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The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1900-10-10

For the following report we are in
debted to Miss Stone secretary OF
the institute.
On the 9th inst. the teachers Of Ra
valli county began work in their
seventh annual institute, Miss B. May
Million, county superintendent, pre-
siding.
After the work IF orgahizing, ab-
pointing secretary, etc, the following
we're presented 70 the institute.
Spelling = Prof. Sanders. Prot.
Sanders showed the connection be-
tween reading and spelling, the value
of written work, the necessity of Civ
ing to the child vivid mental impress
sions of each new word.
10:30--I.iterature and history. Miss
Harwood briefly discussed the purpose
of education, VIZ: To At the child for
profitable life, the means of doing
this; the value of the culture epoch
theory, and its application in eduea-
tional work.
l0:3O-Intermission,
10:+S-History-Prof. Sanders.
11:20-Physical exercise.
autobiography in primary grades
Prof. Sanders.
12:O0-Intermissiofi
The afternoon session opened with
roll call and singing undef the direc.
tion of Miss Pettibone. The follow.
lowing subjects were considered.
1:35-Pri,hafy arithmetic - Prof,
Sanders.
2;0e-Primary Reading-Miss Har-
wood.
2:30-Intermission.
2:45-Writing.
Miss Harwood heartily recommend
ed vertical writing as economizinp
time in saving effort in writing and
eycsight in reading.
The session closed with an enroll
1nent of thirty-four.
Tuesdays session opened with in
creased enrolment and a spirit of
work and attention on the part of the
teachers.
The various lines of work were con-
tinued by the instructors, Miss Har-
wood and Professor Sanders.
The afternoon program included:
1:30-Singing and roll cali.
1:35-Reading-Miss Harwood.
2:OO-Prinary arithmetic - Prof.
Sanders.
2;30-Physical exercises Miss Grace
Stone.
2:4s-P;ctdffe study-Miss Harwood.
800 Question box-Prof. Sanders.
3:45-Institute adjourned with the
following enrolment:
Miss B. May Million, superintendent;
instructors, Miss Anne H. Harwood,
Dillon; Prof. Sanders, Cheney, Wash.
Haniilton-Mr. ]. G. Mckay, Misses
Bond, Adams, Howard, McCrackin,
O'Neil, Stone, White.
County = Misses Andrews, Butler,
Chatman,. Clark. Corley, Hawker,
Harlan, Grace Million, Ethlyn Mil
lion, Mccartney, Smith, Smithey,
Helen Stone, Wagy, White, Mesdames
Keeling. Corcoran, Stamper, Messrs.
Burroughs, A. O. Jones, J. J. Jones,
Patterson, Sharp, Hobblet, Scherr,
Roe, Croft.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1900-10-10
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE,
"*aHss: ;sss Il s1sss.s vs117 ee5|tl::.s az
TERSELY TOLD IN NEwsY I,HrrEns Is
THE cotNfY PAPER FkoM THE WEST
ERN NEWS CORPS or XIEkf cuKkx-
SPONDENTs.
VICTOR.

VICTOR.
Special Correspondence to the Western News.
Victor Oct. 8, 19OO.-H. Deranso did
business in the Garden City Wednes.
day.
DR.. A. X. Baifd returned to Heleha
Tuesday.
Mrs. M. E. Nixon spent Tuesday ID
Missoula.
D. H. Goudy and family spent Sum
day in Florence.
L. B. How'd and wife are in Mis-
soula this week.
J. W. Hickman IL doing business Ia
Helena this week.
Miss Seine of Missoula il the guest
of Miss Maud Fuikefsoh.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Ray drove to
Hamilton and back Monday.
Appolonic & bowler have moved
into their new store building.
J. p. Cleafy did business In Mis-.
soula several days last week.
Mrs. Harry Prento Of stevensvirle
was shopping in Victor Monday.
MI. Goodenough Of Chicago hss
taken Prof. Garner's place here.
Moses Baker, wife and little daugh-
ter were over from Burnt Fork Satur-
day.
Mesdames NJ. A. Waylett and M.
Duyer were county seat visitors last
week.
Miss Fanny Cummins was down
from Hamilton Wednesday of last
week.
Mr. A. NJ. Gavin is in Butte lhia
week and is thinking Of locating
there.
Mrs. George Bowden Of Mis.oula is
visiting her daughter Mrs. F. W.
Morris.
No school in Victor this week ow.
ing to the'teachers' institute in. session
in Hamilton.
Mrs. Ben kress and children are
visiting Mrs. Kress' PARENTS, A. n.
Geyer and wife.
G. H. Eitnett HAS returned iron,
Missoula and moved his family in the
Moller cottage on front street.
W. r. Hickman of this place has
been called to the pastorate of the
Baptist churches of this valley.
Mrs. P. Fowery returned to her
home in Anaconda Thursday after
several days visit at the Cleary ranch.
Mrs. Bell who has been the guest of
Mrs. F. w. Morris for several weeks
has returned to her home in Ravalli
last week.
After spending several month"; in
the eastern states, w. e. Hawley re-
turned to his Bitter Root ranch Satur.
day evening.
Prof. A. GARNER, who has beon aa-
sisting in putting ID the fish hatcAery
here, left last week for Walla WallaA
Washington.
Sunday evening Mrs. james Simp-.
son near Etna received the sad intelli-
gence that her mother, Mrs. Dixon,
was dying at Fowler, Colorado.
Mrs. G. r. Young taught in the
Missoula county institute, last week.
Her sister Miss Floy .Olds accompanied
her to Missoula and visited 'friends
ur ., r <hA uU,s1x
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1900-10-10

J. M. Higgins went to Missoula this
morning to begin work on 1000, 900
logging contract that he i1zs taken at
Nine Mile.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1900-10-10

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For clubbing rates with the leading
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country call at Western News Once.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-11
Rules Did Not Deter Him.

The one-aegged Waterman who
stands guard at the visitors gate at
Bellevue Hospital is on the alert to
prevent visitors from taking in liquor
or otheo. intoxicants to their friends
who are ILL.,, says the New York
World. There is a strict rule against
it.
Among the hundreds who had passes
to visit relatives last Sunday was a
gray-haired old man in his best suit,
whose pistol pocket had a suspicious
bulge beneath the tails of his coat.
What you got in your pocket,
there?" demanded the gatekeeper, in
dicating the bulge"
Its a milk punch for me boy
Mike" said the old man, producing a
bottle full of white fluid.
You can't t AXE a milk punch in
here" said the gatekeeper.
Indeed I WILL" said the old man
Indeed you won't, for a million dol
lars" retorted the keeper. Its
against the rules"
I'll take it in anywho." and pulling
h cork he put the bottle to his lips
and drained it.
II told you I would take 1t in,"he
said, triumphantly. "andhere's a pres
ent of the bottle for you"
That there was the most obstinate
old lad I've seen in many a day" said
the keeper. as h old man passed in.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-11
INDUSTRIAL CONVEN TON
Second Days Session Large Attend
ance-Important Papers Read

New Orleans, La, December 5.-The
second days session of the southern
industrial convention opened today
with a very large attendance. The hall
was scarcely large enough to admit
the delegates, and the general public
was turned away.
Shortly after 10 o'clock Cardinal Glib
bons, dressed in the robes Of his high
office, opened the convention with
prayer.
President Hargrove turned h gavel
over to Vice President Sydney Storey,
and the latter introduced DR.. Lyman
Hall, president of the Georgia school
of technology, who spoke on technical
education. Other papers on the same
subject were a
A paper on the Railroads of the
South and Southern Industrial Devel-
opment' was read by Hon. Stafford Ber-
ney, of Mobile, and a paper on Foreign
and Coastwise Trade a Necessary Fac
tor in Southern Industrial Develop
ment,' by N. D. Kelley, secretary of
the Trade League of Philadelphia
Resolutions were offered by V. w.
Grubbs, of Greenville, Texas, and
adopted expressing the that trade
schools and schools of technology are
imperative essentials in the future de-
velopment of the southern states.
Jackson, Miss; Waco, Texas, and
Memphis, Tenn, are working to capture
the next convention.
A telegram was read from Senator
Morgan thanking the convention for
the honor paid him. The senator says.
referring to the Nicaragua canal: THE
prospects of success grow brighter
every day. Costa Rica and Nicaragua
are in happy accord with our govern
ment in making preliminary agree
ments Of vital Importance"
Hon. F. B. THUNDER, president of
the United States export association
of New York, who read a paper, was
given a cordial reception.
The last paper read at he afternoon
session was by D. A. Tompkins, of
Charlotte, N. c., who discussed Got
ton Oil and Cotton Oil Products"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-11
VIOLATING INSURANCE LAW
COMMISSIONER YOUNG'S CHARGES
AGAINST A COMPANY.
Great Need tor an Audftorfum-Bsp-
list Women's Missionary Board.
High Point h Center OF the Wood
Working Industry of the South-Ag-
ricultural College Statistics.
Messenger Bureau,


John A Cunningham. Of Person coun-
ty. is here presiding at the meeting Of
h board Of agriculture. He is the
largest tobacco planter in the state.
His crop this year was 1000, 600 hills.
He says that while the yield was not
so large as last years. yet prices are
SO very much better that the difference
is more than made up.
: Today the hearing OF the railways
side of the evidence and testimony in
the great railway tax assessment case
ended.
The session of the North Carolina
electoral college today was brief and in
a informal. 1t took a recess un-
III the 2nd Monday in January. when
II will cast the vote. as required by the
statutes.
John E Fowler. populist-republican
candidate for congress in the Third dis
trict, is arranging 10 contest the seat
of Chares r. Thomas. j. R Joyce. the
republican nominee for mgr in the
Fifth district. has evidently not vet
abandoned the idea of contesting the
seat of W. w. Kitchin. He was in
Granville county last Saturday, looking
into the matter. and one of the leading
populists in that county tells me he
advised Joyce not to contest.
Attorney General Douglas today gave
the state treasurer his opinion that tht
latter could not collect state tax on
telephone business save on that which
is wholly within this state; that the
state law is unconstitutional and AN
not be enforced as to interstate bust
ness
The attorney general also gives the
treasurer an opinion az to the case of
ne National Bank of Gastonia, which
refuses to pay the tax for 1S99-19OO. He
tells n treasurer to ask for a list of
stockholders and the net value of their
holdings after deducting the amount Of
real estate on which the bank pays
tax and after deducting from the value
of such holdings the rebate to which
the holder may be entitled under the
privilege which the law gives him Of
offsetting his debts against his solvent
credits. He also tells the treasurer to
request payment of tax upon the net
value of the holdings of stock and if
his is not paid TO bring suit. The leg
stature evidently intended to make
shares of bank stock solvent credits
for purposes Of taxation.
Editor j. w. Bailey. of The Biblical
Recorder, presided at the annual state
convention of the Baptist Young Peo-
pies Union which met here last eve
ming. 1t was stated hat in the United
States the union now has 700, 900 men,
bers.
The sales of commercial fertilizers in
this state are this season 10000 tons
greater than they were last season.
The directors of the insane asylum
were in session here today. A very
fine showing is made by the asylum.
There are over $50 patients. The per-
centage of cures is large. There is
now treatment for the liquor and drug
habit, and this has likewise proved
very successful.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-11
The Verdict

The most popular man in a western
town once got into a difficulty with a
disreputable tough, who was the ter
o Of the place. and did him up in a
manner entirely satisfactory to the
entire community. 1t was necessary,
however, to vindicate the majesty of
h law, and the offender was brought
up for trial on a charge OF assault with
intent to kill. The jury too the case
they returned. Well" said the Judge,
in a familiar, offhanded way, what
have the jury to say?" May it please
the court" responded the foreman, I'VE
h jury. find that the prisoner IS not
guilty OF hittin' with intent to kill, but
simply to paralyze, and ne done it."
The verdict was received with ap-
ylause, and h prisoner was given an
ovation.-The Green Bag.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-11
The Shoe on tn. Other Foot.

A man W liked into a country print
ing office the other day. and said to the
editor
Say, if you want something to fill
up your paper with, you might say in
you next issue that I have just
started a shop to make and repair
wagons n carriages, and would like
to have everybody to call and see me-"
"All right" replied the editor. do
you want an advertisement in the pa
per, too?"
NO." said the man; Just an item in
the local column"
do you want to subscribe for the
paper?" asked the editor.
well, no." said the man. Il am TAX
ing two or three city papers. and some
story papers from Chicago;I haven't
got time to e any more. Maybe I'll
take your paper when some of them
others run out"
"All right" said the editor; and he
smiled to himself
Next day the editor SEM his carriage
around to the shop. He wanted two
spokes put in the wheel, and told him
he had a little job for him, just to fill
up his time and keep him busy.
The man looked it over. and said
well, the spokes will be so cents
each. and the dashboard 81; that will
be just g."
Oh" said the editor. II didn't mean
to pay 70 it. I just brought it around,
same as you brought that item to me
yesterday, just to fill up your time.
It's only an item, you know"
Then the wagon repairer saw the
point, and the editor went back to his
office, and reilly pitched the item into
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-11
KRUGER At THE AsU
Enthusiastic Crowds Greet Hfm-Woe-
coined by the Omctals.

coined By the Omcfals.
The Hague. December e-Mr- Kruger
larrfved from Cologne today. He mee
with wonderful receptions everywhere.
He reached the frontier At Zevenaax.
Immense crowds gathered at all b
stations. which were decorated with
tiags; the burgomasters made speeches
land The school children sang. Mr. Kru-
Iger made many replies Once by draw
ling attention to q fair-haired girl spec
itator he said.
If that child was outraged. every.
body would run to her rescue. but In
my country children and women are
being daily outraged by an enemy ten
times stronger than the Transvail-"
AT the opening OF the second cham
Der today. the president. ]. C. Gleich-
imam. said.
President Kruger arrives here today
HE will TAX up his residence here. i
take h occasion to propose that the
chamber authorizes me to welcome IN
and offer him an expression OF OF cor
dial sympathy"
The proposal was adopted amid
Icheers and braves.
Mr.. Kruger was greeted At the sta
ton here by tt b~urgomaster and
Ic~ounsellors- A choir OF COO men and
'giris chanted Psalm =. verses 6. Z. and
IL The former president and his suite
repaired to the royal waiting
Irsom where the burgomaster warmly
welcomed them In a ories speech. Then
followed DR.. Sphinx. the president OF
the local South African Association in
a long welcoming address. assuring Mr..
Kruger Of the deep sympathy OF the
Dutch nation. who had" he
so greatly. though vaiafy-
hoped that the great powers who had
recently assembled 1t the peace CON-
ference would not have permitted that
In South Africa the right Of nations.
the right of war and civil law should
be trampled unAer foot. or n little
be sacrificed in an unequal comhat
in defence OF its existence"
Mr.. Kruger. his suite and the recep-
ton committee, proceeded In open car
|riages 10 the Hotel les hides. which
respondent with flags and bunt-
ing. Theirs a choir sang a hymn. Mr..
Kruger hen mounte the stair case.
preceded by three girls strewing bios
SONS.
The chamber authorized its president
to welcome Mr.. Kruger in behalf OF the
house, as proof Of its sympathy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-11
LIQUOR TRAFFIC IN MANILA
Public Discussion OF the Commission
ers' Proposed License Law.

Manila, December 5.-The a occu-
pied by the United States commission
was crowded today. the occasion being
the public discussion Of the Manila
liquor license bill. The section proyid-
ing for banishing saloons from the Es-
Gotta and downtown phazaS was strong
ly criticised. Judge Taft explained that
b United States courts had settled
b right Of the police and h power
to limit the sale of liquors and yet the
places where they were sold were I'M
limited. He declared that the INC
ton Of the Escolta, owing to h pres
ence Of saloons was ~disgraceful- The
licenses expire in January and the sec
ton Of the bill requiring removals viii
take effect In April.
The bill provides for a license OF 600
pesos, semi-annually for a regular sa-
loon; 500 for a theatre and 500 for a
hotel. besides a bar license. None Of
these will be allowed to sell a native
intoxicant. Places are licensed separ-
ately for the latter. These + prohibit
ed from selling to soldiers and Sunday
closing is required But hotels can
serve liquors with meals. Licenses are
imposed on distillers. brewers and
wholesale dealers.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-11
PREDICTION AS TO BoER WAR
Consul at Cape Town Gives
It Four Months Time.

London, December Al. c. Stowe.
UNITED States consul general at Cape
Town arrived here today and sails for
the United States on December 18th
He said today:
II give the war In South Africa four
months to come to an end. In my opin-
lion il is bound TO be snufed out during
THAT period. / do not believe Lord
Kitchener will do much more than any
lother general. The present plan of the
british campaign is bound to bring
about the result Moreover. there are
nc. 900 Boer prisoners in Ceylon. st. Hell
lena and at Cape Town, all OF whom are
anxious to have an end of hostilities.' 80
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-11
GOSSIP.
= Alarms-The Bond Question POST
poned. I,

CORRESPONDENCE of The M~essenger.)
Goldsboro. December 5.
The trial of Gray Speight. charged
with turning in false fire alarms. took
place before the mayor this morning.
Colonel w. T. Dortch and Colonel A.
c. Davis represented the city. Govern
or-elect Chas. b. Aycock representing
the defense.
Sunday morning between midnight
and Lar the people We're aroused from
their slnmbers by four false fire
alarms only a short time intervening.
As a result the above trial ooh place
this morning and after hearing all the
evidence. the mayor adjudged the de-
PENDANT guilty and imposed a fine of $50.
Speight protests that he is innocent and
took an appeal to the superior court.
Nh. P. w. Russell. of Elmira, N. Y.
Is in the city. representing the Odd
Fellows Insurance and Accident Asso-
citation. The d Fellows extend to
him a hearty welcome and many Will
take out policies with him.
H. Il. Parker. Jr.. left this morning
for Raleigh. where he goes as a dele
gate Up the Baptist convention now in
session there.
Quite a large number of ministers
were here between rains Yesterday en-
route to the annual Methodist confer
ence now in session at New Bern.
Colonel w. b. Whitfield. of the Seven
Springs section was in the city TODAY.
The bond question, which was TO
come UP for consideration before the
board of aldermen last night. was post
poned a few days in order to give the
city attorney further time for investi-
CATION in reference TO it.
Mr.. W. F. Parker. who has been head
salesman of the wholesale grocery of
Baker & EaSon. has accepted a posi-
ton with the Royal & Borden Furni-
ture Company at Durham.
Judge w. r. Allen has gone to Duplin
superior court where he appears with
the solicitor in the famous libel Ease
against a number of prominent Samp-
son county populists.
r. c. Strong. OF the Raleigh bar. was
here today.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-11
Correspondence of the Messenger.)
GoIdsboro. n. c.. December 6.

G%oldsboro, N. c., December 6.
Parties in the city from Clinton re-
port the a death of a young man by
the name of Robinson at that point on
Tuesday night. The circumstances as
told are as follows: Mr.. Robinson, who
is a son of the widow of Jas Robin
son., was a saleman in the store of
Bernice Herring. He was ~endeavoring
to make sale of some cloth to a Mr..
Coleman, who lifting the bolt above
his head, struck a swinging lamp. The
lamp was knocked from it's resting
place, exploding and the oil falling or
Mr.. Robinson, he was a burning flame
instantly. He, in his excitement, rush
ed out into the streets and it was full
ly five mute before his clothes were
stripped from him and the fire extin-
guished. He was badly charred. The
first information was written on the
night of the accident and stated young
Robinson could not live. Today l am
told that he died later.
The store also caught on fire, but the
flames were soon extinguished by par
ties who were in the store.
Application will be made to the leg
islature to change the charter of this
city.
DR.. NJ. E. Robinson successfully OPP
Grated yesterday on a patient for can
Ger of the breast. The operation neces-
STATED the removal of the breast and
the glands under the arm. The lady
is doing nicely. This reminds me that
many difficult surgical operations nave
been performed here by our local ply
sicians. There is talk of opening up
a san1tarium or hospital : for the
treatment of patients add = to the
whiskey n morphine habit n for
such other treatment as is usually
found in an u~p-to-date hospital. 1t is
thought if Drs. Robinson n Spicer
are given the proper encouragement
they may establish such an institution.
DR.. Robinson has treated successful
ly a number who were addicted to the
whiskey habit.
Little Julia Allen, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. j. NJ. Allen, who underwent
an operation for throat trouble at the
Virginia hospital, is thought to have
recovered sufficiently to return home
this week.
Cotton touched go here today for the
best grades.
Our merchants expect a large holiday
trade. Large purchases have been
made and good prices for farm products
and labor give the people the necessary
funds.
MIR. Jessie Grantham is very low
with typhoid fever at his home in the
northern section of the town.
The following aides AVE accepted
positions with Williams & Robinson,
the new 5 and 10-cent establishment:
Mrs. A. s. Turner, Mrs. w. v. Will
liams, and the Misses Minnie Powell,
Matte Smith, Nannit Farrior, Beulah
Fordham, Florence Fordham, Maggie
Giddens, Lavinia Smith, Sudie Girls
void, Annie Powell.
Our Episcopal friends are conducting
a very successful Bazaar.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-11
A Life and Death Fight.

Mr.. w. A. Hines, of Manchester, Ia,
writing of his almost miraculous eS-
cape from death, says: Exposure
after measles induced serious lung
trouble, which ended in Consumption.
I had frequent hemorrhages and cough
ed night and day. All my doctors said
I must 500 die. Then I began to use
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption, which completely cured me
I would not be without it even if it
cost $500 a bottle. Hundreds have
used it on my recommendation and all
say it never fails to cure Throat. Chest
and Lung troubles" Regular size soc.
and $1.00. Trial bottles free at r. r.
Bellamy's Drug Store.