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, 1907-04-22
CLEVER COMEDIANS IN
RUFUS RASTUS MIN,

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The Rufus Rastus MINISTRIES which
are to appear at the Opera House next
Wednesday evening, April "a, are said
to be playing to capacity business ev-
erywhere and are pleasing the people.
The first part introduces a number of
clever comedians and an excellent
singing contingent while the "Olio"
contains some high-class s%pecialties,
such as the Great Layton, who does
some wonderful stunts on the high
wire, the famous Albermarle quartette,
who render popular songs and south
ern melodies, the marvellous Drake in
feats of contortions, the quaint duo,
James and Moody, parodists and witty
conversationalists, the clever Carys,
presenting coon love scenes and Con-
go serenades, besides several other
tunes that are said to be clever and
high-class. The entertainment as a
whole is reported to be equal, if not
superior, to any organization of its
kind. All the people with the Rufus
Rastus minstrels are said to be among
the best known colored singers, dane
ers and comedians, genuinely capable
and clever enough to keep their audi
ence in a state of hilarity and thor
ough enjoyment from the rise to the
fall of the curtain. Seats now on sale.
Prices rs, so and So cents.
, 1907-04-22
ENDORSE COLT.
Rhode Island Republican Committee
Favor His Candidacy.

Providence, R. l., April 22.-The re-
publican state central committee, at a
meeting today, ADOPTED resolutions in,
dorsing Colonel Samuel P. Colt as the
majority candidate Of the republican
party for United States senator. The
vote was 8 to 4 up to today, Sc ballots
having been cast for senator, the re-
publicans, who are in the majority,
Senator Wetmore. If the deadlock is
not broken by tomorrow no senator
will be elected.
, 1907-04-22
Some Japanese Propositions.

Toxic, April 22.-The Japanese dele
gates at The Hague peace conference,
it is said, will present a series of in
dependent propositions, among them
being the conclusion of conventions
for the conduct Of battles on land and
sea, the use of mines in commercial
routes, the use of wireless telegraphy
between the beseiged %fortresses and
points in neutral territory, the use of
neutral ports for beligerent purposes,
methods for declaring the opening of
hostilities, and the limitation Of arma-
ments.
, 1907-04-22
YOUNGSTERS CAUGHT
IN MERCHANDISE CAR,

Two youngsters of this city were
caught in a merchandise car near the
river Saturday afternoon and placed
under arrest, hearing being set for 4
O'Clock this afternoon. The boys de-
clare they did not break the car open
The car is one held here by the recent
freight blockade at the Aspen tunnel.
, 1907-04-22
EASTERN CAPITALISTS
GONE TO THE MINES

Thomas Hootson and Thomas Nelson
of Calumet, Mich, arrived in the city
last night and were met at the Union
Pacific by M. j. Harrington of the wy
oming Queen Mining company. They
were taken to the mines this morning
by Mr.. Harrington, Messrs. Louis Miller
and j. F. Johnson following later. The
party will spend several days at Jelm
examining the properties of the Wyo-
ming Queen company.
, 1907-04-22
THE NATIONALIST
USE LYNCH LAWS
CATCH THREE SOCIALISTS Gull.
TY OF NUMBERING GIRL AND
HANG THEM FOR CRIME.
TWenty-three Dead and Fifty-seven
Wounded as Result of War Be-
tween Two Elements of Russian
Populace-korean Chief Auditor
Assassinated at Seoul Last Night.

LODI, April 22.-Lynch law has been
inaugurated by the n%ationalists to put
an end to the socialist outrages here.
Having captured one of three social
lists who murdered a young girl, the
nationalist took the prisoner to the
outskirts, tried and sentenced him to
hanging and carried out the sentence.
Many Violent Deaths.
Last weeks victims of the national
lists and socialists fights totaled TWEEN
ty-three killed and ffty-seven wound
ed. The majority of the casualties
were among the socialists.
, 1907-04-22
Takes CHARGE of storehouse.

Floyd Crouch, who has been con-
nected with the storeroom here for
several months, left for Rawlins this
afternoon with his family, where he
has been placed in charge of the COM
pany's storeroom. Mr.. Crouch says
the storeroom there is in bad shape,
but he hopes to bring order out of it
pretty soon, as the storehouse here is
in apple pie order aud he knows how
it ought to be done.
, 1907-04-22
STEAMER ON SIDE
ON JAPAN COAST
LISTS FORTY-FIvE DEGREES, BUT
LIES CLOSE TO LAND AND
NO DANGER OF LOSS.
Beached in Effort to Avoid Collision
With Sailing Vessel Off Province
pour of Rain at Mobile Fills Streets
With Several Feet of Water.

Toxic, April 22.-The Pacific mail
steamship Mongolia ran aground this
morning, near the Mayeda lighthouse,
off the province Of Nagato, Japan.
The locality is full of reefs.
No Chance for Fatalities.
The steamer with list of As degrees
lies quite close to shore, which pre-
vents any possible loss of life. The
accident was caused by IN attempt to
avoid collision with a sailing ship
, 1907-04-22
Rolling Mill Notes.

The bar mill was running on six.
inch breakdown this morning, the
merchant mill turning out spike iron.
Clarence Cradle, a rougher on the
bar mill, has rendered his resignation
and will leave in a few days for Den
yer.
The new tie plate punch and shear
is being unloaded and will be set up
about the middle of the mill, ear the
bar mill hot beds.
Hugh Golf, a rougher on the bar
mill, has gone to Denver for a few
days visit, expecting to be home We'd
nesday or Thursday.
, 1907-04-22
DEAD WALDEN EDITOR
WAS WOODMAN OF WORLD

E. A. Anderson, editor of the North
Park Union at Walden, who died at
Boulder recently, was 80 years OF g
the 23d of last February and has re
sided in North park about five years,
editing the Union. One March 10 last
he became insane, and death probably
resulted from softening OF the brain.
Mr.. Anderson was a member of both
the Woomen of the World and Women
of Woodcraft lodges at Walden, hav-
ing a $4,000 insurance policy In the
former. He also carried several thou
sand dollars in outside companies.
, 1907-04-22
Pretended to Be Nobleman.
Taft and Party Reach Home,

Norfolk, Va, April 22.-The May
flower, having aboard Secretary Taft
and party returning from the south,
passed in the Virginia capes today and
proceeded for Washington, where i'm.
mediate preparations will be made for
the presidents trip to the opening Of
the jamestown exposition.
, 1907-04-22
FAIR BOARD AWARDS
PRINTING CONTRACTS,

At the meeting of the board of trus-
tees Of the Albany County and Inter-
mountain Fair association this morn
ing, at the office of President Fred A.
Miller, at the general Offices of the
Laramie Plains line, the contract for
job printing for the coming fair was
awarded to The Republican, the pre-
MUM list going to the Boomerang.
The premium list was gone over and
practically completed. The members
present were President Miller, Secre-
tary c. F. Kuster. w. H. Holiday, H.
d. Beemer and ]. S. Atherly, Messrs.
Bell and Gramm being out of the city.
Some routine matters of small mo-
ment were disposed of.
, 1907-04-22
Real Estate Sales.

The following real estate sales by
warranty deed we're filed in County
Clerk Featherstone's office today:
William F. Daiber to John lines, 440
acres in section 2, township 20, range
70, and section 81. township 81, range
II, 81 and other valuable considera-
lions.
Union Pacific Railroad company to
H. Ralph Hall of Wheatland, lots 8
and 4, block 4, Union Pacific first addi-
ton to Rock River, $95.
, 1907-04-22
Brand Certificates Filed.

The following brand certificates
were filed for record in the county
clerks Office today: Thomas Bird,
Andrew Christensen, August Berner,
Pacific Market company, Delilah War.
rem, C. E. Dolgner, w. H. Maher, F. E.
Weed and Joe L. Cooper.
, 1907-04-22
Great Flood at Mobile.

Mobile, Ala, April 22.-From mid
night last night until this morning
Mobile was visited by a torrent of
rain. So great was the downpour Of
rain that the streets in many sections
of the city were covered with water
two feet deep. Children were unable
to reach the school houses and the
schools were closed. The new union
station was completely surrounded by
water.
, 1907-04-22
Fell on Defective Crossing.

Mrs. Lewis Tyvold, wife of the city
clerk, while returning last night from
the West Side church, where she had
attended services, fell on a defective
board in the railroad crossing at Grand
avenue, sustaining a cut over the right
eye and bruises about the face and
her right wrist was also sprained and
is greatly swollen.
, 1907-04-22
In California Penitentiary,

Sheriff Bath this afternoon received
request from the officials of the Cali
fornia state ~penitentiary at Folsom for
a description and RECORD of James
Finn, who in April, 1903, served four
months here for larceny, being arrest
ed by Marshal James Stirling. Finn
is now serving a two years sentence
at Folsom for burglary, beginning jan
nary 2S, and the officials desire to
complete his criminal record.
, 1907-04-22

as she can secure a house. Mr.. Cady
received by her hand a note from his
daughter, who informed her father that
Wednesday and cautioned him not to
lose sight Of the date. She will be re-
membered. Miss Cady will enter
school here when she comes to the city
o live.
, 1907-04-22
Asked to Come to Basin

Judge Carpenter, wEo returned last
night from Lander, received a tele-
gram this afternoon asking him to go
to Basin next week and sit in a case
there. He has not yet answered the
telegram. a letter being now on the
way from that place.
, 1907-04-22
NOT BAR To
VALIDITY Of POLICY

Whitfield was for twelve years sport
ing editor of the Kansas City Star,
which position, together with the pres
idency of the Western Baseball league,
he held at the time of his death in
1902. Whitfield, respondent over f.
nancial reverses, shot himself.
, 1907-04-22
Manager Home from Denver.

Manager w. H.. B.. Jacobus returned
Sunday afternoon from Denver, where
he had been on a combined business
and pleasure trip. He not only dispos-
ed of his business, but heard the grand
opera and came home humming a tune
in italian.
, 1907-04-22
Attendance on LEGAL Cases.

Superintendent H. L. Anderson of
the Wyoming division OF the Union
Pacific was in Ogden for several days,
in attendance on the legal cases that
were before the court in personal in
jury cases against the company. He
was in his private car OlO.
, 1907-04-22
MAY HAVE STOLEN
A QUARTER MILLION

who is believed to have acted for
Douglas in good faith.
Has Seen the Broker.
Douglas will be arraigned tomorrow.
President Thorne of the trust company
said today that he had found the bro
ker with whom Douglas said he placed
the securities, and they win be re-
turned today. Thorne declared that
the Douglas shortage amounted to
only $4,000.
, 1907-04-22
Government Bonds Not Taxable.

Washington, d. c., April 22.-Decid-
ing several cases brought to it by say
ings banks in Des Moines, Ia, the
supreme court of the United States
held today that government bonds in
which the capital stock of such banks
is invested are exempt from taxation.
, 1907-04-22
LAST OF MACHINERY
For WALDEN CREAMERY.

John l.. Dagle and William H. Nc
Lucas are here today, loading their
wagons with the last of the material
for the Walden creamery, including the
boiler, the ice chest and other parts of
the plant. They will reach Walden
some time this week.
, 1907-04-22
Aaent,s Wife In CITY.

Mrs. A. B. Cady. wife of the popular
agent for the Union Pacific at this
place, arrived from Green River Sat
urday night and she and her husband
spent the day looking for a house in
which to reside, Mrs. Cady intending to
bring. her family to this city as soon
, 1907-04-22
Check Clerks on Move,

The force Of check clerks at the
freight office has been transferred to
the Office building north Of the depot,
being given room in the trainmen's
lounging room in that building.
, 1907-04-22
Baker Gets Appointment.

John w. Baker, a Laramie young
man, says the Cheyenne Tribune, has
been appointed a railway postal clerk
between Cheyenne and Ogden to sue
coed Fred W. Hughes, who has resign
ed to accept a position with Cook
Brothers in this city.
, 1907-04-22
New Messenger Boy.

Frank McBroom, messenger at the
Western Union telegraph Office, has
resigned that position to accept n as
caller for the trainmaster's office, and
his place as messenger was taken by
Eddie Parent.
, 1907-04-22
Chief VIVA Assassinated.

London, April pa dispatch from
Toxic today announced that NJ. PAX
yong Wha. chief of the board of audi
tors of the Korean imperial household,
was assassinated at Seoul last night.
, 1907-04-22
LARAMIE YOUNG LADY'S
PICTURE IN

Among the contestants for the Den
yer Posts beauty contest is Miss Julia
Watkins of this city. Miss Watkins,
the Post announces, will make her de-
but as an actress at the Broadway the,
alter in that city shortly. The young
lady was born II reared here, her
parents being Mr.. and Mrs. J.. S. Wat
kins, at Fourth and Clark streets.
, 1907-04-22
Nearly Two Scores Dead.

definitely established today that thir-
ty-nine persons lost their lives through
the laundering of the ferry steamer
day night.
, 1907-04-22
LOW PRESSURE AREA
GOING SOUTHEASTWARD.

The low pressure area which now
covers the Rocky mountain region will
spread slowly southeastward and will
give continued fair weather in this
section tonight and Tuesday, with
warmer weather tonight.
, 1907-04-22
School Fund Apportionment.

Mrs. Emma H. Knight, county SUI
perintendent of schools, has appor-
toned the SIS, 79O.42 received from the
state treasurer from the common
school land income fund of the state
to the several districts as follows:
, 1907-04-22
REGULATIONS OF ASSISTANT
LOAN CLERK DOUGLAS BE-
LIEvED TO REACH
THAT AMOUNT.
Confessed to President Thorne That
He Took Bonds Valued at Fifty
Thousand and Said to Have Made
Written Confession Swelling the
Amount to Two Hundred and Fifty
Thousand-Gimbel Dies of Wounds

New York, April 22.-The shortage
in the accounts Of w. o. Douglas, as
sistant loan clerk of the Trust Com
pany of North America, who was ar,
rested yesterday IN a charge of steal
ing $50 900 in bonds from the institu-
ton, may reach a quarter of Il million
dollars.
Made Confession.
Douglas is said to have confessed
to Oakleigh Thorne, president of the
company, at the time of his arrest that
he made away with $4,000 in bonds,
and today it was reported that he had
made a written confession to Thorne,
in which he admitted that the total
value of the bonds taken by him would
reach $25O,000.
Broker Acted in Good Faith.
The bonds are said to have been
turned over to a Wall street broker,
, 1907-04-22
New Chef at Hotel.

F. T. Nelson, just from the Savoy at
Kansas City, "a added to the Union
Pacific hotel force this morning as
chef, one of the finest ever brought
west.
, 1907-04-22
Court to

Washington, D. c.. April 22.-The
present term of the United States SUI
preme court closes May 20. The call
of the docket will be suspended on
the Goth.
, 1907-04-22
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT
REVERSES CIRCUIT COURT
OF APPEALS IN A
NOTED CASE.

Widow of Sporting Editor of Kansas
City Star Receives Verdict Against
Atna Company for Policy on Life
of Her Late Acknowledgement
ment Bonds Forming Bank Capital
Held to Be Not Taxable.
, 1907-04-22
Lord" harrington Must Hanq.

Washington, D. c., April 22.-The
supreme court of the United States
today dismissed the case of Frederick
Seymour, alias Lord" harrington, I'M
der sentence of death in st. Louis
upon the charge of numbering James
P. Mccain, in effect affirming the de-
cision of the supreme court of Mis-
souri, and this sustained the verdict Of
guilty returned by the trial court.
Pretended to Be Nobleman.
The case has been before the public
several years and attracted much at.
tention, largely because of Barring
toms %pretense of bearing an English
title.
, 1907-04-22

The Republican is the only paper IN
laramie that prints all the news n
caches all the people.
, 1907-04-22
Mental Strain Too Great.

That the mental strain under which
Gimbel laDored because of the arrest
was n of the important contribu-
lions to his failure to recover from his
wounds is the opinion of the physician
in attendance. 1t was only by con-
slant S of stimulants that the pa
tient was kept alive Sunday, the doc
tor says.
, 1907-04-22

Hugh Hill, a machinist's apprentice
at the shops, and AL Allen, the stove
, 1907-04-22
GOES TO OKLAHOMA

TO Sc &c NN ES E.
John Beaudoin left today for Okla
homa City, Okla, to settle up the es-
tate of his brother, who died a short
time ago.
, 1907-04-22

Was Well Known Sporting Editor.
Kansas City, Mo-, April 22.-James
, 1907-04-22
Matter of Damages,

Nicaragua feels that by her inter
duras, Salvador has made herself Ii,
able for damages inflicted upon Mic.
aragua and the financial expenses OF
some part Of the war.
Would Let Roosevelt Decide.
A Salvador denied any such liabil.
ity, Nicaragua, in order to avoid delay
ing the present negotiations for pease
at Amapala, proposes that the question
be submitted to President Roosevelt,
or some person to be designated by
him, as to whether Salvador is liable
for pecuniary damages, and if SO, in
what amount"
, 1907-04-22
Would Have Fought Case.

Members of the family had strong
hopes that if Gimbel recovered the
charges against him could be over
come by a plea of insanity, and they
had engaged counsel to fight the case.
1t was planned to send Gimbel to an
asylum, if successful in court.
, 1907-04-22
Attempts at Death Succeed.

New York, April 22.-Benedict Gin
bel, the wealthy Philadelphia mer-
chant, who cut his throat and wrists
in a hotel soon after being arrested
on a serious charge in this city, died
in the hospital shortly before 8 o'clock
, 1907-04-22
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS IN CEN
TRIAL AMERICA INTERRUPT
ED IN THE AMAPALA
CONFERENCE.
Nicaragua Demands That Salvador
Shall Be Held Responsible for
What Has Occurred and To Be
Asked to Pay Damaees-Japanese
Delegates To Hague Tribunal to
Present Set of Propositions.

Washington, April 22.-Advices re-
ceived here today from Central Ameri-
ca are 10 the effect that the peace
negotiations, which have been in pro.
gress for the past few days at Amapala,
have come to & deadlock and it is fear
ed that a renewal of hostilities is i'm
pending.
Demand Not Acceptable.
The difficulty appears to lie in the
Nicaraguan demand that Salvador shall
be held responsible for what has &C.
Cured, which condition is not accept.
able.
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''Preventics" will promptly check a cold or
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Preventics are little candy cold cure tablets,
and DR.. Shoop Racine. Wis. viii gladly mail
you samples and a book on Colds free, If YOU
will write him. The samples prove their mer-
it. Check early colds with Preventics and
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CONTEST NOTICE.

l .
| Department of the Interior, United
ia, April 6, 1907.
A sufficient contest affidavit having
been filed in this office by Even Halvor-
! try Nc. 34l40 made June %, 1905, for
ne sec. 81, township Isl, range "a, by
Charles j. Barber, contestee, in which
it is alleged that said entryman has
wholly abandoned said tract Of land for
more than six months last passed; the
of land; that he has failed to improve or
cultivate the same; that said alleged
absence from the said land was not due
to his employment in the army, navy or
marine corps of the United States as a
private soldier, officer, seaman or ma
rine, during the war with Spain, or dur
ing and other war in which the United
States may be engaged;
Said parties are hereby notified to ap-
pear, respond and offer evidence touch
ing said allegation at 10 o'clock a. m. on
June 8, 1907, before the Register and
Receiver at the United States Land Of
fee in Minot, N. D.
The said contestant having in pro-
por affidavit filed April 1907 set forth
facts which show that after due dill
gence personal service of this notice
can not be made it is hereby ordered
and directed that such notice be given
by due and proper publication.
L. D. MCGAHAN
Register.
James johnson, Attorney Minot N. D.
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NOTICE FOR BIDS

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will
be received for tho cons ruction of school
buildings in Iowa school district No "a. o e on
the S. w. a of the sw a Sec. 15 and the o. her the
s. e. corner of the s. w. n of Sec. 2 Twp. 153,
Rye, 49,, Bids to be received up to My 4th;
1907 and NUT be made separately. certified
pany each bid. Plans and specifications may
BE- found at the Office of County Superintendent
Warren at Minot or at the residence Of the
50. P. o. Address. S wyer. N. D., R. F. D. No. l.
The Board reserves the right to reject any
or oil bids. 4-4-2j
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Land Office at Minot. N. OAK, March Is, 1907
Notice is hereby. given that the following
named settler has fled notice OF his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim,
and that said proof will be made before the
Register and Receiver of U. S. Land Office at
Mnot, n. D.. on June 6. 1907, viz: Frank w.
Roach, H: E. No. 1928, for.the nwA of Section
rs, Township 1854 N. OF Range S3W
his continuous residence upon. and cultivation
Of said land, viz: r. W. Jones William DIETRICH,
John Martin, Joseph Roach all of Minot, n d.
L. D. MCGAHAN. Register
NJ. J. Barrett, Minot N. Oak,
Atty. for Claimant. 4-11-5-15
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Judge Cowan has closed the
G. N. freight depot at Churchs
Ferry for one year on account OF
the beer which was stored in the
place. Hill will have to build
forty and one new freight depots
if the Judges all go after him like
COwan did.