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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-07-08
MORE HITCH
RACK TROUBLE
The County Officials and Gin
tons City Dads Mix-Arrests
Follow.

An ugly mess has resulted in Gin
ton, says the Clinton Daily Democrat,
from the hasty action of the city au-
thorities in tearing out the hitching
racks about the public square. The
racks were torn out last week and
farmers coming to town Saturday
were compelled to hunt out-of-the-
way places to hitch their teams. The
county court met and ordered the
racks put back upon the county court
house land. The city authorities Or
dered a fence erected to keep teams
from being hitched to the new racks.
The county dug up an old grant of
thirty feet to the city from the county
square given for street purposes and
ordered the sheriff to arrest all erect
ing distractions upon this strip. Sher-
if King promptly arrested all those
who were erecting the city fence.
And still the trouble grows. Citizens
of Clinton are trying to arrange mat
tiers for the erection of convenient
hitch yard fitted with racks, water
and electric lights. The Democrat,
speaking for the people of Clinton,
denounces the hasty action of the city
authorities in tearing out the racks.
The force of men who put the posts
and wire up to keep the hitchracks
from being used, on. Wednesday
morning were set to work taking
them down.
While the racks have been restored
the movement for an outside free
hitch rack will not be allowed to
lapse but from the present outlook
such will be provided in addition to
the ones around the square.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-24
UNIFORM PURE
FOOD Law WANTED
This is the Slogan Which
Marked Last Nights Pre- 1
iminary of Convention. j {

Denver. Aug. 24-"Give US an uni
form pure food law which may be
accepted or rejected by the individual
states, each according to its needs.
A national law should attempt no
more than the regulation of inter.
state commerce."
This was the slogan set last night
for the opening today of the thirteenth
annual convention of the Association
of State and National Food and Dairy
Departments. That the convention
will take definite action for submitting
to state legislatures model food
bilr' was expressed after prelimin-
ary meeting last night of special
committee, headed by DIR. e. F., Ladd.
state food commissioner Of North Da-
kota and author of the Ladd model
food law.
1t is the plan to forward the drafted
bill. after its approval by the conven-
tion, to the various states.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson,
who is here, as he says, as a ''specta-
tor" is expected to use his influence
for the mort stringent enforcement
OF the federal law as opposed to model
state laws" Secretary Wilson Il
not present as delegate and it is not
known whether he will speak. DR..
H. w. Wiley, chief chemist of the de-
partment Of agriculture, will conflns
his remarks to "the chemistry N
bleached -four"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-24
TROOPERS ARE
NOW MASTERS
Situation Has Become One of
Threatened Starvation to
the Strikers.

Pittsburg, ug. M.-WIth the armed
guards at the Pressed Steel Car COM
Dany's plant augmented by the ar
rival Of the Pennsylvania state con-
stabulary from Wyoming, Penn. and
the attention Of strikers and sympa-
thizers occupied in making prepara-
tions for the burying Of their COM
radee killed In Saturday nights riot,
the condition at MsKee'e Rocks this
afternoon was quiet. The troopers
are now In possession Of every part of
the strike situation.
Three columns of smoke foated
lazily from the. chimneys of the Press
ed Steel Car company's plant today.
These mute signals told better than
ofacial nyonounciation that the strik-
ing employees Of the Car plant had yet
to wait long to win their fight against
the car company officials for the
plant was still in operation despite
the wild efforts of infuriated mobs to
scare OF the imported wofkingmen
during the past twenty-four hours.
Today the striking men realized
for the first time that their Jobs were
no, more, that the company could do
without them and that they no longer
were wanted within the big gates Of
the car plant. The women and chill
Idren Of the strikers grasped the cit
uation as soon as the men and the
Idea Of starvation and eviction with
winter coming on caused waals OF
anguish in many strikers cottage.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-24
MEXICAN TALK
BECOMES FAKE
No Attempt to Arrest General
Reyea by the Federal
Government.

Laredo, Tex. Aug. 24.-From re-
liable source in Monterey. it is denied
that there has been any concentrated
movement Of federal troops, looking
to the arrest of General Bernardo
Reyes governor of Nueve Leon. 1t
is also stated that General Reyes is
still visiting in the neighborhood~ of
Geleana and that no endeavor on the
part of the federal authorities has
been made in any way concerning
Reyes.
1t can be stated with certainty that
recently there has been a movement
from Saltillo. Monterey or Monte
morelas or in the vicinity of Galeana.
The two former mentioned cities are
on the line of the National railways of
Mexico. Montemorelas is on the old
Monterey and Mexican gulf railroad,
line running from Monterey to Tam
pico No troops have traversed eth
er of these lines today.
The source from which this infor-
nation is CLEANED ridicules the story
to the effect that federal troops are
endeavoring to bring about the arrest
or General Reyes and points out that
such action would only result in a
state of affairs that has thus far been
avoided.
General Reyes is quietly visiting in
the vicinity OF Galeana and is taking
no active part in the political efforts
of the Reyestas to bring about his
candidacy for the office of vice presi-
dent
So popular is the general with his
party that it is feared that any effort
on the part Of the fedarel government
to place him under arrest would in
cite his Jealous partisans to such an
extent that riot and bloodshed in
evitably would result
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-24
JEROME WILL RUN.
Will Be an Independent Candidate for
District Attorney Again.

New York, Aug. 24.-District Attor-
ney William Traverse Jerome an
nounced last night that he will be a
candidate for reelection this fall, rum
ming independently. In brief state
ment issued last night, he said:
II have been considering whether
l should seek reflection. feel that
1should be guided not by my person
al interests but by the consideration
of whether majority of the elect
ors desire that should serve them
IN this position. But as know of no
way in which l can ascertain this ex-
cept by Offering myself as a candidate,
l have decided to seek again nomin-
alton by petition"
Friends of Mr.. Jerome will at once
start the petition for placing his name
on the official ballot. Two Thousand
signatures are required by law.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-24
PROCLAMATION
ON LAND ISSUED
President Signs Standing Rock
and Cheyenne Reservation
Opening Orders.

Washington, Aug. 24.-One and a
half million acres OF land on the Chey-
enne river. 8. D.. and Standing Rock,
N. D. Indian reservations will become
subject to entry under proclamation
signed by President Taft and an
nounced Monday by Acting Commis-
'sioner Proudf1t.
The lands to be opened are in the
north central part of the state of
South Dakota and the south central
part of the state of North Dakota,
west Of the Missouri river, and are
bounded on the north by the Cannon
Ball river. on the west by the one
hundred and second degree west lon
gitude. The Missouri river forms a
part OF the eastern boundary.
The tract is about ninety miles long
and varies i'm width from east to west
from 30 to 81 miles. and lies from
80 to 10 miles west of Aberdene. s. D..
About 2,019,880 ceres are in South
Dakota, and about 217,38O acres in
North Dakota, making a total of ap-
proximately 2,237, ,049 acres.
OF this area about 124,314 acres are
embraced in sections 16 and SO, which
have been granted to the states for
school purposes. About 100000 acres
have been allotted to the Indians and
other portions have been withdrawn
under special provisions of the act
These lands will be disposed of un-
der the so-called lottery plan. Regis
tration points are Aberdeen, Pierre,
Lemmon and Mobridge in South Da-
kota, and Bismarck in North Dakota.
The drawing will be held at Aber-
deem. s. D., beginning October %. The
persons to whom numbers are as
signed may make selection and entry
for the lands in the order of their
numbers, beginning April 1. 1910.
Blank forms of power of attorney
for use of soldiers in appointing their
agents to register for them and litera-
ture giving full information. in refer
ence to the opening Of these lands can
be obtained by writing James w. Wit
ten, superintendent of the opening, at
Washington, D. c., before September
25, and after that date at Aberdeen,
8. D.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-24
TRAIL COUNTY SWEPT BY CYCLONE
IN WHICH THREE PEOPLE ARE INJURED
Both Telegraph and Telephone Communication With the
Stricken Territory Cut Off Many Barns Wrecked and
Much Other Damage Was Done

A storm that attained cyclonic pro-
portions struck Trail county Mon
day night at 1880 o'clock and
though telephone and telegraphic
communication with the stricken dis
trict has been practically cut OF dur
ing the entire day. enough informa-
ton has been secured to show that
the damage done will amount we'll up
into the thousands of dollars. No
fatalities have been learned of but
near Catalonia, N. D.. one family had
terrible experience when there
home was entirely demolished in the
middle of the night, injuring three
members of the household and bruis-
Ing three others.
The path of the storm through
Traill county extends from a point
Just northwest of Cummings to tho
Red river southeast of Catalonia
From there it crossed to the Mime
sofa side of the Red river valley
where considerable damage was also
done. telephone and telegraph wires
on that side of the valley also being
down.
The terrific force of the storm de-
stroyed large number of barns as
we'll as other small farm buildings in
its path. At Cummings it demolish-
ed large grain warehouse, whilo
telephone and telegraph poles were
blown down.
Family's Terrifying Experience.
The experience of tho Peter Foats
family, residing twelve miles due
east Of Hillsboro. near Catalonia, was
terrifying to say the least. AS tho
storm arose the family made efforts
to reach the cellar but just before
they were able to gain that place OF
safety, the crunching of timbers
warned them that their home was on
the verge of destruction. The next
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-24
BOY MURDERER
IS ON TRIAL IN
SOUTH DAKOTA
Killed -Four People in q Most
Brutal and Diabolical
Manner.
ROBBERY WAS THE MOTIVE
BEHIND The AWFUL CRIME
State Will Fight to Secure the Death
Penalty-Accused Offered to Plead
Guilty ON Condition of Receiving q
Life Sentence, .......t.,, Il

Aberdeen, s. D. Aug. 2l-WhaS
promises to be one of the most not.
able murder trials that has ever taken
place in South Dakota is slated to be-
gin before Judge McNulty here to-
morrow. when Emil Victor, q youth
scarcely out of his teens, will be ar,
ra1gned in court to stand trial tor
the alleged murder Of four persons.
The quadruple crime, which Victor
Is said to have confessed, was com.
mitted on the night Of July ! last
The victims were John W. Christie,
his wife, his daughter Mildred and
Michael Ronayne, farm hand. The
scene Of the tragedy was tho Christie
farm, near the town Of Rudolphs Vic.
tor. the alleged murderer, was em>
ployed on neighboring farm.
Robbery is believed to have BEEN
the motive for the diabolical crime
Christie was agent for an elevator
company, driving to and from the
farm in the grain season. He was
known to have considerable money
in the house at times.
Christie was evidently the first vic.
tim OF the tragedy. He had heeu
milking a COW when the murderey
appeared from behind and felled him
with blow from hammer. Death
was probably instantaneous. Tho Ro-
nayne boy, who was working In. q
stall next to Christie. was killed by
a blow upon the skull with the
hammer, a bullet wound through the
side, and another through the arm
The shots which completed the work
OF the hammer in extinguishing the
boys life evidently attracted the at
tention of Mrs. Christie, who hurried
to the back porch to investigate. aud
met her death. Two bullets wera
fired at her, one striking her In the
abdomen, the other passing through
her heart, causing instant death.
The shots which killed the mother
aroused the daughter, who was st1Il
in bed. Springing up she hastened
to the door Of her room when the
murderer entered. He held her with
one hand and fired a bullet through
her brain with the other. The mur.
derer then ransacked every room Of
the house, hastily emptying the draw
ers upon the floor in order to examine
the contents. -Four purses wene torn
to pieces.
Within "a hours after the murdsr
young Victor was arrested at North
vile. about 20 miles from tho scene
of the tragedy. A watch belonging
to one Of the members Of the Christie
family Is said to have been found on
his person.
Victor's attorneys bent every effort
to induce the states attorney to con-
sent to life sentence in conddera-
ton OF Victor pleading guilty. When
tho offer was refused. With the state.
ment that nothing but a death sen.
tence would be satisfactory to the
state in view Of the Nervousness OF
the crime. 1t was decided to have Vic.
tor plead not guilty, and trust him
to the mercies of q Jury,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-24
NO PEACE.
Albanians Refuse to Submit to the
New Turkish Government

Berlin, Aug. PA dispatch from
Uskub, European Turkey, to the Co.
logne Gazette says that the Albanians
In the revolutionary movement
against the Turkish ministry have re-
fused to enter into negotiations look
Ing to peace. Orders, therefore, were
issued at 10 o'clock this morning for
an advance by Turkish troops from
the station at Veris3owich to clear
the adjacent country Of Albanians,
wier rapid-firers. The advance was
carried out, but the losses are un-
known. Railway traffic has been sus-
pended.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-24
WILL NOT RETIRE.
Justice Mckenna Will Not Quit the
WOOlsack ut This Time.

Washington, Aug. 24.-In the abb
sence of Justice McKenna from the
city his friends here scout the report
that he is preparing to retire from
the supreme bench. They admit that
he is not as robust in health as might
be desired, but say that his health
is no worse than it has been for some
time.
If he should retire. now, Justice Nc
Kenna would not be entitled, because
of lack of age, to the full salary Of a
justice. The salary is continued to
members of the court who have at
tatned the age of seventy years and
have served for ten years. Mr.. Nc
Kenna has served the requisite time,
but he lacks almost four years of be-
ing seventy years old.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-24
INDUSTRIAL PLAN.
Leading Educators and Manufactur.
ers Wil Consider New Plans.

New York, Aug. 24.-Leading edu-
Gators. manufacturers and others In
terested In industrial education will
be invited to appear in Washington
October % and % before commit
tee appointed by the American Feder-
alton Of Labor. The purpose of the
committee is to provide some means
by which the sons and daughters of
working men may fit themselves for
employment in mechanical and indus
trial work. The committee is COM
posed Of the following: Charles p.
Neill, United States commissioner Of
labor; Representative w. B. Wilson,
Rev. Chas. Stelle, superintendent Of
the department of labor of the Pres
byterian church; Charles H. Winslow,
former commissioner of industrial
education Massachusetts,; Mrs.
Ksf,ans1 Nsymond ss president Mdsas Of 1,,as, the
league; Jah,> sb., president
Frank Duffy. secrets. so% socs. I'd
Brotherhood of Carpe,., -
Nestor, John Golden, James IN,
Edward HITCH James Roch. high
Frayne. d. ]. Conlin, Stewart Reid
and John Mitchell, chairman.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-24

moment it was overturned and de.
molisheG.
Out in the open beneath the heavy
Delting rain, with the wind blowing a
gale, the members Of tho family sui.
fered for some time until they were
able to gain place of protection in
the granary. Mr.. Foats, himself in
ternally injured, was able to do but
little, while his wife. suffering from
a crushed shoulder, was but in little
better condition. In addition to this
one OF the children, aged 6 years, had
suffered very bad injuries while tho
other three children also sustained
bruises.
Aroused Family After Family.
Tho family finally managed to get
into the shelter offered by the gran
ary and there. cold and wet. they
were discovered at about o'clock
by a neighbor named Swalstad who
had thought that they might have SUI
fered from the storm, Swalstad then
made seven mile trip to find tele-
phone that was In working order,
arousing household after household
before he was able to get connec-
ton with Hillsboro and call DR.. e.
G. Haagepsen, whom he secured at
about 8 o'clock this morning. DR..
Haagensen arrived on the scene at
about 4:30 o'clock and gave the in
jured ones every attention possible
They will all recover. The Foats
family are strangers in that section.
having arrived only last spring.
Damage Near Cummings.
Near Cummings the storm seems to
have reached it's heighth and for e
distance of two miles north of the
city every telegraph pole with the ex-
ception of three or four was taken
down. A number Of telephone poles
were also taken GoS7,,n but the Tri-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-24

State company was able to resume its
service this morning, the Northwest
ern lines having gone down before
the fury Of the storm.
In the village of Cummings a large
warehouse addition to the Peavy ele-
vator was blown over by tho wind
and badly smashed. On tho E. z.
Carver farm two large barns wers
unroofed while on the T. L. Rohman
farm new barn structure was de.
molished. The loss in both instances
is quite heavy. The Hinterberger
store in Cummings suffered the loss
of number Of shingles while several
windows were also blown in, dam.
aging the stock to some extent.
Under Slow Orders.
The Oriental Limited on the Great
Northern was given slow orders out
of Grand Forks last night as when
the storm took down the telegraph
poles, all communication with the line
south Of Buxton was cut off, so that
the train was obliged to proceed very
carefully. Two miles north of Cum
mings the first damage was found
when telegraph poles were discovered
lying every which way. Several of the
poles had been thrown across the
track and held the train up from
some little time before the right of
way could be cleared.
Condition is General.
The storm last night was general,
extending over the entire valley. Near
kempton barn on the e. w. Aldrich
farm was struck by lightning and de-
stroyed. In Larimore the Tewald
johnson residence was hit by bolt
but the damage was very slight.
Telegraphic service out of Grand
Forks toby is completely disrupted
there being connections with
points east or south.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-24
STEAM AND AIR.
Hudson Fulton Celebration Will See
Navigation of the Air.

New York. Aug. 24.-James Beck,
chairman of the aeronautics commit
tee of the Hudson-Fulton celebration
commission, announced today that he
had received the contracts signed by
Wilbur Wright to give a series Of
flights with his aeroplane during the
celebration. A complete circuit of
New York by the Hudson river, New
York bay. East river and the Harlem
river is within the possibilities of the
flights which Wright and also Glen
H. Curtiss are expected to make, Mr..
Beck said.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-24
PIONEERS N
RA|LROAD|NG
James J. Hill and Lord strath-
coma Will Meet in Winnipeg
Tomorrow.

Winnipeg. Aug. PA meeting
which has more than the personal
element in it will occur in this city
tomorrow when James J. Hill, meets
LORD Strathcona. 1t will be a meet
ing OF the two pioneer railroad build
ers OF the west and of two men who
nave done more to build new empire
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-24
FIRES
N WASHINGTON
A Million and a Half Feet of
Timber Will Be De-
stroyed.

Spokane, Wash, ug. 24.-The fires
fires near Lower Pen d'Oreille river
are spreading to the Idaho side to-
ward Priest Lake, covering large
territory and doing immense damage.
The timber of the Fidelity Lumber
company of Newport and the Pan
handle Lumber company of Spirit
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-24
DISASTROUS FIRE.

Thousand Families Left Homeless by
COnflagratiOn.
krementchug, Russia, Aug. ga
thousand families in this district have
been rendered homeless by fire that
started yesterday in a local lumber
mill and ragged throughout the night
A large section of the dwellings of
Krementchug were destroyed.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-24
Damage Near Cummings.

of wealth out of the desert than the
armies and navies of two worlds. 1t
was Lord Strathcona's money coupled
with j. j. Hills good sense that en-
abled the Great Northern to reach
across continent and to become the
carrier OF the crops of the northwest.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-24
Ike is suffering the greatest dam

Lake Is suffering the greatest dam
age.
The fire started in the vicinity of
Ruby and Blue Slide. Hundreds of
men are fighting the flames but are
making little headway.
Supervisor Weigle of the Coeur
d'Alene forest service estimates that
1,500.00O feet of timber will be de-
strOyed.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-24

> o - . ,
THE WEATHER
. North ,Dakota-GeneraIly fair
= tonight and Wednesday. Cooler
tonight In east portion.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-15

require ! largo tonnage. with the or
der books nicely covered for nearly
six months to como there are no reas.
ons tor making any cut In the quota
tions TO Induce business and 90 there
10 no such move under consideration.
GEORGE @. Crawford. president OF the
Tennessee Coal. Iron 4 Railroad Com.
pany. has gone to New York ana
Pittshurg, TO attend a meeting OF
presldsnts Of spbsidiary companies OF
the United States Steel Corporation. IL
has become 20 common now that every
time MT Crawford goes East some in-
teresting announcement follows as to
the location o. . new Industry OF that
some Of the present works are TO De
enlarged that there is already talk
now Of great announcements to come
out in the next week or two
Mr. Crawford 10 An admtrer OF the
South and while ne Gays he has nad
. great task here. he has been making
some wonderful strides with the Ten
nessee company and further big re-
suits are looked for. Since his com
ing here there has been steel bousnt IN
Birmingham under the Pittsourg de-
livery price. that 10 the fotmer prices
for steel plates and bars have been
shaded some by q Birmingham price
though no basine point has been estan-
ltshed outright.