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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-09-15

Horton. Kansas, and Mr. Ferguson from
St Joe. Missouri.
The City National bank, formerly the
First National OF Fit Sill. was the FIRST
bank organized and open for business.
G. NJ Paschal is president. W n Nc
Gregor vice president. F. IL English IS
cashier ard ". J. Mcdonald assistant
cashier.
JnO. P. Kern, the former merchant tai
Tor al e Reno. has opened a saloon on
one Of the best corners here. and II lie
had pair Of shears II his hand he would
look Ike himself.
A. H Cobb & Cos Office is q busy
place. just across from the Isndofice: yet
there IS alwoys someone who can take
time enough 10 visit 4 minute with YOU
if there is any business IN II.
l. P. Ross, former receiver Of the Ok
lahoma city landofice and who practced
in all the courts Of Oklahoma and before
the department. At Washington. has his
single swinging in the breeze and always
is ready for business.
Hamon. Mason & Hall is q big real es-
tate firm here. Hamon and Hall are
both old Kansas university boys and 8rr-
JnO. F. Hal was first lieutenant Of the
famous Kansas Twentieth. These gentle
men fled the first SUIT in Comanche c0un-
" Jake L Hamon Of this arm says this
IS the only part Of the country that
comes any ways near up to MS former
home. over ar Newkirk, the county seat
Of the best county in Oklahoma.
J. T. lowell. the blacksmith and car
riage man, has built on lot s. block 8.
John Woman. who has lived near Pond
Creek since the opening Of the strip. is
finishing q Groom hotel on lot l6. block ,.
another pair Of Kansas university boys
with a shingle saying attorneys at Law
are 8Iessrs. Landers & Field. Robert
Landers was associated with DERRICK <
Dedrick Of Wichita and Mr. Field was
with I'd sample. g noted criminal lawyer
If Medicine Lodge. Kansas.
9IcCasla1d & Lel-wich. II their usual
way. are putting in q big general sore
here and VIII make things come their
way. under the management Of 8Ir. James
Leftwich.
Ut. J. wiley. the merchant and post
master at Kildare. Kay county. drew a
number and VS. here this week. taking q
peep at the country an has almost made
up his mind 70 sell his store at Kildare
and try blowing on his new farm.
You VIII see here and there the sign
Gen. Iawton. At Scott and just about the
time one wants 70 ask which II means,
he sees IL is the two leading brands OF
r. ~. Leiningers cigars. made az his
fac-ory. 5x70. on the corner Of First and
streets
W G. Stevens. vice president Of the
First National and county attorney, ar
rived home from Guthrie a few days ago.
where ne had been attending court, and
it was amusing to see MIN wedging thro
the busy corners of the town with from
Two 70 four men talking in each Of his
ears. Yet he had answers Tor all Of
them.
J. A Addison. the gentleman who IS
running a hotel at the big red store, is
finishing a 32story, Groom house here and
is going 10 run it himself Mr. Addison
is an old-timer here in this country and
is very popular.
6 I Keigan. for many years the pres
ident Of the North Side hotel at Enid. is
building q hotel here
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-09-15
MEETING OF SMITHS.
Clan of World Wide Fame To Meet
In Oklahoma.

Guthrie. 0. T.. Sept 1+.-One OF the most
unique gatherings ever contemplated in
the territory VIII be held in Guthrie on
October ]. This meeting viii be the gath
ering Of the Smith clans OF the territory
The movement TO have a meeting Of the
white Smiths in the territory vas begun
some time ago. by .. W. Smith Of Carson
City and he has fathered the venture ever
since that time
Every family Of Smiths since the start.
ing OF the project has been iterested in
the meeting and the chances are that
Guthrie VIII have more Smiths in her
corporate limits on the It'll OF october
than eve before in her history
= meeting of all the Smiths VINO can
possibly attend viii be held here tomor-
row in order 70 make the preliminary ar
engagements To- me fan meet Of the
Smiths. Just how many VIII be here is
probIemaucsI. but from the enthusiasm
shown by the Smiths around Guthrie
there viii be plenty Of people willing 70 do
their share toward the arrangements for
the celebration.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-09-15
AN ILLINOIS EXHIBIT.
Oklahoma VIII Send Choice Products
20 State Fair.

Guthrie. a. r. sept l3--oklahoma VII
have an exhiait AZ the Illrcis STATE fair
which uHI 81 credit ~ the territory.
1Er A. r Powers az this city, one OF the
immigration as5nts Gor the Santa F..
has arranged Ter the exhi5it. and as far
as poss II VIII be cornplete in every
respect The Illinois State fair = proba-
biz the largest state fair held O. the
United Staees. and much interest is taken
in the event
ar Powers IS working in conjunction
with ageuts IN Tninois and the men are
pushing the arrangements as fast as pos
sible Not enlv VIII there be an exhibit
81 fruits and grains but Mr- Powers in
tends 70 have some splendid photographs
Of the territory. 10 be placed in the Okla
bona headc car-ers
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-09-15

1000 Pesgse. 40 Fszors Funny cloSuE-
30 Musicians IN 0rEnd Popular PrrsirzsraTy
Concerts. Big Arenas. - Mfia Race frack,
So Railroad Cars. I0o Dens. Leiss snd ~aZcs
81 Rsrr Wild Beasts IL Acres Of Tests
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-09-15

AT the Fan-Ar1eIicau exposition an
going via the Missouri Paciac railway
Lease Ni-Elta - e m Arrive al
BuHa-1 second rucralue f5r breakfast
Through Pullman sIeeQers. Wichita 70
s. Loais- Passenger station corner
Douglas a1saae ard wichita street.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-05
A Disgrace to Montana.

The law abiding people Of Helena and
Montana will deplore and condemn the
disgrace that has been thrust upon them
by the act of the mob which on Tuesday
night hanged miserable wretch-taking
the law into their own hands. For six
teen years Judge Lynch, who was in the
early days a necessity. has not been
called upon to perform his gruesome
work. There has been no need nor ex-
cuse for lynch law and the melting out
of punishment by a mob. Our courts
have dealt severely with persons con-
victed Of violation of the laws. and there
have been few miscarriages of justice
in this direction. Criminals have been
promptly arrested. tried, and if convict
ed, given severe sentences-many times
the maximum penalty provided for such
crimes. The transaction Of
Tuesday night will be heralded abroad
throughout the country and will do more
to bring Montana into disrepute than
anything else could do. We claim to be
a w-abiding people. with the frontier
roughness Worn off and replaced by bet
ter things. Helena has advertised its
advantages as a city of fine schools,
churches. libraries and an intellectual
and cultivated society of law-abiding
people. but this one lawless act will do
much to counterfeit the good effect of all
the work that has been done in that d.
lection.-Helena Record.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-05
RESTORED TO HIS RIGHTS
Thomas Moore, Who Was Once Insane,
Restored to ccmnetency Before
the Law.

Thomas Moore, " 40 was once an in
mate of a madtlouse for a period of
four years, was restored to legal COM
retency before the law by Judge Nc
C!ernan of the district court this morn
ing His application for an order re-
storing him ito his rights was heard be-
fore the order was made. Attorney
Remington represented the applicant.
Mr. Moore is an old white-haired man,
81 years old. He took the stand in his
own behalf.
WHAT is your name?" he was asked.
''My name is Thomas Moore" he re-
Piled
"Are you the person named in the
petition here?'
eyes, sir"
"Do the asylum authorities know you
are here?"
Eyes, sir. I wrote to them"
It was shown that Moore has been
out Of the Warm Springs asylum four
Years, and no attempt has been made to
AGAIN put him under restraint. Fred P.
Holbrook testified that he knew Moore
very well and was surprised when he
learned that he had been in an asylum.
He thought Moore had very good
mind. The decree restoring Moore to
his rights was promptly made.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-05
IMPROVEMENTS AT THE BUTTE
Hotel Has Been Reitted Since the
Tire That Greatly Dam
aged It.

Patrons of the Butte hotel were
making remarks today about the i'm
provements that have been made in that
hostelry since the fire. which recently
damaged it to the extent of $4,000.
The first floor of the building, where
the blaze did the most damage has
been entirely retinistl1ed. and elaborate
pool room. The upper floors are being
recarpeted and redecora ted. the smoke
having done much damage in the upper
stories of the building There have been
some delays about adjusting the insur-
ance on the building, but the improve
ments are being pushed just the same.
The hotel has been provided with an
electric elevator. and the heat for the
structure is provided from the plant in
the Owsey block, tunnel having been
run from that block to the hotel for the
purpose Of laying the pipes which supply
the heat for the hotel
Il was always afraid Of the heating
plant as long as it was in thehotel." said
Mr.. Wilson today, land arrangements
were almost completed to have the heat
come from the Owsley block when we
had our fire. I used to take every pre-
caution to prevent and fire taking place
in the hotel, but we finally suffered a
damage from flames. The fire caused a
great loss, but 1 think we are getting
things into better shape than they ever
were before"
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-05
A NEW BONANZA KING,

Success in the mining field in Montana
is not confined to the millionaires, or
even to the experienced operators in
quartz. Occasionally a citizen engaged
in other occupations, tired Of the slow
accumula tions of professional or other
labor, takes a flyer in the mining lottery
and scores a winning. In illustration Of
this fact may be cited the experience Of
DR.. J. c. Johnston Of Butte, who, after
deyoting 2o years of his life to the curing
Of other mems ills, is now in fair way
to cure his own financial ailments and
join the ranks of the mining nabobs. In
the mountains near Whitehall the doctor
has for two years been opening a mine
which is now developing into bonanza.
1t shows a wide vein of copper and
silver and gold, and promises better re-
suits in dollars and cents than all the
pills and potions known to pharmacy.
In few days full description of the
mine will be printed in the Inter Noun
tain. In the meantime every man and
woman numbered among the doctors
friends will join the Inter Mountain in
extending congratulations on his pros
pective accession to the ranks of the
bonanza kings.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-05
THE FRIEND OF ALL WOMEN.

Ella Wheeler Wilcox, poet and philoso-
pher will hereafter be daily contribu-
tor to the Inter Mountain. She is the
best friend of the American woman and
the American home. Her mind is brill
liant, her literary style piquant, her ad
vice sensible, her motives exalted, her in
format inexhaustible. She knows just
what her women friends of all ages and
conditions like to read and ought to
read. In her ripper years she takes 4
conservative, sympathetic, generous view
of humanity's temptations and failings,
and writes about them with a purity Of
purpose and strength of logic that
appeal directly to every woman's mind
and heart. Ella Wheeler Wilcox is
doing more to elevate the intellectual
and moral standard of American woman
hood than any ten score ministers of the
gospel in this country, and we say this
with full knowledge of the great and
continuous good the pulpit is everywhere
accomplishing. The Inter Mountain is the
only paper in Montana that provides for
the entertainment of it's fair readers the
letters Of Ella Wheeler Wilcox
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-05
COPPER TODAY,

Copper stocks took another tumble to-
day in sympathy with Amalgamatei,
which closed at $S5 and a fraction in
Boston. To what relative extent the de-
cline is due to an alleged copper surplus,
to the injunction relating to the pay
ment of Boston & Montana dividends, TO
the closing of Amalgamated properties
by court orders, the owners of copper
shares must determine for themselves.
In this connection it should be stated
that the firm of Paine, Webber & Co..
which furnishes the Inter Mountain with
daily Geographic letter describing mar
ket conditions is brokerage firm whose
reports are printed for the public infor-
nation. It's advice to buy and sell is
based on close observation, but is not
vouched for by this newspaper as being
safe and reliable at all times. No man
knows what will happen to the man who
speculates.
Stock values, however, will not affe It
the wonderful prosperity Of Butte SO
long as the Amalgamated people shall
be able to maintain the price of the red
metal. All Montana is reaping the ben
eft of lucent copper and every business
and labor interest will hope to see the
market sustained.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-05
The PIONEERS SOCIETY.

The Society Of Montana Pioneers, after
one Of the most enjoyable and instructive
sessions in its history, adjourned yester-
day at Missoula to meet again next year
at Dillon. Mr.. Al E. Greater was elected
to the presidency. He came to Montana
in August, 1862, and is proud Of the unique
distinction Of being the writer Of the frs.
letter ever written and mailed in Mon
tana.
The selection of Dillon as the next
meeting place is particularly appro-
pirate. 1t Is probable that no county in
the state is now the home of as many
pioneers as Beaverhead. Its placer
camps We're among the earliest to be ex-
plotted. The first capital of the then
territory was located within its borders.
Hundreds of old timers from Alder gulch
settled in Beaverhead county and are
still there, engaged in mining, and cattle
or sheep raising. 1t is the oldtimers'
county. Next year the meeting Of the
Pioneers society will doubtless have a
larger attendance than any previous
gathering of the argonauts.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-05
ABOUT THE PRESIDENTS.

A correspondent of the Galveston
(Texas) News has extracted from the
pages of national history this interesting
data about American presidents:
The north has had Is presidents and
the south 8. The executive office has
been occupied by northern men a few
days less than 63 years, and by southern
men a few days over So years. This is
based on the supposition that Roosevelt
will fill out his present term.
Only two of the southern states have
furnished Observation-Disclosures and Ten
nessee. or the northern presidents, three
have come from the New England states,
six from the middle states and seven
from what is now called the middle west.
No president has ever been electe /
from the territory west of the Mississippi
river, and only two men have been nomi-
mated by the great political parties from
that territory-Fremant from Missouri by
the republicans in 1856. and Bryan of
Nebraska by the democrats in 1896 and
1900
Divided politically, nine democrats,
two federalists. four wings and eight re-
publicans have occupied the presidential
office.
The above list does not include Wash
ington, the first president. 1t is unjust
to assign the first and only real non
partisan president of the country to any
political party.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-05
The Montana Pioneers.

Butte Miner: Those were brave men
and women who came to Montana in the
early 6Os. The plains in those DAYS
offered no inducement to the person of
craven spirit. 1t was an ordeal that
none but the boldest, most fearless and
energetic spirits would attempt to pass
through It tried a mans metal ana
Woman's faith in her men folk and her
God to the utmost limit. OF necessity.
therefore, the pioneer settlers of Mon
tana We're recruited from the very best
stock in the older eastern states Just
as the first colonists who sailed across
the Atlantic to these shores We're the
most daring sturdy people of the Old
nations, so were these trail blazers in
their turn the very pick of that magnifi-
cent stock that needs no titles of nobility
to ennOble it.
1t is no wonder then as you look at the
men in this state who are and have been
the leaders in commercial enterprises,
in political affairs and all matters of So
ciety, using the term in the broadcast
sense, you find that they belong to this
noble band of old-ttmers. When it comes
to question of ability, enterprise and
resourcefulness the men who fought their
way to Montana do not stand back for
minute for those later-comers who first
crossed the plains in the luxurious COM
fort of a Pullman car. The pioneer got
an early training that required him to
quickly adapt himself to circumstances,
and he has fully kept pace with the
changed conditions in Montana for the
simple reason he has brought these
changes about.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-05
GtgMANy'S WONDERFUL GROWTH.

Consul Mona CHAN, who represents the
United States government at Chemnitz,
Germany, gives these interesting facts
from the German census. which has just
been finished:
There are 442 cities with a population
between 10000 and 100000 each. In 1915
the German empire had 24,S33, 900 inhab-
itants: in 1855, 3e.1l4.0OO. and in 1900,
56.3s5GC0. In the year 1916 Prussia had
13.7C9,G00 Inhabitants; in 1885, $780, 900.
and in 1900, "a. 10000. The enormous in
crease in the large cities of Germany is
said to be due to the retrograde move-
ment in agriculture, which has driven
people from the country.
Probably no nation of Europe has
made such material advancement as
Germany within the past decade. Par
ticular!y is this true of it's manufacture
ing and commercial industries. Emperor
William is the great European expan-
sionist. He was quick to see that unless
he could find a foreign market for sur
plus manufactures and transport them
on German ships, widespread ruin in his
kingdom would result. So in all his
pubic addresses he appealed to his
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-05
A MONTANA THOROUGHBRED.

An Inter Mountain Boston special to-
achievement Of young man born in
Montana and who until within the past
three years spent his life in Butte. He
is the eldest son of the late William H.
Thompson, once mayor of this city. To
his friends he is known as Boulder
Thompson, because his first mining ex-
pertence was gained near Boulder Three
years, ago. with his father, who was then
in Butte, he became interested in the
Shannon copper mine, in the Clifton dis
trict Arizona Later he purchased and
developed it. Going thence to Boston, he
organized a company which took over
the property and constructed a 500-ton
smelter. He financiered this enterprise
with such skill and energy that he was
able to raise 100000 for operating and
construction expenses, one-half of which
amount is yet in the treasury of the con-
Germ. It was an achievement in finance
which old men with a lifetime's expert
ence would scarcely have attempted,
single handed, to accomplish; yet this
Montana youngster, without previous ac-
Quaintance with the sinuosities of the
money market. carried his ideas into
effect with the dash and courage of a
veteran. The Inter Mountain knows
nothing of the merits of the proposition,
but it is proud to record the success of
this young Mon tanian and knows enough
of his character and honesty to predict
a continuation Of his brilliant record.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-05
The Helena HANGING.

Anaconda Standard: Evidently there
Will be difficulty in getting testimony in
regard to the work of the Helena mob.
At this distance one cannot guess at the
demeanor of the witnesses who thus far
have been heard, but the reading of their
testimony leads one to infer that they
are disposed to be quite jocular in their
manner of giving testimony. Meanwhile,
the root of the trouble is very close to
the doors of the Helena Jail. It is as
capable of sustaining a siege as most
fortresses. What did the county of Lewis
and Clarke build this costly structure
for? 1t Is extravagantly strong; If it
capitulates so promptly, of what earthly
use Is 1t?
OF course. men differ in opinion as to
the conduct of the mob in Helena. That
happens because impulsive people under
heavy provocation rush in for vengeance,
forgetting that in communities where
law holds sway no man has a right to
be law unto himself in the matter of
administering justice or INJECTING penal
ties for capital crimes. The Helena pro-
cess means simply this, that Montana.
may logically expect lynching as often
as once every five or six weeks, IL the
Brady case Is to be a precedent. Under
this arrangement Butte would have
lynched the man Warne few weeks ago.
Butte acted the wiser part.
In cases of this sort to be too swift is
at least as bad as to go too slow: at any
rate. Judge Smiths court. for instance.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-05
A COPPER STORY.

An interesting story comes from Bos-
ton in explanation of the slump in Calu-
met & Hecla stock. A prominent copper
dealer of that city states there is no
truth in the report of cooperation be-
tween the great Michigan company and
the Amalgamated people, but that on the
contrary some antagonism has arisen
between the two. 1t is reported in Bos-
ton that the Amalgamated people once
bid 81 200 a share for control Of Calumet
s. Hecla, the object being to create a
staple price for copper in the interest
both of the producers and consumers,
and to assure both to labor and capital,
a steady production at fixed prices, thus
relieving the situation of all present
dangers of fluctuation. It is said the
Calumet & Hecla people refused the
offer, and refused also to enter into any
agreement to give stability to copper
prices. 1t was willing to take advantage
of top prices for copper, or shade the
price a little to dispose Of its own
product, but declined to take any part
in maintaining the price and relieving
the copper mining business of it's pres
ent uncertainties. Such porcine policy
could not fail to arouse apprehen-
sion as to the future Of copper, and the
result may be seen in the decline of
Calumet &, Hecla shares
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-05

Emperor William Of Germany Is re-
ported in the dispatches today to have
ordered the construction Of a schooner
yacht. In order to secure a boat fast
enough to show a clean pair of heels to
all European rivals, the German ruler
has commissioned an American ship
building firm to construct the vessel. 1t
will not be many years before American
ships Of all kinds will enjoy the same
reputation for speed and endurance that
American locomotives now enjoy in the
commerce of the world.