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Weekly journal-miner., 1909-05-05
NEW TOWN OF TYLER SULPHUR SPRINGS
 VALLEY
Will be Set Apart By The United States
 Government
(From Tuesdays Daily

The United States government has taken hand in promiting the settling of the great Sulphur Springs valley.
 At Tyler, about eight miles east of Courtland, Uncle Sam has set aside Is acres for a townsite. In the near fu- ture the lots will be auetioned of to the highest bidder.
 The settlers at present in the viein- ity are donating S10 each toward the survey, which will start Monday with Surveyor Rockfellow of Tombstone in charge. They are given first choice in locating lots, or if they so desire to withhold this privilege, the money will be returned to them from the proceeds of the government sale.
 After the survey is completed, and before the day set for the sale, sl0 will be the price of every lot, and the buying is open to everyone.
 The Southwestern road has agreed to erect station and lay 2,Oo0 feet of sldetraek for switching purposes The line runs through one corner of the toWnsite, describing a half circle. It is though that lots in the vicinity of the depot will be tho most valuable.
 Owing to the rapid settling of the valley, good-sized town is believed to be assured. A store will soon be erect ed by a Graham county merchant, who has purchased four lots, and several other merchants intend to get on the ground at once.
 The Courtland Arizonan says of it that Courtland wholesalers will derive the benefit of the trade promoted by the growth of this town, for it is eI- peeted that competing rates on the two railroads will enable the merchants to supply all the tributary territory cheaper than any other city in Arizona.
 The day of the tOwnsite sale will De properly advertised by the government and large crowd is expected. There are close up to 1000 lots to be que tioned.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-05-05
MINE TAX ROLL HAS BEEN COMPILED
 FUR YEAR
Shows The Taxable Out Put to be Above Six
 Millions

The mine tax roll for the year 1909 has been compiled and finished by County Assessor Campbell and his dep uties and given into the custody of the board of supervisors, as provided by law. The roll shows the total out put of mines subject to taxation under the mine tax law for 1908 to be $6,- 1I3,O929I.
 The outputs of the companies sub jeet to taxation are the Congress Con- sOlidated Mines Company S192, ,13O.s9; the Ideal Mining and Development Company sS6,725.s9; the Interior Min ing and Trust Company, $S6,S14; the Monica Mines Company, S4O,557 .2s; the Octave Mining Company $116,374.- 37; the Poland Mining Company, ST. S59; the Savoy Mining Company, $l1,- 6OO3O; the Tiger Gold Company, s4O,- 212.7l, and the United Verde Copper Company, $5,460,sOs47.
 Twenty-Five per cent of the above outputs are subject to taxation at the same rate as real estate and personal property.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-05-05
MILK ORDINANCE |s URGED FOR
 PASSAGE
Citizens Appear Before Council and Speak
 For the Babies
(Fron Tuesday's Daily)

Urging the passage of the "milk or dinanee" recently published in these columns, a committee of the Monday Club appeared before the city council at it's regular meeting last night. The ordinance, which is similar to one now in existence in San Francisco, was re- ferred to City Attorney Reese NJ. Ling to be rewritten. The city attorney's draft will be considered at a called meeting of the council
 The Monday Club through it's com mittee advocated the passage of the ordinance for the protection of the babies of the city. This committee claimed to have found preservatives in milk and declared in favor of having the milk delivered in glass bottles as against paper cartons in use in some of the local establishments. The wom- en averred that the milk question was a very vital one and worthy of the most careful consideration.
 AHty AcltAACU bO having SCCA nAAA deliverers fill empty bottles, that ap- peared not to have been washed since used by the last customer, from tho milk cans in their wagons, and con- eluded their remarks by asserting that the women of the city did not desire to pay their doctors to get them veu, that they desired their physicians to keep them well.
 The speakers were ably supported in their contentious, one lady stating that she had noticed a great change for the better in the milk delivered since the agitation for the passage of the ordiu- anee started. ''I am getting better milk every day now and if the ordin- anee is passed, I expect to be getting butter for milk soon," she concluded
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-05-05
MILLIONS IF ACRES IF HOME STEAD
 LANDS
To be Thrown Open To The Public For
 Entry

A bulletin from the General Land Office gives out the information that approximately 175, ,176,SOO acres of land in western states to which the half-see- ton homestead bill applies, will soon be thrown open for settlement. The area, which Secretary Ballinger of the Interior Department interprets as com ing within the act is distributed among the states and territories as follows:
 Oregon 7,OO4, ,16O; Washington 5,57t,. Utah 7,OO4,4sO Wyoming, 9,221,76O; New Mexico, 14,334 ,56O; Nevada, 45,- 512,96O; Arizona, 26,657 ,2sO; Colorado, 2O,l6O,OOO; and Montana, 19,664,64O.
 It was stated at the Interior De partment that approximately 40 per cent of the area designated, except in Nevada, is now held by individuals through "some color of title" and it is believed that a larger percentage in Washington and Oregon are so held.
 Were all of the lands designated IS suitable for entry there would be about 492, ,000 homesteads. The lands in question are not susceptible or irriga- ton from any known source of water supply. The regulations under which entries for these lands are to be made were recently approved.
 Diagrams showing the lands subject to entry will be furnished the local land offices as soon as possible and ap- plieations to entry will then be re- ceived.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-05-05
NEW PUMP AT THE EUREKA SHAFT
 4 SUCCESS
Much Construction Re- ported at Arizona
 Commercial
CFrom Tuesday.s paiIyl

Adviees state that at the Eureka shaft of the Arizona Commercial in the Globe district, the new Prescott pump of the 60O-fot station is success ful. The shaft will be unwatered, and crosseutting should be resumed in the 7OO-foOt level within five days.
 Crosseutting on the 6O0-foOt level will be resumed in a day or two. Good carbonate ore has already been eneoun- tered, and indications are that ths vein at this point is very wide-nou less than 45 feet.
 The west end of the Black Hawk winze is in good ore 60 feet below the or deepest level.
 Construction work at the Arizona is advancing rapidly. The new warehouse and office building were a week ago, and are now being occupied. Construction founda- tion for the smelter, power house and new hoisting engine for the Eureka shaft has been laid. Grading for the high-line railroad spur to the coke and ore bins is about completed, and the rails will be put down within a week.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-05-05
HALF-YEARLY ROOEO OF DESERT FED
 CATTLE
Steers Were Found In Good Condition For
 Market
(From Tuesdays Daily

The semi-annual roundu? if the large herds of cattle ranging over the desert to the east and south of Mesa in Maricopa county, was finished Fri day, when over four thounssnd head were punched up at the Snoque ranch on Queen Creek in the vicinity of the Lewis wells.
 The desert feed during the past six months has been exceptionally good and the cattle are in splendid condi- ton. The grass, however, has com menced to dry up rapidly and the feed is getting rather scarce.
 One of the features of the roundup was in regard to the number of fat steers that will be ready for the mar ket in a short time as a result of the splendid condition of the. desert feed It is estimated that no less than 1900 steers will be available for the mark cts within few weeks.
 Those interested in the roundup we're:
 l.. R. Lewis, two wells; Robert Bow en, one well; Kleinman Brothers, one we'll; Thomas Buchanan, one well; ". Appelby, one well; Otto Porter, one well.
 In order too better understand the significance of the terms one well, it might be well to explain that the desert eattlemen must of necessity pump water for their herds. The ert furnishes some feed throughout the year, but the waterholes soon dry up after every rain and there are no means of getting water other than by pumping.
 One of the diversions from the reg ular roundup was the fact that Mrs. L. E. Lewis and Mrs. Will Anderson went with the camp and were praeti- cally in the saddle from Saturday un- til Thursday. They of course suffered the loss of their eomplexions, but they anticipate that this is loss than can be easily regained by one visit to the drug store and a worrying little over that feature.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-05-05
GREAT STRIKE INVOLVES MANY

CHICAGO, May 1.-The strike of the labor unions on the Great Lakes against the Lake Carriers Association, or more correctly their formal refusal to ship on boats controlled by the as- sociation, was put in full operation to- day in all ports. Probably twelve thousand seamen of all classes are in volved in the great struggle.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-05-05
Edith Campbell, Leading Lady.
TAKES A BRIDE
Mining Man Discovers Something Bet
 ter than Gold
| From Tuesday's DailYl

John W. Prout, IT,, and Miss Han nah Parsons Prout of Danville, Pa, were married at the Congregational church by Rev. Fl. B. Roberts on Sat urday. The best man was Richard L.. Drane of this city and the bridesmaid was Miss Elsie NJ. Prout of Denver, Colorado, sister of the groom.
 MT. Prout is general manager of the Consolidated Mines Shelter and Trans portation Company, better known as the Mowry Mines Company and Alto Copper Company of Santa Cruz eOun- ty. He is the son of Prof. John w. Prout, formerly assistant professor n the University of Arizona, and now mining geologist of Denver, Colorado.
 The newly married couple left the city in the afternoon for the mines, where they have planned to make their home-Tucson Citizen.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-05-05

days in conference with President Rip ly of the Santa Fe railroad.
 Left for Home.
 Dr. F. Fondsworth left yesterday afternoon for his home in Connecticut, after ten days visit here. He will visit Colorado Springs and Denver on his way home. The doctor is president of the United Verde Extension Mining Company, developing the Little Daisy mine at Jerome.
 Goes to Australia.
 o. A. Knox, who was formerly sup erintendent of the Octave Mining Company, leaves tomrow to accept the position of the manager of the German-Australia Smelling and Re fning Company, the properties of which are located in West Australia. He will arrive there about June 15. MT. Knox has many warm friends in Yavapai county who wish him success in his uew position
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-05-05
HIGH UP THIEF

SEATTLE, May 1.-R. F. Thsrk- hurst, formerly assitant cashier of the First National Bank of this city, charged with the embezzlement of $50,- 900 from that instituption, was found guilty today by jury in the Federal court. His peeulations cover fifteen years. The man and his family were of high standing in the community.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-05-05
MAIL RoBBER
Mail Superintendent Gets Three Yesrs
 for Robbing Mail

SALT LAKE, May 1.-C. c. Slade, a former superintendent of delivery for the local postofiee, today was sen fenced to three years imprisonment at the Federal prison at Leavenworth, Kansas. Slade pleaded guilty to charge of robbing the mail. He was indicted on thirteen counts.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-05-05
CRIMINALS ESCAPE FEN MAssE

CARACAS, May News received here today states that twenty-one pris- oners escaped from Mariaeabo ten days ago and made their way into Columbia. The criminals eluded the guards while working outside the penitentiary.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-05-05
CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY

WASHINGTON, May l.-Admiral George Dewey and a number of naval officers who sailed with him into Ma nila Bay May l, 1898, at banquet to- night celebrated the eleventh. anniver- sary of that memorable victory.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-05-05

 Yavapai county who wish him success in his uew position
 (From Tuesdays Daily) Here on Business. Hugh Burns of MeCabe IS here On business.
 Groom Creek Visitor.
 Mrs. B. F. Majors of Groom Creek IS visiting in the city.
 Mayer Visitors.
 MT. and Mrs. James E. Bark of May CT are visiting in the city. Skull Valley Visitors.
 Mir. and Mrs. John Ehle of Skull Valley are visiting in the city. Skull Valley Farmer Here.
 A. J. Laswell, the Skull Valley farm CT and stockman, is here on business. In from His Mines.
 Joe Meyers is here on business from his mines in the Copper Basin district. Stockman Visits.
 Charles H. Hooker, the Ash Creek stockman, is here on business visit. Dewey Visitors.
 Al Rice, Conrad Seen, and Andrew Nelson of Dewey are visiting in the city
 Here on Business.
 John Grace is in the city from his stock camp in Government Guleh on business. Will Leave for Los Angeles.
 Mrs. F. ". Hogue will leave this morning for a months visit with rela- tives and friends in Los Angeles. Home from His Mines.
 J. K. Miller arrived home yesterday afternoon from a short bvisit to his mines in the Santa Maria district. A Dollar Will Do It.
 One dollar will start a savings ae- count drawing per cent interest, at te Yavapai County Savings Bank. Jerome Junction Visitor.
 F. M. Weston of Jerome Junction visited here yesterday, on mining bus mess. Visited Here Yesterday.
 L. s. Colwel of Willow Creek visit ed here yesterday, returning home last evening.
 will Leave for Frisco.
 Mrs. II. A. Barr will leave this morn ing for San Francisco, after pleas ant visit here. In from Camp.
 Walter Douglas is in the city from his mines in the Hassayampa district, on business.
 Visited Here Sunday.
 Horace Bowdre of Mayer visited here Sunday, returning home after the baseball game. Will Visit Old Home.
 J. F.. Luper and daughter will leave today for visit to their home home in Springfield, Mo. Going to New York
 Joel W. Thorne, general manager of the Romance Mining Company on Cherry Creek, expects to leave today for New York on business connected with the company, and incidentally will take a vacation. Visited Here Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. George H. Francis of Humboldt visited here Sunday, return ing home Sunday night. Purchasing Supplies.
 John McKinnon is in the city from his mines in the HSssayampa district, purchasing supplies. Purchasing Supplies.
 Harley Dillon, the Williamson val ley contractor and stoekman, is here purchasing supplies. Social Postponed.
 The monthly social of the Pythian Sisters which was to have taken place this evening has been cancelled. Left for Home.
 MT. and Mrs. George Whitaker left yesterday afternoon for their home in Big Bug, after a short business visit here. Visited Here Sunday.
 Lon D. Hall, the Mayer mining man, visited here Sunday, returning home with the Mayer baseball nine Sunday night.
 Meeting Postponed.
 The regular meeting of the Catholic Ladies Aid Society on Thursday af- ternoDn, has been indefinitely post poned. Will Leave for San Diego.
 Mrs. W. E. Standfeld will leave this morning for San Diego, California, where she will spend the summer
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-05-24
BIG IMPORTERS SAID
TO Be IMPLICATED
Further Alleged Frauds at New
York Customs House.

Washington, May 24-The federal
governments investigation into the
New York customs fraud threatens
disclosures more astounding than
those recently unearthed in the false
weighing of sugar for the benefit Of
the sugar trust.
A conspiracy is likely to be I'M
earthed of many years standing, in
volving not only customs inspectors
but Several big importers, a trans
pOrtation company and some men
higher up in the New York customs
office.
Detectives and secret service men
have secured a strong lead on the
following abuses:
differentiation of imports; collu.
sion between the transportation line
employees and inspectors; bribery OF
inspectors by importers; frauds in
weighing; inspectors graft on travel
ing public; acceptance by customs
officials Of entertainment and presents
from importers.
Disclose what it may, lead where it
may, touch what it may there will be
no abatement of the investigation I'M,
til every abuse is wiped out and the
guilty punished q
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-05-24
PIONEER PREss IS SOLD
ST. Paul Dispatch Secures Control Q,
Property.

ST. Paul Dispatch Secures Control Of
Property.
st. Paul, May 2tfs-The st. Paul Dis
patch has bought the Pioneer Press.
Official announcement has been made
and the property taken over by the
new owners. George Thompson and
Charles H. Grasty.
The evening edition Of the Pioneer
Press, which has been published for
some nine months, will be at once dis.
continued. The morning and Sunday
editions will be published as at pres.
ent, but from the Dispatch building.
Included in the Pioneer Press sale
are the newspaper proper, the build,
icg at Fourth and Robert streets, the
manufacturing department on Third
street and the Northwestern News.
paper union, which furnishes ready
print service for rural papers.
Walter Driscoll is now managing
the Job business and will probably
take it over by purchase. The build
ing and the ready print service are
also likely to be disposed Of, leaving
the new owners with only the news.
paper property.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-05-24
STEAMER MONGoLIAN FREE
Escapes From Clutches of Ice Pack
Off St. Johns N. r.

VII 0Is JOIiIS, M r.
st. Johns. N. F., May 2o-The AL
Ian line steamer Monaghan has freed
herself from the ice pack off the en-
trance to st. Johns harbor, in which
she had been imprisoned for two days.
A heavy easterly swell broke up the
Toe pack and enabled the Monaghan
to shake herself free. All night there
was constant commotion in the great
field, the big bergs twisting and turn
ing, while the pressure on the steam
er was greater than ever before.
Dawn revealed open water within
few miles of the steamer. 4 little
later a lead opened out through which
the Mongolian steamed to compara-
lively safe waters. For the first hour
or two it. was slow work, as the ice
was still heavy and continually driv-
Ing in on the steamer On getting
further off shore the foes opened out
more and at s a. NJ, with fairly clear
water, the Monaghan swung around
and headed down the coast and around
Cape Spear in the direction of Bay
Bulls, where it is expected that the
steamer will remain until the mouth
Of st. Johns harbor is cleared of ice.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-05-24
REFUSES TO GRANT REQUEST
Senate Asked to Consider Other Than
Tariff Legislation.

Warrington, May 24.-Again the
senate demonstrated it's ability to say
no and stand by it by reiterating
discrimination to do no business in
the way Of legislation while the tariff
bill IS pending. The refusal came in
response to request from Senator
Burton to adopt q resolution author
tzing the expenditure Of unexpended
balances of appropriations for rivers
and harbors work, He brought in a
report Of the committee on commerce
In support of his resolution and made
an earnest plea for action at this time,
saying that if there was greater post
ponement important public works
would suffer, as contracts must neces-
sarily be made at this season of the
year. The last rivers and harbors
bill, he said, had been passed in reli,
ance upon the availability of these
balances and he pleaded that the good
faith of the government was involved
In the matter. He, however, met a
stern objection from Senator Hale of
the committee on finance and when,
after time, there seemed POSSIBLE
1ty of Mr.. Hale's yielding, Senator
Clapp came to the front and said that
liz Mr.. Hale did not stand by his OBJ
lection he (Mr. Clapp) would insist
upon making one of his own. Even
in the face Of the opposition of these
two stalwarts Mr.. Burton still plead
ed, although without avail
Messrs. Hale and Clapp took the
position that If the bars were once
let down there would be no end of
requests for special action. As re-
suit the senate would be flooded with
legislation. Mr.. Burton was told that
! there would be plenty of time for the
senate to act upon his resolution after
the passage of the tariff bill.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-05-24
.NATCHEz GREETS WARSHIP
oNoers Of Battieship Mississippi Roy.
ally Entertained.

Natchez, Miss, May 22.-Natchez
began her welcome to the battleship
Mississippi with one Of the most de-
lightful receptions yet offered the off,
GERS of the big fighting machine and
continued it almost until daylight.
Suites of rooms at one Of the hotels
were reserved for the use of such
officers as did not desire to return on
board ship after. the evening events.
Before 6 a. m. tug drew alongside
the warship and unloaded huge
punches of flowers for the officers
messrooms and for the sick boys. At
$3.50 visitors in hundreds began to
come aboard and at II a. m. there
was an automobile car ride for the
officers, followed by an elaborate
luncheon at the Prentiss club. Then
the officers hurried to the battleship
to receive the Daughters of the Revo-
luton, who were to present set Of
cande1abra.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-05-24

OPENS BIG AREA
TO SET Element
Proclamation Is Issued by
President Taft.
AFFECTS 100000 ACRES

Lands in the Flathead (Mont.), Occur
d'Alene (lda.) and Spokane (Wash.)
Reservations Made Available for
Entry-Registrato to Commence
July IS and Close Aug. and Draw
ings Will Begin Aug. 9.
Washington, May 24.-President
Taft has issued a proclamation pro-
viding for the opening up to settle
ment and entry of about 100000 acres
Of land in the Flathead (Mont), 2OO,-
900 in the Occur d'Alene (Ida.) and
between $4,000 and 100000 in the spo-
kane (Wash.) reservations.
Registration, which will commence
on July 10 and close Aug. 5, must be
executed and sworn to at either Kalis-
pell or Missoula, Mont, for the Flat
head land; at Spokane for the Spo-
kane land and at Occur d'Alene for
the lands in the Occur d'Alene reser-
walton. Applications for registration
must be delivered through the mails
only to the superintendent of the
opening at Occur d'Alene, which will
be the point of drawing for all three
reservations. The drawing will begin
at 10 o'clock Aug. 9 and will continue
until completed. The time for maxi
Ing entries has been fixed as April 10,
1910, for all reservations in order to
enable the successful applicants to
make personal investigation Of the
lands which will be subject to entry.
Regulations regarding the opening
Of the lands will be available about
June /.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-05-24
bLACKDUCk
Especial correspondence Pioneer
Blackjack, May "a.

Especial correspondence Pioneer.)
Blackjack, May "a.
On Monday evening the members
of the Y. L. B. were royalty enter
tanned by Miss Mary Rutican.
One of the most enjoyable features
being an impromptu program. When
the Matron' is away the mice will
play"
Mrs. F. ]. Barackman, who has
been suffering with an attack of
tonsolitis, the past week, is able to
be out.
Ed. Carlton is home from Des
Moins, a., where he has been TAX
ing a course in electric engineering
at Highland Park College.
Mrs. D. H. Congdon accompanied
Miss Pearl Burnell on her return
home to Bemidji where she met Mr..
Congdon on his return from Eagle
Bend.
A merry crowd of young people
gathered at the Boyle home Tues
day evening for one of their usual
good times. A delicious lunch
was served by Miss Belle Boyle,
Miss Pilot, one of Bemidjl's
teachers, and Mr.. Ives of the
Bazaar Store were in town Tues
day evening for a short visit with
Miss Minnie Peterson. They
later joined the merry makers at
Mr.. Boyles.
Geo. Roncore has added a
stylish new rig to his livery
equipment.
The ladies of the Catholic choir
gave most pleasant surprise for
Father O'Gorman Wednesday
night.
Mrs. D. H. Congdon has had a
tent erected in her yard, where
her sou Ben Gardner will try
natures cure for his affected lungs.
Because of the play in the city
hall for Friday night, the basket So
cial was held on Thursday evening
A pleasant social time was had and
the dainty baskets of lunch for two