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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-07-12
MISSING TELLER
HAS SPENT S41.9O7
Runyan Captured With $54,41O Left
in Suitcase.
Whereabouts Revealed to Police by
Woman is Whose Company Fugitive
Had Been Since Saturday Female
Companion Identified Man Through
Pictures in Newspapers.

New York Especially. = Betrayed
by woman of the Tenderloin, on
whom he had lavished money, to
whom he had promised thousands of
dollars, and who knew him only as
George" Chester B. Runyan, the
defaulting teller of the Windsor
Trust Company, who is charged with
stealing $4,000, was arrested at a
pistols point. He was caught in a
three-room fiat at 619 West One
Hundred and Forty-fourth Street,
which he had rented for the woman,
whose acquaintance he had made
less than three weeks ago, and for
whom, apparently he had no affec-
ton. Many features of the remark
able case suggest the old theory of
two identities.
Mrs. Laura M. Carter reported at
the One Hundred and Twenty-fifth
Street Station this afternoon that
Runyan was in her fiat. Five detec-
tives at once accompanied Mrs. Car
ter to the house. She furnished them
with key to the apartment, and two
| of the detectives entered the room,
while the others remained outside.
AS the detectives entered Runyan
was standing in front of chiffonier.
He turned suddenly on the officers
with revolver in his hand. The
detectives rushed at him, telling him
to throw up his hands. He there
upon dropped the revolver and calm
ly submitted to being handcuffed,
saying 1.-The Jig is up"
Since midnight last Saturday-11
hours after his sensational departure
| from the trust company's office-he
had not been out of the house, nor
had he had his clothes off. His in
| difference amazed the police. He had
not been drinking and, apparently,
was in perfect health. He made no
| inquiries concerning his wife, who,
completely Frustrated over his dis
appearance, was kept in ignorance
of his arrest in the company of a
woman, for fear the shock would
have fatal effect.
| Money to the amount of $54, 410
was found in the suitcase which Run
yam carried when he left the bank
and which since that time, filled with
yellowbacks, had been knocking
about the Harlem fiat. There is miss
ing $25, 900, and the police say they
believe the woman has the sum hid
den. She denies she has cent and
declares she does not even want the
reward of about $7,000-$2,000 in
a lump sum and 10 per cent. of the
sum recoverable which she is en-
titled, whether she is held as an ac-
complete or not.
She gave Runyan up, she asserted,
because she feared he would kill
her. That he threatened to do, she
declared. when she suspected for the
first time, Thursday, that he was the
absconding teller whom the police
of the entire country were seeking.
Runyans story differs materially
from hers. He declares he gave her
$1,000 last Sunday, handed her $780,
900 in yellowbacks Friday morning
after she had threatened to surrend-
er him to the police unless he did
so, and asserts that she helped her.
self to $4,000 more just before
she went out to summon the police.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-07-12
II DIED IN TORNADO.
Others Fatally Injured In Wisconsin
Disaster.

St. Paul, MINI. Especially 1t is
now believed that at least seventeen
lives were lost in the tornado which
swept Western Wisconsin. Numer-
Gus other persons were injured, and
much damage to farm property and
to dwelling houses is reported.
According to reports received here,
Oakdale, on the Chicago, Milwaukee,
and st. Paul Railroad, near Camp
Douglass, was wiped out. Four per-
sons are reported to have been kill
ed there.
At Grand Rapids, Wis, there are
said to be five dead, but communica-
ton has not been re-established with
that place.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-07-12
Killed In Court.

Prestonburg. KY. Especially AN.
dy Coburn was killed in the court
room here by Joe Fitzpatrick while
court was in session. F. A. Hopkins
was arguing a case before the jury
when the shooting occurred. Fitz-
patrick walked from the room dur.
ing the excitement and escaped. Co
burn had been indicted on the charge
of killing William Fitzpatrick. cou,
sin of Joe, and the case was set fol
hearing at this term of court
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-07-12
Killed BY Night Watchman.

Boston (SpeciaD - One of two
robbers who entered the scrap iron
and junk warehouse of Philip Bloom
field & Co., in South Boston, at mid
night, was shot and instantly killed
in a duel with the night Waterman,
William Daniel. In the exchange of
shots Daniel received a bullet in the
left breast and is in a critical condi-
ton. Before they were discovered
the thieves had blown open and rob-
bed the safe of several thousand dol
lars
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-07-12
slss,8O0,0OO IN 8 YEARS
Vast Earnings of Standard Oil Told
of on Stand.

Chicago Especially With John d.
Rockefeller as the central attraction
and other officers of the Standard
Oil Company as satellites, distinct
progress was made Saturday by
Judge Lands in his efforts to dis
cover facts upon which to base the
amount of fines to be imposed upon
the Standard Oil Company of Indi-
ana, convicted of violating the law.
Judge Lands brought out from
Mr.. Rockefeller and the testimony of
1.-THE four other witnesses Frederick
A. Ward, Harry E. FELTON,, E. M.
Stanton and Charles M. Pratt-infor-
nation which it is believed shows
conclusively that the parent concern
is liable for the acts of the convicted
Indiana corporation, and such fig
ures as to assets were made known
that lawyers and others who heard
them thought no great hardship
would be incurred If Judge Lands
sees fit to assess the limit fine of
$29, 100000 on the ,462 counts, in
stead of the smaller limit fine of
$1,462,000.
The examination was attended by
the most remarkable demonstration
ever seen around Chicago court,
the curiosity of the people to see the
richest man in the world" nearly
carrying them beyond all bounds.
Two hours before the trial began
the corridors of the Federal Building
were thronged with people of all
walks of life. Every ascending ele-
vator was crowded with people, who
disembarked at the sixth floor and
stood about the hallway leading to
Judge Landis' courtroom. AS the
hour for opening court approached
the crowds increased, and the efforts
of the United States marshals and
their deputies, together with the blue
coated policemen, were taxed to the
utmost to keep the crowd in check.
Declared Himself Ignorant.
Mr.. Rockefeller was an apparently
willing and an equally unsatisfactory
witness. We was ready to tell all
he knew, but he said that he knew
practically nothing.
The corporations counsel fought
every step with all their might, but
the Judge was not to be deferred
from his purpose. Although Mr..
Rockefeller proved al unsatisfactory
witness, in that he could not give
definite answers, the Judge did man
age to pin him down once or twice
to answers which contributed to the
sum total of information the Judge
desires.
But from the other witnesses more
detailed information was obtained,
and when the trial had adjourned
for the day these facts had been
sifted from the answers:
The Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey holds $499,500 Of the
100000 worth of the capital stock
of the Standard Oil Company of In
diana.
Outstanding capital stock of the
Standard Oil Company of New Jer-
sey amounts to $98,300,000.
Net earnings of the Standard Oil
Company of New Jersey for the
years 1908, 1904 ana 1905 approx
mate $199,800,000.
Dividends paid on the capital stock
of the Standard Oil Company of New
Jersey during those years approx
mated 40 per cent. of the amount of
the stock, or nearly $40,000,000.
Standard Oil Company of New
Jersey holds "by far the major por-
ton" of the stock of the Union Tank
Line.
Union Tank Line Company, with
capital stock of $3,500,000, is $5,-
100000 in debt and has paid no divi-
dends since 1901.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-07-12
Foreign.

COkeABHs
Carlos Washington, son of Luis
Washington, who was charge daft
flares at Brussels, was acquitted of
the killing of Senior Balmaceda, sec
rotary of the Gillian legation at
Brussels, the defense being the I'M
written law.
Andrew Carnegie, Alfred Wander
bilt, Allison V. Armour and other
American millionaires, upon the in
vitation of Emperor William, visited
the royal porcelain factories and
model farm in East Prussia.
King Leopold is said to have de-
termined to solemnize his marriage
under a religious ceremony with the
Baroness Vaughn, by whom he has
a two-year-old son, with civil cere-
mony,
Foreign Minister Pichon, of
France, in an address to Parliament,
spoke of the good relations between
| France and Germany.
Peter Curran, Socialist and
trades union official, was elected to
represent Jarrow in the British House
of Commons.
A sharp engagement between Mo-
roccan rebels and imperial troops
occurred on the north coast OF Mo-
rocco.
The Berlin police recovered jewels
worth 100000, which an actor had
stolen from a dealer at Nuremberg.
Forty Croatin deputies quit. the
lower house of the Hungarian Parlia-
ment in a body as a protest against
the decree requiring the exclusive
use of Hungarians in the railroad
service.
The French government has con-
ferred the cross of the Legion OF
Honor on Richard Strauss, the COM
poser.
Petroff, the murderer of Premier
Petkoff, of Bulgaria. was sentenced
to death.
A combination of Honduras, Guate-
mala and Salvador has been formed
to checkmate President Zelaya's
scheme to consolidate the five repub-
Ilics of Central America under one
government with him as dictator.
President Cabrera has caused the
arrest of 16O men, nearly all OF
whom are influential citizens Of
Guatemala, on the charge of com
plicity in an attempt to assassinatt
him.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-07-12
Oklahoma Fued.

McCloud. Okla. Especially .-Stand'
ing in the middle of a road near
here and firing shot after shot from
a repeating shotgun at a wagon oc-
cupied by four persons, Joseph Draw
ley, farmer, killed Charles Smith
a farm laborer. and severely wound
ed Inez Tonic, daughter of another
farmer. The shooting was the re-
suit of an old fued between Miss
'Tonio's father and Brawley. Draw
ley is locked up.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-07-12
IN THE FINANCIAL WORLD.

Surplus reserve of the Philadelphia
banks decreased for the week S2,-
O22.75O. Loans increased $566,O0O
and deposits fell $1,702,00O.
Up to date $25, 100000 gold has
been exported in the present move
ment.
Union Pacific's May gross earnings
increased $1,270,069 and net profits
gained $371,7S0. Southern Paeific's
gross increased $2,1S2,5S9, but the
met gain was only $15S,164.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-07-12
Record-Breaking Pecan Crop.

Waco. Tex. Especially. = Reports
from all parts of Texas are to the
effect that the pecan crop promises
to be the largest ever known. Texas
raises nearly all the pecans raised in
the United States.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-07-12
Raise For GLASS Workers.

Pittsburg Especially Notices were
posted by the Macbeth-Evans Glass
Company, of Pittsburg, that begin
ming next Monday an increase of 20
per cent. in wages will be paid in
all the plants operated by the COM
pany. The advance will put the
wages of the fiint-glass workers to
where they were prior to January
l, 1907, when a decease of 25 per
cent was made.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-07-12
John d. RockefeIler Is 0s.

Cleveland, Ohio Especially John
D. Rockefeller quietly celebrated his
Sixty-eighth birthday at Forest Hill,
his suburban home Monday. Mr.
Rockefeller spent most of the day in
looking over his big estate, many
improvements having been made on
the grounds Size he left Cleveland
last fall. Subsequently a number
of friends of the family called at the
residence
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-07-12
MAYOR EUGENE SCHMITz
GETS FIVE YEARS
San Franchises Executive Must Serve
Term For Ext0rtiOn.
FIRST OF THE GRAFT INQUIRY.
Cheering and Tossing of Hats Greet
Conviction of Mayor of Frisco-Judge
Orders Sheriff to Clear the Courtroom
-Schmitz Interrupts Judge, Asking
for Sentence Instead of Lecture.

San Francisco Especially Mayor
Eugene E. Schmidt, convicted of ex-
tortion, was Monday sentenced to
five years in the penitentiary. When
the sentence was pronounced there
was a remarkable outburst of APP
plause from the hundreds of persons
who crowded Judge DUNES court
room.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-07-12
Kills Three with One Shot.

Memphis Especially. - Three ne
groes, two of them women, are dead,
killed by one bullet from a rifle in
the hands of James Cannon of Leaf,
Miss. Cannon had a dispute with
the negroes over some washing, and
fred one shot. At the hearing be-
fore a magistrate, Cannon was dis
charged on a plea of self-defense.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-07-12
THE News OF THE week
Domestic


err Matte Brundage at sea, carrying
the fisherman three miles before the
vessels could slow down and be sepa-
rated.
The Department of Justice fears
that the appearance OF John ID.
Rockefeller before a Chicago court
in rebate cases may grant him i'm
munity from possible criminal prose
cution.
Judge. Charles Swayne, who was
held by the United States Senate on
charges of high crimes and INSIDE
meanors in office, but who was &C
quilted, died in Philadelphia.
General Bookkeeper McMillen and
Assistant Teller Menzemer, of the
defunct Enterprise National Bank,
of Allegheny, Pa, were sentenced
to the penitentiary.
One man killed and nine seriously
wounded is the result of conflict
between clashing interests in Alaska.
A 15-year-old youth, five days
without food, was found starving
in a railroad box car at Cleveland,
Ohio.
Fire destroyed % houses in the
village of North Lawrence, N. Y.
United States Attorney Devlin has
received letter from Attorney Cen
eral Bonaparte asking him to make
an investigation into the action OF
the San Francisco authorities in re-
fusing to grant licenses to employ
ment agencies conducted by the ia
panese.
Under the auspices of the Gadsden
Chapter, United Daughters of the
Confederacy, a monument was I'M
yelled at Gadsden, Ca, to Emma
SAMSON, a heroine of the Civil War,
Henry c. Howells, a prominent
New York real estate broker, COM
mitted suicide. He is said to have
had heavy losses in Wall Street.
After being out 23 hours, the jury
in the case of Joseph Schultz, on trial
for shooting Alton Cameron, failed
to agree.
Andrew Olrwlin, of Larksville,
Pa, shot and probably fatally wound
ed his wife and then fed to the
mountains.
At least four persons were killed
and several were fatally injured in
a tornado which swept over Wiscon-
sin.
Six train robbers held up freight
train on the Lackawanna and carried
off their plumber in wagon.
The plant of the Larrabee Flour
Milling Company at Stafford, Kan,
was burned; loss, $4,000.
Paul Monroe, a motorman, was
killed in a collision of three electric
cars at Providence, r. I.
Joe Legs" Lindeburger,s of Chi
cago, earned 100000 in the wheat
market in six weeks.
Three men were killed by a 525-
foot fall down a coal mine shaft at
Springville, Ill.
Henry c. Morrison was elected
president of the American Institute
of Instruction.
The former president and vice
president of the defunct Southern
Bank and Trust Company of Fort
Smith, Ark, were sentenced to the
penitentiary for using the mails to
defraud.
Judge Blanchard, of New York,
has granted an injunction restrain
ing proposed merger of the Equi-
table and Mercantile Trust Com
panies.
Jean Pepinos and James Cajas,
two Greeks, were sent to Jail by a
New York magistrate for selling live
lizards to women as ornaments.
A number of men were blown out
of the window when the four-story
structure of Levi T. White, Cincin-
natl, o., collapsed.
An ordinance has been introduced
in the Chicago City Council which
plans to honeycomb the city with
subways.
The excursion steamer City of
Lawrence ran on the rocks in Long
Island Sound with 100 passengers
aboard.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1907-04-19

intending to put a fast team in
the field this year and if the
weather warns up now we will
all get out and the selection of
players and positions will be
completed.
Miss Sophia White of One
NEE enrolled this week.
DR.. A. r. MacKay of our city
and Mr.. Frank Peltier of Thorne
were up visiting the school on
Wednesday afternoon. Both
are members of the School of
Forestry board. Mr.. Peltier is
an elevator man in Thorne and
is an Industrious man, and is
taking every interest there is
in the building up of the school.
About twelve baseball candi-
dates got out Thursday after
school and had their first try
out. " The school has some
very promising players and
with practice we will no doubt
have a fast team. Everybody
get out and put their shoulder
to the wheel.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1907-04-19
Married..

Married at the Lutheran
parsonage in this city, Monday
April 10Th, by Rev. K. O. Raft
shol, Mr.. Theodor Nordgaard
to Miss Kaja K. Hansen, both
of Landa, N. d. Mr.. Christian
Hansen, the brother of the
bride, was the best man and
Miss Henra Jensen was the
maid of honor. The happy
party took the train in the
evening to Landa. They will
make their future home on the
groom's s farm nine miles south
east of that place. Mr.. Nord-
gaard's neighbors and many
other friends believe that he
made a good trip to Norway
and extend their hearty con-
pratulatiOnS.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1907-04-19
DISGRACEFUL AFFAIR.
The Russell marshal enfOrces the
pound law and gets "mixed up"

Some little excitement was
caused here last Monday after
noon. It appears that the viii
lage board had ordered the mar
shall to enforce the village ordin-
ance relating to stock running
at large in the village and the
marshal was carrying out the
orders of the board and engag-
ed in rounding up some pigs
be1on ging to w. G. Rafter, pre-
paratory to putting them in
pound. While so engaged Mr..
Rafter appeared on the scene
and ordered the marshal to
desist. A fight at once ensued
and the marshal attempted to
place Mr.. Rafter under arrest
but he refused to submit to
arrest. The marshal had a war
rant sworn out for his arrest
and the case will probably come
up for a hearing next week. -
Russell Sentinel.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1907-04-19
Death of Edward Hogan.

Edward Hogan died at II: 15
Wednesday night, April 10th,
1907, at the home of his son,
John Hogan, four miles west of
Russell. Mr.. Hogan has been
in poor health for some time
and while it was not gener-
ally expected that he would live
long yet the death summons
came earlier than anticipated
as he had been confined to his
bed for only a week. Death
was due to dropsy of the heart.
Besides a wife who has reach
ed the age of "a years, he leaves
one son to mourn his loss. The
funeral was held at, 2 o'clock
p. m. on Monday and interment
made in the cemetery three
miles west of Russell. The
sympathy of the community is
extended to the relatives in
their bereavement.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1907-04-19
Met in the ParlOrs of the BOtti-
tineaa County Bank.
CITY DEBT $4,760.14
Appointments made by the Mayor all
Confirmed by the City COun-
Gil.

The city council met on Tues
day evening in the parlors of
the Bottineau County Bank.
The old council convened first
and at this time the following
business was transacted:
The report as to the financial
condition of the city on the 1st
day of April, 1907, taken from
the books of the auditor and
treasurer were read and ap-
proved as follows:
Outstanding and unpaid warrants.
August 1st, 1904 Observation-Disclosures. ... t8l36.1F
Cash in treasurer's hands. August.
1904 .............. 1l164.l1
1881 yOa
Outstanding and unpaid warrants on
April lst, 1907 ........................ ss444.ss
Cash in treasury, April /, 1907 - 2ase.4l
nlo6.w
Included in this amount ST.
1867 are the warrants issued
for the EN- ent sidewalks
amounting to So, 345. 43. If
duducted makes the total actual
Indebtedness of the city $,-
76O. IL.
Total cash received from all
sources from August 1st. 1904
to April 1st, 1907, $14, 1856. 16;
total amount of warrants paid
during the same period, $751;
700. .86.
The claim of Richard Peyton
of $40 for auditing books was
allowed.
At this time all members
having qualified, the new coun-
Gil convenied in regular form.
The following appointments
were made by Mayor New
house:
Geo. B. Everson, city auditor;
f. G. Bowen, city attorney; X.
A. Parker, chief police; Grant
t,t ttt,vp<, al <N fNhfPn "
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1907-04-19
BASE BALL.
The Umpire will soon cry" Play BALI
and BOttineau goes in to Win.

The Umpire will soon cry" Play Ball"
and Bottineau goes in to Win.
The cool weather has held
back farming operations dur
ing the last few weeks. 1t has
also kept down the enthusiasm
of the baseball fans. But there
is no cause for despair. Enth-
usiasm will revive with the
first warm days. We can t
blame North Dakota. If the
surrounding states were not
covered with snow we could
have our wonted warm winds.
It's our chilly neighbors that
make us shiver. But very soon
the birds will sing, the farmers
will encourage the laborin g
teams and the umpire will cry,
''play ball." And we want to
be distinctly understood as 60
ing on record here and now
that neighboring teams had
better sit up and take notice
for we are going after scalps as
soon as the scalp-hunting sea-
son is open. So hang onto your
hair. There'll be trouble when
our boys go to bat. Hold your
breath and wait and watch for
the south wind. The battle
will soon be on and Bottineau
goes in to win.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1907-04-19
School of Forestry.

Prof. Thompson has built a
hot bed to the north of the
building and is getting some
seeds planted.
The baseball prospects for
1907 are beginning to warm up
considerable. The cold weather
has been holding back the prac-
tice. The School of Forestry is
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1907-04-19
Painting and Paper Hanging.

We wish to announce that we
are prepared to do all kinds of
paper hanging and decorating.
Church decorating speciality.
All work guaranteed satisfac-
tory. Leave orders at Merch-
ants hotel or at C. r. Gleason's 8
land office. Fox & KIRK. If
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1907-04-19
LEASING OF SCHOOL LANDS
Held in the Office of County Treasur.
er last Wednesday.

The annual leasing of school
lands mot already leased) in
Bottineau county was held in
the office of the county treasur-
er on Wednesday, April 18th.
There were quite a crowd at
tending the sale and the follow
ing table is taken from the Of
flee of the county auditor:
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1907-04-19
FIRE AT WILLOW
Judge Marshall Residence Destroyed
Early this Morning.

y JuUSe MHfSnHll heSluenCe destroyed
Early this Morning.
Special from Willow Correspondents;
April 18-Fire was discover
ed early this morning at the
Judge Marshall residence by
Arne Stenshol, who was just
returning home from a dance.
The fire had a good start before
it was noticed.
Mr.. Stenshol Immediately
aroused the Judge, who was
sleeping g alone in the house, and
he was awakened just in time
to save his life. The house and
all it's contents were a total
loss. Property was valued at
about So, OOO-no insurance.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1907-04-19

the prohibition law,) but the
fact is that most of the other
citizens think he lied, and is a
plain "knocker," consumed
with jealously of the other fel-
low. Moral: knock" not lest
We be knocked"
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