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OAKLAND TRIBUNE AUGUST 21; 1005 11 MONDAY EVENING find you like Cigar you can Jf I I IDENTITY OF THE WALNUT CRICKETS DISCOVERED They Are Known in Contra Costa What the Interior Papers Have to Say. the same delic-mellow quality in every 5 i puff ftF every one CIGAR Fit for Jny When the "Re be sure of iously rich, of you ruit" getting to take place between 10 and 12 School children and othen will sing the'. Star Spangled Banner, accompanied by'i the band: there will bean orator, who is not yet selected, and other Ini the flftemnrtn tVlpr mMll ha rtnntlntiAiia Careful selection of the raw leaf rexpert sorting and curing closely-defined grading of qualities thorough fermenting and actual blending under perfectly ideal conditions each of these processes in the American Cigar Company's exclusive system of manufacture has the skilled labor and scientific attention which insures absolute uniformity in the millions of I CLEAN-UP PRICES ON Hickory Ftarmitair Here's your opportunity! We have a limited, lot of Hickory furniture which we have concluded to clean up in a hurry. Prices cut nearly in two. This is the best grade of second growth Hickory sanded down to a smooth surface.

Will wear practically for ever. Just the thing for lawns, porches, etc Yon don't have to pay cash. One dollar down is all that is necessary. cigars of the different "Recruit" arm utatlonmd whmrmomr good cigar arm told TILLMANN BENDEL The following reductions A $3.00 Hickory Reception Chair have been made: reduced to 11.73 A $12.00 Hickory A $7.50 Hickory A $3.50 Hickory Arm Chair reduced to 25 A 8-00 Hickory A $4.00 Hickory Arm Rocker reduced to $2.60 A $5.00 Hickory Arm Rocker reduced to $3.25 A $6.00 Hickory Arm Chair reduced to $4.00 A $7.00 Hickory Arm Rocker reduced to 4.25 A $7.00 Hickory Arm Chair reduced to $4.50 A $6.50 Hickory 0xm Settee feduced to $4.00 A $6.50 Hickory Table reduced to $3J)0 A $8.50 Hickory Table reduced to $4.90 A $9.50 Hickory Table reduced to $8.50 A $2.50 Hickory Table reduced to $2)0 A $1.50 Hickory Table reduced to $1.25 A $8.00 Hickory Arm Rocker reduced to you ever smoke. Ml 5c.

Company" i brands thus made. San Francisco, Cal JOHN DUGAN, AN OLD TIME NEWARK RESIDENT PASSES AWAY- NEWARK. August 21. John Dugan. for.

twenty-seven years a resident of Newark, died at his home here Saturday at the age of 68. He was a native of Chillicothe, and had for many years been an active and influential factor in politics in this township, and had hId the office of Postmaster for two terms. He was also appointed road overseer, which appointment he held at the time of his death. As iroprietOr of the Newark House hisgenial ways made him many warm friends. Failing health rendering his ties too great for his strength, he le- eased himself from their burden and a few weeks ago leased hie hotel for a term of years.

The funeral ceremonies will take place today and the remains will be taken to Oakland Crematory for JUMP OVERBOARD AND ARE DROWNED CHICAGO. August 21. A dispatch to the Tribune from Geneseo, 111., says: Herman Melin of Moline and Ben Brooks of Osco. camping at Rock River, were drowned yeeterday. In company with two young women they went out rowing.

Thinking the water shallow they threw the young girls overboard. Scrambling back, the girls threatened to throw the young men out. The young men jumped into water fifteen feet deep and were drowned. AN INSPIRED IDIOT. "Reuben Fields the Johnson county mathematician, who is considered fey many to be an idiotic wonder, stopped at a hotel in a small town in Henry county recently.

As usual in such Places, there was a number of drummers on hand; there was also a meeting of some medical men at the place, who used the hotel as headquarters. One of the doctors thought it would be quite a joke to tell Fields that some of the M- had concluded to kidnap him and take out his brains to learn how it was he was so good in mathe-matis. He was then asked by them what he was going to do about it. Fields replied: 1 will go on without brains just like you doctors are doing Oak Grove (Mo.) Banner. A ROAD OVERSEER IS DEAD Pacific Slope Distributers AT HE RECEIVES A WARNING COUCHED IN CHOICE.

"DAGO" ENGLISH. Robert Meln. who sailed for South Africa tome weeks ago, writes to an Oakland friend from Funchal. Madeira. So sooner had the ship anchored in the stream than a native boatman handed him a printed slip containing the following- unique warning, printed verbatim et literatim, which Mr.

Mein incloses as a choice specimen of English" that on board of the Steam Ships of the Union Line from the, Cape that calls to' our Port, that facts of detriment are done to the Passengers of these Steamers. We notify those who are interested to communicate to the director of the Company that the man in charge of the gangway Is bribed by a Bumboatman called Jose do Acougue. (alias Joe) with offers of two and three pounds" not to allow other Bumboatmen to go on board, that this said Joe should no competition this way causing the Passengers that wish to buy any article to pay two or three times more than it value. The fact have been going on for a time, as before any Bumboatman was allowed to go on board." ROB ROY WILL BE THEATTRjlCTION This will be the last week of 'Rob Roy" at the Tlvoll Opera House in San Francisco and of Kate Condon, who has been the particular bright star of the aggregation that has made this play a great success. It is expected the week will be a record-breaker and should not bo mlised by those loving good fun, good acting and good music.1 Miss Condon leaves the Tivoli at the end of this week to star and will doubtless have much godspeeding from her large coterie of admirers here.

Next week the Tlvoll will open with Francis Wilson's original New Tork Casino production of "Erminle." as staged by Max Freeman, with the usual TlvoIJ prices of 25 cents, 50 cents and TS cents MORS ENDS TO BE TIED UP. It takes a good deal less red tape to get a war started than it does to get It stopped. Hartford 1 Through tha finding of note-book on the road between Walnut Creek and a mystery which for many months has puzzled the residents of the former community, has been explained and the existence of an organization, before unknown has been discovered. Foi a long time the people of Walnut Creek have been at a loss to account for the periodical visits of a mysterious company, who. because they appeared only in the still hours of the night, and heralded their approach by a loud chirping were known as the Walnut Crickets.

When they came, and whither they went after their visits, remained a mystery, but at last the riddle which has caused many an honest rancher to lose hours ot valuable rest, has been solved. Roger's Hotel at Walnut Creek has been the gathering point of the Walnut Crickets, and each of their visits has been marked by high revelry, but the questions of the curious regarding the mysterious company, have been met with a knowing smile on the part of the genial host, but nothing more. Now however, the Gazette is. able to furnish its readers with full Information as to the members of the organizat J. well as some facts about their visits to Walnut Creek.

Those now known to be members of the Crickets are Lord Alfred Scott Frank Graham. George Neece, Clem Thurber Fred English. George McKlnnon, Paul Goldsmith and John Marcovtch of Oakland, and W. A. Rogers.

W. S. Burpee Supervisor Ralph Harrison, and Fred Burke, the well known proprietor of the Fish ranch. For reasons only knewn to those in the secret, the Oakland members are also sometimes known as the Fish Ranch Gang. Once started for walnut Creek, nothing stops the Walnut Crickets until they arrive at their destination.

They have come in buggies, wagons and automobiles, and they are now having plans drawn for an airship, that they mav make the trip in comfort during the -coming winter. The Crickets never arrive at their goal before midnight, and often long after, but are nartffnlar tn announce their COmlhg SO that the Inhabitants of the peaceful hamlet may know they are In town. On a reecnt visit. Lord Alfred Scott, accepting the cordial invitation of mine host Rogers to "come right in," drove his horse and buggy up the steps and on the front porch of the hotel, but fearing that it might be charged by some vigilant guardian of the peace with attempting burglary the sagacious animal refused to gc further. Target practice Is a favorite rastlme of the Walnut Crickets, especially the Hon.

George Neece. who on one occasion selected as a mark, the telephone sign in front of the hotel. With well directed shots, he cut one letter after another from the sign, and when all were marked out he sent word to County Superintendent E. J. Ellis of the telephone company, and enclosed the bullets with which he had done such excellent work, asking that a new supply of signs be sent to Walnut Creek at once, as they were entirely out of targets.

Martinez Gazette. INCREASE NEARLY A MILLION. That Contra Costa county is growing right along Is evidenced by the increase In the assessment rolls as complied Dy Assessor Jones and adapted by the Board of Supervisors. Notwithstanding the fact that there was practically no grain stored In this county, where in the past there has always been almost a million dollars' worth, and further that there was S282.A00 in personal property that was exempt under the new law that had to be taken off of the rolls, the net gain this year over that of last year Is $782,565. In reality the gain is a trifle over a million dollars.

The total value of all property In 1904 was J21.011.978. and the total value for 1905 is $21,794,541. Next year on account of the big refining plant of the Mountain Copper Company, and other Industries that are being built in this county the total value of all property will be greatly Increased. One thing very noticeable In connection with the assessment rolls is the number of Incorporated towns there are in the county, and next year this number will be Increased. Contra Costa Gazette.

SURVEYORS MOVE ON. The corps of about a dozen surveyors for the Western Paelc Railroad who have been encamped in the Northern Addition for twelve days, removed to Bonlto. three miles this side of Sunol. Wednesday morning. J.

F. Burns, the drayman, hauling the outfit for them. This is final survey, and the line as staked out in town runs through I. Horton's and J. Aylward's places in Laddsville and nearly parallels Oak street in the Northern Addition, running toward Pleasantcn.

Just where in town the depot for the new railroad will be located is a subject of much speculation. As to when the actual work construction will begin here, authorities differ, one of the surveyors saying he thought it would be In two months and another that it might not be for two years. Livermore ADMISSION DAY CELEBRATION. Plans are being perfected by Native aons ana taugnters. the Foresters and Company I for the flag-raising and celebration here on dnv Satnrrtnv September 9th.

and it is intended to make it a gala-day and all-round enjoyable nonaay tnat win jong be remembered. There will be a street parade In which all the local lodges, armv veterans, will be Invited to participate, and the flag-raising, under the auspices of Company I and with military ceremonies all Beers September is the hottest month lawn furniture if you get it now. Broadway Next to the Postoffice Phone Main 1101 vacant block Just north of Miss Zina Van-derhoofs residence which will make It only two blocks distant from the S. P. depot.

Livermore Herald. SURVEYORS AT PLEAS ANTON. Surveyors for the Western Pacific railroad are still working in this vicinity and it lookss thought Pleasanton would have another railroad before long. Nothing Is known authoritiveiy about the route to be taken however. Yesterday the lines were run directly through the Times office.

Pleasanton Times. NOT RACE SUICIDE, Pleasanton enjoys the distinction of having, so far as we know, broken the record for towns of its size in the matter of births. Commencing last Friday and ending Sunday there were four births, namely: August 11th to the wife of G. Rossi, a daughter; Aug. 12th.

to the wife of Jacob Zaro. a daughter; Aug. 13th. to the wife of Serge Enos a. son; Aug.

13th. to the wife of George Trimming-ham, a son. This is a showing which should be called to the attention of President Roosevelt and he might be Induced to locate here after he has held the presidential chair a long as he wants to. Pleasanton Times. NEW DANISH Rev.

W. A. Larson, for a number of years pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church In Oakland, has been sent to Livermore by the Lutheran Mission Board to conduct regular Danish services. Mr.

Larson will also have charge of the Danish field In Solano county, holding services twice a month at Suisun. but he will make his home in Livermore. He has leased the Ryan cottage on Lizzie street and has moved his family here from Oakland. Mr. Larson was born in Iowa but his parents were both Danish and he is as familiar with their language as with the English.

Mr. Larson gives the impression of being a talented and earnest young man and well fitied to take an active part in the religious life of the community. Livermore Herald. AT EL CARMELO. List of arrivals at El Jarmelo Hotel, Pacific Grove, for the week ending (August 16 is as follows: From San Francisco George Miller M.

L. Shang, H. H. Price, Mrs. Henry Krebs, Mrs.

George B. Miller. J. M. Sinclair, H.

G. Parish, James Smith. W. T. Welisch, R.

M. Tripp, Clem Armstrong, S. Gosliner, F. H. Green, Freman D.

Bovard, C. A. Batchelder, Mrs. E. J.

Brlen. Mrs. Horace B. Sperry. C.

Helwig and wife, R. W. Sanford; Miss Carrie Howlett, Word Green, and wife, William Coegel. H. B.

Harknesa. j. K. Goodell, J. Sohoenfeld and wife, S.

Butteriek and wife. H. F. Brown and wife, S. B.

Moore, Thomas B. Rownden, Miss Elizabeth Kohn. H. H. J.

p. Hicks, Carl B. Fien, B. A. Norrls, R.

Ei Renaud. Mrs. B. E. Renaud, B.

G. Newell, i. Helnman, Paul Wagener, r. r. Maxwell and C.

Livingston. From Oakland Dr. H. Raynard. I vaudeville performance given by the Native Sons and Daughters at Sweenev Opera House.

The program, mostlvjay local talent, is now in preparationand will be published later. The Joint flag committee of the Native Sons and Foresters met and organized Monday evening bv electing F. M. Melly president and M. G.

Callaghan secretary. Among other things It was decided to exchange the present 26-foot flag for a larger one probablv a 40-foot on account of the being so much taller than at first anticipated 116 feet above ground. In the evening a ball will be given jointly by the N. S. G.

W. and N. 1 W. at Sweeney Onera House, and Brohes-i ka Orchestra of San Jose will furnish! excellent dance music. The committee In charge will fo their best to make this Admission dav celebration a memorial and enjoyable occasl ion.

Livermore Echo. HARRIS FOR SUPERIOR JUDGE. The friends of the Deputv District t-torney Harris are urWns- finvomA, r- to select him to fill the vacancy in the Superior Court of this county caused by the death of the Hon. Wm. E.

Greene The steadfast loyalty of these friends Is in itself a hirh tribute to his character and ability. To command such devotion a man must be able, magnetic, faithful and true. All of this can be said of Mr. Harris without any exaggeration. He is a man of splendid ability, thorough culture and ofty motives.

Mr. Harris is a citizen, a lawyer and a Republican of the best type and he numbers his friends by the thousands in the interior townships of Alameda county. His legal attainments command respect and compel admiration. He is above all selfish and demagogic Influences. He hates sham and pretense.

He is an able and erudite lawyer. His mind is well stored with legal principles, well digested and thoroughlv understood. He possesses in a wonderful degree the cements which would make him a great judge. Governor Pardee will honor himself and please thousands of his friends by naming Mr. Harris for the position.

San Leandro Reporter. ELECTRIC RAILWAY FARES. To the Editor: In my last leter which you were kind enough to publish I showed that while It costs 15 cents to travel from Los Angeles to San Pedro for twenty-four mlles the same number of miles between Oakland and San Leandro will cot 25 cents and between San Leandro and Hay-ward the cost will be 30 cents just one half the number of miles costs twice the money For 5 cents one can travel from Alameda to the Contra Costa line through Berkeley and West Berkeley which is a greater distance than from San Leandro I to Oakland. Reduction in fares between San Leandro and Oakland and between San Leandro and Haywards are now in order as the rates now charged between these points are far higher than anywhere else on this coast while the service could not be poorer. A 35-pound rail is made to carry a passenger traffic when an 80-pound rail is necessary.

Tours verv truly. J. Conner. San Leandro Reporter. CHURCH THREATENED WITH FIRE.

The Presbyterian Church at Centerville came near being destroyed by fire on Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Eliza Couts. started a fire to burn some grass in the cemetery, when the lire got away from her and spread all over the lot. The alarm was given and the Centerville Fire Company put in art appearance and had a stream of water 'turned on which soon put out the fire.

The church was thoroughly drenched on the outside, the water being thrown entirely over the church. Rev. Houston tendered his most sincere thanks for their efforts in saving the property. Washington Press. Cotton Bros, of Oakland have taken the contract to make the long bridge at Alva rado four feet wider and replank the same.

Work has been commenced and will be pushed to completion as rapidly as possible. Washington Press. Mrs. George Fisher of Niles ha returned from her trip to the East. The family will make their home in Oakland In the future.

Their home at Niles was recently burned to the ground. Mre. Fisher was in the East at the time and knew nothing of the loss until her arrival at the site of her former abiding place Washington Press. Before many months our town will have a competing railroad running through its borders. The surveyors for the Western Pacific have completed their labors in Niles canyon and are now at work in the neighborhood of Livermore.

The new road will parallel the Southern Pa- cinc tnrougn this portion of Alameda county, thus bringing down passenger and freight rates. There are good times ahead for the people of, this district wasningion fress. KNOWLAND ON IMMIGRATION. Congressman Knowland of this district is unquestionably right In declaring that the immigration question transcends in importance all others now before the American people. He believes that immigration restriction should be eeneral instead of being confined to one or two races, for while California may be threatened with an Asiatic invasion the East is In a fair way to be overwhelmed by papuer Immigrants from Southern Europe.

There should be no partisan pomics in nanaiing this difficult problem, but all parties should unite in urging their representatives in Congress to amend the present lax laws, with a view to restricting the influx of foreigners, which has reached proportions that are appalling, and which threatens the safety as well as the industrial well-being of the nauon. jjvennore Herald. SURVEY IS COMPLETED. The party of Western Pacific surveyors which had been running lines through the town for the past ten days moved on Wednesday to Camp Bonlta between Pleasantcn and Sunol. The final survey shows little change from the preliminary survey.

It follows the lines of Oak street through town. Some private residence property is crossed by the line but it was reduced to the minimum by the last survey made and for the greater portion of the way it runs through vacant land. Clark Staniford. the right-of-way agent of the company arrived In tewn Wednesday and spent a couple of days looking over the liree. Mr.

Staniford stated to a Herald representative that the chief engineer had not formally adopted the sur vey and that until he did no rights of way would be purchased, but the matter would be definitely settled in a few day3 and that he would return next week pre pared to meet property-owner. In reply to a Question as to the company's policy as to rights of way. Mr. Staniford said that he had been employed by the company in other parts of the State for nearly two years and that it had been the policy of the company to pay well for everything it acquired in rights of way. He dees not purpose to pay exorbitant prices but he has always adjusted all claims satisfactorily and left property' owners satisfied.

Mr. Staniford was unable to say where the depot would be located but it is be- lived from remark dropped by the chief $4.90 of the year in Oakland You'll get wife and child; John A. Beckwith and son, Mrs. D. W.

Kline, Mrs. D. M. Fer-non, M. Searles and family, Clifton H.

Kroll and wife. From San Jose W. L. Wood row and wife, Mrs. J.

R. Chace and son, and M. Lion, Dr. F. H.

Patterson, Henry Booksin, D. Blaner, Frank P. Barker and wife, J. L. Wallace.

Mrs. T. C. Pratt, Mrs. M.

E. Earle. Mrs. J. H.

Farell. From other points In California Frank W. Beckman and wife and Miss Margaret Beckman. Lodi; Dr. W.

P. Austin. Palermo; Mrs. W. F.

Maggard, Madge and Aileen Maggard, Corning; Mrs. J. W. Pew. Belvedere; J.

H. Wallace, John McNeil and Los Angeles; W. H. Kirkbride and wife. Red Bluff; A.

Hassel-bach, wife and daughter, JPresno; Miss G. Wiley, Gilroy; Scott Southworth, Bolinas; George W. Lucy and wire. Colusa; Miss Julia Lauck, Santa Clara; George Ruter, Mrs. J.

Claneey, Miss Hanshauer, Santa Cruz; R. E. Berting. Tulare; D. S.

Hamilton, W. P. Sibley, Stockton; Miss Peterson, Miss Lathrop, Ed Hutchins and wife. Stanford; Judge John M. Corcoran, wife and grandchild, Mariposa; Mrs.

E. Tucker, Oroville; J. J. Morris, Miss Eliza J. Greer, E.

A. Hettinger and wife, Palo Alto; Frank Bropy. Mrs. C. A.

Ferrin and daughter. Berkeley; Missee J. Bird and O. Long, Merced; N. E.

De Toe and wife, Mrs. Lora De Yoe Brown, William Wilson and wife, W. H. Van Aiken, wife and daughter. Modesto; W.

H. Moore and wife, Montgomery, William Balrd, Philadelphia, C. Yerger and wife, Memphis, Upton. Providence, R. Misses Julia Balrd and Alice A.

Meed. IMrs. ePacefleld, Pittsburg, Misses Emma and Sara M. Brown. Chicago.

Ill- Mrs. J. L. Simpson and Miss Simpson, Amelia wier ana Julia FranR, St. Paul.

Miss Mary L. Robinson, Madison, George I. Lufkins. St. Louis; Misses Avis E.

Smith and M. Murray Fontaine, Kansas City. W. W. Davis and wife.

Leadvtlle. Mrs. Luther Perkins and daughter, CoffeyviUe. W. Broughan and family, Miss Laura Thompson, Carson City.

Miss Francis Hawlett. Minneapolis, S. B. Schols, Colorado Springs, Miss Etta M. Bardwell, Ottumwa.

F. E. Blufeld, Grand Forks. N. W.

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I found a cure, and by them was restored to perfect health. I recommend thia great tonio medicine to all with weak liVer or stomach. Guaranteed by Osgoods' drug stores. Seventh and Broadway and Twelfth and Washington; price 60c. AND RETURN tickets.

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C. S. Alvord, Mrs. A. Carson and Mrs.

C. Dixon are the commlttM La charge. ELMHURST ITEMS. In the absence of tha pastor, tha Hit. Clark, services were held Sunday by tha Rev.

J. p. Gerrior, formerly a missionary of California, at the Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Ellen Henderson of TTHnxfy will spend a week as the guest of tha families of Newton Gray and Mrs.

A. CL Vaa Ardale. Mrs. Henderson, Mrs. Vaa Aj dale and Mr.

Gray were schoolmate to gether. Mr. and Mrs. Minor Wlghtmaa left Elmhurst last week on a three months visit to their daughter at Meads. Kan, Mrs.

R. M. Smith of Saeramaate visiting her sister, Mrs. U. G.

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He wm continue to- reslda ta Sav hurst. Mrs. Henry Xyu has relumed from pleasant visit to Santa Cms. Mrs. Henry Hasley la HI at hee Mrs.

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