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The San Francisco call., 1908-03-23
MINE MANAGER IS
VICTIM OF BANDITS
Edmund Hoffman Is Robbed OF
$4,000 While on the Way
to Rawhide
Gives Battle to Three Highway
men and Wounds One
of the Men
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO TIE CALL


RENO March 22.-Reports received
here tonight state that Edmund Hoff-
man. general manager and superin-
tendent of the Coalition mines at Raw
hide, was robbed by masked bandits
just outside the town of Rawhide. The
amount taken was $4,000 in gold and
notes. The money was TO make a pay
ment on the mines and also included
the miners pay. The bandits escaped
but one of them was wounced by
Hoffman. who was himself injured In
the melee
HOFFMAN. accompanied by a COM
panion. was approaching Rawhide in
two horse rig and was about two miles
from the outskirts of the town when
commanded to halt by three highway
men. AS they had the drop on him
he complied. but later getting hold
of his revolver attempted to shoot,
when one of them struck him on the
head with a revolver barrel They
then secured the money and taking
the buggy drove away. Hoffman. who
was lying on the ground raised on
one elbow and fired. having the salts
faction of seeing one OF the men fall
from the buggy. His companions drew
him back again and after firing sew
eral ineffective shots at Hoffman dis
appeared over the hilltop.
Hoffman crawled into Rawhide and
a posse was formed and went in pur-
suit The sheriffs of Churchill and
Esmeralda counties were notified and
started out with posses The sherifr
of Washoe county received a descrip-
tion of the men tonight and Is on the
lookout.
A later report says that the robbers
have been overtaken and surrounded
near. Schurz.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-23
NO MONEY ON HAND
FOR SIERRA TUNNEL
Julius kruttschnitt Says Rail-
roads Cannot Proceed With
improvements

Julius kruttschnitt. director of main
tenance and ways of the Southern Pa
cffic, who is now in this city on his an
nual tour of the Hartman roads. said
last night that the report that the
Southern Pacific was to go ahead with
the construction OF five mile tunnel
through the Sierras was unfounded
we have no new projects for con-
struction on hand" he said. I'VE have
not the money. A tour OF the country
Will show that the railroads are not
doing large business. Merchants are
not shipping heavily. l do not believe
that the hard times are over"
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-23
WOULD FREE STUDENTS
Ann Arbor Citizens Circulate
Petition for Rioters
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

ANN ARBOR, Mich, March 22.-To
prevent the prosecution of the 15 stu
dents now held in $1,000 bonds each for
the recent riot. the businessmen of Ann
Arbor are circulating a petition ad-
dressed to Prosecuting Attorney An
drew j. Sawyer and Justice William G.
Doty. The petition which is being
signed rapidly by the influential men of
the city, asks that the students be dis
charged upon payment of all the dam
age done to property.
= The move is announced as plan to
prevent further publicity. promote good
feeling and save the city and county
thousands of dollars in costs.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-23
BEAN cAUsEs CHILn,s pEArH

While playing in front of her homs
at 10 South Eleventh street in Le
square Saturday afternoon Lucille
Concha- years old, picked up a bean
lying among the gravel in the road
and swallowed it. She was taken to
the Lane hospital. where she died early
yesterday morning. Every effort was
made to save the life of the child. and
Doctor Porter worked over the little
one up to the moment she passed away
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-23
GOVERNOR GUILD SINKS

BOSTON, Mass. March 22.-The ply
sicians in attendance upon Governor
Guild were Obliged to report tonight
that the condition Of their patient had
that he could not be said to be as
comfortable as on yesterday.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-23
TO BUILD NEW CHURCH

SAN MATEO. March 22.-The congre-
CATION OF St Matthews Episcopal
church decided this morning after the
regular church. services to Immediately
erect a church costing 5000. Willis
A. Polk of Burnham & Co. will draw
the plans for the new church.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-23
SENATOR WILLIAM JAMES
BRYAN OF FLORIDA DIES

WASHINGTON, March 22-United
States Senator William James Bryan
of Florida died at Providence hospital
at $3.50 o'clock this morning of typhoid
fever 1t was only 73 days since he
took his seat as the successor Of the
late Senator Stephen r. Mallory, who
died December %, and 23 days of that
time was spent in his fight against dis
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-23
VETERAN POLICEMAN DEAD

John Butterworth, for II years a
policeman and member of Company K.
died yesterday at his home at 2z27
Folsom street of pneumonia He was
serving at the Bush street station and
was 46 years old.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-23

CAR STRIKES AGED woMAN-Stockton.
March 22.--Mrs. George Gray. the aged wife OF
George Gray, a wealthy lumberman, was struck
By car of the Central California traction COM
pany this afternoon. sustaining injuries from
which she is not expected to live.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-23
PRINCIPAL MAKES DENIAL

Biedenbach announced his candida
cy for Waterman's place today He
said that If he were not given the po-
sition his case would be an example of
the hopeless position of man who
chose teaching as his life work. He
denied that politics in the offensive
sense was being done In his behalf
The principal of the Mckinley school
graduate from the state university
with the class of 1886. For twelve years
he was a member of the faculty of the
Oakland school department and he
also taught and had charge of the
schools at San Louis Obispo.
Seven years ago Biedenbach came to
this city principal of the Mckinley
school, then the largest in the city. He
has been prominent in school and mu-
nicipal affairs and is president of the
teachers association.
Frank c. Bunker, who will be the
next superintendent of schools if his
five supr orters in the board do not
ated from the university in 1901. He is
assistant superintendent of schools of
Los Angeles
lie became member of the faculty
of the normal school tf San Francisco
shortly after he received his degree
from the university and was assistant
superintendent of schools at Seattle for
two years.
According to President Lewis Bunk
er has no political influence with the
board of education, all the members of
which met him for the first time
Thursday, when he was called from
Los Angeles to discuss the offer of the
superintendency of the schools.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-23
NOE puRsuEs RuReLAR-I

MOB PURSUES BURGLAR-Ios Angeles.
March 22--R- J. Cofey. wanted by the police
on charge of burglary. was captured after an
exciting chase today after being pursued through
and women.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1908-07-25
Back Home

Rev. Fr. T. L. Rabsteinek returned
home few days since from his three
months trip abroad. The press of work
incident to long absence and the fact
that he has badly sprained foot has
kept Fr. Rabsteinek from personally
calling upon his many friends in the city.
Those who have found time to call upon
the reverend gentleman at his study the
past week, have been delighted with his
stories of European lands and cities,
visits at celebrated churches, schools, etc.
In several instances Fr. Rabsteinek
addressed audiences across the ocean on
American customs and usages, and his
ripe experience and loyalty to his
adopted home certainly enabled him to
both interest and instruct his attentive
hearers. The ocean voyage over was a
little rough but returning on one of the
largest and finest liners on the Atlantic,
the sea was very calm. Altogether, Fr.
Rabsteinek travelled. fully 10000 miles
and had one of the most delightful vaca-
tons of his life. Heis looking very well,
feels much better for the trip and is able
to take hold Of his parish work with new
vigor. !.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1908-07-25
Moving Time

The N. P. is still busy in the local
yards. Bridge Superintendent Taylor
has been in the city this week over
seeing removals and Z rearrangements.
The old depot platforms are being re-
moved preparatory to taking this relic to
the east end of the yards and the old coal
docks are marked for demolition.
Concrete foundations are nearly COM
pleted just north of the pump house for
the two north water tanks which will
soon be moved to their new location.
The big new tank near the section house
will be left as it lis. The Walton &
Davis Co. elevator goes along with the
rest and will takesthe 1908 crop at the
new Walton & Davis Co. yards. Ed.
Dodd is to have a good location near
the new depot for his curio store. The
old shanties beyond the west water tank
were the first buildings TO be cleared
from the right-of.way.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1908-07-25
For Sale

New modern house. Best residence location
In city. 6-18-tI
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1908-07-25
Better Pay Up.

A newspaper publisher has recently
brought suit against forty-6ve men who
would not pay their subscriptions, obtain.
ing judgement in each claim. Of these,
twenty-eight made affidavit that they
owned no more than the law allowed
thus preventing attachment. Then, un'
derlthe decision of the supreme court
they were arrested for petit larceny and
bound over in the sum of $500 each. All
but six gave bond while six men went tc
Jail. The new postal law makes it lar
ceny to take paper and refuse to pay
for it.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1908-07-25
Novi Hradec

A new postof6ce and town of much
promise is Novi Hradec, IL miles north.
west of Dickinson. The town is located
on the north side of Green river in rich
wheat growing district, occupied almost
exclusively by frugal Bohemian families
The nucleus of this place was the es-
tablishment of St. Peter and St. Paul's
church few years ago. During the
past year additions have been made to
the church and a fine 2-story parish
house has been erected for Rev. FIR.
Edward Kasal, who is successfully
carrying on the work in this community.
A postofice, Novi Hradec, has been
granted, Fr. Kasal having the appoint
ment as postmaster, and the govern
ment will soon let the contract for carry
ing the mail from Dickinson. At pres
ent the mail is taken out every Saturday.
The town has school house, store,
butcher shop and amusement hall.
All the people tributary seem very
prosperous, happy and law abiding. 1t
is claimed that there are $50 Bohemian
families in Dunn, Stark and Billings
counties, who came from Russia 10, Is
and 20 years ago. As a rule they have
good homes and large land holdings, and
are considered among the very best agri-
culturalists in Western North Dakota.
5 There are IFS families holding men,
bership in St. Peter and St. Paul's church
corporation, and it is self-evident that FIR.
Kasal is busy priest, ministering to the
many needs of all these parishioners.
Wenzel Kosteleckey is good ex-
ample of the thrift of the people in the
Novi Hradec settlement. This man
came to Dickinson from the Old Country
little more than 20 years ago, and for
a time worked on the coal dock here and
was also employed by the N. P. on the
section between Dickinson and Lehigh.
AS soon as he had saved up s145 he
bought team and took homestead, his
present home, where he started in to
raise stock. This was Io years ago, and
today Mr.. Kostelecky has seven quarters
of land, 112o acres, which he would not
care to sell at SIS per acre. A good
house and barns have been erected
during the past few years, and $500 is all
that remains unpaid. This seasons crop,
1So acres of wheat, As of barley and IS
of oats, will easily clear up the final pay
ment. Mr.. Kosteleckey still has IS head
of cattle, and eventually he may become
townsite proprietor as Novi Hradec is
located on his land.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1908-07-25
TREASURER
Fred Wilson Elected M. of E.
for X. P. Grand Lodge. Lou
Best Grand Chancellor

The K. P. members from the western
part of the state did things to the east
ern fellows at Minot last week. The
eastern members made up their slate
for grand lodge officers, as usual, but it
was easily broken. Delegates from the
western portion of the state went into
caucus, named full ticket and elected it.
r. L. Best of Bismarck, former Dick
inson boy, and one of the best known
K. P. men in the state, is Grand Chancel-
lor, and F. D. Wilson of this city is
Grand Master of Exchequer.
Mr.. Wilson has been an active knights
of Pythias worker since 1891 when he
joined the local lodge. -Four years ago
when he was elected chancellor of the
Dickinson lodge, he set pace for in
crease in the membership of the local
lodge that has never been beaten. Dur
ing Mr.. Wilson's term of office AZ new
members were initiated into the order.
1t was necessary to hold meetings twice
a week much of the time during the year.
While Mr.. Wilson had hearty support,
it was largely due to his personal efforts,
greatly aided by Mrs. Wilson, who
furnished the greater part of the popular
luncheons for their nightly gatherings,
that made it possible to so materially in
crease the strength of the local order.
In addition to holding the grand lodge
Office, Mr.. Wilson also has the honor of
being custodian of the Dickinson K. P.
lodge funds.
Mr.. Wilson's term of office as grand
master of exchequer commenced on the
10TH and continues for one year.
Dickinson Lodge No. 10, K. of P, has
a membership of 124 and owns proper
ties and cash in the bank to the value of
$1,000. The lodge ranks 9Th in North
Dakota
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1908-07-25
CHURCH SITE
For Bohemian Catholic Church
Bought

The Bohemian families tributary to
Dickinson are talking of erecting a
$4,000 Catholic church, with school in
the basement, in the city, and have gone
so far as to purchase block 7, Messer-
smith & Simpson addition, of Jerry
Dryer. The price paid was 5000. The
block is located in the northeastern
portion of the city.
The city already has two large Catho-
lie churches, but the Bohemians argue
that there should be services conducted
in their language.
The name adopted for the proposed
new church corporation is St. Vaclav, or
in English, St. Venceslaus, The in.
corporation is not completed, but the
officers as announced this week are:
Frank Splichal, president; Frank v.
Pavlicek, secretary; Stephen Zastoupil,
treasurer.
A prominent Bohemian settler made
the statement to the PRESS this week
that there were about 80 families of his
nationality living in the country south of
Dickinson and probably 10 families with
in the city and nearly as many more
families living north and east that would
naturally become members of a Dickin-
son church.
If the church organization is carried
out, it will naturally take some support
from the Bohemian church at Novi
Hradec.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1908-07-25
FRIED-coR1ETT
Popular Chief of Police and Well
Known Dickinson Young Lady
Surprise Their Friends. Mar
ried in Fargo.

At St.Mary's cathedral in Fargo, Tues
day morning, July II, at 9 o'clock, Vicar
General Fr. Egan of Fargo united in
marriage P. B. Corbett and Miss Eliza
beth A. Fried of Dickinson.
When Mr.. Corbett took the east-bound
train from this city Monday morning,
leaving Charles Brislin in charge of the
police force for ten days, several of his
friends surmised that he went on an in
teresting errand and that he would not
return alone, and their surmises became
fact when the marriage notice appeared
in Tuesdays Forum, accompanied by
most Aattering mention of the principals
in the affair.
Mrs. Corbett is daughter of one of
the oldest German families of the city
and has resided here from childhood
save the past few years when she has
been in Fargo, and Missoula, Montana,
leaving the latter place few days since.
She has wide circle of friends in her
home city who will welcome her return.
Mr.. Corbett is native of Green Bay,
Michigan and has been identified with
Mandan and Dickinson for term Of
years, coming first to Mandan in the en-
ploy of the Northern Pacific, and later
working for the same company at Dick
inson. For the past four years he has
been chief of the city police and has re.
markable ability for finding out when
people are not walking in the way in
which they should go and equal ability
in furnishing the animus which inclines
them to be good. So we'll is his depart
ment organized, that when Missoula
sought last spring to entice him away,
Dickinson frightened her grip with raise
of salary and would not let him 60.
Mr.. Corbett is erecting handsome
home on Marguerite boulevard, just of
Willard street, which will be modern in
every respect and which Walton & Dav-
is are Fastening to completion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Corbetts friends, and
they are legion, are impatiently awaiting
the expiration of the ten days absence
that they may extend their congratula-
tions and best wishes and get even for
the surprise perpetrated upon them.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1908-07-25
INDIAN CONTRACT
FILLED
Inspector Pleased with Horses.
Local Growers Realize S14o, 900;
Total Contract S2o6, $50.

A. H. Arnett, w. L. Richards, Geo. M.
Frye and A. N. Jefferies of Dickinson,
W.. S. Parkins and VIM. Badger of Man.
dan have the satisfaction of knowing
that their Standing Rock contract for
supplying 1852 horses for the Indians is
the best filled contract of any at the
agency for years. The government in
spector so states himself and he was
very strict in his inspections.
The vouchers which were signed and
forwarded to Washington the night of
the 10Th. amounted to just $685. $50. The
horses were turned in to the government
at s165 per head and of the total amount
received on the contract fully $4,000
is distributed among horse growers of
this locality, and the Press is sure that
there are good many people here
who appreciate this fact. The putting
into circulation of such sum of money
at this or any other season of the year
is splendid thing. 1t speaks we'll for
the financial standing of the parties in
terested in the contract to be able to fin
ance deal of this kind. Nearly all of
the money for the purchase of the horses
had to be advanced by the contractors,
some of it for period of about three
months before the settlement with the
government is made.
OF the horses rejected not one was on
account Of disease, and but one for spav-
in. The reflections, amounting to nearly
200. were largely on account of being
over years of age, a few because they
fell below the minimum 1000 lbs. The
average weight required by the govern
ment was 1,1oo lbs, but the inspector
said that he believed it easily reached
/ ZOO lbs.
Some of the parties furnishing horses
were: Robert Wilcox, 18o; Clint Ran
dali, 81; H. c. Short, 81; Jerry Hayes,
o4a Willis Norred, 70; Ed Partridge,
III: X. c. Hill. 100; Bert Townsend, 20.
This Included horses from the r. S.
Brookings, Chase & Frye, Murphy
Bros. and Connolly Bros. ranches, some
of the best brands in Western North Da-
kota. 1t also included 200 of the we'll
known H T brand. Ingraman & Sparks
of Miles City furnished 154 head, and
the balance required for the filling of the
contract were purchased by the contrac-
tors.
The men who filled the contract made
we'll and they are entitled to. They
took all the risk, advanced large sums of
money and did some hard work the last
few weeks before the time specified for
delivery, when it was found out that
some of the sub-contractors failed to
supply their number.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1908-07-25
Maps Showing New Sur.
vey South

The PRESS office has the official trac-
ing OF the Western Dakota Ry. surveys
up both the Cedar and Cannon Ball riv-
ers and will furnish the same, accurate
ly traced. on our copyrighted maps Of
the Dickinson land district for 25c each.
Mailed TO any address on receipt Of 75c
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1908-07-25

from 10 to II o'clock, during the hours
Of the funeral, the business men attend
ing the last service for their departed
friend.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-23

New England cities for our organi.
CATION,
I'm reply IL the question you ask
me viii state that IN my opinion
the vote of organized labor IN this
country as a body will not and can
not be delivered 10 any one party BY
any one man Or set of men. no al.
low such i thing would be suicidal
to the labor movement Of the eoun.
try,
"Memebers Of labor unions. as
citizens, have the right and should
carefully consider the platforms and
promises Of the different political
parties, and should vote al they be-
lieve the broadcast and best interests
of our country lie,
'aThcre can be no objection 10 this
from any source, and II i something
which every citizen should do To
claim that any man or set of men, as
has been blazoned forth in the news
papers, viii deliver the vote Of or.
ganized labor to any party \ alb
surd as II IS an impossibility, Sin.
cerely yours, "NORMAN +. Nc.
PHAIL."
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-23
4oF SUCH is HE KINGDOM"

While We are at it, we may as well
say a word Of Astoria's babies
We are not given to Dragging on
things Astorian as d rule, because
the best she has to offer usually
speaks so plainly that our interven-
ton is superAuous; but with the ba-
bies it is quite different; they can
not speak for themselves, and their
real champions are ordinarily restric-
ted to the, family they adorn. or the
immediate neighbofhood they inha-
bit, and they are therefore denied the
proper haralding.
In a general way, we venture the
declaration that no city Of $4,000 peo-
/ pie in this land can show a finer ar
ray Of babies, for health, sturdiness,
physical beauty, color, form, disposj-
tion, and promise than dwell in the
municipal territory between Smiths
Point and Tongue Point on this PEN
insula, nor more of them.
Naturally we cherish this idea, for
it embodies the crux Of our future.
You cannot have citizens. without
plenty Of babies and our embryotic
supply is always normal in quantity
and quality. We have the homes and
schools and agencies for their equip
nnent and culture and the people who
appreciate them enough to raise
them to the proper standards; all of
which is comforting to wide sense.
What immigration may fail to do
for US in expanding our population.
we can do for ourselves and always
maintain the ratios Of development
from within our own sphere Nor is
there any surfeit of kinds: we have
all variations, each complete in its
measure of beauty and strength and
around allurement; there is not
single ugly tot in the collection; this
is Astoria's strong point and makes
for the justification we enjoy in writ
ing Of them. To ali doubters, land
there will be many, Of course) we
simply say: A four mile tramp be-
tween the points named, in this city,
will convince you Of the utter truth
Of these statements, unless you are
grump, in which case you cannot
escape entire conviction, willy nilly.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-23
SHORT ON WATER.
New York State Up Against A Start
ling Condition OF Affairs.

NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-From ali
parts Of the state come complaints OF
water shortage. So serious is the
situation in many sections that ex-
treme measures will soon be needed
to prevent actual distress. In vari-
osu places dairymen are compelled
to drive their cows for miles to OBJ
tain water and in others it is being
carried for miles to supply domes-
tic wants. In the Hudson and Walk
hill valleys and in the Catskili noun
tains the shortage is serious. Wells
and springs have gone dry and small
streams which in the past have been
sufficient to supply localities through
which they flow are now waterless
for the first time III years. AT High
land Falls adjoining the West Point
Military reservation, the situation
has become SO serious that the gov
ernment has permitted the tapping
.of the West Point water mains and
the town is now being supplied from
that source.