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••ALL HOME lA, a ..PRINT.. sr? W'jfi t". 1 1 ft* NO.-30-& VOI XVII, 3V House Hobbles Land Sleuths ivi} Washington, Feb. 22.—The ap propriation of #250,000 carried in the sundry civil bill for the pay and traveling expenses of special agents under the department of the interior to protect t}ie public lands from illegal- and fraudulent entry was amended by the house today so that no part of the appro priation shall be available for the examination of the lands embraced in any entry upon which final proof has been made, unless the department has information furn ishing good grounds to suspect fraud or non-compliance with the law as to that specific entry. The amendment was offered by Mr. Mondell of Wyoming and was adopted by a vote of 104 to 17. Mr. Modell insisted that the per nicious activity of special agents was an insult to every honest set tler upon the public domain. Mr. Lacey of Iowa, chairman of the public land committee, be lieved that the president was sin cere in his efforts to enforce the land laws and protect the honest settler from the land speculator He also declared that "we never have had a more honest secretary of the interior." J^'Nor one who has been more universally mistaken," answered Mr. Cushman of Washington Mr. Lacey continued in his de fense of the secretary of the interi !, tor, who, he said, had been greatly maligned and much misunderstood i^/'He has endeavored to enforce the ,,law and he has caught some pretty big fish." He said it was in the interest of settlers that the inspec -tors should not be hampered eir work. Mr. Gronna of North Dakota told of the hardships occasioned by the two famous orders of the presi •dent suspending final proof on homestead entries until expert ex amination could be made. It was the opinion of Mr. Steen ', erson of Minnesota that the presi ^1, dent could not have: known the hardships that would follow his ^-•order of Dec. 13, 1906 otherwise f|:he did not believe it would have S^-toeen issued. He (Bade his asser tion that Mr. Pinchot has inspired the drastic order, which was as .arbitrary as any ukase issued by the czar of Russia." Mr. Cushman of Washington in •championing the amendment of fered by Mr. Mondeli, said that he regarded the present secretary of the interior as "an honorable, hon est and high-minded man and well intentioned." but added: "I do believe he is suffering from a very severe case tfflStfspicion regarding 'the integrity of the people of the West." p| Continuing^ he declared that there had been nothing in the rec ord of the land office investiga tions to justify this continuous -'dry of calumny" that has been .sent forth regarding the land frauds. It was true that, here and there, and now and then there haye been isolated and individual leases of fraud in the land business bat there has been instances of ifraod in the grooery business and Inland in the. banking jbusihess and fpraod in all other business and in all '& renues of trade, $r "The only difference between the two, he declared, "is that the present secretary of the interior -has advertised and given currency a great degree to these. fe:wlqoe |some instances of fraud that have itioourred until he has saturated the die mind with the belief that .-.men who reside on the public "n are thieves and looters.'^ All western men dishonest." contended that the, progress of the West depends upon the ownership of the land by individu als and denounced the present policy as opposed to that principle. Recurring again to the secretary of the interior Mr. Cushman said: "It seems to me that he is pro ceeding in these matters upon the assumption that all men on, the Western domain are dishonest un til the contrary is proven," and this, he said, he knew to be untrue. "There is no reason why the people of the West should be watched upon by a herd of private detectives. I would like to asK the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Mann), who seems to think that it is necessary to have these special agents watching upon the men from my state in order that they may perpetrate no dishonest act, who is to guarantee the honesty of the special agent?" Mr. Cushman further said that when a special agent starts out from the office of the secretary of the interior "he is saturated before he starts with the idea of fraud. The very existence of his job de pends upon his finding fraud, and if he does not find fraud there the necessity for his official existence ceases." As for himself he would rather accept the statement of the settlers than those of the agent who had been appointed perhaps from "the suburbs of a slaughter house in Chicago simply thru political in fluence to investigate the public domain of the country." After further debate the amend ment was adopted.—St. Paul Dis patch. Good News for ||il the Indians. At last the dispute as to the ownership and titles in tbe frac tional township 147 range 87 has been settled, and the Indians can now take land in severalty in that township. Senator Hansbrough had a provision inserted in the Indian appropriation bill, provid ing that the Fort Berthold Indians may take these lands in allotments of 80 acres each. It was impos sible to ascertain in Washington whether there would be sufficient lands to give each Indian 160 acres and so the amount was fixed at 80 acres. If it is found that thiB amout can be increased. Senator Hansbrough will have the increase made at the next session of con gress. The hearty thanks of our people are due Senator Hansbrough for securing this long needed piece legislation. Last of Old Fleet News has been received that the steamer F. Y. Bachelor was de stroyed by the ice at Yankton. The loss of this celebrated old steamboat removes about the last of the famous old fleet of Missouri river steamers that did service' in the frontier days when (til this re gion w6s the scene of Indian hos tilities. At last it has gone to that steamboat graveyard—the bottom of the turbulent Missouri river— where hundreds of other vessels have gone before. TO THE PUBLIC Notice lis hereby given that the firm known as the Washburn Meat Market conducted by Kieixl Broe.f in the village of Washburn, has by mutual consent been this day dissolved,: John Klein retiring from the said ,lirm FredJUein .will conduct the same. •••$:&• Dated this first day of February, 1907. Fred Klein, John Klein. Ms The mine fire is still giving some trouble, and efforts are still in pro gress to check its course. This week more holes are being bored to let out gas and smofce which has accumulated, but it is expect ed to confine it to its 'original lo cality. Gereral and Mrs. Washburn came on Tuesday in the general's private car to note conditions here and enable the general to look over the coal company affairs. He found everything running smoothly, and returned south Wednesday even ing. V. E. Thompson has been wear inga good sized limp this week in addition to his other apparel, and inquiry invited the statement that he had been kicked by a horse which he was leading out to water The animal hit V. E. on the knee, but fortunately did not lay him up. Wilton is to have another hospi tal. Dr. R. C. Thompson has va cated his living rooms in the Kili an & Weber building and will hereafter use them for hospital purposes. They are conveniently arranged, are steam heated, and when properly fitted up will prove very satisfying to the doctor's pa trons. Mrs. George Brown effected a settlement Wednesday, with the Washburn Lignite Coal company for the recent death of her hus band from falling down the shaft at" the mine. We understand she received six hundred dollars cash and payment of funeral and other expenses. This looks like a very considerate act on the part of the company, as it is very hard to see where they were in any way to blame for the unfortunate affair. The Jahr-Eastman Mercantile company began the erection this week of a new store building ad joining their present structure on the east. It will be 24x75 in size, and is. designed to accommodate their constantly increasing stock. It is their intentipn to convert the old and new rooms into a double storeroom by taking out the parti tion, and to rearrange the interior to display their various lines to the best advantage. Work will be pushed as fast as- weather condi tions permit, and it is hoped to halve it-in readiness to accomodate their spring trade. It will prove both a valuable improvement and a great convenience to the firm. Goodrich Citizen. ii Mike Bilhgmeier, who has been spending the past week in attend ance at the term of district court returned home Wednesday morn ing. Mrs. Fred Eehrer departed last Friday for Bismarck to -take up her residence there with her hus band who holds a clerkship in the land department. M. Doering. accompanied by his witnesses, M. Moldenhauer and Jacob B. Levi, Sr.j depiurtedi last Friday for Bismarck where he wil make final proof on his homestead situated a short distance south of WASHBURN, NORTH DAKOTA, MARCH 1,1907 Gounty Correspondence Items of Interest from Special Cor respondents and from tlite Various Newspapers of McLean County. Wilton News. -"Wj here,,' Fred Klinger has resigned his position with the Andrews & Gage Elevator company which he has held during the j«st two seasons and will engage in the general merchandise business at Heaton, at which place he has been the greater part of the past week tak ing invoice of a stock of goods he has purchased there. McLean County Miner. 1 Underwood. On St. Valentine's day, the 14th Henry Gf Klindworth, Jr., of Un derwood, and Ethel M. Fosberg of Garriso l, were united in marriage at Hoti il Wyman, the G. A. G. Runions performing the wedding ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Klind worth are at present making their home i4 Underwood. C. E. McCulloch has accepted a position in the Baldwin branch of the Mapdan Mercantile Co. He will have complete charge of the yard and elevator. This is quick promotion for he has been work ing for the company only about eight months. We are sorry to have Mr. and Mrs. McCulloch. leave us, but are nevertheless very glad to hear of his promotion. At 5 o'clock Tuesday morning Willie Hammock, the three year okl son of John Hammock of Wip rud, wajs brought to the hospital in a terribly burned cond:tiou. died an hour later. He The mother of the little fellow was away from home helping to nurse a sick neighbor and the father was in Washburn attending court. In playing with some live ashes 'the little boy's clothes caught'fire and before the flames were extinguished he was burned over his whole body. Suffering lintold agonies he was driven from Wiprud to the Underwood hospi tal, only to die within an hour af ter reaching here. John Hammock came up from Washburn and drove home with the flame scarred body of his little boy. State Tuftion Fund. The state superintendent of public instruction made the appor tionment of the state tuition fund. The rate per capita from the total state tuition fnnd is 92c divided between a rate per capita from the interest and income fund of 90c, and the^rate per capita from fines, taxes, etc., amounting to 2c. The total atoount apportioned from tbe fund amounts to $74,077.48, of which Ward county gets the great est amount—$5,650.64, McLean county gets $1,982.72, the number of children enumerated being 2,166. A YanKton dispatch of the 21st says: The Missouri river at this point and as far up as the Cham berlain has broken up and ia a seething mass of grinding, crush ing ice. The breakup is the earli est recorded by the local weather station, which dates back to 1875. Early Sunday morning settlers on the bottom lands were awakened the roar and by 7 a.m., Monday, the river was clear of ice at this point, this being attributed to the fact that there is a gorge about twenty-five miles west at Bon Harame island. The Vermillion river is on aranfpSfee and the en tire bottom land near Vermillion is flooded. The following is taken from a letter written the 20th at Fort Ke ogh: The ice has not gone out of the Yellowstone yet the water is running about i0 inches deep on top of the ice hfre. The Tongue and the Little Missouri'have gone out but the cold weather the past two days will retard the Yellow stone breaking up, and if it hangs on long enough, will freeze hard enough to. prevent any trouble for some .time LEADER. PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOABD OP 0 ounty Commissioners. ment—all members present. Upon motion the tax of Andrew Johnson for year of 1906 was ordered stricken out for the reason that same was paid in Ransom Co. Motion carried. Bill of the Red Cross drug store of $1.00 for formaldehyde was re turned for verification. Quarterly report of C. L. King, justice of the peace, accompanied by a check for $35 was accepted, the same being duly approved by the states attorney. Quarterly report of John Enal son, justice of the peace was ac cepted and following bills allowed: John Knalson, justice of the peace $16 90 Wm. F. Blum, deputy sheriff 7 25 The following resolution was upon motion adopted: Whereas the case of the state of North Dakota against S. H. Gray is about to be brought to trial in the district court of McLean coun ty, and whereas said case is a case of public importance, and whereas the state's attorney of McLean county has asked advise and re quested that B. G. Skulason be employed and appointed by the board as special additional counsel to assist the state's attorney in the prosecution of said case. Now Therefore be it resolved, that said B. G. Skulason be em ployed and appointed as special additional counsel to assist the states attorney in the prosecution of the case of the state of North Dakota, against S. H. Gray at I compensation of One dollar per day while so employed. Quarterly report of W. F. Bailey justice of the peace being duly ap proved by the states attorney was accepted and following bills al lowed: W. F. Bailey justice of the peace 9 10 F. A. Rink constable 39 50 L. C. Trent, witness 2 10 John Robinson witness. J. S. Knapton witness C. F. Grant witness George Sills witness Dr. Rodder witness .. Foggerty Wm. F. Seltz, deputy sheriff P. S. Thelen, witness and mileage fees Anna Beck, witness fees, N. 10 10 10 10 10 Upon motion board adjourned to meet at 9 o'clocK a. m. Feb. 9, 1907. Washburn, Feb. 9th. Upon motion the following bills were allowed and auditor was in structed to draw warrants in pay ment of same: Wm. Rust, boarding and caring for Tom Stark 14 00 D, C. Jones deputy sheriff's fees Martin Hanson, worK with team Louis Pfister, cleaning and scrubbing courtroom .... Hans Holtan & Sons, bill of merchandise supplies 35 75 27 00 5 00 Mrs. Warfield for $46.48, allowed at McLean Co. Independent, printing notices O. C. S. Solem, blue prints of McLean county ...... Will Hambleton, articles furnished smallpox case J. A. Beck, witness fees ex penses John Copic 195 Dr. E. C. McReynolds, Co., physican ....... D. C. Jones, deputy sheriff tees.. Taylor-Baldwin Co., Dan 26 48 4 90 8 00 7 10 75 ... 15 00 15 00 16 95 20 50 ..BEST.. ADVERTISING MEDIUM. $1.00 PER YEAR. D. vs. Larron 38 20 John A. Beck, witness fees, N. D., vs. Larron 38 20 Petition of Andrew Lamb for the appointment of Frank Vogel as appraiser of one bay horse about 12 years old. Upon motion (Continued from last week) Evening session— Board met pursuant to adjourn- Andrew Lamb was appointed as appraiser Moved aud seconded that surety bond of Gottlob Raugust be ap proved by the states attorney be accepted. Motion carried. The depository bond of the Mc Lean County State Bank of Wil ton being approved by the states attorney upon motion same was accepted. It was moved and seconded that the bond of A. T. Danielson as treasurer in the sum of $40,000 the same having been approved by the states attorney be accepted. Mo tion carried. The official bonds of Jacob Helm, Joseph D. Condon and Jacob P. Keim were accepted up on approval of the states attorney. Bill of M. H. Sawyer for ex amining for insanity, MaymeRoan and John Birkland, for $10 was not allowed. The following resolution was up on motion carried. All members voting aye. That whereas upon a resolution of the board of county commis sioners at the December meeting, the state examiner was requested to examine the records of all the outgoing officers and that upon said request, deputy state's ex aminer Olson was instructed to thoroly investigate the books dur ing the term of siid officers and upon his compliance with same, has submitted his report. Now therefore be it resolved that we hereby accept his report and cause same to be made part of the minutes of the proceedings and published accordingly also that the county treasurer submit a financial statement amount of money on hand Jan. 8, 1907 also amount of warrants drawn in different accounts since Jan. 1,1906. The following bills were upon motion allowed and auditor in structed to draw warrants in pay ment of same: Ole Gradin,- laundry for prisoners and jailor ..... 21 00 Hans Hultberg salary and mileage 24 60 Frank Putz salary and mile age 54 00 Theo. R. Taylor, salary and mileage 23 50 Upon motion the board ad journed to meet at 2 o'clock March 5th, 1907. O. B.Wing, Auditor, Washburn, N. D. Jan. 25, '0t. To the County Commissioners, McLean Co. N. D. Dear Sir: Pursuant to instructions from the State Examiner, Hon. D. K. Brightbill, I have examined the books and accounts of your coun ty auditor and treasurer and of the register of deeds, county judge and the clerk of court and have the honor to make the following re port: County Auditor and Treasurer— The office of the county auditor and county treasurer are so closely connected that one is never ex amined without the other I find that at the last examination of the treasurer's account on ^ug 1st, 1905, there was on hand in all fund the sum of $31,900.23. The treasurer has collected from all'sources up to and including Jan. 8th, 1907, when County Treas. F. Irvin Root retired, the sum of $231,355.71. Added to this the sum on hand Aug 1st, 1905 it makes a total of 38 00 $263,255.9/. H( li.is paid i&Mr r- Bfflr va- ny. and disbunied on