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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-19
WHERE FUEL COMES FROM
A Few Remarks About the Wood
Business.
Is NOT A LIFE OF LUXURY
Pathway OF the Eaulers is Not Strewn
With Roses-Some of the Diff
culties That Have to
Be Overcome,

One of the most important industries
in this section of the country and one
which gives employment to many men
and teams is the woodhauling business.
The cold snap OF the past few days has
given the wood business a new impetus,
and the fur-coated, woolen-mittened
men who bring the fuel to town are in
happier frame of mind.
Yet the life of a woodhauler is not a
life Of ease and luxury, nor yet is it
likely that many of the wood men will
die millionaires. On the contrary, the
work is of the hardest and the remun-
Grafton anything but commensurate.
Some of the haulers bring their wood a
distance of Is and 16 miles. 1t requires
two days to load up and make the trip.
II fortune smiles and the demand is
brisk, the wood man gets S. for his
load. Out of this he must pay 81 to the
man who cuts the wood in the first
place. Then there is two days horse
feed and two days food and clothing
for himself and family, besides shoeing
and repairs.
There's nothing in the business"
said one of the haulers. IF l didn't
have few chickens and a patch Of
ground my family and I would starve
to death. I bring my wood from Lost
creek canyon. about u miles from here.
1t takes me two days to make the trip,
and sometimes longer. In the first
place / have to snake the wood a con-
siderable distance and then load it on
the wagon, come to town, and If I'm
lucky l get home about IL o'clock on
the second night If don't sell I have
to unload and leave my wood in town
for future possibilities. Then it's the
hardest kind of work for horses, and
a team gets used up in mighty short
order. So far we have not yet been
compelled to transfer, but we will next
week. That means that we will have
to snake our wood down out of the
hills, load it on a sleigh and haul it
to where the snow gets thin, and trans
fer it to our wagons Some of the
boys that come here have to come
even further than ] do, and I swear
don't see how some of them make
both ends meet"
The cutting of the wood is a branch
of the industry by itself These men
go into the mountains in the fall with
grub stake, build a cabin and chop
wood all winter From them the haul
ers buy the wod, as stated, for 81
load. So, take it all around, the wood
business is not exactly a desirable oc-
cupation for a gentleman to engage in
who is accustomed to clubs and
pousse cafes.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-19

academy at West Point in June, 1861,
was appointed lieutenant in the 5th
cavalry and saw his first battle at
Bull Run Then he served on the staffs
of Gen. Philip Kearny and Gen. Will
lam F. Smith,: In May, 1862, General
Mcclellan appointed him to his staff
with the rank of captain of volunteers.
Upon General McClellan's retirement
from command of the army, Custer re-
turned to his regiment as lieutenant.
May Is 1868, General Pleasanton made
him aide-de-camp on his staff. For
daring gallantry in a skirmsh at AL
die and in the action at Brandy Sta
ton, as well as in the closing opera
tons of the Rappahannock campaign
he was appointed brigadier general of
volunteers, to date from June 20, 1868.
and assigned to duty as commander of
the Michigan brigade. For his work
with this brigade at Gettysburg he
was breveted major in the regular
army, to date from July 8, 1863 He
took part in Sheridans raid toward
Richmond in May, 1864, and was brew
eted lieutenant colonel for gallant and
meritorious services in the battle of
Yellow Tavern, May II. He also dis
tinguished himself in Sheridan's sec
ond raid toward Richmond. Sept 10,
1854 he was made brevet colonel in the
regular army for gallantry at Winches-
and Oct 10 he hra,ato1 aipt.
reneraI If ,,oiunteers TO-, so1Io,,t a,,d
neritor;ons ser1yions - u1;noI,,sta,. a,,a
ITisber,s. bi11 sent On he .ssn.,aa ,n,,,'
mand Of the "a Si,isio,, ,of ALL,
which he fonebt a. woo5s+ocll and
cedar creo,- u.ifb craa+ aa1Ia,,tr,, Eor
gallant ana n,aritGrions sar,yicos a. tba
battles of E,iva Torlss and Di,,I,iaaia
Court TIonsa Crsta,. u,os h.a,,atad
hrieadiar eaneral If 4ba raa,,1sr 49,, :,
To data from, March 70 1seS c,ustar 20
ceived the first ffaa of truca fro,r, the
army Of Northern 1-ireinio and VIZ .
nrasent ~ Tho s,rraSdar ,noN
mattox conrt house no u,os hre,Ieted
naior General for HE sar,'ioas i, ~
last oamnaign and onnointe5 80
general nf voh,ntears to date fron,
AnriI tx 1se5 In Novenohar 1eef he
vas made ohiaf of oo,,aIr,, ond 70
n,ainea on this d,,t,- NIL nT.rn, 7eee
when he vas ,,ustarea o,,t ~ ~ -,al,,r
tear service to dato fro,, E'ebr,,a,-,
1885 he re,entared Tho rng11ar ~ a urr, ,,
. G Iieutanan+ oo19ne, ~ +ha -th I,aI,.'
Julv % 1s6e he ioined his ree;rna,,t at
Fort RiIey Vas ~ Snyar,har Isee
ana served on tba MAINS u,,t;i 1e91
Nov o. he dofaa+ad ne Cha1.annar 90 a.
the hattie of wasb;ta In 1e-1 ~ ,,ant
u,i+b bic reti,,a,,+ Fai n-ar+1,n1r, .ie ,,,hora
he rar1ained ~ 1s7 =, ~ sr,,;,,n af
which yaar he 1posEs,a,,t Vii, ~ =,
mont "a Iort p;oe na1,ot. ona fre,,,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-19
ANSWER MRS. FOWLER.
Defendants Whom She Has Sued Assert
,.. She Has No Dover Rights. - !.

Defendants Whom She Has Sued Assert
She Has No Dover Rights.
Long amended answers have been
filed in the suits brought by Mrs. Mary
B. Fowler. relict of Philip e. Evans,
against the people who purchased por-
tons of the deceased husbands estate.
These answers set forth in detail that
when Mr.. Evans died, in 1889, he left
property worth $4,000 and a will, in
which the widow was made residury
legatee. The estate was administered
under the will and, SO it is set forth
in the answer, she accepted $1,000 as the
share of herself and one child. -
The suits she brought were to re-
cover her dover rights in the property
sold. The answers assert that she
makes the claim too late, as she had
waived her dover rights when she
accepted the $4,000 as the residue of the
estate.
Conley and McTague and Ed Schar-
nikow are the chief defendants in the
actions she has instituted, In their
answers they set forth copies of the
will
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-19
NOT A GENERAL.
Custer Held the Brevet but Not the Rank
When Killed.

Custer Held the Brevet but Not the Rank
When Killed.
To the Editor of the Standard.
asserts that Custer held the title
of general in the United States army
at the time of his being killed at the
battle of the Little Big Horn. c claims
that he did not hold as high rank as
A claims. Please decide to satisfy two
subscribers. Yours respectfully,
JOHN CLINTON,
H. A. GREEN.
Custer had served as major general
of the United States volunteers dur
ing the civil war, having been ap-
pointed to that rank when only %
years old. He was serving as leuten-
ant colonel in the regular army at the
time of his death, the highest rank he
ever held in the regular army. though
he held the brevet rank of major gen.
eral in that service. Having this brevet
he was entitled to be addressed by the
title, but his real rank was two steps
below that.
George Armstrong Custer was born
in New Rumley, Harrison county,
Ohio, Dec. s, 1889, and was killed on
the battlefield in this state June %,
1876. He graduated at the military
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-19

leans as posted at the local pool
room:
First race, selling, five-eighths mile
Hilo, 1903; Frank Kuhry, 1OS: Tuthill
Jos; Hilary, los; Maid of the Hills, los
vantine, 1o5; Del Vista. 1o5; Gorilla,
1o5; La Amiga, 1o5; Ruby Blazes, 1906;
Towser, 1O5; Calcim, 1O5.
second race, selling, Geven-eighths
mile-Schiller, 116; True Blue, 115;
Heartless, 112; Delecta. 1903; Torsida,
LOT; Esperanto 107; Bongo, 1O7 Inver-
airy H., 104.
.Thir race, selling, five-eighths mile
Archim, los; Billy Moore, los; Caesa
Young, 10S; Artilleryman, los; Fire
Light, 105; Lizzie Long, los; Grazie,
1o5; Will Fay, 105; Upper Crust, 105.
Fourth race, selling, one mile-Billy
McClosky, 112: Silver State, 1909; warda,
1903; First Call, 107; Red Pirate, 1903;
Elestro, 100
Fifth race, purse, seven-elghths mile
-Timemaker, ia; DR.. Minbula, 1O5;
Decoy. "a; Simella, Sc.
Sixth race, handicap, 1-16th miles
Sybaris. 112 Ping, los; Faunetta, 1O7;
P. A. Finnegan, 104; Judge Wofford,
1902; Oscillation, 90; Boardman, Sc:
Stuttgart. Sc; Miss Sock, So.
New Orleans.
First race, selling, three-quarters
mile-Debrlde. III; La Grange, 10S:
Aratoma, los; Lineup, 1OS; island
Prince, 1O7; Tom Collins. 1O7; San Du-
range, 1O6: Thinker, 104; Deceptive, 1902;
Lady Dora, SO; Dolly Weithoff, 80.
Second race, purse, six and one half
furlongs-Dissolute, 10S; Tom Gilmore,
10S; Colder, 10S Azna. 1o5; Profit. los;
Ice Drop, los; Ell Derim. 1o5; False
hood, 100; Turney, 100.
Third race, selling, one mile--Dr.
Walmsay, ILL., Robskin. los: The Brew
err. 102; DR.. Withrow 1902; Woodranger,
102; Little Billy, 102; Fanseuro. l02;
Garlic. 9S; Myosotis, 90; Very Light,
90.
Fourth race selling rs miles-Hamp-
ton, 10; Tillie w, 107; Manulis, 107:
McCleary, 107; Trimmer, 105; Little
Singer, 1O4; Claroba, 101; Improvidence,
100; Martha Fox, 81; Prospero, SO,
Fifth race purse. one mile 90 yards
st. Wood, 1O7; limp, 1O7; Bright
Night 107; Juanetta. 1O4: Lillian Reed
l04; Evlyn Byrd, 1O4; The Bar Route,
107
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-19
4 Hunting Trim.

Vic Smith, the guide and hunter, has
returned from a months trip in the
Wise river country, where he conduct
ed a hunting party Mr.. Smith says
that the first 81 days they were out
hunting was very hard, but after the
fall of snow on the 22d day, game be-
came plentiful. and from that time I'M
til the close of their stay a satisfactory
lot of elk and deer was killed. Mr..
Smith will leave in few days again
for the Wise river country, where he
will be engaged in the construction
work of the big dam that is being put
in there.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-19
DR.. pierCe's
Golden Medical
Discovery

I was hardly able to do my work at all:
had pain in my left side and back, and
had headache all the time. I tried your
medicine and it helped me. Last spring
I had bad cough; got so bad I had to
be in bed all the time. My husband
thought had consumption. We
thought we would try DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery and before I
had taken one bottle the cough stopped
and have since had no signs Of its
returning"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-19
IN JUDGE DEVlNE'S COURT.
Several Matters OF Minor Importance in
the Criminal Way.

several Matters Of Minor Importance in
the Criminal Way.
In Judge Devine's court yesterday,
Charles Kane charged with vagrancy
pleaded not guilty, and his trial will
be had at l o'clock to-day. Kane. it
appears. went to Burnett's restaurant
yesterday and asked for square. The
restaurant people informed him that
he could have his meal if he exercised
his muscles upon the woodpile to an
extent commensurate with the value of
the meal. When Kane saw the wood
pile, however, he concluded he wasn't
so very hungry, anyway, and began to
abuse the restaurant employees. He
was arrested and a charge of vagrancy
was placed opposite his name.
Bum" O'Brien is at home again.
This time he will stay for 60 days.
I. w. Goddard, who was arrested on
Saturday charged with failing to pro-
vide for his family, was arraigned yes
terday and entered plea of not guilty
Judge Devine set his hearing for 8
O'Clock on Wednesday.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-19
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Filed for Record

Instruments were filed for record in
the office of the county clerk and re-
corder yesterday as follows:
Deed-C. n. Wakeman to William
Cashmere, an undivided half interest
in the Fraction lode claim, on the east
side of Snow Shoe gulch.
Quartz claim-By j. G. Hennessy
and Dennis M. Hennessy, the Rico
ella i'm
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pOStpaned,

The case of the state of Montana
against Mollie Rogers, which was set
for trial last evening in Police Magis-
trate Kennedy's court, has been post
poned until 7 o'clock this evening. The
Rogers woman is charged with using
a razor on a man named Tim Sullivan.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-19
An ADpropriate Xmas Gift.

Subscribe for the Standard-it will be
an acceptable visitor every day in the
year. Ten dollars pays for one year
and you may select one of the hand
some volumes offered free to those pay
ing a year in advance.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-19
An Information Filed

Special Dispatch to the Standard
Helena, Dec. 1S.-An information charg-
ing assault in the first degree was filed
in the district court to-day against
Charles Fisher. who snapped a gun In
the face of John Mich last week, threat
@ning to kill him,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-19

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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-19

J. e. Young, formerly of Young &
Dezell, has opened a plumbing shop at
404 East Park avenue and is prepared
to handle all plumbing work on short
est notice
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-19

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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-19

Ebony and rosewood toilette sets at
City Drug COmpany's.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-19

An endless variety of s. 10, Is, % cent
toys can be found at the Anaconda
Cash Bazaar. 205 East Park avenue.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-19

A carload of fine wines and liquors
for Xmas trade received by Knesevich
& Berdovich. COS East Park avenue
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-19

To Patrons of Telephone Exchange.
To insure prompt service subscribers
are kindly requested in the future to
call by number instead of name.
GEORGE PRATT. Manager.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-19

and never fails to cure Rheumatism
Sackache Kidney Troubles. Early Decay
Night Losses, Lack of Nerve Force and
NlVor' Nervous Debility. Undevelopment
anu Lost Vitality.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-19

English worsted suits made to your
measure, S25. 81 E. Com'l ave.
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TO-DAY'S ENTRIES.

The following are the entries for to-
days races at Tanforan and New Or
leans as posted at the local pool
room
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-05
A BARRIERS BILL.
Another Board for Stanley to Appoint
ifThis Bill Becomes Law.

The legislative committee OF the
State BARRIERS association, which has
been working for several months on a
barber law for Kansas, completed it's
1abors last evening. The bill will be
introduced for passage early in the reg
ular session. ii
The committee has examined the laws
in all states which now have statutes
of this nature, but they think they
have improved on any of them. Their
idea in formulating the bill has been
to do away with the danger of COM
nunicating diseases in barber shops,
and to accomplish this a board of three
members is created whose duty 1T is to
inspect every barber shop in the state
once each year, and to grant certificates
to competent BARRIERS after they nave
passed an examination before the board
on all points respecting the hygiene of
the BARRIERS trade. The members of the
board are to receive a salary OF 81, 5OO
per year each and their railroad fare,
provide for the necessary funds to pay
these salaries each barber is required to
pay a fee of 81 for the renewing of his
certificate each year. There are about
1000 BARRIERS in the state, and it is sup
posed that this fee will bring in sufh-
cheney to pay all the expenses Of the
board and leave a balance to be turned
into the state treasury besides.
The bill provides that the members of
the board must be BARRIERS of at least
five years experience in Kansas, and
they are to be appointed for three years,
one new one coming in each year, so
that there will not be an entirely new
board at any time after it is once or
ganized. If the bill becomes a law the
State BARRIERS association will recon-
mend ten names to Governor STANLEY
out of whom to select two members of
the board, leaving the third to some one
entirely outside.
The BARRIERS of the state are given
sixty days after the law becomes effec-
tive in which to secure their certifi-
Gates. If they fail to do SO in that
time they are charged SO extra, and if
they do not secure their certificates
within six months they are subject to
the penalties of the law, which is
fine or imprisonment, or both.
The law does not contemplate that
the inspectors should travel around
over the state together, but that they
shall be located in different parts of the
state and inspect the shops in their
districts, meeting at the state capitol
once a month to make their reports,
grant and revoke certificates.
In case they find a barber or shop
which is not up to their requirements
in hygienic principles they are given
the power to revoke the certificate of
the barber or shop as the case may be.
The BARRIERS claim that while the law
will compel them to pay 81 per year, it
will be of great benefit to the good bar
bers of the state who understand their
business, inaSmuch as it will practical
ly do away with the so-called BARRIERS
colleges which advertise to turn out
graduates in eight weeks, who know
practically nothing of looking after the
health of their patrons, which is a mat