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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-12
EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY
Extended to Pioneer OF the 70s, Who
Had Served q Years.

Washington. MAY ll.-President Taft
i'm granting Executive elcneneY tod1S
To Daniel Jones, serving a lie sent
enoe ter mar.trr in | eaNe,tWorth pea
itenliary. brought to light sordid
story OF pioneers life along the
Indian Territot. frontier in the 71's.
After serving i tWo-yeaf sentence
in Il Texas jail Jones returned to
the tnen Indian Territory to lind hi;
home wrecked by his cousin William.
There were cancellations, however.
ana me family moved To TIE wilde"
ness along the Red river. One night
early in 1879 William Jones was shot
and kiIIed in the cabin the family
occupied 4 woman passing the night
there testified Williams wound was
not powder turned, rs it would have
been if he were "a suicide and upon
that evidence Daniel Jones was sent
eneed 10 be hansed. His sentence
was cor7mqted to life imprisonment
in 1884 and ia 1908 President Roose-
velt ref sed 10 pardon hin?.
v len the ease came along to Pres
ident Taft. thu undertaken who buried
William Jones appeared ard made af
fida;,,t mat William wound was had
IL nov.der-burned, The attorney gen
eral recommended clemency. The
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-12
Sec. SO. counen must meet weekly

and may meet specially.
Sec "a. Appropriations of over
$500, street improvements and franz
chises subject to referendum. These
acts of the council must be published
and cannot take effect for IA days
save in emergency.
Sec. IS. Monthly reports of city
finances and proceedings of council,
and an annual examination of books
and accounts by a certified public ac
countant, must be made and published.
Sec. sc. Salary Of mayor, $1,000 and
Of each alderman, $1,000 per year.
Council to fix salaries of subordinate
officials.
Sec. 81. Members of council cannot
hold other offices nor be interested in
contracts with city.
Sec. IS. Council makes rules for
conduct of business.
Sec. 80. High school board abolish
ed School committee of three to
have charge of all schools. Members
of school committee in office when
charter is accepted to serve out terms.
Council to act with committee in
building matters. Mayor to buy
school supplies
Sec. 40. Seven voting precincts
provided. May be revised once in
three years.
Sec. Al. Acts. rights, Responsible
ties of city not affected by new char
ter, nor ordinances until repealed.
Sec. AZ. Election for acceptance of
this act to be held on petition of $50
voters, Sept 18th. 1911, or second
Monday in September. 1912. or second
Tuesday of September. 1913.
Sec. AZ. Submission Of act author
lied on approval by Governor subject
to State referendum.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-12
CAPITAL JOTTlNGG.

The fight over probably the richest coal
lands i'm the world was transferred
Thursday to the supreme court of the
United states, when the government dock
eted an appeal from the order of the
federal court of Washington quashing the
so-called STACEY group Indictment.
Commander Nathan G. Twinng has
been selected to succeed Rear Admiral
Mason as chief of the naval ordnance bu-
reau He has already had considerable
service in that bureau. The board APP
pointed by Sec Meyer to consider the
best organization of the ordnance corps
has reported in favor of a detail of off
GERS from the line for three years but is
strongly opposed to the creation OF u sep
arate ordnance corps in the navy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-12

gresham Lemuel E. Padgett. CHAIR
man Of the House committee ON naval
aHalrs. was the orator OF the occasion
The tablet is a gift to the Naval Aead-
envy from the Daughters of the Revoiu
ton, who have just ended their 10Th
annual convention at Baltimore Near
ly 200 members attended the ceremo-
MES.
Inc Boston charter amendment bill
which provided for the increase of the
city council from to 81 members. was
defeated in the Massachusetts Senate
Thursday by vote Of 26 to II. The
amendment passed the House several
days ago.
Announcement was made at the
Vatican Thursday that the Ri Rev.
Mgr c. Fl. Then, chancellor of the
dio"ese of Wichita. Kas.. has been
appointed bishop of Lincoln, Neb, in
succession to the late Rt Rev. Thorn
as I3onacum
The embezzement case against Sc
lcctman Arthur ". Proctor Of North
field, Mass, who was arrested six
weeks age following an announced
shortage in the town finances of
$4,000. was continued Thursday at
Greenfield. Mass, at the request of the
prosecution as the examination of the
books had not been completed Proc
tor was unable to be present owing
To illness.
What are declared to be worlds record
prices for Guernsey cattle We're obtained
Thursday at sale on the farm of Fred
erick Phillips at Villa Nova. Pa Morti-
I
5000 for Billy's France of the Hogue, a
| S-year-old bull which was awarded first
prize al the Canadian Exposition last
year. The same bidder paid $1,000 for a
| choice of one of nine cows, and selected
Billy's Frances Lady Gazele 4-year-
old COW, bred by Yves Lance OF the Isle
of Guernsey. Seventy Eight animals were
sold for total Of $372r5. which Is also
said To he worlds record for cattle of
this strain.
After a weeks hearing on the bill OF
! equity which the Connecticut Valley
Street Railway Co. brought against the
northampton, Mass, Street Railway
Union and others. restraining them from
further acts of violence against the COM
pany in the operation of its cars a set
tlement was effected Thursday. The terms
of the agreement are that the defendants
will not violate the prayer of the plain
tiff's bill that no further action be taken
by any party to this case while the agree
ment is observed by the defendants, and
that this agreement shall not be consid-
cred as an admission upon the part of the
defendants that they We're responsible for
any of the matters complained of in the
plaintiffs bill of specification
Leaving their sports on Lake PenacooH
Thursday afternoon. a hundred students
at the st. Paul's School rushed TO help
the Concord, n. H.. firemen fight brush
fire. which was finally eXtinguished after
it had DESTROYED the summer home of
George b. Lauder of Concord. The fire
burned over about a mile of the south
ern shore of the lake and was threatening
many of the summer cottages when the
boys took hand, Lightly clad. many Of
the youths suffered from burns and
bruises The loss to the Lauder resi-
deace is about 5000.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-12
GARDINER.
Bones in Ruins Of QuirIan
House, Burned Sunday.
Believed Someone Had Broken
in and Was Sleeping There.
Home Of Geo. CIary, Randolph, Bad
ly Damaged BY Fire.

Shile searching the ruins OF his
.l1ouse- which was burned last Sunday,
Captaia Peter Quinlau discovered
traces Of what he believes to be the
bones of human beins From the
position In. which they were found
T. ltsIip f62uinlan believes hat they are
Hhe remains Of some enc who was in
the house before the ire started.
probably asleep on the lay. as the
bones We're found directly under the
plaee where lay had been stored.
1t is Captain Quinlan,s heory that
some man. learned that the house was
unoccupied and forciag an entrance,
which would have been yer. easy. had
entered the house and VAS living
there. He says that there were pro-
visions in the canned goods line suf-
ficient 10 keep anyone for sme time.
The person after getting in probably
found something to eat and hen laid
down on the nay and was probably
smoking when he fell asleep.
This theory seems to be light in
some respects as the FIRE was h'st seen
in tae ell OF the house Captain
Quinlan says that there was nothing
in the place 10 start a fire and firmly
believes that the remains he famd are
Of some unfortunate man whose ident-
ity win probably never be learnd.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-12

The baseball game scheduled be-
tween Waseda University and l'niVer4
sity of Wisconsin for Nav 80 viii not
be played il joint resolution intro
duced Wednesday in the Wisconsin
state Senate passes both houses Of the
Legislature. The resolution is in tho
form Of a protest against the celebra-
ton Of Memorial day by the state uni
versity engaging in any games Of
sport. Senator James claiming that
such forms of noisy amusements are a
dissertation Of the sacredne SIS and So
lemnity Of the day. Four years ago
university authorities prohibited hold
ing Of a crew race at Madison en- Me
mortal day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-12

Ten thousand trout fry We're plao,l
Thursday in head waters of he
streams which empty into Pleasant
pond and Cobbosseecontee stream. The
trout came from the Monglouth hatc-
cry and were in excellent eonditia,
not even one fish being dead. TIL.
work of placing the trout in tie
streams was looked after by Judge 4.
NJ. Spear. n. c. Barstow. f. W. Filea
q. y. Libby and Mr. Wentworth. Thf
is but Il step in the plans. TO stoc
these waters and further plans ar
being discussed. It is understood tina
a fish association is being considere
10 further protect the fish and max
improvements about The pond am
streams under the care.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-12
"K. o." BROWN WINS
The Popular Decision Over Tommy
Murphy of Brooklyn.

New York, May lin a lively To-
round bout Knockout" Brown of New
York outfought and easily won the
popular decision over Tommy Murphy
of Brooklyn. at the Whirlwind Ath-
letic club of Brooklyn tonight. The
tow headed little Brown was the ag
gressor from the outset. and while
Murphy fought a heady battle he had
not the strength to carry his skill to
advantage. one of the biggest crowds
which every attended a fight in Brook
lyn witnessed the bout
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-12
ALL NON SAFETY MATCHES
Are Placed Under the Ban by Nation
al Board of Fire Underwriters.

New York. MAY lt.-Al non safety
matches were condemned in a reso-
utiDn adol ted Thursday by the Ma
ticn Board of Fire Underwriters. The
resolution calls upon III householders
to ABOLISH this form Of match, Il
which Louis S. Aaason ri Philadel.
ph!d. Who introduced the resolution
attributes a larse percentage of pre-
venta0le fires.
TIE board also adopted 4 resolution
urging the enactment of laws to pun
ish those who throw away glowing
cigars o cigarettes near comhustible
material.
one hundred and thirty five insur-
ance companies were represented al
the meeting
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-12
Central ST. IA; Randolph 7

The Central Street Grammar base
bah team defeated the Randolpit
Grammar team Thursday Afternoon il
to :. Battery for Central street S.tger
and Fleming: FOR Randolph, Cold
beg. Goodwin and Bowling. Tie fea-
lures Of the game were the long drives
by Goldberg and Thompson and the
hitting al Diil.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-12
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

A bronze tablet TO the memory of the
American seamen who gave up their
lives to the cause Of liberty in the Rev
oiutionary War was unveiled Thurs
day in Bancroft hall at the Naval
Academy at Annapolis. Secretary OF
the Navy George Won l.. Never at
tended as the representative of Presl-
dent Tart and gave an address. Con-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-12

President decided there was grave
DOUBT OF Daniel joncs guilt ana mas
ffeeu hi.l
Jones has served - years behind
prison walls. the equivalent Of -
year seuteree
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-12
AUGUSTA LOCAL

\ fire was reported about $50 Thurs
day night at Riverside and a section
crew was sent for. It is believed to
have teen grass FIRE which threatened
ma5c valuable property.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-12

Mrs Quimby and Mrs rank
Maxcy were appointed at the special
meeting OF the Current Events Tub
Wednesday evening as committee to
visit the local schools. This ation
was taken in compliance with re-
quest of the education commute, of
the Maine Federation Of Womn's
Clubs
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-12
LOCAL NOTICE.

Turner's invitational dance. Perry.s
hail. Randolph, Friday evening. Music
by Lees Orchestra. ma&12d1t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-12

J. H. Dcsmond's low prices shonlt
be read in his I'D. and appreciated by
the people WHO do The buying for tht
family.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-12

Miller's up to-date" fruit stce sd
vertises for Saturday 20 nice sweet
oranges for CSC. is large hanans 25c.
See adj for other prices.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-12


10 T A
Barton County democrat., 1911-07-28
SOUNDS LIKE OLD TIMES.

A special session of the Kan
Sas legislature to help Western
Kansas farmers purchase seed
wheat Cor next years crop may be
called. j. W. Schlicher, represen-
tative from Sheridan county, and
+. R. Robinson, county cmmisSiOn
er Of the same county were In To-
peka, Monday and went to Law
renee that afternoon to urge the
governor to call a special session
70 pass an enabling act.
"The Weston Kansas counties
have no wheat at all" said Mr..
Schlicher. There are many peO-
pie who have recently purchased
farms, owe lots of money and are
absolutely unable to raise the
money to buy their seed. The
ground is in the finest condition
for wheat sowing we have had IN
many years and we feel confident
We will get a crop next year. One
good rain before the first of May
will make US plenty of wheat.
Norman DucheSne has had a
couple of silOs built on his place
IN the north end of town.
Rev. Joseph Schultz, formerly
In charge of the Catholic cOngre-
CATION at this point, but recently
at Cunningham, has been trans
ferred from there to Florence and
asks TO have the Democrat sent
to HIM there, also to be remem-
bered to all his cd friends and
neighbOrs.
Sam Cummings and family Wis
tied with I. ii. Brewer and family
IN Pawnee Rock Sunday.
Mrs. Lizzie KOmarek is taking
a few days vacation and is spend
ing the same with her sister, Mrs.
Ed DOherty at Belpre, and her
brother, Frank at Stafford.
Miss Anna StrObl has returned
from her trip east and is back at
her post in the Born storm.
Henry Born went out to Den
Yer Saturday evening for a brief
visit with the folks. He returned
Tuesday morning and left that
evening for the eastern markets.
AloiS PrOSSer and Ferdinand
Klug, two of the substantial farm
ers of Cheyenne township, were
IN the city Monday morning on
business.
Judg4 Lobdell was at Cascade,
f0lo.. Saturday and Sunday.
Barton County democrat., 1911-07-28
WHERE THE MONEY GOES.

James ]. Hill, speaking Of the
industrial outlook says: "There
IS plenty of money in the country
and it is being offered at a low
loans; but little of it seems to be
going into the creation Of new
business enterprises. On the con-
trary, much of our money is go
ing to foreign land for invest
ment."
We have in this brief state
ment presentation of one Of the
greatest Of the indirect evils grow
ing out of the. monopoly of indus
tries by great corporations. In
former times the small factories
Of the country held in solution
the annual earnings of each sep
arate community. Money remain
ed largely in the locality where
it was earned and was used by
local business men to develop To-
cal enterprises. Under the pre-
sent system there is no large
number of small interests to- hold
money diffused. through the cOun-
try. 1t passed to the banks and
from them is sent to New York.
Here it becomes available for big
capitalists. But they use it only
for big purpose. Little enter
prises do not appeal to them.
Therefore, our money, as Mr.. Hill
says, is going abroad.
Corporation finance is cosmOpO
titan 1t takes with impartial hand
the farm earnings of Kansas and
the mill earnings of Vermont to
build railways in China or float
loans in Honduras. But it doeSn'
create new business enterprises at
hOme.-New York World.
Barton County democrat., 1911-07-28

Jake StoSkopf, of HOisington,
John and Julius Stoskopf and
Ed Jacobs were down from Bea-
yer township Monday on business
Mrs. F. G. Smith visited friends
in HOiSingtOn, Tuesday. She
left for Colorado, Thursday morn
ing.
j. George Brinkman was out to
Denver on business Monday.
Henry NOrdman was down from
Olmitz Monday meeting a number
of old acquaintance.
Pat 0'Donnel and Sam Shat
tuck were among the HOisington
people in our city Monday.
Dan Casey made a hurry up
trip down here from faraway Du-
buque Monday, and among other
Places Of interest he visited was
the Democrat office.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Hagen of
COmanche township, aaccOmpan-
led by Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Drach of
GlenwoOd Springs, Colo, were in
the city few hours Monday af-
temOon. Mrs. Hagen and Mrs.
Drach are sisters. We had the
pleasure of meeting Mr.. Drach,
who is one of the leading Demo
Gratis of Colorado. He was a men
ber of the legislature during the
gubernatorial war several years
ago, being a member Of the COM
mittee that had the contest before
it. He has also been an unsucceT
full candidate for state treasurer,
going down in the Roosevelt wave
In 1904.
Benjamin P. Unrah of Pawnee
Rock was in the city a few hours
Monday afternoon.
Father Weikman of st. Peters
was in the city Monday on busi-
ness. He was accompanied by
Father Goetzinger of Kmgfisher,
who is spending a few days Wis
ting up in this section
John Heniz was up from Logan
township Monday afternoon.
Two stacks of wheat, about
three hundred bushels, were de-
stroyed by a fire on the Dan
Asher place just south of town
Monday afternoon. The threshing
rig owned by "Red" Hunt had
pulled in and just started TO
work when the fire was discover
ed. The separator was saved al
though the feeder was badly dam
aged. The farm was being work
ed by Noah Gaunt.
Miss Mae Wesley has returned
from a visit with friends in
Hutchinson.
Barton County democrat., 1911-07-28

Over at Sterling they seem To
have a stretch of road running
south from town that has been
giving them as much trouble as
some stretches in this vi.
cinity have IN the past. The
Sterling journal says: D. j. Fair,
/ W. W. Hanks, j. B. Kelley an
s. HaSton met this morning with
the township board, at the office
VI c. Hawkins. The decision was
reached that improvements be
made on the river road south o
Sterling as soon as possible. A
committee consisting of D. j. Fai
Samuel HaStOn and Joseph Parks
were appointed 30 60 to Garden
City Tuesday morning to view
the oiled roads at that point.
The work here will extend from
the corporation line south for a
distance of one mile. After the
surveying has been done, bids vii
be received for their improve
,mentS and the contract let. The
county will reimburse the town
ship to the amount of $4,000 bOr-
rOwed from the latter without IN
ItereSt.
"We do not want state aid or
anything like that. Most of the
/ Western counties are in such
shape now that they have money
in the treasury and they can bOr-
row money easily. What we
would like to do is for each cOun'
ty to help their own citizens by
buying the seed wheat and taking
the notes of the farmers, payable
in twelve months. We thought we
could do that under the old seed
grain law, but the attorney gener
al says we can not. We are go
ing to urge the governor to cal
d special session of the Legislature
70 help us out. We think we can
ge' all the counties in the West
en third of the state to ask fol
this enabling legislation and il
must come at once to enable the
farmers to get in their crops thin
fall"
j E. E. Wagaman has gone easi
on his regular purchasing trip.
Mrs. Emma Robe and daughter
Mrs. Frank Ewing, visited al
Hutchinson the first of the week
James Clarke, Frank Moses
Sam Kellam and A. NJ. Fruit
were down to Rice county THU
week attending the preliminar!
hearing of Sturm, charged will
the murder of the man Hix.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles GuStil
were visitor from Galatia Mon
day.
Barton County democrat., 1911-07-28

Mrs. H. NJ. Wertenberg and
daughter were here from Newton
Sunday.
Charles Carroll transacted bus
mess in Sterling Monday.
NJ. R. Elmer has returned from
a business trip west.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed KuM of El-
linwOOd were in the city a few
hours Monday morning.
Mrs. A. L. Mentzer has re-
turned to her home at Window.
Thomas Leek visited his daugh-
ter. Mrs. Pete, Betz and family,
at Garfield, thi week.
Barton County democrat., 1911-07-28

"This is the year when the al
falfa raisers are strictly in it, "
said A. NJ. Stickney Of HOising-
ton, Kas., as he discussed the feed
proposition. "0ut in that part oi
tn state we have harvested the
second cutting and every bit OF
alfalfa IN that whole country
could be sold now for $15 per ton
Shading the crop down one-hird
and then the farmer who raises al
falfa can sell the seasons crop 70,
about $50 an acre. There is sell
dom a time when alfala will not
pay out just a little better than
andthing else the farmer can
raise. Then it is by far the best
of all feeds raised. The farmer
who has no corn, and who is out
o. almost every other kind OF
grain and feed, can run all the
stock he has through the winter
on alfalfa. In Barton county this
season good deal of alfalfa seed
will be raised.-Drovers Telegram
NJ. L. Barrett, editor Of the
Arlington Enterprise, was a Wis,
ItOr to this office Monday. He
was in our city for several days.
Barton County democrat., 1911-07-28

George O. Hunt, the big Ness
City merchant, has charge of the
Hulme stock and will close it out.
Watch for his big announcements
Miss Hermie Lee visited friends
In Pawnee Rock Sunday.
Miss Katherine Mayer of 0lmit
was the guest of Miss Mary
Daley Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank ReiSmer o.
Eugene, Oregon are visiting
with Tobias McGil this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. viii White are
moving back to Great Bend from
Langdon.