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Morris tribune., 1909-07-17

Today is the first day, and opening
day of Vinje's midsummer, clearance
sale. Everything is new, neat and
snappy. A sale at Vinje's means a
sale-nO fake.
Morris tribune., 1909-07-17

Mrs. T. M. Putnam and son, OF
Darlington, N. D., are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. F. r. Putnam.
Morris tribune., 1909-07-17
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Nick Finneman on Monday, July 18th.

A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Nick Finneman on Monday, July 18th.
Get your bargains at Vinje's. Sale
now on, Prices that suit your pocket
book.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Lippert, of Alberta, on Monday,
July 18th.
Mrs. IL. B. Lund pleasantly enter
tainted number of ladies yesterday
afternoon.
Feed ground as you want it while
you wait for only 6 cents sack.
Stone & Munro.
Miss Mary Wheaton returned on
Monday from the summer school at
St. Anthony Park.
Mrs. T. M. Putnam and son, of
Darlington, N. D., are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. F. r. Putnam.
Miss Marie Yarger has as her guest
for couple of weeks, Miss Emma
Murphy, of Greene, Iowa.
Mrs. Works, formerly Miss Nellie
Kinsella, and Miss Mary Kinsella, are
visiting Mrs. Stanley Ryan.
Morris tribune., 1909-07-17

Mrs. FL. B. Lund pleasantly enter
tainted a number of ladies yesterda,
afternoon.
Morris tribune., 1909-07-17

Miss Mary Wheaton returned on
Monday from the summer school at
st. Anthony Park.
Morris tribune., 1909-07-17

Feed ground as you want it Will
you wait for only 6 cents a sack
Stone & Munro.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18

ALL chief talked with him. remember that
didn't think very much of the case at the time.
Savarin man with u.s. then, and as
signed him to the job. He four or five days
locating his man; found him at the East River
hotel where he had taken room and where he
had been staying all the time"
Trying to drink up all the whisky in New York,
wasn't he? something of that sort? ] remem-
Der the case. The natural presumption would be.
now, that he has gone off again on the same sort
of a racket Skip that other business Mac and
tell me about the present case"
"A week ago yesterday morning-Sunday-Al-
fred Bigelow drove away from his home in an au-
tomobile bound for his country place in Connect
cut. He accompanied by his valet; his chauf-
feur drove the At Stamford, the valet left
the and returned TO New York by train to exc
cute some commissions for his employer. l am
telling the story as | got it from George Bigelow,
hour ago"
eyes. l understand. Go on"
"The country place for which Alfred Btgelow
was bound is somewhere in the vicinity of New
Canaan. At Wnepauk, the chauffeur also left the
car, by the direction of his employer. He was
told to make some purchases at South Norwalk,
and to take the train from there TO New Canaan,
an hour or two later. Mr. Bgelow continued on
his way, alone in the car He has not been seen
and not blessed thing has been heard about him
since that moment-since the moment when he
parted with his chauffeur at Winepauk.'
what became of the carr"
at went with Bgelow, or he went with it; the
same thing"
do you mean that the car has not been found,
either?"
mot trace of it."
oH UH Wen; go on. Tell me all you know"
IL "That is all do know, chief The valet re-
turned to New York from Stamford, executed his
errands took train for New Canaan, arrived at
the country place i'm due time found the chauffeur
already there, and the two of them waited until
the next morning before they communicated with
George Bigelow, the brother. George Bigelow
started at once in his own car, so he tells me He
began his inquiries at Winepauk, and has made
house to house search through all that neighbor-
hood. But from the moment when the chauHeur
got down from Alfred Bigeows car, in Winepauk,
until the present time, not trace of the missing
man or of his automobile has been discovered"
"The case isn't in jurisdiction anyhow,
Mac" said the chief. "Bigelow disappeared in
Connecticut. It's matter for that new institu-
ton of theirs they call it the state police, be-
lieve However perhaps we had better take hold
of it. The may have, and probably has, re-
turned to New Yorl1-provided this is a case like
the other one"
George Bigelow offers ten thousand dollars
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18

GGTT looks to like case of jumping into
the river" said McNaughton, accepting the
cigar pronered him by the chief and light
ing II with studied care AT all events the man
has disappeared; utterly, 1T would seem His
family has been prosecuting quiet search, since
he vanished OF course nothing has been accom-
plished; nothing ever is accomplished by ones
family and by private detectives. in such case
II makes tired, chief! They wait until the
trail is cold before they apply to the police, and
then If we don't explain the mystery within few
hours they roast us-or they talk to reporters 50
that the newspapers do 1t for them; 1t Is the same
thing in the long run"
The chief grunted an acquiescence to this state
ment He did not pay very close attention TO the
"Bigelowl" he said half to himself "Alfred
Rigelow, you say, Mac? The name recalls some
thing to my mind that Is almost totally forgotten.
Several years ago wasn't It? That was a mysteri-
Gus Disappearance, also. If my memory serves me.
Sure; remember, It was when held your
position and you were my right bower. What
was that case Mac? DO you recall it?'
"Yes. 1t suggested something to me just as 1t
has done to you. 1t was this same fellow who
disappeared at that time l looked up the record,
and IL all came back to me-
The chief nodded.
81 remember. now" he said "There were two
brothers weren't there? The elder disap-
peared, and after about week, the other one
to the Bureau? Get the record book, Mac"
THAT isn't necessary, chief. | have just read
all that the record contains; precious little It
is, too Shall outline it to your?
yes"
The chief leaned back in his chair, resting one
leg across the slide of his desk; he supported his
chin the open palm of his right hand and lis
tened attentvely while McNaughton told in his
drest professional tone the contents of the record
book it referred to this particular branch of the
Bigelow family.
Henry Bigelow died, ten years ago. worth sew
eral millions He a widower with two sons,
Alfred and George. He left all his property TO
the elder one--Alfred. There three and
half years difference i'm their ages George Bige-
low was to receive an annuity of ten thousand
dollars, but the will worded in such manner
that the payment of the annuity was left almost
at he Whim IN of BigelOW
to take the will into the courts to try to break 1t,
when the whole affair settled-amicably 1T
was authoritatively announced. Three years later
Alfred Bigelow up missing; he disappeared,
and"
"He seems to be getting the disappearing habit,
Mac"
"That was seven years ago, chief He had
been gone a week when George Bigelow came to
the bureau about it. don't think you saw him at
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18


Hold on a minute, Mac. That's bit odd, isn't
it? / understood you to say that George Bigelow
inherited part Of the estate; that he possesses
only annuity of the same amount he now Of
fers in bulk; eh? Where is he to get the money
to pay if the reward is earned? Did you ask him
that question, Mac"
pay, in case the reward is earned; and of course.
If the man is dead"
George Bigeow would inherit. Sure. Savarin
had the other case, you sayY
eyes"
"send him up I'd like to talk with Bigelow. too.
Hes waiting thought you'd like to see him."
after have talked with Savarin-yes'
in, who had been waiting in the corridor.
"Tel me all you know about the first Bigelow
case" said the chief bluntly, as Savarin saluted.
ut was the first assignment ] had in this de-
partment sir" replied the detective alfred
Bigelow had been gone week when took the
case. He had descended the steps in front OF his
house, at in the evening, and disappeared. 1t
was five days before 1 found him-at the
East River hotel. There were half dozen empty
bottles in the with him. The bartender told
me he had gotten away with two cases OF the stuH
while he was there. That was going some"
How did you get trace Of the man?"
Through my talks with the brother. He told
that Alfred was a periodical, but that he us
ualy stayed at home, in his own rooms, when he
had his sprees. Used to deny himself to every
body except the servants and his brother, George
he'd get away with case or two OF booze before
he had sufficient, told. Well l took that for
a starter and went the rounds. There wasn't any
cine to work on 1 followed the case by main
strength: until l nailed him, finally. That's all
there of it, chief"
'Do the brothers resemble each other|
very much; only Alfred looks much older than
George, as | remember them. OF course he wasn't
in any condition to size him up very closely when
found him. The stuff he had drank, and all that,
had made him haggard and pale, naturally
'Do you mean that the man had kept close to
his room all that time? That he hadn't gone out
of the hotel at all?" asked the chief.
"Oh, no; he had been in and out all the time;
but never very far from the bar room when he was
out of his ROOM they thought"
"How did George Bigelow impress you-at that
timer"
81 don't remember very much about that part or
it, chief; only that he convinced-without
reason ] thought-that his brother had met with
foul play"
what reason did he assign for that belief"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-18

Following the temperance of III. III.
Harmon, who had "mysteriously" dis
appeared, a discussion of the owner
ship of the cattle which Harmon
bought but did not, it is said, pay for,
led to blows and Attorney w. E. Reath
this afternoon has a black eye and a
lacerated lip as a result of the encoun-
ter.
H. H. Harmon appeared in the city
last night, stating that he had been
away on business near Starbuck, and
that he has never had any intention of
disappearing, either mysterlously or
any other way. During his absence,
however. cattle which he had pur-
chased from John Albeit, and on which
he had made but part payment, had
been taken over by Albeit
When he found this morning that
the cattle were gone, he and his at
torney went to see Albeit and to de-
mand the return of the cattle.
"Reath came up to my rooms this
morning and began to hand me some
of his lip. He told me what | had to do
and acted in a way that no gentleman
would He went beyond reason and L
hit him." said John Albeit in speaking
of the matter.
A warrant was sworn out in justice
court charging Albeit with assault and
battery upon the person OF w. r..
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-18

concessions will be granted in order to
overcome any action taken by the
west-side knights.
1t is the plan, when all details have
been settled, to make the Pythian home
one of the finest building in the west
and If Walla Walla can overcome the
activities of the Seattle advocates. this
city will be enlarged by one of the most
beautiful and substantial structures
ever erected by fraternal organiza-
tion
Although the 1908 grand lodge set
aside 20 per cent per capita tax for
a building fund, and reached the def
mite decision that a home for the state
or washington is an imperative ne
cessity, none of the details pertaining
to the cost, plans or materials to be
used in the building have been given
serious consideration. The paramount
issue interesting local knights at this
time is the coming battle between
Walla Walla and Seattle which seems
inevitable. There is, however, a prob
ability that Spokane and one or two
other cities of the state will become
candidates for the honor
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-18
TWENTY FIVE CENTS PER MONTH.
"MYSteriOuS Disappearance"
Ends in Fist Fight TO be
Reviewed by Police Court

Keatn, Snerln tavliand served the
warrant and the case is set for 10
O'Clock tomorrow morning. In the
meantime Albeit is out on bonds.
Il was called away on a sudden busi-
ness trip said H. H. Harmon, when
asked as to his sudden disappearance.
Mr.. Harmon had evidently been
coached not to talk, for he would say
but little, answering questions unwil-
lingly. Il had either to make my train
or to lose my business engagement,
and 1 choose the former. 1t was none
of anybody's business where 1 went
and l did not intend any mystery in
my going away"
The $1O0 reward offered for the
whereabouts of Mr.. Harmon by his at
torney, w. E. Reath, has been with
drawn. AS he came back of his own
own accord, his attorney says it is
good no longer.
The disappearance of Harmon be-
came public through the announcement
of a 500 reward for information lead
ing to the mans whereabouts. The
money was deposited by Mr.. Reath with
With the advertising department OF
the morning paper, and is still in the
newspapers custody although the at
torney stated this morning that since
his client had returned of his own vo-
lition the reward would be withdrawn
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-18
Doctors Decline TO Receive
Lawyer Sent up by
Acting Health Officer

down by him in what they think an
unwarranted way and his manner has
not been courteous. they think. AS
to the exact nature of the discussion,
/ am not at liberty to make state
mentc"
There was a discussion concerning
the acting health officer last night"
said Secretary Montgomery, of the as
sOciation, but what it was l am not
at liberty, 1 think, to say. / am new
in the city and am taking no sides in
the matter
Il did not go to the meeting in per-
son last night" said the acting health
officer, "but I sent Mr. Watson, my at
torney. I was out of town and could
not be here myself, and as I had rea-
son to think that the meeting was
called on my account, / sent a repre-
sentative, who was not admitted
u For some reason I am not liked by
the physicians here I do not know
t,why unless l am enforcing the law too
strictly and it hurts. Why they eX-
cluded my representative I do not
know, although of course technically
it was because he was not a member
! of the association. think it was be-
cause the physicians do not care to
move in an open and aboveboard man
ner. l am a member of the associa-
tion and when I go will be admitted
or know why"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-18

The eStrangement between the To-
cal medical fraternity and the man
who fell heir to Health Officer A. E.
Eraden's office and automobile when
the latter was called to Tacoma to be-
come chief medical examiner of a life
insurance company, has reached an
acute stage. Last night it resulted in
the acting health officer sending an
attorney, w. w. Watson to the special
injecting of the Walla Walla Medical
Association, and in the medical aSSO
citation promptly refusing to recognize
the attorney 1t is admitted that the
acting health officer was the chief
subject of conversation at the meeting,
and it is also conclusive that the act
ing health officer knew that he was
to be discussed and for that reason
sent his attorney to hear what was
going on, but it is denied by the offic-
ers of the association today that any
definite action was taken, the intima-
tion being that a subsequent meeting
will be held.
"The acting health officer was not
the only subject of conversation at our
meeting last night" said President F..
w. Robinson, of the association, this
morning. He was freely discussed
by the physicians, but not in relation
to the health Office. We have nothing
to do with that office. 1t was more
in his conduct as physician. Several
doctors of the city have been called
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-18
MORRISON RIVER MOTOR
TO HELP IRRIGATION
With Only Eight Inches Of Stream
Passing Gates Invention Lifts
Water 80 Feet High.

PASCO. Feb. 1S.-News that j. X.
Morrison, inventor of the famous NOR
rison river motor, has at last received
a patent from the government for MS
machine reached Pasco yesterday
and is generally recognized as one of
the most important steps ever taken 10
reclaim the many thousand acres OF
desert land in the Columbia river val
lev. So sure of this invention are the
residents of Pasco and vicinity that
land owners have manifested their de-
sire to aid the inventor in his work.
That the machine has passed the expe-
rimental stage and is now complete
success was demonstrated at White
SIuffs recently when Mr.. Morrison
gave the motor a rigid test. With only
eight inches of water running through
the head gates in a slow current the
motor lifted the water 80 feet high.
other experiments were made with
equal satisfaction, to Mr.. Morrison.
It is the inventors purpose to place
a gigantic screw propeller in the CO.
lumbia. The long spiral screw, which Is
five feet in diameter, is completely en-
cased and placed in the water faclns
UPSTREAM. The screw with only FEW
inches of water running through the
gates creates enormous power.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-18
TWENTY FIVE CENTS PER MONTH.
Seattle and WdIld WdIId
Both Want pythidn Home

seattle, with her usual well-devel-
oped propensities for going after any
thing in sight worth having, has en-
tered the field as a possible candi-
GATE for as choice a place of location
Tor the proposed home for the Knights
OF Pythlas, and Walla Walla dele
gates who attend the state grand lodge
meeting to be held in Seattle the week
OF July g. will be called upon. in all
PROBABILITY, to make a strenuous fight
TO nave this city chosen. The commit
tee from Columbia lodge, appointed
several months ago, of which John M.
Hill Is chairman, has been working
silently on the question. and so far as
known, Walla Walla was the first in
the field for the honors.
At the meeting of the state grand
lodge held last May, a 20 per cent per
capita tax was set aside as a building
fund for the proposed home and i'm
mediately local Pythians got busy in
the endeavor to have the building
erected here. Just what ARRANGEMENTS
nave been made toward securing a suit
able site has not yet been made pub
lie. but it is intimated that generous
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-18
CEMENT SHOW
HAS OPENED

CHICAGO, Feb. 1S.-To boom ce-
ment as q building material, the sec
,ond annual national cement show was
opened today in the Coliseum and Will
last until next Wednesday. Exhlbl-
tors to the number of ESQ, represent
ing a capital of quarter million dol-
lars, are taking part in the show.
Among them is Thomas A. Edison, the
electrical wizard. who has invented
castings and appliances by which IT IS
possible to pour and cast a complete
residence in one day.
The lumber dealers of Illinois are
holding their annual convention mere
this week and have been invited TO
attend the cement show. The cement
men promise the lumbermen some
pointed dissertations on the destruc-
ton of timber and some appalling hS-
ures on the annual loss by fire IN the
United States 1t is estimated by the
cement experts that every week not
less than 160 homes are burned ana
that the annual cost of fires and pro-
lection approximates s500,0oOO0O
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-18
RAILWAY
COMPANY
BUILDING

EUGENE, Ore, Feb. 1S.-The Port
land, Eugene and Eastern railway
company, operating street car lines
in Albany and Eugene, which has just
commenced work on a similar system
in Salem, announced the proposed line
from Eugene up the Mckenzie valley
and the line down the Willamette val
ley from Eugene to Albany and Salem
will be built Immediately. Work on
the Eugene-Springfield line is already
resumed and is expected to be COM
pleted within 80 days. This is link
in the Eugene Mckenzie line.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-18
Conductors Can't
Decide to Strike

GALVESTON, Feb. 1S.-Conductors
Of the New Orleans to San Francisco
branch of the Southern Pacific ball
1otted until early this morning with
out deciding whether their union would
strike because the road discharged a
fellow employe
The trouble arose when q conductor
on the Ell Paso division, who served
as a member of the grievance commit
tee Of trainmen, was discharged for
after @ conference
with a Southern Pacific official. Other
affiliated railway trainmen's organiza-
tions have indicated they will join
the conductors if a strike is ordered.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-18
MdnV Teachers are Comma Here

Announcement was made this morn
ing by County Superintendent Jose
phine Preston of a partial list of the
er's association of the three counties,
Walla Walla, Columbia and Benton,
and for the Inland Empire association,
which meets at the same time. The
dates of the joint association are April
to 8; and the Inland Empire Teach
ers' association will meet on April s
and g.
Benjamin Ide Wheeler, of the Uni
versity of California, is the principal
speaker of the list. His coming is yet
doubtful, however, but it is hoped ne
will be able to come. He will be an in
struetor at both associations If ar
rangements are made to secure him.
Other speakers and instructors will
be Dr. E. T. Matnies, of Bellingham; !;
Miss Fannie Johnston, of Cheney; State
Superintendent H. B. Dewey; Princi-
pal H. c. Sampson, of Cheney; and
Principal E. ]. Klemme, of Walla Wal!a
high school.
The joint meeting of the three coun-
ties. which is held during the entire
week. will have an attendance of some
$50 or 800 teachers. There are 154
teachers in this county, 72 in Column
bia county and 81 in Benton county
Every teacher is expected to attend.
For the Inland Empire association
about 1900 teachers are expected. That
number attended the meeting last year
at Pullman and it is thought the at
tendance this year will be fully as
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-18
Senate Introduces
Local Option Bill

OLYMPIA, Feb 1S.-(SpeciaD-A
wonderful creation in the way of a To-
cal option bill making each voting pre-
cinct unit in itself, with the provision
that cities and towns be considered one
precinct and requiring a petition of
forty-five per cent of the electors to
submit the question, and at general
elections only, and providing but a
nominal penalty in a minimum fine of
$50, was carried in the senate today
and passed by a vote of % to IS. The
supporters of the bill were the same
who opposed the antf-saloon bill on
which a vote was taken yesterday,
with Rosenhaupt added to the names
as published in yesterdays Statesman.
Before the final vote was taken,
many amendments were added, several
being taken verbatim from the anti
saloon league bill but not adding to
the effectiveness of the measure There
is no hope of the house accepting the
bill passed by the senate or of the SEN
ate accepting the bill passed by the
house.
A conference committee will proba-
bly, be appointed to draft a bill as a
compromise between the two, which
The following house bills were
passed by the house today: No IS, de-
lining the term registered nurse"
No. 81, amending an act relating to the
cancellation of county warrants; No.
AZ. amending an act relative to diking
districts; No. 26, to provide all pas
senger cars with toilets, running water
and clean towels; No. Sc, relating to
the duties Of mayors in fourth class
towns; No. SO, regulating marriages
and the issuance of marriage licenses;
No. 113, (by Vollmer, Walla Walla
county, to encourage country poultry
or live stock associations and exhibits
Of same.
House bill No. 50, creating the office
of county inspector of horticulture. was
indefinitely postponed. as was house
bill No. 252. making it unlawful for
persons to trespass on the roadbed or
tracks of railroad companies.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-18

SPOKANE, Wash, Feb. 1S.-(Speclal
ndence)-Members of the
Minnesota club of Spokane, of which
A. c. Clausen, formerly of Crookston,
is president, and prominent democrats
from various parts of the Inland En-
pire, will entertain Governor John A.
Johnson. of Minnesota, at a banquet
the evening of April 16, following his
lecture in the stare armory 1t is ex-
pected to have at least 1000 at the ia
bles
The committee having charge Of ar
rangements is composed of DR.. D. c.
Newman, president of the Johnson
club; A. c. Clausen, president of the
Minnesota club; Charles Mengel, OF
the scandinavia eI3ros hesls ed ofaAmer-