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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-18
URGES LAND Law REFORM.
President Treats Important Subject in
Message to Congress

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE Presi-
dent sent the following message TO Con
gress today on the public land laws:
To the Senate and House of ,Represen-
ratives. The developments of the past
year emphasize with increasing force the
need OF vigorous and immediate action
10 recast the public land laws and adapt
them TO the actual situation. The tim
ber and stone act has demonstrated con
clusively that its effect is TO turn over
the public timber lands TO great corpor-
ations. II has done enormous harm. IL
is no longer needed and II should he re-
pealed.
The desert land act results so fire.
quently in fraud and comparatively sell
dom in making homes on the land. that
II demands radical amendment. That
provision which permits assignment be-
fore patent should be repealed and the
entrynan should he required TO live for
not less than two years al home on the
land before patent Issues. Otherwise the
desert land law will continue 10 assist
speculat tors and other large holders 10
get control of land and water on the pub
lie domain by indefensible means.
The Communication clause OF the home
stead act serves in majority OF cases.
TO defeat the purpose OF the homestead
act ituelf. which is TO facilitate settle
ment and create homes In theory the
honest settler, and doubtless In some
cases II does so. Far more often II sup
piles the means by which spectators and
loan and mortgage companies secure pos
structve-living at home on the land for
three years should be required before
commutation, unless II should appear
wiser 20 repeal the commutation clause
altogether.
These matters are more fully discussed
in the report OF the Public Lands COM
mission, 10 which J again call your at
tention.
Matter of Grave Concern.
l am gravely concerned at the extreme
1y unsatisfactory condition OF the public
land laws and al the prevalence of fraud
under their present provisions. For much
OF this fraud the present laws are chiefly
responsible There is but one way by
which the fraudulent acquisition OF these
lands can he definitely stopped and there
fore I have directed the Secretary OF
sued TO public lands under any law until
" In compliance with that law has been
found 10 exist. For this purpose an in
crease of special agents In the land office
IS urgently required. Unless given. bona
flde. would-be settlers will be put 10
grave Inconvenience, or else the fraud
Will In large part go on. Further, the
Secretary OF the Interior should he en-
abled 10 employ enough mining experts
10 examine the validity OF all mineral
land claims. and 70 undertake the super
vision and control OF the use OF the min
eral fuels still belonging TO the United
States. The present coal law limiting
the individual entry 10 100 acres puts q
premium on fraud by making It impos-
sible 70 develop certain coal fields and
yet comply with the law, II is scandal
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-18

the court for leniency, and the girl her
self declared that she was anxious to
lead better life. Judge Brown SEN
fenced her to tho Reform school, but
suspended sentence upon her promise TO
reform and be a good girl in the future.
The girl was neatly dressed and is of
attractive appearance.
The fact that she appears to be al
most grown woman, despite her age,
was largely responsible for the fact that
Stratton and Stevenson, accused of con.
tribnting to her delinquency, were dis
charged.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-18
Welshon Case Is On.

The case of Frank Welshon, who was
arrested by the Sheriff on November
5th on a charge of false registration,
will be called in the police court at 10
o clock this morning. Assistant County
Attorney Lyon will conduct the prose
cution and attorney William Newon
will appear for the defendant.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-18
IMPERS0NATED OFFICER
G, j, Page Given Four Months by Judge
Marshall

C. j. Page, who was arrested couple
of months ago for impersonating o rev
enue officer, was sentenced on Monday
by Judge Marshall Of the United States
District court, to serve four months
in the county Jail and to pay fine of
S25. Page represented himself to two
Greek saloon-keepers as being an inter
nal revenue officer, and succeeded in
collecting some money from them. He
entered a plea of guilty before Judge
Marshall on Monday
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-18
Suit to Condemn,

The Rio Grande Western Railroad
company began suit in the District
court Monday against Thomas B.
Striugham ct al to condemn land near
Bingham for right-ofway purposes.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-18
TO Cure q Cold In One Day.

Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine
Tablets. Druggists refund money if 1t
fails to cure. E. w. GROVES sigma
ture is on ench box, 25c
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-18
Divorce Suit Instituted.

Mathilde Weer brought suit in the
District court Monday for divorce
from Charles C. Weer, and for the Gus
tody of her two children. The couple
were married at Richmond, H., in
1892, and the wife charges that her
hasband abandoned her in Salt Lake
in August. 1902.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-10-11

The number Of pupils eul oiled
iu the Primary school lu McCon
nelIsburg during the drst month,
VAS 30; average attendance 36:
per cent ofatteudauce, 95
The following are the names Of
the pupils who attended every
day during The month Anna
Mary Srpes, Mary, Minerva and
Mcclellan Pittman; Mary and
Fred Fisher, Goldie aud Parker
rritle, Charles and McCaoley
Lynch, DwlghtandHarry Steach,
Winnie and Lloyd Menott Peter
and Mac Morton Dorothy aEd
Ross Haml, Wilhs Daniels. Ar
iiugtou McCurdy John Sloutea
gle, Frank Thompson Walter
Largent, Hollis While, Raymond
Grisslnger Pierce Henry, Guy
Reed and John Suders.
OLIVE GBISSINGER teacher
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-10-11

FARM Fox RENT Good two.
horse farm for rent, situate in
Belfast township For further
pai ticulars, apply 10
y W PECK,
MeConaellsolrg, Pa
Subscribe for the News.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-10-11
Cumberland Valley Train.

Leave Fort Loudon atZ42a 10
ll.47 a. m,, 2 43 p M leave Mer-
cersburg atS.ola m.. II O7p. ms
aud 305 p. m
Arrive at Mercersbnrg az 81
a. m, 1928 A. M, and 5.53 p. n
Loudon, s.07 a m 1913 a. 10
and 6l3 p M.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-10-11
All sty.cs aud kinds Of post
cards at the IRWIN store.

Dr ~ posi- cara Wow OF MCOou-
nells5urg two for five cents.
If you want 20 cents dozen for
eygs and 1sc. for butter, take
them TO Stevens IL Raker's Bar
gaia Store at Clear Ridge
G. b. Stevens is IN, Phlladel-
pima this week selecting line of
goods for the fall and winter trade
at his merchant tailoring and
gents furnishings store
Ifyou want lSc. per 10. tor
your butter, 2lc. per doz. for
eggs, 75c. per bu. for onions, SOC.
per bu. for potatoes take them
to huston, at Salullo.
La writing up surprise parties
and other gatherings, kindly omit
TIE names Of those who We're
present, except trose from dis
tint counties or states.
SALESMAN WANTED to look az
ter our interest IN Fulton aud adj
jacent counties. Salary o Com
mission. Address The HARVEY
on Co., Cleveland, O.
WANTED.-A good girl to do
general housework. Wages - a
week. Address
REV. GEO. M. GLENN,
9273t Chambersburg, Pa.
John NJ. Bowman, at Burnt
CaoIns. has for sale two horses
one five.yearo old, and the other
nlne; also, buggy aud a stick
wagon.
FOR blckache and rheumatism
use DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder
Pills. Cleanse and purify the
blood. A weeks treatment for
2Jc. Sold at Tsout's drug store
Charles Henry Wissner, well |
known In McConnellsburg. but
now a resident of Frederlcks-
burg, Va, was married last |
Thursday IN Washington, to Miss |
Bsttle L. Fhppo, of Virginia.
statesmen WANTED to look aft /
er our interest in Fulton and ad-
jacent counties. Salary or Com
mission. Address
GLOVER On AND PAINT Co.,
Cleveland, Ohio
HIDES james Sipes q Son /
pay 10, 13, and l6c a pound cash, /
+ beef hiles "a. their butcher
shop in McConnellsburg, also
highest price paid for calf skins,
81 eepsklns aud tall3w-
II. q. Reiber and wife, Of Hum.
molstown, DGuphin county, spent
the past week the guests Of Mrs.
Relber's mother Mrs. Sarah
Bltdorff, and other relatives in !
this county,
WANTED For Fulton County.
Agent for The GREAT A. d p. (
TEA Co. Good Inducements and
big pay.
THE GREAT A. & p. TEA Co.
l3ll--1l Ave,
8 % Ct Altoona, Pa.
Samuel Reese and wife, of
Burnt Cabins, were IN town a few
hours last Saturday. Mr.. Reese
is on his fam ou the Huntingdon
county side of the line, and is an
enthusiastic ard successful tiller
OF the SOL.
The Hancock Star says that
Martin L. Peck, of Poctonwue,
Al ! Is arranging &c build num-
Der Of houses IN Hagerstown to
reut. Mr. Peck is extensively
ENGAGED 10 the manufacture of
lumber, and an enterprislug clu-
zen
Mrs Nancy McQuade sent TO
this Office Tuesday unoruipt, a.,
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Companies writing through assets $7O,0OO, ,OO0.OO
 NM NOT GET GOOD INSURANCE--=

We represent any cheap unreliable companies but being la
 a with the standing ability pay each and every company having authority for doing business Arkansas give mers only the best
 We business all branches of insurance and will be glad give information any tme Call write phone Phones l9 and 47, office in Dodson Building
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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-07-12
Overturned Boats.

"When a small boat capsizes," said
an old river man, ''the occupants
should not try to climb aboard, but
should lightly cling to it until help
comes. Even a light canoe will in all
probability sustain their weight until
assistance arrives If they will only
cling as lightly to it's overturned sides
as possible, allowing the body to float
in the water, which it will d. and not
under any circumstances to attempt to
bear down upon the canoe or to crawl
upon the overturned bottom.
''This is where the fatal mistake oc-
ours in nearly all boating drowning ac-
cidents. A single man with good
sized plank in the water can in his
struggles and efforts to save himself
push the plank beneath the surface of
the water and drown then and there
whereas the same plank will support
the weight Of three men who are we'll
posted and cool enough merely to grasp
its edges with as little downward pres
sure as possible. A single oar has
saved many sailors life in this man.
ner, which a landsman would grasp,
push it down in the water and go down
with it.-Washington Star.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-07-12
STOLEN RIFLE
is RECOVERED
d. G. Miller Gun Found by Bag
gageman Under Great North
ern Depot Platform.

One of the six guns stolen
from the Miller repair shop on
Second street Monday night has
been recovered. 1t was found
by William McGinnis, baggage
man at the Great Northern depot,
hid safely away under the depot
platform, where the thief had
evidently "planted" it to be re-
CLAIMED later.
The discovery was made Tues
day morning and McGinnis
thought he was in one good Mar
lin rifle until he read of the Mil
Ter robbery in the Pioneer yes
terday, when he turned the fire,
arm over to Chief Bailey. He
did not know that anyone had
lost any property before reading
the paper.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-07-12
BALL IN STREET
TO BE STOPPED.
Accident Last Evening Followed
by Mandate by the Chief
of Police.

Baseball playing in the pu bic
streets must stop. Chief of
Police Bailey has issued an order
against it, and the police force
will see that the practice is
eliminated as nearl y as is pos
sible.
This action is taken as the re-
suit of an accident happening
yesterday evening about supper
time, when Miss Hazel Olson was
injured by ball on Beltrami
avenue.
She was walking down the
avenue between Third and Fourth
streets while some young men
we're playing ball in the middle
of the street. In some manner
the ball went wild and struck
Miss Olson in the chest, knock.
ing her down. She was dazed
by the blow for a time, but is
feeling fairly we'll today.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-07-12
KILLS HERSELF
BABE IN ARMS
FOSStOn Woman a Suicide-Child
Nestled Close to Dead
Mothers Bre asst.

Fosston, Mimi, July r.
While laboring under an attack of
mental alteration, due to des.
pondency, Mrs. Catherine Doran
took her own life. ss 49,
/, Mr.. DOran, who is a school,
teacher, was helping neighbors
on road work. When he returned
home in the evening he found
that supper had been prepared,
but his wife was missing. Be-
lieving she had gone to a neigh
boris, he waited a while before
starting to look for her.
Finally he went upstairs, and
in corner of a room found the
body ofShis wife with a bullet
wound in the upper part of the
forehead, from which death must
have resulted almost instante.
ously. :: <
Nestled close to the breast of
the corpse, one arm of which
encircled the tiny body, lay the
2-year-old son of the Dorans,
peacefully sleeping. Mrs. ,Doran
was but %. She had been des-
pondent for some time.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-07-12
Tropical Skies.

To northern eyes the intense bril-
Eancy of the tropical and semitropical
sky comes as a revelation. Sometimes
at noon it is painfully dazzling, but the
evening is a vision Of prismatic light
holding carnival in the air, wherein
Millions twilight gray" has 70 part.
Unless the sky is held in the relentless
grip of a winter storm the orient holds
no gray in its evening tones; these are
translucent and glowing from the set
ting of the sun until the stars appear.
In Greece we are dreamers in that sub
tie atmosphere, and in Egypt vision
aries under the spell of an ethereal
loneliness where the filigree patterning
Of white dome and minaret and inter-
lacing palm and fcathery pepper tree
leaves little wonder in the mind that
the ornamentation of their architecture
is so ravishing in it's tracery-Cen
fury.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-07-12
Looking for Fish.

Charles G. Laybourn, a promi.
nent Minneapolis attorney and a
former law associate of Judge
Spooner, arrived in Bemidji to.
day to look after some land in.
terests which he has in this vi
entity. While here Mr.. Lay.
bourn intends to stay awhile
and enjoy some real north coun,
try fishing.
fudge Spooner has been after
me for a long time to come up
here and try my luck with the
rod in your lakes, said Mr.. Lay
bourn, and now that I have the
chance l am going to see what
you have to offer"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-07-12
An Oddly In Building.

IF you want to see an oddity," an
undertaken said, Ego to cemetery and
note how in the erection of old fash
toned tombs they lower into place the
marble slabs. These marble slabs are
not lowered by means of derrick.
They are lowered by hand. The work
is SO delicate, you see, and it Is so
necessary not to chip the edges Of the
stones, that only hand work answers.
You wonder, suppose, how the men
avoid pinching or crushing their fingers
as they lower great slab Of marble
on to its marble base. Well, they ac-
complish this by lowering the stone
upon Jumps of sugar arranged in or
derby lines, and then they gradually
dissolve the sugar by squirting water
over it. All the huge, fat stones of old
fashioned tombs or vaults are lowered
by hand on to Jumps of sugar."
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-07-12

The trickster is always proud Of his
tact.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-07-12
WORKING HARD
FOR GREAT GAME
City and County Officers Play
Practice Baseball Yesterday
Evening.

The city and county officers
are busy practicing for the great
game of ball which is to be pulled
off at the ball park next Thurs
day. In a practice game last
evening there was considerable
fast work and fun.
The lineup has not been de-
cided upon yet and the prelimi-
nary contests are for the pur
pose of trying out the men and
picking out the teams. Last
night the county had a little the
better of it, but was reinforced by
several professional players,
which doubtless had something
to do with it.
On both teams yesterday a
number of men showed up to
good advantage and if the prac.
tice is continued and little of the
greenness and stiffness worn
out of the players, the contest
on the Nineteenth should be the
real article.
On the city side the players
out yesterday were Mayor Carter
Chief of Police Bailey, Fire Chief
Cell, Captain Helmer, City Attor-
ney Russell, Aldermen Kinch
and Mayer, and City Assessor
Cahill. The county was repre-.
sented by County Treasurer
French, Register of Deeds
Harris, Clerk of Court khoda,
County Com missioners Saxerud
and Wagner, Deputy Sheriff
John Bailey, and Deputy Regis
ter of Deeds Conger.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-07-12
Care of the Eyes.

On rising in the morning the eyes
should be bathed gently in cold water.
Twenty passes are said to be decided
~ Strengthening. While using them
closely they should be rested at inter
walls of an hour or two, for the strain
of constant reading, etc., is like that
of extending the arms at a certain
height immovably. Imagine, then, the
taxing of the eyes, which cannot com
plain save after years Of irrepars:ble
neglect. When dust settles in the eyes
warm water will soothe them of any
inhamma MISUNDERSTANDING,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-07-12
Too SuEEestive.

In small town in California a hos
pital was erected on Salsipuedes street.
and the board Of directors, in lieu of
something better, suggested that the
hospital bear the name of the street.
One more cautious than the rest sug-
gested that it would be we'll to know
the meaning Of such name before
making indiscriminate use Of it, and it
is to this man that the success of the
hospital is due, for on finding that Sal
sipuedes meant "get out if you can,"
the name was hastily changed to some
thing less suggestive of "who enters
here, leaves hope behind" -Argonaut.:
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-07-12

The American Cigar Company has equipped a
great system of Sternneries to provide for new
and heretofore unknown obaccoimproving processes
which no other manufacturer attempts.
The selected leaf is thoroughly fermented by
to-year process and the rpenng tobacco perfectly
blended-an the qualities of the selected varieties of
leaf that have been stored in being smoothly
mingled The ordinary factory operation called
blending is not blending at all but merely mixing.
The finished cigars stored in great ''Hurnidors''
where the climatic conditions of Cuba are constantly
naintained-a moist warm air and an even temper
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-07-12
Commercial Club Tonight.

Tonight there is to be a meet.
ing of the Commercial club and
every member is requested to
turn out and make a well-attend-
ed and interesting session. Sew
eral matters of Importance are
to be brought up for discussion.
The meeting will be held in the
club rooms in the Miles block.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-07-12
English Hu1nor.


The English brand of humOr is Sc
date and stately. 1t is not intended to
be laughed at. The man who would
hugh at Punch would go into hyster-
les at funeral. Punch's notion of HUI
NOR Is altogether too sublime for any
place outside of an English drawing
room. - Bobcaygeon Independent, On
tario.
The Guessing Cook.
I'D give dollar said the man who
coddles his stomach, 'sto find a cook
who doesn't measure. There used to
be plenty of them. l remember the
time when half the kitchens in the land
gloried In guesswork cook. Eating
was pleasure in those days. 1t isn't
50 now. In these whirligig times every
thing has machine made taste. That
is because the cooks measure SO much.
Instead Of trusting to inspiration, as
the heaven born cook Is bound to do,
the kitchen queens of today measure
even the salt they put in the porridge.
No wonder such cookery lacks individ-
uality and Is all on the same dead level
Of mediocrity. Merciful heavens, what
ails these biscuits? They're heavy as
lead"
Il think the cook made a mistake
said the mans wife. 81 got new one
yesterday one that doesn't measure.
am afraid she didn't put enough bak-
ing powder In the biscuits" New York
Sun.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-07-12
G. 0. F. PLANS
FOR BIG PICNIC.
Members and Friends Will Spend
July % at Head OF
Lake.

The annual picnic Of the
Catholic Order of Foresters has
been set for July %, and the
place will be Stony Point, head
of the lake. These particulars
were determined on at a meeting
of the order held last night.
The G. 0. F. picnics are always
worth attending, as every body
is out for an enjoyable time, but
this year an effort is to be made
to have more fun than usual.
The meeting last night was a
particularly interesting one.
Rev. John O'Dwyer was initiated
into the order, and an able lee
ture was given by Rev. Father
Hoban of Virginia, MINI.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-07-12
MURDER ARREST
KILLS HIMSELF
Continued from page 1, column Z.

Continued from page 1, column Z.
lives with his family at 34O5 Pills
bury avenue.
Riggs relations with Miss
Ellison were told to the police by
her brother, James Ellison, to-
day. He said that his sister was
employed in a railroad restaurant
at Hudson, Wis, about ten years
ago and that while there she be-
came acquainted with Riggs.
The two became good friends
and after she had gone into the
millinery business be still called
on her at her home in Ellsworth.
For long time he is said to have
represented himself as a single
man, although he had wife and
daughter in Minneapolis. Later,
however, he told her he was
married but had separated from
his wife and intended getting a
divorce.
About a year ago Mrs. Riggs
went to the home of Miss Ellison
and the two had a long confer
ence, but the result of it no one
knows. It is surmised, however,
that the two had talked of the
divorce. Later in the fall Riggs
informed the relatives of Miss
Ellison that he had obtained his
divorce papers, and intended to
marry Miss Ellison as soon as he
could arrange his business
affairs.
He said at the time that he had
a large farm in Washington and
that he proposed buying more
land there. He also persuaded
the young woman to invest her
money in the scheme, as she had
plenty of money on hand from
her millinery store sale.
Accordingly she sold some of
the mortgages that she had
taken as payment, at a sacrifice.
She raised some money in this
way and she came to Minneapolis
Monday solely with the intention
of getting more cash for the
land scheme.
Riggs met her IN Hudson and
the two came to Minneapolis to.
gether, and shortly after arriv.
ing in the city they registered at
the National hotel under assumed
names.
1t is still a mystery to the
relatives and police why the
woman should take an assumed
name, as ample evidence had
been obtained showing that she
had nothing to be ashamed of.
Riggs had told her that they
would settle up the land deal i'm.
mediately and that then she
could 90 back to her home and
prepare for the wedding.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-07-12
HuMOrlsIs.

Humorists frequently have sad faces,
but humorists are not sad because they
are humorists. They are humorists be-
cause they are sad. Humor is born Of
acute sympathy. - Keble Howard in
Sketch.