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The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1907-04-04

pannebaker Tor examination. 81
The story Of WarfeM, as given to The
Times, Is Substantially as follows: His
wife had been ailing for some time and
through tie help Of the county authori-
ties enough money was raised TO send
her to the old home at Fulton, ILL.,, to
undergo . surgical operation. Morley
was going back 70 his old home in the
south md volunte eered to accompany the
womaa and nurse as far Is Fulton, Joe
Willetts, the town marslal, having
charge Of the arrangements. Ths
nurse came Is lar as Bismarck and then
returned to Washburn, but would not
inform Warfsld why she did not ac-
conpany his wife on the trip. He had
not heard frsm his wife since she left,
and on inquiry from one Of the banks
there he discovered that his wife was
probably in Cakes. He came here and
found Morley, and in company with
Deputy Sheriff Huffmsn went to Hotel
Home, where his baby recognized him
and called him He then went
to the Oahes Hospital where his wife
was lying, having had an operation per-
formed Sunday, but was Refused ad-
mittance. It Is said that the woman
heard Ms voice IN tlle hallway md a.
most weat into VarAead l haa
q marriage license ~ show that - waa
married 70 Miss Jennie Holsiuger in
Novemker, 1901 at Thomson, " ;He
moved q WashburR about 4 ysar ago
and Was engaged sSmN farming 4 ll a. and
lately had done 3dbs q, aros1ld b the
town. He did not know much; about
Morley He had catne5 there 4 a sbont 9
month before md Sr sented himself
to be asecret service man tn the = en- EN-
ploy ofsthe government. a.
Mr.. Morley claims that the woman is
his wife. and that the child is his child.
He said that Warfield had deserted his
wife, left her in destitute circum-
stances and had letter purportng that
Warfeh was dead.
It seems 9 question for the courts to
i H.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1907-04-04
To Tap Big Slough.

Cogswell Enterprise: The drain
commissioners for Sargent county will
meet the Richland county commits
sioners in Lidgerwood Monday to take
up the matter Of q bi-county drain
which is started in the vicinity Of
Geneseo in this county. While the
members Of the Sargent county board
ARE together they will be asked to pass
lon proposed drain for the western
part of the county.
|S This drain as now contemplated will
begin IN section II of Werner township
thence to Harlem township to section
l6, thence south to Livy Johnson g farm
and thence southwest to what is known
as the schuster slough, thence east
and southeast to the southwest corner
Of Ferrnan township, and connect with
the Wild Rice. III
T6is Is the drain contemplatedsast fall
and af the commissioners report favor
ably. on the proposition Surveyor Haigh
willtake the work up at once and it is
expected the drain will be completed
befnre the snow falls in the fall
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1907-04-04
Orders New Trial.

Valley City, Nd, March q. Judge
Burke has ordered u new trial in the.
case Of the North Dakota Artesi. n
Well Co. vs.. r. II. Fairbanks. The
plaintiffs dug an artesian we'll for the
defendant on his farm nine miles from
the city for the consideration Of 81, 100.
They guaranteed that the water supply
would be plentiful. It appeared that
there was plenty Of water but it was
not of the kind Mr.. Fairbanks desired
and he refused to pay. for the well, con-
tending that the term sufficient" en-
braced the kind Of water. The court so
held and the defendant won the case.
Now the court is doubtful about that
matter of the term sufficient in
cluding the kind Of water and grants q
new trial. The case is interesting as
touching such guarantees. If the per-
son for whom the well is dug must be
fthe judge Of the palatable quality of
the water secured, such guarantees
would be impossible.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1907-04-04
I Data Was Used.
CogsweN Fnterprise.

F Grand Forks Times: Let's see.
Wasn't Congressman Marshall up in
North Dakota several weeks last winter
gathering data to squelch the railroads
and to make them furnish cars for the
shipping of grain from this state?
Come to think about it, what ever be-
came Of that data? s
Yes sir, Mr.. Marshal, ,sat the request
of the interstate commerce commission,
did put in several weeks in North
Dakota last winter gathering data and
the same was effectively used in the
.inq ,irys held by the commission in
Minneapolis. Tom Marshall started
the ear shortage Investigations and
after be had things well under way
several state papers under obligations
or owned by Hansbrough- attempted to
'belittle his efforts and give the credit
for the iaveshgation to Hansbrough.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1907-04-04
Mrs. Nelson Dead.

Albert Romstad, who lives ten miles
east Of Oakes, was in the city yester.
day and informed us Of the death Of
his mother, Mrs. Anna Smith Nelson,
which occurred at her residence il
Sargent county on March 2lst. The
funeral was held on the 2lth, the remains
being brought to the Cakes cemetery
for interment. Deaeased was 65 years
Of age, and had two children Mrs.
Albert Romstad and Mrs. Martin Per.
ron, both Of Sargent county. She had
been a widow about eighteen years,
her husband having perished in a drug
store fire in Oakes. Her ailment was
heart trouble and she had. been i'll about
eight weeks prior to her death. b.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1907-04-04
Spring Suits,

Be upssto date and 60. and gee +. G.
Voight, The popular tailor and let him
build you q nice spring suit, or y fine
dress !suit ne has = nice line 81
fabrics toS select from. Come early
before tile best patterns run out. ne
also does all kinds of repairing and
cleaning Prices right II rs,
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1907-04-04
Good Man Gone.

Word has been received in Oakes Of
the death Of Gilbert Greenwood, which
occurred at Waterville, Maine, on March
18th, after three days illness from
pneumonia. Mr.. Greenwood was one
of the early settlers of this county,
having farm near Ludden where he
resided with his family. from 1883 to
1889, period Of sixteen years. About
eight years ago he went back to, his
Old home in Maine, where be made his
home with . married daughter. He
was a splendid Christian man and was
beloved by Ill who knew him. He was
81 years Of age. Mira. Greenwood is IN
rather de6cate health. and has beea
since last fall. l'ss -iSSs
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1907-04-04
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Don wait until your neigh has =
fire. Protect yonr home with . Man
vile fire eextinguiliis her. For sale at tho
Corner Hardware ssss 6 s ss5s
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1907-04-04

4 Every woman appreciates beautiful
complexion, 50 much desired by men.
icentssTea or Tablets. A. y: Young.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1907-04-04
CITY ELECTION !
PASSED QUIETLY
N. Boardman. the Second Ward
Alderman. Elected Mayor
E. J. Walton In the Fiut, 6. A. Tuthlli ln ths
:. Second and c. A. Malandsr and 3. u
sloeum In ths Third, Elected
Aldermen.

7 The caucus ticket Of Friday evening
went through without break At the
city election held Monday. Some ot
the friends Of J. II. Coulter urged him
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1907-04-04
The Question Of Railroad Dis
cipline.

T. ! . x !. -,
L Mark Twain's remark that '*some-
body will have to hang for it'' is but a
fair suggestion Of the frame Of mind
which ought to characterize railroad
officials in their dealings with faithless
subordinates, and the powers that be in
their relations with such officials. Can
it be maintained that our railways as a
rule secure q discipline which can con-
pare with that Of any well managed
steamship line? And if not, why not?
Is there a railroad company in the
United States, which can vote that,
like a famous old steamship line, it has,
in . long career, never lost the hfe Of q
passenger? It ID most gratifying to
note now, how in the matter Of inn
mediate response to signals, certain Of
our greater systems claim to have se-
cured, by imposition Of heavy penalties
Iinfcase Of neglect, apparently invari-
able obedience on the part Of loeomo-
tive engineers. Would that such dis
cipline were UNIVERSAL Too often Is it
that taking chances appears to the
engineer Of q belated train as the most
attractive course Of action, simply be-
cause he knows how frequently such
action is unnoted or is winked at by
his superiors. The day may come when
tto pass q danger signal viii only. mean
cutting off power from his locomotive;
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-27
GOLDF|ELD MINERS
GIVE U[T|MATUM
LOCAL UNION REPUDIATES AC-
TION OF THEIR SPECIAL
COMMITTEE.
4 GENERAL STRIKE IS NOT FEARED
But Operators State That Men Are
But Seeking Excuse to Break
Their Agreement.
(By the Associated Press. }

GOLDFIELD, Aug. 26.-The COM
mittee appointed by the miners to
meet in conference with the Consoli-
dated officials this morning, endeav-
ored to reach compromise of the
change room question. After an am
icable discussion an agreement was
reached and signed by both parties.
but the miners promptly repudiated
the action of their committee and
sent back an ultimatum stating that
not only should men be provided with
individual lockers but that the union
would insist on jurisdiction over ev-
cry man employed in or about the
mines. No answer was returned to
the demand and no further action
will be taken until the regular meet
ing of the miners Tuesday night.
Senator Nixon left for Reno to-
night. Before leaving he said the
company had gone as far as it could
or would in making concessions, and
the action of the miners is directly
contrary to the agreement that was
signed last April and according to
well known operators, indicated that
the change room was used merely
as an excuse to bring about the rup-
ture. The Mohawk and Combination
are the only two mines involved in
the trouble so far, as 1t is not be-
lieved that there will be general
walk-Out.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-27
GREATER CONFIDENCE
BEING DISPLAYED
THE NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
SHOWED IMPROVEMENT AT
THE WEEKS END.

NEW YORK, Aug. 25.-The feel
ing of apprehension with which the
stock market began the week has
been replaced by calmer judgment.
There was much less liquidation and
few signs, save in isolated instances,
of selling by those whose margins
were impaired or whose confidence
in the future had fallen to a lower
point. Such improvement as was
shown, however, was largely sent.-
mental, based on the belief that
prices have discounted all the more
adverse conditions that may arise,
and that henceforth there will be lesl
of political agitation, or at least less
response on the part of investors to
what have formerly been regarded
as disturbing policies. The speeches
of Secretary Taft at Columbus Oh
Monday and of President Roosevelt
at Provincetown on Tuesday were
read with great interest in Wall
street, but their effect on the market
was slight.
Much more interest attached. to the
general credit situation, since 1t be-
came apparent that the market was
slowly but surely divorcing itself
from purely political considerations.
Bankers who look at conditions
from a better vantage point than the
average outsider are more impressed
with the idea that the trouble
through which the market has been
passing is international in character
and that it is the close relations be-
tween the money markets of this
country and those of Europe that
have produced the tension here. Our
markets have not only had to absorb
the liquidation of American share
holders but they have been forced to
accept securities the value of many
millions of dollars from investors
scattered all over Europe, England
Germany, France and Holland have
greatly reduced their holdings OF
American securities until now they
are probably at the lowest level In
some years. Further, the high rates
for money abroad have reduced the
borrowing capacity of this countr,
in field from which large amounts
of capital are annually drawn.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-27
WILL RETURN AND
STAND HIS TRIAL
Former Governor of Kentucky Will
Go Back There If Given Fair
Treatment.
(By the Associated Press. }


INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. 26.-
w. Taylor, former governor of Ken
lucky, whose extradition has been
sought by that state ever since the as
sassination of Governor Goebel. sew
en- years ago, tonight gave out a
signed statement Offering to return to
Kentucky to stand trial and to tes-
tify in the Caleb Powers case if he
can be be assured absolutely fair
treatment. In his statement Taylor
says:
'If Commonwealth Attorney Rob-
ert B. Franklin will promise immuni-
ty | will cause what remains of the
hundred thousand dollars corrup-
ton fund to be returned to the treas
ury of Kentucky, no part of it to be
used in these prosecutions thus put
ting my case on the same footing as
other criminal cases, and will guar
antee that all trial juries in my case
shall be composed of upright Demo-
Gratis and a like number of upright
Republicans, and will guarantee that
bail will be granted me within Limits
of 100000 and will dismiss all par
ties as prosecution witnesses except
myself, leaving them free to testify
without fear, coercion or restraint,
and lastly, but by no means least, will
in advance by mutual agreement Sc
lect an able, upright and impartial
Judge to try my case, l will, without
any promised immunity, voluntarily
and gladly return to Kentucky not
only to testify in the Powers case,
but submit myself to trial of jury
of my native state"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-27
A BIG SLUMP IN
RAILROAD STOCKS
THOSE OF THE HILL LINES SHOW
A DEPRECIATION OF
$500, 1000, 900.

NEW YORK, Aug. 26.-The stocks
of the Hill lines show depreciation
in market value during the past year
of more than $500,000,000. There
has been no more spectacular devel-
opment in the quotations of leading
railroad issues than the decline in
the Hill stocks. The causes of the
decline are to be found in speculative
and financial reasons, rather than in
any questions of railroad manage
ment. Mile for mile, and share for
share, the three Hill properties are
worth at least as much as they ever
were.
In the Northern Pacific and Great
Northern alone the decline has been
nearly $460, 100000, as follows:
Northern Pacific, 1885,
900 shares, high of
1906 ..... $35S,S2O, 900
Great Northern, 1885,
900 shares, hight of
1906 ..... go. 522,OOO,ooO
Selling price Hill stocks.
high of 1906 ...... SS0,S2O,000
Northern Pacific, $780,
900 shares, at present 17S,25O, 900
Great Northern, 1,500,-
900 shares, including
Ore. ........... 243,U00, 900
Selling price at present. 421,250, 1000
Net loss from high =. 459,570, 1000
The foregoing does not take any
consideration of the Burlington, as
most of its stock is locked up. The
shrinkage in the market value of its
100000 shares has, however, easily
been $50 a share, or more than $780,
100000. 1t brings the total depre-
citation in the Hill stocks up to more
than half a billion. The market val
ue of the stocks in the Hill roads to-
day, including Great Northern ore is
few millions short of 10000
900. This compares with an aggre-
gate market price of somewhat less
than 81, ,200,000,000 at previous high
prices.
This enormous shrinkage has prac-
tically wrecked more than one for
tune and is said to have seriously
crippled from further enterprise at
the moment one of the most powerful
financial coteries in the world.
The three Hill lines earned in the
last fiscal year nearly $209,000,0OO.
They increased their gross receipts in
this period more than $22, 900, 600,
and this Notwithstanding one of the
most severe winters they have had
to combat in many years.
Officials of the big railroads. par
ticularly those whose stocks have
wide distribution, say that they see
many evidences of considerable buy
ing of stocks by small investors from
all parts of the country. This has
been particularly true during the past
two weeks, when the stock slump has
caused many small investors to enter
the market and take advantage of the
present prices and income yields.
The Union Pacific, Southern Pa
cific, Great Northern, Pennsylvania
and others report the opening OF
many new accounts during the past
few weeks Most of these companies
have more accounts and stockholders
names on their ledgers than ever be-
fore.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-27
BUILDERS LOCKOUT At
GOLDF|ELD IS SETTLED

GOLDFIELD, Aug. 24.-It Is re-
ported here that an appeal has been
made to the national organization of
the Western Federation of Miners for
a settlement of the controversy be-
tween the Consolidated company and
the miners. There are several vex-
atious matters to be considered which
were supposed to have been agreed
upon at the January conference. The
agreement reached then was that
watchmen were to be neutral; that
they were not to be required to join
the federation, nor was the company
to refuse to employ union carpenters.
They were the bone of contention.
Last winter it was agreed that men OF
their craft who were not regularly
employed around the mines should be
exempt from the conditions imposed
upon timber men.
The builders lockout has been set
tied by an agreement that the plumb
shall receive 50 a day, but shall give
a notice of 80 days before calling q
strike All the trades have agreed
to the same condition, and work will
be resumed Monday. a
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-27
MAY ERECT SMELTER
IN So. SAN FRANCISCO
GUGGENHEIMS LOOKING OVER
THE GROUND WITH THAT
END IN VIEW.

NJ Roland Guggenheim arrived in
San Francisco yesterday. accompa-
MED by Mrs. Guggenheim and Edgar
l.. Newhouse, who is interested in the
smelter business, and party OF
friends, and took partments at the
Fairmont to combine business will
pleasure.
Guggenheim, who is 27 years OF
age, came west on tour OF inspec-
tion of the Guggenheim smelters al
Everett and Tacoma, and at Ely, IL
Nevada, but the prime object of his
trip and of his visit to San Francisco
is to decide whether or not the Gug-
genheim interests shall establish
smelter at South San Francisco.
The only obstacle to the project is
the objection of the people OF Burlin
game and members of certain San
Francisco civic bodies. who have al
ready voiced emphatic protests at the
prospect of smelter fumes.
Guggenheim says that II the peo'
n,e of South San Francisco want the
smelter there it will be established,
hut that II they do not want It, theh
no other California site Will be selec'
ed. but the Guggenheim smelters at
Everett or Tacoma will be enlarged
A number of realty promoters with
sites for sale, called on .Guggenheim
yesterday and tried to dispose OF theiI
wares, but he refused them all. he
claims that the smelter would not
trouble any community by it's smoke
Nrst. because the fumes would blow
directly out over the waters of the
lower bay, and, second, because there
would be comparatively little fumes
as fume consumers would be used.
II South San Francisco wants the
Cuppenheim smelter and the attend
ant colony of 5000 people dependant
upon its payroll, very well. II IL
does not want the smelter the Gug-
genheims will not force 1t upon the
Communicative Recorder,
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-27
ROUTS A TRAMP
WITH HER HATPIN

CHICAGO, Aug. 26.-Miss Grace
Stulz, the 18-year-old daughter of P.
M. Stulz, general superintendent OF
the Illinois Steel company. recently
fought desperate hand-to-hand bat
tie with tramp in lonely Indiana
woods and came on victorious. She
is a member of camping party
across the Indiana line and took the
wrong train out of Chicago. This
necessitated a walk of mile through
the woods.
Halt way to the camp burly tramp
sprang upon her, but she jabbed him
in the face and stomach with a hat
pin until he doubled up with pain
Then she tripped him, and seizing his
enormous ears, beat his head upon
the railroad until he became uncon-
scious, when she fed. Miss Stulz re,
joices that she went In for athletics
while at college.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-27
ADVISES REJECTION
OF CONSTITUTION

OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 24.-Sec-
retary Taft, in speech tonight II
convention hall to 1000 people, ad-
vised the citizens of Oklahoma "a
Indian Territory to ,eject the conSt'-
tuition recently adopted by the ON
vention at Guthrie, and declared the
next congress would pass a new 4
abling act. Taft emphasized the fact
that he was not representing Presi-
dent Roosevelt; that the views eX-
pressed are his own, and in no sense
inspired by the president. The yisor
of his remarks against the constitu-
tion surprised the party leaders. He
discussed national issues along the
lines of his Ohio speech.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-27
CRACK SHOTS MAKE
SALT LAKE A VISIT

SALT LAKE, Aug. 26.-Salt Lake
trap shooters will be honored by a
visit of some of the most noted trap
shots in the world today. At 10
o'clock this morning, when the regu-
lar Sunday shoot takes place, they
will all be found on the score, por.
ping away at the blue rocks and
breaking them as matter OF Dnsi-
ness. The shooters are the vangua' ID
of the cracks gathered at Denver last
week for the Grand Western ha "ii'
cap and are on their way to Spokane
to take part in the northwestern
tournament.
The party arrived in the city last
evening and consists of Fred Gilbert
of Spirit Lake, Ia, one of the oldest
and best known shots in the world
Tom Marshall, of Keithsburg. ILL.,.
who ranks along with Gilbert; Chris
Gottlieb, of Kansas City; J. T. Skelly
of Wilmington, Del; C. A. Haight, ot
San Francisco; John S. Boa, of Mis-
soula, Mont, and Pete Holohan, of
Twin Falls, Ida.
This crowd came over from Den
yer and were accompanied by Mills
Sneed and McMillen, the three Local
shooters who represented Salt Lake
in the tournament. The three Salt
Lake men finished well up in the
money. ~
A special turnout has been ar.
ranged by the members of the loca
club and a big crowd of local cracks
are expected to be on hand this morn.
ing at 10 o'clock to see the sport
From Salt Lake the squad of gunners
go to Ogden. where a special shoo'
will be held tomorrow. The visitors
will leave Ogden direct for Spokane
At the Ogden shoot tomorrow team
shoot between ten Salt Lake and ter
Ogden shooters will be a part of the
program.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-27
| BRIBERY INDICTMENTS
MAY Be QUASHEO

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 26.-Mo-
tions in behalf of Mulay, Ford. Alb
bott, Schmitz, Ruef, Martin, Drum
and Desabla. for dismissing and set
tilng aside ten bribery indictments
against them by the Oliver grand jury
were to have been decided this
have been decided this evening by
Superior Judge Lawler.
An objection to the Introduction
into evidence of the revised minutes
in Judge Graham's court recording
the empanellment and organization
of the grand jury having been over
ruled by Judge Lawler, he set the
matter over until Monday at 4:30.
In view of the submission to the
court of petition with a written
probation restraining the superior
court from further proceedings with
the trial, Judge Lawler said in the
meantime he will see Chief Justice
Beatty and ascertain if possible when
a decision Of the highest court may
be expected.