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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-12
What They Do
With Old Cars.
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
On all metropolitan street railways
new cars are constantly appearing, and
the question naturally suggests itself:
Where do the old cars go? street
railway man of long experience an
severed this question for Press re-
porter the other day.
I'VE sell number of our old cars"
he said. ito other cities. where, after
they are painted and otherwise return
ished, they are used as trailers on cleo
trio roads during periods of inflated
traffic. They are merely hitched be-
hind the motor cars and answer the
purpose to which they are put very well.
However, the demand for horse cars
is slight, and it is sometimes a problem
to dispose of old electric cars to ad-s
vantage.
Last year a Brooklyn company en-
deavored to sell some small motor cars,
but the would-be purchaser insisted
that the company pay the delivery
charges, which would have amounted to
more than the price of the vehicles; so
it was concluded to give them away as
firewood. The cars We're ranged in 4
yard, after all the valuable metalwork
had been removed, and the poor in the
vicinity We're invited to go in and help
themselves The result was riot
which would have filled the soul of a
South American revolutionist with
pleasurable emotion, and after that
the company shut down on the free
NO
get them out of the way.
NOW and then we sell an old car to
someone living in the country who
wishes to convert the vehicle into a
playhouse for children. 1t answers this
purpose very well, for cars are invari-
ably we'll made and will stand hard
weather and the severe use which chill
dren are liable to give anything they
come in contact with.
In the agricultural districts beyond
the city proper you can find scores of
old cars which have been converted
into chicken houses by the vegetable
gardeners, who are always on the look
out for bargains in these cast-off We
hicles They remove the glass VIM
dows. board up the sides and thus make
the finest possible kind of a chicken
house Hundreds of old cars are doing
duty as soda water and peanut stands
in various parts of the country. Cars
which saw service 80 years ago are now
in use as waiting cars, where passen-
gers can linger while awaiting trans
portation to other parts. A few such
are to be found in Manhattan but most
of them are in New Jersey"
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N 1HE Old
Days TRUSTS
MERE N STYLE
They Had No Charters, but
They Served to Put Up
the Prices Just the
Same.
PRICES PUSHED SKY HIGH

Trusts are not thing of the present
fruitful in trusts. Montana was far
frcm the market and the staples had
to be had. Transportation was often
interrupted and dealers would run
short. Sometimes on discovery that
there was likely to be shortage in
some article they would buy from 9TH
er dealers all they had in stock of
certain article, and establish a trust,
often thereby forming the basis for
some of the fortunes now in this state.
There was corner, for example, in
City at one time ran up as high az
$3.50 and IS a pound. The dealers had
fine time until fellow from Bannack
came over with pack horses loaded
down with nails and busted the corner.
Nails cost the dealers at that time
about 60 cents a pound. 1t is said that
that trust was the basis of the fortune
since achieved by c. w. Cannon.
A match corner was formed in early
days at Helena by Wolcott & Hearst
and Aleck Beattie and Sydney Osborn.
Matches which ordinarily can be had
for 10 cents box brought as high as
SO a box. There was a tobacco corner
formed by w. A Clark. John H. Cur
tbs was in on a flour and salt trust
and nearly ruined himself by hanging
onto the -four but won himself out on
the salt. 1t was in 1868 Curtis thought
he could make a corner on flour, and
paid $7.75 a sack for it, Some of the
-four sold as high as SIS hundred, but
it speedily went down to $3.50 hun
dred. Curtis would have been ruined.
but he was in on salt and made that
stick He bought salt at cents a
pound and got IS cents for it, In 1866
flour, sugar, coffee and nails were each
81 a pound. There were bread riots in
Helena at the time, and at Virginia
City men stood in line with money in
their hands, begging for bread.
Wolcott & Hearst formed corner in
soap. The trouble was people could
get along without soap. and they We're
left with a big supply on hand that
they couldn't get rid of. There was
corner on syrup at on time, and as high
as S22 was obtained for it.
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Gallatin City we were put on to where
he was. A man named Brown piloted
us to the cabin. 1t was small cabin
about 10 by -, and there were three
men in it. When we rode up along
after the middle of the night, l hollered
out:
"'Hello,"
Some one inside hollered back:
Hell high and you won't hurt your
shins'
We said we were on the Barney
Hughes stampede and wanted to rest
We We're allowed to come in and stayed
until morning. Bill Hunter was lying
down with his head covered up and did
not show himself or say anything.
In the morning Lott went to where
Bill was sleeping and told him to get
up. Bill grunted as if he was still
asleep. We pulled him out neverthe-
less without any words and took him
two miles below.
There we hung him to cottonwood
tree just after daylight
He never made any resistance, did
not deny his guilt and made no plea
for mercy. He took it all as a matter
of course.
Just before we pulled the rope, we
asked him if he had anything to say.
He said he had not Then we asked
him if he had any relatives to send
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HOW BILL HUNTER WAS SWUNG OFF
He Was a Bad One and He Was Able to Get Away for
a Time, but the Montana Vigilantes Managed to
4. I. EN- Run Him Down and They Made Short
Work in Hanging Him.

In little lonely cabin in Ruby valley
lives a man named A. B. Davis. He
lives all alone and ekes out hard eX-
istence by cultivating the ranch which
he has there. Davis was one of the first
arrivals In Alder gulch, and every year
since his arrival there thousands of
dollars in gold have been taken out of
the gulch But the money didn't come
his way, and Davis is practically pen
niless. His wife. whom he married in
Virginia City back in 1864, is now liv-
ing with her children in ST. Louis. while
Davis, in his little old cabin on the
Ruby river lives the life of a bache-
lor,
Yet Davis was one of the leaders of
the Vigilantes in the old days, and his
very name was terror to all the out
laws of the time. He was born in Iowa
and moved west to Colorado in 1851.
He came to Virginia City in 1862 and
finds that he can't leave the old place.
He has gone away three or four times,
but always returns. until he is now a
few miles from the stirring scenes of
the Vigilantes in days gone by. His
face is rugged from exposure. he walks
with cane now his long whiskers and
his mustache are white. Yet IS years
ago he was among the Viglantes sec
ond in command only to Capt James
Williams, the leader. In fact Williams
and Davis were the two candidates for
the position of chairman of the eXeeu-
tive committee. as it was known. Da-
Wis tried to beat himself, considering
that Williams was a better man for the
position Williams is now dead, but
Davis says that he was a model COM
mander, and did more in money. time
and horses to make Montana than anv
one else. Williams was in charge of
every hanging expedition that started
from Virginia City except one, and that
one Davis was in charge Of
The outlaw who was hung by Davis
was Bill Hunter George Ives was
hung on Dec. 30 by a miners court
The Vigilantes We're organized soon
after and big gang was hung about
the last of January. 1t was intended
that Hunter should be hung at the
same time, but he made his escape and
was not caught by Davis and his men
until the list of February
The old Vigilantes are usually reti-
cent to narrate the part they took in
these old stirring times inasmuch as
there have been charges that some men
We're hung in those times without suf-
ficient proof of their guilt Mr. Davis
was, however, recently prevailed on
by Standard reporter to narrate the
facts connected with the hanging of
Hunter.
Hunter was probably the best shot
in Virginia City" said Davis. in telling
the story of the affair. He could keep
whirlins around, and in 10 seconds
could put 10 balls into the crown of a
hat. l had assisted in the hanging of
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word to. He then told us that his name
was not Bill Hunter. He said that he
came from good family, that he was
well raised, and that his father was a
preacher back in Missouri. He refused
to tell us what his real name was, how
ever, and that has never been learned
to this day. He died game and never
once squealed or asked any mercy or
favors.
THAT is the true story of the hang
ing of Hunter, and it is the first time
it was ever told for publication by one
who was there"
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From Science.

Botanists should feel under oblisa-
to the description of new species, as
it appeared in daily paper where it
might be overlooked, We regret that
the II. sp. is not figured. The descrip-
ton is in the following paragraph from
the London Daily Chronicle:
The Pope takes great pleasure in an
electric plant, to which he has given
Alessandro Volta in honor of Volta. A
few days ago his holiness made a spe-
cial inspection of these plants, and the
employees of the Vatican gardens were
presented to him by the chief"
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didn't want it. One man kept his gun
pointed at my head, and 1 felt my
knees shaking. l asked to be allowed to
sit down.
=" Make the s. of = stand up
said the other one.
Then they started to leave, and said
II l gave an alarm or made a noise
they would kill me. AS soon as thew
We're out of the door l began to yell.
The men had horses outside, which a
confederate was holding. They were
quickly away. and soon the whole town
was after them, with o. 3. Barbour in
the lead. They fire two shots back, but
no one was hurt. They had relays Of
horses and their pursuers did not, so
they got safely away. They had horses
picketed every 30 miles to the National
park. BY morning they We're 1875 miles
away and still going. Their confei-
crate who held their horses at the
bank was arrested and sentenced to 10
years
Besides the 100000 in the safe there
was 100000 in gold dust on the floor
which ! had just put in sacks for ship
ment out. They overlooked that, ana
SO, altogether, we were very fortunate
that they got away with only $4.500.'
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Major. A. J. Bennett of, Virginia City
has the honor of being mayor of prob
ably the smallest city in the United
States. He has been mayor of Mon
tana's Oldest city for good many
years, and the people of the old town
apparently have no desire to try a
change. 7
Mr.. Bennett was not in Virginia City
in the early sixties, but he was there
sufficiently early to figure in an old
time bank robbery. Mr.. Bennett is at
present member of the banking house
of Hall & Bennett. At the time of the
bank robbery he was cashier in the
bank of Henry Filing. That was back
in 1879, and the famous bank robbery
took place on July 81 of that year.
ut was about l o'clock said Mr..
Bennett, as he told the story to
Standard reporter not long ago. Two
men, strangers to me, came in and
walked up to the counter. What can
/ do for you, gentlemen asked, walk
ing up to the counter. Immediately
each of them produced a six-shooter
and held it up to my face.
Throw UP your hands" said one of
them.
II smiled but said nothing.
Throw up your hands!' was re
peated with an oath. I obeyed the
command. The men came around the
counter, still keeping the guns close to
my head. They grabbed up some buck
skin sacks, which contained $4,000 in
gold. We had put 100000 in the safe,
and my main concern was lest they
should get, that. I was each moment
hoping that some one would come in,
but nobody appeared.
Now, you, where is the rest of the
money! the spokesman asked
"'You have all but the silver I re-
piled, and pointed to two sacks con-
tanning $1,000 in silver each. The sill
yer was too bulky for them, and they
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-07-13

Persons troubled with diarrhoea
will be interested in the experience of
Mr.. W. M. Bush, clerk of Hotel Dor
rance, Providence, r. 1. He says:
"For several years have been almost
a constant sufferer from diarrhoea,
the frequent attacks completely pros
trating me and rendering me unfit for
my duties at this hotel. About two
years ago a travelling salesman kindly
gave me small bottle of Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. Much to my surprise and
delight it's effects we're immediate.
Whenever I:felt symptoms OF the dis
ease I would forsify myself sgainst
the attack with . few doses of this
valuable remedy. The result has
been very satisfactory and almost
complete relief from the affiction.''
For sale by Hanson & Emerson.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-07-13
INSTANTLY KILLED..
John Davis, a Deaf Mute struck
BY q Great Northern Train.

:. John Davis, q deaf mute, who has
made his home with his brother, F. E
Davis Of West Union, and well
known in this city, was instantly
killed on Friday. about two miles east
of this city, by the Great Northern's
east bound flyer. he vas walking on
the track on his way TO Melrose,
where he has q sister. Conscious of
his physical iufrmity, Mr.. Davis has
usually been very cautious about the
railroad, but the passenger train ran
in two sections on that DAY, and one
having passed he doubtless thought
there WAS NO danger The usual sig
mails were given by the engineer and
fireman, and they presumed the man
would leave the. track until too late.
He WAS hurled coma distance and in
stsntly killsd. Tho train backed up
and took the remaips %, Melro5e. It
WAS not deemed neeSssart 70 hold IN
Inquest. Mrs.. IamSs AcC auslin and
Mrs. Albert Hatch xitnSttid the acei-
dent. :. T.; 2 sss Sr;. -: =.
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Try Aliens FOOt-Ease.

A powder to be shaken into the
shoes. Your feet feel swollen. ner-
vous and hot, and get tired easily. If
you have smarting feet or tight shoes.
try Aliens Foot-Ease. 1t cools the
feet and makes walking easy. Cures
swollen, sweating feet, ingrowing
nails, blisters and callous spots. Re-
lieves corns and bunions of all pain
and gives rest and comfort. Try it
today. Sold by all druggists and
shoe stores for Is cents. Trial pack
age free. Address Allen S. Olmsted.
Leroy, N. Y:
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the world up to that time which this
society had not, entered. Great
Britain now has over 5000 societies,
Australia over 1000, India 454,
China 14S, Africa 1876, Mexico LOG,
West Indias 1O3, Germany 1O1,
Madagascar SO, japan 70, Spain SO.
There are now 979 intermediate,
1850 junior. Over a hundred So
cieties upon Observation-Disclosures and
men of war: many societies in the SOL
diers camps, in prisons, schools of
reform, almshouses, asylums, institu-
tions for the blind and the deaf.
schools and colleges. There are in
all IS, S13 societies with a total mem
ship of 3,5OO,OO0. 1.-THE Tenth
LEGION" those who are pledged to
give not less than one tenth of their
entire income to the work of Christ,
now numbers IA, 700 members, an in
crease of over 1000 since the last an
nual convention. The next interna.
tional convention is to be held in
London, in the month of July in 1900,
and it is proposed to charter special
fleet OF Atlantic liners, including the
New York and City of Paris to con-
vey the delegates. The growth of
this society is most marvellous. It
has no creed except loyalty to Christ
and promise to do his will supreme.
ly.
Gun-shot wounds and powder burns,
cuts, bruises, sprains, wounds from
rusty nails, insect stings and ivy pois-
oning, quickly healed by DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve. Positively pre-.
vents blood poisoning. Beware of
counterfeits. DeWitt's is safe and
sure. s., Hanson Il Emerson.
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0pain's Greatest Need.

Mr.. r. P. Olivia, of Barcelona,
Spain, spends his winters at Aiken,
S. c. Weak nerves had caused severe
pains in the back of his head. On
using Electric Bitters, America g
greatest blood and nerve remedy, all
pain soon left him. He says this
grand medicine is what his country
needs. All America knows that it
cures liver and kidney trouble, puri-
fies the blood, tones up the stomach,
strengthens the nerves. puts vim vigor
and new life into every muscle, nerve
and organ of the body. If weak,
tired or ailing you need it. Every
bottle guaranteed, only 80 cents. Sold
by Feisler s. Co, druggists.
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. lawful anxiety was felt for the
widow of the brave General Burnhsm
Of Machias, Me-, when the doctors
said she could. not live till morning"
writes Mrs. s. 81. Lincoln, who It
tended her that fearful night. ".All
thought she must soon die from pneu-
monia, but she begged for Dr.. Kings
New Discovery, saying it had more
than once saved her life, and had
cured her of consumption. After
three small doses she slept easily al
night, and ito further use completely
cure her" This marvellous nsdi-
cine 10 guaranteed "a: euro all throat
chest and lung diseases. Only 50caand
l.oo. Trial bottles free At Fiesler Il
Cos. drug store.
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xriliiess Given Away.

1fliaOoe Given Away.
It 10 certainly gratifying to the pub
lie to know OF one concern in the land
who are not afraid to be generous to
the needy and suffering. The pro-
,prietcrs Of DR.. King's New Discovery
for consumption, coughs and colds,
have given away over ten million trial
bottles Of this great medicine; and
have the satisfaction Of knowing it
has absolutely cured thousands Of
hopeless cases Asthma, bronchitis,
hosrsepsss and all diseases OF the
throat, chest and lungs and surely
cured by it. Cal! on Feislsr and Co.
druggists, and get . free trial bottle.
Regular size Soc. and sl,oo. Every
bottle guaranteed, or price refunded.
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RED Hot From the Gan.

Was the ball that hit G. B. Stsad-
man Of Newark, Mich, in the civil
war. It caused horrible Ulcers that
no treatment helped for twenty years.
Then Bucklenss Arnics Saive cured
him. Cures cuts, bruises, burns, boils
felons, corns, skin eruptions. Best
pile cure on earth. 25 cts. q box
Cure guaranteed. Sold BY Feislsr b
Co. druggists.
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Nsud-Lss. night J9ck told me
that he weslan' .eAsrry tht- best sirl
Living, talsss-whss-: uniess che took
Rocky 4qup'aip 81 i i: :gst g. { '.llo*t.
The, Isaits-liaH p - ;3ASt. ttsadiat
~ :.xl4Sf handy .ss /. IN hore, And
hsppfnesss*: RasehsS: ,Afeund M
globes ~ 'Tis sRssky .1etS,Ain:i IN.
= ssa's. Hanson AkntrsoA, "
< isslsr 4 Acaeice.
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% sNsskln6 Na9hs 49, 1N1e.
The s:husisss md ni6 Asisss slis.l>
thing thks ever: VS. 4AdA 10 pe. kiAk's
New. Liss.Pil,s. Ev.rA Pill 81 !, satA--
coated siobule Of hsslsh, Nj cKsaees
Weakness into strength, Astlsssnsts
into tptrgy, braip,fAss LIMO msntAl
power. They're ..wonasstdt IN bdila-
ing up the health. onlyt4Se pr box
Sold by Fsisler, Il Coz : :. t,*::,::.",; ~:
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.sAlex. Jamisssn hiss the plans and
specifications for the house he win
erect on the northeast corner Of Main
and Fifth-sts., and it will be- ornate,
large and convenient. It will be .
nine room house, with plenty Of. ad-
ditional closets, ETC., and architectu.
rally very attractive. It will set back
from ..Main.st-- about forty feet. In
general style, it will rank with the
best frame houses in the city, com.
plete in every detail. The contract
has not been signed yet, but will .bs in
. few days. It 10 expected to be
rsady for occupation in October.
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The following 10 list.of advertised
lsstsrs whickrsnaia upcsllsd for in ,hia
Office, for the week ending July II
1899. To. obtaix Any Of these lsttsrs
the applicant must call for advertised
letters" and pay one cent for each
advertised lette. -,
E: c: Bohman, John Lane 2, c.. J..
Parker, A. M. Smith, Adolf Swazh,
Ross Wilson. o..
r.. :" W..O:P: HILsDALk, ~.>-
Postmsster.
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s.os Tn..day s4na wa'sdh.tasy.:: Of
asxiyeef, July, IT, and 10, ne Saul
,osntrs< gun club Withhold . sourns-
;psAs,,s ia shis sei.y, = which. ltbsral
,psisss will b .s4sred. TAers vail b
a~snsy Of more events, and sports.
man from, Norris, Fsrguss Falls,
MhsAAen. MinnSspelh ara So Paul
N3n e. present.: &. Nrom sSE Cloud
4f1{6 Fill b the Nsssrs. sThielman,,
TugenS Hill, Dr.. rHsyt Tom Flynn
and others. {. Is will bean interesting
contest among expert trap shooters.
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j. Is's Like dip in tho fountain OF
youth" Touches the cheek 10 gently
that youth fingers on the face Of old
age. That's what Rocky Mountain
Tes does. Hanson 4 Emerson.
.. ..>. Fiesler & McNeice.
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Will often eAuse- o horrible burn,
sesld, ,eus or braisey Bucklsn's: Arni--
% ssays, the hpss: IN the world, will
kill The, pain ard promptly heal Il.
Cures old sores, fever sores, ulcers:
boilss fslons, corns, ill skin sruptipns.
Best pie cure on earth. Only: IS cas.
tboa. Cure sguarsn,sea. Sold By
Nilsr. IS Coz, drusei,tss r.. -.
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DIED

DIEBEL-In the city on Wednesday evening,
July IL, 1899, .Virena, daughter of George Z,
and Josephine Diebel, aged two and half
years.
The little one was taken i'll at five
O'Clock, and after two violent spasms
the end came at nine o'clock. Deep
sympathy is extended TO the PARENTS
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-07-13

Among his effects in . vest hanging
in his room at the Germauia House
WAS found IN employment agency card
issued by A. n. Anderson, pa Nicol-
let Ave., Minneapolis. dated May /.
1899, which says,
|, Charass. Olson; laborsr;- work, for
Ephraim Johnson nesr Hastings s;
wages $3.50. Ticket No. 2002.
DR.. Dubois telephoned Coroner
Pinault of st. Joseph Of the case, and
he came up this morning to hold an
inquest, but did not deem it necessary.
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CRESCENT


The Popular Wheel at
the Standard Price and
no Better Wheel at Any
Price.
Crescents are built on
honor and sold on their
merits.
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DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
E. Cssss Piles. Sealds. Barns.
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DR.. Dubois was. present when the
body was lifted from the trench, and
Immediately upon arrival At the I'M
dertakers He commenced IN earnest
and prolonged effort to resuscitAts
him. No bones. we're broken, but. the
body hsd been 90 severely. compressed
that the lungs could not act, ana death
resulted from consequsnt sufication.
Hope was not bandoned for . full
hour, during which time artificial res
peration was maintained. :
A letter in his pocket commenced
my Dear Brother" and signed
Clara Olson, Box rs, Hastings, MINI.
The postmaster of hastings was noti-.
fed of the death with the request that
he convey the information to the sis
ter.