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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-11
VOTING FOR LOCAL TEX.
Large Majorities in Lucama, River Bend, also
Bloomingdale.

The Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton was notified yesterday that a local
tax for schools had been voted by a
large majority in Lucama rural dis let,
Wilson county. That district, Nos. 4, 5,
and River Bend township, CASTOR coun-
ty, had voted on special tax fCr schools
by majority of III to /, and that Bloom
ingdale district, in Robson county had
voted by a good majority for special
tax.
county, was voting on the question to-
day The principle of local taxation is
rapidly gaining ground in North Caro-
lima Elections are pending in a num-
Der of other districts
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Miss Haywood's Marriag4.

The marriage Of Miss Marion Tillow
Haywood, and ajor Charles Winder
Mason, of the Fourth Infantry, United
States army, now stationed at Browns
vile. Texas, will be a society event of
notable interest this week.
The ceremony will be celebrated at the
beautiful home of the brides mother on
East Edenton street, on Thursday even
ing in the presence of a small gathering
of relatives and friends.
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Mr.. Daniels Dinner Party.

most enjoyable dinner party was
given last evening at his home, by Mr.
Josephus Daniels, editor of the News
and Observer to a party of friends to
meet Governor Charles p. Aycock, Lieu
tenant Governor W. d. Turner, and
Speaker of the House S. NJ. Gattis.
IN the party, besides those named,
were Hon. c. B. Watson, Hon. Lee 5.
Overman, Gen Julian S. Carr. Hon.
Locke Craig, Hon. S. B. Alexander and
Hon. r. A. Doughton, ex-Lieutenant Gov
ernor and ex-Speaker of the House Of
Representatives.
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Sailed for Europe.

Mr. Emerson, of Bromo Settler Fame,
has ordered from the Pullman Company
one of the finest private cars ever built
in America. He has named it EMILY"
after his wife. His daughter, who re-
Gently married DR.. McKim, of Baltimore,
has sailed for Europe, where she will
spend the winter. She will be met in
the spring at one of the European ports
by Mr.. Emerson in his private yacht.
Mrs. Emerson is the sister of Mr.. j.
~ Holding, of this city.
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Afternoon Tea

Mrs. R. c. Badger gave an informal
afternoon tea yesterday in honor of her
cousins, Miss Marion Haywood. Mrs.
Woodruff and Mrs. Martin. of New York.
Invited to meet them were Mrs. James
Mckee, Mrs. Armistead Jones, Mrs. B.
L. Perry, Mrs. Hubert Haywood, Mrs.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-11

Hal M. Worth, Mrs. Thomas Badger,
Mrs. C. B. Wright, Mrs F. j. Haywood,
Miss Matte Bailey. Mrs. F. H. Busbee,
Mrs. V. E. Turner, Miss Sally Hogg,
Miss Eleanor Haywood, Mrs. c. M Haw-
kins, Mrs. w. A. Montgomery, Mrs. e.
Chambers Smith, Mrs Thomas 5. Kenan,
Mrs. r. H. Lewis, Mrs. l. NICK. Pittenger,
Mrs K P. Battle, Jr., Mrs. Charles
Root, Mrs. William Little.
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12-1a-tf
TRANSFER BOOKS CLOSED.

Notice is hereby given that the books
for the transfer Of stock in the North
Carolina Railroad Company will be
closed from the 1st January 1903 till the
LIST February 1903.
d. II. MCLEAN,
Secretary and Treasurer.
I2-9-4wks.
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1t may be we'll to remember that the
best friend you have on earth is a bet
ter friend to himself than he is to you.
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SEABOARD
AIR LINE RAILWAY

Short Line to principal cities Of the
South and Southwest, Florida, Cuba,
Texas, California and Mexico, also North
and Northwest, Washington, Baltimore,
Philadelphia, New York, Boston, Cincin-
natl, Chicago, Indianapolis, st. Louis
Memphis and Kansas City.
Trains leave Raleigh as follows:
No. Ga NORTHBOUND.
1875 A. NJ "sEABoARD EXPRESS" FOR
Norfolk, Portsmouth, Richmond Washing.
ton, Baltimore, Philadelphia New York,
BOSTON ard all points North, Northeast ami
Northwest.
No. 3S.
11:15 a. NJ. "SEABOARD LOCAL MAIL"
IT,. For ALL POINTS from Raleigh to Portf
mouth, Norlina to Richmond connects al
Henderson for Oxford and Weldon with
G. L.; at PoT tsmouth Norfolk with Ala
STEAMERS for points North and Northeast.
No. Sc.
II. so A. NJ. "SEABOARD MAIL" FOR
Richmond, Washington, Baltimore, Phla
delphia, New York and Boston. Connects
at Richmond with c. & o. for Cincinnati,
Chicago and st. Louis; at Washington with
Pennsylvania and b. & 0. for all points.
No 81 sOUTHBOUND.
AIS A. M. "SEABOARD EXPRESS
For Charlotte Atlanta Columbia, Charles
Tampa and all points South and Southwest
No. IL.
3:45 p. M. "SEABOARD LOCAL MAIL
For Charlotte, Atlanta and all local points
Connects at Atlanta for all points South
and Southwest.
No. 81.
6:5S p. M. 'SEABOARD MAIL" FOR
Southern Pines, Pinehurst. Atlanta, Column
bia Charleston, Savannah, Jacksonville
Tampa and ell points South and Southwest
Tickets on sale to all poiE s. Pullman
berths reserved. Tickets delivered and bag
gage checked from Hotel and Residences
oh at
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1903-08-19
WORK BEGINS ON ADDITION To
COMPANY STORE.
ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT TO BE REBUIL1 I
Railway to be Extended to Darby
Must Have Logs and Timber In
This Vicinity Is Cleaned Out.

During his short sojourn here Presi
dent VIM. Scallon of the Anaconda
company decided upon a number Of
Important improvements that will
necessitate the outlay of considerable
| money and the employment Of large
number OF men thus contributing
materially to the prospect of busy
season for this section for this year.
The electric light plant which was
burned down Jan. 80, 1899, is to be re-
built by the lumber department. of the
Anaconda Copper Mining company at
a cost Of $4,000 replacing the present
makeshift plant which is entirely in.
adequate to the needs of the town.
Supt. Totman has already issued in
structions to Master Mechanic G.. E.
Dow to go ahead with the work.
Ever since the fire the engine and
boilers Of the splendid plant have
stood rusting among the ruins made
by the flames. The electric light de
q
temporary structure connecting with
the water power which drives the
Hamilton flour mill, the power being
used by the electric light plant at night
and the department paying the mill a
certain sum monthly for the service.
Now the monster engine which
drove the old equipment, and which is
capable Of developing power sufficient
to furnish light for a city of $4,000
people, is to be rebuilt. Only the
lighter and more perisha BILE pieces of
the engine were damaged by the fire,
SO that the work of rebuilding will be
done entirely in the Anaconda Mining
company's machine shops at Hamil
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PRELIMINARY EXPLANATION SET FOR WE'D
NESDAY, AUGUST 26.
WILL BE BROUGHT TO SPEEDY TRIAL
Held Without Bail--Has No Money to Hire Lawyer
--Story of Most Heinous and Dastardly Crime
Ever Committed in r1ontana.

Walter Jackson was arraigned be-
fore Justice Frank J. Morris late last
evening and formally charged with the
outrage and murder of little Fonny
Buck, the most heinous and dastardly
crime in the annals of this state.
Jackson plead mot guilty" to the
charge. When asked If he had law
yer he replied that he had not and that
he had no money with which to employ
one. The preliminary examination
was then set for Wednesday, August
%, at . p. m ], before Justice Morris in
this city. The prisoner was remanded
to the custody of the sheriff without
bail.
The regular August term of the dis
trict court will convene in Hamilton
next Monday and Judge Webster will
doubtless Immediately call Jury,
thus assuring the accused speedy
trial.
The body of Fonnie Buck, the six
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Buck, of Stevensville, who disappeared
Thursday evening, was found Sunday
morning about ten O'Clock. The peo-
pie of the community had turned out
en- masse and had conducted careful
and systematic search night and day
since the disappearance, but the body
was SO concealed that searchers had
repeatedly passed within few feet of
it. Thomas Baird, Of the firm of Har-
per & Baird, found the body. He was
one of a party of ten carrying rakes
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and pitchforks with which they were
beating the tall grass and underbrush
along the slough just west of the old
Mission, one-half mile from Stevens
vile. Mr.. Baird, while following the
slough came TO deep hole to skirt
which he was forced to take to the
bank. Something prompted him to
turn back. He noticed a secluded
spot where thick, tangled briers form
ed hedge along the bank of the
slough. Here by the merest chance,
so we'll was it concealed, he stumbled
upon the body of the dead boy. The
child was lying face downward in the
mud, the mouth and nose and part of
the body being submerged The lit
tie fellow was dressed in overalls, in
one pocket of which was found a ba-
mana. The body must have been flung
by the murderer over the hedge of
briers into the slough.
The body was carried to town by
Lon Young and a coroner's jury i'm
impanneled by Justice Sedg-
wick. The taking of testimony con-
the time until after D. m. An
examination by Doctors Brooke and
Higgins disclosed that the boy had
been the victim of most revolving
and unnatural outrage. The body
was mutilated and imprints about the
throat showed that he had been nearly
choked to death to mt an outcry.
The paroxysins of pain and terror
had produced lockjaw and the little
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ton under the direction of Maste,
Mechanic Dow. The boilers of tbf
old plant were filled with water and
well covered at the time of the fire
and were not injured in the least.
1t is intended to put the planer en-.
sine out OF commission and add the
TWO boilers with the planer equipment
10 the new plant, making an eouin.
ment OF six boilers. A shaft will he
run fro,n the power house of the cleo
tric light plant the full length of the
planer, and the big engine will he
used to run the planer by day and the
dynamos by night.
Two new brick freproof building
Will be put up to house the engine
plant, an engine room and electric
light plant 81 by sc feet and boiler
room As by 60 feet.
The contract for the addition to the
west end of the company store has
been let to Lagerquist & Erickson.
This store will be constructed of brick
4oxoO in dimension and will probably
be two stories high. The basement
Will be seven feet deep. Silas Harse1l
is clearing the ground and will proba-
bly, have charge of the excavation and
rock work.
IT is regarded as certainty that the
main line of the Bitter Root branch
will be extended to Darby this season.
as the COMPANY has about cleaned out
all the available timber north of Dar-
by, and it will be necessary TO extend
the line to keep the mill running next
year. The grading will probably be
done this fall anc: winter and the stee,
laid next spring.
Other improvements that will be of
great material benefit to Hamilton
are said to be under consideration. al
together assuring an exceptionally
busy and prosperous season.
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a frenzy. There was much talk al
afternoon aud until late in he night o
for ming mob and proceeding tc
Hamilton, 20 miles away, to lynci
Jackson who was already lodged il
the county Jail. Cooler counsel pre-
vailed, however, and no action was
taken.
City Detective Walter Hogan of Mis-.
soula, came up Monday evening and
talked with Jackson in his cell. Hogan
knew Jackson in Missoula. He iden.
titled him as Walter Jackson, brother
of Anderson Jackson who was arrest
ed about a year ago in Missoula.
charged with attempting an assault
upon little girl named Baker and
who was suspected of assaulting two
little boys. The detective talked with
| the prisoner for some time. He asked
| Jackson if he had not served term
in the Spokane Jail. Jackson at first
! denied this but when the detective
, flashed on him telegram from the
sheriff at Spokane stating that he had
been released June II, after serving
80 days, while under suspicion of hav.
ing committed the crime of sodomy he
admitted that he had been arrested in
Spokane under that charge.
Jackson yesterday stated to West
ern News reporter that he is 20 years
of age; that he was born at Landers.
Wyoming; and came to Stevensville
when baby. His father located the
tlannigan ranch near Pine Hollow,
When questioned about his Spokane
experience Jackson at first denied but
finally admitted that he had been in
jail at Spokane, having been charged
with assaulting a little boy. When |
asked about the Stevensville tragedy
he doggedly maintained that "they
have got the wrong man" He says
that he went to bed about O'Clock in
company with Johnny Stemyen and
that Johnny lied when he testified that
it was 10 O'Clock when they went to
bed.
Jackson is big, burly fellow nearly
SIX feet high and weighs about 100
pounds. His complexion is dark and
he has shitty brown eyes and not an
lll-favored countenance. He is ignor-
ant and manifestly of brutal instincts.
In the course of brief interview he
managed to contradict himself repeat
edly and is evidently habltually
given to lying.
JACKsoN's MOVEMENTS TRACED.
From the time he was seen walking
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fellow had succumbed to the shock
This in brief was the testimony of the
| physicians. Mr.. Bard and Lor
Young testified as to the discovery OF
the body.
Miss Vivian Warner, aged 16, testified
that she saw the boy in company with
man whom she positively indentifies
as Walter Jackson, pass the residence
of Chas. H. Buck between and 9
O'Clock on the evening of the child's
disappearance. S. B. McNett, who
lives just west of the old Mission, and
only short distance from the place
where the body was found, testified that
the man and boy passed his home be-
tween and 9 O'Clock, going in the
direction of the slough. He also is
positive as to the identity Of Jackson.
The jury speedily returned the fol-
lowing verdict:
VERDICT OF coRoNER's JURY.
eve, the undersigned jurors, sum
moned to appear before S. Sedgewick.
acting coroner of the county of Raval-
Ii, state of Montana, a, Stevensville,
on the 10th day of August, 1908, to in
Quire into the cause of death of Alfoh-
so Giles Buck, deceased, found lying
dead in a swamp southwest of the
town of Stevensville, one-halt mile,
having been duly sworn according to
law, and having made such inquisition
after inspecting the body and hearing
the testimony on our oath, each and
all do say that deceased was named
Alfonso Giles Buck, he was a native
of Ravalli county, Montana; aged six
years, and that he came to his death
on the 18th day of August, 1908, in
this county, through shock causing
caused by unnaturarsexual
acts or sexual assault committed by
one Walter Jackson"
Signed, CHARLES FULTON,
GEORGE MAY,
w. 4. CAPLE,
T. F.. JAMESON.
CALVIN Cook,
JOSEPH LITTLE.
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GREAT EXCITEMENT.

AS soon as the body was found bells
rang, whistles were blown, anvils and
giant powder fired, calling in the
multitude of searchers. Services be
ing held in the churches were dis
missed and great crowd congregated
on the streets. BY the time the yer
dict was returned the excitement was
we'll nigh indescriba BILE. Strong men
cursed and wept and appeared to be in
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1903-08-19
Card of Thanks.

We desire to express our heartfelt
thanks to the kind friends who assist
ed us at the funeral of our beloved.
wife, mother and sister.
VIM. SELBY AND FAMILY.
MRS. JOHN PRINT.
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Notice.

The next meeting regular teachers
examination will be held in the court
house, Hamilton, Montana, August %
and %, 1908, beginning promptly at
nine o'clock.
k1TTIE OsTERMEyER,
" 81 County Supt.
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Continued on Page Fiye.)
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-25
Want Column Branch Offices.

nue., corner St. Adams. 49s selby
avenue and 349 University avenue
s n REEEE 5h4 0Tugg sso seven Corners
L. ]. ABERWALD, Druggist. Cor. Rlce
and Iglehart. ao
STRAIGHT BROS, Druggists, ROMEO
SEVER WESLEY. Druggist, Maria ave-
nue. and East Third street.
W. A. FROST & CO., Druggists. Seipy
and Western avenues: ,4o;vorsitv
WALTER NELSON, Druggist. university
avenue and Rice street. na
RIETZKE & CO., Druggists, selby anu
Western avenues. .oo
A. & G. SCHUMACHER, Druggists 49V
West Seventh street.
J. w. NESON, Dale and University.
C. T. HELLER, Colonnade. st. Peter anu
C. F. R RTTT St. Peter and
]. P. JEL1NEK & CO.. s61 West Sew
w. K. coLLIER, East Seventh street.
A. A. CAMPBEIL. Louis and Rondo
H /; M'GALL, 4g$ Broadway ,n+a and
GEORGE c. DAVENPORT & CO.. s7S
East Seventh street. 900
H. W DICKM man l Druggist sec S3O East
JOHN BODIN & CO., 881 Payne avenue.
B. A TREAT, 442 Broadway.
P. H. INCIDENTS. 472 Wabasha.
NJ. S. COURTNEY, 478 Wabasha
w. E. LOWE. Prescription pharmacist
corner Twelfth and Robert streets
j. A. BATTO, Druggist, 30S jackson
street.
A H soNNEN, Druggist. 574 Rice
L. H. LUEDERs. Pharmacist, $40 Rice
WALTER NELSON. Druggist, 2s4 Rice.
corner Summit
WALTER NELSON, Druggist, S96 Rice
DR.. MARKS. Pharmacy, 11s S. wabasha.
HALL & KRAFT. Druggists. 42S S. Wa
basha.
HANS MADISON. Druggist, 156 Concord.
ECLIPSE DRUG STORE. 113 S. Robert.
G. A. WOLFRUM, Druggist, 572 Kent.
D. G. KISSEL, Druggist, 561 Thomas.
S. LUEDERS. Druggist, Front and Gaul-
tier streets.
A L. WOOLSLEY. Druggist, 301 N. Prior.
F. A. HOLCOMB, Druggist, 954 Payne
avenue.
CENTRAL PHARMACY. Tenth and Wa
EDMUND yS15'1 j. FUCHS, Druggist, 1913 East
E. E. KEEPER, Druggist, 45O South Rob-
G. F. UMLAND. Druggist, AL University
avenue.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-25
Decides Against RunkIe.

NEW YORK, Nov 24-Judge La
combe, in the United States circuit
court today, dismissed the writ of ha-
beas corpus secured on behalf of
Maurice Runkle, the New York mer-
chant, indicted in Washington, to-
gether with August W. Machen and A.
f. McGregor, charged with conspiracy
to defraud the government through the
sale to the postal department of leath-
er pouches. The claims made on be-
half of Runkle were identical with
those raised and passed upon in the
George w. Beavers case, the principal
one being that where the accused was
arrested in district other than that
which the indictment was returned, he
was entitled to have the government
produce, in the district wherein the
arrest was made, evidence of the
crime" required by the federal statutes.
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PAINTER is SAVED
BY HIS TROUSERS
His Fearful Fall Ends Up in Hysterical
Laughter.

vINELAND, N. j., Nov. 24.-George
Sofelous, a young painter. sat in a
swinging chair painting the city water
tower, 1876 feet above the earth, today,
while a big crowd watched him. Sud
denly the crowd sent up a cry of dis
may. One of the hooks which held the
painters fimsy seat broke and let him
slide down with sickening rapidity.
The spectators turned their heads to
shut out the sight, but they were
aroused by loud hysterical laugh
from Sofelous. In his descent the seat
of his trousers caught in the sharp
prongs of an iron railing which orna
ments the outside of the lower tower
about half way up, and there he hung.
Wriggling about gingerly, the young
man managed to pull himself up to
the railing and make his way to the
ground.
II certainly thought I was done for
that time" said he as the crowd con-
graduated him on his escape.
After repairing his chair the young
painter resumed his work.
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Banks and Canal Bonds.

WASHINGTON D. c., Nov. "a
Senator Fairbanks has introduced a
bill to permit national banking asso-
Citations to deposit bonds issued for
the construction of an interoceanic
canal to secure circulation. It provides
for the amendment of the canal act so
that every national banking associa-
ton having on deposit, as provided by
law, bonds of the United States, issued
under the provisions of said act, to Sc
cure it's circulation notes, shall pay to
the treasurer Of the United States in
the months Of January and July a tax
of one-fourth Of 1 per cent each half
year upon the average amount Of such
Of its notes in circulation as are based
upon the deposits of said bonds, and
such taxes shall be in lieu of existing
taxes on its notes in circulation, i'm
posed by section SPA of the Revised
Statutes
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Seeks to Rearranse the Currency.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. "a
Representative Hill, of Connecticut, in
troduced bill today ito improve cur
rency conditions The measure pro-
poses to make it possible for the sec
rotary of the treasury to deposit all
government receipts in national bank
repositories by eliminating the words,
except receipts for CUSTOMS" repeats
the 100000 limit on the withdrawal
Of circulating notes; provides that the
subsidiary coinage may be increased
by the recoinage of silver dollars; that
the ratio of printing the denominations
Of silver certificates and greenbacks be
changed to meet the demands of bust
ness; provides for new $40 gold GER
tificate to take the place of the $40
,greenback; removes the restriction on
the issuance of S. bank notes, and pro-
vides a uniform tax of one-half of 1
per cent per annum on all national
bank circulation.
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Rock Island System
Ticket Office, 9Th and Robert. Both
Phones No. 121
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF

STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF
Ramsey-Probate Court.
In the matter of the Application for LII
cense to sell at private sale the real
estate of August Schwerlfeger, de-
ceased.
On reading and fling the petition of
Paul Deebach, one Of the administrator
of the estate of said deceased, praying
that license be to the administrators
estate of which said deceased died seized,
and it appearing by said petition that there
is not sufficient personal estate in the
hands of said administrators to pay the
debts outstanding against the deceased,
and the legacies and expenses of admins
tration, and that it is necessary, in order
to pay such debts, legacies and expenses,
to sell said real estate
1t is therefore ordered That all per-
sons interested in said estate appear be-
erai term thereof to be held on Monday,
the 18th day of December, A. D. 1903. at
10 o'clock in the forenoon, at the Court
House in the City of st. Paul. in said
County. then and there to show cause (if
any there be- why license should not be
granted to said administrators to sell
said real estate, according to the prayer
of said petition.
And it is further ordered That notice
of such hearing be given to all persons
interested In said estate, by publishing
this order once in each week for three
successive weeks prior to said day Of
hearing In the st. Paul Globe legal
newspaper printed and published in said
county.
Dated at st. Paul. this 9th day of No
vember. 1903
G.. 81 Judge of Probate.
Iawler & Arnold. Attorneys, New York
Life Bldg, ST. Paul. Mimi