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The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-07-06
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After a moments hesitation. Parker
said cody and deliberately.
Yes. 1 know who fired the shots.
fired them. myself"
In response to further questions he
said:
.'She was the one who was doping
me: somebody was doping me: 1 was
satisfied she was the one:s she lnstlgat-
ed it: was satisfied Of it. satisfied vi 1t!
satisfied of it: shot her in the head:
she did not say anything after the shot
except to Q then I shot her again:
she asked me how l felt and said she
would make me a cup of tea: I then
shot her.
This concluded the evidence. the
startling part of which was left for the
grand finale. The jury was not long
in arriving at a decision.
THE VERDICT.
State of Montana, County of Madl-
son.-An Inquisition holden at Nahum
Parker's residence in Alder Gulch in
the County of Madison, State Of Monta-
ma. on the second day of July, \. D.
1895. before me Charles A. McNulty.
Coroner of said County. upon the body
Eta F. Parker there lying dead. by
the Jurors whose names are hereuntO
subscribed upon their oaths Go say that
the body aforesaid there lying before
them is the body Of Eta F. Parker:
that the said Eta T. Parker came to
her death at the residence OF Naham
Parker. in Alder Gulch in the County
of Madison. State of Montana, upon the
second day OF July. y. d.. 1880, by
means of two gun shot wounds inflicted
by George F. Parker.
JOHN REED, Foreman.
H. l.. CHILDS
ROBBERY NICkERS
+. S. LYON
JOHN S. ALLEN
SOLOMON WILES
CHARLES \. MCNULTG.
Coroner OF Madison County. Montana
THE BODY LAID AWAY.
The remains Of the unfortunate lad.
were inferred in the cemetery Wed
nesday. and we're followed to the gray
by a large number of loving friend,
The beautiful ceremony OF h tplscC
pal church was impressively. read b
the Rev. Wiley Mountjoy.
Mrs. Parker was a woma much love
and respected in this community, whel
she had resided continually for tn
past % years. She came of an exec
lent Illinois family by the name
FarnswOrth
A particularly sad feature Of tn.
unfortunate affair is the happy rel
lions which existed between the motht
and son. Mrs. Parker was a most d
voted mother. and the son appreciate
and reciprocated this affection TO
noticeable degree when his mind WI
not affected.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-07-06
FROM LElTERVlt-LE.

LEITERvILLE. July 2-LSpecial Cor
respondence, "A iovial crowd OF Nlr-
ginians were T. Benton Letters guests
here Saturday. on which day Letter
Vile celebrated the Independence Of
America. The party consisted OF
about 10 in all, including the Virginia
brass band. The first vehicle arrived
here at about : p. IN. and from that
time on the reception committee. which
consisted of 7. Benton Letter. James
l.. Waller. G.. H. Giles. Mrs. l.. G.. Ed
wards and Miss NJ. Larkin. were busy.
TIE crowd was handled splendidly.
however. and the entertainment was Il
royal one
At o'clock. after an appropriate Sc
lection by the band. Y. H. Teal made a
brief but very happy address in which
he welcomed the visitors most cor
daily and rendered them the freedom
OF LeiterVille.
An event of the afternoon was the
fat mans race. The entries We're
Billy O'Brien. George Copp. J. l..
Waller and T. Benton Letter. Billy
O'Brien. who sold Il hot favorite on ac-
count of his Sheridan record, was
scratched. much to the disappointment
at the talent. who proceeded to get
even by placing their money on George
Copp. George was left at the post and
Jimmie Waller. a long shot, won in a
| walk.
] Other interesting events followed in
rapid succession. The programme was
concluded with,a grand ball at the up
per boarding house in the evening
! which was a most pleasurable event
The visitors expressed themselves "a.
: being highly pleased at their enter
tainment.
THE Leiterville letter is very mucl
r curtailed this week. on account o
" pressure of matter which came il
earlier. \ MADISONIAN composite
j., who accompanied the party become 81
enthusiastic over the manner OF hi
u entertainment hat he is still celebrat
ing, much to our regret. But thel
this is the season for patriotism ant
because of the origin of his fall. W
forgive him. The Nirginians wer
n n most rovally entertained by Mr.. I
y. Benton Letter, assisted by his genis
associates. who are experts in drivin
IS dull care away, and jolly good fellows
!! all of them. Rubber Bill. however
will get to the front and center nes
IS week, as only a journalist of his elias
lie ITCHY can.-EDITOR.
TO the Farmers Of Ruby and BeavcI
head Vallies
y We have two high grade dcub
seated carriages. two pole buggle
- single seat, partially worn. in good co
G. dition. They can be inspected at OF
barn at Dillon. We will trade any
. all OF them for hay Or grain.
m ANDERSON BROS.
Dillon. Mont.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-07-06
Mrs. John A. Beal Dead.

DIED:-In Butte, Sunday, June 8, 1893,
Myra NJ, wife of John a. Beall OF
Waterloo, Madison county, Montana.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-07-06
TO the Farmers Of Ruby and Beaver
head Vallies

Advertise in the Madisonian.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-04-27
THE WORLD OF ART.

WILLIAM l.. ELKINs, of Philadelphia,
offers a prize Of IS, 900 for the best pic
ture painted by an American artist.
The largest bronze statue in the
world is that of Peter the Great, at St.
Petersburg, which weighs about ITO
tons.
The authorities Of Stockton-on-Tees,
England, will erect q statue to John
Walker, a chemist of that town, who
died in 1857, on the ground that he in
vented lucifer matches.
ACCORDING to recent communication
made by the mayor of Bayeux to the
Paris Academic DIES Inscriptions, the
famous Bayeux tapestry, the unique
representation of the Norman conquest
of England, shows signs of rapid de-
cay, in spite of the protection OF the
glass case.
JOSEPH JEFFERSON, during a recent
visit to Washington, presented Co the
Corcoran art gallery q landscape
painted by himself. 1t is in oil and
represents an interior wood scene,
with the pleasing effect of sky and
clouds seen through the branches Of a
group of massive oak trees
SUCCESSFUL illustrators evidently
make large incomes. Mr.. Abby is able
to occupy a noble old country house in
Great Britain and to scour Europe for
data needed in the course of his work,
while Howard Pyle lives in the Della
ware home Of Ambassador Bayard, a
historic mansion of largo rooms and
ample grounds.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-04-27
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES.

Four HUNDRED tons of top weight
must come off of tho new French bat,
tleship Brennus before she can be made
seaworthy.
DREYFUs is to be sent to the lies du
! Tut, off the coast of French Guiana,
instead Of to New Caledonia, as the
chances Of his escaping will be less.
BARONESS SEEFRIED now has q little
girl. The baroness is Princess Eliza
beth OF Bavaria, who a year ago
eloped with a young cavalry lieutenant,
whom she married. Her mother is
Princess Gisela, daughter Of the en-
peror of Austria.
MISS ANNIE HAYES, of Forest City,
Me-, was examined by a board of pen
sion surgeons recently for a pension as
the dependent child of a union soldier.
She weighs 43s pounds, and as a result
OF the surplus avoirdupois is unable to
do any work, hence the pension.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-04-27
NO S
He Had to Hang and h Thought H.
Would Be Just as Well Of.

He Had to Hang and h Thought He
Would Be just as Well on.
l sat in the sheriH's Office talking
with him about a man in his charge
who vas to be hanged three days later,
when a woman was announced, and in
walked a female who had passed fifty.
and white, and her voice seemed tc
come out of a reed as she asked:
"Hev yo' got a man in yers prison
named Thomas Jackson?"
"Yes'm,' remarked the official.
"Did he kill somebody about three
months ago."
"He did, ma'am."
"And has he bin tried for murder and
sentenced to be hung?"
"He is to be hung.Friday, ma'am.
she is, eh?" she queried, as she took
a pipe from her pocket and proceeded
to fill and light it. "Ar' yo' the man
who is goin' to hang him."
81 shall have to carry out the law"
"Yaas, of co'se. Folks new got to be
hung and we hev got to hev other
folks to hang 'em. How does Tom bar
up under it?"
Every we'll, indeed, ma'am. l think
he will die like a man."
"He will. eh? Well, that's more'n
he ever lived. Tom allus been mighty
onery."
''Are you a relative?"
used to be his wife, but done left
him. Yaas, lived with Tom fur six
teen Vars"
"And you have come to say farewell
to him?"
mo, sir. I'm on my way to Collins
vile, and thought I'd just run in fur a
mint. No, 1 don't are to see him, but
you kin say | called"
"Yes'm."
"And that I'm sorry he's to be
hung"
''Yes'm."
But that as long as he's got to be
hung, and can't get out of it, there
han't no use of fussin' round"
"Yes'm."
eff he axe for anything mo- yo' kin
say that Pm well, our boy Sam ar we'll,
the. dawg ar dead, and I've jest put in
two acres of con, and am gettin' ready
to go to camp meetin' next week.
That's all. Some folks hev got to be
hung, and other folks hev to hang 'em.
and Tom jackson might jest as well be
putin in his time on the gallus as
loafin' around and wishin' he was
rich.'-Memphis Avalanche.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-04-27

"Oh, you must go; we can't both be
He went, and his wife was waiting to
hear about it, but he sat down without
saying a word. RI
"Did you have a full meeting?"
"Full of men," was the laconic an
swer. II asked Carroll where his wife
was, and he said he left her mending
stockings, but she insisted on his com
ing; and then | asked Jennings, and
his wife said the minister said the
women ought to stay at home and do
the mending, and she was going to
stand by the minister if it took a leg.
so [ didn't say any more; but there
wasn't a woma there, and Pm free to
say the meeting wasn't what it ought
to be-"
Nellie Cords was i'll, and Mr.. Kenney
called on some of the leading ladies OF
the church to ask them to visit the
sick girl, but each one had some home
duty to attend to, so she could not
possibly go. lie felt sure of Hannah
Keen, but though she said there was
nothing she could not readily put off,
she fully agreed with him that a 'wom-
ans place was at homo" and she ought
not to interfere in any way with mans
work. Nellie had the doctor and tive
pastor, and she understood they had
notified her young man, and she didn't
see that they would need any of the
women.
Mr.. Kenney made no more calls that
day.
Then it wa told in the village that
the great concert had not been a finan-
cial success, and the singers would
hereafter give Quincetown d wide
berth.
Sundry errands that Mrs. Kenney
had been accustomed to do herself
We're transferred to her husbands
shoulders. He now was required to do
the marketing, because the last num-
Der of the Woman's Home said it was
mans work. and he should attend to it.
Sunday came, but the women of the
town didn't come-to church, at least.
The children were all in Sunday school,
but one little girl said they'd had "com-
pany dinner every day that week." and
another volunteered the remark that
Papa said he couldn't pay the bills if
they lived SO high all the time, and
mamma said she wasjust going to spend
The Opelousas courier., 1895-04-27
BOTH GREAT AND SMALL,

It seems a thing incredible that He
Who knows the secrets OF the vanished
years,
Who saw the struggles, triumphs, hopes and
fears
OF long-forgotten races, cares for me-.
Poor. fleeting creatures Of q day are we,
Born but to perish. Can 1t be He hears
The clamor Of our voices, sees our tears?
The loubting heort repeats: ut cannot be-"
Far, far beyond this tiny planets path.
Unnumbered consultations hear His voice,
And He who rules the universe sees oil.
Then let us not with doubtings tempt His
wrath,
But, trusting In His boundless power, rejoice;
He also guides the infinitely small.
Clara B Bush, in Churchman.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-04-27

1Ib MOcI lime III 60,
then she cried harder, till q ervou
chill was the result, and DR.. Beals
spent the evening putting her to bed
and looking after her.
Nextsmorning she stayed In bed till
nearly noon, and when DIR. Beals
passed the minister, he did not ask him
to Jump in and ride a piece" but used
the whip on his horse till he was out
AZ sight, while Mr.. Kenney wondered
who was dangerously i'll that the
doctor was in such a hurry.
MI. Hammond and his wife were
never knownto absent themselves from
the Wednesday evening prayer-meet-
ing, and of course Mr.. Hammond was
much astonished that his wife d
tinned her seWing SO late. He fdgeted
awhile, and then said:
TITS most time TO go. Martha"
Il thought wouldn't go tonight. /
have . big pile of mending to do, and I
shall have IT nearly done when you
c0me back
sYYslls ~ nod ths rev pspsr.sp
The Opelousas courier., 1895-04-27
At the Theater.

THAT" exclaimed the exceedingly
tall man who could see the stage, is ca
pable of two constructions"
The individual of medium height.
who could see nothing but millinery,
readily assented.
"a great deal of it," he remarked
with gloom, seems to have been made
once Or twice already."-Detroit
Tribune.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-04-27

THEIR TOWERS OF Is THIS YEAR. THEY no m M ~
CAUSE WE MAKE THE 0NLf ABSOLUTELY REIIIpip I'M
SAFE TOWER, BECAUSE THEY CAN BUY OF Us CEFIpsp
THAN THEY CAN BUILD. BECAtsE WE ALONE Ar Phi.
PARED TO GALVASIEE EVERYTHING AFTER In RI c0s
PhETED, AND COMPLETE EVERYTHING EXACTLY ReaT.
These concerns are wise, fer, even though taey NAV M
furnish the best Of wheels, the whesi will have the bsst q ,u.
ports. Send to Us your name and address, and those Of mi,
neishbors who may need something in our line, and thsrehv IA
them a good turn. The Aermotor Co. is one Of the most succ.s.
ful business enterprises which has been launched in rscsps
times. In succeeding advertisements will be discussed md m,Ss
clear the lines on which that success has been worked anti n
was done by a farmers boy. A careful following Of these a.
vertisements may suggest to some other farmer 5 hoy csrar
AeSmoior Co.. l2tk, Rockwell 4 Fillmore sts ,0h,n..
The Opelousas courier., 1895-04-27
FOR SALE.

r WILL sell for cash or on easy terms the fol-
i lowing described property, viz:
/. A plantation in Bellevue containing about
sixty-six arpents, all thoroughly fenced and
drained, with tenant house and outbuildings,
known as the NarcisSe Richard place.
2. A plantation situated on the COurtableau,
containing four hundred and forty-tWo and
q. 100 arppnts, about sixty arpents under pieux
and wire fence aud in cultivation, with two good
tenant houses and outbuildingS. The rear of
this tract consists Of cypress swamp.
8. Several tracts OF wood land on the bayou
Teche, situated between CouIon's bridge and
Barry's Landing.
The first and second tracts are rented adyan-
tage0usly for the year 1894, and III sold / will
transfer rent notes to purchasers.
w. C. PERRAULT,
The Opelousas courier., 1895-04-27

does not meet with the approval of the
ladies of his congregation, it is a sure
Sign that he will only stay one year.
But the minister's wife was "lovely,"
and it would, of course, hurt her feel
ings if they said a word against her
husband, SO what could they do?
Rev. Arthur Kenney let it be
known on all occasions and in all
places that he considered a woman's
place to be at home, looking after the
children, mending the clothes OF the
family, getting the dinners, and other
wise making herself useful. The
lovely wife of Rev. Arthur Ke-pey
Let it'be known in a very quiet way
that her opinions and his were very
different, and then the ladies were
more at a loss what to do than before.
The men knew that something was
disturbing the even tenor of Ounce
town life, but as their wives were not
much given to worrying their men
folks with troubles they could not ap-
precsate, they neve knew what a fer
ment was going on in the breast of
every woman in the town.
Finally a meeting of the ladies' So
cial circle vas held, and at this meet
ing the whole affair was thoroughly
c%anvassed. The sermon of the pastor
had been announced two Sundays be-
fore, and the day it was given there
was not q vacant seat in the church.
The galleries were filled and a row of
chairs were brought in and Sc t behind
the last row of pews on the floor of the
audience-room. No minister had ever
filed a church in that town before, and
the trustees and other prominent mem
ing secured such a man.
After that Sunday a gloom seemed to
settle over the female portion of the
town. The men remarked one to an
other that the minister was pretty
hard on the women, and one said he
guessed his wife wouldn't like that
sermon"
DR.. Beals and his wife were looking
forward to attending the Philharmonic
concert on Monday evening. The tick
cts were expensive, and they couldn't
go to many such things, so they picked
out the best and enjoyed it heartily,
contented to give up minor entertain
ments in order to save money for this
treat.
Monday night his wife hardly spoke
q word at the tea table, and when the
doctor inquired anxiously if she felt
wen, she threw herself on the lounge
and cried-cried hard. The doctor was
almost frantic. He could be very calm
when it was sickness in another mans
family, but when. his own wife was
suffering-and he was lure she never
would cry so about nothing-why, that
was q very different matter. he
soothed and questioned, and finally
found put that she had been struggling
with herself all day, debating in her
mind whether she ought to go to the
concert or not.
Il want to go awfully-it's almost
the only thing all winter we do go to-
but Mr. Kenney said it wasn't a
woman's place out in public with the
men, and she ought to stay at home
and mend and bake; and he's been to
college, and of course he's studied up
all these things, and he's here to teach
us about temporal things as well as
spiritual, and just wi-wish he'd
waited till after the concert" and
The Opelousas courier., 1895-04-27

MAMMA-"Robbie, why didn't you speak
to Mrs. Bangle when you met her just
now !'-Robbie-''You said I must always
think twice before speak, and l couldn't
think of anything to think"
The Opelousas courier., 1895-04-27
The Musical d

sIt strikes me that he has a good
deal Of assurance to call himself a boy
pianist. He must be all of twenty
FIVE"
Guess he is; but he plays like a boy
Of aias."-Indianapolis Journal.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-04-27
B.BIAO.,NITIELD,

Commissioner u. S. Circuit Court for the West
efn District of Louisiana.
Commissioner u. s. Court of Claims throughout
the United States.
Notary Public in and for tho Parish of st. Ian.
dry. Office with Hon. John N. Ogden.
Particular attention given to Land Cases and
TO Final Proofs. Collections In the Parishes of
Et. Landry and Acadia promptly attended to.
Pensions secured; Patents, Caveats, Trade
Marks, etc, procured without delay.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-04-27

SwEET-"What in the world did you buy
that kodak fora" Sours-'I wanted to see
if / couldn't get my wife to look pleas
ant"
The Opelousas courier., 1895-04-27

The man who does not love his
neighbor as himself still throws
banana skins on the sidewalk.-Ram's
Horn.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-04-27

-McSwatters- when was yonr
wife's last birthday McSwittersA
good many yesrs ago, n-yraense Pos.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-04-27
FOR THE MILLION.
BY N A. nj. ROE

J didn't believe
in woman suf-
frage, and al
most the first
S g r m o n h e
preached after
re a C ing the
place w a n
that subject.
Il. Now the wom-
en- of Ounce
did believe
in suffrage, and
when a pastors
first S N o n
The Opelousas courier., 1895-04-27

NcSb u
ercsssire prices Jor ,cind,
ton on The part ofhs G
great. $40 addsd 10 A.
price is go clear Is
dealer. To be su,.e -
proper price and a,1i.I
your needs and youV
are. and always have beer
Because Of the prodsio
are enabled to have spec
thus reduce the hand la
the material and laying
become the cost Of labor !
sell that it is not wo
come the largest dealers
the material, Of course, !
steel galvanized-stter
dilting and fixedI, tsnl
extent has this becomelr u
the price of our goods fal
- 49,
The Opelousas courier., 1895-04-27
So $40.

CASH With order, (. 0. b. Chicago. Only oe In m. ~.
furnish addresses Of ten ~ne,shbors who ought ia q h, nv ,aso
thing in our line. Cut. description and fnII info, rMs sons
gardIng 1t will appear soon. wsa0n n
The Opelousas courier., 1895-04-27

Some weeks after Mr.. Kenney gave
a notice from the pulpit to the effect
that a vote was to be taken at the
Wednesday night prayer-meeting to
decide whether women should be adj
mitted to the conference on the same
footing with men, and he hoped every
body would go and vote for the ladies'.
He believed them to be efficient work
ers in the church; they had filled well
all the places they had tried to fill,
and he knew of no reason why they
should not do as well in other places.
The official board will ask for the re-
turn Of Mr.. Kenney another year
lions Herald.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-04-27

sek 0gdssH rdytss
mill outfits. Tho tsnspss.
y2 dealer TO ossrsaaras !,
INNm dc l.giina.s
$500 ' e;s, , .ss q :, 4 !;
saAv piH Be- pro,setsd, v.
believers in low n,;...
IA ontpu. Of our f~ac.orj., =.
tools for each piece, md
on it to merely picking 60
down again. So small h.
on the material which y.
J mentioning. We have b.
material in the country:
ing made up in the form Il
III Plet'on %windmilis, towen
pumps, etc, To such IN
X and to such an sxtsnt h.
ma on that account the va.
th0 fnSA4
The Opelousas courier., 1895-04-27

all her time, now she hadn't to do any
more church work, in getting things
to eat, and papa said: Hang it,"
Nobody could be found to get up the
supper at the church; the secretary re.
signed, the treasurer resigned, and the
president drew up a set of resolutions
to the effect that as SO many of the la
| dies had increased home duties, it
would be well to disband the church
circle. The resolutions were adopted,
but at Mrs. Kinney's request they were
laid on the table in order that the
members might think the matter over.
The secretary and treasurer agreed to
hold the office till their successors were
appointed.
John Carey expected to marry Alice
Green. Everybody in town knew it,
and, moreover, everybody said it vas a
splendid match-both members of the
church, both prudent, helping the good
cause in every way possible; both anx-
ious to do right and help others on the
same road. John went to make his
usual call on Alice, and was told that
she had gone to bed with a raging
headache, and had left a letter for him.
He wondered, but opened the letter,
finding therein his ring and a formal
dismissal, giving as a reason that she
must remain at home and take care of
her parents, and that her mother
agreed with her.
"John, I didn't see zoe at church
last Sunday. I missed you," said the
minister.
Il shall never go to hear you preach
again. I don't believe in a man who
thinks a woman can't go for pleasure
or business where her husband or lover
can; and when it comes to breaking
engagements and spelling homes with
your .~nonsensical ideas"-he turned
away, afraid he should say something
the minister would not like to hear.
"Why-why, John"-but John vas
gone.
Mr.. Kenney heard from his wife that
Alice had broken her engagement, and
he heard from another source the reason
of his depleted audiences, and there
were enough to tell him why DR.. Beals
had seemed less friendly-there are al
ways people to tell of things.
One day MI. Kenney brought a roll
of manuscript to his wife, saying: Il
want you to take care of this and put
it where / shall never see it again. /
preached on that subject in all sim
certify, and / know you, at least, be-
lieve me when / say it; but I also want
to say that the views I put into that
sermon do not fit this day and genera.
ton, and / do not hold them myself
now as suited to this church. l ought
never to have given. that sermon"
He went to his study and the roll
went into the kitchen range.
After dinner Mrs. Kenney made a few
calls.