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MilIer-Dutro,

Great Falls Feb. list. Paurs
church in Fort Benton was the scene
on Tuesday morning of very pretty
wedding, the contracting parties being
w. L. Miller and Miss Flora l., Dutro.
Rev. H. Z. Robbins performed the cere-
mony and the music was furnished by
the vested choir which sang the we'd
ding hymn, THE Voice That Breathed
Ger Eden" Directly after the serv-
ice Mr. and Mrs. Miller held a recep-
ton to friends at the rectory and from
there adjourned to the brides home,
where a wedding breakfast was served.
There were many presents and the
couple later took the train for kalispell,
where they will visit the brides sister,
Mrs II. E. Clewes. for short time.
On their return they will occupy the
Dunno cottage on Main street The
groom is a trusted employe of T. C..
Power G. Bro, and is known as a
bright young business man. His bride
has resided since her birth in Fort Ben
ton and is admired and loved by the
entire community.
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YOUNG FINED.
He Took Possession of House Belong
ing to Mrs. johnson.

Great Falls, Feb 17.-Judge Stafford
to-day fined Fred M. Young $25 and
costs for forcible entry and detainer.
The complaint in the case alleged that
on February 2, Fred M. Young, by force
and violence, did enter upon and take
possession of certain dwelling, sit
uated upon lots l and 2, and the south
half of the northeast quarter of section
8, township Is north. range east, about
IL miles south of Great Falls, Wtlicn
said dwelling was there and then occu-
pied by the complaining witness, Mrs.
Minnie johnson, and had been occupied
by her for a long time before February
2. The complaint further alleges that
defendant removed from said dwelling
the household goods of Mrs. Johnson
and still retained and held the said
dwelling and the possession thereof. all
of which was done by the said Young
by force and violence and without the
authority of law The action in ques-
ton is the aftermath of a suit, in which
Mrs. Johnson's huband last year obtain
ed divorce from her. Shortly before
the divorce, he decided the land in ques-
ton to Mr.. Young, and after the divorce
decided the same land again. Mrs. john
son did not sign either deed, but claim
ed the land as her homestead and con-
tinued to reside in the dwelling upon
it. whereupon Young, the contestant,
entered upon the land and built a dwell
ling so that it completely blocked one
of the doors of the Johnson house. A
civil suit is now in progress in the
district court between the parties to de-
termine the possession of the land, but
in the meantime, they were living too
close to each other for perfect harmony
to prevail, SO accordingly, on the End
of February, when Mrs. johnson came
to town, leaving her mother in posses
sion of the house, Young entered the
dwelling and put her furniture out of
doors. When she came home she was
so incensed that she came to town again
and swore out a warrant for Young's
arrest, with the above result. j. w.
Freeman appeared for the prosecution
and w. G. Downing for the defense.
The case will probably be appealed by
the defendant.
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CHECK WAS WORTHLESS
Un[UK WHO. WUnInI[0O
Charles A. Burns Arrested for
Forgery.
is NOT RIGHT MENTALLY
said He knew the Forged Endorsement
Was All Right Because He Wrote
the Whole Check Himself.
He Is In Jeil.

Great Falls, Feb. 1S.--The young man
recently arrested at Choteau for forg-
ing two checks must either be little
touched in the upper story or not pos
sessed Of the average amount of COM
mon sense. His name is Charles A.
Burns and one day last week he en-
tered the store of Mclean Bros. & Co
to SIT. In payment he gave a check
for $45, drawn by Mcdonald & Rimell
to the order of William Lewis. The
check was sent to the bank and re-
turned as worthless, the accompanying
statement saying that it was a rank
the firm, at once went out to hunt up
the purchaser and he was soon found in
Austeds restaurant. He was asked to
step into the store and did so, when
the following conversation occurred be-
tween him and Mr.. Coburn, the latter
suggesting that the check had been re-
turned by the bank because of some ir-
regularity in the Endorsement Of the
payee:
"Oh, no." said Burns THE indorse-
ment is all right; I wrote that myself,
and l know it's all right"
"oh. you did, did you?. Don't you
know that's forgery?" asked Mr.. Co
burn.
why, no. faint. Lewis had no ink,
and he told me to indorse it for him, and
I did"
We'll, how about this?" said Mr.. Co
burn. turning the check over and point
ing to the payee's name in the body of
the check-"Who wrote Lewis name
here?"
why, 1 did Lewis had no ink and
he told me to put his name in, and
did so.''
"Oh, you made out the check your
SELF did you? And put Mcdonald &.
Rimers signature to it, too, did you?"
inquired Mr.. Coburn.
At this juncture the forger hesitated
and Mr.. Coburn did not press the mat
ter, but left Mr.. Harper to carry on
the conversation while he skipped across
the street to Judge Beaupre's office and
entered complaint.
Mr.. Harper began by expressing
doubts as to his (Burns) having writ
ten Lewis name. and suggested that he
make out another to prove his tory.
Burns took the proffered blanks and
filled out two checks, exactly the same
as the original, signing the firm name
in both instances.
Nov, that ought to be proof enough
for anybody" said he. Il guess l know
my own writing when I see it." Then
he walked out of the office and sat down
by the stove as unconcerned as any
one. A few minutes later Sheriff Hagen
came in with a warrant and took him
soff to jail III
On Tuesday he appeared before JUS
tice Beaupre. waived preliminary hear
ing, and was bound over to the district
court in the sum of $1,000. No one
appearing as bondsmen, he now lies in
Jail awaiting trial.
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ARRESTED FOR ARSON.
Sheriff Conley Makes Clever Capture in
Canada.

SHtElH SOHAey makes SleVef- capture IN
Canada.
Great Falls, Feb. 17.-Jack Conley of
Anaconda arrived in the city this aft
ernoon from Lethbridge, where he has
been on important business for several
days. The gist of the whole matter is
that he has under arrest in the Cana
dian town one Dave Pelkier, who is
charged with having set fire to the coal
washing plant of the Anaconda Copper
Mining company at Belt, and the evil
dence against the man is sufficient to
convict him, in Mr.. Conley's judgment.
The officer has in his possession extra
dition papers signed by President Nc
kinley, and as soon as the necessary
formalties are concluded a sort of pre-
liminary hearing, which requires evil
dence strong enough to establish pre-
supposition of guilt, the man will be
handed over to the United States au-
thorities and brought to this city for
trial. Meanwhile the interests of the
sufferer from the crime are being look
ed after by C. P. Conybeare, queens
counsel, and it may require a month be-
fore the extradition can be consum-
mated.
The fire at Belt, which occurred on
April Is of last year, originated in the
lower story of the washing plant, where
it was naturally impossible for a fire
to start without incendiary means
While the presumption that the fire had
been set was very strong, little or moth
ing was said about it by the papers, in
order that the officers might have the
better opportunity to work. Conley,
who was then a constable at Anaconda,
was called over and set to work on
the case He very soon located the
guilty party, but at that time the evil
dence against him was insufficient to
make extradition proceedings a sue
cess.
Since that time the officer, aided by
the local men, has been at work and
has unearthed evidence which he be-
lieves will convict Dave Pelkier of the
crime of arson. 1t seems, without Civ
ing the whole story, that Pelkier had
been in the employ of the company at
Belt He was discharged for good ana
sufficient reasons. He threatened to get
even with the company. Then the fire
took place and after it Pelkier stated
to others that he had made his threats
of vengeance good and had fired the
building. He also set to work and sold
his possessions at Belt for what ne
could get and Immediately went to
Lethbridge, where his father-in-law,
one Brucha, resided. and there he has
remained until the other day, when his
arrest was ordered by the Canadian au-
thorities
The capture is one which reflects
credit upon the ability of Sheriff Con-
ley as a. detective and should the re-
mainder of the case prove as successful
and the man receive a merited punish
ment it will go far to deter crime in
this county.
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Financial Cablegram,

New York, Feb. 1.-THE Commercial
Advertisers financial cablegram says:
The market here was fiat this morning
and there was considerable bear selling on
universal apprehensions concerning Pres.
ident Faure's death. Paris bought freely,
however and general recovery followed,
the closing being at the best, though
mainly down on balance. Paris opinion
has it that the time is so short that the
election of a president tomorrow must
result in the choice of some -nonenti-
ty. Americans opened dull and slightly
Lclow PARTIES, but improved with other
markets. New York bought a fair
quantity The close was al the top. Cen
trail Pacific was strong in anticipation of
the plan of reorganization. Copper
moved thus: Tintos, S9d39s; Utahs, S1hGn
9k; Bostons, 2laG2A; Anacondas, SladS7s.
Gold to the amount of $4,000 in bars was
bought by the bank and 910,OO0 were ia
ken for Brazil. Germany Is inQuiring for
gold at It's 9Ad@7s 9lad.
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For Disturbing the Peace,

Great Falls, Feb. 17.-Tony Schneider
and Alexander Olkoski of Little Mil
waukee were to-day placed under $40
bonds each on a charge of disturbing
the peace brought before Judge SAT-
ford The complaint is made by George
Brandt, who swears that on Feb. IS the
defendants wlfully and maliciously dis
turbed the peace of Dora Brandt, wife
of the complainant, by tumultuous and
offensive conduct and by using profane
and indecent language in loud and
boisterous manner, in the presence and
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THE MARKETS.

New York. Feb. 17-There were adj
Vances in stock prices. which were ma
terial in the standard stocks, and the mar
ketleft off buoyant at the best. Transac-
tons reached nearly a million shares for
the first time in some weeks. Some hes
itancy was manifested at the opening in
view of the possibility of foreign develop
nents which might follow the death of
the president of the French republic. The
fractional declines in the London and To-
cal market were checked, with Paris APP
pearing as a buyer in London, which had
a reassuring effect.
Noticeably weak features in the cary
trading were Sugar Tobacco and Bur-
lington. The stocks, one after another,
were taken in hand and carried well
above last night, the rise reaching TIE in
Tobacco and 6A in Burlington. Many
traders viewed the action of yesterdays
market as indicating a resumption of the
bull movement and purchased stocks The
fact that st. Paul's earnings for the sec
ond week in February increased some
what in spite of the snowstorm along it's
route, rendered it a leader in the days
strength and it advanced ~ points, and
Rock Island, too, rose more than points.
Central and Southern Pacific strength
was reflection of the expectation of a
settlement with the government. Mis-
souri, Pacific was also strong, while Union
and Northern Pacific showed heavness
throughout.
London was a moderate seller on bal
ance Many of the large brokers were
instrumental in advancing prices to-day
and commission house, business was con-
sderably larger than falate, with many
sold out. bulls taking hold again.
The bond market betrayed healthful
tone in all quarters with the absorption
of the speculative issues very marked.
Total sales, S., ,000
U. S. 3's and new As declined u per cent.
in the bid price,
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AAMANDEAU is TOUGH.
a.
And Appears to Be Proud Of the
! Fact.
AND HE PLEADED GUILTY
Reform School Candidate-Arreste
, for Carrying Concealed Weapon.
Had Bottle OF Whiskey
at School.

AayJoe Namandeau, the 1s-year-old boy
xNho was arrested Thursday in Walker
Vile for carrying concealed weapons,
rs by his own admission tougher than
sbull hide" and is proud of It, His
..hearing was to have been held in Jus
lice Lewis court in Walkerville yester-
Gay, but it did not come to pass. The
s*oungster went before the judge alone
sand brimful of nerve and pleaded guilty
10 the charge and sentence is withheld
pending further Investigation by the
Judge, who will consult the county at
atorney in regard to the advisability of
sending the boy to the reform school,
- since the arrest it has come to the no.
4tice of the judge that the boy has been
guilty of a succession of misdemeanors
-He has been informed by some of the
School boys that the culprit not only
4Garried the revolver but that he poked
1T under the noses of some of his play
mates and scared them out of counten-
ance. One boy was frightened into the
belief that he had actually been shot
at, but this declaration is attributed to
the informant's excitement. The Boys
father had a consultation With Justice
Lewis and said he was greatly sur
prised when he heard that his boy had
carried a pistol. He could not imagine
where he got hold Of it, and was mucn
distressed over the occurrence. He III
5timated that the boy may be unable TO
appear in court after he got through
with him. but" the judge advised the
parent not to deal in extremes but
rather give the lad a fatherly lecture
on the Importance Of letting shooting
irons and whiskey severely alone.
A friend of the family appealed to the
boy to listen to reason and offered him
a fund of good advice
Now, joe" said the good old man,
"Just think Of it, suppose that they get
you behind those big iron bars in the
jail. How awful would be your posi-
tion''
"Oh, don't give whoop what they
do. don't care fer nothin' err nobody
After the child pleaded guilty to the
charge of carrying firearms Justice
Lewis told him to go home and stay
there and that he would attend to his
case later. The boy went llonlr to his
parents, who reside in East DAILY street
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hearing of said Dora Brandt.

nearing OF SAID DOFH bTdHul.
Brandt claims that while he was
away at work in the smelter at o'clock
in the morning of the day named the
defendants, who were on their way
home from a jamboree,' stopped in
front of his house, and not only INDUCED
in the profane and vulgar language
complained of. but also supplemented
it by throwing a piece or two of coal
through the windows of his house,
thereby soaring his wife and girl who
works for her nearly out of their wits.
He heard of the trouble when he ar
rived home in the morning and secured
the arrest of the men as above men
toned
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ROMe-SnYder.

Great Falls Feb. IA second we'd
ding at Fort Benton on Tuesday was
that of Wearn I. Rowe and Miss Cora
e. Snyder which occurred in the aft
ernoon at the residence of Harry S.
Boyle. The ceremony was performed
by the Rev H. E. Robbins and a small
reception was held afterward. Mr.
Rowe is one of the prosperous young
stockmen of Choteau county and his
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New York Mining Stocks.
Money Market.

New York, Feb. 17.-Money on call 2h@
pa per cent. Last loans, az per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 2S@3A per cent.
Sterling exchange steady, with actual
business in bankers bills at 81. 1904 .S6A
for demand and at s4.s4@4.s4A for GO
days. Posted rates, s4.s5d4.S7. CONNER
cial bills, $4.s3d4 sS11a. Silver certificates.
59la66O1ac Mexican dollars, 47Ac. Gov
eminent bonds weak, state bonds inactive,
railroad bonds irregular
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Metal Market.

New York, Feb. 17.-Pig iron warrants,
$3.50. Lake copper 17.75@1sc. Tin, 23.250
2s.50c. Spelter, 6.25c. Lead, 4.5064 .60c.
The firm that fixes the selling price for
miners and smelters quotes lead at 4.20c
at the close. Bar silver, $3.50.
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$lOO Calico Covered Comforts

bride is a highly esteemed young lady
who arrived recently from Galena, Ill.
They have the best wishes of the COM
munity for a continuance of their hap
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Treasury Statement,

Washington, Feb. I.-To-day's state
ment of the condition of the treasury
shows: Available cash balance, $271, 463,-
600; gold reserve, 227, 351, 355.
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Handsome birdseye maple, with
extra large heveled plate mirror,
full serpentine shaped front,
French legs. drawers finished same
inside as outside, hand polished
case. Regular price, $40. 90; priced
at 500. so to induce cold weather
buying.
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ALL THE NEWS
from Somerset Towns.
Moore's Mills-Canaan.

Mr.. Elmer Kidder, who has been EN-
ployed IA civil engineer in Connecticut
made brief calls on relatives In town
last week.
Miss Lizzie Fitzgerald from Winslow
visited in this vicinity few days recently
Miss Flora Holmes has been absent ;
few days among friends in Waterville ant
Winslow.
Geo. A. Williams and wife passed las
Sunday and Monday with relatives il
Burnham.
Mrs. Lizzie H. Horne of Pittsfeld
visited her parents and other relatives il
this place recently.
Mrs. E. H. Williams and daughter,
made calls in this place, last Friday.
Aonzo and c. c. Reynolds, who ar,
employed in the pulp mill at Winslow
spent Sunday with their families in town
F. B. Foster and Randolph Shore!
have gone to Wnslow, to work in th'
pulp mill
Mrs. Levi Bragg was in the neighbor
hood last week, dressmaking
Mrs. Bell Richardson is on the sicl
list attended by DR.. Shean.
Manly S,nderson is quite sick will
lung trouble, under care OF Dr. Lowe.
Mr.. George Joy has so far recovered
from recent illness as to be about.
The friends of Mrs. Noah Kicker arr
panied to learn of her illness in Water
vile.
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From New Zealand.

Reefton, New Zealand, Nov. %, 1896.
am very pleased to state that since
took the agency of Chamberlain's medi.
cines the sale has been very large, more
especially of the Cough Remedy. Ia
two years have sold more Of this par
ticular remedy than of all other makes
for the previous five years. AS to its
efficacy, have been informed by scores
of persons Of the good results they have
received from 1t, and know its value
from the use Of 1t in my own household
Ii is so pleasant TO take that we have
to place the bottle beyond the reach oil
the children. +. j. SCANTLRBURY.
For sale by Horatio w. Cushing
Skowhegan, and Sullivan Newton, Jack
man.
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COrRville.

Miltimore Green, an aged and much
respected citizen of this town passed
away at his home, last Thursday night.
He had not been 10 good health for the
past two years or more, but his death,
which was due to kidney trouble, was
quite sudden, as he was only sick about
a week. He leaves five children, Mary,
who has kept house for him since the
death of his wife about year ago,
Georgia, nurse at the Me. Gen. Hospital,
Portland, Oscar and Frank of Madison,
and Walter, living on a farm nearby.
The funeral services were held from the
late home on Saturday afternoon, at L
p. M. under the direction Of Mr.. r. w.
Stone, the funeral sermon being preach
ed by Rev. f. T. Adams, pastor OF the
Centenary M. f. Church OF Skowhegan.
A choir furnished appropriate music for
the occasion. The remains were inferred
In the cemetery near sthe brick school
house.
Miss Eliza Cronkhite of this town, a
graduate of Somerset Academy. viii leave
next Monday morning. for Boston, Mass
to spend a few days with her aunt. and
on her return she will go by the way Of
Portland, Auburn. Oakland and Water
vile. to pass few days with friends and
relatives
Carrie French closed her school in dis
trict No. I, Saturday.
d. E. Kelley, with his big work horses
started for the woods, Tuesday morning
to work for David Rowell.
Myrtle Rice is spending few days il
town.
We are glad to say that there was :
gentleman around town, the past week
selling old-fashioned deacon seats, such
as used to be used by the early genera
tons two or three hundred years ago.
Mr. Petts. wife and daughter of New
York, Mr.. Cronkhite, wife and daughter
Mr.. Carl Hight and Mr.. Geo. Bates o
Cornville. spent last week in their cot
tage in Kingsbury. while on a hunting
trip. They all report good time ano
plenty of game.
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w est Athens.

DIR. Wing of North Anson, was in town
Friday, IN attendance upon Amos Chap
man. who is quite sick with a fever. also
has lame arm He has. had blood
poison and has be4n dangerously i'll but is
better.
Miss Nettie Wiley has returned from
Skinner, where she has been teaching
school for the past three months.
Mr.. Charlie Weston has gone in the
woods.
Misses Grace Weston and Lephe
Henderson were in North Arson, last
week.
Mr.. Peter Wiley went to Blanchard,
last week.
Mr.. Lester Corson returned from
"Tutteboron last week, with his thresh-
ing machine.
Miss Grace Giles Of Cornville, was in
town, last week.
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Browns Corner.

Mr. George Crocker of Skowhegan.
visited his brother H. E. Croker on
Sanday
Thieves ave abroad in the land and
people will do well to keep a close look
out for their property w. R. Bailey, E.
c. Parington and Geo. Weeks have
suffered by their depredations
John Wyman has moved his family
into the Puringtoy house.
Mrs Ben Wyman of Winslow, who has
been visiting relatives in Harmony, re-
turned to her home last week, accompa-
MED by her son, Mr.. Chadboune of Har-
mony, and made pleasant call at /.
Cro~ell's on Monday last.
Mrs. Annie Wheeler had wagon
wheel demolished on Friday last at
Skowhegan, by some one unknown to her
colliding with her team while it was
hitched in front of the Chinese laundry.
|. Crowell had some of his hay on the
Stafford farm in Hartlaod, pressed last
week by Mr.. Gould of Dexter. Mr.
Crowell will use the hay at his humber
camps in N Hastland, the coming winter.