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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1892-05-13
A Proposed Telephone Line.

The Rocky Mountain Bell Tele.
phone company, from its office at
Great Falls, proposes to institute
telephone connection with the towns
in the direction of Neihart, including
this camp and Barker, the line to
start from the central station at the
Falls and to take in all the towns
where reasonable promise Of support
will be offered. 1t is believed that
the towns of Sand Coulee, Arming-
ton, Belt, Logging Creek, Monarch,
kibbey, Neihart and Barker will
come into this connection.
The proposed line a be built at
an estimated cost of $1,000. Of
this the Bell Telephone company
proposes to pay $4,000 provided the
citizens, of towns to be benefited,
will take stock in it amounting to
$1,000. This stock is guaranteed to
yield not less than 4 per CEN on the
investment and it will doubtless pay
much better. Such a line supplied
with long distance transmitters and
the Bridge connecting system will be
able to call up the central office in
Great Falls, whence can be reached
any phone in Great Falls SO that our
people can talk directly to parties at
any time of the day or night, this
making such convenience as few Of
US can realize. Many trips to Great
Falls could thus be avoided. Much
bringling mail for business men could
be made unnecessary; but business
men could call up the Office OF
whomsoever they choose to do bust
ness with and talk for an indefinite
time as if face to face. 1t is a pro.
ject most highly worthy Of consider
alton and surely the scheme will fine
naturalization. Mr.. G. P. Dyas Of
the Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone
company, Great Falls, is father Of
the happy scheme and he declares
that if the people along the line viii
take up $4,000 of the stock, the line
will be built of the best of materia
and its successful operation will be
guaranteed.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1892-05-13
ternate.

Illegal voting is no doubt carried
on to a great extent in Montana and
elsewhere, not always in ignorance
of the party is this voting done, but
often with his knowingly vio-
lating the law. This is wrong
and should be stopped. The method
used is rather severe and for the
benefit of those inclined to illegal
voting, if there are such who may
read this item, we will refer to the
arrest of one, Chas. Chester, for
illegal voting in Helena last April.
Judge Hunt before passing sen
tence on the prisoner, said to him:
"Under the testimoney in the case
it was plain that you came to Helena
from Canada less than thirty days
before the election held in April in
the city of Helena. 1t is also plain
that you knew you were a disquali-
fed voter, because your admissions
to that effect were proved by wit
nesses to whom you made such con-
fessions. And it was clearly esta-
blished that you, knowing of your
disuualifications, deliberately and
wilfully cast a vote at the election
held for mayor and other officers of
the city of Helena.
Gas judge of the court whose
duty it is to impartially administer
the law between the state and the
person charged with crime, fagrantly
guilty of fraudulently voting. In
my opinion, any man-no matter how
rich or how poor he may be, how
influential or how humble, how high
OF how low his position in the COM
munity may be-who purposely and
knowingly violates the election laws
of the land is the most dangerous
enemey that the young common
wealth may have; for such a person
would undermine the very founda-
tons upon which the safety of the
state itself rests, the right of Il free
expression of the will of the people
at their election.
"It is a hopeful sign that there is
a disposition on the part of the Of
t%icials to bring such offenders as you
to trial and I believe your convic-
ton will result in much good to the
state. The court commends the
officials with much satisfaction that
where the evidence conclusively
establishes gnilt %juries will do thei,
duty ~fearlessly,- no matter upor
whom the punishment may fall.
The sentence of the court is tina
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1892-05-13

A SHORT time ago the papers in
this part of Montana came out with
an account of the arrest of two men.
Boyer ana Miller accused of killing
fish in Logging creek by the use of
dynamite. One paper in particular
had the article in bold letters "Fish
Murderers'' and stated among other
things that "the state had a strong
case against both of these men and
it hoped that the practice which is
destroying the trout in Montana
streams will feel the strong arm of
the law" Such talk is very good
when you are positive that you have
the guilty parties and also when you
know them to make a practice of kill
ing fish in the above manner. The
depot agent at Monarch has always
borne a good name and has made
many friends during the short time
he has been here. The agent has a
refined lady for a wife besides having
two lovely children. None of his
friends when they read the news
paper accounts of his arrest believed
him guilty. We take great pleasure
in publishing a letter from Mr..
Boyer, directed to a friend. He
writes as follows:
"You have heard all about the
fishing case, especially one side of it.
There is a new feature in the case.
"A man came in the office Saturday
eve. and made the statements to me
and two others that were there, that
he witnessed the whole thing. He
saw me down the creek sitting on a
big rock fishing and noticed anothe,
man two or three hundred yards
farther up. This mar he saw light 8
fuse and throw it in the water, saw
him run in the water and pick u1
some fish and hen make a dash fo1
the brush and 90 up behind the bluff
behind the rocks. Just at this tim,
Miller, the pumper, came down tn
creek with Morris and Chas. follow
ing about 100 yards behind him
He, the pumper, stopped, lookee
at the fish and then went to picking
them up, just as Morris, Chas. ant
myself came up. So | think tina
pretty near lets the pumper out
There was no evidence at any time
against me and very slight agains
Miller. hope the papers who arc
so ready to kick a man down will be
SO good to lift him up.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1892-05-13

EVERY citizen of Neihart should
Join the silver club and not retard
the clubs progress by not being a
member. Sign your name, pay your
50 cents and help on the club to the
best of your ability. 1t is to your
interest to do so and are you going
to stand in the way of your interest:
No fully understanding the question
is no excuse for inactivity. You
should understand. If the people
throughout the whole country do
not bestir themselves as they should
and thereby delay legislation, then
they are the sufferers. There is nc
doubts about it being good for the
country and especially for Montana
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1892-05-13

By THE passage of the Chinese
exclusion bill no doubt hard feelings
are caused on the part of China to-
ward the United States. 1t is a
question whether that country will
not retaliate. We do not mean to
infer that we are not in favor Of the
passage of said bill as that is not So.
China is of great Importance in COM
mercial business with this country
and not only is this true, but a great
many Americans reside there. The
Great Falls Tribune makes the fol-
lowing statement regarding this bill:
"The Chinese exclusion bill as
signed by the president is the re-
enactment of the old restrictive law,
with the following additions: No
Chinese is to be released on bail
pending an action on a writ of
habeas corpus. All Chinese labor
ers now in the Udited States must
obtain registered certificates, and all
persons other than laborers may ap-
ply for snch certificates, for which no
charges will be made. All Chinese
who unlawfully attempt to come in
to the country will be imprisoned
one year and then be remanded tc
China. The law will be in force ten
years.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1892-05-13

of Republican congress; andin strong
terms denounced the action of the
democratic majority in the house OF
representatives in passing the free
wool bill and demanded the existing
duty on that product be preserved
without reduction; viewed with in
dignation and alarm the efforts of
the democrats in Congress to admit
free Of duty the lead ores of Mexico,
a measu that would expose the la
Dor of Montana to competition with
that of a country where wages scarce
ly exceed so cents per day; favored
the exclusion of Chinese laborers;
immigration laws; liberal pension;
the survey of public lands; refuted
the claims of the Northern Pacific
Railroad to the mineral lands; ap-
proved of the services rendered by
Hon. WILDER F. Sanders and Hon.
Thomas G. Power; complimented
the administration of the general
land office under the direction of
Thomas H. Carter; condemning the
dem ocrats completely in frauds upon
the ballot box in the south; the
gerrymandering which resulted in
the theft of New York; that the del
egates to the Republican National
Convention be instructed to strive
diligently to secure recognition for
the cause of free and unlimited coin
age of silver in the platform and can
didates of the party; endorsed the
administration of President Harrison
for its purity, sagacity, vigor and
stalwort patriotism, and desires to
see the standard Of the party placed
in the hands of James &. Blaine.
For the selection of delegates the
state was divided into six districts as
follows: First, Silver Bow; Second,
Deer Lodge and Beaverhead; Third
Lewis and Clarke and jefferson;
Fourth, Missoula and Madison; Fifth.
| Custer, Dawson, Park and Gallatin;
Sixth, Cascade, Choteau, Meagher
and Fergus.
The following are the delegates
elected to Minneapolis: Silver Bow
delegate, Thomas Couch; alternate
VIM. Hall; Deer Lodge, N. j. Bielen.
berg; alternate, Adolph E. Iial
Lewis and Clarke, A. j. Seligman
alternate, George Cowan, of Boulder
Missoula, A. B. Hammond; alternate
A.. J. Bennett, of Virginia City; Vel
lowstone, Paul Mccormick; alt. j. r
King, of Livingston. A. E.. Dicker
man was nominated to represent
Cascade county and his nomination
was attacked strongly by w. Goul(
Smith which resulted in the selection
of S. S. Hobson from Fergus count,
and E. X. Abbott, of Neihart, as al
ternate.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1892-05-13
The College Of Montana.

The College of Montana was es-
tablished in 1883.
1t offers facilities and advantages
equal to those of eastern colleges.
1t has five distinct departments,
viz: The preparatory department,
the college, the school of mines, the
conservatory of music and art, and
the departments of stenography and
typewriting.
1t has thirteen professors and
teachers.
About 1870 students in attendance.
The cost for board and tuition Is
1925 per year.
Any information in regard to the
college, may be had by addressing,
JAMES REID, President,
l-tf Deer Lodge Mont.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1892-05-13

The Republican Convention held
at Missoula on May 9th was enthu-
siastis for James G. Blaine and the
free coinage of silver. The ~resolu-
tons adopted, highly commended the
Mckinley bill; the policy of recip-
rocity as provided by the Legislation
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1892-05-13
THE committee on streets ant

THE committee on streets and
alleys, Messrs. Pierse and Raymond,
deserves great credit by the prompt
action they have taken in reference
to the laying of new sidewalk in town.
This is a blessing to every citizen OF
Neihart and we hope the good work
will continue. These men take
great pride in the town and will do
everything possible for its welfare.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1892-05-13

Fir. DODGE, Ioway, May THE
little son of Mrs. Jas. Harrington
fell into a c%istern ten feet deep and
nearly full of water. The child
would certainly have drowned had it
not been for his mother who without
a moments hisitation dropped herself
into the water, but how she manag-
ed to grasp the top of the cistern
again and help the child out she does
not know.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1892-05-13

you be confined in the state prison
for one year from to-day, and you
will be remanded to sheriff .Jetferis
of this county to be by him deliver
ed to the proper state authorities"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1892-05-13

Young America-"Say Par! what
do they allus burn green lights in
front of a police station fort"
Elder American citizen-"They
show that it is an Irish club house,
Johnny"
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-03-18

of late years in bringing up to modern
ideas of what a fortress ought to be, and
Bermuda and st. Lucia are in excellent
condition to point guns at us the instant
that bostilities might break out.
In view of these preparations on the
part of one of the most practical Ma
tions on the face of the globe-a Nation
which would not spend dollar for forts
or navy yards unless it believed that the
forts and navy yards might be useful
the merest prudence would seem to die
tate some preparation on the part of the
United States for the contingency against
which Great Britain is so amply provid-
ed. The English themselves have given
to us the example of preparation in time
of peace for the possibility of war. The
fortresses we have mentioned frown on
the United States alone. In war with
any other country than the United
States, the guns and bastions of Halifax
and Vancouver would be of very little
use. The United States, while not de-
fenseless, is very far from being in con-
dition of complete defense. Our cities,
especially ON the Pacific coast, are in
sufficiently protected from hostile at
tack. Wisdom counsels and patriotism
demands that the coasts of the United
States shall not be at the mercy of a
foreign power strong enough to hold her
own on the ocean, and that Great Brit
aims preparations for war that, it is to
be hoped, viii never occur, shall be met
by reasonable preparations on our part
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-03-18

SENATOR MORRILL BETTER.

We give to-day sketch of the life of
our senior senator, who, since Saturday,
has been dangerously i'll at Washington.
On Monday the dispatches said:
Senator Morrill, has been suffering
from slight cold for week. Notwith-
standing this fact he has been regularly
in attendance upon the sessions of the
Senate, even coming to the Capitol dur
ing the blizzard which swept over the
city last Thursday. 1t is believed by his
friends that the exposure resulted in the
change of cold into acute congestion of
the lungs. This change occurred yester-
day morning, and was accompanied by
bleeding at the lungs. The physician
who had been called in realized at once
the extreme gravity of the case when it
related to a man so far advanced in years
as Senator Morrill,.
"The disease took rapid course, and
this morning it was apparent to the
family that there was scarcely any ground
to hope for the recovery of the patient.
The patient himself did not realize the
condition he was in, and, although the
right lung was completely congested, land
the physicians had predicted that even
If he fought off the congestion pneumo-
mia would surely follow, the Senator
sought to dictate his usual batch of cor
respondence, and even wished to go to
the Capitol in order to deliver speech
upon the West Virginia Direct Tax bill.
st was with difficulty that his wife
and son induced him to remain in his
bed. These sigus of vigor have served
to keep alive faint hope of ultimate re.
covely of the patient in the breasts OF
some intimate friends; but in view of
the fact that the Senator is now in his
S2nd year, there is little tangible ground
for encouragement.
"Mr. MorrilPs name was on all lips to-
day, and every messenger from his house
was eagerly questioned, for Mr. Morrill,
is not only the oldest, but he is the most
beloved man in public life."
The despatch from his bedside, al
midnight this mornig, was: Senator
Morrill, has had good day and his con.
dition is somewhat more favorable than
at any time during his sickness" This
was signed by Senator Proctor.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-03-18
THE HARMONIOUS ~ STATE De
MOCRACY.

Whatever may be the unity of purpose
of the local Democracy in some of our
larger towns, it is an open secret that
the State organization is somewhat torn
with dissentions. 1t is, moreover, a
question of the rule of bosses, the "outs"
declaring they propose to run things,
and the Sins" telling them to do so if
they can. The ''happy family is racily
served up by Col. Forbes, in the Boston
Journal of Saturday, in these words
An 'irTepressible conflict" is impend-
ing between the two factions of the
Democratic party in Vermont, which
promises to culminate in decidedly
lively contest for supremacy between
the Atkins and the Davenport wings of
the Democracy at the State convention
to be held in Montpelier, May 9Th. The
members of the State Committee from
Chittenden, Rutland and Windham
counties, representing the opposition to
the machine" in this State, refuse to
sign the official call for the convention.
and consequently their names will not
appear in connection with that docu-
ment. As the names OF Messrs. Ilsleton.
Melden and Childs would be conspicu-
GUS by their omission, the majority Of
the committee viii formulate the call
signed by the Chairman and Secretary
only.
These representatives of the young
Democracy, in declining to sign the cali,
thereby enter their protest against the
David b. Hill tactics adopted by the At
kins wing in calling the state Conven-
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-03-18

In his demagogic speech at Birming-
ham Wednesday, Hill declared that when
the Democrats elected Flower Governor
they obtained majority of both branch
es of the Legislature. This was a de-
liberate falsehood. and the more intelli-
gent of his hearers must have known it.
The factis generally understood through
out the country that the Republicans
elected majority of the New York State
Senate, and that Hill and his tools, in
defiance of the Court of Appeals, stole
enough seats to make that body Demo-
cratic. Hills pompous pledge of the
electoral vote of New York to the Demo-
cratic Presidential candidate is of course
worthless. The Empire State is natur-
ally Republican by safe majority in
Presidential years, and this year, when
the people have just seen the popular will
in the election of the Legislature over
thrown by Democratic fraud, the State
can be depended upon to punish the
political thieves and support the party
of honest elections and projections
The supervisors elections were an indi-
cation of what is coming.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-03-18
Ohm b. COUGHS LIBRARY.

The private library of the late John B.
Cough will soon be sold at auction.
The library consists in all offrom 2500 to
5000 volumes, the estimated cost of which
to Mr.. Cough was $4,000. The number
of ''pieces" given in the catalogue is
705, including considerable collection
of Cruikshankiana not included in the
famous Cruikshank collection, which is
now in New York offered at private sale
for 5000.
Mr.. Coughs profession, that of book
binding, resulted in his clothing his
literary treasures in the very best gar
ments the market could supply. Com
paritivelv few books are bound in cloth.
Nearly all were specially rebound under
his personal direction in most elaborate
covers. Tree calf, antique calf, en-
bossed morocco, leather and vellum in
close many of the books, and half calf,
half Russia and half morocco are very
common.
Mr.. Coughs taste ran to elaborate
bindings rather than to very rare edi-
tions, black letter or limited editions of
modern date. There are, however, in
cluded in the collection a number of old
and rare editions and few black letter
volumes The fancy of the collector,
however, Tdu W DlulluSS dllO llluoJId-
ton and the latter notion led to the pur-
chase of many beautifully illustrated
books, and to the extra illustrating of
many special works. In the latter work
the trade of the owner is seen in the fine
methods of inserting extra leaves, much
of which work he did himself in his
leisure moments.
Books of Biblical nature comprise a
considerable portion of the collection.
There is set of Macklin's famous edi-
tion of the Bible, published in London
in 1900 in eight folio volumes, full
morocco extra and gilt edges. 1t is
printed by Bensley and illustrated by
plates engraved by Bartolozzi, Sharp,
Filter and others from drawings by
Stothard, Opie, Westall, Smirke and
other distinguished British artists.
There is an elaborate collection of the
works that have been illustrated by
Gustave Dore, a collected set of 2l1 en-
cravings from the sketches of William
Hogarth. These sketches are not all in
the best of condition, but even fairly
good impressions of Hogarth's larger
works are extremely rare.
The work of Cruikshank includes
number of illustrated works and an in
teresting collection of etchings, water
colors, wood cuts, original sketches and
India proofs, that hung at one time and
another in the Cough library.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-03-18

ton at Montpeiief instead of Rutland.
One of the leading protestants against
this ''snap" convention plan, is Judge
Seneca Hasleton, Mayor of Burlington,
who, in conversation with your cores
pondent on the subject, expressed in an
emphatic manner his disapproval of the
action taken by majority of the COM
mittee. He considers the selection of
Montpelier as the place for holding the
convention unwise and as likely to in
cite the opposition and increase the hos
tile feeling toward Mr. Atkins. Judge
Hasleton stated that he would not allow
his name to be used as a candidate for
Governor, although he had 1een repeal
edly urged to consent to be a candidate
for Gubernatorial honors.
The State Convention to be held at
Montpelier May 5th, will elect four deie-
gates-at-large to Chicago, and two
Presidential electors, and nominate
candidates for Governor, Lieutenant
Treasurer and Auditor of Accounts. The
conventions for the First and Second
Congressional Districts for the election
OF delegates to Chicago and the nomina-
ton of candidates for Presidential cleo
tors and Congress will also be held at tie
same time. IA
The opponents of Chairman Atkins
profess much confidence in their ability
to control the convention aud oust him
from the Craftsmanship of the State
Committee. They propose to organize
for victory, and from this time on they
will be on the war-path.
The opposition will, however, find it
difficult undertaking to carry the State
Convention against Hiram Atkins. He
is wide-awake and willy politician and
an indefatigable worker whenever the
occasion demands such efforts. His eX-
tensive acquaintance with the rank and
file of the party and his long exper-
ience in running the machine" have
given him a strong hold ON the Vermont
Democracy, and it would not be surpris-
ing if he controlled the convention by
good majority. 1t is reported that he
has won over several of the leaders of
the opposition, and that his plan of cam
paign contemplates contesting for dele
gates in the enemy's counties.
Mr.. Atkins is at present Vermonts
member of the National Committee, hav-
ing succeeded Col. Bradley B. Smalley
on the latter's induction into the office
of Collector of Customs under CleYeland.
He was a liberal dispenser of the spoils
of Office under President Cleveland, and
as such attached a good many men to
him on whom he can now call for help.
Col. Smalley during the past three years
has been giving more attention to busi-
ness than to politics, and meanwhile has
kept quite clear of party entanglements.