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The Bottineau courant., 1907-03-01
north Dakota news,
Old lceIandic Books.

Grand Forks-The University of
North Dakota has just added to itO
Scandinavian library an almost price,
erature. The books are written in good
red blood, and, though over 800 years
old, the letters still are clear and plain.
They are not written in human blood,
but in OK blood, which was the only
ink in the early times in Iceland. The
books are bound in rough strips OF
beech wood, reinforced with brass and
copper clasps. The paper is faced and
brown but the curious Oid Morse let
ters, carefully penned with q good grav
goose quill, are still clear and distinc,
although the bright crimson Of tn,
blood is somewhat dimmed. These VOL
umes are on religious subjects, and
consist Of psalms, Bible verses and
spiritual teachings.
These curious old Icelandic books
are part of q collection Of over 1,S0O
volumes Of Icelandic. Danish, Norwe-
gian and Swedish literatur in large
part donated by the Scandinavians Of
the state, although some of them were
purchased in Norway and Sweden with
money voted by the trustees of the
university Except at Cornell there is
not such another collection OF books on
this continent. They cover a wide
range Of subjects-mytholOgy fiction.
science, history, art and all that is
best, both ancient and modern, in the
Scandinavian language.
The Bottineau courant., 1907-03-01
NEWS OF A WEEK
TERSELY OUTLINED
A SUMMARY OF THE MOST I'M
PORTANT EVENTS AT HOME
AND ABROAD.
TOLD IN CONDENSED FORM
Complete Review of Happenings OF
Greatest Interest from All Parts
of tho Globe-The Latest Foreign
Information
RESUME OF THAW TRIAL.

Evelyn Nesbit Thaw broke down
and wept when District Attorney Jer'
ONE made her confess that her rela
tions with White continued for sew
eral months, and drew from her othe1
admissions damaging to her own
character 1t was intimated that
jerome would have Mrs. Thaw IN
dicted.
Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw entered
upon the ordeal of her crOss-examlna
ton, and before District Attorney
Jerome had had the witness in charge
for half an hour he had secured from
the court a ruling which opens the
way for bringing into the trial OF
Harry K. Thaw all manner OF evl
dence which may tend to discredlt the
defendants wife. This will be intro
duced to disprove the truth OF the
story she told Thaw. Mr.. jerome
brought out that in 1902 some one
gave Mrs. Thaw $25 week. and thai
she wrote to White from Boulogne
after Thaw had proposed to her.
Reports that District Attorney Jer
ONE would ask for the appointment OF
a lunacy commission to examine
Harry K Thaw and that Mrs. William
Thaw, his mother, had given her con
sent to that course, worried the DE
fendant in the murder trial.
Mrs. Evelyn Thaw had a compare
lively easy day on the witness stand
and made two gains for her hus
bands case. She said Thaw woul(
not let her spend any of Whites
money when they were abroad to
gether, and that the cablegrams tt
White from London were not abou
her. but about man who had Insult
ed her mother. Mr.. Jerome announced
that his cross-examinatiOn was near
ly over.
The Bottineau courant., 1907-03-01
knlcCEFI ENECljS

The reported theft Of $4,000 from
the Chicago subtreasury was sur
rounded with mystery. The officials
believed they knew the culprits.
e. H. Hartman was before the in
terstate commerce commission all
day, partly explaining and trying to
Justify the financial transactions OF
himself and others in connection with
the Chicago & Alton railway deal.
The Texas senate indorsed United
States Senator Bailey and discharged
it's investigating committee without a
report.
Prof E. B. Lowell, Of Columbia uni
versity, testified before the coroner's
inquest that the New York Central
train wrecked at Harlem was running
too fast and was too heavy.
s The Missouri house passed an
amended low fare bill and the senate
concurred <.@
The Kansas legislature must. pro
long it's session in order to complete
it's work. 49,.
Charles P. Zimmerman, who for the
past Is years had been manager of the
Empire theater in Indianapolis, Ii
dead
The home of W. R. Cook at Brown
wood, Tex, was destroyed by dyna
mite, and Werner Cook, a 16-year-ole
gill -va~ fota71v ini1lrna
Frederick T. Gates, business repre-
sentative UI Jonn Il. itoCAeleLer, sait
the latters fortune was not more thar
$30O,000,000 and his annual income no
over $20,000,000.
Congressman j. E. Reyburn, Repub
lican, was elected mayor of Philadel
phia.
The Indiana house passed two
cent railway fare bill.
William G. Mcmillan, eldest son o
the late United States Senator jane
& Mcmillan, died in Detroit.
Mrs. Pete Zabrowski, Of Fork Ridge
( KY, gave birth to. five children, all o
when lived. 81. ..ss Isss.,.
y 3
The Bottineau courant., 1907-03-01
Coffea Crop PAYS.

Wilist0n.-E. w. JefIreys, who lives
few miles west of this city, has start
ed a new industry for North Dakota.
He is exhibiting samples Of coffee
grown on his farm in this county last
summer. The variety is that known as
Japanese coffee, the berry being more
round that the ordinary coffee shipped
into this country.
Coffee made from the North Dakota
berry is Of fine flavor and has been
pronounced as good as the best Java
and Mocha blends. The indications
are that Mr.. Jeffrcys has started Il crop
that will prove profitable in this state.
Last seasons crop was merely eX-
detrimental and amounted TO only twcn-
ty-fiVe pounds. This year more OF the
plants will bc cultivated, and it is cX-
pected that by the time they come
into bearing that the crop will be Of
sufficient size to have commercial val
uG,
The Bottineau courant., 1907-03-01
Oil Fl5rncs Fatal.

JamCStOWn.-ln attempting to light
q fire in the Kitchen stove by the use
Of Kerosene. Josephine PiIl.cl twenty
one years old, was 50 badly burned that
she died soon aftcrWard, and g younger
sister who attempted TO cXtinguish the
flames also was burned, but not Sc
riously. When the oil was poured into
the stove, in which appHrC ntly there
had be0n smoul!rring fire. there was
an explosion and the burning fluid
was scattered over Miss PirkVIs gar
ments. She ran screaming through
the house, tanning tho flames into a
great blaze, and when finally her sis
ter extinguishcG the fire. by wrapping
the girl in q blanket she was so ter
ribly burned that she lived but a few
hours.
The Bottineau courant., 1907-03-01
Murphy Sentenced,

Fargo.-Aftcr being sentenced tc
eighteen months in the penitentiary for
forging q rOad-tax receipt, Major J. S
Murphy, of Min0t, q Ward county poll
tician of statewide fame, created a
sensation in the circuit court here by
openly accusing Judge Pollock. who
sentenced him, Of using undue influ-
ence with the jury. Excitement Great
ed by the incident was heightened
when Judge Pollock began q spirited
reply, justifying The verdict in en-
phatic terms. Major Murphy was con-
victed last December and the passing
Of sentence will be followed by an
appeal to the supreme court Of North
Dakota. Murphy furnished a $500
bond
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-08-23

knowledge of the resources of the
metropolis of the southeast, and with
a feeling in each of their hearts that
the people Of Pocatello are about all
there is to it.
AS an indication of the appreciation
of the press boys for the magnificent
entertainment accorded them by Poca-
tello while here, the following resolu-
tons, adopted by the club at bust
ness meeting yesterday afternoon, is
printed with bushes Of modesty:
Whereas, The Eastern Idaho Press
club, in its sixth quarterly meeting,
has been most literally entertained
by the citizens Of Pocatello, who,
through their mayor, Commercial club
and other organizations furnished to
the members of this club and their
ladies the opportunity and privilege
Of being their guests on a special train
to American Falls, the Power City,
and
Whereas, The good people and
live boosters of the Power City enter
tanned the members Of the club in a
most hearty and hospitable manner;
II people whose open-heartedness is
only equaled by their faith and
sturdiness in subduing the great sage
brush desert, as well as Harvesting
the stupendous power Of the great
Snake river.
"The open-handed hospitality of
the people Of Pocatello has made it
possible for the members of this club
to view the Gate City from every
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-08-23

pie the world applied to Idaho. We
met it in the Idaho Spirit, and the
human race does us honor. The
poisoned shafts Of prejudice and pas
sion were directed against us from
every quarter and they fell in splin-
ters at the base Of a granite wall
called "Justice. We have given to
the world an example of the orderly
administration of law, unparalleled
since the "Justinian code" was de-
vised, and the self-control Of our peo-
pie through it all will be recited
among the victories of civilization
while the world shall stand.
Fellow citizens, there is mighty
destiny in the pathway of this COM
monwealth. The golden heads Of our
children will not have turned to silver
before the epoch-making feats of pro-
gress will be accomplished on the Pa
cifc slope by Western men. There
are boys and girls in Idaho homes to-
day who will bel p to build the mighty
era Of Western art and Western liter
ature, of Western craftsmanship and
Western invention. The hour of our
greatness is almost at hand. 1t is a
Western state that today enjoys the
ablest representation in the United
States Senate and that state is Idaho.
And we not only have real senators
in Idaho, but we have potential Presi-
dents, and sometimes think it is not
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-08-23

a great distance from the potential
President to the actual President.
Perhaps this is visionary, but it does
no harm to dream visions OF great
ness. The important thing Is that II
the Idaho President is ever realized
that he take the Idaho Spirit with
him to Washington. In the meantime
1t remains for us to make the Idaho
Spirit worth while--to make it stand
for the true Americanism-for the
things that are wise, and just, and
noble. Then we will not be ashamed
if someone carries the Idaho Spirit to
greatness.
In this Idaho Spirit there will be
nothing small or intolerant. There
will be in it nothing of class hatred or
religious persecution. 1t will not hold
The people of a particular faith apart
from the others in alien considera
ton. 1t will not devise laws behind
which Privilege may find shelter, nor
establish courts of justice that deny
equity to the common man. The Ida
no Spirit will deal with men-not as
capitalists and wage-eamers- as
Catholics and Mormons, but as men
equal before the law and equal in the
right to life and liberty. 1t will bor
row a motto from Roosevelt and hole
that:
Every man, no matter where
he was born Or what creed he
processes, is entitled to be judged
on his worth as a man. In re-
turn he is bound in honor to give
to every man fair deal, for no
man deserves more and no man
should receive less.'
The state that orders it's affairs con-
sistent with that sentiment has dis
covered the true leverage Of empire
and will live.
Gentlemen, this is my ambition for
| Idaho.
"Sugar Beets and Such," by Col.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-08-23

You will also find it the railroad 3
goal,
For the mountains on the west are
filled with coal
Not in small and broken veins as some
have stated,
But at least 100000 tons as has
been estimated.
About fifty miles as the crow would
fly
From the mighty Tetons towering
high,
You follow road to the north and
west,
And find soil and climate which
God hath best
The land of which the writer speaks
Commands an elegant view of the
Teton peaks.
For best of grain and very large
yields
None can equal these farmers ;
fields.
The liveliest town in this favored spot
Is the city in which I have cast my
lot,
It's name no doubt you all have heard
"ASHTON" is "IT," remember
the word.
The banquet broke up at a late
hour.
Another Business Session.
This morning the club again met in
business session at the city hall for
the transaction of considerable i'm
portant business, including the dis
tribution of 500 copies Of a code Of
laws relating to legal publications in
the state issued by the club for sale
to newspaper men and lawyers Of the
state, to whom the little volume will
undoubtedly prove indispensable.
Matters of particular interest to the
newspaper fraternity in this section
Of the state were discussed and action
taken that will result in making the
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-08-23

John w. Jones Of the Rigby Star, was
an interesting little talk about the
banana belt of Fremont county. Then
followed Major Reed, who responded
to the toast "Sagebrush." As an
entertaining extemporaneous speaker
Major Reed has few superiors in
Idaho. In discussing the big subject
Of "Sagebrush" he told Of the hardi-
hood of the pioneers in this part Of
the state who hewed out homes in the
sagebrush plains; brave and good men
were these. Waters magic wand has
since waved over the land, and gradu-
ally the sagebrush began to disap-
pear; its humiliation is merely a
matter Of time; and from its grave
will spring farms and fields, wealth
,, and prosperity.
"The Editorial We and Our
Babies" was the subject Of a little
heart to heart talk on a subject with
which the speaker is exceptionally
familiar by Ed Strong Of st. An
thony.
"At the Foot of the Tetons."
| Fl. FL. Harvigsen, editor Of the
Ashton Enterprise, read the following
bit of verse in response to the toast
cat the Foot Of the Tetons:"
Here lies valley fertile and wide,
With streams Of water on every
side,
1t Is thirty by fourteen mile In sim
And II called the sanshsrs passdiss
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-08-23

Men who have searched the world
for Natures Paradise are helping to
build "The City Beautiful" on The
evergreen shores Lake Occur
d'Alene.
And we are not only proud of, what
the people Of Idaho have, but we are
proud Of all that they have done. The
redemption Of our arid plains by the
brave men and women Of the south.
constituting an undertaking and ac-
complishment in reclamation greater
than the sun has ever witnessed, re-
joices the citizens of the northern for
ests not less than it rejoices you.
On the banks Of our own Snake
River, the river that kisses the soil
Of Idaho for q thousand miles on its
laughing way to the sea, there will be
reared the greatest manufacturing
. city between the Missouri river and the
Pacific ocean. A people Of faith and
courage are today laying the concrete
foundations of that city, and they
will guide its growth in magic way.
That is why Idaho is proud of Ameri-
can Falls, with its hundred thousand
horse power
There is inspiration for all in the
memory of our border heroes-the
men who offered up their lives to the
perils of the wilderness that they
might carve from the dominions of
barbarism and imperial heritage for
you and me.
Dear to us all is the consecrated
soil Of the Bannock battlefelds, and
sacred to us all forever the memory
of the patriot-pioneers who fell be-
fore the fury Of the Nez Perez rebel
lion.
We mingle our tears for McConville,
and the brave boys who died under
the flag in distant lands, and we make
the martyrdom of Steunenberg our
peoples common sorrow.
Yes, there is much to make us proud
Of Idaho; much to make us proud of
the past and to stimulate our pride in
the present. We are proud that Idaho
is equal to the problem of ignorance
and the problem Of poverty; that
there are no young men and women
in Idaho who cannot read and write;
that there are no Idaho children who
know the cruel pangs of hunger; that
there are no Idaho boys and girls who
are dwarfed in soul and body by toll
in mine and mill.
And we not only practice justice to-
ward the children here in Idaho, but
we deal justly with women, also. Ours
is one Of the four states where woman
is granted at the ballot box "that just
and equal station to which Nature and
Natures God" entitle her. We are
proud Of that, also,-proud that the
wives and mothers of Idaho enjoy the
effective right Of suffrage, while those
of other states and other countries
have but the impotent privilege of
petition.
1t has recently been permitted us
to show to mankind what the Idaho
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-08-23

point of vantage; they have Toasted
us and entertained us in a manner
never before equalled in the history Of
the organization. Therefore, be it
."Resolved, That the Eastern idaho
Press club, in regular meeting as
sembled, does extend most heartfelt
and sincere thanks to the people Of
Pocatello, the Commercial club Of the
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-08-23

Gate City, and all others who con-
tributed to the entertainment Of its
members and their ladies while visit
ing in the city.
eve desire to extend special felici-
tations to the genial AMI whole-souled
boosters of American Falls for the
great showing Of resources made, and
their good will and hearty welcome
will never be forgotten.
Words cannot express our appre-
citation of the hospitable treatment we
have received at the hands Of the live,
pushing people Of the Gate City, and
especially to our worthy brother, L.
Bush Livermore, home member Of the
executive committee, and to Manager
A. IT, Frye Of the Bannock hotel, who
made special efforts to make the men,
bers of this club and their ladies feel
welcome and at ease. We also extend
our heartfelt appreciation to the man
agement of the Oregon Short Line for
courtesies extended, and to all others
who contributed to our pleasure and
comfort while attending this, the
grandest meeting of the club.
again thanking the people of Po-
eatello for most warm and hearty
welcome, we return to our homes with
a greater knowledge and appreciation
of the wonderful, great and varied re-
sources of the Gate City and its sur
rounding territory, and the pleasure
of having met with and partaken Of
the hospitality of the people Of Am
erican Falls, the Power City, and Po-
catello, the gateway Of Idaho, will re-
main with us as long as memory lasts.
"JOE Fl. DE WITT,
"HENRY GABLE,
"E. r. BARBER.
In addition to the above resolution
the secretary was instructed to trans
nit to general Passenger Agent Burley,
Assistant General Passenger Agent
Spencer, Superintendent Olmstead,
Master Mechanic Carrick and Con-
ductor McCabe the heartfelt thanks of
the club for courtesies extended in
the way of providing the press boys
with specially free transportation to
and from Pocatello, and providing a
special train from Pocatello to Ameri-
can Falls and return.
Yesterdays Program.
The program of yesterday was car
ried out in full as mapped out by the
executive committee. The drive to
the reservoirs above town and the
serving of picnic lunch in the shade
Of the trees was greatly enjoyed by
40 men and women Of the club.
Eleven carriages and rigs carried the
party to the hill, where magnificent
view Of the city and valley was af-
forded. Guides in each carriage
pointed out to the visiting editors the
towering shops Of the Short Line here,
one of the main sources Of Pocatello's
prosperity; the Academy, an imposing
pile Of buildings on the other side of
the valley, one Of the finest educa-
tional institutions in the state; the
ilimitable tract of land stretching to
the north Of the city, which will short
ly be placed under water from gov
eminent canal system to cost $780,
900; the ranges Of hills to the east,
where are located scores Of mining
properties in various stages Of devel-
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-08-23

Spirit can do in time of crisis. We
have reason to be proud of the man.
ner in which the state conducted the
great trial that has just ended. The
severest test ever applied to any peo-
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-08-23

Press club stronger and better and
still more potent factor in the up
building of the southeast.
Today's Program.
At II o'clock this forenoon the club
members and a few invited guests
from Pocatello were loaded into long
string Of carriages and mountain wag-
ons and driven to the upper reservoir
of the Pocatello Water company,
where delightful picnic lunch was
served in the shade Of the trees. Fol-
lowing that the drive was resumed
and points Of interest in the city Wis
tied, including the Academy, the east
side wholesale district and the Short
Line shops and yards.
This evening the club will again
meet in regular session and then adj
journ until November. Blackfoot is
the next meeting place.
(rrom the Pocatello Daily Tribune Of
Tuesday, August 20, 1907
After enjoying two days and two
nights Of the unbounded hospitality
Of the people Of Pocatello, the mem
bers Of the Eastern Idaho Press club,
whose sixth quarterly meeting was
held in this city Sunday and yester-
various homes. They go back to re-
day, departed last night for their
various homes. They 90 back to re-
sumo the routine of working the
trssmill Of sagsbrush journalism, with
bsttsr fsslins toward tho Gate City,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-25
GROCERY LICENSE.

N granting that grocery store liquor
license in the residential district
a yesterday the police commissioners
probably struck the booze trust the
hardest blow ever landed on 1t by a
friend. If the mayor and his appoin-
tees do not realize the powerful reac-
tionary effects of steps Of this sort an
awakening is in store for them. Los
Angeles people are in no mood for such
actions. The fact that the permit to
open saloon in the midst Of the
homes of that district was granted so
soon after widespread indignation was
aroused by the application for whole
sale license does not help the liquor
mems case. Those who went to the
city hall yesterday to protest against
licensing saloon in the residential dis
trict claim the action of the commits
sioners was brutally hasty and taken in
spite of the fact that many signers of
the frontage petition claim they thought
the plea was merely to open a grocery.
In the Temple street license the Of
ficials probably handed the anti-saloon
element the biggest club recently put
into their hands.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-25
NEW OKLAHOMA

TAT 0 new state has been born under
more suspicious circumstances
= than Oklahoma. With the best
constitution of any state in the Union,
bright young Democratic governor
and an almost solid Democratic dele
cation to the national congress, the
latest addition to Uncle Sans family
has every reason to be congratulated.
Striking, indeed. is the announcement
just issued by the census takers in
Oklahoma. With four districts missing
the population totals are: For Okla
homa, 71S,765; for Indian Territory
(Which is to be part of the new state),
6S9.967. This gives the grand total of
1,408.782, or-more than the population
of any Of the following states at the
last federal enumeration: Arkansas,
Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Flor
ida, Idaho, Louisiana, Maine, Montana,
Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire
North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island
South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah
Vermont, Washington, West Virgins
and Wyoming. If the census is correct
however, Oklahoma has made a most
remarkable increase in the last sever
years. In 1900 the federal count showed
a total Of less than 100000 for the sis.
ter territories.