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The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-13
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.
General Business Transacted During
the Week.

The first few days of the regular
session of the county commissioners
last week was devoted to auditing
hearing of the various reports of
county officers for the past quarter
The county surveyor was ordered to
re port on the cost of a bragg across
Ashley creek, as petitioned for by l..
S. Laurie and George Hadenfeldt
and also one across Charters slough
as petitioned for by Thomas Lynch
1t was also decided to repair the Still
water bridge at the power house.
providing the expense thereto lid
not exceed 5000.
The petition of c. II. Foot for aban-
donment of road was granted, as was
the road petition of VIM. Read and
others.
J. 0. Wiles, w. j. Loveall and Rob
ert Savage were appointed viewers,
to meet March q. The road petition
of Thomas McGovern ct al, was
laid over. as was the petition of
Thomas Carroll for bettering the
condition of the Columbia Falls Jail
The road petitions of w. A. Keller
R. H. Clingham, John Geiger and D.
r. Peeler, and Benjamin Thomas
were all rejected.
The road petition of Walter ia
quette ct al. was granted, and ]. B.
Gibson, John Ennis and George
Hahn were appointed viewers, %
meet March %. The same viewers
were also appointed to view road pc
titioned for by H. Peterman.
w. T. Grier, o. G. Cornish and L.
H. Phipps were appointed viewers to
view road petitioned for by John
Lang, Jr.
The petition of P. Weberg ct al,
for road was granted and ]. B. Glib
son, w. o. Miller and Peter Nelson
were appointed viewers to meet
March 20.
The question of repairing the coun-
ty road between Libby and West
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Law to Compel Them to Deposit
$4,000 With State Treasurer.
Hereafter the Personal Bondsman
Trouble Will Obtain in Montana,
the Surety Companies Having All
Declared That They Will Withdraw
From the State

Helena, March 1.-THE last bill in
the governors file has received ap-
proval. 1t was house bill No. 297,
providing that surety companies
writing the bonds of public officials,
bonds in judicial proceedings and
fidelity bonds should make a deposit
with the state treasurer of $50 900
in security. The treasurer is to col
lect the interest on securities, to al
low substitutions from time to time
etc, without charging. The securi-
ties to be municipal bonds, of states,
counties or cities. The bin was op-
posed by the surety companies on
the ground thai the requirements
We're burdensome, in that it brought
about a transfer of their assets from
their home office to the offices of pub
lie officials in distant states
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-13
Adolph krouse Does Things With a
Big SIedge Hammer.
Lays Them Out in Row of EIGHT,
and Himself Makes the Ninth Dead
in a Row-Was Thought to Have
Suddenly Become Insane From
Worry.

ST. Louis, Mo-, March 12.-Adolph
Krause, German farmar living II
miles west of st. Louis, near Belle
fontaine, tonight, killed his wife and
six children with a sledge hammer.
He then knocked himself unconscious
with the hammer, and at midnight
was dying. 1t is believed that Krause
suddenly became insane, from all
that can be learned Krause entered
the house some time this afternoon
armed with a sledge hammer. with
out warning he struck his wife in the
head killing her instantly: then seiz-
ing his first hid, aged y, he like
wise dealt murderous blow. The
other five children were killed SINH
larly The last being a six months
old baby. krause then placed the
seven bodies side by side on the floor
in one room. He lAen seized the
hammer and dealt himself a blow on
the skull which fractured it and rem
dered him unconscious, his body fall
ing in line with those of his victims
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-13
HALLEN-CUSSICk.
A Popular Old Timer of kalispell
Noosed by Hymen.

swan Hallen and Miss Cora
Iassick were married at the Meth
uiiot parsonage Wednesday night,
Rev. G. A. Wells officiating. Bert
Curtis was best man and Miss Hal
len, sister OF the groom, acted as
bridesmaid. Doth the contracting
parties are well and favorably known
in kalispell and vicinity having been
residents here for several years The
bride is young lady OF many esti-
mable qualities and Is deservedly
popular among a wide circle of
friends. The groom has long been
resident of Kalispell and was a
member of Company II, and served
through the Philippine campaign,
afterward returning to this city,
where he has since made his home
Mr.. and Mrs. Hallen will make
their home in the Duncan addition.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-13
SCHOOL ELECTION.
Three Trustees to Be Selected in This
District.

Candidates for trustees of the Kal-
ispell school district to be voted for
at the election to be held Saturday,
April 4, must be placed in nomination
on or before Wednesday, the 25th
inst.
The members of the local board
whose term of Office have expired
are DR.. Macdonald, John Weightman
and John Ahues. The remaining
members of the board are Mrs. F. L..
Gray and Mrs. James Broderick.
Candidates may be placed in nomi-
nation at duly called, bona fide
public meeting of 20 qualified cleo
tors of the district, at which chair
man and secretary are regularly
chosen, and list of the names vot-
ing is duly kept.
A qualified elector is any person,
man or woman, over q years of age,
a citizen of the United States, who
shall have been a resident of the
state for one year and of the district
for 80 days preceding the election.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-13
WILL ASK FOR
A new TRIAL
Louis Mott, the Mssoula Murderer
May Get Another Chance.
TO SAVE HIS WORTHLESS NECK
His Attorney and Uncle With Him
at the JaiI-Good Reasons Will Be
Given the Judge for Rehearing-
One Of the Jurors Unqualified.

Missoula, March 12-Lemoyne Mott
was in consultation with his nephew
,ous Mott, and with Attorney w. s.
Murray at the Jail today. 1t is an
nounc1d that every effort will be
made to secure a new trial for Mott,
and that the attorneys for the de-
tense have two grounds upon which
- ask Judge Webster for one. 1t Is
stated that one of the jurymen had
expressed an opinion before he sat
cn the case, and upon the strength
OF this the chief claim for new
llial viii be made.
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staunch Business ~ of the State Start
the Bali $:olling.
Want ABOUT F|FT> THOUSAND
The Anaconda Company Will Donate Five Thousand Dol
lars, and William Scal1on and Paul Mccormick
Will Also Give One Thousand Each

Great Falls, March 12-That Mon
tana should have a state exhibit at
the coming ST. Louis exposition is
the verdict of business men spoken
tc in Great Falls. The matter was
brought up by the action of Presi-
dent William Scallon of the Anacon-
da company last night at Billings,
starting the ball rolling by the offer
of $4,000 for this company to the
proposed fund of $4,000, which is
to be raised Mr. Scallon also offered
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-13
Westbound Flyer Bumps Into Snow
Plow Near Essex
CARPENTER OLSON WAS KILLED
Was Riding in Caboose of Snow
Plow-Conductor McGreevey Was
Slightly Hurt-Snow Pow Was
Bucking Snow Ahead Of the Pas
senger When Collision Occurred.

Westbound passenger train No. l..
ran into the rear end Of the snow
plow near Essex Wednesday night,
killing bridge carpenter named Oh
son and injuring Conductor McGrevey
and a brakeman who were riding in
the caboose. The engineer and fire
man of the passenger train escaped
unhurt. The accident occurred in
the midst of one of the ticrcest bliz-
yards Of the year, the dying snow
making it impossible for Engineer
Th2rris of the passenger to see the
snow plOw until he was so close to
ii that collision could not be averted.
Snow fell to the depth Of over a foot
during the night, and severe wind
was blowing and drifting it over the
track. and it was only by the passen-
headWay could be made. The trains
were only moving at the rate of
about ID miles an hour. and the men
in the cabOOSc were unaware of their
peril until the crash came. The ca
bOose was badly smashed and the
front of the engine badly battered,
the pilot and headlight being torn
away. A few miles west the track
was covered by an immense snow
slide, and the train was stalled there
for Is hours before it could be
cleared away, and did not arrive in
Kalspell until after 6 O'Clock vester-
day evening. The dead man was
brought to this city and taken to the
undertaking rooms of Coroner Will
loughby. The other injured men We're
quite badly bruised, but were able to
20 to their homes.
Another wreck. with probable fatal
results occurred yesterday morning
near Lakeview, when two cars of an
eastbound freight jumped the track,
resulting in the serious injury of AL
Salsberg. who is now confined to the
hospital in serious condition. This
wreck occurred early in the morning,
when, as the train was rounding a
curve, the rails spread, throwing the
tdiS oll tlt u ath.
been in the cabOose, but just before
the accident occurred he left there
and went out on top of the cars. He
was standing on one of the cars when
il left the track and turned over,
and he was caught between it and
the bank. His injuries consist of
several broken ribs and several bad
bruises on his head, and it is thought
that he has sustained a fracture It
the base of the brain. He is in a
dangerous condition and may die. AS
soon as he was found, an empty
freight car was cut off from the rest
Ci the train and he was brought to
this city. The wrecker was dis
patched to the scene from this city,
and succeeded in clearing away the
wreck so as to allow passenger train
No. to pass, but the latter was de-
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layed for several hours and did not
] ach kalispell until i:3o yesterday
afternoon, almost $ hours late
The railroad company has been
having much trouble recently with
slides, the soft weather of the past
few days melting the snow in the
mountains both east and west On
Monday an immense slide at I.eaven-
worth, Wash. killed one man and
seriously wounded three others, tying
up all traffic for several hours
In the mountains east of Kalispell
the snow is of unusual depth, and
railroad men look for trouble from
now until summer sets in
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-13
MAY BUY PICkLED LUMBER.
For Sidewalk urposes on the Streets
of the City,


One of the matters of considerable
interest to property owners of the
city that has been discussed at sew
eral recent meetings of the city coun-
Gil is the purchase by the city of
picked lumber and strngers for use
in building sidewalks. The lumber
will be picked at the Somers tie pre-
serving plant and sold to the property
owners of the city at actual cost. 1t
is stated that great saving will be
effected by using . the lumber, and
especially the stringers, as it w.ll
last much longer before rotting.
While no definite action has been
taken in the matter, the question has
been discussed, and at one time fig
ures giving the cost per thousand
feet of the picked lumber were OBJ
tanned. 1t is probable that the mat
ter will finally be disposed of at one
OF the coming council meetings.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-13
Will Not Be Tried at the Spring
Term in Butte.
CAYLEY MURDER
May Not Be sifted Out for Many
Weeks Yet - Policy of Delay
Adopted by the Attorneys for the
Accused Pair, Who Have Influence.

Butte, March Thames w. Kelly
and Eva Hart, or Nine. Ruth LaBon-
the bullet that caused the death of
DR.. H. A. Cayley, will not be tried
until the next term of Judge McCler-
mans court. The trial of Mr. Kelly
was to have been begun this morn
ing. When the case was called one
of the legal representatives of de-
fendant made a motion for a continu-
ance, and the judge granted it.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-13
is A BAD MAN.
So Rosa Would Like to Shake Him
For Cause.

Divorce proceedings were com
menced IN the district court this
morning~by Rosa Schmidt, who asks
that the bonds Of matrimony existing
between her and Henry Schmidt be
dissolved. They were married Octo-
Der 10, 1902, at Dakota city, Neb., and
she alleges that at various times
since Henry mas threatened to kin
her, and at one time did take shot
at her with a revolver. She also al
leges that he beat and struck her and
that she was kept in state of great
fear and anguish.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-13
Pleasant Entertainment.

Caffee Gretchen" Wednesday after
noon at her cOzy home on Fourth
avenue east. The afternoon was
spent in sewing and conversation. A
delicious lunch was served, after
which the ladies departed for their
homes, declaring they had never
spent a more pleasant afternoon.
Those present were Mesdames Eaton.
Ferguson, Hundley, Smithers, Will
son. Gamer, Jenne, Jones, Wilson and
Mrs. EdmondsOn of Spokane.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-13
Run is Made Upon the State Savings Bank
at Butte Yesterday.
The INSTITUTION WAS IN PERIL
All Day. But the Backers of the Concern Made Themselves
Busy Rustling New Deposors and Finally Sue
ceeded in Ste1nmng the Tide

Butte. March l2.-On account of
rumOrs said to have been absolutely
unfounded. Il run was started on the
State Savings bank in Suite yester-
day morning. and was continued un-
til the bank closed for the day at 8
o o'clock in the afternoon. After that
hour it seemed to have about spent
itself, and the bank was reported by
it's managers to be in quite as good
condition as it was in the morning
when the run started. While many
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-13

81 900 on his own behalf, and Paul
Mccormick of Billings offered the
same amount, which gives a nucleus
OF $1,000 to start with A number of
business men were seen about the
city today and all expressed the opin-
ion that Montana should be repre-
sented, and thought the move a good
one. The legislature having failed
to make N appropriation because
difference Of house and senate will
not be a sufficient reason why the
state should not go unrepresented.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-13
Hot Socialist Campaign in Butte
Alarms Old Party Leaders.
Encouraging the Second Labor Candi-
date in the Field Against Leamy's
Party, Which Also Derives It's
Strength From the Toilers. Un.
fortunately No! Thinkers.

Butte, March 12.-Today in Butte
saw wild and desperate struggle of
the labor party to free itself from the
grasp of IA corporation. 1t seems
when evening came the labor party
Lad nominated Harry Larry Dugan
for mayor, in spite of tha vehement
protests Of The United Copper com
Easing company.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-13

Fisher was referred to Road Super
visor Scott Anderson. The resigna-
ton of w. A. Raymond as justice Of
the peace for Troy township was re-
ceiyed and accepted BY the board
The road petition of H. NJ Gilbertson
was laid over, as was similar petl-
tion by M. j. Sullivan.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-13

depositors withdrew their funds,
many others made new and large de-
posits, and many business men, to
show their thorough confidence in
the institution and it's stability.
placed thousands and thousands Of
dollars with the bank while the run
was in progress. When the bank
closed for the day an official an
nouncement was made that it would
open as usual at 10 o'clock this morn
ing, ready to meet all demands on it.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-13
Railroad Hospitals.

Drs Dutton and Ewing of Spokane
are reported to have secured the con-
tract for the care of the sick and in
jured among the laborers employed
in building the Columbia Falls cutoff
1t is also stated that they will bulld
temporary hospitals at three differ
ent points along the right of way,
and one in kalispeU.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-13
VERY UNSCIENTIE.lC.
Game With the Padded Mitts at
Butte.

Butte, March 12.-In one of the
fastest and hardest give and take
hammer and tongs contest ever seen
in Butte, Jerry Mccarthy and Frank
Dunn went ~ rounds to a draw at
the Grand opera house tonight before
a packed house. From the point of
view of a person who knows the
game of padded mitts, it must be
said that the contest was entirely
void of science.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-13
WASHINGTON POST OWNER

New York, March 12.-The condi-
tion of Beriah Wilkins. owner of the
Washington Post, who has been crit
ically i'll with paralysis at the Wal
dorf. was reported this morning to
be further improved. It was said he
was fast recovering consciousness.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-13
SKILL AGAINST MUSCLE.

San Francisco. March 12.-After 20
rounds of fairly good fighting. Abe
Attel of this city was awarded the
decision over Eddie Foy. 1t was a
case of an exceedingly clever man
against strong, husky fighter.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-13
DAY IN THE GRIP.

Washington. March 12.-The Asso-
ciated Press is informed by a men,
ber of the family of Justice Day of
the United States Supreme court that
be is suffering from severe attack
OF the grip. His condition is admitted
to be serious.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-13

Rand-McNaIly's wall map of the
world, in beautiful coIors, size 28x..
inches, one side devoted to Montana.
Free to paid in advance subscribers
to the Bee.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-13

Subscribers to the Bee who pay
six months in advance are en-.
titled to the Rand-McNaIIy wall
map Of Montana and the world.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-25
LINES TO GOLDEN
AND TO BOULDER

Denver, March 21-The News this
morning says:
Surveys have been completed and es-
Inmates prepared in readiness for let
ting the contracts to build lines from
Denver to Golden and from Denver to
Boulder. If the present plans are car
ried out the work will begin within
a month and the lines running in four
months. The hackers of the road are
the owners Of the Denver & North
western railroad, at the head of which
is David II. Moffat. Both lines will
start from Berkeley and the expense
of their construction is estimated at
about $750,000 for construction and
equipment. The roads will be electric
traction, the same as the trolley sys-
TEN in the city.
The News told of these new lines
three weeks ago when the work of sur
veying the routes was begun. This has
now been completed under the direc-
ton of Samuel H. Perry and all the op-
tions for rights of way secured The
line to Golden will start at Berkeley,
where 1t makes a junction with the
trolley road of the Tramway company.
tHeTt IL runs Sledl SIeeh
for eight miles and through the town
of Arapahoe There it crosses Clear
creek and follows along the base of
Table mountain to Golden. The Tram
way road of this city, which is owned
by the Denver & Northwestern COM
pany, owns perpetual franchise from
Berkeley to the city limits of Golden.
The route to Boulder is directly
northwest from Berkeley and describes
sort of half circle, passing through
the town of Louisville. 1t will be
twenty-five miles in length. Entrance
to Boulder will be from junction point
at the limit of the tramway road in
that city and arrangements have al
ready been made for the joint opera
tion of the lines in that immediate ter
ritory. Mr.. Moffat's agents have for
long time past been securing options
on lands which are to be used as
right of way all the way through to
the junction point This road will
cost to build and equip nearly $500 900
Both lines will be built the same as
the lines running from Arvada to the
coal mines of the company at Leyden
Junction. That means double trolley
poles and eighty-pound rails 1t is es-
timated that the grading will be SIM
pie proposition as there will be a min
imum of cuts and tunnels on both
lines. Work will be pushed rapidly as
the owners are anxious to open all the
markets possible for their coal when
the mines at Leyden are thrown open.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-25

Denver, March 21.-The opinions of
the judges of the Supreme Court OF the
state of Colorado in which the validity
of the Rush amendment was upheld
was handed down yesterday morning
at almost the same time that Judge
Marshall of the United States Circuit
Court, Judge Hallett concurring, decided
that the consolidation of the city and
county and the delivery of the assets
of the county to the city should not
be enjoined on the suit of Fred +.
Watts, former county commissioner.
The opinion of the court was writ
ten by Judge Steele. sustaining the
Rush bill, Judge Gabbert concurring,
and Chief Justice Campbell dissenting.
Judge Campbell dissents principally
upon the ground that there was irreg-
ularity in the passage of the bill and
that it constituted two amendments.
The opinions are very lengthy. cover
ing nearly three pages of seven-col-
umn paper in small type.
The attorneys will be given fifteen
days from the filing of the written opin-
ions in which to prepare their petit
tions for a rehearing. 1t is expected
that counsel for City Clerk Paul J.
Sours will begin. this work at once.
Then the court will require some time
In which to examine the authorities
The Lamar register., 1903-03-25
STATES COURT DECIDES
In FAVOR OF RUSH AMENDMENT

The court ruled that there is no
vested right on the part of taxpayer
that he should receive equal benefits.
and that in making such an adjustment
of the property as provided in the Rush
bill. the legislature does not take the
property of any taxpayer or citizens
without due process OF law.
Regarding the grant of the right to
frame a charter, the court says that 1t
is not to be supposed that the people of
Colorado intended to grant power TO
violate any provision of the constitu-
ton of the United States, and that these
broad grants of authority should be
construed as impliedly restricted by
the paramount power; that 1t is sim
ply intended to be grant to act in au-
thority with the constitution of the
United States.
Questions of violation of the constitu-
tion by powers conferred by such
charter should be brought into court
after the charter is framed which does
in fact violate the constitution.
Judge Marshall insisted that the
amendment did not contemplate char
ter unrepublican in form- but that 1t
contemplated a charter resting on the
will of the people. and subject to thai
will For these reasons the court de-
MED the motion and. in effect. sus-
tanned the constitutionality OF the Dill.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-25
SUPREME COURT ANNOUNCES
TEXT OF RUSH BILL DECISION

presented with a view to shaking its
first opinion and it will probably be
about May / before decision on the
petition for a rehearing will be rem
dered.
After three and one-half months OF
uncertainty the provisions of the Rush
amendment, SO far as the officers OF
the old county of Arapahoe are con-
cerned, have been carried. The au-
thorities of the city of Denver are now
in complete control of the court house
of the county of Denver. Imediately
after the decision of the judges of the
United States District Court was handed
down yesterday morning, Chairman
Fred P. Watts of the former Board of
Commissioners came to the court house
and told his friends that sit was all
over" and that the committee from the
City Council would be given charge OF
the building as soon as they would
come for it. A telephone message was
sent to the committee. consisting of
Presidents Hover and Tebbetts of the
two boards of the Council and to Audit
or Barton. At quarter after IL they
arrived at the court house and went at
once to the offices formerly occupied by
the commissioners. Gentlemen. you
are in charge here" was all that Mr..
Watts said.