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The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-12-25
HILL BUYS COLORADO
& SOUTHERN

Leading interests in the Colorado &
Southern Railway company, including
Edwin Hawley, who is said to be the
largest individual stockholder, and Frank
Trumbull, the president of the road, have
announced the sale to the Chicago, Bur-
lington & Quincy company, says press
dispatch.
The acquisition of the road by the Bur-
lington gives the Hill system, the Bur-
lington being owned by the Northern
Pacific and the G.eat Northern railroad
companies, its long desired outlet to the
coast of Texas. 1t will bear practically
the same relationship to the Hill lines in
the Gulf of Mexico territory that the
Illinois Central bears to the Hartman
system. Until today's announcement,
however, it was generally supposed that
James J. Hills plans to get to the Gulf
was by the purchase Of the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas railroad.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-12-25
TO THE PEN

Joe Hobbins, consigned to prison walls
for life, for completely in the murder Of
the Yoakums, was escorted by Sheriff
O'Connell and two deputies to Deer Lodge
this week, leaving Sunday morning, says
the Kalispell Bee.
Besides Hobbins were w. D. Baker,
with five year debit for rape, and John
w. Kossuf, borrowed from the peniten-
tiary to give evidence against Hobbns,
but who f1unked at the last moment and
refused to testify.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-12-25

positions over the heads of the Northern
Pacific men.
A. f. Smith, formerly roundhouse
foreman at Troy but now located at
Minot, N d., stopped off in town Mon
day and spent the day visiting with
friends.
The transcontinental mail contract is
to be let in January and the various
roads are getting ready for the contest,
as the contract will be let to the road
which can make the best time.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-12-25
SHIPPING 1UMBER

The lumber shipments from the valley
are showing material increase, says the
Daily Inter Lake. The total shipped out
in the month of November was 8, ,440
feet, an increase Of AZ per cent over the
sales for the same period Of last year.
The lumber went to thirteen states and
two provinces in Canada. New York
and New Jersey are on the regular ship
ping list.
The shipments are, however, as yet
not up to what they were two years ago.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-12-25
Club Meeting.

The Whitefish Non-partisan Railway
Employees club will hold meeting in
Masonic hall at 3 p. M, Sunday, when
a smoker will be held. All railway en-
ployes are invited to be present.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-12-25

Engineer John Egge returned last week
from a trip east.
Engineer H. T. Mayfield and wife
came in from Essex the first of the week.
Two crews which had been laid off a
few weeks ago were again put on the reg
ular list last week.
Engineer Oscar Lano, formerly of
Whitefish but now located at Spokane,
came in Tuesday to visit with friends
here.
About twenty miles of the double
tracking on the Northern Pacific, between
Missoula and Garrison, has been COM
pleted.
Engines running between Havre and
Cut Bank have been hauling ali extra
water tank each, on account of the water
supply at Chester being inadequate.
Miss jeanette Bushnell has resigned
her position in the offices here and left
this week for Spokane, where she will
spend the holidays and then go east.
The railway yarls at Havre, Gildford,
Cut Bank and other points are blockaded
with empty cars. They are being taken
west preparatory to the lumber rush
from the coast The lumbermen and the
railway company, it is understood, have
settled their differences and have arrived
at an amicable understanding as to rates
so that a great lumber rush to the east is
looked for over the Great Northern
Havre Plaindealer
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-12-25
RAILROAD NEWS
Robbed Western Union.

Investigation by the auditing depart
ment of the Western Union Telegraph
company, aided by private detectives
sent out for the purpose of filing messages
at various points along the Northern
Pacific and Great Northern railroads,
from the Pacific coast to Minneapolis,
has resulted in the arrest of the agent at
Ritzville, Wash, the discharge of 20 op-
orators at various other stations, and the
uncovering of what is believed by the
officials of the company to be conspira-
cy Systematically to rob the Western
Union Telegraph company of toll receipts
on messages filed by passengers on trains,
for transmission to points along the same
line where the message could be handled
without passing through relay office,
says press dispatch The man arrested
at Ritzvile has confessed
l.. p. Baty has resigned his position at
the roundhouse and expects to leave
town.
r. G. Underwood, who formerly work.
ed here, has returned and made his first
trip as a fireman this week.
Claim Agent Edward Tenner left Sat-
urday for St. Paul, where he will remain
until after the holiday season.
Emmett Beardsley, the well known
train auditor, and Miss Jennie Michael
were married in Kalispell last week.
The railroad pay checks arrived last
Saturday, which gave the recipients plen-
ty Of time to make Christmas purchases
A new time card will go into effect
Sunday, when number of west bound
freight trains will be put on regular
schedule.
Fireman Archie Schradi left Monday
for st. Paul to visit with relatives and
/ friends. He expects to be gone about
three months.
w. F. Doonan, formerly master
mechanic here, stopped off in town Mon
day while returning to Devils Lake, N.
d., after visit on the coast. Mr.
Doonan went to Kalispell Tuesday, and
from there proceeded to his home.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-12-25
Pleasant Dance.

An unusually large crowd was present
on Tuesday night for the dance given by
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firelnen
and Enginemen. Not stone had been
left unturned that could in any way help
i'll making the dance success.
The hall was fittingly decorated, the
music was good, the floor was in the best
of condition, and everything that aids i'll
making dance enjoyable had been at
tended to, so far as it was in the power
of those in charge. A unique feature
was the programs, which were printed to
represent train orders. The hour was
quite late when the dancers finally dis
perscd.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-09
EAGLE IS GUILTY
IN SECOND DEGREE
Cherokee Indian, Who Killed a Nav
ajO ut Bluewater, Must Go to
Prison.

Guilty of murder in the second de-
gree was the verdict of the jury
which sat in the case of Dick Eagle,
charged with Staying a Navajo Indian
near Bluewater last May.
The case occupied TIE attention of
the court but one day, probably re-
cording the briefest murder trial ever
held in the Second judicial district.
The jury retired shortly after 6
o'clock. At IL o'clock, the foreman
announced that verdict had been
reached and the thin paper bearing
a half dozen words meaning years in
the penitentiary to Eagle was placed
in an envelope.
Eagle was present when Judge Alb
bott opened and read the finding. but
of the queerest characters in the
southwest. He is half negro and half
Cherokee Indian. The top of his
head is bald and from the remainder
flows long wavy tresses black as coa'.
on the witness stand yesterday he
said that he was doctor, a barber,
a gold hunter an Il cowboy During
recent years he has frequently COM
municated with tn authorities say
ing that he lad info nation about
the hiding places of thieves and
money. He wanted to show the au-
thOrities to the den of Black Jack.
Since being confined in the county
Jail he has written several officers
that he would show them where the
French robbers were in hiding.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-09
YOUTHFUL BRIGANOS
TAKEN TO JAIL
They VIII BE Kept There Until the
Grand jury Disposes of
Their Cases.

In default of $3.50 bonds each, John
Sawtelle and Lynn Gray, the two
youthful brigands charged with grand
larceny by ]. A. Skinner, were taken
to the county Jail yesterday to await
the action of the grand jury.
The young men made a very pic
turesque appearance in high heeled
boots and other apparel character
istic of the wild and woolly west, as
they were escorted by an officer 10
the jail. Both held their heads erect.
however, displaying the courage of
real bad men, who would not give up
but would fight to the last ditch.
The horse and wagon stolen from
f. b. Harsch Sunday night was
found near the cache of groceries in
the willows near the Rio Grande. The
rig was taken from Mr.. Harsh 5
barn Sunday night by Gray and Saw
telle and used to haul the groceries
stolen from the Skinner grocery
store.
1t is believed that Gray and Saw
telle were engaged in robbing the
skinner grocery at the time the po-
Ice were raiding the rendezvous on
North Fifth street, when three mem
bers of the gang were captured. The
cases of Fred Luna and George Ward
have not been disposed OF as yet. The
authorities are at a loss what 10 do
with these young hopefuls.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-09
THE PARK BOARD
THANKS CITY COUNCIL
VIII Call Meeting of Citizens to Dis
cuSs the Work to
BE Done.

At a meeting OF the park commits
sion this afternoon the recent action
OF the city council in appropriating
$4,000 towards the purchase OF a
block of ground for the enlargement
of the Highland park, was considered
and vote of thanks for the gener-
Gus action was unanimously passed.
1t was decided to proceed at once
with the improvement OF the plot of
ground thus secured. In order to OBJ
tain the views of the people most in
terested in the new park, II was re-
solved to call a meeting of the citi-
2ens some evening next week for the
purpose Of discussing the best plan
for utilizing the proposed park. II
will be the endeavor OF the park COM
mission to begin work as soon as
possible 50 that the necessary grad
ing may be done before planting
time arrives.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-09
CURRY AT RECEPTION.

Washington. Dec. 9.--Governor
Curry of New Mexico was a guest last
night at the White House and to-
gether with a number of others saw
the moving pictures of Jim Aoerna-
thy in a wolf hunt. President Roos-
evelt arranged with Abernathy to
have the pictures shown at the White
House and the entertainment made
a hit with the president and his
guests.
Governor Curry, solomon Luna and
Harry Kelley are due to appear be-
fore the ways and means committee
in the interests of wool and sheep
growers of New Mexico. 1t will prob
ably be several days before they can
be heard
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-09

mills on bicycle. when an explosion
of nitro-glycerin in the mills at
tracted his attention.
81 got off my bicycle and looked
through the window" said White
sides this morning, land l saw two
men leaning over the safe. The Of
flee was filled with smoke from the
explosion. About the time saw
them the two men saw me. one of
them pulled a revolver from his pock-
ct and fired at me and / ran"
Whitesides left his bicycle lying in
the street and ran to notify the po-
lice. When he returned with an off,
Ger there was no trace of the two
men but an investigation of the office
showed that they had been frightened
away just in time. The knob of the
safe, an old-fashioned kind. had been
Knocked off and nitro-glycerin pour
ed into the aperture The explosion
did not open the door. There was
$10.65 in the safe.
Whitesides did not have time to
set an accurate description of the
men. Neither wore a mask, and he
says he believes they were strangers
The police are working on the the
ory that they are crooks from one OF
the larger cities, and believe they may
be the ones who recently cracked a
safe in FL Paso, and have robbed
safes in several other Texas towns.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-09
Says TWO MEN
ASSAULTED HIN
An Encounter Sunday Results I'm
Charge Being Filed In Court
Yesterday.


Because of treatment he alleges he
received at the hands of Frank Walsh
and Elmer Phelps, employees at Rob-
ert Loudcn's dairy south of the city
S. d. Odling appeared before Judge
Craig yesterday and swore to a com
plant charging assault with intent
to do bodily injury. Walsh and
Phelps were arrested yesterday by
the police and yesterday afternoon
bound over to the grand jury under
5000 bonds.
Odling said that he was on the
dairy farm Sunday. when the two men
assaulted him. They told him that he
was trespassing and fired" him of
the place. They say that he called
them a name, whereupon. according
to his story. they threw him down
and tied him hand and foot with
stout cords and carried him like a
log to the dairy, where the daughters
of Mr.. Loudon made them release
him. EEi~<srly
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-09
LAS VEGAS MAN WILL
FIGHT WITH KENNEDY
Bout Has Been Arranged for Athletic
Club Smoker December 10.

Bob Walker of Denver has signed
articles of agreement TO box Prof.
Kennedy of the Albuquerque Athletic
club, fifteen rounds, both men to
weigh In at 140 pounds. This will
be the principal feature of the next
smoker of the Albuquerque Athletic
club and promises to be a big draw
ing card. Walker is the boy who
boxed the soldier here during the
fair. He has been at Las Vegas for
some time, and was induced to come
here by Major Ruppe. Both men are
clever and considering the induce
ment that has been offered them. the
bout promises to be a good one. The
next smoker will be held Saturday
night, December 10.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-09
PROPERTY OWNFUS
TO DISCUSS StWFR
Meeting VIII Re Held Tomorrow
Night at tile Commercial Club.

A meeting Of property owners and
persons interested in a new sewer
system for albuquerque will be held
at the Commercial club tomorrow
evening at 8 o'clock. Mr. Bullock.
representative OF the construction
company which proposes to build the
system for the city. viii be present
and prepared to answer any ques-
tions that may be propounded TO him
regarding the proposed new sewer,
Mr.. Bullock will also make a detailed
explanation OF the plan on which his
company proposes TO build the
sewer.
This meeting Is called by the Com
mereial club and should be largely
attended. The building OF sewer
system is one nf the most importsnt
questions before the property owners
OF Albuquerque, .s
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-09
EXAMINE APPLICANTS
FOR THE CIVIL SEIRyICE

The following civil service exam
nations are announced to take place
in this city during the month of jan
uary:
January 6-7-Land law clerk in the
forest service, department Of agricul-
ture, salary 5000 to $500 per an
mum.
January 6-7-Editor in charge OF
the departments of entomology, eco
nomic zoology and veterinary science,
in the experiment station record, Office
of experiment stations, department OF
agriculture, salary $1,000.
january 67-Hull craftsman, one
at a salary of 800 a month and an
other at a salary of s125 a month. in
the light house board, department OF
commerce and labor.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-09
imports of gold were si50,2S4,064.
and total exports S72,509,564.

imports Of gold were si50,2s4.O64.
and total exports s72,5O9,564.
The secretary says it would seem
that means might be devised TO di-
minish the transfer OF physical gold
under these conditions. That cr, d.
its or loans IF gold might be extend-
ed more generous than at present
by one nation TO another in times of
stress. was proposed soon after the
crisis of a year ago. 1t has been sug-
gested that an international confer
ence be called of representatives. of
the ministries Of finance and of the
great state banks with a view 10
more prompt and effective co-opera-
tion in emergencies.
The secretary devotes considerable
space to the question of an economic
al disbursement of current receipts.
and the classification of both receipts
and disbursements in such way as
70 facilitate such an adjustment, and
Suggests that it would perhaps be
competent to Congress to vest in a
joint committee the power OF revis-
ing the appropriations bills with a
view to distributing reductions and
increase in an equitable manner and
also with a view to the relative i'm
portance of the object for which ap-
preparations are sought. II would
seem that such a committee shoui6
be charged with the responsibility of
keeping the expenditures OF each
year, or. if this could not be done,
that 1t should authorize the issue of
a proper amount of short term obli-
cations to bridge over the deficit Of
lean years. BY such a committee
needless and wasteful expenditure
might be checked.
on the subject of the revision of
the tariff the secretary says the new
administration is pledged 20 fair
and equitable revision. The neccssi-
ties of the government should be a
guide. at least in part. to the meaS ure
and character of the revision. Data
recorded in this report tell their own
story If the deficiencies reach any
thing like the figures given, ample
provision must be made through new
subjects of taxations. to provide ade-
quate revenue. The earnest consid-
Grafton of Congress is especially
urged to this phase of the subject.
OF recent currency legislation the
secretary saws that the act passed at
the last session Of Congress has serv-
ed a useful purpose, and will be
available until the recommendations
of the monetary commission created
| by that Congress, can be considered
and acted upon.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-09
. ~~%~ 80 4

The above notice was served on
the board OF county commissioners
in session yesterday by attorneys rep
resenting the Hon. Sig Grunsfeld, as-
SCISSOR of Bernalllo county, who will
be remembered as one of the z n
tlemen whose names were signed 70
published statement TO the effect
that the entire Good GOvernm Mt
ticket was so strongly in favor Of re-
duction in county salaries trat its
candidates were willing to be elected
on that issue.
The above notice is formal de-
mand for the Insignificant sum Of
S9,2SS.02 more or less, which the re-
form assessor claims as due him
frcm the emoluments OF hs office
for 1907. and which represents the
four per cent Of collections of the
county treasurer formerly paid the
ASSESSOR prior to the last legislature
when the per cent was reduce one
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-09
GRONSFELDhSKS
4 PER CENT ].
n 0 v
Late Reform Assessor Makes
Demands Under Old Law
Despite. Reform Platform.
SUIT AGAINST COUNTY
PROBABLE OUTCOME


To the Honorable Board of I
County Commissioners Of the I
County Of Bernalillo, Albu- I
querque, n. NJ.
Gentlemen: Siegfried Gruns- 4,
D field, assessor of Bernalillo coun- 4
. ty, territory of New Mexico,
= hereby demands and gives no. 4
, tice to the said board Of county 4
. commissioners of Bernalillo ,
, county and the individual mem
, bers thereof, that he claims I
= and demands four per centum I
, on all collections made by the 4
y county collector, upon which I
. the assessments were made, or =,
. licenses issued by him, and the ,
, assessor and that the said board 4
, Of county commissioners of THIS 4
, county set aside and mold apart I
, the four per centum so due the 4
, assessor upon any and all col 4
D lectiOns heretofore made and 4
y hereafter to be made upon I
y which assessments have Deen 4
D made or licenses issued by this I
D claimant and assessor and that I
D said board of county commits I
b sioners and the individual mem I
3 bers therof as we'll. will be held 4
3 responsible for any and all sums ,
D due the sad assessor.
. Respectfully,
SIEGFRIBD GRUNSFELD. 4
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-09

The officers 9. tM\2nd the wo-
man and childr, Q. oA% rowboat
in which they st y Vow across
the Missouri riv u officers
called to them, but Nld not
stop and the police volley
seriously wounding one IF the gir s.
The woman then rowed the boat
back to the shore and surrendered.
Sharp has not been seen.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-09
CASTRO REACHES SPAIN.

Santander, Spain, Dec. 9.-The
French steamer, Guadalupe, with
President Castro of Venezuela on
board, came in here today. Castro
will continue aboard the steamer to
Bordeaux and travel thence to Ber-
lin. He has come to Europe with the
intention of settling Venezuela's ma
tional quarrels. The PRESIDENT S
health is good.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-09
HALE SUCCEEDS ALLISON.

Washington. Dec. "A largely at
tended Republican caucus of senators
today unanimously elected Hale chair
man of the Republican caucus to
succeed the late Senator Allison; The
position carries the Craftsmanship of
the Republican steering committee to
the senate which determines all the
important legislation of that body.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-09
TAFT AND CANNON
MEET IN CONFERENCE.

washington. Dec. s.-President-
elect Taft and Speaker Cannon today
held conference for an hour and a
half. At the conclusion each an
nounced that arrangements had been
made whereby Taft was 20. meet the
Republican members of the House
committee on ways and means tOmoF-
row afternoon. after which state
ment would be Issued.