The Ottawa Daily Republic from Ottawa, Kansas • Page 1

FOTJL3 CIRCULATION OOKS OEEIM TO ALL. OTTAWA, KANSAS. MONDAY. FEBRUARY 15, 1909 NO. 39 VOL.

XXVIII WEATHER FORECAST. THERE'S A REASOX. FOUGHT FIRE IN Following is the United States weather bureau's official forecast Is sued today: MASS OF For Kansas Fair tonight and Tuesday; slowly rising temperature. EC ME IT IS KANSAS' THIRD BLIZZARD IGF 1- or partly ciouay to Practically All the State Is Under neavy Blanket of Snow Today. Saunter 3Iusic Company the Ileavi- Loser in an Early Morning Fire Today.

fT President Roosevelt will find that the white rhino will be very hard to find in Africa. News Item. night, with snow flurries in east ami south portions; Tuesday partly cloudy and warmer in west portion. phonograph records, all of which are believed to be a total loss, fifteen sewing machines, which are damaged, and a quantity of small musical in struments, supplies and sheet music, the damage to which cannot be figured. "Just as soon as I can confer with the insurance agents I will get a tem porary store and open up with a brand new stock of goods," said Mr.

Saunders today. "Of course, after the building is rebuilt I will move back into my old location, but I don't intend to stay out of business a moment longer than I have to." 3Ir. Goodin's Plans. "I have a reasonable amount of in surance," said C. W.

Goodin after the fire," although not enough to replace the biuldings. I shall lose no time in rebuilding and repairing and will put men to work as soon as the insurance regulations permit. I want to say one thing, and that is that all of my old tenants can have their rooms back as soon as they are in shape. Only this morning a man came to me to try to lease one of the damaged buildings but I would not consido his proposition. I told him that 'i.

would protect my tenants in every way." Mr. Goodin had the debris removed from the street and from the buildings as soon after the fire as possible and before noon the street was clear. Cornices that had been forced loose during the fire were taken down, in order to make the sidewalk In front safe. Estimates of Losses. The fire department this afternoon gave out the following partial estimates of the losses in the fire: Saunders Music company, loss $8,000, insurance $2,500 in Porter agency, $2,500 in the Jackson agency and $1,000 in the Merchants' Mutual of Topeka.

C. W. Goodin, loss on buildings insurance $5,000. Peoples bank, loss $250; Elks' club rooms, loss $250, insured. Frank M.

Shockey, loss $200; insured for $400 in the Kaiser agency. Lyman Dickey, loss $100. Miss Taylor, loss $400; no insurance. W. A.

Wingfield circulated a subscription paper today to raise a fund for Miss Taylor. This afternoon about $100 had been secured. It is planned to secure $150 if possible. Valiant Work Done. "The firemen did their full duty," said Chief Branson in discussing the fire, "and we had help from the citizens, too." "If there are any bouquets handed out they ought to go to Dudley Cook and U.

S. Hannum," said Nate Hartshorn. "They each did a man's work and then some and they took the biggest kind of chances. The boys are with them, I can tell you." Mr. Goodin showed "his appreciation of the work of the fire fighters by stopping, on his way home for dry clothing, at Chief Branson's residence and leaving a check for $50 for the firemen's fund.

Every member of the fire department who was in the city responded to the call and all did splendid work. That Ottawa has the most efficient fire department of any city of its size in the United States was proven again by its work this morning. Notes of the Fire. County Clerk Fred Baldwin rooms over Sims' cafe. He got his stuff out during the fire and then rushed over to the Occidental hotel to thaw out.

He had thrown himself into his clothes and had gotten on two vests, a white one and a black one. The white vest was buttoned onto ths black one. "I guess I was a little excited," he remarked when the fact was pointed out to him. Carey Porter didn't take part in this morning's fire fighting. It was the first fire he has missed In many years.

Two weeks ago, on account cf his business, Mr. Porter resigned from the department and was given an honorable discharge. The cigar case in the Shockey bar- ber shopwas carried Into the Peo ples bank. Patrons of the latter asked all day long If a new branch had heen started to the bank's busi ness. Lee Phares had his ears frozen while on duty at the fire, but he did n't mind a little thing like that and went right on working.

Simon Cole, Ed Hoagland, Ed Wal Trains Are Delayed and Telegraphic Oomimmicatioii Is Interrupted As Result of Storm. 4 4 Here in Ottawa the minimum temperature, according to the government thermometer, was 5 degrees above zero last night. The snowfall of Saturday contin- tied yesterday md today and to- taled four inches. 4 All Kansas is covered with sleet and snow, except a strip between Newton and Dodge City. From Kansas City to Emporia on the Santa IV the sleet and snow is two inches deep on the average; from Emporia to Newton, one Inch; from Dodge City to Syracuse it is two inches, and from Syracuse to the mountains it averages ten inches.

While no snow has fallen between Newton and Dodge City, the wind is high and cold and people there are suffering perhaps more than those In the snow-covered sections. Southeastern Kansas reports three inches of snow. In Oklahoma it rained up until noon yesterday when it changed to snow. Fifteen inches of snow fell at Pueblo. Colo.

The Rock Island and Union PaciKc report snow and sleet along their lines from Kansas City to Denver. Traffic on all roads is delayed. Tho Santa Fe last night had no tele graphic services between Toieka and Chicago. About twenty-five polos blew down near Lawrence and two miles of poles are down in Central Missouri. RAIN IN EAST.

Reports Tell of Sleet and Snow In Many States. KANSAS CITV, Feb. 15. It Is raining today from the Mississippi river to New York and sleeting in Ohio, Illinois. Missouri and Arkansas.

Snow is falling in parts of Missouri, southeast Kansas and Oklahoma. The storm is passing in a southeasterly direction. A dispatch from Tul3a, says that the mercury stood at zero this morning and that there Is much suffering among the tent dwellers. The early fruit is reported Injured in Oklahoma. Trains All Late.

WICHITA, Feb. 15. Snow and sleet continued to fall intermittently all night and today and a high wind prevailed, which caused the snow to drift, delaying trains and breaking down wires. Trains from the south are from four to six, hours late. Tho snow Is needed in the wheat section, as tho ground is dry.

The reports ar to th effect that stock is not suffering. Snow at Emporia. EMPORIA, Feb. 15. On Sunday snow fell steadily, all day, measuring five inches in the past twenty-four hours.

A high north wind 1s blowlnjr and the temperature is 10 degrees above zero. A 50-MHe Wind. ARKANSAS CITY, Feb. 15. Two inches of sleet is on the ground and the wind continue at a velocity of fifty miles an hour.

The mercury has been down to zero for the past twelve hours. Snow Fell 36 Hours. SALINA, Feb. 15. Tho worst snow storm of the winter is prevailing over Central Kansas.

At Salina snow has been falling almost continually for the last thirty-sir hours, with the temperature near zero. Below-Zero Weather. NEWTON, Feb. 15. This section of the state is again In the grip of winter.

There has been a light fall of snow, accompanied by a high north wind. Temperature last night was five degrees below zero. Worst February Storm, ABILENE, Feb. 15. One of the worst February storms In many years has swept over this section.

fine snow has fallen with stiff north wind and the temperature about 10 above zero. Miss Lettie Randolph of Holllday. who had been making a visit to Miss Ella Compton of Pontiac street, was severely ill Saturday and yesterday. She had Improved today to the extent that she was able to go to her home. The Firemen Did Magnificent Work-Lots Is Roughly Estimated at $20,000.

A fire which did over $20,000 dam age according to Fire Chief Branson's rough estimate and which gutted the building at 131 south Main street and damaged the adjoining structures, was fought by the Ottawa fire depart ment with the mercury near the zero point for almost six hours this morn ing. The alarm was turned in at 4:07 a. m. Arthur Biederman, night man at tho postoffice, Officer Bridwell, night watchman, and John Sims, proprietor of the Sims cafe, all discovered the blaze about the same time. When Nate Hartshorn, driver of the hook and ladder truck, arrived on the scene the night watchman was waiting for him.

The fire apparently had started in the back end of the building occupied by the Saunders Music company, upstairs. '-It was burning fiercely there when I arrived," Mr. Hartshorn said today. Two lines of hose were laid to the rear of the Saunders building and throve others to the Main street front. Then followed a battle with the flanks which is seldom witnessed.

The intense cold turned the streams of water into icicles in a remarkably short length of time and the ladders, fire apparatus and building fronts were soon heavily coated with ice. The Firemen's Hard Work. The firemen suffered, too. Many of them had their ears or fingers frozen and some suffered both misfortunes. The lines of hose became encased in ice and th men who had to handle them from the slippery roofs of the buildings or from the equally slippery ladders took their lives into their hands.

It wias work that taxed the strength and energy' of the fire fighters. Many of the civilians who volunteered their aid were "tuckered out" long before the fire was under control, but the fire department members kept at it until the last. "Thro weren't enough men to handle th fire after the first alarm," one of the firemen said afterward. "That's why a second alarm was turned in. About a quarter after 5 o'clock the fire had apparently been subdued and two lines of hose were sent away.

It was only a few moments, however, until the blaze broke out again over the Shockey barbershop at 133 south Main street and a third alarm was turned in. The fire was not finally "rung out" until shortly before 10 o'clock. Several buildings Damaged. The four buildings at 129, 131, aVid 133 south Main street, all belonging to C. W.

Goodin, were damaged by the fire. Sims' cafe at 129 Main was injured only by water. Saunders' building was heavily damaged upstairs and down, the lower floor suffering most from water. The building at 131 Main was occupied downstairs by Frank M. Shockey's barber shop and upstairs by Miss Minnie Taylor, night operator at the Home telephone exchange.

Mr. Shockey's greatest loss will be from water. Miss Taylor lost her. furniture, clothing and all her personal property. The building at 133 Main is occupied as a private bank by C.

W. Goodwin, the owner. The damage there was from water. Over Mr. Goodin's office are the offices of Lyman Dickey which were damaged by fire and water.

The Peoples National bank and the Elks club room, in the bank building on the corner at Second and Main, were also damaged. The Elks occupy the second floor. Their carpets, rugs, linoleum and some pieces of furniture were damaged. The streams of water thrown on the building adjoining on the north forced its way under the fire door into the Elk3 rooms and soaked through in half a dozen places until little streams of water were falling into the Peoples bank below. The fire door undoubtedly saved the Peoples bank building.

Had it not been for the fire door the flames would have been sucked into the corner building and that structure would have been doomed. W. G. Saunders Loss. W.

G. Saunders of the Saunders Music company is the heaviest losi-r unless C. W. Goodin's loss should prow greater than It is now estimated. Mr.

Saunders stock Included a $1,000 pipe organ, twelve pianos, sixteen organs and $1,000 worth of WRANGLE OVER The House and Senate at Topoka Both Had the Subject Up For Discussion Today. Bill Taxing Automobiles Each to Be I-nvorably Reported in the Senate. TOPEKA, Feb. 15. The houso spent today wrangling over the merits of three good roads bills, all of which were approved by the admin istration.

The good points of two will probably oe added as amendments to the third, which will then be passed. The senate committee on stai affairs agreed to a favorable repo-t on the bill taxing automobiles each. The fund would be given to the counties from which it was collected for good roads purposes. Cranston of Labette county introduced in the House a constitutional amendment to that section of the constitution forbidding the state to aid in the construction of roads and highways. MANDATE IS FILED.

Supreme Court's Devision Received By District Court Today. A mandate of the supreme" court was filed in district court today in the case of J. W. Kelley vs. William Kelley.

The case was originally heard in distritc court. It was for the settlement of disputed claims in the matter of a rented farm. The court gave William Kelley $56 in settlement of his contention. He took an appeal to the supreme court and a month ago it affirmed the finding of the lower court. Then William Kelley asked for a rehearing, which was refused, and the mandate of court has been placed on file.

WATERS-PIER CE PAYS BIG FINE. But Gov. nadley Wants It Ousted From Missouri Just the Same. PEFFERSON CITY, Feb. The Waters-Pierce Oil company today paid its fine of $50,000 and filed in the supreme court an acceptanc3 of the court's orders.

The attorney general, at Gov. Hadley's direction will now demand a writ of ouster, on the ground that the company, ha failed to show that it is not connected with the Standard Oil company. Arrive For Funeral. Mr. and Mrs.

Harry Rmaley arrived from Porttand, this morning to attend the funeral this afternoon of John L. Woodsum, Mrs. Re-maley's father. No New Cases. No eases of diphtheria were reported today or Sunday.

All the patients in the Smith and Gilgea homes are making excellent progress toward recovery. ROADS LAW A RUNAWAY TODAY. But W. II. Wharton Stopped the Work Bakery's Delivery Horse.

Just about noon today a revolving cloud of snow at the mouth of "Calamity alley" where it opens into Third street, resolved itself into quieter particles, disclosing a plunging horse attached to a wagon swinging in a short circle with W. IT. Wharton attached. The Work delivery horse, left standing, had levanted, and had made three circuits of the a ea bounded by Third, Main are! Fourth streets and the alley, when it was captured by Mr. Wharton as ii emerged from the alley.

STRUCK ROCK IN FOG. 18-Hour Train From Chicago to New York Wrecked Today. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 15. The Pennsylvania road's eighteen hour flyer from Chicago to New York struck a rock at Hamilton this morning at 6 o'clock, wrecking the train.

The fog was heavy and the engineer didn't have time to stop the train when he saw the obstruction. The engine, baggage coach, smoker and two sleepers were derailed. The passengers were thrown about and badly bruised but none was seriouslv injured. HOUSE DOESN'T WANT KNOX. Declines to Pass Senate Bill For Benefit.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. The House today rejected the senate bill removing the constitutional bar to Senator Knox serving as a member of the Taft cabinet. Will Be a Big Event. All over the town women are anxiously wutiing for the big Epworth League Donation sale which starts tomorrow morning.

Every department will be presided over by a prominent league worker. Rev. J. D. Smith and Bert Hanson are floor-managers.

But the best news is that the whole store is brimful of bright new spring merchandise, and a specially low price is on each article. For Driving Over Hose. Marshal Bruner this afternoon filed a complaint in the city court against Dr. George W. Davis, charging him with driving over a line of hose on Second street.

The case will be heard tomorrow. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. Jerry Sullivan, of Missouri, who is taking a Took about eastern Kansas with the design of locating, spent yesterday in Ottawa. He went to the IDouglas county line today. X.

L. Langdon of Rosedale, who is looking for a location for a blacksmith, spent Saturday and Sunday here. He went out on the Burlington branch today. The C. L.

S. C. meeting which was announced for this evening has been postponed for two weeks, when tho program arranged for tonight will be given. The late Mrs. J.

D. Paramore, whose death occurred in California February 10, was an aunt of Mrs. Ida Smith, Mrs. John Drum and Mr H. Chaffee, all of this city.

NEGRO HELD UP THE CITY CLERK F. A. 3Iareell Robbed on South Ash Street About 10 O'clock Saturday Night. Highwayman Took Change, Keys and Notebook and Then Ordered Victim To Run. A black faced man presumably a negro, wearing a half mask, robbed City Clerk F.

A. Marcell, on Ash street, Saturday night. Mr. Marcell had been down town and was going home about 10 o'clock. Nearly opposite the McLain residence at No.

507 south Ash street, a man stepped suddenly and unex pectedly in front of him and com manded him to hold up his hands. Mr. Marcell did not delay to in vestigate, but complied with the de mand. The fellow went thorugh Mr. Marcell's pockets, appropriating tho contents, and then stepping to one side ordered the victim to "run for home" and not to look back.

Fortunately Mr. Marcell was car rying only a small amount of money -about 75 cents and the highway man overlooked his watch which was in a pocket that was not examined. A bunch of kevs. a note book, in fact all that was in the pockets searched, was taken. Anticipating that possibly the thief might seek to use the keys to the recepticles in the clerk's office, that were on the ring, Mr.

Marcell prompt ly telephoned the affair to Sheriff Latimer, who took precautions to frustrate any such attempt. Mr. Marcell Was not able to rec ognize any familiar points about his assailant, but is certain that he was a negro. BLEW THE SAFE. Bank iu Oklahoma Robbed of $1,100 This Morning.

MUSKOGEE, Feb. 15. Burglars blew the safe of the First State bank at Oaktaha this morning, wrecking the safe and bank fixtures. They secured $1,100 and. escaped.

Bloodhounds trailed them a short distance to where they mounted horses and then lost the trail. NO CLUE YET. Rio Grande Train Robbers Still at Large. DENVER, Feb. 15.

On this, the second day since the Rio Grande holf-up, the police and federal officials hav not succeeded in obtaining a single clue. Two tramps have been arrested but there is n6 evidence against them. G. C. Smith, president of the People's National Bank of Kansas Citv, Kansas, Is in town today visiting friends.

He will return tomorrow morning. ton aa.d Fireman Rodgers were among those who were complimented by the men who saw the fire. King of the gas company the situation and said i (Continued on para l.y.