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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-01
JACK WILSON'S ONCE GREAT GRAFT
Way OF tho Pluto Indian Who Started
the Ghost Dance.


Jack Wilson, the famous Piute In
dian who started the ghost dance
craze among the Indians all over the
United States a few years ago. lives
in Mason Valley, Nevada" said an
official of the Indian bureau the other
day.
HE does not have the influence
among the Indians now that he had
ten years ago, although he Is more
than the ordinary Indian intellectu-
ally. His success as an apostle was
due to his superior intelligence, COM
bined with low cunning and an utter
lack of conscience. To secure the in
fdence and power he welded over his
followers in the early days of his
notoriety he resorted to numerous
tricks and receptions.
ION one occasion when he had been
lecturing on the new religion he told
his audience that on the next day he
would make ice from the river and
invited all to see him perform a mir
acle. 1t being August he knew that
to make them believe he had made
ice would give him greater prestige.
He selected a point below bend in
the river, and after securing a trusty
accomplice, who took from a neigh
boring icehouse a generous lump, and
deposited 1t in the current above the
bend, Wilson, with wild gestures
and weird incantations. placed him
self at a convenient point where he
lifted the floating Ice from the water
when 1t reached him from above.
and thus made the Piutes believe he
had supernatural power. BY such
trickery he made his associates be-
lieve that the ghost dance would
drive the white man away from this
country and bring back the buffalo"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-01
Distinguished Patients.

In their bulletin from Castle Loo,
Queen Wilhelmina physicians say the
rise in the patients temperature Fri.
day evening was Of shorter duration
than before. Consequently the queen
had fairly quiet night, resulting bene
ticially to her general condition.
Archbishop Corrigans physicians
said Saturday the prelate had passed
a comfortable night and his condition
continued to improve.
The condition of Congressman Amos
Cummings, who is i'll in Baltimore. is
reported as being SLIGHTLY better.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-01
Pooling with N Gun.

Roy Nichols, 14-year-old Saginaw
lad, was shot and probably fatally
injured by Andrew Frazer Wednesday
night. Frazer's story is that the boy
picked up revolver which had been
taken apart and began swapping it.
Frazer said in fun: i've got gun.
too" Pulling one out of his pocket.
which he didn't think was loaded. he
pointed the muzzle at the boy and
pulled the trigger twice. The first
chamber was empty. but the second
contained ball which went through
the little fellows abdomen.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-01
Farmers Lose nv Fire.

spark from a Pere Marquette en-
CINE started n fire in the lumber yards
OF Mann, Watson & Co. Muskegon,
which consumed 100000 feet OF lum.
Der, valued at $1,000.
Sparks from burning rubbish carried
by the high wind destroyed James
Dunn's barn near Emmet, with ten
tons of hay, 500 worth of lumber, five
thoroughbred calves. and farm nipple.
ments, was destroyed. William Ding.
man. a neighboring farmer, went to
the fire, burning ember from which
set fire to his barns and every build
ing on his place was wiped out, as
well MS all of his sheep, horses and
cattle.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-01
Riots In Russia.

A dispatch from ST. Petersburg an.
nounces that serious riots of strikers
have taken place ut Moscow and that
the military dispersed the rioters with
much bloodshed. One report says that
30 persons were killed or wounded
Revolts of peasantry in the provinces
OF southern Russia, the dispatch Odds,
are causing a more critical situation.
particularly at Kief and Poltava.
where the troops were required to
suppress the outbreaks.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-01
Richardson's Inquiry.

Representative Richardson. OF Ten
nessee. has introduced resolution
asking that the ways and means com
mittee be instructed to investigate the
Of the recent increase in the
price or beef. mutton. veal and pork
and determine the cause thereof and
II practicable offer some measure of
legislation that will afford relief
against the evil complained OF.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-01
Held for Trial.

According to announcement. Edwin
T. Bennett and DR.. Roy w. Griswold
were arraigned on new complaint in
the Bay City Police Court Saturday. on
the charge Of manslaughter in connec.
ton with the death Of Miss Agnes
Eberstein, of Battle Creek. An addi
tional count is added in the new com.
plant. The defendants were held for
trial in $1,000 each. with two sureties.
They were furnished by DR.. Griswold,
but Bennett went back to the county
Jail.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-01
COMPLETED PROVERBS.

A fool uttereth all his mind. but
that's nothing.
Many true word spoken In jest Is
taken in deadly earnest.
He that takes wife takes care,
unless he takes care first.
The pains OF mind surpass the pains
OF sense, when one has no sense.
Man wants but little here below,
and that little somebody else gets.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-01
Died In the Rnnd-

At Jones, ten miles west of Three
Rivers, the funeral procession Of the
late Mr.. Steck was stopped while OH
the way to the church, by finding the
dead body of a man i'm the road. There
was nothing on his person TO identify
him. He was apparently about 60 years
old and had S41 in cash in his pocket.
An old horse and wagon were in the
road near the body. The authorities
took charge of the remains
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-01
New Federal Building.

Jacksonville. ILL.,. special: Jack
sonville will have a new federal build.
ing. An appropriation passed during
this session OF congress will be di.
vided between four Illinois cities. OF
witch Jacksonville is one.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-01
Freight shed, Burn ut Buffalo.

Buffalo special: The freight sheds
on Green street below the New York
Central Railroad Company's Exchange
street station were bLrned. The loss
will exceed $4,000.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-01
Postmaster In Trouble.

Acting Postmaster Mason G.. Adams.
OF Leesburg, was arrested at that place
on charge Of OBTAINING and opening
official mail, and held under LOCO
bonds. Some time ago n new post.
master was appointed for Leesburg.
and the papers sent from the depart
ment failed to reach the appointee.
An investigation was started. and when
duplicate appointment papers sent 10
the appointee failed TO be delivered
to him the acting postmaster was ar
rested. The papers have been recov.
cred and turned over TO their owner.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-01

Clintondale, Pa, village of 175 In
habltants. and Marionville. Pa, were
entirely wiped ont by fires. No lives
were lost.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-01

The prohibitionists of Detroit have
begun the work Of getting $4,000 peo-
pie of that city to sign the temperance
pledge.
James Rayson, aged 10i years. is
dead. He was born In England. and
had been n resident OF Carsonville
since 1S47.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-01

Experience is such costly teacher
that IL keeps man hustllng to pay
the tuition fees.
A thimbleful of theory to a pound
of practice is about the right proper
ton.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-01

PUTNAM FADELESS DYES color
silk, wool or cotton perfectly at one boil.
ing. Sold by druggists, l0c. per package.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-01

Probably the tide has something tt
do with the number OF knots made by
vessel
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-01

1t frequently rains on the just be
cause the unjust has carried of HE
umbrella.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-01
GOOD HoUsEKEEPERs

Use the best That's why they buy Red
Cross Ball Blue. At leading grocers, cents
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-01
Drive Ebeum.t,.m Av.x

by the use of MATT ]. JoHNSON's eoss
II cures thoroughly and quickly.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-01

Two rural mail routes have been
ordered established out OF Merrill.
Saginaw county.
The university regents will meet the
raise Of salary offered Prof. Mechem.
The professor now gets $4,000. He is
offered by the University OF Chicago
5000.
Ira ID. Long, the 11.year-old son OF
George Long. Of Eaton Rapids. was
crushed to death by heavy roller, the
horses backing up and he being tangled
up with lines, fell under the ma.
chine.
Andrew Frasck, OF Saginaw, was re.
leased from custody after the coroner's
jury had completely exonerated him of
having wilfully caused the death Of
Roy Nichols. Frasck and Nichols were
great friends.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-01
PIundered the House.

James Williams. the colored hostler
at the home of ex-Mayor Henry Hay
den, disappeared from Jackson Satur-
day afternoon. simultaneously with
nearly $4,000 worth Of jewelry belong
ing to the family. Williams was left
alone at the Hayden home this after.
noon between 3 and o'clock. and upon
Mrs. Hayden's return at the latter
hour she discovered that the family
jewelry had been stolen.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-05-09
Flagman Went to Sleep.

Sapulpa, l. T., May S.--A brakeman
on a northbound Frisco stock train
was struck and seriously injured yes
terday afternoon by the Frisco me-
teor at Mounds, |. T. He was sent
up the track toward Sapulpa to flag
the incoming passenger train He
sat down on the track and fell asleep,
The meteor struck him on the head
He was alive at noon today The
name or residence of the wounded
man could not be learned. II is be
lieved he can not survive his in
juries.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-05-09
Indians Lose Oil Case.

Washington, d. c.. May S.-Judge
Hagner of the supreme court for the
District of Columbia today sustained
the demurrer of the government in the
case of the Cherokee nation against
the secretary of the interior
The object of the Indians was TO
restrain the secretary of the interior
from proceeding further in granting
mining leases to the Cherokee Oil and
Gas company, and other corporations
on lands OF the complainants.
The court holds that the secretary
of the interior has absolute power in
making these leases.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-05-09
Seven Persons Drowned.

Toledo, o.. May S.-Seven young
people, members of Sunday school
class of the First Baptist church,
were drowned in Maumee river to-
night, as the result of a naptha launch
on which they were taking a pleasure
ride being run down by a tug. The
launch is owned by Joseph w. Hep
burn of this city, who invited eleven
young people to take an evening ride
with him. Mr.. Hepburn. Miss Clara
Marks, Arthur Marks and Miss Grace
Lowe are the only survivors.
Mr.. Hepburn was not able to give
the names of the drowned, and theil
companions who were saved were moi
able to talk before being taken home
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-05-09
GENEROUS BUFFALO BILL
Makes a Present Of a 3.ooo.sere Ranch
70 an Old.Time Scout.

Denver, Col. May s.-Capt. Charles
Christie, an old-time scout and part
ner of William f. Cody. received let
ter tonight from his old friend which
he thinks proves Buffalo Bill's' heart
is in the right place. Capt. Christie
served the United States as scout
under General Miles. Custer and Crook,
and settled in Denver. OF late years
he has not been doing well financially
In the letter today, Colonel Cody offers
to give outright to Capt. Christie and
his wife a ranch of 1850 acres on the
Shoshone river near the national park
in Wyoming. Colonel Cody says he or
dered his superintendent to send
transportation to his old friend and
wife and adds that they must come
and take possession at once.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-05-09
couRTsHlP IN THE TERRITORY.
Incident Showing That II is often
Very Exciting.

Vinita, l. r., May S.-Two men, a
pretty widow and a shotgun were the
principal actors in a three-act comedy
which took place near Collinsville
few days ago. Both men were shot
with the same gun, and the widow
was the only witness.
A man named Johnson had been
paying his respects to the lady for
some time; everything was lovely
and the goose hung high But rival
appeared upon the scene, and, as Is
the custom in such cases, somebody
got hurt.
When Johnson learned that his
rival had actually been hired by his
charmer to work on her farm, his an
ger reached the sawed-off place, and,
arming himself with a shotgun, he re-
paired to the abode of his hearts de-
sire, with a look that indicated bust
ness.
Mr.. Rival saw him coming. and
Johnson's aim was true, and down to
earth went the fleeing man, with his
anatomy filed with birdshot. When
Johnson saw what he had done, he
rcpented of his sin and assisted the
wounded man to the house, and die
what he could to alleviate his suffer
ing, and then went out to give his at
tention to the stock, leaving the CUR
in the kitchen.
The wounded man got up. rammeC
another shell into the gun, and, al
Johnson was getting over the fence
at the point where he (the rivaD wa
shot. poured both loads into Johnson
body.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-05-09
Knightsville, Ind, April 22, 1895

Pepsin Syrup Co., Monticello. Ill.
Gentlemen:-I have been selling DR..
Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin ever since
it was first introduced to the trade.
Il is the best seller ever had on my
shelves and gives the best satisfaction
10 my customers of anything | ever
offered them. Where | sell IL once
they invariably return for more. As
a laxative or a physic It is par ex'
cellence, the most pleasant and salts.
factory preparation | have ever sold
Yours etc,
G.. II. CAME.
Sold by w. B. Frame, Ardmore and
Madill
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-05-09

In constipation Herbne affords a
natural. healthful remedy, acting
promptly. A few small doses Will
usually be found to so regulate the
excretory functions that they are
able TO operate without any aid what
ever. Price so cents. At w. b.
Frames City Drug Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-05-09

A tramp stole a bottle of Dr.Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin. When he ap.
peared in court he explained that he
saw in the advertisement that it was
easy to take" so he took it. "Dis.
charged" said the Judge. II will go
and take some myself" 1t is easy
to take and is a perfect laxative. Sold
by w. b. Frame, Ardmore and Ma
dill
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-05-09

Preparing dinner on a hot summer
day is robbed of all its terrors when
you use the Quick Meal gasoline
stove. They are safe and simple, dur
able and economical. Your home is
not complete without one. You have
every advantage in buying at Il. No
lands. 4-6t
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-05-09
EOIey'S Honey and Tar
cures colds. prevents pneumonis.

What has become OF the little old
school girl whose braids were SO
short and stumpy they were called
pigtails? - ~
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-05-09

There are days when kindest man
is worked into such a state of irrita-
bility that he decides that If he could
start over again, he would become
a hangman.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-05-09

Womans idea of political economy
is to induce her husband to give up
smoking.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-05-09

Foley's Honey and Tar contains no
opiates and can safely be given to
children. Sold by Bonner & Bonner.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-03-06
Patch

Mrs. Mary Munson received the sad
news that the remains of her sister-in-
law Emma, wife Of Horace Liscum of
FREDERICKSBURG, Iowa, was brought to
F'ayette, Iowa, for burial on Sunday,
March 2. Mrs. Emma Liscum was a
g granddaughter of DR.. Everhart's wife,
once a resident of Beetown. Her maid
en- name was Emma LOOMS. The
Munsons are not yet informed of any
of the particulars of her illness Or
death.
John Adams and family have re-
turned from the west to their old home
and friends of Grant county. They
have settled on the farm of the late
Henry Adams, Jr. John rented his
farm in North Dakota.
John Jones having disposed of his
tasty neat cottage to Benton Key, has
been looking for a new location. The
report is that he will make his new
home in Mazomanie. There r many
regrets that the family should have de-
cided to leave the place they have SO
beauti6ed.
Among those who went from this
place to attend the funeral ceremonies
of E, I. Kidd at Prairie du CHEN were
Messrs. r. Collier, w. Alexander, Alex
Robertson and Will Foshay. There
NAV have been others whose names we
did not learn.
Mrs. Della Young of Bloomington
spent last week visiting with oldfriends
in the village and with her sons fam
lily at the old homestead, once the home
of her father, the pioneer lumberman
of Grant county, Jared Warner.
Mr.. Savage, who purchased the Nc
Adarrah farm and has occupied 1t the
past year, has been seriously i'll with
pneumonia for two weeks; he is re-
ported to be c~onvalescent. b.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-03-06

The boast of the Englishman has
been that the sun never sets on British
empire. With the ratification of the
treaty for the acquisition Of the Danish
West Indies the Englishman's Ameri-
can cousin on this side Of the water
is paced in a position to make a some
what similar boast, that Is to say with
the Stars and Stripes floating yer the
islands American territory will have
expanded until it is lacking only 100
miles from semicircling the globe. The
proposition is figured out geographic
ally thus: The easternmoSt end OF
Santa Cruz will be the sunri Sc and the
western extremity of the Island OF
Balabac, southwest of Palawan, in the
Philippines, and just across the strait
from Borneo, the sunset of American
territory. The longitude of these wide
ly separated points is approximately:
Sunrise on Santa Cruz-64 degrees
81 minutes west of Greenwich.
Sunset on Balabac-l1Y degrees 3
minutes east of Greenwich.
In other words, the American meri
dian Of sunrise will be separated LIS
degrees and % minutes, or about 12,OO(
miles from the meridian of sunset.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-03-06

36, I voting in favor of the amend
ment. Another amendment was pro-
posed changing the per cent. to AZ in
| stead of 80, and this also was lost, by
a vote of IS to 80, [ again voting for
the amendment. This left the law tax
| ing railroad companies the same as it
has been for years, namely, to pay 4
| per cent. an their gross earnings.
The only bill that came up on street
| car taxation was the one to tax them
on the ad valorem plan, and the tax
! commission claimed it would bring the
state a great deal more revenue and I
supported it in the committee room
and on the floor. But it also was de-
feated.
Now, these are the reasons, and the
only ones, that I voted for No. 164 and
against No. 1855 in the committee, and
if [ voted wrong [ did not do it in
t%entionally, but [ have had no reason
to change my mind since. I think a
great many people have never read nor
looked up these bills, and perhaps
think there was only n bill on the
taxation of railroads before the Legis-
lature, but there were two, and l sup
ported the one I thought was right.
ly hOO LOW AAO OIL OoNo PoJ OA1O1
taxes the same as other people? Near
ly every other state taxes them that
way and is we'll satisfied with it. Then
the railroads would not pay any more
or any less in proportion than the in
dividual tax payer. This, [ think, is
the correct solution of the problem,
and Bill No. 164 would have accom-
plished this result.
What [ have said here are the whole
facts i'm my case, and anyone not wish
ing to take my statement may find my
vote on the railroad bills recorded in
the assembly journal as follows: Bill
No. 1854 a. on pages 1854 and 1112; Bill
No. 1856 a. on pages 1905 and 1905; Bill
No. 50 a. Ito regulate freight rates. on
pages 1855, 1854 and 1911; Bill No. IS a.
Halls bilI) on page 954.
Any of the stories that are going the
rounds that [ did this OF that for this
or that reason different from the facts
as [ have stated them r absolutely
and unqualifiedly false, and for that
reason [ have made this statement,
and you are at liberty to look up the
votes and judge for yourself whether
my position was right or wrong.
The Republican platform said all
property should be assessed equally
and in the same manner, and that is
exactly how I voted. The platform also
! declared in favor of a primary election
law, and I voted for it every time, not
because I was tied up in the cOnven-
ton that nominated me by a resolution
for it, for there was no such resolution
passed, nor that / was exactly in favor
of it, but because it was a platform
pledge and that I wanted to support
the administration.
In conclusion I assure you that |
always voted in a way that 1 thought
would be for the best interests of the
district I represented, and take this
occasion to thank the people of all
parties for their liberal support when
I was a candidate.
I wish also to add that for various
reasons | do not desire a denomination
and shall not again be a candidate.
D. B. BRUNSON,
Fennimore, Wis, March 3, 1902.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-03-06

How the mighty has fallen. The
once dignifed federal senate has been
swallowed up in a sea of the ridicu-
lous. By the shades of the great men
that have labored for their country's
welfare within it's historic walls! What
a pass things have come to! The sen
ate the scene of a fist fight between
two senators on Washington's birth
day. Both McLaurin and Tillman
should be shipped back to South
Carolina and impaled perpetually on
the pitchfork that has made the latter
famous.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-03-06

The ladies of a Chicago suburb, in
sheer desperation at their inability to
secure the services of domestics, gave
out that they would encourage the or
ganization of a working girls club, and
use of their parlors in holding their
periodical gatherings and social func-
tions. It is stated that since this an
nouncement went forth the ladies' of
that suburb have been overwhelmed
with applicants for places-to such an
extent, in fact, as to make life a bur-
den. 1t was a drastic remedy ana the
question still remains to be answered
whether it was worse than the disease.