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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-20
News Of the Week From vari-
Gus Parts Of the State.
GIRL DEAD and LOVER HURT
Fall From the Bridge Over the
Red River.

Miss Sophia Gaare, sixteen years
old, died at Northwestern hospital in
Moorhead from fractured skull, which
commenced at the base of the brain
and extended both ways to the ears
Bert %Sinnamon, a we'll known young
athlete and pugilist, is in the same in
stitution suffering from conclusion OF
the brain, with some slight hope of
recovery. Both were injured in a
most peculiar accident.
The two, both of whom live in Far
go, were returning home after a visit
with some friends i've in Moorhead
about s o'clock in the evening, when
they stopped on North bridge uniting
the two cities to talk. Sinnamon got
up on the railing of the bridge for a
seat, lost his balance, grabbed Miss
Gaare to save himself and dragged
her over, both falling to the ground,
thirty-ive feet below.
When found both were unconscious
and we're bleeding at the nose and
ears.
The only thing that saved the two
from instant death was that they fell
into the soft snow rather than on the
ice of the Red river.
Miss Gaare died at the hospital
without regaining consciousness and
Sinnamon is in a critical condition.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-20
TRUST OFFICIAL IS INDICTED
One Of the Men "Higher Up" Charged
With Sugar Frauds.

New York, Jan. 15.-One of the
men higher up" has at last been
named by the federal grand jury in
vestigating the sugar frauds. Charles
R. Heike, secretary and treasurer of
the American Sugar Refining com
pany, was indicted on charges of con
spiracy to defraud and of making
false entries.
Harry w. Walker, assistant super
intendent of the Williamsburg docks
of the American Sugar Refining com
pany, was also indicted, together with
other employees of the company,
against whom Indictments have previ,
ously been found.
In the new Indictments Heike and
Walker are accused, with Ernest w.
Gerbracht, former general superin,
tendent of the Williamsburg refinery;
James f. B~endernagel, former cash
Ter; Jean M. Voelker and James f,
Halligen, checkers, of making false
entries regarding four cargoes of su
gar at the custom house.
The defendants are further accused
of having c%onspired with Oliver Spit
ger and the four checkers recently
sentenced to Blackwells island to de
fraud the government by the under
weighing of sugar.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-20
TO OPEN MONTANA LANDS
Will Be Subject to Entry Under Home.
stead Laws,

Butte, Mont, Jan. 15.-Nearly a mil
lion and a half acres of what is known
as the Rocky Boy Indian lands" will
be thrown open to hOmesteaders in the
extreme northeastern orn of Mon
tana next March and may be entered
without any Of the formalities of
drawing at one time and filing six
months later, according to an an
nouncmenr received in Butte as fol.
lows:
"By order of Richard A. Ballinger,
secretary Of the interior, about 1,400,-
900 acres of land in Valley county,
Eastern Montana, known as the
Rocky Boy Indian lands" will be
thrown open to white settlers March
1, 1910, and will be subject to both
settlement and entry March 81 and
thereafter"
The order of Secretary Ballinger
provides for settlement and entry of
the lands under the usual homestead
laws. There will be no registration
and no drawing. First to come will be
able to make their selections and
know to a reasonable certainty that
they will be able to ecure the land
filed upon.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-20
METEOR NEAR DARLINGTON
Residents of Foster County Startled
by Heavenly Visitor.


Residents of Foster county who had
occasion to be up at 2 o'clock in the
morning last Saturday were treated to
a spectacular exhibition they will not
soon forget. A monster meteor sixty
five inches in diameter and weighing
many tons buried itself in the earth to
a depth of six feet about seven miles
northwest of Darlington.
The attention of near observers was
attracted by the dazzling light from
the heavenly visitor, which for a full
minute before it struck the ground
Illuminated the entire country for
many miles around as light as day.
The huge ball took on all the colors of
the rainbow and travelled with ire
mendous speed, but without percep.
tible noise.
The conclusion when it struck the
ground, however, was terrific, the
noise taking the form of a heavy roar.
The vibrations of the earth occa-
stoned by the collision awoke many
inhabitants of the county, who gen
orally supposed they were caused by
an earthquake shock. The meteor
kept hot for more than twenty-four
hours after it's fall. 1t now has the
appearance of dull red ore.
Hundreds of residents of the county
are driving to the scene daily to in
specl the curiosity.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-20
MUST SERVE SENTENCE
Highest Court Refuses TO Inter-
tere in Walsh Case.

Washington, Jan. 18.-The supreme
court of the United States has denied
the petition for a writ of c%ertiorari
filed recently by John r. Walsh of
Chicago, the banker convicted of
financial irregularities and sentenced
to serve five years in the federal
prison at ~Leavenworth, Kan.
The supreme court declined to re-
view the case and United States Dis
trict Attorney Sims will at once ask
the United States circuit court of ap-
peals for a mandate committing the
banker.
Walsh is ready. Following the re-
ceipt by him of vague rumors from
Washington offering little hope he
spent all of Sunday arranging his al
fairs. All day long, with two deputy
United States marshals standing near,
he sat at his desk signing papers and
settling up financial matters in con-
nection with the failure of his three
banks in 1905.
Since Jan. IS, 1908, Walsh has en-
ployed every legal weapon in a bitter
struggle to avoid a prison term. He
was convicted on tifty-four counts OF
an Indictment involving nine series OF
transactions, the ~loaning Of the money
of three Walsh enterprises-the Chi
cago National bank, Home Savings
bank and Equitable Trust company
on memorandum notes and the pur-
chase of bonds of the Illinois South
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-20
MUST ANSWER COMPLAINTS
Shippers Claim Express Companies
Rates Are Too High.

Commercial clubs over the state, dis
we'll as other business mems organi-
cations, are being invited by the rail-
road commission to present evidence
at a public hearing in Bismarck on
March l when the question of express
rates is to be investigated.
The investigation has been ordered
by the board as a result of a series
of complaints, and if sufficient evil
dence is presented the commission
will order the rates reduced.
All shippers, consumers and mer-
chants have been asked to appear be-
fore the board with whatever evidence
they may be able to present. The ex-
press companies will have representa-
tives present.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-20
MAN AND HORSES FREEZE
FIinde's LifeIess Body Found Seated
in His Sleigh.

Frozen stiff while seated in his
sleigh, his horses, still in the traces,
having met a like death, was the fate
of Everett Flinde, a homesteader near
Stanton.
Flinde started several weeks ago for
Krem for a load of flour. Stanton is
fifty miles from the railroad, and it is
supposed that on the long drive he be.
came bewildered by a storm and be.
numbed from exposure to the cold.
g The dead man and his team were
found in a gully, where they had no
doubt gone to take refuge from the
storm which ragged with great fierce
ness on the level prairies. He was a
brother-in-law of Mrs. Joseph Rhodes
of Minneapolis.
Flinde's wife was absent at the time
and the search for him was not started
for several weeks because of a report
that he had gone to join her.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-20
DAMAGE WILL BE hmm ENSE
Many Miles Of Track Washed Out by
Recent Floods.

Salt Lake, Jan. 13.-Advices from
the flooded district of the San Pedro.
Los Angeles and Salt Lake route filter
in slowly. 1t is known that ninety
three miles of track are gone and that
the road is, in fact, practically washed
out in long stretches.
All trains, save four locals, have
been abandoned. 1t is announced that
there will be no through schedule
made before September.
1t is conservatively estimated that
1t will cost $4,000, 900 to rebuild the
line, which must follow a different
route and one which detours to
Meadow valley.
The damage is so ~stupendous the
officials themselves cannot give com
prehensive details.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-20
BURKE FAv0RS UNIFORMITY
Urgent Need for Action on Laws in
Various States.

Governor John Burke stopped in st.
tend the congress of governors con
vened in response to the call of Pres
ident Taft. The governor declared he
had no special suggestion IN behalf of
North Dakota to make to the congress-,
particularly upon the questions of con-
.servation and other federal problems,
but that he was keelly interested in
securing better cooperation among
the governors of the states in the mat
ter of securing uniformity in a num-
Der of laws.
"The forestry question and the wa
ter power problems" said Governor
Burke, "have been placed practically
in the hands of the federal authori-
ties, and the states have very little
to say about them. There is, how
ever, in my opinion, an urgent need
for action by the states in securing
uniformity of laws, particularly those
relating to marriage and divorce, pure
food, insurance, acquisitions in Grim
inal cases, the filing of deeds and mort
cages and a number of other questions
on which there is now wide variance
in the laws of adjacent states.
"The congress of governors can do
much good to the whole people by es-
tablishing some plan for uniform legis-
lation on these questions. The gov
errors who will attend the congress
represent all the states, and therefore
their recommendations cannot have
any political tinse. For instance, if I
make a recommendation to the legisla-
ture of u state, I will be in a posi-
tion to tell the members that this rec
o~mmendation represents the concen-
u of opinion of the governors of all
the states in the Union. I am con-
WINGED that the legislatures will be
reasonably prompt in adopting such
recommendations, and the resultant
benefit will be great"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-20
ANDY JONES FOUND GUILTY
Banker Convicted of EmbezzIement by
Jury at Fargo.

The jury at Fargo in the case
Of Andy H. Jones, cashier of
the First National bank of Rugby,
after being out nearly six hours re-
turned a verdict of guilty of embez-
element, misapplication and abstrac-
ton of funds of a national bank and,
In addition, to that of making false
entry, the sum total represented be-
ing 100000.
Judge Amidon charged the jury,
occupying an hour and a half, after
which the jury retired.
There were thirteen counts in the
indictments as given above, each one
embracing the three degrees of guilty
Of embezzlement, a~bstracting and mis-
application Of funds, and false entry
count was found in two of the counts
in addition.
After the verdict was rendered
Judge Engerud, for the defense. filed
a bill Of exceptions. Jones was re
leased under bonds of $4,000.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-20
DEMENT'S REPLY TO CLAWS
Land Commissioners Answer to the
Charges Against Him.

Clifford Pinchot, former government
forester, and Louis R. CLAWS, who was
dismissed from the land service at
the height of the Ballinger-Pinchot
controversy over the subject of con-
servation, are nominated for member
ship in the Ananias club by Fred Den
nett of North Dakota, commissioner
of the general land office, in a state
ment submitted by that official to
President Taft.
Commissioner Dement'S reply to
the charge of Mr.. CLAWS that bennett
was anxious to hurry to patent coal
land claims in Alaska in which the
Guggenheims are alleged to be inter-
ested is a warm document. It is en-
braced in a report of the Ballinger-
Pinchot row forwarded to congress by
President Taft in-response to a reso-
luton passed by the senate.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-20
NOTORIOUS OUTLAW KILLED
"Dutch Henry" Shot by a Canadian
Mounted Policeman.

"Dutcn Henry" one Of the most
notorious cattle rustlers who ever
stole a steer or a horse in the cattle
country along the American boundary,
is dead sixty miles south of Moose
Jaw, Sask., having been shot by a
constable of the Royal Northwest
mounted police while he was endeav-
oring to get across the line with a
bunch of steers which he had stolen
from a rancher in that vicinity. For
ten years or more the police on the
Canadian side and the sheriffs on the
American side have been working
overtime to round up this notorious
outlaw, whose operations in North Da-
kota for years defied the police.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-20
TRAMPS PERISH IN WRECK
Five Die in Fire Following Accident
to Train.

Wister, Okla, Jan. 14.-Five I'M
identified tramps were burned to death
in a wreck on the Chicago, Rock ISL
and and Pacific railroad ten miles
east.
While a freight train headed for Ell
Reno was crossing an eighty-foot
bridge the structure collapsed. Ten
cars were thrown into the river. Two
of the cars contained acid and three
oil. The acid exploded, setting fire
to all of the cars. The tramps were
imprisoned in the debris and could
not escape.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-20
MORE BANKERS IN GRAFT NET
Further Arrests in Connection With
Pittsburg Scandal.

Pittsburg, Jan. 15.-President E. H.
Jennings and Vice President F. A.
Griffin of the Columbia National bank;
Max G. Leslie, county delinquent tax
collector and former Republican city
chairman; former Councilman Charles
Stewart and F. It. Nicola, a capitalist
and real estate operator, were arreg
ed on warrants charging them wiz
conspiring to cause the selection 6
the Columbia National bank as a ci5,y
depository.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-20
DIES WITH RELIEF AT HAND
Entombed Three Days Miner Expires
as Rescuers Reach Him.

Norway, Mich, Jan. 15.-Albert Cir
cula, entombed alive three days ago
by the caving in of the tunnel at Cen.
trail Vulcan, met death only about five
minutes before his rescuers penetrated
the great mass of rock that has i'm
prisoned him.
Physicians believe that the nervous
strain caused by the expectancy of
rescue, when he heard the miners
nearing the end of their task, proved
fatal.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-20
Ba||inger Accused Of Improper
Use Of Public Funds
FILED WITH HOUSE COMMITTEE
Latest Allegations Submitted by
Congressman Hitchcock.

Washington, Jan. discharges
against Secretary of the Interior Bal
llnger and other officials, including al.
legations Of improper use of public
funds to pay private travelling ex-
penses of a second cousin of the sec
rotary, were made in a statement
filed by Representative Hitchcock of
Nebraska with the house committee
on expenditures in the interior depart.
ment.'
The statement was presented by Mr..
Hitchcock at a meeting of the COM
mittee called to permit him to substan-
tate his charges of extravagances in
the interior department. The commit
tee decided to issue subpoenas on Sec
rotary Ballinger, Commissioner Den
net of the general land Office and all
others interested in the charges, to
appear as witnesses before the com,
mittee next Wednesday,.
The affidavit alleges improper use
of the m%illion-dollar appropriation "for
the protection Of the public domain
against frauds" by the purchase of
thousands of dollars worth of expen-
sive furniture, the employment of
some eighty additional clerks, whose
duties did not concern the public do
main; salaries increased and in one
case at least doubled Getting the cost
of Chief of the Field Service Schwarz,
ur,Nr, no onounc r0ooiro1 cTnn mono
than his immediate superior); long
telegraph bills, (Which cover long eX-
tracts from the newspapers sent in by
travelling representatives of the gen.
eral land office; selection of special
agents not at all qualified, etc."
Reduced Wright's Salary.
The statement asserts that when
Mr.. Ballinger became commissioner
of the general land office, before en-.
tering the cabinet, he reduced the sal,
airy of Law Clerk Wright so that
Judge Wright's salary could be given
to Jack Ballinger," his cousin, not In
der the title of law clerk, but under
the title, created by Mr.. Ballinger's
order, of confidential clerk.
81 have been told Wright died OF
disappointment and humiliation soon
thereafter"
Jack Ballinger remained a year in
the service, the statement says, his
manner of living, about the time his
uncle resigned, in March, 1908, being
alleged to illustrate "the reckless ex
penditures of the land Office"
cit was announced the statement
goes on to say. that young Jack Bal
linger was leaving the land Office tC
resume law practice in Seattle. In
order that he might receive a final
rakeoff he was designated as special
temporary inspector of offices, an evil
dent outrage on the treasury. This
enabled him to draw travelling ex.
penses from Washington to Seattle
and a per diem also. Within two
weeks after he reached Seattle he
resigned to resume law practice, in.
Guiding, of course, practice before the
land office out there and also in Wash.
ington."
Mr.. Hitchcock suggested to the
committee names of government EN-
p1oyes who could furnish specific in
formation, explaining that he was
persona non grata" with the interior
department.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-20
SEVERE STORM IN NEW YORK
Nine Lives Lost and Six Persons In.
iured.

New York, Jan. 17.-Nine lives were
lost and six persons injured in one of
the worst storms that ever visited New
York city. The total snowfall when
the skies cleared, was 14h inches, sec.
ond only to the billiards. of 1899, when
1914 inches fell, and of 1888, in which
Senator Roscoe Conklin lost his life.
when 2O.9 inches fell. Eighteen thou.
sand men are clearing the streets of
snow, and the cost will exceed $780,
900.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-20
Wounded Man May Recover.

Thomas Clayton, the man who was
shot through the chest at Shey-
enne by Oscar Henderson, will prob
ably recover. The shooting was the
outcome Of a grudge of long standing.
Henderson is under arrest.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-20
To Run Steamboat Aqain.

The annual meeting of the Red Lake
River Transportation company was
held at Highlanding, and directors
were elected. 1t is understood that
immediate action will be taken to set
tie the claim which is held against
the large steamboat which this COM
pany of farmers owns, and that they
will control the business of the upper
river next season.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-20

elan message, has been for several
days in q hospital in Brookline.
A change for the better has taken
place and it was announced by Mrs.
Olney that her husband would be able
to leave the hospital within a week.
Mr.. Olney was operated upon for
an abdominal trouble on Tuesday.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-20
Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago, Jan. observation-disclosures,
$4.OO@4.75; Texas steers, $3.9O@4.9O;
Western steers, $4.O0@6.0O; stockers
and feeders, $2.9O@5.5O; COWS and
heifers, $2.O0@5.5O; colves, $7.75@1O.-
90. ~Hogs-Light, $4.80@8.7O; mixed,
$S.35@S.85; heavy, $8.40@8.85; rough,
$S.40@S.60; good to choice heavy, $8.-
6O@8.S5; pigs, $7.25@8.35.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-20
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, Jan. 17.-Wheat-To arrive
and on track-No. 1 hard, $1.11A; No.
/ Northern, $1.10A; No. 2 Northern,
$1.OSA; May, s1.1OA; July, ,$1.1OM.
Flax-In store, to arrive, on track and
May, $2.12A; Sept, $1.66.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-20
Michigan Jurist Succeeds Lurton.

Washington, Jan. 1S.-President
Taft has sent to the senate the nom
ination of United States District
Judge Loyal E. Knappen of Michigan
to succeed Judge Horace Lurton as
Judge of the United States circuit
court Sixth circuit.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-20
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, Jan. 17.-Wheat-May,
$1.10A; July, $1.01A @1.O1%; Sept,
97Ac. Corn-May, 68hc; July, $50
6SAc; Sept, 67%c. Oats-May, 4Sc;
July, 44% @44Ac; Sept, 47k @47%c
Pork-Jan., $21.S0; May, $21.92h.
Butter--Creameries, 31@34c; diaries,
2S@31c. Eggs-35@38c. Poultry
Turkeys, TIC; chickens. 13@1ahc;
springs, 1917 @14hc.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-20
St. Paul Live Stock.

st. Paul, Jan. 17.-Cattle-Good to
choice steers, $6.75@7.50; fair to good,
$5.0O@6.75; good to choice COWS and
heifers, $4.25@5.25; veals, $6.O0@7.5O.
Hogs-$8.00@S.40. Sheep-Wethers,
$5.25@5.75; yearlings, $6.75@7.75;
spring lambs, $8.00@8.25.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-20
Fireman Dies of Injuries.

Harry Mokler, aged thirty years, of
Devils Lake, fireman on the Spokane,
Portland and Seattle, a Hill road, ac-
cidentally fell into an eight-foot ditch
while tending his engine at White Sal.
mon and died a few hours later at st.
Joseph's hospital in Vancouver, Wash.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-20
GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES
Minneapolis Wheat.

Minneapolis, Jan. 17.-Wheat-May,
$1.10A @1.1OM; July, $1.10@1.10H. On
track-No. 1 hard, Slips @1.13A; No.
1 Northern, $1.115s @1.12M; No. 2
Northern, S1.O9% @1.10s; No. 3 North
ern, $1.07B @1.09%.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-20
Twenty-Five Years for Murder.

In the district court of Benson coun-
ty, Isadore Mazahomni was convicted
of the murder OF Peter Adams, both
Indians, and was sentenced to twenty
five years in the state penitentiary.
The murder occurred on the Indian
reservation a month ago as the result
of a drunken spree in which a number
of Indians participated.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-20
TO BE PINCHOT'S ATTORNEY
James r. Garfield Will Represent De-
posed Forester,

Washington, Jan. 14.-James Ru-
dolph Garfield, secretary of the in
terror in the Roosevelt cabinet, will
be Clifford Pinchot's attorney in the
congressional investigation of the
Ballinger-Pinchot controversy, accord
ing to gossip here.
It is said that the opponents of Bal
linger plan to make it appear that the
prosecution of Taft's secretary of the
interior has the strongest possible
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-20
OLMEY IN HOSPITAL
Condition Said to Be Improving Fol-
lowing Operation.

Boston, Jan. 15.-Richard Olney,
who, as secretary of state in the late
President Grover Cleveland's admin
istration, wrote the famous Venezu-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-12
NUPT|AL RECEPTION GIVEN
At INDIANA HARBOR

of the house. The charivari was allow
ed to continue uninterrupted until the
youngsters had worn themselves out,
after which the musical program was
begun. This was contributed by Mr.
and Mrs. James Glass of South Chicago
and their son. Mr.. Fred Glass, the two
former playing duets upon the piano
and violin, while the latter gave piano
solos. Miss Katie Fagin. who gave some
piano solos and Mrs. Glegg also at the
piano.
The guests included Messrs and
Mesdames c. PEG, William Mentzer, E.
O. Ames, William Hart, r. c. Moore,
I. ODonnell and daughter. Dora Spang-
Ter, James Glass: Mesdames Glegg. Pet
RE, McGiil, A. Hiles, Fagin. E F. Gill
bert; Misses Ethel Glegg. Anna Hiles,
Eva Pajeau, Isabella Kajanski, Celia
Smith and Katie Fagin Messrs Fred
Glass. D. Walsh and William Blumen-
thai.
Mr.. and Mrs Surber will reside for
the time being with Mr.. and Mrs.
Binkley.