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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-03-24
Handy Ways
Of a Husband

when you have time, George" said
Mrs. Andrews one evening, 81 wish
you would put up that shelf in the
Kitchen"
1T is so hard to do anything after
dark" sighed her husband. IF you
a wait till Saturday afternoon I'll do
it then"
That's what you said last week."
Mrs. Andrews demonstrated. II wait
ed till Saturday and then you said you
would put up the shelf when you fin
ished reading the raper. By that time
you had forgotten it."
"fWell, then, l suppose it's up to me
to do it now" he said. where's the
shelf?"
"Out in the kitchen. Do you need
help?"
"You needn't STIR" he said, gener-
ously. g" a do it, all right"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-03-24
To Save q Wreck.

Il rented n Of these bungalows.
but they had to put the new paper IN
over the old"
Did the paper stick SO tight to the
wslls?"
"No-the walls stuck 10 tight to the
paper"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-03-24
Almost.

'It's wonderful how these Italian
women can carry so much around on
their heads, isn't 1T"
eyes. indeed. They almost equal
their American sisters."-TowE and
Country.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-03-24

said, 'but where do you want that
shelf"
His wife could not count the num-
Der of times she had told him she
wanted it put up over the sink, but
she went patiently and indicated the
place with her finger.
ooh, seems to me you did say some
thing about that" he acknowledged.
1T won't take me a minute, so you
needn't bother to wait when you're so
tired"
She went back to her sewing and
had taken several stitches before he
called again. "Say, do you know where
the mischief the hammers gone to-"
1T is in the tool drawer" she an
swered. "That is, unless you've had
it since I put it away"
1T isn't there" he cried, triumphant,
ly. 1--WE already looked there"
Mrs. Andrews went out to the kitch-
en- and hunted for the missing ham
mer.
1T beats all how things get lost in
this house." he said. "That girl is the
limit. It's sheer carelessness."
"That's what I've always said" Mrs.
Andrews agreed, sweetly, as she fishedi
the hammer out from under the stove.
Here it is"
The husband had the grace to laugh.
."That time 1 was stung," he said.
Il used the hammer this morning to,
pound a nail in my shoe and l re.
member my foot struck it as 7 left the
room, SO I must have kicked it under
the stove. Where are the nails?"
Aren't screws better?"
"Screws!" he exclaimed. I'm that
wood? Nothing but long nails would
hold that shelf. I haven't the slightest
idea where there are any"
Mrs. Andrews found the nails and
went back to her work.
"Alice!" her husband called pres.
emily. would you mind holding the
shelf while I, pound?"
She went out again and held it while
he hammered away for dear life. She
was also properly sympathetic when
the nails bent.
There seems to be a COMPOUNDED
beam in the way" he said. "Ill have
to bore holes first. You go and sit
down and I'll call you when I need
help"
He was as good as his word, for she
was scarcely seated when she was.
summoned again.
DO you know where the bit is 2"
he asked. Give been hunting an age
for it,"
She opened the tool drawer and
took it out.
well, that beats ALL" he ex.
claimed. IT looked there. 1t must
have been under that box. It's very,
hard to find anything with the box of
nails in there"
She had sewed a full seam when
she looked UP and saw him standing
In the doorway.
"You were quiet" she said. "I didn't,
hear you do much hammering."
Il had to give it up" he told her.
Those nails are worthless and Il
knocked quite a bit of plaster down
trying to make them stay in. I'll get
better nails and put 1t up some other
time"
When his wife had taken care of the
tools and sent for the girl to sweep up
the plaster she finished her sewing
without SO much as a reference to the
shelf. Indeed, it was not mentioned
again for six weeks. Then Andrews
spoke of it himself.
Great Scott" he cried, aghast. "Ill
put up that shelf at once. l never
thought of it till I put my hand into
my pocket just now and found the
nails l bought"
Never mind" she said. "You are
pretty tired tonight, and anyhow
Bertha and I put up that shelf with
screws six weeks ago."
- #.H-.-
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-03-24

When the Mind Is Sick.
"A sick mind is sicker than a SICK
body; in contemplation of it's suffer
ings 1t becomes hopeless.-Ovid. 4,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-09
LEBLANC in THE LEAD.
He Wins First Two Legs of $4,000
NIonoplane Race.

Nancy, France, Aug. 9.-LeBlanc
and Aubrun again led the van on to-
days leg of the cross-country aero
plane race. The second section of the
flight was from Troyes to Nancy,
distance of 165 kilometers or approx
imately 1925 miles.
The race between the leaders was
an exciting one. Aubrun started five
minutes earlier than Leblanc and the
men were within sight of each other
until they landed here. LeBlanc's ma
chine proved the swifter and he grad
ually overhauled the other, reaching
the goal thirty seconds ahead of his
rival.
Both men used Bleriot monoplanes
and steered by compass, checking their
positions from the flags which had
been placed on the church steeples
in the villages over which they passed
and by the smoke of bonf1res that
marked the course over the country
stretches.
The circuit which the contestants
must cover in six stages is 483 miles
and extends from Paris to T'royes.
Nancy, Besieres, Charleville, Douai,
AmienS and back to Paris. Twenty
thousand dollars is offered for the
aviator who makes the distance in the
shortest elapsed time. Leblanc COW
cred the first leg from the aviation
field at Issy Les Moulineux to Troyes,
about 81 miles, in one hour 33 min
utes and 90 seconds. Aubrun's time
for the distance was one hour 81 min
lIteS 25 seconds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-09
WEST And PORTER.
Nominees for Supreme COurt-Austin
Leads for Printer.

Election returns received at the sec
retary of states office today and tabu-
lated indicate the nomination of West
and Porter for supreme court, Aus
tin for state printer, Tulley for state
treasurer and Ryan, White and Plumb
for the railroad board. There is no
longer any doubt about Tulley and the
three railroad commissioners. Tulley
will have a majority of more than
S. 900 over Webb, his nearest opponent.
Plumb leads for railroad commission
er. Ryan is next and White is third.
Kanavel, the fourth man, is far be-
hind White.
Returns from 20 counties give Por-
ter a, lead of 1900 votes over Graves
West is several thousand ahead of
Porter. Parker is far behind Graves
Returns from so counties give the
following vote on state printer: Austin
1902, Brown 1881, Cordry 16,24S.
The vote by districts on the Demo-
cratic nominees for congress is as fol-
lows:
First-No candidate.
Second-Caldwell, 1902; Herring
Third-Pyle. s45; Botkin, SOL; Pol
Fourth-Martin, SS5; Nicholson,
261; McCown, 24s.
Fifth-Helvering, 512; Jones, 3s1.
Sixth-Rockefeller LII: Caster,
1,34e.
seventh-Neely. 1925; Morrison.
SS7
Eighth-No candidate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-09
FATAL ACCIDENT.
Street Car Causes Death of Visiting
Knight in Chicago.

Chicago, Aug. 9.-Cfrcumstances of
unusual pathos attended the death of
Herman Gresham, a wealthy contract
or, while he was on his way to join in
the Knights Templar parade. Gres-
man was struck by street car on
'.Templar Way at Monroe street and
died in a hospital Mrs. Gresham was
one of tens of thousands in the i'm
mense grand stand on Michigan ave
nue. watching the parade. She had
separated from Mr.. Gresham early to
obtain a seat while the latter started
for the rendezvous of his commandery,
the Apollo of Chicago
At the Gresham residence on the
South side, the four children, with the
servants, were located but it was hours
before Mrs Gresham was found.
1t is doubtful if Chicago has seen so
great a parade, or has turned out in
such numbers since the record break
ing demonstration of the first McKin-
ley campaign.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-09

probe. 1t was decided to await the
arrival of a surgeon from New York.
Meantime the mayor remained calm
His chief difficulty came from the
gathering of blood in his throat.
After the ministrations of the physi-
clans Mr.. Gaynor expressed himself
as feeling better.
The attempt to assassinate the
mayor caused intense excitement
throughout New York. The promi-
nence of the city executive in recent
months in city, and to a growing ex-
tent, in state and national affairs, at
tracted widespread attention. Every
where the news of the attempt on his
life was received with evidence of pro-
found regret. In all public places the
affair was the absorbing topic. One
of the first dispatches of coincidence
was from ex-President Roosevelt.
Who Gallagher Is.
Mrs. Sophie johnson. who keeps the
roomlnG house at No. 444 Third avenue,
where Gallagher lives. when told this
morning that her boarder had attempt
ed 10 XIII the mayor, exclaimed with an
expression of disgust:
for?'
Mrs. johnson described Gallagher as
a man Of quiet and retiring de1heanor
and about so years old. She said he had
Two years He evidently had employ
lnent as night watcnman for it was
ms custom to go out every night at 10
o CLOCK and return at half past in
the morning. For the last two or three
weeks, however, it was apparent that
he had been out of work, for Mrs. john
son said he had not been keeping his
regular hours.
Gallagher, according to Mrs. johnson,
came In at half past 6 O'Clock this
morning and went to his room and his
Iandlady did not see him go out again.
lie occupied a single room at the rear
or the house and she regarded him as
first-class boarder. AS far as she
knew he was not active in politics. He
bad no friends in the house and his Wis
ltorS from outside Mrs johnson de-
scribed as men of good appearance and
address.
Held Without Bail.
With Mayor Gaynor when he was
ele, Dock Commissioner Calvin Tom
lsins ard Street Cleaning Commissioner
Edwards.
Gallagher. the assailant. was taken
before Recorder McGovern. He dis
played little emotion.
He deprived me of my bread and
butter" said the discharged dock en-
ploye. 81 didn't want porterhouse
steak he added
Recorder McGovern held the prisoner
without bail to await the result of the
mayors injuries Gallagher was ap-
pointed watchman IN the New York
city department, April Z, 1908. He was
discharged July 10, 1910, after having
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-09
TO HEAR U. P. CASE.
Railroad Board Will Decide on Lin
coin Branch Service.

The state railroad board will go to
Plainville tomorrow to hear the case
against the Lincoln branch. of the
Union Pacific for better train service
The towns of Plainville, Lincoln, Hill
City, Sylvan Grove, Hoxie and Colby
are interested. This branch runs
through richer territory than the
main line and the people along the
route are clamoring for better service
and shorter schedules. They also pro-
test against. mixed passenger trains.
There is a great deal of interest TAX
en- in this case along the route of the
Lincoln branch and it is expected that
the commissioners will hear mass of
evidence during the progress of the
case at Plainville tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-09
Disobedience of Orders Causes
Head-On Collision.
Freight Engine Telescopes Car
Full of Passengers.
ELEVEN KNOWN DEAD.
The Number of Injured Is Es-
timated at 90.
The Other Cars in the Train
Escaped Damage.

Ishaclo, Cal, Aug. 9.-Disobedience
OF orders, according to the railway Of
ncials, on the part of the conductor
was responsible for head on collision.
between a passenger and work tram.
on the Northwestern Pacific last night
that took known toll of IL lives and
resulted in the injury of about 20. The
unidentified bodies of three others are
reported to be under the wreckage.
me smoking car of the passenger tram
was telescoped by the engine of the
freight and aside from those members
OF the train crews who were hurt. all
OF the -iiled and injured occupied the
smoker. With the exception of E W.
Banks of Rockford, ILL.,, who was killed
outright, all of the dead and injured
whose names have been obtained were
Cafifornians.
The most seriously injured of the
cisco.
George F'laherty, conductor of the
freight train, who is accused by Gem
eral superintendent w s. Palmer and
other officials of violating telegraph
instructions to remain in the Ignacio
yards until the passenger had passed,
thus causing the Smash-up, is in Il
state of collapse today.
The work train consisted of a caboose
and two flat cars. Coming down a
branch from the Santa Rosa valley it
was switched to the main line here and
continued toward Santa Rosa Two
miles south of Ignacio on a reverse
curve the trains crashed together.
Shunting the engine of the passenger
train aside the work train locomotive
plunged into the smoker and baggage
car, completely telescoping them. The
other cars of the passenger were un-
damaged and their occupants escaped
with a vigorous shaking up.
Frightful havoc was done in the
smoker. Passengers scrambling out OF
the rear cars and running forward be-
held a fearful spectacle. The headless
trunk of a man lay beside the tracks
and from the windows of the smoker
protruded the lifeless bodies of two
others.
The engineer of the passenger train,
Robert Reynolds, jumped from his cab.
Fl1e baggage car sprawied like ~
husk atop the smoker, partly enveioprs
ing it. but through the windows the
rescue party could see the shrieking ;fi-
jured and the silent dead pinned under
overturned seats. For hours it was
impossible for those without to reach
Them. 80 -, 49,. if s.l
Frank. A. Myers of Petaluma, ran TO
Ignacio to. summon aid. Wrecking
trains were sent out and physicians
and nurses from various points up and
down the line hurried to the scene
Many of the injured are thought to be
in a critical condition
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-09
George Johnson, of Silver Lake
Killed Himself.
Desp0ndent Over Ill Health He
Ended Life.
WISHED FOR DEATH.
Prayed That Recent Lightning
Would Strike Him.
Was Confined i'm st. Francis
Hospital.

Despondent over ill health, discour-
aged with what life had in store for
him and feeling that he could not
withstand the agonies of slow death,
George Johnson, 50 years old, shot
himself in the head near the Union
Pacific depot in Silver Lake shortly
after noon today.
Although he failed to realize his
ambition for a sudden death, Johnson
died after an hours unconsciousness
and could not be saved by the attend
ing physicians under charge of DR..
H. Fl. Keith, county coroner.
Johnson left no word behind him
and the only clew to the cause of his
action was the words he had spoken
to a friend in Silver Lake a few days
ago.
Il wish that lightning would strike
me and kill me instantly he said. II
am discouraged can't stand this
pain any longer
After courting the lightning flashes
of the storms of the last few days,
George Johnson failed to find any re-
lief-no deadly flashes came from
heaven to carry out the wishes he
had made.
This morning he arose untouched
by the storms of last night. He was
not seen around Silver Lake until
aimlessly up and down the one busi-
ness street of the little village.
Finally he walked across the street
to the Union Pacific station. He sat
down on a pile of ties for more than
a half hour with his head buried in
his hands. At 12:45, when the little
village was eating the noon-day meal,
the people were startled by the sound
of a pistol shot.
Lay in a Pool of Blood.
The doors of the shops; and houses
were thrown open and running to the
rear of the station which faces the viii
lage, the old man was found in a
pool of blood, a revolver in his right
hand and the blood streaming from his
nose and ears.
DR.. H. H. Keith, the county coroner,
was called at once and the village doc
tor called. The shot had entered one
ear and left the etller-death was
near. johnson was unconscious and
his agonies in this life were ended
Until six weeks ago, George johnson
had been confined in st. Francis hos
pital, Topeka. He had stomach and
heart trouble and was broken down
also was broken-he did not have a
cent.
He left Topeka about six weeks ago
some time in the last of June-and
went to Silver Lake to die. He board
ed at City hotel, Silver Lake, in this
complained of his troubles.
George Johnson was a bachelor-he
never was married. and had no family
troubles. He has brothers and sisters
in Franklin county but no one seems
to know their names. Attempts are
and notify them of the death of their
brother
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-09

which the mayor was on the point of
sailing for a months vacation abroad,
Gallagher was arrested. Mayor Gay
nor's condition is serious The bullet
has not yet been located.
A consultation Of physicians will be
held late this afternoon when x-rays
probably will be used to locate the
missile. The bullet entered just below
the right ear passing through the mas
told and travelling from right to left
and slightly downward The mayor
was removed to St. Mary's hospital
Hoboken. At noon he fell asleep. At
1920 O'Clock he awoke and was seen
by his wife and his daughter, Mrs.
Vingut, who had BEEN summoned to
the hospital. At this hour DR.. Lederle,
health commissioner of New York. said
the patient was resting comfortably -
Gallagher has a fancied grievance
against Mayor Gaynor. He declared
after the shooting that the mayor had
deprived him of his bread and but
ter Gallagher was mobbed and his
life was threatened before the police
could lodge him in jail.
Story of the Shooting.
New York, Aug. 9.-Mayor William
J. Gaynor was shot and dangerously
wounded at 9:45 o'clock this morning
as he stood on the deck of the steamer
Kaiser Wilhelm Der Crosse at the
steamships pier in Hoboken. n. J.,
about to start on a months vacation to
Europe.
The shooting was done by a man
who later gave his name as James
J. Gallagher. living at 444 Third
avenue, New York. He was later iden-
titled as a city employe who recently
had been discharged.
Three shots We're fired at the mayor.
Two of them missed and the third
lodged in the fleshy portion of the left
side of the neck. Blood rushed from
ations led to the belief of serious and
perhaps fatal consequences.
The mayor retained consciousness
and later examination by the physi-
clans at the hospital gave a more hope
full outlook.
= The shooting occurred under cir
cumstances of the most dramatic
character. Mayor Gaynor came
aboard the steamer accompanied by a
number of prominent city officials,
about to bid him adieu on his trip
abroad.
The party proceeded to the upper
deck and were assembled in a group
giving final greetings. Crowds of pas
sengers were on deck and friends were
waving adieu from the pier The
mayors party had just formed a group
preparatory to having their pictures
taken.
Suddenly a man pushed through the
throng from the rear. He approached d
the MAYOR and without word began
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-09
.GAYNOR IS SHOT Down.
to fire. Instantly there was the great
est excitement.
The Mayor Falls.

to fire. Instantly there was the great
est excitement.
The Mayor Falls.
Mayor Gaynor was seen to fall and
the gushing wound told that he had
been hit At the same moment a
ships guard sprang forward and dealt
the assassin a blow on the head with
a billy telling him to the deck, where
officers quickly seized him.
He was turned over to the Hoboken
police headquarters. There he gave
the name of Gallagher and in re-
Spouse to inquiries as to why he had
committed the deed, he replied sui
lenly:
He kept me from earning my
bread and butter.
Meantime Mayor Gaynor had been
carried to a state room. He re-
mained conscious, but breathed heav-
ily He was calm, but apparently ap-
prehensive that the wound was grave.
An ambulance was summoned to
the pier and the wounded mayor was
placed on a stretcher and carried to
it, The vehicle was driven to st.
Mary's hospital, Hoboken, where the
mayor was Immediately taken to the
operating room. He was still con-
scious and occasionally spoke to those
about him. To the city officials who
accompanied him to the hospital he
indicated the gravity with which he
viewed the shot by these words:
Say goodbye to the people,
Not Necessarily Fatal.
The hospital physicians made
careful examination of the wounds
Their conclusion agreed with that of
the ships surgeon that the injury was
not necessarily fatal.
1t was found that the bullet had
entered the mayors neck back of the
ear. burying itself in the region of
the mastoid bone. The bullet was not
located and no effort was made to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-09
Total Precipitation in "a Hours
Is 2.17 Inches.
Storm Disrupts Wire Service on
Rock Island.
TRAFFIC MOVES SLOW.
Dispatchers Have Difficulty U.s.
ing Only One Wire.
Thorough Soaking of Ground
Saves Corn Crop.

Another heavy rain fell last night
beginning at Z O'Clock. The downpour
lasted several hours and the govern
ment gauge registered 1.2S inches of
water. This combined with the So
inch which fell at noon Monday and
the IA inch which fell Monday morn
ing, brings the total precipitation in
the last "a hours up to PIT inches.
Forty miles west of Topeka on the
Rock Island, between the stations of
Holland and Celia, a distance of three
miles. the storm tore down seven poles
and broke and tangled the wires. The
diSpatchers have but one slow wire
through the debris and are conducting
the moving of trains under the great
est difficulty.
Not. even the further extent of the
damage or the severity of the storm
can be determined as the one wire is
being pushed with train orders.
The appearance of so strong storm
at that point indicates that the rain
was general over the central part of
the state and may have reached the
center.
The long delayed storm centers fl
nally arrived while there was yet time
to allay the damage of the July
drouth. Corn which had begun to
suffer and curl now is an assured
crop DIS the ground Is soaked TO a
depth of many inches. The long per-
iod covered by the rain allowed the
most of it to soak into the soil and
little ran off
Fair weather is scheduled now by
the weather bureau. The conditions
were. unsteady all day Monday owing
to the movements of the storm CEN
ters. These have passed to the south
and a. northwest wind promises further
settled weather.
night the mercury dropped to SO de-
grees, the minimum for the last "a
hours. At o'clock this morning it
still was at "a but began an immedi-
ate climb.
The Santa Fe systems reports of the
rains over the different divisions indi-
cate that the night rains extended
much farther westward than they did
Monday. All the way from Kansas
City to Hutchinson there were heavy
rains and these swept on down into
Oklahoma. The heavy fall extended
west to Hutchinson but no report of
rain came from the Dodge City divis-
ion extending on to the Colorado line.
From the Superior branch comes the
report of more rain so that the north
ern part of the state was visited by
each of the rains which struck here.
The report Of the weather bureau for
today shows that the rain Monday
night was general over a territory ex-
tending as far west as Hays City,
where .16 of an inch of water fell. The
heaviest precipitation recorded is from
Manhattan. where 2.94 inches was
reached. That the western portion of
the state is still dry is indicated in the
reports from Dodge City and Dresden,
neither of which had any rain.
Cool weather continues though some-
what warmer than Monday. The fore
cast is for fair weather tonight a1ri
Wednesday with cooler temperatures
tonight.
For the first time in four days the
thermometer was pulsing around nor
NAL today with a II mile wind from
the northwest. The hourly tempera-