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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-11
STORY COUNTY PRIMARIES.
March 81 Selected as the Date 70,
Holding Them.

Special to Times-Republican
Nevada, Feb. 1.-THE republican
county central committee met at the
county clerks office at the court house
in this city yesterday afternoon and
decided upon Saturday, March 81, as
the day for holding the republican pri-
maries. Those who favored a later
date raised no objection to the date
decided upon. Hon. William M. Gree
ley. representative os this county, was
selected to serve as chairman of tbs
county convention which, according to
the primary rules. VII be held on the
Saturday following he primaries.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-11

was attacked with
Ia grippe, " b ich
left m 9 " i t h
q severe liver
trouble. I gave up
h ope Of ever re-
covering. Peruna
cured me. I feel
young again, and
am gaining In flesh,
as I was ry
e m sciated. My
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-11
MANY THOUSANDS CURED OF CATARRI.
Remarkable Cures rlade by Pe-ru-rla North and South

Mrs. Mary Cook, Pittsford, N. r, also
says:
81 was not very well for six years,
paid many doctor bills, but never inn
proved very much. Two years ago
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-11
FINE BRIDGE FINISHED.
Longest Single Span Bridge In th'
State Just Completed.

Special to Times Republican.
Greene, Feb. 1.-THE new single
span bridge across the Shell Rock
river at this point has been completed
and has beeen accepte by the county
board of supervisors. This gives Greene
one of the finest bridges and one of the
longest single span bridges in the state.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-11
MADE FATAL MISTAKE.

Farmer lad Drinks SuIphurio Acid fol-
Buttermilk.
Special to Times-Republican.
Waterloo, Feb. Hilary Burk, tht
17-year-old son of a prominent farmer
near this city, is dead as the result o.
drinking sulphuric acid by mistake. HI
was employed in a creamery and ii
taking drink of what he supposed was
buttermilk got hold of a vessel contain.
ing the acid. He lived twenty foul
hours after taking the poison.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-11

scientific remedy for catarrh. It cures
catarrh wherever located. Its cures last.
Peruna gives strength by stopping
waste.
BY saving the mucous 1t enriches the
blood.
BY cleansing the mucous membranes
it preserves the vital forces.
A constant drain Of mucous from the
system is known as systemic catarrh.
This may occur from any organ OF the
body.
Peruna stops this waste by curing
the catarrhal condition Of the mucous
membrane, no matter which organ may
be affected. Peruna cures catarrh wher-
eyer located.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-11

society belle that
writes:
During have caught severe
suddenly chilled after evening party and most
lasting weeks would be the result
Peruna, OF
of caarTh by using It,
bottle and much pleased to find thai one
colds so long IS lean
procure Peruna "..-MLSS BLANCHE MYERS.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-11

Peruna cures catarrh wherever 10
There are no substitutes for Peruna.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-11
Clinton,

Clinton.
The pest house is now completed
It is 14x50 feet, with 10 feet to ceiling
located at the river bank now, and t.
be anchored in mid -stream during sum
mer.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-04
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS
Several Decisions Handed Down by the
Supreme Court Including an Impor=
tant Decision in Commercial Law
Handed Down From Grand Forks
County Appeal.

defendants motion to dismiss the
case upon the ground that the com
plant does not state facts sufficient
to constitute cause of action
(Syllabus by the Court)
Appeal from judgment of the dis
trict court of Grand Forks county;
Hon c. J. Fisk. Judge.
Templeton & Rex, for appellant.
c. ]. Murphy, for respondent.
Reversed Opinion by Young, c. ].
Contract for Sale Of Real Estate.
James Hunter, respondent, VS. John
McDevitt, Appellant.
One who purchases real estate with
notice of an outstanding contract of
sale, takes it subject to such contract
and may be compelled, in an action Of
specific performance, to convey the
same upon the performance of the
conditions of the contract. The de-
cree in such a case should require the
purchaser to pay to the vendee, from
the unpaid purchase price. a sufficient
amount to reimburse the latter for
payments made to his vendor.
The granting or refusal of a decree
of specific performance rests in the
sound discretion of the court. 1t may
grant or refuse such decree. or grant
it only upon conditions, in view of the
equities peculiar to each case.
The holder of contract for the
purchase of real estate, who has
knowledge that the owner has con
veyed to another and that the latter
although chargeable with constructive
notice of his contract honestly be
lieves that he has a perfect title and
induced by such belief is making
valuable improvements thereon. and
yet makes no protest or objection
thereto prior to the institution of an
action for specific performance of the
contract. is not entitled to a decree
as against the Nenuee except upon d
condition that he reimburse the latter
for such permanent improvements as
have been placed upon the premises
prior to the commencement of the
action.
4 (Sylabus by the Court>
Appeal from Judgment of the dis
trict court Of Ramsey county; Hon.
John F. Cowan. Judge.
Townsend & Denoyer. for appellant.
McClory. Barnett & Adamson, for
respondent.
Opinion by Young, c. j.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-04
VETERAN ACTOR STRICKEN.
Dies While Wife and Daughter Read
Christian Science Prayers.

New York. Dee. 4.-While his wife
and daughter prayed over him and
read texts from Christian Science
tracts George Thompson, a veteran
actor. said to have been the first to
play the part of Uncle Tom in the
dramatization of Harriet Beecher
Stoves novel. died in the rear room
of First avenue saloon.
Thompson was seized by heart fail
ure while on his way home from a
Christian Science meeting and. with
his wife and daughter. entered the
saloon to rest Despite fervent prayers
his exhaustion became more marked
and. as a crowd of saloon habitues
looked on. he was stricken, his head
sank on the table. which had been
swept clean of glasses moment be-
fore. and he passed away amid, prob
ably the strangest scene ever wit
messed in an East Side resort
Thompson had beel i'll for several
days He complained of pain about
his heart, but yielded to the entreaties
of others that he leave it to Christian
Science
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-04
HEAVY STEERAGE TRAFFIC.
Steamers Sailing for Europe Carry
Hundreds OF Poorer Class.

New York. Dec ! Fifteen hundred
steerage passengers sailed on the
White Star liner Cedric. which left
here during the day FOR Live pool
This is the largest rugGar OF steer
age passengers Yer carried from a
United states port on any steamer
The French line steamer La Tou
raine. which sailed during the day,
carried 1000 steerage passengers and
it was estimated that over 200 steer.
age passengers with tickets We're left
on the dock owing to the oversellina
Of accommo lations The line has
agents all over the country selling
tickets and as advices regarding the
number of tickets sold for vessel are
not received until the day before sail
ing it is impossible to control the
number of tickets sold. Those who
care first were sent on board after
their tickets had beer examined.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-04

done, the couple being married at
reservation, Poplar, Mont They re-
turned to the Grinnell ranch. located
80 miles southeast of Fort Buford. and
one of the largest in that section of
the state. This was in 1884. This
1883 Mr. Grinnell met violent death
at the hands of his wife
The first element of tragedy then
entered the life of Josephine Grinnell
Her husband returned to the ranch
one day in an intoxicated condition
and drove her out of the house. She
started to field nearby where some
of the hands We're at work. and her
husband followed her. riding horse
back. AS he overlook her he leaned
forward and struck her a vicious blow
over the head with hi, revolver. She
was painfully injured, but managed to
get out of his reach Several times
the enraged husband overlook her as
they ran across the prairie, and finally
as he reached forward to strike her
Grinnell fell from his horse. The
two, husband and wife. struggled for
short time, in plain view of the hired
ands in the field, when Grinnell
was seen to fall forward limp and life
less. With a plated leather chain
Mrs. Grinnell had choked her husband
to death The chain was a heavy
around the neck In falling the chain
had become entangled and his wife
grabbed the leather in her struggle
to protect herself. Retaining her
hold she gradually twisted the guard
until life had been choked from her
abusive husband She was taken to
/ Wiliston, where an inquest was held,
/ the coroners jury returning the YER
! dict: THAT George w Grinnell
came to his death through the Provi-
! dence of God and at the hands of
| his Wife
1t was by this verdict that Mrs.
Grinnell was exonerated of a charge
of murder The ranch owned by her
husband was heavily encumbered. and
out of the estate Mrs. Grinnel did not
receive to exceed 5000 worth OF
household goods, furniture and other
personal property, and she lost this
by the duplicity Of brother in law.
With her father and her four child
rem she moved on to the reservation
of which Major Murphy was the agent
at the time In 1891 Major Murphy
made application for pension fol
Mrs. Grinnell After the application
was made matters were allowed tt
rest several years. In October 1894
Mrs Grnnell was married to Charles
Fl Moore, the ceremony being solem
nized by Father Crafts, the soldier
priest who was brought from Penn
sylvania to testify before the presen
federal grand jury. She lived wit
him but a few weeks, and induce,
him to leave by a gift of team @
horses. She secured a divorce a
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-04
STATE DEPARTMENT INFORMED
OF NEW REVOLUTION IN
SAN DOMINGO.
SOME OFFICIAL ACTION NAY Be TAKEN
REPEATED upRISINGS ON ISLAND
DiSASTROUo TO AMERl.
CAN INTERESTS.

Washington Dee. 4.-The state de-
partment has been informed that al
ready a new revolutionary movement
has begun in San Domingo. even be-
fore the provisional government that
ousted President Wos y Gil has been
abe to solidify itself into a permanent
government
These repeated uprisings, in the
face of Minister Powell's warnings.
have concentrated the attention of the
Washington authorities upon the ISL
and, where much American capital is
invested, and there may be a renewal
in more forcible manner Of Minister
Powell's declaration that the peace of
the United States is not to be troubled
in this fashion.
1t is learned that John G. Carlisle
has been named as a representative
of the United States in the arbitration
of the claims of the San Domingo I'M
provement company against the Do
minican republic, which was arranged
for by former President Wos y Gil as
one OF the last of his official acts.
SeDOF HdiNdHd, secretary Vi iHdh'o
under the Wos y Gil administration.
was named as the Dominican represen-
tafive in the arbitration and the Unit
ed States and San Domingo united in
the selection of Judge George Gray as
the umpire.
The state department will support
Minister Powell in his refusal to yield
to the desire of the Dominican provi-
sional government that the personnel
of the arbitrators be changed SO as to
eliminate Senor Galvana.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-04
JOY AMONG isTHMlANs.
Residents of Panama Celebrate Sign
ina Of Treaty.

Panama. Dec. 4-The popular dem
onstration following the signing of the
canal treaty was most enthusiastic.
About 5000 persons took part in it.
which. for Panama, was very large
crowd There were cheers for the
United States and for President koose-
velt From the palace the crowd went
to United States Consul Gudger's resi-
dence and the headquarters of Ad
miral Walker. where there was moro
cheering and the playing of national
airs by band of music.
The treaty will be turned over to
Mr. Gudger at once, who will imme-
diately advise Washington thereof 1t
will be enevloped in Panaman and
American flags Mr.. Gudger will keep
the document until Dec. s, when he
Will send it to the United States. If
Admiral Walker leaves for New York
Dec by the steamer City Of Washing
ton he will take the treaty with him.
If not Mr. Gudger will send it to the
United States through the Panama
Railroad and Steamship company.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-04
WARSHIPS TO CARRY TREATY
Panama Canal Treaty Will be Rushed
From Colon to the United States by
Warships.

Washirstor, Dec 4.--eecreta-v HAY
had talk with the no Nat ding
The Day about the deVe'orments on tho
lsthmus of Panama. Secretary Moo Y
dropped in while the subject was m
gcr consideration and joined in ,hc
conference AS result OF the confer.
ence it is possible that one of the
United States warships POW at Colon
will be used to bring the Panama ca
nal tieaty, ratified Wednesday at Pan
ANA. TO the United States The au.
thorities here have. decided that II
was proper to facilitate in every way
the conclusion of the treaty and. in
tuenced in some measure by the urg-
lngs of the Panama representatives
here. cabled instructions to United
States Consul General Gudger to as
Sst in all proper ways in the dispatch
Of the eaty on its return to Washing
ton. This is the explanation of the
consul generals conduct in contidiug
the treaty to Rear Admiral Walker
Tor conveyance across the lsthmus
from Panama TO Colon The treaty
should reach Washington in the or
dinary course about Dee. 10. The Gu.
ban reciprocity bin is to be disposed
Of in the senste on Dec. l6. The pres
ldent can ca.ry out his original inten-
ton OF Withholding the Panama treaty
from interference With the Cuban bill
and at the same time ayoit any un-
necessary delay.
Long mail reports have reached tho
state department from United States
Minister Peaupre. at Bosota. but their
news has heen anticipated by the cable
dispatches in a large part,
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-04
in September, 1897.

Minot in September, 1897
After this separation Mrs. Grinnel
remained with her father until 1900.
when she went to Minot and was en-
ployed as domestic in the home of
Major Murphy and in that year he
again took up her application for a
pension, which he originally applied
for in 1891 He was successful the
second time and in 1901 she was
granted a pension of So per month for
herself and 81 per month for each
of her children under 16 years of age,
together with back pay amounting to
about 81 800. OF this amount she
claims she received 5000 Her pen
sion continued regularly until last Oc-
tober, when it was suspended, as a
result of an investigation made by
Pension Examiner Swearingen.
Owing to the prominence of Major
Murphy and the presence in the city
of a score or more of prominent poll.
ticians, who have in past years beer
! arrayed with and against him. his in
dictment has caused a great amount
of discussion His friends claim tha
there is nothing in it, that his poll
tical and business enemies in thu
western part of the state have taker
this means to even themselves fo
real or fancied grievances. 1t is ex
pected that Major Murphy will bt
tried at the present term of court
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-04
COTTON MARKET IS WILD
FORTUNES MADE AND LOST ON
RECEIPT OF GOVERNMENT
ESTIMATE OF CROP.
PRICES kDT'""oE 81 TO 60 FcRTS
VOLUME OF BUSINESS AT TRAD.
ifNs cENrERS ExcEEDS PRE-.
,.OuS RECORDS.

New Orleans, Csc New Orleans
cotton fa;u es jumped from 50 to G.
points on The ro' ding Of the govern.
mont Iepo estimating. the cotton crop
of l@0S11o4 at 9.963,03S bales. 1t was
the most exciting day in the history
of the exchange. The trading ring
had TO be rope So.f 50 tnat the broke s.
twenty does q oHTl it, might have all
the rcoa le to trade in. The
trading floor was so crowded that it
was hardly possible to get from enc
end OF the room to another.
When the estimate was read trad.
ing was almost impossible owns 70
The confusion. The volume CT hIsi-
ness probably exceeded that of my
previous day in the history of the eX-
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-04
TROUBLE MAY BE RENEWED.
State Troops Withdrawn From Jack.
son. Ny.

Lexington Ky, Dec. 4.-Troops ar
rived here during the day from Jack
son. Ky. under orders of withdrawal
by Governor Beckham, after being on
duty there as provost guard since the
feud trouble began there last May
Many sensational charges are made as
to the situation in Breathitt county.
The most serious is that letter pur.
porting 70 he from Judge Redwine tc
Governor Reckhan asking for with.
drawal of soldiers is a forgery 10 get
troops away in order to start the feuda
again
Another is that an attempt was
made on Judge Hareis' life by a man
thrusting a pistol in his face which
was knocked from the mans hands
Soldiers fear trouble will be renewed
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-04
Excitement at New York.

New York, Dec 4-When the gov.
ernment report was issued placing the
probable cotton crop at 9.963 ,059 bales
the effect on the cotton market was
electrical Such a rush of buying has
probably never been witnessed here
The first sales we're at a jump g.
points or mole and before the report
was fifteen minutes Old every opticr
on the list ~old up to or rast the L
cent mark The excitement and con-
fusion was simply and absolutely be
yond description and while the ad
vance brought long cotton in tremen.
dous volume the market continued to
go up. breaking all previous high rec.
Ords for the season.
Hundreds of thousands of bales
changed hands right after the report
and the advance was not checked un.
til December had sold at 1922. Janr.
ary at 1927. March at l2.3e. MAY At
12.27 and Jr'y - l2.37. This repre-.
serted an adva S-e from the low point
of &c to G9 points. or about 1926 a
bale.
Tho market closed strong at nearly
the top, with prices net SO to "A points
higher Sales were estimated at 2.G00,-
600 bales. exceeding anything before
recorded, while prices broke all rec.
ords for this season of the cotton year.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-04
MURPHY'S INDICTMENT
Sensation Caused BY the Indictment O.
the Prominent Ward County Politician
and Business Man.

Grand Forks Herald: Major J. S.
Murphy, prominent politician, former
government official and pioneer resi-
dent of Minot. has been indicted by
the United States grand jury on
charge of perjury.
The indictment was returned to the
court at the afternoon session yester-
day, and resulted in furry of excite
ment in political and business circles.
Tracy r. Bangs appeared as the at
torney for Major Murphy and waived
the reading of the indictment. A plea
of not guilty was entered, with privi-
lege of withdrawing the plea. Judge
Amidon fixed Major Murphy's bond at
$1,000 which was furnished with Louis
A. Larson, county auditor. and John
Lynch. clerk of courts, of Ward coun-
ty. as sureties.
The charge preferred against Major
Murphy on which the indictment was
returned in that he made false
statement in connection with pen
sion voucher in favor of Mrs. Joseph
inc Grinnell. in which he took oath
that he knew of his own personal
knowledge that she had not remar-
ried The voucher was filled out to
secure to Mrs Grinnel, whose pension
had been secured by Major Murphy.
AS a matter of fact Mrs. Grinnel
had been married after the death of
her soldier husband and had been di-
vorced at Minot three years before
she was granted pension.
/ Mrs. Grinnel, who is a half breed
Indian of rather comely appearance.
was a witness before the grand jury.
Her life of forty years has been filled
with exciting experiences. and true
and complete history would prove as
Interesting as the best work of a fiction
writer
Mrs. Grinnell was the daughter OF
Charles Malnourie, Frenchman, who
died last June at the ElbowoOds re
servation. Her early girlhood was
spent on or near the reservation and
her first matrimonial venture was In
the form of common law marriage
after she had been sold by her mother
in Indian fashion to man named
Charles Morris, Canadian French
man. She lived with him very shor'
time and after some difficulty with
her father he was driven off by him
At the time Of her marriage she was
but IA year old, and after the depar-
tire of Morris, her parents sent her te
school at Hampton, Va, where she re
manned for three years, being amons
the first of the western Indians to en-
for an eastern school Upon her re
turn from Virginia her mother ar
ranged for her marriage to George w
, Grinnell. civil war veteran OF th'
Sixth United States infantry. Thl
agreement was in the form of the us
nal Indian purchase, but the father o
, Josenhine demurred and insisted tha
his daughter should be married in
J more civilized fashion, and this wa
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-04
Duke of Manchester III.

New York, Dec 4.-The Duke OF
Manchester. who welded Miss Zim.
norman of Cincinnati is reported. by
a World dispatch from London. to be
rather seriously i'll at his Irish resi-
dence Tanseragee castle. He is be-
Iieved to be suffering from diabetes.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-04

change. Brown. the leader. and ~,her
prominent bulls bid for immense guam
titles Of cotton and covering by shorts,
who looked for an estimate of at least
100000 bales was also heavy
Fortunes were made and lost within
five minutes after the estimate was
ont. Within four minutes prices al.
vanced 40 points. January advanced
SO points to 1925. March advanced G.
points to 1880, and May adyane I'd
DOintS to 1C57
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-04
Students suspe nded for Hazing.

New York, Dec. THE faculty OF
Rutgers college at New Brunswick.
n. j.. has suspended twenty-five mem
bers of the sophomore class for haZ-
ing freshman. The latter is said to
have been SO roughly treated that the
services Of doctor We're necessary.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-04
Ganhlina No Defense.

st. Louis. Dec. 4.-ln the case OF
James p Moore VS.. the Celia Commits.
sion company to recover $2,6S3 the
Celia company set up that 1t was a
gambling contract but Judge Adams
of the United States district court
said: "There is neither law nor right
eousness in defense which pieads d
gambling contract" and the Ceiia
company was ordered to pay the fuii
debt, with interest.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-04
REYES DIMES WITH HAY.
Recent Happenings on the isthmus
ThorouuhIv Discussed.

Washington, Dec. An accordance
with an appointment DR.. Herran, the
Colombian charge, and General Reyes.
Colombia's special representative, took
luncheon with Secretary Hay at the
latter's home. The opportunity was
taken advantage of thoroughly to dis
cuss the recent happenings on the
tSthmuS
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-04
viii Reduce Miners Wages.

Cleveland, Dec 4-One of the larg
est soft coal operators in the Massil-
Ion district is quoted as saying that
owing TO present trade conditions a
reduction in miners wages must be
made at the termination of the exist
ing wage agreement.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-04
CONGRESSMAN SPRINGER DEAD.
Former Democratic Leader Succumbs
to Pneumonia at Washington To-

Washington, Dec 4-Former Con
gressman William M. Springer of IL
linois, democratic leader and con-
spicuous during the forty fourth to fif-
ty-third congresses, died here this
morning of pneumonia, aged sixty
four.