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The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-12-03

will furnish bail for her and fight the case
to finish, as he believes that she ls in
nocent, but is under the influence of an.
other party who controls her actions.
Winifred Moter, as she is best known
IN this city, has spent most of her life in
Newport. She was adopted by Rev.
Moter and his wife when babe but ]
months old. Her foster parents gave
her good education and surrounded
her with every comfort that a child
could wish. At the age of about Is she
was married to John McClung, the son
Ola rancher residing south of Newport.
Two children were born to the couple.
One OF these, girl, has always made
its home with Rev. Moter, while the
other is cared for by Mr.. McClupg's
parents.
Last winter she obtained a divorce
from her husband, and since that time
has been attended by a number of diff
terent Young men in this section. She
states that she was married to Amos G !.
Daniels, construction boss residing at
Cheney, at Plummer. Idaho, this year.
She claimed that she had never lived
with him as his wife and that che did
not like him.
Her second marriage was performed
without the knowledge of her parents
or intimate friends in this place. Her
husband is reported to be a money
maker, but hard drinker, and it is
alleged that she left him on account of
his habits.
The accused had preliminary hear
ing on Monday and bail was fixed at
$1,000. A further hearing will occur on
Friday of this week.
Rev. Moter and wife have the sym-
pathy of the entire community in their
present troubles. They have done
everything possible for the we'll being of
their foster child, and still insist that
she would not do wrong act likelthls
unless she was under the control of
other persons. She has received large
amount of notoriety of all unfavorable
character. which is very hard for her
foster parents to bear.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-12-03
Cruelty to Animals

Some miscreant, who should be wear
ing stripes in penal institution, has
been doing some fendish work in the
the neigh borhood of Browns and West
by's landings. Recently he tied a rope
to the tail of one of V. Brown s
cows The rope became entangled in a
fence. During the struggles of the cow
to free herself large portion of the
the animals tail was cut off. There is
a strong suspicion as to who the perpe-
traitor was ard -Klan may be
organized to deal justice to the fend.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-12-03
RAILROAD CONTRACT LET
Newport to be Base of Supplies for Construction of
the lone Extension.


The long expected letting of the con-
tract for the construction of the extern
tension of the Idaho & Washington
Northern Railroad from Newport north
finally materialized The contract has
been secured by Grant Smith & Co.,
general railroad contractors, who have
lad many large contract in the west
daring the past few years. The papers
were signed last Friday 'and construc-
lion work will be started as soon as the
necessary camps can be established for
The accommodation of the men.
The work will be pushed as rapidly as
the weather will allow. Nothing but
the grading and rock work was awarded
the firm, the balance OF the construc-
ton will be done by the road itself.
The contractor will use the two steam
shoyels belonging to the railroad and will
also have two smaller shovels on the
works The railroad shovels have re-
Gently been overhauled at the Spirit
Lake shops and will soon be in readi-
ness for service
Camps will be established at various
points along the line of the route, the
nearest camp to Newport will be at
Ashenfelter bay just north of town. A
large warehouse 24x8O feet in size is be-
ing erected near the steam hoist at the
Navigation Co.'S. docks. The building
will be used for the storage of supplies
to be used along the route. A building
to be used as the general offices of the
contractors will also be erected in the
same locality and Old Town will be the
general headquarters of the contractors.
All bills will be paid at this point and
all of the business conducted from here
A party of Is sub-contractors arrived
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-12-03
Land Wanted

In exchange for Spokane city property !;
good wheat ranches or 4 and 1O-acre
tracts. D. E. Rice. So Symons Block,
Spokane. 1913
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1908-01-09
Married,

The marriage of Robert E. Vessel of
this city and Miss Teresa A. Malloy of
Montrose, s. D., was solemnized yes
terday at nine o'clock at the Catholic
church, Rev. Father Baker officiating.
Immediately after, breakfast was
served at Hotel Home, and all day
yesterday the parlors of the hotel
rung with merriment as the travelling
men and friends dropped in to extend
Fluctuations.
Mr.. Vessel is the happy good ma
tured salesman and collecting agent of
the Advance machine company, a posi-
tion he has, held the past two years.
Lately he has been transferred to this
city from Wahpeton. The lady he has
taken as a bride is a worthy young
woman of pleasing acquaintance, and
will make an excellent helpmeet.
Mr.. Vessel intends to build home
in Oakes, this being headquarters for
his circuit.
The couple left this morning for
Wahpeton for few days visit with
the groom's brother, and will return
the end of this week.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1908-01-09
AN OBJECT LESSON.
Catalogue nstheds Of DossE Business to Be
Shown Up.

Catalogue nsthods Of DoasK Business to Be
Showa Up.
1.-THE indictments found by the fed
eral grand jury at Des Moines, Iowa,
againt the Chicago catalogue firm of
Sears, Roebuck & Co., upon the charge
of using the mails to defraud are ex-
pected to lead to an airing of catalogue
methods that will be q good thing for
the country.
1.-THE indictments found charged
specifically in one count that paint was
sold as being the highest grade, of the
firms own make, and containing white
lead. In two other counts it is charged
rings were sold by catalogue numbers
as containing a certain number Of
pearls. sapphires and rubies, and it is
alleged that none Of these stones were
genuine.
''These indictments were secured
through the effort of W. ]. Pilkington,
editor Of the Merchants Trade Journal,
of Des Moines, who announces in his
paper this week that he has been COL
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1908-01-09
Real Estate Transfers.

Real Estate Transfers.
List Of transfers furnished by A. l..
Beggs & Son, Abstracters, Glendale,
N. D. -.
Mary H. Baldwin to W. "A. McCulley
lot 8, block II, o. P. Cakes; again to
Fred Bittman.
Frank A. Baldwin to W. A. cCnlley
lot s. block 12. O.P. Oakes; again .
Edward Bittman -; -: &.
William Klette to ". II. Walisn, lota
l to 4 Of 2-lsl-ee; again to William
Kistke. 4, -
B. s. Kingsley to A. NJ. Wedel, lot 6
block 9, So. Add Fullerton.
W. L. Bergen to c. A. Beethe, swa
9o-182-sl.
N. G. Benscoter ct al to W. A.
CALDWELL q 22-19o-e6.
John o. Stende to Knut o. Stende,
nw} Of nw} 9-129 81. -
d. T. Youker to w. A. Caldwell, nwa
Herman G. Beye to VIM. A. Mc1lrath,
n43 4-129.e0. H<,t:s4
Albert B. VOORHEES, toA. L. Beggs,
81 32-190-8.. ~:
Gilbert Hove to William J. King, lot
II, block Is, Out Lots and Addition to
Oakee.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1908-01-09

lecting evidence of this character, not
only against the firm indicted but
other catalogue houses, and that he will
continue to gather evidence in a cam
paign to teach the catalogue houses
that they cannot use the United States
mails to win the trade away from
country merchants by the misrepresen-
tation of quality Of goods in order that
they may appear to be selling at lower
prices.''
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1908-01-09
Improvementsl907
Exceed $l50,000
Oakes is Adding to Her Wealth,
Each Year Outstrippine
the One Before.

$1,000. Then other blocks are con-
templated on Second street. Andrew
White has the plans drain for a 50x68
two story block on the lots opposite
Union Temple. The Times is planning
to put S., 900 or SC, 900 into a building
on the corner east from the city hall
and A. G. Ramharter is contemplating
the erection of business block on his
lots south Of the Denning fiat.
On east Union street it is limited that
an opera house and masonic temple
will built oSnaog on the corner ,e1oSsn Of heek
his building opposite the c. NJ. C. The
Catholic college will erect handsome
three.story brick building on North
Fourth street.
Several new residences are being
contracted for and building in this line
will be very brisk.
The improvements for 1907:
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1908-01-09

On page seven of this issue appears
the names of the patrons of the Ham
pie Crete Telephone Co. This company
was organized about two years ago and
already has 124 users. besides has lines
all around Oakes and connections with
the larger systems east and south.
President Knox says the farmers are
well pleased with the investment. In
fact the farmers have better and
cheaper service than have the citizens
of Oakss.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1908-01-09

It was not thought that much build
ing had been done in 1907, but q sum.
mary Of the figures shows that the total
exceeds that Of any previous year.
The Times has made an estimate Of the
building improvements for the past
five years, and in round figures they
have totaled like this: In 1902, $50, 900;
1903, SIS, 600; 1904, So, 900; 1906, $65,.
600; 1906, $86,50O and the year just
closed totals something like $14S, 300.
The prediction now is that 1908 will
outstrip them all. /.
OF. course in. the figures Of 1907 some
note must BE taken Of the loss by fire,
which would undoubtedly net half Al
much as the gain. The buildings
already planned for190s are the post.
Office block, now in course of construc.
tion, to cost $4, 600; the Argyle Hotel
and A. j.. Young blocks estimated al
s35, 900; E. y. Walton block, $1s, 600
Gus Strutz block, $40, 1000; E. A. Moe,
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1908-01-09
Weather Was Ideal.

LaMoure Chronicle: At Fullerton, in
Dickey county, game Of base ball was
played on December 1lth between mines
representing the bachelors and the bene-
diets Of the town. The Fullerton Far
mer, in its writeup of the game, says
that 'the weather was ideal, which
tended to make the game good and
snappy. It took ten innings to decide
the battle, which resulted in score of
4 to 5 in favor of single blessedness.
A large and enthusiastic crowd was
out to witness the last game of the
season."
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1908-01-09
Thanksl

Thanksl
Fargo Forum: The Cakes Times Is
pardonably proud Of it's success and is
planning the erection Of new office
building. Editor Wright is hustler.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1908-01-09
PASSES TO HER REST.

Mrs. A. M. herzog succumbs After Linxer.
Ing lllness.
After an illness of two years from
complication Of Dropsy Mrs. A. M.
Herzog died at her home in this city
last Thursday night. The night pre-
vious change had come and it was
thought she was getting better, but it
was but that change that comes pre-
vious to the final departure of the
spirit.
The funeral was held from the Pres
byterian church Saturday afternoon,
Rev. r. T. Fulton preaching the
funeral sermon. Interment was made
in the Oakes Cemetery.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1908-01-09

Miss Frances Hurlbert writes to
friends in this city from Grand juno
ton, Colorado, where the family is
visiting with the Burglars. She reports
the scenery as grand down there and
that she is enjoying herself to the limit.
The family will soon proceed to their
destination in California.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1908-01-09
For County Auditor.

Having served Is a deputy in the
Office Of the county auditor under the
present administration, I trust that
the experience and knowledge Of coun-
ty affairs thus gained and other quail
fications may recommend me to your
favorable consideration as the republi-
can candidate for that Office at the
primary election to be held June "a,
1903. ". E. Haskins.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1908-01-09

Two operations have recently been
performed at the Oakes Hospital for
appendicitis, being Mrs. George Wilson
Of Cayuga, and Miss Annie Miller Of
Wishek. Mrs. John Bmkewah Of
Ashley was also operated on for gall
stones. 3.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1908-01-09


There were good many errors made
but the game was very interesting from
the start right through the nine inn
ings and was made more so from the
fact that the losers had to pay for the
suppers at the hest hotel in the city.
Seven automobiles were among the
many vehicles lined up back of the
bleachers. The weather was ideal,
some Of the spectators even wore straw
hats. A fair sprinkling Of the fair sex
was present and helped their better
halves by screaming at their grace
full (?) moves. Numerous photographs
were taken Of the boys in action by
B. Gibbs, the photographer.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1908-01-09
Members Attention.

Members Attention,
The Woman's Relief Corps will meet
in Union Temple on next Monday after
noon at three o'clock. A full attend.
ance is desired as we must make ar
rangements for joint installation Of the
G. A. R. and w. R. G. officers on the
following Wednesday night.
Y Mrs. COUNSEL, Sec'y.
Mrs. Filshie, Pres.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1908-01-09
MARRIED MEN ABLE
TO DEFEND TITLE
Young Roosters Take a Lively
Spar at Them on the Diamond.
Real September Weather Greets the Sports and
avery Interesting Game Of Base Ball
ls Pulled OF.

An interesting game. Of base ball
was played on the Oakes diamond last
Thursday afternoon between the mar
ried and single men and resulted in a
victory for the benedicts by a score of
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1908-01-09
Stockholders Meeting.

The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers Of the Hample-Crete Telephone Co.
will be held at Hample, N. D., at the
residence of P. E. Peterson, on Satur-
day, January II, 1908, for the purpose
Of electing officers for the ensuing year
and for the transaction Of any other
business that may properly come BE-
fore it. &C. E. Knox, President.
Jay Doyle was up from Minor on
business Tuesday.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-05-01
HOME FINDERS
UNDER CLOUD
Serious Charges Preferred Against
J.W. Williams and Wife

OF Washington. for the alleged pur-
pose of carrying out the stated OBJ
jects OF the association.
Accused Of Grating.
Abandoning the purpOrted purpose
for which the association was organ
lied, the Williamses are alleged to be
now conducting the association as a
purely private enterprise for their
own personal account and profit. The
property of the association. accord
ing to the complaint, has been so
manipulated and conducted as TO de-
feat the objects and purposes for
which the association was organized
and to hinder the creditors Of the
association from the collection OF
their just debts.
As a result OF alleged gross mis-
management the association Is now
credited with being heavily and
hopelessly in debt and that the
funds and donations. instead Of be-
ing devoted by the Williamses to the
payment OF association debts. have
been converted TO their own use.
Alleged ca Have Sold Children.
The Williamses are charged with
having required Minnie Mortenson. a
morally UNFIT parent from whom
girls OF tender age had been taken
into the institution. TO execute In IA
vor of the association one noe for the
sum OF $3.50. and nine other prOmis-
sorry notes. each for the sum Of s25.
They are alleged to have entered into
an escrow agreement with the Nor
tenson woman by the terms Of which
the agreement notes were 10 be held
by the Williamses as security for the
payment Of $500 by the mother. On
condition that she should lead a
moral life she was TO be allowed the
custody Of the children Ia exchange
for paying t1z5 a year until the $500
Was exhausted. II she returned 10
the ways Of immortality the custody
Of the children was 70 revert to the
association and the mother vas 70
continue to pay into the association
for the care Of the children SIS q
month until each Of the children had
reached IS years Of age.
The concluding paragraph Of the
complaint includes this additional &C,
ensation against the wflIiamses:
THAT for two months past they. Al
managing agents. have publicly de-
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Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-05-01
ROB EXPRESS CAR
Four Bags Of Money Missing From
the Safe.

Four Bags Of Money Missing From
the Safe.
PITTSBURG, Pa, May II Two
train robbers, who evidently boarded
the New York & st. Louis express on
the Panhandle railroad of the Penn
sylvania system at the union station
in this city when that train left at
1906 last night, 10 minutes later
overwhelmed the express messenger
and got away with four bags of cur
rency, containing an amount of
money as yet unknown. The rob-
berry was committed near Walkers
station, particularly lonely and iso-
lated spot in a rough section of coun-
try. about IL miles west of the city.
The train, one of the fastest on
the road, which is not scheduled to
stop between here and Steubenyille.
Ohio, was brought to a sudden halt
by an emergency signal from the bell
cord, and when Conductor Lafferty
went forward to learn the trouble he
found Adams Express Messenger N.
Roshen bound and gagged in the ex-
press car and SO frightened that he
could not give any connected report
Of what had happened.
Except that both of the robbers
were white, the express messenger is
unable to give any Identification that
would aid the secret service forces OF
the Panhandle and of the Pennsyl-
vania and the city and county detec-
tive forces, all of whom have been
called out to work on the case.
The express safe was open. accord
ing to information received here, and
the messenger was making up bills
for packages received from the local
offices, and the robbery was accom-
plished in a very few minutes.
Persons standing on the station
platform at Carnegie, a short dis
lance from the place where the rob
bers left the train, report having
seen the messenger at work in his
car and two men on the platform
outside.
1t is known that four bags, all
seaeld and containing money, were
taken. but nothing is known as tc
the amount of money contained II
either bag. The train is one of the
most important of the road ant
usually carries much currency and
other express matter from New Yorl
and intermediate stations to the west
There is a dense wood near Walk
er's station, where the robbers pulled
the bell and left the train. and It wal
into this wood that the robbers dis
appeared.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-05-01
ENTHUSIASM FOR
COUNTY SEAT
Well Attended Meeting Creates
Confidence in Success

stated, he was satisfied would oper-
ate as a beneficial and extensive edu.
cation OF everybody on the question.
All present eoincided with the views
expressed by Mr.. Sanders. and then
began the prizes for essays to he
written on the subject. william Dol
lar, the banker. offered the frSt
prize. He made the contest open 10
all pupils OF the county public
schools, and offered a. a prize for the
best written essay slO. and for the
second best IS. This brought out
offers from others present. and Hon.
Fred BurEan. In behalf OF the Realty
Trust company, offered prizes Of sim
liar amounts aud confined the contest
20 pupils Of grades up 10 and includ.
ing the sixth. nlorklund. the cloth
Ter, offered a boys suit OF clothes for
the best essay written. the age Of
the writer not Ia exceed iG years,
aud pair OF fine shoes 10 the girl
writing the best essay. J. c. White.
manager OF the consolidated line o.
steamboats,. the White Star Naviga-
ton company and tho Red Collar
line, made the offer a geneFal
prize. He offered a free ride on an
excursion trip up the lake 10 cyerv
pupil writing 4 creditable essay on
the subject OF the removal Of the
county seat. This concluded the Of
fering OF prizes, aud after the APP
polntment Of e committee 70 take
charge OF the contest and matters at
tendAnt upon them the meeting ad-
journed. The chair appointed on the
committee Superintendent n. II.
Barton. Major c. D. Warner and
William Dollar.
Throughout the meeting the best
OF feeling and harmony prevailed.
Another meeting will be held May IL,
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-05-01

SPOKANE, Wash, May 1.-Sensa-
tional charges of gross mismanage-
ment and dishonesty in the conduct
OF the AFFAIRS OF the Home Finding
and Industrial association are con-
tanned in a complaint filed by Prose
cutting Attorney Barnhart against the
In demanding judgment
against the association he asks for
the forfeiture of its charter, privi-
leges and franchises, and for an or
der ousting the association from ex-
ercising any of its corporate privi-
leges, franchises or rights.
As the managing agents OF the
association reads the complaint,
j. w. Williams and Thurza l.. Will
Jams, in derogation OF the rights of
the public. so wrongfully and i'm
properly conducted its affairs and
business as to work a forfeiture of
its corporate franchise and privileges.
Funds collected by the Williams as
donations and gifts to said corpora
ton have been fraudulently convert
ed to their own use in derogation and
in fraud OF the rights of the people
of the state OF Washington and the
public generally"
The action Of the prosecuting at
torney is the outgrowth Of the deter
mined efforts made OF late to invoke
the authority OF the courts against
an association the head Of which has
been charged with being fAlthless TO
his trust and of having employed de-
eidedly questionable methods in the
conduct Of the association.
Annual Reports Neglected.
The prosecuting attorney charges
]. W. Williams. Thurza L. Williams
his wife. and e. L. Davis, who were
appointed agents of the association
and are now It's nominal heads. with
having failed to file on or before the
second Tuesday OF January Of each
year. as provided By Law. a statement
sworn to by the president and attest
ed by the secretary and sealed with
its corporate seal as TO its list OF on.
Gers. their respective titles Of once
names and addresses and the terms
Of once for which they have beeE
chosen.
The allegations directly charge tn
wnliamses with having collected
large sums Of money from diffsreni
persons and corporations. including
the county OF Spokane and the stat.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-05-01
WORKMAN Is UNCONSCIOUS
Il Taken 20 Occur d'AleRe Hospital
for Treatment.

TOT treatment
Frank Bennett, a workman In the
employ Of Contractor Fay. who Is
engaged in constructing cement
walks In front OF a number OF busi-
ness houses on Sherman street. be-
came seized with a sudden illness
this afternoon while engaged at his
work and was taken TO the hospital
In a state OF coma.
Bennett had complained since early
this morning Of being possessed with
a pain in his chest. He did not heed
1t. however. but continued with his
work. During the afternoon he grew
worse, and after having lifted a heavy
box which ne was removing he sat
down to rest. The foreman noticed
that his face was unusually pale and
approached him and asked II he were
III. He made no reply. but fell from
his seat over on the ground In an
unconscious state. II was believed
at first that he was subject to such
attacks, and some time was allowed
to pass before taking him to the hos
pital with a view of having him re-
stored to consciousness, but no signs
of the man reviving were present and
q team was called TO take him 10 the
institution for treatment.