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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-05-19
MONTANA.

Billings is to have a free mail deliv-
cry system Immediately.
Anaconda's new city fathers took up
the reins of government last week.
Major Monteath has succeeded w. R.
Logan as agent at the Blackfeet Indian
agency.
The telephone between Horn and
Aldridge is again.in working condition.
The annual catalogue of the Mon
tana State College will be issued in
short time.
Senator Clark says he will refuse to
give up his seat in the senate until
forced to do so.
Police Officer Arthur Eldorkin of
Butte is defendant to a complaint
charging him with assault in the third
degree.
Mrs. Katharine L. Ming of Helena
has filed a petition in bankruptcy in
the United States court.
The receipts of the Billings postof
fee for April were the largest of any
month in the history of the Office.
Great Falls is probably making more
preparations for the opening of the
baseball season than any other town
in the league.
There is every prospect that coun-
ty fair will be held at Bozeman this
fall. The leading spirits of the town
and prominent ranchers of the county
are working to get the project under
way.
Recent developments in the Free
Coinage murder mystery at Butte,
strengthened the police in the belief
that in Alfred Aukcorn, alias Thomas
Keys, they have the man who shot and
killed John Graham.
Wheat and barley in the valley
around Bozeman never looked better
than it does this spring. The spring
grain is rapidly overtaking that plant
ed last fall and there is but little diff.
ference between the two.
More than 5000 school children Wis
tied Columbia Gardens, at Butte, in re
spouse to an invitation extended them
by ]. R. Wharton, general manager fol
the street railway company, to spend
the day beneath the budding foliage Of
the gardens.
A sad accident occurred on the hill
branch of the B. A. & P. railroad, neal
the Nipper mine, at Butte, which re
suited in the death of Michael Sulli
van, school boy of 8, son of John Sui
livan, prominent member of thu
! Miners Union.
Tke Livingston school board hal
} elected teachers for the ensuing term
With the exception of Miss Mallon, al
the former teachers were reelected
Miss Mabel Mortimer was chosen t
: fill the vacancy caused by Miss Ma
} Ions resignation.
The Copper City Limited EXPIRES
struck an ore train at the Junctio
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-05-19

The prune growers around North |
Yakima have found that majority of
those visited are favorable to the or
ganization of a local cured fruit asso-
citation on lines similar to those of the
Oregon growers.
A woman in mans clothing was ar
rested at Davenport on a charge of
borse stealing. She was caught with
her husband, Ed. Grant. He pleaded
with the officers to let his wife go, but
the couple were put in Jail.
AT the state congress of anti-saloon
workers, to be held in Seattle June 5
and 6, under the auspices of the Wash
ington Anti-Salooa League, an inter-
collegiate gold and silver medal con-
test" will be held on Wednesday even
ing, June 6.
Hon. ]. e. Edmiston died at his
home in Dayton last week. He was
che of the best known and ablest law
yers in eastern Washington, and had
been active in politics during most of
his life. He was president of the board
of regents of the Pullman agricultural
college.
A. Krentz exhibited in Oakesdale
some fine specimens of bronze grass.
raised on his ranch, some two miles
north of that city. The seed was sown
in the fall of 1899 and has attained the
remarkable growth of three feet, and
is now heading. The growth is heavy
and thick and the yield will be remark
ably large.
The North Yakima city council has
formally received the two parks com
pleted by the Northern Pacific Rail
way company, and placed men III
charge to water and care for them. II
is the purpose to have a band stand
in the northern park and induce the
city musicians to organize a band to
occupy the stand on stated occasions.
Treasurer Windus reports the tota
income of Whitman county for the
month of April to have been $3S,7S9.27
and the total income since January
to be the respectable amount of $211,
974.93. The disbursements for tn,
month of April amounted to s23, 452.61
and the total expenditures of the coun
ty since the first of January are $72
345.39-only 35 per cent. of the tota
receipts.
Wool is coming into the warehous
at North Yakima for storage at rapi
pace. Buyers have congregated from
various sections for the usual sales
The fact that the American Woole
Mills Co. will discriminate agains
wool that has been dipped in lime doe
, not seem to worry the growers. 1t
well known that lime-dipped wool
! injured to the value of about 5 pc
cent, but even that deduction gives tn
: wool growers good margin, If wool sell
8 for 1914 cents or more per pound.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-05-19
Street Cars stin Tied Up.

st. Louis, May l5.-The usual number
of cars are being run on the Suburban
system and there is some improvement on
the lines of the transit company. Chief
Campbells advertisement for 1000 emer
gency policemen is not meeting with a.
hearty response. President Mahon of the,
street railway employees union says the
action of the governor in calling out extra
police has complicated the situation.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-05-19
BRITISH COLUMBIA.

The Evening Star Mining company,
which sold out it's interests in the Ross
land district some time ago, has filed
petition to disincorporate. Hearing
has been set for July 8.
Rossland is once more forging ahead
and the British America Corporations
works will soon equal those of the
great Anaconda in Montana, says G. P.
Chamberlain of the Evening Star.
A discovery of seemingly valuable
building stone was made about four
miles from Grand Forks, B. c., last
week by Give A. Pettijohn. The stone
looks much like marble, but is so soft
that it can be sawed into blocks by
common saw. 1t appears, nevertheless,
to have all the qualities of high grade
building stone. There is large de-
post of the stone, and it is reached by
good wagon road.
The crosscut which is being driven
for the north ledge in the Iron Mask
at Rossland, has struck an intermedi-
ate ledge so feet from the south ledge.
1t is 10 feet wide, half of, the width be-
ing solid ore and the other half min
eralized rock. Eight feet further the
crosscut this morning ran into another
body of ore, which may prove TO be a
spur of the same ledge. The crosscut
is making progress at the rate of about
three feet in "a hours.
At a recent extraordinary general
meeting of the shareholders of the Hall
Mines, limited, the scheme of reorgan-
ization submitted by the directors was
formally passed. The capital of the
new company, which will be known as
the Hall Mining and Smelling Com
pany, limited, is to be 1926, 900, OF
which 100000 ordinary shares are tc
be given in exchange for 100000 or
binary shares held by the shareholders
of the old company. These new shares
will be credited with Is shillings paid
and will carry a further liability o.
, five shillings per share.
. Splendid reports continue to come
from Camp Mckinney regarding thu
development on the Mammoth. TIL,
winze being sunk from the tunnel leve
has reached depth of 26 feet, and tn
indications are that it is being sunk II
the center of rich pay shoot. Tn
ledge itself is said to measure 8
I inches between perpendicular walls
3 The quartz is well mineralized through
out with sulphurets of iron, and in tn
center galena is coming in pretty free
T ly, which is an excellent indication o
: high values. Recent assays gave s3i
I SIT and SAG in gold. The Mammot
Gold Mining Company of Spokan
q owns the claim upon which the wor
}, has been continuous for a number @
q months. On the LIE Roi rich strea
: of free milling ore has been encouI
n tered. 1t should not be long befor
, Camp Mckinney is again the talk c
l. mining operators. With the Caribo
= and Waterloo mills running full bias
! and turning out their gold bricks an
i the Lemon 10-stamp mill shortly to
g likewise, there are brighter prospect
). than ever in store for the camp.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-05-19
VIII Re-Enter the Service.

New York, May l6-A special from
Washington says:
After a conference with the president.
at which an understanding was reached
Just how he would be appointed briga-
der general in the regular army, Cen
eral Joseph Wheeler gave out letter
announcing that he would not stand for
reelection to the house from the Eighth
district of Alabama.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-05-19

Butte, Mont, May l4.-Charles Paus-
ten, aged about 30 years, blacksmith
helper and football player and well-known
athlete, Saturday shot and killed Alexan-
der Tate, manager of a butchering con-
Germ, shot and seriously wounded Mrs
Alex. Tate and when the police went to
find him he was lying dead in his room
with pistol wound in his head, having
committed suicide.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-05-19
Rioting ut Chicago.

Chicago, May l5.-Several workmen
were injured in a fight yesterday at 20
Seeley avenue. A riot call was turned in
and upon the arrival of the police the
crowd scattered, leaving M. L. Brown, a
non-union iron worker, on the ground suf-
fering from a wound in the head. The
trouble arose err the employment of
some non-union men on a building.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-05-19
Burned to Death.

Omaha, May l4.-Mrs Lena Anderson
and eight-year-old Mary Olson were burn
ed TO death in South Omaha. Mrs. Ander-
son was lighting the fire by pouring gas
oline in the stove, thinking it was coal
oil. An explosion resulted and the vic
tins were caught in the flames.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-05-19
Champion Shot.

Kansas City, May l4.-In a contest
here for the st. Louis Republic cup Fred
Gilbert of Spirit Lake, Ia, defeated j. A
R. Elliott of Kansas City, killing 81 out of
a possible 100 live birds to Elliott's SO.
Gilbert thus retains the cup which he
won from Elliott at the Springfield (Ill)
shoot a few days ago. A side bet of 500
was also up upon today's match.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-05-19
Cole Gets Eight Years.

Boston, May l5.-In the United States
supreme court Charles H. Cole, former
president of the now defunct Globe Ma
tional bank of this city, who recently
pleaded guilty on an Indictment charging
him with transportation of the funds of
the institution, was sentenced to serve
eight years in Greenfield.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-05-19
Two stories From Matching.

London, May l6-A special dispatch
from Lorenzo Marquee says it is reported
that a large force of Beers has been cap
tured by the British at Mafeking. Pre-
toria, it added, reports on the other hand
that Mafeking has fallen.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-05-19

of Montana street in Butte, the ore
train being on the way to the Gagnon
mine from the Butte reduction works.
George Bush got mixed in the wreck
and received two bad cuts on the head.
The pilot of it's engine was smashed
The ore cars were empty.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-05-19
wreck Near seattle.

Seattle, May l6.-A coal train went
through bridge across the Raging river
Tuesday. Doctors and wrecking crew
have gone to the scene
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-05-19
Fire at Lockborne, Ohio.

Columbus, O., May l6.-Three extern
sive fires have visited Lockborne, Ohio,
including the leading business blocks and
residences.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-27
Arions, Masked Ball.

their hall last evening, and about 100
couples took advantage of the invita-
ton to be present and have a good time
Many unique and fancy costumes were
worn and the usual surprises were in
dulged in when the time came for I'M
masking. A great deal of interest and
fun centered in Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Kohl
who were both dressed to represent
young ladies. Mr.. Kohl was gracefully
leaning his head on the shoulder of one
of the we'll known members of the AriOn
society at the time of the unmasking
and considerable fun was had at his ex-
pense when he found that he had been
dancing with Mr. Kohl. instead of a
young lady as he supposed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-27
NORTH TOPEKA.

Items intended for this column should
be left with the Kimball Printing COM
pany, S35 Kansas avenue
Special white goods sale at Costley &
Posts.
A. J. Pemberton of Emporia was in
town today on business.
c. W. Petro is home from a short
business trip over the state.
Mrs Glass of Lawrence will spend
Sunday visiting Topeka friends.
We give two premium stamps with
every Ice purchase. COstley & Post.
Now is the time to buy your white
goods. Special prices for one week.
Costley & Post.
Ladies' sailor and walking hats for
25c. These hats are worth from $100
to $500. COstley & Post.
The Ladies' duplicate whist club will
meet Monday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. w. NJ. Costley, lib Van Buren,
street.
Miss Frances McGan came down from
st. Marys yesterday to take the teach
er's examination. She will be the guest
of Miss Hattie Morgan for a few days.
Misses Jessie and Clara Steele return
ed today to their home in Kansas City
after a weeks visit to Misses Gertrude
and Grace Babcock at their home north
of town.
Mr.. Alph Robinson, superintendent of
station A. is i'll at his home S17 Ouin-
tack of quinsy. During Mr.. Robinsons
absence Glen Bardsley is assisting with
the Office work.
Snowden Parlett, formerly of North
Topeka, has been elected principal OF
the Franklin high school in Argentine.
Mr.. Parlett is well known here and has
many friends who will be pleased to
learn of his success. He was graduated
with the class of '99 of Baker univers-
ity, Baldwin.
TQIrva T0oof d Loot -
in their hall in the Barrett block, and
arrangements were made TO hold a day
muster pension day. February 3. at one
O'Clock: The advisability of the mem
bers of Blue Post relief corps serving
dinner at the hall on that day was also
favorably discussed.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. B. Kistler entertain
ed their duplicate whist club last eV-
ening at their home 1117 Van Buren,
street. Mrs. c. G.. Bowman played for
Mrs L. a. Ryder, Mrs. Carrie McMa-
han for DR.. L. A Ryder Miss Emma
Hagar for Mrs. Mark Putnam and Mr..
Malcolm James for Mr.. Putnam.
Mrs. Samuel Parkhurst of 11S West
Gordon street met with quite painful
accident last evening just after the
close of the meeting of Blue Post relief
corps which is held in the Barrett hall.
AS she went to leave the hall she trip
ped at the head of the stairs and fell
the full length of them. Her face was
quite badly cut the cuts were supposed
to have been made from the spectacles
she was wearing Mrs. Parkhurst's
wrist was also fractured and she was
otherwise bruised. Her condition this
morning is reported to be somewhat
improved.
Miss Lille Wellman died yesterday
afternoon at the Divine Healing Mis-
sion in Topeka, where she had been
taken few days ago in the hope that
the change would prove beneficial to
her She was is years old and had been
a sufferer from consumption for about
two years The remains were brought
10 her late home. 1909 Harrison street
this morning, and the funeral will be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-27
INTERNAL
IMPROVEMENT
ON
Grape=Nuts.
5IIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIlIIl QIIlIIIlIIl lIIlTf

Il do not know exactly what internal
Improvement is going on, but something
makes me feel stronger and better since
I have been steadily eating Grape Nuts.
They make most delicious break
fast, and would not like to do without
this food. Is there any of the company
stock for sale? If so, at what price? It
should be a good investment for your
products are very popular and sold ev-
eryw1Tere. The food. Grape Nuts, is the
finest thing in the world in its line, and
wins and holds friends whenever it is
tried
The writer is one of the silver-smiths
on Broadway, n. Y. His name will be
given on request to Postum Cereal Co.
Ltd. Battle Creek. Mich, makers Of
Grape-Nuts.
Of your Grape-Nuts ever get soft or
punky from being in a damp place, dry
out in a pie pan in the oven before
serving)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-27


Merchant, 112 East Fifth Street Topeka,
Kan, receiver and shipper of grain.
New York, Jan 27.-Tnis has been a
and its passing will not be regretted by
the speculative fraternity. The market
has developed an extraordinary indiffer
ence alike to favorable and unfaVora BILE
influences, rendering it impossible to
form an intelligent opinion as to its i'm
mediate movements. The result of this
tai disappearance of OUTSIDE patronage
and the heavy falling off in the volume
of local operations. For some unknown
reasons the wealthy and influential men
of Wall street are not rendering the
market very liberal support. They seem
to be waiting for something to turn up.
for their inactivity is that they are al
ready carrying all the stocks that they
can take care of. In such a market as
this there is no encouragement for any
vices from London report very unsettled
feeling in CONSEQUENCE of the unexpected
action of General Warren in abandoning
Splon kOp- There Is much excitement in
London and another STORY of disaster will
undoubtedly result in q general panic in
all kinds of securities. In the event of
stocks. line, St Paul, L and N, Atehi-
sons, the Pacific and N Y. G. will fare
badly. The new board elected at the B.
r. t. meeting yesterday does not bear
any evidence of Vanderbilt making. The
important developments confidently
predicted failed to materialize. It is
dividend on the stock this year and in
view OF this fact the short side on all
quick up-turns Will prove profitable. The
statement is looked for today. ANY adj
vance that may result from another fav-
orable exhibit Will be followed by the
PRICE MCCORMICK.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-27
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-27
TODAY's MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, Jan. 27.-WHEAT-Feeling in
the wheat pit was nervous when the
yesterday at ssh Gssc. The Liverpool adj
vance in view of The IL cents gain here
selling by traders during the first lew min
utes May eased off 6SAc. The Paris
advance, equal to %4Q2Ac, reports OF fur.
Their damages to the continental crop and
a private cable announcing that Buenos
AyreS as Well as Rosario had been tenn
porarily closed on account of plague,
came as support. From initial figures,
May rallied to 6S3s@12c, eased off again
to 6S14c and then advanced to 6S7sc, on
strong and active market On more pro-
ft-taking the market sold off to 6S12,
where at II o'clock it -steadied- Shorts
were heavy buyers and the speculative
demand was better The nervousness
South African situation and doubts as to
the extent of the continental damages.
Receipts were % cars, none of which
luth reported 2S9 cars against 354 last
week and 4S2 a year ago tgoo..,,..- 4u,.,o -
s e9me more quiet ana the the price dipped to
sui at New York had cleared a vessel to
Rosario was taken as a REPUTATION of the
reported closing Of that port had a de-
May only to 6S5s, and the close was rather
easy to shade under at 6S2sd1R.
easier. May opening &c depressed at 33n
&c. The price touched 327sc, but reacted
The cold wave was the depressing fac
tor in the corn market Trade was dull
throughout and the close was weak May
1sMAc lower at 33c.
OATS-The oats market opened steady.
receipts were 212 cars Trade was quiet.
PROVISIONS provisions market
opened d shade depressed, although the
hog market was higher early and receipts
of hogs light. Trade was duh, which
counted against the price. May poEl1 OPP
ened 2l1 cents down at $40 S01110. S2f9: :
eased off to S1O.75 and rallied to $10.S0.
May lard opened at S6.0046.021z and May
ribs at $3.50
RYE-May, SEC.
BARLEY-Cash 3415G45c.
MOTHY-JanUary, $3.50; February
$3.50; March, $3.50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-27

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-27
OVERLOOKING
Causes the Collapse of Three
Story Building.

Denver, Jan 27.-One-half of the
three story building at 14S7 and 1439
Lawrence street occupied by W. A. Ho-
yer & Co. wholesale druggists, collaps-
ed at $3.50 a. m, today. the three floors
above the street level with their con-
tents, dropping into the basement.
The city building inspector after a
hasty examination of the ruins said
that the building had been overloaded,
causing the joists to break. Mr.. Hover
said that the firm carried a. stock worth
about S125,OO0 and that its loss would
not fall short OF $4,000. Nobody was
injured,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-27

held Sunday afternoon at two o'clock
from the Christian church Miss Well
man was a prominent worker in this
church, and was very popular and well
beloved by a large circle of friends.
She had at one time been a student of
the Topeka. High school.
There was a good attendance at the
entertainment given last evening at the
Christian church. The programme
consisted of tableaux, in which Miss
Murphy, Miss Winnie Clark, Miss Ger
tie Palmer and Miss Leafiet Thompson
took part: vocal solos by Miss Penny
hacker, Mrs. Usher and Miss Graves,
and Rotations by Mrs F. A. Powell
and Rev l. A Wilson.