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The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-03
Anxious Regarding Bonds.

Madison county may perhaps expert
ence some bother in dispOsing of the re-
funding bonds recently sold, on account
OF law passed by the late lamented
legislature that was not generally known
or understood. House bill No. II, which
went into effect March 15 provides that
no bonds of county, city or school dis
tricts may be sold without first notifying
the state treasurer, who in turn notifies
the state board of land commissioners.
The board then determines whether or
not it is advisable to invest the money
of the permanent school fund. If they
decide to take the bonds the law says
they shall buy them at par and receive
five per cent interest. There We're many
freak laws passed last session, but this
enc caps the climax. The question came
up first in Powell county, where the COM
lnissioners disposed of $4,000 bonds at
four per cent. The county attorney there
declares the law unconstitutional. The
commissioners of this county are on the
anxious seat by reason of their action in
selling $1,000 refunding bonds which are
t., be delivered July 1. The old bonds
were drawing five and one-half per cent,
and in order to save the county some
$40, 900 they decided to call them in and
Tissue refunding bonds at four and one
half but if the board of land commits
Isioners decides that it wants the bonds
lit is likely that the new bonds will not
be Delivered at all and the old bonds still
continue to draw interest at five and
enc half per cent, for when the refund
ing bonds We're sold they brought a
premium of over $4,000, and the county
would be losing money to let the state
board have them.-Pony Sentinel
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-03
SEATTLE DON'T WANT
TRAMPS FROM MONTANA.
Men Claiming to Have Come From
Butte Arrested for ''Can
RUSHING"

Butte authorities are driving out the
tramp element as fast as possible.
From here the men spread out in all
directions. Many go to California, stop
ping en- route in Spokane, Seattle and
Portland. In Spokane the officials are
just as determined to keep them out of
the city as are the Butte officials, and
are rounding them up in good shape.
The Spokane SpOkesman-Review says.
Under the heading Butte Men in City
Jail"
Twelve arrests in two hours was
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-03
Republican Prosperity.

1t is hoped that this country will never
suffer from too much prosperity, but
there are indications that if the present
tremendous balance of trade in favor of
the United States continues the result
in Europe will be so disastrous that
immigrants by the millions will come
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-03
Irrigation On Arid Lands.

L he census bureau mas just issued Il
bulletin on irrigation in Arizona that
will be of great interest to the people of
other states, such as Montana, that hope
to profit by the encouragement of irriga-
ton by the national government. This
bulletin ought to have considerable in
fluence upon congress in securing the de-
sired aid for the establishment OF the
reservoir system.
According. to this bulletin-which gives
Psychologists as it's authority-irrigation
III Arizona has been practiced by at least
three races and the valley in the state
that is most populous now has in the
past supported hundreds of thousands.
The proportion of territory under irri-
| cation in Arizona, the bulletin tells us, is
still ridiculously small compared with
the areas that might be brought under
cultivation by that method, but it has
| made rapid progress during the past de-
! cade. The value of the farm lands has
more than doubled and there has been
ali enormous increase in the general
| products.
Significant is the fact that the land not
irrigated, but under ditch, is valued at an
| average of 1913 per acre, while the mean
price of that which is under irrigation is
43 so. In other words, the water in
creases the value of the soil skiold as
soon as it is let into the bitches. The
very possibility of irrigation gives arid
land a market value, and full accom-
rl;shment makes it a mine of wealth.
The census department is certainly act
ing wisely in gathering this data, and its
work will be particularly appreciated by
the west, where the future, to a very
large extent depends upon the success
full accomplishment of gigantic irrigation
pans that cannot be carried through
without the aid of the government
| Great Falls Tribune.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-03
MONTANA WOOL MOVING
ON TO EASTERN MARKETS
Cattle Shipments Will Begin a Month
Earlier Than Usual 1nis
Season.

Archibald Gray, assistant freight agent
OF the Great Northern. is home from a
tour Of inspection and business over h. ;
division of the road and has much to
say Of the prosperity OF the section of
the country.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-03
Oil Well Agents.

A good many people in the Flathead
district as we'll as in California and
Texas have their ears to the ground lis
tcning for the sloshing of the OIL One
timber cruiser and oil placer locating
agent has fixed out hundreds on the
pr ospective oil fields of this district and
every time he reaches Kailspell the
ready investors surround him. Rich and
poor laborers, clerks and merchants,
even preachers with the dough follow
him about seeking to get in on the
ground floor of his next sweeping loca-
ton of oil lands. The investment is not
heavy and the chances of becoming sud-
d. My rich and a veritable coal oil baron
look good to a five dollar INVESTOR
kaliSDell Bee
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-25
MRS. NATION CONE
Released From County Jail Last
Night.
Leaves This Morning at .
O'clock For Peoria.

Mrs. Carrie Nation furnished bond and
left the county jail last night at 3
O'Clock.
Mrs, Nation~thanged her mind about
staying in jail and decided she would
like to have the $3.50 offered her by the
Peoria Journal to issue that paper to-
morrow. Mrs. Nation begged Judge
Hazen toreseind his order demanding her
to furnish $1,000 bond to keep the peace.
Judge Hazen paid no attention to her
appeal. and so Rev. J. u. Mcfarland
made a decided effort to secure her the
necessary bondsmen.
]. b. NIcAfee and DIR. Mcfarland
signed her bond and in company with
Rev. Mr. Russell, a temperance orator
from Ohio. Mrs. Nation received several
urgent kilograms requesting her to come
to Peoria. and Mrs. Nations determine
tion not to give bond could not hold out
against the requests. and so the last
Of the crusaders to leave the Jail left
for the distillers' home. Peoria
Mrs Nation went TO the Santa Fe
train TO leave al midnight, but the train
was nine hours late and she left Topeka
at 5 O'Clock this morning. Before she
went she heard a rumor of the joint
smashing Her only comment was
Praise God"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-25
LEADERS ARRESTED.
Rev. F. W. Emerson and Dr..
Nj. r. Mitchell Captured.
Minister Had a TussIe With
officer BOyles.
WAS SLIGHTLY HURT
His Hand Cut and Clothes
Were Torn.
Members of Mob Wore
Masks ofHandkerchiefs.
Car Load of Beer Was IN
loaded on Sunday.
Car Load of Beer Was I'm
loaded on Sunday.

]. w. Adams lies at a hospital hover
ing between life ana death. He was
shot during raid on North Topeka
wholesale liquor house
At midnight last night a crowd Of
from 30 to 90 citizens. heavily armed
with revolvers. sledge hammers, crow
bars and a battering ram broke into the
wholesale liquor house Of Cash Curtis
on West Curtis street between Kansas
avenue ana Jackson street and smashed
the beer found there. Three policemen
drove the crowd back Both the police
men and the citizens fred th=ir revolvers
and J. w. Adams. a carpenter living at
524 West Grant street. was saor twice in
the breast He was taken ir a hack to
Riverside hospital where he lies in a pre-
carious condition
Or. NJ. r. Mitchell and Rev. f. w.
Emerson were both arrested by the po-
lice Rev. Mr.. Emerson was taken to
the police station where he was booked
under the charge Of resisti-g an officer.
He was allowed to 90 u,an his own
recognizance. DR.. Mitchell took the in
jured man to the hospital in a hack and
was allowed to stay and administer to
him without giving bond
The three officers Patrolnsen Dowrev.
Boyles and Private Watchinan Connors
claim that Adams was shot Dy his own
crowd while he was retreatiag from the
place where the liquors were smashed
and Adams says that he was shot by a
policeman but does not know who Con
nors says that his revolver. smith and
Wesson g calibrc, was Knocked from,
his hand Officer Downey says he did
not arrive az the scene OF the trouble
until II was about over and officer
Boyles' who carries Colts A caIibre
EoVelvers claims that the Two shots he
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-25

until the meeting of the next Legislature
and it is probably, the most important
matter which has come up this session
as it touches every mans pocketbOek.@
Nothing unusual has been done in the
way of appropriations although the
amount expended will be the largest III
the history of the state. The ways and
means committee explains the large
amount by calling attention to the fact
that the different state institutions are
growing and require more money. In ad-
dltion to that there are several new COM
missions to provide for.
The text book question is the only ore
of great Importance which exeites gen
eral interest remaining unsettled. The
house has passed the Grattan bill and It
will come up for consideration in the
senate Tuesday morning along with the
Leidy bill and the Allen bill as all text
book bills have been made a special or
der Tor that time It is by no means
certain that any legislation changing
the present law will be passed by the
senate as that body is az much divided
upon the subject as is the committee on
education which has been unable TO
agree upon any measure. The Leidy bill
got out of the committee only by srnoot n
work on the part of Senator Leidy who
saw that the committee intended killing.
the bill and so introduced it and had It
referred to the committee of the whole
after a hard fight against other mem
beTs of the committee who tried to have
it sent back to the committee.
Superintendent Nelson is anxious that
some bill which win give better text
books be passed and he is straining ey-
cry nerve to have the Grattan bill pass
ed. 1t is not the measure he originally
waEted and it did not suit him when
it left the house committee much less
after it had been amended but his repu-
tatiou is at stake, SO he seems to think
and he wants a bill passed that in his
opinion is some improvement over the
present law.
The cattlemen have Jared very well
with the legislature and have got about
everything they have asked for They
got what they wanted in the railroad
bin and have got all the minor biu3
changed to read the way they want
them, even to the increase in the appro-
priation for the live stock commission.
The fee and the salary bill is a matter
that remains to be settled 1t has been
up for consideration in the senate three
times, but has always created such a
fight that it has been postponed and IS
made a special order for Tuesday nigh:
The county officers are greatly interested
in the bill as on most cases it raises
their salaries or the amount allowed for
clerk hire which amounts to the same
thing It is doubtful If the bill viii pass
unless amended a great deal and even
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-25
THE END IS NEAR.
Legislature is Now Drawing to
a Close.
Time Limit to Expire on We'd
nesday.
WILL BE EXTENDED.
Sessions May be Continued Into
Next Week.
Record Broken on Number of
Bills introduced.

Today marks the beginning Of the end
of the legislature for the so days Will
expire Wednesday although the session
may continue until Saturday and posi-
bly, run into the next week It all de-
pends upon how rapidly the remaining
work is done. OF course there will be
night sessions and frequent meetings of
conference committees to whip bills into
shape that must be rushed through, and
things viii be done with a rush that VIII
make one dizzy, but in spite of the rush
and jam it may be necessary for the
members to work five or six days with
out pay
The session has not been productive Of
much legislation, although the record
has been broken on the number of bills
introduced, the number being over /, 800
A great ma jOrity of them were trivial
and of only local interest.
The important matters settled are the
passing of the railroad law, the Hurrel
bill which will greatly assist in the pros
ecution of cases for violation of the pro-
hibitory law and the election law which
does away with fusion and, in the words
of Senator Householder insures the cleo
ton of a Republican ticket The ap-
pointment of the commission to draft a
law for assessment and taxation which
viii be equitable settles that question
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-25

fired were in the air and that he did not
aim at any one. DR.. Mitchell and Dr.
Charles w. Hammond, who cared for
Adams at the hospital. say hat he was
shot with a % or 3S caIibre revolver
one shot took effect in the center of
his chest and the other in the right
shoulder The bullets did rot come out.
The crowd which did the smashing
met on West Curtis street about two
block from the joint The estimates of
the number vary from 80 to CO. At a
few moments past ~ o'clock the crowd
moved east on Curtis street TO Jackson
street The wholesale liquor house is
a sman frame building at the rear of
Curtis home. which faces on Curtis
street. The crowd turned south on
Jackson street and crossed .he rear Of
the lots between the street ana the liquor
house. In one Of the yards by a wood
Uile was a log a foot thick at the large
end and about 10 feet L. x A Ealf
dozen men seized the log and used it as a
battering ram The men with the log
rushed at the door and at the first blow
the lock was broken. the door gave way
and the crowd rushed in. AT the first
rush the lantern which the crowd car
ried was extinguished and tie work was
done in the dark.
Three men stood on the inside ana
passed the cases and kegs of beer to
men III Lne doorway, VINO threw them
into the yard To be smashed. The crowd
used heavy sledges, axes. naason's ham
mers and crowbaTs. The owners Of the
beer made no resistance. Patrolman
Boyles and Watchman COnnOrs were
called from the Union Pacific depot, two
blocks away. and were the first officers
there They entered the yard from
Curtis street and drove the crowd back.
Before the officers arrived 80 cases and
two kegs of beer had been smashed
and the debris was scattered over the
yard.
When the officers arrived the crowd
fell back to a ditch near jackson
street. where the leaders succeeded in
ralIylng the forces. While the crowd was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-25

to think that the police in the line Of
their duty should have to Interfere with
the work of the raiders. He didn't say
who shot him
THE crowd of raiders is estimated all
the way from 30 to so, all men. They
must have worked slow, for if had had
the same chance I did the morning [
destroyed Raynors S goods at the station
1 could have done the work myself in
the time they did. But they were in
the dark and mob never works to ad-
vantage. They destroyed about rs or 30
cases Of beer
THE jointists had been working all of
Sunday evening until as late as 10
O'Clock unloading car of beer that was
on the Union Pacific 1 understand there
is still another car on the track
Speaking of the work of the police
Chief Stahl said: Il thorough approve
of the way the officers d'c None OF
them were hurt except Co1nors, who
was bruised up little"
Asked as to whether the raid was ex-
pected the chief continued: The other
raids have been expected and I have had
the officers posted. but this was a COM
plete surprise. We had no idea that 1t
was going to take place. Ny Information
is that nearly all the joints on the south
side have been supplied for tte last three
or four days from this Curtis storage
house and little if any has come from
MOeSer' S. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-25
His Position the Same as it Was
Years Ago.
HE HAS NOT FLOPPED.
Still in Favor of Enforcing
Anti-SalOOn Laws.
Has Made No Promise to Any
One.
Campaign ISLANDERS Have No
Effect Upon Mr.. Warner.


It having come to my attention that
there is prevailing impression amo1E
number of citizens of Topeka that I
am to be the special candidate OF the sa-
loon element at the approaching prima.-
les beg to submit the following state-
ment to the public:
1 am and always have been a temper
ate man in the sense that do not drll- *
intoxicating liquors as a beverage.
Il am and always have been in favor cr
law and order in the sense N wanting
to see aulaws Of the stateand ordinances
of the city enforced. ff eiec-ed mayor i
shall do all I car lawfully such ofilcec
to fearlessly enforce an the laws ana or
0lnances O. the state and city furfnel-
more ! desire to say that I today stand
unpledged and shall remain urpledged 70
any faction Of the voters of this city eS-
Cep. in the sense that / am a Republican
and a candidate of that party for the
office of mayor.
I have never solicited the vote Of any
jOintist or the representative Of the ed-
loon element have not made nor Wii
I make a pledge of protection 10 them
in the event of my election.
As to my position now upon the ouc--
ton most prominent in the public mimi.
/ beg TO refer the voters Of this city ia
my record as councilman During the
past five years in which they viii find
that I uniformly voted upon the side of
law enforcement. 1t is true that + did
vote against Mr. Stahl for chief Of pee
lice; because, first, I am opposed to the
importation Of men for municipal offices.
and second. because believed that he
would prove inefficient and the subse-
quent reign of terror created by burg
lars and incendtaries seems to have cor
firmed my judgment In the matter Of
police judge, charges have already been
preferred against Mr.. Magaw IF they
are sustained ] certainly could not vote
TO retain him in that position. I might
add that I today stand and shall starI
unpledged to any one for any position in
any department in the city. If elected Il
shall endeavor with the assistance of tha
councilmen to fill all places with capable
men who viii be Instructed 10 perform
their duty and if they fail will be asked
to resign, and their places filed with
men who win perform their duty
I think / know the meaning Of the
oath of office Of the mayor OF Topeka
and if am permitted to take that oat1
I shall try 10 prove TO the people that
when 1 swear TO enforce the ordinances
of the city mean what I say.
Respectfully submitted.
J. S. WARNER.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-25

being driven back 20 or 80 shots were
fired. When the crowd retreated to
Jackson street the officers were near the
building, and Adams was between the
officers and the crowd When he was
shot he fell by a pile of wood Officer
Boyles claims that Adams was facing
west and running toward the crowd
when he was shot. When Adams fell
the crowd thought he had tripped over
the pile Of wood. He did not rise and
several ran to his assistance He was
carried to Jackson street. When the
crowd found that one of the number had
been wounded and was being taken to
hospital the members quickly dispersed.
Officers Royles and Downey arrested
DR. Mitchell and Rev. Mr.. Emerson.
The patrol wagon was called and Rev.
Mr.. Emerson was taken to the police
station When he reached the station
the officers saw that his left hand was
cut and bleeding. He was booked and
at 9 O'Clock was allowed to go to his
home
Chief Stahl was summoned from his
home and went directly to the scene OF
the trouble but did not arrive there un-
-til the crowd had left. When the crowd
had left the broken cases with the
smashed beer bottles were carried into
the building and Hutch Cave stood
guard near the building with a shot
gun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-25
sTAHL wAg sURPRIsEp.
Raid Entirely Unexpected by the
Chief of Police.

Chief Of Police Stahl was notified of
the trouble about 1:3O He was at home
asleep and knew nothing about it until
a messenger was sent out from the po-
lice station to his home. He at once
rose and went to the scene Of the smash
ing. Seen by a reporter for the State
Journal after returning ne said:
1T was all over when L got there. I
was called about 1:30 and vent right
over. The Adams House in North To-
peka had telephoned over to the station
that there was trouble. Tie only two
officers we have for all North Topeka
were taking their midnight lunch, as the
raid happened about that time They
were Officers BoyIes and DoWney and
Connors, a merchant police As soon s
they showed up they did not do much
persuading but ordered the crowd to dis
perse. The raiders fell back after some
resistance to the officers. and here is
where they made their mistake.
DIR Mitchell and Mr.. Emerson were
officers. As near as / can find out no
one on either side intended to hurt any
one, but there were several shots fired
and 1 guess the officers fred a few in
the air A man named Adams who
lives in North Topeka was shot in the
breast during the melee. 1t is the belief
among some that he was shot by some
one in his own crowd of raiders. Others
think a jointist or somebody from be-
hind a tree or other object did it. No
policeman did it and the men arrested
didn't do it.
LAS soon as he was shot Adams fell
over a pile of rubbish 25 or 80 feet from
the storage house He was picked up
by men in the crowd and taken to The
hospital. I saw him there and talked
little with him He wasn't in much pain
and there was no hacking cough or
hemOrrhage. He recognized me as soon
as he saw me and said it hurt him worse
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-25
ATTACKS MR.. CURTIS.
DR.. Countermine Also Criticises Morn.
ing Paper For Last Fall Sell Out

DR.. COuntermine Also Criticises Morn
ing Paper For Last Fall Sell Out
In fixing the responsibility for the re-
cent irregularities in Topeka. Rev J. u.
Countermine. pastor of the First Pres
byterian church asked the question ia
his sermon of Sunday morning. "Whn
are helping the ungodly in Topeka Iu
part he answered II thus: 1.-The president
and congress are helping the ungodly I'D
Topeka. I know one man representa-
tive in Washington who helps the ung0d-
ly: his name is Curtis. The governor OF
the state and those associated with him
have almost forgotten that there IS "a
prohibition law in Kansas. The newspa-
pers and those who are trying to get twl
candidates for the Republican party ara
helping the ungodly in Topeka. 7 think
the move of last Sabbath morning was
wrong. decidedly wrong. II the Daily
Capital had the manly stand before cleo
tion that it is taking now things w0uld
have been different" Ir. Countermira
urged his hearers to register and TO vot.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-25
EMERsoN FIRED ELS REvoLvER
More Than a Match For ofacer in
Rough and Tumble.

Watchman Connors' story is a corrob-
Grafton of that Of officer Boyles'
When we got into the yard Emer-
son drew revolver on me- said Con-
nors. when 1 tried to take it away
from him we clinched and fell. He is
a mighty good man. He had me down
on some boxes, and / couldn't get up.
During the fuss some one hit me with
a club twice and I was hit once on the
shoulder with a hammer Emerson got
away from me, and Boyles got him. /
mad him down once, but Mitchell pulled
me off Of him The crowd started toward
the street, Adams was between the
crowd and the building and 30 feet from
the building running toward the crowd
when he was shot. Emerson stood on a
little hank of dirt and called upon the
crowd to rally Emerson stood there
and fired his revolver. My revolver was
knocked from my hand and did not
fire it y