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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-07-18
Court C1osed-District court close

Court C1osed-District court closed
Saturday afternoon on the return Of
the verdict by the jury In the case of
Harrison VS.. Kossack. This was an
action in which Mr.. Harrison from
Blockton, Iowa, sued Mrs. Kossack of
Medina tor 5000 alleged to be due on
a due bill for commission on land sold
to Mr.. J. T. Forbes. Mrs. Kossack
c]aimed.that she sold the land herself
and that the duebill was obtained
through fraud, force and coercion
and counterclaimed against Mr.. Har-
mison for Sl00 which he had cajoled
from her on the alleged SALE
The testimony OF the purchaser of
the land: was to the effect thas he
bought direct from Mr...Kossack, and
that Mr.. Harmison was aiding him
not her, and ..after the sale waving
from noon till midnight Mr.. Harmi-
sou. with another party, goes to tte
little claim shanty occupied by Mrs.
Kossack and gaining admittance thru
threats, stamping of the floor, load
talk, making her believe she would
be, put in jail, secured from :her ..s10O
in cash, and the 5000 due bill. Mrs.
Kossack appeared to be an elderly,
simple old German lady of a verya
nervous temperament. ..ss%:
The verdict was against Mr.. Har-
mison and In favor of the old lady
for the 800 and for the costs.
Messrs. Carr & Kneeland represent
ed Mr., Harmison and John Knauf
represented 1sdd,s. Kossack.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-07-18
EXPRESS REDUCTION
New NertheTn, Express Rates
IN Force In James.
town.

Express Agent Carli has received
new rate sheets for the Northern ex-
press service on the Northern Pacific.
1t will be seen that some of the re-
ductions are quite large and even on
small packages there is considerable
reduction over the old rate. There Is
not much saving in the one or two
pound rates but as the package be-
comes heavier the reduction is great
er. The following figures apply to ex-
press rates from jamestown to the
points named per one hundred pounds
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-07-18

Kensa1 Census:-G. F. Armstrong
finished taking census in the village
last week and found 502 Inhabitants.
That is good showing for the town
and the Commercial club have taken
steps toward it's Incorporation as viii
lage. A petition has been circulated
today and it is assured that an election
will be called in the near future to de-
termine whether the majority Of the
people are In favor Of Incorporation or
not.-Journal.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-07-18

Hail Storm-A mong those who
lost in Saturdays storm south of
Jamestown we're Steve Allen, Cooper
smith. Teeter, Koevel. On the Allen
place about 80 acres we're pretty bad
ly damaged, but were insured. On
the .. T. Allen farm the storm of
Friday did considerable damage.
None Of the other losers we're in
sured. The storm was small in area
and the losses we're partial in most
every instance.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-07-18

LaMoure Took First-I loosely
played game this. morning jamestown
lost to LaMoure. 8 to4. The game
was slow and devoid of particular In
terest and several Of the locals
seemed to be suffering from an of
day. Battery, jamestown: Boyle and
Wertz. There will be another game
tomorrow morning. Nierling twirl-
ing for Jamestown.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-07-18

After many weeks of preparation
and hard work the Fifth Annual
Fair, the first given after a lapse OF
several years, was opened Tuesday and
all that is needed to make it q grand
success in every way, is fair weather
The members Of the Jamestown fair
association from President Buckley
to Secretary Richmond. have done
their utmost to make the attempt
successful, attending to the Thousand
and one details that came up contin-
uously. The exhibits, the races and
the amusements are all pronounced
80. K.''
The grounds are in fine shape, and
very pretty with the heavv stand Of
green grass, and bordered by the
winding James river with its wooded
banks. The first thing that greets
the eye after entering the gates is
the display Of the carnival company,
many colored tents, with various at
fractions and innocent schemes to
corral the loose nickels and dimes of
the sightseers from Fora, the beauti-
full lady snake charr,er, Over and On
der the Sea, to the merry 60 round.
ferris wheel, minstrels, electric show,
games of strength and skill. Hawkers
CRY their wares, souvenirs, sand
witches and .say-so-cones."
Farther along. is the.s exposition
building rapidly Hlling wira EXHIBITS,
with booths laid out for dairy pro-
ducts, agricultural and vegetable.
plants. and flowers also, the woman's
department with displays of embroid-
cry, burnt wood, etc. quilts products
of culinary skill, coming in at every
hour. Eddy Proctor Furniture COM
bany have s'cosy rest room" in this
building with a handsome display
put to good use for the weary vis-,
jtors.
In the southeast part of the grounds
are live stock exhibits and here the
visitors will linger longest, for the
display OF. fine, well bred horses and
cattle challenges great admiration
and the fair managers are we'll satis-
fed with high grade Of the exhibits.
Every stall is filed, and the place is
attracting great interest. The hand
some animals seem to enjoy the at
tention, and like to have their keep
ers fuss over them, braiding che tails
with bright ribbons and polishing
horns till they glisten.
". R. Romer, superintendent Of
the horse department has, 9 fine list
Of entries, practically all in, as fol-
lows: Oliver Bennett, two entries
four year old grade mare and colt;
Wm. Doughty, three year grade
mare; n. n. Tucker, 2 standard
breds, Richard Caryel and Estelle,
also three Shetlands; Grant Rich
ards, "a stallion, Gold Vincent; !; Q. g.
Mcfarland. s Shetlands and Wm.
Blake a Shetland pony; BE Berlin,
4 stations; Steve Greshick, q draught
stallion; N. P. Ron1er has his Perch q
eron stallion, Bon Occur II. and also
x noxie, the Hamiltonian; VIM. Len:
ton is showing his Percheron stall
lion August Gaffke, 3 entries; EN-.
Doughty, 4, and odore, q grade
/ mare ana colt; N. Toay. 2 stallion,
SG old Chief. u 53sI
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-07-18

The Cash carnival com pany has a
white bull dog called Tough. IL He
5is show dog BY instinct and profess
sion and follows the show from choice
even when he has no stunt on hand.
He Is present at all the free shows
and generally manages to attract at
tention to himself By some sortof
canine performance not down on the
bills. For ! time the show people
used Il Tough to do long slide act
hY hanging with bis teeth TO q ) rope,
sbht1 for several reasons have retired
the act sand Tough 9 Is left sto
lamuse himself He takes general
Supervision Of the show and has :
pretty good time, o. 81; j; ex-profss-
Asional. yesterday he had another.
adventure that he aasn' q counting
gaon. While tls Big bail III being5
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21
WANT UNION LABEL
BASEBALL THIS YEAR

At the City league meeting to,
night a delegation from the strik-
ing carmen will present their
grievances against the Washington
Water Power Co. The union men
wish the league to secure grounds
on the Traction Co. line. The
Traction people have been APP
preached, but it is understood
would submit no definite proposi-
ton.
The Dodd Clothing Co. and the
Chicago Clothing Co. teams are
said to have signified their inten-
ton TO withdraw from the league
on account OF the ban placed upon
the park by the unions. Efforts
are being made to have the games
transferred to Mantle park on the
Traction line. the argument being
advanced that while the City
league made some money at Nata-
forum. the presence of much great
er crowds that went to Mantle last
year would have swelled the re
ceipts. Big improvements are con.
templated for Mantle this year. in
Guiding better car service
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21

were careful to see that there never
was any record of their shipments
at the point of origin. This was
avoided by having the package
thrust into the express car at the
last moment, after the local books
had been made up.
The agents never used their
own names, and never used the
same alias twice. Names were fur
nished from some central operating
point each month to each agent, and
the communication was in cipher.
The prosecutions will be con-
Quoted under the interstate COM
merce act of 1895. which con-
tanned an anti-lottery clause max
ing it illegal to "cause to be trans
ported in interstate commerce any
advertising matter or lottery tick
cts.
1T is THE PURPOSE OF THE
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO
GET AT THE MEN WHO ARE
REALLY BEHIND THE LOT
TERY--THE BIG RESPECTABLE
AND RICH MEN WHO HAVE
BEEN DRAWING PROFITS FROM
THIS SOURCE FOR FORTY
YEARS.
The Louisiana state lottery was
driven from the United States in
1892, and had been fiourishing for
quarter of century before that.
The stockholders in that concern,
who were mostly citizens of the
United States, took stock in the
new Honduras concern, and have
continued to draw their dividends.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21
7hedterS
THE SPOKANE.

"The Ham Tree" engagement,
with Mcintyre and Heath in black
face roles, opens tomorrow evening
to run Friday and Saturday nights
with SATURDAY. afternoon matinee.
1t is one of the dazzling funny pro-
auctions of the theatrical world.
Tickets sales for Madam Butter
fly" appearing at the Spokane
Monday and Tuesday opened today
with every prospects of heavy pa
tronage.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21

orally pose as insurance" or real
estate" men; and their communities
will be shocked when they learn the
truth.
The most valuable evidence
gathered in the recent big raid was
that turned up at Mobile. At this
point Mr.. Wilkes men came down
upon local printing plant at 2
O'Clock in the morning. Tickets,
drawing lists, names of agents and
secret codes were among the evil
dence gathered here.
The raid at Mobile was the sig
nal for action in the other places,
and the govrnment's agents moved
simultaneously at New Orleans,
East st. Louis. Peoria, Cincinnati,
Indianapolis. Chicago, Boston. San
Francisco Summerville and Lynn,
Mass, Philadelphia and Washing
ton.
The lists of agents and employees
of the company enabled the gov
eminent to gather in a lot of people
who gave valuable information in
order to secure immunity for them
selves Then the Southern Express
company sent its attorney to the
department of justice to offer the
company's aid and cooperation. AS
most of the tickets had been dis
tributed through the express car
riers, this was a tremendous help.
The agents of the lottery who
shipped the tickets were in most
cases former employees of the ex-
press companies and entirely ia
miliar with express business. They
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21
~. S. AFTER LOTTERY RATS
Special Correspondence to The Press

Special Correspondence to The Press
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 21.-
The federal government has moved
for the determination of lottery sell
ing in the United States, and the
things that are coming to light in
consequence will afford some SEN
sations. incidentally, there will be
criminal prosecutions which will in
volve men of wealth and social
standing in many of the big cities of
the United States.
The government has "got the
goods" on the lottery at last. A ma
tional raid was pulled off the other
day under the joint auspices of the
federal and state authorities, and
in score of cities the dragnet
gathered in the damning evidences
Of guilt. Even in Washington, under
the shadow of the capitol building,
the illegal printing of lottery tickets
was discovered.
w. j. Demerest and Nj. O'Donnell,
of New Orleans, and Joseph H.
Lyons of Mobile, lawyers for the
lottery, fastened to Washington and
sought conferences with Assistant
Attorney General Hoyt and Mr..
Cooley. and, 1t is said, have offered
to wind up the company and go out
of business if the criminal actions
were dropped.
But there is nothing doing with
the government on the compromise
proposition. 1t is the Jail for the re-
spectacle citizens.
Few people have any idea of the
magnitude of the lottery business
done in the United States. The Ma
tional Honduras Lottery company
is Incorporated for 100000 and
1t pays the Honduras government
100000 year for the concession.
The concession amounts to little
more than the privilege of doing
business under that name, and hav-
ing the drawings in Puerto Cortez.
The greater part of the money
amounting to hundreds of thou
sands of dollars every months
drawn from the working people of
the United States.
There are agencies of the lottery
In every large and many of the
smaller cities in the United Statesc,
The Chicago agent has admitted
that his receipts amounted to $780,
600 month. In California the bust
ness has hourished, and the San
Francisco returns are said to have
been much larger than this. 1t has
been estimated by officials of the
department of justice that close to
$1,000,000 a month is taken in by
the American agents of the Hon
duras company.
The dividends are naturally
enormous. The prizes distributed
make up but very small per cent
4, of the amount of money taken in,
+. and the men who have been pocket
ing the dividends have been tapping
gold mine. In most cases the
source of their wealth Is not known
TO their fellow citizens. They gen
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21

In the first league game OF roller
basketball of the season the S. A.
A. G.. team defeated the John w.
Grahams by the score OF Il to Z at
the Princess Rink last night. The
game was a very fast one through
out and excellent work was done by
both teams.
The next game will be played
Wednesday evening. Gonzaga col
lege has organized team for the
league and will probably play its
initial game at that time.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21
BY JAMES J. CORBETT.

With the enthusiasm over Cham
pion Jeffries entering the ring vast
ed, and the authorities interference
with the Fitz-Burns battle, the lem
on act scheduled for st. Patrick's
day, in which Cans is again to play
the leading role. assumes proper
tions of rather a noticeable char
acter.
On the dope furnished by past
contests. Britt hasn't any better
show in landing a victory than Her
man had He will be outclassed
aust as badly, and in all probability
Cans will again make good the
boast that 10 rounds Is enough to
finish any one of the lightweights
except Nelson.
Britt is good little man, but not
in the running with Cans for min
ute when the black man is in shape.
But 1t will take another contest
of the character OF the Herman af-
fair to wake the Nevada fight pro-
motors out Of their dream.
In fact, already the pugilists are
being notified that the purses in the
Nevada country are beginning to
take on natural size, and that in
the future it will have to be some
thing pretty good to reach the mark
set by Nelson and Cans at Gold
field.
If 1t were possible to secure an
opponent that would give Jcffrics a
battle, then and then only would
the big purse be warranted.
look to see the Britt.Gans affair
= bigger mistake financially than
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21
STANDS ON HIS HEAD 20 MIN
UTES; DIES.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Feb. 21.-
Harry Stilson, an athlete who came
to this city from Atchison, made
wager that he could stand on his
head 20 minutes. He won the bet,
but it cost him his life. Shortly
after the feat Stilson became UNI
conscious and died an hour later.
Congestion of the brain was the
cause.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21
TELEGRAPH TIPS
The Calumet and Hecla directors
have declared a 500 dividend.

The Calumet and Hecla directors
have declared a 500 dividend.
Rev. J. E. Williams has resigned
as president of the University of
Puget Sound, at Tacoma, the resig-
nation to take effect in August. .
At johannesburg the Dutch party.
the nationalists and laborites are al
lied and it is expected that General
Bctha will be invited to form 4 ca
binet.
F. Augustus Heinze has petition
ed the council of Butte for a light.
ing franchise. He says if it is
granted he will cut the present
lighting rates more than % per
cent
Jeremiah Harrington, of Butte,
Mont, was awarded a verdict of
$4,000 damages yesterday for the
loss of his boys arm. The Butte,
Anaconda & Pacific railway was
the defendant.
Charles Helm, proprietor of the
Tavern saloon at Tacoma, was the
first man arrested under the ordi-
nance prohibiting saloon boxes with
partitions more than five feet high.
Yesterday he was fined $40 and
costs.
By a vote of AZ to % yesterday
the United States senate elected to
retain Reed Smoot. The admins
tration forces in the senate upheld
him. Three democrats voted for
SmOot and nine republicans against
him.
The California house committee
on revenue and taxation has report
ed favorably on constitutional
amendment placing per cent
gross earning tax on railroads, "
per cent on insurance companies, 3
per cent on the Pullman Co. and
2 1-3' per cent ON the Wells Fargo
Express Co.
Esther Mitchell, who killed her
brother, George Mitchell, early last
summer as result of the holy
roller" trouble and has been held
in the county Jail at Seattle since
last July, was sent to the state in,
sane asylum at Steilacoom yester-
day. Judge Frater signed the COM
mitment.
Rev. G. l.. Tufts, of Portland,
representing the Pacific Reform
bureau, was arrested at Boise yes
terday by Sergeant-at-Arms Miles
of the house just after the body had
adjourned. He will have a hearing
today on the charge of lobbying.
Rev. Tufts is working for a Sun
day rest law and his bill was acted
upon favorably by the house yes
terday afternoon.
While placing an engagement
ring on his sweetheart's finger at
Calumet, Mich. Thomas Penguilly
ldentlhed another ring she wore as
his mothers and the pair discover
ed they were brother and sister.
Penguilly had wandered all over
the world, finally locating at Butte.
The compulsory pass bill COM
polling railroads to furnish state
officials free transportation, was
passed yesterday by the Oregon le-
gislature over the governors veto.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21
GRAVES HEADED OFF.

OLYMPIA, Feb. 21.-State Sena-
tor Graves, of Spokane, yesterday
introduced a bill permitting a
charge Of 10 cents per mile for haul
ing passengers. This attempt to
legalize a high rate for the bene-
fit of the Graves interests in Spo-
kane aroused opposition that
caused Graves to ask indefinite
postponement of the measure.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21

the tiny strip Of ground he occu-
pies and refuses to move.
When the property was sold, at
ter the fire, every inducement was
offered the lessee of the little cor
ner saloon to vacate, but he stub
bornly refused to do so. After con-
sidering the matter. it was decided
to proceed with the building, and
the saloon now looks like dolls
house nesting inside the corner
storeroom Of the huge brick block
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21
SPORTING SNAP SHOTS

The saloon men of Tacoma are
said to be about to attack Sunday
baseball in that town in retaliation
for the Sunday closing of their
places.
Kid Scaler, who fights a finish
battle Feb. % with Kid Oglesby in
Helena. Mont, writes that his OPP
ponent is favorite in the betting
and he cannot understand it.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21
WON'T MOVE OUT

Here is one of the unique sights
of New San Francisco-a big brick
block being built over and around
little frame building, the owner Of
which holds an unexpired lease on
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21
THE COLUM BIA.

The double bill this week is fur.
nishing plenty of stage excitement
and the house is playing to fair pa
tronage.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21
THE AUDITORIUM.

Uncle Tom" is still being beaten
and bruised in the Shirley Co.'S
production of the old anti-slavery
play.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21

the Cans Herman fiasco. The peo-
pie are not going to give up their
good hard coin to see Cans maui a
man he outclasses.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21

At a meeting of the Newspaper
Publishers association yesterday
n New York a treaty was made
With the Typographical union which
promises that in future all disputes
may be settled aRicably,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21
THE WASHINGTON.

One of tho best numbers on the
bill is that OF Carr and Jordan in
travesties on "Spartacus the Glada-
tor" and italian Image Vender."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-21
HORsESHOElNG.
AN OPPORTUNITY PoR A YOUNG
MANI

The Press has for sale one of it's
best downtown routes. Nets carrier
at present over $4,000 a month, and
can be made to pay considerably
more. Good, responsible, honest
young man can get this route at a
bargain. 1t can be handled without
interfering with school work. See
Marshall, at The Press Office, s1s
Front.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-01
Ae|OI1nee Rg|lge News

A gasoline fishing lunch was adrift
out Of Manistique for 25-hours last
week and was picked up oy one u the
carferries The shaft broke on the
propeller making the craft helpless
Escanaba II having a beer war The
local brewery, the Richter people and
the Schlitz company Of Milwaukee,,
are the ones that are at loggerhead.
The price has been reduced to 81 per
barrel and all efforts to stop the war
have failed
Three Indians came 70 Iron Noun
tain from Floodwood, last Saturday
with nine wolf pups which they
succeeded in capturing near Flood
wood. and presented the same at the
Office Of County Clerk Quarnstrom for
bounty Each pup unler three months
OF age brings $40 in bounty and the
nine will. OF course. bring to the
Indians who captured them, the total
sum Of 500. The pups were about
three weeks old.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-01
New Truancy Law Passed.

The new truancy law which mater
allv affects Crystal Falls has been
passed by the state Legislature. A
number OF important changes differing
from the old law have been made and
new clause added which treats with
children attending confirmation classes
The changes are a. follows
In Section ! Of the old law the clause
relating TO the parent, guardian or
other person, having control and charge
OF any child or children between and
including the ages Of seven and fifteen.
being required to send such child or
children to the public schools during
the entire school year. has been altered
80 as to read between the ages Of seven
and sixteen. II seems that under the
old law the courts interpreted the
clause 10 mean that children are re-
quired % attend school until they
reached the age OF fifteen, instead OF
sixteen. which was contrary TO the
purpose OF the provision. Division (fl
OF the new Act Is clause which pro-
vides for the absence OF children while
In attendance at confirmation classes
and excuses them for that purposes
Division tbl Of Section 4, which re-
quires a parent TO have his or her
child, present at the public school on
the following Monday after having
been given formal written notice by
the truant officer 81 their absence. has
been altered 80 that the parents are re-
quired 10 have their children present
within twenty four hours after the re
ceipt OF said notice BY the above a
mendments the possibility Of misinter
pertatioa Of the clauses hos been great
/ " reduced and no doubt letter and
more strict law has beea brought
about