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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-16
Worst Storm of the Year
in the AdirOn-
daCks.
AVALANCHE IN WEST
Snow Blockade Four
Months in Mon
tana.

Glen Falls. y. Y. April 10 The
whole Adirondacks country today is
in the grasp Of a blizzard which for
severity has not been equalled during
the past winter. from 10 to 15 inches
of snow falling during the night. The
country roads are blocked and traffic
on steam and electric lines iS de-
layed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-16
Issue of the securities Mandate.

Washington. April 16.-The man.
date Of the supreme court of the Unit
ed States enforcing the decree of the
court in the Northern Securities case
has been issued on the expiration of
thirty days after decision was rem
dered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-16
Avalanche in California.

Hornbrock, Cal. April 16.-Immense
avalancheS are being caused here by
the bursting of mountain lake. and
the tracks of the Oregon & California
division of the Southern Pacific are
covered with mud and rocks for a
great distance. The slide probably
will delay traffic Is hours. Ten trains
are stalled and fully 900 passengers
are no the ground.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-16
PLOT FOR LIFE OF
PRESIDENT LOUBET
Scheme to Kill Him During Visit to
Italy Has Been
Foiled.

Marseilles. April 16.-Michael Clio
vanni and two other Italians have
been arrested here in connection with
a supposed plot to kill President
Loubet during his coming visit to
Italy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-16

There is gradually developing Il dis
position TO admit the possibility that
after all Japanese torpedo boats may
have dropped mines at the entrance to
Port Arthur harbor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-16
Case of a Girl.

y girl named Kate Hanlon. neaI,y
lS years old, helped herself to $40 from
the family till and ran away. She
was apprehended ut lie Sueur and held
in custody for few days She Ie-
turned the money, but told her piteous
story. and the prosecution against her
was dropped. Several cases are known
where orphans, boys and girls. who
have been farmed out have been brutal
ly beaten. Officers of the state humane
society are making an investigation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-16
Tied Up Four Months.

Lewiston. Mont. April 16.-The first
freight train into Lewiston in four
months arrived here yesterday. New
er. perhaps, in the history of railroad
ing has n city been shut in so long.
y passenger train got through two
weeks ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-16
,Tiers for the Fifth Time.

Spencer, Ind. April 16.-Representa-
tive Robert w Miers has been renomi-
mated for the fifth time by the Demo
Gratis of the Second Indiana district.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-16
Many Divorces Are Null.

The decision invalidates many di-
vorces granted Iowans. Under it resi-
dence in either Dakotas for the statu-
tory period is not satisfactory evi-
dence of a bona fide change of resi-
dence
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-16
DEAL IN ORPHANS
Farmers in lie Seur County,
Minn., Said 10 Hold
White Slaves.
INVESTIGATION Is BEING MADE
Several Instances In Which Children
Have Been Disposed Of
as Property.

lie Sueur, Mimi. April 1G.-There
are number of white slaves in the
vicinity of ST Thomas In La Sueur
county. few days ago one well
known resident sold his interest in
farm. and i'll making out the list of
things sold he included one orphan boy
about the age of IA years He sold
his interest in the boy and transferred
tn adoption papers for the sum of
S25.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-16

Information which has slowly
reached St Petersburg has modified
the opinion at first prevailing concern
ing the original cause of the destruc-
tion OF the battleship Petropa yIoysk
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-16
Togo Tells of the Ruse.

Toxic, April 1G.-Admiral Toga re-
thur Tuesday night the Japanese sunk
mines at midnight and at in the
morning drew the Russian ships ont
Is miles from port. The Petropav-
Iovsk struck a Japanese mine and was
Cuuk
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-16
No Battle at wild.

Seoul, April 16.--No battle has been
fought al Win. The Russians occupy
strongly fortified positions at Chui
Of the river. about ten miles north of
Antung. and on Tiger Hill, a rocky
promoutory jutting out into the Ialu
river. The japanese forces and bat
teries are screened behind the hill
between the river and Win.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-05-12
AIexieH Wounded.

Niuchwang. May 10.-It is reported
here that Viceroy Alexieff was slightly
wounded prior to his departure from
Port Arthur. He barely escaped from
there before the Japanese closed the
lines Of communication.
Japanese Are Happy.
Toxic, May 10. - A great popular
demonstration was held here last
night in honor of the victories already
achieved by the Japanese army and
navy.
Tens Of thousands Of people. carry
ing lanterns, flags and banners.
marched past the imperial palace and
the oflces of the foreign, war and
navy departments. At the navy de-
partment they we're reviewed by some
Of the imperial princes and high off,
cials of the government and the i'm.
perial household.
Many bands of music accompanied
the marchers and there were beautiful
displays Of fireworks. -.
Dozens of American and British
flags were carried by men, women and
children who participated in the pro-
cession. It was the greatest demon.
stration ever witnessed in Japan.
Surprise in Washington.
Washington May 10-An official dis.
patch from Toxic announcing the oc-
cupation of Feng Wang Cheng by Gen.
Kuroki's army was given out at the
Japanese legation yesterday.
The ease with which Feng Wang
Cheng was taken by the Japanese
cansed great surprise among army Of
fcers, who are following every step Of
the war very closely. Their represen-
tatives showed the place to be strongly
fortified, and Rev. George Douglas, the
missionary who spent fourteen years
in Manchuria and stopped at the
White House the other day on his way
home to Scotland, told the president
that Feng Wang Cheng was an almost
impregnable fortress and would bs
captured only after bloody battle.
The evacuation of Feng Wang Cneng
leads army officers to believe that
greater damage was inflicted to the
Russian army at the battle of the Yalu
than has been supposed.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-05-12

Mayor Conno:l, oi .:a.' .'': !,
REGULATE" the reSor:s il go -.
other towns the n:aycrs Lave t., e.:
A residence destroyed last week
Are 1T Abercrombie was the last r.
manning relic of lie buildings consti
tuting old Fort Abercromh;c. TIL"
structure was valued at only $500, bet
its loss, upon historic grounds, is gen
orally deplored.
Mrs. c. A. Lounsberry of Fargo
gave her trunk check to a man whom
she supposed was the baggagemasteI
at Minneapolis, and the trunk, con-
tanning valuable property, has not been
seen since. A Persian shawl was
among the property stolen, and the
contents Of the trunk were valued at
about 5000: -.-
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-05-12

The gopher hunt at Norwich result
Cd in the destruction Of about 1000 OF
the little pests.
W. H. Mann sold $500 worth OF
vegetables of eleven acres 1T Miuot
during last season.
Havana has signed fast bail team
and is going after the state champion.
ship in great shape.
German Evangelicals have just dedi
Gated the first church edifice to be
erected at Balfour.
Independent electric light and tele.
phone men meet at Grand Forks this
week to reorganize.
Minoters are working to secure the
Presbyterian college that seems to be
slated for Bottineau.
Some of the Williams county publ.
cations are so sore at each other that
they do not exchange.
Capt. Herman, a Devils Lake pio.
neer, predicts a good season as a re.
suit of the late spring.
A forthcoming directory of Fargo is
expected to show considerable increase
in the city's population.
Local improvement leagues are se
curing substantial improvements in
many towns of the state.
A summer carnival will be held in
Fargo again this season, the dates hav.
ing been set for July II to 16.
New postof1ces have been establish.
ed at Gravely, Bottineau county, and
Narston Moor. Stutsman county.
High school athletes of the state
held q meeting at the university
grounds at Grand FOr''s r'ov.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-05-12
TT North Dakota
~ ubbins q q

A big band is assured for Grandin.
Seed wheat is in demand at Saw
ver. ' x.
Balfour business men favor incorpo-
cation.
Napoleon is 4 popular place for duck
hunters 49,
walhalla has an epidemic Of the
numps. -
A Berthold boy was shot through
ehe heel
The Granville bottling works are in
operation.
Sandoun in Ransom county has a
new paper.
Starkweather is to have a $500
school house.
The Towner ball team is to be aN
home talent.
1.-THE Minot telephone exchange has
been improved.
Ward county people killed thous-
ands OF gophers.
Wyndmere is to have fast ball
team this spring. :-.
Ward county! will pay. out about
$4,000 in gopher bounties. ~
There was not an opposing vote to
Incorporation at Westhope,
Jamestownites are after the N. P.
for the long promised depot.
The first payment has been made
on the McHenry county jail:
A thirteen-year-old Des Laos girl
killed thirty gophers in two days.
Many cattle died around Fort Berth,
old from some mysterious disease.
Some OF the nurses at the asylum
have resigned to go to their claims.
The Stanley grocery stock in Cassel.
ton is said to have been sold-again.
& Nineteen packages of booze were
confiscated at Lansford by the ofa-
cials.
An effort is being made to establish
q vegetable canning factory at James'
town. -..-
The present staff Of teachers 1T WAL
halla is popular and may be re-en-
gagged.
The prior Of st. Mary's at Richard
ton will be raised to the dignity of an
abbot. T.
Fargo's Baptfsts have, raised $11,0 900
of the $4,000 desired for a new church
edi6ce.
The shipment Of quails to be turned
loose in Stutsman county arrived In
good shape
Atmospheric electricity Is causing
lot of trouble with the telephone lines
1T Bismarck.
A Sunday school was organized At
Norwich by ]. 3. Clapp. the Presby.
terian worker. 49,.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-05-12
METhoDisTs PREACH.

Puipits In Los Angeles and Vicinity
Occupied " Delegates.
Los Angeles, May 10.-Bishops, min
listers and presiding elders in attend
ance upon the Methodist general con-
ference occupied pulpits in Protestant
churches in Los Angeles, Pasadena
and all the surrounding cities and
towns within a radius of sixty miles
Sunday and every place of worship
was crowded at morning and evening
services to listen to distinguished
speakers. At Hazards pavilion mass
meetings in the morning and evening
were attended by as many as could
dnd sea&s or standing room.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-05-12

A Ward county man " t..
q wagon into four feet of r.!
lost q pocketbook conla!r.ns w.
$500.
A Grafton man is building his OWE
automobile, and will have 20 c.,-inc,
II one goes bump he can still set
home.
Great efforts are being made in vii.
liams county to improve the horses
by the importation of fine thorough.
breds.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-05-12
NOT FOR FOUR YEARS.

Justice Peckham Has No Intention %
ResiQninq at Present.
Washington, May 10.-Assistant JUS
tice Peckham last night unequivocally
denied that he will retire from the su-
preme court bench. He has not given
the matter any consideration and will
not do 80 until the period Of eligibility
for retirement is reached in 1908.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-09
VISIT THE QuARRIEs
Pretty Bull and His Bunch Of Redskins
Seek Gems at Pipestone.
From Thursdays Daily.

The Pipestone Daily Star of last Sat
urday says the sacred pipestone quarries
near that town is inhabited by a body
of the Yankton tribe of Indians, who
have just arrived under the leadership
of Tatanke- Waste, or Pretty Bull, one
of the most distinguished surviving
members of his race All of his contem-
porary chiefs, Struck by the Rec, White
Swan, Medicine Cow, Feather-in in the Ear.
Jumping Thunder and others have pas
sed away, but Pretty Bull is still alive
and well at the age of upwards of sew
enty years. His occasional pilgrimage
to the sacred pipestone quarries are the
greatest joy of his soul in these declin-
ing days of his life.
As a young man, Pretty Bull was a
vigorous warrior, and engaged in many
encounters with the Pawnees, Crows,
Chippewas and other tribes, but it is
said of him that his tomahawk was
never raised against "pale face" Of
late years he has been a man of great
influence in the tribal affairs of the
Yankton Indians, and as the representa-
tive of his people has had extensive
dealings with the government, as the
documents which he carries on his person
show.
Pretty Bull has never fully adopted
the dress of the whites, and still dis
plays about his person many of the dis
tinguishing marks of the Indians of a
generation or two ago. He makes little
or no pretention to speaking English,
and carries with him numerous letters
of introduction from Indian missionaries
and others, establishing his identity and
authority. He insists that he is the
greatest of living Indians, and claims
that he has a better right than anyone
else to the pipestone quarries.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-09
Very Close to a Triple Drown
ing on Placid Waters.
Chittenden Brothers Have Ex-
- perience Not ReIished
Rescued by Oscar Jache and
Joseph A. Sullivan.
From Wednesdays Daily.

Oscar G. Jache of ST. Louis, Robert @.
Jache's son, and his friend, Joseph A.
Sullivan, also. of st. Louis, who are visit
ing at the Jache residence on North
Broad street, rescued Jay, Stanton and
Ward Chittenden from drowning at
Madison Lake yesterday evening about
six o'clock. The young men of ST..
Louis were anchored fishing about a
quarter of mile from the Chittenden
brothers, when one of the latter was
seen to tilt that boat by stepping upon
one side. All three men became alarmed
and threw their weight simultaneously
to the other side and thus tipped the
boat over. The three chung to the boat
and called for help. Jache and Sullivan
threw their fish poles overheard and
FASTENED to the capsized boat. Ward
Chittenden, who clug to the side of the
boat was nearly ready to sink. The
rescuers took him ashore and then came
back for the other two.
The st. Louis visitors went home with
sixty pounds of fish, including pickerel,
bass and croppies. They could have
caught many more had it not been for
the accident as the fish were just begin
ming to bite. The accident destroyed all
the pleasure of remaining on the water,
and they did not go OUT to fish again.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-09
OLD MAPLETON NOTES.
Personal Gossip, General Local News
From East End.

Mr. Schultz is assisting Ben Taylor
with his farm work.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Phelps went to
Superior last week.
Miss Matte lams drove to Delavan
Tuesday.
Al Greig has moved ON his own farm.
Marks Heickert will commence school
at the Mankato Commercial college Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Taylor and Miss
Gertrude Roller of Mapleton were callers
at Judd Cornell's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Morrow and fam
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. II. Leroy and family
Sundayed at Ben Taylor's.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. H. Hitler, Satur-
day, daughter.
Will Iams and friend of Delavan were
visiting at William Meads this week.
Mrs. w. Hartman and Mrs Judd Cor
nell were visiting in Mapleton Tuesday.
Miss Nellie Hartman departed last
week to take up her work as teacher.
Charles Cornell sold horse Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Chandler and fam
lily are visiting in the neighborhood.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-09
PETERS ARRESTED AGAIN.
Finishes One Workhouse Term and Is
Up Against Another.

Joseph Peters who yesterday finished a
ninety day sentence in the workhouse
for stealing sewing machine from the
Singer company, and giving it to a
friend as a wedding present, was rear
raigned this morning for embezzlement
on complaint by the same company.
1t is alleged that Peters, as their agent,
made out false bills of sale, on the in
stallment plan. He delivered the ma
chimes himself, Peters accusers say, and
returned the contracts. While the young
man was serving his sentence, collector
was sent to the addresses named on
Peters contracts, but found that the
persons living there had never purchased
sewing machines. Later it was learned
where the young man disposed of the
machines and his arrest followed
neapolis Journal.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-09
OVER RICE CREEK
Bridge to Be Builtby Blue Earth
and FaribauIt Counties.
Commissioners of Both Counties
Met There Yesterday.
From Wednesdays Daily.


The entire county board went to AM
boy yesterday and met with the full
county board of Faribault county. The
object of the meeting was to discuss the
proposal to build a bridge over Rice
creek on the county line road between
the towns of Sterling and Delavan. 1t
was practically decided to build the
bridge this fall. Some difference of opin-
ion as to the kind of bridge to put in
developed. The Faribault county COM
missioners favored fifty foot truss,
but the commissioners of Blue Earth
county thought that a steel girder
bridge with. approaches would be just
as serviceable and cost about 5000 less
Bids will be secured privately from
several bridge men, including Mayer
brothers of this city, and it is thought
that the bridge will cost less than ST.
600. Some low bids are expected.
The Blue Earth county board met this
afternoon and will be in session two or
three days. This bridge matter will be
one of the matters to be taken up, and
the Gunders report will probably also be
lifted from the table and some action
taken. While Mr.. Gunders' salary ac-
count is conceded to be all right, some
of the members of the board are said to
be of the opinion that he ought to re-
fund some clerk hire or show where it
went to.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-09
TO BUILD ELEVATOR
One Of the Objects Of the Farm
ers' Exchange.
Site Is Selected on the Line of
Great Western.
From Fridays Daily.

There is every reason to believe that
the movement for farmers co-opera-
tive exchange at Mankato, started at the
last meeting of the Mankato Business
Mems association by Organizer Jackson
of st. Cloud, will be go. Mr.. Jack
son has had conferences with the Off
Gals of the Great Western road regard
ing the lease or purchase OF site for
the elevator near the Wilcox factory land
it is rumored that deal is likely to be
made for such location. 1t has been
planned to bring the company that is in
process of organization at Walters
Siding, just few miles out from the
city on the Great Western road, to Man.
kato. Louis Miller, who was chairman
at recent meeting of the farmers who
have been pushing the project of CO.
operative elevator at Waters Siding,
and is one of the leaders in the move
ment, was in the city not long ago and
stated to George Pond that the majority
of the farmers interested in the Wat
tiers Siding cooperative elevator enter
prise are heartily in favor OF coming to
Mankato instead. There will be some OPP
position to the change of plans, however.
The Mankato Business Mems association
will again take up the matter at the
next regular meeting, which will be held
on Wednesday, Sept. 7. Farmers from
all the country around have been inyitt
edo to attend this meeting.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-09
vALIsE STOLEN.
Strangers Were Trying to Sell One
Last Night.
From THURSDAYS Daily,

At nine o'clock last evening L. Salet
reported to the police that stranger
had tried to sell him a second hand va
lise worth So to Sc for $3.50. He had
suspicious that it was stolen and did
not take it. Officer Klughertz looked
into the matter and found that two
strangers. had tried to sell the valise
on lower Front street, and that one man
offered to buy it if the two parties
would 90 with him to the city hall and
show that it had not been stolen, but
that they had refused to do so. They
seemed to be tramps, and one had a
heavy black mustache.
This morning the station agent at the
union depot received a message from the
agent at Heron Lake saying that a
brown grip had been stolen from train
No. Is at Mankato, by a man about five
feet, ten inches tall, who wore a dark
coat and hat There were several ar
ticles of value in the grip, besides pair
of new shoes. This message was turned
over to the police, and the latter believe
that the valise offered for sale last
night is the one that was stolen. They
do not think that the valise was taken
from the train last night, as No. 10
goes through after ii p. m. Search for
the men who had the valise has failed
of results.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-09

Siding, the farmers who had been accus-
toned to buy i'm Mankato would con-
tinue to do so. 1t was not intended to
supply the farmers with household goods
at the siding. There would be as much
money spent in Mankato as if these far
mers actually sold their grain in Man
kato.
c. +. Jackson, president of the Min
nesota Farmers Exchange, explained
that the state exchange will build the
local elevator if the local farmers do
not care to take the responsibility upon
themselves. The state did this at Pet
It's. A $4,000 elevator would be suf-
ficient to handle the grain that comes in
to Mankato. Subscriptions to the amount
would have to be raised before the eX-
change would undertake to build such an
elevator.
Henry f. Hance remarked that co.
operative elevator at Mankato would
regulate the price for quite distance
in the surrounding country. He had been
told of the reorganization of the CO.
operative elevator at Amboy. That ele-
vator would be ready for the buying
of grain again this fall. He thought it
would be good paying investment for
the business men of Mankato to help
build the elevator here, even if it had
no other result than to advertise the
markets of Mankato as the best.
Mr.. jackson thought it would be well
to take steps Immediately toward the
formation to get the elevator built. Ac-
cording to the constitution of the state.
exchange, the president of the local body
would have to be a farmer. AS soon
as an organization was started, there
would be something to work upon. Com
mitteemen should be chosen to solicit for
right away.
The meeting now began the work of
forming an elevator organization, but
got no farther than the eection of the
president. 1t is possible that. another
meeting of the Business Mems associa-
ton will be called before the regular
meeting night, to further the formation
of the new body and the election of its
officers. If such meeting should be
called, it should be understood by the
farmers interested that the associa-
ton is anxious to have them attend.