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Fergus County argus., 1902-07-23
COWS DRANK CYANIDE.
But Were Trespassers and Owner Can
not Recover for Loss.
Helena Record. |

Helena Record.
Cattle meeting death or injury while
on the land of one not interested in
them are not paid for by this man
for the reason he is not responsible
even though he failed to fence the
property. This is the decision OF the
supreme court in the somewhat noted
case in which one mans stock died
as the result OF drinking cyaniding
solution on the property Of another.
In the lower court Fred Beinhorn
obtained judgment against l.. s. Girls
void. who owned and worked the No
Such mining claim. The defendant
promptly appealed TO the higher court.
The case was ordered tried again,
practically victory for the defend.
ant. Justice Mllburn concurs in the de-
cision but not in all of the statements
in the opinion which was written by
Justice Pigott.
THE owner is entitled to exclusive
possession of the land" says the opin
ion, whether fenced or not, and II
is beyond the power of the legislature
TO prescribe. or Of custom to create a
right in another to occupy the land
or enjoy its fruits.
Either written law or custom may
withhold from the owner who does not
fence his land a remedy for loss by
reason of casual trespass by cattle
which stray upon il, and may give a
remedyfor such trespass to those only
who enclose their land. BY custom as
well as by statute. the common law oi
England has been so modified in Mon
tana-
III the land owner fails to fence
out cattle lawfully at large, he may
not successfully complain OF loss caus
ed by such livestock straying upon
his unenclosed land. For under these
circumstances the trespass is condor
ed or excused-the law refuses &c
award damages.
while the land owner, by omit
Fergus County argus., 1902-07-23
CONNIE BROS. CONFESS.
Pleaded Guilty to Stealing Cattle
When Jury Was Ready.
Great Falls Tribune.)

Great Falls Tribune.)
Attorney Sam Stephenson received
a telephone message yesterday from
Attorney w. G. Downing, who left
here for Fort Benton Tuesday to rep.
resent the stock association in the
prosecution of the Connine Bros, who
own a ranch at the junction of the
Judith and Missouri rivers. on charge
OF cattle stealing. that after the jury
had been almost drawn the two men
had changed their plea of not guilty
to one OF guilty and would receive
their sentences Monday.
Shortly after their arrest the men
were charged with attempting to
break jail and on Tuesday morning
last they were placed on trial for this
offense. 1t was the intention, II they
were convicted. to allow the cattle
stealing charge TO be dismissed. How.
ever the jury after being out con.
siderable length of time we're unable
to agree and were discharged. Then
the trial for cattle stealing was taken
up and the jury was more than half
drawn when the men called halt by
asking leave OF court to change their
plea to guilty. This was accorded
them and the jury was dismissed.
The outcome OF the trial ii is stat.
ed, will be source OF satisfaction
to the stock association and large
number of cattlemen in the vicinity
OF where the brothers lived. For sew.
eral years the men have been suspect
ed OF cattle stealing and 1t has been
common gossip about the neighbor.
hood. However. there was never the
evidence to convict forthcoming AMI
not until the present arrest were they
ever placed on trial.
The skins OF several animals. which
il was known they had butchered,
were found sunken in the river near
their place.
Fergus County argus., 1902-07-23

and chapter Q, Part ILL.,. title X,of the
codes provides that the assessor must
collect the taxes on all personal prop.
erty when, in his opinion, these taxes
are not a lien upon the real property
sufficient to secure the payment of
taxes; that he may collect such taxes
by seizure and sale of any personal
property owned by the person against
whom the tax is assessed.
This law worked well for long
time, but now comes Judge Smith and
in the case of the Mutual Life Insur-
ance company, of New York, against
Charles ii. Martien, as assessor OF
Lewis and Clarke county, and holds
that the provision above quoted is in
conflict with the state constitution,
and in his decision says:
1T may be, and doubtless is. true
that the assessor is, under the pres
ent law, in a better position to secure
these taxes to the county than the
treasurer, but see no reason why the
law cannot be so amended as to place
the treasurer and his deputies in po-
sition to render just as efficient service
in this regard as the assessor is now
furnishing.
"The case Of the city of Placerville
against Wilcox, 35 Cal. 81, is in point.
In that case the city charter provided
that the marshal should be collector
of taxes, and an ordinance directing
the city attorney to collect them was
held void.
But, aside from this California
case, believe that on principle the
plaintiff is correct in It's contentious.
The provisions of the constitution be.
ng mandatory and prohloitory' unless
declared to be otherwise, and section
5, article 16, providing that the treas
urer shall be the collector of taxes
| am of the opinion that chapter 9 of
the political code is unconstitutional"
1t is understood that the case will
be appealed by the assessor, and in
case the decision is upheld by the
supreme court, such decision will have
far-reaching consequences. There are
counties in the state that border on
the state line, where the law has been
found to be of especial benefit. Sheep
are ranged in Montana for a time and
are then driven into another state.
II the assessor is relieved of the pow
er, to collect the tax on these sheep
before their removal, the revenue
from them will be lost and the county
where the sheep have ranged will
come out loser. The only remedy in
such case will be to change the law
and not only to empower, put require,
the county treasurer to collect such
taxes Immediately after the assess
ment is made.
Fergus County argus., 1902-07-23
ST. Paul Dispatch Says the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul Road Will
Build in Montana.
THROUGH THE JUDITH BASH
Surveyors Ordered to Rendezvous ar
Miles City and Line Of Road
is Announced.

The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
has ordered the members of its en-.
gineering staff in western territory
to rendezvous at Miles City. Mont,
and await orders, says the Pioneer
Press. The engineers and surveyors,
who, eighteen months ago, ran a line
from Evarts. S. d., on the Missouri
river, to Boulder, Mont, has also been
ordered west. Crews with unusually
complete equipment and large guam.
tity of supplies are already there, do
ing nothing but waiting.
The action is said to mean active
work within a month on the proposed
line into Montana and through to Seat.
tie. in competition with the northern
coast lines. The preliminary surveys
are the basis of a plan of action,
which. II the Milwaukee carries out
its threat, will give 1t 1900 miles OF
new track and the Pacific northwest
a new railroad.
An official statement of what the
Milwaukee purposes to do, is that 4
line is to be extended westward from
Evarts on the Missouri, paralleling the
north and south boundaries of South
Dakota, to a point Of the Black Hills;
thence northwest to Miles City:
thence west. through the heart of the
famous Judith basin wool growing
country to Ubet. Mont; thence south.
west to Townsend. where it will cross
the main range of the Rockies at n
grade even lower than that OF the
Northern Pacific. The line will thence
be carried southwest to Butte. west
to Anaconda, thence northwest to
Missoula, Mont, and south across the
Bitter Root mountains through 20 10
pass. thence directly across the pro-
ductive Clearwater valley to the
Washington line and northwest across
the Cascades to Seattle.
The Black Hills will be tapped by
a branch line, and Helena will be
reached by second branch from
Boulder. The Lo Lo pass Is one
through which the Northern Pacific
has already made surveys. and is the
only passage ever found across the
Bitter Root range available for rail
road construction.
Evarts. the base of the proposed
construction. is the western terminus
of a direct line from st. Paul west
through South Dakota to the Missouri.
Should the Milwaukee carry out its
present plans it would increase the
system to a total mileage OF $500
and give st. Paul its fourth line to
the Pacific coast
Fergus County argus., 1902-07-23

and the various counties, because of
the removal of such property from
the state before the time for the col.
lection Of taxes. To be sure, there
was law providing that the assessor
could certify the amount Of property
and taxes up to the treasurer and the
treasurer could collect Immediately,
1, he wanted to. or II he feared the
removal of the property, but this pro-
vision OF the law was seldom com
piled with.
Accordingly, the law was exchanged,
Fergus County argus., 1902-07-23
BOUNTY FRAUDS.
Said 10 be Responsible for Lack Of
Sufficient Funds.

SUFFICIENT funus.
The Montana legislative assembly.
at its session in 1901. amended the
sections of the code relating to the
bounties to be paid for the destruction
of certain wild animals. Under the
former law a bounty of three dollars
was to be paid for the killing OF each
wolf or coyote. For the payment of
this bounty special tax was levied
upon livestock in the state. to the
extent of one and half mills on the
dollar OF assessed valuation.
The law passed by the last legisla-
ture increased not only the bounty
but the scope Of the bounty, giving
five dollars for the killing Of each
wolf or coyote or wolf pup or coyote
pup, and seven dollars for each noun
tain lion. Under the inspiration of
these increased bounties the wolf and
coyote industries have grown apace.
To meet the increased bounties the
special tax upon the assessed valua-
ton OF livestock was increased one
hundred per cent, or doubled-former-
ly being one and half mills and un-
der the new law being three mills
on the dollar. However, this increase
was not commensurate with the in
crease In the bounties. From three
dollars each on wolf and coyote. the
bounty was increased to five dollars
each, and the wolf and coyote pups
and mountain lions were added so
that the bounty was increased in the
proportion of twenty-seven dollars
against six dollars under the former
law.
Under these conditions II Is no won
der that there is a surplus of scalps
constituting claims against the bounty
fund amounting to a large excess ov-
er the amount Of money available for
their payment.
1t Is probable that the large boun-
ties, and the bounties for pups, have
stimulated the wolf and coyote indus.
try to a notable degree. II is easy to
nourlsh this industry. A little OF wolf
or coyote pups worth five dollars each
is a bonanza and the mother wolf or
coyote is too valuable to kill anu sell
for five dollars, so she may be left
to run away and breed another litter.
There is pretty good evidence, too,
that under the stimulous of the In
creased bounty large numbers OF
scalps have been brought into the
state from other states and Canada,
for which payment is expected. The
large bounties, especially for pups. of.
fers an inducement for fraud. and no
doubt frauds have been committed.
Certain IL is that a change must be
made In the law at the next legisla-
ture In order that the bounties may be
paid for all animals killed in the state
Under the present conditions liabili-
ties are piling up. and although II Is
believed that many claims should not
be paid, there is apparently little hope
of proving them fraudulent.
It is desirable that the stockmen
who pay this extra tax should be pro-
tected from losses by reason OF wild
animals. but II is not desirable that
Montana should pay a high bounty
for animals killed outside its borders.
The state must be protected from
wild animals and from the raids OF
bounty hunters in other states and
Canada -Helpna Record
Fergus County argus., 1902-07-23

On page OF the time DOCK was
written an account giving the date
when the writer had gone to work
for the Fergus Live Stock & Land
Co., the amounts which had been paid
him and the statement of the account
at this time.
On the opposite page was written
a communication to Sheriff Shaw, in
the nature of confession. A certified
copy of this account and alleged con.
fession were enclosed to the sheriff.
The story as written by the muir
derer is not fit for publication, but
somewhat changed is as follows:
July 13.-Sherift of Fergus county;
The trouble commenced by me catch
ing Mcclure In the commission of Ii
heinous crime; nothing on earth
could quiet him; he stopped the team
| was driving. threw rocks, but I
finally got away little ways but he
jumped on his mare and headed me
off and the man was like one crazy.
Then l shot him to death. The trou.
BILE set me mad; could not sleep or
eat, although herded the sheep three
days after the terrible deed.
A coroner's jury was impanelled
ana reached a verdict that the body
was that of w. C. Craft and he had
come to death by his own hand. The
remains were there inferred.
The accepted theory is that Craft
killed Mcclure on the 10th, herded
the sheep on the 18th and portion
of the 18th, in the meantime burned
and buried the remains as told in our
extra Friday edition, rode as rapidly
as possible from the scene to Rocky
Point, where he crossed to the north
and continuing until his horse gave
out, himself gave up the fight and in
mad endeavor to end his suffering,
cut his throat. Very little credence
is placed in the Confession" Moth
ing therein stated possibly explains
his shooting of Mcclure in the back
and If the incident as charged upon
Mcclure by Craft occurred at all, Il
Is more probable that Craft was the
perpetrator, and Mcclure. catching
him. Craft killed the herder to pre-.
vent his telling of it.
Deputies Martin and Osgood, who
left Lewistown Friday noon for the
river to find the trail returned to Gilt
Edge yesterday. They heard of Crafts
suicide when at Rocky Point.
Nothing whatever of Crafts family
can be learned from an examination
of his effects at the Fergus ranch.
There are several letters from wom-
an in Missouri with whom he formerly
corresponded. but no letters from par
ents or family.
His name does not appear on the
tax roll or the receipts of the land
office as owner Of any land, and,
though he he has small balance in
the Bank of Fergus County, his es-
tate will probably be of little value.
Though a feeling of disappointment
. naturally followed the receipt of news
of his suicide, the sentiment gener-
ALLY expressed is that his death by
his own hand was a fitting close to
the story and the saving OF a consid-
eraole expense to the county.
No mention is made in the letters
from the justice Of any gun or the
mans mare being found. Very likely
he threw the gun away and the mare
was turned loose. The point where
his body was found is about fifty miles
from the scene of the murder of Nc
Clure.
Fergus County argus., 1902-07-23
Information Wanted,

Miss ottie Moore. of Salt Lake City,
Utah. desires information as to the
whereabouts Of her father. Walter
Moore 81. w. Moore) and gives the
following description of him:
Six feet tall. blue eyes, light brown
hair-getting grey Tor sandy complex
ion), bridge work on upper jaw and
rather high cheek bones. Mr.. Moore
was in Lewistown on Sept 18th. 1901,
but has not been heard from since.
Any information will be gratefully re-
ceived by his daughter, whose address
is 349 West North Temple. Salt Lake
City. Utah. State papers please copy.
Fergus County argus., 1902-07-23
Mass.

Here there is less clew to the trans
lation than in the preceding instance,
Nevertheless, with the measure of ex'
PLANTATION vochsafed by Mr.. Knox, even
the reader who has never seen the
puzzle before may elaborate the data
until he gets Mark Underhill. An
dover. Mass"
Fergus County argus., 1902-07-23
Wood,
John
Mass.

Which was finally deciphered to
read: John Underwood, Andover.
Mass"
The older and better version Of the
same story is that which made the
superscription thus:
nm
Fergus County argus., 1902-07-23
AN EXPENSIVE DINNER.
It Cost a Congressman 500 to Dine
With the Presidnet.

Oyster Bay, July 19.-It cost r. b.
Hawley of Galveston, Tex. 500 to
lunch with President Roosevelt. Mr..
Hawley is the Texas member of the
Republican national committee.
A Republican convention once in
dited a memorial to him as the only
Republican congressman produced by
the 262, ,29O square miles Of the state
of Texas.
Like the picturesque Texan, form.
er Governor Hogg, Mr.. Hawley has
acquired material wealth in compar.
atively short time. Texas oil has made
him a millionaire.
He is prepared to spend part of II
whenever the honor of Texas is AT
issue. Mr.. Hawley was invited to TAX ?
lunch with the president.
He Used a Special.
He reached the railway station at
Long Island City at 11:01 o'clock yes
terday morning. The only train
which would get him to Oyster Bay
in time to keep his engagement was
vanishing up the track.
Mr.. Hawley went to the superintend.
ent's Office and asked for a special
train.
Cost you a hundred" was the re.
ply.
Hitch 1t up," said Mr.. Hawley.
A locomotive was attached to a par.
lor car. Its one passenger took his
seat and away went the train. From
Long Island City to Oyster Bay the
running time of the train which Mr..
Hawley missed is an hour and twenty
minutes.
No One to Meet Him.
The special soon overlook 1t and
trailed into Oyster Bay at its heels.
Ethel Roosevelt had driven down to
the station with the coachman, TO
take Mr.. Hawley up to Sycamore Hill.
When he did not come on the regu.
lar train, the Roosevelt carriage re-
turned. Mr.. Hawley jumped off his
special and looked about for car.
riage. He got one and drew out his
money to pay for it.
At the sight Of the package the high.
way commissioner, who was standing
by. exclaimed:
''If we had that for roller we'd
have fine roads in Oyster Bay"
Mr.. Hawley came over to talk to
the president on a number OF subjects
but not to promise him the electoral
vote of Texas in 1904.
"Tf he's nominated he'll make a
great hole In the Democratic plural
ity." said Mr.. Hawley.
etenoaraphers note books At the
ADAtIa
Fergus County argus., 1902-07-23
ASSESSORS CAN'T COLLECT.
Judge smith Holds Only County
Treasurer Can Receive lakes.
lGreat Ealla I eaderl

Judge Smith, Of the Lewis and
Clarke county district. has handed
down decision which. II II is upheld
by the supreme court, may have a diff
ference in the collection of taxes all
through the state. Years ago 1t was
found that under the system of col
lecting taxes on personal property
much revenue was lost to the state
Fergus County argus., 1902-07-23
Miuht be True,

A Washington paper makes Repre-.
sentative Knox responsible for the
story of the man who sought to puzzle
the post Office by addressing an en-
velope thus:
Fergus County argus., 1902-07-23

Typewriter ribbons at the ARGUS.
Self linking daters, v. 9. line daters
kept In stock at this office and orders
for special kinds taken and promptly
filled.
Fergus County argus., 1902-07-23

Fine Job printing done at this office.
Fergus County argus., 1902-07-23

etenosraPhers note books at the
ARcua
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-09-19
GREEN RIDGE.

The entertainment given by the Ep-
worth League of the Asbury Methodist
Episcopal church in the church parlors
last evening, was one of the best ever
given by this society. The vocal num-
bers by Miss Reynolds and Mr.. Leonard
We're spendidly rendered. and Miss
Dickson's violin playing was a rare
treat to those who heard it. Miss~I.id-
stone, who took the character of Mrs.
Pease, added to the laurels she had won
on former occasions. The following is
the cast of characters in 1.-THE Grand
mothers Album: Mrs. Pease, Pearl
l.idstone; Ma. Lillian Brooks; Pa. j..
Miriam Taylor; Ma as a Bride, Grace
Merriman; Eben, my husband, Henry
Smith; Our Old Parson, r. w. Kellow:
the Parsons Wife, Bess Stackhouse; the
Parsons Boy Henry Williams; the VII
lage Belle. Pearl Osenbach; Grandpa
Hobbs, Mr.. Levi Taylor.
AT regular meeting of Green Ridge
lodge, No. 6O3 Independent Order of
Odd Fellows, held last evening in Ma
sonic hall, Dickson avenue, the follow
ing officers We're nominated: Noble grand.
b. ii. Eldred; vice grand, w. j. Heck
man: third member relief committee
r. j. Patterson; trustees, William Hen
erickson, l.. w. Lewis; representative to
grand lodge, Ezra Gray. NJ j. Kemp;
member excursion committee, W. l..
lIendrckson.
Among the prominent residents Of
Green Ridge who were visitors at the
Maitland fair yesterday were Alfred Har-
vey, Stanley Stevens, George Gardner.
II. NJ. Cole, l. III. Stevens. +. l.. Phil
lips, Il. d. Finn and Thomas Jackson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mansters, of Penn
avenue, entertained last evening in honor
of the sixteenth anniversary of their
wedding. The guests were: Mr.. and Mrs.
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Lehigh Valley Railroad.
In Effect June 10, 1902.
J.enva Ccrn pton

Trains Leave Scranton
For Philadelphia and New York via d.
& II. r. r.. at at IA, through Parlor Car
and Day Coach CarbOndale to New York
and 9.47 a. M, with l.. " Coach Carbon
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For White Haven, Hazleton and princt.
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For Bethlehem, Easton, Reading, Har-
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m. Sundays. d. 4 II. r. r., 9.3S a. M;
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For Tunkhannock .Towanda, Elmira.
Ithaca, Geneva and principal intermediate
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Pullman parlor and sleeping or Lehigh
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Wilkes-Barre and New York. Philadel-
phia, Buffalo and Suspension Bridge.
ROLLIN II. WILBUR, Gen. Supt., 26
Cortland street, New York.
CHARLES s. LEE. Gen. Pass. Agt., 26
Cortland street. New York.
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South Bethlehem. Pa.
For tickets and Pullman reservations
apply to city ticket office. SO Public
Square, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
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