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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-04-05
Brewster.

From the Tribune.
G.. W. Patterson and John Mont
gomery were among the Worthing
ton citizens who visited in Brew.
ster Monday.
John Duba lost one joint of a
finger and several others were
badly bruised, by an accident
which occurred at W. E. Roberts
implement house Monday after
noon.
Nick Kaufman is the proud pa
pa Of girl, which was born tc
himself and wife Wednesday even
ing. This OF course makes Gottliet
Casper grandpa.
Mrs. William Knuth died of CON
sumption at her home in Lorai1
township on Thursday OF last week
The funeral was held Monday at the
Ewington Lutheran Church, anC
the burial was at the cemetery neal
by. Mrs. Knuth was about AZ years
Of aga, and was twice married. SHE
leaves a husband and nine children
to mourn the loss of faithful wife
and loving mother. Mr.. and Mrs
Otto Knuth OF this place attended
tho f1nara]
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-04-05

The present Legislative session
has broken the record for the in
PRODUCTION Of bills, the total being
2O5o. Of this number the house
is credited with liza and he SEN
ate with SS2. Among the impor-
tant measures passed so far are the
anti-pass bill and the 2-cent fare
bill. On the whole the legislature
is making creditable record, and
the new senator from this district
has fully indicated the wisdom OF
his election.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-04-05

Senator Bedford has introduced
bill authorizing villages and cities
to install municipal heating plants.
The bill was introduced at the re-
quest of our city council, in order
to enable the city to carry out the
plans of heating the school house
and other buildings from the city
power house.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-04-05
Adrian
From the Democrat.

o,
James Gilfoy and family have
moved from Leota township to Lu-
verne. They have been esteemed
residents of Leuta for 20 years and
their neighbors roget to see them
leave.
Fishing in the Kanaranzi is re.
ported to be good, but thus far we
have not heard of anybody catching
anything. "
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Becker, and
children, who have been living at
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-04-05
Bige1ow

From the Signal.
Miss Florence Barber, of Worth
ington, came downMonday afternoon
and visited day or two with her
sister, Mrs. Brayton, at the hotel.
Mr.. Lindsay, the claim agent for
the Omaha railway, spent Monday
in town gathering up what facts he
could in regard to the death of F.
T. Graves. This is the second time
he has been in our village since the
accident.
The farmers residing north and
east of town are making prepara-
tions to build telephone line for
their own use. They are talking
rather strongly of uniting three OF
the farmers lines and having CEN
trail in the country 80 that they can
talk among themselves without
having to bother any of the town
centrals in reaching them. This ar
rangement should meet with the ap-
prevail of all members of the pro-
posed lines.
Mrs. M. Sorem, who has been
troubled with rheumatism in the
arms, is taking electrical treatment
at Warrington this week. The
treatment is having the desired eff.
ect and Mrs. Sorem is improving
some at the present time, and it is
hoped she will soon be restored to
good health.
The Standard Draining outfit
brought a crew of men down Mon.
day and have commenced work
Of opening the ditch which will
drain the slough in the north part
of Bigelow township, and expect
to be occupied at the work nearly
all summer.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-04-05

A western lecturer says women
ought to dress more sensibly. If
that means less extensively, he
will make lot of friends, among
the men in this country.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-04-05

=. . Old residents say that the wealth
or we have had so far this spring
reminds them of the good old
times when we mad bumper crops
and prosperity. They predict a dry
season ard q bountiful harvest.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-04-05

A difference between Taft and
Foraker in Ohio is that one (Taft) ls
in favor with the people, and the
other with the politicians.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-04-05

The death of Prof. Osler's mother
at the age of 100 years, calls renew
ed attention to the remark Prof. Os.
Ter did not make about chloroform-
ing old people.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-04-05

Under the provisions of a reap
portionment bill introduced in the
legislature this legislative district is
given two assemblymen and one
senator.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-04-05

DIR. Andrews has been elected
mayor of Mankato by majority OF
1913, and the city is redeemed from
Democratic misrule.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-04-05

Pipestone county has been set
off from the 18th judicial district
and added to tho 9Th district.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-04-05
MOBILES COUNTY NOTES

Yankton, 8. Oak, since they left
here last fall, have returned to Ad-
rian, and Mr.. Becker has taken
his old position as manager of the
shoe department of the Big Store.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-04-05

|. ". Jenkins, of Bigelow town
ship, was in the city last Friday.
He has rented Il farm northwest of
" orthington for the summer.
The versatile editor Of the Adrian
Democrat takes the following slam
at his better half that will surely
bring dire retribution: I'm the
good old days it didn't take a week
or TWO to clean house. The busy,
bustling housewife got a hike on
her aud cleaned the house from eel
lar to garrett in one or two days.
In these degenerate times there's
flavor of soap in the oatmeal
and wild harrassing period of
disorder around the house for two
weeks!"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-12-17
FLATHEAD COUNTY OFFICIALS S
REFUSE TO TURN THEM OVER.
TO FEDERAL COURT
Action Means That Holdup Men Must
Stand Trial in the State Courts.
Federal Government Wanted to Sc
cure Them.
Especial to The Gazette.)

Helena, Dec. 16.-The county at
torney Of F1athead county, this state,
has refused to surrender the two al.
legged bandits, G. Mcdonald and Ed.
Smith, who were arrested in Spokane
in October on the charge Of holding
up the Oriental limited on the Great
Northern railroad near Rondo, Mont,
on September 10 last. Currency to
the amount of $4,000, which was be-
ing shipped by the National Bank Of
Chicago to the Old National bank of
Spokane, was taken from the mail car
at the time of the robbery.
Attorney General Bonaparte in
structed United States District At
torney Rarsch Of this state, to pre-
sent the evidence to the grand jury
with the view of prosecuting the two
men in the federal court, but the ac-
tion of the Flathead county authori-
ties means that the alleged highway.
men will be tried in the state courts.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-12-17

the ground that the information used
the term individual" banker as dis.
tinguished from a private institution
and was therefore void. The su.
preme court holds that while the
term is not unknown, yet Wisner was
convicted of an offense unknown to
the statutes.
Another TechnicaIity.
The district court Of Silver Bow
county was reversed in the case OF
Kennedy against the Grand Frater-
nifty to recover on an insurance pol
icy. Kennedy had allowed his dues
to fall behind, but applied for rein
statement, depositing the back dues
with the collector. The application
was rejected the day Kennedy died.
The court holds the policy's terms
requiring advance payments was not
observed, hence denies the liabilities
Of the fraternity. The court affirmed
the Judgment Of Silver Bow district
court in granting A. e. Anderson
damages against the Red Metals
company, but exempts co-defendant
from payment Of costs.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-12-17
NATIONAL CIVIC FEDERATION
ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS.
ADDRESS BY CARNEGIE
Iron Master Declares That America
Needs an Asset currency-Asserts
That Hard Times Are sure to Come.
Other Speakers.

New York, Dec. 16.-The eighth an
nual meeting of the National Civic
Federation was called to order today
at the Park Avenue hotel, with more
than 100 men and women present
who are prominent In various walks
of life. In the absence of President
Belmont, First Vice President Sam
uel Gompers called the meeting to or
der and called upon James speyer
the banker, to preside at the session
first having announced that the sub
ject before today's meeting was "Pro.
tecting Peoples Savings"
Mr.. speyer, the first speaker, fav,
ored an elastic currency based on
the gold standard. Mr.. speyer then
introduced Andrew Carnegie, who said
in part:
mo system Of currency will enable
us to escape seasons of depression
failures and losses. Prosperity is
bound to stretch lines beyond the
breaking point and dull times are
needed to restore them; and just in
proportion as the percentage OF the
total of legitimate business grows
smaller to that of speculation of gam
bling upon margins, financial disas
ters will increase in number and Sc
verify. Let us therefore dismiss all
panaceas for panics such. as we have
just experienced and which was due
several weeks earlier, but was de
layed by an unexcel1ed season Of good
crops. The point that demands at
tention is that our banking system is
unlike that of other countries.
agree with those, however, who be
lieve that the present is no time to
urge complete changes we need.
Elastic Currency Needed.
"The currency question will never
do until it is founded upon correct
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-12-17

principles. If there be anything es
tablished it is that it should be based
upon asset currency, which expands
and contracts as business does, the
reserve being in gold. But this does
not seem to be the proper time tc
urge so great change as this i'm
plies. Our first efforts should be tc
get legislation turned from the wrong
to the right path by introducing tt
some extent asset currency. AS the
people see the advantages of this
system we may hope to enlarge its
use and gradually to abandon bono
securities and in due time to bring
the substitution of gold for our re
serves instead OF government evi
dence or debt, thus giving us the
most profitable and serviceable form
of banking as abundantly proven by
the experience of other countries. Nc
central bank is necessary to effect a
cure--but only the cushion, elasticity
which the president recognizes"
Prepared Resolution.
Mr.. Carnegie deviated from his sub.
ject to say that he favored the pas.
sage OF a resolution by the federation
voicing its sentiment on the matter
of currency regulation had pre-.
pared such resolution, but having
learned that James +. Seligman would
later offer such resolution, re.
Trained from making his resolution
public.
Victor Morawetz, chairman of the
executive board of the Santa Fe sys-
tenn, was the next speaker.
His remedy for periods of financial
stress such as had just been exper-
fenced, was to issue notes upon the
joint credits Of the associated banks.
II, he said, the one form of circu.
lation known in money is lacking,
credit must fall.
Horace White OF New York op.
posed government guaranty OF depos.
Tits, saying:
"The proposition is that the United
States should be made responsible
for $1,ooo,ooo,oOo deposited in the
national banks. say all the debts
in the world could not assume this
liability. 1t would put a premium on
lax methods in banking and the bank
er would feel he could take more
risks if the depositors were secured
Letter From Belmont.
Mr.. Gompers read letter from
August Belmont, president of the
federation. This letter dealt at length
with the recent panic and commented
upon certain legislation to prevent
future similar disturbances. He said
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-12-17
.OUIBBLE SETS
WlSNER FREE
LEGAL rEcHNIcALlTY RELEASES
ANACONDA BANK DEFAuLTER.
Especial to The eazette.)

Helena, Dec. 16.-The supreme
court today granted a writ of habeas
corpus in the case of G. S. E. Wisner
an Anaconda bank employe who had
been convicted on the charge of re
ceiving deposits when he knew his
principal to be insolvent.
The judgment was attacked or
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-12-17
.GO0DELL. GETS
RICHARDS JOB
ANOTHER sHAkEUP IN NORTH
ERN PACIFIC oFFIciALDoM.
Especial to The Gazette.)

Helena. Dec. 16.-General Manager
slade of the Northern Pacific rail-
road, who is in Helena today, an
nounces the appointment Of George
a. Goodell Of st. Paul as general SUI
perintendent of the Yellowstone.
Montana and Rocky Mountain divi-
sions of the Northern Pacific.
I. B. Richards. who has been act
ing general superintendent, returns to
st. Paul to resume his duties as su-
perintendent of transportation. Mr.
Goodell's headquarters viii be at
Livingston, Mont.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-12-17
ABE HuMMEL is
DYING SLOWLY
DiseARRED NEW YORK LAWYER
SINKING RAPIDLY.

New York, Dec. 16.-Dr. Matz Of the
hospital on Blackwell Island tonight
said that Abraham Hummel, the dis
barred New York lawyer, who is serv.
ing sentence Of one year for ct,n
spiracy in connection with the Dodge
Morse divorce case, would probably
not live through the night. Since early
morning Hummel has been in semi
conscious condition.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-12-17
FOR BETTER SERVICE
Northern Pacific Promises New Train
Schedule on coeur d'Aiene Lines.
Better Freight Service, Too.
Especial TO The Gazette J

Helena, Dec. 16.-The Montana
railroad commission, after a confer
ence with General Manager Slade OF
the Northern Pacific, today announced
that within a few days straight pas
senger train service will be inaugu.
rated on the Occur d'Alene division
of the Northern Pacific. A regular
freight service of two trains day
will a1so be inaugurated.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-12-17
Forty Bodies Recovered.

Birmingham. Dec. 16.-A message
from Yolande at midnight says 35
bodies have been taken from the
mines and that the rescuers believe
IS or 40 are still in the lower en-
frances.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-12-17
SCORES OF MINERS BELIEVED 70
BE DEAD in YoLANDE COAL
MINE-MINE AFlRE.
ONLY FEW ESCAPE:
Shaft Is Like Furnace and Rescue
Work Very DificuIt-Thirty or FOR
ty Bodies Already Recovered-Wo-
men and Children Frantic-work Of
Rescue is Slow.

Yolande, Ala, Dec. 16.-A disas-
trous explosion took place in mine No.
l OF the Yolande Coal G Coke com
pany at 1925 o'clock this morning. It
is impossible to tell at this hour how
many are dead as a result Of the ex-
plosion, the estimates varying all the
way from 40 to so.
The work of rescue has been ex-
tremely slow because of the debris in
the mines and the large crowd of
women, children and sightseers at
the opening. The explosion is now
known to have occurred in either the
fifth or sixth right entrance.
All of the bodies have been recov.
cred from these entries and some Of
them We're so horribly mutilated that
identification is almost impossible.
The bodies of 12 white and seven col
ored men have been identified.
According to Superintendent +. g.
Hickabee, the explosion was un-
doubtedly due to windy Shots" Mr..
Hickabee just made tour of inspec.
tion and congratulated some of the
men on the condition of their rooms.
A few minutes after reaching the top
he saddled, his horse and was about
tc go for days hunt when the ex-
plosion occurred. Parties Of miners
from nearby mines are here ready to
help in the recovery of those who
are still entombed 1t will be noon
tomorrow before all Of the dead are
recovered. There is little evidence Of
the disaster to be obtained outside at
late hour tonight
Under the supervision of Chief
Mine Inspector Gray, forces are at
work clearing away the wreckage.
Deep wines.
The mines go down something like
1 800 feet. There was a terrific ex-
plosion, the force of which was seen
dust and timber being blown
out, landing on the station some dis
tance. There was terrific heat imme-
diately after the explosion.
Officers of the company we're on
the scene Immediately and set to
work to rescue the miners. Within an
hour Ia men had crawled out of the
mine and their description of the in
side was heartrending. Several Of
these men were badly burned. Two
hours after the explosion it was still
to venture even near the
mouth of the mine, SO hot was the air
that was rushing out.
The Yolande mines are but few
miles from Virginia City. where a
similar explosion occurred about two
years ago, 112 men being killed at
that time. Yolande is IS miles south
Of Birmingham. The Yolande Coal
& Coke company is headed by DIR. D..
B: Grove Of Birmingham. Between
125 and $50 men are employed. The
full force, however, did not go into
the mine, less than 100 men going
down.
The Yolande mines were worked
by non-union men exclusively, but
everything possible had been done to
insure the contentment of employees.
with their conditions.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-12-17

Continued on Eighth Page)
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-12-28
ON ASOUND BASIS
Bonners Ferry Grew and Prospered in Spite of
the Stringency

a cash basis, so that no money was
tied up to restrict trade. 1t is
now carrying about three times
the usual amount of cash in it's
vaults. Messrs. Baxter and Ma
honey, the officials of the bank,
are to be congratulated.
The proprietors of other lines Of
business all report successful
year.
The outlook for the new year is
favorable. While the Boomers
Ferry Lumber Co., our big manu-
featuring concern, will not cut
quite so much lumber as during
the past year, we note that Mana
ger George Heald is maintaining
about the usual number of logging
camps, and business with them
will not be much below the normal,
If the country makes the expected
improvement, it would not be a
surprise to see them start building
the new mammoth plant they have
in contemplation at this place.
The enterprise of the Schnoor
Cooperage and Box Mfg. Co. will
make a growing pay roll that will
help out.
More attention will be given to
the development of our ranching,
dairying and fruit growing inter-
ests next year, so that all consid-
cred. the business men of Boomers
Ferry can face the new year with
glad anticipation.
Boomers Ferry can not boast OF
as much hot all as some towns. but
for steady, healthy growth, and
sound business conditions, it will
compare favorably with many
towns several times its size.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-12-28
They are Citizens Now

The following aliens were on
Saturday admitted as citizens OF
the United States: Ernest Kitchen,
Pete Thompson, John Lalonde,
Karl Kunze, John ]. canon, VIM.
Peters, Gust A. Swenson, Thomas
Ranger, Maurice O'Brien, Emanuel
Frederickson, Herbert Won Falsen-
stein, Amondus Frantz, Carl Rock,
John A. Wales, VIM. Bunting,
Fritz Danquist, John Arthurs, An
drew Eric Prim, VIM. Johnson, AL
bert j. Anderson, George Johnson,
Theophic Turcotte, Louis Jacobson,
Antonio Baccomanno and Frank
Leiick.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-12-28
AUD. BRAGAW CALLS A HALT

to be illegal for any blankety
blank governor.
Mr.. Bragaw intimated to the
Governor that if his excellency did
not believe that he (the Auditory
was right, he might take the mat
ter into court on a writ of manda-
mus and let the supreme court de-
eide who was right.
The warrants in question were
some more of the Pinkerton Detec-
tive Agency claims. The warrants
were to he drawn before the SER
vices were performed.
The Herald regrets to note that
there is much adverse criticism of
the officials of the state in handling
state funds in connection with the
trials of the Federation chiefs.
This criticism is not confined to
those who sympathize with the de-
PENDANTS, but the feeling is shared
by many Republicans whose stand
for law and order is absolutely I'M
questioned. The action of Robt.
5. Bragaw, State Auditor, in call
ing halt on such practices as tend
to bring the Republican admins
tration into distrust with the peo.
pie is about as sane an act of poll
tics as we haye noted for sometime,
besides being in the interest of the
taxpayers and good government.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-12-28

The year 1907 has dealt kindly
with Boomers Ferry. The town
has prospered and grown, and our
business men wear the smile that
indicates that business has been
good. Especially is this true of
the mercantile establishments,
which are always safe barometers
of business conditions.
w. L. Kinnear, of the Bonner
Mercantile Co.; Geo. r. Gray, of
the Geo. r. Gray & Co.; VIM. Van
Gasken, of the Kootenai Trading
Co.; T. ]. Hollinger, of Hollinger's
Department Store, and w. A.
Alexander, the furniture dealer,
all report to the Herald that they
have done much larger volume
of business than last year, which
was a record breaking year, owing
to the railroad construction work
then under way.
One of the best indications of
the healthy business conditions at
Bonners Ferry is the fact that
while many towns have been FROST
ed by the financial stringency,
Bonners Ferry has gone ahead
practically on a cash basis. with
the past three months the best
months of the year, from bust
ness standpoint.
The First State Bank of Bonners
Ferry is entitled to a great deal Of
credit in this connection. Owing
to its splendid condition, it was
able to pay out sufficient cash all
through the stringency to keep
ample in circulation to prevent
any inconvenience. For two weeks
before Christmas il was strictly on
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-12-28
Swan Olson Held for Murder.

The Kalispell Journal of Dec.
26 says:
County Attorney McKeown re-
ceived the report the latter part of
last week of the state chemist, DR..
Emil Starr, of Helena, who had
made a chemical analysis of the
stomach of George Todd, the man
who was poisoned in the west end
of the county, near Sylvanite, sev-
eral weeks ago. The report states
that considerable amount of poi
son was found in the stomach and
kidneys, enough, in fact to produce
death, and that some strychnine
was also found in the sour dough,
from which Todd and Hensley
made pancakes on the morning Of
the death of Todd. Oleson, the
man who is charged with having
put the POISON in the dough, claim
ed number Of packages in bis
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-12-28
Defies Gov. Gooding and Refuses
to Draw Pinkerton Warrants

Wide publicity has been given
the report of a serious mix up that
recently occurred at the state house
in Boise. 1t seems that State
Auditor Bragaw has earned the
displeasure of Governor Gooding
and trouble has been brewing be-
tween them for sometime. In the
last instance the State Auditor re-
fused to draw certain deficiency
warrants which had been certified
up by the state board of examiners,
and this. raised the ire of the Gov
ernor. 1t appears that they got
Bob into the Attorney Generals
Office, locked the door, and then
proceeded to hurl a lot of bar room
language at him The Governor is
reported to have given him just
five minutes to make up his mind
to say whether he would sign the
warrants or not, and Bob is report
ed to have been equally liberal in
point of time and said that five
seconds was ample. He is alleged
to have said that he considered the
warrants illegal and he would not
draw warrant that he believed