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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-01-07

The Ladies Aid will meet with
Mrs. Louis Hanson on the 18th of
January.
Frank L. Furst went to the
hospital at Bismarck Wednesday
for treatment. /.
Dan Williams came up from the
ranch Thursday to spend a few
days in the city.
B. o. Wyman was down from
Underwood Wednesday and Thurs
day transacting business.
F. A.. Callahan has the Monitor
gasoline engine for sale. You can
get them from two to six h. p.
Girl wanted for general house.
work in family of three. Mrs.
Emil Anderson, Washburn. 1928.
Attorney W. P. Costello of Bis
marck passed through Washburn
Wednesday on his way north on
legal business.
Miss Pauline Walker, of Garri-
son and Henry Jassman, of Good
rich we're married in Washburn on
Wednesday.
ONE DOLLAR will start a
saving bank account with First
National bank of Washburn, N. D.
Capital and surplus, $4,000.
Chris Carlson was called to
Harlon, Iowa on Wednesday on
account of the serious illness of
his father-in-law Lars Christian
son.
Byron Currier returned We'd
nesday from a visit Of several
weeks in Wisconsin. He is among
the many who are glad to return
to the old state.
Mrs. M. j. Staegli returned
Wednesday from Bismarck. She
reports her husband as improving
rapidly and says that no amputa-
ton was necessary.
Geo. Chadwick expects to leave
soon for the west where he will
look up a claim. j. McPaul will
be the repair man forthe telephone
company in the future.
F. Combs. chief engineer Of the
Northern Pacific, was in this city
Wednesday. Mr.. Combs has had
charge of the new extension work
across the river. during the last
summer.
Editor E. E. Cowell Of Balfour
Max and Dogden was a business
visitor in Washburn Thursday
From here he went to Bismarck
He is now personally overseeing
his Dogden paper but is on the
lookout for a good man.
9. W. McGray Of Underwood
passed through Washburn Thurs.
day morning on his return home
from the Buick trip. Mrs. Nc.
Gray will remain in ST. Paul at q
local hospital for about q month
for treatment.
Leslie 81. Langley, Of Bismark
was in the city Thursday visiting
friends. Mr.. Langley is special
agent for the Northwestern Nation.
al Life Insurance company and
succeeded in writing some insur-
ance while here.
Mrs. M. F. Wilson entertained
about thirty Of her lady friends al
a thimble bee yesterday. afternoon.
In the evening all the young ladies
in the city were invited to a mask
party. There were beautiful and
ridiculous costumes and the eve.
ming was one of unusual merri.
ment.
Toronto Globe.-Mr. George
Fox has never played better in
Toronto than he did last evening.
He selected as his first number
Wienawski's Legend" and this
charmingly tender and sympathet.
iic composition. received q truly
artistic Interpretation. At opera
4 4EFM
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-25
Cliff HOUSE CLUB
ROOMS ARE HELD Up
Two Desperadoes Get $500 in
Cash and Valuable Dia-
mOnd Ring.

AZ the point of two rcvolvcrs eight
men were held up in club room No, 8.
Gift roomine house, Third South and
Main streets, at 800 o'clock Tuesday
morning, tho robbers obtaining $500 in
cash and 5000 diamond ring. The hold
ups made their escape. and as yet have
not been captured.
or the crowd OF eight only three how
ever. were molested, Al Smith. owner Of
the diamond ring, G. l.. Dunn. who was
robbed OF $3.50 In cash, and j. l.. VIII
llams. who contributed Sl50 OF the cash
booty
Happy good night and better luck
next time was the parting remark -ot
one of the dcspcradoes, after the two
had got all they thought was worth while
But before this happy Go-lucky goodbye
they showed they were In deadly earnest
when one of them hit Harry Keatc. said
to be the proprietor OF the place, over
the head with revolver. when he at
tempted TO leave the place and sound an
alarm. hcatc was rendered almost un-
conscious by the blow and decided TO re-
main and take mis- chances.
IL is said that the thugs ran down
Third South street to West Temple
street thence south on West Temple
street To Fourth South street. and west
on Fourth South street, which was the
last place they were seen.
One of the con(cdcratcs OF the two hold p
ups Is said 10 have given policeman on
Enst Third South street I'm front of the
Metropolc hotel, bad steer" shortly
before the holdup. He acCostcd the pa
trolman with the remark that something
dreadful had happened on State street"
While the policeman was going TO State
street 10 find out what had happened the
robbers were successfully making their
escape.
Shortly after the robbers left the place
the police station was notified and all
the available patTolmen were assigned to
the case. Several of tho patrolmen who
followed the fleeing robbers along Third
South street and West Temple street
gave up the chase when they found that
they were sadly outdistanced.
Al Smith, who was forced to stand
back against the wall near window,
dropped his watch chain. with a charm
set with a diamond. valued at $500. on
the window sill, The chain dangled
from the sill while one OF the robbers
went through Ills pockets. Another OF
the crowd held two $40 gold pieces In
his mouth while his pockets were emptied
OF few dollars.
The two holdups were masked with
handtcrchiefs covering the upper part of
their faces. and are said 10 have worked
Coolly and deliberately.
1t is thought the two men are the ones
who held up the night watchman and the
cashier of the First National bank at
Layton and attempted to rob the bank,
only to be foiled by The time lock.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-25
Inland Crystal Caught Labelling
Product With Intent to
Deceive Public.
LABELED LOCAL STUFF
LIVERPOOL DAIRY SALT
L. S. Government COnRscateS
Shipment in Spokane and
Institutes Libel.

The saline branch of the Mormon
church's commercial structure has been
caught with the goods. Uncle Sam is the
captor and thereby hangs tale.
On or about January 27, 1910, the In
land Crystal Salt company, Of which Jo-
scph #, Smith is president. shipped from
the state of Utah to the state OF Wash
ington. according TO a notice Of Judgment
issued by James Wilson, secretary OF ag-
riculture. 1850 sacks of salt. The analy-
scs of these sacks OF salt showed the
product TO be misbrandcd within the
meaning OF the food and drugs act of
june so. 1906.
The product. it is alleged in the judg-
nent, was manufactured In Saut Lake
CITY. and yet each sack was labeled
"Granulated Liverpool Dairy Salt, Fac
tory Filled, Manufactured by Inland
Crystal Salt company. Salt Lake City, "
with stamp or branded picture of Il
crown above such label with the words.
Liverpool Dairy Salt" This was print
than the first mentioned label. and this.
IL Is alleged by the government was
raise, misleading and deceptive in thai
IL tended TO mlslcad the purchaser into
the belief tina; the product was n foreign
product. from Liverpool, England, where
as, In fact IL was not salt from Liver
pool, England, but salt manufactured and
produced at Salt Lake City. Ctah."
SeCTcJdry CFeJS Busy.
The secretary uf agriculture reported
the facts 10 the United States attorney
for tho eastern district OF Washington.
and the decree of the court was in aC-
cordanCe with the above facts that the
salt was misbranded and the shipment
was ordered condemned and forfeited and
to he sold by the United States mashal
for that district under the provisions OF
the pure food and drugs act. The con-
signce, the Powell Sanders company OF
Spokane is assessed all costs o. the case
and had 10 file bond conditioned that
The said salt should not be sold or other
wise disposed of contrary to the pro-
visions OF the said act.
The government is sending out tho
facts IN the case through the medium OF
the United States department OF agrl-
culture. notice OF judgment No. $50. which
is glvcn wide circulation to prevent fur
thor imposition and infringement of the
law by the local concern.
And thus is the Lion OF tho Lord per-
secuted.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-25
SUSPECT BELIEVED TO
BE NORTH BENCH BURGLAR

Suspected of being ono OF the burglars
who operated In the north bench resi-
denCe district during the latter part OF
last week, William Ordman, y years of
age. was arrested Tuesday afternoon at
AIS O'Clock at First South and CONNER
cial streets by Patrolman George Clcve-
land. after being positively Identified by
j. II. Polroft as the man who had at
tempted TO get INTO his residence.
Mr.. Pollroff who is an employc Of the
Palace laundry, said Tuesday that the
man arrested was undoubtedly the one
that attempted To get into "a bedroom
of his home on G street early Saturday
morning He was awakened from his
sleep by a noise at the window. He
looked out and. silhouted in the bright
moonlight. WAS tho burglar who was try
Ing 60 effect an entrance into tho house.
The window had been pried open several
inches.
Mr. pororf said that he was undecided
10 shoot at The man or not and finally
took good mental picture Of him In
stead. Then he raped on the window
pane with his shoe and yelled at tho
would -bc burglar. That was the last he
saw Of the prowlor until Tuesday after
noon, when. he says. he located his man
on First South street. the identification
later resulting in Ordmans arrest.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-25
MINNESOTAN MEETS DEATH
in MYSTERIOUS MANNER

Another mystery OF the desert is do
veloped In the death OF w f, Bits
the railroad hospital at Sparks. New.
about noon a freight train was about
to take the siding at Hafed, when the
engineer saw man lying some distance
off the right OF way Upon investigation
he was found to be seriously injured. but
he could give no account of himself or
in what manner he met his injury. He
was hurried 10 the railroad hospital al
Sparks, the nearest point. but he died
shortly after arriving there.
From cards on his person it was
learned that the dead man was named
w. T.. Bits and he was from Virginia,
MINI. The county took charge OF the
body and the coroner was notified.
No train has reported striking any
person on the track nor has the report
Of any accident been received. so the
mans death Is n mystery.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-25
STAPLETON'S STORY
OF HIS DRUG HABIT
Father Comes From Chicago
and Enters Defense of
His Son.

f.. Dale Stapleton. on trial before
Judge John A. Marshall and "A Jury in
the United States district court for
forging postoffce money orders, was on
the stand in his own behalf the greater
part Of Tuesday and told of the terrible
sutferings ho had undergone while ad-
dictcd TO the use of cocaine aud NOR
phlno, On Monday John Staplcton. the
defendant s father, an attorney OF Chi
cago, arrived In Salt Lake City and was
admitted 10 practice in the state and
federal courts here, and on Tuesday he
appeared IN defense of his son.
Staplcton SAID he was now cured Of
the drug habit, bur AYERS that when be
stole the money orders and disposed of
them he was insane. He said he did
not remember taking tho money orders
or Of cashlng them. According to his
testimony his mind WAS n blank for
days at time, and then he was using
about sixty grains of cocaine and thirty
grains of morphine a day.
The defendant told how he became
slave to the drug While employed
in the drug business in 1908, he had
an attack of appendicitis, necessitating
an operation. Subsequently the wound
became infected and for weeks solu-
tlon of cocaine was injected. Because
of the forming of assesses another
operation became necessary. Then he
suffered a great deal of pain and was
given cocaine to allav his suffering
Upon leaving the hospital he gradually
grew worse in the use of the drug until
he'bccame a fend and would spend Sl.50
a day for the narcotic.
Other witnesses told of Staplcton s
peculiar actions and hallucinations.
Sometimes he would nirt with the pic
lures of women on calendars. Then he
an idea at one time that his
sister was in danger, that she was ly-
ing i'm the basement of an undertaking
establishment on West Temple street.
and he gathered all his bed clothing
together and ran to the place, He WIS
prevented from doing damage by the
of police officers.
The case was not completed when
court adjourned
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-25
New Playhouse Is TO Be LO-
Gated on First South
Street.
MUSICAL PLAYS ONLY
ARE TO BE PRESENTED
When Completed and Opened in
October, Will Be Finest
in Country.

salt Lake is to have a theatCr devoted
exclusively to musical plays and musical
comedy not of the cheap tawdry kind but
the best that can be procured. the kind
that will appeal to the best and most re-
fined people, II will be known as the
Revere and will open for the season OF
1901 on October !. II will be owned
and managed by theatrical man who
ming 10 the end.
The site for the Revere is tho build
ing now occupied by the Sweet Candy
company on First South street and
owned by the Claytons The building
has frontage OF seVenty-slX feet by l63
feet In depth and Will be rcmodeled IN
every way. the entire interior 10 be torn
ont Work will be commenced just as
soon as the present occupants. the sweet
Candy company, move
Will Be Handsome Thcater
When the new Revere is completed 1t
will be one OF the handsomeSt tneaterS
In the country as 1T will be modelled after
play houses The plans which have been
prepared by Architect ID. {. Dart arc
most complete. The entrance VIII be on
First South street through foyer twenty
feet wide and sixty-fvc feet long. This
foyer will be wainscotcd with marble and
handsomely decorated. The main audi
,orium will be fifty-nvc by scNcntv-stN
feet and the stage will be twenty by
thirty eight feet The auditorium Is TO
be a beauty. There will be fine booths
on each side tine windows of which VIII
be patterned after French theaters and
will be novel and unique The seats VIII
be the latest and most improved OF opera
chairs and divans; the ventilation as
perfect as is possible and all the latest
The seating capacity of the Revere will
be 1900.
Stage Will Be Modern.
What appears To the auditorium and
the balcony also appears to the stage and
on the stage there will be no heavy drop
but il will be all GauZe work
On each side OF the main or center stage
will be two similar stages and thus while
the center stage is dimmed the side
stages are lighted up and on these side
thus making the performance contnu-
Gus ono. .
Another feature which the Revere will
have is that the orchestra viii not be
be concealed in a shell and sounding
boards arc so arranged as TO throw the
music in greater volume to the audience.
Harry Revere Manager.
The ownership and management OF the
Revere will be vested in Harry Revere.
who has made such A success of the ma
iestic thcater He has been negotiating
for some time with playwrights and with
agencies and has secured the
best that can be had in musical plays. as
he already contracted with number OF
artists in the musical world for his pro-
due ctions at the Revere.
I'm connection with the Revere II should
nc said that the Imp Manufacturing
company has designated and appointed
Mr.. Revere 10 select and make pictures
of Utah scenery for films TO bo used all
over the world. Mr.. Revere was formerly
connected with Goumond's at Tyrone
France and latterly was with Halc's
Touring company whose work in western
is now being exhibited all over
the world.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-25
GRAFT CHARGE TO BE
INVESTIGATED TONIGHT

owing 10 the lack OF a quorum there
was no meeting Tuesday evening OF the
committee appointed by President Ferry
Of the city council. TO investigate the
bribery and graft charges as made by
Councilman Fernstrom recently.
The committee consisted OF Councilman
Mckinney. chairman; Councllmen Null
vey. Norcton. Lyme and Hall Chairman
Mckinney missed his car and was a few
minutes late, and Mr. Mulvey and Mi
Moreion. members of the committee. who
had reached the city and county build
Ing, presuming that Mr.. Mckinney would
not put I'm an appearance, called the
meeting off and went UP town, Mr.. Hall
and Mr. Lyme had not arrived
Chairman Mckinney has called another
meeting OF the committee for this even
ing, when the matter will he fully In
vestigatcd.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-25
YOUTHFUL BURGLAR GOES
TO PRISON FOR ONE YEAR

Because of his youth. Il. Miller was
permitted to go unDunishcd on one charge
against him In the district court. and
was sentenced by Judge Lewis on Tues
day to one year in the state prison for
burglary in the third degree. Miller is
10 years OF age and he was charged with
burglary in the second degree for rob-
bing the room OF j. c. Rolf III the Brans-
ford apartments on April is and also
burglary in the third degree Tor robbing
the room of -. w. Phelan in the Ken
wood apartments on April t.
Judge Lewis appointed Attorney 5. T..
Armstrong To defend Miller and after a
brief consultation the boy entered ~ plea
OF guilty to the lesser offense and was
sentenced. the district attorney agreeing
not TO ask a plea TO tho more serious
charge,
The boy has been practically tramp
ever since his parents left New York for
the old country two years ago. and has
been all over the United States. He
said that he was led into crime by ii
man who helped him out when he
reached Salt Lake City few days be-
fore the crimes were committed.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-25
Many Things Must Be-
This Year at Bathinp
Beach.
MORE SAFEGUARDS ON
RAILROAD TO THE i
Public Demand 1t, and II /
to Officials to Comnel
Action. 4

Now that the lake season ia a.
TO open on Saturday, Salt Lake,
asking the question. What ar-|
ments have the beach manaremcnt
TO protect the lives of those vh
visit the resort?" The recent ac<
there mas prompted this question IA
the fact long notorious that In N.
ing OF passengers from the civ i
resort ordinary safeguards In ,,.>
all railroads have been disrepavd|
the way OF connecting tho tra,n|
means OF signals TO the eneIrssr
iact that no accident has thus s,~
pcned on the road does not folJou
none Will happen. II may he fbs
city authorities Will take a hand 81
passing of an ordinance comneI,,n
peach management 10 put on ihesc|
guards usually provided by rajIrosI
inc protection OF passengers Wills
arc run Inside the city limits al
OF course. they have no control MI
ing up to the county and state. :"
No Communication With Eurin|
.Three-car trains appear to be th,|
OF trains run now. and there ann~
be no method OF communication hr|
any OF these cars and the ens|
either by bell cord, electric or n{|
mails, and while the cars are coun1.|
gether by the ordinary method Of A
couplers there are no safety ch,||
on all railroads,
. At the pavilion there are no rua|
any kind upon the north side n
track 10 keep passengers from faIt|
being blown into the lake, which Ir|
Of the stage of water il absoluteI.|
essary. and the public should al
that IL be done, III
Many Safeguards Needed.
a visit to the resort by Tribune.
sentatives Monday disclosed the,|
that there are many things that a|
only needed. but the authorities II
see that they are done. The /
OF water is now at the n
point in years, and there should u
lines in the water for the protecf
bathers. This is n precaution tf|
water resorts have in use. a
Soundings taken show that sol
cast from the pavilion the water n
aud one-half feet in depth. Just u
entrance to the lighthouses theF1
is seven feet deep. III
On the west end of the first u
bathhouscs appears the following III
in letters so large that he Wh(I
may read; "a
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-25
TRESTLE BURNS
ON RID GRANDE
Tintic Branch Will Be Tied Up
for Some Days in Con-
sequence.

The largest trestle on the Tintic
branch Of the Rio Grandc was burned
Tuesday, In consequence, the Tintic
service Of that road will be anDulled
for possibly ten days or two weeks
The Salt Lake Route ordered two adj.
ditional switching crews put at work
in the district TO handle the tonnage
of the mines, and as the road can reach
the smelters at Garfield and MURRAY
it will be able TO take care of the ore
III good shape Owing TO the large pas
senger traffic, there may be some fur
ther improvements made in passenger
train service temporarily TO take care
of the business.
II is supposed that the fire originated
from sparks from passing locomo-
tive. The trestle was situated in what
is known tar and wide as the double
loop. Technically speaking, it is
marked 32A,' which means The first
bridge the other side Of milepost 80,
counting from Springville.
All frcights are being detourcd over
the Salt Lake Route, and Tuesday ma
terial was hastily assembled in the Rio
Grandc yard and special train with
bridge gangs sent to the scene. If
material can be got quickly enough, it
is said that the delay will be but a mat
ter of a few days, and the public will
naturally. trust that this is so, as the
disaster IS one to be regretted on all
sides
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-25
MINNIE KOOYMAV
MARR|ES CONVICT
Frank Sprague, Her Husband,
Wears Handouts During
the Ceremony.

Minnie Kooyman was married Tuesday
To her convict lover. Frank A. Spra que.
The ceremony was performed by J. Il.
Eldrcdgc. Srr, deputy county clerk. in
Judge NJ. l.. Ritchie's court room. and
during the ceremony SpraGue wore a
handcuff around his left wrist.
Sprague Is under sentence of two
years Imprisonment in the federal peni-
tcntiary at LeaYenworth, Kan. and Will
be taken there in day or two. He plead
ed guilty to a charge of counterfeiriug
and prior 10 his arrest had been living
with the young woman. The ceremony
was to have been performed Monday but
United States Marshal Anderson raised
objection on the ground that he had no
right 10 take tho prisoner 10 the county
clerks office To get Il marriage license as
Spraguc was supposed to he suffering
from n disease which under the state
law, prohibited his wedding.
He was examined at the county jail
and was pronounced cured SO the cere
mony proceeded. When the couple had
become man and wife they kissed each
other and both were weeping,
The bride paid the mayrlaGe license.
After the wedding she asked permission
to accompany her husband to the county
fused as he feared she might create
and county building hsndcuffed. but that
on the right hand was removed so that
he might sign the marriage license and
the certificate
,nnJnrn -, ~ irrb
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-25

On this 1aoth day Mercury Is
ferior conjunction with the sun.
is In trims and beneflc aspect
Moon.
An excellent sign lies over mus
and cloGueDce-
Proud and sensitive persons M M
trol themselves today, Under tn
influences. astrology holds that tn
be morbid tendency toward iII
standing. giving them painful ies
modification or shame over
sights. -
Persons otherwise kindly ana
sometimes liable TO quick. ui
able bursts of anger in aspectb
days.
Nervous people should indulge
door activities.
There Is likely to be great
i'm commercial directions. Busins
depcnds on advertising VIII pencr
Thc coniunctions arc read
caIly. however. to conduce 10
Judgment AS To investments.
Witty and quick people shouio
usual benefits today. "a,
Shopping, millinery, dressmah.'
tertaining, visiting and amuseh''
undcr fortunate omens.
Thc day is bright for love
Fngagements and weddings are u''
tunate stars. .c,,o
Men hired today should prov
factory. -, IA =
In the household the sign 10
fowls and baking. =.
Persons inclined TO vanity, o'
a high opinion OF themselves.
in danger OF doing foolish tni'sS
Persons with this birth da.e
tivate continuity Of thought NJ s
during the twelvcmonth,
overcome any impulse to maAs
others. ,oasv h
that indicate n vigorous
mind.