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Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-01-24

Identification of his partner. The court
and jury had, however, little doubt of
their guilt at any time and they would
have had still less il they had known
that these two men we're the same
parties who held up a sheepherder
named Berry at Belt little more than
watch and considerable sum of money
For this crime they were tried at Belt
and escaped with the comparative
light sentence of 60 days in the county
Jail. They had been discharged from
all only few days after serving their
lime when they committed the theft of
the overcoat at Strains. This fact was
not discovered TIL after their trial
Friday, however. The jury was not long
in bringing in a verdict of guilty on the
charge of petit larceny. Judge Hawkins
sentenced them to six months impris
onment each in the county Jail.
When they were taken to Jail the
county laiIer at once identified them AS
the Belt bighwaymen, who had been re-
leased A few days before, and the in
mates welcomed Them back again as
regular hoarders, The polico regard
them as professional crooks and particu-
larly dangerous men 10 be at large.
When they were first arrested and
searched Hatton succeeded in gobbing
u silver dollar right under the eyes of
the marshal III d hiding it in his mouth,
while the marshal was mysiiHed for a
time to know where it had Disappeared
to, but finally made the crook cough if
up, when he noticed something wrong
with his speech,
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-01-24

Lotsl lots lote j. b. Gieske at Belt
has them, all sizes, all locations and any
terms that will suit you
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-01-24
h SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
It's Instituted Against the Great
Falls and Canada Railway
for That sum.
James Pierce and Three Children
Claim They We're Injured in
an Accident.

Largent a. Huntoon, attorneys, Fri
dey filed in the district court complaints
s1aasu,s for damag for personal inju
~ for amounts aggregating 100000
The plaintiffs are Mary Pierce, wife of
James Pierce; James f. Pierce, aged 10
ayears son Of James and Mary Pierce, by
James Pierce. guardian nd Item; Will
lam Pierce, aged years, son of James
and Mary Pierce, by James Pierce,
ga1F1ian ad Item, and Maud Pierce,
aged % months, daughter Of James and
Mary Pierce, by James Pierce, guardian
nd litem.
The family are residents Of Helena,
but tor the last year have been residing
IN Lethbridge Alberta, n. W. 7. On
the 9th day Of last month they started
from Lethbridge via the Great Falls
and Canada railroad, for Great Falls,
where they intended to visit. As will be
rememb bered by TRIBUNE readers, the
coach attached to the train was deraiied,
overturned and burned, local otlciale Of
Me company claiming at the tune that
the wind, which was unusually high
that day. had blown the coach from the
track. The officials also claimed that
no one WAS injured
The defendant in each of the suits is
the Great Fails n Canada Railway cOm-
pany. Each complaint alleges that the
defendant, at Lethbrihge, for d valuable
consideration, Is common carrier, un-
dertOok to safely convey plaIutiti to
Great Falls; that the defendant : road
bed and track, south Of Cuutte II Teton
county, were defective and that defend.
ants employees were Incompetent, that,
by reason of the defects in the rOal-be
and track and the lnCumpetency Of tine
employees, the coach IL which palntltt
was riding was deTalied, overturned and
burned; and that. by the accident. PLAN
Litf was it, ured to such au extent thdt
the damages sued for are proper con
pensa ion
The above are The allegations of every
one of the -four complaints, but the
amounts sued for vary, Mrs, Mary
Pierce and son, William Pierce sue for
10000 and $1,000, respectively, and las
F.Pierce and Maud Pierce, this other
two children, sue for $4,000 and $4,000
respecti' ely,
The complaints do not detail the *.
tent Of each plaintiffs lujuries. but tC
TRIBUNi. reporter, LarGeut \ iiuntoou
said that they would prove that MT-
Pierce sustained severe internal njurIer
to delicate organs, from which -he would
always suffer, even if she should live
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-01-24

-..
$3.50 :" "''','' -. ''''''"' ''''' -
'''''' ''' ~ 90 y
Inc tra. oi Nrssrs. liattun aIN
falsh. the two crooks who were accused
straIin,r ar ovarroaf frorg I,+.,,in
1T. .l. IT..
US "," .,','' 80 '','"'
efore Judge i'a"NIhs. the n'a uid ou
te preceding day demanded their .ou-
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-01-24
THE LIMEkIl\ CLUB.
BROTHER GARDNER NAMES SOME
THINGS THAT DON'T LOOK RIGHT.

But After All There Are Reasons why
They Exist-The Club Proceeds to Busi-
ness, and some Important Results Are
Announced.
g Dnr am seb raj thing, dat dOan look
zacty right to me. SAID Brother Gard
nor aS he rubbed his bald head with
one hand and opened the meeting with
the other,
1T doan' look zactly right to see one
man wuth $40, 900, 600 an anoder wuth
only 10 cents Lapplause by Sumupl
Shin l. but yit if | WAS de $40, 600, coo
man | wouldn' keer whedor it looked
right or not, Sudden end to the ap-
plauSo.
1T duan look zactlv right fur one
man to own Il great foundry, while an.
oder man am ohleeged to work fur him
fur s. d day Hear, hear, from Judge
Cadavcr, , but if WIS de ~ Il day man
| Woutln t froW myself ont Of Il job to
spite de owner or to please a dcnia-
goeue. The judge SUBSIDIES.
" Il duj,n lock zactly right to see one
man hold offs all de time, while Hnodor
man has TO shove jaclplane fur lib
i'll great rustic IN Pickle Smith = cor
ner !. but he who shove, dc .in"hplAne
has De rcspcrh Of dc community ;n
keeps uutpr iul. Rustic dies away
"If don' hook zactIy right IT, see
foty lawyers rush to dcrond a rrimina.
who has stolen money in his puckr's,
tyI. 10. .i,i f,fT4n,l4l who. am lrt,rpN- less
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-01-24

bring suit foE slandcr Az to the other
matter, the seNrelay was instructed to
reply that the club had nothing to do
with the INSURANCE. business and did not
care to make ~ member of any man
with such name tas Huggins,
Kr-pIved.
The secretary anSOunced an official
communication from. the commissioner
of agriculture setting forth the fact that
he had succeeded in qlaking sorghum
at a cost Of only so Aents "a pound,
and asking the club ~ assist him in
circulating the glorious \newS among
the laboring men Of the corNntry.
Nelson Slabs thereupon >Vttored the
following resolution
"Resolved, Dat de thanks Of \dis club
an dc 5000, 900 people it repres snts am
extended to de commissioner fur Ms pa
tient an successful efforts to brllN2 de
price Of -huaar widin de reach Of "tsery
poo family in America.
Judge Congo removed his coat, vrHtN
collar and nr"ktie TO prepare himself for
a speech in opposition. but he Was cut
down and the resolution put 10 vote
The result ~tUDd--yeuS. l2l nays, ii.
he win stay There.
Inc secretary then announced letter
from Professor Whereabouts Boggs.
iated al IT, Joseph, Mo. The professor
lives in Mississippi when at home, and
Is known all over the state ~ the man
who cure. 2, different diseases by the
l.l. Of ulliuufNl oil He started for De.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-01-24

Parties intending to travel sholld bear
in nina that = } Pbepuoy, ticket agent
Of tho Groat Northern, not only sells ta
loca, points, but can riekot you through
to any point 90 the goh" at the loves,
rates in force. tie ie agent for all ateam.
ship lines and car sell you to European
points at bottom prices. Parties for
Cape Town or Johannesburg and other
South African points should not fail to
see him before purchasing.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-03-26

/ o and he was now in Congress. He
was returned in lSiS, Then appointed
Circuit Judge, and from thar event
until h" waS handed the naval port
folio 10y President Hayes waS nearly
all tine lime serving HE people in Il
judicial capacity. During the war he
was provost marshal of his district ana
drilled four regiments I'm official On.
pacily flaueIt with danger in thai uor.
licular district. where that somewhat
mysterious and deadly aSsociaIion. the
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-03-26

When Il Senator wants = drink VI
water he wants ii badly. Mr.. Gcor-r
VAS talking HE other day and stopped
in his speech long enough TO hurl j.
command at one of the pages:
Bring me some water here
II" was talking about grass seeds
ana ia" subject must have been a dry
one, for before Il page could reach h.
III" senator shouted AT another:
Give me a little water here
by this time The galleries. rs wei 81,
the pages. learned that The Senator
from Mississippi was aihirSt. Still the
page dld not appear. Then. in dcSpcra-
ZION. the Senator threw out his arms
III Il o pleading manner, and cA-
claimed:
us there any water about here any.
Where's
rms outbuISt called forth "A burst Of
laughter from the Senate and galleries
In" senator joined in the laugh himself
III Il Few minutes. This seemed 70
Ih'nch his thirst. for hr didn't touch
his glass Of water for five minutes after
IL cached him. WASHINGTON Times.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-03-26

If there be any one field Of human
activity which has been thought com
pletcly covered. il is thai of life inSur-
anCc. 1t has attracted millions upon
millions of capital and millions of busy
operatives from the brajniest men of
business To the poor fellow who is
crowded 10 the shoals. and takes his
last chance at Sclf-Support by fishing
for insurance commissions. 1t is ear
ricd ON in every country with the slight.
est protcnSionS To civilization. and has
aroused an inIcruational competition
sufficient 10 give The great companies
n cli"ntage throughout the world and t.
strain the present rrLIjionS between
this country ana Germany. II has bpnc.
fitted by The knowledge and ingenuity
of some of the SlMpWdpSl workers in
any line of enterprise, ana suffered
from some of the most brilliant raScalS
that ever attempted 10 gain riches with
out giving anything by way of cquiva-
lrnt. That there should he new meth
dds to be devised and new IDEAS to he
applied appears almost incredible; vet
IL NlNtiIttl departure IL HillDVlt!tN from
abroad. Th" scheme is being put in op-
GRAFTON by Il French company. Under
its provisions the amount which the
beneficiary of ii policy is 10 receive di-
miniSllcS The longer The insured lives.
The theory on which the plan is based
is that in The event of Il man dying
young he viii leave his wife ana chill
drcn with enough 10 keep them on the
adequate means of support: while if he
lives 10 an advanced age The wife is
likely to be dead. ana in caSc she is
not the children will have become able
To earn Il living for themselves and the
mother. TIL" poor man gets his insur-
ance cheap bccauSe the final obligation
of the company decreases as he lives.
and he is assured of his getting the
most money should his death occur
while those dependent upon him are
most in need. II is yet 10 he determined
whether III" plan is founded upon lo9i.
cal principles. and whether il will stand
TIA" Test Of practical experience: but it
has been adopted. it is simply backed by
capital. and the Inducements it holds
on are Such as are likely 10 attract
the great working class in France.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-03-26

A committee appointed by the aSr
New York IcgiSlatUr" to look into the
subject of good roads has made n val
liable report, filling III pages of print
ed matter. The average cost of taking
produce 10 market in New York at
present is Slot per ton for each six
miles. III" average haul, 0r 2G CrntS per
mile. The estimate per ton per mile
on Il good m@cIdam road is : cents.
and if all the roads of the State were
of this description The annual saving
in the haul. without regard to yea and
lear. would he about S%1GOOO.OUN. As
matters stand, the farmers pay an an
nua road aS&rSsmpni of $4,000 UO. 1t
is h opinion OF the committee that the
State should 1T once begin the work
of road improvement, by agreeing 10
pay Onp-third of The cost. the counties
Ia pay the other tWO-thirdS.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-03-26

IomlbarS is the name Of Il Brooklyn
young man who. being offered :; posi-
ton provided h" was married. proceed
ed in Il business like way 40 get Il wife
by advertising FOR one. He has read
649 answers. and they are still coming
in, although he has already made his
choice and married her. after careful
examination of her merits. He admits
that his getting married was wholly II
business matter. bur he wanted Il low
ing little wife. nevertheless. and he
says he has rot her and the position,
foo
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-03-26

II is notable as illustrating the her.
ism of to-day that The three mel burn
ed 10 death in the terrible fire at the
home of James Il. Armiger. in Ralli-
more. all lost their lives while a1tempt
ing to save others. Mr.. .Armigpr him
self was overcome by the smoke and
flames after dashing upstairs 10 arouse
the others inmates of the house. His
son-in-law. W. Il. Riley. was found
dead with his two children claSped in
lay with !: child IN his arm.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-03-26

tiou Of 1ba marty. COL. Thompson r"-
tired from The Hayes Cablnet Silortl!
hoforp 1hp close Of the administration.
tn become president of the American
committee of the Panama 'aial 'oHl-
nouv He was also II director OF me
I$thmuS Railway.
col. Thompson is passing ms d''llI-
inc DAYS in II tranquil home. surround
cd hy Great clinS that look as II th'E
were natural forest growth. planted ny
himself and his young wife clos" upon
= half century ago. He has Just com
plctcd his interesting personal tt'coi
lnctionS." Full of entertaining au''~
dotc. hn iS as well II rare analyst oi
human excellence and III" nltlola'
progress. He believes that Webster
Grafton will never die. that Calhoun
was a brilliant man always und"r"S'l
mated. that Clay was II @i"al"S'
speaker of his age: bul ne does moi
believe that American cloqu"llcr dlPh
with them. He considers that. as great
questions come up for settlement. a'l'
diSputantS will meet the occasion, ant
that American pride and energy ear
compass all requirements that hrlS" tt
make il necessary to maintain IN" 81
of the United States.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-03-26

of later statesmen and orators. his
memories embrace the most interest
Ing phases of national politics. and ali
clear as camc0S Other men in various
positions in public life have accumu-
lated millions of dollars. Col. Thomp-
sol is far from being wealthy. as rich
me are rated. and the competency he
enjoys was derived from sources Who'll
~ separate from politics.
The venerable cX-Sccrctary of the
Navy WAS born near Culpcpcr. Va. in
1868. of |ingrained American stock. and
throughout his life his habits af
thought. his hospitality. his culture and
his courtly ways have been those Of the
educated. Wpll-hrpd Southernpr. Twou-
ty-onc years later. nj the christmas
season. he lcft for the West and set
tied at Bedford. Ind. as a young law
yer. I'm 1872 he came 10 Tprrc lIau1p.
and Il brilliant career opened up for
him. y term in the State Lc%iSlatmc
had been followed hy one rs state Sen
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-03-26
A QUEER MiSER.
He Wore His Wifc'- Clothes aud Hung
Himself.

\ queer character committed suicide
in YonkcrS. y. Y. the other day by
hanging himself to his bed post. John
Adam Ilcrtlcin was his name me farm
in~ his occupation. About three months
ago his wife died and since then Hert-
lein had convinced his ~ncighhors. by his
queer doingS. than he had wheels. as
one of them expressed it.. The loss OF
his wife seemed 10 make him %inconSola-
bic. He Skirmishcd around among the
things which had been hers and got ont
AN old dress she used to wear. This he
for her ii was for him. In this out
landiSh costume. which was much too
small for him. and a pair of rubber
boots Hcr1lpin Went about the house
and farm. or rather truck garden. and
did his work with the assistance of a
hired man named Rivinski. The latter
after Il struggle became recOnciled to
his masters queer togs and queerer ac,
tons and things went on tremendously
There was something mdicrouS about
HIS dIlIfdi INV III lll~ WIZ : AulliES. llN
was - years old. hui he had looked at
least &c. and he wore II white beard.
The beard ana the skin seemed &c
itiVinSki an impossible combination.
but Ill did not strike llerllein that his
garb lacked dignity, and he went tG
work and washed the dishes after each
meal as he had seer his wife do. They
We're the only things in the house that
yer were washed.
The house contained n vast accIImu
lation of rubbish. II was never swept
or busted. llcrtl"in saved tons of val.
uclcsS Stuff-h0okS. newspapers. string
lin ans cigar boxes and Ike Ike. The
bed clothing and linen had NOT been
cleaned for years. Dust an inch thick
covered everything.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-03-26

A bill now before the Bay State Leg
iSlature provides for a State CORN Com
mission to keep watch over the "hiropo-
dists. Corn cutting. it seems is II of
the chief branches of surgical operation
in Massachusetts. II * said that from
100000 to 2O0.Vn B~OSIonianS have 10
have their corn$ trimmed or pXciScd
every year. II This is 50. why is this
so: Why should Boston, once the home
of poetry, have such afflicted feet?
Science. with pale lips, repeats the
shocked inquiry: Why is BoStoa full
of cornSI
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-03-26

TIA" cNpulSiou of the Earl of pun
raven from the New York Yacht Clnb
by a practically unanimous vet" calls
for applause ON this sid" of the Allan
tic aua will cause No tears To fail on
the other. E~n9land'S first imptlS" to
support Lord DUmraVcn in his foolish
ANA i~ll-mauncrcd conduct has since
eivon way 10 Il ulster appreciation of
the facts in The case and of the charac-
ter Of the man who made the absurd
charges against The gentlemen who
happened To w Il better boat than ms
own. For this loss of The esteem of his
own c%ountrymcn Dunravcn has him
self 10 blame. They were willing mt
first to believe there might he son"
basis Of truth in his charges. When the
righteousness of The accusation or
fraud against gentlemen of the highest
personal and business integrity mani
tested itself they tried to palliate his
lordship's otfenSc by assembling il 10 an
cbullition Of temper. OF course he
would apologize. His lordship did moth
Ing of the kind. His ill-tempcr devcl-
oped into churliShncss. and the amaze
ment with which his subsequent CON
duet has bccn regarded on both sides
Of the Atlantic has been tempered only
by involuntary pity for II with soul
$ 20 mean and narrow. who. having griev-
ously wrongcd gentlemen Of his ac-
Quaintance. refused to make h Slcn-
derest apology therefor. 1t is 10 b"
hoped the DunraNen incident is over
and done with. II will remain in his
tory as another instance of American
principles prevailing Owe English as
Sertiou. Bul il is not Il pleasant mem
DRY for either nation or for the people
personally concerned in it. and should
be alloWrl To follow It's author into re-
iiromcnt.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-03-26
HC was HDnrchcnSiye.

whats the mattcr:' was ths .p
uuiry. "-ire You looking FOR something
10 cat:"
Minded. ain't hungry. wants
semitic infuhmatiou. wants ter
know bout DIES" llah y rays dat dcy'S
takin' de phorlygrafS wiz. Dey done
tells mo doy Kin take piclcrS right fro
yer: dat when dcy goes after We VIII one
or dem. yer skin an yer clos amt no
lection t all"
THAT'S WHAT they claim"
An ef dun he'd chickin foh dinner.
! S'posc dey could jos fro me down an
take Il pictur Oh De chickin.'
II believe the theory is something
like that
"Da's Whut | thought. Da's whut !
thought. Does yer b1irvc dat dev
could git CT good nuff likeness oh de
chicken ter Unable de OWuah ter rcco'
niHe 'im:'
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-03-26
COL. r. w. THOMPSON
NOW LIVING QUIETLY AT TeRRE
HAUTE, IND.
The Once Secretary OF the Navy Pass
ing His Declining Days in n Tran
quill Home Planned by Himself and
Wife Nearly Half n Century Ago.


In his pleasant home at Tcrrc llaut",
Ind. Col. Richard W. Thompson is On
.i0yin% Il ~WcllseIrncd rest. after half n
century of important judicial. lr@iSla-
tive ana administrative duties. At the
= of 81. vigorous and active us many
mcn 80 years younger. his intellect is
rs strong rs ever. and the clear apprr-
hcnSion. the sterling character that
made him an important figure in ON
grcSS and in the Presidential cabinet
during vital periods of the nations his
tory. manifest themselves powerfully
when he is called upon to express his
sentiments on questions of tn" day.
Brought up in the vicinity of such mcn
aS jefferson. Madison and Monroe. the
associate of Adams. jackson. Webster.
Clay and calhoun. the intimate friend
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-03-26

orders 10 open all kilograms addrc>ulI
To me, and 10 telephone thrir |contrpsI
to me Immediately. Suddenly the ,p.
ephonc bell rang. and the childpWSl
Sovcrness. who answered the phone
came To me and told me that the person
AT the other end of the wire was saving
something about shoes She couldn't
quite make il out. Oh said |, its mv|
Wife's shoemaker. probably. Tell him.
TO let the matter rest until to-morrow(
She delivered the message. but return.
ed shortly 10 say that the man insisted
on talking 10 me. | Went 10 the tel
phone. II n the telegraph operate
and the message he was tryin. 70
transmit 10 me was: When shall (
send you my shoes: johnson Il. Gam.
dem. Then | knew that | had Ltrn
chosen To fill The shoes of hat WORTHY
gentleman"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-03-26

pulveriZers. TO insure complete COM
bustion Il current of air is produced ny
II fan. and the powdered coal is mixed
with it before going into the boiler.
This method has been tested 10y tn"
North German Lloyd Steamship tom
pany and others. and tn" results OBJ
tanned are said tn have been sufficiently
satisfactory 10 encourage its further de
velopmcnt. It is stated That The chin
ncy draft is sufficient Ia provide Il cur
rent for drawing H." dust automatically
into tn" lirphoX. Thus no stocking Is
needed and no fire bars are required.
combustion being almost complete. Inc
saving of fuel by this system is claimed
To he rs much rs ~ per cent.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-03-26

An cX-CongreSSman. wu, ,
ticeS law. when asked the ~, /
why he abandoned politics gayn. \
peculiar and interesting rca>.n y
said: ! quit politics because
that | was not cut out for th,, ,.. \
sion. My name is Rob"rt. bn,
yet heard myself referred ,o "a, .n ]
1t was always Judge" or .\r.~
man ever achieves a real .u.a
politics who has not thar n..,,.
touch with the people that nr
them 10 refer to him by a hickman.
in some familiar way. WabSfnr y.
always "Black Dam" Logan ~m
Jack jackson was old |iIickor,~
ANDY Lincoln was "Aho" ,r ~r'"
Abe" 1t is not II question of l;o,.
There is no more digniiird man ~.
c~X-Prcsident Harrison. ami re; mn ~
speaks of him by his title. Tln
ways referred 10 rs Ben" No..
through my district after Srrvina
term in Congress. and | coulJ tud
evidence that any one had oyer dni,
me Bob" Could | have boon c,n
Bob | might have been Gor,r.
of my State. but we never had , G..
crnor without Il nickname. ana In.
| could not hope to break The record
Washington Star.