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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-18
GRAFT CHARGES
TO BE PROBED

District Attorney A. II. Swallow
yesterday received word from Attor-
ney General r. c. kt0ddard that he
is now on his way to Hawhide, the
telegram requesting Attorney Swal-
low to come to Rawhide at once, If
possible. Swallow wired that it
would be impossible for him to 60
to Rawhide. on account of press of
business In his Office. and suggested
that Stoddafd come to Goldfield.
Stoddard answered that he would, In
all probability, come to Goldfielc
from Rawhide.
What the pdFpoee Of Attorney
General Stoddard's gisft to Rawhide
may be can only be presumed from
the character of the legal matters
now agitating Rawhide. II is under
stood that serious charges OF graft
have been tiled by the State police of
Rawhide against EsmeraIda county
officials.
The arrest of Tex Richard for run-
ming a card game without license,
will probably also have some of his
attention The State police of Raw
hide some time ago caused the arrest
of Richard for refusing to pay a IL
cense for running short card game,
and in the matter Attorney Swallow
wired Deputy District Attornev
Brede, at Rawhide. to dismiss TIL,
cases. Word was received from
Brede yesterday that the case againss
Tex would be dismissed. It was T.,
have been heard yesterday morning.
General Stoddard will arrive In
Rawhide this morning and investl-
gate certain matters in that camp,
presumably the charges of graft.
District Attorney Swallow. who was
In Rawhide recently, says that as far
as he was able to ascertain, there
was no grating on the part of coun-
ty officials in that camp.-Goldfield
Tribune.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-18
1RUCxEE HERMIT
REPORTED DEAD
lnI1s ONLY PET WAS RATTLF
,SNAKEa WHICH HE CHER
IISHED.

Laurent Benleton. known through
out the valley as the Hermit Of the
Truckee, was reported dead by sew
erai Italians yesterday. at his seclud-
ed cabin in the mounsain side, abou,
eight miles east or Sparks.
They said that his body was buried,
TAI his own request, made many times
ITO some mountaineers, near the little
'sordhafd and garden around his cabin.
THE matter is being Investigated
THE history OF this strange char
izacter. as handed down from the
spieneers, is most unique. For 80
years he has persistently secluded
glninnself from the outside world, ex-
sistsng as a hermit among the noun
-tatns. away from the intrusions OF all
settlers and travellers Occasionally
NE would be seen by some of the
SPARKS people, who were hunting foc
came in his neighborho0d. That side
IN the mountain has been a favorite
atSunting ground for the various en-
ployes Of the railroad, who spen
Rheir spare time in the hills.
BenIeton was a native of France
-aboutr75 years old. and undoubtedly
IAN exile from his country. He lived in
mortal fear of any man on horseback
He never came into Reno or Sparks,
either sending 90 some Sparks store
for tobacco. or riding on his pack
animal over the mountain to Virginia
City.
His only companion was a pet rat
tlesnake. which he cherished for
years. His cabin was not or wood,
hut OF rock. sagebrush, pieces OF oil
cloth and other old materials which
he had picked np ON his lonely
'trHmps. 4 single opening served as
a door TO his howell. He was evident
ny an Industrious worker. for the sys-
TEN Of water supply Tor the garden
and orchard he established about his
piaee was positively clever and won
deFful. I, required hard and con-
tinueus labor and much thought.
nenielon did not noed money--hs
ma No use for u. when BE- needed
vtaf little proyIspns H. assd. OF tn
rsrrn. ~ exchsn<ct snlaa " Als @4s-
slen saau o. fruit a. Walsh b. raised
considerably
Whelheg BE- had al, living relA-
lives ana whs ~ came aerusa the
areat 80 10 i've 10 sueh solitude has
oeseF teea tunwn Reno laurnal
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-18
WILKINS FACES
FORGERY CHARGES

OAKLAND. April 17.-~charges
that Mark A. wilkins committed for
gerry to support the theory Of the
prosecution that he murdered Vernis
Carmin so that he might secure pos.
session of her worldly goods have
been carefully prepared By District
Attorney Brown and will be launch
ed tomorrow in Judge Melvin's cour5
in the course of Wilkins trial.
The name of Earl Kimmons, San
Francisco streetcar conductor. who
spent few weeks in the Wilkins
cottage and who was believed to
have been victim of wilkins afte-
he had left without notice, will be
drawn into the case for the first
time since he was located in Texas.
kimmons' name was attached as d
witness to power of attorney which
Wilkins presented before Notary w.
+. krolI at a time when he induced
Mrs. Ida Anderson to pose as his
wife In order to have 1t certified. The
document, If certified would have
enabled him to sell the cottage, and
handwriting experts VIII be called to
show that Wilkins forged Kimmons
name.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-18
4HEINzE REPORTED
COMING West

\ special to the Tribune of Salt
Lake City from New York in relation
to A. F. Heinze will be of interest
especially in mining circles. 1t says.
Back to the golden west" is the
plan of F. Augustus Heinze. He has
given up for the present his attemp.
to beat New York at its own gam J..
He is about ready to go away from
here where his fortune slipped away
from him in few months as result
of his sprouting out from copper
mining. which he understands, to
banking and the manipulating of the
stock market. He is going to begi.l
all over again, at almost the same
place as when he went, an obscur }
mining engineer. fifteen years ago on
his graduation from Columbia. To
stay away until he makes anothec
fortune. to renew his fight with the
benefit of the experience gained Ia
the loss Of his first fortune, is sal |
to be his purpose.
Heinze has not yet made specific
plans, he said today in his Office a.
No. "A Broadway, but it is known he
intends to give careful attention to
the Ohio Copper Company near Sat
Lake City. In addition to that cor
poration he is interested. he said, in
properties in five different States.
Whether he intends to make Butte
his headquarters he declined to, say.
II was there that he won his great
triumph in February. 1906. over the
Amalgamated Copper Company and
the Standard Oil crowd. In the same
month he came East. set up his
brothers. Otto c. and Arthur p. in
the stock brokerage business, with
seats on the New York and Boston
exchanges. and later became high
financier.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-18
RICH STRIKE ON
nolan CRKEK

SEATTLE, Wash, April ia
special from Fairbanks to the Post
Intelligencer says that word has been
received there that the two men WIN
made the recent rich strike on Nolan
creek, in the Koyukuk district, have
panned out $4,000 already. and that
they only took the pans from bed
rock, the gravel going to build up a
big dump to be washed up in the
spring.
On Wiseman creek a similar wash
has been found, and IL the men now
at work strike as rich pay as was
found on Nolan creek another big
camp will spring up in Alaska.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-18
IN SOME WESTERN CITY ONE HEART IS
LIGHTER

offers another dvertng
zerred TO ina dispatch from Kingston, N
the narrative the guarded
of
York removed the stigma indictment
ago which charged John Taylor
Taylor
and faithful man Of family He lives
ne and three other
citizen Taylor wife and family do
~ rs to imagine twenty
he has disgrace the
new home where he living
be undon Because all
convict also because become
the New York Supreme Court
Now the shadow that hung Taylor's
some Western is tells
strengthened heart The
ing citizen and the uninterrupted
Louisville Journal
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-18
COMMANDED To
COMMIT MURDER

MEDICINE HAT. Man, April II.
AT the trial of the nine members
of the sect known as '.Dreamers' for
burning John Eehr's home. south on
here. the testimony revealed that
members OF the order have to obey
the instructions OF the leader. who
ordered his followers to destroy
Lehr's home and Stay his family a:
midnight because Lehr refused to
Join the congregation and was
hereto.
Michael Brost's testimony was the
most sensational He said he had
been a dreamer" but severed his
connection with that organization
when the members began talking OF
burning and killing. He stated that
Jacob Merkles and David Kaufman
OF Java. 8. D., were the heads OF the
order. Merkles was the Sum and
Kaufman the Moon"
At the Sunday meetings dreams
We're told by members and interpre-
ted by Young Merkles, The dreamer
had to carry out the purposes Of his
dream as instructed.
Lehr's name had come up at meet
ings' and 1t was agreed to burn him
out. The members believed in kill
ing everyone who ala not believe
with them. The next witness testi-
ned he had received letters in which
the writer's threatened to kill him
because he had renowned the faith
The witness said he knew the pris-
oners had burned George Meyers
barn.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-18
SANTA FE ANSWERS
FEDERAL CHARGES

SALT LAKE, April 17.--Answer
to the charges made by the United
States Government in its suit to dis.
solve the Hartman system of rail-
roads as a combination in restraint
of trade was filed in the United
States Court yesterday by the Atchi-
son, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad,
one day before the expiration of the
time allowed it to answer. The an
swer of the Santa Fe IS similar to
those already filed by the other de-
PENDANTS in the case and makes a
sweeping denial of the various
charges of conspiracy and illegal
combination.
1t is asserted in the answer that
the Union Pacific and Southern Pa
cific companies have nothing to do
with the policy of the Santa Fe, AMI
that the latter road is a competitor
of the Union and Southern Pacific.
Denial is made that E. H. Hartman
ever obtained the use of the Santa
Fe tracks in Southern California in
connection with the Salt Lake route.
the road built by Senator William A.
Clark. and owned jointly by him and
the Hartman system. The answer
also declares that the Hartman in-
terests in the Santa Fe were not
controlling nature, and we're merely
an Investment on the part of Harri-
man.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-18
EDITORIAL COMMENT.
OUR FLAG rs NOT THERE.

World Today article Hers
$ paragraph:
Bueno Ayres has population fner
of docks and whaes larger
ana extensive
States At its wharves
nag globe
Staes How do the American
cogess2 We have big
keep the feet busy digging
canal and things warships
shI0ush At when
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-18

MUST CANCEL ENGAGEMENTS.
NEW YORK. April 1.-THE i'll
ness of Julia Marlowe, the actress.
who was named as responsible for
the separation of one Won Herman
and wife. has reached such stage
that her managers have announced
the closing Of her tour for this sea-
son,
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-18

In connection with the regular
show at the matinee today and TO-
morrow at the Butler theater. a film
Of the English warships reviewed by
King Edward; also an 110O-foot fl,u
OF the Atlantic squadron as review
ed by President Roosevelt, viii be
shown. Among the notables ap-
pearing in this film is william Jen.
nings Bryan.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-18
rllnl.nAn IN knnHA.

TOXIC, AnsH i'll si-pssrs
fram Seoul saws Thai the revolution.
lsis are active soath q that city. ami
that s~o % the Cahlasi Ministers
have feslNned The antl.lapansss
movement h lnsreaslns and The NTH.
,aFs tarees wtll b. reinforced
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-18

Location notices in triplieate--
handiest affair for prospectors and
miners-contains carbon-15O mo-
tees In book. For sale at the Bon
anna ONCE.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-18

Tonopah Lodge No. rs. r. and A.
NJ, viii hold its stated communism
tion this evening at 1880 p. m. In
Butler Hall. Work In third degree.
An visiting brothers cordially lnvit-
cd 40 attend. ny order
y. T. KEEE.ER. ". n.
=. = BOOTH. Secretary.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-18

Five year old claret at $3.50 ne,
gallon. H. J. Hall & Co. II
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-18
POWER COMPANY nrpRoyE,rrN.,

me Nevada-California Power Com.
pany is preparing to install an so 900
horsepower plant at Bishop. The
plans and contracts have already been
satisfactorily arranged and it Il
thought the plant win be in opera.
ton by September
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-18

Advertise in the Daily Bonanza.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-12
as white as a sheet"

as white as q Sheet"
Anderson lisa swede, SO years old
Two years ago. while at Monteith
Mich, he answered one Of MRS. Gun.
ness advertisements, posing himself
as a wealthy farmer.
She wrote to him to come on and he
did SO. The second day she asked him
point blank how much money he had,
He claimed only a few hundred dollars
cash, but had a 320-acre farm. She
told him to sell the farm and bring
the money to her and they would be
married. He went away for a few
days and returned one night without
notifying Mrs. Guinness. He found q
man he now believes was Ray Lam.
phere in her company. He confessed
to her that he had no money. She
was incensed and told him to spend
the night at, her place. He went to
bed, but was awakened and found the
woman bending over him. He spoke
and she ran out Of the room. Greatly
frightened, he did not close his eyes
after that and at daylight left the
place.
II will try to identity Ray Lamphere
as the man l came upon at Mrs. Gun
ness" home," said Anderson. "some.
how, 1 connect that mans presence
with her visit to my ROOM
Anderson has been employed on Da.
vid Rankin's ranch at Tarkio, Mo.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-12

president as the next in succession,
but to give him a share and infu-
ence in the administration. Not only
Is there nothing in the constitution
forbidding his occupying the position
Of second IN command, like the lieu
tenant colonel Of a regiment or the
first lieutenant Of a warship; but the
language of the constitution distinctly
contemplates his filling the place
when the president is disabled" eth
er by illness OF prolonged absence, to
discharge those duties. Corporations
organized for effectiveness make their
vice presidents very important off,
GERS. In. states with practically the
same constitutional provisions as the
national n lieutenant governors
have discharged the duties OF COVER
nors during the absence Of the latter"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-12
J HIGHER EDUCATION.

The approach of commencement
week and the annual graduation exer
cises OF the Billings high school
when more young men and young
women will 60 forth, ready to pursue
their studies in some higher educa'
tional institution, calls attention to
the need for such an institution OF
learning in eastern Montana. The
nearest college west Of here is situat-
ed more than $50 miles from Billings,
while to the east there is not one
this side Of the Dakota line. There
are thousands Of young men and
young women, in eastern Montana,
who would like to attend a college,
who are prevented from doing so, be.
cause they are compelled to go SO far
away from home If they do, while
there are hundreds, now attending in.
situations Of higher learning, would
be only too glad to attend such a
school in eastern Montana.
Billings offers an excellent location
for a college. 1t is the center Of a
vast district, a district where soon
tens Of thousands Of families will
make their homes and where there
will be tens of thousands Of ambitious
young men and young women, who
would attend a higher educational in
stitution II situated here.
The western part Of the state has
plenty Of colleges, but the eastern part
has none. Occasionally there has
been talk of some religious denomina-
ton starting such a school here, but
so far no steps have been taken to-
ward doing SO. But If there. is any
way to persuade some n to locate a
college here it should be done. It is
something that is badly needed in
eastern Montana and Billings is the
logical place for 1t.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-12
BOOSTING BEGINS At HOME.

It is a mighty good thing to boost
the community, to shout about the
glories of Billings and her wonderful
resources, and to proclaim everywhere
how all the citizens should patronize
home industry and seek to bring other
industries here, but such boosting
comes with bad grace from a man
who eats Lincoln butter; or smokes
Denver made cigars; or buys Mime
apolis made clothes; or purchases
Chicago made candy; or eats Omaha
kille, meat; or gets his printing done
in Portland or Minneapolis; or spends
his money somewhere else, Or where
it Will go somewhere else, when he
can secure what he wants in Bi1'!pgs.
Just watch your neighbor when he
buys anything and sec If he buys
something made in Billings. Just no
tice how many men take something
made away from here and refuse the
homemade article, believing that it
is inferior, when as a matter OF fact
it is superior. Billings made cigars,
Billings made butter, Billings killed
meat, Billings made clothes, Billings
printing are as good OF better than
what is secured from other places.
Talking and shouting about boost
ing IS q good thing, but in n indus
try business has decreased, it is said,
since the big dollar dinner" when
W e builded imaginary railroads, set
tied the country with settlers and
brought great industries here. We
made a good start then, but the thing
to do is to keep it up. It don't take
contributions; it don't take money; it
takes just a little patriotism, just a
little interest in the community, just
a little pressure on some OF the al
legged boosters, forcing them to han
die Billings made goods and push
their sale. Ask for and demand the
homemade article and insist that you
get it. That is the kind Of boosting
that is needed.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-12
HOW ADVERTISING A Y

The quality Of a merchants wares
may be the very best, but if the people
do not know it, he is bound to have
but small patronage. When a maj
has something, which is worth what
he wants for it and which somebody
else wants, all he has to do to sell 1t
is to acquaint the public with the fact
and the purchaser will come. In the
modern business world it does not pay
to hide ones light under a bushel or
be modest about d%eclaiming the su-
p%eriority of ones merchandise. II
makes no difference what the bust.
ness, this fact is true.
One Of the best illustrations of 1t
was given by the two recent perform
ances at the Babcock theater. The adj
vance men for Creston Clarke and
"The Burgomaster' arrived in Bill
ings the same day, devoted the same
length OF time to arranging for the ap-
pearance Of their shows, and depart
ed. But the representative OF "The
Burgomaster'' company arranged to
have his production properly adver-
tised in the newspapers. The repre-
sentative of the owner of MI. Clarke's
production was not authorized to ad-
vertise. He said his company was so
superior that it would get the crowd
anyhow. The result was that Creston
Clarke, with a. company Of clever per-
formers, played to a measly small
house, while 1.-The Burgomaster'
played to capacity. Both were good
productions and both deserving of
good patronage. Had Mr.. Clarke been
advertised as was "The Burgomas-
ter" there is no doubt but what a
large audience would have greeted
him.
Visit the local business houses and
you will find that it is the merchant
who gets into communication with
the people, who advertises his goods,
that is successful. He is doing the
business. He does not wait for the
customer. to come to him, but he goes
into the customers home, there
through the medium Of a newspaper
he holds q conversation with the pur.
chaser, he tells him what he has to
sell and what he sells It for, what 1t
Is worth and why 1t should be bought.
That is why the man, who advertises
gets the business. He talks to. the
people Of the community, just as he
talks to the patrons who come to his
store, he gets to them at a time when
they have time to listen to him
through the columns of a newspaper.
He tells the people Of the community
what he has to sell and why It is the
best thing to buy and consequently he
gets the business. It makes no diff
ference what the business, this is the
condition that exists and the adver-
tiser is the man who succeeds.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-12
NOT QUITE

Some OF the people who have been
led to believe that sentiment in the
state Is for Taft, should read q recent
editorial in the Belfry News. It would
enlighten them. Editor Murphy sizes
the situation up correctly when he
says:
"The Taft movement in Montana
received a severe jolt in Dawson
county last week. There wal
s,me sentiment for each Of the can.
didates, Is shown by the vores, but 4
clear majority favored the New York
rlan and the %overtouted Taft hal a
Poor third Of the convention.
"This was the first county conven.
ton in Montana to give formal and
definite expression of party sentiment.
Indeed, 1t was the only one which
has thus far afforded a direct indica-
ton OF popular opinion. AS an index
to republican wishes this is much bet.
ter than eloquent declaration by a
few ambitious gentlemen in a demo-
cratic center like Butte or a doubtful
district like Lewis and Clark county.
Without the majorities which the re.
publican counties of eastern Montana
turn in for the ticket, the aspirants
for once from Silver Bow and Helena
who usually manage to monopolze
most Of the places on the state ticket
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-12
REPUBLICAN COUNTY
CONVENTION TODAY
DELEGATES FROM ALL PRE-.
clNcTs TO ATTEND.

p d. L.L |FH .N LE
The republican county convention
will be held this morning ct 10 O'Clock
at the city hall. when delegates to
the state convention to be held at
Butte next Thursday will be chosen.
Delegates to the national convention
will be selected at the state oonven-
ton.
It is expected that delegates from
all Of the precincts In the county will
attend the county convention this
morning. In the four precincts which
embrace Billings delegates were elect
ed at the primaries held Saturday aft
ernoon.
HFfstaHU W. Il .lafl 4a
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-12
MORE ABOUT MRS. GUINNESS.
Air Of Mystery Surrounded Her Little
Store in Chicago.

AR OF Mystery Surrounded Her Little
Store in Chicago.
Oklahoma City, Okla, May Ill
have been in the little grocery and
confectionery store on Chicago v
nue. in Chicago where Mrs. Guinness
lived, many a time" said an Oklahoma
resident this morning, who for rea.
sons desires his name withheld.
"she was at the time supposed to
be the wife Of q man named sorenson
and both stayed in the store most Of
the time. I was not in Chicago at the
time Of Sorenson's death, but lived In
that neighborhood for several years
and have frequently seen both. The
store was q small affair at the corner
Of Nfty-second and Chicago avenues
in Austin, Ills, q suburb Of, Chicago.
IT remember Of nj occasion when
Sorenson was taken suddenly i'll after
dinner and 1t was thought he would
die. His relatives became suspicious
that his wife had attempted to poison
him. but nothing was ever done to-
ward sitting the matter.
1T was generally known in the
neighborhood that she was Of a de-
graded character and a woman Of In
tense temper. Since the facts OF her
many murders have come to light I
can recall many incidents in the
neighborhood Of the little store that
are not above suspicion"
On Saturday last, Emil Greening, a
carpenter and Fred Greening his
brother. . painter, who live here and
who last summer worked on the Gun
ness farm in Laporte, gave. circum-
stantial details Of the mysterious ar
rival and disappearance Of a dozen
different men at the Guinness place
The mar quoted today In an interview
is not n of the Greenings.