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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-11-12
STRIKES LIVE WIRE
Thomas wOlsey Meets Death by
Electricity.

SEATTLE, Wash. Nov. IA
Thomas wolsey, a carpenter employ
ed by the Pacific Coast Syrup com
pany. was killed by an electric shock
last night at the company's factory
at Atlantic and Utah streets. He
was shocked by a wire which had
been crossed with q large feed wire
carrying a heavy current. He did
not recover consciousness and died
before he reached the hospital His
father is ]. b. wolsey Of Bloomfield.
Iowa.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-11-12
USE ADAMS
CONFESSION
AS Evidence in the Trial of the
Tyler Murder Case

know wether he got it or not. Pet
tibone told me afterwards that he had
sent $500 to Ed Boyce, but left be-
fore the money came.
Next day Simpkins and | went up
to his claim in the Marble creek dis
trict and met some settlers called
Mason and Newt Glover, who had
cooked eye. There was also a man
running a store, who was called
Price, who seemed TO be friend of
Simpkins. There were some jumpers
there and 1t seemed as II they were
trying to take claims from settlers
and Simpkins said If 1 would help get
rid of the jumpers he would give me
$500. l agreed and in carrying out
the agreement two of the men were
killed. Mason and Glover were
with me when the first man was
killed, but Mason did not do any kill
ing. This man was Tyler and he was
killed by a shot from a 1886 Win
chester.
"Simpkins was at Wardner at this
time, but Mason, Glover and myself
went to Simpkins' cabin on Simpkins'
claim. He was gone, so we lay until
the sun went down but he did not
return. We went up to the spring
and as we were drinking we heard
him coming and l said, L am glad of
it. l got my Winchester and stood
by the side of the trail and told him
to throw up his hands. He had big
gun buckled on and we disarmed him
and took him to Simpkins cabin.
kept him there all night, took him
three miles out in the timber next
day and killed him. We placed his
body between two logs. Tyler had
told that he had been placed on the
claim by a lumberman of Spokane
named Lewis but am not sure about
that.
II went down to Harrison and told
Simpkins that there was no more
jumper on his claim and he said,
Well, after a while we will go back
and get the rest of them fellers on
them other claims
Murder of Boule
About a week after that we went
back and met a fellow named Boule
and another man near Simpkins'
cabin. Simpkins and me and Glover
and another man opened fire on Boule
and the other fellow and killed
Boule. The second man lodged about
and we missed him. l went down
to Glover's ranch and waited till the
sheriff from Wallace had made an
investigation and then we went back
and burned up all the jumpers cab
ms except one. There were two or
three of them anyway. The sheriff
only found Boule's body and that
right in front of simpkins' cabin, but
he did not accuse Simpkins of 1t as
far as l know Simpkins did not
give me the 5000 He said that all
the settlers had agreed to help pay
it but they did not come in with the
money. I got 800 from Mason and
$40 from Simpkins.
Accuses Lumbermen
81 think there was a rich man try
ing to rob these people up here OF
their claims This was the man
1
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-11-12
$1,000 A Job

They did not tell me how much
there was in 1t for me, but we al
ways had an understanding before
hand that was to get $1,000 a job
Simpkins did not care how the job
was to be done and never named any
weapon. He said as soon as we got
rid of the jumpers we would go down
and get Steunenberg out of the way.
once talked about this to Harry
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-11-12

Lewis. and Tyler told me that he
was TO furnish the money to hold
them up there on their claims TIL
they should take them away from
the settlers and then he was to give
them half and he was to have half
In return. The claims had good tim
Der on them. l went back to Denver
and did not 90 to the Steuenberg Job,
because they had not sent the money
and ! was not going down there
broke. Simpkins told me he would
come down with me when he got the
money but he never got It, for they
sent it TO Ed Boyce instead of to
Gordon and 1t was not received up
to the time left. know that Simp-
kins wrote, for l saw him address the
letter to Pettibone.
Il waited for three or four weeks
and then went to Denver. On arriv-
ing at Denver went direct to Petit
bones store to find out where my
wife was. Pettibone wanted to
know II we had got the money for the
Steunenberg business and I told him
that we had not. and he said he
would write and have 1t returned.
Steunenberg Plot
Il saw Haywood. too, but neither
of them said anything about going
back to carry out the Steunenberg
business, and they did not tell me
that somebody else had been sent up
to do it. l asked about Harry Or
ehaTd. and Pettibone said he was In
California. saw Simpkins down in
Denver but was never able to find
out why the steunenberg assassina-
ton was postponed | heard them
speak of getting Steunenberg on
account of the stand he had taken
with regard to the Occur d'Alene
strike.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-10-25
$40 an Acre

A new high-water mark for Ramsey
County real estate was set yesterday
when c. B. Kendall sold his $50 acre
farm in Dry Lake township to W. H.
Brekke for $40 per acre. The price
represents what the land Is worth for
farming purposes as it is several miles
from market and is regarded as an in
land farm. While the farm is a good
one it is no better than hundreds Of
other farms in Ramsey county, so that
the new price of $40 per acre may be
considered fair valuation for i'm
proved Ramsey county real estate.
Mr.. Brekke, the purchaser Of the
land came to this state last spring,
and he likes the country so we'll that
he has concluded this is the country
he has been looking for, and has de-
cided to back his judgment with his
money. He made no mistake.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-10-25
Buffalo Herd. Sold.

A train of thirteen cars, containing
15O head of buffalo, the last OF the
Montana herds, passed through Hell
ena last week for LaMont, Canada,
where they will be ranged by the Can
adian government in pasture EN-.
bracing four townships and inclosed
by an eight foot steel fence. The ami
mails were purchased by the Can
adian government from Michael
Pablo, an Indian, whose home Is in
the Hlathead Indian Reservation, and
who refused to sell the animals tt
Uncle Sam because he believed this
| country forced him to sell the here
by opening the reservation. II 5><a
y There is check in the First Nat
ional bank Of Missoula, made out b.
i the Canadian government to Pablo fo
$50, 900, which is to he paid 70 him up
on the safe arrival OF the animals g
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-10-25
Lamont. According to the terms of

Lamont. According to the terms Of
the sale Pablo is responsible for the
auimals until they are unloaded and
turned into the pasture. The loss of
all animals killed enroute will have
to be suffered by Pablo. Up to the
present time only two animals have
been killed, both at Ravalli, where
they were rounded up and loaded.
While the present shipment is sup
posed to include every animal in the
state, there is still believed to be at
| least herd OF 20 or so buffalo roam
:, ing over the fields of western Montana
! that were not found while the round
Iup was in progress. According to the
terms OF the sale, however. the re-
naming animals belong to the Cam
adian government, and will be round
/ ed up next spring and shipped TO La
/ Mont. The same price iis TO be paid
1 for them as for the animals in tho
& present shipment.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-10-25
A MAN MURDERED
BY CoIored Man as result of Quarrel
Over Poker Game.

AS the result of a quarrel over a
poker game Carl McRea, aged twenty
nine years, who had been employed
as engineer on threshing engine, was
shot through the heart by Fred Ham
ilton, niger who bears a bad repu-
tation, at Finley, Steele county, Tues,
day morning at two o'clock.
1t seems, from the meagre particl-
lars that could be cleaned, that the
two men, with several companions.
were engaged in a poker game in the
rear of pool room in the town.
EARLY in the morning, it is said the
trouble arose between Hamilton and
! McRea. They both accused each
! other Of underhand playing. Hamil-
ton drew revolver, aimed point blank
at the younger man and shot him
| through the heart, he dying instantly.
He then went out onto the streets to
! the railroad tracks and boarded a.
J passing freight train which had stop
ped to take water. The sheriffs and
deputies along the Aneta branch were
, Immediately notified by telephone to
be on the look out for the man, as he
was known to be- travelling north.
Sheriff Belford and Deputy Frye and
Chief of Police Hurst Immediately
boarded a stock train which was just
pulling out of the yards. They had
only gotten as far as Pelican Point
bridge, however, when they were met
by the train that had the bad Niger
on board. They all returned to the
city.
1t seems that the coon had mean
while been captured at Tolna, little
station in Nelson county, about thirty.
five miles south of this city, by depu.
ty Sheriff Sandlie of that county. He
was brought to the city by Sheriff
Stanley Of Steele county, and the party
left on No. 6 Tuesday afternoon fol
Hillsboro, from where they took ar
automobile and drove overland te
Hope, the county seat of Steele county
where district court is now in session
That the niger will be prosecuted
| to the full extent Of the law is doubt
less. He is regarded as particular
ly bad specimen. it is understood, hav
ing been In several scrapes Of simi
/ lar nature before. -"~
II Taft seems to have the Japan vot
{ "cinched" !, and Root has Mexico at hi
command. The rest Of the foreig
vote seems to be scattering Near
y while there is a lot of woodsawin
going on nearer the seat of the govern
: ment while Roosevelt wrestles tn
bears. ==.. III, 5 .#==5.. sss !.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-10-25
New Land Office RuIinq.

After November first persons filing
/ upon government land will be required
to live on the land continuously IA
| months before they can make commu-
| tat1on proof. Heretofore the rule has
| been to allow entrymen six months in
which to establish a residence on their
homesteads, after which they were
required to live on the land continu-
| ously eight months, making in all
fourteen months before they could
prove up. After Nov. 1st on all land
filed upon after that date a continu-
| GUS residence of fourteen months will
be required before communication proof
j is allowed. In other words the six
months constructive residence" will
not be allowed Following is the cir
cular received by the local land Of
| fee from the general land office:
The following rules will govern
,, your action upon homestead commu-
tation proofs hereafter submitted,
, namely:
1. Communication proofs offered un-
; der homestead entry made on or
after Nov. l, 1907, will be rejected un-
/ less it be shown thereby that the en-.
tryman has, in good faith, actually re-
sided upon and cultivated the land en-
braced in such entry for the full per-
, iod of at least fourteen months.
2. Where such communication proof
is offered under an entry made prior
i to November /, 1907, if it be satisfac-
torialy shown thereby that the entry
man had, in good faith, established
actual residence on the land within
six months from the date Of his entry
he may be credited with constructive
residence from the date Of entry; pro-
vided it be also shown that such res
, idence was, in good faith, maintained
for such period as, when added to the
period of constructive residence here
in recognized, equals the full period OF
fouteen months residence required by
the homestead laws; and
J. 3. In no case can communication
proof be accepted when it fails to
show that the required residence and
cultivation continued to the date on
which application for notice Of inten-
!; tion to make such proof was filed.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-10-25

Deputy United States Marshal A. 8.
Quist came to the city Wednesday
morning. He went down to the reser-
vation and arrested an Indian named
Joseph Keya, charged with violation
of the prohibition law of the state.
The red man occupied bunk at Bel
.ford's boarding house over night, and
yesterday morning. under the charge
Of the marshal, left for Fargo.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-10-25
Chicago GIee Club Oct. 90.

The Chicago Glee Club is the hext
attraction in the Lyceum course for
this. season. They appear Monday
evening, Oct. 2s. Reserved seats will
be on sale Friday morning at the
Devils Lake Drug Company store
Father Vaughan speaks. very highly
of the club and we predict an even
"fng OF rich enjoyment. Season tickets
are now So for the remaining mum
bers, OF the course. <+ & ..lz
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-10-25
NJ. {. CONFERENCE
Held at Miuot Was a Very Successful
Service.

The event Of greatest Importance in
the North Dakota Methodist confer
ence at Minot was the reading of the
new assignments on Sunday evening.
These were read by Bishop Goodsell,
after very successful service, which
brought to close the conference
The changes in the conference are
many and some of them important
Presiding Elder J. G. Moore, who has
been SO successful in the Minot dis
, trict for the past four years, goes to
Grand Forks, succeeding Rev. Burns,
who will go to the Foss M. e. church
in Minneapolis. Elder Moore will be
succeeded by Rev. Vermilya formerly
at Park River, who has won a wide
reputation for himself as a speaker of
no mean ability. The appointments
are as follows:
Chas. E. Vermilya, Presiding Elder
Alexandria,. s. Miller.
Ambrose-Benj. Babcock.
Antler-J. c. Cook.
Bottineau-B. S. Scading.
Balfour-Mark Osmond.
Bowbells-B. B. Palmer.
Buford Mission-I B. March,
CANDIDA. J. Allen.
Carrington-F NJ Mccoy.
Cathay-E. O. Grimes.
Churchs Ferry-R M. Alderman.
Cooperstown-H. c. Kishpaugh.
Columbus-J w. Locklin.
Des Lacs-Wm. Bennett.
Devils Lake-F. A. Olson.
; Donnybrook and Carpio-Edward
Andrews.
Dunseith-Montagu BicXle.
Flora-To be supplied
! Glenburn-Gilmore Cunningham.
Grano-G. A. Tennaint.
Granville-W. J. Snow.
Harvey-C. F. Sewrey
! Kenmare-E. G. Price.
| Kensal-W. j. Smith
! Lansford-T. J. Watts.
| Leeds-H. S. Harris
Minot Circuit and Tagus-J. Vasey.
| Missouri Mission-E. Il. Polege.
| Mohall-Wm. J. Walker.
| New Rockford-S. F. Beer
Omemee and Overly-Peter Davies.
| Perth-W. A. E. Maddox.
| Pleasant Lake and Knox-To be
Rav-R r Ctinaon
Rogers-To be supplied.
Ross-Fred Conway.
Rolette-A. J. Gerry.
Rolla-Zachariah James.
Rugby-George Smell.
| Fussell-Edwin Burling.
Saline and Deering-W. J. Rice.
Sherwood-S. T. McCutcheon.
Souris-To be supplied.
Surrey-Lyman Bungh.
| Strakweather-R. Ross.
Sheyenne-T. e. Turner.
| Tolley-A. J. Pitman.
Upham and Bantry-R. NJ. Pratt.
Velva-Alfred Coomb.
Williston-F. S. Hollett.
Westhope-Alfred Roe.
Willow City-W.~ D. Price.
Wimbledon-A. M. Hewson.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-10-25

Oswald Goldher Of Grand Harbor,
who was arrested a couple of weeks
ago, charged with violating the pro
hibition law, and who was out. on
bond. has been surrendered by his
bondsmen and IS again III the custody
Sheriff Belrord.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-01-01
Don'ts for Parents.

Don't expect good manners in chill
dren if they are treated by their cid.
ers in manners not calculated to set
good example.
Don't be surprised if children are
snappish and quarrelsome when you
set the example of being SO to them.
Don't frignten children into being
obedient by threats which you have
no intention of carrying out. Your flu
ture difficulties in managing your chill
dren are enormously increased by this
unwise, but not uncommon, practice
Don't take fidgety children with you
when you go to pay calls. 1t is too
great a tax on the forebearance of
your friends and it has often led to
the severing of acquaintanceships.
Don't-because it is easier to do
things yourself than teach children
how to do them-let your boys and
girls grow up with slovenisn habits.
Don't forget that if you do not make
companions of your children in their
youth, you can't expect them to be
your friends when they grow up.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-01-01

that the day you sent your little boy
and girl away to school your par
entail duties were transferred to the
teacher. Do not shut your eyes to the
fact that the teacher has but small
part in the training and instruction of
your children. The children are in her
care six hours a day for only part of
the year, while you are their moral
guide, their inspiration and help all the
rest of the time. 1t is for you to in
spire the child with confidence in the
teacher and help her get at the heart
OF the child The day of turning the
teacher out of the schoolhouse is about
past, but the day of turning the teacher
out of the heart of the children will
never pass. If you have a teacher in
your district that is unworthy OF the
confidence of the children, then dis
charge her Many a school is ruined
by the remarks of the parents in the
presence of the children.
Good teachers are scarce. Some
schools necessarily must have mex
perienced teachers, and some have
quite worthless ones, but whose fault
is it? Any district can get good
price. There is little in the profession
Of teaching to encourage the brightest
and best to stick to it very long. BY
the time the personal expenses are
paid, there is little left at the end of
the year. The wonder is that there
are any teachers for the rural schools.
Stand by your teachers Give word
of encouragement now and then. Visit
the school. Take a personal interest
in your teacher and your child, and
help them work together that your
child may get the most out of the
meager opportunities.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-01-01
Forest Reserves Soon self-sustaining.


The income from the forest reserves
is as yet but small fraction OF what
may be expected as they approach full
utilization, remarks Secretary Wilson,
of the department of agriculture. Yet
their administration is already on a
sound basis. Not only are they meet
ing from their receipts a very large
part of the cost of their maintenance;
they are even now beginning to show
decided decrease in net expense to
the government. The estimate OF the
appropriation necessary to meet the
General expenses of the forest service
is less by 100000 than the appropria-
ton of last year, Notwithstanding that
the total area of the reserves has been
substantially enlarged by executive &C
ton; that increasing use neceSsltates
greater expense of administration, and
that in general the work of the service
is growing very rapidly. Though the
administration of the reserves forms
but a part of the field of work, it may
confidently be expected that within
five years from the transfer of the re-
serves to the agricultural department
the forest service will cost the taxpay-
er nothing whatever.
In reaching this result no unjust
burden will have been laid on any in
terest. AS public property the Ma
tional forests should yield to the pub
lie a reasonable return for whatever of
value private individuals secure from
them for their own profit In accord
ance with this principle, applicants for
special privileges-as rights OF way,
reservoir sites, powerhouse sites, and
similar concessions-ha been called
upon to pay for such privileges on the
basis of their commercial value. For
example, in the case of water powers
duly located under the state laws, but
which cannot be developed without the
occupancy of reserve land, besides a
charge for the land occupied, based
on it's value as forest land, a small
charge per unit of power developed is
made, not for the use of the water
itself, but for the conservation OF the
supply which the preservation OF the
forests furnishes, and which, were II
not for the existence of the reserve,
the water-power owner could secure
only by himself acquiring great bodies
of forest land Such a charge is es-
sentially similar to the charge for
stock grazed upon the reserves. 1t is
a return for actual value received, and
throws upon those who profit by pub
lie control of the reserves share or
the cost of maintaining that control.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-01-01
Irish Potato Pie.

Make pastry the same as you would
for a chicken pie, or good biscuit
dough will do. Use small new pOta-
toes cut in halves and a two-quart TIN
for baking. First lay potatoes closely
over the bottom of your pan and then
a layer of pastry cut in strips followed
by second layer of potatoes. Now
you may put in seasoning-a teaspoon
full of butter, same of salt and bit or
black pepper, pour in enough water to
cover potatoes or strips and the pie
is ready to set on top OF the stove TILL
it boils, when you may set it in
moderately hot oven to brown. When
the potatoes are done, and this you
may learn by trying one with a fork,
set the pan again on top of the range,
lift a bit of crust and pour in cup OF
sweet milk When this has boiled up
the pie is ready to serve; and a most
delicious pie it is.
A pretty sofa pillow may be made
from leather post cards in the follow
ing manner: With a small card punch,
make holes about an inch apart around
the cards, lace the cards together with
small leather thongs, bringing the ends
of the thongs to the edge of the pillow
where they are tied in loops. The top
and back of the pillow should be laced
the same way, using larger thong.
The task of threading a needle for
either good eyes or poor ones) is
greatly facilitated if white or light
thread or silk be held with dark OBJ
ject for the background, while dark
thread or silk is held against lighter
object. So-called self-threading needles
are, however, procurable, which obvi-
ate any difficulty weak eyes may ex-
perience along this line.
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HOUSEHOLD

Contributions for this department are
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The Ranch. Subjects of interest to the
rural people are especially desired.