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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-05-29
Shocking Graft In Chicago.

CHICAGO, May 23.-The grand jury
today began an exhaustive examina a
tion into the sens ational charges that
midwives and doctors in various parts
of the city had paid thousands of dol
lars protection money in view OF
their illegal surgical operations. In
cidentally the jury indicted DR.. Lucy
Hasenow in connection with the death
of Leila Madison, of Salt Lake. DR..
Ragenow was indicted on this charge
year ago. but the indictment was
found technically faulty.
DR.. Hagenow was called before the
jury to testify to an interview credited
TO her, but later denied, that she in
common with others had escaped trial
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-05-29
Mrs. Mckinley Passes Away.

CANTON, May 26.-Mrs. william
Mckinley, widow of the late presi-
dent, died at her home here at 1895
o'clock this afternoon. The end came
peacefully, almost impercepsibly.
Mrs. Mckinley never knew Of the ef.
forts made to proloug her life, or the
soIicitous hope against hope Of her
sister and other relatives and friends
for her recovery.
For many years Mrs. Mckinley had
been an invalid. She recovered from
the shock of her husbands tragic
death, but It left its mark, and when
it was known that she had suffered
stroke of paralysis, little hope was
felt that she could survive.
Mrs. McKinley's life of almost sixty
years had been made familiar to the
nation by the fact tha more than half
of it was period of invalidism.
Through all this, however, she showed
firm and unwavering belief in the
career of her husband, and by her
cheering words, in spite Of personal
Affections, encouraged him when there
was darkness at hand. She believed
that his star OF destiny would never
set until he had become president of
this land. and for more than q quar-
ter of century cherished that belief,
until her hopes were realized.
After President McKinley's death,
she expressed desire to join him,
aud prayed day by day that she might
die. Later, however, she frequently
told friends that she desired to live
until the completion Of the Mckinley
mausoleum, which is the gift of the
nation and which is to be dedicated
on Monument hill September 80, next.
WASHINGTON, May 26.-While lit.
tie hope was entertained here for her
recovery, the news of the death of
Mrs. Mckinley caused profound sor-
row in the national capital, where she
so long made her home while her hus.
band was member of congress and
later president.
President Roosevelt learned of her
death shortly after o'clock, when he
received a telegram from Secretary
| Cortelyou. who had been in Canton
since Mrs. Mckinley was first stricken.
He Immediately announced that he
would leave for Canton Tuesday night
to attend the funeral.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-05-29
A BIG LAND LOTTERY.
Thirty Thousand Acres Under Hunt
ley Project Will Be Offered.

WASHINGTON, May 23.-The recla.
nation service will conduct lottery
June 26 at Billings, at which the 3d.
600 acres of land to be watered by the
government irrigation bitches will be
awarded to holders of winning mum.
bers. This will open to settlers the
Huntley project, one in which the rec
lam alton service officials have per.
sonal pride. The 10000 acres will
make nearly 700 farms of from forty
to eighty acres each, having abundant
water permanently supplied by irri-
CATION works, which are declared by
the engineers to be not second to any
in quality and usefulness.
Secretary Garfield will be present
when the drawing takes place and will
personally direct the proceedings. The
secretary has been exerting himself to
prevent the successful oper ations Of
speculators who, at all other open.
ings Of irrig alton projects. have wor-
ried the government with their
schemes. Efforts are made to protect
the settlers from these operators and
to insure that they get their lands
without paying out money needlessly.
Any person desiring to make entry
must, through the mails or otherwise,
present to the register and receiver Of
the land Office at Billings his persona
affidavit, sworn to by some officer
authorized to administer oaths in the
Billings land district, inclosed in a
sealed envelope. These affidavits must
not reach the land Office before nine
o'clock a. m. June Is, nor after 4:3O
p. m. June %.
Fifteen hundred names will be
drawn, and the people will be notified
in order in groups of fifty to make en-.
tries on a given day, beginning about
July % and continuing until the 633
entries have been made. No person
will be allowed to file more than one
application. All the envelopes will be
thrown out. Full information and the
necessary forms can be obtained by
application to the commissioner of the
general land Office, Washington, D.
c., or the register and receiver of the
local land Office at Billings, Mont.
The Huntley project is located abou,
twelve miles east of Billings, Mont.
and is crossed by two great railway
systems, the Northern Pacific and the
Burlington, thus affording unusu al ia
cilities for transporting crops. The
project contains about 10000 acres o.
as choice land as can be found any
where in the northwest. These lands
have a gentle slope to the Yellowstone
river, which is magnificent stream
and the elev alton of the country i.
about 5000 feet above sea level. Ths
government has built highway par
allel to the railroad, affording q di
rect line of travel up and down the
valley. AT short distances along the
railway the government has laid Ou
townsites, and these are so LOCATED
that no farm is more than q miles
from shipping point. An auction
sale of these town lots .will be helt
Immediately following the drawing o
the farms.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-05-29
LAND FRAUDS SUSPECTED.
Grand Juries In Montana and Other
States Will Investigate.

WASHINGTON, May 24.--Amazing
revels lstions Of conspiracy to defraud
the United States Of millions OF dollars
worth of mineral and timber lands
will be laid before the grand juries Of
halt q dozen states within few days.
The frauds, it is alleged, will involve
in criminal charges the names of men
high in business and political circles.
They include one United States
sen ator, one former United States
senator, q man reputed to be one Of
the wealthiest men in the world: q
railroad man known from the Atlantic
to the Pacific, two of the wealthiest
lumber barons in the United States,
numerous smaller fry, including rail.
road officials, coal operators and men
at the head of fuel companies.
These men, whose ames for obvious
reasons cannot be made public before
the grand jury acts, it is declared here,
will surely be indicted by the evidence
which is now in the hands of the
United States district attorneys in
half dozen western states. These
frauds, it was declared yesterday in
an official quarter, extend into a
number of states, including California,
Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Ida.
ho, Montana, Minnesota and the Da-
kOtas.
Much of the evidence in these frauds
was obtained by Detective Burns, who
is engaged in the municipal graft pro.
secution in San Francisco, and by
Francis j. Heney, who Is prosecuting
the same San Francisco grafters. On
the conclusion of their work in San
Francisco Attorney Heney and Detec.
tive Burns are expected to return to
the government service for the pro.
secution of timber and mineral land
thieves.
Some of the grafters in San Fran
cisco are also said to be implic ated in
the frauds. The frauds have been un-
der investigation by the secret agents
of the interior department for more
than three years. These secret agents
have unearthed startling evidence,
showing that the public domain has
literally been looted by corpor ations
who have been protected and aided in
their operations by United States
senators and federal officials.
Most of the lands acquired by the
so.called conspirators were timber
tracts in the west, of which hundred 5
of thousands of acres have been taken
from the public domain. In some in.
stances the services of "dummy' en-.
trymeu were utilized for the purpose.
In others the title was obtained
through the use of lieu land scrip.
In obtaining the conviction of the
men said to De involved, the govern.
ment expects to regain possession OF
large areas of forest land, some oI
which have been in the hands of lum.
ber operators for many years. Much
of the land, it is understood, has no,
yet been cut over.
1t is admitted by certain officials
that in number of instances the Of
! tenders will be immune from criminal
prosecution, owing to the fact hat the
statute of limitations will apply: bu,
in ali such cases the title to the land
will revert to the government.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-05-29
Historical Society

now paying from or per cent. divi-
dends would be paying nearer 10 per
cent. 1t the favoritism in freight rates
we're stopped. No wonder q growing
number OF people want the government
to take the railro ads"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-05-29

of the bail demanded on all of the 335
indictments for bribery, attempted
bribery, extortion, conspiracy aud
perjury thus far returned by the OIL
yer grand jury as to the net partial
results of its investig ations into mu-
nicipal corruption is S3, $50, 900.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-05-29
Train Knocked Into River.

VANCOUVER, May PA gigantic
snow slide swept down a mountain in
the I,lecillewect river valley at Ross
Peak, buryiug the Canadian Pacific
tracks 20 fee, deep for =hor, distance.
a passing freight train was precipit.
ated into the river over an embank-
ment, but the crew saved their lives.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-05-29

The United Kingdom, which Is the
largest importer in the world of cattle
and sheep for slaughter:ng purposes,
is oddly enough the largest exporter
OF horses for the same purpose.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-04
THE COMMISSION OF
Immigration IS COMING
will Be Here October 18th, Accom-.
panied by Secretary OF State,
Julius n, Schmahl.

AS a result of the recent drainage
n d north-country development
meeting, Julius Schmahl, secretary
of state, ang Geo. Welsh, commits
sioner of immigration of the Mime
sofa State Immigration Bureau, have
expressed a desire to visit Bemidji
and meet the people of this city and
also representatives from all this
north country, and talk over matters,
relative to inducing people to locate
in Beltrami county and Northern
Minnesota generally.
When Mr.. Welsh was here last
week he was very enthusiastic over
what he saw at the fair and agreed
to come again and ascertain the
desires of our people relative to adj
vertising the resources of this garden
spot of the north.
J. ]. Opsahl has had some cores
pondence relative to visit to Be-
midi by Mr.. Welsh and Secretary
of State Schmahl. Those two gentle
men will speak at the big fair to be
held at Bagley on the 1O-11-12th,
and it has been suggested that they
come to Bemidji and meet with our
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-04
FAvORs DEEP WATERWAYS
President Of Illinois Central Will
Speak at Memphis.

Chicago, Oct. 4.-The management
Of the Illinois Central road has de-
cided to throw it's influence In favor
Of deep waterway from the Great
Lakes to the Gulf This became ap-
parent when J. r. Harahan, president
Of the road, stated that he would go to
the deep waterways convention to be
held in Memphis and would there give
An address strongly favoring the
project
In the past the general opinion
among railway arrangements has
been that waterways injure the rail.
roads by keeping freight rates down.
The attitude of the Illinois Central
management with respect to the pres
ent deep waterway project Is that it
will develop the South rapidly and In
the development of the South in
creased tonnage will be made for the
Illinois Central and the Yazoo and
Mississippi Valley lines.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-04

people on Saturday evening, October
18th, after speaking at Bagley.
Mr.. Schmahl has written the fol-
lowing letter to Mr.. Opsahl, relative
to the matter:
STATE OF MINNESOTA
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
st. Paul, Oct. /.
Hon. ]. J. Opsahl, Bemidji, MINI.
Dear Mr.. Opsahl:-I am in
receipt of yours of the goth. l have
promised Mr.. Welsh, the Commits
sioner of Immigration, that after
speaking at Bagley on Oct. IL, that
I would place myself at the disposal
of you good people of Bemidji and
if you wish me to take a ride across
the country from Bagley to Bemidji
by horse, OK, mules or goats I will
gladly take regardless of the mode
of conveyance that you propose, and I
will also be pleased to meet with the
people of Bemidji on the night of
the 18th.
i regret very much that l could
not be at Bemidji on the 10Th, but
as wrote to the secretary of your
Agricultural society I had made an
engagement six weeks prior to that
time for Winnebago. l can say to
you that the wreck on the Great
Northern at Brookston, OBTAINING me
II hours, kept me from making
the Winnebago date.
Yours truly,
Julius Schmahl,
Secretary of State"
Souvenir envelopes at this Office.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-04
The KiIties Big Performance.

The average band playing a con-
cert, confines itself to rendering a
program with a few encores, and
then leaving the stage. The Kilties,
the famous Scotch Canadian band
is not satisfied with this. In the
first place, the Kilties dress IN full
uniform of the Highlands-brilliant
in color and not often seen in this
country. In addition to programs
consisting of the best music with
enough of the popular compositions
to tighten the other, there is a splen-
did male choir of 10 voices who
sing scotch and other ballads as
only scotch can sing. Then this
year the Kilties have with them the
American champion bagpiper, Mr..
Angus Macmillan Fraser who plays
the pipes as. no man has ever played
them. Mr.. Fraser is also the cham
pion sword Highland fling and
sailors hornpipe dancer, and dances
at every concert. With all these
extra attractions and the giant drum
major Mr.. Donald Mccormack, the
Kilties not only give the audience
gathered to hear them a musical
treat, but a spectacular one as'well.
The Kilties appear in this city on
Monday Oct. 7, afternoon and
evening, at the Grand Opera
House, and will doubtless find a
large audience assembled to listen
to them. The band is under. the
able leadership of Mr.. Albert Cook;
Tickets on sale at Bankers Drug
Store.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-04
PLEADS FOR THE POOR.
Woman's Object In MutIating Pic
lures in the Louvre.

Paris, Oct. 4.-Valentine Cotrell, a
woman of Rouen, has been sentenced
to SIX months Imprisonment for mu-
tllating Jean Auguste Ingres' picture,
Plus VII. in the sistine Chapel" in
the Louvre.
The mutilation on Sept. 3 Of the
lngres canvas was the third instance
within two months of vandalism in
the Louvre. When Mile. CotreIl was
arra1gned charged with the offense
she avoWed that her purpose in cut
ting the picture was that she might
be taken into custody and thus draw
attention to the homeless and their
miserable condition. The woman add
ed:
1T Is wicked to see such fortunes
gathered together represented by
dead things when so many poor beg.
CARS are dying of hunger, although
anxious to work"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-04
IN EFFORT TO SHIELD SON
Michigan Woman Claims to Have
Murdered Husband,

Detroit, Mich, Oct. .4.-Impelled, it
Is believed, by mother love and a de-
sire to shield and save her son Mrs
Minnie Chadwick Of Atlanta, Mich,
has confessed that she shot and killed
her husband, a mill foreman, whose
body was found in the road near his
home ten days ago. Footprints near
the body led to Chadwick's son Eu-
gene being suspected of the killing
and he was arrested. Mrs. Chadwick
says she shot her husband with her
sons rifle because he abused her. She
says she put on a pair of the boys
shoes, followed her husband down the
road and killed him. After writing
the confession she tried to commit
suicide but was prevented.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-04
Business of Routine Character.

Richmond, Va, Oct 4.-The actual
business sessions of the various divi.
sions and branches Of the triennial
general convention of the Protestant
Episcopal church in the United States
began during the day, when all Of the
bodies received reports of committees
and the presiding officers assigned
work to the committees. This bust
ness was entirely of routine char
acter.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-04
Unique Treatment for Goiter.

Chicago, Oct. Mrs. Mary For.
mula visited the county morgue and,
after obtaining permission from Cor.
oner's Physician Hunter, clasped the
hands Of an unidentified dead man
about her neck in the belief that the
"treatment" would cure golfer. The
woman's act was inspired by fortune
teller, who declared that this was the
only method by which cure could be
effected.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-04
Canadian inspection at Superior.

Superior, Wis, Oct. 4.-The Cana
dian government is now inspecting
grain in Superior, operations having
been begun during the day by Inspec-
tor William Crawford, sent here from
Winnipeg. The inspecting is done at
Great Northern elevator A, where
bonded bins have been established to
handle all Canadian grain received in
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-04
Millionaire Lumberman Injured.

Appleton, Wis, Oct. 4.-George A
Baldwin, the millionaire lumberman
and one of the largest landholders of
the West, is in critical condition at
his home here as the result of fall
down a steep stairway at his resi-
dence. Mr.. Baldwin is suffering from
a fractured thigh, a severely gashed
head and possible internal injuries.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-04
HOUNDS LOSE THE TRAIL,
Unable to Follow Assassins of Oreuon
Detective,

Detective.
Baker City, Ore, Oct. 1.-The .iden.
t1ty of the men who planned and
executed the horrible death of Harvey
S. Brown, former sheriff and detective,
is somewhat nearer solution. The
bloodhounds owned by Henry Draper
of Spokane have scented the trail of
the assassins. The assassins were
traced by the dogs to the railway
tracks, along the tracks for 100 feet.
thence around a warehouse and mill
building and back across the tracks
up Auburn avenue to Sixth street,
where the trail was lost.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-04

A few doses Of this remedy will in
variably cure an ordinary attack of
diarrh9a.
1t can always be depended upon,
even in the more severe attacks Of
cramp collie and cholera morbus.
1t is equally successful for summer
diarrhoea and cholera infantum in
children, and is the means of saving
the lives of many children each year.
When reduced with water and
sweetened it is PLEASANT to take.
Every man Of a family should keep
this remedy in his home. Buy 1t now.
PRICE, 25C. LARGE SIZE, SOC.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-04
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-Rubber stamps. The
Pioneer will procure any kind of
rubber stamp for you an short
notice.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-04
CELLANEOUS,

PUBLIC LIBRARY-Open Tues
days, Thursdays and SATURDAYS,
ESQ to 6 p. M, and Saturday
evening 7:3O to 9 p. m. also.
Library in basement of Court
House. Mrs. E. R. Ryan, librar-
ian.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-04

WANTED-To buy 100 cords of
good seasoned wood. Write us
quoting prices. Craig & DeMars,
Bathgate, n. Oak.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-04
Barker's Drug Store
HELP WANTED.

WANTED-For U. S. army, able
bodied, unmarried men between
1ages of 10 and IS, citizens of the
United States, of good characte-
and temperate habits, who can
speak, read and write English
For information apply to Recruit
Officer, Miles Block, Bemidji,
MINI.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-04

WANTED Porter, two bell hops,
two DINING room girls and two
laundry girls at Brinkham Hotel.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-04

WANTED: To rent nine room
house. Strictly modern. Inquire
321 America Ave.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-04
FOR RENT.
LOST and FOUND

LOST-Boy's shoe between Schroe-
der's store and 9th St. Please
return to Schroeder's store.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-04

WANTED: Girl for diningroom
and chamber work. Apply to the
Turf restaurant, Cass Lake.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-04

WANTED-Competent gil for
general housework. Good wages.
Inquire 500 Bemidji Ave.
WANTED: Two bell BOYS. Hotel
Markham.
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YAKIMA CITY.

The Hiu Wsh Wah Literary So
cietv held its first meeting Friday
evening, followed by a conundrum
supper. 1t was pronounced success
and the young people Of the town are
to be congratulated. About s24 was
realized.
Mcvay has moved his family into
the house formerly occupied by Wn.
Larsen. While loading the last load
the team became frightened and ran
away. They were stopped before any
damage resulted.
Joe Gearheart has purchased the
property occupied by Mr.. McVay from
Joseph Kunz.
While loading gravel for paving
the streets ]. w. Raines was knocked
down by a slide and sustained a
fractured rib.
Mrs. Carrie Brumbaugh has moved
into E. H. Taylor's rooms on Main
street, where she will conduct a res
taurant
Christina Potter and Albert Mer-
rill were married at North Yakima
Saturday The happy couple have
gone to Seattle on their wedding trip
The Phillips-Gallant Store Co
have built an addition to their place
Of business.
Chas. Campbell has been repairing
has tenement house occupied by Jack
McDaniels.
The city is spending s4O0 to gray
el Main street
Saturday night the People Ticket
was formed at caucus held in the
hall. Joseph Hawkins was renomi
mated for mayor, Geo. Gervais, Jr.
for clerk, and Joseph Gearheart ant
Andrew Gervais for councilmen.
Mr. and Mrs Thomas Wheeler hat
an exciting experience while driving
from North Yakima Saturday even
ing. The horse SHE'D. bringing the
buggy into contact with Loaded
wagon. breaking one shaft from thu
axle. The buggy was much the wors'
for the experience, but Mr. and Mrs
Wheeler escaped uninjured
Mrs. Alonzo Cook is entertaining
her mother, Mrs. R. Cramer, and sis
ter, Mrs. G. E. Alexander, Of Van
eouver, Wash