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Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-07-04
LONDON AND oRAFTERs.
they Are Severely Dealt With, Being
Socjaltsts.

they Are Severely Dealt With, Being
Socialists.
A useful object lesson in the proper
treatment Of "grafters" is furnished
by London. At West Ham, one Of the
poorer districts of the English capital.
nine out of the ten members of the
board Of guardians have been con-
victed of receiving brides from con-
tractors and employees. The sums in
volved were not large; $500 accepted
from doctor to insure his getting a
certain medical appointment repre-
sents the largest amount.
But Justice has followed with as
much swiftness and severity as though
thousands Of dollars had been stolen.
The chief offenders have been SEN
fenced to hard labor, the most dras.
tic form of criminal punishment. for
two years. But perhaps the most sig
nificant feature of the incident Is that
these dishonest officials were pro-
nounced Socialists. No doubt, the les
son will not be lost on the poor work
ers who have been robbed + their
money. And the revelation will give
satisfaction to those voters who re-
Gently broke the power of the Socialist
movement in municipal London.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-07-04
HAYWOOD WILL
DENY EVERYTHING
DEFENDANTS COUNSEL OUT.
LINES DEFENSE IN EXTEND.
Ed ADDRESS.
PLOT TO DESTROY THE UNION
BARROW ASSERTS ORCHARD is
TRYING TO KILL LEADERS TO
SAVE SELF.

Boise, Idaho, June 81. - The state
yesterday made dramatic production
and proof of the Goddard bomb, and
besides Offering further corrobora-
ton of the testimony of Harry Or
chard against William d. Haywood,
secured ruling under which num-
Der Of denunciatory articles published
in the Miners Magazine, official organ
of the Western Federation of Miners
will be admitted in evidence.
To Justice Luther NJ. Goddard him.
self fell the task of telling the story
of the finding and preservation for use
as evidence Of the bomb with which
Orchard tried to kill him.
Adds Another Thrill.
His appearance on the stand added
another to the many dramatic scenes
that have characterized the trial, and
his testimony was clear and infinitely
circumstantial. The veteran Colorado
jurist testified that the first informa.
ton that he received about the bomb
came to him from Orchards confess
sion, which was shown to him at Den
yer on Feb. 10, 1906, by Detective Nc
Parland. He at once returned to his
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-07-04
INSURANCE INVESTMENTS.
How One company's Assets Are Dis
tributed in the South and West.

In connection with its withdrawal
from Texas, along with many other
companies, rather than to submit to
the new law which requires that 1870
of the reserves on Texas policies shall
be invested in securities of that state,
which securities shall be deposited in
the state and subjected to heavy taxa
ton, in addition to the large tax now
imposed on life insurance premiums,
the Equitable Life Assurance Society
has made public the distribution of its
assets, at the end of the second year
of the new management. The Equit-
able now has $1O,95S 900 invested in
Texas, which is twice as much as the
new law requires, but the manage.
ment decided that to submit to the
additional taxation would be an injus.
tice to its policyholders in other
states, which impose no such penalty
on the thrift of their citizens.
The Equitab!e's report shows that
more than 800 Of It's total reserves
are now invested In the southern and
western states, while only 35% Of its
total insurance is carried in these
states. Its investments are distributed
as follows: Ala, $3.O99. 900; Ariz.,
$974,000; Ark, $4,O2S 900; Cal, S..
$4,000; Col, $5.222,000: Fla, $4,924,.
900; Ca, $4,04S.000; Idaho, $5.197 900;
ILL.,, $12,617,0o0: Ind. Ter, $4,000;
Ind, $6,S36. 900: Iowa, $1,000. 900; Kan.
sas. 1852 900: KY, 1851 600; La,
$3,054. 900; Md, $2.2O', 900; Mich, S..
009 900; MIMI, $2.065, 900; Miss, $751;.
900; Mo-, $S.197. 900; Mont. 81 S9O, 900:
Neb., $7,526.0oo: New, $64o 900; New
Mex, $1,376.00O; N. c., $3.50 900; N.
D., $e77,Oo0; Ohio, $11.6s4. 900; Okla,
$1,006,000; Ore, $l.15S,00O S. c.,
$975,OO0; s. D., $1,305,OO0; Tenn, ST..
100000; Utah, $2,134,O00; Va, $685..
900; WASH, $1,2O2, 900; w. Va, 81, 523,.
900; Wis.,, $2,342,OO Wyo., $3,367 ,OO0
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-07-04
Accidental Haopanlno..


-Four persons were killed and five
badly injured by the collapse of a
scaffold at San Francisco.
John Chandler, born in Kentucky
107 years ago, died at Hulls, ILL.,, as a
result of being thrown from buggy.
While fooling with a small rifle ia.
cob Hanson of Monarch, Mont, acct.
dentally shot and killed Joseph Saur.
The four-year-old daughter of Peter
Roster. a farmer living near Cascade,
Iowa, is dead as the result of a bee
sting.
Advices from throughout Montana
tell Of considerable loss of life as the
result Of high water and swollen
streams.
William Cleddine, former member
of the Canadian parliament and once
mayor of Montreal, was cut in two by
train at Depew, N. Y.
BY the premature explosion of a
blast at lola Cut, on the Tidewater
railway near Brook Neal, Va, eight
persons were killed and six injured.
Failure to display lights on the rear
OF an extra freight train is said to
have been responsible for an accident
which cost two lives near Billings,
Mont.
J. G. Clark, a wealthy mining man
of Goldfeld, whose home is in Mil
waukee, died in Los Angeles of pto
maine poisoning contracted from eat.
ing Lobster salar
Ten persons were seriously hurt
and number of others, chiefly women
and children. suffered minor injuries
when trolley car collided with two
picnic wagons in Chicago.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-07-04
GOVERNMENT BEGINS PRosEcu
TON OF WISCONSIN GRAIN
AND STOCK co.
SEVEN WARRANTS SWORN OUT
CHARGED THAT TRADES SUP.
POSED TO BE MADE WERE
MERELY PRE1ENsE.

st. Paul, June 30-Lewin A. Wood,
president of the st. Paul Automobile
club, was arraigned at $3.50 last even.
Ing before United States Commission.
err Spencer on charge of using the
mails to defraud. He entered plea
Of not guilty and was released ON S.
900 bail to appear for hearing at 10
o'clock next Friday.
The arrest was made in connection
with prosecutions commenced by the
government against = the Wisconsin
Grain and Stock company. Seven war.
rants were issued on application of p.
A. Ewart. assistant district attorney.
The warrants were for the arrest Of
L. A. Wood. G. w. Wood, C. y. Phelps,
as president of the Wisconsin compa-
ny; NJ. P. Quigley, cashier and treas.
urer of the company; G. T. Kelley,
stock and grain buyer of the company;
B. D. futile. as local manager of the
company. and H. p. Ernsberger, secre.
tary and agent of the company in Su.
periOr, Wis.
Quigley, futile and the two Woods
appeared and furnished bonds. The
warrants will be served on Kelley and
Phelps to-day.
inspector ketcham Gets Busy.
The cases are the direct result of
numerous complaints which, it is said.
have been made to the authorities that
the Wisconsin Grain and Stock compa.
ny was not transacting business "ac-
cording to Hoyle." The postofice de-
partment detailed Inspector w. NJ.
ketcham of Chicago on the case six
months ago. He rounded up sixty.five
compliments, who join in asserting
that the methods of the company are
not as represented. The dealings of
the sixty-fiye compliments represent
transactions amounting to $4,000,
and it is contended by the government
that the trades were fictitious.
conspired to Deceive.
The contention of the government is
that the defendants conspired to de.
ceive and that they used the United
States mails in carrying on the decep.
ton. 1t is claimed that the statements
sent to customers and purporting to be
memoranda of actual sales of stock
and grain were not genuine, and that
there has been no actual sales of
stock. It is claimed that the Superior
board of trade, on which they deal, is
In reality subterfnge and that the
trades supposed to be made there are
merely pretense.
History Of Trouble.
The trouble began several years
ago, when the Edwards-W Wood company
became very active in an effort to
drive the Coe Commission company
out of business and later succeeded,
as it did with one or two smaller con-
Germs. The Edwards Wood company
then had trouble with the Chicago
board of trade and with the Minneapo.
lis chamber of commerce, and lost its
membership in both institutions.
The Wisconsin Grain and Stock com.
pany was then incorporated and pur.
chased the business and good viii. of
the Edwards-Wood company.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-07-04
FOR DEFENSE 81.
RECT THEIR ATTACK ON HIS
TESTIMONY.
THE V|NDICATOR EXPLOSION
TESTIMONY WOULD MAKE 1T AP.
PEAR ACCIDENTAL RATHER
THAN CRIMINAL.

Boise, idaho, June 30. - The attor.
neys for Haywood continue to center
their efforts on the discrediting Of
Harry Orchard and the establishment
Of their claim that Orchard killed
Frank Steunenberg in revenge for the
loss OF his interest in the Hercules
mine. Yesterday they directly attack.
ed the story OF the indicator explo.
sion with the testimony of a witness
who made 1t appear accidental rather
than criminal.
indicator Explosion.
Thomas Wood, a non-unionist, who
entered the Vindicator mine as tim.
Der man after the strike began, swore
that the night before the explosion he
placed box containing twenty five
pounds of dynamite at the shaft of the
eighth level. He saw the powder the
next morning shortly after 10 O'Clock,
and a few minutes later Supt. McCor.
mick and Foreman Beck came to the
eighth level. They remained but a
short time and left to go to the sixth
level, where they were killed. Wood
6WOTe ludI Wien lie EedCileu luc Slldll,
twenty minutes later, the powder was
gone and it was reasonable inference
that McCormic: ans Beck took it with
them.
contradicts Orchard.
Wood testified that he had seen a
revolver in Beck's pocket; that the
fragments Of only one revolver were
found in the sixth level, and that the
bodies of Mccormick and Beck were
blown apart, indicating that the ex,
plosion had occurred between them.
Orchard said that he fixed revolver
with wire attachment. so that when
the safety bar was raised it would
send bullet in the giant powder he
had placed. One witness for the state
has sworn that he found wire attach,
ed to the safety bar, but Wood, who
was anlon.s the first to reach the sixth
level after the explosion, said that he
had carefully examines: the safety bar
and found nothing attached to it.
William Eas:erly aud D. G. Copley
both swore tat they heard Orchard
tell of the loss of the Hercules mino
and threaten 10 kill Steunenberg for
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-07-04
NEWS Of the WEEK IN EPIT0ki
DIGEST OF THE NEWS WORTH
TELLING CONDENSED FOR
BUSY READERS.
Washington Notes.

The census bureau has Just an.
nounced that the production of lumber
in the United States in 1906 was 81.
490, 067 600 feet.
No less than $500 yards Of ribbon
will be required to furnish the mate.
rial for the various service badges ..Ad
emblems authorized to be issued b,
the war department some time ago.
Two OF the oldest battleships, the
Indiana and the Iowa, are to be with
drawn from active service and shelved
from further duty. except in the event
OF urgent need They will be Joined
on the shelf by the Texas, the first
battleship of the navy. Putting them
in reserve at the present time is made
necessary by the shortage of officers.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-07-04
Falls Into River: Drown

: Falls Into River; Drowned.
st. Paul, June 30.-Frank, the six
year-old son of Michael Finn, 514 Bay
street. was drowned yesterday after
noon by falling into the river near the
old site of the Banholzer brewery.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-07-04
NO CHANCE FOR STRIFE.
Her Fiance Had Said So Himself anc
Of Course He Knew.

Her Fiance Had Said So Himself and
Of Course He Knew.
people think that because I am a
woman" said Mrs. Hetty Green, II
can be imposed on; but usually they
find out their mistake"
She was talking about a lawsuit
wherein she had disputed her lawyers
bill and this topic naturally led her to
the topic of women's trustfulness.
''There is case in point" said Mrs.
Green. smiling grimly, about young
and pretty school teacher. She once
asked her class for an original def.
milton of the word wife
"a wife is rib said one little
girl.
wives are guiding stars said an,
other.
"A comforter said third.
"'An inspiration said fourth.
altogether the definitions were
rather prosy and commonplace. but
finally child of eleven said:
IA wife Is a person for a man to
find fault with when things go wrong.
"'Good!' cried the pretty teacher,
laughing. Good! That is the best
definition of all. The best, the truest.
"But that afternoon. on the way
way home from school, the little girl
whose definition had SO pleased. trip.
ped demurely up to the teacher and
said:
Are you not going to marry that
tall, handsome young man see you
with nearly every night?'
Eyes, said the teacher.
"'Well, then, If my definition of a
wife was true
"'Ah. but. dear, with lis nothing will
ever go wrong. He says so himself 81
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-07-04
GIRL SAVES TOT.

Sister, Aged Eleven, Drass Drowning
Brother From Lake.
Parkers Prairie, MIMI, June 30. -
While his mother was enjoying nap
on the lake shore, Steven O'Brien, four
years old, waded out into Lake Adley
and got beyond his depth. An eleven.
year-old sister, hearing the child's
cries. leaped into the lake and drag.
ged the boy out just as he was going
down for the third time.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-07-04
Shoot Forty.eiaht Russians

Kiev, Russia, June 23.-The court
martial convened to try the mutinous
sappers at the summer camp at Ba.
nievka is said to have acted with
promptness and severity. 1t is re-
ported that forty-eight mutineers have
already been condemned and shot.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-07-04
ARGUE In Loving Cause.

Houston, Va. June 30. = The argu
ment OF the attorneys in the trial OF
Former Judge William G. Loving fol-
the murder of Theodore Estes began
late yesterday afternoon, after day
spent by the attorneys in the prepare
ton Of instructions and legal wran
gle over them before the court.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-07-04
ONE MANS EXPERIENCE
IN WESTERN CANADA.
There Are Thousands Of Opportunities
In the Land Of Opportunity.
To the Editor.
Dear Sir.

To the Editor.
Dear Sir:
The following experience of an I'LL.
nois man who went to Western Can.
ada six years ago is but one of the
thousands Of letters that could be re.
produced showing how prosperity fol-
lows the settler on the fertile lands Of
Western Canada. This letter was
written to the Chicago agent Of the
Government Of the Dominion of Can
ada and is dated at Evarts, Alberta,
April 9Th, 1907:
1T is six years the 9Th of this month
since and family landed in Red Deer,
family sick and only SIS in my pocket.
Bought a $12 lot, built 12x14 shack
and went to work as a carpenter.
Next May sold for $500 Chad added
16x1S building to shack. Purchased
two lots at so each and built 23x2S
two story building and sold for $3.50.
Filed on quarter section 80 miles
N. w. of Red Deer and have spent
three years on it and am well pleased.
Quarter all fenced and cross fenced,
wire and rail, ~ miles Of fence.
House 29x31 feet on stone foundation.
Last year was my first attempt to
raise grain, liz acres Of fall wheat,
yield grand, but was frosted August
End, was cut August 10th and made
good pig feed. Had ~ acres fall rye
that I think could not be beat. A
farmer from Dakota cut it for me; he
said he never saw such heavy grain
anywhere. Straw was 2 feet high.
had 4 acres of 2 rowed barley on fall
breaking that did not do so well, yet
it ripened and gave me all the feed I
need for stock and seed for this
spring. I did not have grain threshed,
SO can't give yield, but the wheat
would have gone at least Is bu. to the
acre. Have a log stable 31x35 feet,
broad roof and two smaller buildings
Tor pigs and chickens.
Il have lived in Harvey, Ills, and
know something about it. I have been
hungry there and though able and
willing to work could get none to do.
One Saturday evening found me with.
out any supper or cent to get it with.
A friend, surmis1ng my situation, gave
me dollar, which was thankfully &C.
cepted and later paid back. Wife and
are thankful we came here. We
were living near Mt. Vernon, Ills, as
perhaps you remember visiting me
there and getting me headed for the
Canadian Northwest, and happy day
1t has proved for me. I have not
grown rich. but I am prospering.
would not take $4,000 for my quarter
now. The past winter has been q
hard one, but worked outside the
coolest day (52 below all day and did
not suffer. We are getting a school
started now that is badly needed.
"Our P. O., Evarts, is about Is
miles; there is another Office 6 miles,
but 1t is not convenient to us. Wife
and would not exchange our home
here for anything Illinois has to offer.
yours truly,
"(sd.) E. KIMBERLEY"
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-07-04
From Other Shores.

Sixty officers of the southern mill
tary district of Russia. several of them
connected with the Odessa garrison,
have been arrested.
The Rome Tribuna affirms that En-
peror Williams visit to England has
been fixed for the end OF the year,
probably in November.
The American immisc ltiol commits.
sion, having completed it's work in
Italy, will soon visit Trieste and
study emigration methods at Austro.
Hungarian ports.
There'is a rumor in court circles at
Copenhagen that the Princess Thyra,
second daughter of King Frederick, is
betrothed to Prince Adelbert, third
son OF the kaiser. The kaiser will WIS.,
1t Copenhagen next week.
During the half year ended Sept. 80
last there were 1920 automobile acct
dents in Germany, of which 678 caused
injury to persons. The number of per-
sons killed and wounded amounted to
1870, including 81 killed.
spring freshets III Northern Sweden
have inundated hundreds of square
miles of fertile bottom lands. This is
the greatest inundation in fifty years
and threatens renewal of the famine.
The political situation in Portugal ia
much improved. Opposition to the
ministry is dying out. the politicians
apparently realizing that this would
only lead to disturbances, discrediting
them and Strengthening the ministry.
A mine owner named SIMILAR has
taken his life in frightful manner at
Budapest. Stretching himself on the
floor of his room he placed dynamite
cartridge under his neck and set fire
to 1t with fuse. The cartridge ex.
ploded and the mans head and part
OF his body were blown into frag.
ments.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-07-04
TROUBLE SURROUNDS IOWA MAN
illness, Death and Murder
Visits Nevins of Iowa City.

Iowa City, Iowa, June 23.-Misfor-
tunes "come not singly. but in battal-
ions," according to the belief OF 81.
mon Nevins of Iowa City. Nevins, rid
ing bicycle, fell and broke his leg.
When he recovered consciousness his
wife became i'll and her life is now in
peril. Recently his father was burn
ed alive and his brother was murder.
ed or drowned in the river.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-07-04
Instantly '.::ied.

Fergus Falls, MIMI, June 30.-Nel.
Olson, a prominent young farmer, re
siding short distance this side OF
Evansville, was struck In the head by
the handle of q wheel scraper while
filling ditch near his home, and kill
ed instantly.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-07-04
Steamer Burns: Three pie.

st. John, N. B.. June 23.-The steam.
er Crystal Stream was burned to the
waters edge in Washademoak lake
last night and three members of the
crew were burned to death. The men
were In their hunks and unable to
make their escape after the flames
broke out.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-07-04
Deer Hid its Head.

Last winter some of the Berlin Mills
company's men caught q deer and fed
It in an abandoned camp for few
days. The way the deer was caught
was rather peculiar.
They chased him in the snow and
the foolish deer. instead of running
away. ran to trainload Of logs and
stood with his head sticking under the
logs between two cars. Like the
ostrich he probably thought that as he
couldn't see he couldn't be seen.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-07-04
Haywood Will Take the Stand.

Boise, Idaho, June ~. - IN an al
dress that occupied two sessions Of
the district court yesterday Clarence
barrow of Chicago outlined to the jury
the detailed defense of William B.
Haywood to the charge that he muir.
dered Former Governor Steunenberg.
In broad description it is to be a de.
NAL of every material count in the
testimony of Orchard, with a showing
that Orchard killed Steunenberg be.
cause of a private grudge due to the
loss of rich share in the great Her.
cules mine, and explanations of the
Independent circumstances that tend
to connect. the three co.defendants
with Orchards life and operations.
Will Deny Everything.
Haywood will take the stand to
make personal denial of Orchards &C.
cusations, Meyer may be called to tes.
tify solely to events and circumstances
affecting the Western Federation of
Miners, but Pettibone will not be a
| witness in this case.
Mr.. barrow denied the existence OF
the great conspiracy to murder alleged
by the state with Orchards testimony
as basis; denies the intimacy with
the three co-defendants that Orchard
laid claims to; denied that Orchard
had committed many Of the crimes
he had boosted of, and promised to
prove his contentious by many
Of the men named by Orchard when
on the stand.
Plot to Destroy Univn.
Mr. barrow charged that agents of
the Mine Owners Association Of Col
orado and the Pinkerton detectives
| had Joined hands in conspiracy to
destroy the Western Federation of
Miners. Agents of the mine owners
had, he asserted, committed mary
minor crimes to discredit the fedora
tion. He asserted that this trial was
the elimination OF the conspiracy TO
kill the organization by killing the
leaders; that the organization and rot
Bill" Haywood was on trial, and that
! Harry Orchard, under the maniI ,la.
ton Of Detective MCFARLAND, was try.
ing to Kill Meyer, Haywood and Petit
bone that he might save his own life
Financial Relations Explained.
AS to the financial relations between
Orchard and Pettibone, Mr.. barrow
said that when Orchard left Denver
for Wyoming he gave Pettibone his
money. his Masonic badge and other
trlnkets and some papers for safe.
Keeping. From time to time Pettibone
forwarded parts of the money to Or
| chard.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-07-04
A Big sturoeon.

The largest sturgeon which has evor
been landed at Aberdeen, was az.
posed for sale recently, at the Ash
market. The fish was caught by 10.
cal trawler. at the northern FISHING
grounds; and when weighed at Ahar'
deem turned the scale at $50 hounds
It was nine feet three inches ~
length. by about five feet in eirth and
was sold by auction. Bidding Wa
Keen. and at e9 IS the sturgeon was
knocked down. '
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-07-04
Good Fish Story.

Milwaukee, June 80. = The biggest
fish story of the ::eJson comes from
Fort Atkinson. B. A. Ralph Of that
city asserts that while coming up Rock
river in q canoe with his son they
came on a school of carp. He cut of
their escape and with q paddle as a
weapon bagged, SO he claims, 1874
fish, aggregating in weight 10000
pounds.