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Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-28
A Talk with Road Commissioner Eames.

Probably no subject of town affairs is
so much discussed by the public (bar-
ring the water board and vacancies in
ofiice) and so little understood as that
OF road building. One phrase of the
subject in particular the public does
not take into consideration, and that
is the financial end. Road Commissioner
T. ). Eames has this week put some
patches of macadam on Main street,
between the rows of business buildings.
1t has caused renewal of discussion
of the subject of paving the street. The
question is asked: Why does not Mr..
Eames pave Main street instead of
continuing to waste money patching
1t upl In answer to the question it
may be said that no person would be
happier than Mr.. Eames himself, if that
should be done. Mr. Eames has at his
disposal about $4,000 a year for road
work. 1t costs about that amount to
keep the highways in repair and DO
what little permanent work is done. In
discussing the subject this week says
the local correspondent of the Spring
field Republican under date of Sept.
%, Mr. Eames said: "For the past
eight years / have been able to keep
within my appropriation, but don t
know as | shall be able to this year,
there has been so urgent call for
drainage work Whenever the town
is ready to vote an additional tax for
paving Main street shall be glad to
do the work, but | can't do it until
have the money. When the American
house hill was paved the town voted
an additional appropriation of 10 cents
on the dollar. | asked to have an arti-
Gle inserted in the warrant for the last
annual townmeeting asking for a spec
ial appropriation for paving, but the
selectmen already had decided to ask
for an extra amount of bridge work,
and it was thought best not to under
take to pave the street this year. y
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-28
A Chance for Constructive Legislation.

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Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-28
RUTLAND RAILROAD TIME TABLE.

Corrected to June "a, 1906. Trains leav,
Bellows Falls as follows: Daily except Sun
days unless otherwise noted.
GOING NORTH.
$50 a, m.-Mixed for Rutland and inter
mediate stations, connecting with
train for Burlington and Ogdensburg.
1900 noon.-Mail for Rutland, Burlington
and st. Adams.
3:O5 p. m.-Green Mountain Flyer for Rut-
land Burlington, Montreal, Malone.
0gdensburg and St. Adams. Pullman
Parlor Car for Burlington and Mon.
treal.
6;45 p. m.-Local Express for Rutland.
Burlington and intermediate stations.
.u;30 p. m.-Night Express Daily for OF
tawa, Montreal and the West. For
Ogdensburg daily except Sunday.
Through sleeper for Montreal.
sos a. m.-Sundays only. Passenger for
Rutland, Burlington and Alburgh.
:, Trains arrive at Bellows Falls from ne
North:
2:25 a. m.-Night Express Daily.
sl5 a. m,-Local from Rutland
l2:15 p m.-Sundays only from Rutland.
1900 p. m.-Mail from Burlington.
4:l5 p. m.-Green Mountain Flyer.
b35 p m.-Mixed from Rutland
GEO. T. JARVIS, General Manager.
=. +. DAILY, Passenger Traffic Manager.
9. A. NIMMO, General Passenger Agent
Rutland. VT.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-28

Arthur Stratton of East Montpelier had his
hand SO badly mutilated Friday afternoon in
a threshing machine that it was necessary to
amputate it at the wrist. Mr.. Stratton had
been feeding the separator, and at the close
of the afternoons work was brushing the
loose grain from the table into the machine
preparatory to shutting down when his hand
was caught and was ground to pulp by the
teeth of the cylinder.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-28
RAILROADS.
CENTRAL VERMONT RAILWAY.
EFFECTIVE JULY /, 1905

EffECTlVE JULY ], 18U6.
Trains leave Brattleboro as follows:
LEI a. m.-Week days for Springfield ant
New York.
5.2s a. m.-Daily for Springfield, weel
days for New York.
7:25 a. m.-Week days for New London
connects at Millers Falls for Troy; q,
Palmer for Worcester and Boston.
7:5e a. m.-Week days for South London
derry.
sO7 a, m.--Week days for Springfield and
New York.
tOI5 q. m.--Week days for New London,
connecting for Boston via Millers Falls
or Palmer.
las p. m.--Week days for Springfield and
New York.
800 p. m.--Week days for Springfield and
New York.
4:lO p. m.-Week days for New London
ton.
4:23 p. m.-Daily for Springfield and New
York.
5:45 p. m.-Week days for South London.
derry.
S:29 p, m.-Sunday only, for Springfield
J. Z. BENTLEY. Gen'l Pass. Agt.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-28

Billy Fitzmaurice, formerly member
of the old Brattleboro baseball team,
has finished his season with Haverhill
of the New England league and re-
turned to his home. He has several
offers to play in teams faster than the
New England league supports but has
decided to remain in the same league.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-28
HIDES.

~ highest cash price paid for beef hides
vail skins and sheep pelts at the
PUBLIC MARKET. SIT
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-28
BOSTON & MAINE RAILROAD.
Conn. and Passumpsic Division

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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-29
Railroads
CANADIAN ROAD
TO TAP ORE LAND
Mackenzie & Mann's James Bay
Line Means Much to Toronto
and Other Cities.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Marquette, Mich, Oct. 29.-Advices
from the Canadian 500 are that Mac
kenzie & Mann's James Bay railway
will be opened shortly, between Toron-
to and Parry sound. Next year this
road will be extended north to Moose
mountains, near Sudbury, where are To-
Gated valuable iron ore properties, in
which former Railroad Commissioner
Chase S. Osborn of the Michigan 500
is interested.
is, primarily, to get an outlet to the
south for the ore; and, secondly, to cap
ture freight originating at upper lake
ports, and to secure some Of the in
creasing passenger traffic in and out Of
the extensive Muskoka regions, which
are now tapped only by Grand Trunk
lines
Messrs. Mackenzie and Mann control
the mining assets of the Moose Noun
tain region, and are interested in other
properties tributary to the proposed
line Of railway. These properties are
incapable Of complete development I'M
til the ore can be brought out and
smelted at some commercial center,
such as Toronto or Montreal.
From Toronto to Moose Mountains is
296 miles. From Montreal to Sud
bury, point nearer than the mining
district, is 440 miles. The advantage
Of having furnaces in Toronto, is, there
fore apparent, considering the haulage
alone. Hence, the recent announcement
was made at Toronto by officials Of
Mackenzie & Mann's Canadian North
ern railway that if suitable site Of
fifty acres were donated, blast furnaces
would be erected in that city.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-29
DRY LAND FARMING
A GREAT SUCCESS
3G9NTANA EXPERIMENTS SATISFY
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC,
Spring Wheat Returns Under the Sys-
tenn of Twenty-seven Bushels to the
Acre-Northern Pacific Will Now Sell
It's Lands in the Glendive Country to
Bona Eide Settlers.
Special to The Journal,

Special to The Journal.
Bozeman. Mont, Oct. 2e.-Director f. B. Lin
hela OF the United States experiment station
and Professor Alfred Atkinson, agronomist.
made trip to Helena with Land Agent Thomas
+. cooper OF the Northern Pacific railway, the
purpose or the conference being to prepare a
report of the work carried on in dry-land farm
ing along the Northern Pacific line in this state
by the United States experimental station with
FUNDS furnished in part by the railway com
pany.
Three experimental farms were maintained
one at Billings, one at Forsyth and one at
GlendiVe The first named was complete
failures because an employee did not carry out
the directions of the management The other
TWO were successful and showed the following
average yields: Spring wheat. ~ bushels an
acre; oats, 1852 bushels; barley. 221 spring
rye, 700; fall rye, $3.50; fax, POL.
These yields were regarded by Mr.. Cooper
as very encouraging, and he promised that the
financial aid which the railway company has
been giving would be continued another year.
He also decided, upon the recommendation Of
Professors Linfeld and Atkinson, to throw open
to sale about 1000, 900 acres north of Glendiye
along the Missouri river. .-=@ @+s
- The Northern Pacific has for two or three
years withheld it's lands in this state from
sale, awaiting the results of the dry-land farm
ing experiments This policy has been criti-
clzed and Mr.. Cooper, In recent letter to the
papers OF the state, explained the reason for
the delay. There has also been an impression
that because Of the exceptional amount of rain
fall the experiments of raising crops without
any irrigation was hardly fair test this year.
So far as Glendive and Forsythe are concerned
weather bureau records show that in each case
the rainfall this year was only fraction of
an inch above the average, and the slight ex
cess came in August when it counted little. II
Is felt that in the Of these two districts
the average yield to the acre, as reported above
is fair average OF what may be expected
year after year. - 49, ."
The Northern Pacific in disposing Of its lands
In this state has problem to solve In the
area which it will sell to any one individual
AS the land can be cropped only every Other
year under the dry-land system, the farm unit
will probably be made a half section. The com
pany will sell only to bona nde settlers, and the
rules under which settlers will have to pro
coed to secure deeds to their land will be ever
more strict than the government homestead
laws. s ..... . -.
Mr.. Cooper was accompanied the trip By
Chief Engineer Darling, Freight Agent Blakel,
and Division Engineer Taylor, who also heard
the report and were surprised at the success
achieved. -~-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-29
MORGAN SAID TO CONTROL.
New Managerial Deal is Rumored fol
wisconsin Central,

Rumor has switched the backing Of
the Wisconsin Central road in it's new
short line to, Duluth from the Steel
corporation and Rockefeller interests
to j. P. Morgan. The relation between
the Chicago, Cincinnati & Louisville,
OF which w: A. Bradford, Jr., presi-
dent of the Wisconsin Central, is also
president, is the basis for the story.
Morgan owns the roads, which own the
Cleveland, Cincinnati & Louisville.
1t is intended that the new short
line now being built with such excel
lent conditions for heavy traffic is de-
signed to haul iron ore from the head
Of the lakes to Gary, Ind, to the new
works of the Steel corporation, dur
ing the closed season Of navigation.
The line will be about eighty miles
shorter between Duluth and Chicago
than the Omaha line. Tt is expected
that the ore cars will be'sent back with
Goa II in order to get return freight.
direct interest in the Wisconsin Cen.
trail Is not known.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-29
Shoots an italian
DAMS ARE TOO COSTLY
Farmers Cannot Build Them Unless
" Law Is Changed.

PIERRE. s.. D.-Much complaint is coming to
the office Of the state engineer from persons
who desire to place dams across ''draws" to
their farms, but which they cannot do under the
irrigation law until they have submitted q
plat to the state engineer, with the fees for
filing. The cost Of placing such improvements
on the farm under the law Is 50 heavy that
there will be little Of such work done in the
future.
The matter has been submitted to the attorney
general as to what the law requires, and If its
strict construction is held to by him there will
no doubt be demand upon the next legislative
session for modification Of the law. Nearly
every farmer wants dam on his farm, and to
attempt to get, it under present regulations
makes it costly improvement.
Governor. Elrod has appointed the following
delegates to the meeting Of the Transmississippi
congress at Kansas City: Lee Stover Water
town; John Larkin. Madison; NJ T. Lighter,
Roscoe: D. F. Sanders Summit C. L. Wood,
Rapid City: r. l.. Smith, Rec Heights; W. A.
Stewart, Sturgis; T. W.. La Fleiche, Belle
Fourche: w. 81. 81. Phillips Bookings; H. A.
Park, Watertown; Ed J. Miller Huron; D. L.
Mckinney. n. M. Jones' Sioux Falls: r. ].
Hicks, Big Stone; Chambers Kellar, Lead; J.
A. Stransky, Pukwana; H. g. Tilton. Vermil-
lion; Joe Green, Chamberlain; David Williams,
Webster; J. e. McDougall, Britton; W. f. Han
ley, Custer: w. N. Brown, Woonsocket; N E.
Franklin, Deadwood Homer johnson, Armour;
L. X. Lloyd Parker: James Nee, Centerville;
D. B. Jeffries, Huron; A. X. Olwin, R. N.
Jewett, A. L. Ward, J. H. Jackson, Aberdeen;
A. N. Waters, De Smet; John Holman, Yankton
E. Senechal. Fort Pierre.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-29
"B1G GUNS, AT coLERAINE

S COLERAINE, NINA special train brought
party Of railway, mining and steel corporation
and Directors Clemson, Kerr and Morrison The
Oliver Iron Mining company was represented ny
Its president, T. F. Cole, for whom Coleraine
was named and by General Manager Mclean;
the local interests Of D.. M. & N. railroad were
inspected by President McGoniagal and Vice
President Olcott. This was the annual inspec-
ton of the officials to their rich holdings OF
iron ore and they were the guests of John G.
sGreenway. the local general manager.
The party inspected the new washing plant
near Trout Lake. and later took a view Of the
Coleraine townsite from a height of land at
the northwest corner of the lake. This pronon.
tory will one day become the finest residence
district of Coleraine. The officials were greatly
pleased at the commanding beauty Of the loca-
ton, and were gratified at the wonderful growth,
and favorable outlook for the future Of the
"Iron Ore City, 81 }s
IN the afternoon the party visited the Tacon
lite location. where they were shown the rapid
Developments there. The rich ores there will
also contribute to the upbuilding Of Coleraine.s
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-29
DEMAND MADE ON
BONDSMEN TO PAY
ANOTHER ECHO OF THE MILLER
SHORTAGE IN ITAsoA.
Many Old Timer Residents Of Grand
Rapids May Become Involved in
Suits Started to Collect Over 81, 900
Claimed from sureties and Bonding
Company.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Grand Rapids, MINI, Oct. 29.-Personal sure
ties on the bonds OF former Treasurer Miller have
been served with demands that they make pood
his delinauencies. The bondsmen Tor first
term Miller was In office, 1s99-19OO, have been
asked to put up $2,812.
There are two corporate bonds protecting the
county for the defalcation of the last three
years and half of Miller's time. both with
the American BONDING company. demand has
been made against this surety, it is stated, for
$lo,9OO This makes total Of over $14 1000
The personal bondsmen include many old time
residents Of Grand Rapids, among them Thomas
Tratnor, ]. F. O'Connell, John Costello, John Rel
republican ticket, A. NJ. johnson, J. W. johnson
of Cass Lake and D. M. Gum, candidate for
state senator from this district
The bonding company has had an expert here
examining the accounts Of the former treasurer.
The report fled with the county commissioners
by II. H. Temple, the accountant employed by
the county, shows that OF the total shortage
$4,000 was collected by Miller but was never
reported. The county has since been compelled
to reimburse taxpayers by cancelling taxes to
this amount There was a discrepancy of more
than $4,000 found between the bank balance
Miller charged himself with, and the actual cash
In the banks.
A peculiar phase Of the shortage is found in
the failure Of the former treasurer to collect
certain interest moneys. The law requires each
depository of county funds to give bonds, the
obligation including a condition to pay speci-
fed rate of interest. Instead Of collecting the
2 per cent thus provided for Miller accepted q
lesser amount, the total for the six years of his
office aggrega ting about $1,5OO. Should the
county compel payment of this item by the sure
ties, it Is not improbable that the sureties in
turn will bring action against the four banks in
yolved.
One OF the acts Of misconduct on which the
claim against the bonding company Is based is
that Of Miller is charging the county with ex-
change On checks received for taxes.
Public Examiner Kerst has followed the Miller
prosecution very closely, and is known to have
been in consultation with the county authorities.
The demands made the personal bonds were
at his direction. SHOULD there be delay in OBJ
tanning some enforcement of the liability of the
several bond sureties suits will be at once COM
menced.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-29
PLAN A BIG MARKET DAY
Pelican Rapids Business Men and Neigh
borhood Farmers to Get Together.

PELICAN RAPIDS, MINN.-This city is to
have market day on Saturday, under the
auspices of the Commercial club. A free lunch
is to be served in the town hall to farmers
and their families. A prize Of SIS will be
given to the farmer bringing in the largest
number Of children: IS to the farmer bringing
in the most people; So for the largest load Of
grain, and IS to the farmer purchasing the
largest bill Of goods at the stores.
Each store offers special inducements in the
way Of special prizes, and in addition buyers
of livestock are to be present and extra prices
are to be paid for all produce on that day.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-29
LIVELY CONTEST AT EGAN

EGAN, s. D.--A very spirited contest is on
between George Hoskins, the republican nomi-
nee for sheriff and Charles Mcfarland, the
democratic nominee for the same position. In
ton. 5s's.sssss 81 s6 s.35s 5ssst3s< IS
Miss May Farrell, the REPUBLICAN nominee
for superintendent Of schools. has very for
naidabIe opponent In Miss Anna Cooley the
democratic nominee The result will tlndoubted-
+ly be close, with the chances in favor Of Miss
Farrell.
"A wreck occurred ut Trent, Friday. q freight
train left the track derailing five cars, which
were only slightly damaged.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-29
BISMARCK GETS NEW LINE
Northern Pacific Will Build Ninety-dve
Mile Extension Nortl,ward.

Mile Extension NortIward.
Special to The Journal. r,
Bismarck, N. D., Oct. 29.-The North
ern Pacific road has filed additional
plats at the land office showing the
extension Of its north branch line on
the west side of the Missouri to a
point on the edge Of the Fort Berthold
reservation, ninety-fve miles from
Bismarck. 2~ .w mi, -srzv5.t
The original plats showed the survey
to Stanton, from which point the new
filings show the road running to Mann
haven, from which place it takes a
circle around the big bend Of the Mis-
souri, and then follows the river west
ward to the edge Of the reservation.
This extension will open up territory
that never before has had close rail
communication with this city, and it
is expected that Bismarck :iobbers will
largely profit.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-29
KILLED A FRIEND;
GIVES ALL HE HAS
RoDDEAU WOULD MAKE REPARA
TON TO WIDOW.
Northern Minnesotan Mistook His
Neighbor for a Deer and Shot Him
Down-Now Willing to Make Any
Kind of an Atonement Except to Go
to Prison.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal
Remidji, Mimi, Oct. 29.--William Roddeau,
at whom the coroners jury pointed the finger
Of suspicion for the killing of Simon Paullis,
has confessed.
1t was an accident, he declares, nothing but
an accident. He mistook his neighbor for q
deer and pulled the trigger before he saw his
mistake.
Not only has Roddeau confessed, but, in an
effort to make partial reparation for the
sad work he can never undo, he has sent a
check for $500 (almost every cent he has In
the word) to the widow, and has directed that
all his property in this county, including a
homestead Of 100 acres, be turned over to her.
The confession came few days ago in the
form of letter written from some point in Wis
consin to resident of LANCER township Bel
trami county. The shooting is much of a
grief to him, aside from the fact that he is
to blame, as it was to any Of the dead mans
neighbors, declared Roddeau Paullis was one
Of his best friends, and there had never been
anything but the best Of feeling between them.
The point that seemed to bother the fugitive
the most was what punishment would be melted
out to him II he returned and gave himself
up. He says he is willing to do almost any
thing but go to prison to atone for the fatal
error. ---
Just the Country for Sheep.
That sheep-raising in this section of the coun-
try can be proftably entered into Is shown by
the experience Of Mr.. Hubbard of Mankato.
Last July Mr.. Hubbard bought large tract Of
land near Nary and few miles south Of Be-
midi, which he Immediately stocked with 1900
Montana sheep which have been pastured upon
the land since that time.
The sheep were loaded on the cars at Nary
yesterday for the eastern market. In speaking
Of the results Of this experiment Mr.. Hubbard
says: You have an ideal climate for the
raising and fattening of sheep, and another
year we intend to make several improvements
to the ranch, and in the spring will put 1O, ZOO
sheep on the place to feed during the summer u
Beltramt county soil raises the best of feed
for sheep, and farmers will 60 into diversified
farming.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-29

The election-night entertainment
given under the auspices of The
Journal at the Auditorium the eve
ming Of Tuesday, Nov. 6, will be for
the benefit of the Newsboys' club, and
the net proceeds will be used in the
opening, OF winter clubrooms for the
a home.