St. Louis Post-Dispatch
December 8, 1907

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ST. LOUIS, , SUNI NDAY MORING, DECEMBER 8, 8, 1907. CI SNAKE ST RUBBERNECK WAGON NOW REVEALS SOME [SN Es = ‘ FACTS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT WEST END! “was “ELASTI 7 Baron Tells How He Fe ma Bie Fish in Reptile He 7 Caught on tts FLook. i.

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Wurdeman’s Prompting of Senator Fatted Because Man Crossed Legs.

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a week's fishing. While in his beat t hooked something heavy. He hauled hie home, he said, in telling the story to Deputy C Lloyd, and found ‘at: the,end of it a snake eae a with an elision of various circumstances, he us . he took his knife, made-in- the snake* the = > ef incision that is necessary in an operation f for apy pendicitis and removed a fish.’ “How big was the fish?’ asked Dr. Lioyd, “That long,” said Dr, Bareny. my vaiaiate a so of fish. “and how thick?” _ “As big as my arm at the wrist.” (Dr, Baron vl an athletic wrist.) § iss The snake was described as a moccasin tite 6 four feet long and apparently:in poor: ape! It was only an inch In diameter. . . ee Special Correspondence of the Post-Dispatch. EFPFERSON CITY, Dec. 7.—Adjutant-General James A. De Armond, whose department super- vises the State Naval Militia, has been given the title of Secretary of the Navy by some of his _ friends. The General has objected strenuously to the title. The reason for this dislike was never known until ~ EB. 8. Austin of the Secretary of State's office, who ———. ooo white people—just a sort of sheet anchor to narrow chimneys on the other houses are too 0, disclosed it. Fen and I once built a boat,” said Austin. ‘It : i ; : 3 windward for the boarding houses. tight a fit for the stork. Was a magnificent vessel, a warship, and we planned Presidential Liehtnuineg Tlas ‘“Phis is Grand avenue, South Grand avenue “This is the William K. Bixby, farm and resi- V ou See M ayor a Home, Jor to safl on a — stream. = ri = oneal 1uns to Tower Grove Park and William Shak- dence. Mr. Bixby is one of our most ‘success- months to build it, and we planned all sorts o Ay : : : ; 2 a han’ Secretary of the Not flashed On Meary- metas sate. —_ Grand — runs te si ned truck gardeners, and raises ge 8 Tt Was Pe Mistake Navy, and I was to have been Admiral. We were g0- Julius Lehmann's water tower. Rather go north, vegetables and some for his friends in those | : ol land ut Vee Vet the gentleman in the middle seat says. We're glass houses you see over yonder. - No huckster A bout & hesley Y f gle ing to recruit a crew, and lay waste to property) along the river. not going eye-ther north or-south, my dear sir. stuff for his. “Yes, there was a cave for a retreat when hostile This is Lindell boulevard, and we're going west. “King’s highway! To the left, Westmoreland ships in overpowering numbers appeared. Ae i one more seat to fill, pee-pul, before ‘‘Right here, at the corner of Lindell boulevard place, and the home of ‘Bud’ Dozier, the famous but one getting off. You'll just have time to get (" ORONER JULES BARON recently was out f TT d

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“How could a little, inoffenstveytieicate as you describe swallow a fish as long and th hie as your arm?” Dr Lioyd inquired, ‘with the si tone that he employes in examining witaceses'«

quests. “Easy enough. You have no ee how a can stretch,” explained = of expert medical testi “I know how some el Lloyd. “All went well until the launching. We, Jim and we start. No strap-hangers on this and Highball alley, you see Congressman Harry balloonist, rival of Santos Dumont. We now to that turn in the path when Cochems passes by, I, carried that boat about a mile to the river and - gently placed it on the water. Instead of floating line. We will show you on this trip Coudrey’s boarding house, which used to be also turn into Portland place, and that house dver ladies. Good-by. 5 gracefully, as a well-mannered Cares npr the pala-shul residences of the West End. Yes, Park von Wedelstaedt’s boarding house, and yonder is Joe Miller’s. No, sir, I couldn't say “Here we approach Washington University. The - vs toon Congested ole rns Pega cine lady, your train will wait until we get back. where you can still find Gardner McKnight of an whether it’s the Joe Miller that wrote the joke young men whom you see coming this way are | Secretary of the Navy.” They wouldn’t think of leaving without vou. Get evening. It is known as the St. Louis Club, and pook or not. My little book here doesn’t. tell. scphomores, and the young man whom they are FEW years ago Gustave A. Wurdeman, now Probate Judge of St. Louls County, was a mem- ber of the State Senate. At his side sat a member from St. Louis, an aged man who was not always sure of what his vote Bhould be. Senators always were considerably worried when the rollcall began, as this man’s name was the first on the Hist. It was finally agreed that the member should be guided by Judge Wurdeman, so the story goes. If Judge Wurde- man kicked him on the right leg he was to vote “ayl,!’ while if the kick was on the left leg he was to vote “anulbitiy csi sstanier 2 One day an important meastre came up. for pass. : Wurdeman reached over and g#ave the member a slight kick on the right leg, but, much to

right in. Here’s your change. You may pro- the mortgage isn’t as big as you’d think—only TWO-ATLAS LIBRARY. leading by a rope tied around his neck is a fresh- —— ceed now, Mr. Show-four. about $80,000. Distinguished visitors to the city man. You will just be in time to hear the sopho- “This is Jefferson avenue. That trench direct- are entertained here. Are we going in? the gef- Perc MAHER, a clerk in the City Well, hard- Work of Mr. Mercury Samuse, a foreign artist, ‘This statue in the middle of the drive is the fice, knows now that the law pe mores sing their favorite song: ly in front is where they are fixing the track. tleman on the front row here asks. heii ean " They have been fixing it ever since Cronin came ly, my dears. This is a water wagon. A man whe ‘had served ona jury’ap per out of the House of Delegates. When it is all “The pleasant incline just ahead of us peared fixed and the pavement put back, the merchants known as Chauffeur’s Delight, or Dead Man's are going to celebrate by holding a grand street Hill. The small machine you see in the wake of that large touring car is a police motorcycle. Wear. Will it overtake the auto? Well, there are two “To the north of us you. see: the TOW of new , TWO RULES AT UNIVERSITY. 66 sh 4 , aches YA aM At a . a FILLEY ON «HO WE TO. RUN PARTY”. Se HS ANN SES Sh OE “Don't the rules forbid hazing?’ the gentleman “The noise you hear a block to the west of us , ? 5 : from Bone Gap, IIl., asks. There are only two THis 15 COUDREYS i, Chauncey I. Filley’s typewriter. He is getting Bo@RDING House ‘ rules at Washington University, my dear sir, his surprise, the member voted “no.” It was at ) up a new book entitled “Howe to Run tne Par- \ hs tg see, Qh N Yj, namely: ‘Students must not burn the college first thought he had deserted the party wining but ? ty.” They are crazy to get hold of it—over at , Cc A ™ © buildings. Students must not kiil the professors.’ latertt was discovered he had his legs crossed. the Missouri Historical Society. ae a “This is the athleti¢ field, and we have the good OMAS SPEED MOSBY, Gov. Folk’s pardon at- “The cannonading just north of us is in Law- 2 7 ‘fortune to be here on ladies’ day. Those young torney, is getting bald and that fact has worrted ( ler Daley's territory. Don’t worry, we will get Oe | ladies in bloomers some distance away, at the him considerably. He was telling Al Morrow about ) there in time for most of it. Please run up the > other side of the field, are practicing fot the great it the other day, and Al promised to discover a rem- ; bullet-proof shield, Mr. Show-four. Thank you. , : basket ball match tomorrow night between the eee ee eer ae tees |. This is Olive street, and that gong you hear au Electric Blues and the Golden Browns. No, we = ae eee 2 OF igen hair on the top of his head | |. ine hurry-up. That other gong belongs to | 6) don’t stop here, but we will if you gentlemen as Mosby can on his. True to his promise, Al came vail to the front with his remedy. the ambulance, taking away the policemen who e)/~ want to get off. Remember your trains, gentle- “Each night at 10:30, said Morrow, ‘rub your scalp ) came in another hurry-up about eight minutes men. The gentleman from Tiff City, Mo., says vigorously with table salt. Then, the first thing in fhe ago Those retreating figures to the north are th ‘ : 1ere will be plenty of trains tomorrow. Oh, very morning, place & pan of water rear your head. You ( 142 members of the Bottoms Gang. The police- : well. see the hair will be so thirsty that it will come out $ for a drink. It's easy to see the reason.” men in the second hurry-up will now proceed 7 “Well, miss, or ma’am, you're our only passen- A loafer about the wovernor’s office suggested that ( to pick up the innocent bystanders. A very good ger, now, but we'll give you just as much atten- in the absence of salt a liberal use of whisky on the | time for us to make two speeds ahead. ; tion as if the rest were all here. This trolley line ee rent. “We now turn west on Five-a-week street, street car crossings, with cars running both schools and churches on Union boulevard, which inat you see winding off into the countes Ager APT. POSEY WOODSIDE of Oregon County ) Otherwise known as Locust, the Latin quarter of ways, between here and the Police Station. A is said to be the finest display of non-taxable {, Clayton, where Justice Werremever guarantees : was in Jefferson City a few days ago visiting ) the medical student and the miiliner. The houses ojjjsion might help the cause of law enforce- property in the city. There is a Carnegie libra- to provide everybody with an affinity. What's his son, Hal Woodside, private secretary to Gov. { on this street are the former homes of our ment some, and also help some of the undertak- ry there, too, the two-atlas and one encyclopedia that? You want to get off and get on this car Feik. - a “ap a ate of os early-day } wealthiest families, though what they put 80 ing parlors, along Olive street yonder. size, also non-taxable. you say? All right, miss. Good luck to you : ng house in Oregon County. The price ef board ) many hallrooms in their homes for I couldn't «favor \ : ; hae Sia 1 Wiss Week Wette nindton. the Wells: 2. ’ Z board! y Mayor Wells’ home is at~your left. By ob This is Forest P g—the “Well, Mr. Show-four, you might as well run from time immemorial had been 310 a month. The : ; : boarders were startled one day by the landlord’s an. ) *®!! you. Elvery floor has a hall room or two, gerying the spoor, or gasoline marks ‘on the Fair grounds. You'd never think, would you, that | . ‘ back to the station the shortest way. This is sure -mouncement that, because of the increased price of potatoes, he had been compelled to raise the rate to ( weight of the trunk used to indicate how long , , : ward. Hence the Mayor is not at home, and an} passengers to go back with us. But I’m afraid I ithe landlady could safely wait for her money. , ‘ar ‘e- Jefferson Guards were flirting with of you who may want a permit to carry a re- a bunch of Je : s made that Werremeyer business a little too I suppose, from his peculiar name. Here we is are on Union boulevard, pei claims of that sort against the city must take oat that they are not in arrears with their taxes. — When ‘Maher told the city’s creditor to raise 1 hand and be sworn the man sent aloft his left “Raise your righthand,” commanded -her, “I'd give @ thousand dollars: b vb T could,” the } answered. ee al BL 2 . e. : “This ts a serious - thattér,"* Maher told the mat “Up with your right hand.” ~ ! “But L ean’t de that on such short notice. I le at home and it will take an hous to get it.“ Maher grew red and angry. ‘ ‘on't get fresh 6 you won't get any warrant at all until that right is raised.”’ “The law doesn't expect impossibilities, I ey but here goes,” said the man, as, seizing the empty ~ right sleeve of his coat, he held it and his left 7 high above his head. He had but one arm. Wake ere the cop passes by, For now, ere we leave you, we heartily give you A dose of nitric acid in the eve.’ friend, Carrie Kingsbury, who doesn’t worry, like some ladies, because she has ‘nothing to - ‘ fair and free kegfest.

LREADY the petitions being circulated by Vi A ous candidates for State offices have some contretemps among the politicians. i appeared in the office of Attorney George H. Mo re ef the Building Commissioner's office with a petit in hehalf of Cornelius Roach of Carthage, who to be Secretary of State. Moore promptly signed the petition. Later te Harry B. Hawes and related how he had helped ¢ of Mr. Hawes’ friends. “My friend?’ yelled Hawes, with an Indian wt Mr. Hawes then went to considerable length to ¢ plain how Roach had spofied the St. Louis. leader's | at- tempt to make his faithful follower, Ford Ce Secretary of the Senate last January. Hawes like to play “even” for that, but letting bis fr — Roach’s petition is not the way to do it. The worst of it is that Roach can use ‘a name ameng the Hawes contingent as ev idence hat) the breach is healed. ee

and every hall room contains a trunk. The i ‘ rj hey int - here but two short summers ago, a million tinied : granitoid, you will notice that they point out- here but two shoi ; inn hte : ‘ : lights were gleaming upon crystal waterfalls, and ©” * actitve ride, when we can’t get any of our he ‘ oe here is our old Wake, wake, freshman, wake, 2 change his subpena for a warrant. Persons havi ‘i The boarders with one accord threatened to quit ; . - é tt: and objected in many ways to the increase, but all to Bat after boarders took to. nailing wash trunks volver or sell lemons will have to go to the City lemonade girls. No, lady, that statue isn’t Gov. ations." they are laid Dr. C. BE. Walker of 633 no purpose. As that was the only boarding house in ) t the floor, to make them seem meant or fill- }y7al1 to see about it. No, sir, the Mayor has no Francis on the horse that the Sultan of Morocco avenue, a well-known physician of Carondelet, would the county, they wisely decided to remain. ing them with bricks, the Landladies’ Union had home on Chesley Island. That is all a pig mis- sent him. That’s St. Louis, with his sword out net be the object of a story whose point is agains ‘ “And from that day on we didn’t have potatoes on / some big pay-in-advance signs. printed. About take for the people who want to run a car line through The latest appeal to fashionable women in toe." himself. ee ee Peneneeed Mc. Woodside. the only way to beat a bill-now is to marry the the waskk. con takes the form of ring watches. These dainty { He keeps a lot of fine rena neat only 4 3 landlady. Marriage licenses are a dollar-fifty, BIG CHIMNEYS--BABIES THERE. “Those bare-legged gentlemen you: notice run- C’naments are very costly. The cheapest cannot: ae pe trewennooe te Bese vere bemnseeil ma a 2 so you can get three cheaper than a week's. “This large foundation you see them putting ning along that path are members of Eddie Coch- purchased under $125. They can be had in meat. He told Mrs. Walker his purpose. eo board. in here at Newstead avenue is for a church, I ems’ athletic squad. At their head you see Coch- ®"Y number of forms, and some of the most beau- “But 1 don't want to kill the hens that “At our right you see the site of the new Coli- think. We will turn off here and show you the ems himself, the most photographed man-in st. tiful are rimmed with enamel, into which are set ) ducing fresh eggs,” he sald? “Watch them tare seum. S-i-t-e, site. It will be only a site until home of David R. Francis, one block north. That Louis, with one exception, and the most admired earls, diamonds, rubies and other precious stones. pie a ve ne lies PBisgrn ie net doing” the public sights the promoters to a darnsite tall rod. you see is to catch presidential light- by the ladies without any exception. ! iney are intended to be worn on the finger over esi Walker pointed out two delinquent neni more money than they have had a sight of yet. ning. There hasn’t been any blinding flash no- “What's that, ma'am? You ask if we stop the glove. Walker got his hatchet and decapitated them. ticed yet. here. Well, we don’t ordinarily, but if you want post mortem showed that the hens would have COUDREY’S BOARDING HOUSE. “The next block north is Berlin avenue, the to get off we will. What, you other ladies very year the sacred shrine of! Mecca, the nen ae fe - bea noosa i breakfast & a perm © live “These large stone churches are the property home of the society Newlyweds. Yes, ma’am, want to’ get off too? All right, if you’re sure “Caaba,” is re-covered with a costly carpet sent Dr. Walker says he will employ an X-ray. 0 : of negro congregations. Some smaller ones you there are some little Da-das living along here, you've got carfare back to the station. We're not by the Sultan . A single one of these coverings ) pext hens he choeses for slaughter. | will see between here and Grand avenue are for in these houses with the big chimneys. The coming back this way. Well, well, all the ladies has cost $75,000.

ete ie David R. Francis was nominated for Gov- ; ernor 3 years ago, his choice had been sget- ' thed long before the convention. However, the usual - @onvention plans were carried out, including the @Peech placing his name before the convention. Samuel Kennard of St. Louis was selected to make this speech. Mr. Kennard was not accustomed to ng in political conventions and started in to : his speech. He had progressed well, reading from his manuscript, when a lank delegate from the country arose in the rear of the room and exclaimed: “Mr. Chairman, I move that that feller from St. Leuis print the rest of his speech, and let us go ahead _ ané nominate Francis and get away from here.” Adkins’ Salary Check “N. G.” ATER COMMISSIONER BEN ADKINS had : painful moment at the National Bank a ‘Commerce when he went to cash a check for $375, representing his month’s salary. He handed in the check and was told it was no

I tO ttt tO tO at ttt itl st a ast agi. it, HARLES T. CAVANAUGH of the Centers. 8 ‘he % ater tells this story about his maggie with a circus in Northeastern : annem | Many Mennonites live in that region they ere ng Bi Sean always on hand to see the circus parade, ut Ue Boys, Tee ONE religion prevented them from witnessing the Pr ae iN RReu | ont? formance. Cavanagh was surprised one day to see: THe BA - : Abo rom, a man he took for a Mennenite inside the tent | 7 ee Ree : M Ac i . AL : ing at the animals. pact hs , = | ' He expressed nis surpriee te the,annh, wher 'eD “I am not a Mennonite. . am an Amishman.” “What's the difference:’ agked Cavanagh, “Well, we have buttons on our clothes,” cald Amishivan. “‘The Mennonites use hooks oa; Re

J ot the city’s check worthless,” yelled Ad- kine, t3 “That one is,”’ was the calm reply that sent Ad. kins’ heart thumping. ‘Then came the explanation. The check was not - drawn. oh any particular bank. Jt bore the usual legend about “paying to the order of Ben Adkins,” but the bank which was to perform this service was ss net mentioned. The stamp which the City Treasurer on: is ooue to _— which bank was to pay the check ¢ cotton handkerchiefs provided for French ) ‘have printed upon them a number of | , : >, SS | | | "¥ precepts to be observed on the march and} | 5 = Zz iff) | tle legislation these days there wouldn't be 6 & campaign, and are further decorated with ) , Mf B27/)}/1I} chance for Sager. Mr. Smith's name on this

HE talk of sayhigt date estan sa al “Sport” Brady, Sergeant-at-Arms of the House” | of Delegates, an opportunity to declare that for members of the House of Delegates wee most as inconventent as marked bill recent incident in the House's history.

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