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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-23
twelve for A. S, Busby.

Meridian. Tex, April 20. --Edltur Gal
get: hearwlth han you wone vote
For my ole time frcn Joe flowers. We
bin ere recdln fur severl days that old
Joe Jes had 81 votes and by gatlins 1
do not inten fur him to sta on that air
unluch Number. ef awl the Boys
wood vote fur ole Joe It wood BE Bully.
! node ole Joe when he lister be ere
ltenln rod agent. an wonst the hushan
tole Joe to go and Rod his house, an
Joe he jes wenter long as he alters
did. an that air woman she comonterer
house an sails you shall not putt them
air things on hear. but ole Joe alters
as true as steal putem on awl the
sooner. that is erfact Boys. now let
us anvil sen ole Joe over the water more
to foller. Youres fur Joe.
pTTT. CIT ,IsTyJJN
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-23

Three votes for II. w. Peak.

Waco Tex, April 20-Edltor Gazette:
Enclosed please find twenty votes FOR
the mile end thread man, Dave We'll
He seems 10 be slow boys. hut Just walt
and you Will see. Yours truly,
NOSE HARRIS
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Matter demanding attep,'s'
season Is the condition ~ ss''
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the quality and quantitSr WI y 4 q
vary, you are better Or W., = M
The blood conveys ali n NJ /
which go to make up The o, y go
and tissues of tho BODY s.agt|
away all dissolved, usels. sn''|
,, Every bone, muscle, nerve n 4, ns !
lives upon what the blooa !, aalt|
The whole world know , ~ ]
sarsaparilla is tho stapd, sa'
for making pure blood. y
1t possesses merit pecnl,..
and by which it effect ~
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fail. When you buy yopr s nsaas
cine get the best, and tha t,f;' 4.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-23

Fort Worth, Tex, April 22.-Edltor
Gazette-Dear Sir: Enclosed please find
twenty-five coupons for L. e. Cohen.
JESSIE BURRESS.
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% votes for II. w. Peak, Miss Sissy
Jupe's candidate. b.
Fort Worth. Tex, April 2t.-Editor
for Bob Moffett. AIARANfN
Fort Worth. Tex, April 22."Editor
GIMLETS.
Stephenyllle. Tex. April 2O.-Editor
Gazette: As stated yesterday, know
none OF the candidates, Therefore I
trust any little inaccuracies in thcseJ
Biographies win be overlooked. should
any occur Busby IS at the bat TO-DAY
with Peak on deck. Albert Soothing
syrup Busby took up his abode in Texas
March g 1861. the very day he was
porn. lie got stuck on the great state
rlEht away and has been one OF us
ever since. The only bad trait Albert
ever hhd was That he would fudge a
lttle when playing marbles for keeps
Nlotrt was Il great favorlte with the
EIls Whcn young man. One doy
one or the sweetest girls IN the ylIInra
received glorious nice love letter from
nlth, IL was too sweet to keep. 10 she
Icy confidential friend read II. Tho
friend went down into her hip pocket
ana produced one just like II word for
word. Both girls got on the war-pnth
ana IN less than six hours rounded mn
'hHtten uthCr girls with letters lpfn
unto theirs ana all signed 900" (ehort
Iot Soothlnssyrup. Albert left his
tHllNe village shortly after this for
foft Worth, Tex, whore no VIVA od,,
Gated, and has done vol He is n,'t
acquainted IA Europe but has met
several Of the boys from over tberc
VINO VIII furnish him iutroductorv
letters etc, In the event OF his plectin,,
me pest thing We can say of 500 60
re-, re- nc one or those worthy young
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-23

-, waco, Tex, April 2O.-Edltar Gazette.
tease ma forty votes for noble Franz
oU,Hg IN VINO VIII represent the Gazette
anu AeNas abroad with dignity.
r. r. FARMER.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-23

-Greenville, Tex. April Ill inclose
~ votes for H. w. Peak. Miss Sissy
'upe candidate. d.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-23

Editor Gazette: Please put ]. II.
Leversedge on list for European tour
contest We will put him head soon.
So We send three votes as n starter.
Leversedge is going, not Cohen
SISTER SUE.
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Fort Worth, Tex, April 22.-EdItor
100 coupons to be credited To A
Busby. While not personally nc
quainted with Mr. Busby l know him
Wei by reputation and the fact that he
represents II. w. Williams & Co, is
sufficient recommendation. Think very
druggist in the state should rally to HIS
standard and elect him to represent
our profession on the European tour. I
only send these as a starter. Watch
out for me later. The druggists cHndi-
date Is sure winner
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-23

Fort Worth. Tex, April 23.-Editor
Gazette; lnclosed please find fourteen
votes for Frank l.. Jordan. \. &c.
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r.. Fort Worth. Tex, April 21.-Editor
SazGtte; Count the lnclosed A votes
lor BOD MoIett. ALABAMA.
Fort Worth, Tex, April 22.-Editor
GIAII -I..na
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Tyler Tex, April 22.-Edltor Gazette:
In recognition OF the honor and inte-
gritty Of a whole-souled genial gentle
man, | cast three votes for Frank L.
Jordan, king Of the Texas grips"
Y Y u
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Fort Worth, Tex, April 22-Edlt,-
gga1eite' We inclose herewith twent,-
n i,,,, coupons FOR Mr.. l.. Il. Cohen. re-
nrHrrT1sr ..,ys,,-
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stephonville, Tex, April 22.-Contest
Editor Gazette; l hope Jordan people
have caugEa On TO my name ere this,
and know what II means. Dub Blur
and doubler means the same thing in
this connection. II means 1 want to
double my vote every day. To do this
l must have help OF course. l appeal
TO friends OF Frank Jordan to give n
lift by by sending votes thick and fast
10 the Undersigned, Stephenyllle. Tex.
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ALE Toy, Apru 2i.-Tdltor Gazette.
Fort Worth. Texas; I herewith hand
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-31

10 himself and to the satisfaction of his
constituents. Since then he has been I'M
interruptediy in the service of the county,
except for two years. 1885 and '86, when
he took up ranch in the Flathead coun-
try and li~ed the life of farmer. In the
fall OF 1856 he was elected assessor and
has held that office ever since.
Each time he has been elected by a vote
SO emphatic that it has come TO be rec
ognized fact that "Uncle Bill'' is a fixture
as assessor as long as he lives. In 1892,
the chairman of the democratic commit
tee, after "Unclo Bill' had been nomi-
mated, said II suppose we will have to
take HIM, but he is a dead weight to the
ticket" "uncle Bill, when the returns
came in, led his ticket by more than 100
votes. IL was during this campaign that
prominent ranchman of the county,
who Is n strong republican. upon being
told that " Uncle Bill " had been nomi,
mated again by the democrats, said, What
have | got TO vote for that old son of a
gun again?" That is tho way he wins.
Everybody votes for him because it is a
case of must.
But IL was in the campaign of last fall
that "Uncle Bill'' demonstrated his un-
equalled skill at electioneerIng, and his
remarkable generalship. To the surprise
of everybody, he was turned down by tho
democratic nominating convention.
There were not a few delegates who stood
by the old veteran on every ballot and
they died fighting but the old cry, +" He's
too old a man." had been raised against
him this time with success and the nomi-
nation fell to young man, after a long
series of ballots. "Uncle Bll's" friends
were dismayed. They predicted that the
turning down OF the old wheel horse
would result in the defeat of the ticket
and they were clamorous in their lamen-
tation. But Uncle Billi simply said
"Umph" and sawed wood.
Not long after tho convention he an
nounced himself as an independent cam
didate for assessor and filed his nomina-
ton, signed by good men and true. And
then he went to work. He found an am
pie campaign fund placed at his disposal
lit doesn't take much of fund for your
Uncle Williams campaigns-and he
started his canvass in an original and
peculiar manner.
Uncle Bills" long suit is the old timers
and he determined TO make them his own
more securely than ever this time. There
is a good fellowship among men who have
PANIED gold together. exactly as there is
among men who have been comrades in
arms. There is something in pick and pan
that rcvives old friendships no less
strongly than do musket and canteen.
"Uncle Blllr knew this and proceeded
to take advantage Of the fact. lie bought
q frayel jumper and a pair OF warm
ovoralls from busted prospector and
borrowed pick. shovel and pan from a
man who had kept them as souvenirs and
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then hunted up a photographer. With
the picture man he went up Rattlesnake
creek in Missoula, until he came to
place where a gravelly bar runs out into
the bed OF the river and, posing there i'll
his old clothes had his photo taken in the
garb of '6j.
Large copies of this picture were made
and one of them was placed in every
saloon, store and office where an old
timer was likely to go. Then miniature
copies were made and pasted on one end
of a candidates card which set forth the
fact that c. w. Berry was the man to
vote for If the people wanted a good as
SCISSOR. From one end of the county to
the other, the cry was taken UPHILL
Berry is the foe of corporations and the
friend of the people,"
1t was n master stroke-a veritable coup
d'etat. The cards we're eagerly sought
for and the man who got one of the big
pictures was an envied fellow in his COM
munity. From the moment that the pic
ture appeared, the election of "Uncle
Bill' was assured. He ran like a scared
coyote. Nobody could beat him and the
battle was all over but the cheering.
There we're three candidates in the field
against him, the nominees of the regular
party convention. But the independent
candidate had something back of him
better than a party nomination. He had
more strings than one and he pulled them
all. When the ballots were counted it
was found that he had plurality OF 1873
in a total vote of 2.7i1. HIS vote vas s72
and that of his nearest competitor, the
populist, was 734.
1t was one of the most remarkable cam
paigns in the history of Montana and
there have been some mighty queer cam
paigns here. There were no fictitious
precincts and no work trains run from
one end OF the county to the other and
voted at every polling place. II was a
fight won on its merits. 1t was an cleo
ton on a square ballot.
And SO it is that every child in the
county can tell who is assessor. And so
1t is that the opinion prevails that "Uncle
Bill" Berry will be Missoula county's
assessor until TIC dies and nine men out of
every 10 Will tell an inquirer that the old
veteral will never die.
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home he had prepared for them. But his
wife survived the journey but a few
months and the gulch then lost all attrac-
tons for him. On the last day of the
year 1867. he and his little boy left Bear
town and went to Philipsburg. where he
formed n partnership with Elias Lytle,
now of Butte, and worked until the fall of
1868, when he went to Lewiston, where his
brother was sheriff. He was made under
sheriff and here began his career as a pub
lie official, which has continued, almost
without interruption, ever since.
In 1869 he took his son back to his New
England home and came back to Mon
tana in the following year, locating in
the Cedar Creek country. He went into
the lumber business with Jack Allen, who,
old timers will remember, was killed by
the Indians in the Fiathead country
some years later. They whipsawed lum-
Der and did good business.
After all his wanderings he now deter
"a issii0i to remain in Missoula county and
he has never left it since. He settled
where Superior mas since been built aud
took upa ranch. He was postmaster,
justice of the peace, district assessor, road
supervisor, mail carrier, ferryman and
county oracle (self-appointed) at this
time. The office-holding mania had
seized him and IL has never let go since.
He carried the mail from Superior to the
Cedar creek miners, using an old flour
sack for mail pouch, and became a rec
ognized necessity in local affairs.
He did not desert his post except once.
That was at the time of the Nez Perez
raid. when he locked his cabin and went
10 Loiseau's ranch, taking his dog with
him. w. C. Murphy was then employed
up Cedar creek aud had been sent down
the gulch with several thousand dollars in
gold dust. He reached Berry's ferry, but
found no ferryman. On tree he found
a hurriedly scrawled note, "GoNE 10 LoI-
sEAU's. Look OUT FOR INDIANS" He
had left the boat, howe yer, and Mr.. Muir
ply crossed alone. OF course the Nez
Perces didn't come near the Berry ranch,
SO Bill returned after spending some
anxious days at Loseau's. After that
nothing but public Office could induce him
to leave his post.
He was elected sheriff aud assessor of
Missoula county in 1882 and sold his Su-
perior ranch TO enter upon his official
duties. These he performed with credit
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followed for several years. He had some
stirring adventures during this period OF
his career and several hair-breadth escapes
but as he himself expresses It, "the care
that watches over children and d
fools.n saved him and he prospered. On
one of his trips to Idaho, he was held up
by road agents between Lewiston and
Florence, Oct. "A, 1861, and was relieved
of $.i19. III IL had been SLIGO, Mr.. Berry
would have said so. for truth is his long
suit. Two weeks after this occurrence,
the packers caught three of the road
agents and strung them up TO convenient
trees. The money, however, was not re-
covered and Mr.. Berry was forced TO take
what satisfaction he could out of the
hanging bee.
In 1868 he heard of the new gold fields
in Montana and the old spirit of 1s49
would not DO subdued. Mr.. Berry finally
yielded to his desire TO be among the
scenes of n bonanza camp again and sold
his packing outfit. Starting across Idaho,
by way of Wood river and Boise, he
finally reached Virginia City with six COM
.panions, April %, 1864. But Alder gulch
didn't suit him and in juno he loft Vir-
ginia City for Fort Benton and looked
around that country as far as Cow island,
down tho Missouri river. This wasn't
satisfactory TO him, any more than Vir-
ginia City had been, and he began 10 roam
around in search of a stamping ground
that would be moro to his taste. Late in
1864 he passed through Missoula on his
way TO Walla Walla, going over the old
Mullan trail
He remained in walla walla all winter,
and in the next spring, 1865, won't TO Boise
again and prospected in the Eagle creek
Al a ia Rftfb s
strike pay dirt and gave up tho job as n
bad one. He returned TO Walla Walla
and on July 3, 1865, left Washington again,
this time going through the Occur Alene
and Bitter Root countries to Ross Hole
aud then across the range to Salmon
City. At this time miners were ut work
all over Western Montana, and he found
two men, Grid and "Squealing" Stuart.
at work in Pioneer gulch, IN the upper
Bitter Root valley.
Salmon City didn't suit him and he re-
turned once more 10 Montana, going TO
Bannack and to French gulch in Beaver
head county. Here ne went 10 mining
ane worked for six weeks, making s.
day. This wasn't profitable enough, so
he went TO hunting and sold game TO the
miners. This occupation he followed
until winter. when he went TO Cotton
wood-now Deer Lodge-and remained
until spring. During the winter there had
been rumors of rich ground IA Bear gtllch
and in March, 1856, Mr. Berry located
there and went 20 work with vengeance. 7
lie took up water right. heated some
mines and whipsawed lumber. lie made
money and decided that Bear gulch was
good enough for him. lie went 10 Walla
Walia and brought his wife and son TO abe
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-31

UN MONG the familiar figures in
N Western Montana, there is
II " probably none that is better
II known than the broad
III \ sh ouldered form Of "Uncle
a ABill" Berry. Everybody in
the western counties knows him and,
more than that, likes him. His name is
household word all over Flathead, Mis-
soula and Ravall counties-and well it
may be, for the old fellow has assessed
the property of this section for IL years
and has been identified with the interests
of Montana in one way or another since
1864, when he came TO Virginia City by
way of Wood river and Boise City from
Idaho where, for several years, he had
been packing" But. familiar as he is
to every man, woman aHd child i'm the
western end of the state, it Is a safe state
ment that not one person in 10 can tell
his name. He is "0ld Bill," 'sUncle BILL"
or "Bill" TO hisc>nstituents, and but few
of them know that his name is Charles
William Berry. He himself frequently
forgets what his name is and he objects
eInphaticaily TO being called anything but
BILL
Mr.. Berry is Yankee by birth and an
assessor by education and preference, He
was DOEi IN 1OFtsuOutn, n. H., Eeb. %,
1877. He remained in tho Granite state
until he attained his majority and in 1s49
Joined the army OF gold seekers tina trushed
10 the fields of California. In October of
that year he embarked in tho clipper ship.
Sea Queen, and for 50 days he was tossed
about on the ocean. On the Goth day of
the stormy voyage the Sea Queen sailed
through the Golden Gate and landed on
the shores of tho promised land, where
thousands gave up their lives in the
search of gold, and where he afterward
saw scores of his companions buried far
way from home and friends. But Uncle
~ was made of sterner stuff Malaria
nounyain fever couldn't touch hun;
~-~>gilahtes couldn't connect him with
|Frst stealing, and hiehwaymen and
In agents found him too tough for their
80 So he weathered the vicissitudes
in the days of gold" and mined
%1nted and freighted until July, 1861.
= 'ent the Fourth IN San Francisco in
eristic style. On the following
north TO Walla Walla. This
made his base OF operations and
in the packing business, which he
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The reader OF this rpaper viii be pleased TO
learn that there Is az least one dread q disease
that science mas beca able 10 cure In all It's
stages, andIthat is catarrh. Halls Cafarrh cure
il the only positive cure known 20 the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional dis
ease. requires constitutional treatment
Hairs Calarrh cure Is taken internally. aching
directly on the b God and mucous surfaces OF
the system. thereby destroying the foundation
OF the disease. and giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution ana assisting
nature in doing lis worS. The proprietors have
50 much faith in q curative powers. thar they
offer one hundred Dollars FOR any case that Il
fails 10 cure. send FOR list % testimonials
Address L. J. CHENEY Co, Toledo, %.
-. sold bY Druggists, zoe.
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Reduced rates 10 Austria, Germany,
Sweden and all points IN Europe. Tickets
TO Chicago. New York, Boston, phlladel-
phia and all eastern aud Canadian points.
Call AT Butte, Anaconda 4 Pacific pas
sengcr depot for rates, maps, etc.
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TRAINS ARRIVE.
No. T. From st. Paul, Chicago, and all
Eastern points, arrives Northern
Pacific Local Depot daily ut. ...... $40 a. I
No. g From Spokane. Tacoma.
Seattle, Portland, and all Coast
points, arrives Montana Union De-
pot daily at... 1918 pi
TRAINS DEPART
No. Z, For Spokane, Tacoma.
Seattle Portland and all Coast and
California points. leave Montana
Union Depot daily at .............. $50 al
No. g. For st. Paul, Chicago. and all
Eastern, Southern and Canadian
points. leaves Northern Pacific Lo-
cal Depot daily at ................. 1920 p
Pullman Sleeping Cars. between Butte al
ST. Paul, upholstered Tourist sleepersi elega'
day coaches and dining car service on
through trains.
For information, time cards, maps and ticke
call on or write w. NJ. TUoHY. Gen. Agt.,
East Broadway, Butte. Mont. or
CHARLES s. FEE,
General Passenger Agent,
st. Paul. Minr
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those from Baltimore all having been com
PEELED to stop.


ROADS WITH S-NON'
PoRT DEPOSIT, Mn, Feb. 0.-The present
storm has been much worse here than the
notable blizzard of March, 1883. All of
the public roads are full of snow, being
level with the tops of the fences. and ~
many places the fences are entirely out oil
sight.
SEVERE COLD WAVE FOR COLORADO.
DENVER. CoL.. Feb. 9.-Snow began fall.
ing rapidly shortly before midnight and
already several inches are on the ground.
The thermometer has fallen from 20 TO
1872 above zero since the storm began, Inc
local weather observer predicts an imme-
diate and severe cold wave in Colorado
and Western Kansas and Nebraska.
THIRTY INCHES OF SNOW.
RrDLE, Coll, Feb. l1.-Thirty inches Of
snow has fallen here The oldest IN
habitants never saw anything like it
before. It is feared that there will be
great loss of cattle on the range.
SUFFERING AMONG THE INDIANS.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, Feb. 1.-THE
Rev. 5. q. Snyder, of the Navajo agency
AT Fort Defiance. who is in this city, says
the Indians are having 9 hard time to
exist this winter. Their wool crop was
hardly worth shipping and they raised no
grain last year. They are eating. their
horses, of which they have got herds.
Two representatives OF the Interior DE.
partment are now at the agency, investi'
eating the condition of the Navaios. Nc
work is now being done Oh the irrigating
system that is being put in by the govern.
| ment but it is expected active work will
begin on the bitches in the spring.
SNOW IN THE sunny souTH.'
ATLANTA, Ga. Feb. 1.-THE Sunny
South woke up this morning to find itsel
| covered with heavy blanket of snow
snow began falling at 1870 O'Clock ant
continued at intervals until daylight. l
| is now three and one half inches deep OF
the level. Street car traffic is practically
abandoned for the time.
KANSAS Cry, Mo-, Feb. 1i.-For mile
through Kansas the Missouri river Is frozel
solid from bank to BANK. Not alone TIN
Missouri but most Of its tributaries il
Kansas are almost dry. At this point thu
| river has not been frozen for 10 years. A
many towns depend upon the Missouri fo
drinking water, another source OF hard
ship is felt in this regard.
BRITAIN STILL FREEZING.
LoyDoN, Feb. 9.-The cold weather con
tinues. The Braemar Observatory in
struments registered 20 below zero yester
day.
In spite of the cold weather there ar
large numbers of bathers daily in tn
Serpentine sheet of artificial water II
Hyde Park, this city. The ice is broker
for them every morning and they indulg
in their usual swim before breakfast.
Belle Coles concert party has bee
showed up for IA hours between Edir
burg and Inverness, without food or fire
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