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Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-03
LOST LAND HE DID N0T KNOW HE
 OWNED
SUCH IS STATEMENT OF WIT NESS IN MUSK0GEE TOWN
 LOT FRAUD CASE

MUSKOGEE, Okla, February D. At the conclusion of the first day of the second week of the town lot fraud investigation it is evident that repre- sentatives of the government are eer- tain many indictments will be returned by the grand jury. The testimony of the Tennessee witnesses proved to be revelations.
 One of the twenty-five witnesses from Tennessee said in statement to the Associated Press tonight:
 "When l was subpoenaed by the gov ernment to come to Muskogee, l did not know there was such town on the map. I Lad never heard of it, and won dered what Uncle Sam wanted me for. Since my arrival I have learned that was once the owner of a four-acre lot here. also learned that in some mysterious manner the lot and l have parted company and some one has signed my name to the quit claim deed. That is all l know about it, and I sup pose that's what l will have to tell the jury"
 o. F. Pagan, the attorney generals expert, and District Attorney w. J. Gregg, are now engaged in preparing the indictments.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-03
WALKER WILL STAND BY REPORT OF
 MAJORITY
WILL NOT CONTEST WITH LEWIS ELECTION FOB PRESIDENT
 OF MINE WORKERS

INDIANAPOLIS, February 2.--The cause of the anti.Lewis faction in the United Mine Workers convention has been lost.
 John Walker of Illinois, who opposed President Lewis Tor reelection, an nounced tonight he would not contest the Lewis election.
 "The convention has been packed against me-" he sa d. Walker learned of the sentiment of the delegates to- ward him when, by a vote of 1927 to l,054, he was refus sd an extension of time to speak aga nst the committee report approving the course of Presi- dent Lewis, and thu, executive board in suspending Presidsnt Van Horn and other officials of District No. II, Indi- ana, for having disobeyed the mandate of national officials to discontinue the Hudson mine strike.
 It will be necessary to elect vice president and secretary-treasurer dur ing the session, as during the December election no candidate received major ity.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-03
Arrested

A cough that has been hanging on for over two months by taking Bal lard's Horehound Syrup. If you have cough, don t wait--stop it at once with this wonderful remedy. Splendid for coughs, cold on chest, influenza, bronchitis and pulmonary troubles. Price 25c, soc and $1.00. Sold by Pal ace Pharmacy.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-03

Small rugs 75c and up. Art squares S4 np to e4o. Grass rugs tll sad up. AcNsu' . Furniture stsss.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-03

Highest elass job printing at reason able psisss tt Silver Dsh,
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-03

Victor, Edison and Colvmbia Talking Machines and Rec ords at Wightman's s Globe $ Music Store
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-03-30

Carnegie and Schwab ought not
to ''go back on the tariff as they
have done. 1t is the basest sort
of ingratitude. The same tariff
they now speak of as unnecessary
and unjust has enabled them to
build up large fortunes. But hay
ing been strong adherants of the
tariff until these fortunes
we're secure, they now say, "The
old thing is no good, cut it OUT"
We know the Republican high
tariff scheme is good but for only
two things, to make rich men
richer and make poor men poorer,
but these objections from men like
Carnegie and Schwab come at too
late a date. Beside this Mr.. Car.
negie contributed literally to Mr..
Taft's campaign fund, knew what
to expect from shat source and
should take his medicine without
complaining.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-03-30
Peculiar Case Of Desertion.

An interesting case of desertion
has come to the attention of the
police of the city. The deserted
is a baby girl two or three weeks
old and the victim of the evident
plot at assertion is an old negro
woman named Lille Jackson. Ac-
cording to the woman's statement
a tall, we'll addressed, handsome man
with a black mustache appeared at
her door on Brick street yesterday
one week ago, bearing in his arms
an infant. It was just dusk and
the man, having every appearance
of a highbred gentleman, told the
old negro that he and his wife had
been suddenly called away for a
few days giving other plausible
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-03-30

not the least effort, regardless of
their oath to enforce the law, is
being made to apprehend or bring
to justice any of them. The coun-
ty commissioners only recently
granted q license for a so.cal]ed
drug store to sell whiskey in East
Spencer, Notwithstanding such an
act was in violation of the State
prohibition law, the charter
Of East Spencer, the incorpora.
ton of Christ church, and that
they are indlctable on each of
these several counts for 80 doing.
And there are dozens and dozens
of similar things thai can be
enumerated, but what is the use?
Everybody knows that SO loug as
the present gang controls just so
long will these things continue.
Is it any wonder then that the So
called Democracy is on the wane?
1t is not a matter of surprise that
it has a dozen members. Many
of tie men going into these nom
partisan affairs are true. blue Dem
%ocrats, and they regret the neces-
sity of their course, but to obtain
the enforcement of law and a
square deal they are willing to
make the effort by such a method.
And why not? If their plans fail
to carry, because a few Republi-
cans get into office, they can hard.
Iy be treated with less considera.
ton than they have been receiving
at the hands of the now bewailing
and so-called Democracy.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-03-30
SALISBURY, N. c., MAR. 80, 1909.

So "Boss" Somers came to grief
in Statesville. He has been arrest
ed and charged with doing the
blind tiger act il our sister city ..
THE WATcHMAN does not know if
Somers is guilty, as charged, but
if he is, he should have known
better. The blind tiger business
is a precarious one to engage in
now, in North Carolina, though
some towns may be easier than
others in which to operate.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-03-30
THE RESULT OF BOSSISM.


The result of the so-called non
partisan primary in Spencer is a
v~indlcation of certain statements
made by the writer during sever
al elections held in the last few
years in Salisbury and Rowan
county. Those statements were
inspired by the bossism, tyranny,
injustice, un-democratic and de-
spotic conduct of the chairmen of
the town and county executive
committees of the dominant par
ty. We called attention to the
possible results, to the final dis
ruption Of the party ID the county,
and the fact that these s~elf-seeking
demagogues were more interested
in themselves and certain schemes
than they were in Democracy, and,
that it was a matter of rule or
ruin with them, in fact it looked
to us like their intention was to
rule and ruin. The point vas
reached where a decent man need
not apply for recognition at the
hands of the party unless he was
a member of a certain gang, but,
worse yet, the said gang did not
seem to want a decent man to be a
party to their schemes, they want
ed men they could handle. Such
a thing as a square deal before the
primaries was an impossibility.
A localized primary was demand
ed, and a worthless substitute was
given, bonds have been issued
fraudulently, the towns finances
have been wasted, debt has been
needlessly incurred, proper and
lawful reports, both of the town
and county, have not been made,
and the rights of the people have
been deliberately ignored, set up
on, and the right of popular suf-
frage has practically been taken
away by three county commission
ers. Talk about a free people sit
ting idle and permitting the con-
tinuance of such wantom outrages?
Talk about a free, liberty-loving,
rlght-thinking people continuing
to affectionately embrace, love
and respect a party Of such crimi-
nal features and characteristics?
But 10, we hear a wall, a Sampson
wriggling under the stones of the
temple that he has pulled down
upon himself. The people who
have gone into these non-partisan
affairs are appealing for justice,
that justice and fairness, that was
their rightful due as citizens, if
not as Democrats. There is no
wall of distress from them. They
fndthis coursenecessary. Thegood
people of the town and county who
believe in law and the enforce
ment of it, T daily reminded of
the gangs duplicity and DELIBERATE
refusal to enforce the laws of the
land, if they r not really aiding
in their violation. The city au.
thorlties at the present time have
all reason to know and to believe
that there are at least a dozen
saloons in Salisbury to-day, and
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-03-30
Baracas Elect Officers,

Sunday morning the Baraca
class of the First Methodist church
elected the following officers: j.
K. Link, president; o. W. Spen-
Ger, vice president; A. L. Smoot,
teacher; W. B. Smoot, assistant
teacher; Roy Beaver, secretary;
E R. Fonda, treasurer; D. V. ].
Peeler, press reporter. Ameeting
will be heldthis week at which the
usual committees will be appoint
ed.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-03-30
Judge Brown Cannot Accept.

Mention was made in our last
issue of the fact that Rev. M.
M .Kinard had extended an invi-
tation to Judge J. II, Brown. of
the Supreme Court CT Pennsylvan.
la, to deliver an address in this
city in the near future. Judge
Brown has notified DR.. Kinard
that owning to other pressing in.
gagements he will be unable to &C.
cept the invitation at this time.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-03-30
The City Campaign.

It Is now an assured fact that
there will be a much larger vote
cast at the primary election this
week than has been anticipated so
long as A. L, Smoot had no oppo-
sition in his race for mayor, many
voters had not intended going to
the polls. But the situation has
changed by the advent of W. B.
Strachan in the contest. There is
every indication now of a quite
lively race.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-03-30

MFRS. ROSA BOYER, 1921 Sherman
lVl Ave-, Evanston, ILL.,, writes: eft
any n has reason to praise Peruna it
is surely myself.
"Last spring I became SO run down
from the serious effects of a lingering
cold, that several complications united
in pulling medown. Icould neither eat
nor sleep well, and lost flesh and spirit.
81 finally tried Peruna and it did
wonders for me. In two weeks I was
like another person, and in a month I
felt better than I ever had before.
81 thank Peruna for new life and
strength. I send you two pictures, so
you can see what Peruna has done for
me-"
Better Than for Years.
Mrs. Mary F. Jones, Burning Springs,
KY, writes:
81 wish to speak a word in praise of
your highly valued Peruna, as 1 have
been blessed with the golden opportu-
nifty of giving it a fair and impartial
test, and can say hat I have had better
health, far better, since l have been
using it than for quite a number of years
before.
cone Of my neighbors had stomach
trouble. Recommended Peruna to her,
and now she is well and healthy, after
having been pronounced hopeless by
several physicians"
M~an-a-lin an Ideal Laxative.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-03-30

excuses requested that the woman
keep the child until their return.
The woman was easily duped. She
believed the man sincere and agreed
to take good care of the little
one. The man gave the woman
So in money, a quantity of cloth
ing for the babe and also some
prepared baby food. He left and
since that time has never been
heard from. The woman kept the
child, taking good care of it, and
confidently expecting the visitor
to return. After three or four
days wait she became uneasy and
yesterday afternoon, a week after
the desertion, the visitor still not
appearing to claim his ward, the
black woman notified the police.
A newspaper man. who went to
the woman's house to make inves.
legations, found the infant there
and we'll cared for. The babe
bears evidence of gentle birth, is
we'll developed and apparently
strong and healthy. Lille Jack
son has become attached to the
Wee one but realizing that it is not
right to raise a white child, has in.
formed the police and request will
be made that one of the charitable
institutions of the town take the
deserted babe and find for it a
home. The woman named the
cnild Alberta. -Asheville Gazette
News.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-03-30

Fortlfy now against the Grip
for it comes every season sure !!
Preventics-the little Candy Cold
Cure Tahlets-offer IN this respect
a hosr certain and dependable
safeguard Preventics, at the
"sneeze stage" will, as we'll, also
surely head off all common colds,
But promptness is all important.
Keep Preventics in the pocket or
purse. for instant use. Box of 48
for 25c. Sold by .Cornelison &
Cook.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-03-30
LAST CHANCE!

Why not get N our big
voting contest? It will take
a very little effort on your
part to be a prize winner.
If you will take the trouble
to look into the matter you
will see that we intend to
give an interesting book to
all the contestants who re-
ceive 5000 votes, or more,
and who do not receive one
of the three leading prizes.
This book retails for $3.50
and is certainly worth a lit
tie effort to obtain. If you
get four subscribers to The
WATcHMAN and RECORD, our
semi-weekly arrangement,
at $1,00 each, you will earn
one of these books. You
will find it an easy matter to
get up a few subscribers for
these papers if you will but
make the effort. Give it a
trial. Read about the con-
test. The nominating cou-
pom will not appear again
after this week. If you want
to win one of these hand
some books get in the game
at once. There is no trou-
BILE to win if you will only
get busy.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-25

RETURN IN JUNE
POPULAR PLAYERS COMING
BACK TO ENTERPRIsE-coM.
EoY co. NEXT WEEK.

The opera housc management has
received a letter from Morrie d.
Stree'er stating he and Miss Bryan
and company consisting OF IA play
ers, will return to Enterprise this
summer and will again entertain the
people with performances In the op-
era house each week. The Street.
er-Bryan company Is now In south.
ern California but will shortly leave
Tor up-coast, and will play In Seat.
Tie couple OF months before coming
here, whers they expect to arrive
along about the first OF June.
Mr.. Sire ester has also writer to
f. A. Clarke en- aging their last
summers camping ground, Just above
town They want to return home.
is the way he puts 1t.
Elizab tn de Barrie Glll delighted
very large auLience In the opera
house Monday night, with her read.
Ing, singing and playing the harp.
AS a reader Miss Gill IL the su.
perlor OF any who has appeared ia
enterprise, and she has fine contral.
to voice that gives her musical n an.
bers splendid effect.
curtiss Comedy Company.
The Curtiss Comedy company
which appears at the Enterprise op-
era house all Of next week, has %.
tablished reputation this season
which 1t Is doubtful II any other rep.
ertoire company has ever e1ualIed.
In every city plaj ed in the buslnes,
has increased with every performance.
Invariably the largest business OF
the week being done on Saturday ev-
ening. 1t was so last week at tho
Steward. In La Grande. The Sunday
Morning Star, In its write Ip OF Sat
urday evenings performance said
that hundreds were turned away
unable to gain admittance to tha
theatre. The pre- IS of the cities on
the Northwestern circuit, in which
The company has playe1 ~,
son are unanimous In saying that
this Is the very strongest company
playing in repertoire which has
made this territory during recent
ears. The people OF Enterprise and
vicinity are to be congratulated on
Their ability to see such q stroag
The company carries
a brass band and complete orchestra,
and all It's plays are mounted In a
thoroughly high class manner.
Marriage Licenses.
Feb. 20.-G. w. Myers and Mary
Myrtle zimmerlee.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-25
2, J. Funk of Turlock, Cal.

w, j. Funk of Turlock, CAL, for
$4,000.
The building is In many respects
the best business room in town, and
was built by e. R. Bowlby of the
famous soft stone quarried on his
farm east of town. 1t stands on q
lot 3SAx110 feet in size and is fine
ly located in the heart of the busi-
ness district. The second story of
the building is occupied by the
Masons and Eastern Star chapter
Pa'rtal on the walls of the lodge
hall are series of pictures repre-
senting Masonic teaching that are
famous all over the state of Oregon.
The enterprlsing drug firm con-
template a number of changes in
the store room, such as removal OF
partitions and possibly the building
of a wareroom in the rear. New
fixtures will be added until 1t is
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-25

ones. The enameled wire grating
between the waiting room and office
has beel put up.
Signs at both ends OF the depot
read thus: Enterprise. Elevation
1854 feet. Portland 1894 miles; Hun
tington III miles.
The Crow and Wymore families
left for Iowa this week, each ship
ping car Of goods. NJ X. Boat
man left Wednesday for Milwaukee
with car of goods. A car load of
lime for s. r. Haworth arrived Tues
day. A large con signment OF freight
was unloaded out of the way car
here Tuesday, It taking the small
train crew over an hour to unload
n
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-25
Large Land Deal
Made at Joseph
Tinsley Farm of 44o Acres Bought
BY Charles Down for
$4,000.

Joseph, Feb. 23.-T. P. Tinsley
sold 44O acres of land to Charles
! Downs; consideration $4,000. The
| dea' was made through Caviness &
Wurtzwie er. The same firm sold
two lots owned by Mrs. Hanville,
the Enterprise teacher, to Frank
Frazier of Pendleton.
DR.. Bernard, the druggist, has just
received notice from the u. S. pat
ent office that the improvement on
his bottle brackets has been allowed.
Professor A. G. Smith was an En-
terprise visitor, Monday.
Attorney Eberhard and wife were
outgoing passenger Monday for La
Grande. They will be gone several
days and combine business with
pleasure.
Miss May Johnston, teacher of the
sixth grade, was a guest over Sunday
of Enterprise friends, going to Wal
Iowa Monday and returning to JOS
eph in the evening.
Grandma Conley returned Monday
from several weeks visit at the home
her son, ]. C. Conley, at Enter-
prise.
Mrs. J. w. Hayes and Mrs. w. e.
Leffel returned Monday from visit
with friends in the county seat.
Mrs. George Mitchell of Enter
prise is visiting at the home of ],
Foster.
G. M. Ga.ly, book keeper at the
e. M. & M. store, Enterprise, and
his wife and family visited at the
home of F. F. McCully, over Sunday.
Mrs. r. Rice of Puyallup, Wash,
and her granddaughter, Cressie War
aock. of the same place, are visit
ing Dan Warnock's family.
Born, to Mrs. F. F. Scribner, a
son, February 81.
w. H. Kechnsl of Kansas City,
paper hanger and painter, came in
Monday seeking location. He did
the scenic painting for the Pastime
theatre at La Grande.
G.. l.. Weaver of Salem registered
pharmacist, comes March / to assist
DR.. Bernard in the drug store.
l.. A. Jackson went to Portland
Tuesday on business.
Frank Graham of Elgin bought
car load of cattle from A. E. Davis
and e. Caviness and shipped Tues
day to Portland.
J. L. Caviness of La Grande came
Monday to visit his son, L. Caviness.
w. L. Mulkey. the Fair store mer-
chant, is adding 20 feet more space
to the store room by having the
back partition removed between the
store room and what have been liv-
ing rooms. The family will move
into the house soon to be vacated by
l.. A. Jackson on South Main street.
Mr.. Mulkey will carry full line OF
dry goods and ladies' furnishings.
Paul Rudgre is hauling lumber for
a new six room house on his ranch
s miles northeast of town.
e. Lefel sold Ludwig piano to
]. w. Quirk the first of the week.
Mr.. Quirk is president of the Trans
vaal Mining company.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-25

not on prior squatters rights, but on
the grounds that the land was more
valuable for its agricultural purposes
than for its timber. TIE register, in
handing down his decision cites the
fact that the preponderance of evil
dence in the case showed the land
in question is more valuable for its
timber than for agricultural purposes
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-25
IMPORTANT LAND
OFFICE DECISION
souATTERs WHO MAKE BONA
FIDE RESIDENCE WILL NOT
BE oUsTED.

Attorney d. w. Sheahan has re-
ceived the decision of Register Frank
c. Bramwell of the U. s. land office
at La Grande, by which his client,
Fin'ey NJ. Newton, a squatterl in
township n, Al, is given preference
over Guy NJ. Byrkit. who made tim
Der and stone entry last September
when the land was thrown open to
settlement.
The decision is of the utmost i'm
portance, and will be hailed with
joy by the 30 or 40 squatters who
settled in the township prior to Sep
tember 10 last. and have made homes
and other improvements.
The gist of the decision is that Ian
settled on by bona flde settlers,
whether it is chiefly valuable for
timber or not, Is not subject to en-
try under the timber and stone act.
The language of Register Bramwell
is as follows:
That the land embraced In the en-
try was occupied, inhabited and con-
tanned improvements belonging to
the protestant in this case, Finley
M. Newton, when entry was made
therefor by protestee, Guy M. Byrkit.
2. That the land was not subject
to entry under the Timber and
Stone Act on September Is, 1908,
it being shown that the land was oc-
cupied, inhabited and contained i'm
provements which did not belong
to the applicant.
The Newlon-Byrkit case was heard
last December and was one of the
hardest fought in the history of
the La Grande office. D. w. Shea
han of this city was attorney for
Homesteader Newton, while G. H.
Finn of La Grande represented Byr-
kit. The taking Of testimony requir-
ed two weeks time, 20 witnesses be-
ing examined, and the testimony TAX
ing over 400 pages of manuscript.
The decision of Register Bramwell
takes 10 type written pages.
While each separate case will have
to be heard singly, the decision gives
a marked precedence: 1t recognizes
the rights of squatters who are legiti-
mate in their development work. If
all squatters who have filed protests
produce evidence as convincing as did
Newton, that actual development and
improvement took place on the land
on which they squatted, there seems
to be little hope for the timber men
who made the filings. However, the
improvements must have been made
with intent to make that particular
tract bona fide home.
There is an appeal from the de-
cision of the register, but unless
made in 80 days or set aside by the
general land Office commissioner,
Bramwe!l's decision stands as final.
Another Important Decision.
Another important decision by Reg
lister Bramwell, in which however,
the timber entry-man was yictori-
Gus, was handed down Saturday. IL
was the case of Frederick F. Metz
Ter. protestant, vs.. A. B. O'Brien,
nrotestee involving O'Brien's timber
entry on the " ne u and " Sc
u of the same township, 4 n, Al
His filing was contested by Metzler'
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-25
Vest Buys Business Lot.
RAILROAD NEWS.

The section gang has been rails
ing the house track to its proper
level the past week.
The depot is now wired for elec.
trio lights and the fixtures are nice
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-25

An Epworth league social and bus
mess meeting was held on Wednesday
evening at the home of ]. l.. Brown
ing. Committees were selected for
the various departments, and Mis-
sion Study class was organized. A
good social time was had afterwards
and light refreshments were served.