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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-05-13

a stray bullet, many nave been killed
and wounded in that way, and we
received three balls in various rooms,
and our front wall is well peppered.
1t was an awful night, and Okla, her
youngest child, slept through it all.
Today it is hard to get reliable
news. The shops are shut Bands
of unofficered soldiers staggering like
drunkards from fatigue, went by
about o'clock keeping up a continu-
Gus wild firing with balls and hav-
ing bayonets fixed. The Armenians
are panic stricken, and none of them
undressed last night, I fancy. Now
there is lull preparing for tonight.
Niazi Bay, one of the two Heroes
of the Revolution, and the Idol of the
Army is coming from Salonica with
fresh troops, many think he is too
late, but anyway hot work is ex-
pected.
The Bulgarians are modifying, TAX
ing advantage of the crisis, and NOV
ing on to the Turkish frontier. How
it will finish no one can tell. T he
worst danger is a Sacred War, a
"Jehad."
Constantinople, April Is.
Again the Turks have commanded
the admiration of Europe Yester.
day the city was in the hands OF
10000 unofficered troops, today al
is quiet and peaceful, and the men
back in the ranks. There is not a
single instance given of the soldiers
committing any excess except those
in their program. Officers who op-
posed them were killed, the Military
Club and all clubs of the liberal
party, the one club of the Liberal
women broken into and everything
smashed, but no looting done. Not
a single instance is known where so
much as a loaf Of bread was taken
without paying for it. ALI yester.
day up to o'clock in the afternoon,
the firing in our streets was inces-
SAINT. Imagine almost any European
Army in the same position. The
first thing would be to break into
the shops, get glorious1y drunk, and
then to Paint the town red,'' would
be the next step. Temperance speak
ers could have no more practical illus
tration of the benefits of total alb
stinance.
Evening-Today 1 have had many
callers and number of diplomats all
say that things are as bad as they
can be. These troops fired in two
days, 100000 rounds of cartridges,
and now are without ammunition, the
newly coming in troops of the Sultan
will be fully armed. These the
Sultan can depend upon, whereas
our present ones already feel that
they have been deceived, and have
not received all they were promised,
notably the Grand Vizier, they
wished. They have tasted power
once, and may rise again and in a
worse mood. The soldiers have now
presented a list of 100 Pasha's that
they insist be put out of the way, a
special death being noted for each :;
some shot with guns, some with re-
volvers, some hanged, others to be
beheaded, and Unkhtur Pasha, form
er commander of the Sultans body
guard, to be cut to pieces. His
house was surrounded yesterday,
but he escaped.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-05-13
ADVERTISED LETTERS,

Mail advertised at Grand Rapids.
Wis.,, May 10, 1909:
Ladies.
Downey, Mrs. VIM. (card)
Fidmarsh, Mrs. HI.
Johnston, Miss Hattie, (card)
Weaver, Miss N. (card)
Gentlemen.
Albrecht, w. C. (card)
Balan, Joseph (card)
Balan, Joseph (Foreign)
Balson, DR.. and Mrs. c. A.
Baumgardner, E. L. (card)
Briggs, Robert.
Leske, VIM. (card)
Lewis, G. (card)
Patterson, w. NJ. (card)
Ramsey, Walter.
Smith, Mrs. C. E. (card)
j. G.
Villano, Tony
Wallace, B. E.
R. A. MCDONALD,
Postmaster.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-05-13
FISHERMEN COMPLAIN,

Madison, Wis, May 10.-An at.
tempt is being made to have the
fishing season open on June l in.
stead of ON May 10 for bass, picker
Ell and pike, the date fixed at the
session two years ago. There is
much opposition to June l as an
opening date and the indications are
that compromise will be effected
whereby the season will open on or
about May 25.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-05-13
RICH HEIRS TO WE'D

Neenah, Wis, May 10.-The en-
gagement of Miss Gertrude Sensen.
brenner and James Bergstrom was
announced on Monday. Miss Sensen-
brenner is the daughter of F. J. Sen
senbrenner, vice president of the
Kimberly Clark Paper company, and
Mr.. Bergstrom is the son of George
Bergstrom, millionaire owner of the
Neenah Stove works.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-05-13
Herman GettsIf II

Herman Gettslaff, the young man
who was seriously injured Friday
morning while working at the Ideal
Theatre building, having been struck
on the side of his head by the end of
long timber, died as the result Of
his injuries at four O'Clock Friday
afternoon, May Z, 1909.
Herman Gettslaff was born and
raised in Grand Rapids and was about
% years of age. He was single and
chum several years. He delivered ice
and therefor was very well known to
everybody. He was popular and well
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-05-13
JOBS FOR STATE PRINTER.

Madison, Wis, May 10.-Attorney
General Gilbert on Monday ruled that
the printing of the State University
must be done by the state printer
and not by other printers. 1t has
been the practice heretofore to have
some of the university printing done
by firms that do not hold the state
printing contract.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-05-13
FRIENDS PAY HIS FINE

Racine, Wis, May 10.-James Fitz-
gerald of Milwaukee was fined s25
and costs ON conviction of breaking
into freight car and stealing lamps
and other parts Of an automobile. He
is sick and friends will pay the fine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-05-13
RUDOLPH

Frank Clark has moved his fam
lily up from Port Edwards and will
run the creamery formerly owned by
John Golan.
N. ]. Richards, wife and son, Joe.
Of Grand Rapids spent Sunday with
his sisters, Mesdames Geo. Elliott,
Mary Marceau and Evelyn Crotteau.
DR.. Batty of Grand Rapids was in
this part of the country Thursday.
Lloyd Ratelle was out of school
several days last week on account
of sickness
Mrs. Oliver Akey spent Sunday in
Junction City the guest of her SIS
ter, Mrs. H. Grashorn.
Mrs. Geo. Elliott has been quite
sick with the LaGripe
Norma Babe came home Friday on
the 6 o'clock train and returned on
the O'Clock to Nekoosa, where she
spent Sunday.
Miss Louise Sharkey of Grand
Rapids is spending this week at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bat Sharkey.
Nick Urbanowski of Stevens Point
spent a few days last week with
his brother-in-law, A. Kujawa. While
here he was looking for. a farm on
which to locate.
Miss liza Akey went to the juno
ton Sunday noon to attend the we'd
ding of a friend of hers.
Mr.. Peno and son of Milladore were
guests at the Aug. Jacoby home Sun
day.
Louie Lyonnais was seen on our
streets Sunday.
Nick Ratelle took some little pigs
to Grand Rapids Tuesday for Mr..
Buckholz of Port Edwards. Little
PbSo dlS SSdISS ILLS Spl HlS dIIu Ot-
mand a fair price Nick has had
Fl to sell this spring and has re-
ceived $500 per pair.
Arbor Day was observed in all the
schools Friday by cleaning up the
yards and planting trees.
Mrs. N. G. Ratelle has been con-
fined to her bed for the past week
suffering with stomach and liver
trouble, combined with a cold.
Geo. Rivers, Oliver Akey, Alex Ku-
java were among those who attend
ed the stock fair in Grand Rapids
Tuesday.
The photograph post cards which
Mr.. Colby of Wausau took of the diff
ferent places here have arrived at
Kujawa's ard are fine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Scott of Star
Lake have arrived to attend the we'd
ding of his sister, Minnie Scott, to
Alfred Omaholt which is to take
place Thursday morning at 10 O'Clock
at the Moravian church in this place:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-05-13
BARBERING ON SUNDAY
NOT NECESSARY WORK

Madison, Wis, May 11.-Without
debate the assembly today advanced
to third reading Senator Morris's bill
providing that cutting Of hair and
shaving boards in barber shops on
Sunday shall not be deemed work
of necessity or charity.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-05-13
STONE MASON KILLED
BY A TRAIN

Shawano, Wis, May 11.-Ben Ha-
beck, aged SO, was killed by a North
western passenger train. Habeck
was going to Bellplaine to work
as a stone mason. His home was
near Caroline and he leaves a
wife and Two little daughters
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-05-13
G. E. Boles,
City Clerk.

Earl Helm and Henry PodawiItz,
for setting fire to the foundry and
Pioneer Pulp and Paper plant were
brought back Wednesday to act as
witnesses in the case of Francis Sell,
another boy who is to be tried on
the same charge.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-05-13
1897 VETERANS IN WISCONSIN

Madison, May 1.-THE latest ros-
ter of the G. A. r. in Wisconsin
shows a membership of 7,197 in 179
posts. Milwaukee has 443 members.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-05-13

liked. His death is sadly mourned
by relatives and friends. The funeral
service took place Monday after.
noon at one O'Clock from the house
in the First ward
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-05-13
Bids Wanted.

The undersigned will receive sealed
bids up to May %, 1909, for the
painting of the wagon bridge in this
city.
-ROht T., Nash
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-05-13
TO THE MODERN WOODMEN

Something doing at Lodge Thurs
day night. You will miss it if you
don't come.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-05-13

Wanted-A man or boy to take
care of lawn during the summer.
Apply to Mrs. Geo. e. Hoskinson. Sd
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-05-13
For Sale.

One Surrey, one Phaeton, one bear
skin fur robe, one good sized can
vas tent.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-07-10
CONGRESSMAN
CUSHMAN DIES IN
NEW YORK CITY
Pneumonia Ends His Life
Was Recovering From a
Throat Operation.

New York, July 6.-Congressman f.
w. Cushman of Tacoma died at the
Roosevelt hspital at five this morning.
Senator Piles was at his bedside. Death
was due to pneumonia, following a
slight operation on his neck. He was
critically i'll five days, and after a
rally Saturday night it was thought
he would recover. Hope was not aban-
doned by physicians until midnight,
when he became unconscious and re-
manned so until death.
Cushman VISA born May 8, 1867, at
Brighton, Iowa, and graduated from
the local high school. In every sense
he was a self made man. He studied
law without aid, after serving as a
water-boy on railroad construction and
section hand until 16 years old Later
he was a cowboy on a ranch in Wyo-
ming, and lumber camp school teacher
He was admitted to the bar in Nebras-
ka and located in Seattle and Tacoma
in 1891.
Cushman was elected to congress over
James Hamilton Lewis in 1898 and con
tinued there ever since. Cushman en-
tered his first congressional campaign
with vigor, although it seemed impos
sible for him to defeat Lewis. He wa:
nominated by the republicans, and since
that time he was without opposition il
his party and was always reelected by
overwhelming majorities. He leaves {
widow, an aged mother and brother
the latter recently appointed a judge Of
| the federal court in Alaska.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-07-10

is so great from many parts of the
United States that it would hardly
pay a man to take a chance if the
transportation cost him close to SIS.
The whole thing is a gamble, and the
government wants to increase the poor
mans chance. For that reason three
openings are made simultaneously.
The time has come when much
vigilance must be exerted. Specula-
tions must be discouraged and the
many men who actually need homes
must receive their deserts.
Must Live on Land.
"The rule in regard to residence on
the land will be strictly enforced. A
man who files must actually live OF
the land. Absence from the land fol-
purposes of pleasure will not be
tolerated, and the person who wishes
to secure patent must abide by tn,
laws of the government, which STATE
clearly that actual and continuoul
residence must be maintained. Wher,
person is called upon to give aid t
sick person, the government viii
give wide latitude, but the moment Thu
privilege is abused the person thu
violating the rules lays himself opei
to seizure of the land by the govern
ment. In that case, of course, the pay
ments already made to the government
would be a dead personal loss.
"'While the land officials at Spokane
Occur d'Alene City, Kalispell and Mis-
soula have tried to make clear tn
method of registering for Flatheal
lands, and while this paper has rui
numerous helpful articles on this YER
point, the impression prevails that
person must register at Kalispell 70
northern Flathead land and at Mis-
soula for the southern land. This
erroneous. A person can register flo
Flathead lands either at Kalispell Q
Missoula.
"On or about April 1, 1910, whe
homestead entries are made, person
fling for Flathead lands must go t
Kalispell for the land in the norther
part of the reservation and to Missoul
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-07-10

I not reach the tribe until 1860, more of
the supplies being sold to white settlers
than were delivered to the nation IS
wards.
When the first treaty was made the
tribe, then living in the Bitter Root
valley, where it's members were happy
and contented, were not willing to
move bag and tepee to the reservation,
and to satisfy Chief Victor a clause
was inserted, as follows:
cit is moreover provided that the
Bitter Root valley, above the Loo Lo
fork, shall be carefully surveyed and
examined, ard if it shall prove, in the
Judgment of the president, to be better
adapted to the wants of the Flathead
tribe than the general reservation pro-
vided for in this treaty, then such por-
tons of it as may be necessary shall be
set apart as a separate reservation for
said tribe. No portion of the Bitter
Root valley above the Loo 10 fork
shall be open to settlement until such
examination is had and the decision of
the president is made KNOWN
Much litigation followed to arrive at
the correct Interpretation of this treaty.
1t was followed by an executive order
in 1871, finding that the Bitter Root
valley was not better adapted to the
needs of the tribe than the general res
ervation, the order adding that it was
"deemed unnecessary to set apart any
portion of said Bitter Root valley as a
separate reservation for the Indians
referred to in said treaty."
Though no treaty existed before June
16, 1855, Governor Stevens appointed
Thomas Adams special agent for the
Flatheads in 1854, and the following
year the government appointed DR.
Lansdale of Oregon as the first regular
agent for the three tribes. He estab
lished an agency at the mouth of the
Jocko river on the present reserve, neal
what is now the town of Dixon.
Mrs. Minnie Miller, wife of Henry G
Miller, who went to Utah from New
York in 1855 and eloped with the belle
of the Mormon settlement in the spring
of 1856, was the second white woman
within the limits of what is now the
state of Montana, and the first to take
up actual residence. The one womor
who preceded her was simply passing
through the country from Winnipeg
Manitoba, on the way to the Pacif,
coast. In clipping Miller and hi
bride made their way on horseback t.
Fort Hall, a trading post, owned by
the Hudson Bay company, then il
what is now the state of Idaho. They
we're received by Captain Richard
Grant, in charge of the post, and wer'
married.
The Millers awaited the return O.
DR.. Lansdale from Salt Lake and wer,
J engaged to take charge of the reserva
} tion during his absence in Oregon
They remained at the agency until tn
J fall of 1857, when they moved to Walli
|, Walla. At that time the agency con
sisted of only a few log cabins. Mrs
Miller lived there from her arrival il
: 1856 until she departed in the fall O
} 1857, without seeing another whit
woman. DR.. Lansdale went to Port
land, Ore, later, and in 1860 Majo
| John Owen was appointed his successor
with headquarters at Fort Owen, i
the Bitter Root valley, near what j
now the town of Stevensville. Othe
agents followed until the appointment
of Major Fred G. Morgan, now j
charge
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-07-10
MORE ABOUT LAND DRAWING
Judge Witten Says 10000 Soldiers VIII
Register in the Contest.

hO6AobCA III ohC OOhoSoos
''I believe that no less than 10000
soldiers will register for government
lands in the three reservation" says
Judge Witten.
"The contract between soldiers and
their agents is altogether a personal
matter and the government will not
NEEDLE in that matter so long as the
agent presents the proper papers.
GA person can register once for him
self and once for a soldier friend, but
his authority must be clearly evident
from sworn statements authorizing the
citizen to act as agent. The authori-
ties will be strict with the proof pre-
scented by agents to make sure that
it is bona fide.
Give Poor Man a Chance.
''I want to say right here that reg
istrations must be made in good faith
Applicants lay themselves open to in
dietment if they swear to their aft
davits falsely. The government wants
farmers and tillers of the soil and vii
make a desperate effort to give the
poor man who desires to make a home
on the government land a chance.
Speculation will be minimized a
much as possible by careful work OF
the part of local land agents. While
the government can not tell the inten
of an applicant, the government will
make it its business to indiet any per
jurers. If man with considerable
means registers for a homestead AM
at the end of the IA months or fv'
years, as the case may be, sells at
handsome profit, the government vii
construe this to mean that the appli
cant lays himself open to indictmen
and the case viii be investigated.
''The object of throwing open tn
three reservations at one time is 70
the sole benefit of the needy wor
citizen who intends to settle on tn
free land. The distance to these land
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-07-10

Four hundred and fifty thousand of
the 1,425,O0o acres of valley and bench
lands contained in the Flathead Indian
reservation on the western slope of the
Rocky mountains in northern Montana
will provide homes for 100000 persons
following the drawing under the direc-
ton of the United States government
at Occur d 'Alene, Idaho, beginning the
morning of July 9. These lands have
been classified as first and second class
agricultural and grazing, and are APP
praised at from $1.25 to 81 an acre.
Persons desiring to enter under the
homestead act must register in person
at either Kalispell, Mont, 26S miles
east of Spokane, or Missoula, Mont,
257 miles from Spokane, between July
Is and August s.
This reserve has within its bound
aries the south half of the Flathead
lake, the largest body of fresh water
west of Lake Michigan. The chief
fruit products are pears, peaches, apples,
cherries, plums and berries, also grain
and forage crops in abundance. Irri-
ton is crossed by numerous mountain
streams and is surrounded by belt of
timber, which is not subject to entry.
The reclamation service is preparing
a system of dams and bitches, costing
$250,000, to irrigate the lands in the
northwestern part of the reserve. Home
steaders will be required to pay the
20 c1o of ont
also an annual maintenance fee. The
elevation is 1900 feet.
Kalispell, city of 1000, is the gate
way of the reservation. Three boats
ply daily between Kalispell and Poison,
a trading point at the south end of
Flathead lake, and in the heart of the
reservation. The Great Northern, the
only line in the valley, is building an
extension from Kalispell to the reser-
walton, and the Chicago, Milwaukee s.
Puget Sound and the Canadian Pacific
railways have crews in the field seeking
an entrance into Kalispell.
The reservation was established at a
treaty made by Isaac l. Stevens, first
territorial governor of Washington and
A-OulClO superintendent VI ihuidu IL
fairs in the territory, and the chiefs and
head men of the Flathead, Kootenay
and Upper Pend d'Oreille tribes, in
what was formerly known as Council
Grove, eight miles below Missoula, now
called Grass Valley, on July IA, 1855.
1t was ratified by the United States
senate on March s, 1859. Five persons
who were present at the treaty are Haz-
gard Stevens, son of Governor Stevens,
living at Boston; W. II. Tappan, resi-
dent of central Massachusetts; Charlois,
chief of the Flathead tribe, and Fran
co.'s Eneas and Louis Vanderberg
Eneas was assistant interpreter at the
council. The three Indians live on the
reservation.
Victor, who has long since joined his
forbears in "the happy hunting
ground,'' was chief of the Indians at
the making of the treaty, after which
the Flatheads, Kootenays and Upper
Pend 'Oreilles became known as the
Confederated Tribes Of the Flathead
Nation of Indians The Indians suf
fered hardships and wrongs by reason
of noncompliance of the treaty stipu
lations and bad faith of the govern
ment. Though the treaty was made il
the summer of 1855, the first annuities
consisting of several hundred boxes OF
army bareback and bags of rice, die
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-07-10
Heat Kills 81 in one Week.

Chicago, July 5.-The effects of hot
weather of. the last week were notice
able in the health commissioners bull
letin Saturday giving a summary OF
deaths Caused by the torrid temper
ature. Of the total for the week 81
deaths, principally infants and aged
persons, were due to the extremely hot
weather.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-07-10
BRIEF NEWS DISPATCHES.

In duel with Deputy Sheriff M. B.
Tracy, an unknown bandit was shot and
fatally wounded at Butte, Monday.
An unknown miscreant attempted to
injure President Taft Monday by hur-
ling four pound chunk of coal through
window of a coach attached to the
president s special train in New Yory
state.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-07-10
Marsh Wins Tacoma Marathon.

Tacoma, July John D. Marsh of
Winnipeg, holder of the world Is profess
sional Marathon record, won the Ia
coma Marathon here July 5, in 2:42;49,
three minutes. and two seconds poorer
than his record.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-07-10

Three Dead and More Than 80 Injured
by Hard Blow.

Winnipeg, July 5.-Three persons
were killed and more than 30 injured
by tornado which passed over Gains
boro, Saskatchewan, recently. The
wind was accompanied by terrific
hailstorm. Reports from Indian Head,
Pierson, Waskada and Melita indicate
that the storm was widespread.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-07-10

Catching a fox alive with an over
coat is feat performed by David
Clinard, a member of the Fox Hunt
club Of Winston, Salem, N. G.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-07-10

if they would file for land in the
southern part. But they can register
at either place for any land in the
Flathead reservation. -