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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-10
ONE THING LACKING.

She-Your brother has all the qualities
that go to make a good husband but one.
He-What It that?
She-He won't propose. illustrated
Bits.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-10
A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES.

Itching, Blind. Bleeding. Protrudns
Piles Druggists are authorized to re-
fund money If PAZO OINTMENT falls
to cure in to IA days soc,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-10

20 were cloudy. Rain or snow
II days. Sleet was noted on
and 18th ana fog on the Sth an
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-10
BOOK BINDING
AND PRINTING.

1t will cost you nothing
to get prices and we have
been able to gain and
satisfy SO many good
customers that we feel
sure that you also will
find our print shop and
bindery able to serve
you to your complete
satisfaction.
~HE FREE PCEss PRINTING C(
BurIipGto-t W..
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-10

On Monday, Jan. II,
The b. Turk & Bro.
Co. takes possession
here.
To-day announce
ment is made of the
greatest sale of Cloth
inc and Mems Fur
nishingS. Hats, etc,
Burlington has ever
known, to open
Wednesday, Jan. 10.
The Big Store will
'bc open right along
and no preparations
will be made behind
closed doors.
Keep the date, Jan
nary l6, in mind and
the fact that all for
mer reductions will
pale b g fore the
slaughter of prices yet
to come, as room must
and will be made for
new stock.
Nothing will be re-
served.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-10

Deans Rheumatic Pills absolutely
cure Rheumatism 81 Neuralgia. Entire
ly vegetable. Safe. W41.eow,ly.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-10

1906, he caught % foxes and II skunks His
banner year for trapping was the fall
of 1904, when he caught IS foxes, LOG
skunlts, II coons, 10 cats, 10 dogs and one
boar.
SHOT A WILD CAT EATING A MINK
While feasting on helpless mink
caught in n trap Wednesday a monster
wild cat was shot Ivy Linus Sargent OF
Chlttenden and brought into Rutland in
the afternoon where II was sold to the
Rochester Clothing store to be used for
advertising purposes. Sargent was exam
ming his mink traps ssong the banks Of
q stream. which flows near mis- house, in
the early morning when he came upon the
wild cat which had begun to dcvour n
large mink caught In one OF the traps. lie
Immediately shot the cat through the
head, but the mink, the perfect skin Of
which would have brought IS was too
badly damaged to be of any value.
DAMAGE CASE SETTLED.
Bethel witnesses were summoned TO
Woodstock January in the case in Wind
sor county court of Arthur Wilcox VS.
S. D. Tilton of Wcodsville, N II. At the
moment Of going to trial the case was
settled 10y the payment of $500 Mr.. VIII
cox had been injured by being thrown
from his wagon, and he claimed that the
accident was caused by n pile of sand
left in the highway by men in the en-
ploy of Mr.. T4lton, who was a contractor
repairing the sidewalks in Bothel
ASSIGNMENT OF JUDGES.
The assignments of the Judges of tho
supreme and county courts for the year
under The new judiciary law will be as
follows:
Supreme court general terms ut Mont
peier January s. May I, October l. Spe-
cial term at ST Johnsbury, February IL;
ut Rutland, November IL; at Brattleboro
November 10.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-10
CHIEF MAIIONEY WILL NOT GET II
CENTS A MILE FOR THIS TRIP.
A SUCCESSFUL OLD TRAPPER.

J. b. Phillips of Waterbury. who IS
70 years old reports that with Is traps
between October is and December J.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-10

1906. he caught % foxes and II skunks. His
banner year for trapping was the fall
of 1904, when he caught IS foxes, 106
skurks, II coons, 10 cats, 10 dogs and one
The oasis., 1907-12-28

MINERAL APPLICATION NO. 3O1. United States Land Office, Phoenix, Arizona, October 2l, 1907. Notice is hereby given that The Crit tenden Cattle Company, by NJ. E. Leverch Attorney in Fact, of Phoenix, Arizona. has made application for patent to the Monarch mining claim, Survey No. 242l, situate in the Wrightson Mining District, santa Cruz Co., Arizona. in section ?, township p south, range h east, C. X s. R. B. X M., described as follows: Beginning at corner number l, whence corner of sections l, ?, Il and l2, township 22 south range 15 east bears south 26 degrees S3 minutes east l956 feet; thence north l9 degrees 24 minutes west 5i2 feet to corner number ?; thence south 59 degrees 36 minutes west, l5O0 feet to corner number B; thence south 19 degrees A mi nutes east 542 feet to corner num- Der 1; thence north 8 degrees S6 minutes east 15t0 feet to corner number l, the place of be- ginning. Area lS,32l feet The location is recorded in Book of Mining Locations, pages 472 X 473, mining records of Santa Cruz Co There are no known adjoining claims.
 LYMAN W. WAKEFIELD, Register.
 First publication October 26; last publication December 2S.
The oasis., 1907-12-28
Notice to Taxpayers.

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Nogales, Ariz., Dec. 10th, l907.-Not is here by given, that there will be held on the night ot December 30th 1907, at p. m., at the Court House in the town of Nogales Santa Cruz payers of the County, to discuss and consider the matter of an appropriation of money to send the Hon. NJ. H. MeCord to Washington, the County of Pima, Hon. NJ. A. Smith and the members of the Senate and House of Repre- seutatives, to enact and pass bill through Congress of have the United States Government pay the bonds of the Pima County Narrow Guage Railroad, instead of the taxpayers of the counties of Pima and Santa Cruz, as the Supreme Court of the United States has recent ly adjudged that they must do.
 The amount of these bonds are S320 900. GO, and of this sum the tax payers of this county must pay about $S0,00000.
 PHIL HEROLD,
 Clerk of the Board of Supervisors.
The oasis., 1907-12-28

vegetables and other crops, and q fine time generality $. r. Huss has crop of alfalfa ready 10 cut for q Christmas job He also has lots of strawberries in bloom and some far enough advanced to be ripening. Ed. Reader also has strawberries ripening, English pears in full bloom and all kinds of vegetables in thriving condition. G. l.. Kicks says he has had grapes continuously since the middle of June, and will have some to gather Christmas. He is still gathering fgs-the third crop this year-and has one more crop of hay to put up soon. So we may say, What country can beat this ?"-as it can almost grow fruit the year round, as oranges and strawberries will last until apricots and grapes come again.
The oasis., 1907-12-28
ARIZONA NEWS.

four thousand dollars, and has money in the bank. That Is not a bad showing for a small capitalist.
 Mesa Free Press: Henry Asbill has received from the board of supervisors bounty of twenty dollars for the hide of large tim Der wolf, which he recently cap tured on the Agua Fria. This is the first wolf cf the kind killed in this country for many years. It appears to have strayed in here from the north, probably following some band of sheep.
 Tucson Post: A series of signals has beeh announced for use on the Tucson division of the Southern Pacific, where it is necessary for trainmen to double over grades with their loads. When the view is not sufficiently clear and always at night, torpedo is to be placed on the rail four telegraph poles from the hind car of the rear cut At night when the weather condi- tions require, a red light is to be affixed to the hind end of the rear cut, where it can be plainly seen from the approaching train.
 Globe Silver Belt: Notwith- standing the recommendation of the jury for mercy, Judge Nave yesterday morning sentenced Wes- ley Burgess to life imprisonment in the Territorial prison. Burgess wss convicted by the jury for mur- der in the second degree, and his sentence is the maximum for that crime. Burgess conducted barber shop on Lower Pinto creek and two months ago he shot and in stantly killed Juan Cabrera, a Mexican with whom he had had trouble over q game of cards.
 Coconino Sun: c. NJ. Binford, for eight years one of the trusted employees of the Bashford- Bur- mister Company in Prescott, has surrendered to Sheriff Lowry in Prescott, and confessed that during his service with the company he had been embedding an average of $2,000 year. His salary was $50 per month. Binford has thus far insisted that he be locked up and punished for his crime, though friends of the young man are try ing to make good his shortages. Relatives are said to he willing to furnish the money, but Binford in- sists upon being prosecuted. It is thought his mind has become affected by breeding over his pecu- lations.
 Tucson Post: Yesterday morn ing J. w. Marter, brakeman, shot c. w. McQuaid, engineer. The shooting took place in ca boose attached to a freight train at the Yuma heights switch, and the brakeman claims it was an acci- dent. McQuaid is not thought to be seriously wounded. The bullet struck below the left eye and ranged downward, lodging in the roof of the mouth. He was taken by Dr. Ketcherside to the railroad hospital in Los Angeles, and is reported today as in no danger and getting along all right. Marter is Tn Jail and the occurrence seems to have unnerved and crazed him. There ic eo,o II .lo,Lt tlot .Lo
The oasis., 1907-12-28

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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-03-29
MUST WAIT LONGER
Moment Not Vet Arrived When Unit
ed States and Mexico May Inter-
vene in Central American War.

washington, March 2S.-The mo-
ment has not yet arrived when Amer
lea and Mexico can intervene to stop
the spread Of war in Central America.
This was the decision arrived at the
conference between Secretary Root
and Ambassador Creel at the state
department today. Secretary Root
also had the benefit Of the advices
received by the diplomatic represen-
tatives Of the Central American states
from their own governments. The alb
sence of definite information from the
seat Of trouble is embarrassing to the
officials, who are desirous OF bringing
about peace.
II is feared the collapse of the Bo
Mills government in Honduras and the
consequent installation Of a provision
al government in accord with that o1
| Nicaragua will result in a combined
| attack on them by the other Centra
American republics. The apprehension
Of such movement has greatly alarm
4 ed all of the other states.
It is said that there is no disposi
tion on the part of this government
4 to take the part of policeman towart
these sister republics, but it woul'
4 welcome any proper opportunity to re
store peace.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-03-29
JAMES GARDNER DEAD
thirty Called for Billings Printer Af-
ter Short Sickness With Typhoid
Pneumonia.

James Gardner linotype operator
employed by the Evening Journal,
died last night shortly after 6 o'clock
at st. Vincent's hospital, Of typhoid
pneumonia.
The dead man has been employed
on the Billings papers at intervals for
two or three years. At one time he
worked on The Gazette. He was TAX
en- sick about 10 days ago and week
ago his sickness became so serious he
was removed to the hospital. He
gradually failed, however, till the end.
Arrangements for the funeral will not
be completed till his relatives are
communicated with.
Gardner was native of Texas. His
father is a Methodist minister at
Evant, Texas. He also has two broth
ers and two sisters in Texas. He had
been educated for a physician, but be
fore completing his medical course he
Joined the volunteer army in the wal
with Spain and served in the Philip
pines.
The saddest feature of his sudder
death is that he leaves a sweetheart
in Lampasas, Texas, Miss Lindse.
Smith, to whom he was to have beer
married in August. Life for him hat
/ just begun to have it's rosy hue an'
with joyful expectancy he had bee1
looking forward to his Forthcoming
wedding.
Mr.. Gardner was member of tn
Eagles and the Typographical uniol
and was chairman of the Journa
. chapel.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-03-29

ed after lengthy conference, In
which Commissioner Clark, who ct
one time was an official OF the Order
Of Railway Conductors, participated,
followed the receipt OF communities
tion from Ira G. Rawn, chairman of
the railroad managers committee.
The commission was requested, in
accordance with the provisions OF the
Erdman act, 'to put yourselves In
communication with the parties to said
controversy in order that there may
be an amicable settlement Of the same
and that IL such effort should be un'
successful 1t is further requested that
you proceed to endeavor to bring
about an arbitration in accordance
with the provisions OF said act"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-03-29
BY HIS OWN HAND.
Member Of Famous Cincinnati Con
cern Commits Suicide.

0 cern Commits Suicide.
Cincinnati, Ohio, March 2S.-Wil-
liam A. Proctor, president Of the
Proctor G Gamble company and son
Of one Of the founders Of the company,
died today from a bullet wound, self
inflicted, at his home in Glendale, a
suburb Of this city.
Coroner Cameron began an investi.
cation of the circumstances Of the
shooting and in the meantime refused
to make any statement, except to say
that Proctor had died from a bullet
wound.
The deceased was widely known in
business circles and was prominent
layman in the Protestant Episcopa
church, to which institution he was :
liberal giver. His wealth was esti
mated at many millions, most Of which
has been made by himself. He Wa'
noted for the cooperative scheme fol
division Of profits with employees
which he had designed for his com
pany.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-03-29
GOVERNMENTS CASE AGAINST
BlNeER HERMANN CONCLUDED.
WILL RESUME MONDAY.
Mrs. Puter Testifies Concerning De
struction of Large Number Of Let
ters Written by Defendant 70 Her
Husband.

Washington, March 2s.-The eyi-
dence Of the prosecution against Bin
ger Hermann, on trial for destroying
public records, was completed before
the end of today's session, and adj
journment was taken until Monday.
The witnesses for the prosecution
today were Mrs. S. a. d. Puter, John
Rowland, chief clerk of the surveyor
general Office Of Oregon; irwin Rit-
tenhaus and several clerks in the land
Office
Mrs. Puter testified that she had
made search for certain letter writ
ten to her husband by Binger Her
mann and failed to find it. She testi-
fed that she destroyed several boxes
Of papers year ago last January, and
United States Attorney Baker decided
that this was the governments proof
that the letter in question had been
destroyed.
Mr.. Rowland testified to meeting
Hermann in the Office Of the surveyor
general at Portland in 1901 and that
on the same day, when Hermann was
present, he received instructions from
r. P. Mays for making a report m en-
bracing the Blue Mountain forest re-
serve. He said copies Of this map
were delivered to man named Smith,
and slightly modified copies to Jones.
These three men have been identified
| in the Testimony with the location OF
state school lands in the territory to
be embraced in the Blue Mountain
forest reserve. Mr.. Rowland endeavor-
ed to state conversation he had
with Mays IN 1902, in which Mays ac-
cused Rowland Of "giving the snap
away" but objection by Attorney
4 Worthington prevented the conclusion
of this conversation being brought out
I A map was put in evidence by the
4 defense, after being identified BY ~
~. Mclean, showing the boundaries q
i the Blue Mountain forest reserve as
finally created, the boundaries origina
temporary Withdrawals and boundarie'
OF the recommendation Of the geologi
cal survey, and also the recommenda
tion OF Commissioner Hermann. Th'
witness said the recommendation o
hermann cut $4,000 acres out Of tn
recommendation Of the geological SUI
yey, and in this acreage was the LAM
which former Representative William
son wanted included.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-03-29
WILL HOLD CONFERENCE.
Interstate Commerce Commission Will
Endeavor to End Trouble.

Washington, March 2S.-Chairman
Martin A. Knapp of the interstate
commerce commission and Charles F..
Neill, commissioner of labor, will leave
here tomorrow noon for Chicago,
where they will hold conference with
representatives of conductors and
trainmen and officials of western rail-
roads entering Chicago in regard to
the dispute over the question OF wages
which threatens to result in a disas-
trous strike unless satisfactory ad-
jutment is effected.
Chairman Knapp said tonight that
the visit of himself and Mr.. Neill
will be in the direction of mediation
and conciliation. The request FOL
these efforts at mediation and con
ciliation came from the railroads.
"It therefore becomes our duty un
der the law" said Chairman Knapp
"to put ourselves in communication
with the parties and endeavor to brine
about a settlement. If we fail in tina
effort, then it is our duty to endeavo
to induce the parties to enter into al
arbitration"
The determination OF Messrs. KNAPP
and Neill to go to Chicago was reach
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-03-29
PRAISE FFoR MONTANA
Judge Burch Speaks Highly Of Mr..
Schwartz, Recently Appointed spe-
cial Assistant to Attorney General.

Denver, Colo, March 2S.-Judge
Burch, special assistant attorney gen
eral in supervisory charge OF the
prosecution Of COAL timber and other
land frauds, now located in Denver,
said today that he had just received
a telegram from Secretary OF the In
terror Garfield confirming the appoint
ment Of H. H. Schwartz, one Of the
special assistants to the attorney gen
era1. located at Helena, Mont, to be
chief Of division "P" Of the general
land office.
"Mr, Schwartz has been for many
years one of the best agents OF that
division operating in the west" said
Judge Burch. "Owing to unsatisfac-
tory conditions he resigned, and ap-
pointed him special attorney, In which
capacity he has shown great ability,
and now in turn he resigns the special
attorneyship to take the head OF the
division to which he was previously
attached as special agent. The di'
vision comprises all the special agents
Of the general land Office operating in
the western public land states ano
territories and includes practically the
entire field forces of the general lane
Office"
i It is believed that this special ser
4 vice force will be thoroughly over
hauled and reorganized and that it'
efficiency will be greatly increased
No appointment will be made in plac'
of Mr.. Schwartz, Immediately.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-03-29
WANTS JOINT CONFERENCE.

New York, March 2s-seth Low,
chairman OF the conciliation commit
tee Of the National Civic Federation,
has taken hand in the trouble be-
tween the trainmen and the western
roads which threatens to culminate
in strike affecting $4,000 men. He
has put himself in communication with
both sides, and has asked for joint
conference.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-03-29
9oP the bribery also OF Supervisors
DuTey. Furey and Sanderson.
Know Where Detweiler 1a.

Detective Burns. who with District
Attorney Heney. has worked up prac-
tically all OF the evidence in the graft
bribery Investigations, stated tonight
Abraham Detweiler, whom the grand
jury has indicted on 1S counts for
bribery of administration officials in
behalf Of the Home Telephone COM
pany, is neither in the east nor in the
west, but Is secreted within q few
miles of Toledo. comforting with
friends as to the advisability of giving
himself up "My men know where
Detweiler is" said Mr.. Burns. "and
are prepared to produce him as soon
as the prosecution Is ready to attend
to his case. That will not be for a
week or 10 days, think. In the
meantime there is no chance for the
indicted to get away, ifhe should de-
sire to do so.''
Ruef in schmitz Home.
Abraham Ruef was today removed
from his prison chamber in the fash
ionable St. Francis hotel to the resi-
dence formerly occupied by Mayor
Schmitz. Detective Burns said:
when Ruef was being escorted into
his new quarters today, the den was
pointed out to him and he, smiling
grimly, remarked yes, that's the
room. That's where the boys used tc
take their orders"
Secret Receptacle Found.
IA somewhat sensational incident il
connection with the former home O
Schmitz came to light today through
an announcemnt by Burns that while
minutely examining the premises TO
possible loopholes for escape he found
| by turning back the carpet in tht
| chamber once occupied by the mayo
as his bedroom, a secret plush linet
chest, fitted securely with a lock. Th'
top Of the recess was a section of TIL
4 floor, and on prying this up the line
box was disclosed, set in between tW'
stills Of the floor. "It was probabl
used by the mayor as a depository,
said Burns 1--WE found the ches
empty"
The grand jury adjourned until Sal
urday afternoon.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-03-29
CITIZENS MADE ATT TACK
Lieut.. Lawrason Testifies That II
Believes Negro Troops Were Nor
Guilty in Recent Brownsville Raid.

Washington, March 28.-Lleut. Car
son Lawrason of Company B, Twenty
fifth infantry, was again on the stand
all day in the Brownsville lnyestiga
tion before the senate committee On
military affairs. LaWrason said ina
he was Of the opinion that Fort BroWI
was attacked by citizens, but the mex
morning, when he was shown cart
ridges picked up by Capt. Macklln IL
the streets of the town, he was sufe
the shooting had been done by soA
diers. Later Sen. Foraker asked the
witness if he believed now that the
shooting was done by the negro So
diers, and he said:
II think, sir, that it should have
been discovered by this time who dia
1.-THE shooting. There has been no d.
rect, evidence to fix it on the men ana
in view of the testimony here can
not say that think the negro troops
were guilty"
4 In reply to questions by Sen. Lodge.
the witness said he heard no firms
latter he joined the company on ths
night of the ARRAY and that he had
reached the company before Firs
Sergeant Mingo Sanders. Sen. Lodge
| then called the attention of the WIZ
A ness to the fact that Sanders had tesI
tilted that the firing, continued while
the roll was being called.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-03-29
WILL HANG TO-DAY.

San Rafael, Cal, March 2S.-Leon
soeder, convicted Of numbering his
brother-in-law for insurance money,
will hang at San Quentin tomorrow
soeder had expected action BY the
courts or by the governor to stay the
execution, but no further steps to pre-
vent the laws course being followed
will be taken. The condemned man
however, at late hour tonight nag
not given up hope Of a reprieve.