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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-04-11
A MONTANA LEAGUE
FINALLY ORGANIZED

Helena, April 10.--A special to the
Independent from Livingston, Mont"
states that a Montana state baseball
league was organized at meeting
held there tonight. The four cities
which are to be represented in the
league are Anaconda, Bozeman, Bill
lings and Livingston. Frank Clinton
represented Anaconda at the meeting,
and Bozeman and Billings were rep
resented by Joe Marshall and Andy
Thorine, respectively. 1t was decided
that each city should put up a forfeit
of $500 to finish the season, which Is
to open on May 90 Three games will
be played each week for four months.
The salary limit was placed at $1,000,
exclusive of managers and umpires.
Another meeting will be held next
Thursday to elect officers and fix
schedules.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-04-11
MAKES A STATEMENT
REGARDING SENSATION

Madison, Wis, April 10.-Governor
James A. Davidson today gave his
version of the $1,000 campaign fund
sensation. which came out in the tes-
timony of Chief Game Warden j. w.
Stone before the senatorial primary
investigation committee.
The governor denied having knowl-
edge as to where the 1920 came from
and said the members OF the COM
mittee knew more about the affair
than he did.
'"The money is in my hands. II
that money has been collected from
the wardens 1 am ready aud anxious
that every dollar Of 1t should be re-
stored 10 them" said the governor.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-04-11

months. He declared he would not
bulge and that it would be necessary
to take him on board the steamer on
a stretcher. This the commissary Of
police, who finally entered Castro's
room, with an escort Of gendarmes,
prepared to do, but Castro's lawyer
took steps to find the chief justice
and at the very last moment the
governor and public prosecutor decided
to have another medical examination
made
Accordingly, a special commission
composed of Drs. Bouvier, Costet and
Darbe proceeded with the examination
in order to establish definitely if Cas-
tro's health We're such that he could
make the voyage. The consultation
of the physicians lasted more than
half an hour and they agreed that
the life of the ex-presdent would not
be endangered by his removal to the
steamer and the return voyage across
the ocean,
Quite Healthy.
Professor Ricci, however, who was a
passenger with Castro on the Guade-
lope, on the trip from Bordeaux to
this port, was the original authority
for the statement that during the
voyage the wound resulting from the
operation on Castro in Germany had
shown signs of suppuration, but the
final examination of the physicians
this evening seemed to indicate that
the former president is in quite as
healthy condition as when he left
France March 26.
At half past O'Clock a force of gem
darmes went to Castro's room and he
was placed on a mattress, he refusing
to put on his clothes, and was carried
to the steamer, a distance of more
than mile. A large number of the
population had assembled by this time
and great deal of sympathy was ex-
pressed for the former president. The
| latter complained of great suffering
! and every movement of the stretcher
seemed to give him further pain. He
has prepared protest which will be
| sent to the French government tomor-
| row.
The Versailles left here at o'clock
and measures have been taken to keep
| a careful watch on Castro during the
voyage.
The colonial government intends TO
put down any sympathetic demonstra-
tion that may be made on shore. Cas-
tro's brother will remain here fCr the
present, but it is thought he will join
Sonora Castro at La Guayra If 'he is
| permitted to land at that port.
| The United States cruiser North
Carolina arrived here at o'clock this
afternoon and is still in the road
stead.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-04-11
PRIVATE DETECTIVES
GUARD YERKES HOUSE

New York. April 10.-Private de-
tectives remain IN guard today in the
Yerkes mansion at Fifth avenue and
sixty eighth street. They moved
about at will through the ground
floor of the house, while in one of
the upper rooms, according to the at
torneys and physicians of Mrs. Charles
T. Yerkes, the widow lay seriously i'll,
unconscious that her home had been
invaded by agents of creditors of the
estate apparently bent upon her evic-
ton
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-04-11
BIC FREIGHT ENGINE
ROLLS DOWN GRADE

Buena Vista, Colo, April 10.-While
an eastbound freight train on the
Colorado Midland was ploWing
through the snowdrifts a half mile
east of Alpine pass this afternoon, the
leader of the five engines jumped the
track and plunged down 15o-foot
embankment. The engineer and fire.
man jumped, but George Grey of Den
yer, a travelling engineer, was thrown
against the side of the cab and
knocked unconscious. He will recover.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-04-11
NORTHERN PACIFIC
FAST EXPRESS
WRECKED

Special to The Daily Missoulian.
Spokane, April 1.-Two persons
are known to be dead, another is
missing and an unknown number
are injured as the result of
wreck last night at Bristol, Wash.
in which the engine, baggage car
and six coaches of Northern Pacific
passenger No. 16 jumped the track
and rolled into Green river
The engineer and fireman were
killed and the baggagemaster is re-
ported missing. How many of the
passengers were injured or who
they are could not be learned up to
an early hour this morning, owing
to the isolation of the scene of the
accident.
What caused the wreck is
mystery, but from facts that can
be ascertained every car on the
train with the exception of the
Pullman left the track and are
said to have rolled down the en-
bankment into the river. Lack of tel
ephone communication makes 1t
impossible to secure details of the
accident tonight, and whether or
not the injured passengers are
badly hurt remains TO be ascer-
tanned. A Wrecking crew and
physicians have been rushed to the
scene from Ellensburg and Gle
Elum. Passenger traffic is com
pletely tied up.
No. 16 is the overland express
from Tacoma and Seattle to Bill
lings, Mont, and was due in Mis-
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-04-11
KILLED IN COLLISION.

Los Angeles, Cal, April 10.-W. L.
Hardison, a prominent oil man, was
killed at Roscoe today in a collision
between an automobile and South
ern Pacific train, according to a tele-
phone message. There is a reason to
believe that the victim was the for
mer owner of the Los Angeles Herald
and at one time one of the wealthiest
and most influential citizens of this
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-04-11
CONTRACT is AWARDED.

Helena, April 10-A special to the
Record from Livingston says that the
for the construction of the
Shields River line of the Northern
Pacific has been let to Foley Bros. of
st. Paul. More than 200 teams VIII
be at work within 10 days. The line
will extend north from Livingston
along the rich Shields river agricul-
tural valley to Harlowtown, on the
Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-04-11
SAYS IT'S SUICIDE.

McRae, Ga, April 10.-The mayor of
this village declared tonight that Pope
S. Hill, the Macon attorney found dead
in an office here last Monday, was
not murdered. but committed suicide.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-04-11
TO ANNOUNCE BOND ISSUE.

Pittshurg, April lot is reported
that the Republic Iron & Steel COM
pany will shortly announce a bond
issue of s1o,000,O0O, a large percent
age Of which will be used for i'm
movements.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-04-11
DE WOLF is ACQUITTED.

Helena, April 10.-Percy DeWolf,
tried in the federal court on the
charge of stealing calves from Flat
head Indians, was acquitted by jury
in the federal court today. The jury
was out "a hours.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-04-11
FRAUD INDICTMENTS AGAINST
GOVERNOR HASKELL AND
OTHERS ARE KILLED.
DECISION is RENDERED
informations Against Prominent Ok
Returned by a Grand Jury Properly
Organized Under Old Law.

Tulsa, okla, April 1o.-Governor
Charles y. Haskell, Oklahoma's first
chief executive, and the six other
prominent Oklahomans indicted by the
federal grand jury, charged with fraud
in Muskogee town lots, will not stand
trial. The motion of the defendants
to quash the indictments was upheld
here today by Judge John A Marshall
of Utah in the United States circuit
court.
The court in its decision, which was
very lengthy, quashed the indictments
on the ground that they were re
turned by a grand jury composed of
% men under the federal law, instead
OF a jury of l6, as provided for by
the Arkansas law, which was held to
be in force in old Indian territory by
federal enactment at the time the al
legged frauds were committed.
Attorneys for the accused state that
the statute OF limitations will inter-
vene to prevent new indictments be-
ing returned. 1t is stated that the
last overt act charged against the de-
PENDANTS was committed in April,
1896, and that the statute of limita-
tions in cases of this nature runs for
but three years.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-04-11

The aggregate wealth of the seven
men named in the indictment is said
to be over two millions. The indict-
ments against them numbered 13, and
they were returned at Muskogee after
a lengthy grand jury investigation
conducted by Sylvester Rush of
omaha, witnesses being brought to
the state from Ohio Michigan and
other eastern states. The indictments
charged alleged conspiracy to defraud
the federal government and the Creek
Indian nation in connection with the
scheduling of Muskogee town lots in
1902 Following the returning of the
indictments all of the men involved
promptly gave bonds and were re-
leased
Governor Haskell, with a party of
state officials and friends, went to
Muskogee from the capital at Guth
rie on a special train His trip de-
veloped into a demonstration of an
unusual character, and when the train
arrived at Muskogee he was met by
bands and cheering thousands. The
governor, responding to wild clam
ors for a speech, declared he had been
attacked maliciously and prosecuted.
and that time would vindicate him
Several hundred prominent men from
all parts of the state had previous
to his arrival in Muskogee voluntarily
signed his bond
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-04-11
Makes Him Obstinate.

Il am one of the men who sincerely
hope that the president of the United
States will distinguish himself in his
great office. He hopes his admins
tration will be an unmixed blessing
to all the people, but l do not hesitate
to say that no man ever had less
desirable preparation for it than the
present occupant of that high office.
He went from the bench where the
tendency is toward a certain kind of
tyranny. There is scarcely a federal
Judge in the United States of 20 years
service who has not become arbitrary,
irritable and sometimes tyrannical. ]
do not mean that his experience would
rrupt him in the sense that it
teaches him to oppose his will agains!
all obstacles"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-04-11
Misconduct Charged.

Today's decision follows the filing
at MuskOgee on March IA of motion
to quash all the indictments The pc
tition was sensational in character,
alleging misconduct on the part of
Sylvester Rush of Omaha. 1t al
legged that the government secret
service operatives gave hearsay tes-
timony before the grand jury; that
important testimony was suppressed;
that the government denied the jur-
ors' request for certain testimony, and
that witnesses were coerced, being
told by Attorney Rush that indict-
ments should be returned for the rea-
son that the government wanted II
done. Mr.. Rush appeared personally
at Tulsa in the present hearing and
denied these allegations. Today Mr.
Rush declared that Judge Marshalfs
opinion overturning the indictments
was purely a decision on a technical
point and that it did not affect the
standing of the governments allega-
tions These charges, he declared,
would be pushed unrelentingly and
without delay.
It is stated tonight that all town
lot fraud proceedings will undoubted-
ly be dropped by the government.
Aside from the town lot cases IS per-
sons indicted for various offenses un-
der similar circumstances viii go free
under today's ruling.
Government attorneys hold that un-
der today's ruling not single convic-
ton can be secured for crime COM
mitted prior to statehood, when the
Indictment was not returned before
statehood.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-04-11
TEXAS STATESMAN TAKES FLING
AT PRESIDENT IN SPEECH
ON CENSUS BILL.
MEASURE PASSES SENATE
tive Manifests Spirit to Dictate to
or Coerce Congress He Will Find
His Position Rather Warm During
the Next Four Years.

Washington, April l0.-The bin to
provide for the taking of the next
census was passed by the senate to-
day in a form which, it is understood,
will meet the views of the president
regarding appointments for census
work under regulations by the civil
service commission. Efforts by some
senator's to allow these appointments
to be made upon recommendation of
senators and representatives without
examination, received slight support
Asserting that he had heard it re-
ported that President Taft would veto
the pending census bill if it did not
provide for placing the appointments
of census employees under the civil
service commission, Senator Bailey in
a speech on the bill today declared
that if the president had thus early
ia his administration undertaken to
coerce congress, he would find that
the experience of the last seven years
was a holiday with what the next
four years would be-
Senator Lodge made a spirited reply
to the Texas senator.
Among other things Mr.. Bailey said
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-04-11

No. 16 is the overland express
from Tacoma and Seattle to Bill
lings, Mont, and was due in Mis-
soula tonight.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-04-11
YOU DON'T

Make any mistake IL you use
a class ad.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-04-11
THE WEATHER

Today-Partly cloudy. :.
Tomorrow-Cloudy.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-03-02
Weather-Fair Tuesday and Wednesday.
If you want wood, Phone 191.

If you want wood, Phone 191.
 Chas. F. Bemis is in TeXarkana today on business.
 We regret to report that J. w. Franks is on the sick list.
 Jno. M. Haltomn left this morn ing for a trip over the Camden Branch.
 Quite a number of our people are out today trying for the "croppies."
 The water wagon was doing time" today for the first time this year.
 Mrs. City, of Ozan, Ark, is visiting in the city, the guest of her son. D M. City
 Mrs Evered who has had pos ition in the telephone office here for two years has resignQl.
 Good black land farm for rent, adJolnS town. Good improve ments. G. F. Cress.
 Mrs. W. B. White, of TeXarkana is visiting in the city, the guest Of her daughter Mrs. F. ]. John son.
 Misses Hazel and Mildred Scott after spending a few days here with relatives and friends, re- turned yesterday afternoon to their home in Little Rock.
 M. M. Mosely of Gurdon, was in Prescott this morning. Mir. Nose ly is a mill man and has been working at the mill which sus- pended operation at Gurdon, and he will probably secure work here and move his family to this place soon.
 Mrs. Duly Gorham, who has been spending some time visit ing in Oklahoma, came in last ev- evening. She spent last night in the city as the guest of the fam fly of Col. C. c. Hamby return ing to her home at Blevins this morning.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-03-02
4 " v s E ~ E " ' 9

was very successful in the sko.., playing the part of simnla tua \. tie country lass. Mir. Harry cas s' ey the author and producer 'r Montana witnessed a nnrfo VI ance of the sketch at keeth als ui, Proctor's in New York and anu a cognizing the wonderful drame e tie powers of Miss Hooper hp ,a' in media tely signed her as his sta' .al. in Montana in which piece Ss sSs has met with pronounced s~a sle cess even beyond her greatos. expectations. 'N''
 We are informed by Manaco, Gordon that Montana" w;l,. @ probably be the last higb-claaaa a attraction at the opera honsa this season. Good plays are hard to get and have to be, booked he q Tore the season opens. The Mon. tana was booked last year at the close of the 1907-OS season and is sent out by the theatrical syndicate as a No. 1. comnanv All the members of this comnanv are playing under 5-year con. tracts and when theatrica com. panies employ people for this length of time they usually pot those who stand highest in their profession.
 6 e 6
 Manager Jean Of the Theator. ium desires to inform the, public that it is not his intention to re. produce any picture that has been heretofore exhibited at this place but as he has no record of the ones shown it may be that a few of the ones put on by him have been seen here before. This will be avoided as much as DOS sible. A complete change Of program each night Of new. pie lures is what he will endeayor to give his patrons.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-03-02

Work on the interior of the, new Hamby building on Elm St. is about completed and the firm Of Duke Bros. will move into it at once.
 The Democrats are holding a primary election at Hope today for the purpose Of nominating of ficers for the municipal govern ment of that city. There are sev- eral offices being hotly contest ed for
 Ralph Moncrief,- ,- of Cairo, H., is in the city today seeing his many Prescott friends. Ralph is in the railroad mail service and has run from Cairo, H., to Tex arkana, with his lay-over in Ca- fro.
 All Of the mil.iners have re- turned from St. Louis where they purchased large stocks Of the latest creations in spring and summer headwear, and millinery They also secured good trimmers who have all thoroughly faml,- iariZed themselves with the lat est fashions and are busy at this time preparing for their annual spring. openings, which are to be some time the latter part Of this month.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-03-02
PROTRACTED MEETING.

There will be protracted ser vices at the Presbyterian church all next week. At the eleven O. clock service Sunday morning Mir D. l.. McRae will give a rtport of the Laymen's Missionary Con- vention which met in Birming- ham, Ala, and which he attended as representative Of this church. This report will take the pace Of the regular sermon for that hour. The pastor will preach Sunday evening at the us ual hour also Monday afternoon at an hour to be announced lat CT. Rev. J. C. Williams, D. D. of De Queen, Ark, will arrive Mon day afternoon and preach twice each day throughout the rest of the week. Dr. Williams is an excellent preacher, and it is sin cerely hoped that the people Of Prescott will give him a good hearing at all of these services. A cordial invitation is extended ev- eryone to attend these services.
 H. NJ. McLain, Pastor
The Prescott daily news., 1909-03-02
SsyY sg$sNG l. o C AL 1SNNel N E. w $

Mrs. Jennie Carr Putnam is visiting in Philadelphia.
 The city council will meet in regular session tonight
 M. w. Greeson is in Murfrees- bOro today on business
 Frank Shrieves made a trip to TeXarkana today on business.
 Wanted-Corn and chop sacks, at Prescott Gin Co, T. G. Wylie.
 For Rent-A business house on Elm street. Address 20 Box 1O5 City.
 Mrs. Dwight Blake, of Arkadel- phia is visiting in the city, the guest Of Mrs. II. V. Scott
 Mir. and Mrs. Neal Yarberry of Hope were in Prescott visiting few hours this morning.
 W. L. Britt the Boughton mer- chant and planter, was a vis- ltOr to Prescott this morning.
 We are glad to report the con dition of Wren Scott much bet ter and hope to see him. out soCn.
 Wanted-Board and room in private family, by young single man. For information ring News Office.
 Mrs. Y D. Scott and son Master Thomas D. Scott, of Texarkana, are visiting in the city, the guests Of Mrs. C. C. Hamby
 MeSsrs Jno. T Nichols and J, B. Lewis are in Oklahoma to- day looking over real estate and other properties with a view to purchasing.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-03-02
"MONTANA"

Frances Hooper the leading lady of Montana" is perhaps one of the youngest women on the American stage being reat- ured.
 She comes from out Of the West where she had partaken in num- erous amateur Theatricals, ana braved the trials of the unknown to gain admission into the pro- ression of her ambition She was at last recognized and given an opportunity in musical comedy in the chorus and also under study with Son Fay" having been blessed with a beautiful rich soprano voice she accepted this as a stepping stone. At last her opportunity came when the principal she was understanding met with an accident and she was notified that she would have to play the part. The stage man. ager asked her if she thought she could do it and she replied, "l feel perfectly confident, III fact, it is 1 believe. my oppor- tunity."
 She played the part with great success receiving the con- gratulations of the entire com pany. After making such a de- cided hit, unlike most beginners, she did not seem to be satisfied when questioned she replied, Ut is the dramatic field in which l want to be successful not in
 musical comedy'.'
 The next morning to her great t surprise a Mr. Lynch called at her hotel and informed her that he had witnessed her perform ance of last night and offered her an engagement with him in his vaudeville sketch "Hutchins Run She immediately accepted and
The Prescott daily news., 1909-03-02

Senator Mckenzie, by request has introduced bill in the sen ate to regulate telephone com panies in cities of second-class So that S20O a month shall be the maximum charge for busii- ness and S1.5O per month> for residence telephones. The bill was referred to the corporations committee.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-03-02
LARGE PER CENT KILLED.

Lokesburg, March 1.-J F. Cannon, a prominent peach grower of this county, after a careful examination of his orch ard stated that ninety per cent of the crop has been killed
The Prescott daily news., 1909-03-02

The Nevada County Union No 3 will meet with Morris Local No. 2253, March 11th and 18th 1909. It is desired that every local be represented.
 J. T. LUCK,
 President
 JOHN W. MASON,
 Secretary.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-03-02
The Buyers
 Guide

The firms whose names are repre. scented in our advertising columns are worthy of the confidence of every person in the community rS has money to spend. The fact thSt they advertise str nps them as enterprise ing, progressive men of business, credit to our town, and deserving Of support. Our advertising columns comprise a Buyers Guide to fair dealing, good goods, honest prices.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-03-02

If you want wood, Phone 191.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-07-27
NEWS OF EDUCATION.

Boughton, July 27-The rain that fell here ,ast week has been very helpful to crops.
 Roy Benedict has been spending few days with relat yes and friends here.
 The meeting here conducted by Rev. Price closed last Thursday night and the ordinance of Bap- tism was attended to Friday morning by Rev. E, Delaughter There were six candidates for
 The school board on Monday elected Miss Grace Myers as as sistant teacher in the school here She will have charge of the grades up to the 4th in asepar- ate rOOm. Mr, Butcher will have charge of the higher grades and each pupil will receive more time and attention. Let each parent see to it that his children are in school every day until the end of the term.