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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-04-03

pers can be drawn up and building
can be erected The bank will cater to
the Indians and most of the accounts
will be owned by the redmen.
The Thompson Iron lease of 5000
acres of Nez Perez county lands is
aain in the limelight, for the state land
board has referred all mineral leases
to State Mine Inspector Moore, request
ing an investigation and written re-
port on various applications of leases
now pending. Thompson's lease is for
so years. The bill passed by the legis-
lature to kill it was vetoed by the gov
ernor, who states the lease will not
be issued until he is absolutely certain
that the states interests are pro-
tected.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-04-03
BRIEF NEWS DISPATCHES.

Charles 8. Martin of Cincinnati and
Ernest w. Sundin of Los Angeles, safe
and look experts. have been arrested
and implicated by charges filed against
them by A. Beattie for the robbery of
the First National Bank of Monrovis,
CAL. last December.
Roy Horton is under arrest at East
st. Louis, ILL.,. on charge Of forgery
on an amount placed at $4,000.
Fl. L. Bolwby instructor at the Uni
versity of Washington has been APP
pointed to the position of chief engi-
neer Of the Washington state highway
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-04-03
CONFESSED STEALING RECORDS
Evidence of Value to the Defense in
Graft Gases Was Stolen.

San Francisco.-Five men were ar
rested here Saturday and locked in sep
arate cells in the city prison, accused
of conspiring to secure confidential rec
ords and transcripts of evidence of
value to the defense in the graft cases
from the private office of the district
attorney. They are:
Rex N. Hamlin, confidential employee
of District Attorney Langdon and for
two years private secretary to Detec-
tive William J. Burns; Al Mckinley,
William Corbin, f. A. Pratt and Jerry
Van Wormer.
After his arrest Hamlin broke down
and made confession of his part in
the affair. He was the only man in
tie district attorneys office who pos
sessed a key to to Burns desk and also
the combination to the safe. 1t is al
legged that Hamlin, for a consideration
of 5000 a month, has been in the prac-
tice of transcribing records and docu-
ments he thought would be of impor-
lance to the graft defense and turn
ing them over to Mckinley, who is de-
clared to have acted as a go-between.
About two months ago Burns be-
came suspicious of Hamlin and since
then he has been allowed to handle
nothing of Importance.
Plat is alleged to have sold reports
of investigations of members of the
grand jury panels in the graft cases
and the others are said to be impli-
Gated as Intermediates in the matter.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-04-03

The activities of congress during the
present week will be confined almost ex-
clusively to the consideration of the
Payne bill in general debate.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-04-03
fRISCO'S SENSATION
SAFE ORDERED BLOWN OPEN
BY GRAFT PROSECUTORS.
Heney Thought Defendant Calhoun Had
Copies of Records In Famous Cases
and, Disobeying Order of Court, Rum
aged Through Ills Private Safe
Detective Burns Claims Justification.

San Francisco, March 20.-Following
6he startling developments Saturday in
the bribery graft cases, when five men,
including the private secretary of Viii
liam J. Burns and four officials of the
United Railroads, were arrested in con
nection with the alleged purloining and
copying of documents from the offices
of Burns and the district attorney, and
legal offices of the United Railroads
forcibly entered, the private safes of
Patrick Calhoun and Thornwell Mullal-
ly, his assistant, were forcibly opened
Sunday and their contents carefully ex-
amined.
The forcing of the safes was a con-
finuation of the search when agents
of the district attorney made drastic
raid of the Offices of the president of
The United Railroads and followed Cal
houns refusal to open them. The ex-
animation of the papers in the safes
was barren Of results, according to the
searchers.
Just as the search was almost fin
Sshed Stanley Moore Of counsel for Cal
houn appeared with a restraining or
der signed by Superior Judge Murasky
.enjoining the agents Of Burns and the
district attorney from proceeding with
their work. Acting upon instructions
from Assistant District Attorney Heney
the men refused TO recognize the order
of the court and continued their search.
Another development of the day was
tho arrest of Frank J. Murphy, associ-
ate counsel for Abraham Ruef during
Ruef's second trial, who was recently
tried and acquitted of the charge Of
attempting TO bride a prospective juror
on the Ruef panel. Murphy was taken
into custody on warrant charging him
with receiving stolen property. He
was Immediately released upon $25oC
bail. 1t is alleged that Murphy re
ceived some Of the data said to have
been stolen from Detective Burns of
fice.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-04-03

A Canadian has invented brick.
laying machine by which two men an
a boy can do the work of seven men.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-04-03
Justified, Says Burns.

Following the search of Calhoun s
Office Detective Burns said:
"The copies of reports and other
data gathered by us in the bribery
graft cases, found in the offices of Pat
rick Calhoun and his attorneys, and
the confession of the men arrested, fully
justified the action taken by us and
furnish convincing proof that my men
were bribed and sold the secrets of the
prosecution to the United Railroads.
Detective Burns stated that it was
mot alleged that the original papers
were stolen from his office, but copies
made of them, which were then sold
to the United Railroads, defendants,
10y men in his own employ. Burns stated
that several hundred reports of investi-
cations of veniremen made by his men
were found in the search.
Rex N. Hamlin, A. Mckinley, Will
liam Corbin, Jerry Van Werner and E.
A. Plat are still in the city prison
All but Corbin are charged with grand
larceny. Van Wormer, who was not
charged last night, was released today
upon writ of habeas corpus, but was
Immediately rearrested and charged.
Outrage, Says Calhoun.
Mr. Calhoun gave out the following
statement TO members of the press Sun
day night:
"You have been, gentlemen, wit
nesses of one of the most stupendous
outrages ever committed on the Amer
lean continent
"Under our constitution and as 9
part of the fundamental basis of Amer
lean liberty every man is protected
against the unlawful search and seiz
ure of his property. Yesterday was q
legal holiday. / was absent from the
city. William j. Burns took this op
portunity by swearing out q bogus
complaint to seize upon the offices OF
The United Railroads and make 9
search of its papers and records
In conclusion Mr.. Calhoun said that
the fundamental trouble of the
<'wrong- doing of the so-called graft
prosecutors is the turning over of the
Office of the district attorney to the
control of Rudolph Spreckels and his
coterie," and declared that "this high
handed outrage" would rest upon the
prosecution. He referred to the Burns
staff as "corps of privately paid
Spies" which Burns had succeeded il
grating upon the Office of the dis
trict attorney" and called attention t.
the fact that Police Judge Deasy, who
issued the search warrants, had bu
recently been appointed by Mayor Tay
aor from the staff of the district at
torney.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-04-03

You cannot reform this world with
out fighting its deformers.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-04-03
Honorary Pallbearers.

The following were pallbearers:
Former Governor John H. McGraw of
Seattle; former Governor Albert E.
Mead of Bellingham; Justice M. E. Gose
of Pomeroy; Senator H. d. Crow of
Spokane; Senator J. R. Stevenson of
Pomeroy; Senator Alex Poison of Ho-
quiam; Senator John L. Blair of Fri
day Harbor; George H. Boardman of
Tacoma; Representative Oliver Byerly
of Ostrando; Representative w. H.
Thompson of Centralia; Jesse Reed of
Tacoma; w. H. Wiscombe of Spokane;
F. A. Hazeltine of South Bend; Daniel
Bush of Chehalis; George w. Tibbetts
of Orting; Samuel Vestal of Everett;
Eugene Lorton of Walla Walla, and
Harry Gillian Of Seattle.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-04-03
The Escort.

The senatorial committee which act
ed as guard of honor that met the re-
mains of Governor Cosgrove at the
state line consisted of President Ruth,
Senators Stevenson, Poison, Falconer,
Blair and Potts. A number of other
senators were in attendance.
The house committee that met the re-
mains consisted of the speaker, L. o.
Meigs of North Yakima; Represents
tive John A. Fancher of Espanola; F.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-20
PAYS RESPECT TO CANNON.

J. H. Patton, at Purity Congress,
Brands Speaker as Autocrat.
Burlington, Oct. 20.-James Fl. Pat
ton, Of Boston, one of the principal
speakers of the day at the purity con-
gress, turned it's attention to Speaker
Cannon of the national house in regard
to the passage of certain reform laws.
He declared that pressure should be
placed on congress to get needed legis-
lation and stated that Speaker Cannon
was not alive to the changes that have
come over the country.
He ridiculed congress for the hasty
manner in which it had changed on
certain reform questions when pressure
from the districts had been brought,
and stated that even the speaker had
felt the influence of a change Of senti-
ment in his district, and had permitted
bills to pass which he had formerly
opposed.
He considered the speaker as an
autocrat who, if he had his way, would
allow no bill to come UP. but congress
would convene. the fpork barrel would
be opened, it's contents distributed
among the favored ones, and adjourn
ment would be taken. However, he de-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-20
Tho erinneII News.
10 Tines epublican.

Speclal to lmeS-Republlcan.
Grinnell, Oct. 20.-Mrs L. f. Parker
left her home here; yesterday for visit
with her daughter, Miss Nellie Greene
Clark, who is teaching at Oak Hill in
Chicago.
1t Is nearly five and a half years
since the appointing of receiver for
the First National bank of this city.
Many of the depositors have wondered
when its affairs would be finally settled
up. AS one of these ID. w. Brainard
recently wrote to the comptroller of the
CURRENCY andtn a reply from r. P.
Kane, acting comptroller. received the
information that there is still some real
estate in Manitou and some land In
Canada to be disposed of, that there
lis good prospect of disposing of both
shortly and then the final dividend
will be paid. ITO ~
Two accidents occurred here on Mon
day, both resulting in broken leg fol
the unfortunate victims. Freshman
Loos was carried off the football prac-
tice field as one of these and A. D.
Adams. working about a ditch on Main
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-20
MORE THAN 100000 BEING tx
PENDED FOR MUNICIPAL
BErTERMENrs.
CITIES OF SOUTHERN IOWA
MAKE SPLENDID SHOWING
Extraordinary Activity in Building
Water Works, Paving Streets and
Constructing Sewage systems-Era
Of Prosperity Hitherto Unequalled.

Special to Times-Republican.
Clinton, Oct. 20.-More than $4,000
900 will be spent in municipal improve
ments in the southern part of Iowa this
year, and during the coming spring.
Extraordinary activity in the line of
Improvement is manifest in that sec
ton of the state, says c. f. Chase OF
this city. former city engineer, who has
extensive contracts turnout that por-
ton of Iowa. He outlines the work
under way or contemplated in the larg-
err towns as follows:
Atlantic-$50,0 for street paving
Pella-$140,00O for water works,
sewers. and electric light plant.
Greenfield-$45,00 for water works
and sewers.
Leon-s55,oo for water works and
sewers.
Seymour-s30,O0O for water works.
Fairfield-s100,000 for sewers
Osceola--Water works system will be
entirely rebuilt.
Clarinda-$250 900 for sewers.
Bedford - $4,000 for sewers and
pavement.
Red oak-s25,o00 for pavement.
Stuart-$15,oO0f for water works.
Perry-s75,000 for pavement
ColfaX-$30,000 for pavement and
sewers.
Grinnell-s20o,O00 for pavement.
lndianola - $4,000 for sewers and
pavement
Hamburg-$15,00O for sewers.
In addition to this work nearly al
of the smaller towns have municipal
improvements under way, costing from
$4,000 to $4,000. An era of prosperity
exists in the southwestern section o
Iowa hitherto unequallel in the Hawk.
eye state.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-20
Northern Io1ua Items
M aquoketa.

MdQuoketa.
The fourteenth reunion of the Sec
ond Iowa Veteran Cavalry Association
VIII be held in this city Wednesday and
Thursday, Oct. 20 and 81.
Delmar.
Fred Schroeder recently purchased a
3o5-acre farm, known as the Allison
farm, from John McGinn. The price
per acre was $3.50. Farm land in this
vicinity is booming.
EIwood.
d. S. Wendell, who has been blind
for the past three years. expects to go
to London, England, soon for treat
ment, having received encouragement
from there that he might be benefited
Algona.
Ex-Mayor Ferguson is building one
of the finest automobile garages in the
state. 1t is located on the public square
west of the court house. The garage
will be los feet long and sixty-five feet
wide, and will be fireproof. 1t will have
fifty stalls for automobiles.
Cascade.
Hitler Koob has purchased the Bang
hart farm except the brick residence
and five acres, or 20S acres for s115
an acre. H. j. Banghart then bought
of him thirty acres consisting of the
river bottom pasture and the parcel
opposite the residences of d. D. Moore
and j. H. Devaney.
Coon Rapids.
Former Governor Garst will remove
to Des Moines from his home at Coon
Rapids within a few weeks and will,
with Mrs. Garst. occupy the residence
OF Senator Cummins on West Grand
avenue. Senator and Mrs. Cumrnins
will leave for Washington in November
and remain through the winter while
congress is in session.
Sioux City.
Reports from Chamberlain, S. D., In
dictate that the new Catholic college for
boys, which the clerics Of st. Viateur
were DESTROYS OF establishing in Sioux
City, will be established in Chamber
lain instead. Bishop G'GoTman o.
Sioux Falls. last summer purchased
from the federal government the build
ings formerly used for the government
school.
Iowa Falls.
The defeat of the Marshalltown high
school football team here Saturday aft
ernoon placed the, local high school
team right in line for championship
honors in the high school class in Iowa
this season. The next game here is
with the fast high school team OF Ida
Grove, two weeks hence, to be follow
ed with games away from home with
the Fort Dodge and Cedar Falls high
schools.
Waterloo.
That there Is In Waterloo youna
man who has lured young women away
from their homes in this, city, and thai
he attempted not later than last Fri
day night to offer Inducements TO 9
certain young woman which were calcu-
lated to get her, TO leave her home to,
| promised life surrounded by the gilt.
ter Of gold and temptations. is said BY
the police to be the facts. When the
matter was reported to the youns
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-20

mans mother who lives here, and who
is we'll known, she disclosed additional
information which corroborated the in
formation already in the hands of the
officers, all of which is considerably
derogatory to his character and stand
ing in the community.
Mason City.
Unconscious from the choking fumes
from their burning bed. two men,
James Bradley and W. Il. Stegner. who
mad been Jailed for a petty offense.
were pulled from their cell at O'clock
In the morning by Sheriff Holdren.
more dead than alive. In some manner
their bedding had caught fire and the
fumes awakened Mrs. Holdren, who
was sleeping in another part of the
building, and She Immediately aroused
her husband.
Edeewood.
Professor Burnsides, of Edgewood,
was the victim of a painful accident
While in his study he was lighting Il
match and 1t accidentally came in oon-
tact with celluloid eye shade, which
he was wearing. The eye shade was
Instantly consumed by the fire and Mr..
Burnsides' face was burned to a great
extent. In fact nearly the entire skin
was burned from his face. He will not
be able for some time to resume his
place in school.
HaveIock.
The first material for the new Bur-
lington shops was unloaded on the
grounds at Havelock Monday. The
buildings, when completed, will cover
about sixteen acres, will present an
added investment Of $1,5O0,O0O and the
erection of them will require the serv-
ices of 800 men for months. The con-
templated shops will exceed anything
In the west aside from the Galesburg
plant. The floor space planned amounts
to 776,000 square feet. Two hundred
additional workmen are needed
Clear Lake.
The sugar beet harvest will begin
here this week of which is believed to
he ono Of the host crops raised in this
section of Iowa and which proves the
| wisdom of the Iowa Sugar Company
of Waverly, which placed in charge OF
the fields, during the growing period
experienced hands familiar with beet
culture. A total Of $50 acres were
raised here, the acreage to each farmer
ranging from 80 TO 90 per farm; and II
is estimated that the yield will be from
ten to twelve tons per acre, and the
price $4.85 per ton.
| Waterloo.
An anatomical anomaly exists In
| Waterloo in the birth OF q baby cir
born to Mr.. and Mrs. William Mussitt
1928 Sycamore street. This tiny crea.
ture is living at the present time
weighing four pounds. livery organ -ir
the body presents a normal appearance
except the heart which is transposed Il
1.-THE median line, and slightly lower thar
Its normal position. The heart cover.
| ing consists OF q tissue like classic
membrane, which does not bear AM
resemblance to the normal skin, be.
meath which IS easily seen the pulsa.
ting organ. Statistics show that yer,
few anomalies At CHS order exist
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-20
ALMOST LOST.
PARENT RETURNS TO WATERLOO
IN TIME TO PREVENT THEIR
ADOPTION.
LETTERS HAD MiscARRlEp,
CONDITION WAS unknown
Father Had. Been Operating in Harvest
Fields of Minnesota-Arrives Just in
time to Prevent Two Boys From
Being Legally Adopted by Strangers
Other News.

Waterloo, Oct 20. Was 1t mental
compelled John Burt to come here
from Fergus Falls, Mimi, just in time
ito prevent his two little sons from be-
ing bound out to strangers for the rest
Of their boyhood days?
A week ago two little boys were
brought from Elgin, ILL.,, to make their
home with their Grandmother in Wa
terloo. The mother was dead and the
father was said to have been crippled
in machinery so badly he could no
longer care for the little fellows. The
grandmother was unable longer to care
for the lads, and the boys We're turned
over to Superintendent Klingaman,
who was asked to find homes for them.
The lads were aged and years. had
regularly and their plight interested
seven different families who wanted to
adopt one or both of them.
Their destiny was to have been de-
cided yesterday, but the sudden and
unannounced appearance of their father
changed the plans. He came to Wa
terloo Saturday night, but not until
yesterday did he locate his children.
He learned where the grandmother re-
sided, but she had taken the children
to another part of town for an all-day
visit. The father had heard upon his
arrival here of The proposed adoption
of his boys, and was frantic for a time
when he could not locate them. He en-
gagged a room across the street from
the grandmother home and kept con-
slant lookout until he saw them return.
MIR Burt says he had written here
several times after recovering from his
Injuries, but the mail evidently miscar-
ried. He has been operating thresh-
ing outfit at Fergus Falls. and claims to
have had a feeling that he should look
up his children. He has been making
good wages and says he will take the
children to AN aunt in Nebraska after
reimbursing the grandmother for THEN
care.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-20
Business Change at Logan.

Special to Times Republican.
Logan, Oct. 2O-John A Heterick, a
merchant of Logan. has bought the two
brick buildings adjoining him on the
east, including the complete grocery
stock of yanScoy Brothers. Mr.. Het-
eick will convert the yanScoy grocery
store into a men and boys clothing
department, and after enlarging his
present grocery department will move
over the vanScoy stock. Invoice work
began yesterday.
Court will convene at Logan Nov. q
with Judge O. d. Wheeler presiding.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-20
Notes From Chaplin.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Chaplin, Oct 20.-Adam Banker left
yesterday for Wolsey, S. D., on a two
weeks visit.
o. G. Zimmerman has completed the
patent straw stacker on which he has
been working for some time and gave
it trial, which was quite satisfactory.
Earnest Banker is shipping a car of
potatoes to Aurora, Ill.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-20

street, was caught in some way In the
caving dirt and was fortunate in not
getting more severe injury.
{ The Harmon Wells SANDER suit is
again filed for trial In the district court
at Montezuma at its next session. This
case was once before the court AZ the
Ia st term but was taken from the Jury
and dismissed without prejudice. on tho
motion of the attorney for the plaintiff
Mrs. Wells is a resident of the school
district where Miss Harmon had APP
piled for the position of teacher. 1t Is
alleged by the complainant in this case
that Mrs. Wells made slanderous re-
marks about her and prevented her
getting the position She now asks for
$4,000 damages and brings in seven
counts on which this demand is based
The case has excited great deal OF
comment and much bitterness Of feel
ing and is likely to be fought to finish
An expert sneak thief made his at
tack and safe and profitable getaway.
on the dental offices of the city on Sat
urday or Sunday night last. 1t Is not
known on which night the work was
done as it was not discovered until
some of the stolen material was want
ed for use by the dentists DIR. l.. G
Lemley lost about $50 worth OF gold,
and SIS worth of teeth. DR.. Aliiene
Holsen was the loser OF $3.50 in gold
and Drs. HI. b. and A. j. Brock missed
$50 in gold, some teeth. some money
and gold watch and some old coins.
AT present there is no trace OF the thief
who was not new to the business as
a nr11 he sh
most value in all the offices.
j. w. Fowler OF the Grinnell cream
cry. and NJ. j. Powers, his buttermaker.
left on Monday evening to attend the
national creamery convention to be held
in Milwaukee.
There was large attendance at the
mems meeting and supper last evening
at the armory, every place at the many
tables being taken. After the supper
four minute talks were given by Mayor
l.. ID. kemmerer, +. M Card George
A. Brown. Professor c. II. Horn, Post
master w. G. Ray. Rev. a. N. Das-
comb, Judge j. p. Lyman, followed by
a longer talk from DR.. Ostrom, after
which the meeting adjourned to the
\ Congregational church for the regular
services.
The ever recurring and constantly
pressing question of hitching racks,
over which there has lately seemed to
be temporary deadlock between the
citizens and the city council as to who
should pay the cost of their construc-
ton and of the extra paving necessary
for their use, has been settled partl tally
at least by the action of the mayor in
81 curing vacant spaces in the rear of
mercantile buildings and on vacant lots
where racks will be put up at once to
tide over, at least, this constructive
period i'll the life of the city while the
street paving is going on. The old
posts recently taken out from the bus
mess blocks are in a good state of pres
ervation and will be used in this work
thus saving considerable outlay 40 the
city at present.
Where Do They All Get To?