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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-01

thick rubber mat upon which the death
chair Is placed.
Switch 10 Turned.
The hand OF State Electrician Davis
traced a slow arch with the switch
behind the curtain. Al half spoken
prayer was halted as the condemned
woman ~conyulsed In the leather har-
ness that bound her to the chair. A
woman attendant covered her face with
her hands. only the clicking OF the
Tightening straps and the murmur of
the dynamos in an adjoining room
could be heard. .
The first contact lasted a full min
ute, the voltage starting at 1,840, and
being gradually lowered to 200, then
raised again to the full limit of 1,S4O
volts. The current was applied at 500
o'clock. The current was shut off and
a strange sound-half moan and half
murmur--came from the woman's lips,
DR.. Germ and DIR. Spitzka applied n
Stethoscope to the heart while Electrt-
clan Davis felt the artery In the neck.
Muscular action was noted by the
physicians and again h current
passed through the body for period OF a
few seconds. Once more the physicians
stepped forward and applied the test
to determine IL life still remained In the
limp figure In the chair. For the third
time h state electrician sent the cur
rent through the body. The physlc1ans
among the states witnesses were then
called upon one after another to exam
inc the woman. after which Warden
Benham said:
THE physicians announce that the
woman is dead: you will please re-
turn to my office and sign the witness
roll" $751;. .. ... .r
. In his cell In a faraway orner of
the prison Jim Farmer, the husband,
nro Nyada Hitrfno fhn hour NJ his yvffQ'Q
execution. She had told him she had
to die at dawn and that she had made
q statement that he was innocent of
the crime. The man verged on collapse
from grief and he frequently gave way
20 tears.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-01
KING PETER MAY ARplcATE;
FAMILY LEAVING BELGRADE

London, Mch. 31.-Special dispatches
received from Rome and Vienna give
runlors that Peter. the king Of Servia,
and all h members OF his family are
preparing to leave Belgrade.
The message from Rome says King
Victor Emmanuel has received a letter
from Belgrade that King Peter and his
sons are going to Switzerland. The
king suggested that the youngest son
of Prince Nicholas, OF Montenegro, take
the crown OF Seryia. The king Of Italy,
according to this dispatch. does not OPP
pose the abdication of King Peter, but
will Ire that Peters son, Alexander,
succeed him.
The dispatch IRON, Vienna say an
influential party in the Servian pariia-
ment Is agitated against the Kara
georgevitch dynasty, the family of
King Peter. and discussing either the
Duke Of Teck or Prince Arthur of Con-
naught as a possible successor 70 the
throne.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-01
SKIN GAME TOO MUCH
OF A GRAFT-SUES THE
SURGEON FOR $4,000

Rockford, ILL.,. March 29.-Dr. w. II.
Franklin, a prominent physician, is
named as defendant in a $4,000 trespass
the word), instituted today by o. b.
Ravnass, who in his complaint AYERS
that while he was a patient under the
care of DR.. Franklin, the physician
grated the cuticle from the complain
ants thigh to his foot, and that with
out the consent or knowledge OF the
patient. extra epidermiS was taken and
grated on another patient of the ply
SiCian. o.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-01
eEecARs DRIVE OUT SILK HATS

Paris, March S1.-Paris hatters
have declared In solemn convention
that the silk hat Is slowly but surely
going out of fashion; is no longer worn
by men of fashion except on ceremon-
iaI occasions; that its decline is marked
cvCn in London, where 1t has so long
been a badge of responsibility. This,
they reason, Is the case In Paris,
mainly because beggars, guides and
others Of the Fostering fraternity in
Paris, look upon the wearer of a silk
hat as fair game
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-01
KILLED IN GAMING ROOM.

Sapulpa, Okla, March 31.-Newt Riv-
ers, a noted Kentuckian, was fatally
shot and Clarence Rupert seriously
wounded here early today In a fight IN
II gambling resort. The room was run
OF men and Rupert fred five times into
the crowd.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-01
PIN TOURS woMAN's BODY.

Cincinnati, Ohio, March 3l.-After
travelling for four months through the
body Of Mrs. Oakla Bay Jennings,
piercing the walls of the stomach and
penetrating the lungs, a glass-headed
steel pin, accidentally swallowed by
her. made it's appearance I'm her mouth
Wednesday night and was extracted
from the soft palate. II had made a
complete circle In her body. had be-
come very rusty M a hard substance
had accumulated on It.
The Nile contains a greater variety OF
fish than n other body OF water.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-01
KING PRAISES sHAcKLEToN.

London, March 3l.-King Edward joined
In the concentrations which are being
showered on Lieutenant Ernest H.
~Shackleton because of his achievement IN
almost reaching the south pole. In a tele-
gram OF congratulation the king accedes to
Lieutenant Shackleton's request for per-
mission to name a new range OF noun
tains discovered in the far South after
Queen Alexandria,
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-01
POPE INTERESTED IN FLYING.

Rome. Mch. 31.r-The pope wishes to
see Wilbur Wright fly. He received Hart
o.. Berg, financial agent OF the Wright
brothers, and said that when Wilbur
Wright came to Rome he hoped the dar-
ing aviator would fly directly over the
vatican, SO as to give It's occupants e.
chance TO see the aeropIane.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-01
STEAMER WITH a. MEN,
NARROWED ON THE ICE

Pictou, N. s.. March 29.-Forty-f ou.
passengers have been marooned on Ice
in Northumberland strait on board the
steamer Mimic since Tuesday. How
soon she will be able to work her way
out could not be told today.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-01
KIDNAPPED 25 YEARS AGO;
CHICAGO POLICE FIND HER

Chicago, March 29.-After having
been kidnapped from Montreal 25 years
ago, Mrs. Jason Warner was found by
the South Chicago police last night. She
said she had been stolen when she was
s years old n was taken to a farm.
Recently Mrs. Warner appealed to the
Canadian police who found her family
In Montreal. y
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-01

1t is estimated by a New York build
er that there are buildings under CON
struction in the city which will aggre-
gate in value more than 800, GOO. 900.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-01

ITO Rev. J. j. Hickey:
MY husband James d. Farmer,
never had any hand in Sarah
Brennan's death nor never knew
anything about 1t till the trunk
was opened. / told him any
thing what had happened. 1 feel
he has been terribly wronged.
James ID. Farmer was not at nome
the day the affair happened, Meth
err did James ID. Farmer ever put
a hand on Sarah Brennan after
her death, Again 1 wish to say as
strongly as l can that my hus-
band, James d. Farmer, is entire
ly innocent OF the death OF Sarah
Brennan, that he knowingly had
no part in any plans that led to
it and that he knew nothing what
ever about 1t.
(Signed.) Mary III. Farmer"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-01

1t IS related that when Robert louis
Stevenson was told OF the death OF
Matthew Arnold he paused. then said,
obviously, He won't like Cod"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-01
wAsPs TO TEACH AERoNAuTs

London. March 3l.-In a lecture be-
fore the Royal Photographic society,
F. Martin Duncan said a series of
photographs of insects on the wing
might yield valuable information to
~aeronauts. THE wings of wasps n
bees are of particular interest in this
marvellous for the small compass into
which they can be packed and for the
extent OF their ~protraction when the
insect is on h wing
#r.H HH t#H.. H...
In Brazil the government owns n OPP
erntes l.2S7 miles OF railroad lines.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-01

The Norwegian army includes a
corps on skates.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-09

the tactics % the Standard Oil by TAX
ing the public into it's confidence after
years OF secrecy and indifference to pub
lie opinion
Only last week Marc KlaW. Of IIlaw &
Er1anger broke into print in one Of
the leading weekly magazines with a
al-thousand-woTd explanation and
defense Of the syndicate's methods.
Factors Unknown.
How mary Theaters the Shuberts may
be able to control next season cannot be
told at this time. WAC is backing the
Shuberts continues, as it always has
been. subject of much gossip and lit
tie real information. 1t is said, how
ever on good authority. that the bust
ness Of the Shuberts today, including
their leases and options. is worth ap-
proximately S15,OOO.OOO.
Closely associated with them in adj
dition TO Max Andersen, the former Gin
cinnau manager, is Congressman Jo-
Seph r. RhinoCk of Kentucky, and still
back OF Rniuoch. though "a distant fea-
ture, is said to be George b. Cox. the
millionaire political boss of Cincinnati
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-09
hODJESKA'S BODY
TO Be ADMITTED
Russian Authorities Will Not
Deny 1t Burial in
Poland.

The Russian government has no in
tention of denying burial to the body
Of Nine. Helena Modieska, who died in
California yesterday, at CracOw, Poland,
the early home of The famous actress,
against whom, during her life, the Gar
maintained his ukase of Punishment
This statement was made this morning
by Baron Rosen, the Russian Ambassa-
dor, who declared that as far as he
knew his government had never barred
Nine Modjeska from that country. He
ADDED that he saw no reason why the
relatives OF the dead actress, If they
desired TO. could not return TO Poland
with her body, and he secuted the idea
that there need be any secret burial or
that ii was likely 10 fncite any Demon
stration
Helena Modjeska, as the American
playSoer knew her, besides beng the
greatest actress in her native land, was
came to this country originally TO found
colony In which a group Of the most
enlightened political and literary spirits
hoped to find intellectual freedom de-
MED them in their own country.
Among the immigrants from Warsaw
was HenTyk Sienkiewicz, who later be-
came famous as a novelist and his
torian. The enterprif - however, was
not successful and Nine Modjeska was
compelled to return to her profession
she died on her estate, not far from the
spot where her colony had settled.
Order the Velvet Kind-crushed Straw
berry--Advt.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-09
Coco Friday Being Observed
In All Corners of Civil
lied Nations.
SPECIAL SERVICES
HELD IN CAPITAL
Especially Impressive Ceremonies
In St. Aloysius' and St. Pat
rick'S Churches.

In every corner OF the globe where
Christianity has carried its teachings
fhe most solemn day in the whole year
IS being observed today. Good Friday
brings to the minds OF all civilized PEG
pie the most noted tragedy in the his
tory of the world and recalls the sacri-
nee on Calvary which wrought the re-
demption of the world
Special services were held today in
nearly all the churches of Washington
and viii continue to be held through
ont the afternoon and evening.
In the Catholic calendar, Good Fri
day is the only day in the year when
there is no celebration of the mass.
The passion of Christ was sung in
solemn chant this morning, depicting
the agony of the Saviour from the
first hours of the journey that led to
Calvary. One of the features of the
Good Friday morning service was the
solemn unwilling of the cross and
later the alteration OF the cross by
those in attendance at the services.
Services Impressive.
1mpfessf-s as were the ceremonies
this morning. those Of this afternoon
were far more so. At u o'clock, the
hour at which history says Christ was
nailed TO the cross. the solemn serv-
ice of the three hours agony began
in St. Aloysius' Church. This has
been a feature Of the lenten program
at st. AlOysius' for many years and
consists OF the singing Of 'The Seven
Last Words" long composition, and
a series of sermons on the passion
and death OF Christ. Admission to the
at 8 o'clock. when tradition tells that
The principal sermon today was
preached by the Rev. Owen A. Hill, 5.
J., professor of rhetoric at Holy Cross
College. Worcester. Mass. The regular
choir Of the church was assisted by
Thomas Evans Greene, tenor, and VIII
liam Clabaugh. bass.
Other Services.
Stations OF the Cross were read IN all
the Catholic Churches this afternoon.
The chanting Of the Tenebrae will be
repeated in AL the Catholic churches to-
night, and sermons viii be preached.
The special services held this morn
ing in St. Patrick's Church were un-
usually impressive. The Rev. Thomas
T. McGuigan, assistant pastor. was the
celebrant, with the Rev. J. II. Burke
and the Rev ]. N Ryan, of Holy Cross
College. as deacon and sub0eacOn. re-
assistant pastor OF St Patrick's. and
James Pagan were masters OF cere-
monies Three priests from Holy Cross
chanted the passion, and during the
Feneration Of the cross the choir sang
the 'Jntroperia." a beautiful part Of
the Good Friday service recounting the
words of Christ, His remonstrance to
the people for their prosecutions Of Him
following His delivery OF them.
At ST Patrick's.
The Rev. DIT. William 7 Russell viii
preach the passion sermon at St. Pat
rfcks tonight. and the Tenebrae will be
chanted by a choir Of Holy Cross stu
dents sn0 the men members Of St
PatTiCl5s sanctuary choir. One Of the
principal features will be the unveilinE
of a large crucifix, which has been pre-
sented 10 the church by member. 1t
s. Of carved wood and the figure is life
size.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-09
At 75c Pair

Kayser'S 12-button length
Silk Gloves al only 75c pair.
Others, some embroidered,
up to $3.50 pair.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-09
TRIPLETS ALL BRYANS.

ASHEVILLE. n. c., April edward
Pack. Of Tryon, n. C, was so over
come with joy vhen his wife presented
him with triplets today that he imme-
diately and thereupOn named them
William, Jennings. and Bryan. It is
hardly necessary to add he is an ad-
mirer Of the Sage of Lincoln.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-09
WILL QUIT For MILLION.

VIENNA. April at IS stated that
Prince George OF Servia asks loo. 900
Tibles as his price for leaving the
country.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-09

VeIvet Kind factory scores 100 per cent.
--Advt
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-09
Rain or Shine

The Silk Umbrellas in colorS, sun
and rain proof. are both a useful and
ornamental adjunct to the spring
costume. In emergency they save
their cost many times. S1.98 IS the
PalaiS Royal price for these unbTel-
las. Don't you know of them at
$3.50?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-09

Order the Velvet Kind-crushed Straw
berry--Advt
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-15
COMPANY
ENlARGES FIELD.
Exchange System to Be Installed at
Victor by the Bell COMPANY.

As part nf its program of develop
ment and Improvement in western
Montana this season the Rocky Noun
tain Bell Telephone company has an
nnunC"d that an exchange is to la
built AT Victor and extensive additions
made To its long distance lines in the
valley, Plans for the work have been
approved and it will be completed as
soon as materials arrive.
An additional copper long distance
circuit will he strung between Stev-
"nSVillt. and Hamilton and all the lines
in that ncighhorhnnd will he thorough
ly ov,rhauled and put in condition tn
give the best sort OF telephone service.
This work is in addition IL that
heretofore announced and already in
progress 10y the Bell company.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-15
DR.. CRAIG COMMENDS
P|NCH0T
Continued from Page One)

members of the various committees
were selected as follows: \ member
Of the committee on resolutions, a
member Of the committee on perma-
ncnt organization, member Of the
credentials committee. and Il state vice
president
These committees pass on the ere
dentials Of delegates, select the re-
naming officers of the congress, deter
mine place of meeting. and approve or
disapprOVe resolution that may be Of
fercd.
The organization Of Montana was
as follows: Chairman, L. T.. Sheppard:
vice president. .. J. Craig; executive
committee. 4. f.. Healy: resolutions, ].
q. Bair; permanent organization, l..
Newman: credentials, T. Nelson.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-15
Ballinger.

The annual sessions nf the Irrlga
ton congress have been marked by at
lacks on the secretary of the interior.
Heretofore settlers and water users
nave been on his side of the question
and the corporations against him. This
time. however. the situation is re-
vcrScd, the corporations and the money
powers are ON the side OF the honorable
secretary and the settlers and the wa
ter users are against him. II was free
ly charged that Secretary Ballingcr
had overturned tn" Roosevelt Garfield
policy pertaining L. the reclamation of
land. which favored the common peo-
pie and the poor man. and was substi-
tuting policies that were favorable to
the corporations and the money power.
Specific Instances of acts of the sec
Crctary tending In this direction We're
freely quoted. There Were some peo-
Pile who desired an explanation of the
Grand Valley. Colorado, transaction.
The government had entered into
contracts with settlers. These settlers
were To construct part of the bitches
and receive what We're called co-opera-
tive certificates. These certificates
gave the holder certain rights under
this Grand Valley project At the
suggestion of Secretary Ballinger, At
torncy General Wickersham examined
into the legal status of these contracts
and declared them illegal The CON
tracts were cancelled. Possibly some
relief for the actual settler and water
user may he devised. but as il is some
hndy's agents are offering Ia buy these
cooperative certificates at greatly re
duced rates
A peculiar feature Of us case was
that two United States S,nators knew
that these certificates would he de
clared illegal two weeks before public
notice Was given To those apparently
most Interested. An explanation is de
sired by the Colorado people as to why
these senators should he informed con-
corning the decision sooner than the
information Was given Ia the settlers
and water users in Grand Valley.
THAT which stirred the blood of the
California people was the following dis
patch from san Francisco. dated Au-
gust II:
Pans for the establishment Of n
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-15
Three Men.

EARLY in the session one speaker
announced that the three men who had
done the most and We're still doing the
most for In" conservation of our ma
tional resources We're Roosevelt. Pin
Chott and Newell. This statement was
received with great enthusiasm. Be
fore many hours II became apparent
that contest was on between two
parties. the one represented by the
heads Of the forestry service and the
reclamation service. and the other by
the secretary of the interior and his
fricnhs
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-15

would not Le cnntentcd 10 be kept in
the house and doing nothing by rheu-
matism. Neither are you. wh" are
always busy and active. Then don't
neglect the first twlnge Of an ach" or
pain that you might hInk is just a
''crick" Rub Well with Baliurd's Snow
I.intment and no matter what the
trouble Is, it will disappear At once,
George Freishelm--
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-15

There was genuine rejoicing yesterday
afternoon when the famiIiar-once--
face and figure of Sam
THE SAME pinsmore was seen on
OLD SAM the street. For years
Higgins avenue didn't
look natural without sam Dinsmnre
somewhere in the landscape. and old
timers felt as if MissouIa were renew
ing her youth when he appeared upon
the scene yesterday afternoon. Mr..
Dinsmore was warmly greeted by his
friends and had more questions to ask
about the town and his old Orchard
Homes than could possibly be an
swercd in "A day. and the result was
that he had no time To talk about
himself But he looks good. and that's
enough for his friends. He ~ going
To stay II while in western Montana
and after he has been here few
days We may be abb" To learn some
thing about him MsSoula owes so
much to him that she can never be
indifferent to his success. Ii is some
thing of a disappointment that Sam
came alone. as it had been expected
that he would bring Mrs Sam on this
visit. There are still some who doubt
the existence of Mrs. Sam. but he
gives assurance that she is not
myth Today Mr.. Dinswnre will look
over orchard Homes.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-15

$50, 900. roo water supply in this city
in the Hetch Hetchy valley have been
entirely blocked by the interior depart
ment, according TO an announcement
by city Engineer Manson. The secre-
tary of the interior notified Manson
not to erect buildings on government
property or TO do preliminary work
At about the same time as the
above. the following paragraphs appear
ed in Spokane papers:
The Amalgamated Copper COM
pany, with power sites secured since
Roosevelt left office. j. now in absolute
possession of the Missouri river from
Three Forks. in Southwestern Mon
ANA. to the alkaIai plain. west of
Great Falls. This river holds probabl
the most valuable water power sites
in the nation. These, all in the hands
Of the trust. gives to it complete pow
or to shut out competition for all
time and force every home and factory
within an area of four thousand miles
to Tay tribute
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-15
Draws a Number.

DIR Craig told of finding out that he
had drawn No. PA in the Flathead res
ervation while sitting in a Spokane no
tel lobby. 1t was surprise To me-"
he said. and have not Yet made up
my mind as 10 what | shall Il" about
it"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-15

The other branch of the power
trust in Montana is the group center
ing in the General Electric company
The General Electric controls all the
power sites in Montana on the Jeffer-
son, Gallatin and Madison rivers. BY
agreement the General Electric took
this and left the head waters of the
Missouri for the Amalgamated crowd.
Together they form the power trust
"Details We're given as to number Of
acres and dates of entry. The reader
will, of course. remember that the
truth of the above paragraphs has
been denied by government authorities.
True or not, the circulation of these
statements and the attacks of certain
delegates aroused bitter feeling
against Secretary Ballinger and what
is supposed to be his policy.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-15
Notice.

The board of county commissioners
of Missouia county Will meet in extra
session Monday, August Is. nj 10 a, IN
and transact such business as may
come before them.
+. ". kUpHAI4. County Clerk