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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-02
PART XIII.
FIT, THE FLYING SQUIRREL.

FIT, THE FLYING SQUIRREL.
Mr.. Coon was nine-days wonder with
the children, but it fell out with him as
it falls out with everything we possess-he
ceased to be interesting. He was not ne
elected so far as his food was concerned,
but he ceased to be the center OF attrac-
ton. Other things won the attention OIL
the youngsters, who were in no wise dit
ferent in this respect from other children,
or from their elders. Especially was this
the case when, one day, Aunt Minervy Ann
who was going to move to town with her
former master, came to bid them all good
by. To Aunt Minervy Ann this going to
town was like travelling to some foreign
country, though the town was but short
distance from her old home.
She came to say goodby to all the chill
dren, as we'll as to the grown folks. On her
arm she had a small basket, and this, she
declared contained a small present for
Buster John and Sweetest Susan.
EFF you had ter guess what 'twuz TO
you got it, I'd halter tote dis basket back
home without takin' de led off," So much
she said by way of preface.
It's a bird" Sweetest Susan guessed.
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dar whiles de wipin' gwne on. You kin lay
your las thrip on dat
Having told the negroes goodby in this
solemn manner, Aunt Minervy Ann now
came to tell the white folks farewell. And
first she called for Buster John and Sweet
est Susan; but the children would not hear
to any goodby so early in the day. They
insisted that Aunt Minervy Ann should
stay to dinner and tell them a story. She
protested, and they insisted. Finally, driv-
en- into a corner, she exclaimed:
EFF you tell me 'zackly how l cotch dat
ar flynn squirt I'll stay an tell you a tale
bout damon mine dat I'd like nightly
ter happen wild Mars Tumin. If it had a.
been sho nuff damon mine. But you got
ter tell me de fust pop no guessin'."
Tell her, brother" said Sweetest Susan.
''Well remarked Buster John, two
hawks were after the squirrel. He was on
dead pine. One would try to catch him,
and then the other. You came along
through the field and saw the hawks, and
drove them away. Then you saw Fit and
picked him up and carried him home"
Aunt Minervy Ann made a wild GESTURE
of alarm. 'Whar my things? Whar my
basket? I'm gwine way fun here. aint
gwine ter stay whar witcherments gwine
on in de broad light err day! CT me my
basket an femme go!'
But the children knew she was only pre-
tending. So they chung to her, and insisted
on the story.
(END PART KILL
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purpose that he soon brought wife home,
and before the summer was over, he had a
very Interesting family composed of his
wife and four plump children-the wonder
and delight on sweetest Susan, and, indeed,
of all who saw them. Mrs. Fit was shy
at first, and insisted on scrambling out in
great haste when Buster John or Sweetest
Susan came to see the little ones, but she
soon grew accustomed to these visits. The
four young ones were as tame as kittens
from the first, and remained so; and it was
sometimes amusing to see them swoop
down from the top shelf to the head OF
some unsuspecting visitor who had been
carried to the library, where the White
haired Master transacted all his business.
Sometimes the wifes of the neighboring
farmers, who called on business, were pur-
posely asked into the library by one or the
other of the children. They never failed to
utter wild screams when they found a wild
thing about the size of a big rat running
about over their heads and shoulders.
Incidently, the children learned one inter-
esting fact in natural history from Fit.
They had heard, or had read that squirrels
store up nuts for winter use. But when
they mentioned this Fits surprise was
great.
''Why, what nonsense" he chirped. "In
cold weather we find plenty on the ground
under the leaves, and in the trees too. We
bury them for use in summer, before the
acorns and nuts ripe, but we don't need
them much after the whskers begin to
grow on the roasting ears in the fields.
When the weather is very, very cold we
sleep, and nobody gets hungry when
asleep
After so long a time the voice of Aunt
Mnervy Ann was heard, calling the chill
dren. She had been around to the quarters,
saying goodbys to the negroes she found
there and sending farewells to those who
were absent. Major Tumlin Perdue, her
former master, and Miss Vallie, her young
mistress. were going to move to town, and
town was a great place in Aunt Minervy' $
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Imagination. To go there to live was some
thing wonderful she didn't feel at all GER
tain that any of her old friends would ever
see her again, and she said So shaking her
head solemnly.
.'You see me now, an you better look at
me good, kaze l dunno when you'll see me
any mo-. When you tell of Aunt Minervy
Ann Perdue goodby now it may be fer de
las time. Mars Tumlin an Miss Vallie
gwine, an I'm bleeze ter go wild UNI fer
ter keep up de name er de family 1 dunno
nothin' all about desc town doin's; dey
may wipe me up, er dey may wipe me
down, er dey may wipe me offn re face er
de yeth; but you kin put yo' pen'ence in
one thing; OF Minervy Ann Perdue will be
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A Jewel

From Judge.
Father-who is the best writer in your
class, Bobby?
Bobby-Jack Bulger. He writes the ex-
euscs for every fellow in the class.
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its concerted attention to the vicinity of

it's concerted attention to the vicinity of
A. E. Allison's ranch on Lower Cut
bank. The other day they tackled g.
year-old steer and after a few minutes
run pulled it down and tore it's hind
quarters to shreds before the breath of
life had left the animal. A cow they
pursued into the yard of Allison's ranch
and devoured her udder and tore great
pieces of flesh from her sides in full
sight Of the house, Another COW they
disemboweled in the same manner and
with equal boldness. Within a week
they have destroyed four head of stock
for Mr.. Allison and it is possible that
they have done more damage which is
as yet unknown. Whatever they do is
apparently worked out with delibera-
ton and they never hunt with others
of their kind.
About the only wolfer in that par
ticular section of the country is Henry
Lindstrum, who this spring has dug
from their burrows some 20 wolf pups.
1t Is probable that as a wise man he
will feed these pups until they have
grown to a size sufficient to obtain the
full bounty provided for under the new
act. That is the usual proceeding with
wolfers in this part of the state under
the new law and as there is a consider
able difference between the bounty paid
for a pup and that for a full grown
wolf the raising of the pups Is very
profitable.
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GREAT FALLS NOTES.

Miss Florence Bean of Augusta is
spending the month with relatives in
Chicago.
Mrs. Albert Fousek and children have
gone East to spend the summer with
relatives.
Mrs. D. r. Edwards left this morn
ing for Kansas City, where she will
spend the summer.
Mrs. L. f. Stiles of the Red Butte
district is spending a few days with
friends in this city.
Mrs. c. c. Evans of Duluth, Mimi,
is the guest of her sister in this city,
Mrs. o. II. Weber.
Misses Ridge. Edgerton and Kings
bury have gone East to spend their
summer school vacation.
Mrs. H. e. Cloves of KaIispell ar
rived this morning from Fort Benton
and is the guest of Mrs. Frank
Coombs.
The county officials who were re-
Gently defeated in baseball by the
butchers of the city, are now chal-
lenged by nine from Sun River, which
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AT THE COURT HOUSE.

Great Falls. June BIN the case of
George Bulge VS.. the United Smelling &
Refining company, the district court this
afternoon ordered that the bond and
surety be approved and that on motion
of the defendant, the case be removed to
the United States circuit court.
The county commissioners, who have
been in session for the past two days, in
which they gave up their time to the ex-
animation of bills and petitions for coun-
ty roads, have adjourned until Monday. 1t
is stated that they also investigated the
coyote and wolf scalp accumulation affair,
but that the smell drove them out. The
claim that the county attorney advised
the larceny of the scalps and hides has
also been investigated, and his statement
that he did no such thing has been ac-
cepted. The county commissioners are
still inclined to eye the expert map
drawer to the county with suspicion.
The court has under consideration the
petition regarding the Robert Finn es-
tate Messrs. Kennedy and Eliot made on
the stock of merchandise, putting up a
creek of $500 as guarantee of good faith
Later they claimed to have discovered
that goods had been sold from the stock
in considerable quantities and at less than
inventory prices. They then declined to
purchase and petitioned the court for the
return of their $500.
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was the father of a large family whose
sole supporter he was.
That was a very tough case and many
kind-hearted people dug up quarters and
dimes and other small change to relieve
the situation. When the police collared
Soraces he had more than S4S on his per-
son. Chief Guerrin Thought as a test he
would give him little run for his mon
ey. SO he called in an italian and
through him put several questions to the
supposed deaf and dumb man. The latter
answered all right until in a casual way
the interpreter asked him what town he
hailed from. Minneapolis" came the an
swer in tones distinct enough to be heard
through large hall. 1nen the chief test
ed his hearing. By his dictation the in
terpreter wrote this question on a slip of
paper: Would you jump if l stuck nee
die into your leg?" Before the prisoner
could answer Guerrin said in an aside tone
to the telephone boy: Charlie, get a big
needle out of the drawer and give the In
dian good. deep jab in the leg" Before
the question could be read or an answer
given Soraces started for the door on the
run. The court warned him to float, and
that rapidly, too.
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FOUR VERY WISE VOL YES
A Quartette That Will Not Stop
at Anything at All.
BOLD AS THEY'RE CRAFTY
They Kill a Three-Year-Old Steer and
Chase Mr.. Allson's Cow Into His
Barnyard-People Raising Wolf
Pups for Profit.

Great Falls, June 15.-While there are
of this state and the damage which
they do to stock and sheep is immense
it has been left to one band OF four in
| the northern part of Teton county to
organize thoroughly in their line of
business Of this quartette it is re-
ported that they are always to be seen
together and SO successful have they
been in their raids that they have
grown fierce and strong beyond all con-
temporaries and wise and crafty to
degree which as yet has prevented all
capture and destruction. Whether they
have vet learned of the provisions of
the new bounty law no one may say,
but it is beyond dispute that since the
first of the year they have carried
their operations right into the very cor
rails of the stOCkmen and there pulled
down and eaten the choice portions of
fat young cattle before the very eyes
of the amazed owners. Parties to hunt
them with dogs have returned unsuc-
cessful. men who have tried to trace
them to their lair and there destroy
them have returned disguised with
their own proves and filled with ad-
miration for the cunning of Brer Wolf
Poison has no temptation for them ana
traps are vain devices of the unwise
The wolfer who follows their trail with
a rifle hoping to put in a deadly shot
at long range finds at the end of a long
days tramp that they have made a
"giddy garden goat of him and are
lying behind some ridge sneering at his
efforts.
Just at present the quartette is giving
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FORT BENTON NEWS.

The many friends of Chaplain c. c.
Bateman in Northern Montana have been
very much panied to learn of his arrest
at Spokane for alleged breach of military
rules.
1t is reported that a large army of
tramps and hobOes has invaded the coun-
try around Big Sandy and are proving
very annoying to the residents
Harry Lund has just completed his res
idence on the ranch in the lower end of
the Whalen bottom. For some reason
this particular piece of land had never
been filed upon and when Mr.. Lund dis
covered the fact he promptly made haste
to possess it.
The Great Northern surveyors have fin.
ished locating the line of the Verona cut
off. The track will cross the Marias with.
in 80 yards of the Solomon house, and re-
joins the Cd lire at the lower end of the
Juneau ranch close to the bridge across
the Teton.
Halsey r. Watson of Lewistown and
Miss s. A. Dwight of Coudersport, Pa.
passed through town this week on their
way to LewistoWn. Miss Dwight win
teach this year in the Matt Gunton dis
trict and is a niece of j. 1. Corby of Lew
istoWn
Marriage licenses have been issued to
James McCarty and Miss Frances Morrow
of Havre; William Wilmer and Miss Mar
guertte Hopes of Hayre.
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stipulates that the officials shall each
be allowed deputy in the game.
Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Low of Cho-
teau are visitors in this city to-day.
Mr.. Low is the editor of the Teton
Chronicle.
w. B. Burleigh, the mining stock
broker, left this morning for the East
and will visit Boston for a short time
on business.
DR.. S. T. Fuller of Chicago is in the
city on a visit to his son, F. D. Fuller,
who is employed at the Boston & Mon
tana smelter.
Mary Burrows has brought an eject
ment suit in the district court against
Arthur Alright and Pat Cahill. She
asks SIT damages.
Miss Dorothy tombstone, graduate
of the Great Falls schools in the class
of 1899, has gone to her home on the
Shonkin for the summer.
Frank Black has been sentenced 10
9 days in the county Jail for rolling
Frank Schultz, from whom he took a
silver watch and So cents in change.
F. C. Pierce, who was in the employ
of the Electric Light and Street Rail-
way companies of this city for many
years, is here for few days visit.
Frank McBrearty and family are in
town from the Teton. Mrs. McBrearty
and the children left this evening for
Butte, but her husband will remain
here for a time.
Charlie Gies left this morning for
Milwaukee. where his family has been
visiting. He will remain there a short
time and then proceed to Spokane,
where he has purchased some property
and will engage in the bottling bust
ness.
III. j. Bolinger of the Boston & Mon
tana addition, who attempted to reach
the Klondike country about year
ago by way of the Edmonton route, has
returned to this city discouraged. He
says that of the multitude which tried
that trip many have died of cold and
hunger and the majority of the sur
viyors are afflicted with scurvy.
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PRETTY FAIR PRICE THEN
Mr.. Murray Thinks Larkin Sold to
the B. & B. at a Good Figure.
COMPARISONS ARE MADE
T. Rollins Morse of the Butte & Boston
Makes Deposition in Which He
Describes the Reorganization of
the Company in 1895.

James A Murray was on the wit
ness stand yesterday at the Larkin
hearing before Examiner Blake He
had been summoned by the Butte &
Boston company for the purpose of
showing that when James A Larkin
sold his interest in the Snohomish and
Tramway mines for $25, 900 in May, 1898,
he got a good price for it. Mr.. Murray
testified that iii September of the same
year he sold to the same company a
two thirds interest in the Never De-
spair .one-fourth in the Michael DaVitt
and a fraction of claim called the Es-
meralda, for S37, 900. He said he would
not have sold the property if he had
not thought he got what it was worth.
eMurray'S properties are in the same
locality as the Snohomish and Tram
way.
S. G. Smith, who testified yesterday,
said he had lived near Larkin during
1898 and met him frequently. Smith
thought Larkin was perfectly sane,
hut he tried to avoid him because he
was always undr the influence of
liquor.
r. Rollins Morse, chairman of the re-
organization committee of the Butte &,
Boston company, in a deposition gave
some testimony in regard to the finan-
cial difficulties of the old company.
He said in the latter part of 1895 or
early part of 1895 he learned of the
company's condition and he was told
that it was practically bankrupt, and
that the affairs of the company re-
quired that somebody should take them
in hand and try to straighten them
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FOURTH OF JULY.
Pondera VIII Unite With Dupuyer in a
Celebration.

Pondera Will Unite With Dupuyer in a
Celebration.
Great Falls, June 15.-Whle the peo-
pie of this town are evidently going to
allow the Fourth of July to pass with
out any observance of it, those Of the
little towns about Great Falls are
showing an unwonted activity in pre-
pairing for the national holiday. The
latest to declare it's intentions is Du-
puyer, where a joint celebration of Du-
puyer and Pondera people will be had.
Under the auspices af a finance COM
mittee, headed by F. D. Kingsbury and
c. E. Trescott, several hundred dollars
have been collected from the business
men and others of Dupuyer who like
to see things moving, and more money
is promised to make the celebration a
success. The programme, as arranged
at the present time, is as follows:
Salute at sunrise; 1880 a. m, ora
ton by Rev. w. Hammer; songs, reci
tations, etc, by the school children.
l p. M, base ball game, Dupuyer VS.
Conrad ditch crew; p. M, horse races
as follows: One mile race, purse, $40.
half mile race, purse, $50; three eighths
mile race, purse, $75: quarter mile race
purse, 500; five horses to enter in each
race; p. m, foot race, climbing greasy
pole, sack race, potato race, wheel bar
row race, etc. Grand ball in the pa
villon. Grandest display of fireworks
ever SHOWN IN Teton county. The fol-
lowing committees have been selected.
Exercises in the pavilion in the morn
ing-Rev. A. W. Hammer, Prof. Cord
and Miss Oma Cord. BASEBALL. d
owen, NJ. A. Shook and T. ]. Dean,
Horse races-W. D. Jones, S. L. Potter,
F. Pike, Dance. A. Van Buskirk c.
H. Thorpe, l.. Humble.
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out. There were liens upon the prop
erty at that time, which consisted CT
a first mortgage to the Massachusetts
Loan & Trust company of $1,000, 000
There was also a second mortgage for
another million, and was largely in
debted to various corporations and in
dividuals to the extent of about $780,
600. The company had defaulted in
the payment of interest on it's mort
cages. The bondholders were COM
PEELED to do something for self-protec-
ton and the reorganization was made,
the judgments and debts paid off and
new bonds in the new company issued
in exchange for the old. The first
mortgage bondholders received new
ones at par, bond for bond, and cash
for their coupons. The second mort
gage bond holders received SO cents en-
the dollar of their overdue interest in
cash. Mr.. Morse said he never knew
Larkin and had never heard of him
until he was called as witness to tes-
tify
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pairing to make number Of improve
ments in it's grades and roadbed there,
and In addition there will be much
travel to and from the mineral strip,
AT Cutbank Dan Ledgerwood of this
city has crew of men and teams
working to get the approaches to the
steel bridge ready, and later there will
be the bridge men to swell the crowd
Ledgerwood, who is widening the cuts
and building the approaches has 60
men in his employ and the bridge
crew will nearly double this number.
AT the rock quarry four car loads
per day is cut out and loaded now, and
this output will be increased later. A
steam shovel will also be put at work
in the gravel pit getting out gravel for
ballast, and it is estimated that alto
gether there will be about 500 laborers
in that vicinity this season.
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2p5Mr Saturday afternoon 2nsmr

I5c ChiIdren's Hose at SC
Extra Weight Derby Ribbed Cot
ton Hose, in black only, very ser
viceable; value 15c a pair. Satur-
day, to 5. D. m, at.... 80. -. &c
2oc Ladies' Vests at &c
OF fine ribbed combed cotton, fancy
striped. low neck and sleeveless,
lace trimmed value zoe each
Saturday, to 5 p. NJ, at.... DC
$3.50 Summer Dress Skirts at csc
OF heavy weight white duck, trim
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and full cut; worth $1.50 each,
selling at, Saturday, 2 to p. M,
at.... -. -. ..05c
$1,000 Ladies' Suits at $3.o5
Very Good Wool Suits, of serges,
cheviots and plain cloths, in mix
lures and plain colors Jackets
made fly front style and lined
with silks and serges, skirt full
cut. Entire garment handsome
ly braided and button trimmed;
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p. M, at.... -. 80. S3.05
5000 Mems rIackintoshes at $2.4s
Tan Mackintoshes, of good covert
cloths. with velvet collar. double
breasted box cut; value $500 each.
Saturday, to p. NJ, at. .$2.45
$3.50 Ladies' Shoes at $I.os
A line OF samples of fashionable
Shoes, in all styles and sizes.
every pair in the lot worth at
least $3.50. Saturday, to 5 p.
M, at. -. -. $I.o5
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sc Light PercaIes at &c

SC Light PercaIes at &c
Good Quality American Percales.
q inches wide, in neat stripes and
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value Sc a yard. Friday, 9 to IL
soc Ladies' Lisle Hose at Iqc
Fine Imported Isle Hose, in plain
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value Soc a pair. Friday 8 to IL
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75c Ladies' Silk Mitts at roc
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at. ..-......... Ioc
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Fine Zephyr Bingham Dresses. in
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SOC each. Friday, 9 to IL a. M,
at...... -. -. -. ...........IoC
$3.50 Boys Military Suits at Use
Teddy, Dewey and Rough Rider
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ducks. trimmed with brass but
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strongly made; value S1.50 each.
Friday, 8 to u a. M. at.... Use
2oc Boys Percale Waists at SC
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of good percale, in fancy light
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Sc
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65c Ladies' Untr'd Hats at &C

Csc Ladies' Untr'd Hats at &C
Short Back Sailors, of plain black
straws, with tire rim, stylish
shape; value 65c each. Saturday,
2 to p. M, at.... 49,. So. &C
Sis Ladies' Walking Hats at SIC
We offer the New and Very Stylish
Waldorf Fedora, in fancy light
rough straws, with folded Roman
stripe bands, assorted shadings;
value $3.50 each. Saturday, 2 to
p. M, att. -. 80. $50
4oc Mems Underwear at LOG
Wool Mixed, Medium. Weight Cam
els Hair Underwear, good quail
ity and well finished; value 40c
each. Saturday, to 5 p M, at.
Ioc
$I.25 Silk Front Shirts at 6oc
Fine Cambria Shirts, with ombre
cord silk fronts, in light and dark
colors, shirt to be worn with
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urday, to p. m, at.... ....7oc
75c Girls White Aprons at 7oc
Good Lawn Aprons, with ruffies
over the shoulders, trimmed with
laces and insertions, sizes to
IA years; value 75c each. Satur-
day, 2 to p. M, at.... ~. ..10c