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VOLUME 6.
Local and Pers onaI.
Emigh's cigars are the kind to buy.
Good smoking tobacco at Emigh's
Chas Bulls is over from Pearl this
week
Editor Swire was over to Hebron
last Friday
Carl Johnson was down from the
ranch Monday.
Mrs. Chas Bohn was shopping in
town Thursday
II you want good Key West CT
gar go to Emigh's.
Jonathan Royalty was in from But
ler the first of the week.
A. H. Law and family were in town
the fore part of theweek.
Arthur Norell, salesman for the Lar
annie Grocery Co. was out to the ball
game Sunday.
If you want good harness and strap
work send your orders to w. II. Hol-
liday Co., Laramie, Wyo
Roy Woods is here from Laramie
this week. He is working at the
Webb & Buchanan hotel
Cutting parts and rake teeth for
all kinds of mowers and rakes w.
H, Holiday Co., Laramie, Wyo.
c. L. McFadden has purchased half
of the stock of the New Era and will |
continue as manager and editor.
Nellie r. Affolter, County school |
superintendent, was a business caller
at the New Era office Wednesday,
We make all our own harness, ma
terial and workmanship guaranteed.
Give us trial. w. H. Holiday Co.
The county surveyor and his deputy
are doing a rushing business now
days, both Ward and Mitchell being
kept busy.
You should order the haying tools
at once. Ames Mercantile Co. have
Deering and Mccormick Mowers and
Rakes.
Chas. Mitchell is surveying up the |
Michigan this week. Mrs. Mitchell |
and the children are visiting relatives
in the country.
The frost Saturday night killed all
the tender vegetables, the potatoes
were badly frosted but will probably |
come out all right.
Roy Hyatt, accompanied by num-
ber of boy friends, arrived Sunday
from Fort Collins. The boys will
work in the hay harvest
Mrs. Chase, who has been visiting |
isci udu6htci' MiS. odhe Iva, HSai
here this spring. left Thursday of la. !
week for her home in Iowa.
Remsey Dickens father, from Love
land, is here visiting him. He says |
Remsey, who had his leg broken is
getting along as well as could be eX-
pected.
1t is nearly haying time and you
will need that Deering or McCor-
mick Mower soon. You had better
see the Ames Mercantile Co about
1t at once.
The new ceiling at the North Park
Pharmacy is a great Improvement
and causes Jack Taylor to wear a
broad smile, or is it something else
that Jack is smiling about?
DR.. P. w. Fischer called Wednes-
day to see the daughter of Mr.. Gill
more, who was suffering from her
wrist, which she had cut severely by
falling through glass door.
With last weeks issue the Centen
NAL Post changed hands and is now
being published by the Post Publish
ing Co. Carl Graves is the new ed
itor and the paper is much improved
undar hia aditorshin
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-20
|0LD SPECTATOR SUICIDE.
Loses in Hooking Crash, Colonel
Seixas Dies Amid Gay Children.
A CONFEDERATE VETERAN
Corporation Director, He Was
Still Wealthy, It Is Thought,
Despite Recent Reverses.

Colonel n. o. Seixas. a veteran of the
Confederate army. telephoned to his brok-
ers soon after 10 o'clock yesterday morning.
left his apartments In the Wilbraham. No.
l West Goth street. at II o'clock. having
dressed with characteristic care. and early
In the afternoon committed suicide in Cen
trail Park. near the reservoir. by shooting
himself His Identity was not established
for several hours. but finally a represent
alive Of Whitehouse & Co. Of No III Broad
way. his brokers. settled the question
At the Wilbraham il was said Colonel
Seixas received special delivery letters
from Whitehouse Il Co each day. and that
the seventy-year- Spectator had never
been the same since considerable part
Of his fortune was swept away by the coll
lapse OF the Hooking pool.
THE colonel was a changed man after
that experience" said one who was IA
miliar with his habits yesterday and
from that time all his dress suits have
been packed away He continued to specu-
late in the market, but refused all social
engagements. No one called on him at his
apartments He was not married, and II
he had any relatives In this city they did
look him up al his home address. After the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-20
BILLS FOR INSURANCE MEN
Two Measures Which Every
Broker Is Asked to Support.

There are two bills before the state Leg
islature which the Insurance Brokers AS
ISOLATION Of this city. through +. : Little
its secretary. is urging every insurance
broker to support to the limit Of his infiu-
cree. One bill seeks TO stop rebating and
the other TO provide for a state license.
Both are modelled on the recommendations
Of the Merritt Insurance Investigating
Committee.
According 10 a circular letter sent by Mr..
Little 10 all the brokers in the city there
has been opposition 10 the bills on the
rart Of the marine companies. but the opn-
ion is expressed that they can be passed II
al those in favor Of them write TO their
representatives urging their passage. For
the purpose. he inclosed in his letter list
of all the Senators and Assemblymen.
Brokers Of insurance other than life have
complained that the law relating 10 rebat-
ing in tn. general insurance field was far
too vague TO be effective. and that whole
sale rebatng was going On, particularly IN
the case Of policies issued TO large corpo-
ra,,ons They think that a new Law rs
stringent as that governing life insurance
ucuId do much 10 abate the evil.
In the matter OF state license they are not
nerhaps so unanimous. A fee Of 500 has
teen nroposed This. II is pointed out,
vvould soueeze out a lot OF little fellows,
but, on the other hand would insure GER
tain financial stability among those re-
sponsible TO their clients for the soundness
OF their policies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-20
CRAGEN A NERVOUS WITNESS
Municipal Justice Admits Lax
Methods in Borough Office.

John NJ. Cragen. Municipal Court Justice,
who has been on trial all week on a charge
Of grand larceny in connection with the
raising Of postage stamp receipts from IS
10 80 in the Office Of Borough President
Lawrence Gresser Of Queens during 1893
was visibly nervous under cross -examina-
ton yesterday. The case is being tried in
the Supreme Court before Justice kapper
Deputy Attorney General Parsons con-
Quoted the examination.
Cragen took the stand in his own de-
fence Yesterday and entered a general de-
nal Of the testimony given previously by
Louis J. McNally. a Junior clerk He said
that McNally had charge Of the disburse-
nents and had done all the raising of
stamp receipts himself
II was the impression after his cross
examination had ended that Cragen had
shown lax business methods. He exercised
no supervision over McNally and the
stamp accounts were kept on odd slips of
paper during 1905. Cragen said he was
only the custodian of the stamp fund and
oidn't consider himself responsible after
n3 mad given il 70 McNally for expanding.
A verdict is expected in quick time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-20
TEACHERS OPPOSE CHARTER
Seven Thousand in Fight Against Fad
Board of Education.

Equal pay dissensions have been laid
aside by the men and women teachers OF
New York and they are making united
protest against the educational clauses In
the proposed Gaynor charter The Princl-
pals Club the Women Principals Assoca-
ton and the Men Principals Association
have all been merged In the night against
the proposed programme for the control OF
the schools.
Already 1000 have signed the petition
which has been circulated. and more are
expected by the teachers committee In
charge The teachers have agreed that
the plan 10 abolish the present unpaid
Board OF Education and create In It's place
a pald hoard Of seven commissioners Al
total salary Of $4,000 year is a menace
TO them.
the passing OF the clauses in the pro-
nosed charter which concern the schools
~ the city would put the Department OF
Ei6ucatton in the hands OF politicians and
DO away with the state guarantee Of tenure
of Office Of principals and teachers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-20
RUNAWAY GIRL LOCKED UP
Police Find Mercedes Gable in a
Yonkers Rooming House.

Mercedes Cable, sixteen years old. said
to be a great-granddaughte of Mrs.
Morris, after whom the Morrisania dis
trict was named, was found yesterday
afternoon in a furnished room house in
Bueno Vesta avenue. Yonkers. by Detec-
tives Clark and Patta. She had been
missing since April %, when she left the
home of her father. Rudolph Cable. No.
2011 Lafontaine avenue, The Bronx
Mercedes was locked up in the Nor
risania station as an incorrigibe girl.
The police say she told them she ran
away because her father wanted her to
marry a rich man. and she preferred to
marry for love. not riches. The police
are looking for a man who is said to.
have occupied the rooms in Yonkers with
her.
When Mercedes left home she said she
was going out to buy newspaper. She
did not return. and on May her father
reported her disappearance to the police.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-20
R. A. POPE MAY GET JOB
Believed To Be Leading Candi-
date for Landscape Architect.

Robert Anderson Pope, according to Of
ficials of the Park Department will be
the next landscape architect of the Park
Board. With the entry Of Mr.. Pope in the
race for the place recently vacated by
Samuel Parsons. jr, there are three per-
sons who are considered the "big three
among the list of eligihles for the job. Be-
sides Mr.. Pope. there are Julius V. Burg
Gevin, Superintendent Of Parks in The
Bronx, a close friend OF the Mayor. and
George F. Pentecost, jr, landscape archi-
tect of the board during the Strong admin
istration.
Commissioner Higgins has come out for
his Supernt- 7dent of Parks. but so far
Commissioners Slower and Kennedy have
made no statement as TO who will be their
choice.
Mr.. Pope, IL was said yesterday. had a
better chance than the others. because Of
his wide experience in landscape archi-
lecture. Among some Of the undertakings
Of note with which he has been identified
have been the jamestown exposition and
the planning Of the estates at Great Neck.
Long Island. as we'll as at Tangier and
Plum Beach.
The matter will come up al the next
board meeting, on Thursday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-20

employers automobile without permissio.'s
This was the first conviction under the
law.
THE law now provides that the joy-rfdins
chauffeur is a plain. everyday thief. si'd
Judge Foster. In imposing sentence. lnerS
is good sense In the law | have no DOUBT
that when you used your employers car
from 10 o'clock at night until O'Clock In
the morning the wear and tear OF the car
and the consumption Of oil amounted 70
large sum OF money. SO that you sos
then jIst as much az II you had put your
hand into the pocket Of the owner ana ao'
stracted tina, amount Of money.
Cush. who was employed as chauf-
feur by Simon j. klee OF No. West sstn
street. was arrested while driving the car
recklessly through the street. At the trial
Mr.. Klee said that he had TO pay NSS TO
have the car repaired
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-20
R0OSEVELTT0 NEW CITIZENS
He Attends Court in Brooklyn
and Talks to Applicants.

Theodore Roosevelt Yesterday followed
with interest the naturalization proceed
ings in the United States District Court
in Brooklyn. After the applicants had
taken the oath Judge Veeder said the
colonel would make a little speech TO them.
He said:
want TO say just one word 10 you, 10
YOU who are Just becoming citizens, 10 you
who are citizens and to those who intend
TO become citizens. You have taken an
oath 10 obey the Constitution and the
laws. Now | want you TO remember that
If YOU do any wrong. II you take any
bri bes il you ever vote for money II you
are guilty of any violence against the
United States law you are false 10 your
oath and are false 10 the great republic
of which YOU have become a part.
Now YOU Fritz-what did you say your
name was?-said you wanted 70 become a
citizen 10 get your rights. That is well.
but you've got TO be just as ready 10
known your duty as you are TO know
your rights.
The colonel shook hands with each ap-
plicant for citizenship, of whom there were
FORTY He told the officials he had come
10 make a study OF naturalization proceed
ings.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-20
FIND SECRETARY A SUICIDE
w. B. Hall Shoots Self in Office
of MINING Engineer

William B. Hall killed himself yesterday
afternoon by shooting himself through the
left breast just above the heart He stood
over a table in the office OF his employer,
Frank Mcmillan Stanton. a mining engi-
neer. on the sixth floor Of the Lincoln
Trust Company Building. No POS Fifth ave-
nue.. when he fired the shot The body was
found by two visitors. DR.. and Mrs J w.
Moore. Mrs. Moore is a sister Of Mr.. Stan
ton. and interested with him and another
brother, VI. r. Stanton, of No. 10 William
street, in Michigan copper mines.
Mr.. Hall had transacted much OF their
business, as he was confidential secretary
TO Mr.. Stanton, who, when he arrived an
hour after the tragedy. could not bring
himself to look upon the body.
Mr.. Hall was fifty years old, and lived
with his wife and three children In the
Douglas apartments. 1i7th street and Broad
way. His business associates could give no
reason for the suicide other than that Mr.
Hall was In bad health Coroner Holtzhau-
ser viewed the body.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-20
STRAW HAT SEASON RUSHED
Early Opening Will Prevent Cut
Rates Later. the Dealers Saw.

No use trying to make the old one do
until July /. said the straw hat dealers in
this city yesterday They allege that the
unusually early opening of the trade VIII
absorb the entire stock of good headgear
before July 1, and that the only cut price
sales will be held late TO dispose of the
inferior grades.
Attempts have failed in New York City
to obtain an agreement among straw hat
dealers TO eliminate the cut rate sales. at
least until August 1. Such an agreement
has been signed. however. by thirteen hun
dred dealers in fifty of the largest cities
Of the country.
This has been done because, they say,
they have recognized their mistakes of the
past. They concede that the cutting Of
prices helps no one except the customer
This was enough. But on further investi-
cation they discovered that a mid-season
reduction in price resulted in slight re-
turns by way Of cash to the hat merchant
This was plentitude. They have there
fore pledged their honor and manhood
not TO reduce prices until August l.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-20

decision in the Standard Oil case was
rendered he seemed more respondent than
usual although his manner was always
quiet and reserved
Fifty boys and girls were rigging a may
pole on the plot Of grass between the Bel
yedere and the Swiss Cottage. lust east OF
the West Drive in Central Park and on a
line with 18th street They danced about
the tall. slender man in the gray frock
coat. even tripping over his feet in their
careessness Older boys who were pres
ent said the colonel had been leaning on
his cane, staring vacantly ahead
The impulse to kill himself was immedi-
atey acted upon. apparently. for with one
and fired.
The shot and the screams OF the chill
dren brought two park policemen TO the
spot. The body was taken to the East
S7th street station. In the pockets were
found leather wallet containing SS2 -. a
gold watch and several trinkets bearing
Colonel seixass initials: also a balance
sheet from Whitehouse & Co, showing
losses
Dr. McBurney, Of the Presbyterian Hos
pital, examined the body and said that
death had been instantaneous The shot
was fred from above the head. penetrated
the rim Of the hat and took a downward
course through the brain.
In addition TO being a director in three
companies with headquarters here, Colonel
Seixas had large real estate holdings In
New Orleans. his native city II was his
custom TO make two visits to New Orleans
every year TO look after his interests and
visit friends. Once he was n director In
the Columbus and Hooking Coal and iron
Company. The Directory of Directors"
still lists him as member of the boards
OF the Davis Creek Coal and Iron Com
pany the Lanston Monotype Machine Com
pany and the Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron
Company He was believed to be worth at
least 100000. including his Southern real
estate holdings His only club in New
York was the Manhattan.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-20
PUTS BULLET INTO HEAD
Bronx Draughtsman Deranged b
Work for Resrtifying Borough.

His mind temporarily deranged from con-
slant work IN plans for the beautifying OF
the Borough OF The Bronx, Frederick I.
Howe. forty-six years old. killed himself
some time between 8 o'clock on Thursday
right and $50 o'clock yesterday morning
In a summer house at his home, No 565
Trinity avenue For fourteen years Howe
was employed as an architect and drafts
man in the typographical bureau OF the
Borough Of TIE Bronx.
Recently. according to his brother. Alfred.
Howe had not been in good health, and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-20
"J0Y RIDING" IS THIEvING
So Says Judge Foster to First
Man Sentenced Under New Law.

John Cush whom Judge Foster called
"a joy-riding chauffeur" was sentenced
yesterday In General Sessions TO one year
in the penitentiary. Cush had been con-
victed Of petty larceny. having been tried
on an Indictment charging grand larceny
under law passed last year making that
the offence OF a chauffeur who uses his
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-20

complained Of pains in his head. For sew
eral months he had slept In a summer
house He was found there by Alfred. ly-
ing on his bed. with bullet wound be-
hind his right ear. BY his side was a re-
ycIver. There were no letters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-28
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
Those who Will Receive Diplomas in
June.

Announcement was made today OF
those members of the senior class Of
the high school who are reasonably
certain of receiving diplomas Friday
evening, June 2, at the Auditorium. In
the list there are 81 names, 81 girls and
81 boys. There is another list of seven
names in the hands of Principal A. j.
Stout of those students who if they pay
strict attention to their work between
now and June have just fighting
chance of receiving their sheepskins.
The students of the institution some
times speak of this class as the
"scrappy class of June H. for the
reason that there have been a number
of disturbing rival factions. Now that
the close of the school year is near at
hand the petty difficulties have been
forgotten to a large extent and now
the students for the most part are
working so that it will be possible Tor
them to graduate with ''colors flying"
There are some excellent students in
the class and there are a number of
girls and two or three boys who have
considerable dramatic talent, but on
the other hand as the statement pre-
viously mentioned in regard to a second
list would indicate there are some
members of the class who are not do
ing work which is up to the proper
standard of excellence.
The thing that is particularly inter-
esting this class at the present time
and likewise the school a whole is
the play which will be given by the
dramatic stars of the class next Friday
night at the Grand-"The Price of the
Prairie" 1t is expected that the class
will distinguish itself by the character
of the acting on this occasion.
The class is about the same size as
the class of June 10. Following are
those who will probably receive diplo
mas:
IA
Billings, Arthur Bolton, Charles Boon,
May Bradley, Ira Burkholder. Robert
Carnahan, Helen Casey, Ernest Cham
berlain, Esther Clark, Lois Conard
Edith Connelley, Cozie Crawford. Grace
Crow. Maude Darby, Mildred Davidson,
Frank De Almond, Fabian Dickinson,
Helen Douglas, Harriet Eagles, Helen
Fitzpatrick, Mildred Forbes, Merrill
Gage, Fielden Gall, Kelsey Gardner
Ruth Graham, Winifred Greene, James
Gurden, frankie Haskell, Carl Hatha-
way, Faye Hathaway. Ruby Hawley.
Charles Heck, Ruth He'll. Olga House,
Alice Huntington, Florence Irwin
Beryl Johnson, Stella Johnson, Captoli;l
Jones, Fay Kennedy, Morris LaCroix.
Bessie Lagerstrom, Ralph Lewis, Will
Lieurance, Genie Mccormick, Lillian
McGoff. Ethel Mattingly, Zillah Mile
ham, Evelyn Miller, Marian Morrow,
Naomi Nelson, Arthur Nichols Theo-
dore Nordlund, Ernest Olander, Arthur
Opperman, Mildren Owen, Hazel Park
inson, Clyde Partridge, Vera Perkins,
Grace Philips, Richard Porter, Loretta
Powell. Mildred Rogers. Mabel Roude-
bush, Dorothy Scott, Lois Seger, Wilma
Shoemaker, Catherine Stanley, Julien
Stinson, Lillian Stone, Charles Sturte-
van, Mona Thomas, May Tomlinson,
Earl Trobert, Harold Van Houten,
Grace Ward. Clyde WATSON, Richard
Whitcomb, Robert Whitcomb, Leonard
Whitson, Mamie Williams, William
Wolfe. Belle Zanditon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-28
CONTRACTS AWARDED.
Buildings at Fair Grounds and Va
lencia Bridge to Be Erected.

the county commissioners this after
noon let contracts for the erection of
a new bridge at Valencia and for four
swine barns and two stables for track
horses at the state fair grounds
Twenty-three bidders anxiously at
tended the letting of the contracts.
There were ten bidders for the Va
lencia job. This bridge is across the
Kaw river and is for two spans only
each span 1344 feet. The bridge will
have concrete abutments and steel
superstructure. OF the ten bidders,
the Leavenworth Bridge company was
the lowest bidder and was awarded
the contract. Their bid was $3.50.
The contract for the erection of the
four new swine barns at the fair
grounds went to D. B. Gilleece, whose
bid was $2,999.7S. There were seven
bidders for this job.
OF the five bidders for the horse
barn contract, J. B. Morse was the
lowest. His bid for the erection of
two new barns for track horses was
$5,4O0.
Work on the new structures will
start at once. An attempt will be
made 20 complete the new Valencia
bridge early this summer and the new
buildings at the fair ground will be
completed in from so to 80 days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-28
A. N. p. A. ELECTS OFFICERS.
Bruce Haldeman Succeeds Herman
Ridder as President.

New York. April 2s.-Members of the
American Newspaper Publishers asso-
citation at their meeting today elected
Bruce Haldeman, of the Louisville
CourierJournal as president to sue
coed Herman Rider. Herbert L.
Bridgeman, of the Brooklyn Standard
Union, vice president, to fill the vacan-
cy caused by the elevation of Mr.
Hademan to the presidency. Ebert H.
Baker of the Cleveland Plain Dealer
and Boston Traveller. was reelected Sec
rotary and W. J. Pattison of New York
Evening Post. was reelected treasurer.
The retiring directors, Charles w.
Hornick of the San Francisco Call,
Charles H. Taylor, Jr., of the Boston
Globe and John B. Townsend of the
Philadelphia Press were reelected.
After the consideration of a few mi
nor matters the association adjourned
its meeting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-28
MoRatt Bank Is Sold.

New York, April 2s.-Announcement was
made today that the First National bank
of Denver had been purchased from the
estate of David H. Moffatt by the stock
brokerage firm of Hayden Stone and
company. The bank has among it's assets
control of the International Trust COM
pany of Denver and dominant interests
in Denver street railways and the Denver
Water company. Leading capitalists of
Denver, Colorado Springs and New York
who are associated with the purchasers
will become members of the banks di-
raPt0raf e