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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-03-09
News Of the Week From vari-
Gus Parts Of the State.
REFERS CHARGES TO SENATE
House of Representatives %Impeaches
Judge Cowan of the Second
Judicial District.

John F. Cowan, judge of the Sec
ond judicial district, was impeached
by the house of representatives,
articles of impeachment holding him
to the senate for trial being adopted
by a vote of 81 to 35. The vote came
at the conclusion of an almost entire
days fight.
The trial cannot start under the
law until after twenty days have ex-
pired.
The charges, if substantiated, prob
ably will result in Cowan's removal
from the bench.
A special committee has been in
vestigating the charges against Judge
Cowan and in the house o. P. Jordal,
chairman of the committee, outlined
the evidence the committee has taken.
he gave the substance of the testi-
mony of the witnesses who accused
Judge Cowan and also the judges de-
NAL of the charges and the evidence
of witnesses in his defense.
The resolution adopted was in part
as follows:
Whereas, That the sail courts can
not be restored to the confidence of
the people, or its former usefulness
and standing, except by an open trial
of the charges made; now, therefore,
be it
"Resolved, That said John F. Cow
an, judge of the district court of the
Second judicial district Of North Da-
kota, be and hereby is impeached for
habitual drunkenness, crimes, corrupt
conduct, m~alfeasance and misde-
meanors of office, and that a board of
managers, consisting of five members,
be appointed by the speaker to con-
duct such Impeachment proceedings,
in accordance with law. and to draw
up and present such impeachment
charges to the bar of the senate of
the state of North Dakota for trial,
and that said board of managers be
and hereby is authorized and directed
to employ counsel to assist it in the
preparation of the articles Of i'm
parchment and in the prosecution of
the articles of impeachment against
the said John F. Cowan, judge, as
aforesaid, before the bar of the sem
ate of the state of North Dakota"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-03-09
SULLOWAY MEASURE FAILS
Withdrawn Just Prior to Adjournment
of Session.

Withdrawn JUST PRIOR TO Adjournment
of Session.
Washington, March "a blockade
of the big appropriation bills, threat
ened by Senator Owen of Oklahoma,
gave way when he agreed to yield the
floor if the senate would agree to vote
on a proposition to couple Arizona
with New Mexico in a resolution ad-
hitting them to the Union as states.
This coupling was agreed to-, but
the resolution as thus amended was
defeated. ayes 80, noes As. The par
liamentary situation was much tan
gled. 1t developed, however, that, in
voting to defeat the coupling of Ari-
iona with New Mexico the senate had
defeated the ratification of the New
Mexico constitution as we'll.
BY a vote of A to 81 the senate took
up the Sulloway general pension bill
which would increase the pension rolls
about $50, O00, 200 a year. 1t had al
ready passed the house. A filibuste1
developed and the bill was withdrawn
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-03-09
NINETY KILLED
IN FIRE PANIC
Flames Destroy Moving Picture
Thedter in Russia.

st. Petersburg, March 7.-Ninety
persons, mostly children. were burned
and trampled to death in a fire that
destroyed a moving picture theater at
Belogoe. Forty persons we're injured
many seriously.
The theater was an old building
and caught fire from the picture ma.
chine.
Five hundred persons were in the
building and they Immediately made
a mad rush for the narrow doors at
the rea
All might have escaped had order
been preserved, but the exits were
soon clogged by the scramble.
The men in attendance beat down
t1e women and children, their cow
ardice being described as ]barbarous.
But few of the bodies were recog-
nizable.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-03-09
Twenty Years for Assault.

Though a plea was made for elem
ency Judge Burr in district court at
Bottineau sentenced Grover Griffin,
convicted of criminal assault, to twen-
ty years in the state p%enitentiary.
Griffin had previously served seven
years in the ~penitentiary for man
slaughter. Logan Ellis, convicted OF
assault with an open knife, will go to
the reform school at Mandan. and w.
L.. Crawford of Omemee was given
three months in Jail and a fine of $500
for violation of the prohibition law.
For failure to pay the fine he must
serve three additional months.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-03-09
Noted "RustIer" In Tolls.

After giving the authorities of
North Dakota and Montana and the
northwest mounted police trouble for
years kid" I'railor is safely over the
border line in Canada and in custody.
His horse stealing escapades covered
the northwestern part of this state
and Northeastern Montana, with oc-
line. Some time ago he vas captured
by Sheriff Olson of Williams county
and Immediately the Canada officers
sought his extraditioa. They had a
strong case and the North Dakotans
waived their claims. Traitor fought
extradition bitterly, but finally lost
and has been taken to Winnipeg.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-03-09
DEITZ CASES ARE POSTPONED
Trial OF Wisconsin Family Will Take
Place in May.

Hayward, Wis, March I'm one of
the strangest legal proceedings ever
enacted in a country courthouse the
trial of John F. Deitz, Mrs. Deitz and
Leslie for the alleged murder of Depu-
1y Oscar Harp was again continued
until Tuesday, May 2. Deitz persisted,
in the face of we'll spoken and sincere
advice from Circuit Judge A. r. Reid,
in his announcement that he would
have nothing more to do with alter
neys in his own behalf. He says he
will conduct his defense himself.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-03-09
$4,000 Lodge Home for Fargo.

The Sons of Norway of Fargo have
made arrangements with Hacock
Bros, architects, for, the drawing of
plans for the construction of a new
100000 lodge building on Broadway.
The structure will be 80 feet by 40
feet and will be Of pressed brick and
stone. It will be three stories high.
The two upper ones will be used for
club and lodge rooms, while the lower
floors will be rented for stores. The
contract for the building will be let
at once and construction will start
this spring.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-03-09
Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago, March 6.-Cattle-Beeves,
$5.25@7.00: Texas steers. $4.40@5.80;
Western steers, $4.75@5.85; stockers
and feeders, $4.O0@5.90; cows and
heifers, $2.70@6.00; calves, $7.0009.-
90. Hogs--Light, $6.96@7.30; mixed,
s8.90@7.25; heavy, $8.76@7.20; rough.
s6.7606.90; good to choice heavy, &c.
90G7.20; pigs, $6.60O7.45. Sheep
Native. s3.10@4.8b; yearNngs, 1850
b.7b; lambs. 3b,00G6.3o.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-03-09
FOUND FROZEN IN HIS SHACK
Homesteader Discovered After Being
Missed Three Weeks.

After being missed for about three
weeks the body of Frank Rouchett was
found frozen stiff in his homestead
shack nine miles north of Powers
Lake. His disappearance did not cause
alarm for he was a bachelor who min
gled but little with his neighbors and
the discovery was accidental. Two
boys were, passing the house and
looked in the window, seeing the man
lying in bed and his clothes on. They
raped on the door and, meeting with
no response, they went in only to find
him dead.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-03-09
PLEADS GUILTY TO LARCENY
Joseph G. Robin, New York Banker,
Now Awaits Sentence.

Now Awaits Sentence.
New York, March 2.-Joseph G..
Robin, the fallen banker, pleaded gull
ty to an indictment charging him with
the larceny of $27, 900 from the Wash
ington Savings bank, of which he was
formerly president. Seven indictments
against him remain. He was re-
manded to the Tombs until March 2g,
when he will be sentenced.
The collapse of Robins defense OF
insanity, put forward by his sister, Dr..
Louise ~Robinovitch, and his counsel,
William Travers Jerome, was fore
Swallowed when it Was reported that
Robin said he was tired of all this
foo1ing;" but, nevertheless, it caused
a stir in the courtroom.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-03-09
Threatener Lands In Jail.

Frank Scallon was taken into GUS
tody at Casselton on the charge of at
tempting to shoot a recently married
woman. He said she was a former
sweetheart, afterwards marrying an
other man and locating in Casselton.
Scallon traced her from Texas last
January, but later returned south.
More recently he wrote her he was
coming back to kill her and when he
appeared he was taken into custody.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-03-09
FINDS LAX SYSTEM EXISTS
Joint Committee Reports on North Da-
kota Treasury.

Excess bank balances and excess
cash balances are among the findings
Of the joint legislative committee ap-
pointed to investigate conditions ex-
listing in the office of the state treas
urer, laid before the two houses. The
report'covered a period of eight years,
is thorough, and the committee has
found in the entire period methods
that are subject to criticism.
The committee recommends that
section 231 of the revised code of 1905,
requiring biennial examinations of the
treasurer's Office, be amended to allow
the board of auditors to employ an
expert accountant to assist the board
to make such examinations.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-03-09
MILLIONAIRE IS A SUICIDE
Fred X. Maus Ends Life With Gun in
Chicago Home.

Chicago, March Fired X. Maus,
millionaire director of the Scully Steel
and Iron company, shot and killed
himself at his home. The body was
found when the police. called by Maus'
servants, broke open the door Of his
bedroom and found the body in a
chair, a revolver clutched in the right
hand. He had fred a bullet into his
brain over the left eye.
Maus is believed by friends to have
been temporarily insane with grief
over the death OF his wife.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-03-09
Wins Prize For oratory.

At a largely attended oratorical con-
test at Fargo, Edgar l. Olson won the
first prize of $35 offered by the truss
tees of the North Dakota Agricultural
school and will represent that insti-
tuition in the state %oratorical contest.
Arthur Agaard won second place and
the prize of SIS and will act as an
alternate in the state contest. Olson
delivered an grafton on "The Citizen
of Tomorrow" Agaard's grafton was
on "The Point of View"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-03-09
STILL VOTING DEMOCRATIC
Party Makes Gains in Elections in
Maine Cities.

Portland, Me-, March 1.-THE rum
blings of the Democratic landslide
that began in Names state election
last fall and affected the country at
pal elections in eleven of Names
twenty cities when six Democratic
mayors were chosen as against three
in the same place a year ago, while in
n city, Saco, the mayor ran on a
| Democratic-C Citizens ticket.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-03-09
BAILEY CHANGES HIS MIND
Resigns From Senate, but Later Re-
verses Decision.

verses Decision.
Washington, March Ain a burst
of Indignation over the trend of Dem
ocracy in the senate, Senator Bailey
(Dem., Tex.) resigned his seat in that
body at noon today and this evening
took it back again. Excitement over
his first action gave way to surprise
that he had reversed in so short a
time a decision of such Importance.
Bailey's resignation, sent by wire to
the governor of Texas, was not only
declined by the governor, but hun
dreds of Texans wired him to stick to
his job in the senate.
His Democratic colleagues took him
in hand and, in a long conference
urged that he made a grave mistake.
Then persuasion finally won him over
and Bailey agreed not to leave them
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-03-09
PREPARE TO SEED
Some Work Started on Soil in South
western North Dakota.

western North Dakota.
The first preparation of the soil for
spring seeding in North dakota was
done in the extreme southwestern
part of the state. In that section
there has been little or no snow. In
most other counties, especially in the
northwestern section, the snowfall has
been unusually deep and it will be
weeks before anything can be done.
Because of the light crop last fall
some fields We're summer fallowed and
much fall blowing was done. The
farmers are in better shape than on
average years.
There has been a rapid increase in
the use of traction power engines.
Dragging and seeding can be done by
them in M operation. The rigs will
run night and day.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-03-09
JUDGE COWAN is CONFIDENT
North Dakota Jurist Declares He Will
Clear Himself.

Judge Cowan, impeached by the
house, who is in Bismarck, declared his
visit at this time is to secure a rec
ord of the action taken by the house
that he may prepare for trial of the
case before the senate. The i'm
peached jurist says he will be able to
clear himself Of the charges.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-03-09
GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES
Minneapolis Wheat.

Minneapolis, March 6.-Wheat-
May, 97Mc; July, 99h @99Ac; Sept,
92Bc. On track-No. 1 hard, $t.00M;
No. 1 Northern, $3.50; No. 2 North
ern, 1913 @97%c; No. 3 Northern, 923a
@96%c.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-03-09
WEST VIRGINIA MUST PAY
Supreme Court Decides $7,182,507 Is
Share Of Old State Debt.

Washington, March THE sum Of
$7,182,5N was held by the supreme
court of the United States to be the
proportion of the 49, 100000 old vir.
ginia state debt which West Virginia
is under obligations to bear. The court
left the final determination of the mat.
ter, including the question of interest,
to the states to decide by conference.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-03-09
Chicago Grain and Produce.

Chicago, March 6.-Wheat-May,
91Ac; July, 89Ac; Sept, $3.50. Corn
May, 48#c; July, 49%c; Sept,
50Mc. Oats-May, 100000; July,
30k @30%c; Sept, 30A @30%c. Pork
May, $17.52; July, $16.72@16.75
Butter-Creameries, 16@26c; dairies,
i5@21c. Eggs-12@17hc. Poultry
Turkeys, 1Sc; chickens, 14@15c;
springs, 13@15c.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-03-09
St. Paul Live Stock.

st. Paul, March 6.-Cattle-Good to
choice steers, $5.5O@6.25; fair to good.
$5.O0@5.50; good to choice COWS and
heifers, $4.50@5.25; veals, $5.75@7.S5.
Hogs-$6.70@6.90. Sheep-Wethers,
$3.75@4.35; yearlings, $4.00@5.00;
spring lambs, $5.00@5.85.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-03-09
.RESUBMlSSlON WINS IN MAINE
Appreciates Omission of immigration
of Governor.

Appreciates Omission Of immigration
of Governor.
Augusta, Me, March 3.-Resubmis-
sion to the vote of the people of Maine
of the amendment to the state consti-
tuition prohibiting the manufacture
and sale of Intoxicating liquors lacks
only the signature of Governor Fred
erick w. Plaisted before being put in
to effect.
Governor Plaisted in his campaign
for election repeatedly declared him
self in favor of resubmission and his
signature to the resolution is antici-
pated. The matter will then come be-
fore the people at a special election to
be held next September.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-03-09
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, March 6.-Wheat-To arrive
and on track-No. l hard, 9s%c; No.
L Northern, 97Rc; No. 2 Northern,
s4% @95Mc; May, $3.50; July, 1880.
Flax-On track and to arrive, $2.651a;
May, $2.64R.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-03-09
Janbreaker Gets Ore Year.

William G. Miller, the Ambrose jail
breaker who was found in the cellar
Of the Joe Vadnais residence at Bow
bells. wnere he vas In hiding. was
given a sentence Of n year in the
penitentiary by Judge Leighton. He
was arrested on the charge Of burglar.
ising the l.. q. Darling store.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-03-09
RULES COMMITTEE CHOSEN
Congressman Henry of Texas Gets
Craftsmanship.

workmanship.
Washington, March THE rules
committee, one of the most powerful
of the house committees of the Sixty
second congress, with Representative
Robert l.. Henry of Waco, Tex, at it's
head, was formally created by the new
house ways and means committee at
it's first meeting.
The following were announced as
the seven Democratic members Of the
committee: Robert Lee Henry, Tex;
Edward w. Pou, Smithfield, N. c.;
Thomas w. Hardwick, Sandersville,
Ga; Augustus O. Stanley, Henderson,
KY; Finis j. Garrett, Dresden, Tenn;
Martin D. Foster, Olney, H., and Mat
thew r. Denver, Wilmington, o.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-03-09
Letter Stricken from Records.

Senator McCumber of North Dakota
caused a letter criticizing and en-
surfing James j. Hill to be expunged
from the records. The letter was
written by "R. T. Kingman of Hills
boro, N. d." and was read to the sen
ate at the request Of Senator Gronna
of North Dakota. The writer, Nc
Cumber said, carried his resentment
too far.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-03-09
Auto Stage Line Started.

New England is the terminus of the
Milwaukee branch line into this state.
1t is between thirty and forty miles
from there to- Dickinson, the nearest
point on the Northern Pacific. An
auto stage line has been started to
carry passengers between the two
towns.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-03-09

Aidrioh Returning TO Washington.
Washington, March Former SEN
ator Nelson w. Aldrich is expected In
Washington and he has directed that
q meeting OF the monetary commits.
sion be called for Thursday next.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-03-09
Blonde for SEED Grain.

The county commissioners of Bur-
leigh county have passed resolutions
to bond the county for $4,000 to buy
seed grain for farmers.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-03-09
PROSECUTION IS ORDERED
Chicago Clothing Manufacturers Main.
tanned a Blacklist.

Chicago, March 3.-Attorney Gen.
eral Stead. at Springfield, vas ordered
by the strike investigating committee
of the state senate to begin criminal
prosecutions against Chicago clothing
manufacturers who are accused in the
committees report Of maintaining a
blacklist.
The committee investigated the
strike Of garment workers in this city
and declares that the clothiers main
tanned a card index system which was
in effect q boycott and blacklist, which
prevented undesirable" workers from.
obtaining employment.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-10-26
FIRE BOYS WILL give
A HALLOWEEN DANCE

The Crested Butte tire loys will
give ball ON the thiIty-first Of this
month. halloween night, they are
making preparations for n royal gco Il
time. Vile it will be Il social gath
cring and will be carried on in good
old halloween fashion the boys are
expecting to raise enough money to
put the Crested Butt Fire Depart
mcnt out of debt ii Las several little
debts tlaat should lie cleaned up 80
that the department will be able to
start on n new year free from any
Old bills. II you do not care To att
end the dance buy IL ticket and lc,p
out.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-10-26
STAR MINE BUYING SUPPLIES
LARGE concentration PLANT
OLD NINE TO WORK NEXT YEAR
Large Concentration Plant Is Contemplated For An
other Season and Possibly Smelter Stack
Which Viii Probably Be Located At
The Railroad Near Booker

Manager Larson f tie Star mine
WAS over from the property last week
with the chief officers Of hi company
who are here from Paris on an in
spection trip and arranging with the
manager to Legin ore shipments
Which il expected to commence next
week. \ rush bill for winter supplies
for the mine Is in and thccompany
expect Ia keep force Of MIXERS tax
ing our ore and doing future dcvcl-
opmcnt work all winter, a new shaft
il being sunk which is al out n thoc-
sand west Of the old one and drift
connecting the two wi he made.
The recent cold snap has l.ut the
new road up Cement creek la the
mi ne in excellent condiii n us. all
the soft places are frozcn.up solidly
now and heavy loads may lie casi v
transported in either direction. II il
understood that another large pay-
ment WAS made ON the property TIE
present month and there il but one
remaining to perfect the title to the
new company A large concentration
plant Is in contemplation for another
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-10-26
U. C. CHURCH HAS
LARGE ATTENDANCE

Services at the L. c. Church were
well attended Sunday both morning
and evening tie cvcnirg 4 scrn:on'Thc
Game of Life, was well rougi.t out
by the Rev, Stewart. He compared
the subject with the great American
game base hall showing tic 81 irit in
which the great ball players enter in
to a game how hard they strive 10
bat out a home nm. That we in every
day life should strive inst rs hard TO
make Il SAT- hit and in doing 80 we
might possibly bring in some other
person who was lettering on the base
If lif',
Following the sermon Mrs otto
Mcdonald gave Il reading Poc's Raw
cn Which was illustrated by pictures.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-10-26

season and possibly smc.tcr stack
which will probably he located at the
railroad or near the limestone dcpos-
its ut the mouth of Cement creek
as lime is the only additional f!ux
needed outside of iron if make a per-
feet furnace fusing mixture. The
coke required rs fuclio operate the
smcltcr can he supplied from TIE
ovens at Crested Butte with but Il
nop'inal freight charge To the Book
or siding which il only six miles
distant, the additional iron required
may also he obtained nj the Iron
swamps only three miles above here
which the ID. and Il, G.. spur la Flor
csta crosses. Under existing condi-
tions the ores from the Star proper
ty could bc put in To lIullion for
less than three dollars fcr ton il the
company lad smelling furnaces eth
or At the mouth of Cement creek or
right in Crested Butte which is really
the proper place for "A smelling plant
as it would then have all Of the entire
Elk -Mountain-l -l.angc directly tribu-
tary Ia it. r..
continued on third page.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-10-26
F. 7. GRISWOLD WILL
MAKE CRESTED BUTTE
HIS HOME THIS
WINTER
After A Careful Examination
of The Mine raj of This District
He Beliey cs It to be the Best
in the State

franklin T. Griswold friend ol
Mr. Cong'lons II native Of New Britain
Conn, WHO has been fir IL year and
half past in Denver and whose health
was 50 improved during his recent
visit here that he las decided Ia re-
main with Us the winter. Mr. Girls
void is graduate # Yale college
and has also taken n course in mining
engineering. He has made some mine
examinations in tl.is locality and con
siIcIs il the richest mineral district
in the ste.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-10-26
FALSE AFFIDAVITS
MAY CAUSE TROUBLE

Dcuvc. .. Oct. 2O.-District .Ntor-
ncy Elliot today announced that lac
intended tu prosecute all circulator'
If referendum petitions wherein it
could be- proven that they had illcG-
ally sign,d names to those petitions
or had sworn falsely regarding tie
gcnuincs- to the signature. The state
mcnt was made in connection with
tie referendum Of the eight hour law
in the state and the referendum o [
the gas franchise in tlc city. 1t las
been presented L. the diStrir, attor-
ney that in 10th instances false state
ments were given to tn osc wlo Lad
signed the petitions and also many
names We're signed by tLosc Who
carried the petitrons. The district
attorney SAYS Il at III 10th instances
pro-ccut;, ps viii follow.