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wooDPEckEKs AND THE OWL
sagacious Redheads That Got the Best of
the Invader 81 The HON.

ssgacious Redheads That Got the Rest of
the Invader az Ibe HON.
From the Portland. Ore. Press.
A companion and / on an August day
not long since pitched our camp at a
spring on the tablelands Of the ridge
dividing DIAL from Santa Clara valley.
About the spring stands a large grove
of live oaks. In one Of these. not far
from the tent door, a pair OF wood
peckers had. for years no doubt, made
their dwelling place Somewhat shy Of
us at first, the birds in few days paid
little attention TO our presence. IL has
frequently amused us Of a sultry after
noon as we lounged upon the buffalo
robes laid on the shaded grass To OBJ
serve the birds, with whose labors the
warmth seemed to have little 10 do
We had camped there a week or ten
days when before daybreak one morn
ing we heard commotion about the
home of our staid neighbors. our at
tention was attracted by their shrill
outcries and the whirr of their wings
among the branches overhead. 1t had
no sooner grown light enough to see
than we pushed back the flap of our
tent door and peered out to ascertain
the cause of the disturbance.
1t soon became apparent that lit
tie tecolote. or ground owl. at the APP
proach of day. had taken lodging in the
hollow occupied by the woodpeckers.
to their CONSERVATION. But the return
OF day brought courage to the rightful
owners and they resolutely set about
finding means to eject the invader.
They tried bluiiing awhile about the
only aperture TO the hollow tree. but to
little purpose. other than to cause the
tecolote to peck at them when they APP
peared to be about 20 thrust themselves
in.
At last finding that neither threats
nor entreaties were likely to be effec-
tive. and resolved that IL they were to
be deprived Of their home it would be
the last Of that tyrannical owl, the
woodpeckerss Drought presently from
another part of the grove an oak BAN
Of the size of the aperture and. driv-
ing il tightly into the hole withdrew to
another hollow tree, leaving the bird of
prey Theoretically sealed up. After sew
eral days. when we started to return
to San BuenaVentura, the ball was still
in the hole and the woodpeckers, set
tied i'm their new home, were going
about their business as II there had
never been a tecolote
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ed a feat that about caps the climax
in both these directions. AS Pratt and
his wife were driving into the yard in
the south part OF the village after dark
the cutter upset in the deep snow and
the horse took fight. making for the
Lehigh crossing
When IL reached the crossing IL en-
countered a freight train bound west.
There was scarce room TO cross ahead
of the train. so the horse turned in on
the track ahead of the train and ran
for three miles, dragging the cutter
across three long bridges and a number
of trestles and over several crossing
guards. 1t began to look to the train
men as though the animal was going
to make the whole distance into Buffalo
ahead of the train, when another train
appeared on the other track. This
headed off the horse. and IL plunged
down an embanlxment into a gravel pit
and fetched up in snowdrift.
The train stopped. and the men dug
the rig out. and then one man led the
horse To barn in the vicinity and left
IL. The other train reported the case
To the owner. who took possession of
the horse, expecting to find IL half cut
TO pieces and the cutter smashed. but
there was scarcely a scratch on the
animal and the cutter was uninjured
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LOST ARKANSAS GOLD MINE

Whenever Bob Stuart Needed Money He
Picked IN a Few NUGGETS
Hot Springs Letter to Memphis APP
peal
The lost Louisiana gold mine of Ar
kansas has been the subject of much
speculation and the object of vast
deal of vain search 1t is supposed to
exist somewhere within a score of miles
of the city of Hot Springs. A mine
now being operated at Bear City, in
Montgomery county, 10 miles west of
Hot Springs, under the name of Lost
Louisiana, is not believed to be the
original.
Pioneers in these valleys and of the
country between Hot Springs and the
Choctaw country tell interesting stories
of early days. Many years agone, in
frontier times as early as 1904, bold ad-
ventures from the province of Southern
Louisiana Travelled over this stretch of
country in search of precious minerals
That they succeeded in their quest is
evident from the fact that they car
ried back with them TO New Orleans
quantities of gold nuggets. On their
return trips TO this part of the country
these men were followed by others in
whose breasts the sight of the gold ex-
cited cupidity. Their route was up the
Mississippi and the Washita (now the
Ouachita) rivers to the post that is now
the city of Camden. There, embarked
in boats of hide. they continued to
make their way up the Washita to a
place called Lone Pine. near the con-
fiuence of the Caddo. From this point
they penetrated into the Cado country
in the ranges drained by Polk creek
and Big Fork. In this wilderness the
successful gold hunters managed to
elude the vigilance OF those on their
trail to the mine. and the place is sup
posed to be somewhere on or near Mil
creek. The gold hunters eventually
disappeared, died perhaps. and the ex-
act locality Of the place from which
the gold nuggets came was never re-
vealed. Hence originated the name.
Lost Louisiana" Later, within the
m mory of people who yet live at Hot
Springs. some time in the fifties. the
mine appears to nave been rediscOv-
cred by an old frontiersman. He lived
in q cabin in the ravine now Familiarity
known as Happy hollow, just east OF
the Arlington hotel. This mans name
vas Bob Stuart Stuart was wont 10
disappear from his cabin and haunts
for days. ana when he returned he
w0ula bring Uitn him buclsskin sacks
filled with nuggets ~ gold. These n
carried 10 Little Rock and New Orleans
and exchanged FOR coin. Pc seemed TO
have no appreciation OF the value %
mo-eg. ard spent IL llviehiy ~ drink
inss. gambling ana kindred amase-
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ments. He was reputed a desperate
man. When he got back to his cabin
home he usually had spent the entire
fruits of his trip. and after recovery
from his debauch, would again dis
appear. Whittier he never would dis
close.
Surreptitiously he was trailed, and
the route was over what is known as
the Hot Springs & Dallas road to Big
Fork. then up Mine creek to State
House or Magazine mountains, and,
upon an occasion, to Missouri Falls, in
Pike county. but he managed to elude
the spies upon his movements, and no
one ever discovered where he obtained
the gold nuggets. There are numerous
caves in that country. few Of which
ever seem to have been explored, and
the superstition is ventured that in one
of these may yet again be discovered
the Lost Louisiana" Stuart seems to
have been on friendly terms with John
Peay of Little Rock, and Peay tells
that Stuart offered to take him to the
place of gold nuggets, but the latter
was distrustful and never would go
with him. 1t is told that on his last
trip, returning from New Orleans,
Stuart got into a bar room brawl at
Little Rock and killed a man. He was
arrested and tried. He made a bar
gain with an attorney. whose name the
writer does not know, that If the latter
would clear him of the murder he
would share the secret of his hidden
wealth with him as a reward. Stuart
was not convicted and was released.
The two men had arranged to leave the
next day for Hot Springs and the mine.
That night Stuart got drunk, was killed
in bar room fight, and the secret died
with him. The attorney came to Hot
Springs hoping to find some clew
among Stuart's effects in his cabin by
which to locate the lost mine. All that
rewarded his diligent search was a
buckskin sack.
and gone, but interest in the search for
minerals has never quite died out.
Large sums of money have been ex-
pended in prospecting and experiment
ing, and failure to develop the mineral
resources is ascribed to mismanage-
ment and Ignorance. Some years ago
Joe Dunklin of Mayberry Springs To-
Gated a claim at Bear which he named
the Lost Louisiana. A tree was grow
ing out of what appeared to be former
diggings. There was an old Spanish
raster there and evidences of gold
Gold was found diffused in the rocks
and soil, apparently in paying quanti-
ties. There was no method for reduc-
ing il. Professor Beam pretended to
have a method that would do it, and
he has been working for years at it.
Recently he went to Colorado. where
he is working the process and expert
menting, and announces his purpose. of
returning.
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lie wants other. to Knrw.

Editor Standard: Kindly allow me
space to tell your readers that one who
suffered from both Seminal Weakness
and Syphilis will inform any one who
may desire TO know of the means by
which he was cured of these two loath-
some diseases and fully restored to vigor-
Gus manhood. lie has nothing whatever
TO sell and would not make one cent of
the unfortunate. having for years paid all
his hard earnings TO doctors and for pat
ent medicines only TO experience failure
and disappointment In return. He will
only be 100 happy 10 inform sufferers of
a plan by which they can be certainly
and permanently cured. Write. enclos-
ing stamp 20 Lock Box 1s1. Villa Park p.
o. Colo.
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wANTED-FURNIsH ROOMS FOR
light housekeeping. Address X, care
Standard. Anaconda
MADAM ROSs-LENOIR DESIRES HER
moved from 81 Granite to 13l West
Broadway, Butte. Reference. Walker
Bros. Salt Lake.
MRS. HOLLISTON. ARTIST, PICTURES
enlarged. Lessons given in painting ana
drawing. Studio 80 Colorado st, Butte
MEDIUM-DR. RITCHIE OF BOSTON
has removed to "a Main street over the
Red Boot. He is still giving free tests
20 those who desire reading Can ana
be convinced. You pay nothing unless
fully satisfied. Hours 10 to
MEDIUM-MRS. NJ. NJ. GUY CAN RE
consulted at ~ W. Galena St. Butte.
Circle Tuesday evenings.
RANCH. FIVE-YEAR LEASE FOR
Improvements. For information address
BOX 74S. Butte. Mont
LOWEST PRICES FOR FIRST-CLAss
denta; work at East Broadway. Butte.
skCOND-HAND CLOTHING BOUGHT
and sold. 81 +. Park St. Butte.
MONTANA REALTY AND COLLEC-
ton AgenCy-CoIieCtions made any
place In the United States OF Canada.
We have a few good houses IN Butte
Tor sale. Room 3. INV. Broadway. Butte.
IF BANK REFUSES YOUR SECURITY
call = + Granite. Butte
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Wanted--PropOsals Tor Street Lighting

Office CT the City Clerk. Great Falls,
Mont, March 3. 1886.
Sealed proposals viii be received by the
undersigned unul Thursday. the Eth day
OF May. 1896. Tor lighting the streets OF
this city with q arc electric lights (and
such additional lights as the council may
from time TO time order) OF 1900 candle
power each. or their equivalent in accty-
lene or gas lights. for a period OF three or
FIVE years. Further Information relative
thereto will be furnished on application.
The richt to reject any or all bids Is re-
served. Done by order of the city coun-
ell G. II. CLARK.
CITY Clerk
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John Acker. plaintiff. against Martin
Michel and Marie Michel. his wife. and
Alois Freund, defendant To be sold at
sheriffs sale. on the 24th day Of March
A. II. 1896. at o'clock p. m, at the front
door OF the court house. I'm tho town Of
Deer Lodge. county Of Deer Lodge state
Of Montana. the following described real
property: Lot numbered twenty-one (2D
IN block numbered twenty-four t2D and
lot numbered six 90 IN block numbered
forty-two c2). both OF said lots being sit
uated in the city OF Anaconda. county Of
Deer Lodge. state OF Montana.
Dated this 9th day Of February. a. D.
1se6
John Fitzpatrick.
Sheriff OF Deer Lodge County. Montana.
BY NJ. Martin. Under Sheriff.
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NJ ontana Union.
rIorthern Pacific.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT BUTTE

TRAINS ARRIVE AT BUTTE.
No. 7. from ST. Paul. chicago
and all Eastern points. arrives
Northern Pacific local iepo:
daily at ........ 800. .......... s1s q m
M. u. No 2. from SpoKane. Ta-
coma Seattle. Portla n and all
Coast points. arrives Montana
Union depot daily at ........... 1850 D m
TRAINS LEAVE BUTTE.
NJ. u. No. /. for Spokane. Taco
ma, Seattle. Portland and all
Coast and California points,
leaves Montana Union depot
daily at ........ .................. $50 q m
No. 8, for st. Paul. CHICAGO ard
all Eastern. Southern and Ca
madam points leaves Northern
Pacific local depot daily at ...10:30 o m
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Nistress-Mercy on me. what a
Kitchen, Every pot. pan and dish is
dry. the table looks Ike a junk shop
why. II viii take you a week 70 get
things cleaned mp What have you
been doing2
Servant-Shure. mum. the young lei
dies has just been down here showing
me how they roast a potato az the
cooking school
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TIME SCHEDULE
TRAINS ARRIVE.
No. J. from ST. Paul. Chicago
and all Eastern points. arrives
Northern Pacific local depot
daily at ................ Sid Q m
No. 5, from Spokane. Tacoma,
Seattle. Portland and all Coast
points. arrives Montana Union
depot daily at ....................u 30 . m
TRAINS DEPART.
No. T. for Spokane. Tacoma.
Seattle, Portland and all Coast
and California points. leave
Montana Union depot daily at. $50 Q m
No. s, for st. Paul. Chicago and
all Eastern. Southern and Ca
madam points. leaves Northern
Pacific local depot daily at. 10: 30 m
Through tickets to Japan and China
via Tacoma and Northern Pacific Steam
ship Co. and American line.
For Information. time cards. maps and
tickets. call on or write W. NJ. TUOHY.
General Agent, Butte. Mont. or
CHARLES 5. FEE.
General Passenger Agent. ST. Paul. MINI.
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REWARD.

$50 REWARD-THE ABOVE RE-
ward will be paid for the arrest and
conviction OF the person or persons
VINO cut the wires of the Butte District
Messenger Co. In the NJ. a NJ. gambling
house over the Palais Royal, on West
Park street and the Leland block, sec
ond floor. This reward viii also apply
10 any future cutting of any OF the
wires Of said company. A. G. Elerick,
Manager
Butte. Feb. q. 1896.
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Nortbern Montana Mews

The Northern Montana Office OF the
Standard Is located in the Bach-Cory
block, Great Falls. directly opposite the
Park hotel. Advertising rates furnished on
applica ton
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BUTTE TIME CARDS.

Butte. Anaconda q Pacific r. r.
ARRIVE IN BUTTE.
No. 2. Anaconda and Helena ex-
press. arrives dali ............... s:45 a m
No. T. Anaconda express. con-
Meeting with Great Northern
railway through trains for East
and West. arrives daily ....... AIS q m
No 1e arrives daily ..............10:10 y m
DEPART FROM BUTTE.
No. 8. Anaconda express. leaves
udliy .Ao.fS = N
No. 1. Anaconda express, from ST.
Paul. Helena and intermediate
points, leaves daily .............. 500 p m
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A HoRs 5 WILD SPRINT.

II Rus for Three Mie- In Front of L.
connective and Escapes injury.
From the New York Press
Frank Pratt Of Batavia. this state.
has horse that should have the prize
Tor both speed and luck. for IL perform
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FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-THREE FURNISHED
rooms suitable for housekeeping 2n T..
Broadway. Butte.
FOR RENT-FURNISHED ROOMS FOR
housekeeping. 2i5 Dakota street Butte.
FOR RENT FURNISHED ROOMS ON
ground floor for light housekeeping
with bath, gas. hot and cold water 500
West Galena street. Butte
FOR RENT - NICELY FURNISHED
mont rooms. Coz Cedar ST.. Anaconda
FOR RENT-TwO NICELY FURNISH
ed front rooms at 400 W. Third street.
Anaconda.
FURNISHED ROOMS: ELECTRIC
light. steam heat. free bath; reasonable
prices. Hoffman house. Is Il. Park. Butte.
FURNISHED ROOMS WITH ELEC-
trio light and heat. over Red Boot Mrs.
Calder.
TO RENT-oNE NICELY FURNISH
ed front room az 212 +. Fourth street,
Anaconda
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MANTED-sITUATIONs

AN HONEST. CAPABLE WOMAN
wants work; small wages expected. Ad-
dress l.. NJ. Standard. Butte.
WANTED-POSITION BY A COMPE-
tent and experienced stenographer
best of references. Address George Il.
Wilds jr.. Hamilton. Mont.
A YOUNG MOTHER WANTS TO TAKE
care OF a baby. Address X. care of
Standard. Anaconda.
WANTED-To DO GENERAL HOUSE,
work in private family. Inquire sl3
Birch street. Anaconda.
WANTED-POSITION ON RANCH BY
man and wife; experienced; best Of ref
erence. Address b.. Standard, Butte.
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Want Sdvs.

A ADVERTISEMENTS under this head
"A cents a word for the first insertion
and cent a word for each subsequent
Is cents
Classified Advs. per line per month. Is
Count words TO the lineD
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WANTED-HELP.

PEOPLES EMPLOYMENT BUREAU
Ring 205. Best business place. best posi-
tons procured in homework. table wait
ing. hotels, boarding houses. etc.
Where? At the Peoples Office. Owsley
Block. Butte
WANIED-A GIRL TO COOK AND DO
general homework at sos Oak street,
Anaconda.
WANTED-A FIRST-CLASS TAILOR.
40i Park avenue. Anaconda.
WANTED = PRESCRIPTION CLERK,
competent. registered and thorough.
Must be single and sleep in store. Send
photo and reference. Lapeyre Bros.
Great Falls. Mont.
WE MAKE A SPECIALITY OF FUR
nishing cooks and dining room girls.
St Paul Emp. Office lis n. Main. Butte.
telephone 25S.
AGENTS WANTED FOR THE BEST
selling article sold on this continent.
Apply at lO7i2 West Quartz street. Butte.
or write to +. Lamont. General Agent,
Butte. Mont
WAN TED-WAITREssE AND GEN
eral housework girls at Employment
Agency. room l Shields block
WANTED-AT ONCE SIN WoODCHoP-
pers at Union Employment office. room
3, Il w. Broadway. Butte.
WANTED DINING ROOM GIRLS. l
woman cook. ST. Paul Employment Of
fee. IFS North Main street. Butte. Tel
ephone 25s.
wANTED-GIRL IN KITCHEN. IN
quire of steward Montana Hotel. Ana
conda-
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TOR SALE.

FOX SALE.
FOR sALE-TWo FRESH MICH
cows. Inquire of Maurice Scanlon. Bur
lington. Mont.
FOR SALE-GOOD YOUNG COW;
will be fresh soon. Apply TO James Nc
Andrews. rear OF ~ T.. Woolman ST..
Butte
FOR SALE-FURNITURE IN l2-RoOM-
ed house; house can be rented. Call at
800 West Broadway. Butte.
BUTCHER SHOP AND BUSINESS;
good location. Address A. b.. Box 143
Butte.
FOR SALE = REASONABLE, FURNI-
ture and fixtures OF E-room road house
situated about one mile from Butte; all
in first-class condition: lease on house
to run years For particulars address
+. o. Box 1888. Butte. Mont.
FOR SALE-GROcERY STORE DOING
good business. a bargain Address A. Is.
Box 743. Butte.
FOR SALE-DWELLING HOU Il,
barn. etc. at AIS West Gelena street,
Butte. Call in the afternoon.
FOR SALE-AN S-ROOM HOUSE, a
East Center street. Centervilie Inquire
of j. J. Sullivan. Hibernia Hall.
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wANTED-FURNIsHED ROOMS FOR
light housekeeping. Address X, care
Standard. Anaconda.
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FOR sALE-TWo FRESH MICH
cows Inquire of Maurice Scanlon. Bur
lingtOn. Mont.
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Pullman Sleeping Cars.
elegant Dining Cars.
Tourist sleeping Cars
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TO-
S.. Paul Helena
Mime po-I5 Butte
Duluth and Spokane
Fargo Tacoma
Grand Forks Seattle
and Winnipeg Portland
The morning times., 1896-04-08

from the jump. They scored three times
in the first After Browns out to O'Con-
nor Rodgers hit for two bases and tailed
on Abbeys single. Selbach reached first
on In error. Abbey was pushed to sec
ond aud scored on Cartwrights single
Mcclure advanced selbach with a base
hit and the German Ambassador regis.
tered with run No. 3 on De MOntreville's
tap to the infield.
Four runs were arnered In the second on
Boyd's single, Abbey's double, Selbach
and Cartwright's bases on balls, McGuire's
two bagger and Crooks drive TO left.
The Senators failed to score again until
the sixth when Abbey made the circuit
on a hit to right field aud trio Of errors
by the visitors.
The lawmakers drew blank in the
seventh, but made runaway of the game
in the eight.
EIGHT RUNS IN THE EIGHTH.
Rodgers opened the ball with single,
went around to third on wild pitch and
scored on Abbey's fourth hit. Abbey ap-
propriated second and tailed on Selbachs
and scored on an error. McAuley singled,
Lush drew a base on balls aud Boswell
was hit on the shoulder.
The bases were all occupied when Tom
Brown came TO bat. Tom Knocked the
ball into the right field seats aud every
body came home. Rodgers followed with
q double and on Abbey's single Jimmy
crossed the plate with the eighth run OF
the inning
the seventh. Scherer walked TO first, was
advanced by Cauliflower' S base on ba lis and
scored on O'COnnors fly to center
, The attendance was small owing TO the
chilly weather.
The tabulated score and summary: