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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-06-28
Not so When he Was Here.

There is a falling off in the school
census in Ohio county from last years
report. There must be something
wrong in that neck of the woods.
When the writer taught school there
40 years ago and boarded around
ne often slept in q trundle bed with
half dozen kids" and the man that
sent less than seven TO school was
considered no good.-Central City Re
publican.
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FOR The BUSY READER.

j. Warren Shelby, a great-great-
grandson of the first Governor of Ken
lucky, ended his life in a small town
in Louisiana by swallowing carbolic
acid. His home was in Danville.
President Roosevelt has appointed
Michael e. Bannin, business man of
New York City,a member of the Board
of Indian Commissioners, to succeed
DR.. Maurice Egan.
The President has forwarded to
Charles Arms, of GAINESVILLE, Tenn, a
medal for saving the lives of three
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-06-28
DAUGHTER Tells
STORY OF ruin
u LecherOuS Fiend Gave Her
Drink Then Ruined Her.
To Save Father From Death on
the Scaff0ld She Relates
Tale of Shame.

Houston, Va, June 25.-Between
sitting sobs, with tears streaming
from her bright blue eyes, and while
striving 10 hold back the huge lump
in her throat, Miss Elizabeth Loving,
who has occupied the center of the
stage in the trial of her father Judge
William G. Loving for the murder of
Theodore Estes, told on the witness
stand here to-day her story of her
alleged ruin by the young man whom
her parent shot down.
The recital was probably the most
dramatic ever heard in a Virginia
court of justice and rivaled the story
by Evelyn Nesbit Thaw of her ruin
by Stanford White. Ii was the same
story she said she told to her father
on the morning of the tragedy, and
which eliminated in his hunting down
and Staying the man whom she
charges with perpetrating the deed.
Estes, she said, had given her a
drink of whisky from a flask he had
buggy riding on the afternoon prior
to the killing After taking the drink,
she declared that she Immediately be-
gan to feel dizzy and her head spin
ned around" as if she had been given
some powerful drug. In this con-
dition and despite her protests she
declared that her escort drove her ov-
er an unfrequented road, and despite
her screams outraged her.
Exhausted by the struggle and her
mental faculties rendered incapable
from the stimulant, the witness de-
clared that she recalled nothing more
until she regained her senses while
in bed late that night at the home of
County Clerk S. l.. Kidd, where she
had been visiting Miss Kidd.
She tstified that on the following
morning when her father asked her
for the cause of her being brought 10
the home of Mr.. Kidd in an uncon-
scious and drugged condition, she re-
lated to him on Bonded knees the
same statement she made to-day.
II was this recital, declared the de-
Tense, which so affected the mind of
Judge Loving that ii impelled him TO
commit crime, which according 70
his statement, could have been pre-
vented by no power except God AL
mighty"
Whether The story told by the twen-
ty-year-old girl to-day can be torn to
pieces and disproved by the prosecu-
ton remains to be seen, and on the
disproving of this story hangs the
fate of the defendant. They claim
that il can be shown that the out
rage laid at the door of the man
whose lips are sealed forever was inn
possible The rebuttal evidence by
the prosecution will be probably the
most important feature of the case.
Miss Loving admitted that she mad
taken two drinks with young Estes
during the drive, the first one being
while at Estes store. She was asked
about other occasions when 1t is
charged that she drank whisky but
the prosecution objected on the ground
that it had no bearing on thecase.
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Notice TO Call Meeting.

There will be a call meeting of the
Industrial Cooperative Association
at the McHenry school house June
29th, 1907. Meeting called promptly
at 8 o'clock a. m. The purpose Of
said meeting is the subscription Of
stock and elections of office.
Given under my hand this June II,
1907. CHAS. X. MULLIKIN, Sec'y.
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Card of Thanks.

We wish 10 express our heartfelt
thanks to our friends who 50 kindly
us during the fatal ill
ness of our litle daughter, Dona
Louise, and we sincerely pray that
Gods richest blessings may rest on
them all.
Mr. NJ. \. HUDSON.
MRS. NJ. 4. HUDSON,
Taylor Mines. Ky.
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for initiation last night, and a good
attendance.
The time for the Masonic banquet
has been changed from Saturday night
July 6, 10 Monday night July SIN.
The various committees should get
down 10 work at once. We hope TO
be able to give the entire program in
cur next issue.
The following Chiefs We're elected
at the regular meeting of OHIO Tribe
of Red Men; Prophet, r. l.. Twed-
dell; Sachem, Seth Moseley; Senior
Sagamore, r. e. Duke; Junior Saga
more, Sam Riley; Chief of Records,
j. Ney Foster; Keeper of Wampum,
John Wesley Taylor. S. A. Bratch-
er has the honor of being Past Sa-
chem. The degree team will be ready
for work at the nxet meeting.
The X. p. boys got busy last Mon
day night at call meeting and con-
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GOLFERS CHAi't,u

Golfers Chapel. Dee. IL Our
school is progressing nicely under
m. direction of Miss Minnie Free
man.
Miss while Cherry visited AT her
hom. iu Ennis saturday aud sunday.
The death angel visited at the
home ut Mr. u. W Hickey and
claimed Ael beloved husband on the
Nth day of u-cembrr at $50 O'Clock,
M Mcclure ~ muviue HTS feed
out to bis urs home near 'hr chap
3D.
Ma q u freeman aud vitr trv
v-Itiuf buwr tuik.
M tlub, ilieks, Is ti-ltluE eel.
nfoomiHe Grove.
Mrs Marvin pigg vbn has Hrru
atk. ls BETTER ai This sriiinN
Mrs 1851 Kelley mais ahaf ,'ii
at Nu tiHbv itlttrt sunday es.H
iua
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Il. w. FEARS.

Joe King, boy who was reared
in Ennis, left here several years ago
since then, until Sunday he came in.
He has been an enlisted soldier in
the United States army for nearly
four years and has been in many
parts of the world and has experien-
ced many of the hardships as well as
some of the pleasures of soldier life.
lie says he has had all he wants of
It. in fact. he would have been will
ing 10 quit. after the first year n he
could houorabk have gotten out of
IL Ennis News
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. . >>>> 80 90 80 I
. COUNTRY CORRESPONDING .
k'OkRE.STO<.

Forreston. Texas. Dec live
had our part of the rain Thursday.
II has been very cool for while It
is good on the peoples meat that
has been Killed. II 1t doesn't stop
raining there will not be any bottom
to the roads
Mr. viii Johnson has been up in
Collin county.
Mr.. NJ. ID. Dugger's father arrived
here Wednesday from Tennessee,
Mrs. Fine has been on the sick
list.
Mr.. ]. f. Browns father-in-law
arrived here Wednesday from Ten
nessee.
Mr. Ed Clem's brother is visiting
him
Mr. Adkins visited at Mr.. John
sons Sunday.
Mr. Cannon Childs and Mr.. John
Duggers called at Mr. Weake's Sun
day.
Mr. Charlie Hudson visited the
writer Sunday.
Mr. Hardie and wife visited at Mr..
Wright's Sunday.
Mr. Cherry has been visiting at
Forreston.
Mrs. Salle Mckoy visited at Mrs.
McKoy's Sunday
/ Miss Hazel Johnson entertained a
large crowd of girls Sunday evening
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MOUNTAIN PEAK.

/ Mountain Peak, Texas, Dec. IL
F., Weather very unsettled the past
| week and little out door work was
done.
Some cotton and corn yet in tn
fields and unless favorable weathe
prevails viii not be finished befor
Christmas holidays.
Our school viii close during &
part OF Christmas week.
The Mountain Peak gin will soon
wind up business for this season.
hardly reaching 900 bales.
Russ Meredith after a sojourn
of fifteen months in Texas. left re-
Gently for his old home among the
hills of Wayne county, Tennessee. |
where he expects to have fine sport, |
fox during Christmas.
Edgar Goodwin is on an extended !
visit TO his old home in Wayne couu-
ty, Tennessee.
The writer calls To mind the fol-
lowing names of citizens around
Mountain Peak that came from
Wayne county; Holabaugh, Brom-
ley. Goodwin. Morgan. Clay, Smith,
Meredith Mutt. Warren. Edwards,
Walker and others not remembered
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Skin Rashes

should be treated at once with Littel's
Liquid Sulphur. Every skin rash or red
ness that appears on your tace, hands, arms,
legs, back or body carries with 1t the danger
of Eczema. Eczema starts just that way
first just slight rednessof the skin this
spreads gradually. Then pustules or bhsteis
from which agummy, stickyfuid oozes. This
dries and scales off or forms bad looking
sores and scabs--Eczema. Unless you'v'
had it YOU can't conceive of the horrible
itching, burning, maddening pain. /
makes no difference whether you're just a!
the beginning or far along in your suffer
ing, Littell's Liquid Sulphur will stop Itch
ing instantly and absolutely relieve Tie dis
ease. Penetratcs the pores of the skin and
kills the germs. This is true OF all skin
diseases Rashes, Pimples, Sores,
Hives, Prickly Heat-from the slightes, TO
the severest. Sample bottle sent post paid
% any address for l0c. Rhuma- SUI pnur Co.
St. Louis, Mo.
Il. W. E'EARIS.
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State ~ Ohio. CRY ~ Toledo. Lucas
County. 50.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that
De- IS soniug partner uf the firm of
p. 4 cheney 4 Co. doing business
Ia ihc city og Toledo. county and
state aforesaid. and that said firm
viii pas The SUM of one Hundred
Dollars for eaehd an every ease ~
Catarrh that cannot hr cured Pass thF
use VI Halls Catgrrh cure Frank T..
Cheney
sworn fD before nae and subscribe
Cd lu my prcsencs ibls ssh day NJ
December 4 u 1855
tSaal \ W GLEASON
notary Public
HHIr tsta5fh tufs is Wk~n .u.
ferut'it. tnd aefa directly Hu hv
blood taG mucous saffafvs uf fhF
stsfeH send for t.stlmoulsis f'r
o. p CHENEY A. Co. roleaa %
snfd rf aN HFHsEtsts fAN
Tats Stalls Fanti rliit .pr .sH.
sItnsffeH
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APPEARING OLD
Acts a. . Bar to Profitable Employ

You cannot afford to grow old.
In these days OF strenuous competition
It is necessary to maintain. rs LONG as
possible ones youthful appearance.
1t il impossible to do this without re
tanning 2 luxurious growth OF hair.
The presence Of Dandrur indicates tho
presence Of burrowing germ which
lives and thrivcs on the roots cf the
hair until It causes total baldres~.
Ne~bro. lterpicide IS the only known
DESTROYER % this pest, and II is rs eNe"-
tive as L IS delightful TO use
Herp' eide makes an elegant hair r-esv-
ing NJ wel, as Daudru~ cure
Accept no suhstl'ute-thcrc 90 "'-'.
Sold hy@ leadine druggists So1i 90. ~
stamps for sample TO The Herr. Pie Co..
Detroit Mich.
r.. ze~-50 cents ann SEQ
nbpD \ CCRIIN. Druggists.
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Fiaf.t.fe fesae thc f.H
bnalth lH aaf eamuuuitv is sH"d
zoo pagtt At NJ Rhimuf eaH
anst uHi 'f.t @sturaas niett
49, u..vT ureous .s Victims Hie
4sHwni.. Nee WmHe Wtfaws .t
u..u fsH attt
ur 1851 NaHr sH mnlr rut 'H
tf. H.+s ahefe Mf eFs.u .taf
ss s.~sn hf se+ raeslHh
tnrsImt. $3.50 aeH f hr A|
asas aaf fof nIA sants t1sas ite aif
tr elaaaa tt sas fhr H'hs thH3Heu
uH. sthtasI It trfuna aIHef H..e.
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faassamsiiie "a fss ~ uns
i9aiiam ~kA Allied aaa smathvr fatally
shn' ht mNh ~hNh attacked $50
snn af th. ffsmanf t.anitsf sssu
nRal ~afHFAss akkhi
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70. Wasshsehss MaHnne Viah sn
HsaHfte sH fat*8ssfiuE ufua aHt af
egasss sf tts sgssssts faF NhEHfnIas
HaN fhWgH atH Ae #Wmgis#f ~
rt*ufe sea he sntfrs @fIf fHf 8ae
s.. fastssf aofe.s tn EIfa cnHafI
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Sterret', Texas, Dec. Is Dear
Santa Claus: | will write YOU few
lines to tell you to bring me- stove.
a doll and set OF dishes. So good
night -- Mable Faulkner
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Waxahachie. Dec. lI.---Dear San
ia Claus: Please bring me a black
snake whip. q trunk, book, some
good things to eat and some fire
vorks.--Frank Keller.
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Sterrett, Texas. Dee. la.--Dear
Santa Claus: Please bring me a
train, a Teddy Bear. rubber ball,
and bring my little baby brother a
Faulkner
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Sterrett, Texas, Dee L.. Dear
Santa Claus: | am little boy three
years old. | want YOU to please bring
me- some candy, some nuts. apples,
oranges and boy doll. SO good bye.
--Wilburn Faulkner
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fhesw "a SEQ atAHHtnx $50 tfark
- s4rs as,l.sses raal esaae tov
at.ts o~s y - rhawusan Ca
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Waxahachie, Dec. i1.--Dear San
Ia Claus: | want you TO bring me
little brother, candy, apples, oranges
and a dress for little brother
Charey Keller.
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Sterret. Texas. Dec. l5--Deat
Santa Claus: Please bring me a
French harp, air gun. some fire
crackers. some roman candies, some
apples and oranges. | am studying
hard at school. So good bye Ear
Faulkner.
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Sterrctt. Texas. Dee. III. Dear
Santa Claus. : will write YOU a few
lines TO tell YOU what ! want you 10
bring m. \ horn. ball bat and
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NIT. some nuts. firecrackers and sky
rockets So good night Burton
Faulk.r
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Sterrett, Texas. Dec. l5.-Dear
Santa Claus: viii you please bring
me a rubber ball. pocket knife, air
gun, some peanuts, fire crackers and
apples Earl Faulkner.
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LETTERS To SANTA CLAUS. .
-aa 90 --a-r ~~~V~V\~

WaNahachie, Texas. Dec, IL
Dear Santa Claus: Please bring me
little stove and a safe. a nice story
book and some good things To eat.
a doll and some fireworks Lizzie
Keller
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ire f4walv ~sess.-tss ~ tsos..~s ssi. -
s~w.s - - wear. -fs. rhse1e lss~s
.s.f s1ss~s -
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WANT you to know that have fresh
car McAlester lump coal. John v
Singleton 224
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Waxahachie, Dec l7.--Dear San
ia Claus: | want a doll trunk | have
three dolls. They are named Lille,
Flossie and Mae. ! have paper dolls.
too, but ] did not finish telling you
what ! wanted. | want doll bed,
fruit and any other things you can
get hold of.
A merry Christmas to all;
Santa Clause is coming in nine
days more,
With merry cheeks so red
And many toys on his sled
The stockings he can find as quiet
as mouse
And when the children wake
there will be JOY in the
house. -Rainey Harrison
Forreston, Texas. Dec. l4.-Dear
Santa Claus: Be sure and come to
see us Christmas and bring us lots
of pretty things. We live one mile
north of Forreston. Brooks ant
Rowen Hamlin
FOrreston. Texas. Dec. 14---Dear
Good Santa Claus: Please bring me
a baseball and bat for l am boy
nine years old and | want them so
much. OF course / want some fire
crackers and roman candles, just
like other boys have. AS the panic
has made money SO scarce | won't
ask for much this time. Still would
like a nice book to read when | can't
90 10 school. Yours Morris Calvert.
Forreston, Texas. Dee. ll.-Dear
Santa Claus. Please bring me
locket, apples and oranges. also a
nice book Dear Santa, hope when
YOU get home Mrs. Santa will have
q nice Christmas dinner ready
for YOU. | hope no one will be left | !
vii close for this time. Wishing YOU
all q merry Christmas and happy |
New Year, ! am rs ever--Ina MAY 1
Calvert
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WAXAHACHIE Hot Mineral water
delivered daily. B. S. McCourt.. Old
Phone 46l. II
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WAXAHACHIE COOK BOOK FOR
sale at Hood & Curlin's drug store.
Is
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NANTED--Your clothes to clean
and press. Thee Farley, 10 West
Main street If
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FOR SALE or FOR RENT-After
Jan. l, the house on College street,
occupied by Mrs. Cleveland. G. G.
Groce. II
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FOR SALE-Cheap, gentle family
buggy and saddle horse Apply to ].
NJ. Youngblood, ST. Williams street.
If
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WANT COLUMN.

WEATHER-Tonight and Wednes-
day fair. colder. Max. SO; Min. 81.
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FOR RENT-January /. building
formerly occupied by H. y. Nycum.
Bayless & Schuster. IT
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FOR RENT--Four room house on
Flat street, near Marvin avenue. APP
ply to G. NJ, Supple. If
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! HAVE party wanting $50 or zoo
acres of land to rent for 1908. APP
ply to S. f. Hilburn 220
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FOR RENT-After January /, store
building now occupied by c. A. Ar
mold and NJ. w Walker. r. d. Nc
Combs. IT
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Neither Chains Nor Bolts
Restrain This Prisoner
As Last Resort "CIimax Jim" Is Locked in
Murderers' Row. Steel Cells, With
Guard on Watch.

SOLOMONVILLE. y. Mex, April 20
Held ia the steel cell Of the county jail
here is man OF mystery, who for a
number of weeks past has been a source
OF constant annoyance and care 70 the
sheriff and his deputies. Climax Jim"
is the name by which ne is known to
the sheriff and jailers. Arrested some
six weeks ago on a charge Of passing
forged checks, this mysterious indi-
yIduaI has succeeded in slipping out Of
every cell into which he has been put
He has broken every lock with which
it has been sought to detain him. has
slipped his haEGCuffs time and again,
and has snapped every chain that has
been put around his arms, body or
ankles
Nearly two months ago. Climax" as
tie jailers call him, was placed I'm the
ordinary outer cells of the county Jail
The morning following his arrest eli
max" was found by the Jailer. wander
ing up and down the run-around before
the other cells. He was asked for an
explanation. and with a shrug Of mis-
shoulders merely said that he had tried
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the door and it had come open. He
was handcuffed and put in a stronger
cell.
Two weeks later 1t was discovered
that he had Wrenched loose the iron
gratings-all bars three-quarters Of an
inch In diameter, deeply inbedded In
cement-Of the window In his cell, and
would have escaped through the win
dow had IL not been for the fact that
the hole was too small TO permit the
passage OF his body.
AS a precautiOn against his escape, ii
was then determined 70 chain him TO
another prisoner. John Burton, a negro,
charged with horse theft, was brought
in and the shsckles we're put on them.
Next morning the two were found to be
free. During the night Climax had
snapped the chains. and IN place Of the
shacklcs he and Burton were tied to-
gether with a small cord. Asked for the
reason. "Climax' stated that the chain
had fallen of while the two were
asleep, and that they had tied them
selves together through fear that they
would try to escape.
Then IA was that the sheriff ordered
him TO the steel cells IN murderers' row.
Il guard sits constantly before the door
Of his cell 20 prevent any further at
tempts at jail-breakine.
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THEORY AND PRACTICE.

Miss Nora Wiltsie, who is a graduate
OF the University of Wisconsin at Madi-
son, tells a story OF Prof NJ. Vincent
O'Shea, of that institution. Prof. O'Shea
IS known among the educators all over
the world as a writer. thinker, and ex-
perimenter on the subject of child
study. It Is one Of his principles that
children should develop naturally, fol-
lowing their own inclination, without
suppression or restrictive measures on
the part OF adults, and that valuable
points for educators can be gained by
taking notes OF their course Of action.
He had a school in his own house at
one time, attended by twenty-five or
thirty Madison children. who were edu-
Gated under this regime. Among them
were the four children Of the O'Sheas
themselves, who were exquisitely pretty
physically, astOnishingly bright ment-
ally, and Of an originality all their own
On one occasion a weu-known profess
sor from an Eastern university was a
guest in the O'Shea household. The
four little O'Sheas were all present at
breakfast, and among the features of
the latter were some delicious hot bis
cults. The distinguished guest felt
something soft and warm strike his
cheek. He didn't understand. and pres
entity he felt il again. There was &
smoker from the four small O'Sheas, and
he aw0ke to the fact that they were
pelting his face with bits Of hot, but
tered biscuit. FEe looked Indignantly at
the parents, u behold Prof OShea
writing busily. while Mrs. O'Shea raised
warning finger and said, sweetly:
Don't speak please The professor Is
making notes on ft."-Philadelphia Pub
lie Ledger.
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JAMES ]. HILLS
ORE LAND DEAL
FOUND ILLEGAL

ST. PAUL. MINI, April 20-The big
Hin ore land lease melon was unlawful,
and the millions OF dollars in ore GER
tificates involved should have been turn
ed in as assets of the Great Northern
Railway Company, instead Of being dis
tributed TO the Great Northern stock
holders
This is the substance Of the report of
the house committee made today.
The committee was appointed early
in the session 20 investigate the ore
land lease deal and several weeks were
consumed in examining James J. Hill
Louis W Hill. and other witnesses. The
committee finds that the ore lands
though bought by the Lake Superior
Company (Limited), were purchased
with Great Northern funds; that the
former company is controlled absolutely
by the latter and that only a reasonable
dividend should have been turned over
to the stockholders, the balance being
used by the Great Northern in the in
terest Of the road.