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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-14
Detective Makes Startling
Statement to Senatorial
Probing Committee.
SAW AFFAIR THR0UGnTRANSOn
Names Three Assemblymen Who, He
Says, Got Money Brought by
Stephenson's Banker.

Madison, Wis.,, May Z. - Frank T..
Wagner, a private detective of Mil
waukee, made the startling statement
to the senatorial Investigating commit
tee yesterday afternoon that he saw
money handed over to State Assem-.
blymen Ramsey, Farrell and Towne
(Democrats) at the Plankinton house
in Milwaukee on the second Saturday
before March 4, the day that Senator
Isaac Stephenson was elected United
States senator by the Wisconsin leg.
tslature.
Saw It Through Transom.
The money, Wagner said, was
brought to the Plankinton house in
Milwaukee by Mr.. Puelicher, cashier
of the Marshall & 1lsley bank, and
handed to M. J. Regan, who paid it
out.
The affair was witnessed by Wagner
through transom of an adjoining
room, according to his testimony, the
money handled being in two pack.
ages.
Mr.. Puelicher, who acted as Senator
Stephenson's banker in Milwaukee
during the senatorial campaign, is now
in Europe for the benefit of his health.
Ramsey Denies.
Madison, Wis, May e.-Assembly.
man Thomas F. Ramsey declared last
night that when Frank T. Wagner
swore before the senatorial investi-
eating committee that he saw him in
q room at the Plankinton house a few
days before the election of United
States Senator Stephenson, he delib.
erately lied.
II haven't been in the Plankinton
house since the day before the gen.
eral election last November" said the
assemblyman.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-14
JUDGE PALMER Is DEAD.

For many Years at Head Of Northern
jurisdiction Of Scottish Rite.
Milwaukee, Wis, May 8. - Judge
Henry L. Palmer died shortly after
midnight this morning. His death
was due chiefly to old age.
Judge Palmer was for thirty-five
years president of the Northwestern
Mutual Life Insurance company, with
headquarters in Milwaukee. He was
one of the highest members of the
Masonic fraternity in the world, and
until short time ago was sovereign
council of Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite of the northern juris.
diction of the United States. He was
eighty-nine years Of age.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-14
CASUALTIES.

Fire Of unknown origin destroyed
the plant Of the Sioux City Brick and
Tile works at Sioux City. LOSS, $780,.
900.
Four persons were drowned and a
total of eight barges were lost during
a fierce storm of Faulkner's Island,
Conn.
Mrs. w. E. Leadford Of Powderly
was instantly killed and her child ia.
tally injured by Bessemer electric
car at Elyton, Ala.
Prof. William Sawyer of the Mich.
gan agricultural college, drowned at
Lansing, Mich, when his canoe cap
sized in Cedar river.
Three children of Charles Cross
man. a painter. we're suffocated by
smoke from a fire which badly dam.
aged their home in Sackville, N. B.
A big blowout Of gas occurred in
No. Z mine of the Crows Nest Min
ing company at Carbonate, in the
Fernie district, killing two miners and
injuring number of others. The ex.
YlOSiOu UlcW COdl AAlO OuoC.
Fire wiped out the little town of
Wesley, B. c., twenty-five miles west
of Nelson, near the United States
boundary. The Yale-Columbia Lum-
Der company's mill, employees houses
and other buildings and stock of
lumber all valued at $250,000, were
destroyed.
William Rose, his wife and two
children, were killed in a collision Of
their buggy and an electric car on
the Chicago, Lake Shore & South
Bend Interurban line, near Gary, Ind.
Rose had been drinking and purpose
ly stopped his buggy on the track as
the car approached. The family lived
at Tolleston Ind.
Windows in the First National
bank, Grismars clothing store, Ames'
printing establishment and numerous
Offices at Waterloo, Iowa, were shat
tered, and o. H. Green seriously in
jured when his popcorn wagon ex-
ploded on the main business street.
1t is thought that the gasoline tank
ignited, blowing the machine to
atoms. Flying missiles were hurled
block, but fortunately no one except
Proprietor Green was hit.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-14
OTHERWISE

A dispatch from Sitka announces
the seizure of the japanese sealing
schooner Kaisen Maru, with thirty
men, for violation of the sealing laws.
Charles D. Gates entered an en-
phatic denial to a report that his IA
tier, John w. Gates, was contemplate
ing the building of race track at
Galveston, Tex.
The grand jury at Nelson, B c..
returned mo bill'' in the case of Lord
Sholto Douglas, brother of the mar
quis of Queensberry, charged with
shooting with intent to kill ]. B.
Rawlins last September.
The United Wireless Telegraph
company announced that communities
ton had been established between
the station on the top of the Waldorf.
Astoria and the station on the top OF
the Auditorium Annex, Chicago.
The Missouri senate passed reso.
luton submitting to the people a
statewide prohibition constitutional
amendment The amendment, which
came to the senate from the house
was amended with a tax rider which
provided for the doubling of the rate
of taxation. The final vote far % to
8, with two senators not voting.
Howard Charters. twenty-three
years old. teacher in school peal
Charlottesville. Ind, has forfeited his
license on the charge of having sup
piled girl fifteen years old with an
swers in an examination for an eighth
grade graduation diploma.
An epidemic of typhoid fever al
/ Meservey, Iowa, caused Judge Clyde
to drop the cases against Mayor Go
bell, City Attorney Vanderzahm and
four others. charged with conspiracy
convicted in the last court and now
/! up for rehearing. The star witnesss,
are all dangerously I'LL.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-14
PERSONAL.

Horace St. George Voules. editor OF
London Truth since it's first issue in
1877. died in London.
Col. S. w. Durham. who was mem.
Der of the Iowa state constitutional
convention of 1914, is dead at Marion.
eyed ninety-two years.
Former Mayor and Congressman
William Maybury is dead at his home
in Detroit, following sudden relapse
of his old illness. He had been a
victim of uraemic poisoning.
Col. Owen j. Sweet, commanding
the Twenty-eighth United States in
fantry at Fort Smelling, Mimi, has
been ordered to his home to await re-
tirement from active service.
Victor H. Metcalf. former secretary
of the navy, has assumed the active
management Of the Union Savings
bank at Oakland, Cal, of which he
is vice president and general mana
ger.
Capt. Alexander NJ. Wetherill of the
Nineteenth infantry has been ordered
to duty at the Alaska Yukon-P Pacific
exposition at Seattle, and will report
to the president of the exposition by
May Is.
By the will of Mrs. Elizabeth Brig.
ham, sister of the late Robert B.
Brigham of Boston. s1.5OO,0OO is given
to the Robert B. Brigham hospital for
incurables, for the founding of which
the brother left the bulk of his for
tune.
Anton Rank, aged ffty-seven years,
a pioneer bookbinder of Iowa, died at
his home in Fort Dodge. after months
of agony suffered from gangrene, the
result of blood poisoning that devel
oped when Mr.. Rank was trimming his
corns.
W. ]. Thompson Of Spring Coulee
Alta, who was one of the first set
tiers in that part of the country, is
dead. An appraisal of his estate
shows he was worth approximately
100000. He was farming $4,000 acres
and had sown 5000 acres of wheat
this year. He came from Illinois.
NJ. Gilbert, a retired merchant OF
Paris, whose declining years have
been made miserable by speeding au
tomobiles, has bequeathed his entir,
fortune to churches in certain French
cities for masses for the repose of the
souls Of the victims of the "diabolica
machines which have poisoned m,
last days."
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-14
WOMAN YIELDS HATPIN.

Calmly Jabs Pedestrians In New York
and 10 Locked Up.
New York; May 9.-Pedestrians on
upper Broadway last night were star
tied by the actions Of a middle-aged
woman, dressed in deep mourning.
who approached four men and one
woman successfully and calmly jab.
bed each in the arm with hatpin.
When arrested the woman gave the
name Of Mary Maloney. She was
locked up. charged with felonious ss
sault.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-14
HAMS TRIAL NEARs END.

Both sides Will Sum Up on Monday
States Alienists Testify.
Flushing, N. Y, May 9-On> Mon
day both sides of the Hams trial will
sum up. Most of the days session
was taken up with the testimony of
the states three insanity experts. All
expressed the opinion, predicateu on
the hypothetical question prepared by
the prosecution, that Capt. Hams was
sane at the time he killed Annis.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-14
TAFT HAS INFLAMED EYE.

President Unable to Attend Ceremony
Because Of Minor Injury.
Washington, May 9.-President Taft
was compelled yesterday to abandon
the idea of attending the unwilling Of
the Longfellow statue in this city, ow-
ing to a badly inflamed eye, over
which he is wearing a light bandage.
A gnat or some other small insect
flew into Mr.. Taft's eye while he was
horseback riding Wednesday after.
noon.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-14

WhitIa kidnapper on Trial.
Mercer. Pa, May z. James H.
Boyle, charged with the abduction of
Willie Whitla Of Sharon, Pa, was
placed on trial yesterday afternoon.
When court adjourned for the day q
Jury had been tentatively selected.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-14
WANT NEW STATE ON LAKE.

Wisconsin Constituents Disgruntied at
Action Of Legislature.
Superior, Wis, May 7.-Disgruntled
at the action of the Wisconsin legisla-
ture in refusing to pass the terminal
taxation bill, advocated by Superior
interests, secret committee is active
at the Head of the Lakes, Ashland and
in the copper country in reviving the
old scheme to form new state in the
Lake Superior region.
The idea of the originators of the
plan was to include Northern Mime
sofa, North Wisconsin and the upper
end of the State of Michigan in the
new commonwealth.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-14

Night Rider Warnings Posted.
Frankfort, KY, May 11.-Negroes,
employed at quarries at Benson, sew.
en- miles west of here, are alarmed
over might rider" warnings posted in
the vicinity, threatening them with
whip and rope unless they leave
within forty-eight hours.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-14
Madman Kills saIoonkeeper.

Madman Kills saIoonkeeper.
Chicago, May 9.-Armed with two
revolvers and protected by a large
chest plate of iron, Fred Lundberg.
who is thought to be demented, enter.
ed the saloon of Otto Linquist here
yesterday and began shooting. Lind.
uuist was killed.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-14
Patten Returns to Chicago

Patten Returns to Chicago.
Chicago, May thames A. Patten,
wheat operator, arrived in Chicago
yesterday, after taking short rest on
q ranch near Trinidad, Colo. Mr.. Pat
ten went directing to his home in
Evanston, suburb. He said he had
nothing of interest to say.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-14
Killed by His Own Trap.

N1Heu py TITS O"rt TTdP'
Logansport, Ind, May 11.-Schuyler
Holley was instantly killed yesterday
by a trap he had prepared to kill a
thief who had been raiding his chick
en- house. He forgot to disconnect the
trap before he opened the door Of
the house, and heavy load of shot
was discharged into his breast.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-14
TRAGEDY At MCPHERSON.
Hotel Man Kills Himself, Believing He
Had Given Wife Death Blow.

Duluth, May z. - Thinking he had
killed his wife. Peter Swenson, hotel
keeper at Nickerson, cut his throat
with razor yesterday. Swenson had
quarreled with his wife and struck
her over the head with a stone. Be-
!ieving he had killed her, he rushed
into the hotel and, selling his razor,
slashed his throat, dying almost in.
stantly. The woman will recover.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-14
Tries to XIII Chief Of Police

Tries to Kill Chief Of Police.
Paris, May IA Pole named Wit
koff attempted yesterday to kill M.
Won Kotten, chief of the secret police
of Moscow. He fired five shots, but
missed. M. Won Kotten says Vitkoff
is dang erous nihilist. who escaped
from Siberia.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-14
Six Hurt In Wreck.

Romney, w. Va, May six per.
sons were injured last night when a
train on the Romney branch of the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad hit a herd
sf cattle and two coaches wc1c
thrown over bank.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-14
WYOMING LAND TO BE OPENED,
n Beautiful Valley, Free From
Storms, but Absolutely Arid.

Storms, but Absolutely Arid.
Washington, May 11.-Large areas.
of valuable farming lands in one Of
the most beautiful valleys in the
West, a region described by govern
ment experts as of wonderful scenic
grandeur, of exceeding fertility and
free from cyclones, billiards or other
severe storms, will be opened to set
tiers on May %. The lands are sit
uated in the Shoshone irrigation prof.
ect, which eventually will reclaim
10000 acres east of the Yellowstone
National Park, in Northern Wyoming.
The farms are to be offered for set
Element under the homestead law.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-14
Hurricane Wrecks Vessels.

Hurricane Wrecks Vessels.
Mexico City, May 11.-Meager re-
PORTS received hei, say great hur-
,icane is sweeping over the Yucatan
coast. Many vessels, 1t is stated, are
lost and 1t is probable that loss of life
has occurred.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-14
kino Returns to London.

London, May il. King Edward
returned to London after an absence
o. two months. The king visited the
earthquake districts in Southern Italy.
but spent most Of the time in Biar,
ritz.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-14
is FREED BY FINGER PRINTS.

Those Found Near Murdered Woman
mot Like Suspects.
Chicago, May II. - William Reilly,
an aged resident of Winnebago, ILL.,,
was cleared from all suspicion in the
Staying of Mrs. Margaret Crippen of
Winnebago, on April %. Finger print
experts found no resemblance be-
tween Reilly's finger prints and the
marks found on the lamp chimney in
the room where the murder was COM
United.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-14
PLAN INTERuRsAN LINE.

Mathematician Company to Build 100
Mile Road,
Pierre, 8. D., May 8.-Articles of in
corporation we're filed here yesterday
for the South Dakota Interurban Rail-
way company, with headquarters at
Centerville, and capital Of $1,000.
600, the purpose Of the company be.
ing to construct a line Of railway
from Sioux City to Bijou Hills, in
Brule county.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-14
EVELYN THAW PAYS FINE.
BY So Doing She Avoids Going to Jail
for Contempt,

New York, May 9. - Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw did not go to Ludlow street
Jail yesterday. Instead, representa-
tives of Daniel O'Reilly, her counsel,
paid over to George B. Hayes, the re-
ceiver appointed to take charge of
Mrs. Thaw's affairs, the fine imposed
upon, her by Justice McAvoy for con-
tempt on failure to appear in supple
mentary proceedings in a suit brought
against her by milliner.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-10

time until 1898, when he removed to Utah
70 reside with a son. Eleven children were
born to the couple and all are living.
BEATRICE-Loran F.. Reimund and Miss
Grace N. Hawkins, residing near Beatrice
Spafford.
BEATRICE-The farm of 100 acres owned
by the Cloud estate and located three miles
northeast of Beatrice, was sold YESTERDAY
to John Barnard for $112.50 per acre.
BEATRICE-The twenty-fourth annual
meeting of the east Nebraska branch of the
Moman's Missionary association of the
United Brethren church Will meet in Blue
Springs, April IA and 10.
BEATRICE-The Methodist brotherhood
met last evening and arranged to hold a
big banquet Thursday evening, April Is, at
which Governor A. c. S~hallenberger will
speak.
BEATRIcE-The beatrice Gas company
pail team was organized here last evening
by electing II. A. Miller, manager: William
Spears, treasurer, and Sligus Lang. cap
tain. The team will play in the city league
ythe coming season.
BEATRICE-In the damage case of Mrs.
Mary A. Greenwood against Mayor Yoder
and the members of the city council of
Wymore, tried yesterday before Judge
Spaffcrd. In the county court. Judgement
for plaintiff in the sum of 1925 was
rendered. Recently the street commissioner
was instructed to open a street through
the property of the plaintiff, who objected
10 sucn proceeding. AFTER the commissioner
had torn down some OF the fences Mrs.
Greenwood secured an order from the dis
trict court restraining the Wymore officials
from opening the street until the case was
heard In court. At that time she filed a
claim of $3.50 for damages to her prop
erty, which was allowed yesterday by the
court In deciding in her favor.
TECUMSEH-R. G. Drysdale. for the last
two years agent for the Burlington al
Tecumseh, rendered his resignation to the
company last Saturday. Mr.. Drysdale
asked to be relieved as soon as possible
and insisted that he be checked out moi
later than thirty days from the date OF
his resignation. He has been rendered q
splendid position in the Citizens State
bank of Tobias and has accepted.
VALENTINE-George Border, a mar
who has been living alone for the last five
or six years about sixty-five miles soutt
of Merriman, Neb., was brought to town
and has been adjudged insane by the In
sanity board. Sheriff Rosseter will TAKE
him TO one of the asylums soon.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT new financial
institution, the First State bank of Tecum.
sch. was incorporated and received It's
charter this week. 1t transacted its first
business at Dafoe & Sons drug store
Wednesday. The incorporators are, Mrs
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-10
Nebraska News Notes.

CLARKS-Marvin Chamberlain. cashier
OF the First National bank of this place,
and Miss Sara +. Knight, younges daugh-
ter of Rev. and Mrs. Elwood knight, were
married today at high noon at the home
o. tie brides parents. The ceremony was
performed in the presence of the near rela
tves of the bride and groom, Rev. John
Garretson of the First Congregational
CHURCH officiating. Mr.. Chamberlain is one
OF the leading young men OF the city,
while Mrs. Chamberlain is prominent So
clally and active in church circles.
DAVID CITY-king David chapter No.
30, Royal Arch Masons, gave it's third an
nuGl banquet at its lodge rooms last even
ing. One hundred and fifty invited guests
were present. Rev. o, d. Moon of the First
congregational church gave a short ad-
dress of welcome, which was responded to
by Rev. j. Il. Gettys of the First Metho-
dist church.. after which numerous toasts
were responded to on the subject of Lovely
WOMAN"
HUMB0LDT-Miss Mary Smoke and Mr..
a Silas King, two well known young people
of this section. were united in marriag
3y Key. A >. Buell., pastor of the Metbo-
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. M. Smoke.
HUMBoLDT-The feed store of Mann &
Newton was burglarized a few evenings
ago and several sacks of flour stolen
broken out.
HUMBOLDT-The body of G.. T. Stains
was brought in from Salt Lake CITY where
ne died and interment made at the GENE.
terry near Morrill,, Kan, Just across the
state line. where his wife was buried nine
years ago. Deceased was a native OF
almost 20 years Of age. He was a veteran
OF the civil war, serving with a Pennsyl-
wanna regiment. and came to this county
TO reside n 1884, living here most of the
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-10

Caroline Dafoe. Al. N. Dafoe and Frank
Dafoe, all of Tecumseh. and the capital
stock is $4,000. The officers arc Al. N.
Dafoe, president; Frank Dafoe, cashier:
Mrs. Caroline Dafoe, Al. N. Dafoe and
Frank n. Dafoe, directors.
OAKLAND Wednesday evening the
Wayne High school debating teamS consist
ing Of David Meeker Herbert WEIGH and
Richard Forbes, met and defeated the Oak
land High school team. The Oakland or
chestra rendered some fine selections.
TECUMSEH-The Tecumseh school board
has elected the teaching force OF the public
schools for the coming year, as follows:
Prof Walter Keichel was reelected super
intendent: principal of high school, Miss
Edith Shepherd (re-elected): assistant prin-
cipal. Miss Harriet Pearson (re-elected);
mathematics, r, B. Sims (re-elected);
science, P. f. Thuersson OF University
Place; principal of grammar school, Miss
Helen Wrigh (re-elected); assistant prin-
cipal. Miss Myrtle Kilmer of Peru: sixth
grade, Mrs. NJ. II. Carman of T~ecumseh;
fifth grade, Miss Edith Stewart (re-elected);
cumseh; third grade, Miss Myra Jump of
Sterling, second grade, Miss Edith Crisen-
berry (re-elected); first grade. Miss Helen
Swan (re-elected). The salaries of the
grade teachers, which had been si5, was
raised to $50. The high school teachers had
been receiving $50, $50 and $65. They were
raised $40 each. Prof. Keichel received
He was complimented by an increase to
81, $50.
PLATTSMOUTH-The debate in the
auditorium of the Plattsmouth High school
building Thursday evening between the
Blair and Plattsmouth High schools was
easily won by the former. This is the last
debate OF the school year. Both teams were
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-10
SICK DOCTOR

The food experience Of a physician in
his own case when worn and weak from
sickness andtwhen needing nourishment
che worst way is valuable:
IAN attack OF grip, 80 severe IL camo
near making an end of me, left my stom-
ach In such condition I could not retain
any ordinary food. 1 knew of course thar
i must have food nourishment or 1 could
never recover.
Il began 10 take four teaspoonfuIs of
Grape-Nuts and cream three times a dav
and for two weeks this was almost nv
only food; IL tasted so delicious that /
enjoyed il immensely and my stomach
handled Il perfectly from the first mouth
ful. IL was so nourishing l was Quickly
built back to normal health and strength.
"Grape-Nuts is OF great value as lood
TO sustain life during serious attacks In
which the stomach is so deranged IL can
not digest and assimbilate other foods.
II am convinced that we're Grape-Nuts
more widely used by physicians. IL would
save many lives that are otherwise lost
from lack OF nourishment."
Absolutely the most perfect food In
the world. Trial OF Grape-Nuts Ten Gays
proves. There's a Reason"
Look In pkg. for a little book, 'The
Road TO wellviIIe."
nvsr rsaa thu shove lsttsrf A new one
appeeSa from tins TO time. they are gen
naAsb uos snd fun Of human interest