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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-02
FEW VACANT HOUSES.
Assessors Did Not Find a Dozen on
the South Side.

"In making a complete tour of To-
peka we did not find a dozen empty
houses south of the Kansas river. said
Captain H. M. Philips, city assessor,
who with c. E. Jewell and S. T. Howe
has made a tour Of every street in the
city for the purpose of correcting the
real estate. tax assessment rolls.
Captain Philips was city assessor a
year ago and made similar trip over
the city in March and April, 1904. In
speaking of the conditions as found
by the assessors, Captain Philips said
today: There are $4,000 building lots
in Topeka. We found in our tour of
the city a disposition to clean up and
improve even vacant lots and to make
them attractive. The amount of re-
pairing, reroofing and painting of
houses is continuous along all streets.
All over the city properties are being
made more attractive
eve went over the entire city, and
through the outskirts of the town,
looking for new buildings erected since
March l. 1904. We found about $780,
600 worth of improvements. There is
not an empty store building on Kansas
avenue.
New houses are building every
where. The points where many new
residences are being built are the
Douthitt tract. Orchard Place and
around Central park, but new houses
are scattered all over the city.
"A year ago the Douthitt and Or
chard Place tracts had just come gu
the market and there was a great deal
of building there. This year, without
the opening of any new and large
building tracts, there is a decided in
crease in the number of new resi-
dences and buildings over a year ago.
This growth of the town has been
steady during the past two years and
has not lessened but has increased
Topeka is enjoying a steady and
continuous growth. The houses that
are being built are being erected most
~ by those who will make them thei1
homes.
With so much building going on,
irnprovem ents of all descriptions being
made, and many streets being paved,
Topeka seems to be entering a boom"
period, but not a boom of fictitious
values and p1unges in real estate. but
a genuine and solid boom There are
many things to indicate this, such as
the prospects for natural gas, crude oil
for fuel. the Council Grove road, the
Union Pacific branch line to the north
west, the proposed Union Pacific
shops the establishment of the
Rock Island offices, the large amount
Of money being expended by the city
railway.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-02
FRESHMEN VICTORIOUS.
Win Over SophomOres in the Annual
Field Meet at Washburn.

The third annual freshman-sopho-
more field meet, held at WashbuIn
college Monday. resulted in a victory
for the freshman class. Out of the
possible number of us points the
freshman class won rs while the
sOphomores won only SO points.
The field meet is participated in by
the two rival classes and is a sub
stitute for the old time May-pole fight.
1t consists of a girls basket ball game,
baseball game between the boys, a leo
yard dash, shot put broad jump, $50
yard run, girls baseball throw, pole
vault, 220 yard dash, hammer throw
440 yard run, high jump and a relay
race.
The girls basket ball game was
won by the sophomores by a score of
10 to 6. The lineup was:
sophomores - Miss Nell; center;
Miss Markham, Miss Goddard, for
wards; Miss Payne, Miss Detwilder,
Miss Lukenss guards.
F'reshmen-AIiss McNeal, center;
Miss Cofman, Miss McCrumb, for
wards; Miss Wefch, Miss Better, Miss
Wingettt guards.
Miss McNeal and Miss McCrumb
threw the goals for the sophomores
and Miss Goddard and Miss Markham
scored for the freshmen.
The boys baseball game resulted in
a score of 8 to in favor of the fresh
men. Each of these games counted
10 points toward the ultimate number.
thus the two classes tied at the be-
ginning of the afternoons sports.
At 2:30 p. m. the field sports were
started and the results are as follows:
One hundred yard dash-Time 10 40
seconds. First place, Ilce; second,
White; third, Lee, Stevenson, Litton.
Shot put-Distance % feet inches.
First, HOLSTER; second, Brown; third,
Taylor.
Broad jump-Distance 10 feet 2h
inches. First Stevison, second, White;
third, Smiley.
Eight hundred and eighty yard run
Time minutes IS seconds. First,
Litton: second, Johnson; third, Snyder.
Girls baseball throw-Distance 1913
feet. First Coffman; second, Mark
ham, third. Goddard.
Pole vault-Distance s feet. First,
Lee; second, Smiley; third, Voorhis.
Two hundred and twenty yard dash
Time 81 seconds. First, Tice; sec
ond Lee; third. White.
Hammer throw-Conceded to the
freshmen.
-Four hundred and forty yard run
Time IS seconds. First, Tice; second,
Litton: third, Williams.
High jump-Distance 4 feet II
inches. First, Jennings; second, Mil
lice; third, Smiley.
Relay race won by freshmen.
In each of the above events the first
place counts five points, the second
three and the third place one point.
The faculty objected to the girls so
yard dash so no entries were made.
and the baseball throw was subsi-
tuted.
The officials were. judges, Prof. J.
w. Harshbarger and Prof. H. I.
Woods; referee, DR.. Outland, and
starter, Prof. o. w. Towne.
In the evening the two classes were
entertained, by DR.. and Mrs. Norman
Plass at the presidents residence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-02

Kansas city. May 2.-Close-WHEAT-
Receipts today Il cars. Quotations
were higher and as follows: May, $3.50;
July. "a ca 49,; Sept, 711sc. Cash: No.
2 hard, SIC: No 8 hard, 79c: No hard,
$50 SIC: No. , red, S6092c; No red, $50
sec: No 4 red eSuS7c.
CORN-Market higher. May, 44ssc; Ju-
ly, 1876: Sept, $50 1850. Cash: No mix
ed, 46c; No. 3 mixed, 46c; No. white, $50
&c: No 8 Y hite, z61i461zc.
OATS-Market higher. No. white, Sld
BIC: No. 2 mixed, 291zGi30c.
RYlMarket steady, TOMI2c.
HAY-CLoice timothy, s9.50d1o.00; choice
prairie, $. MdS.50.
BUTTER-Creamery, 20q2Sc; packing,
EGGS Market steady. Fresh, 14lkc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-02

kansas civ Live STOCK.

Kansas City, Mo, May 2.-CATTLE---
Receipts today 5000 head, including 400
head of southerns. Market steady. Ma
tive steers. $425q6.25 southern steers, g 80
cows COWS and heifers, S. 25a5'50; stockers and
feeders, SS.e0d4.s0 bulls, $2.50d465s calves,
S350d6.25; western fed steers, S4.5046O0;
western fed cows, So. 25d5. %.
HOGS-Receipts today, 5000 head. Mar
ket strong TO SC higher Bulk of sales,
s510d5.25; heavy, $520q5. 2l1z; packers, $50
d5.25: pigs and lights, S425d5.171z.
SHEEP-Receipts today $500 head.
Market steady. Muttons, $425d6.00; lambs,
$550QT.O0; range wethers, $450Q4.65; range
ewes, $4.25Q4.65.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-02

Chicago, May .-CATTLE-R Receipts to-
day. $500 head Market steady. Good to
prime steers. s.. 1866: poor to medium,
s.. 25G5.40; stoclers and feeders. g. 75a5.2 p;
S. 6O6t2 40: bulls. s2.5O74.75; calves, S5.75.
HOGS-Receipts today, ,Oo0 head Mar
ket strong Mixed and butchers, S. l0d
$50; good to choice heavy, S5-09q5. 81
rough heavy, S475d495; light, $5.O0d5.2z12;
bulk of sales, $500Q525
SHEEP-Receipts -1sday, 900 head
wethers lshorn). s450Q5.00; fair to choice
mixed (shorn S3.50Q5.08; native lambs
(shorn), s4.0006.25; western lambs, 5000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-02
New York Money.

New York. May .-MONEY-Money on
call firm pa d31z per cent, closing bid 215
and offered at "a per cent; time loans
steady; go and 80 days and six nonthes,
81 per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper, $50
~ per cent; sterling exchange weak, and
closing firmer, with actual business in
bankers bills at s4.S614 "A $500 for demand
and at 81. S430Gi4 S435 for so day bills; posted
rates $500. S41k and $4S7d4.S715; CONNER
cial bills, 81. S41sG4 $40
STLyER-Bar silver, 56szc; Mexican dol
BONDS Government bonds weak
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-02

WHEAT-The wheat market acts as if
it wanted to do better. The visible supply
yesterday showed a decrease of about l.
100000 bushels and the market showed an
better than Saturday. Cash wheat is ad-
vancing and car lots readily sell from Ia
&c better than Saturdays prices. But, as
I said in my letter of yesterday the para
hinges on crop prospects Statisticians
and crop reporters have slxilfully fooled
the people for the last five years on a
theory not based on any record, but on an
Is bushels is the par of the yield of wheat
per acre These are contentious figures
that are not admissible of any such in
depreciation. The last fve-year record
taking the figures as given out by the
department at WashingtO n-shoW there is
no common sense way of making the par
OF yield exceed 1875 bushels per acre, or to
forecast something that has never hap
pened- John Hyde, the United States sta
tistIctan, said three years ago: 1t has al
ways been the contention of the depart
ment that crop conditions as published
from time to time during the growing
season admit Of no expression in BUSH
els"
During the last five years the average
decline in condition of the growing winter
wheat crop has been S.3 points, between
April and harvest time. The difference
between these records and theorists esti-
bushels. The market has suffered a long
decline. Prices are sun-Wilted believe
the work of nature has already been dis
counted and prices ought to do some bet
ter.
CORN-Corn seems to resist any further
attempt to break it down Reports from
all directions seem to warrant the belief
that production has been overestimated
July and September corn on all sharp
breaks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-02
Sd. .Louis IAve SCI.

St. Louis. Mo. May 2-CATTLE-Re-
cetpts today, 1900 head. Market slow to
steady. Beef steers, S4.00q6.O0;' stockers
and feeders, S. 75d4 80; cows and heifers,
81 2505.OO; Texas steers, S3.50d5.75; Texas
cows and heifers, g. 00lE425.
HOGS-Receipts today, 5000 head. Mar
ket steady to slow Pigs and lights, s.. 754
500; packers S4.sOd5.1o; best heavy, 5000
SIS
Market steady. Natives s.. 50G5.25; lambs,
IS. 5Oa6.S5: Texans, S. O0d5.00.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-02
Ban Players Leg Broken.

Manchester, May 2.--While playing
ball with the Manchester team against
Oak Hill, Alexander Young. third
baseman, had his right leg broken he
tween ankle and knee. An oak Hill
player running bases ran into Young
A physician was on the grounds and
set the fracture
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-02

Seattle, Wash, May 2.-The 500
japanese Iaborers who were brought
here from Honolulu by the steamship
Olympia to work on the Great North
ern railroad. were landed. The bust
ness agent of the Western Central
Labor union attempted to have the
men prevented from landing but it was
found the law considered them as hav-
ing come from American territories
fTJa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-02

New York. May 2.-Thirteen DELEGATES
representing the state railways of Holland
arrived here today on the steamer -Rvnd-
ham to attend the International railway
congress, which begins at WASHINGTON
this week. 9FA'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-02

Chicago. Man. 2.-BUTTER-Aark easy.
Creamery. 30024c; dairy. 1SG22c.
EGGS-Market steady. At mark, cases
included, HE
CHEESE Daisies. 14c; Twins. lie: Young
Americas, 14c.
POULTRY-AIarket steady. Turkeys, IA
d15c; chickens, lSc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-02

Furnished by J. e Gall, Commissions,
Gratn5, Provisions. Cotton and Stocks.
Office 10 West Sixth street Telephono
4s6. Correspondent Christy Grain and
Stock Co.. Kansas City. Mol
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-02
Warships Sail for san Domingo.

washington, May 72.-The nth d.
vision Of the North Atlantic fleet, the
Olympia, Cleveland. Des Moines and
Denver, commanded by Rear Admiral
Bra dford, has sailed from Pensacola
for Monte Christie. san Domingo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-02

san Francisco, May 2.-Tbe Ari-
iona Warehouse company premises
have been destroyed by IRE. Los
$50. 600.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-02

Furnished by A. NJ. McDermote comma
.ston Co. Stocks, Grains, Provisions Afae
Savestment Securities. Room IA Co4urn-
Ian builcing.1
Liverpool opening cables: wheat ga
higher; corn I'd higher. -
Liverpool, 80 p. m: Wheat ssQSzd nigA-
er: corn I'D higher.
cars graded, 3. Corn g cars; graded, z.
Oats. 146 cars; graded, n.
Liverpool closing cables: Wheat 40
higher; corn I'd higher.
Northwest grain receipts today. Mime
apolis, 81 cars: Duluth. Is cars. A year
ago. Minneapolis. ~ cars: Duluth Il cars
Estimated hog receipts at Chicago to-
morrow, % coo head.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-02

Furnished by J E Gall, Commissions
Grains Provisions. Cotton and Stocks
Office 10 West Sixth ST. eet. TELEPHONY
$50. Correspondent Christy Grain and
stock Co.. Kansas City MOL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-02

View of the Grain Market furnished by
Thomas J. Myers, broker, ground floor
Columbian building, Topeka, Kan.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-02
Iknnsns 81 Gin.

[F.urnished BY J. z. Gail. Commissions.
Grains. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks.
Office 10 West Sixth street. Telephone
1856 Cores pendent Cnristy Clam and
Stock Co. Kansas City, MOI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-02

st. Louis, No. May 2-WOOI-Market
strong. Territory and western mediums,
z2d26c; fine medium, 1sa21c; fine, 17g1so
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-02
Topeka Market

Furnished by Charles woif Packing Col
MIXED AND BUTCHERS 81 soa4s
HEAVY -..----- ..-..-....--...-.-.-- 4S0d4.so
80 CORN FED. CATTLE. 4eO14e'
FURNISHED by Charles Woln Packing Col
SSMS s..-,... '..-.......-...-..-..$ S. 0oq4.G
S5 I44k6S ,-.--- -...-......--........ 40oQ5.N
lei Frs .--.s.'. .s.s.............. 3ooQzTs
~ ILLS ,.-...-............... 900qS-50
EXTRA VEAL CALVES. 00ss5 y
FURNISHED by = go q RnIars c.,+-.,
- Mills. So North Kansas Ave.I
NO. WHEAT ....-....................... .s5s
no WHEAT ...........,...............
NO GRADE WHEAT ................60 sSs0o
CORN. -....... INSTRUMENTATION. ga
~. OA1S ...... .........ss...............32 N
FRUITs AND VIZ; a;r 4 ri II IA 's0a
Furnished by S. E. Lux. 40 KanEES5 Ave.7
orange oaNa,yels, s., 75as.B per box.
BEMONS-Californla $2.75 per box.
BANANAS 25qs.25 per bunch.
PINEAPPLES-Per crate, $3.50
HONEY-s2-4 20 per 24-rack case
STRAWBERRIES-Per crate, 500.
VEGETABLES.
CALIFORNIA CABBAGEZ3c Der Ter h
GRANBE Rf9IE S--s6.oO per Dbl.
LETTUCE-Per basket Soc
RADISHES-Pe doz. punches. 1g02no
ELL. FsdLOR2IDA ToMAToES-6-basket crate.
GREEN oNIoNs-Per doz. punches.
GREEN BEANS-1-3 bu. box- To
WAA BEANS-I-3 bu. box. 500
PEAS-1-3 bu. box, 800
SQUASH-1-3 bu. box 75c
NEW BERMUDA ONIONs-par ,--.-
g % Ct crate
GUCUMBERs- Is bu. box. s125
TOMATO PLANTS-s175 per ! o00
SABBAGE PLANTS-S1.75 per I.60o
SWEET POTATO PLANTS-s1 5g79 ~
per 1000. s-.@'0@N.VV
FULL CREAM CHEESE
KANSAS q. A.-15c per ID.
NEW YORK STAT E yVbfe-N 81
TO- " "ieel 4Sc per
BRICK-151kc per h.
LIMB Y ttl EIt-151zc per 10.
BLOCK SWlSS-151ac per Ib
BUTTER, EGGS, POULTRY
(Jobbers Pricesl
II urnlshed BY Cope & Co. 134 Kanss.
Ayeuue.l
POULTRY-Hens, Sc ID: eprfnss 1sr-.
&c ID; broilers. 125kc ID. So
E6GS-Fresh 14c
COUNTRY BUTTER-1s0zoo mar IN
HAY
IF furnished by City Hay Market az c,11fn-
cy street,
PRAIRIE-Loose, per tom. 81 do07 "a
! StsAltI E-Baied ...... ......... s0SS & "a
A44tAlSf A-Loose -. $500. e.0()Sa1I n
- n -..- 5000 500
~ = -.-.s..-.+..s....... $500 m
Dina W n ct ION .-.-.....-----.... 4.6oH 5sa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-02
BARoNEss Go 81 rHEf-r.
Woman Arrested In New York Taken
to Washington for Trial.

New York. May "a woman who
calls herself a countess and says her
FAMILY Is De Sa1mo- and who was ar
rested in this city yesterday charged
with the larceny of clothing from the
home of Mrs. William Slater of Wash
lngton, was taken to Washington. She
consented to go without arraignment
or extraditon. The police say she is
the Baroness Otto De Vorte st. George
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-02
Sugar ana Coffee in New York.

New York, May 2.-SUGAR-Raw sugar
irregular. Fair refining. 8 15-16c. Refined
steady. Crushed, S6.SS; powdered, Ss.25;
CoFFEE-MaElzet quiet. No, Rio,
7zsc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-02
Furnished by City Hay Market az {
cy street


Topeka Hide Market
TO-. -, Topeka, May &
on Boston quotations:1
GREEN SALT CURED. .....,.... = az
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-02
WooI Mnrkef-

Galveston, Tex, May 2-COTTON-
Market higher at 7ssc per pound.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-02

Coffon Markea..

New York, May 2.-BUTTER-Marke
steady. Extra creamery, 261zc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-02
K. c. Live Stock Sales This Morning

The following sales were made this
morning at the stock yards. Kansas City,
No. and telephoned to the State Journal
by Clay, Robinson & Co, live stock COM
mission merchants, with offices at al
markets:
Kansas City. Mo. May 2-1O:SO A. M
CATTLE-Reeeipts today, 5000 head. Mar
6et active and steady to strong
HOGS-Receipts today, 5000 head Mar
ket steady to &c higher. Bulk of sales,
S5.121kQ5.25; top, S5.271k
Representative sales:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-02

Kansas City, May 2.
Open High Low Close Yes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-02

You refer to these lawyers in a
contemptuous way as a. gang p" said
the governor. why is that?"
I believe that they were after Will
les property. II they had plead in
sanity, Willie would never have been
sent to the penitentiary."
Then" interrupted Judge Hum
phrey may it please your excellency,
the only possible thing for you to do
Is TO pardon this boy. It is entirely
prison.
don't care how you let him out,
l9st 50 you don't say he is innocent
OF the crime" asserted Allen.
Do you think" said the governor
70 Alien that Willie Sell had good
lawyers, and good defense %
ne mad good lawyers, but they
aldn take the right tack to clear him.
Willie was not responsible. He was
gullty OF bad habits. He didn't have
feeling
Here J. W. hurry asked to make a
Slslt = hurry is the uncle of VIII
he Sell on his mothers side. He said
that he had talked to Willie a dav or
two after the murders. and W5lIie
spoke of it with tears and great evil
/ dence of grief.
II Willie Sell had been your bov. s.
/ persisted Governor Hoch to Mr.. Allen
would you have hired those LAWYERS
to defend him -
Nm. I wouldn't have hired then,
then, and wouldn't now. I dent ike
them = X
! They are the lawyers interrupted
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-04-27
WHAT is THE
MODERN NE THOD
Dan Corlis Deep in the Intri-
cacies Of Politics Looks
for a Way Out.
Big meadows. April 26, 19O4.

Big meadows. April 26, 1904.
Mr.. Editer,
Me and BILL CARLI and
Slim Thompson and GraybacK
Kelly was havin discushun a
bout a deel and said wood rite
you and Get you to advice us
thro The columns of yure essteam-
ed Sheet what was rite. Now
Slim he can Get ajob of grub
bling on a new Road, he has got A
pull with Supervisor But the.
supervisor he wants to bee in on
the deel but he don't think it wood
Be legul sealing he is Supervisor
but he Wants to get some rakeoff
but he is afrade. so Bill he ses
the Way to Do tbs too rite a con-.
track and put in It that Slim
will GIT so much for grubbing
and then not too say nothiNG a.
bout that there is cut With the
supervisor but to put in It that
there is a CONTINJUNT FUND
of Say 20 per sent. and Bill ses
that is the way they did when he
was Alder Man and he ses it is
legul and all rite and he ses a
CoNTINJUNT FIND is just like
a SINKING FUND and it will
SINK and that is all there is to
it. now Mr.. Editer will you
Pleese advise us thro yure organ
if this is THE most modurn way
OF meeting such Exigencies or if
there is a later and better methid
and Oblige
yure Essteamed Correspondent
Dan Corliss
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-04-27
CLOSING
is ADVOCATED.
Number Of Bemidji Mer.
chants Would Close Estab-
lishments at 6 O'Clock.

Now that spring has come and
the days are lengthening, a mum
Der of merchants Of the city are
starting an agitation to close all
the stores of the city during the
evenings in the summer months
in order to allow their clerks an
opportunity Of recreation. Diff
ferent opinions as to the proper
hour to close are expressed, some
advocating that 6 O'clock would
not be too early, while others
think that 8 o'clock would be a
more suitable hour. No action
has yet been taken, either by the
merchants or the clerks union,
but it is very probable that an
agreement will be reached in the
near future. The months dur.
ing which it is advocated to close
early are May, June. July and
August.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-04-27
The ToWnsite Of Baudette
ReVerts to the G. N.
Railway.
ENORMOUSLY VALUABLE TRACT
OF LAND AFFECTED.
Thos. Cathcart Will Probably Ap.
peal to the Secretary Of
the Interior.

Word was received today from
Washington that the commits
sioner of the general land Office
has handed down his decision in
the celebrated land case involv
ing the townsite of Baudette, re-
versing the decision of the
Crookston land Office and award
ing the land to the Canadian
Northern Railway company.
The railway company claimed
the land through a grant or
easement right, Thomas Cathcart
claimed it under the law govern
ing a prior settlement right and
the land was also applied for by
TOWNSHIP settlers who applied to
enter it under the townsite law.
It was a hard fought case
from start to finish, Messrs.
Stevenson & Loring and R. j.
Montague representing Thomas
Cathcart. Attorney Lang of Cass
Lake, represented the townsite
company and W. B. Rowe, of
Crookston, was attorney for the
railway company.
The land involved is one of the
most valuable tracts ever con-
tested for in this land dis trict.
The case will probably go to
the Secretary of the Interior on
an appeal by Mr.. Cathcart.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-04-27
Wrestling Match No Go.

The wrestling match which
was scheduled to come off last
night between Hanks and Shores
did not take place and number
Of men who had intended t0 bet
on the match were disappointed.
The bout was to be a private one
for 5000 a side, Shores to throw
Hanks three times in an hour.
Shores left this morning for
Brainerd, where he expects to
arrange a match with Moth Of
Minneapolis.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-04-27
BIG FACTORY AT
FORT FRANCES
A $4,000 Peat Factory
Being lnstaIled-TWo Ad-
ditiOnal Plants Planned.

Fort Frances, directly opposite
Koochiching, is now putting in a
big peat factory under the direc.
ton of Wilson Irwin of Toronto.
The factory will be 600 feet long
and equipment for it is now on
the road. The plant is to cost
$4,000, and will give employ
ment to 100 men. AS there is
no question as to the quality and
quantity of material, the com
pany has decided to erect two
additional plants as soon as the
first one is completed. Mr.. Irwin
will be the resident manager.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-04-27
FIRE LOSS In
TOWN OF FROM
Forest Fire Does Damage to
Ruggles Pine-Hard Fight
to Save SaWmill.

L. 0. Solberg returned yester
day from his sawmill in the town
of FROM about five miles east of
Bemidj, where he has been for
the past two days protecting the
mill from a forest fire which has
been raging in the township for
several days. The mill was finally
saved but only after a hard
fight. A large amount Of Nor
way pine belonging to Chas. f.
Ruggles has been damaged. No
estimate of the loss has been
given.