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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-01-06
THRILLS BLUFF GIRL
MAIL CARRIER
FOUND ROUTE TOO DAN
GERoUS.
Job Required Sixteen-Year-Old Miss
to Ride Twenty-Five Miles Daily
on Horseback Through Haunts
OF Wild Animals.

Tacoma, Wash.-That life may be.
come too strenuous for even a young
woman of not yet sixteen years Of
age has been brought home forcibly
to Angels Camps former mail carrier,
pretty Miss Helen Bonner, who has
left the wilds of Calaveras county's
Sierras for a seat In the Fremont
school, which she las come to attend
preparatory to enrolling at young
woman's seminary
Being a sister-in-law of Marshal Nc
Kay, superintendent of motive power
for the United Railroads company at
Angels Camp, Miss Bonner was APP
pointed mail carrier for Angels Camp.
Her job required her to ride on horse
back daily twenty-five miles to the
nearest postof1ce and there receive
the communications destined for the
people at the camp. During her
twelve months incumbency of the po-
sition she has encountered expert
ences which would cause men of
twice her age to seek the simple life
in prefence to the peaceful" noun
tain regions.
Her first experience was with rat.
tlesnake, which she killed after hav-
ing evaded the reptiles attack by
just hairs breadth Among her
trophies are also the skins of two
mountain bears, which at different
times had made her job as mail car
rier an arduous one, but the most
thrilling of her experiences occurred
just few days ago and caused her to
resign her position and come here.
While returning to Angels Camp
with bag of mail hitched to her sad
die she espied a panther in the
bushes.
"The animal was looking at me and
1 felt instinctively that it meant to
attack me-" said Miss Bonner in re-
lating her experience. Il gave the
spurs to the horse, but he also had
seen the panther and seemed too
frightened to move on. l knew then
that it would only be matter of Sec
onds before the big feline would
jump at me.
Il had a revolver strapped to my
side and l pulled it out and fired
quicker than 1 can describe it now.
The shot missed the panther, but sue
ceeded at least in frightening the
horse, which bolted away, and though
he seemed to run away with me his
gait could not be too swift for me
then. Never in my life was I as
scared for my life as was then, and
the next day resigned my job as
mail carrier.
Il love animals and am not afraid
OF snakes, but have seen all l want
OF them during the past year and
don't think that l shall succumb to
the Call of the Wild very soon."
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-01-06
Swallows His Teeth.

Marion. O.ACharles Smith. aged
thirty, of this city, is in Grant hos
pital, Columbus, having swallowed his
false teeth with the plate attached
Doctors say he will recover. Smith
swallowed his teeth in the night when
on hunting trip in Richmond county.
An X-ray examination disclosed the
teeth crosswise in the esophagus.
Later, by muscular contraction, the
teeth passed into his stomach, where
they still remain. Gastric juices viii,
eventually eat up the plate.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-01-06
boosters on watchdog Duty.

San Francisco.-Two game ROSTERS
have been trained by H. T. Holmes to
guard his home. The arriving stranger
at the Holmes house is met by these
birds with crow, which notifies the
inmates of the house. and II the
stranger insists on entering. the birds
fly ct his head and peck his face. Az
q substitute for watch dogs, they are
q success.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-01-06
Why He Didn't Dare.

The pretty sales girl in the depart
ment store was standing before mir
ror.
There" she said as she wiped a
tiny smudge of SCOT from her cheek,
my face is all right again.
The solemn looking floorwalker
overheard her.
Il see it Is, Miss PEARL" he said,
in low tone. 'and it's very tempting,
but some of the other girls are looking
this way"
you wretch"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-01-06
CHAPTER |.
Dust,

In the dull hot dusk of a summers
day a green touring car, swinging out
of the East drive pulled up smartly,
trembling, at the edge of the Fifty
ninth street car tracks, then more Sc
dately, under the dispassionate but
watchful eye of a mounted member of
the traffic squad, lurched across the
Plaza and merged itself in the press
of vehicles south bound on the avenue.
Its tonneau held four young men,
all more or less disguised in dust, dus-
tiers and goggles; forward, by the side
OF the grimy and anXious-eyed mechan-
1c, sat fifth, in all visible respects
the counterpart of his companions. Be-
meath his mask, and by this. do not
mean his goggles, but the mask of
modern manner which the worldly
wear, he was, and is, different. He
was Daniel Maitland, Esquire; for
whom no further introduction should
be required, after mention of the fact
that he was, and remains, the identical
gentleman of means and position in
the social and financial worlds, whose
somewhat sober but sincere and whole
hearted participation in the widest of
conceivable escapades had earned him
the affectionate regard of the younger
set, together with the sobriquet of
Mad Maitland"
His companions of the day, the four
In the tonneau, were in that humor of
subdued yet vibrant excitement which
is apt to attend the conclusion of a
long, hard drive over country roads
Maitland, on the other hand (judging
MIN by his preoccupied pose), was al
ready weary of, if not bored by. the
hare-brained enterprise which, in.
ltlated on the spur of an idle moment
and directly due to a thoughtless re-
mark of his own, had brought him 100
miles Tor sol through the heat of a
oroiilng afternoon, accompanied by
spirits as ardent and irresponsible as
his own, in search of the dubious dis
traction afforded by the night side of
the city.
AS, picking its way with elephantine
nicely, the motor car progressed down
the avenue-twilight deepening, arcs
upon their bronze columns blossoming
suddenly, noiselessly into spheres of
opalescent radiance-Mr. Maitland
ceased to respond, ceased even to give
heed. to the running fire of chaff
largely personaD which amused his
companions. Lstlessly engaged with
cigarette, he lounged upon the green
leather cushions, half closing his ewes.
and heartily wished himself free for
the evening.
But he stood committed to the hui
NOR of the majority, and lacked entire
iy the shadow of an excuse to desert :.
In addition to which he was altogether
too lazy for the exertion of mann.
featuring lie Of serviceable texture.
And SO abandoned himself to his fate.
even though he foresaw with weariful
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-01-06


Hanging up the receiver, Maitland
waited few moments ere again put
ting it to his ear This time he called
up Sherrys, asked for the head waiter,
and requested that person to be kind
enough to make his excuses to MIR.
Cressy and party" he, Maitland, was
detained upon a matter of moment.
but would endeavor to join them at a
later hour.
Then, with a satisfied smile, he
turned away, with purpose to dispose
of Bannerman's note.
Baths ready, sor.'
O'Hagan's announcement fell upor.
needless ears. Maitland remained mo-
tionless before the desk-transfixed
with amazement
Baths ready, .sor! "-imperatively.
Maitland reused slightly.
Very well; in a minute, O'Hagan. /"
Yet for some time he did not move.
Slowly the heavy brows contracted
over intent eyes as he strove to puz-
zle it out. At length his lips moved
noiselessly.
"Am I awaken" was the question he
put his consciousness.
Wondering, he bent forward and
drew the tip of one forefinger across
the black polished wood of the writing
bed. It left dark. heavy line. And
beside, clearly defined in the heavy
layer OF dust, was the silhouette OF =
hand; 2 woman's hand, small, delicate,
Enthusiastically feminine Of contour.
"Well!" declared Maitland. frankly.
II am damned!"
GO BE CONTINUEDl
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-01-06
An UncharItabIe Division.

An UncharItabIe Division.
Teacher said charity begins at
home. Do you know what that means.
mamma?"
YES"
Did you know 1t means that Aunt
lane Is a wicked lady?"
why, Georgie!"
"Yes, it does. Aunt Jane has got
a bucketful Of hair an three switches
an Uncle Jim is most as bald as an
egg"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-01-06
Wrong DIaonosIs.

There Goes GIRL" remarked the
candy drummer. who looks like she
might lead man heavenward."
You're entitled to another guess"
replied the grocery clerk. "Her spe-
cialty Is steering a man up against an
oyster dispensary. Sect"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-01-06
All the style.

THAT dressmaker you recommend
ed me to 90 to Il really soaring in her
prices"
Il know she II. / believe she must
be trying for the altitude prize"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-01-06
cet A onde.I,rI.

0eS al OToeFs
did you call on Mrs. Styles?" asked
the manager Of the girl solicitor.
YES" replied the girl.
"And did you get an orderr
Yes, she ordered me out Of the
house" LYonkers Statesman.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-01-06
About n,,e.

Something on your mind, ] Gee"
Yes: isn't II about time to be get
ting up q benefit for King Manuelf
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-12-07
SURPRISE PARTY.

Miss Grace LenuoX, one OF our
charming young ladies. was most
agreeably surprised by a number OF
her friends last Saturday evening at
her home in Elmira avenue.
The jolly crowd met at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Pollock and
then proceeded TO the LennoX home
The evening was most enjoyably
spent. Miss Retta Pollock furnished
the music for the dancing. Delicious
refreshments were served during the
course of the evening.
Those present were Misses Cora
Shields, Blanche Pollock, Hazel Nc
Nicely, Thresa Platt, lnez Irving
Blanche Vezien, Clare keenan,, Claire
Finley, Camille Spahr, lrma Schroeder
Alva Salache, Norma Weber and Z
Berthelot; Messrs. John H. Pollock
George Irving, Foster Ryan, Waite
RYAN, Justin Pujol, George Hebert
Charles Corbett, Ed Luft, Eugene LIE
fere, L. Bergeron, E. White and A. Bel
thelot.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-12-07
ARTICLE IN.

No stakeholder shall ever hc held liable or
in anv manner responsible for In" contracts
or faults of this corporation beyond any IN
paid balance that may be- due 10 the corpo-
IN ion on the shares of stock subscribed Tor
bv him; nor shall any mere informally IN
this act. or in the organization of this com
many have the effect of rendering this char
Ter null or of exposing stockholders 10 any
liability beyond such unpaid balance.
Thus done and passed in my Office at the
city of New Orleans, LOUISIANA, on the daE'
month and year herein first above written.
in the presence If McSSrS. q. W. SchweitZer
and VIM. Beattc. competent witnesses. VINO
hpreuntO sign their names with said appear
erS and me, notary, after du" reading OF the
whole. 800
shares common. 10y !. Il. Saal; William \.
Mcclure. 12i9 shares common. 10y l. Il.
'Saal: /. Il. Saal. ! share common l.. l."
SZabary. l share common: l. Jacobs. l
share common.
ALEXIS BRIAN. Notary PHbIc
I. the undersigned recorder of mortgages
in and for the parish of orleans. state oi
Louisiana. do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing act of Incorporation of Inc
ST Malo Delta Farms was this day duly
recorded in my Office in book 1901. folio --
New Orleans. La. December 9TH, 1911
(SignedI EMILE LEoNAED.
DCDHfU RCc0rdCr Of H0rt0GgcS
witnesses Geo. W. SchWeitzer and
Vim. Beatti".
h,rrby certify the above To Dee true
copy of the original act of Incorporation OF
the st Malo Delta Farms and of the Ger
titicatr Of the deputy recorder of ortgaEc'
thereto attached. on file in my office.
New Orleans. December 9TH. 1911.
ALIENS BRIAN. NofarU P"biic
,Soan
dee : II Il . Jan II 1912
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-12-07
Aleerines at Law:

Brooklyn and Mississippi; judgment
recognizing owner-C. D. c.
julius Bodenger to Ideal Savings x
Homestead Assn, lot, Powder, AllX'
Bouny and Pelican, $4,000 cash.
Purchaser 10 John W. Altman same
property. $4,000 terms.-Renaudin.
Riley Osgood ct al. to Ideal Savings
& Homestead Assn, lot, Newton, Ho'
mer, River and Brooklyn, $500 cash.
Purchaser to vendor, same property
S4OO ms.-Renaudin
Mrs. Polite Saunders ct al. TO Damas
Gayaut, lot, Brooklyn, Lamarque, De
Armas and jefferson, $40 cash.-Hen
nessey.
Mrs. Alex Lewis ct ais. to Mrs. Jos
Millaud. half interest in lot. Ptolemy
Teche. Nunez and jefferson, $40 cash
-Hennessey.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-12-07
ARTICLE ~.

The capital stock OF this corporation is
hereby liked at the sum Of one million
tSl,UUO,OOOD dollars, divided into and rep
resented by one hundred thousand shares
OF the par value OF ten $4,000 dollars
each. said stock shall he paid for in
cash, or property, or in services rendered,
as called for by the board OF directors. As
shall hereinafter be provided for by the
board OF directors, such OF the said stock
as may be determined by the purchasers
and the board OF directors, and paid for
in cash, may be guaranteed jointly by the
corpora ton and a trust, or other banking
cOrporatinO, hereafter to be selected by the
board OF directors TO the purchasers, by q
deposit with such trust or banking cor
pOratiOn 10y the corporation Of the pro-
portion OF the amount paid for the stock
for the account OF the stock SO guaranteed,
and for term OF years, as hereafter pro-
vided by the board OF directors, which
will, compromising interest upon such de
pOSit, equal the amount OF the purchaser
subscription in the given number of years.
No stakeholder shall be liable for any
debt or obligation Of the corporation fur
Their than their unpaid subscription TO the
capital stock. This corporation shall be-
gin business as soon as hve hundred (J00)
shares shall have been subscribed for.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-12-07

yays private tramways, private roads,
easements, franchises, and licenses also TO
purchase, construct, lease or otherWlse &C
quire, operate, and maintain eIectrlc IsH.-
Ing and power plants buildings, machh-
ery appliances and equipments appertah
ing thereto. To purchase, construct lease
or otherwise acquire, operate, anu main
tain telegraph and telephone lines Tor the
transmission OF messages and sound 10y cleo
tricty; to furnish gas, water, electricity
power, heat, and light for mining, milling,
sgricultural domestic, ana other uses ahI
purposes. and to sell, lease. or dispose OF
the same to such persons, or cOrporstlohS'
and for such price or prices and on ssch
terms and conditions as TO this corpora uoh
may seem proper; to develop, sell, store.
contract for, and generally deal in aad
dispose OF 10 such persons or corporations,
and for such price or prices, and on sucs
terms and conditions, as 10 TINS corpora
ton may seem proper, electrical ana otnsr
power for the generation, distribution, ana
supply Of electricity for mining, heating.
and power purposes; TO purchase, lease or
otherwise acquire, construct, and MAINTAIN
plants for the purpose OF extracting val
| ues from refractory ores: 10 purchase,
| treat, refine, extract reduce, crush, cal
cine, smelt. concentrate, and manipulate
all kinds OF ores, minerals, and metslllfer-
Gus substances with a view to Obtaining
therefrOm gold silver, tin, lead, copper.
! iron and other metals combination OF
| metals or other valuable substances WIFE
q view 10 preparing the same for market.
| Generally 10 engage in mining, smelling
| reducing, crushing, refining, milling, treat
| ing. assaying, and selling minerals and sres
OF all kinds, classes and descriptions. To
buy, sell, manufacture, and generally deal
in machinery, blasting powder, and higs
explosives OF every description, fuses caps,
implements, candles, and cOnvellcnces sslt-
able for use in connection with mining
and metalurgical operations. To purchase,
lease or otherwise acquire lands for the
purpose OF erecting thereon office build
ingS, plants workshops, dwelling houses,
! warehouses, stores, hotels, and other build
ings in connection with the foregoing pur-
thing. convenient, requisite and necessary
for carrying into effect the Aforesaid de-
| Clared purposes
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-12-07
THE HERALD
ARTICLE VIII.

Upon the termination of this charter by
Limitation or upon the dissolution OF the
CORPORATION. the business and affairs OF the
company shall be liquidated by three com
misSiOners elected from the stockholders az
"A general meeting called for that purpose.
Said commissioners shall have entire charge
Of the liquidation with authority 10 sell anu
dispoSc of the assets of the corporation and
in case of the death or resignation of COM
missioner during the term of his duties. or
in case of his failure or refusal 10 act. the
remaining commissioners shall declare the
office vacant and shall elect successor
from among the stockholders.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-12-07
BUILDING PERMITS.

Commonwealth Building & Loan AS
ISOLATION owner, one-stOry double cot
tage. slate roof, Elmira, Slidell, Homer
and Belleyille, $4,000; II. \. O'keefe
builder
Mrs. w. S. Slack owner. moving, re-
pairs and addition 417-l9 Pelican ave-
nue., $500; Felix Borne builder.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-12-07
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. STATE
OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF Or
LEANS, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.

Be it known. that on this 9Th of Deem
Der, IN the year of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and eleven (1911, before me,
Frederic G. Marx, a notary public duly COM
missiOned and qualified, in and for this city
and parish of Orleans, therein residing, and
in the presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned: personally came
and appeared, the several persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed, who sever
ally declared that availing themselves of the
provisions of the laws of the state of Lou
isiana and more particularly Of act No. rs
of 1894, they have cOvenanted and agreed
and do by these presents covenant, agree and
bind themselves as well as such other per
sons as may hereafter become associated
with them, to constitute and form a cOrpo-
ration and body polite in law for the OBJ
iects and purposes and under the articles
and stipulations following, to-wit:
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-12-07
ARTICLE III.

The nature of the business to he carried
on BY this corporation and the objects ana
purposes for which it Is organized are here
by declared to be as follows:
TO de a general real estate business; 10
buy, sell. rent lease. suitcase or Sub-rent,
mortgage or otherwise cucumber, improve.
reclaim drain, levee, pump. exchange. man
age. and operate real property whether I'M
proved or unimprOvcd; to buy, sell. build,
construct alter or improve houses or other
buildings or structures; 10 manage ana he
vclOp real property generally. and 10 buy.
sell. own. accumulate. and hold lumber.
brick. stone. lime, piping. hardware and all
other kinds of material used by builders. or
neceSS lry for the aforesaid purposes: to loan
money on any kind of property, real or per
Sonal and 10 take security for same: 10 buy
ana sell pledge or hypOthecate stocks, bonds,
notes or other personal property chooses IN
action or evidence of debt To purchase
manufacture, acquire. hold own. pledge,
hypothecatc. sell. cOnSign. transfer, or in
vest trade or deal in goods, wares ana mcr-
chandiSe of every kind and description Ia
operl'c farms and To sell and deal in aGrl,
cultural products: 10 construct canals and
their appUrtenanCeS for drainage, navigation
| or irrigation and generally To transact all ~
any other business which may be necessary
| or incidental or proper 10 the exercise OF
Iany or all of the aforesaid purposes Of TINS
| CORPORATION.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-12-07
ARTICLE I.

The name and title of this corporation
shall be the FAIRVIEW LAND COMPANY,
and by that corporate name 1t shall have
and enjoy succession for ninety-nine t99)
years to contract, sue and be sued, to make
and use a corporate seal, to issue bonds, bor-
row and lend money in any manner 1t may
deem best or advisable and secure by any
collateral or securities that 1t may see fit
TO have and employ managers, directors, Of
ficers, agents, clerks or superintendent as
the interest of the company may require to
make and establish bylaws, rules and regu-
lations for the management of its affairs
and to possess all the powers granted and
intended to be granted by law TO corpora
tions in general and TO do all things that
are necessary and proper to carry out the
objects and purposes for which this corpo-
ration is organized.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-12-07
ARTICLE V.

All the corporate powers OF TIE said cor
poration shall be vested in and exercised
by board OF directors, composed of not
less than i've or more than seven stock
holders to be elected annually on the sec
ond Tuesday in January Of each year
but the first election shall be on the sec
ond Tuesday in January, 1913, and the
directors hereinafter named shall remain
in Office until that time, or until their
successors shall have been selected and
qualified. All such elections shall be by
ballot, and shall be conducted at the office
OF the corporation under the superinten-
dence Of three stockholders who shall act
as commissioners, and who shall be ap.
pointed by the board OF directors. Ten
days prior notice OF each election shall
be given in daily newspaper published
in the english language in the city Of New
orleans. Each stakeholder shall be en-
titled to one vote for each share Of stock
held by him, either in person or by proxy.
and each stakeholder may cast all of his
votes for one individual. or may divide the
same among several individuals, as such
stakeholder may desire; provided that no
| fractional vote shall be counted or con-
sidered. The seven persons receiving the
| highest number OF votes, shall constitute
the board of directors for the ensuing
term, and shall at once assume their po-
! sitiOns as such, and shall serve and con-
| tinue in ofice until their successors shall
! have been elected. A failure to elect d.
| rectors, as above specified, shall not dis
solve the corporation but the board of
|
election shall be held, which shall be as
soon as may be after the ten days no
tice as above provided. Vacancies occur
ing in the said board from any cause
whatsoever, shall be filled by the remain.
/ ing directors. Four directors shall con
stitute quorum for the transaction OF
any business. The said board of drec
tors at Its first meeting following the elec
ton each year, shall elect from its mum
Der president, a yice-president, q sec
rotary and a treasurer. The board shall
also appoint, from time to time, and dis
miss at pleasure such officers, clerks
agents and other employees as they ma.
deem necessary for the business and pur
pose OF said corporation, and may max
and establish, as well as amend and alter
ALI bylaws, rules and regulations reQui
site for the support and management o
the corporation. Said board of director
shall have the power and authority L
carry into effect and to execute the pur
poses and objects for which this corpora
ton Is formed, and as hereinabove spec
fed and to do all things necessary an
appropriate to this end.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-12-07
ARTICLE ii.

The domicie of this corporation shall be
at the city of New Orleans, parish OF Or
leans state of Louisiana. and all citations
or other legal process shall be served upon
the president of said corporation, or In the
event of his absence upon the vice-president
and in his absence then upon the secretary.