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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-09-15
JONES To KINGFIsHER;
DETAILS OF 4 TRAGEDY
Lytton and Accompltce Claimed
to he Equally Guilty IN Death
of Orval Smith

Motfie Jones. the negro. who Wa4
al At gomFiice - adam Lyttoa. IN ine
shooting of Ortal SMITH near Cres
cent. was today turned over tg George
Long. mdersharia oi kingashef
county. Who started wlth him 90
KmRhahef nt once The officers n
tht county haye gained mo- trace OF
the negro l.ytiou and fbe i8st traces
'Of him wete gained Dig Sheriff Auf
pby. aho mndej Jones Tuesday az
ternoOn it VS. Thought that ihe ca
AGAINST Jones is as strong Hs jH1l
against Lyt5on and it wiH be pushed
f0 the fullest extent AZ the time 4i
the shooting. Jones was iacius 5misi'
wfth "A razor in his hand and mNsinS
.tareafeung denominations SMITH
drew revolver and ordered bum la
stand back. but he continued aaFant'
fug Thte white mau fired two SHOTS
over Jones head and ordering bim io
.nalt and covered him with thc 8Ah
AL flM uncgfe LFtfpu apraus oD
smith from behind and struck Mm io
Ems knees HIth club He foeH
wrencnad fhe revolver ir0m Smitl
grasp aud shot 3im % the side hp'N
ran once after the fatal sl9i @ih
fred Jones denies amy kno"IeHs'
.of Che shooting and prnieaaea a.to
Infe innocence r. was found olt mot
both he'd been drinking heavily pe'
fore tha trouble and bad froNn iHp-
fane and boistar0ls smith attempt
ed to oulet them. aith ine shooting ~
L raenIf
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-09-15
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STOUT IS OuT ON BOND;
FACES SERIOUS CHARGE
Remarkable Strength of Robert
Stevens Alone Prevented a
Murder Trial Here

Elmer stout, the man nho struch
Robert Stevens seventeen pear Old
BOY iu fHe head WitB Il 19 e4iibre
rifle, sahdag Afternoon rendering aim
unconscious faf two days. was ar
raigned before Justice Seward late
yesterday afternoon on Charge Of
assault I'll kiil Thn complaint agtinst
him was iad bE an older brother oil
tbe injured boy Charles stevens
Stout Was rele sed after q brief bear
ing ON $500 bind % aWaiF the opeu
ing Of district court
Robert Stevens, tile boy who vac
struck, III recovering rapidly and Niit
be around soon Fer . time 1t was
feared that he had suffered brain
clot and that ha could not lle. He
has & splendid phYsiaHe and II nm
usually strong and healthy Accord
ing to eye Witnesses OF the eHcount-
81 Stout stepped up To him and With
no more warning than taa words
sou will shoot and rnn struck him
over the head knocking him clear ONT
The district court Will convene
early N October One of tho star
cases win be THAI against Rev j..
DoaRs, charged with assaultlng a girl
eight years Old
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-09-15
DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE MAY
BE SHAKEN UP NEXT WINTER
Matters MOTs Serious Than
Original Cause Of In
Qulfy Mise
(By Associated Preas.l J

Beverly, sept 1.-THE resignation
oi i4r Il w Wiley will not 1e asked
Hg President rft despite the recon
incubation of the personnel board at
the department of agriculture. en.
dorsed bg Attorney General Wicker.
sham This decision Was announced
here today hy the President
III the opinion issued To-Day tile
President offers no word 0f criticism
for Wiley nuf many OF praise There
Is no indication that the President
feels he has turned down Wicker
sham hy not aeeenting his RECON-
Imendationa The President admits
there is trouble Id the department OF
agriculture. He saws
Broader issues raised bay the in-
Igestigation, which have mitch weight
ier relation than this one % the gen.
.eral efficiency OF the department, may
require much more radical attention
Than the question ! have concluded
aud decided
That thls abatement Indicates q
si.ake-up ID the department next
winter IS lreelv predicted here today
.it Is n0f believed the President would
request Secretary Wilson 10 retire.
Ia general oiebnup oft affairs In the
department. however, could easily Ae
carried through by the President
when be returns to Washington
Dr Rusby, whose employment I'M
Wileys department at sen day
started the disturbance, is held guilt
less hy die President
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-09-15
OELAH0MANs HIT NEW
YORK WITH MORRIS COIN
Fasteners Had Not Heard of
Our Hope Until Money Began
to Converse
lRr Asnnciated press. }

New York, Sept "a whole train
load Of Oklahomans arrived today
with pockets full of Morris money
and started the first real betting on
the Morris Flynn fight tonight Hith.
ert0 little money has been wager
here, as the Oklahoma giant IN an nm
known quantity in the East
TOP gallery seats al Madison square
Garden sold today al ST. with prices
ranging to $50 for ringside boxes the
bout is expected to net $4,000.
a. message received today from =
prominent London sporting man SAYS
Johnson Is keanlr interested In the
outcome ana Il planning, il Morris
wins. to return early 20 American %
battle the new aspiranf
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-09-15
SOC|ET TY KID
MARRIAGE At
COURT STAGE:
GASOLINE ROMANCE OF
PAIR MARRIED IN GUTH-
RE NOT A JOY RIDE

Helen l.. Adkins-G bs0n, she Okla
homa City society girl who was mar
riea iaie one might two years ago in
Guthrie ana mo teIephoned her fath
ar from mere, causing an enormous
explosion, has tired Oh her chauffeur
husband Loves young dream has
ended as per divorce suit filed IN
tbe q strict courl al OblahQma City
yesterday Teh bride s ihe daugh-
teF OF Charles ~ Adkins. q leading
lawyer of Oklahoma Clty, and She
married George W Gibson. q Calls
fornian. who for while was tine
lawyers chalieur
The petition Wh ch is Sled by
Charles II Adkius as tbe plaintiffs
next .riena simply states that me
plaintiff and young Gibson were
married Of February q Dlg That at
that tine. Miss Helen was uut I6
years 0f age and her chauffeur hus-
band but ~ and that equcntly
The marriage was ycld from The be-
mining
BuJ ihe petition does not ten ala
the story by any means. For
while ihe little society miss found a
chauffeur charming as .ovet, yet
10 was a different proposition 70 de-
pend on him for q living and love
az che ssme lime
The tTo younz people ran away
10 guthrie t0 be- married where they
gave taeir ages y ard ls Tine
Young vile teiepboned X ler father.
telling aim What she had dome and
he told her 90 come on come He
sf once called up ihe police. hoEeFer
and az fhe handsome Young groom
stepped from me train, he was ar-
rested and takeu f0 the Oklahoma
Cny l7L bat was soon afterWard
faEeu BOZ che county iaii TIE was re-
leased a3oat udaiehf. and went
home ~ p hs Nlfe and motHerl D.
lae
A fr the girls parents
taonstf rhey woud refuse fo take
their daughter blck. hDf they dld not
hold lGf very long And uaw the
eirl Who ran away fo marry The
chaUiteurr or l6 has decided tlat
She wants her maiden name back
and aas TO have che. slit brought by
7=r father rs aa= g. nal 5el f. 5-srs
OF aga
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-09-15
fBy Leased Wire)

Allentown. Pa. Sept. 19--Ihe
cruel DAYS OF salem wHcherat have
been revived here. Mrs. Meta I'M
herman. a pour seamsuess from
New York. was put ia Jail ana tneh
driven out of town
In the week she vas here Mrs. I'M
merman was iasulted and mockea'
her baggage was thrown out oi her
lodgings aud she was stoned, arrest
ed and thrown in 1all. Mrs INNER
man came 10 Allentown 20 take the
Kne Do barefoot treatment iH tBe
hone OF restoring her eyes, almost
sasfravel bF oEerWQrk
me Y. " C. a. seat her 10 the
bone Of George kipp, a butcher at
az south Thirteenth street in the
mouse we're also John Sobers and bis
young wife. soon 10 become a moth
er
on the fourth day John SObers
came home suffering from indiges-
ton. He Consulted a -p0w-pow doc
tor. one OF many in this town, who
told him he was the victim OF an evil
50 rit Then the kipps and So0eres
began to remember things. Iney
remembered Mrs zimmerman s
strange diet Of raw eggs and nuts
and her fighilY excursions 70 the
citv park 10 take her barefoot treat
meat in The deWy grass. That night
wbea the kipps went upstairs 10
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-09-15
sTON|NG WITCH IN PENNSY
Poor Woman Dragged Through Streets Be-
cause 'pow-wow' Doctor Said She Cast
Evil Spells--Driven Out of Town.

bed. they passed Mrs. zimmerman
room The door was open and she
vas IN bed Kipp says her eyes
burned ike a cats.
The next day the neighb0rs We're
saying that Mrs. zimmerman was g
witch and could make fre lash
from her fingers. They had seen
the electric Eashiight she carried at
night to help uearsignted eyes, but
didn't know what it WAS That aaF
little Winnie kipp didn't feel we'll
When Mrs zimmerman came home
she found note Oa her bureau or
deFihg hef to issFe the house SIZE
could not afford 20 do so uut the
week cha had paid for Was 40 Ae1t
dag sRe vas nootep on the streets
AT dusk she returned To fiud her
trunk. on the porch She pounded
on the door because she wanted the
trunk key that vas in her room
The kipps called the police. Inc
crowd yelled witch as sac was TAX
en- away and boys threw stones ar
her. She was in JAN forty eight
hours.
In this city OF fifty thousand there
are twelve Dutch powpOW doc.
tors. who @cas font devils and iced
on the approximations of -he fOl-
fowers Caballstic crosses are now
chalked above each door in the kipp
home On the 'front.' door are seven
crosses with mystic quirks. Mra.
zimmerman has left IOWA.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-09-15
SALE OF Fl. SMITH RY.
DENIED BY PRES. CRANE
Officials of Road on Special
Train Looking Over Cot
ton Conditions

President W II Crane of the Fort
Smith and Western railway. denies
Ian reports of the saIe of the road 70
the Santa Fe or other parties aFE
Crane was here today on an inspee
tion trip, going 10 El Reno
Asked as To rHmors concerning
the sale of the road. Mr. Crane said
You can state rs an absolute fact
Ithaf there are no pending negotia.
tious for the sale of tie road t0 che
Kansas City Southern. or The Santa
TIE or any othet system
Vice President Crane, General Man.
lager Bushnell and other nAicials ON a
special train through ia El Reno are
making q special study of the cotton
Ecrop conditions along The line Hlth a
lview to making an estimate on prob
liable anipments.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-09-15
PLEASING To THE RiTE
Local Scottish Rite Men Hear OF
chas. Hoeenbarm's Elevation

Scottish Rite men in Guthrie arH
pleased to learn th4f Charles IL. RIOS
enbanm, of Little Rock. sovereign
grand inspector general 0f the thirty
third degree, ancient and accepted
Scottish Rite tor fhe Southern Iaarig-
diafEum 0f the United States has been
appointed grand minister of the stafs
III the supreme council by Sovereign
Grand CommandeF James Daniel Riets
ards0n Sd succeed the late Richard
j Dunn Of Georgia N Rosenbauna
III treasBFer.genara of the supreme
council. was for Il time inspectorgen
efal for the District of Columbia, and
now holds the eaDle office for Arkan-
sns HIS promotion fo a rank bar four
removed from That of sovereign grand
81 the mother supreme
council of tl4a World was oifieialiy All
n0uneed I'd be TIL recognition 0g the
exceptional services t0 tSie isis
Rite throughout tiie 1nitsd States
Mr Rosenhaum nas visited the tanls
Tile here several times and apeaAs
aieAIy / the work oi the local valley
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-09-15
NEAR BEER
CAST: IS Up;
JUR|ES BUSY
KIDWELL, THE MULHALL
MAN, TAKES UP TWO
DAYS AND A NIGHT

After be ng out all night and tate-
ing to agree In the case Of a. 4
Kidwell. of Mulhall charged with w
olating the state prohlbltoFy la#a
the superior court jury was disehaf8-
ed at y o'clock this morning The
hearing of the case occupied thg
court attention all Of wednesday
afternoon and the greater part Of yes
terday. 20 ng to tine jury at ) o'clock.
The case OF Lew Green was taken
ia the jury 0y the and q verdict oi
not guilty was brought in this morn
ing. Green was charged With selling
liquor at he Royal hotel
The courts attention this after.
noon waa given 10 the hearing ot
Sherman Workman, OF Muinaih
charged with selling beer in j ci-
CONTINUED on Page 81
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! LUMRERMAM IN
DIVORCE COURT
WITH SAD TALE

10 Cincinnati, Sept l5-That hia
9 marriage had been business
. proposition only was disclosed
g when Edgar f. Walker a
= wealthy mmberman, filed suit
i @ for divorce against his wife, wh0
| % was Mss Jane y. jenkins AZ
10 the time Of their marriage IN
. 1906 Miss Jenkins was praetic-
. ing dentist. but gave up this
20 work
20 In his petition Walker de-
@ clares that for the last year sine
@ has refused TO live with him aa
9 his wife, but proposed that the
= enter into a business partnership I
g and to live as business partners,
g he to pay room rent and for oils
9 board
= Walker says he objected to this |
3 arrangement especially as she
9 furnished meals only when she
@ felt so inclined
.
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-09-15
LARGE AMOUNTS LEFT LYING
AROUND; $40, 900 ON 4 BED
ChInaman Dolly Person at Bank
Entrance BY Digging
into Vault
tBy Associated Press.5

New Westminster, B C.. Sept. rs.
Three men entered the Eanz em
Montreal here early this morning
and after gging through a prick
Wall into the vaiuf, blew fha safe
and escaped wiEh approximately
S32899a in gold and bills.
They lett s20,000 III gold 0n bed
where they plIaa the loot, ana near
Iy $4,000 was left unmGlestea Iii the
safe. A Chinese caretaker, the only
person In the bank, was sand-bagg
ed aud boand ID d chair
HanR officials AFTER careful gAF.
Yey gave out the estimate cfl tha
amount taken as ss2Hleail
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-09-15
MINNESOTA MYSTERY.
Man and Woman Dead in Cellar an
Hired Man Gene.

3iinneapo sept. ia double
tragedy which offers unusual eie-
ments oi mystery was revealed on q
little farm a few miles north of Nu-
neapOlis Thursday. ln the cellar o.
The farm home. terribly beaten. in-
Yes-iEators found The body OH Nfs
Walter Bolton. aud under q few nch
IS of fresh earth -n the gaEten Eas
discovered the aody ol a man SET un-
dent lied
Frank RhoadHs. who has been cm-
pioyed On the fafm has lot been
seen by He-ghbors for tHo OF three
DAYS.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-09-15
OKLAHOMA TOWN SOLD

CBjesasba. Okla. sept Alex a
to8n of 300 paople niue ailes east
of here IS sold today by r. : kel-
less Che osncr, t0 the Waai.ifa Eal
ley Improvement company fbe ale
price was si9,000
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-09-15
TO pAY DEFICIENCY
District To shoulder Shortage For
year-schoois Opening

sgsar.nfendenr Brooks and SEES
Humnhrey. president of the county
.obogf board. atfenled meeting O..
fI.e teachers Df tae eei9ff'i i+e'i
held af the Lincoln school THIS m'lh "a
frr These schools Eii open iaf
ugrE Noniay morning The proos.i.i-
itfas are fhaf fhe school district Hn-
hsva ts nar the legclt in the school
Wear Tor 1910 and r9il, ln fhe SEP
rrafe schools amounting 70
tnouznd dollars l.kely between y
.... e-f = ar4 Prospects Cor tne
coming year ave good
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-09-15
CITY MATTERS QUIET
Several Candidates For Water Com
nissioneF-CouBcli Tonight A

City matters have arcpac3 into vra
tine Tonight the city council viii
b0ld a meeting Candidates aFe noted
8loses WeiuDerger Mlke White and
Pen Berkeg are candidates tor wafer
e0mmi l0mef There are several 0T.
acea tg BE- hIied 0y the mayor but ne
Mill take due Time IL order 60 select
the hest material
Chief Mitchell Is wearing ITS star
gad considering TIVE o. six apBlaca.
ions for places en- the force,
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WORK BLOCKED BY
a MtLLINER AND
HER PET POODLE

q Pittsbatg seRt l5The rails (
q ing 81 North side streets above (
9 flood level is being effectively
q blocked by an indignant mifIiner &
% and her pet pi0dle dog. Mayor
y Magee went HI hits automobile {
q THIS afternoon 10 the North Side
q on an Inspection tour
9 What's tie troHbie27 he I'M
q quired of the contractor when he G
. saw a8 the men lOafing &
. Domt gOn see THAT woman Z
. and her p0odie2 he asked, point c
q ing to Mfs SITS ma A. Lynn, who g
9 was In tile doorway of her store, g
. holding her pet dog Winks 9
q Size won't letH s proceed 6
q The mayor was n0werieHs 70 q
. Interfere, for Mrs Lgnn owns q
9 he building and refuses cto al 9
. ioW tire citv 70 raise 1t. g
O g
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MfSsOURtAN DIGS OUT
or JAIL WITH SPOON

Naraaw. So. Sept I5-sler'f
and deputies arc searching Tor
; Artanr Carpenter. who broke
! iau br digging through an U.s.
, inch brick w8li with .easu0n.
Carpenter uas captured ar F1g-
e-reFlAe. Ark iaft week on
charge RI assault with intent f1
kil Ihe Arkansas c1usf1rse
took preCaut0n 20 lock the rris-
ouerE hands ana feet and throw
aUaT The kegE. Wheu he arrived
fle chains .ere Elel or
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-09-15
OIL UP Two CENTS.
Prairie Company Arnounces a Raise
To Fifty Cents a Barrel.

Independence, Kan, sept. I5.-An
advance OF two Cerss in the price or
crude o bringing il 20 fifty cents
a barrel vas announced today by the
Prairie 0il aud Cas- coMpanx.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-09-15
ROYAL PURPLE CHOSEN As
COLOR For SENIOR CLASS
First N. E. Church RaorganlzsS
Its Work ON Account Of
School New ChOrus8s

Plans for the new building were
submitted today to the executive
board I'LL session at the Methodist
University of Oklahoma, by Archi-
teef Dole. The members OF the com
mlttee present were, A Il Rank u,
Il. d Rankin, Judge Dale C A..
MartindaIe and Rev nj. Porter OF
Enid A drawing of the building, as
IL will appear when completed was
shown. and will be photographed
and a cut made for publication to
show the people how the new uni
versity viii show UP. Other mat
tefs Of adm 'nistration were under
discussion The committee was es-
peeiallg we'll pleased with The regis
tratlon up ID date and announced II
was fiji advance OF what had been am
firtpatea
Class Elections Held.
Raymond Doty, of Oklahoma city,
who attended Epworth university
there. vas elected president OF the
senior class this morning ii their
first meeting. and Miss Bernice II.
Campbell, OF Waukomis. was made
secretary treasurer. Tt class or
gan zation was perfected throughout
and plans for the years ACTIVITIES
were dicussed The class color SCI
lected was royal purple and that col
on is now the official one for all the
succeeding classes to come as is the
myrtle coor for the freshman The
other class celors viii be chosen al
the meetings held tonight. when the
other classes perfect their 0rganiza-
tions
Not &c was given Chancellor Brad
ford OF the donation 0f a number Of
volumes for the university library
Rev ID, +, AIG9reary. oE Norman, dou-
ated fifty volumes this morning. Rev
VII Custer, Of Saltwater. donated
a complete set Of church and Amer
icaa histories and Dr j. T. Riley, OF
Oklahoma City, presented the school
with large collection oil nj sceilan-
eous books of value
Local Ministers at Chapel.
Chapel services we're conducted
this morning by Rev w. G. Cole
man, pastor Of the First M z. churcnl
at which . special invitation Was
given TO the univers ty young peo-
pie to affiliate themselves with the
various churches Of their choice over
the city The services will he con-
Quoted by the various ministers Of
the city from ( ME to time &unler-
Gus visitors from the city have been
present al the chapel hour for ihe
past TWO days
Chancellor Bradford has moved
Continued 'On Page Sd
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GOULD FAMILY FEUD IS FIERCE
Buying of Proxies of St. Louis Southwestern
Indicates Frank Gould is Backing Up
His Actress Wife's Plans.

willie or tie Illinois Central. and that
he fears The Interests 81 the minority
stockholders would n0t ee protected
FL such a deal were put through
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-09-15
$4,000 pea SLAP
Miss Brew Files Suit Against Auto
Owner, L. Chapman

Kansas Cny. no. sept 15-That
she eas damaged 90 the extent 81 S25.-
H0H when she was slapped BY Lewis
Chapman o. lhis city Is the allegation
Gf Miss sarah Brew, a Beauty p5rfor
owner. who filed suit against Chap
man. a3iSs Brc@ charges that Chap
man slapped her ana tore her dress
when she refused 70 accept an inTi-
tatiou 20 GO motoring with him on
August IS Ia her suit she asks Sls.-
e0 actual. and $4,000 punitive dam
ages
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-09-15
THE WEATHER


NeE Orleans. SeN l5--OEiah1ma
Tonight and sa'1rday generally
fair. cooler tonight
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Chancellor Bradford has moved
Continued 'on Page Sd
The evening times., 1911-07-27

Continued op Page -
The evening times., 1911-07-27

EAST GRAkS5 FORKS DAY BROUGHT NEARLY
THE CITYS EinRE POPULATION tn FAIR
morning. the agricultural depart
ment has been taking "a great deal

morning, the agricultural depart
ment has been taking up great deal
Of time during the day. the sheep
were given attention this morning,
the ladies', fine arts and educational
departments were finished last even
ing. and the horses are being nished
this afternoon. The poultry was
completed yesterday.
hibits all designated. the attraction Is
even more interesting than ever. It
affords the fair visitors q better op-
portunity Of enjoying the great ex-
htbits, as there is nothing 90 inter-
esting as to see the prize pieces Of
work. or the prize entries Of stock,
with the ribbons on.
Friday evening there will be an
other big feature, q reworks display
having been arranged for. The fire.
works last night were excellent, and
an even greater display will be put
on tomorrow night
Legislative Day Next.
Friday will be Legislative day, and
there will be q large number OF the
members Of the senate and the house
OF representatives In attendance. In
fact, many Of them have already been
IN attendance. and more are coming.
Another Band Here
Another band arrtved on the scene
today. the Northwood boys band, one
Of the finest organisations of it's kind.
coming to join forces with the Pekin
state band and the Grand Forks Mill.
tary band in the dispensation Of mu-
sic. .a. - -
Autoes Bring Great Loads.
Automobile parties are coming
from every direction. This mornings
rain has been a boon to the autoists.
putting the roads In excellent shape
everywhere. '.Es.1s'.s ..ss.,5''1a e.. -.
Tuesday and Wednesday were the
biggest first days that have ever been
experienced at the state fair, except
two years ago. when the second day
was Dan Patch day, a crowd of 80. 900
being on hand at that time. But the
attendance this year for the entire
five days will be far greater than tie
attendance two years ago, the aver
age daily up to the present time being
considerably higher. w Z
i. AttendaAc6 BIZ I.
{ The attendance this afternoon NJ II
exceptionally large. the estimates at
o'clock placing the number at he-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 people. The