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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-12-21
MONTANA.

The state school teachers will meet
in Butte.
Coroner Brown of Butte, at the in
quest last week on the body of Dave
Finleyson, who strangled himself in
the county Jail on the 26th of last
month, found he was temporarily in
sane.
The numerous hold-ups and burglar
les that are taking place in Butte sug-
gests the presence in that community
of large number of very undesirable
people-just such a visitation as occur
red nearly four years ago.
B. H. Tatem, whose appointment by
the president as assayer in charge Of
the United States assay office in Hell
ena, has received notice that the senate
had confirmed his nomination. Mr..
Tatem says he will accept the Office.
The Bitter Root stock farm founded
by the late Marcus Daily will soon be a
thing of the past. With the passing of
Mr.. DAILY, whose name was SYNONYMOUS
with the best associations of the turf,
his several strings of speed horses will
be sold at public auction early in jan
uary.
At Butte ]. V. Cunningham, proprie-
tor of a lodging house, was shot and
instantly killed last week by Louis l..
Felker, his brother-in-law. The shoot
ing took place in Cunningham's wife's
bedroom. Appearances point to the
conslusion that Cunningham went
there to kill his wife.
Three pardons and one communication
of sentence were recommended by Gov.
Smith to the state board last week.
The list of those to receive executive
clemency includes Frank Murray, Rob
ert G. Camp, Robert Works and Louis
Mullan, the latter commuted from a
life sentence to 20 years.
The Northern Pacific has decided to
reduce passenger rates in Montana
from four cents to three cents per mile
The change will go into effect shortly
after New Years. The reduction has
been stubbornly fought by the Great
Northern and Union Pacific.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-12-21
NORTHWEST NEWS ITEMS
BRIEFLY TOLD IN NOTES.
An Interesting Collection of Items
From the Four Northwest states
of Miscellaneous Nature Gath
cred the Past week.



Whooplng cough is prevalent at Mos
COW.
Caldwell has voted to issue $4,000
in bonds.
November had twenty-five sunshiny
days for Idaho
The codified laws of the state, in four
volumes, will be ready for distribution
about the goth inst.
Secretary Gage has decided to recon-
mend an additional $125,000 for the
construction of government building
at Boise.
Beginning January Is the mail for
Nora, Anderson, Evansville and Collins
will be carried from Troy instead of
Kendrick. as it now is.
Three highwaymen perpetrated a
bold robbery recently at the Hatwai
ferry, six miles above Lewiston. and
secured about 1925 for their work.
Duthie & Corrin received 1900 boxes
of apples in two days last week from
orchardists near Troy. These dealers
have an order from Winnipeg, Mantle
ba. for a carload of apples.
Professor Alfred Stanley Miller, who
is in charge of the department of min
ing and metallurgy, at the University
of Idaho, has published handbook
called "a Manual of Assaying"
At the live stock show in Chicago
recently in range cattle in carload lots
there was fierce contest between
Frank Gooding of Shoshone and F. L.
Oswald of Salt Lake, Gooding winning
in one class and Oswald in another
A mail route has been established di-
rect to Elk City, by stage from Sites,
Idaho. This will make days differ
ence in the time it takes for the deliv-
cry of the Elk City mail. A new post
Office has been established at Calender
Idaho, in the Buffalo Hump country
The mail will be carried to Calender
by stage.
Nothing has demonstrated more EN-
phatically the possibilities of the coun-
try tributary to the Clearwater line of
the Northern Pacific than the volume
of freight business that has been haul
ed over it in the year that is about to
close. Yet this years business is only
considered the first step on the rounds
of the bushes ladder.
The property which Shoshone county
bought in for delinquent taxes five
years ago last July and which became
the absolute property of the county five
years after the date of the sale. was
sold at public auction Monday by or
der of the board of county commission
ers. There were about 400 different
parcels of it, scattered all over the
county, and it generally brought good
prices
One hundred and twenty-one instru-
ments were filed for record at Wallace
last week, with an aggregate valuation
of S71, 51678. OF the 4S deeds II were
for the nominal consideration of 81
each. There was one patent and five
mortgages fled The mining locations
included II quartz lodes, five placer
claims and three water rights. Five
new companies filed articles of incor-
poration and three marriage licenses
were issued.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-12-21

Maseru, Dec. lS.-It appears that De-
vets force was twice repuised before break
ing through the British lines in the neigh
borhood OF Thaba N'Chu. In the third at
tack Dewet led in person. With few de
termined men he charged and broke the
British lines, the rest OF the command fol
lowing. He was forced, however, to leave
in the hands OF the British 10 FOUNDER
and 10 wagons with ammunition and
stores. Commandant Haasbrook, with a
commando and two guns, tried to get
through Springkant's Mex, but was driven
back, losing 40 men.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-12-21
Weekly Bank Statement.

New York, Dec. l6.-The weekly state
ment for last week of averages of the as
ISOLATED banks shows: Loans, S792,766,-
600, decrease $l3,6S7 800; deposits $s42,-
46S, 100, decrease $lS,376,600; circulation
$50, 724, 900, increase $ll6,l00 legal ten
ders $50 s37, 100, increase $l,l79,200; spe-
Gle Sl57 ,655, 300, decrease So, 10000: total
reserve $4,000 400, decrease $3,969,90O;
reserve requirements $2lO 677 OPS, decrease
s., 594, $50; surplus reserve $6,525,375, in
crease 1924, 450.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-12-21
another battle Occurred
1T WAS WON BY THE BRITISH.
Boer Forces Were Surrounded
Fought Desperately, With Heavy
Loss in Killed, Wounded and Cap
tured-Devet Twice Repuised.

LONDON, Dec. lS.-The report of an
other severe battle, resulting in British
victory, is current here. According to the
story the fighting began at daybreak and
lasted for several hours. The Beers, who
numbered from 1900 to 1000 men, were
surrounded at the Orange river and total
ly defeated with very heavy losses in kill
ed and wounded. A number of Beers, it is
added, were captured.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-12-21
Explosion at wardner, Idaho.

Wardner, Idaho, Dec. l6.-Eric John
son, tracklayer in the Bunker Hill mine,
was blown up by premature explosion
of giant powder. His skull is completely
crushed, leg broken, both eyes out and he
is generally bruised and injured internal
ly. He lies at the hospital, and his death
is hourly expected.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-19


sky-there was no moon-made IL seem
quite light. Before us. three or four
hundred feet away. dark. gloomy and for
bidding. looned the outlines Of house.
and for some reason the aspect of the
whole thing sent an involuntary shudder
through me.
While / was intently regarding the
house. Moore dismounted. and having un-
buclklod one side OF the bride rein and
thus made a halter of IT, he tied his horse
to a tree.
I'VE will have 10 leave the horses here
Ferguson" he said. 'What we have to do
now must be done on foot Tie your ami
NAL and follow me"
] acted hastily as ! could, but Moore
was already several PAGES in advance;
sun / FASTENED TO overtake him.
Don't you think you had better post
ne q little now Margton?' / managed to
whisper. but the only reply / received was
a sharp, Hist" and somewhat Offended
went on after that. silently and doggcdly.
resolved tina, ! would nor ask another
question. no matter what happened.
As we drew nearer 10 the house saw
that We we're behind 81. There was no sign
Of life visible. Indeed. from appearances, /
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morrow evening" Then I dated it, so
there might be no mistake. After that
clothed myself in my riding suit and
boots, buckled my cartridge belt and re-
volvers around my body and l was ready
1t was then only IL o'clock, and passed
the intervening time in writing more let
tiers. for Moore's seriousness had impress
ed me strongly. and although could not
even conjecture what might happen,
was thoroughly imbued with the idea that
the experiences of the night were not to
be child's play, In that l was correct
When the clock struck 10 entered the
stable. Moore was awaiting me. iIhpa-
tiently slashing his boots with his riding
whip.
you are fifteen minutes late, Fergu-
SON"
1T is exactly -" 1 responded in as
constituent, producing my watch in proof
of the statement Il am right on the
minute"
Are ou?''-ironicaly-T thought l
said at quarter of 70"
mo. you-said exactly at 49, those are
your own words"
well. never mind; you are here now,
anyway" and he swung himself into the
saddle. struck his horse a smart clip with
the whip and dashed into the darkness.
1 was after him on the instant. but did
not overtake him until we were at Fiji
teenth street, where he held up and wait
ed for me.
I'VE turn here" he said briefly, and led
the way along that thoroughfare towards
the Blue river valley. l endeavored TO
get near enough 10 converse with him,
but for some reason I could not succeed
Either his horse was unusually fractious.
or surreptitiously Moore kept him ex-
cited with the spur. All the way to the
river bottom he kept a little ahead Of
me. and quite TO one side, so that there
was no opportunity for conversation
Down az the very point where Fifteenth
street crosses the bottom he halted and
for the first time seemed disposed to talk
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with Marston Moore. If / return as I
came, return with him..
In this case you will have 10 return
without him" was the stern reply.
Then I'll give you no pledge Of se-
crecy, and you know that l would not
keep 1t IL made one"
This is a serious matter. Mr.. Fergu-
son. you had better think twice before
you decide. Our business with Moore is
our own affair and his. He knew what
he had to expect before he came here,
and he knew, also, just what dangers
threatened you If he brought you with
him. He acted the part of a coward in
doing so, and II you will heed good advice
you will have nothing more TO do with
him"
What have you done with him?" was
all che reply made.
I'VE have done with him just exactly
| as we now propose to do with you, for
see that you are incorrigible. Pick him
J up, boys. II is a waste of breath to argue
with him."
II should attempt to describe the ex-
periences through which I passed dur
] ing the ensuing hour and a half. credu-
/ lity would be taxed to the utmost, but
ID Is certain that every ruse which the
| ingenuity of the human mind could con-
ceive was forced upon me to induce me
| IN some way to desert Moore. or to deny
him. AS the ceremony progressed-and
before the proceedings had occupied above
an hour, I had decided that II was GER
emory of some kind-it dawned upon me,
dimly at first, and then with the force
of certainty that / was undergoing some
| sort of initiation: what Il was 1 could not
determine. The real truth did not onee
occur 20 me.
| At last, with the bandage still over my
| eyes. l heard these words:
MY friends"-and the voice startled
| me for l fancled that l recognized IT,
ut is with unmixed pleasure that 1 an
| nounce the completion of your trials and
suffering. You have been tried i'm the
/, balance and have not been found wanting
in the virtues which we require of all
| candidates. Whoever enters here must
| possess all the qualities which are ex-
| pressed by the word Friend, which is the
most abused and trsduced word in our
| language. Throughout all the tests that
have been applied TO you. you have been
steadfast loyal and true. What more
| can one friend ask of another? You were
willing, at the request OF Mr. Moore
| 10 go blindly into unknown dangers, con-
| tent to await an expiana ton until he chose
to grant one and you have found hero
many who stand ready any moment
to perform the came service for you.
And now after some further initiation
and instruction. you will have become a
member OF the most secret order in the
world-and the most magnificent. Even
its true name is never mentloned-never
uttered aloud. Mr. Moore will remove the
bandage from your eyes and cut the cords
that bind you. After he has craved your
pardon for the imposition he has prac-
ticed upon you. you will be instructed
in the mysteries of this sacred order"
That Is an I wish / might tell the
rest, but ! cannot
CTHE END) ~
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I'VE turn south, here, Ferguson" he
said, "and we will have to pick our way.
1t is rather dark, but l think l can find
the place"
Then you know now where you are
going?" l asked.
Eyes. There is an old house a mile or
so below here. l am going there. Are
your pistols all right?"
Yes" I replied.
There is an old railroad grade some
where here. II has been abandoned for
years, but If / can locate It we can fol-
low along the top of IT, 1t will be easier
than forcing our way through the brush
Keep your eyes peeled now, and look out
that you are not brushed off your horse
by Il low hanging limb; and above all,
Ferguson, DONE talk. Let us move along
as silently as possible.
He led the way, and I followed AL
though as we Owed deeper into the woods
it soon becam me difficult to see him. but
knew that my horse would follow his
unerringly, so I abandoned the effort 10
guide him. 1t seemed 20 me that we tray
eled in that manner more than
an hour, though l now know II
was not so long by far; then we
turned down the bank OF the old grade.
crossed a swampy stretch where the grass
grew so high that it caught i'm my spurs.
and presently began the ascent of steep
though short hill and at the top emerged
from the woods, but found ourselves at
the margin of wilderness of bushes that
were not quite as high as our heads as
we sat upon our horses. Coming from the
gloom of the forest behind u.s. the starlit
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and Teddy hated me- and they never lost
a chance of trying to damage me with
my father and to turn him against me.
He sent Teddy and Tom to school and
gave them a grand education, but he
only gave me the spade in my fists and
sent me out to the fields. And when
Teddy and Tom came back from school,
they were two gentlemen. and used TO
ride their horses and hunt with their
hounds; and me they always made look
after the horses and groom them and
saddle them and bride them, and be there
in the yard to meet them when they
would come in from their riding and
take charge of their horses, give them
a rubbing down and stable them for them.
I'm my own mind, 1 used to think that
this wasn't exactly fair or brotherly treat
ment, but j said nothing, for I liked both
Teddy and Tom. And prouder and proud
er of them every day got my father end
more and more every day he disliked me,
until at long and at last when he came
to die he liked Teddy and Tom that much
and he liked poor Manas that little that
he drew up his will and divided his lani
into four parts and left It in this way:
Now supposin'," says Manas, says he,
digging the point of the &ongs into the
scowder "supposin'," says ne "there
was my fathers farm. He cut it across
this way" says he, drawing the tongs
through the scowder IN one way. Then
he cut it across this way" says he, draw
ing the tongs through the scowder in the
other direction, "and that quarter" says
he. tossing away quarter of the scowder
with the point of the tongs, me gave to
my mother And that quarter there"
says he, tossing off the other quarter into
the dirt, he gave to Teddy, and this
quarter here" says he, tossing the third
quarter, che gave to Tom. And this
last quarter" says Manas, says he, dig
ging the point of the tongs right into the
heart of the other quarter OF the scow-
der. and lifting 1t up and looking at It,
that quarter" says he, CHG gave to the
priest" and he pitched ID as far from
him down the floor as he could. And
there" says he. throwing down the tongs
'he left poor Manas what he is to-day
"a beggar and an outcast. That ma am"
says he. sis me story, and now that I've
relieved my mind. III sleep sound and
we'll till morning"
And down he stretches himself by the
fireside, and begins to snore again.
And the old woman she started up to
the room, and she told the old man what
had happened to the scowder, and the old
fellow got into a mighty rage entirely,
end was for getting up and going down
10 have the life of Manas, for he was
starving with the hunger
But she tried to smooth him down as
well as he could. And then he told her
to go down TO the kitchen and make
something else on the fire for him.
90! It's no use," says she, atrying to
make anything on the fire. for therell
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ed up little Of the SCOT from the fire and
rubbed his ankle with II.
And now" says he, that's all right
and I'll sleep sound and not waken again
till mornin'."
And he stretched himself out again and
began 20 sncre
the old woman was pretty vexed that
she had her nights work spoiled and she
went up to the room to the old man and
told him what had happened to the stir
about. He got into a bad rage entirely
and asked her was Manas asleep again,
ana she said he was. Then he ordered
her to so down and make an oat scowder
ana TO put 1t on the ashes for him.
She went down and got the oatmeal and
made a good scowder and set it on the
ashes, and then sat by il for the short
while it would be doing
But she hadn't it many minutes on the
ashes when Manas let cry out of him
as If it were in his sleep, and up he jumps
and rubs his eyes and looks about him.
and when he saw her he said: Och, is
il here We are and I'm glad We are" says
he, because I've a great trouble on me
mind that's lying a load over me heart
and wouldn't let me sleep, and I want TO
relieve me mind to ye," says Manas. IAN
then I'll sleep hearty and sound all the
night after when I get rid of it. So I'll
tell you a story says he
So he catches hold of the tongs in his
two hands. and as he told the story he
would wave about with the points of them
in the ashes.
And" says he at want to tell you
that my father afore he died was very
rich man and owned no end of land. He
had three sons. Myself. and Teddy and
Tom, and the three of US were three
good, hard workers. I always liked Teddy
and Tom, but however IL came out, Tom
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Saturday EVENING" If you do, I promise
you that you'll leap the millrace coming
back"
No. but I'll be glad to have you" says
Donel.
Very well and good. When Saturday
evening came, Manas Joined Donal, and
oil they both trudged to Donals father
in-law.
The old man was not too we'll pleased
ct seeing Donal bringing a fresh hand,
but Manas, he didn't pretend to see this.
but made himself as welcome as the flow
OTIS Of May and when supper was lad
down on Saturday night, Manas gave
Donal the nudge, and both of them be-
gan to tie their shoes If they had got
loose, and they tied and tied away at
Their shoes, till the old man had eaten
couple Of minutes and then said grace
and finished and got up from the table,
thinking they wouldn't have the I'll man
ners to sit down after the meal was over.
But down to the table my brave Manas
and Donal sit and eat their hearty skin
full And when the old fellow saw this.
he was gruff and grumpy enough. and
it's little they could get out OF him be-
tween that and bedtime.
But Manss kept Lively chat going,
and told good stories that passed away
the night and when bedtime came, and
they offered Manas a bed in the room,
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-19
A MIDNIGHT RIDE.
BY Frederic Van Rensselaer, Dew.

Copyright. 1900 by S. s Mcclure Co.
called upon Marston Moore one even
ing-it was in September, 1SSS-and quite
to my surprise found him in deep dejsc-
ton. He was a young physician of three
or four years practice, but without a care
in the world that l had every heard OF;
certainly he had no occasion to worry
count was among the many thousands,
Nevertheless. he was despondent and
when endeavored to laugh him out of the
condition he became only more morose.
His manner was so brusque and his re-
plies so monosyllablic that at last I took
offense and rose to depart. 1t was then
that he detained me.
Pardon me, old chap" he said. with
more cordially than he had yet manifest
ed. The fact is I'm in trouble Some
know which way to turn. 1t is almost too
much TO ask of any friend"
l dropepd back into my chair treasured
and after a moment of silence asked as
gently as I could:
How much is ii, Marston?"
He looked up quickly, and there was a
puzzled expressions on his face; then he
laughed, but IL was a mir HESS laugh aft
er all.
1T isn't that" he said presently st
wish it We're. Do you think that l would
have hesitated to apply to you if 1t were a
question of money. No; that is the least
of my worries. II is something of far
more importance than that 1t is-but
cannot put you to such severe test of
friendship, old fellow"
Come, come" exclaimed, my curiosity
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And" says he. IN die with the hun
ger if you don't hurry with that
So she filled out the jug and she reach
ed ia TO him in the dark, and he drank
1t off and gave her back the empty jug,
and went in and lay down.
Then she MIXED off another jug for
herself and drank it, and came slipping
in and put the jug easy on the dresser,
SO not to waken Manas, and went up
to the room.
When she came up. the old fellow was
raging there. Says he: You might
have MIXED all the cows in the county
since. an me dead with hunger here wait
in on it. Give me my jug of milk" says
he.
And what do We mean?" says she.
"What do you mean, you old blather-
skite?' says the old man, says he.
Says she: Didn't you come out to the
Dyer and ask me for the jug of milk
there, an didn't I give il to you, an
didn't you drink it all?'-
BE this and be that" says he, but
this Is a nice how-do-ye-do. It's that
scoundrel," says he, 'in the kitchen that's
tricked We again An be this an be
that" says he, I'm goin down now an
have his life"
And when she heard how she had been
tricked she was not a bit sorry 10 let him
go and have Manas' life.
But Manas had been listening with his
ear to the keyhole to hear what was going
on, and when he heard this. and while the
man was preparing 70 go down and take
his life he hauled in calf and put 1t
lying by the fireside where he had been
lying and threw the cover over 1t.
And when the man came down with the
sledge- hammer he went for the place
where he knew Manas had been lying, and
he struck with all his might, and he drove
the hammer through the calf's skull, and
the calf only just gave one NEW and died
And then the old fellow went back to his
bed content and the miller went out and
off home again.
When the old fellow and his woman got
up IL, the morning early to go and bury
the mile, they found the trick he had
played on these. and they were in a pretty
rage.
But when the breakfast was made this
morning, and Donal ana all of them sat
down, 1 can tell you the sid fellow was
in no hurry saying grace, ai1 Donal he
got his hearty fill for once in hfs life any
how, and so did he at night.
And when Donal was going bach for
home on Monday morning, he leapt he
mill-race, and Manas came out and gave
him a cheer. He got Manas' both hands
and he shook them right hearty.
And every Monday morning after, for
the three years that the old fellow lived,
Manas always saw Donal leap the mill
race as easy as sparrow might hop over
a rod
At the end of three years, the old fellow
died, and Donal went to live on the farm
altogether, and there was no friend ever
| came to see him that was more heartily
welcomed than Manas the Miller.