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The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-10

The big appropriation bill passed
by the legislature was what is known
as the general appropriation bill
making appropriations for the run
ming expenses of the state govern
ment for the next two years. The
bill was a monster in size and car,
RED $441,270 This includes all the
estimated expenses of the judicial
and executive departments of the
state government, with the exception
o. the salaries and expenses of the
supreme court commission, which
we're appropriated in the bill Great
ing the commission and will amount
to about $50 800.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-10

soula that construction of the Kalis-
pell-Jocko branch would be com
menced at once. is false; and there
is the best authority for the state
ment that such a line will not be
built this year, if at ALL Those who
would be informed before such line
should be commenced have no knowl-
edge that it will ever be built, al
though, of course, it's construction at
some time after this year is pos
Sible"
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-10

The advance guard of the new set
tiers for Flathead has already begun
To arrive AS a result of last years
inspection many of them have Sc
valleys. and will have in their crops
this year The indications are that
Flathead county will double its popu-
lation within the next two years, not
including a little item of 1000 rail
road labOrerS.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-10

The Great Falls Leader has re-
oeived a big, fast, web-perfecting
press, which will be assembled and
will shortly be ready to grind out
10 600 complete papers per hour. The
Leader is an excellent paper, newsy
and we'll edited and far in lead of
the Tribune locally.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-10

in the wards. he succeeded in threa.-
ing his way through labyrinth of
tanks. pines, cars and buildings. UNI
til at about II o'clock in the morn
| ing. he reached a commonplace brick
building on the very edge of the bay.
He was told to climb two flights of
stairs on the outside of the structure,
and there. hidden away in a loft.
without sign to indicate it's loca-
ton. the annual meeting OF the great
and powerful Standard Oil company
was being held. He says, in writing
to Leslie's Weekly:
Entering the room where the
meeting was being held. l found
fine looking. courteous, middle aged
gentleman seated by the side of
'a,pe table. upon which were piled
the proxies sent in by stockholders,
authorizing Messrs. Rockefeller Flag
bier and others to represent them at
the meeting, and | asked if this was
the meeting of the stockholders of
the Standard Oil company. He re-
rlied that it was. and l then discov-
cred that | was the onl stakeholder
| er3.n thc outside VIII, was pre- en- |
| inquired if an annual report of the
earnings of the company had been
presented. The reply was in the
negative, the gentleman remarked
| that the stockholders apparently had
| not attended the meetings or cared
| particularly to see an annual report.
| ventured to suggest that it was the
custom at annual meetings to present
| for the information of the stoc.;-
| holders something regarding the con-
dition of the property, to which the
stockholders, as partners in the con-
Germ, were obviously entitled.
| "The gentleman at once became
more serious, and asked my name
and whom my proxy represented. He
Immediately stepped into an adjoin-
ing office for a confidential consulta-
ton with the clerks assembled there,
and in moment several Of them
hurried into the room where I was
and made an inspection of what ap-
peared to be the stock books. l was
the subject of a good deal of scrutiny
and was apparently an object of de-
cided interest After time my Gre
dentials were accepted and | ven
tured again to ask whether he was
able to give me a statement bearing
on the company's' business of the
year Courteous as ever, he declined
| to say more than that he must refer
me to Mr.. Dodds, the solicitor of the
company. at the New York office.
81 asked if it was not somewhat
unusual to refer a stakeholder in
such a matter to the company's at
torney, and he replied that he had
nothing more to say excepting that
if I wanted information I must con-
suit the attorney. I asked the gen
tleman if he was an officer of the
company and he said he was. and
that he was a director I asked ii
as director he declined to impart
information regarding the company
affairs to it's stockholders. He again
replied somewhat frigidly, that he
must refer me to Mr.. Dodds. 7 asked
the director to give me his name
and he unhesitatingly gave it as Mr.
Barstow | bade Mr. Barstow gOOd
dav. and tramped mile back to the
street car. through the gases and
stenches of the Standard Oil works
and returned to my office in Ne"
York. 7 have not been a believer il
anti trust legislation. but | am chang
ing my mind"
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-10
Herfords and Shorthorns.

| will be at Kalispell about March
10 with a carload of good. registered
Herford and Shorthorn bulls. See
them if you wish to buy
JOHN Nj. PARKER.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-10

The Montana legislature thought
it was pressing the limit at half a
million for current expenses but 1t
locks as thirty cents to the one and
one-half billion which the late con
gress appropriated.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-10

w. l.. Smith, maker of mems
clothes. Suits made to order, from
500 up: pants from Sc up. w. l..
Smith. IA Main street.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-10

Apostle Smoot beat the record of
his various pOlygamOuS marriages,
and is quietly holding down his seat
III the United States senate, aCcWd-
tied senator from Utah.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-10

It is quite probable that the sher-
IFS office will be demanding depu-
ties by twos and threes after the
north line gets colonized with 400
lighting Irish.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-10

There is likely to be something do
ing in the sheriff's office when that
army of 1000 men make the dirt and
their money fly in Flathead county
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-10

Just kiss yourself good bye. Mr.
POorman.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-10
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1908.

Notice.
In Order to assure appearance Of
their Announcements the following
day, advertisers must hand In their
copv in this office not later than Mon.
day noon or Thursday noon, 40 the
case may be.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-10

New spring goods at Wilson's.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-10-08
PRESIDENT BUTLER LIKES
SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM.

New York, Oct Elm his annual
report to the board or trustees yes.
torday, President Butler of Columbia
university declared that $4,000, 900
was needed TO carry out the plans OF
the university, In the course OF the
year gifts amounting 20 St,T9l,S2l
have actually been received while
other gifts have been promised,
Among the latter IL the Buhtzer gift
for n school of journalism, concerning
which DR., Butler says;
with the establishment of u
school of Journalism of university
grade, a new academic field Ia enter.
cd upon While IN sonso this I'M.
dertakmg would be experimental,
yet II is the Judgment of the miver.
sity and OF large and influential
portion of the newspaper press, that
II will be ahundantly successful II
journalism Is u calling for which no
previous training is desirable or
necessary, then Il must be held to be
an exception to all other professions,
trades aud occupations
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-10-08
ROCKEFELLER POINTS DANGER,
Names Glasses OF Friends for Young
Men to Guard Against.


New York. oct. 6,--ln his address
To his bible class John n, Rockefeller
Ir,, said.
The young man coming 10 the city
for the first time is in danger
He wants To be careful in pick
iuG his friends, one will meet with
many Who profess they are anxious for
friendship.
First, there is the man who wants
e help you spend your surplus money.
He tirdS YOU have a little over you
living expenses, and he wants YOU to
invite hila out to dinner, 10 theaters
and elsewhere. And when your sur
plus has been spent he has no more
use for you.
Second. there is the man who
thinks he can use you, He gushes
over in his professions OF friendship,
But he is a friend only until he finds
out there Is nothing material in it for
him. When he finds he cannot uSe
you, he drops out, If he cannot get
something out OF you that will be to
his own benefit he passes you by,
Watch out for tins kind OF man.
Third, there is the man who seems
to help you, He wants to be of use to
YOU in business and social life, He
says he wants to see YOU succeed. And
his real aim is to lead YOU into temp.
tation, He wants to show you the thin
side OF life He Is deceiver, Watch
out for him. Guard against HIM"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-10-08
scHwAe ACCUSED OF FRAUD.
to Have Turned over Works
for Big Price.

New York, oct 6-James Smith,
receiver of the United States Ship.
luilding company yesterday filed his
answer to the actions recently in
Stituted in the United States circuit
court, against the company and him
self as receiver, by the Mercantile
Trust company, and the New York
Security q Trust company, the for.
mer to foreclose It's mortgage. "a
trustee for per cent mortgage
bond issue OF $4,000, 900 and the lat.
ter to foreclose a mortgage. also az
trustee, upon a bond issue of $4,000 :
600. In this answer Smith accuses
Charles NJ. Schwab. and other pro.
moters of the United States Ship
building company of fraudulent prac-
tees in the formation Of the ship
building company.
Specifically Mr., Smith alleges that
the Bethlehem Steel company s
works, worth not more than 1920.
90, to $4,000 600 were brought into
the shipbuiIding company on basis
of $30.O0OO0O, and that the bonds is
sued were fraudulent.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-10-08
USES
YACHT AS AID

Middletown, Conn. Oct Ga yacht
and a bicycle as adjuucts to burglars
equipment are the latest discoveries
of the police here. The aristocratic
burglar who sails up to the town he
purposes to rob is said to be named n.
H. Ward and he is under arrest here.
Ward arrived here in yacht and,
the police say, entered the freight
house of the Hartford 4 New York
Transportation company and stole sew.
eral cases of canned goods, ON the
yacht the police found evidence of eX,
teusive burglaries.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-10-08
PLOT TO
FREE CONVlCTS

Philadelphia. Oct. cit has just
come to light that general jail de-
livery planned by James Gentry, the
actor who murdered Madge Yorko, an
actress. was the direct cause for the
dismissal OF Warden Daniel w. Bus
singer, who for for q years base been
an executive officer Of the Eastern
penitentiary.
Inspectors have found among other
things counterfeiting plant in opera
ton In the penitentlary, a miniature
whisky still and n shortage OF over
10000 cigars In the cigar factory
Gross frauds and Irregularities were
found In every department OF the pris.
on, but the plot 10 empty the institu-
tlon Of It's LOO desperate criminals
capped the climax.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-10-08
Armed Lunatc at Whitehouse Taken
After a Desperate T ght With Officers

when Questioned as to the nature Of
his erIand said that tho president
just wanted TO see him for fun. As
he seemed TO be harmless he was al.
lowed 10 90.
About an hour later he called nj
the white house proper, whore tho
encounter with Doorkeeper Ciscle oc.
CURED.
The secret service men at the OK.
ecutiye Offices recognized him as the
same stranger who had attempted to
enter the presidents church during
the services Sunday morning and
who was turned away from there by
the ushers
The president was attending ser.
vices AT the time. At the police sta.
ton Elliott stated that his home was
In Milwaukee.
He is a man OF small stature. APP
parently about forty years or age.
Well Known In Minneapolis
Minneapolis. Oct. 6.--Peter Olson
Elliott. arrested at the white house
yesterday, was a well known south
side Minneapolis character. machin.
ist. strong socialist and an anarchist
talker Two weeks ago he said he
was going to Washington TO occupy
the white house" He disappeared
and nothing was heard or him until
his arrest I'm Washington
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-10-08

Washington, Oct "a stranger
who later gave his name as Peter Eel.
lott, and his occupation as a machln.
list attempted to get into the white
house TO see the president yesterday
morning at the north porlico en-.
trance. He was stopped by James
Ciscle. the doorkeeper. and on being
told that he could not see the presl.
dent became violent
Ciscle tried 10 induce him To go
away and an encounter followed in
which the visitor was badly broken
up. The stranger was armed with a
revolver and a knife and used the
latter on Ciscle infiicting a wound on
his elbow The doorkeeper however.
fially succeeded In oyerpowering him
and he was taken to tho Emergency
hospital suffering from scalp wound
and wound In the hand.
After his injuries had been dressed
he was transferred to police sta.
ton Besides the revolver and knife
there were found on his person a
number Of bicycle tools. Ciscles
wound is not serious one.
Earlier In the day Elliott had call.
ed at the executive Offices to see the
president, saying that he had been
summoned.
He refused to give his name. and
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-10-08
peyonshlre Goes out.

London. Oct, 6.,-The duke of Devon.
shire, leader OF the conservative party
in the house Of lords, has resigned the
ottice Of lord president of the council
and the king has accepted his resigna'
ton.
The duke of nevonshire wrote Pre-.
mier Baltour giving the reasons for
his resignation, which he attributed,
among other things, to the premier's
speech at sheffield and his pamphlet
ON the insular free trade.
Premier Balrour made lengthy re-
ply to the duke of neyonshire, calling
his attention to many confdentIal con.
fcrences he and tho duke had had re,
comfy ON public questions and init.
mating that tho duke approved the
pNmier's position In ALL Premier
Baltour therefore expresses surprise
that the duke should resign because
OF sentiments expressed In the Shelf
field speech, which he says contained
nothing that was not stated In his
note on insular free trade In his letter
to Secretary Chamberlain, both OF
which he says the duke countenanced,
Mr.. Balfour complains at tho action of
the duke and says Il will make harder
the efforts to bring about a peaceful
solution OF the questions at issue In
the nation However. Balfour says, he
can see NO difficulty In carrying out
the policy laid down land which," he
says to the duke for fortnight you
were willing to accept, by the aid OF
an administration which for fort
night you helped me to construct"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-10-08
DISASTER
IN ILLINOIS
D|ST|LLERY

Peoria, ILL.,, Oct. 4-One of the i'm
mense cookers, in the Corning Dis.
filling company's plant, exploded yes
terday morning, killing severa of the
employees, manning many more and
wrecking the main building The
wreckage did not take fire and the
firemen who had been summoned as
sisted the distillery employees who had
escaped in the rescue of their less for
tunate fellow workmeh.
The cooker Is steel contrivance
about 20 feet in diameter and so feet
in length used in cooking the mashes.
1t is presumed a vacuum was formed,
and when the steam was turned on to
cook the mash the explosion followed
The cooker was hurled through the
north wall of the four-story structure
a distance of $50 feet. The entire
north wall of the distillery was blown
down, the south and east walls were
badly damaged and the wreckage was
scattered all over the neighborhood
The distillery estimates its loss at
$4,000
Thousands of persons quickly gath
cred at the scene to assist in the work
of rescue. James McManus, an EN-.
ploye of the cooker room, was first
taken from the wreck. He was dead
having been instantly killed. James
O'Keete was still alive when rescued
but died soon after his removal TO the
cottage hospital. He had been burned
by steam. Neil Powell, the assistant
engineer of the cooker room, was dead
when taken out. George Schaeffer a
boy 16 years old, was alive when taken
out but died on the way to the hos
pital. He was scalded An unknown
man has been taken to the hospital
Owing to the wreck the search for the
bodies was difficult
Every man who was in the building
at the time OF the explosion was In
stantly killed, the injured being the
men who were on the outside.
The damage to the building and ma.
NllHSIy 10 tbIlHldlen at ABOUT SlUU UUU
and it will be three months before the
plant will be in operation again. The
distillery is an independent concern
and has been in operation less than
two years.
DEAD:
James MacManus.
Charles c. Powells.
James O'Keefe.
Edward Schaefer.
George c. George.
Guy Brennan.
John Wilson, United States store.
keeper
INJURED:
James WEIGH, United States guager,
face and body badly scalded: Daniel
Sachen, iaborer. right leg broken at
the knee: Charles Lane, laborer, badly
cut and scalded.
Wilson's body was buried beneath
great mass of debris and may not be
gotten out for day or two.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-10-08

which the Snowdens live and paraded
up and down with a revolver. Both
Snowden and his wife were armed, one
watching the front and one the rear
door. Smith forced open the door,
near which the woman was standing
and entered. revolver in hand. Soon
as he stepped inside, Mrs Snowden
shot him through the brain, killing
him instantly.
Smith was for rs years a police Off
Ger and aside from his family affairs
had a good record.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-10-08
Chicago Woman Kills Former
Husband in Defense Of Her | ife

Chicago, Oct. I'm defense OF her
own life, Mrs. Catherine C. Snowden
last night shot and killed her former
husband. Henry f. Smith. from whom
she was divorced two weeks ago.
When the divorce was granted. be-
cause Of the husbands cruelty, Mrs
Smith at once married Thomas Snow
den. This SO enraged Smith that he
declared he would kill both Snowden
and the woman. Las. night he en-.
tered the hall OF the apartment in
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-10-08

London, Oct 6.-The three weeks
cabinet crisis has endCl la manner
moro remarkable and tomautlc thau
that Of its inception, Ralluur's new
ministry affords measure OF the
enormous difficulty he had had 10
contend with in the task of recon.
struCtion and its composition seems
to indicate that the prentice himself
can have little belief of It's dutabiI.
ity.
The most sanguine supporters If
the government already express the
smallest hopes of such an adlmmstr1,
ton living many months and the
prevalent idea Is that there will De n
general election before parliament
reassembles,
The withdrawal of the duke Of
Devonshre Is heavy blow, Had he
remained the government might pos
sibly have survived another parlla.
montary session by avoiding leh!ela
ton dealing with the fiscal problem
but with him goes the support cf the
the country.
Premier Balfour's letter rCprnaCh,
strong party of liberal unionlsts IN
ing the duke with breach of faith Is
theme of universal surprise ant
comment Though II Is generally ad
mitted that It TX difficult to undct
stand why the duke did not resign
when Richie and the OtncIe 8ee@d
ed. II Is recalled that he announced
long ago that he considered II his
duty to hold the Office as long AZ pos
sible in the interest of noe trade,
and the curlously plninti &c and bit.
ter tone Of Premier BalfOGTs reply
is regarded as altogether unjustined
by the circumstances.
One consequence Of the duke OF
DeVonshlres retirement Is extremely
unfortunate for the government, II
will bring the leadership of the house
Of lords to the unpopular Lands.
downe
OF the new appointments announc.
cd last night the most surprising Is
that of Alfred Lyttelton as secretary
for the colonies. Lyttcton has had
no ministerial experience whatever
He Is better known to the colonies as
a cricketer than as politician.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-10-08
DEVERY FOR
MAYOR OF
NEW YORK

New York, oct, 6--Tho Independent
peoples party last night nominated
William $. Devery for mayor.
New York, Oct 6,--Tho convention
of the Greater New York democracy
last night unanimously adopted reso-
lutions donouncing the course OF tho
Citizens union and republican con.
ventions and pledging It's support 10
the Tammany ticket headed by
Mcclellan, Grout and Fornos,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-10-08
SWEEP OF DEATH OVER
GREAT NORTHWEST

and harbor The big steel steamer
John w. Kerr, one OF the largest craft
OF the great lakes, was driven towards
the canal Her bow struck the north
pier and her stern the south, blocking
navigation temporarily and at the
same time DISPLAYING one of the huge
monoliths of the pier, Up to a late
hour no one was reported to have
been injured.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-10-08
REPORT OF MASSACRE
DENIED BY LEADING JEWS

St Petersburg, Oct, Heading
Jews here declare the story Of the
massacre at Mohaliff PodolsRy to be
untrue.
Salonica--At the Turkish village of
kobscharina. 400 houses are reported
to have been completely burned, while
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-10-08
BOARD PROPOSES
WISCONSIN SITE

Washington, Oct. 4,-Secretary
Moody has received the report of tn"
board appointed by congress to exam.
inc and report ON suitable site for a
training station on the great lakes,
The board suggests site on the
shore Of the southern half of Lake
Michigan. The site includes the city
of Muskegon on the Michigan side and
Milwaukee on the Wisconsin side.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-10-08
HIGH ARMY
OFFICERS
TRANSIT ERRED

Washington. Orders detaching
Mai Gen Corbin from the general
staff and ordering him to command
the department of the east, and de.
taching Mai Gen. Chailee from the
department of the east and ordering
him to Washington ms assistant chief
Of staff, were published at the war
department yesterday,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-10-08
Bryan Helps In Ohio.

Cleveland, Oct 6--W J. Bryan
spoke three times In the interest OF
the state democratic ticket, at Napo-
leon in the morning, Oak Harbor in
the afternoon and Sandusky last night.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-10-08
MILITARY EXPERTS PLEASED.
Express Satisfaction With Work of
State Militia.

West Point, Oct, 4-Military eX-
perts are we'll satisfied with the result
of yesterdays work of the militia. The
ing parties. None of the commands
did absolutely bad work although
there was one skirmish in which the
Kentucky troops were engaged, which
was rather off color at times.
Although each of the maneuvers
was detached and distinct from the
others and arranged with view to
testing the efficiency of the skirmish
line of the particular command en-
gagged, all We're based on the same gen
eral problem.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-10-08
TWO MEN DIE
IN A DUEL

Devon, w. Va, Oct. 6.-Jacob Law.
son and Andy Farrell. both highly ro-
spected mon In this community, who
have been enemies for months, met
yesterday afternoon on street here
and each drew revolver and opened
fire. Lawson fell dead. Farrell died
a half-hour later.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-10-08
Yellow Fever Spreads.

Larado, Tex. Oct, 6.--Yesterday the
Official bulletin showed 20 new cases
Of yellow fever with no deaths The
total number Of cases to date Is SO,
the total deaths 8.