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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-07-21
Alaska City Center of Queer Things

FAIRBANKS, Alaska.-If you should
4 happen to drop into town where
newsboy scorns your nickel and
asks you rs cents for a newspaper,
where ordinary meals at lunch count
er restaurants are a dollar a throw.
where the only communication with
the balance of the world Is by wire.
less. where Ice is plentiful but you've
got to pay to skate, and steam pipes
are laid alongside the water pipes to
keep them from freezing. you'd think
you had struck queer place. wouldn't
you?
Yet such a place is Fairbanks. You
might well expect town that's $500
miles north OF Seattle, Wash, TO be in
perpetual zero weather. but you
wouldn't expect a city located this far
up in the ice belt to be SO rich that
It could afford water system, not to
mention the luxury OF steam heat,
which, while not only providing
warmth for private homes OF the city.
is made to swaddle the fire plugs and
keep them thawed out and ready for
use during the long winter.
Seven months Of the year are dark
in Fairbanks, and during one Of these
months electric lights are burned on
the streets "a hours a day II you
want to read your morning newspaper
at breakfast II must be by the aid Of
the electric bulb. and in what would
be your MONDAY glare you have got 70
carry a lantern il order to distinguish
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-07-21
ARE WED IN SPEEDING AUTO
Couple Married While Being WhIried
under Palm Trees In Westlake
Park. Los Angeles.

Los Angeles, Gala novel wedding
occurred the other day when Max
Botefuhr and Miss Avis C. Doebler,
daughter OF William Doebler. a re-
tired capitalist, were married in an
automobile as the car glided under
the palm trees Ia Westlake park
The ceremonies began at the Sew
enth street entrance and when the
car arrived at the Sixth street en-
trance the happy young couple we're
man and wife. When the automobile
entered the park Rev. Cassius Morton
Carter. pastor OF the First Baptist
church. arose with book in hand. I'VE
are standing here together in the
sight of God and mar"
Go a little slower" said the bride
groom-to-be I'VE want It all to hap
pen In the park"
The minister continued:
ITO join together in the holy bonds
Of matrimony this man and this"
"Oh. my hat!" exclaimed Miss Doeb-
Ter. as the palm leaf became entan-
gled in ribbon
The minister continued: "If anyone
can show Just cause why they should
not be joined together. let him now
stand forward or forever"
Don't stop the Cart said Bote-
fuhr. Il want It to keep moving"
Hold his peace" the minister was
looking pretty serious.
DO you. Max Botefuhr. take Avis
Doebler to be your beloved"
Il wish papa was here" said Miss
Doebler. he would enjoy this!"
wife to honor and cherish until
death do you part?''
Il do" said Botefuhr.
DO you. Avis Doebler. take Max
Botefuhr to be your beloved husband.
to honor and cherish until death do
you partg"
Il do" said Miss DoebIer.
The car was within ten feet OF the
Sixth street entrance when the min
lister said: Then pronounce you
man and wife,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-07-21
WalIa WaIla's Unique institution
Has Space for Playground.
Chief Feature Of Building Is It's Flood
of Sunlight. There Being as Many
Large Windows as Could Be
Put IN Four Walls.

Walla Walla, Wash--Flanked by
converging roads which lead past
fields and orchards and homes to
the city. and facing miles OF rolling
prairie mottled with gardens and
groves and farm houses. stands a
building unique in the developmen; OF
the land OF Marcus Whitman-W Walla
Walla's first model "country-life'
school backed by the enthusiasm o.
a united school board Among Walla
Walla's dozens of substantial school
houses which everywhere mark the
interest taken ia educational matters
the Prospect Point school. soon to
close its term. is one of the best
Larger plans are being entertained
for the development of Prospect Point
school and II is seni-o1icialiy In
charge of the State Country Life
Commission. of which ]. L. Dumas is
a resident member
The building is of red brick, two
stories in height. surmounted by a
tower. II contains four large study
rooms. basement lunch rooms for both
boys and girls, library. auditorium.
spacious halls open to the sunlight.
and storage room for fuel as well as
furnaces and lavatories
The chief feature of the building is
its food OF sunlight. which is let In
through as many large windows as
can be placed within the four walls.
The library Is tucked away on the
stair at wide landing. and auditori-
um is provided by opening sliding
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-07-21
PAPA GANDER ATTACKS BOY
Defends cosIings Which Mrs. Goose
Has Just Matched Out When
Youngster Gets lnquisitive.

San Antonio. Tex.-Shaughnessy.
five years old and adventuresome. got
too well acquainted with wild gan
der near the deer range in the Bronx
ZOO. and as a result he will have a
sore chin for few days.
Harry and his brother William
went TO the zoo and spied the gan
der and his mate. The mate has just
Matched out some goslings.
The boys admired the goslings and
tried TO pick up one. While Mrs.
Goose chased William through the
fence her indignant husband grabbed
Harry by the chin and had worried
him along ten feet when an attend
ant rescued him.
The lads face was lacerated and
he was taken to the ZOO Office. where
tie wound was dressed.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-07-21
Police Chief to Stop Boys Smoking

u ANsAS CITY. Kan.-The small
n boys Of this city now have an Of
fetal father 10 watch them and pre-
vent their smoking cigarettes. Henry
T. thinner. chief Of police. has un-
dertaken to vigorously enforce the
Kansas law which forbids minors to
smoke. The police are confscating al;
tobacco. cigars. cigarettes. cigarette
papers and pipes found in possession
of youths. It's back to the corn silk
and the grapevine for the boys. They
cannot legally smoke until they. reach
the proper age.
This law is of the 1909 vintage. but
little attention was paid to II and the
Kansas City boys who wanted to roll
one" went ahead and rolled It and
smoked without Official interference.
There were some complaints to the
city officials. however. and finally Chief
thinner ordered the patrolmen to stop
juvenile smoking. The chief has seven
sons and he knew something about
how to stop smoking.
Patrolmen visited the confectionery
and drug stores where boys congre-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-07-21

n HICAGO.-Chicago has a bank
~ which identifies its depositors by
means OF the thumb print mark.
When a customer who cannot write
his name opens an account or deposits
money or withdraws it he makes a
thumb mark on the slip. and is sufii-
ciently Identified.
\ According to the cashier OF this pc
culiaI bank. there has never been an
error in the Bertillon system of iden-
tification. When we began business
six years ago, he says. not more than
one In three OF our customers could
sign his name in English. We would
not accept signatures in Jewish writ
ing. We we're confronted by serious
problem. The uso of the thumb print
was suggested, and 1t has worked out
to perfect satisfaction.
When a man comes in to open an
account and we find he cannot sign
his name we fli In the Identification
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-07-21
PREVENT Mine FIRES.

in the neighborhood of the fire. has
proved most successful adjunct in
lighting fires. II seems almost unnec-
essary TO cali attention to the neces-
sity Of providing at each mine ample
storage of water properly conveyed
in protected pipes to possible danger
points. the desirability of using larger
amounts Of fireproof material in place
OF wooden mine timbering or wooden
doors. the proper disposal OF waste.
freproof manways and air shafts and
the use OF fireproof material as far as
possible in all surface structures with
in fifty to one hundred feet OF the
main opening TO the mine"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-07-21

NJ EW YORK. K.zHow can the Empire
~ state and New York city solve its
tramp probiema The vagrants now in
the state would form the entire popu-
iation OF a city the size of Albany.
The Empire state, and especially its
metropolis, is the mecca for this vast
army of derelicts.
The jsils, penitentiaries and aims
houses are put to an expense Of ST.
000.000 annually In endeavoring to
cope with the problem which has
arisen through the existence Of this
undesirable element But far more
serious than this is the. loss caused by
the destruction Of property. robberies.
fires and kindred misdemeanors.
which costs the state. the railroads
and other private interests over s10.-
100000 annually.
The immense number Of tramps tres
passing on railroads and the fatalities
which overtake many OF them may be
judged from the fact that in period
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-07-21
SCHOOL FARM A MODEL

doors which throws two large class
rooms into communication with a
small centrally located room where
is a starge.
The cloakroom feature of the open
halls is improved by the situation Of
the doors. which make 1t possible for
the pupils to come into the building.
pass through the halls and enter the
schoolroom without confusion.
The school is supplied with a H.
brary OF 200 volumes which is to be
soon increased. with maps. charts and
globe. and facilities for instructing
the eight grades assembled there un-
der the direction of three teachers.
Fairgrounds. gardens. lawns will
be laid out on the five-acre tract
With plenty of land FOR a rough-and-
tumble playground. IT,. board las felt
justified in making lawn around the
building. and this will be done next
year and preserved as beauty spot
Back of the lawns will be an ample
Fairgrounds and the teachers cottage
The cottage win b surrounded by a
lawn and flower beds.
One of the finest features OF the
site is water right which the dis
trict obtained with the five acres Out
of it is to be developed water sys-
TEN fer the schoolhouse and teachers
cottage which will supply drinking
water from a spring not more than
two miles away. and irrigation for
lawns. gardens ane flower beds with
out any expense except installation.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-07-21

Cambridge. Mass.-Quentin Roose-
welt has won a prize for being the
second highest In standing In his
class at the Groton school
However. he does not feel the
weight of his honor.
THAT is nothing" he said. n had
much rather be good at baseball and
football"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-07-21

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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-07-21
CAR WILL VISIT AMERICAN BATTLESRIPS

pETERsBURGThe American batteship
J arrived several
Emperor did the United
feet o6acers In
o. bstteships Louisiana South
rsuuua Kansas Hampshire
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-07-21
CITY Builds sidewalks.

New London. Conn.-This city VIII
be the first in New England TO under
take a uniform system OF sidewalks
at the municipal expense. The project
will cost nearly $4,000 and work Is
to begin at once.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-02-11
FOREIGN.

Already nearly 5000 bodies of vic
tins of the plague have been burned
or buried in tn eoutskirts Of Harbia.
Manchuria.
Aviator Say. competing for the aeri
al league prize for the aviator flying
forty miles over circuit course at
Paris, covered forty-two miles in thir-
ty-two minutes. He used biplane and
few over the track at lssy La Moli-
neaux
The opening of the new parliament
In London was marked by gorgeous
ceremony and was ATTENDED by King
George and Queen Mary and their
suites. most OF the dignitaries. many
members of the diplomatic corps. and
all others who could crowd within the
door OF Westminster.
The first battle of Juarez between
federal troops and insurrectionists has
taken place. No one was hurt Oil
either side and the exhibition" was
viewed by a thousand or more Ell
Pasoans who lined the bank of the Rio
Grande on the American side about
three miles west OF Ell Paso.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-02-11
ASHtNGTON.

The existence of an alleged coffee
trust has been called to the attention
OF the department of justice.
An effort is being made to have re-
stored to the Indians their ancient
burial grounds in California.
Rear Admiral Charles S. Sperry, re-
tired, who successfully piloted the
United States fleet around the world
in 190S-09. died in Washir gton of pneu.
monia.
The War Department, undoubtedly
acting in concert with Mexico, has or
dered large forces of cavalry to the
Mexican border to prevent egress ot
access of Mexican rebels.
Washington-Col George w. Goeth
ais, chief engineer of the Panan,a
canal. conferred with Secretary OF
War Dickinson and arranged to ap.
pear before the appropriations com
mttee OF the House to give first hand
information as TO the money needed to
continue the canal work
AS a result of the growing belle
that paper and wood pulp provisions
of the new Canadian reciprocity will
operate to benefit Canada without a
CORES sponding benefit to the United
States, an important change is likely
to be made by Congress in the meas
ure.
In considering bills allowing com
pensaton in personal injury and death
cases the house extended relief to
Feter Jelorac. who lost his eyesght as
the result of an explosion in the Gun
nison tunnel in Colorado. Representa-
tive Martin got favorable report on
bis bill for Jelorac, carrying $1,000
In passing the measure, the House in
creased the amount to $4,000.
For the first time in the history ol
the government the Vice President OF
the United Staes exercised his consti-
tutional prerogative of casting d vote
to break ties in three successive rolls
in the Senate. By the first he saved
from impending defeat the ship sui
sidy bill and by the third he forcei
an adjournment of the Senate in a
vote having direct bearing on the res
olution looking to the election OF sen
ators by direct vote.
Washington.-The House passed the
Borah bill, previously passed in the
Senate. permitting the re-entry of
lands on government irrigation prof.
ects that have heretofore been au.
tered and later relinquished by TIE
original entryman.
The eruption of Taal volcano and
the accompanying disturbances in the
Philippines killed 700 people in the
town of Talisay. according to the re-
port of the governor of Batangas
province, cabled to the war depart.
ment by Governor General Forbes of
the Philippine islands.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-02-11
Agricultural Demonstration Train.

Ft. Collins.-C. H. Hineman, direc-
tor of the extension work of the Fort
Collins Agricultural College, has COM
pleted arrangements for five weeks
tour of the state by special college
train, which will visit practically ey-
cry nook and corner of Colorado where
farming is carried on and which will
spend few hours in each town. Lee
lures will be delivered and an effort
made to get in touch with the farm
ers of every town and the lectures
will be fitted to the particular style
of agriculture and the chief crops OF
the various communities. The train
will start on Monday, Feb. 90.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-02-11
Union Depot Plans.

Denver.-It now looks like Denver
is to have Union depot. At recent
meeting of the commission two sets
of plans were submitted by the rail
road officials.
One of these plans provides for un-
Gerground entrance to the depot yards
and for the backing in of trains. The
other includes new main entrance
between Seventeenth and Eighteenth
streets and the acquisition of some
four additional blocks of ground i'm
mediately northeast of the depot. If
the latter plan is accepted an expendi-
ture of sl,500,O00 will be necessary for
the building alone. saying of the yards
and approaches.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-02-11
Aid for Chinese Famine.

Washington. carry out the in
tent Of Congress and furnish cargo
for the army transport which has beer
authorized to carry supplies from this
country to China for the relief Of the
sufferers from the terrible famine now
prevailing there. the Red Cross has is
sued stirring appeal to the public
for contributions. The Red Cross is
cooperating with the Seattle CONNER
cial Club in this work. 1t is announced
that flour, rice. wheat, dried fish and
meat are the most suitable foods to
forward Cheap cotton cloth and cot
ton waddine for quilted garments are
also acceptable.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-02-11
THREATENS EXTRA SESSION IF
CANADIAN MATTER is NOT
SETTLED NOW.
BRIT0NS ARE UNEASY
BOTH PARTIES FEAR TO AROUSE
RESENTMENT IN THE
DOMINION.

Washington.-If administration SEN
tude of President Taft toward the
Canadian reciprocity agreement II
was removed when Senators Crane
and Carter returned to the Capitol
at the White House,
The message which these senators
brought to their colleagues was that
there must be a vote on the agree
1nent at the present session OF Con
eress will be called back in extra ses-
sion almost Immediately after ad-
jcurnment March 4th.
The only doubt appears whether
senators radically opposed to its en-
sctment will be able by obstructive
tactics to prevent its adoption by the
Senate.
The President apparently entertains
TO such doubt.
The reciprocity matter has moved
into the foremost place in the legis
lative purview and the President
shows every disposition to keep it
there if he can.
1t is said upon excellent authority
that Mr.. Taft believes the present
Congress will act fayorably in both
Eouses upon the agreement and that
there will be no necessity for an extra
session. Every indication nov fore
cssts rs adoption by the House by an
overwhelming majority.
Although Senators Crane and Car
ter declined to discuss their mission
TO the White House. the repact soon
leaked out that the President was in
slsten- on a vote.
1t Is said he made plain his belief
that the country generally favored the
adoption OF reciprocal treaty agree
ment with Canada; that the bill to put
the agreement into force will pass the
House with large majority and that
the Senate would enact the measure
if given an opportunity to vote on it.
The rules of the Senate. which per
nit III trammeled discussion of a
measure. are the principal barriers to
vote in that body.
1t is known that Senators Hepburn
end Bailey are bitterly opposed to the
agreement and that the opposition ex-
tends also to most of the progressive
Republicans. Some of these senators
have hinted that their relations with
the White House have not been suf-
ficiently pleasant of late to cause
item tc exert themselves in support
ui an administration measure.
I.ondon.-There was a lively discus
sion over the proposed reciprocity
agreement between Canada and the
United States.
Members of both leading parties
showed fear of saying something
which would offend Canada and one
speaker invoked the specter of an
nexation of the great colony by the
Yankees.
The colonial secretary said there
was no reason to believe Canada want.
ed to submit the question to Other
colonies for decision.
Former Chancellor Austen Chamber
lain declared ratification of the agree
ment would mean an increase in food
prices in England. He said the Unit
ed States would be the greatest
gamer.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-02-11
After Yuma Coal Lands.

St. I,ouis-Barrels of evidence in
the suit of the government against
the Yampa Anthracite Coal Company
and others is being sent to Denver by
special Examiner Gehman, who has
Teen examining witnesses for two
weeks. The dispositions are taken in
the suit in which the government is
eeeking to recover 1850 acres held un-
Ger patent by various persons. The
government officers charge that the
present holders were used as dunn
mics" by the Yampa Company. 1t is
also charged by the department of
justice that Rumsey and Keitel got
relatives and friends to take up the
lands, to be later transferred to the
company.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-02-11
THE LATEST IMPORTANT DIS
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPHS.
STORY OF The WEEK
SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
WEST ERN

Southern Minnesota Is swept by the
worst snowstorm of the winter.
The population OF Usage. Kan. in
1910 was 2.434 against 2.792 in 1900.
ST. Joseph's Catholic Church at
Butte, Mont. was badly wrecked by
fire.
Three miles of copper wire on the
trolley line from Beacon hill TO Pony
gulch. Cripple Creek, Colo. has beeh
stolen.
BY a cave-in on the 200foot level
OF the Homestake mine at Lead. s. D.
Joe Thomas, an old-time shift boss.
lost his life.
Almost without opposition. bill TO
abolish the whipping post for wifebeat-
ers in Oregon was passed by the State
Legislature.
Mayor Hiram C. Gill Of Seattle, who
was elected last March by plurality
of $500 votes, has been recalled for
alleged misconduct.
Grown weary of alleged extortion
and arrogance, a number of farmers
in western Iowa have solved the rail
way pTODlem ny DulluIHS a ioio iSi
themselves.
Mrs. Jack Chambers Of Ell Paso.
Tex, while in custody of the sheriff
on a charge of selling her 13-year-oid
girl to a Chinaman for 5000, shot and
killed herself.
Children under eighteen may no
longer be employed between the hours
of 10 p. III. and 5 a. IN. under the pro
visions of bill passed by the Califor-
mia State Senate.
Postmaster General Frank l.. Hitch
cock, and Supervising Architect of the
Treasury John Knox Taylor may be
PRESENT in Denver, when the corner
stone OF the new Federal building is
laid.
The reclamation service reports that
several of its construction camps are
low entirely cut off from the rest of
the world by reason of continued biz
yards and excessive snowfall. In the
Teton mountains. at the headwaters
I of the Snake river in Wyoming. l5C
men are completely isolated, owing to
the blizzard which has prevailed with
cut cessation for many days.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-02-11
Colorado Hay Wins.

Aspen.-Colorado. which has con-
tinually carried off honors through
shows, was awarded two grand cham
pionships at the National Corn Show
at Columbus. Ohio. still in progress.
Timothy that won the grand cham
pIonship at the Columbus show. The
exhibit was furnished by Vagneur
Brothers of Aspen, Colo, and is a sam
pie Of the bumper crops in that part of
Colorado. The grand prize was won
In competition with thirtyfive other
states. Colorado agriculturists are
considerably gratified at the success
of the home product.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-02-11
Railroad Wants Indians.

Denver-Charles E. Dagenett, SUI
pervisor in Denver of the Unite1
States Indian Service, has been Off
cially informed by the management OF
the Santa Fe railroad that places will
be found in different departments OF
the road for as many college-bred In
dams as possible. Mr.. Dagenett ia
now on a trip through Colorado and
other western states containing Indian
reservations to seek those who desire
railroad work.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-02-11
Making Record In Tunnel.

Greeley.-Breaking all world records
and their own for last August, con-
tractors boring the great Laramie
Fcudre tunnel report that 6o9 4-10
feet was made in one heading of the
tunnel last month 1t was also re-
lorted that 1925 of the .430 feet of
the tunnel is completed and that
barring accidents it was certain it
would be finished by September 1st.
next.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-02-11

ing three bottles ! noticed 4 change.
Ny appetite got better, SO I kept on.
never discouraged. Finally seemed
not to cough so much and the pains In
my chest got better and could rest at
night
II am well now and cured OF a chronic
cough and sore throat. I cannot tell
you how grateful I am. and cannot
thank Peruna enough. 1t has cured
where doctors have failed and talk
Peruna wherever 60, recommend 1t to
everybody. People who think they
have consumption better give It .
TRIAL"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-02-11
Orders Officials Prosecuted.

Lamar.-Judge Henry Hunter Of
Trinidad caused a sensation in Dis
trict Court here when he ordered
County Attorney Merrill to prosecute
the county officers whose accounts
were found short by Harry F. Mulni1,
who made an audit OF the books of this
county last March. Several officials
are involved.