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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-19
PRESBYTERIAN CONCERT
WAS A GREAT SUCCESS

With the best talent of the city
taking active part in a concert which
proved to be both a musical as well
as financial success, the First Presby-
terrain church was filled to the doors
last night by those who attended the
benefit concert given under the aus
pices of the Pilgrims and Brother
hood of that church.
The program was good. The
opening number was we'll receiv-
ed Among the numbers worthy
of special mention were: Solo-"Pop-
pies,' by Mrs. c. P. Cannon: selec-
tion-"Sweet and Low by the Pres
byterian quartet choir; a series of
solos by Mrs Ida Avery; series of
which were especially applauded;
a solo 'Berdemeer's Stream by
Guy Allen Turner; a couplet
of solos by Mrs. R. c. Brooks;
a. duet-'Io Tamo' by Miss Nina
Markley and Prof. A. c. Jackson. This
was one of the very best selection Civ
en-. The male QUARTET of Whitman
college was the only number to which
the audience simply demanded an en-
core. ALI in all the program was COM
posed of the best talent in the city and
those who missed the concert missed a
musical treat The ladies' glee club
of Whitman college closed the even
ing's entertainment with a very fitting
climax in a selection of two parts from
Metra and Mendlessohn.
Miss Claire De Spain, Miss Gene
Branscomlbe and Mrs. Edgar Fischer
acted as accompanies.
The money taken in as a result of
the sale Of tickets amounted to S22S.50.
The expenses amounted to SO, leaving
balance for the assistance of the
library of $219.50
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-19
Back to "Has Beens."

LOS ANGELES, March 19-When
tonight's fight between Jim Flynn and
Billy Papke is over, there probably
will be another seat in the HAS Been
club occupied. Papke hopes to beat
Flynn and regain his position as con-
tender for the middleweight honors.
Flynn has been defeated so often it
has become habit with him. Papke
has lost favor with the fans on ac-
count of his poor showing against
Ketchell and Kelly. There is little
betting, with odds to 1, and Papke
on the long end.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-19
JEFF. WILL FIGHT
JOHNSON NEXT FAIL

+ NEW YORK, March 19.-That {
+ Jeffries is preparing TO announce I
i the terms upon which ne will fight +
+ Johnson is the statement made to- +
+ day by one of Jeffries' friends. 1t +
+ is reported that Jeffries will de- +
= mand the purse to be split rs per i
= cent for the winner and 25 per +
4 cent to the loser. The fight must +
+ occur on American soil and not 1
+ before November. +
= = = E = = = I. !. = i. = > = = !. I.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-19
Fire Follows Explosion.

TACOMA, March 19.-Fire early this
morning followed a mysterious explo-
sion wrecking the glass front of the
store and destroying the stock of the
Robinson Clothing company. The
guests of the lockwood hotel, over the
store, were driven to the streets in
their night clothes, after being aroused
by messengers. The building was
slightly damaged.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-19
Bucket Shop Broker Absconds.

d. Brown, a broker, has been missing
since Monday and a felony warrant
for his arrest is in the hands of Los
Angeles detectives. Browns liabilities
are said to amount to nearHy 100000,
with his assets but small proportion
of that sum. Since his disappearance
the brokers' magnificent suite Of Of
fees have been crowded with creditors,
many Of whom stated that their entire
savings were in Browns hands. Sever
al of them lost upwards Of $4,000 each
it is stated. Among the credito rs of
Brown were scores of Japanese. Brown
operated principally in connection with
bucket ShOn
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-19
SON FINDS FATHER
AFTER A SEPARATION
OF TWENTY YEARS

SILVERTON Ore, March 19-After
having searched for more than 20 years
F. J. Harris, of Osakis, Mimi, located
his father on farm near this city yes
terday, where the latter had been sup
ported by the county for the past two
years. Harris left his family % years
ago, after a quarrel, and had not been
heard from until few days ago. when
his whereabouts became known to the
SON. after he had advertised extensively
In different parts of the United States.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-19
HOUSE CONSIDERS BILL
IN COMMITTEE OF WHOLE

WASHINGTON, March 19-Repre-
sentative Payne at 1890 this after
noon moved that the house go into a
committee of the whole to consider the
tariff bill. The motion was adopted.
Olmstead Of Pennsylvania, was called
to the chair and the clerk began the
four hour job of reading the bill.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-19
OREGONIANS WANT
FULTON FOR JUDGE
Telegram Sent President Taft by 20
Members Of State Senate Asking
for His Appointment

WASHINGTON, March 10 Taft
today received messages from 20 mem
bers of the Oregon senate asking him
to appoint former Senator Fulton to
the federal judgship of Oregon. Full
ton insists there is no opposition to
his appointment He says lie has a
telegram from Speaker Macarthur, of
the Oregon house announcing that four
out of five members of the assembly
committee, which considered the reso-
luton to endorse him, favors his ap-
pointment
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-19
Piums for Chamberlain.

WASHINGTON, March 19.-Sena-'
sor Chamberlain has been appointed
to the military affairs, the Indian af-
fairs and the irrigation committees
The assignment was made by the COM
mittee on committees of the democrats
which assigns the democratic mem
bership. With memberships that are to
be given Bourne, Oregon will be as
well represented on the committees as
any other state.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-19

in order to establish the cause of
death. Since that time he Aas been
held in Jail, despite efforts made by
friends to effect his earlier release.
Finally after making a complete in
vestigation, the Mexican authorities
became convinced Morse had acted in
self defense, and his release followed.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-19
SHOWERS.
WEATHER FORECAST.

ers tonight and Saturday.
Washington: Showers tonight and
Saturday.
Weather Conditions.
Light rain fell during the past "a
hours in western Washington at
tending a barometric depression now
passing eastward through the western
Canadian provinces. The area of high
pressure yesterday over the Pacific
northwest is now central over the Da-
ko.as. Low pressure areas have ad-
vanced eastward to Texas and the
lake region respectively. The depres-
sion over the latter district has caused
rain over the middle west and con-
siderable rise in temperature east of
the Mississippi. II is warmer this
morning in the North Pacific states
and cooler in the DakOtas and WyOm-
ing. The indications point to light
showers in this vicinity tonight and
Saturday.
JOHN GROVER Observer
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-19
Phone SO.
Kindoren-Leander.

Miss GusSie Leander of ST
Paul, arrived in the city yes
terday to meet and marry he1
old time sweetheart, Mr.. Adolph Kind
gren Of Prescott The wedding was
sOlemnized this morning at $3.50 in the
Walla Walla hotel DarlOrs. the Rev.
S. G.. Fisher of Central Christian
church officiating.
Mr. and Mrs. Kindgren will make
their home on Mr.. kindgren's beauti-
full farm near Prescott.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-19
Picks Nice Plum.

WASHINGTON, March 19.-It was
officially announced today that Charles
ID. Norton, of Chicago, will succeed
Louis A. Coolidge of Massachusetts, as
assistant secretary of the treasury.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-19
FRANCE FACES
BAD SITUATION
STRIKE MAY SPREAD THROUGH
NATION TYING UP CON-
MERGE AND TRAFFIC.
Railroad Employees and Electrician
Are Threatening to Walk Out
In Sympathy

PARIS, March 19.-France is to-
night face to face with strike that
has tied up the entire postal service
and blocked the railroad traffic. Elec-
tricians and railroad employees are
threatening to walk out in sympathy
with the te,egraphers and postal en-
ployes. 1t is estimated the strike is
costing the government $4,000
day
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-19

school late one morning. His teacher.
guessing the reason, inquired about the
fathers condition He died last night
sobbed the boy oh, I'm so sorry re-
piled the teacher. What were his last
words?' He didn't have none,' the boy
responded, Ma was there all the
time.'"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-19
State Lands in Demand,

OLYMPIA, March Estate lands
and timber sold in the several coun-
ties of the state the first Saturday
of the month brought an aggregate of
$317, 521.75. Of this total $12S,726 came
from the sale of timber lands in King,
Cowlitz, Kittitas, Lewis, Pacific, Ska
git, Snohomish, Thurston and What
com counties, all Of which was paid for
in cash.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-19
LAST GOVERNMENT BUILDING
AT SEATTLE FAIR IS STApTED

SEATTLE, March 19.-The last of
the tive government buildings at the
exposition will be finished by May /,
according to G. f. Cramer, the SUPER
vis1ng architect employed by the treas
ury department. The fisheries and
Philippine buildings are already fin
lshed. The Hawaiian and Alaska build
lngs will be ready for installing ex-
hibits within two weeks.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-19
Not Guilty. Says Fowler.

James Fowler. accused of robbing
]. w. Foote while on the train from
Wallula en- route to this city, was ar
raigned for trial this morning and his
case will be tried some time next week.
Fowler pleaded mot guilty.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-19
+ = + + + j. + j. /. + 1. + e i 4.
IYNCHED BY MOB. 4.

: ELKINS, w. Va, March 10 /
! For shooting and probably I
? Wounding Chief of Police Scott !;
: White Of Whitmer, near here. Joe I
: Brown, white, was iynched to- ]
: day by mob. He was taken from 1
: the Jail. i
+ + 4. 4. + y y 4. 4. \. h \ 4. 4. 4
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-19
Taft Given Welcome.

NEW HAVEN, March 19-Taft was
cheered by thousands of Yale students
today when he arrived to attend the
meeting Of the Yale corporation. The
party was driven to the home of Pres
ident Hadley of Yale. FOR luncheon
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-19
Funeral Held This Morninq.

The funeral of Daniel Garrecht was
he ldthis morning at 10 O'Clock from
the Catholic church with interment in
the Catholic cemetery.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-19

+ CONSTANTINOPLE March Z
+ 19.-An investigation made by the I
= United Press today reveals that 1
+ Sultan Abdul Hamid is in a pre- =
= carious condition Death in the i
! near future is regarded as certain. 1
+ + + + + + + - + + + + + + +
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-19
AIki Chapter Banquet.

Alki Chapter No. %, o. E. S., met
last night in regular session and con-
ferred degrees of the order upon DR..
Bethel of Seattle, partner of Dr. S. A.
Fulton, and Mr.. and Mrs. William
Johnson A banquet followed.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-19
Visits the City.

Miss Martha Stoffer, a teacher of
the public schools. at Touchet, was in
the city today and left for her home
this afternoon
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-19
Reception for w c. 7. U

Members of the w. c. T. U. held
reception this afternoon at the home
of Mrs. M. j. Cunningham, 432 East
Alder, for the new members of the
organization. The union is rapidly
increasing in point of membership and
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-19
I'm The Social Circle
Phones Hours 9 a. m to
Hours 9 a. m. to 8 p. m.

interest manifested in the work The
home was beautiful in the simplicity
of it's decorations.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-19
Ladies of Maceabees in Drill.

Following the regular meeting and
work of the Maccabees last night at
Odd Fellows hall the Ladies of the
Maccabees surprised those present
with a delightful drill and sumptuous
banquet
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-05-13
Memorial Day Program.
City Auditor.

The following is the program as
arranged by the committees appointed
by the city council of the City OF Web
ster and by the Commercial club for the
observance of Memorial Day, on Mon
day, Nav 3lst, 1909
1000 o'clock a. m Decoration of the
graves of soldiers In city cemetery by
Grand Army and committee of cit
liens
Intermission for dinner
The services after dinner will be held
in the court house yard if the day is
pleasant. Should the weather be incle-
mert, the exercises will be held in the
circuit court room of the court house
80 o'clock p, m Opening prayer.
Music
Introduction of speaker of the day by
the mayor, Hon. j L Harris.
Address-Hon. E w Taylor, of Aber.
deem.
Music.
Reading of Lincoln's Dedicatory
Address at the National Cemetery at
Gettysburg, by Superintendent w. A.
Thompson, of Webster schools
Music
Benediction.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-05-13

William H. Taft, and the governor of
South Dakota, Robert s. Vessey, with
due respect to the orders of the Grand
Army OF the Republic, have issued
prociamations asking that the general
public also observe Monday, Nav 3lst.
1909, as Memorial Day, and that it be
so observed.
Now therefore, l, John l. garris.
mayor of the City of Webster, South
Dakota, earnestly urge upon all citizens
to comply with the orders and the
proclamations and assist in the proper
observance of the day. l request that
all business houses be closed on Monday
May 3lst, 1909, between the hours of
II o'clock, noon, and $3.50 o'clock d. m. !,
so as to permit all to attend the public
services and unite in showing the
respect and honor due the nations
departed soldiers
Dated at Webster, South Dakota, this
18th day of May, 1909
John L. Harris,
Attest: Mayor.
Albert Smith,
City Auditor.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-05-13
Mayors Proclamation.

To the Citizens of Webster:
Whereas, May S0th of each year has
been set apart and designated by act of
congress as Memorial Day. There is no
day in the category of holidays so
worthy of observance as this one set
apart as it is for busy nation to pause
for day and show by proper exercises
its appreciation and remembrance of the
deeds of heroism and sacrifice of its
defenders in time of war.
In this year, 1909, May Both falls
upon Sunday. The Grand Army of the
Republic, in whose honor and at whose
behest the day was first set apart, has
ISSUED orders to its members that the
Exercises of the day usually held upon
the 30th be held upon the 3lst of May,
the following Monday.
The president of the United States,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-05-13

and Children of Alaska" will be read
by Miss Helen Gross, of Yankton.
During high wind few days ago a
boy and match are alleged to be
responsible for starting what for some
little time threatened to be disastrous
prairie fire in the vicinity of Wessing-
ton Springs, The boy thought he
would aid his father by burning some
rubbish on farm five miles southwest
of the town. The fierce wind speedily
carried sparks to the adjacent prairie,
and within few minutes bad prairie
fire was raging which burned over two
square miles of country before it could
be extinguished.
Two land districts have made their
reports to the state auditor, showing
the amount of new land which will
come under taxation this year by final
proof. If the other districts of the state
make as good showing the indications
are that fully 1000 600 acres will be
added To the taxable area of reel estate
in the state since last year. The dis
trlcts which have reported are Cham
berlaIn and Lennon. Chamberlain
reports 1868 new quarter sections, of
which the largest number are in Lyman
county, with 1,126 Stanley has TAT,
Brule IL, Buffalo %, and 81 have come
under taxation in the Crow Greek reser.
walton through transfers of inherited
lands. The Lennon district reports
,146 new quarter sections for taxation,
of which 1851 are in Perkins county
and 81 in Harding county. The Pierre
and Rapid City districts will make good
showings, and the Aberdeen and Greg.
DRY districts will make lighter showi ngs.
Hello, George. So you are back
home again." This was the greeting
given by an official of the Sioux Falls
penitentiary to George Riley ,one of the
Manchester burglars, when himself and
two companions were taken to the PEN
itentiary to serve terms for recently
burglarizing the Maxwell q Maxwell
store at Manchester The three men.
together with another man, were cap
tured at Vienna soon after the robbery
at Manchester, and while they evidently
were attempting to make their way out
of the state. Riley's two companions
who have just been lodged in the PEN
itentiary with him are Frank Harris
and Frank Murphy. All three entered
pleas of guilty before Judge Taylor in
Kingsbury county and were sentenced
to terms of various lengths. Harris
was given twenty-six months, Riley
twenty-five months aud Murphy four.
teen months. Not until the three pris-
ouers were delivered to the penitentiary
officials was IL known that Riley was
an old offender in the criminal line.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-05-13
NEWSY STATE NOTES.

James L. Hyde, of Lincoln, Illinois,
father of Charles L. Hyde, of Pierre,
and uncle of Charles E and Fred Hyde,
of Webster, was elected city treasurer
of Lincoln on last Tuesday bv an over
whelming majority This old gentle
man is almost 81 years of age and is
without question the oldest elective
municipal officer in the world.
The insurance department has com.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-05-13
Andoyer township, appropria.

Andover township, appropria-
ton for roads and bridges. 200 90
Albert Smith, deputy clerk of courts,
$63 90, rejected
G. B. Hersey, cattle inspector, $24 20,
rejected.
q A. b. Farnham, balance rubber bands
$3.50, rejected.
Il Ga motion the following applications
for loan from the permanent school
fund were presented and approved as
& follows:
Caroline Becker. ........$ 81 900 90
y M. A. Benjamin ... 1000 90
On motion the board of county COM
missioners appointed E. Beachy as
county cattle inspector for the ensuing
year.
On motion the board instructed the
county auditor to have ashes and Gin
ders on the court house lot filled in the
old cess-pool
Petition from O. p Fjerstad for
refund of school poll 81 90 same being
paid twice was presented and on motion
granted.
Petitions from Frank Paul, Anton
Karpen, VIM. Tollefson and John II.
Moore for refund of road poll tax was
presented and on motion granted as
petitioners belong to the Webster Fire
Department.
On motion the following bills were
audited and allowed:
w. H. Goodrich, commissioners
service and mileage ....$ 6 20
M. B. Long, commissioners SER
vice and mileage 80. ... 4 80
H. G. Ratfelson, commissioners
service and mileage. ....... 6 30
@ Z. Wheeler, commissioners
service and mileage ... 40
j. S. Wyganowski, commits
sioners service and mileage. 6 so
On motion the board of county COM
missioners adjourned to meet Tuesday,
June /, 1909, at 8 a. m.
@. K. Blegen,
County Auditor, Day County
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-05-13

pleted the table of amounts which will
go to the fire compa MES of the different
towns of the state from the 81 per cent
tax on premiums received in each of the
towns from the old.line fire insurance
companies. To this later will be added
the amounts which will be received
from the mutual companies, which,
while small in most of the towns of the
state, is large item in several places.
The total amount distributed is $l6,-
492 AZ, of which Sioux Falls gets the
largest amount, with $l,92l.37, and
Deaiwood second, with 81 ,194.S9.
The state treasury Thursday made a
call for 500, 900 of outstanding general
fund warrants, calling all warrants mp
to register No. 20,255, which clears up
all such warrants up to the 9th of April
This call leaves practically 100000 of
general fund warrants ont. When the
law of last winter goes into effect, as
soon as the amount of general fund
warrants reaches $50, 900 it is the duty
of the state finance board to fund them
into lower interest time warrants, to
keep the interest charge against the
state down to the lowest possible sum.
Harry O. Hoover, a Kansas City
attorney, filed with the secretary of
state at Pierre, articles of incorporation
for the Missouri River Navigation COM
pany, with headquarters at Pierre, and
a capital stock of 100000 The incor-
porators are j b Schmeltz, John f.
Sykes and Harry @ Hoover, of Kansas
City, and Philip Lawrence, of Huron.
Other Kansas City men interested are
A. r, Grigsby and +. H. Wright. They
propose to maintain a line of freight
and passengers between Kansas City
and Pierre
John H Larkin, under sentence of
five years for forgery and other charges
pending, and Harry Voight, federal
prisoner under indictment for robbing
postoffices, escaped from the county
Jail in Sioux Falls Thursday evening
between eight and nine o'clock They
were not missed for half an hour or
mort, when Jim Torsney, of Dell
Rapids, whose sentence of three days
for furnishing liquor to an intoxicated
man expires Friday, was found bound
and gagged in the cell He refuses to
say anything about the escape of the
other prisoners.
The thirty ninth annual meeting of
the general association of Congrega-
tiopal churches of South Dakota will be
held with the Congregational church at
Sioux Falls, commencing May Is and
closing the evening of the Goth. In
connection with this gathering will also
be held the annual meeting of the
Womans Board of Missions of the
Interior, at which time addresses will
be delivered by Miss Ella M. Marsh, of
Iowa, and M. M. Haskell, of Samahov,
Bulgaria. A paper entitled "Women
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-05-13
Notice..

Subscriptions for membership in the
Day County Agricultural Fair sssocia.
ton are now due and payable. Please
send or hand your money to the secre.
tary and get receipt or b ready when
any officer Of the association calls on
you for same.
H. o. WicKre, President.
A. q. Paulsen, Secretary.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1909-09-25
BERGMAN ON TOP AGAIN.
outwits Gang of Los Angeles Black
mailers Who Have Flown.

]. S. Bergman has returned from
Los Angeles where he has been en-
gagged in routing bunch of cheap de-
tectives and profligate lawyers who
ntered into plot to not only break
up his family, but to deprive him
Of what property he possessed and to
otherwise blackmail him.
The plot was deep laid one, &C
cording to all accounts, and original
ed from certain enemies of Mr.. Berg
man, who. had his hands pretty well
tied for a time
It SENS that when Bergman re-
turned to Los Angeles last, friends
came to his assistance with the re-
suit that the detective who Matched
up the scheme has left thenrcountry
and disbarment proceedings begun in
California against the attorney who
played part in the affair
Mr.. Bergman has succeeded in get.
ting the suits dismissed which were
begun in the district court sometime.
ago and has also regained title to his
property, which includes the Lake
valley ranch in the northern part OF
Lincoln county.