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Woodruff County news., 1903-01-22

Our town council and more es pecially our street committee has done some good work in the past and we praised them for it, but at present, they deserve the se- verest censure that we can be- stow. On last Saturday morn ing, we noticed that wagon, with a bale of seed cotton was stuck in that mud hole just south of Mayor Raney's home. Think of it, farmer hauling load of cotton to town by which the gins, the merchants and all are beae- fited, and then to have to stick up within the corporate limits of our town. This would have been bad enough had it happened any where within 10 miles of town, but to happen within the town is
Woodruff County news., 1903-01-22

It said that Kentucky will pro. duce 30,000,000 gallons of whis- key this year and of course that is only adrop in the bucket. While
 we do not drink whiskey, yet men
 will have it and do get it. The difference as we ses it. now IS, that we are paying tribute to Memphis and other Corporations to keep up there etreeta and pub
 lie works and are allowing ours to go to rack. If wehaven 's' enuf' sense to keep from squandering out money rseleasly for whis- key when saloons are here, we will have no more sense than to supporta tiger Or furnish reve- nae for the public improvements of some other iowa. We etan6 for,honesty, sobrjety and purity. But at the same time we are for honae and home improvements instesA of improvements for some other seaport. We have sGsn more jugs walking around ovsr town since the saloon went out and hs much of more drunk ness than while the saloon was here. We have never noticed a more peaceful Christmas than the last one end we had saloon. We have seen Christmases here, when no saloon was permitted in our town and yet God Almighty never permitted such unseemly cond uct as was here carried on. Restaurants have been put out of business and Christmas tree services have been broken up more than once and that when we had no saloon. Men or excus- es that pass as such can never be stopped from their ungentleman- ly conduct. The way to cure the evil is to make things over again and extract some sawdust and mush and place manhood and brains there instead.
Woodruff County news., 1903-01-22
own and surrounding country most cordially welcome them into our midst.
Peksn-MiIler Nuptials.

On last Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock, quite wedding took place at the home of the Bride. The contracting parties were Louis T. Penn and Miss Elsie Miller, both of Augusta.
 Rev. W, Nj. Wilson of the Meth odist church officiated and spoke the words that forever bind.
 The Groom is one of Woodruff county's Noblemen. He attends strictly to his own affairsand tets all others do the same. Such a man is a jewel to any town or community.
 The Bride is worthy the Groom in every respect and will add sunshine and happiness to life.
 After the ceremony. husband and wife boared the westhound train for Little Rock.
 The News and their. many friends wish that their future pathway through life many be Strown with flowers rare and that the dews and sunshine of heaven may always freshen and gladden. their every undertak- ing.
Woodruff County news., 1903-01-22
siBEIDLEMAN--RHEA.
A Pretty Home Marriage in the
 Country, Near Bristol.

Apretty home weddingIoccured Thursday at the home of the brides mother, Mrs. Bettie Rhea, three miles east of Bristol. When at Il &. m., Mir. Joseph Hanru Reidleman led to the. alter Miss Elizabeth, ,Rhea, the only daughter of the late Edmond Rhea.
 The bride,is cousin of Con- gressman ". F. Rhea, and is an accomplished young adypossess- ing many sweet traits of charac- ter, and is prize worth winning.
 Mr. Beidleman is the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. +. c. Bei- dleman, of Beidleman's this county. MT. Beidleman is ca pablo young business man, and has been ir the West for the past few years.
 The ceremony was performed by Dr. J. Albert Wallace, who was President of King College when the groom was a student there. After the marriage was solemnized, the bridal party re- paired to the aiming room, where lunch was served. The party came thence to Bristol, where they boarded the W est bound train for McCrory, Ark, where they anticipate making their future home.
 The above is a copy of what Bristol paper says relative to the wedding of our friend, J. H. Bel dleman and Miss Rhea. We in- dorse it all.
 AS it has been the pleasure of tho News man to be intimately associated with the Groom, we will in brevity say that Mr. Bel .dleman is Q young man. whose equal is difficult to find. When duty calls. Joe is always there.
 E'e, in behalf of the entire
Woodruff County news., 1903-01-22
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 If your blood is impure, thin diseased, hot or fuli of humcrs, if yor have blood poison, cancer, carbuncles, eating sozs, scrofula. eczema, itching, risinss and Jumps, seabby, pimply skin bone pains, casarrh, rheumatism. or any blood or skin disease, take B. B. B. (B. B. B. according to directions. Sooa all sores heal. aches and pains stop, the blood made pure and rich, leaving the skin free from every eruption, and givessbe rich glow of porfect health to the skin. At the same time. B. B. B. impoves the diges- tion, cures dyspepsia, strength ems weak kidneys. just the medi- cine for old people, as it gives them new, vigorous blood Drug. gist, S1 per large bottle, with directions for home cure. Sam pie free and prepaid by writing Blood Balm CO.,, Atlanta Ca. De- sciribe trouble and special free medical advice also gent in sealed letter. B. B. B. is especially ad vised for chrnice, deep-s eated case Of impure blood and skin disease, and cure after all else afils.
Woodruff County news., 1903-01-22

a beautiful example of the enter prise of oar street committee. Brother, don't blame the NEWS man for the mud hole, but your self. There is plenty of money in the treasury to doctor the road. Call us kicker and grunter, but every ailment needs treatment and we propose to kick and snort at every turn of the road when the public demands it.
Woodruff County news., 1903-01-22
Fine arm For Sale.

A tract of 24O acres of land all under fence, with 125 acres clear ed land, the remainder in good pasture. All nn1ergrowti, cxy.t and large tim Der deadened. A pool in the pasture that hoi3s wateI the year around for tAs cattle. Will sell farm for tht. cost Of improve ments viz. $3,O00. with one half in cash, the remainder to be paid within five years. Can give pos. session at the first of next year.
 c. F. Ramer.
Woodruff County news., 1903-01-22
A Notary Pulp lie can be found at the News OffiCei
Mrs. Fife Angus is on the sick

Mrs. Fife Angus is on the sick list.
 Miss Nina Riggs is visiting in Augusta this V eek. Mr. Joe Johnson moved to his new home ou laSt Taesdry. Mir. Jack Yarbrough spent 9 few hours in town last Eridsy. Mrs. Jonss Is visiting friends and relatives in Aagusta this week.
 l Lillie Folsom. of Briuklev is spending the week with her sister.
 Wlson StuP6vaat Whs has been sick with pneumonia, is slowly recovering.
 MT. Jack Wortham has moved to town this week. No,. welcome this worthy family in our midst. Mr. ead Mrs. ". E. Doues0rty, and Afr, end Mrs. . .oseph Croesett spent Tuesday e.s3 Wednesday in the Bluff City.
 The Old Maids Convention met lat Mrs. M.arsh's on Monday night. An interesting program , rendered and three new mem bers initiated.
 Our friend. W. A. Mason had the misfortune of looseing his honse a fev' dags ago by fire. We deer y sympa tilize with him in his r.. sble. The HEWS man in-
 suref f'ountry property against fire.
 Last week an event was chroni- |cled in the old family Bible of the
 Hon. Bob Mcdaniel. Bob, the
 gen; al papa, has DO equal in the
 realms of human experience. He
 is ac5uallyso proud thathe sought empty barrels and gently vais-
 pera,l papa in same to hear the
 echo. Of course, he heard it and
 was not exactly satisfied. He
 finally came to the NEWS man to
 gently break the news to him as
 he knew we would be certain to
 find it out anyway. Bob says,
 Go with me, l want to show
 ou something." We proce eded to
 the tiling the town has placed in
 the ditch just north of block 5)
 and 6. Here we haulted and
 mysterious Bob said you get at
 this east end of the subterranean canal and I will go to the west end and I will tell you something. We began to think of snipes andt holding the sack, but soon we heard the sweetsoundof Papa. "| This is all we could obtain. But a hint to the wise is sufficient. | So you see it is papa. All are do-
Woodruff County news., 1903-01-22
Dr.. L. A. JELkS

pr. L. A. JELkS
 PhYsiCIAN AND suRe22os. ECCPORY. ap.S once next door west of R. L. ue-an.on's furniture store. will be found at .ay ofics day or nighs.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-11-24
Caused by An Internal Mtchine at
Cripple Creek.
TWO MEN INSTANTLY KILLED
The Superintendent and Miner Are
the victims-CowardIy Piece Of
Work With No Clues to the Perpe-
trators-Troops Now in Charge Of
Mines.

Cripple Creek. Col, Nov. 21.-C.
Mccormick. superintendent, and Mel
vim S. Beck, miner, were killed
shortly after IN today by an expIo-
sion in the Vindicator mine. OFF,
GERS of the Vlndicator Mining COM
pany assert that the evn'osion was
caused by an infernal machine and
400 militiamen have been placed on
guard around the companys proper
ties.
Superintendent Charles Mccormick
and Miner Beck were descending into
the mine in tho cage. They were
the only passengers. When it reach
ed the sixth level the explosion oc-
Cured. wrecking the cage and shaft
and instantly killing both men. The
explosion. which was terrific. was
heard at the surface and at first was
believed to be an earthquake The
engineer hastily reversed the hoist
but could not pull UP the cage, and
the bodies We're recovered only after
several hours work, being brought to
the surface through the second COM
partment of the shaft.
After thorough examination of
the shaft it is positively asserted by
officers: OF the mining company, that
the explosion was caused by an in
fernal machine. They assert that an
Internal machine. containing many
pounds of dynamite, had been placed
on the sixth level which is part Of
the abandoned workings Of the mine,
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Suit for Damages for Death Of Hus-
band Near Gem, idaho.
AWARDED $4,000
The Accident Occurred Near the
Bend in the Road and Was illus
trated During the Trial by a Mini
ature Train-Case Will Go to the
Supreme Court.

Spokane. Wash, Nov. 23.-Thirty
thousand dollars was the verdict
brought in by the jury this afternoon
in the case of Wright versus the
Northern Pacific railroad.
The plaintiffs sued for $5O,OOO and
the jury gave them 100000.
The suit was brought by Mrs. May
E. Wright and Miss Florence Wright
for the death of the husband and
father. William Wright, who was kill
ed on the Northern Pacific road near
Gem. Idaho. in the spring of 1902.
The plaintiffs alleged that the night
when the accident occurred was
dark and that the accident occurred
near where there was bend in the
track. They alleged further that
there was no headlight on the train
and no bell was rung The accident
was illustrated during the trial by a
miniature train.
The case was given to the jurors
in Judge Belts court at 10:30 a. m.
today and they were out till about
2:3O. when they returned the above
verdict
Robertson. Miller & Rosenhaurt
were the attorneys for the plain iff s.
This is one of the largest verdicts in
a damage suit that has been given in
the court in this county for years
The case will be appealed to the
supreme court.
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The Accused Murderer Is Almost
Dead Man
WITHOUT LEGAL PROCESS
And the Case Against Him Was
Again Continued to Give Him Time
to Die or Become a Fit Subject
for the Hangman's Noose-Other
Court News.

Inability to secure witnesses caus-
ed the continuance of the case
against George O'Briem, the alleged
Rexford murderer, until December
2S. The case was to have come up
for trial yesterday morning but the
defendants attorneys stated that
they were not ready to proceed as
several of their most important wit
nesseS We're absent. and their pres
ence could not be secured at this
time. Judge Smith in passing on the
request stated his reluctance to
grant it as the case had already had
one continuance. and to postpone it
would cost an additional burden on
the taxpayers of the county. At the
close of his remarks recess of one
hour was taken to give the defend
ants attorneys time to prepare their
showing to support their request
When court reassembled the Judge
announced that the case would be
continued until December 2S.
O'Brien was in the court room dur
ing the discussion looking only like
the ghost of the man who was ar
rester so long ago He is afflicted
with consumption and has failed per-
ceptibly during his confinement.
Those who are familiar with his daily
life have but little hope that he will
ever be tried. as his death from the
dread disease is only question of
weeks. At times he has sinking
spells when the watchers are almost
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-11-24

within few inches of the shaft.
Then loaded revolver was fixed in
the shaft with its muzzle pointing
directly toward the Internal machine
To the trigger of the revolver was at
tached string which was thrown
across the shaft in such manner
that the revolver would explode, the
bullet striking the internal machine.
Pieces of this revolver have been
recovered from the bottom of the
shaft but not a vestige of the infer
nal machine can be found.
Major Naylor and detail of SO
soldiers We're dispatched from Camp
Goldfeld to the mine. and took
charge of the property. No one was
allowed to approach the mine and no
one is permitted to leave. The shafts
on other properties known to lie con-
nected with the Vindicator workings
are also being guarded.
After receiving news Of the explO-
sion Governor Peabody ordered the
troops in Cripple Creek, who were to
proceed to Telluride tonight. to re-
main in Cripple Creek. The force
now there number nearly 400.
superintendent Mccormick was one
of the best known mining men in the
Cripple Greek district and was liked.
He leaves a widow and several chill
dren.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-11-24
Brief History Of the Building Of the
Montana Railway.
LEWisToWN THE TERMINUS
Reached After Ten Years vicissitude
in the Construction Of Less Than
100 Miles Of Raiirotd-Opens Up
the Great Inland Empire of Mon
tana.

during the summer of 1874, 80
years ago, wagon road was survey
ed through the Judith basin, from
Helena to Fort Carroll This was the
first road of any kind ever made into
Fergus county. On the afternoon of
October 80, 1903, Mayor l.. W. Ell
bridge and Walter S. Smith, presi-
dent OF the Lewistown Business
Mems association, drove the last
spike in the terminus of the Mon
tana railroad thus in manner fig
uratively completing the physical
construction of the first line of rapid
conveyance to penetrate this same
region.
The time when Fergus county
should be connected with the great
trade centers of the country by a
modern means of communication has
for many years been a fond antici-
patton OF those whose interests cen
ter there, and the completion of the
Montana railroad is. in a measure,
the consummatiOn of those desires.
Ten thousand people, occupying a
va eXpanse of more than 5000
s4uare miles, welcome its advent and
rejoice that it has been completed
into the principal city of central
Montana.
The building of the Montana rail
road is subject that has received
much attention from the press. owing
largely to the fact that it penetrates
the greatest area of fertile country
hitherto undisturbed by railway lines
in the United States
The STORY of the inception of the
road and its building has been relat
ed many times and at much length.
Briefly. the road was projected 10
years tgo. while the country was un-
dergoing one of the severest financial
Danics in it's history Richard A.
Harlow and William J. Fuchs of Hell
ena, and their associates. We're the
promoters of the enterprise, and the
temeritv OF these gentlemen in at
tempting to secure funds for the
building of the line in such time of
financial distress was guarantee
in itself that they would eventually
succeed
The road, as first projected, was
intended to connect Helena with
White Sulphur Springs and the lead
silver mining regions of Meagher
county. The big drop in the price
OF silver came, the mines of Castle
closed down. and the motive for build
ing the line as at first projected
ceased to exist. The grade for this
line had been built from Helena to
Canyon Ferry. when the line was
abandoned. The Montana Railroad
company was organized the follow
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Who Leave No Stone Unturned to Prevent
Cars From Running.
CHICAGO STRIKERS ARE RIOTOuS
Police Are Forced Use Clubs and Revovers to Protect the
Car Companys Property ympathizers Haul Rocks
and Dirt on the Street Car Tracks,

cars encountered obstacles all along
the line.
After removing spikes from the
cable slots at Forty-seventh and Fifty
first streets the first train was
blocked at ,FOrty-frst street by iron
rails placed across the tracks. The
crews began to remove the obstruc-
tions. when from behind fences a vol
ley Of stones came. The police
charged the rioters with revolvers
drawn. A running fight ensued.
The police fired upon the mob.
BY this time a crowd had collected
about the cars and another charge
by the police was made upon them
before the obstruction could be re-
moved.
At Twenty-ninth street another
mob blocked the cars and threw
stones. The police charged, beating
many persons severely with their
clubs.
More trouble was encountered by
the State street cable trains on the
return trip near Sixty third street.
While the trains were down town
the mob Systematically choked the
cable slot with stones and scrap iron
and blockaded the tracks with heavy
steel rails. Hundreds Of men, women
and boys then assailed the return Of
the police with the stones ready to
break at the trains. Men and wo-
men were reported to have been
knocked down in their own doorways.
Scores of rioters and bystanders
were wounded by the clubs of the po-
lice.
During. the thick of the fight at
Forty-first street, Mrs. Chares Lett.
a passenger on the first car. jumped
from the car. and Drawing the revol-
yer shots ami All kinds of missiles.
ran. thoroughly frightened. to a place
Of safety. Windows had been bro
ken near where she sat and her fare
was cut by glass
Conductor J. p. Premier, in charge
of the first car. drew a big magazine
revolver and fred shot after shot in
the direction of the fleeing mob. until
his weapon was empty.
At Thirty-ninth street the police
resOrted to strategy and drove
crowd of men into a saloon. They
then suddenly surrounding the build
ing and allowed none to leave until
the trains had proceeded.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-11-24
HAvRE MERCHANTS vicTiMIzED
smooth.F Young Man Is Wanted
for Foruery.

Havre. Nov. 19.-The police officers
here are looking for a smooth-faced
young man about % years of age,
we'll dressed and about 5 feet 10 in
ches tall. He is wanted on a charge
of forgery Monday morning the
State Security bank of Havre receiv-
ed through some of it's depositors
several checks on that bank for
amounts ranging from SIS to $25.
made payable to John Gordon, and
signed with the we'll known name Of
Robert Sprinkle, prominent and
wealthy sheepman of Lloyd, Mont.
The cashier of the bank Immediate
ly notified the holders of the checks
that the name OF Robert Sprinkle
was forged.
The town and county officers were
then notified of the affair. but so far
no clew whatever has been found to
the young man who presented the
checks Several business men were
victimized. and, ewing to the fact
that Sprinke's name was on the
checks, as Sprinkle's checks are usu-
ally in circulation, there was no hes
itancy in cashing them.
The checks were cashed last Satur-
day. and the facts relative to them
were not known until the bank oren-
ed Monday morning. With spurious
New Brunswick. N. j.. bank bills and
bogus checks. some of Havre's busi-
ness men have suffered good deal
One firm was stuck on both counter
felt money and checks.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-11-24
6. N. Engine Demolished and Rotary Snow
Plow is Wrecked
IT LOOKED <>'XE A ROUGH HOUSE
Delayed Traffic For Some e-lnjured Men Brought Here
and Placed In the Hospta. Misunderstanding Caused
Wreck and Smashup Near Athens

A rear end collision near Athens,
Sunday evening, resulted in two men
setting hurt and the demolishing of
IN engine, caboose and several box
ears, while rotary snow plow was
put to the bad and will have to be
sent to the shops for repairs. East
hound freight No. 218 was run into
by an extra eastbound freight in a
deep cut short distance from Ath-
ems station, and in the crash that
followed Harvey Kruse, a stockman
in charge of a carload of horses, was
seriously injured, receiving two frac-
tured ribs and severe cuts and bruis-
es on the head and hips. He was
thrown several feet away and was
picked up in an unconscious condi-
tion. The rear brakeman was also
slightly hurt, receiving sprained
ankle in jumping.
Engineer Hank Egan was in
charge of the extra. but on account
of curve in the track just before
the cut was reached he could not see
the train ahead until too close to pre-
vent the collision. The conductor
On 218 had just stepped to the ca
Doose door when he caught sight of
the approaching train, and he at once
warned the men in the caboose to
jump for their lives. Together with
Ale or two others he jumped from
the hind end and escaped unhurt, but
Kruse and the brakeman went out
- the front end were just preparing