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The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1911-03-24

oHce of that road at Gamboa, Mexico.
An interesting story is told In con-
nectjon with the purchase of the Pan
American less than a year ago by MT.
THOMPSON. 1t is stated that the 81.
Louis owners of that road had offered
the property to the Mexican govern
ment for approximately $4,000 900 gold
and that the price was at that time
considered too high by Jose Yves Ii
mantour, minister of finance. who has
been the directing genius Of the gov
eminent ever since it entered into the
policy Of owning a controlling interest
in the principal lines Of railway OF the
country a few years ago.
Mr.. Limantour, it is said, probably
thought he would be able to get the
road at a lower price than the original
offer. particularly in view of the fact
hat the Hartman interests were not
at that time seeking to acquire the
property. 1t was known that the late
E. H. Hartman had hoped to make the
Pan-American a part of the Southern
Pacific system of Mexico, but his death
upset those plans.
Mr.. Thompson learned that the road
could be bought. He believed that 1t
would prove a very desirable property
as an Independent proposition, and
with associates bought the road for
approximately 81, 900, 900 gold.
Mr.. Thompson then resigned his po-
sition as United States ambassador
to Mexico to give his personal at.
tention to the management of the
road. He inaugurated important i'm.
proyements and has brought It UT
to a higher standard Of physical eff.
ficiency. 1t is said that Mr.. Liman.
tour and other high officials of the
Mexican government were somewhat
chagrfned at the coup of Mr.. ThOmp.
son.
1t was decided, however that the
Pan-American should be acquired on
behalf of the government even if II
was necessary to pay a much higher
price than Mr.. Thompson and associ
ates paid for it. The government Sc
cured an option on the property, the
proposed purchase price being about
ST, 900 gold, it is stated. Mr.. Ii
mantour, who has been in Europe fol-
several weeks, has succeeded in
Snancing the proposition and the dea
has been closed. The road is already
being operated by the officials o.
the National Railways of Mexico
which is known as the government.
merger system.
The Pan-American runs from Gam
boa, a station on the National TIE
huantepec railroad, to Martschal, OIL
the Guatemala-Mexico border, a dis
lance of .275 miles.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1911-03-24
WEEDS A GIRL OF IL
MOTHER PRESENT AND GIVES
HER CONSENT.
Man Of 81 is Bridegroom In Family
Marriage Mix-Up-Little Girl As
sumes responsibilities of
Wifehood.

Denver, Col.-Jennie Trammel,
twelve years old, was married at the
courthouse to James M. Taylor, rs
years her senior. Through this mar
riage Taylor becomes the husband of
his brothers stepdaughter, and the
brother-in-law of his wife's mother, as
well as the husband of his own niece
by-marriage.
The appearance of the girl, who is
small for her age, in the office of the
county clerk, dressed as she vas in
white with a bridal veil about her
head, caused a sensation. Miss Ste
phens. the marriage license clerk, was
astounded when she was asked to is
sue the license.
The child's mother, Mrs. Taylor, APP
peared for her daughter and gave her
consent to the nuptials. In reply to a
question of Miss Stephens, Mrs. Tay-
Tor said that the man and girl were
not related, though he bears the same
name as herself. Taylor did not make
any statement regarding the reason
for marrying so young a person.
After the license was issued the
party went to Magistrate De Lappe's
court and sought the justice. He was
not in and they left, promising to re-
turn later. When they reached the
first floor they learned that Magis-
trate Morris was in his office, and pro
ceeded there. The ceremony followed
The marriage of this young girl, il
seems, is simply the latest develop.
ment in a peculiar series of family en-.
tanglements.
Jennie Trammel, which is the reaI
name of the bride, is the daughter OF
Mary Trammel. who, being left a wild
ow when the girl was quite young
married Jesse Taylor. Jesse Taylor is
a brother of the James NJ. Taylor who
became the bridegroom. James Tay
lor got to know the little Trammel cir
after her mother married Jesse Taylor
81 thought the girl was at least fiji
teen or sixteen" said Magistrate Nor
ris after the wedding. IF l had known
she was but a child of twelve years o.
g | would very likely have refused
to marry the couple. Still, the license
was regular, the mother of the girl wa:
present c%onsenting to the marriage
and there was really no reason why
should refuse to perform the cere
mony. The objection might have beer
raised in the clerks Office to the issu
ance of the license
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1911-03-24
Fight on Bird Slaughter.

Asserting that 800, 600, 900 birds are
killed yearly for the adornment of
women, the French League for the
Protection of Birds is greatly con
cerned about the vast slaughter caused
by the fashion for "Chantecler' hats.
Last year a single London merchant
is said to have sold $4,000 humming
birds. Oddly enough, the Society for
the Protection OF Animals this year
presented its annual grand prize" to
NJ. Rostand, the author of "Chautec
Ter"
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1911-03-24
Ju-Jitsu No Use.

A cricket club formed a gymnasium
for the use of its members during the
winter months, and an Instructor was
engaged to teach ju-jitsu. Recently
one of the cricketers turned up with q
bandaged head, and said some youth
had inflicted the injury.
What" exclaimed the tu-jitsu III
structor. "You mean to say you let 8
youth knock you about like that? why
didn't you try ju-jitsu?"
ct couldn't"
Nonsense! There's no conceivaole
situation to which %ju-jitsu cannon DC
successfully applied. Show me Wnefe
he gripped you"
I'm sorry to say he didn't grip me
anywhere. He dropped a brick 0.
my head from a third-foor Winuo"'
London Tit-Bits.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1911-03-24
Worlds HeaIthiest Spot.

There is q terrestrial paradise NV
far from Madrid where death ana US
ease are unknown. 1t is the Viiiaso
of Cobena, where fguratively Ie
sword has been beaten into the piougn.
share. The local chemist gave up -
sale of drugs in despair two years as1,
and now he is a purveyor OF s"s ~
meats and confectionery. Han nv
cemetery has been turned lh'U Ian
Measure garden-there has not Oee
a single death for eight years- .not
the undertaken has fed from a SPY
where death refuses to give nun :
living. The doctor who has ilv eu
years In the village on MS CpISa5
hoping against hope, has now ue''
to emigrate.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1911-03-24
POWERFUL RIVAL or CIIp1r
The Shadehen Is P~rofessIon.I
maker of the Yiddish Colonies
in the Big Cities.

Cupid, the winged little srobo
makes the world whirl merrilv "no
does not reign supreme down .Oun0'
Yiddish colonies of our great .ue
He has a strong and bitter rival a. E'les'
person OF the shadchen, or profosa me
al matchmaker. 'Sion'
The shadchen is usually tan
scrawny, with STOPPING sbouldau. aHu
~protruding neck and a sbort a
beard. He invariably wears a tllh
Albert coat, which is greeDisb fano
long usage. IRON
He is not tidy or engaging br. /,
methods are more practical tban HIs
of Aphrodite's son. His pbilogorb use
simple and exoteric: Whv deaf ,,,n ~
tickle children who know mo- WIN
own minds, when one can ratbor 81
business with their parents? II oni,'
they agree upon the match, the avn.
obedient children will do tboir va
ding. oid-
Instead of a culver of I-ove.noisono,
arrows, the shadchen carries oho.t
MIN a memorandum book in which -
jots down with a pencil stub tba na"
essary data and remarks concernirn
possible customers"
The shadchen is a remnant or To-
ish life in the past centuries. In en-.
days children were married 80
young. Because of their youth and e.
experience, the parents would 49,
range the match and the children =,
variably obeyed their parents will I.
this country, where early marrio,oa
are not in vogue. the Jewish vonra
folk follow the dictates Of their 90
fections and despise the professions,
marriage broker. Were II not for The
constant influx Of immigrants from
Russia, Roumania and Galicia whore
early marriages still prevail to Soma
extent, the shadchen would have dis
appeared long ago and would have 70
manned a recollection Of a bygone ace
like the professional knight or tbe
feudal self.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1911-03-24
ACTIVE AND AMBITIOUS
AT THE AGE OF 81 YEARS

Henry Gassaway
Davis is one of the
grand old men OF
West Virginia. Ha
wOs born poor near
Baltimore on No
vember 10, 1928
and was left IA
therless at an early
age. When he was
10 years old Mr..
Davis, then an or
phan, was compel.
ed to paddle his
own canoe. and he
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1911-03-24
Lays Seven Eggs a Day.

Scranton, Pl.-Seven-ccunt them
seven eggs from 2 solitary hen in a
single da With eggs selling for 40
cents a dozen, can you beat It?
This is the unrivaled feat of a fowl
belonging to David Lewis of this CITY.
And it is a mongrel hen at that, not
one Of the $1,000 fancy Orpingtons. Il
Is a cross between a Rhode Island
red and a Bun Cochin, and vas bought
By Mr.. Lewis for 70 cents.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1911-03-24
AMERICAN IN MEXICAN
COUP MAKES BIG PROFIT

David z. Thomp-
son of Lincoln,
Neb., o m e I
United States Am
bassador to Mexi-
co, made a snug
profit of not less
than 100000 out
of the sale Of the
Pan-American rail-
road TO the Next
can government,
according to a re-
port that is cur
rent at the general
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1911-03-24
The Impractical Person.

Il understand Bliggins is walking
the floor because Of his debts"
Great mistake" commented the i'm
practical person. while he was about
It be should have borrowed enough to
get an automobile and done his wor
rying IN comfort"
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1911-03-24
,,,dced nv His Company.

Eyes. sir" said old DeScaou'' he
fudge a man by the compan!
keeps" would.
THANK you" rejoined young "Ou'-
bee. 40 old
THANK mel" exclaimed tne
man. why should you thank me.
Excuse me-" said the youn5 The
but I thought you had in nina .o T
fact that I have been keeplne a
pany with your daughter LOT ne@
vear."-Boston Sunday Post
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1911-03-24
Governments Freezing Works.


The markets in Victoria are good,
and have been greatly improved by
the efforts of the government to facili-
tate and cheaper exports, especially to
Great Britain. There are Ia freezing
works where p%erishable produce Is
frozen and prepared for export. The
largest store is that at Melbourne,
managed entirely by the government,
and which regulates the charges
throughout the country. The value OF
produce exported through the Mel
bourne Cool stores averages $1,000 900
yearly, and the charges for handling,
freezing and shipping are as follows,
including storage days: Butter, IA
days storage, six cents per box Of So
pounds; mutton, 81 days storage, 80
cents per carcass; lamb, Fl days stor-
age, % cents per carcass; poultry, In
GLIDING killing, plucking, dressing.
packing and casing. 81 days storage,
16 cents per pair; fruit, IA days stor-
age, 16 cents per case. Other perish
able produce is treated on the same
"beral terms.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1911-03-24
Beer and Flowers In Germany.


The Germans are a proverbially
thirsty nation. This fact has just been
strikingly illustrated in the farming
out Of the various departments Of q
new theater to be erected at Berlin.
The rent for the r~efreshment depart
ment in this theater is $4,000 per
annum, while that for the cloakrooms
is 10000, for the playbills, $4,000
and for the florist, $1,000. 1t has been
ascertained that In a theater with
1,400 seats a thousand glasses Of beer
are sold on the average during each
performance, but that the sale of sand
wiches and other light refreshments
is Of no consequence. 1t is beer first
and foremost that pays the piper"
and after the beer the flowers. This
also is characteristic. - Montreal
Standard.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1911-03-24
sneaklna Of Lives.

Miles-It is said that a cat H17
lives. ~ has
Giles-That's nothing. IA"0
more lives than a cat.
Nfles-How do you figure ina" ia,
Giles-Why, time can s1anu
definite amount of killing
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1911-03-24
The Substitute.
Son-in-IaV

Ida-It's well for Marion's happiness
that she invited Jack Detmars, her
rejected sutton. to be one Of her wed.
ding guests.
Belle-Why?
Ida-Her chosen groom failed to AZ
pear
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-09-12

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aya5 IRE State
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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-21
HADN'T HEARD IT

A salesman introducing a bran
new line made this place yesterday.
He called upon number OF dealers
without success, in his opinion they
could not see a good thing when II
was put in front of them. In eX-
ASPIRATION he called in a store Oh
East Main and after being told thai
his line could not be handled he
turned to the proprietor: 'You PEG
pie in this town don't know thai
George Washington is dead, dc
your" The proprietor, who is {
live one when occasion demands.
,replied: ''Why, we didn't know tina
G Gorge was sick.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-21

,ppointed Chief and Bob Reed
appointed temporarily as driver
Two appointments are yet to be made
The council accepted the bid of the
Jhanu,e Zinc company for gas pre-
lded the contract to be drawn by the
.,ty attorney is satisfactory 10 the
las company. L he following ale the
'ates for the emergency gas; FirS
ear, &c per thousand, second year,
II cents per thousand and the third
fear 5 cents per thousand feet
The tax levy ordinance was passed.
The city taxes next year will be .69
mills less than last year.
The council reached the high
water mark Friday night in allowing
claims. $4,000. was ordered to be
oaid out of the treasury, the greater
part of which will go for interest on
bonds falling due August Ist.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-21
A PIONEER GONE

Julia Claywell was born in Sanga-
mon County, Ill, near Springfield,
May %, 1923. She was married to
Carrot Bonham, March 7, 1S43. The
young couple settled in McComb, Ill,
and took up lifes battle together. In
1859 the family moved to Texas, eX-
pecting to stay but a year, but the war
came on and they could not get away
ter its close. A year after the close
of the war they started North with
tn cir stock and chattles. They were
stopped many times on the road and
int errogated as to where they were
going. They were always just going
over into the next county. They drove
an OK team and made frequent stops
so they we're fifteen months reaching
their old Illinois home.
In the fall of 1869 they moved to
Kansas and settled on claim on the
river, Just be ow Austin. There Mr.,
Bonbam died and for some years the
widow with her children carried on
the farm. She has lived in Chanute
since the early eighties, most of the
time with her daughter, Mrs. Josie
Lapham. For the last eleven years
she has been more or less an invalid.
Most of the time totally blind.
She died Tuesday afternoon of ole
age, being past So. Funeral services
will be conducted at the home of Mrs.
A. S. Lapham on South Central,
Thursday morning at 10 o'clock by
Mrs. Libbie Ingles of Savonburg.
Mrs. Bonham was a woman OF
strong personality. She endured the
harQSnlpS anu PRIV dulOho VI PiSN'
life for many years with brave heart
and cheerful mien. Shewas an earne'
christian woman, having joined the
Christian church in early girlh cd,
and was devoted to good deeds and
work. She was the last OF
q family of II children. She leaves a
daughter, Mrs. Josie Lapham OF this
city and a son, George Bonham OF
Nevada and many relatives and friends
The pail bearers were selected from
among the oldtime friends and are
Jessie Parsons, Horace Clark, F. M.
Abbott, r. w. Bennington, Dan
Bloomheart and Virgil Wilson. Bur
al in Elmwood.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-21
IN MOTOR CYCLE TRAGEDY

"No more Motor-Cycling for me-.
says Chas. Quick of Colby, Kans, who
visited Tuesday and Wednesday with
his friends e. e. Strayer and e. T
Smith who were former residents of
Thomas county. 81 left the machine
at home and any man who wants it
can have it at bargain" said Mr.
Quick.
Mr., Quick was riding his machine
about three we ks ago on a couutry
road seven miles out from Colby wllh
a friend, George Higgins, on ia from;
Of him when they ran into "a barb
wire stretched across the road, white
going about twelve miles an hour aud
because of the darkness failed t. see
the obstruction. It caught Mr.. IIig
gins squarely and severed his iusular
vein so that death came almost IN
Stantly. Mr.. Qnick's throat was
severely cut and he received deep
gaSheS in his arm and chest.
Considering the nature Of his i =
les Mr.. Quick recovered very promp,ly
and was riding his machine again 3
week ago, when as result of benz
nervous from the effect Of the rceu'
tragedy, he failed to guide the motol
cycle and received a fall that gave
him a badly bruised leg and arm.
For these reasons Mr.. Quick las 3
motor cycle on the market. Besides
visiting his friends he looked at lauo
with a view to locating with his
family in the vicinity of Chanute.
The wire had been stretched by a
farmer who was thus able to keep his
cattle from straying while be was
drying them from one OF his farms
to drink from we'll upon the farm
across the road. AS it was eveoine
he expected no one along the foac
and so had neglected TO remove the
wire.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-21
ESCAPED WITH HIS LIFE

"Twenty-one years ago faced an
awful DEATH" writes II. B. Martin,
Port Herrelson, S. G, doctors said
had consumption and the dreadful
cough l had locked like it, sure
enough. 1 tried everything, | could
hear of, for my cough, and was under
the treatment of the best doctor in
Georgetown, S c. for a year, but
could get no relief. A friend advised
me to try DIR. Kings new Discovery
| did so, and was completely cured
| feel that | owe my ltfe to this great
throat and lung cure -"Its positively
guaranteed for coughs, colds, and all
bronchial affections, SOC and Sl.0O
Trial bottle free at All Druggists
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-21
PARSONS POEM A GEN

From Rev. H. Stubenvoil, Allison
Ia. in praise of DR. Kings New Ii
Pills. "They're such a health neces
sity. In every home these pills SHOULD
be. If other kinds you've tried ii
vain, Use DR. Kings And be wei
again. 25c at All Druggists:
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-21
RELIABLE JEWELRY

Our superior array of JewelrY and
Watches makes selection easy. Every
hing is in perfect taste, and every
thing may be perfectly relied upon.
We sell nothing we don't know all
about, and we tell you everything we
know about every thing you ask to see
@. e. CONKLIN, the JeWeler.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-21
A SHORT SESSION

The council metMonday nightin one
of it's shortest sessions. an ADJOURN
ment being.taken before $3.50. After
the strenuous meetings Of the past
few weeks the session last night wa
enough to give the casual observer an
idea that the members were DOT
earning their money.
An ordinance was passed relative to
the vendors of patent drugs and med!-
cines. The license for such vending
was made ten dollars per day il
violation of which penalty of a fint
II from ten to one hundred dollar
vas attached. The appraisers OF
South Grant street paving were ap-
pointed as follows: E. P. Burris, W
VI. Glover aud D. E, Morey.
A resolution was passed making thu
.harge for water meters at $40 the
ame as heretofore, only that The
lsers will, be allowed water service L
he extent of five dollars, or one hai
The original cost Of the meter will b.
'eturned to the customer in water
Another resolution relative to mete
protection was passed. 1t provide.
hat the patrons may prepare a fros'
proof receptacle for the water meter.
10 the event that the patrons are uu-
zoe to provide such protection tn
lily will install a device and charg'
he customer 81. 80 for the same.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-21
Time

Is sometimes a matter Of great
Importance. A watch that doesn't
tell the correct time is just as bad as
no watch at all Ifyour watch shows
an inclination to be eccentricor un-
steady in It's habits, bring it TO US and
we will put it in shape at very rea-
sonable cost.
@. G. CONKL1N, the Jeweler
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-21
<. C. UNION STATION

Bids for the construction OF the
Kansas City Union Station will be
open July 10th. 1t is expected that
the contract will be awarded by Aug
ust 10th, aud the station work started
before September 1st.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-21
KILL MORE THAN WILD BEASTS

wi OlNlI la ~ W i'@iD $3.50 -
The number of people killed yearly
by wild beasts don't approach the
vast number killed by disease germs
No life is safe from their attacks
They're 10 air, water, dust, even 1000
But grand protection is afforded by
Electric Bitters, which destroy and
expel these deadly disease germs from
the system. That's why chills, fever
and ague, all malarial and many blood
diseases'yield promptly to this wonder
full blood purifier. Try them and
enjoy the glorious health and new
strength they givey GU. Money back
if not satisfied. Only SOC at All
Druggists.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-21
A PEEK INTO HIS POCKET

would show the box of Bucklen's Arni-
ga Salve that E. s. Lopez, a carpenter.
Of Marilla, n. Y. always carries" ]
have never had cut, wound, bruise,
or sore it would not soon heal" he
writes. Greatest healer of burns.
0oils, scalds, chapped hands and lips
fever-sor subscriptions, eczema
corns and piles. 25c at All Druggists
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-21

Attorney Chimpanizee sat in his
office
Reading the case of Ape versus
Deer
Rising he posted big Uttered plac'
mo monkey business Is wanted
here"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-21
FIRE CHIEF RESIGNS

Fire Chief T. f. Herod after four
teen wears service 10 the employ OF
the city handed his resignation to the
council Friday, which was accepted
Immediately. With the resignation
of the Chief also followed that of Fl.
d. Rose, driver, C. Creased and ]. @
Jones. Ed. McClain was Immediately
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-11

RICHMOND ELKS MAY
HAVE BRASS BAND

Major l.. l.. Cheatwood secretary OF
tfie committee appointed TO make ar
rangements for the party OF 200 Rich
mond Elks and their wives and daugh-
ters, who are to attend the annual re-
union and grand lodge meeting Of the
brotherhood Protective Order of Elks
at Atlantic City. N. j., July to Is,
IL completing list OF the members
OF the party and reports rapid progress
ih"the specIai hotel and transportation
accommodations ~ Nn'7-''' .
All of the Virginia lodges will send
big delegations and prepa rations for the
reunion are going on throughout the
state. 1t Is probable that brass band
win head the Richmond delegation In
the big parade in which $4,000 Elks
and 200 brass bands will participate.