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The hght for the fortune left by An
drew ]. Davis was the leading feature
of Montana history in the year 1891
The Davis will case" attracted nation
al attention. and will live as one of the
most celebrated lawsuits of the time.
The genuineness of the will offered for
probate was attacked. The best pen
manship experts of the country were
summoned to Butte to testify, as well
as a number of rural citizens of Iowa
who had known Mr.. Davis in his
younger days, and who were supposed
to be familiar with his eccentriCities
of spelling-of which the will offered
for probate contained several instances.
The testimony of these quaint Iowa
farmers created much amusement. The
presence of Col. r. G. Ingersoll, as one
of the counsel for the contestants, lent
additional interest to this highly dra-
matte trial, which was presided over by
Judge Mediation, and which attracted
spectators from far and wide The
disagreement of the jury after being
out two days, and the subsequent pro
ceedings in the case are familiar mat
tiers of Montana history.
1t was in this year that Marcus
Days horses began to attract atten-
ton on the eastern turf. Although
the Bitter Roo: stables did not reach
the full measure of their fame until
two years later, they were already
recognized as possessing some of the
heetest colts in the country.
There was considerable crime in Mon
tana in 1891 Holdups were numer-
Gus. particularly in Butte, where the
highwaymen sometimes displayed the
most remarkable daring. There was
the about the usual number of muir
ders. and also there was the usual
complaint that Silver Bow county ju-
ries dealt altogether too lienently with
the murderers.
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figured as one of the states most
prominent and picturesque citizens.
On Jan. 90 occurred at Helena the
death of John X. Biedler, famous in his
day and generation as one of the vigil
lantes who helped rid the territory in
it's early days of desperate characters.
Mr.. Biedler was a plain, quiet citizen,
but he had in him the stuff of which
heroes are made. February was an
exceedingly cold month, the thermom-
eters on the 25th going as low as 40
below zero. On March 20 ceremonies
were held over the completion of the
Butte and Logan branch Of the North
ern Pacific railroad. The first passen-
ger trains over the line were not run,
however, until Sept. l. The building of
this branch meant much to the people
of Butte, who were no longer compelled
to go to Garrison if they wished to go
East by the n. p. On May Governor
Toole married a daughter of General
Rosecranz at Washington. Two days
later the Anaconda and st. Lawrence
mines were opened-they had been
closed since the disastrous fire of Nov.
% preceding. During 1890 the work of
rebuilding the Anaconda smelters de-
stroyed by fire in 1889 was completed.
On May the firemen of the state met
in Butte and organized a state associa-
ton. On May 8 the Montana Union
freight depot at South Butte burned,
entailing a loss of $4,000 On May Is
Butte organized a new board of trade.
On June the work of taking the fed
eral census began. 1t gave Montana a
population of a little more than 10000.
On Aug. Butte voted to bond for
$4,000 for sewers and a city hall. In
September the democrats nominated
w. w. Dixon and the republicans
Thomas II. Carter for congress. The
election in November was very close,
Judge Dixon winning by less than 800
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Eleven months after Fairweather's
discovery-in May, 1854, congress Gre
ated the territory of Montana, and
Sidney Edgerton, who arrived little
later on, was the first in the long line
of carpet-baggers who were sent out
here to rule the people. Matters moved
along in a prosperous way during the
territorial era. Alder Gulch was fabu-
lously rich while 1t lasted, but it did not
last so very long. However, new min
ing fields We're found. They We're not
a match for Alder Gulch in wealth, but
they were rich, and the building up Of
the territory was so rapid that, in 1889,
Montana was ripe for statehood.
The incident of that year was the ses-
sion of the constitutional convention.
This body was made up of representa-
tive citizens of the territory, the list
including many old-time residents who
had taken part in a former convention
whose work, completed in 1854, in anti
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1882.

There is a pleasant tradition that
fixes q day in early June, in the year
1863, as the real birthday of Montana.
In fact. this commonwealth has expert
enced new birthstone of them at the
time when the territorial government
was set up, and the birthday of real
significance which occurred when Mon
tana entered into statehood. But the
June day in 1868 had its significance;
then It was that "Bill' Fairweather
made his famous discovery in Alder
Gulch, the result of which was, first,
stampede to the new diggings and then
the more deliberate but not the less
augmenting stream Of travel that gave
to Montana its pioneer population. Pro-
gress was swift in those early days
which it is not the present purpose to
review even briefly.
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and Valley. 1t also distributed the state
institutions, the university going to
Missoula, the agricultural college to
Bozsman, the normal school to Dillon,
the reform school to Miles City, the as
YUM for the blind and feeble minded to
Boulder and the school of mines to
Butte.
January was cold month, the Their
momeer for several days going as low
40 below zero. On February the may
ors of Montana met at Helena to dis
cuss municipal legislation. On March
Governor Richards appointed Lee
Mantle United States senator, but the
senate on August %, by a vote Of 20
to 80, refused to seat him. Plans We're
chosen for SButte's public library and
Bozeman donated 1870 acres of land to
the state as a site for the agricultural
college. The city elections in April
generally went democratic. On May II
the state press association met in Ana
conda.
This was the year of the panic. and
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The tunnel precinct excitement con-
tinued in a more or less acute form
sll through 1890, and it was not until
the supreme court stepped in and de-
cided things in favor of the republi
caas that the state began to quiet
down. The supreme court of course
could not interfere with tSe house of
representatives which under the con-
stitution is always the judge of it's own
membership. But the Lloyd-Sullivan
shrievslity contest case in Silver Bow
county, originally decided by Judge
Mediation in favor of Sullivan, the
democrat, gave the supreme court an
opportunity to express its opinion that
the returns from Precinct No. "a of Sill
yer Bow county should not be counted
on account of the frauds and irregu-
larities committed, as was alleged, by
the precinct judges.
The state senate was tie, and the
democratic members, refusing to sub
init to the rulings of Lieutenant Gov
ernor Richards, who naturally enough
was trying to help the republicans out
of their dilemma, skipped out to Port
land one February night in a Pullman
car. They went to Oregon because the
governor of that state at the time was
Pennoyer, a democrat, and as such
would not recognize any legal steps the
Montana republicans might take to ar
rest and bring the fugitives back. The
fleeing senators remained in Portland
until Feb. 10. when the legislature ad-
journed sine die. All legislation, of
course, was blocked.
On March II Judge Andrew J. Davis
died at his home in Butte, aged II
years. He came to Montana in 1864
and thenceforth to the day of his death
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cipation of statehood, had been reject
ed. The members met on the Fourth
of July, in the city of Helena. They
We're faithful in pushing their work
their labors We're ended on August 49,
As is provided by law. this proposed
constitution was submitted to a vote of
the people of Montana. The vote was
a strong affirmative and, all the for
malities having been complied with,
President Harrison, on November s.
proclaimed Montana state. This for
mality did not attract as much atten-
ton within the state as would have
been the case had the conditions been
normal. There were troubles of a new
sort pending just at that time and they
engrossed the attention of the people
Of the state. At the time when the vote
on the adoption of the constitution was
taken a full roster of officers for the
coming state was chosen. A dispute
arose over certain technicalities relat-
ing to the count of the vote at precinct
"a. This precinct was at the crest of
the main divide''-the polling place
was a log building that stood within a
few feet of the east end of the Home
stake tunnel, on the Logan division of
the Northern Pacific railroad, at
point about IL miles out of Butte
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the death of John r. Higgins at Mis-
soula. On March 20 differences as to
rates of transpors alton between the
Montana Union railroad and the Ana
conda company eliminated in a suspen-
sion of traffic. The Anaconda mines
closed down at Butte and day or two
later the Anaconda smelters ceased
running. This unfortunate condition
continued until Oct. %. when work was
resumed all along the line to the great
joy of thousands of people.
On the night of June w. j. PEN
rose, a member of the legislature and
editor of the Butte Mining Journal, was
murdered by unknown persons in the
city of Butte. Mr.. Pehrose was fear
less writer and had attacked certain
men prominent in Id Dor circles. In
July William E. Derney. Eugene f.
Kelly and Philip Hickey were arrested
at the instance of PinEerton detectives
who had been working on the case, but
later they We're discharged; the evil
dence against them being of a very
fiimsy character.
The Occur d'Alene branch Of the
Northern Pacific railroad was COM
pleted this year and in August there
were large excursions back and forth
| between Wallace on the. one hand and
| Missoula and Helena on the other.
| On Oct. the 5Oth year of Catholicism
| in Montana was appropriately cele-
| brated by the Catholic citizens. The
| Bell-Speculator mining snit began on
| Oct. IA and lasted until Nov. 20, when
| the jury disagreed and was discharged.
| On Nov. occurred an appalling acct
dent at the Anaconda mine. Nine men
were killed by being knocked from an
overloaded cage. In December dense
smoke settled over Butte. 1t was al
| legged to be the result of heap roasting
| Mass meetings of citizens were held
and it was proposed to take vigorous
measures to abate the nuisance, but on
! the 18th of The month the smoke lifted
and Butte for a season forgot all
J about it.
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1898

The year 1893 began with an exciting
session of the legislature. On joint bal
LOT there were So democrats, SO repub-
licans, two populists and one member
who was elected by fusion of demo-
Gratis and populists. There was no
election of United States senator. On
the final ballot the vote sctood: w. A.
Clark, 80; Lee Mantle, 25; w. w. Dix
on, II; Thomas H. Carter, l.
There was considerable opposition to
the distribution of the educational in
stitutions-it was argued that the bet
ter plan was to mass them together at
one place. But combinations We're
formed in the legislature to parcel them
out, and the opponents of the distribu-
ton coald do nothing. This session of
the legislature created the bureau of
labor, agriculture and industry. and
Governor Richards appointed James H.
Mills as the first commissioner.
1t was an exceedingly lively session
of the legislature from start to finish
The excitement incident to the sena-
torial contest was supplemented by the
interest taken in the various county
division schemes, over each of which
there was a more or less bitter fight.
Helena was crowded with outsiders,
and the Hobbies of the legislature were
damned daily with interested specta-
tors.
This legislature created the counties
of Granite, Flathead, Ravalli, Teton
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1t Big Fight the Very First Thing and Everybody the
State Ready and Willing to Take Hand in it.

plurality out of a total vote of 81, 900.
Although a hotly contested campaign,
it was comparatively free from person
alities or other disagreeable features.
No state officers were chosen at this
election.
During 1890 many labor unions were
organized in Butte, Anaconda and
Great Falls--it was a year of activity
in Knights of Labor circles. In Butte
during this year there were many wrest-
ling matches and pugilstic encounters
it was the year of Peter Schumacher
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also taking the speakership. The leg
islature then got down to business and
enacted much needful legislation. On
Feb. 10, after an exciting fight, the
house by a vote of 50 to 20 killed a bill
restricting the hours of labor in mines
to eight. On March 2 Bohemian cele-
brated the opening of her fine hotel
The Bozpman." On March 10 occurred
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and Georges Kessler's triumphs. On
Nov. II Kes sler set Butte wild by de-
feating George LaBlanche, the ma
rine." Matsada Sorakichi, better
known as 'tht> Jap" came to Mon
tana and gave several exhibitions of
his skill at wrestling, throwing every
body but Schumacher, who downed him
at Butte on Aug. 81.
New Methodist churches We're dedi-
Gated at Centerville and Anaconda, and
the Gate City club was opened at Mis-
soula.
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ances in the Occur d'Alenes. On the
4th Of this month the corner stone of
the Northern Pacific hospital at Mis-
soula was laid. On the 18th a national
mining congress convened at Helena.
On the 2Sth the Bozeman electric street
railway was opened. In August there
were serious forest fires. On Nov. 8
the corner stone of the Sons of st.
George building was laid at Butte.
During November the Missoula schools
were obliged to close on account of
diphtheria. On Dec. 9 the Irish-Am
lean club Of Butte was opened with an
elaborate reception.
In 1892 Marcus Days horses came to
the front on the Eastern tracks. On
June Tammany won the Withers'
stake and on the 18th Sir Walter won
the Great Eclipse. On the 18th Mon
tana won the Suburban. On July 2
Tammany won the Realization, and on
the 4th Sir Matthew won the Fourth Of
July handicap. On the 9th Tammany
won the Lorillard. On Aug. II Mon
tana won the Comparative.
In 1892 the Great Northern road was
completed to Kalispell and some dis
lance westward
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In January the democratic and re-
publican members of the house of rep
resentatives organized separate houses
at Helena. and it seemed as if the old
fight was to be continued until the end
of the session. But the state at large
was tired of the scrap, and wise coun-
sells finally prevailed. On Jan. rs
compromise was effected. The repub-
licans took three of the contested seats
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Montana was not exempt from bank
suspensions. In general, however, Mon
tana weathered the storm in fine shape
The Bi-Metallic mine closed down on
June 20 and a. few other and smaller
silver mines followed suit. The C. R.
Higgins, Western bank Of Missoula,
the Merchants National bank of Great
Falls, the Montana National bank and
the First National bank of Helena, the
Merchants bank of Livingston and the
First National bank of Great Falls, the
National Park bank of Livingston, the
banking house of j. H. Conrad & Co.
of Red Lodge, the Stockgrowers' Ma
tional bank of Miles City and the Dillon
National bank were among those that
suspended. During July silver mass
meetings were held in several cities
and the Montana Free Coinage Asso-
citation was organized.
Labor day was observed with extra
ordinary zest on September S. The prin-
cipal celebration was held at Anacon
da, where Ignatious Donnelly was the
speaker On September 80 three China
men were brutally murdered IN Butte,
the crime causing a great sensation.
Early in October sheriff's posse had
a running fight with Northern Pacific
train robbers, during which two Of the
robbers were killed and one was cap
tured. On October IL President Batche-
Tor of the Stockgrowers' National bank
of Miles City was arrested on charges
Of irregularity in the conduct Of the
bank. and on November IL ex- President
viii Hanks of Great Falls was indicted
by the grand jury on similar charges.
On November "a the Northern Pacific
announced a cut in the wages of its
employees. The announcement created
great excitement all along the line and
committees were sent from Montana to
St. Paul to enter protest. On No
vember 80 the Library BALI at Butte
was brilliant social event On De-
cember 27 occurred the formal opening
of the Butte, Anaconda & Pacific rail-
road. The building of the road had be-
gun in the spring and was pushed to
completion with all possible speed. AL
though the Anaconda company had
patched up its differences with the
Montana Union, it felt that a line OF
it's own was necessary in order to avoid
the possibility of future trouble. The
Montana Union in the courts fought
the b., A. & P's right Of way, but the
B, A. G. P. invariably won. and its
formal opening on Dec. q was the &C.
cassion of great rejoicing in both Butte
and Anaconda. Subsequently the b.,
A. & p. bought the Montana Union
tracks between Anaconda and Stuart,
while the Northern Pacific acquired
proprietorship over the track extending
between Butte and Garrison.
In 1898 Marcus Days horses con-
tinued to win fame and money in the
East, the total winnings of the stable
being 1855 so. The largest stake was
the Juaior Champion, won by Senator
Grady Tammany, Sir Matthew, The
Pepper and Sam Lucas were all credit
ed with notable performances Fine
race meetings were held this year In
Butte and Anaconda.
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Under provision of the constitution
narrowed down to Helena and Anacon-
da. On the same election day the state
cast 1851 votes for Harrison and 1851
for Cleveland. Charles S. Hartman, re-
publican, was elected to congress over
w. w. Dixon, democrat, by a vote of
1884 to 1872. Richards, republican,
was elected governor over Collins, dem
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In the year 1892, on the 24tli Of May,
occurred the death of Charles A. Broad
water at his home in Helena. The state
was profoundly shocked, and the fune-
raj. five days later, was attended by
representative citizens from every sec
ton of Montana. No man had done
more up to that time for the upbuilding
of Montana than Mr.. Broadwater A
large hearted and large-brained man,
he was full of projects for the develop
ment of the states resources. The Mon
tana Central railroad is a monument to
his enterprise and his confidence in
Montana's brilliant future. He built
the Broadwater hotel and natatorium
on the outskirts of Helena-he was
continually doing something to pro
mote the interests of the city of his
adoption.
In 1892 the preliminary struggle for
the capital was fought out. Seven cit
les were candidates. 1t was a spirited
contest from start to finish, and the re-
suit was:
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Butte .....,... .........,........... I,to1
BoZeman ............ .........,... L6So
Great Falls NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 5,042
Deer Lodge SS3
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Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-12-07
Corn-Tod Fowls.

Like corn fed cattle and swine, corn
fed fowls are all very well for mar
ket II they are marketed when they
should be, and not when just ready to
die from overcorpulence. But for all
practical purposes the corn fed fowl
Is a valueless fowl, for she Is invarl-
ably burdened with fat says a con-
tributor to Epltomst, The Leghorn
will partake quite regularly Of a corn
diet and will stand up well under this
careless way Of feeding her. or allow
ing her to help herself But the larger,
heavier breeds will break down.
Would that we could have the corn
crib and the swine lots so substantial
ly, thoroughly and closely fenced in,
that not a fowl could enter them.
Every western farm Is dotted over
with corn fields and corn cribs, and
80 vast and common is this farm crop
Of the west, that everywhere the corn
fowls may gorge themselves without
taking many steps; and the over fat
hen is an almost everyday occurrence,
where precautionary measures are not
taken to prevent this consumption OF
corn.
Some OF the oldest writer's upon
poultry topics have been telling us for
years of the detrimental qualities OF
corn as food for hens. For chicks and
growing fowls 1t is excellent fed In
moderation, and not to the exclusion
OF everything else For laying hens
and pullets 1t Is also excellent as an &C.
casional food. But corn three times n
day, or so placed that hens can hefp
themselves to 1t without let or hind
rance, will prove harmful almost with
out exception. We had the lesson to
learn, and learned 1t at great expense.
When one has lost few hens that
are readily worth from So TO So piece,
Ind many times much more, he begins
u count the cost and cry down the
cause. When large, plump, beautiful
hens will sing to you one day and be
dead the next morning, you may al
most invariably count upon over fat
as the cause. BY dissecting the bird
the cause will usually be found to be
great sheets and layers Of rich, yellow
fat interlining the entire body. The
liver will be found to be Of pale,
pinkish color, whereas to be In a
healthy condition, 1t should he a bright
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red. But an over fat hen 10 not In a
healthy condition. Unless saved from
her own greed, she will soon succumb
to the inevitable. Give the over fat
hen prompt attention, Place her where
she can secure such food as you see
ut to give her, and let that De tribe
to begin with, Plenty to drink and
nothing TO eat will BIO the most heroic
treatment that can we'll be admins
tered for FIRST taking In hand" Of a
fowl. Let her become desperately
hungry, and then feed her lightly, and
but seldom, until very perceptible de-
crease In her weight has taken place.
Give plenty OF sharp grit, and Rochelle
or EPSON salts In her drinking water
occasionally. 1t Is hard to resist the
coaxing Of hungry fowls. Lut hunger,
and not food, is what is needed In the
case Of heavy, over fat hens.
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Plps with Group

H. M, b., Rushville, o.: have nine
teen head of Poland China shoats lit
tic over four months old says National
Stockman. They have been running
on good clover all summer and have
been fed little corn twice day. They
are In good shape, will weigh between
so and 100 pounds, have plenty OF
fresh running water, and good, dry
place to sleep in rainy weather. Some
Of them have been ailing. They are
suddenly seized with terrible Wheel
Ing and some cough. They have to
keep their mouths open to breathe, and
can be heard several rods. When ilrst
taken | noticed two of them vomit a
little In coughing, They don't seem to
be very sick, but can't eat for a day or
two on account of hard breathing
There also seems to be q kind OF
phlegm In tho throat. Four have been
sick, two got we'll in about week, one
Is better, and the other has Just taken
sick.
Answer; The symptoms that you
give indicate that your pigs are attack
ed with Group" Pigs are subject to
this as well as children. In bad cases
the pig needs treatment similar to the
child. A tub of water as hot as can be
used without scaldlng should BIO pro-
vided and the pig put into 1t for ten or
fifteen minutes when there Is danger OF
suffocation. In milder cases, yet Sc
we're, give compound syrup of sQuills
every hour until breathing Is easy; less
frequently in mild cases. Syrup OF
ipecac given will relieve II taken In
time. The dose Of either Of the syrups
70 a teaspoonful to pigs one to -four
months old.