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Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1901-08-30

day morning. The body was carried out
OF the canyon on animprovised stretcher
and conveyed to Sunlight, where Mr..
Taggart was in waiting to receive it.
The remains reached the city Wedneday
noon and an examination showed that
the rifle ball entered just below the left
collar bone, ranged downward, probably
passing through the heart and lodged
close to the surface just above the right
hip.
After being prepared for burial BY the
undertaken, the body was taken to the
residence Of w. B. Nntting and the fun
eral took place ats o'clock in the after
noon from the Congregational church.
The obscquies were in charge of the
local lodge Of Masons, Of which the de-
ceased was an honored member. Rev.
w. II. Watson was the officiating clergy
man and tho church was filled to over
flowing with friends Of the departed. It
was one of the largest funerals ever held
in the city and evidences of sorrow and
respect for the memory Of the dead man
were manifested on every hand During
the last sad rites the postoflice was
closed as 4 mark Of respect and the fun
cra cortegc was headed by the Miners
City band. The Masons turned out in a
body in rcgalia and the procession was
nearly a half mile long. The floral
offerings were wonderfully profuse and
literally covered the casket.
The deceased was native of Pennsyl-
vania, 81 years of age and unmarried.
Ills father was prominent physician Of
Oxford, Pa, where the dead mans
brother and mother still reside. Another
brother lives in Philadelphia and upon
being informed by wire Of the fatal acci-
dent directed that the interment be
made at Red Lodge and said that he
would be out here in short time. Mr..
Andrews was distant cousin Of DIR.
George Dlworth and also a cousin of
Mrs, j. N. Tolman. He came to Mon
tana in 1887 and worked for a time as i.
cowboy for the late j. II. Dilworth.
Later he became interested with Mr..
Tolman and others il the Heart Horse
company and was range foreman Of the
the outfit. He was appointed postmast-
er at Red Lodge under President Ceve-
lands second term and served in this
capacity for four years, giving excellent
satisfaction and making warm personal
friends On every hand by his obliging
manners and gentlemanly dcmennor. At
the time of his death he was quite ex-
tensiveIy engaged in the cattle business
and in addition to the herd ranging on
the Clarke Fork he had an interest with
Cashier b. y. Vail of the Carbon Coun-
ty bank in the cattle on the Carbonate
range.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1901-08-30
John Andrews, Former Postmaster Of Red LIZ
Instantly Killed in Clarke Fork Canyon Last
by q Friend Who Mistook Him for q Bear

As the result of terrible mistake John
Andrews, former postmaster of Red
Lodge, was shot and instantly killed last
Sunday evening, just at dusk, by John
Romersa, the 17-year-old brother Of
Alderman Emil Romersa Of this city. It
was heart-rending accident and the
frightful tragedy had for it's scene of
action the solitude of the walled canyon
of the Clarke Fork river, sixty miles
south of Red Lodge, in Wyoming, where
in is located the ranch of w. A. Lewis,
and where, at the ranch cabin, party
Of Mr.. Andrews friends, off for an out
ing in the mountains, had congregated
that fatal Sunday evening to spend the
night. In this party were Attorney Sgd
ney Fox Of this city, his office boy, John
Romersa, and @. Q. Huyck Of Roberts.
On the way UP to the canyon ranch
last Sunday they met Mr.. Andrews at
his cabin, some fifteen miles further
down the river, where he was ranging a
herd of cattle owned jointly by himself
and DR.. George Dilworth. Mr.. Andrews
was urged to accompany the party and
"a the way up considerable bear talk
was indulged in and Mr.. Andrews spoke
about having seen one Of these animals
in the vicinity few days previous and
pointed out the spot where bruin had
been. On reaching the cabin the party
+hps T%
getting dark in the canyon, whose per
pendicular walls shut out the light Of
the full rising moon, and this accounts
for the fact that the bivouac was shrowd-
ed in darkness, although on the outside
the whole country was bathed in flood
Of light bursting forth from the queen Of
night A half hour later, or about 8
o'clock, Deaths curtain was suddenly
and without a word Of warning rung
down on life's stage, and there, in that
lonely spot, a rifle ball, sent with uner-
boy and friend, pierced poor John
Andrews heart and in the twinkling of
an eye transformed him into a corpse,
the leaden messenger Of death which
took his life having been dispatched in
the gathering gloom through an awful
error in mistaking man for a bear.
The details of the frightful tragedy
there 50 Unexpectedly enacted are per-
haps best told in the language Of Mr..
Fox who was al eyewitness to the ter
rible affair, but too far away from the
boy to discern the object at which he
was shooting or to arrest the movement
which proved so fatal, although he had
cautioned the boy moment before to
be careful and make sure that it was
bear before firing. On being interviewed
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1901-08-30
Farquhar Gillies, Prominent sheepman Of
Meeteetse, Passed Away Tuesday
.....- Morning.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
A Slip Knot frightened on His Arm and
the Infuriated Animal Dragged
Him 500 Yards.

Following close upon the terrible news
of the untimely death Of John Andrews,
came another announcement that was
hardly less shock to many of the peo-
pie of Red Lodge, namely, that Far
quhar Gillies, the we'll known sheepman,
had died at Meeteetse, Wyo., as the re-
suit of an accident with horse.
The news came to The Picket over the
long distance wires of the Red Lodge
and Wyoming Telephone company Tues
day morning shortly after death ensued,
w. Dean Hays, cashier of the Meeteetse
bank, conveying the information.
The accident which eliminated in
death occurred at his ranch about forty
miles from Meeteetse. He was leading
pack horse by rope around the
animals neck, the other end of the rope
being passed around his arm in a slip
knot. The animal took fright and
started to run. The slip knot frightened
around Mr.. Gillies' arm and he was help
less. For five hundred yards, by actual
measurement, he was dragged over the
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1901-08-30
FIGHT WITH HORSE THIEVES.
In Battle Narauders Narrowly Escape With
Their Own Mounts.

A dispatch from Guthrie, 0. L., says a
battle was fought Sunday near Ring
wood, Woods county, between members
Of an anti horse thief association and
the Jennings band Of horse thieves, of
whom two were badly wounded. Five
men rode to Ringwood with a bunch of
horses stolen in Grant county. They
were recognized, the horses seized and
the battle followed.
The thieves narrowly escaped with
their saddle horses. Many horses and
cattle have been stolen lately in this
district.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1901-08-30
hard ground, sustaining frightful in

hard ground, sustaining frightful in
juries.
A short time afterward he was found
in an unconscious condition by one of
his sheepherders, who Immediately
started with the injured man for Nee
tcetse, where medical assistance could
be obtained. They reached town about
dark Monday evening, but Mr.. Gillies
never regained consciousness. He died
at 8 o'clock Tuesday morning.
Mr.. Gillies was one of the most promi-
nent of the many we'll known sheepmen
Of Wyoming and was well known in
Montana. He owned about 10000 sheep
ranging near his ranch. He was pub
lie spirited man in every sense of the
word and we'll liked by all who had the
pleasure of knowing him. He was a
member of the lodges of Masons. Odd
Fellows and Modern Woodmen. His
only nearby relative was his brother
Duncan, also resident of Meeteetse
The funeral was held Wednesday morn
ing in Meeteetse.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1901-08-30
nan Romersa. Standing Within Ninety
Crashing Throu PoorJ John

| yesterday by Picket reporter. Mr.. Fox
said:
1--WE reached the Lewis corral between
6:3O and 7:3O o'clock in the evening. Mr..
Andrews took his saddle horse and d
picket animal to the cabin, about $50
yards distant, tied the horse to be
placed on picket and came back to the
corral and turned his saddle animal loose
with the others. asked John Romersa
to 60 into the garden and get some
vegetables. He went, and Mr.. Andrews
and myself started towards the cabin.
When we got to the bridge across the
creek, about twenty five feet from the
rear end of the cabin, Mr.. Andrews and
myself both stopped looked at the fish
the boys had caught and passed a few
words about them. Mr. Andrews said
he would picket the horse and agreed
to get supper. went into the cabin, lit
the lamp, started the fire, etc, and was
busy at the supper when John Romersa
came in and said he had seen a bear cub
in the brush next to the garden. I
asked him if he was sure, and he replied,
saying:
.'Yes; / first thought it was the dog,
but now am sure, because the dog ID
here
He then asked me if he could have
my 3O-3O rife, and ] told him no; that if
there was any bear shooting | would
take hand in it myself. At this he
picked up his own rifle and started out.
! followed after him, saying, BE careful,
the boys are out this way After follow
ing him to point about twenty feet
east of the bridge he pointed out to me
where he had seen the bear and then
went down toward the river, apparently
looking for something. All at once he
dropped on one knee, raised his gun
and fired, Then he started to run and
after proceeding about thirty feet sud
derly slackened his gait and exclaimed,
What have l done! John, John
Andrews!' He next called to me and /
got to the spot as quickly as | could, but
poor John, one Of the dearest friends
had on earth, was already beyond human
aid. He was dead. Romersa told me
he had shot at the head of the bear, as
he supposed the object to be.
"From all appearances Mr.. Andrews,
at the time the shot was fired. was stoop-
ing down alongside the irrigating ditch,
fringed with weeds, peelng and washing
onions and cutting off the tops, for we
found bunch of cleaned onions on one
side and bis open pocket knife on the
other side of his body. Mr.. Andrews
never uttered word that | could hear
ard believe that death was instantan-
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1901-08-30

When you find a merchant atte m pit
ing to do business without advertising
it is pretty safe to assume that he
isn't bit literally disposed. Non
advertisers are the people who drive
hard bargains. They'll take advant-
age Of you IL you don't watch out. The
berth. for they'll skin you it they get q
chance. These fellows may attempt
to draw the female trade with the odd
cent racket. but be wise and don't be
fooled by such c.tch-penny schemes.
II pays to trade with those who sdver-
tise.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1901-08-30

eous. Romersa brought some water in
his cap and | bathed Johns face, but
seeing that all hope was past, I sent
the boy to find Huyck and Tabor. He
was nearly crazed with grief and remorse
and begged me to kill him and attempt
ed to get his gun so as to do the job for
himself, but this was prevented.
"When the other two boys got back we
put the body in tent and sent Tabor
for assistance to Lodge Pole creek, about
five miles distant. At midnight Herman
Boden, better known as Clutch Char
ley" was sent horseback oyer the noun
tain trail to Red Lodge with a message
to Mr.. Andrews friends. At 4 o'clock
the next morning Martin Ranmacl left
for Tolman's ranch and another mes
senger was dispatched for w. A. Leiws
at Sunlight.
''The thanks Of all Of the dead mans
friends, and more especially Of those who
were on the sad scene, are most heartily
given to those neighbors, il one may so
designate them, who so kindly came to
our assistance and aided US iii our dire
extremity.
mo one more deeply deplores or il
more grieved over the accident than the
young man himself. He feels, as | do
myself, that in the death of John An
drews we each lost friend in every
sense Of the word and that the life that
was blotted out lost to the world d heart
as true as steel and took from earth one
Of natures noblcmen, an honest man."
Dutch Charley, bearing the news Of
the untimely death of Mr.. Andrews,
reached the city Monday noon and the
inexpressibly sad intelligence that he
brought seemed to invest the very air
with q funeral pail, so unexpected and 80
freighted with genuine and widespread
sorrow was the terrible news. Three
hours later a party of the dead mans
most intimate friends in the city. con
sisting of DIR. George Dilworth, County
Treasurer Charles E. Wright, and ex-
Sheriff John Dunn, accompanied by
Henry Rosetta, brother-in- law Of the
Romersa lad, and Undertaken Fred I'm
derwood, departed on horseback for the
scene of the tragedy, while Sam Taggart,
placed his team and buggy at the dis
posal of friends and, accompanied by
John Wilks, left by wagon road
for Sunlight, at the foot Of Dead Indian
hill to receive the body when IL should
be embalmed and brought out Of the
canyon, and convey it to the city for in
terment. The horseback party rode
nearly all night, only camping for two
hours enroute, and reached Lewis ranch
by the mountain trail at o'clock Tues
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1901-08-30
ONLY POLITICALLY.
l. B. Reno, Ex.County Attorney, Says He Has
Been Dead Three Months or More.

L. B. Reno of Chance, formerly Of Red
Lodge and ex-county attorney, came in
to the city Wednesday. He was met on
the street by representative of The
Picket and the latter was obliged to ask
Mr.. Reno, for the sake of gaining de-
sired information, how long he had been
dead. Without any apparent regret for
the fact that he had passed over the
fateful river Styx, Mr.. Reno cheerfully
answered that he had been dead three
months, and all the while he was telling
it he appeared to be very much alive.
The cause of all this conversation and
quest for information was due to letter
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-01
WORK OF TAX BOARD
ROYAL ARCH MASONS OF CRAW-
F~ORDSyILLE APPEAL.
Commissioners Have Not Decided that
They VIII u Tax
Ferrets.

The State Board of Tax Commissioner
at its session yesterday morning resumed
the hearing of the appeal brought by the
Pittsburg Plate Glass Company. of Elwood,
from the assessment made by the Madison
County Board Of Review. The company
seeks to nave it's assessment reduced from
$4,000 to $63. 600.
The Royal Arch Masons of Crawfordsville
presented an appeal from their assessment
by the Montgomery County Board of Re
view. The lower taxing tribunal placed
mortgages belonging to the lodge amount
ing to $500 on the duplicate for the nrst
time this year. The lodge protested on the
ground that it is a charitable institution
and not subject to taxation.
State Auditor Hart, who is a member of
the Tax Board, was asked last evening If
the board had come to any decision with
reference TO the offer made by Tax Ferrets
Leslie and Ayres TO collect taxes all over
the State on a percentage basis. We
have not decided that matter he replied,
but have 1t still under Amusement"
The appeals on the docket for tO-day's
session OF the hoard are: The Standard Oil
Company. from the Marion County Board
of Review; the Cumberland Telephone and
Telegraph Company. from Nanderburg
County Board OF Review, Standar OIL
Company, from Vanderburg County Board
VI " AN AAi Laht
County Board o. Review; lie Grand T.
Meyer, from the al County Board Of
Review.
The appeals of trimmer and Meyer pos
sess more than ordinary interest. Mr..
Grimmer is auditor Of Lake county, and by
virtue of his office occupies a position on
the County Board of Review. The board as
an entirety assessed the personal property
of the Standard Oil Company in Whiting at
$665, $780, paying no attention TO additional
improvements. Mr.. trimmer took an APP
peal from this assessment TO the State Tax
Board. alleging that the company should
be assessed $2O0, 900 on additional improve
ments and on personal property at least
$500, coo.
Mr.. Meyer. as trustee for another holds a
note which he claims is listed for taxation
in Illinois. He is. however, acting as
trustee under an Indiana court and the
Lake County Board of Review placed the
note on the duplicate. hence Mr.. Meyers
appeal TO the State board.
Frank Martin, secretary of the tax board,
said Yesterday that he understood the
Standard Oil Company's appeal from Van
derburg county involves the question Of the
right to assess franchises.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-01
His Fiancee ..Backed OUT

When the county clerks Office opened
yesterday morning j.. w. Cradicks. who is
from Hendricks county, was waiting at the
door. The marriage license clerk. Who had
given him a license TO marry Rosa Helm
about 5 O'Clock the evening before. Won
cered whether or not he had been there All
night. He had the license in his hand and
asked 20 return IT," as he could not use
II. lie SAID the woman. who Is pastry cook
at the Kingston restaurant. had backed
out He indirectly asked for his money
back. but when told that he could not get
A. he asked for a receipt for the license.
a. ne did not want To carry IL with him
and might IN the future want IL. re was
given a receipt for the license. which is
now In the safe awaiting use.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-01

Mrs. Josie Trabue. colored. fifty years Of
age. was killed yesterday morning at Nor
wood by being run over by a Big Four en-
CINE. She was driving 10 the city with
Mrs. Laura Miller. her daughter-in-law,
and sat on q chair in the rear of the wagon.
Mrs. Miller whipped the horse TO get across
the track in front of the engine, which was
coming toward them and was not far away.
The sudden start caused Mrs. Trabue s
chair to tip backwar and she was thrown
out and on to the track directly in front
Of the engine, which ran over her. Pieces
Of the body were picked up along the track
for some distance. They were taken TO the
city morgue by City DispenSary doctors.
The trainmen refused TO pick up the por-
tions or the body distributed along the
track and left the work for the Dispensary
physicians 70 do. The ambulance was de-
layed for about an hour through a misun-
derstanding. The woman lived on Perkins
pike with her husband and seven children.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-01
Favors secret Investigation.

There was a lull in the insanity investi-
CATION yesterday so far as the Board of
State Charities was concerned. Secretary
Butler remained in his office in the State
house all day and when asked on what day
the board will resume its investigation re-
piled. II cannot say as to that. / leave that
matter 10 the board" Senator Thomas +.
Ellison, of Fort Wayne, a member of the
board. remained i'm the city yesterday, aft
er pending Tuesday night at Central Hos
pital. This was taken as an indication that
the investigation Will be resumed this
morning. Prof. Butler declared himself
heartily in favor Of secret Investigations of
such charges as have been made against
city Dispensary internes and employees.
You never heard of anything being dis
covered in a public investigation" he said.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-01
one CROP F0lLS DROUGHT
DAILY HARVEST OF NEW CORPORA
TIONs CONTINUES LARGE
Telephone, Oil, Land and Grocery
Companies File Articles,
with Varied Capitals.

There is one consolation" said Secretary
of State Hunt yesterday. IF the drought
is injuring corn it has had no perceptibie
effect on the crop of new interpretations"
Mr.. Hunts statement is easily demon
strable TO any one who will examine the
records of the secretary's Office, day by
day. for many weeks past. AS a rule, the
interpretations flow into the office in a
steady. although not large, stream each
day. Occasionally, however. the stream is
exceptionally large. Yesterday was a fair
average day.
The OdeIl Telephone Company, of Glen
Hall. Tippecanoe county, Indiana, filed
articles stating the capitalization to be
$4,000. The company intends to maintain
and operate telephones and exchanges in
Tippecanoe, Montgomery and Fountain
counties The stockholders are Samuel b.
Lutz. William b. Foresman and Harry CT.
Lutz.
The Citizens Land Company. of South
Bend, is capitalized at 500 0 and its direc-
tors are Arthur Kennedy, J. Mem. Smith
and Jasper Carst.
S0,VW, proposes TO sink and operate gas and
oil wells in Daviess county. The principal
office Will be in Odon, Daviess county. The
directors and officers are. President, Hen
ry III. Crooke: vice president. Milo Smiley:
secretary. Daniel w. Hayes: treasurer, Bel
den ID. Smiley: Caleb +. O'Dell, John A.
Ward, Lowry Cooper. Court Levi, Albert
Diefendorf and William J. Danner.
The Marion Grocers' Company. capital
tied at $1,000. will conduct its business in
Marion. Grant county. Its directors are
a. w. Carr for three years. Ed Leapley
and =. @. Powers for two years and GUY
Eshelman and Robert W. Shugart for one
year.
\ straw indicating that the wind of pros
perity is blowing over Indiana was the
filing of a notice by the Acme Milling
Company. of Aurora, that ii has decided to
create and issue preferred stock TO the
amount of $4,000. The only kind of stock
heretofore authorized by this company
was common, and the issue was limited to
$4,000. The new issue raises the capital
izatiOn TO S25. 900.
Only one foreign Incorporation filed ar
ticles Observation-Disclosures W. French & Co..
OF Chicago. Its designated Indiana renre.
sentative is Edward X. Dye. of Month
cello.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-01
THE BANKER.
Conflict with a Patron That Thinks
He should sSpruce Up.

re SnOufU 1t
The Observant Banker has not let it be-
come generally known. but during his many
years of experience in conducting a fnan-
cial institution he has kept close tab on
the countless peculiarities of his custom
ers. 1t would be difficult TO state whether
the peculiarities or the customers are the
more numerous. since the banker has grown
gray in his chosen profession and naturally
has formed the acquaintance OF a host Of
clients.
In a burst of confidence the Observant
Banker yesterday told of some of these
peculiar customers OF his. For instance, -
he said. there is the well-dressed Gus
toner that feels a kindly interest in me
personally. He tells me that il is time I
purchased a new hat. that a silk hat would
look we'll on me. He announces that a man
of my age ought TO wear a lOng-taiied coat
by all means. BY sprucing up a little he
says. you will notice a change in your
business. Why. IL is an obligation you owe
as a mark of respect 10 your customers.
Then this friendly counselor tells me that
l ought TO get my clothes In Boston. You
are a victim he declares, II you continue
To patronize the tailor that has been your
client for years In his s~artorial lecture
my customer does not forget to tell me that
he thinks the cut of my whiskers could be
improved considerably. i notice that you
do not wear any Jewelry, he says. with
evident pain in his voice. n seal ring is
just the proper caper. No one will know
whether II was your great-srandfather's
or not and IL will look solid and substan-
tial and will carry with IL the air of money
o course 7 smile and look pleased and
tell my customer that he Il partly right.
but that ! have run quite a long time as /
an and do not care TO change. / add that
l feel on ne the mark or my ancestors and
realize that / am one OF the class that was
cast out OF the temple a couple OF thousand
years ago, and for his reason do not de-
sire 70 become too conspicuous. | remind
my client that possibly II l should adopt
the changes he suggests the rank and file
OF my customers would say l am contem-