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Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1908-08-13

A wise man should not refuse a kind.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-03
5ing to3 church matters in Fromberg

ing to church matters in Fromberg
Thursday.
John Fisher came home from Their
mopolis, Wye. to visit his family in
G0alville during the holidays.
George Herbert Of Laurel is here
visiting his daughter Mrs. VIII Chat
fiE.
The Fromberg Military band cleared
$6l at Its dance Christmas
MI. and Mrs. Arthur Herbert left
Tor their home in Laurel Friday,
amidst a shower of, old shoes and
rice.
Chas. Darnell, the contractor, is in
the hospital in Billings, i'll Of pneu-
monia.
Mrs. Mary McEntee and son went
10 Bridger Tuesday.
o. Bennett returned from Kalispell
to spend Christmas with his wife.
Fred Batchelder, sheriff Of Carbon
county, was in Fromberg the first Of
the week on business.
Mrs. Joe Black left for Boone, Ia.
to be at the bedside Of her sick moth.
or, but before she arrived her moth
81. had passed away.
Ossa Woolman is sick at the home
of his sister, Mrs. Swan.
Mrs. j. E. Davis and her family,
consisting OF three ons and two
daughters and several grandchildren,
held a family reunion on Christmas
day in Red Lodge, at the home Of her
daughter, Mrs. John Moses. Mrs.
Killorn is another daughter.
The Coalville school will begin next
week, January s. The Fromberg
school will not begin until the new
school house is ready, which will be
about two or three weeks after the
holidays.
Mrs. Sam Greenglatt received the
SAD news of the death of her father,
who had left here with his wife for
Chicago, his old home, to spend the
winter. Mr.. Hect was nearing his
eightieth year
Mr.. and Mrs. James Prewett and
Mesdames Smith and Wallace of
Sand creek, were Fromberg visitors
Sunday.
VIM. Hatthouse went to Berry Sat
u1day to make arrangements for a big
sugar beet crop next summer.
Malcolm Swan, the surveyor OF the
east side, went to Belfry Saturday.
Rev. j.. G.. Clarke preached a very
fine sermon in the I. o. o. F. hall in
Fromberg Sunday, December 20.
The Garry family has left From.
berg and gone to Wyoming, where
Mrs. Carry's parents live.
Mrs. Arthur Spencer Of Bluewater
was shopping in Fromberg Friday.
Ossa Crissie is on the sick list this
week with la grippe. $f
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-03
RAILROAD BUSINESS
BIGGER THAN EVER
LOCAL OFFICE HAS RECORD
TRAFFIC FOR WINTER.

Figures compiled by railroad Off
cials in the local office show that
during the months from October
through December, when the financial
troubles of Wall street titled all the
papers, the local freight business was
the largest in the history of the road
for those months. November exceed
ed November Of 1906 by several thou
sand dollars, and December, though
wages were in some cases reduced
and the force cut, showed a big in
crease over the same month in 1906.
In the passenger Office figures show
that the amount of business was thou
sands of dollars in excess of 1906 for
the same months. and the ticket office
men assert that they have never been
SO busy as in the past few months,
except during rush times, such as the
opening of the Huntley project and
the Crow reservation.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-03
RAISED POTATOES
FOR DINING CARS
FORMER RAhcHER OF WYOMING
Is in THE CITY.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Alley Smith, formerly = prominent
rancher Of Dayton. Wyo., is In the
city, accompanied by Mrs. Smith, Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Mcneil Of
North Thirtieth street.
For many years MI. Smith had .
contract for furnishing the dining car
system Of the Burlington railroad
with potatoes grown on his ranch
near Dayton: The potatoes he fur.
nished were Of q certain kind and
size, and they became far famed and
are now known as Smiths Potatoes
Nj. Smith recently sold his ranch
In Wyoming to the railroad company.
and after he and Mrs. Smith visit here
4 couple Of weeks he expects TO leave
for his old home In Virginia for q
visit, while his wife will 60 to the
coast. They will Join each other Ia
Sheridan In the spring, where they
expect to make their future home.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-03
MAIL ORDER BUSINESS
Clerk Of the District Court Supplying
Country and City Trade With Mar
riage Licenses.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
The rush for marriage licenses
lately not only forces the clerk Of
the district court and his deputy to
hustle to supply the city trade, but
they are doing q mai, order. business
as well. A request for a license was
received by mail yesterday from Co
lumbus.
The request was accompanied by an
affidavit taken before a notary public
in Columbus, and the information en-
bodied in the afadavit was the same
as is required by the clerk in furnish
ing licenses to persons who apply in
person.
The afidavit stated that Grant NJ.
Smith, aged 20, q resident Of Nye,
Mont, desired a license permitting
him to wed Emma Otto. aged %, Of
st. Paul, MINI. 4
The clerk fixed out the license, en-
closed a note wishing the young cou-
pie the good things Of life and .
happy new year, and mailed it on the
frst train so that the goods would
reach the patrons as soon as possible.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-03
Chicago Grain and Produce.

Er
Chicago, Dec. s31.-Favorable wealth
er for harvesting in Argentina and
an increase Of 2,2o0,00 bushels In the
worlds visible supply were the chief
bearish influences in the wheat mar
ket today. May opened a shade to
Is @Kc higher at $1.05 to $1.05%. sold
of to $1.O3H and then advanced to
$1.06H. The close was strong at
$1.05M@1.oe.
Buying by shorts and also by bulls
impaired strength to corr today. May
opened a shade to Nc higher at 59hz
to 59h @59h sold OF to 58A and
then advanced to 60h @6oM. The
close was strong at Co.'s.
The oats market reflected the tone
Of wheat and corn, opening weak and
becoming strong. May opened I'M
changed at 81, sold OF to 63h and
then advanced to 64lh, where 1t
closed.
Provisions were weak all day. At
the close May pork was OF 21kc, lard
was unchanged and rios &c lower.
There will be no market tomorrow.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-03
no Dispose or cl1Y's REFUSE IN
SANITARY way.
AN UNPLEASANT DOOR
BiiIin6s Man TELLS of Seeing Dead Ant It
mails ana Entraiis From Slaughter
Houses strewn in Wild Abandon
About tho Outskirts ofNcity.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily. s
Il am convinced that Billings needs
q crematory to dispose OF the refuse
matter that is being dumped on the
city's outskirts" said 9 prominent
MAJ OF this city yesterday.
while driving near the city last
Sunday the number Of dead animals
and the refuse I saw surprised me,
he continued. Dead horses are haul
ed barely outside Of the corporate linn
it's OF the city and left there without
regard to consequences. Out on Al
kali creek, dead animals, -ntralls from
the slaughter houses and all manner
OF refuse matter is streWn along both
sides .of the read in wild abandon,
and when summer, comes and the
winds blow from that direction the
people OF the city are liable to detect
an odord that is far from pleasant.
Another bad feature Of the present
system Of getting rid Of refuse mat
ter is that 1t is dumped, in many cases,
on side slopes which are drained by
creeks tributary to the river and the
first rain or melting snow will wash
this refuse into the river, contaminat-
ing the water for the people below US
to drink.
Other Cities Have Them.
"other cities in Montana have Gre
matories for refuse matter and they
are run on a basis which makes them
selt-supporting, and there is no rea-
son why Billings should not keep pace
with her sister cities in this regard.
IF run on a proper basis, the crema-
tory would easily pay operating ex.
penses by charging SO much for the
refuse transported to the crematory
and %incinerated, and It would assist
materially in solving a question which
Is not only puzzling the health officers
but the city officials as well"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-03
FRIENDS SURROUND
POWERS in COURT
CONGRATULATED ON ARGUMENT
OF HIS ATTORNEY.

Georgetown, KY, Dec. 31.-Judge ].
q. Sims Of Bowling Green, chief coun-
sci for Caleb Powers, spoke for three
today IN defense OF his client.
His argument was based on the
theory that, Youtzey was q political
crank, imbued with the extreme OF
the times and that he fired the shot
t.;hat killed Goebel on his own respon.
sjbility and that no conspiracy had
been concocted by Powers OF any one
else.
When Judge Sims concluded his ad.
dress, scores of men and women
crowded to the bar, where the pris'
oner stood with his aged mother, to
shake his hand. Jailer Finley was
compelled to wait a quarter of an
hour for Powers, who was surround
ed by friends, holding an impromptu
reception in the court room.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-03
NINE OWNERS CLAIM
SMELLING TOO HIGH
WILL FORM An ORGANIZATION 10
FIGHT FOR LOWER CHARGES.

Helena, Dec. 31.-Mine owners Of
central Montana, comprising oper-
ators of Helena, Butte, Anaconda and
other sections Of the state, protesting
against the alleged %exorbitant rates
for smelling and refining ores now
charged by the Great Falls and East
Helena plants, will meet in this city
January 16 Or II to project an organ
ization for fixing the rates. They
claim that the present schedule is pro-
hibitive and in restraint Of trade
In the event that the American
Smelling e Refining company refuses
to lower it's schedule, the mine OWL
erss propose to establish independent
smelters throughout the state, and 70
ask state aid. as was done in Ksnsae
in connection with the independent
oil reflneries.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-03
Q PULPIT OF CHRISTIAN
CHURCH in THIS CITY.
Isl NATIVE OF STATE
Was Pastor Of Helena Church for
Five Years, But Comes From ouin-
~, Ill, to sIl,ings-eraduate Of
Drake University Of Des Molnes.

Rev. Walter M. Jordan OF Quincy,
Ill, has accepted the passionate of the
Christian church in this city, made
vacant by the resignation OF Rev. o.
+. Mc1argue, and will conduct ser
vices for the first time next Sunday.
Rev. Jordan is q graduate Of Drake
university Of Des Moines, Ia, and
has been q minister in the Christian
church for several years. Being q ma
tive Of this state he has been a CON
spicuous figure among the clergy Of
Montana since taking up the minis.
try. His last charge in this state
was at Helena, where he served as
pastor for five years with great sue
cess.
For the past three years he has
been the pastor Of the Christian
church In Quincy, Ill, and comes well
recommended for his good work in
that city.
He returns to this state az one who
comes back to his own, and will be no
stranger to the problems which face
the clergymen OF the west. The mem
bers Of the local church consider
themselves exceedingly fortunate In
securing SO good a clergyman and will
welcome with acclaim his return to
Montana, and his presence IN Billings
as their pastor.
Rev. McIIargue, the former pastor,
has been occupying the pulpit in y
r;ous cities Of the state. since re-
signing in Billings, with great sue
cess, but has temporarily laid aside
his ministerial duties and will devote
his time to his property interests IN
this city for several weeks.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-03

was sleeping In the saloon he had
seen Murphy and Dewitt go through
the mans pockets = couple Of times,
and = man named Nye made q deposit
ton to q similar state Of facts.
Oficer Bake further testified that
he had found $40 Of the $40 or more
which had been taken from Ormshy
in Murphy's pocket Immediately afte,
the arrest, and one OF two other Wit.
ess gave evidence equally damag-
lng.
When the hearing was concluded
Judge Mann bound Murphy and De
Witt over to the district court under
bonds Of $3.50 apiece, and the men
were remanded to the county jail.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-03
ON BILLINGS 4 NORTHERN ROAD
l NEAR aARhELL.
TIHANlNC DYNAMITE
italian Laborers Overhead Powder and
Nitroolycerin Explodes With Ter
rifle concussion-one NAN Losses
Both Eyes But viii Live.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays DAILY.
Arrivals in this city from CARMEL,
in Fergus county, tell Of q terrific ex-
plosion Of nitroglycerln which occurred
at a grading camp On the Billings &
Northern rear that place last Friday.
One man was killed instantly and a
number Of others received sever in
juries.
A number Of Italian. laborers. who
were employed on the Billings &
Northern grade were engaged in
thrawing out about half a box Of dy-
Mantle to be used in breaking the
frozen ground, and in some manner
the powder got overheated and the
nitroglycerin was separated from the
other ingredients Of the dynamite and
suddenly exploded with terrible force,
the report being heard and felt for
miles around.
Eyes Blown Out.
One man, Faggie Gofeppe, was SO
badly blown to pieces by the explosion
that he died soon after, and another,
Bicamp Fam, is in a serious condition
with hut slight chances for recovery.
One victim had both OF his eyes
blown out, but no bones were broken
and he will live.
The dead man leaves a wife and
two children in Italy, whom the con
tractor is trying to locate and inform
Of her husbands death. The other
men are unmarried and have no rela'
tives in this country.
After the explosion all Of the vic
Tins were taken to the railroad hos
pital and the body Of the dead mar
was taken to Lewistown, where ar
inquest was held to determine the
cause Of his death.
The accident is the. first fatal ex
plosion which has occurred on eithel
the Billings & Northern or Milwaukee
grades in Fergus county since con
%struction work was started in thai
section.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-03
PROCEEDINGS
OF the Board Of Commissioners Of
Yellowstone County, Montana.
Special session-ne Day.
Billings. Mont, Dec. %. 1907.

Billings, Mont, Dec. %. 1907.
The Board met this dag in special
session at 10 o'clock a. M, pursuant
to call ana public notice. as required
by law, there being in attendance,
Chairman c. H. Newman, Commits
sioner M. w. Cramer and Clerk Ira L.
Whitney, Commissioner Gwen f. Bur-
10 being abcent.
The minutes Of the last meeting
were read and duly approved.
The estimate Of the Security Bridge
company, contractors for the con-
struction Of various road bridges in
the county, vas presented to the
board, showing the amount of S.
348.25 due on said contract at this
time, and a warrant on the bridge
fund was ordered drawn In payment
Of the same.
Lots 10 and 10, in block 1913. Bill
ings, standing In the name Of the
county for delinquent taxes, was or
dered sold to Cyril Pauwelyn for the
sum Of $48.4S, he being the highest
and best bidder.
The following bills for refund Of
taxes assessed against the owners OF
land in the Suburban drain district,
and paid to the county treasurer un
der protest, were presented to the
hoard.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-03
GETS LAST LICENSE
Walter A. Wood Secures Permit Per
uniting Him to Wed Harrietts L.
Gully and Ceremony 10 Performed.
Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Walter A. Woods, a well known
young man of Billings, secured the
last marriage license issued during
the year 1907, from the clerk OF the
district court last evening, which per.
mitted him to wed Harriette L. Gully,
also Of this city. The license was the
thirty-first issued during the month
OF December, which has been q
record breaking month in the mum
Der Of wedding permits issued.
The young couple we're married BY
Justice Mendenhall at his home on
North Twenty-sixth street, soon after
the marriage license was issued.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-03
Omaha Livestock.

Omaha. Dec. s1.-Cattle: Receipts,
5000. Market, steady to stronger.
Native steers, $3.50@5.65; western
steers, s3@4.5O; Texans, $2.75@4.10;
stockers and feeders, $2.a5@4.75;
calves, $3@5.50; bulls and stays, $1.75
@2.75; cows and heifers, 1904.
Hogs: Receipts. $4,000. Market, 10
to zoe lower. Heavy, $4.3oh4.4o;;
mixed and lights, $4.25@4.35; pigs,
$4@4.25; bulk, 81. 30@4.35.
Sheep: Receipts, $500. Market, Toe
higher. Yearlings, s4.So@5.3o; weth-
ers, $4,000 65; ewes. s3.so@4.5o;
lambs, $6@6.50.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-03
Kansas City Livestock.

Kansas CITY, Dec. 31.-Cattle: Re
ceipts, 5000. Market, steady to 10c
higher. Native steers, $3.S0@5.80;
native cows and heifers, $2@4.75;
stockers and feeders, $2.80@4.2o;
western steers, $3.6o@4.6o; western
COWS, $2.60@3.6o.
Hogs: Receipts, 10000. Market,
10 to 15c lower. Bulk Of sales, s4.35
@4.45; heavy, s4.40@4.55; packers,
$4.35@4.5o; pigs and lights, $4@4.45.
Sheep: Receipts, 1000. Market,
steady. Muttons, $4@4.75; lambs,
$5.eo@e.55; range wethers, s4.25@
Ats.
.L IIHH - H--HrHA
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-03
N; Y FROM IRON! FROlMlB|EERlG

NkHTTzTE.T ~ - -LE
Fromberg. Dec. s1.-The masquer-
ades ball was well attended. The prize
for the best dressed lady ri won by
Mrs. I'd. Brown, who was dressed TO
represent an Indian princess.
Mr. and Mrs. Mendleson went to
Joliet Christmas day n = visit to at
tend the masquerade ball at Joliet.
There viii be another dance in
Fromberg New Years We.
The electric lights were turned on
Saturday and some Of the stores and
houses are wei supplied.
Rev. LII. Michael, presiding elder
cf tho Methodist church. was attend
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-03
OFFICIALS ARE COMING
Prominent Railroad Men on Tour OF
Inspection Of Road-General Mana
ger sIade u il Party.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Superintendent Dan Boyle Of the
Northern Pacific arrived in the city
yesterday in his private a from
Livingston and will meet a party Of
other ofacials on a tour inspection Of
the road here today
The party consists Of General Su-
perintendent George Goodell. General
Manager slade and q vice president
Of the company. After . short stay
In this city Superintendent Boyle will
accompany the party west as far as
Livingston. The entire party is trav-
cling in q special train Of private cars.
E MAA8LA
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-03
COAL
l IS PLENTEOUS
af ~ ~ A
CAR SHORTAGE a THING OF THE
PAST AND MINES BUSY.
OUTPUT IS ALL SOLD
Mines Have Contracted With Custom
ers 70 rake Almost Entire Amount
Of Coal Mined and All They Will.
Have s. Pc Is to Mine the Coal.
Il
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
"Car shortage at Bridger is prac-
tically a thing Of the past now" said
a prominent business man from that
city yesterday, "and the mines are
shipping large quantities Of coal to
customers. Most Of the coal Is already
contracted for and the companies have
only to get out the coal. their output
being sold In advance.
The Amalgamated company has in
creased its capacity ana 6uperintend-
ent Good now has orders IN for IL cars
a day for an indefinite time. The Bear
Creek company has a capacity Of 15
Cars per day. and can fill orders for
shat quantity II they are forthcoming.
The International is turning out about
IL r day: and while the warm
weather which is prevailing through
cut the west has caused q falling OFT n
orders, this company is likely to close
negotiations within a day or two for
a contract to deliver 500 cars If it's
Goa, to one concern within a period Of
60 days. The International ana thu
Snokeless & Sootless Coal companies
ale prepared to load about three ears
each per day and have their output
contracted for.
Fifty Cars Daily.
sThis means an aggregate OF about
so cars per day which can be turned
out from the Bear Creek district. The
Yellowstone Park Railroad company
now has a second engine ready for
commission and will put 1t in service
at the beginning Of the year, and
sooner it the traffic requirements call
for it. This will enable the company
to keep the mines supplied with car
and transport the loaded trains to
Bridger without delays.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-03
YANKEE PRISONERS
FIND GREAT MERCY
SENTENCES REDUCED IN
CHIHUAHUA PRISON.

FL Paso, Tex. Dec. 31.-ole Mnstad
and Shorty Cougherner, Americans
from Los Angeles sentenced two
years ago in chihuahua to 12h years
each in the penitentfary for the al
legged murder Of Robert Rutherford Of
Philadelphia. yesterday had their
sentences reduced to seven years by
the supreme court Of Chihuahua. The
prisoners asserted that bandits at
tackled them and killed Rutherford
and wounded Coughener.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-03
MORE MAIL IS
&. FOUND IN WACO
STOLEN BY ROBBERS AND MONEY
ALL TAKEN.

Waco, Tex, Dec. 31.-Another large
hatch Of mail has been found west Of
here, near where the first batch was
left by the pouch robbers on Christ
mas night. It is estimated that
checks, money orders and drafts left
lying in the gulch where the pouches
were opened will aggregate $50, 900.
Special, government officers are
working on the case. Some two or
three thousand letters from various
parts Of the United States were in the
pouches.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-03
MUST SPEND ONE
MONTH IN NINE
work OF REscuINa MINERS IS
PROGRESSING SLOWLY.

Ely, New. Dec. s1.-About 10 feet.
Of debris were removed during ths
last "a hours from the Alpha 81 oft,
where the three miners are entomted.
The prisoners have been supplied
through q sixinch water pipe with
suficient food and water to last then,
at least q month, in which time it is
thought they will be released. The
men continue cheerful and In good
health. 4
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-03
IS READY
TO MEET MORAN
JEFFRlEs WILL REFEREE FEATh
ERWEloHT BATTLE.

Sen Francisco, Dec. 31.-Abe At
tell and Charles Moran are both really
to fight for the worlds featherwelsnt
championship at Colma tomorrow.
They will weigh In tomorrow at 11:46
a. m. The articles Of agreement call
for 100 pounds two hours and q half
before the contest. The gong will
sound at 2:15 p. m. The fight will be
In the open air and James ]. Jeffries
will referee. Attell continues . s to
10 favorite in the betting.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-03
REQUESTS
PARDON FOR PUTER
WANTS HIS rEsTiMoNY TO CON.
vIcT oTHERs.

Washington. Dec. 31.-In accord
ance with the strong Recommended
lions Of Francis J.. Heney and United
States Attorney Baker Of the District
OF Columbia, the attorney general to-
day recommended to the president the
pardon Of Stephen A. Puter In order
that the latter,s testimony might be
utilized in connection with the prose-
cution Of the Oregon land fraud cases.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-03
ALLEGED ROBBERS
ARE IRE BOUND OVER.
EVIDENCE AT THE PRELIMINARY
HEARING is CONCLUSIVE.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Seldom has evidence so conclusive
and satisfying to the state been adj
duced az that which was brought out
in the preliminary hearing OF J.. d.
Murphy and F. T. Dewitt before
Judge Mann yesterday morning. The
two men were charged with robbery
in taking $40 from the person of r.
w. ormsby in the Clone saloon on
Friday night.
Ohlcer Bake testified that he had
seen Murphy just withdrawing his
hand from Ormsby's pocket. Jack
Mccarthy stated that while Ormsby
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-03
CASHIER WALKER
TO AID The BANK
WILL. ASSIST IN RECOVERING az
cvRlTlEs HE STOLE.

New Britain, Conn, Dec. 81
Treasurer Stanley Of the Savings
bank Of New Britain, received a mes
sage today from j. H. Peas, the
banks representative at Ensenada,
Lower California, saying that he had
seen Walker, the embezzling treas
urer, twice, and that Walker prom
ised he would aid in recovering some
of the missing securities.