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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-08
TRACKS OF A NOTED WARRIOR
Exploits of "A Fighting HRIfbreed
Indian During the Border Days
of the West.

The October number of the Frontier Mag
azine, published at Colorado Springs,
prints an account of the exploits of George
Bent, an Indian halfbreed who took an
active part in the killing and scalping raids
which Redeemed the plains in the pioneer
days. The author is George Hyde of
Omaha.
Bent is the son Of old Colonel Bent, fur
trader and Indian agent owner of Bents
fort on the upper Arkansas where he at
one time did fur business second only
to that done by Astor's big American Fur
company. Bent's mother was Owl Woman
OF the southern Cheyennes. When the war
broke out Bent and his younger half
breed brother, Charley, were going TO
school in Missouri. They enlisted in the
confederate army and after seeing some
fighting were captured and paroledi soon
after this they went home, up the Ar
kansas, and joined the Cheyennes. In
1854 war broke out with the Indians In
Nebraska, Colorado and Kansas, and Bent
and his brother Joined the warriors in their
fighting and raiding. In less than a year
George Bent was reported (by the solders)
as killed in three different fights. In No
vember he was I'm Black Kettles camp
when the Colorado troops attacked it and
killed about $50 Indians Bent was re-
ported killed here. his brother was cap
tured Next Bent Joined the hostiles on
the upper Smoky Hin river and moved with
them TO a big hostile camp on the head
waters of the Republican, from whence he
went out with raiding parties, sweeping
along the Denver road on the Platte, cap
turing wagon trains, herds, stage coaches,
etc lie was with both war parties that at
tackled Julesburg, Colo, this winter; the
first attack made by 1000 warriors, re-
suited In Turing out the soldiers and killing
a considerable number OF them; in the
second attack Julesburg stage station was
burned and fifty miles OF telegraph de-
stroyed; then the Indians broke camp and
moving north Joined Red Cloud on Powder
river In spring, 1868 the hghting was re-
newed. Bent was In the night with Colonel
Moonllghts' troops on Powder river and
also took part In a four-day engagement
with a wagon train escorted by soldiers.
At the Platte bridge night. he seems to
have led the 1000 warriors when they
charged the troops and annihilated a party
OF sixty. In this fight he witnessed the
death Of Lieutenant Casper Collins, for
whom the town OF Casper, Wyo. near the
old Platte bridge Is named, In the winter
OF 1880, Bent went south with the Cheyenes.
Peace had been made. and from this time
on he never fought against the whites
again. but served as interpreter and In
othAr EOvernment DoEiuona-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-08

Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera ana Diar-
rhoea Remedy cures diarFhoea and dysen-
terry IN al forms and IN AL stages. II never
failA
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-08

J. II. MITCHELL, Paola, Kan.
Cured of Malignant Cancer on Hand
Mr.. Bradley Mitchell of Number one
Tenn, cured of Epithelioma CCanceD Of
lower eyelid by home treatment.
Mrs S. j. Anderson of Greenvlle. Tex.
cured Of a very large Cancer OF breast.
Mrs. W. A. Southland, Buffalo, Mo-, Can
Ger Of breast, size of teacup, cured b,
home treatment.
]. ]. Mitchell, Alta Vista, Kan, Cancel
on the back.
Mrs S. j. Beers Of S742 Garfield avenue
Kansas City, Mo, Cancer OF the face.
Mrs. Adam Brk, Box 3lS, Upton, la.
T. J. Thomas, 1872 South Carolina street
Louisiana, Mo, Cancer on back OF neck.
rec and invited. Write us, with descrip
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-08
UtiIIEing Water PoMer.

Since the construction Of the numerous
valley dams In Roumania, Westphalia and
silesia more attention has been paid to
an adequate utilization Of the water power
stored in the German Alps which so far
has been neglected. According TO a state
ment OF the hydro-technical bureau only
1900 horse power, about 10 per cent Of the
available amount, has been utilized In the
Bayarian Anime districts. OF the numerous
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-29
ARMY AND NAVY REPUBLICAN
LEAGUE MEETS
ADDS NAME OF THE STATE
Long Delayed incorporation Is Fol-
lowed by an Election Of
Officers Held In San
Pedro

After more than ten years Of hard
work on the part of its charter mem
bers, the Los Angeles Army and Navy
Republican league has at last incor-
porated as the Army and Navy Repub-
lican League of the State Of California,
with number of Los Angeles men as
officers. The league, however, will have
to meet some competition because CT
the claims of the Army and Navy
league of San Francisco which, al
though not incorporated as a state in
stitution, may lay claim to the title on
the plea Of prior organization.
The first important meeting Of the
league as state organization was held
Sunday at San Pedro. Brig. Gen. will
liam H. Savage, who has been COM
mander of the local league for several
years, was unanimously selected as
commander in chief. For the senior
and Junior vice commanders in chief
Col. r. F. Clarke and Col. s. d. Thurs
was appointed adjutant general, Col. j.
w. Van Horn quartermaster general
and Col. Tom ]. Shea inspector general.
The appointments went into effect i'm
mediately and arrangements have al
ready been made for communication
with the big leagues of other states and
with the headquarters at Washington.
Following the announcement received
yesterday from the secretary of states
office, confirming the Incorporation of
the Los Angeles league as the represen-
tative state organization, communica-
tions from a number of small cities on
the coast, asking for Jthe starting of
subordinate leagues in their precincts,
were received, and a special committee
will be appointed at the next meeting
of the league for the consideration of
these minor interpretations.
officers of the league said yesterday
that although the California league was
several years behind other state leagues
the officers intended to make up for lost
time by putting the Los Angeles organ
ization on the same footing as the most
successful leagues.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-29
TO RUSH WORK
ON NEW RAILWAY
LAB0RERS ARE WANTED FOR
"BORAX" SMITHS LINE
ROAD RUNS TO BULLFR0G
Contractor Finds Difficulty in Obtain
Ing Men, but the Construction
Must Be Finished In
Year
ROAD RUNS TO BULLFRoG

Official confirmation of the plan of
"Borax" Smith to build railroad from
Ludlow to- Bullfrog, a distance of 167
miles, was given yesterday by Thomas
Ryan, the contractor, who has charge
of the work, and laborers are now be-
ing sought in Los Angeles.
The line branches from Ludlow on
the Santa Fe in a northeasterly direc-
ton across the desert and little engi-
neering difficulty will be met in its
construction. 1t is expected that the
road will be open for business by
April lst of next year.
1t is probable that construction work
will meet with serious delay on ac-
count of the scarcity of labor. A por-
tion of the material is already on the
ground, but the workmen have not
been forthcoming. in spite of the offers
of good wages and board, which the
contractors have made.
Managements of the several labor
bureaus of the city say that there is
an unusual scarcity in the labor mar
ket, and they are not able to supply
more than ten Fer cent of the help
they are asked to provide.
Railroad officials say that the build
ing of the Smith road has deep sig
nificance for Los Angeles merchants,
as 1t win give to them an entry into
the Goldfeld district on equal terms
with the San Francisco merchants who,
at the present time have practical
monopoly Of the business.
The large development work OF the
last year has demonstrated that the
reports of great richness of the coun-
try have not been exaggerated and
mining men are expecting to see
another rush into the district with the
opening Of winter.
San francisco merchants have been
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-29
CAPTAIN FARNSWoRTH
RETURNS FROM THE EAST
Visits Principal Cities and His Mining
interests In Colorado and
South Dakota

There is more activity and general
prosperity in Los Angeles than have
seen in any other city in the United
States and everybody in the east is
crazy to get here" said Captain ]. c.
Farnsworth yesterday, who resides at
1107 West First street.
Captain Farnsworth was captain of
Troop M, volunteers. in the Spanish
American war. He has recently re-
turned from a business and pleasure
trip Of five months through the middle
and eastern states. He visited Grip
pie Creek. Colo. and Black Hills, s.
d., where he has mining interests. He
reports general prosperity at those
mines, debarring the strike at the
former.
Captain Farnsworth barely escaped
the quarantine at New Orleans. In
his rounds he visited the battle-ground
where General Custer was massacred
and brought home several souvenirs
from that noted battlefield.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-29

Watch for The HeraId's 100000 Popu-
Aation Edition. Sunday Sept. .. 1905
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-29
TEN DAYS SENTENCE
TOO LONG FOR POWELL
Man Who Escaped From Jail Explains
Why He Took Leave of the
Janitor

"Oill tell yez ply OF made me git
away. 1t waz that new jedge-Jedge
Rose-thet soaked me ten deys, AMI
though Oi've been in this jail no less
than hundred times and never did a
jedge do me more than three days.
Phen OF had served me three deys OF
just stepped off,"
Edward Powell stood before the desk
sergeant nopping his face yesterday
noon as he made the foregoing ex-
PLANTATION of the reason why he had
run away from the janitor. Last April
Powell was doing ten days sentence,
when he suddenly disappeared from the
gang of TRUSTEES" Times unnumbered
Powell has been arraigned in the po-
lice courts on the charge of drunken
ness and has always received a three
days sentence.
In April Judge Rose, hearing of the
continual arraignments on the same
charge, decided to give the man a
longer sentence. Powell stayed with
the janitor three days and then dis
appeared. He went to Burbank and
has been working there since.
Powell decided yesterday that he
would go to Santa Monica and set out
early In the morning on foot. About
noon he was passing along Lake Shore,
near Temple street, where the chain
gang is working, when Superintendent
Felts recognized him. Powell saw the
chain gang about the same time and
started to run. Officer Arguello. the
mounted guard of the chain gang, set
out in hot pursuit and captured his
man.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-29
SENDS WAITRESS
TO REST CURE
COURT FINDS MAY GODFREY
MENTALLY DERANGED
GIRL HAS QUEER DELUSIoNS
Evidence Shows That Telephone Pro-
posaIs and Persecution by Means
of Love Letters Were
Imaginary

Following one of the most thorough
examinations on a charge of insanity
ever held in superior court room, May
Godfrey, waitress, was yesterday de-
clared mentally deranged by commits
sion in department 4 of the superior
court, but was discharged upon her
mothers promise that she would take
the girl back to their former home in
Kansas and there provide for her.
The trial was the result of number
of allegations made by the young
woman against Dwight and George
Hart, proprietors in part of the Natick
and Rosslyn hotels. The girl made the
accusation that Dwight Hart had per-
secuted her with proposals of marriage.
The girl, who is 16 years of age, came
to Los Angeles less than year ago
with her mother. The mother obtained
position as waitress at the Redondo
hotel, while May went to work for
Dwight Hart as waitress in the Natick
restaurant. Some time ago the girl was
discharged, and then she declared that
she began to receive letters and tele-
phone messages that worried her.
Too Much Telephoning
Several times day telephone mes
sages would come to the place where
the girl was working and the messages,
which were all proposals of marriage,
were alleged to be from Dwight Hart.
Finally the mother took the matter
before Capt. Auble, and Hart was called
in. Hart told Capt. Auble that the
young woman was not in her right
mind and that she had been writing to
him for some time. Finally he had an
officer swear to the insanity charge.
Friends of Hart and of the young
woman crowded the court room yester-
day to hear the evidence in the case,
and Miss Godfrey stoutly maintained
her claim to sanity. She answered
Hart's qestions and again testified that
she had not written the letters to her
self.
You are crazy" said Hart. you are
prosecuting me, was the reply OF tie
young woman. Several young women
employed at telephone exchanges AMI
at the clerks desk in both hotels tes-
titled that Miss Godfrey was continu-
ally asking to talk to Hart. On one
occasion she is alleged to have threat
ened suicide because Hart was perse-
cutting her.
After the taking Of all the evidence
Judge Bordwell told the mother that
the daughter was mentally unbalanced,
but upon the promise of the woman that
she would take the girl to quiet place
for rest cure the girl was discharged.
Mrs. Godfrey and her daughter left last
night for Kansas.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-29
FIFTY-EIGHT DRINKS
IN SUNDAYS DRAGNET
Hot Weather Excuses Do Not Feaze
Police Judge and Defendants Are
Given Usual Penalties

Fifty-eight drunks was the record for
the Sunday catch of the police, the
largest number of intoxicated persons
registered in one day at the police sta
tion for many months.
1T was the hot weather. your honor"
was the plea of the first one to make
his appearance before Police Judge
Rose yesterday morning. The hot
weather failed to have any effect on
Judge Rose. so with "Ten dollars or
ten days" he passed on to the next
culprit. The hot weather" excuse
was not pleaded again. Mrs. Mary
Lehene was convicted on the charge
Of having conducted "blind pig at
San Fernando and White streets and
was fined $780,
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-29
Rntes to Sacramento

On account of the California State fair
at Sacramento September 2 to 9, and the
celebration Native Sons of the Golden
West September s. The Southern Pacific
will sell tickets at one and one-third fare
for round trip from all points in Cali
on sale August 81 to September inclus-
i've, and will be good for return until
September IL. Continuous passage is re-
Southern Pacific ticket office, 261 South
Spring street.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-29
Circulated Some

Have you library In your town."
asked the New York man.
"Oh, yes" replied the westerner.
"A circulating one2"
'Well. it wasn't intended for that sort
OF a library, but we had two or three
cyclones out our way that circulated It
considerably. ."-Yonkers Statesman.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-29

Reginald-Artie had wonderful ex-
perience last week, you know.
Gussie Dust arrived)-You don't say
What was it?
Reginald-Why, his bathing suit was
so stunning. bah jove. sevewal news
paper men snapped him as summer
girl--Puck.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-29

able to find large market for their
goods, which are sent in over the Col
orado and Carson railroad. An ex-
tension of this road from Tonopah to
Goldfield is now under way.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-29
Cnrd of Thanks

wish to extend my heartfelt thanks to
all my friends, who so kindly contributed
floral tributes and extended kindness and
sympathy to me in the sad loss of my son
Frank. JAS. CRATIC.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-29

Trunks, suit cases, bags, at Cunning
hams Trunk Factory, 529 S. Spring.
Phones S18
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-29
At Newport

Watch for The Herald's 100000 POpu-
latiOn Edition, Sunday, Sept. 3, 1905.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-29

Ferns given away free with shoes pur-
chased at the Mammoth Shoe House, bl9
South Broadway.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-07-07

chaser, but o. he ''p passed his along
when he found out things he lost lit
tie. One q those he passed the stun.
along toS5'Was Judge Alton B. Parker
zOdeH threatened suit to recover his.
remaining losses, but nothing ever
came of 1t. Mrs: Wood threatened suit
also. e Now she expresses herself IS.
satisfied. The game 4 is to satisfy
every body which, as it lis done with
other peoples money, is easy and
then pitch in and BY better manage
ment make it4up to the treasury Of
who is the poor old giant lamb in the
whole transaction? Equitable, Hof
course. Equitable Director McCook,
Equitable Director Alexander, a rela-
tive OF the Equitable president, were
the leading spirits IN the !. shipbuild-,
ing trust. Right throughput and past
1t and until now they have remained
Equitable, directors. To hush up the
victims this man got a job from the
society or from the state of New
York; that man, not wanting a job,
got cash. The whole business has
been grossly scandalous and a.. dis
grace to New York. To say that worse
is done in New Jersey and as bad in
Pennsylvania is cold comfort. !
Even cynical Wall street is worked
up over the matter. 1t is perfectly safe
to say that out of the noisome mess
will come improvement in Empire
state insurance methods.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-07-07
mboo UINIV1VL NtAIs
.CATARRH. OF T STOMACH
CURED BY PE-RU-NA.

Miss Genevive May, 1917 s. Meridian
st., Indianapolis, Ind, Member Second
High School Alumni Assn, writes:
"Peruna is the finest regulator of q,
dis0rdered stomach have ever found.
1t certainly deserves high praise, for
tits skriILfulIy prepared.
"Iwas in terrible condition from a
neglected case of catarrh of the stomach.
My food had long ceased to be of any
goodand only distressed me after eat
ing; I was nauseated, had heartburn
and headaches, and felt run down COM
pletely. But in two weeks after took
Peruna I was q changed person, A few
bottles Of the medicine made a great.
change, and in three months my stom-
ach was cleared of catarrh, and my en-
tire system in a better condition. -
Genevive May.
Write DR.. Hartman, President of The
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio,
for free medical advice. All CORES
pondence held strictly confidential.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-07-07

paw NV JSoA@S
Washington has been the victim of the
apartment house craze. More than half
a hundred of these buildings, ranging
from rows of three-story apartments to
the highest limit allowed under the reg
ulations, have been built, and what is
more, every inch of their space has been
6lled The wonder to old Washingtoni-
ans is where the people come from to fill
these great tenements. There are no
manufacturing plants of any Importance
whatever within the District of CO.
lumbia, and the government. service
extends but slowly, and yet the per-
centage of increase in the population
of Washington keeps pace with that of
great, growing, manufacturing places.
Washington is not a skyscraper town,
and the authorities have wisely reduced
the height to which buildings can be
erected. Eight stories is about the i'm
it, although on the wider streets one
or two more stories can be added with
out violation of the regulations. Ono
of the building regulations adopted some
time ago prevents the erection of brild-
-ings to a greater height than the width
of the streets on which they are To-
Gated. Even this regulation is further
restricted in the neighborho OF pub
lie buildings. by requiring edifices to
keep within the height of the govern
ment structures 49, al. ssa;. I.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-07-07

for 100000, or $26,OOO,000 an acre. The
building is little old tobacco shop 80
feet by 80 in size, and leased for three
years longer. Dear old Benjamin D.
Silliman, who owned it, was proud of
the possession of the most valuable
piece of real property in the world: He
was no king of finance, but an old Yale
man, something of lover of science,
we'll connected with scholarly men.
For years the shop netted him but
small return upon it's enormous value,
but he gained steadily by it's enhance
ment in value. 1t was in his family
nearly 80 years. In that time it had
grown in value from less than $40 900
to 100000, besides constantly paying
rental. Silliman refused to sell it
while he lived Once broker offered
to cover the site with gold dollars for
it. Silliman said he'd sell il the dol
lars we're set edgewise.
Even more remarkable in a way is
the doom of the Plaza hotel. This,
often announced, is now at hand. It
cost 100000. 1t is a splendid struc-
ture. It is ten stories high. But be-.
cause it's site is SO fine, overlooking
the Fifth avenue entrance to Central
park, it must be more worthily
crowned. So another in the endless
succession of "the finest hotel in New
York. is to grace it's site. This is to
be somewhat larger on the ground, to
be Is stories high, and-they say-to
cost $15,000,000. This I do not believe.
There are to be 1000 rooms in the
house, and this price would mean that
each room, with it's share of the land
price and of the kitchen, dining room,
ETC., must cost $l,5oo,00o, which would
be rather steep.
Some of the famous newer hotels,
the Marie Antoinette, the St. Regis,
the Aston, are much smaller than the
Waldorf-Astoria. - : .. .-.-.>
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-07-07

There are 60o.000,OO0 acres of arid
land in the United States, which is
not far from third of the area of the
contiguous portion Of the country.
About 1o00o.000 acres have been re
claimed at one time and another by
private eI. prise 1t is estimated
that 6oo,o0o square miles, Or two.
thirds of the aggregate, can be made
dit for cultivation. This is twelve
times the area Of the state of New
York, and would be capable of support
ing at least 2o.ooo,oo0 of people. All
this barren tract is west df Minnesota,
Iowa, Missouri and Arkansas
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-07-07

W.#R. Stewart is over 50 and full of
dignities. On his mothers side he de-
rives: from the Rhinelanders, who
have been prominent land owners in
New}Y for several generations. The
Rhinelander building, down behind
Brooklyn bridge, takes the place of the
oldest house in New York, on what
was Monkey Hill. The Sugar House
prison, in which American soldiers
were confined by the British Provost
Cunningham during the revolution.
was swept away to make room for the
sameastructure. , T.. - 7
For every case of long married cou-
pies runhappily parting thus there are
at least two or three perfectly well
known to large circles of acquaint-
ances in which one. or the other party
endures in silence what must be intol-
cradle shame and sorrow; It is not
fashionable to shoot other persons any
longer, and it is really getting here
much as it is in London so that GER
tain complications LITERALLY leave .
man, sor more often woman, no re-
source but dignifed endurance. Il
:. Avery famous case of this sort--ali
the parties are now dead, the guilty
with the innocent-invoived for years
the most public and prominent and
scandalous disregard Of the lawful wife
and her children. Absolutely the only
thing the wronged woman's male re-
lations could do in her behalf without
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-07-07
joseph Croisitiere or Crushia .

Joseph Croisitiere, or Crushia, as he
was more Familiarity known, whose
death occurred the other day in Mich
igan, was a remarkable man in other
respects than age. He was born near
Ottowa, Ont, July 4, 1899, and, hav-
ing almost attained the age of 1o6
years, IS believed to have been the
Oldest man in Michigan 1t was his
boast that, even in later years, he had
hardly had a day of sickness, and his
faculties were unusually good. He
was familiar figure on the streets:
and frequently took long walks into
Deighboring townships.