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The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-05-30
MERK-MCLEAY,
Did Not Want to Pay the Costs 50 he Ap-
pealed

Did Not Want to Pay the Costs 50 he Ap-
pealed.
The Merk-McLeay case was heard
Thursday. It was an appeal from the
justice court of Jefferson township
where F. II. Merk replevined tools be-
longing to him and in the possession of
VIM. McLeay. The plaintiff claimed
that the tools had been stolen and each
ed. McLeay subsequently found them.
When Merk came to him to get them
he wanted $l8 storage Merk refused
to pay, replevined the tools and brought
suit, placing the value of the tools at
Sl25. The lower court decided that
Merk was entitled to the tools by that
he must pay the costs. He appealed.
When Mr. Merk was placed on the
stand he testified that the value Of the
tools was 1925, whereupon the defend
ants attorney moved for IA non-suit on
the ground that the Justice court had
no jurisdiction, the amount in litiga-
ton being more than $500 and the
court sustained the motion.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-05-30
ZSiGlER VS.. TIE SEERiEE
He Sues to Recover the Value of rs s5enG
of Cattle and ssiDO Damages

S0ne time ago Sheriff Haines sold 2S
mead OF cattle on an execution re-
covered in justice court against Charles
Lelgler and in favor of Lott Bros. of
Twin Bridges, the Judgment being for
s476. Andy ziegler, son of Charles,
brought suit in the district court
against the sheriff, claiming that the
cattle belonged to him, praying for a
judgment for the value of the stock and
oIoO damages. The case come On for
trial yesterday. In support of his claim
he had anumber of witnesses principally
members OF his family, who testified
that the cattle were turned over to him
for wages due. Robert Smith rep-
resents the Plaintiffs.
The sheriff: is normal party to the
suit. the real defendant being Judge
Lott. The defendants claim that the
transfer was made by Charles Ziegler
Simply for the purpose of defrauding
his creditors; that the cattle were the
only property On which the creditors
could levy except a small plot of land
which Charles Zeigler transferred to
his daughter about the same time and
for the same purpose. w. A. Clark
represented the defendants.
The jury returned a verdict at 2
clock this afternoon, finding for the
defendant.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-05-30
TO THE REFORM SCHOOL
NELLIE HAHN, THE WASH
TON BAR GIRL.
Judge Showers Concludes That the Re-
form school is the Proper Place for Her
The Girl Not Adverse to Going-Othcr
Court Matters.

Nellie Hahn. the unfortunate girl
whose troubles have been pretty thor
oughly aired for sometime past. was
sent to the reform school this week bv
order OF Judge Showers. The hearing
was held in chambers Tuesday morn
ing.
The girls history is peculiarly sad
one. She has been allowed to run wild
and what little she knows of the differ
ence between right and wrong came to
her by intuition, not training, of which
she is sOrely in need.
Three months ago her father, Jacob
Hahn, was arrested at her insti cation,
charged with having committed rape
on her person. He was discharged at
the preliminary examination, there
not being sufficient evidence to hold
him.
The charge preferred by County At
torney Galloway was that the girl was
! growing up in mendicancy, vagrancy
and incorrigibility, and for the want of
was appointed by the court to defend
the girl The witnesses examined were
Jacob Hahn, the girls father, Mrs.
Berger, the girls aunt, and DR.. South
mayd.
Jake Hahn testified that he had no
home, and no means to furnish one, and
that the mother was not fit person to
take charge of her.
Judge Showers decided that the re-
form school was the proper place for
her and issued an order committing
her to that institution. The order was
issued about 10 o'clock and the Sheriff
left for the reform school with her
short time later.
The girl was not averse to going.
She seemed to appreciate the situation.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-05-30
TIE: CITY ELECTION.
1t VIII he Held Observation-Disclosures of
Electors.

The special city election for the pur-
pose OF submitting the project of bond
ing the city for SO, 500 for the purpose
OF building city hall, will be held
Monday. There will be but one poll
ing place for three wards-City Attor-
ney Clark's office, and the polls will be
open from a. m. to 6 p. m. The judges
will be Stephen Edmunds, N. J. Davis,
and Jake Nelson: and the clerks J. H.
Vanderbeck and w. A. ButtermOre.
Only persons who pay taxes on real
and personal property will be entitled
to exercise the right of franchise.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-05-30
AMiCABLY SETTLED.
The Wall-Largey and Wall-Rice Suits Set.
tied by Agreement.

tied by Agreement.
The Wall Largey and Wall Rice
suits, which have been on the district
court docket for sometime, were set
tied this week agreeably to both par
ties. John Wall sued p. A. Largey to
quiet title to water-right, claiming
that the defendant had taken the water
from him. He also sued for damages.
Samuel Rice, who is one of Mr.. Lar
gey's partners, located three quartz
claims across Wallis placer claim, and
made application for patent. Wall ad-
versed and brought suit in the district
court.
Negotiations for settlement came
on this week and were consummated
Wednesday. BY this deal Wall gets a
moncJ consideration; the right to live
ON the claim as long as he desires,
while Nessrs. Rice and Largey get quit
claim deeds for the land and water.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-05-30
MCkEEN GETS IT.

He is Now the Owner of the Mc(arry
Property on Lower Wallace street.
Frank McKeen purchased the Nc.
Garry property on lower Wallace
street at the administrator sale last
Saturday. The price paid was 1910.
The only other bidder was Luther Bu-
ford, representing local secret soci-
ETY.. It is understood that John Dauter-
man, of Laurln, is interested in the
property jointly with McKeen.
This is the second time the property
has been offered at public sale.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-05-30
BLOWN UP WITH DYNAMITE.
Miscreants Wreck the Old Ennis Eall-Th
Building Ruinci.

The old Ennis hall was partially
blown up with dynamite Tuesday even
ing, by maliciously inclined Individuals
The explosion occurred o'clock,
just as Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Searle
were passing the place. The report
was heard quite distinctly for miles
around
The building is total wreck. The
dynamite was placed under one of the
floor rafters and the floor was blown
into splinters.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-05-30
,i9E WALlER-PRUiT CASE.
the .!ury Renders II Verdict in Favor Of the
Plaintiff.

The ease OF VIM. Waller VS.. c. ].
Prnit. $. Robert Fair, and T. Nj. Clark
which was tried in the district coprt
Saturday resulted in Il verdict for the
plaintitl. The jury however, found
that she defendants, Fair and Clark,
knew nothing ofthe verbal agreement
between Pruit and Waller, and on
which the action was based.
On December 81. 1884. WaIlcr, P,.uit
and Thomas Couch owned the Maysiow
er claim near Whit hall, on which the
represen alton work had not been done
Waller claimed that Pruit had agreed
with hi:n verbally, to relocate the prop
erty in the name Of Pruit and Waller.
Subsequently the property was located
by Fruit in the name OF Pruit, t'airanl
Clark
Tie defendant Pruit in his testimony
denied the existence Of any such agree
ment: said he told Waller that each
could locate the property individually,
but that he wanted no further partner
ship with Waller
The case will probably go to the su-
preme court.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-05-30
we can

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you are looking for. If your
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pairing, send them to us. If
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repairing. We furnish an
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dred calling cards for $3.50;
after the first lot S1.OO per
hundred. Samples sent on
application.
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The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-05-30
DECORATION DAY.
1T VIII he Observed by the G. A. X. and
Other Societies in Virginia

1t Will be Observed by the G. A. X. and
Other Societies in Virginia.
Tomorrow Saturday will be appro-
priately observed by the veterans of
the Grand Army of Republic and other
societies. There will be parade to
the cemetery where the graves of de-
parted soldiers will be decorated and
in the afternoon, public exercises will
be held at the court house. The par
ade will form at 10 o'clock in the fol-
lowing order:
Escort, Go. d,
Veterans of the Blue and Gray.
l. 0. 0. F.,
K. O. T. M,
Other societies,
Flower girls,
Citizens,
Carriages,
The exercises at the court house
will begin 2 p. m. First there will
be the ritualistic services of the Grand
Army, after which the Hon. r B.
Smith, orator of the day, and who
spent his youth in the very theatre of
the war, will deliver an address. Mr..
Smith is son of the south. and his
selection as orator, goes to show how
pleasant it is for brethren to dwell in
harmony and peace
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-05-30

The members of the Christian church
will serve ice cream and strawberries
in quantities to suit the taste. to-mor-
row-Saturday-in the Masonic hall.
over the drug store, from o'clock p.
N. to II. Proceeds go to church fund.
Everybody invited.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-05-30

A meeting will be held tomorrow
Saturday night for the purpose of
making arrangements for the observ-
ance OF the 4th Of Julr. All are in
vited to attend.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-05-30

A vote for bonds is vote for enter.
prise and public spirit.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-05-30

A nice dish of ice cream is just what
you want this hot weather. You can
get it at Masonic hall Saturday night.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-11-19
Minnesota's Complete Vote.

st. Paul, Num-, Nov. 15.-Official
returns from 70 Minnesota counties and
complete but unofficial returns from
the other three give the vote of the
state as $40, 900 over "A, 900 more than
we're ever before cast in the state. OF
these Mckinley received 1893, S55 Bry-
an, 1S9, AT; lowering, 4,Os2 Palmer,
5000; Matchett, 7S4. McKinley's
plurality, s,s7s. Clough. republican,
was elected governor over Lind, fusion,
by S,54s majority. The republican
congressional majority in the state was
a. 8hH.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-11-19
A Recount Demanded.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Nov. II, 1t was
announced today that the friends of
John. Lind, fusion candidate for gov
ernor, will demand recount. Clough's
majority is now about 5000. The basis
Of the demand is alleged frauds in the
northwestern part of the state, and the
fact that large number of ballots were
enormously marked for both the Bryan
and Palmer electors and were thrown
out, when they should have been count
ed with the rest of the ticket. These
ballots, it is said, were almost, if not
entirely all for Lind. In this comfy
alone some 500 of these ballots were
discarded. The democratic state COM
mittee is investigating the matter.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-11-19
" Let Us Have Peace"

1t is rather disappointing to find
Mr.. Mckinley, in letter addressed to
Mark Hanna, but clearly intended for
general perusal, contributing his part
to continuance of the asperities and
the hatreds of the campaign. When
the contest was on it was perhaps ex-
cusable- as it certainly proved effec-
tive-to exc out paucity of argument
with a plethora of hard names. But
there is little excuse for a successful
candidate, in the moment of his tri-
umph, re-echoing the misrepresenta-
tions of the campaign. Major McKin-
ley has not risen to the moral grandeur
Of Grant, who forbade cheering in the
union camps after Appamattox.
eve have submitted the issue to the
American people, and their will is
law" telegraphed Mr.. Bryan in mes
sage of congratulation to his successful
rival. What was the issue? MIR, Nc
Kinley, in what should be with really
great man the calmness of victory, de-
scribes it in all the phraseology Of bit
terness and hatred. The people, he
writes, "have declared their detesta-
ton of reputation and dishonor In
whatever specious guise they may be
presented" They have affirmed their
devotion to law and order" Seeming
ly, therefore, in the mind Of this gen.
tleman who is shortly to be the presi-
dent of the whole United States, not q
part of it, the many millions of citizens
who opposed his election and the states
which gave their votes to Bryan have
approved Reputation and dishonor'
and have expressed hostility to law and
order. This is not an admirable tenn
per to be manifested by the man who
stands on the threshold of the white
house-not reassuring spirit to be
shown by president-elect, chosen by
not unusual electoral majority.
We hope that the closing phrase,
rather than the general tone of Mr..
McKinley's proclamation may express
his calm belief "Party discussions, "
he says, SHOULD no longer divide or
rack the public mind, nor the zeal or
temper of either side defer any citizen
from patriotic devotion to the good of
ALL. There is more sense and sounder
patriotism in that than in post-elec-
ton rant about reputation and peril
to law and order. New York Journal.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-11-19
Miss Annie Howard Married.

London, Nov. 12.-Miss Annie How
ard, daughter of the late Chas. T.
Howard, of New Orleans, who was
betrothed to Carter H. Harrison, may
or of Chicago, at the time the latter was
assassinated in his home by a crank
named Prendergast, was married yes
terday to Walter Parrott, of Parrott
Brothers, stock brokers of this city.
The ceremony was performed in the
st. James parish church, Paddington,
Vicar Rev. Walter Abbott officiating.
Mr.. Parrott is the youngest son Of the
late George Parrott, Cavandish Square.
The honeymoon will be spent in Eng
land. Miss Howard provided funds
for building the Howard Memorial Lii
brary and the Confederate Memorial
Hall in New Orleans in memory OF her
father. She is reputed to be very
wealthy and met her husband while
travelling in Egypt.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-11-19

AS an investment, q building associa
ton is better than bank They give
q higher interest and better security.
They are better than insurance policies,
because their benefits are enjoyed in
life; better than banks because they
can not fail, and better than other in
vestments because they are safer and
pay better profits. They encourage the
acquisition of individual homes and
tend to increase the prosperity of the
masses. New York Mail and Express.
Six per cent. coupon shares ofthe
maturity vnlne of 500 each are
sold at $50Per share. Interest pay
able semi-annna4ly, on presentation
Of maturing coupons. Investment
1vithdra7oabIe at any time after six
months, on 80 days notice. Funds
scared BY a deposit, with the
9ones6oro Banking and Trust
COMPANY, Of first mortgage real
estate securities in double the
amOGmt, Security absolute. Income
suye and 50 conVenient to collect. 4
pair of sharp scissors clips the
coupons, your nearest bank cashes
II. Good as gold. Write or see,
Tate L. EarnsSt, Secretary, Mag
nefic Building and Loan Associa-
tiOm, johnson City, Tennessee.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-11-19
ONE CENT A VOTE,
And Ledlie Wins Heavily on Peculiar Bet
on the Presidential Election.

Philadelphia, Penn, Noy. 12.-One
of the jubilant men in town is George
Ledlie, the contractor. He made an
odd bet with a man named Kelly, and
the result has even exceeded his fondest
expectations. 1t seemed rash, but Mr..
Ledlie bet Mr.. Kelly 800 to 81 that
Mckinley would carry New York and
Pennsylvania by 1000 aggregate
plurality, provided that Mr.. Kelly
would be willing to pay one cent for
every vote exceeding that figure. The
bet was made, Mr.. Ledlie putting up
his 800 and Mr.. Kelly placing his 81
in the hands of the stakeholder. At 8
o'clock last Wednesday morning Mr..
Ledlie's door bell rang and messenger
appeared with telegram from Mr..
Kelly which read: evil give you
$3.50 to call bet off," Mr.. Ledlie
hastily scrubbed a reply which tersely
said "Not on your life" The com,
bined pluralities so far are Pennsyl
vania, 297, OO5 New York, 272, 900. VI
to date Ledlie is 81 500 ahead.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-11-19
Hanna's New Trinity.

A recent banquet in New York, cele-
brated by way of bringing together the
great agents of Mr.. McKinley's victory,
elected from Hon. Mark Hanna an ut
terance illustrative of his girlish
modesty:
CATER the convention at Chicago |
told Maj. Mckinley that, in my opin-
ion, Mr. Bryan was the hardest posi-
BILE man to beat, but he said That
may all be true, but my faith is in the
loyalty and intelligence of the Ameri-
can people. Mr.. Bryan's canvass was
a wonderful one, but as one of our
spellbinders, a molder, named Rankin,
said, Mark Hanna has one hand on the
Almighty and another ON Mckinley,
and you can not Beat the combination,
and they did not"
Mr.. Hanna proceeded, after this truly
reverent outburst, to admit that he had
"a soft spot in his heart for the sound
money democrats" but that ac-
acknowledgement, while it does great credit
to his emotions, is not of visible i'm
portance. The fact of interest is that
Spellbinder Rankin setup trinity com
posed of Hanna, the Major, and the
Almighty, and that Hanna accepted
the arrangement without muir muir of
protest
1t is not so very long since the Rev.
PNrkhurst offered somewhat similar
proposition when he said at public
meeting in New York: $50 long as we
have God and Teddy Roosevelt on our
side we can not fail" 1t struck us then
that offensive sacrilege could go no fur
Their, and we did hope that the country
would not again-very soon at least-be
shocked by another exhibition of such
brutal and revolving proclamation. But
Mark Hanna's spellbinder has gone
Parkhurst one better, and Hanna him.
self, speaking to an assemblage repre-.
sentative of the culture, the civilization,
and the enlightened christianity of New
York, has repeated the astonishing i'm
piety with amiable approval. He has
accepted Rankin's picture of himself
standing with one hand on the AL
mighty and the other on Maj. McKin
ley" and in that attitude managing
political campaign to the great relic
and Joy of heaven.
Hanna is too modest. As a matter o
fact he did not receive the smalles
help from beyond the skies He did i
all himself, and he knows it. Neithe
do we believe that the Almighty was 81
anxious about the result that he needet
Hannas reassuring touch at any tim
during the progress of the contest. l
is we'll enough to be modest. Every
one admire the hero who protests agains
intemperate praise OF his achievements
But a little less modesty with thi
CHASTITY sacrilege left out would hav
been forgiven by the Am erican peopl
in consideration of the greater afflictiol
they had been spared. - Washington
Post.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-11-19
TUFTS Pills
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ousand Intermittent Fevers
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The Secret of Health.
The liver is the great driving
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the whole system becomes de-
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Cure all Liver Troubles.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-11-19
Free Coinage Not Defeated.

1t must be evident to every intelli-
gent observer that the battle for free
coinage is already virtually won.
If Bryan had been overwhelmingly
beaten there might be doubt as to the
effect of the result in the public mind
but with the country almost equally di-
vided between the two candidates, and
the certainty that many who favor the
restoration of silver to It's old place and
value in our currency voted for McKin-
ley not because they favored the single
gold standard, but because they honest
ly, though perhaps mistakenly, believed
that the coinage problem, like many
others, could best be solved by the re-
publican party, it must be clear that a
large majority of the American people
are unequivocally in favor of bimetal-
ism.
Thelogic of the situation, REINFORCED
by the financial plank of the st. Louis
platform, will compel Mckinley to
make an honest effort early in his adj
minlstration to secure international
concert of action for the rehabilitation
of silver, and if that movement fails
he stress of party necessity and the
necessity of the business interests of
the country will make it difficult, if not
impossible, for his administration to
avoid the only alternative of indie
pendent free coinage at the ratio Of is
to by our government.
The educational effects of the cam
paign which has just closed must not
be overlooked. Millions of voters who
never knew anything about the money
question have been taught by the great
speeches of Bryan and other bimetallists
that there is very intimate and neces-
sary relation between the volume of
money available for circulation and the
prosperity of the country, and by that
new knowledge they will test and meas
ure the incoming administration.
More bond issues to maintain gold
reserve, especially if accompanied by
such business depression as has marked
President Cleveland's experiment with
the single gold standard, would almost
certainly insure the election of free
coinage congress in 1893, and of free
coinage president and congress in 1900.
The republican party can not afford
to face another national campaign as
the champion of a money-redeeming
lpolicy. Every state which has made
study of the money question in the past
went for Bryan and free coinage, with
Colorado, the best informed of all, at
the head of the list, and the 100000
voters in the country who cast their
ballots for Bryan and free coinage in
this election, although most of them
had never given any serious thought to
the money question until after the Chi
cago convention, will stand together
for the future, and the missionary work
they will accomplish in the next four
years for the candidate and the cause
they supported so enthusiasticall will
surely give them a majority in four out
of every five states in the Union long
before the next presidential election
comes around.-Danville Register
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-11-19
Glass Workers Wages Reduced One Fifth.

Wheeling, W. Va, Nov. 13.-Con-
siderable furry has been occasioned in
labor circles in this city by the an.
nouncement that the Central Glass
Company, of which National Republi-
can Committeeman N, B. Scott is presi-
dent, has offered their men q reduction
of 90 per cent. A special meeting Of
the Flint Glass Workers Union of this
city has been called for tomorrow to
consider the matter. The company's
assigned reason is that the works can
not compete with non-union plants.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-11-19
M. Bryan's Greeting to Eastern Bimetallists

Nincoln, Neb., Nov, 7.-Mr. Bryan
today gave out the following telegram,
addressed to the bimetallis of the cas-.
tern states ...t
SIN the hour of our defeat send
you greetings. No words of praise can
sufficiently commend you. When it Is
remembered that the eastern states
sent gold delegates to both conven'
tions, and that nearly all the eastern
papers were against bimetallism, your
fight appears remarkably creditable'
You have shown yourselves heroic,
and events will vindicate thepositior
YOU have taken. Continuefthe fight
''W. J. BRYAN"