inhabitants
Of the island are said to be no less e
rOciOus than the sharks. TiburOn Is
pcOpled with n handful Of Indians. the
only abOriGincs of their kind I'm the
world. known rs Serbs. They are re-
puted to he cannibals. to be SO fierce
that none Of the mainland tribes of
Mexican redskins ever dare invade
their shores and to possess the secret
of manufacture of a peculiarly deadly
poison with which they prepare their
arrows before battle.-Wide World
Magazine.
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LEIGH.
From the World.


A. Klopped got badly hurt by tripping
and falling down before blind horse
that would not stop when told but
walked right over him stepping on his
back and breaking three OF his ribs.
While very painful it is not dangerous.
In District court. Henry B. Peitzmei-
or has sued the county of Colfax and the
county commissioners of COlfax county,
alleging that while crossing a bridge
across the Maple Creek on Aug. l, 1910.
with his steam engine and separator, the
bridge gave way and he was thrown
with his machine and engine into the
creek He figures his damage at $3,OO.
lie further alleges that he sustained
q broken leg. and lacerRted and bruis-
ed Jaw and many other injnrles worth
Sl5. 900 lie also puts up claim OF
81 900 for work lost this fall on account
of his wounds and destruction of his
threshing outfit. John Marek, who was
the engineer running said engine filed
his suit, alleging that he suffered dam
Ages in the sum of 5000. Joseph
Deppe, who WAS the helping hand also
claims damages in the sum Of 5000 on
account Of injuries sustained and loss of
time and wages.
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GENOA.
From the Times.

From the Times.
Mr.. and Mm. ID. A. Willard returned
from Oklahoma last Saturday where
they spent several days. Mr.. Willard
says the part Of Oklahoma he visited ia
developing rapidly and land is increasing
in value. The peach crop was immense
this year. Large peaches retail for $40 a
bnshel. Small peaches are fed TO hogs,
as there is no demand for them on the
market. Mr.. Willard has planned to
return to Oklahoma the last OF Septem.
Der and contemplstss spending the win
ter there.
Automobile dealers who have been
predicting that the growing demand for
autos would put the horse ont of bust
ness to large extent, have another guess
coming. According to the government
census reports, there are twenty -one mil
lion horses in the United States. Great
as has been the development of the auto
mobile, the horse still holds his own.
What is more remarkable, horses are
worth on an average ten dollars moro q
head than they were a year ago. The
horse thus shares in the general pros
perity.
Aug. Smith was 81 years old last Fri.
day, and in order to properly celebrate
the event his children got together and
invaded the home in the evening, giving
their aged parent . happy surprise.
Sixty-two years ago Mr.. Smith was Q
soldier in the German army fighting on
the side of the government in the Re.
volution Of 1913. Later be came To
America, and in 1861 enlisted in defense
Of the Union. serving in the army OF the
Potomac. Near the close of the VA
he was taken prisoner. and spent sever.
al months in Q Confederate prison.
After the war Mr.. Smith came west and
assisted in building the Union Pacific
railway. In 1868 he hired out @ farm
hand in Platte county. In the family
OF the man he worked for was Q young
daughter. She is Nm Aug. smith now
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-09-07
BELLwOOD.

From the Gazette.
Ruth Harling of Pine, La, eleven
years OF age. was married Tuesday to
VIM. Brand, aged 49, The bride can
60 up head. We believe che is the
youngest bride on record.
The storm which visited this vicinity
about seven o'clock Sunday evening did
but little damage. About 21 inches OF
rain fell. Corn was considerably fiat
tened in many fields but with dry
weather it will again straighten up.
Over in Polk county the storm was more
severe. A dispatch from Osceols to the
World Herald says that Gls inches OF
rain fell; that the Union Pacific track is
under water for three fourths OF mile
on either side of the station and all
trains are tied up. Lightning struck
the residences OF II. N. Powers and II.
A. Mills, causing considerable damage.
X. Walkers barn and ]. Timm's grsnary
were struck by lightning and burned.
So was George Horst's granary. Mrs.
Fred Shank was compelled to flee from
her home, wading through water up to
her shoulders with her child in her arms.
A dispatch from BruniEg Neb.. dated
Aug. q. 1910, says that several people
were injured. two fatally and two sever
ly, when wind mill tower sixty feet
high, on which we're perched thirty
spectators of picnic performance
party collapsed throwing the occupants
to the ground, fatally injuring two and
severely injnrinR two. John Knutzen
had his back broken and cannot live.
John Schrock sustained what are de-
clared to he fatal internal injuries.
James Meyer was badly bruised and cat.
Henry Rasher was badly bruised and
his leg broken Others were but slight
ly hurt. John knutzen, ii will be re-
membered. formerly lived in BellwOod.
His many young friends will regret I"
learn OF the sad accident that happened
to him. Knntzen was taken to hOspi-
tai at Omaha where five doctors admin
istered to his wounds.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-09-07
CEDAR RAPIDS

From the Outlook.
Miss Mable Nicholson of Monroe.
Nebr, and Miss Nay Hoppeck OF Full.
lerton, Who have been visiting at the
Beatty home, returned TO their homes
Tuesday.
During the rain Sunday night Charley
Young lost sixty fine, Young chickens.
The chickens were roosting in boxes on
the ground and the water raised mp into
the boxes, drowning the lot.
While returning home from the FIJI.
lerton chautauqus last Sunday night,
Mr.. Larson and wife and two children
came near losing their lives by the ma
chine running of 2O-foot bridge. The
scene OF the sncident Was near the old
Bsttenhorst place. about three miles
south of Cedar Rapids. The night vas
dark and rainy and the roads we're very
muddy from the all days rain. The
road leading to the bridge ct this place
makes . sharp turn and when the auto
struck the bridge no doubt the machine
skidded of to the side. The machine
and four occupants vent OF the bridge.
to the ground 20 feet below. Nm Lar.
son was very badly injured. having siz
or eight ribs broken, also her collar
bone. The rect of the party received
but few bruises.
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legs and his face slightly scratched.
Tashler was arrested and fined S. and
costs The charge was assault.
While returning home from town last
Friday evening Peter J. Schmitz had az
accident which caused him to receive q
badly broken leg. He and his hired man
had been to town and we're returning to
the farm two miles east of here. When
they had reached the big hill going ont
on the Second street road the shaft came
down causing the horse to get fright
ened. Mr.. Schmitz, in trying to stop
the running animal got one foot fastened
in the wheel, breaking the leg just below
the knee. The SHRED man" got dumped
ont OF the buggy without getting a
scratch
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-09-07
LINDSAY.

From the Post.
The barn on the John Bodemic farm
10 miles northeast OF here burned Sat-
urday night His five horses and all his
harness and hay WAS destroyed in the
fire. 1t isn't known how the fire was
started.
Last Friday very interesting encoun-
ter occurred not far from this place.
Following is the way it was reported to
us While pitching bundles into wagon
Jack Tashner and John Diesburg mixed
it, first using pitchforks and then after
deciding to lay the forks to one side,
they finished it by scratching and the
former using his pocket knife The lat
ter got little knife wound in one OF his
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"eyeso.es" when it 10 necessary, but it 10
not always necessary.
o. d. Moon Of st. Edward, suffered .
fractured arm lest Thursday ct the Old
Settlers' picnic while playing ball. He
vas playing with the Boone nine and
Wa batting when tho ball struck him on
the forearm fractuSina it. A doctor was
summoned ct once and the broken arm
was sst Friday morning he returned
home. A soon - the game was over .
purse Of $40 wss raised for Moons benz.
ct. Mr.. Moon has played ball for sev.
eral years on local teams.
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Athletics and the Unfit.

Those who are unfit should not In
dulge In athletic games IS warning
BY DR.. Woods Hutchinson in Outing.
A boy. for instance. Is little weak
afteI q mild attack Of infectious fever.
pneumonia. Influenza or tonsilitis. and
his heart Is beating faster and more
violently than It should on exertion.
But the team wants him or he wants n
record, or both. and away he goes into
training.
'Suddenly one day the heart can no
longer drive on its overload Of blood.
and down goes the runner or Oarsman
In an attack of heart failure" and ath-
letics get all the discredit.
The same danger lies when there IS
no training. the sport being purely In
formal It lies also where the girl just
convalescent persists In taking part In
q long anticipated dance. Only that
phase Of common sense which IS mani
tested in common prudence IS neces-
sary to avoid such perils.
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ST. EDWARD

From the Advance.
Nels Olson purchased the Shel CLARK
farm north OF st. Edward last week and
having sold his farm at Waboo will move
his family here in the spring. Mr.. o..
son owns the lGO acres adjoining Mr..
Olarks farm on the north where he
lived some six or seven years ago before
going TO Wahoo.
While on the road returning from the
Fullerton Chsutauqua last Sunday in
his automobile. Henry Orosier ran his
car into deep ditch. upsetting the ma
chine and throwing himself and family
into the mud. but happily no one was
injured The accident occurred during
the heavy rain which fell that night and
at point about four miles from any
place OF shelter and the party was com
PEELED TO stand in the drenching rain
until Geo. Brisben who happened along
picked them up.
Nina 1. HeberIing came very near be-
ing eorsd to death by q mad runaway
bull last evening at the home Of her
daughter, Mrs. F. F. Abbott south Of
town. CT Peterson living northeast
OF st. Edward had received number OF
choice cattle on the evening train and
when they were being unlosded at the
stock yards one of them broke away and
ran south to the Abbott farm. MD
Heberling had gone ont to the mail box
and was returning to the house and
when half way to the house the animal
turned into the yard and made straight
for her. She was knocked down but
managed to get 20 her feet again and
ran to the fence in hope OF getting on
the other side and ont OF the animate
reach. She was only about half way
through the fence when the bull rushed
at her again and this time butted her
through the fence with such force that
her lower limb was broken. She is now
lying IN q critical condition AZ the re-
snlt OF her injuries.
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WORKED LIKE A CHARM.
She Joined Q Card Club In Order e
Forget Her Work.

She Joined . Card Club In Order to
Forget Her Work.
An Atchison woman who found the
monotony Of dishwashing. cooking and
laundry work proving too much for
sanity was urged to Join q card club.
ut will take your mind of your
work" she was told, and 50 she Joined.
In order to attend she had to get up
that morning I'M hour earlier to get
her work done: q neighbor girl was
hired to stay with the baby. and when,
fiustered. nervous and tired. she left
the house fifteen minutes late she was
followed by the screams Of her three
children because they couldn't be
taken along. But she had her mind
taken of her work at the card party.
OF that there IS no doubt, for when
she made a misplay her partner.
perfect lady. walked right over her.
then picked her up and shook her, and
then chewed on her for fifteen min
utes. She became 30 frightened that
the little wits she had under her hair
ned. and she made another misplay
with another partner. and this woman.
also q perfect lady. talked to her in
way the woman should have been
ashamed to talk to q dog. Itwas more
than she could endure. and, weeping
Ike q sprinkling cart. she got up and
went home.
1T did even more than 1t promised,
she told her husband. Nothing has
ever happened to me In oil my life that
20 effectively took my mind OF my
work. Why, there were times when
even forgot I had you and all the chill
dren!"-Atchison Globe.
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From the Record

From the Record.
"John," tho famous IA year old dog
of O. G.. Gylline WAS found dead this
morning having been poisoned. Mr..
Gylling feels very badly over his loss
% the dog was . great favorite Of the
GyllinR folks, however Mr.. Gylling BE-
lieves that the poisoning wss accidental
having been put out for some other
purpose. The dog has been very useful.
ut one time giving an alarm that pre-
vented bsd fire at the 0ylling home.
The body of Ed Grossnicklaus vas
found hanging in his barn this morning
1t his home twelve miles southeast OF
this city. where be committed suicide
by hanging. No cause is given at this
time for the act. Sheriff Ware and
Coroner Anderson were notified and
proceeded to the scene OF the tragedy.
It appears that Mr.. Grossnicklsus did
his morning work as usual and after
wards went into his barn and ended his
life. He is we'll known here % . hard
working and industrious farmer. He
leaves Q wife and two daughters, tho
elder being The wife Of George Chapman.
Forty four years ago in July, Mr.. N.
A. Mile OF this city. who Was then pros
peoting out in the Rockies took bis de-
parture from that part Of the then worth.
less vest back to civilization, leaving
some companions, among whom was ono
N. E. Schriver. Mr.. Mills had pros
pected and found little and left Q hole
which he had been working to his COM
panious. Mr.. Schriver and others kept
on with the hole and finally struck pay
dirt in good quantities. He did we'll al
mining and afterward went back east
and Mr.. Mills never saw or heard from
him afterward ill last Friday, when the
gentleman who was visiting in Nebraska
located Mr.. Mills and came TO see him.
It needs no remarking that these two
gentlemen are having . very enjoyable
visit. Mr.. Schriver is now in the stock
business at Mt. Ayr, Indiana, and is do.
ing very we'll.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-09-07
ALBION.

From the News.
OF course, those merchants OF Albion
who paid their money to an Iowa con-
Germ for the insertion OF their eds 10 an
advertising circular, fully endorse the
practice OF ordering goods from foreign
catalogue houses. This should be due
notice to the local papers to cease their
campaign for patronizing homo indus.
tries.
Many citizens wonder Why, when q
new building 10 to be erected, and there
is ample vacant room on the rear of the
lot. that it 10 not used to pile the build.
ing material upon instead Of occupying
the street. OF oourse everybody 10 will.
ing TO put up with Inconvenience and
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INDIANS PRIDE.

Native Reserve and Conservatism
Keep Thsm Apart From Whites.
Even among the Five Civilized Tribes
there still remain many communities
wholly full blood. These people drift
together. following their own ideas Of
life. speaking their own language and
retiring before the whites with the
same strange reserve and pride that
characterized them in their Wild state.
Although claiming the name Of sew
eral Christian denominations and fol-
lowing certain beliefs with devout-
ness, their ways Of thinking. their dis
Ike Of innovation and their aversion
to work have made them withdraw
to the mountain districts Whether
this 90 called reserve comes from pride
or q distrust Of the white man or IT,
mildly or merely q stubborn conserva.
tism. It produces the same result. the
backward and nonprogressive Indian.
There Is. too. certain mystic quality
that holds the Indian aloof. says the
Southern Workman-a quality that we
do not understand and With which
there Is little sympathy in our every
day life. He Is 90 much Of philos.
opher that he looks upon our strenu-
Gus life with some contempt. dismiss
ing our efforts for personal comfort
and material Advancement with the
remark that the white man Is heap
trouble to himself" While people call
him lazy because he does not care to
exert himself for those things which
seem important to whites. yet to
some religious ceremonial or some ar-
tistic expression his application Is per-
sistent, and the patience Of an In
dians has passed into q proverb.
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Hin Qthac Name.

The candidate for the placesof coach
man had been weighed and was not
wanting. according to his new mis-
tress' lights. Then the question Of his
name. which was Patrick. came up.
The mistress objected to It inner heart.
% she explained that It was her Gus
tom always to call her, coachman by
his family name. Hadshe any objec-
tions7
mot the slightest. ma'am"
.what IS your last name. Patrickr
"EitzpatIick. ma'am"
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The oldest eXtant poem about drag
on fly is said to have been composed
lao years ago by the Emperor iuria-
ku Of Japan. One day. while this en-
peror was hunting. shy the ancient
records. a sadfly came and bit his arm.
Herewith Il dragon fly pounced upon
the Sadfly and devoured 1t. Then the
emperor commanded his ministers to
make an ode in praise Of the dragon
fly. But as they hesitated how to be-
gin he himself composed poem in
praise Of the insect, ending with the
words:
Even a creeping insect
Waits upon the great Lord.
Thy form II will bear.
Yamato, land Of the dragon fly!
And in honor Of the dragon fly the
place of the incident was called Akit-
sumo. or the moor of the dragon fly
"A japanese Miscellany"
neparsee.
But why are you In mourning"
''Oh. for my SINS
Gee: I didn't know you'd lost any"
Cleveland Leader.
Some Wisdom Left.
You didn't tell the barber you were
10 a hurry"
mo. didn't want him to know II. !"
-Pittsburg Post.
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The Two Periods.

The career Of every successful man
may be divided into two periods-6rst,
when he Is not given credit for what
he knows and, second, when he IS Civ
en- credit for what he doesn't know
Life.
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Our0 OiQn.
How do you know they're mar
eied?
"Can't you see? He's making her
bait her own f1shhooks."-Detroit
Free Press.
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A little chap four years oftage me-
with the misfortune to havet his ha'
blown into the river. When hetreachef
home his father saidtto him:
Its q wonder yoasdidn't blow over
board too"
II couldn't" wassthe quicisfesponse.
Il was fastened to>my'1eetT
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Do not Talk about disgrace from .
thing being known when the disgrace
Is that the thing should exist-FAl.
coner.
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Tho Added Part.

Tho Added Part.
Church - Does your neighbor play
that cornet without notes? Gotham
Yes but not without comments. -
Yonkers Statesman.
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WEST BOUND.
Daily except Sunda,

Duly except Sund0y.
MOTIF:
NOs. I, 2, and ars extra faro trains.
NOs. 4, s, Is and II are local passengers.
N0s. IS and % arc local freiGhts.
N0s. and 10 are mail trains only.
No IA due in Omaha as D. N.
No. 3 duo In Omaha 500 d. u.
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6. D. { q.
Tine Table

No, % Pass. (laily 81. Sunday leave. rs N
No. e. Ii, e Ac. Idly 81. Saturday, " 500 m
No. u, MA (daily ex. Sunday arrive. cd N
No. 81. Fri. & Ac. (d'y 81. Sunday ~. ..616 m
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= N0e s0081Iys

Judss-Why didjyou bmn,your barn
down lust after getting It insured:
Esrmee-Your honor. q poor ike
ne can't allocd tot havea barn and IN.
sueance too-Me9,endocfer Batter.
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Aeuts ssnsssof Hsarins.

Aeuts Ssnsssof Hearing.
Camille-Clarencej isn't 20 dif6deEt
when he talks to you through the
phone, Is he? Estelle-lm't he? Eveb
through the phoned canihear his heart
6utteI.-Exchange.