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VOL 1.
TEMPLE. TEXAS, FRIDAY MORHI IG, MAT S, 1906.
PSICE FIVE csm
MBit
DETW OJ
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NESS WO
a single sheet printed In Norwegian
and full of such notice* bad been clr-
culated among his acquaintances.
Clrcyinstances lead thf lnrMtigator*
h^re to believe tfrs. (intones* estab-
1 to,l|e<t communication vfllh her vic-
tims through this agency,'such prom-
ise accounting for the relations with
Ole Bud "berg. « farmer of Iola. Wis
cousin, who* com are expected here
today.
Midi mnhhrp
other of Horth DnkoU Victim W«»
Importuned to Visit Death Trip
In Indiana Town.
Chicago, May 7.—Following Is Mr*,
rnneas' ."Matrimonial ad.", with
tblch victims were lured to their
eath:
Personal—Comely widow who
|* n* a large farm in one of the fln-
(ilstrlcts In La Porte county. In-
diana, desires to make the acqualu-
Lnie of a gentleman equally well
provided. with a view of joining for-
Junes. No replies by letter consider
I unless sender la willing to follow
jn-wer with a personal rlslt."
Young Woman Witness.
La Porte, Ind., May ".—Bessie Conk
lln, a young woman residing in Mich-
igan City, Ind., whose former home
was in I^aPorte, has been arrested by
Sheriff Smulter and Is being held in
jail aa an important witness. The wo
man la a friend of Ray I,amphere,who
is accused of complicity In the mur-
ders at the Gulness home. Miss Conk-
lin la not accused of complicity, but
her testimony Is considered so Impor-
tant that she will remain locked up
until the grand jury hears her testi-
mony next week. It is said, Lamphere
while talking to Miss Conklln made
threats against Mrs. Guinea*. and
said he had Information which. If dis-
closed, would hang Mrs. Gulness.
ROBBERS KILL EXPRESSMAN
Denver and Rio Grande Train Car-
ries Evidence of Tragedy Into
Denver.
Denver, Cok>., May 7.—Train rob-
bers who boarded Denver and Rio
Grande train No. 4 ai Castle Rock
=
V The Flrii National Bank V
Dedication YesUtVay of the New Bank and Office Building Nark* ^oc^ila
lon$ in I Honorable Career, and Cl'y1# Modern GooMb as *eU
(By Miss Nettle Gooch).
Temple aa well as the officers and
directors of the First National Bank
may well he proud of the new home
of this Institution recently completed
and yesterday dedicated to the re-
ception and use of the public In an
all day "open house." From nine In
the forenoon, throughout the day and
until a late hour at night an admir-
ing throng of vlaltors passed fn
and out its massive doors viewing the
beautiful Interior and receiving greet
ings from the bank directors, officers
and attorneys, their wives and daugh-
ters. Not once during the day was
any part of the handsome building
without its admirers from the base-
ment underneath to the offices above
.' thr-r
self was the paramount consideration.
An Architected Triumph.
From an architectural view point
thla building preserve* a balance and
harmony between Interior and exter-
ior that Is note worths. It was the
purpose of the architect*. Messrs.
Sangulnet and Staats of Fort Worth,
to design a structure which would
show Itself at a glance to be the home
of a bank, nothing else, and well have
they succeeded. The exterior presents
a heavy stone base six feet high,
built of Bedford, Indiana, limestone,
above which is a combination of light
grey hydraulic pressed brick. Bedford
stone and terra cotta surmounted by
a heavy cornice of copper. The main
windows Into the banking room are
Adidtion&l Light Turned On.
U Porte, Ind., May 7.—Adldtional
light on the methods by which Mrs. J early today shot and killed Express
elle Guinness lured to her death Messenger Chas. H. Wright, aged 60
If.(nil. one mile north of here, persons eiuplcyod by the Globe Express com-
Iwhn have supposed to have fallen vie- jPany. From the dead messenger the
jtinn to her lust for money, was shed robbers took the keys to a small safe
(today by A. K. Helgeleln, brother of In the baggage car which they opeu-
•\ndrew Helgeleln of Mansfield, S. D„ ed and took the contents, In nil worth
Kshose dismembered corpse was among '1>SS than one hundred dollar-.
itie nine found yesterday aud today.' The big safe In the car. which cou-
llelgelein told the coroner's jury that talned a large sum of money and the
un? only his brother had been In com-,combination of which wa- known on-
ir,imitation with the woman, but al- ,0 'he clerks of the company In the
<o «he had written to him after An-j principal stations along the rou;e,
vi w s disappearance in an attempt was tampered with, but th° robbers
m induce him to visit "this city. nnible to enter If. The body of
I Sell your brother's stock and come 'he ex-tress messenger was discovered
i.ere and we will hunt your brother when the train reachd Dn\er.
tofMher" was the gist of the epistles
' written In Norwegian and as yet on-
N
artially translated. The letters
tealousl.v guarded by Helgeleln
Big Fire in New Orleans.
New Orleans. May 7.—Twelve
hours after It was thought the Are
W orders of Ralph N. Smith, proe j which last night destroyed the store
ins attorney, but enough wasjof F. F. HRhsell & Bros., and H.
revtale l to show the woman had not B. Stevens k Co., on Canal street, had
hesitated to dare to attempt to gain ibet!! entirely subdued. It wa1! found
a hold over the nearest relative of
he: latest victim. Roy I-amphere,
accused of first degree murder tn con-
nection with the Incineration of Mrs
Gtiinn?ss and her ehtttren. Is expect-
ed ;o be the center of Interest today.
Efforts to connect him more closely
with ihe appalling series of violent
deaths will be made by the public
prosecutor, although that officers as-
serted yesterday that sufficient evi-
dence to convict the prisoner of com-
plicity in the murders is already in
his possession.
Umphere revealed yesterday his
former employer urged him to Insure
his life in her favor, asserting that
Mrs. Guinness offered to pay t^ie
premiums on eac hpollcy provided he
would agree to marry her.
V K. Helgeleln of MansQeld. S.
I) . was In conference with Dt.Mack
coroner of the county, until long af-
ter midnight. Steps by which the
Norwegian farmer became Infatuated
wlih the Indiana woman were can-
vassed once more, but only partial
progress was made toward clearing
the mystery. Helgeleln told again of
the secrecy with which his brother
.-hruuded his movements before his de
part tire from South Dakota. Enough
was evolved to show advertisements
for a matrimonial agency had been
minted In Scandinavian papers In the
N'orthw&st, Helgeleln asserting that
the store of the Drey fur Company,
Limited, next to the burning build-
ing was afire. The Dreyfus huildlug
with a large stock of dry goods, was
totally destroyed bj; ten o'clock. This
will add about a quarter of a million
to the loss brought about by the lire
which started late yesterday. bring-
ing the total losa up to $500,000 or
I6O0.3DO.
Ichlffer, Temple.
Photo by
Home of the First National Bank cf T>
'he grade floor. cased lu coppcr frames—a metal
According with previous announce- which is practically Indestructible,
meats, all con-Ings and goings were section of Main street and Avenue A,
Eoet informal as tha purpose of each is built of carved stone embellished
caller was to view the different fea- with classic detail, with doors of sol-
tures and departments of this build-
REF0RT IS READY FOR BOARD
Assistant Attorney General Lightfoot
gas fcmpleted His Inve^igt-
' tion dTiWok Compaq.
Austin. May 7.—Assistant Attor-
ney Genera! Light fot stated today
that he would have a report on the
school book question rea^y by the
time the text book board meets.whlch
will be the latter part of next week.
Mr. Lightfoot Went to New York to
Investigate the affairs of the Ameri-
can Book Company, and the meeting
of the board to hear his report wa*
scheduled for the 30th of last month,
but the meeting was postponed. Just
what the report will contain has not
been disclosed.
For a burn or ecald apply Cham-
berlain'* Sa|ve. It will allay the pain
almost Instantly and quickly heal the
injured parts. For sale by all drug-
gists.
■KEEP YOUR EYES ON MATTHEWS ADS-
Newest Shapes
In Men's Low Cuts
Edwin Clapp's, Slader& Morrill's and
other of the best popular priced Men's
Shoes made at from
93.50 to 96.90
The Shapes arewhatyou would desire
he Newest." Russia Calf, Patent
ilt and Vici Kid Leathers.
atthews Bros.
'TELL-THE-TRUTH'CLOTHIERS-
ing for the fiist time opened to the
futile. In honor of the occasion a
pretty floral treatment had been giv-
en. Over each teller's ami cashier's
window the graceful fronds of as-
paragus fern hung in a green shower
while on each desk and table re-
posed crystal bowls of sweet-pea blos-
soms, (all from the gardens of Mrs
P. L. Downs!, roses or yellow eyed
daisies with maiden hair fern which
were In for their share of admiration
the day through, though the bank it-
id mahogany and plate glass, as are
also all windows in the banking room
The massive appearance presented by
the exterior design Is typical of the
Banking institution It shelters and
like the latter is not in appearance
only, the walls bdufr more than two
feet in thickness and the floors built
of steel beams and concrete. In tact
the construction of the entire build-
ing is such as to render It fire and
burglar proof.
In dimensions it is thirty feet wide
and seventy feet deep, the entire first
floor being used for Banking purpose*
except that portion at the rear which
Is occupied by the stairway leading
to the office* on the second floor. This
stairway I* moet ornate, being entire-
ly of Vermont marble, which Is white
The main entrance at the inter-
with grey and black velnlngs.
The oflce* of the president. Mr.
F. F. Downs, and cashier, Mr. P.
L. Downs, are in the front of the
building directly opposite the main
entrance. Surrounding the president's
office Is a glass partition while that
of the cashier Is fenced on the front
only by a marble railing so as to ren-
der It easily accessible. These hand-
some rooms are each wainscoated and
trimmed In solid mahogany and cop-
per-set art glass.
The four tellers' rages extending
one behind the other toward the build
Ing's rear, are entirely enclosed with
flat woven steel grill work and are
entered from the rear by means of
lutomatlc gravity doors, making ac-
"es« to same only obtainable by the
'•ller. Back of these cages Is the work
<ng space of the bank, occupied by
•he bonkeepers, mailing clers, etc.
T,ere are located also the local and
'ong distance telephone booths and
"loak rooms. These are constructed
''kewise of mahogany harmonizing
"vlth the dominant flnish-theme.
Gainst the inside walls at the end
-f thp working snare are two vaults,
-«e of which is the money vault, "'he
• her the book vault. Rack of these
•"t'h a separate entrance is yet an-
•hor one to be used exclusively for
ifo»v-denoBlt purposes making three
•'Hits on the Banking room floor, be-
the brick storage vaults in the
'moment. At the rear of the Bank
'•>" mom and faring the avenue Is
directors room, finished in mn-
' •"•imv and richly decorated.
Opinion Nothing in State
to Surpass the Ensemble.
It is the expressed opinion of the
architects that the fixtures, railings,
wainscoating and decorations of this
bank are the handsomest of any
which have so far been installed by
any similar institution in the State.
The entire face of the counters or
screens, is of Rkyro* marble, an Ital-
ian term meaning rose of the sky.
This marble is Imported from Italy
and has the appearance In transpar-
ency and coloring of onyx, indeed to
distinguish between the two is diffi-
cult. Of a soft, creamy background
with heavy veinlngs of pink and sien-
na, in harmonious blend, it is most
beautiful. The ceiling is richly beam
ed and paneled, artistically ornament-
ed and hand-painted in the rose,
ivory and sieuna tones of the marble,
the whole blending exquisitely in one
general harmonious effect.
Pkyros marble is also used in the
wainscoating arounf the walls, while
Verdi Antique marble of green hue
is an artistic contrast In trimming |
saps of the wainscoating and cor-
nice* of tbe screens. The grill wwt
In front of th* cages Is of hand
wrought bronxe and the loor* of vit-
reous Mosaic tile, thus making the
entire Banking lobby a moet beauti-
ful combination of marble, bronse
and tile with a perfect blending and
harmony of color* so as to leave an
Impreeelon so gratifying to the aesthe
tic sense that once seen, It will long
be remembered.
In the public space near the main
entrance 1* a large circular check-
desk, also a very massive mahogany
settee for the comfort and conven-
ience of customera
ins
fBHIK
NEW YORK TENTMENT HOUSE
THE SCENE OF H0LL0CAU8T
EARLY THURSDAY.
FUMES (IT MITES OFF
The Basement Arranged With View
of Future Growth of Basinets.
The basement which extend* un-
der the entire building and also un-
der the sidewalks of both street and
avenue, 1* approached by a stairway
from the rear of the first floor and is
thoroughly lighted by means of pris
matlc glass paving lights. As the
hank grows with the olty'g progress,
this basenent Is to oe used tor extra
bookkeeping aud clerical forces. Here
also are located two massive storage-
vaults and the heating plant which is
of the most modern automatic type,
known as the vapor system, which
embodies the advantages of both hot
water and steam.
The building is piped and wired
both for gas and electric lighting.
The main illumination is from ground
glass ceiling globes placed at the In-
tersection of the ceiling's different
beams and panels, and bronxe swing-
ing chandeliers of an ornateness har-
monious with the Banking room's oth
«r decorative effects.
Of the battery of vaults, which are
the most up-to-date type possible in
this class of work built by the firm
of Moslers. too much cannot be said.
Hen, Women and Children Crowd the
Fire Escapes, and Moat of
Them Were Saved.
New York, May 7.—-Four person*
were killed and twelve injured early
today in a fire believed ti be of In-
cendiary origin which practically de-
stroyed a five-story tenement house in
Orchard street. This building wa*
within a stone's throw of Delancy
and Allen streets, where twenty-six
persons were burned to death in a
tenement house fire three years ago.
The dead: Eva Berg. 83 year* old;
Samuel Saeh. 10 years old; Hattle
Kopleman, 2 1-2 years old: uniden-
tified man.
The lire was first seen by a police-
man who turned into Orchard street
when the flames were shotting from
the windows in the lower part of the
house. His call for help brought sev-
eral officers to his assistance, and in
a moment nearly every one in the
house had been aroused and the fire
escapes choked with frightened ten-
ants. The policemen carried several
children to the ground before the flre-
The massive doors into the money and 1 men arrived. By that time the condl-
safety-deposit vaults are equipped | tion of the fire escape was almost
with the latest type of explosive-proof hopeless. Men, women and children
Standing of Clubs.
0. P. W. L. Pet.
Houston ..10 14 <"• .700
Galveston ......20 11 9 .530
Fort Worth 20 11 9 .550
Dallas 19 9 10 .474
Austin 19 9 10 .474
Shreveport 19 9 10 .474
San Antonio 19 9 - 10 .474
Waco 20 7 IS .350
BINGLES AND ONE ROUGH
HOUSE FEATURED TE1. LEAGUE
It'* all a mistake about tallies be-
ing the chief aim and purpose In the
Texas League. Heretofore, it has
been the rule, but you'll have to get
your sights readjusted In order to
view the proposition from the proper
perspective, 'cause these days, tho
glory and honor is given to the pill
pelters who are able to pile up the
most wealthiest" scad* of bingles,
bobbles and busted buckle*. Teeter-
day 1* far enough into the past for
the muck-rake to extend for proof of
the jungleweed. Up at Dallas, the
Giants were defeated by the Bronc*
In the record of run*, but not In er-
rors, Dearie. San Antonio registered
at home six times, and bingled one
less. But Dallas—three runs and 8
bingles—now. what do you think of
that? And over at' the other end of
the trolley line. It was almost as bad.
Vort Worth made 8 run* and S errors
Galveston 7 run* and 6 error*. There's
torrow and shame, consequently, In
•he "sandv dunes" that the wiggles
deducted ? n the tallies leaves one
of the l:it.t mentioned to the good.
As a result of a rough house pull-
ed off in the sixth session yesterday
at Waco, the game Is recorded for-
feited by the Senators. Of course they
will be "investigated". As .Pink
Gresham Is wont to quote—"On with
the dance! I*et joy be unconflned."
13 Bingles; 9*runs—at Dallas.
Dalas, May 7. San Antonio 6;
Dallas 3. Hits 11 and 6. Errors 5
and S. Batteries San Antonio, Mit-
chell and Knaup: l>allas, Burnet and
Keras
Wierd Doings in Jongleville.
Fort Worth. May J.—Galveston 7:
Port Worth S. Hit* 9 and 16. Er-
rors 6 and 5. Batteries—Galveston,
Bulung and Wolf; Fort Worth, Du-
pree and. Wick
Flayed the Game at Firateville.
Shreveport. May 7.—Houston 4;
Shreveport 3. Hits 10 and 4. Er-
rors 3 and 3. Batteries—Houston.
Hester and Darwin: Shreveport, Boles
and Petit.
Rough Houit at Waoo.
Waco, May 7. -Game forfeited by
Austin In sixth inulng, 9 to # favor
Waco. Batteries were—Austin, Crab
let and Gordon; Waco, Browning and
Orr.
Y. X. C. A. AND HIGH
SCHOOLS IN BATTLE
The scrimmage on the green dia-
mond between the Irat teams of the
Y. M. C. A. and High Schol yea-
terdyt afternoon resulted in a score
of 7 to 6 in favor of the Y's Batter-
ies- Y. M. C. A., McGinnls and Ir-
vin; High School, H. and J. Steak-
ley. I'mps Bob Kilpatrlck.
Y'S CLASH WITH KATY'S
THIS AFTERNOON AT 4
The Y. M. C. A. first team will
go round and round this afternoon
with the M.. K. & T. nine.
These games a re played oil the old
cotton yard adjacent to the Lanier
school. No admission Is charged,and
ihe bland of ball being delivered is
excellent in the amateur class.
Defeated!!!
Vnder the above captiou the report
of a jnvenile game was left at the
Telegram office, reading, ver batlm,
as follows:
"Yesterday a rare tiling happened.
Mills, who claims to have the best
team in the city was defeated by La-
Prelle, score being 7 to 4. Batteries
were Eskles and LaPrelle for the vl*-
torlous team, against Mills and
Wright."
HIGH SCHOOL FLAYS IN
LAMPASAS SATURDAY
The High School firsts will meet
the Lampasas High School tomorrow
afternoon on the letter's diamond.
The personnel from here will be as
follows: Bob Steakley, Captain;John
Wagner, Manager; Clarence and Roy
Conllsk, H. and J. Steakley. Clyde
Knight, Aubey Rucker. Guy Sherrlll
and Garrett Matthews.
Positions will be decided upon
reaching Lampasas.
casing and joining when closed, and
with time-locks. The burglar proof
safes in use at the old Bank location
which are to be placed within the
new vault will make the funds of
the bank impregnable to the most
modern operators in the realm of
btirglardom.
No attempt has anywhere in the
building been mad* at excessive decor
at ion but all materials incorporated
have been of the best and nothing In
the way of an Imitation has anywhere
been used. The furnishings are eu-
tlrely of solid mahogany, Mission
style, (which is analogous with com-
plete sanitation since there Is large
free^ spaces underneath each desk!,
while the floor coverings in the of-
fices. working space, etc., are of deep
green toned Wilton carpets in des-
igns most attractive.
In Its entirety the building reflects
most creditably upon the Banking in-
stitution It represents and the city
of Temple whose beauty and commer-
cial standing It enhances. Both view-
ed it on yesterday with a pride most
pardonable, and with pleasure were
guests from San Ahgelo, Moody, Bart-
lett. AmarlllO, Oklahoma City. Waco,
and other towns, here for the pur-
pose. as well as the Chance visitor,
shown through its handsome interior.
Committee o nReception.
The'repetition committee was com-
posed as follows:
Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Downs.
Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Downs.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Hutchison.
Mr and Mrs. G. E. Wlllcox.
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. McCelvey.Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Chllders.
Mr. and Mrs. \V. S. Banks.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Hair.
Mr. and Mrs A. F. Bentley.
The Misses Childers, and of the
office staff, Miss Ida Woods.
"Hints on Banking."
As a souvenir of the occasion, each
called was presented with a pam-
phlet. neatly put together, contain-
ing. under the above caption, con-
siderable information of value, accor-
ding as suggested by the title.
were packed so closely on the narrow
platform no one could get down.
While persons in the building, who*
had been unable to get out because
all the windows leading to the fire
escapes were crowded, struggled for
an exit on one side, firemen on exten-
sion ladders labored on with the oth-
ers. One by one the women and chil-
dren were dragged from overloaded
platforms by firemen and carried
down extension ladders to the streets
In safety. More than one hundred
oersons were taken from the fire es-
capes In this way.
M0NTA MOORE LOOKS
FOR A SENSATION
Austin. May 7.—Hon. Monta J.
Moore of Cameron, Milam county, wa*
here yesterday on business with the
higher courts. Mr. Moore said that
things were comparatively quiet in
his county after the hot political
storm which was waged in his coun-
ty in the Bailey campaign. He say*
that it would not be surprising to
see some other political sensation
Mirung within thirty days or so, as
the people seem to be after excite-
ment now, political and otherwise.
Inquire about
Puett's.
those magaxlne*.
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