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J3N"DLETON, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 7, 190(5.
VOL. 19.
NO. 5661
BLUE MOUNTAIN
RESERVE ALiOTTED
Stockmen Agree Upon Allot
ments After a Continuous
Session of 34 Hours.
!r
TOTAL OK 202,479 8I1EEP
ADMITTED TO RESERVE.
Applications for 87,458 Sheep Are Re
jected by Stockmen's Commute
Committee Also Rejected Applica
tions for 885 Head of Cattle Cat
tie Allotted to Hie Number of 4113
UeMerre Is Divided Into Two Dis
tricts, One for Cattle and Horses
and One for Sheen Stockmen
Having No Hlghta Are Haled Out.
At 1 o'clock this morning, after hav
'Ing been out for 84 hours, the commit
tee of 18 representing the sheep and
cattle Interests desiring range In the
Blue mountain reserve, completed Its
labors and brought In a report which
designates who shall use the reserve
this season and the amount of stock
each man may graze. With the adop
tion of the report the business of the
meeting was brought to a close and
this morning the stockmen began
leaving for their homes.
Deadlock In Joint Committee.
When the Joint committee first be
gan upon Its labors Saturday after
noon the entire 18 met together for
the purpose of agreeing what part of
the reserve should be set aside for
cattle exclusively. All that evening
and until 8 o'clock Sunday the sub
ject was debated ' without an agree
ment being reached.
Finally the sheepmen proposed re
porting that no agreement could be
arrived at. Under the rules the entire,
reserve would be thrown open fto
sheep and cattle alike should there
be no agreement. In order to avoid
this contingency the cattlemen final
ly consented to accept what was of
fered tbem. i
This was district containing about
21 sections In the vicinity of Starkey
and another range of about the same
size near Camas Prairie. Both of
these districts have been known In the
past os cattle land and deadlines have
been drawn around them to keep the
sheep out.
In the two districts designated
nothing but cattle and horses will be
ranged, while In the remainder of the
reserve all classes of stock will be
admitted. However, the range Is vir
tually given over to sheep as the only
cattlemen who will use that portion
are small homeowners having but a
few head of stock each.
Some Applications Rejected.
After the Joint commute had de
cided upon the partitioning of the re
serve the sheep and cattle committee
men convened separately for the pur
pose of pnsslng Upon applications for
range. This was an exhaustive under
taking and required many hours.
The sheep committee passed upon
the applications from sheepmen,
while the cnttlemcn gave their appli
cations to the cattle committee.
The basis upon which the applica
tions were made was the amount of
stock grazed last season. All such
stock, together with the Increase, was
entitled to admission this year.
However, It was found that some
applicants had not run stock in the
reserve last season and these were ac
cordingly ruled out In all, appllea
tlonr were made for 240.187 sheep,
and of this number 37,458 were re
jected. In some cases applicants were
denied the right to take any stock
Into the reserve while In other In
stances the numbers were reduced.
Cattlemen's Report.
By the report of the cattlemen's
committee It Is shown that applica
tions were made for 4978 head. Of
this number 865 were rejected by the
committee. The approved list Is as
follows:
Canins Prairie Charles Vinson, 80;
H. J. Bean, 102; James Nelson, 820;
F. T. C. E. Byrd, 50; Henry Lazln
lea, JOO; Frank Hllbert, 150; George
Oaughey, 111; K. 8. Moore, 150; C. P.
Helmlck, 85; C. H. Russell, 60; Fletch
er Bros., 126; Mossle ft Sons, 80.
Starkey Prairie James Hawks,
100; George Male, ft Son, 40; P. J.
Iynde. 83; Buckner Bros., 160; A. J.
Sullivan, 100; J. F. Alden, 70; J. B.
Hagey, 76; J. C. Brtggs, 86; W. H.
Brlggs, 65; B. L. Burnett, 50; Daniel
Shaw, 16; E. F. Jones, 80.
Pilot Rock J. S. Cherry, 150; W.
H. Evans, 40; T. S. Gibson, 150; Ar
thur S. Janes, 65; Mark Sturdlvant,
86. i
Fly Valley John S. Aitkin, 18.
McKay Llda McDonald, 40; A. F.
Carney, 160; David Home, 61; Wil
liam Card, 48; Harry and Glllman
Folsom, 80; Wauoop ft Hubbard, 70;
C. F. Wright, 130; Thomas 8. Smith,
40; Thomas Jacques, 80; I 8. Kldd,
148.
Dale M. L. Jones, 100; Thomas F,
Johnson, 150; Kate Johnson, 150. VI
The following Is the list of rejected
cattlemen applicants: A. C, Hender- j
son, Pilot Rock, 30; Frederick Mar
tin, Alha, 200; W. H. Schmidt, Alba,
75; J. U Smith, Pendleton, 225; H.
Whlttuker, Nye, 60; Bndlcott & Rust,
150; Coop Bros., Nye, 50, and J. P.
Viebrock, Alba, 76.
Sheepmen Report.
Following Is the report submitted
by the sheepmen:
We, the committee selected lo ex
amine sheep applications to graze on
the Blue Mountains forest reserve for
the year 1906, submit the following
report
We recommend that the following
be allowed for the number designated: I
F. V. Chapman 712, Rugg Bros. J
1675. A. A. Cole 8206, Carl A. Johnson
4233,-AMone Vey 5002, Julius F.
Wegtfer 2707, Q. E. Adams 2422, J.
M. Hemphill 1700, Joseph Cunha 8,
662, Douglas Belts & Son 4447, J. E.
Smith Livestock company 4275, A. H.
flunderman 2580, D. W. Chapman 2,
000, Joe Vey 6120, C. W. Matthews
2860, Grant Horn 1710, Alonzo
Knolts 2770, A. B. Chapman 3847,
Rust Bros. 1710, H. Boylen 1710,
Owen Bros. 1739, John M. Wynn 1,
100, M. Q. Edwards 2757, Oulllford
Bros. 6630, William Slusher 3136, S.
P. Gould 1667. A. C. Henderson ft
Son 2100, A. P. Warner 2296, Samuel
Warner 1775. Ed Campbell 4560, D.
H. Hunter ft Bros. 9975, M. E. Pom
pry 2707, Mrs. Isabelle Salisbury none,
B. P. Doherty 2400, Mills Bros: 2000.
J. L. Howard 8140, Nat Webb 2630,
Davidson Bros. 1781, J. W. Beymer
6400, O. E. Farnsworth 4300, Jeff
Hayes 2850, T. D. Matthews 6000,
John Kilkenny 6746. Ed McDald, 5,
935, L. L. Montague 1426. T. B. Rich
ardson 4631, Smythe ft Son 3350, J.
M. Cameron 3102. J. H. Hayes 1710,
William Smith 2850. John A. Miles
McEntlre 1710. M. S. Corregal 6947,
C, A. Simpson 2280.
We recommend that the following
be rejected. All applicants were
called and those present given a hear
ing before said committee:
N. C. Nelson, Currln ft Brady,
Charles McBee, Molohan ft Connell,
A. Perard, R. Stanfleld. James Robs.
We were not able to reach some of
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TWENTY-ONE
FEDERAL GRAND JURY
AFTER TIMBER THIEVES.
Bankers, Mcrciuuits, Capitalists ami
ex-United States Officials Are, In the
Lint Letters From Senator Fulton
and Coiurremman Williamson Urg
ing Patents on Fradulent Entries,
Are Introduced In Evidence The
Stolen Lauds Valued at 18,000,000,
Portland, May 7. Millionaire bank
ers and timber kings of Michigan and
Minnesota, prominent business men
and lawyers of Crook and Linn coun
ties, Ore., several well known resi
dents of Portland, a former special
agent of the Interior department, a
former United (States commissioner,
an ex-county Judge of Crook county,
and a number of timber locators are
defendants In an Indictment returned
on Saturday evening by the federal
grand Jury charging huge frauds In
the acquisition of valuable timber
lands In this state, ,
Nine hundred square miles of tim
ber land in Crook, Klamath and Lake
counties, roughly estimated to be
worth over $8,000,000, are alleged to
have been secured by the principal
defendants, in direct violation of law.
Hundreds of persons were procured
by their agents to take, up claims,
wnicn were subsequently conveyed to
eastern bankers, and It is charged that
the proceedings were tainted with
perjury and fraud. The crime charged
against all the defendants Is conspir
acy to defraud the government of its
public lands.
Prominent Men Involved.
Letters from United States Senator
Fulton and Congressman Williamson
to the commissioner of the general
land office, urging that patents be
issued on the fraudulent claims, form
a sensational feature of the indlct-
mert.
Those Indicted are as follows:
F. W. Gilchrist, Alpena, Mich.
Ralph E. Gilchrist, Alpena, Mich,
Patrick Culllgan, Alpena, Mich.
James G. McPherson, Alpena, Mich,
Heman W. Stone, Benson, Minn.
Benjamin F. Allen, Portland.
Almond C. Palmer, Portland.
H. Judd Palmer, Portland.
Ed N. White, Portland.
Edmund Dorgan, Albany.
John J. Collins, Albany.
Malcolm McAlpln, Albany.
Thomas H. Watklns, Albany,
Charles M. Elklns, Prlnevllle.
John Combs, Prlnevllle.
Donald F. Steffa, Prlnevllle.
M. E. Brink, Prlnevllle.
C. A. M. Sohllerhola, Prlnevllle.
J. W. Hopkins, Vancouver, Wash.
W. W. Brown, Seattle, Wash.
Russian Governor Assassinated.
Odessa, May 7. Zheltonovlskl, gov
ernor general of Kllzavagrad, waa as
sassinated this morning by a revolu
tionist bomb.
MORE INDICTED
0 JOINS FIGHT
O 1
III
Attorney-General Ellis Will
Co-operate With Roosevelt
in. His Prosecutions.
METHODS OF THE STANDARD
CRUSH COMPETITION.
lilg Company Operates In Ohio Under
Five Different Names, Which the
Attorney General Denounces us
"Pirating Fictitious Comapnles"
Vleorous Prosecutions Based on
Flagrant Law Violations Are to Bn
Commenced at Once Standard Oil
Crushes Out All Competition by Its
Dishonest Methods.
Columbus, O., May 7. Attorney
General Ellis has Joined with Presi
dent Roosevelt In his fight against
Standard Oil, and prosecutions based
on the unlawful methods used In Ohio
by the Standard to crush out competi
tion, are to follow.
Fills Is today consulting with Roos
evelt A special counsel's report
shows that the Standard operates In
the etate under five different names,
which the report calls "Pirating, fic
titious companies which destroy com
petition by underselling and thus pre
venting real Independents from doing
business."
STARTS CANNON BOOM.
Sieaker Says No Man Can Afford to
Be a Candidate for President
Washington, May 7. Speaker Can
non's 70th birthday will be celebrated
tonight by a reception at the Arling
ton hotel, given by the entire house.
A Cannon boom for presidency will
be opened. Cannon says he will not
reruse the nomination, but no man
can afford to be a candidate for the
place "The "bee" is not bothering
him, he says.
To Save Niagara.
Washington, May 7. The Interna
tional waterways commsislon for the
preservation of Niagara falls sent a
report to congress today. It recom
mends that the amount of water to
be taken from the river be limited,
and that a treaty be negotiated with
Canada as to the limit of diversion.
Conferred on Rate Bill.
Washington, May 7. Senators Car-!
ter, Flint, Perkins and Ankeny, con
sulted with President Roosevelt fn
reference to the railroad rate bill to
day. The president sent for the sena
tors. COLLIERIES RESUMING.
Price of Cool Drops as Result of Bet
ter Strike Conditions.
Shamokln, Pa., May 7. Employes
resumed work in the collieries In this
vicinity today making repairs prepar
atory to the early resumption of min
ing coal.
Price of Coal Reduced.
New Haven, Conn., May 7. Hard
coal waa reduced 31 per ton here to
day, as a result of the Improved strike
situation.
SEATTLE DOCKS BURNED.
Arlington Dock Destroyed With a Loss
of About $300,000.
Seattle, May 7. The Arlington dock
was practically destroyed by fire at
3:30 this morning. Loss 3300,000.
An explosion of cartridges is supposed
to have been the cause. The whole
waterfront was threatened, but the
flames were controlled In an hour.
The army transport Sherman, lying
alongside, was saved by the excellent
discipline of the crew. Vessel's cargo
stored on the dock for Bhlpment to
the orient is a complete loss.
F
San Francisco, May 7. Fire which
necessitated calling out 200 blue
jackets and marines stationed along
the water front and for a time threat
ened the saved portion of the city
fronting on and extending from Union
street to Second and Brannan, oc
curred late last night, due to spon
taneous combustion in a large brick
building on the corner of Filbert and
Sansome streets and occupied by the
Gibraltar warehouse, the tire having
Its origin among thousands of rolls of
wall paper.
The fire raged . fiercely for a couple
hours. Great headway was gained by
the fire and In the strong northwest
wind It spread to th ruins of an ad
jacent frame building.
All along the water front ships
I
STANDARD
LAMES AGAIN THREATEN SAN FRANCISCO
moored at the dock lay In the path of
FRANZ GREFFlELD
SHOT TO DEATH
Leader of the "Holy Rollers"
fays Penalty for Betraying
Two Young Girls
GEORGE MITCHELL KILLS
CREFFIELD IN SEATTLE.
Alleged That the "Holy Roller" Lender
Betrayed Two Sisters of Mitchell,
Who Went to Scattleto Avenge tlie
Wrong Mitchell and Crcffleld Junt
Released From Oregon Penitentiary
Crcffleld Ordered Out of Corval
lls Recently, Went to Seattle to At
tempt to Revive "Holy Rollerisni."
--V,.
Seattle, May 7. Franz E. Creffleld.
leader of the Holy Rollers, was shot
and killed In the street this morning
by George Mitchell of Portland, who
asserts that Creffleld ruined two of
his sisters.
Creffleld created a sensation here
and In Oregon two years ago, as head
of a religious sect. Mitchell was re
cently released from the Oregon pen
itentiary. Creffleld recently visited his for
mer home and the scene of his insane
religious antics at Corvallis, Ore., a
few weeks ago, after his release from
the Oregon penitentiary, and waa noti
fied to leave town at once. ;
So great was the feeling against
him because of his immorality and
Indecency while conducting the fa
natlcal program of the Holy Rollers
In that vicinity, that he was warned
that he would be roughly treated If
he remained in Corvallis. He left at
once for Seattle where he has endeav
ored to start a Holy Roller agitation.
Mitchell came to Seattle in search'
Uof Ctefflrid, and when he met the se
ducer of his sisters on the street, shot
him without ceremony.
TRAMPS SHOOT BRAKEMAX.
Milan Miller Fatally Wounded Near
Orchard, Idaho.
Mountainhome, Idaho, May 7. A
shooting affray occurred at an enrly
hour Sunday morning on an eastbound
freight train at Orchard, In the
southern part of Ada county. Three
of the train crew were shot at by
two tramps who boarded the train at
Nampa, one of them, Milan Miller, be
ing serlout-ly, though It Is not believed
fatally wounded.
The two men got on the train at
Nampa, 'and there is nothing to Indi
cate at this hour Just how the trouble
originated. The men first fired, how
ever, at the fireman and then at the
head brakeman. Roth were missed,
but when they turned their fusllade
upon the rear brakeman, known here
as Mllo, they brought him down by
a shot through the groins.
Miller, who Is a son-in-law of
Thomas Mellen, the sheepman, was
Immediate! ytaken on board the train
and brought to Mountainhome, arriv
ing here between land 2 o'clock this
morning. Just how serious Is his con
dltion Is not yet known.
Let Scabby Sheep Dipped.'
Baker City. May 7. Stock Inspect
or Will Parker was In the city this
morning. Mr. Parker has Just finished
dipping 1000 wethers on lower Pow
der, belonging to Brown & Geddes,
curing up the last of the scab In Ba
ker county. The dipping was effective
and the wethers are now In excellent
condition he says. The Inspector says
that throughout the country the cat
tie and sheep are In good condition
now and that the stockmen are pros
perous.
Murdered by, Burglar.
New Brighton, Staten Island, May
7. Charles Shier, Henry H. Rogers'
confidential man, president of the
Richmond Light A Railroad company,
was shot to death by a burglar In his
home here today.
the fire and their destruction seemed
Imminent Among vessels threatened
were the Pacific Coast Steamship
company's Curacao and Umatilla, the
Pacific Mall steamer City of Para, the
Japanese liner Nippon Maru, the Oce
anlc steamer Sonama aad the U. S.
war vessels Chicago, Boston, Burn,
side and Prlncton.
Oakland Banks Overtaxed.
Oakland, May 7. Since resuming
business the deposits of Oakland
banks have exceeded the payments by
over 320,000,000. The banks were
overtaxed with work, the forces work'
lng day and night Every bank re
ports a large number of country cor
respondents added. This city will un
doubtedly be one of the leading finan
clal centers of the coast for years to
come.
AUTHOR SENT TO ,1 AIL.
Former Orcson lull tor Forged Deed
to Lot In Kama City.
Kansas City, May 7. M. A. McGIn-
nls, ex-college professor and author
of a standard work on mathematics,
was convicted of forgery in the crim
inal court here and sentenced to 10
years In the penitentiary, McGlnnls
and a confederate forged a deed to a
city lot and sold the property for 3300.
McGlnnls for three years was prin
cipal of the high school at Oconto,
Wis. In 1894 he established a news
paper at Medford, Ore. Later he pub
lished a paper at Jutesburg, Col., and
held important political positions In
Logan county, Colorado. He Is a di
rect descendant of John Napier, In
ventor of logarithms. While publish
ing a newspaper in Newton county,
Missouri, he was sent to the peniten
tiary for misuse of the mails. In the
penitentiary he wrote the book which
made him famous with mathematic
ians throughout the world. He called
'Algebra, the Universal Solution for
Numerical and Literal Equaslons."
After his release from prison the book
was published simultaneously In
America and England.
NO HELP FOR 'FRISCO.
Adverse Rcjtort on Issue Improvement
Bonds to Help Rebuild the City.
Washington, May 7. The senate
committee on finance unanimously re
ported adversely to the Newlands res
olution providing for the creation of
a Joint commission to consider meas
ures to extend financial aid to San
Francisco through guaranteeing im
provement bonds. ' The proposition
is without the legitimate province of
congressional action and Is Inexpedi
ent The president signed the bill pro
viding for a delegate to congress from
Alaska.
Kills Daughter, Then Suicides.
New York, May 7. Miss Agatha
Walters, a young member of the 400,
was shot and killed early this morning
in bed by her mother, Mary E. Wat
ers, aged 52, wife of a prominent
banker. The mother then suicided.
She is thought to have been tempor
arily Insane.
COMMITTEES ARE
DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
MEETING TO BE A SUCCESS.
Mayor James A. Fee, Chairman of Re
ception Committee of , 10 T. C.
Taylor Heads Large Committee on
Arrangements- -Governor Chamber
lain and Justice T. G. Hallcy to Be
Hero Without Fall Prior Irriga
tion Congress to Be Held at Pen
dleton Will Bo Discussed by the
League.
From preparations that are being
made for the second monthly meeting
of the Umatilla County Development
league, which will be held here May
12, the session should be the most in
teresting yet held. Many prominent
men from over the state have been
Invited to attend and there will be a
sufficient number present to furnish
an interesting program. Among those
who have promised their attendance
are Governor Chamberlain and Judge
T. G. Halley. Also several of the
railroad officials will be present.
This morning James Johns, presi
dent of the league, announced the
following committee to have charge
of the preparations for the coming
meeting.
Reception Committee Mayor Jos.
A. Fee, J. T. Hlnkle. W. A. Brown,
George Darveau, J. E. Cherry, Leon
Cohen, Lee Teutsch, C. E. Roosevelt,
R. Alexander and R. E. Tarbett
Committee bn Arrangements T. C.
Taylor. Dr. C. J.' Smith, Bert Huff
man, Judge H. J. Bean, E. P. Dodd,
J. W. Maloney, George Hartman, Jr.,
W. L. Thompson. T. R. Imbrie, J. H.
Lawrey, J. H. Raley, Dr. F. W. Vin
cent, W. F. Matlock, E. J. Sommer
vllle, T. D. Taylor, A. D. Stlllman, E.
T. Wade, F. F. Humeston of Weston,
C. A. Barrett of Athena, John S. Vin
cent of Freewater, L. A. Esteb of
Echo, C. E. Bland of Hermlston, F. E.
Terxa of Umatilla and J. P. McManus
of Pilot Rock.
One of the most Important subjects
for discussion at the coming meeting
will be that of the fair association for
Umatilla and Morrow counties. It Is
planned to have some step taken to
ward carrying out that long deferred
project and taking advantage of the
appropriation made at the last session
of the legislature.
Another subject for discussion will
be that of the national irrigation con
gress, which Is to be held In Boise In
September. Plans for attending the
convention and for advancing the In
terests of this section will be taken up
and It Is probable a line of action will
be agreed upon. It is hoped to have
a prior irrigation congress of the in
land empire meet In this city before
the meeting of the national associa
tion meets In Boise, for the purpose
of formulating plans for the Inland
emprte delegates in the national con
gress.' '
OW
APPOINTED
MAY
SESSION
WILL BE BRIEF:
Supreme Court is Rapidly
Disposing of Cases on the
Docket.
CONVENED THIS MORNING
WITH ALL JUDGES PRESENT
But Few Umatilla County Cases od
Present Docket Among Tliem U
Case Testing Legality of Migrator
Stock Law Case Testing State Law -Against
Selling Liquor to Indiana
Will Be Continued Many Cases Ar
gued Today While Others Are
Transferred to Salem.
At 9:30 this morning the suprema
court began upon Its May session In
Pendleton and during the day cases
have been disposed of rapidly. All
three members of the court are pres
ent Judge Moore having arrived last
evening, while Judges Bean and Hal
ley reached here this morning. At
torney General Crawford also arrived
this morning and will remain through
out the session or until the state case
are disposed of.
Among the visiting attorneys are
John L. Rand, Leroy Lomax and J. N.
Hart, of Baker City: T. H. Crawford
and C. H. Finn, of La Grande; G. W.
Hayes, of Vale; J. Callahan, Vale; F.
8. Detrelch, Pocatello; W. M. Peter
son, Athena, and S. D. Peterson, Mil
ton. During the day the following cases
have been argued and submitted:
J. E. 'Maddern vs. Frank Wrelchi
Fralne Forwarding company vs. Ore
gon Liquor ft Cigar company; F. A.
Barton vs. W. W.- Rose and wife; A.
P. Brown vs. Gold Coin Mining com
pany; W. M. Pierce, vs. Union county;
George Miller vs. Union county.
The following cases were transfer
red to Salem:
State of Oregon vs. Hollver B. GoN
don; J. A. Morton vs. O. S. L. com-'
pany; Fred Nodlne and wife vs. F. t
Richmond et al.; G. H. Lindsey vs.
Grand Ronde Lumber company.
The case of J. H. Seward et al. vs.
the Pacific IJvestock company, waa
continued.
There are but few Umatilla cases
coming before the present' session. Of!
these the one of most importance la
probably that involving the migratory
stock tax, which waa declared uncon'
stltutlonal by Judge Ellis and was ap
pealed by district Attorney Phelps at
the Instance of Umatilla county sheep
men. The case pending wherein the state
law prohibiting the sale of liquor to
Indians will not be argued this time,
as the case will be continued at tha
instance of the attorneys for the state.
Max Jud, Chessplayer, Dead.
St. Louis. May 7. Max Jud, for
mer minister to Austria and one of
the best known chess players, died to
day of heart disease, superinduced by
excitement over the chess tournament
progressing here. He had been
warned by physicians not to partici
pate. Leltcr Safe Is Burglarized.
last
night looted the Levi Z. Leiter estate's
vault securities vaiuea at i5U,U09
are said to be missing.
, Cignrmakcrs Struck.
. Boston, May 7. Twelve hundred
clgarmakers struck here this morning.
Forty employers of 600 men signed
the scale.
Won Tennis Championship.
London. May 7. In the amateur
court tennis championship contest to
day, Jay Gould beat A. Fennel, three
sets to one.
Idaho Farming a Success.
R. H. Martin returned last night
from Salubrla, where he spent ths
past month on his ranch superintend
ing the planting of a crop, says th
Boise Capital News. He says that
section of Washington county Is fast
filling up with settlers from Oregon,
who are successfully operating dry
ranches. About 20 families cams
there a little over a year ago and
planted crops as an experiment and
were so successful that they have In
terested others, with the result that
nearly all the land In that vicinity has
been taken up. The crops raised con
sist mostly of wheat, barley, rye, oats
and other grains.
O. R. ft N. Officials Here.
Superintendent D. W. Campbell of
the O. R. 4 N., has been in the city
today in his private car 03 in the in
terest of the freight department
Walter Stanley has been found
guilty In the federal court at Spokane,
of robbing the United States mall by
stealing a mall sack off tha railroad
crane at Riparla on January 31.
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