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The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1903-12-30

is not easy to approach him. With
his wife, Is-A Per, he lives his
sullen and morose life in the pleas
ant Jocko valley, broodlng over his
wrongs and hating those who inflict-
ed them upon him. It was only
through the Intervention of Mai.
John B. Catlin, who Is one of the few
whites whom Chariot II usts, that the
Standard was able to secure photo
| graphs of the old chief and his wife.
Even these he would not consent to
atand before the camera unless Mai
or Catlln would pose with him, SAYS
the Anaconda Standard.
Chariot is eighty years old. He Is
a characteristic Indian. His face is
one that is never forgotten, so stern
and forbldding is his glance. In
spite of his years he is straight and
he rides horse back with the grace of
a youngster.
Elk. Senator Vest, who was one of
the members of the commission which
endeavored to right the old chiefs
wrongs, in recent newspaper article
gives the following interesting rem
iniscences of his relations with Char
lot:
From st. Ignatius' mission Major
Maginnis and myself went back by
rail to Missoula, and from that place
we proceeded up the Bitter Root val
ley to Stevensvilie, named after the
first territorial governor Of Montana,
and near which is located st. Mary's
mission.
The Bitter Root valley is the most
beautiful have ever seen. On either
side of the Bitter Root river, which
flows through it, is a forest of large
red pine trees, the lowest branches
of which are from ten to fifteen feet
from the ground, there beng no
brush or underground, while the SOL
emn silence is nnbroken except by
the plaintlve notes of pine bird or
the leap of trout in pursuit of some
fugitive insect These immense trees
colored So wonderfully by nature,
and the stiffness of the great forest
impressed Que like vast cathedral
from which is excluded the rush and
roar of the outside world with it's sor-
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1903-12-30
HEAD CHIEF OF THE FLATHEADS
HAS GRIEVANCE.
"REMINISCENCES OF SENATOR VEST
Chariot Long Refused to Leave the
Bitter Root, Favorite Hunting
Grounds of His Tribe.

One of the most picturesque figures
among the Indians in Montana is
Chariot, hereditary chief of the Sci
ish tribe, commonly known as the
Ftatheads. Embittered, su)len, vim
dictive, the old chief is pas sing the
closing years of his life in the cabin
built for him by the government near
the Jocko agency, when he reluctant
ly left the home of his tribe in the
Bitter Root valley and took with him
his people. There is no more
beautiful spot in the world
than the part of the Bitter Root in
which the Flatheads lived. For
years Chariot refused to abandon
the place, and with small band of
his tribe resisted all efforts to re-
move him. Some of his tribe left
for the reservation and Chariot sac
rifced his hereditary rights rather
than accompany them. Later, how
ever the proposition was made to
Chariot that his rights as chief would
be restored, he would be given a
good house, horses and cattle and
would receive an annuity Of $500
if he would move to Jocko. Urged
persistently to accept the proposition
he finally yielded and bade goodbye
to the Bitter Root. The promises
of the governments representatives
have not been fulfilled and Chariot
hates the white man with all the in
tenslty of which his race is capable
CHARIOT Is MOROSE.
He is reserved and dignified and it
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1903-12-30
Como Land Again.

Missoula, Mont, Dec. 24.-In the
United States land Office yesterday
Anna Marshall, Tyler B. Thompson,
Ike Abernethy and several other
plaintiffs, through their attorney, w.
Q. Rant, appealed from a decision
of the commissioner of the general
land office, denying them the right
to file on certain tracts of land stu
ated in the Bitter Root valley and
known as the Como forest reserve.
The applicants made application to
enter on the land in question about
eight months ago, and said applica-
ton was rejected by the local office
on the ground that said land had,
prior to the date of application, been
withdrawn by the government for
forestry purposes. The action was
recently sustained by the commiss-
ioner of the general land Office. 1t Is
from this later rejection that appeals
are now being taken to the secretary
of the interior.
The ground of appeal is that the de-
partment of the interior had no right
to withdraw said lands for forestry
purposes for the reason that they are
a part of the twelve sections within
the Bitter Root valley and subject
to be disposed of IN accordance with
the acts of June Is, 1872, and Feb
ruary II, 1862.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1903-12-30
BURNT FORK WATER CASES.
The Decisions Not Entirely Satisfac.
tory to the Burnt Forkers.

The decisions in the Burnt Fork
water cases, which were gwen to the
public last week, are not entirely
satisfactory to the litigants. Judg-
ing from the number of parties to
the big action who are complaining
against the findings of fact and con-
cluslons Of law as handed down by
Referee Baker 1t would seem that
hardly any one is satisfied There
are few, however, who are satisfied
with the water rights allowed them.
1t was not to be anticipated that
the decisions could give satisfaction
IN every case. AS some sage has
said, it is differences Of opinion which
make lawsuits and horse races.
Leaving all justice aside, it would
have been impossible to render de-
cision that would have been satisfac-
tory to all.
From the expressions of opinion
heard on the streets since Referee
Baker filed his findings of fact and
conclusions of law in the Burnt Fork
water right cases it would seem prob
able that several appeals will be tax
en-. The litigants will do we'll to re-
member that appeals are expensive
affairs, and that the prospective
gains may not be worth the costs. :
Stevensville Register.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1903-12-30
CAUGHT BY THE BIG SHAFT AND
WHIRLED ABOUT.
LEFT ARM AMPUTATED AT SHOUL DER
Accident Happened at Electric
Light Plant-Patient Brave
and Cheerful.

Master Mechanic Chas E. Dow, of
the A. c. NJ. Co. lumber department,
was the victim of dreadful accident
yesterday about IL a. nj.
Some of the old machinery was be-
ing removed from the new electric
light plant by means of a heavy rope
ttached TO the big shaft. The rope
broke and one end twined about the
arm of MIR. Dow, who was standing
near directing operations, drawing
him into the compass Of the big shaft
which describes 172 revolutions a min
ut e, and which whirled him around
for about half a minute,
Mr.. Dow was picked up and taken
to his home, where he was op-
Grated upon by DR.. McGrath, assisted
by DR.. Howard Of this city and DR..
Pratt of Corvallis. His left arm was
SO frightfully 1nangled that it had to
be amputated close up to the shoulder;
his right leg was broken Just above
the knee cap, and his body was
bruised in numerous places. The sur
geons are satisfied, however, that he
su ffered no internal injuries and that
he will eventually recover.
Mr.. Dow bore up most bravely, and
has never lost consciousness except
while under the influence of ether
when the operation was being per-
for med.
Mr.. Dow is SIS years old and not
very robust; but he sustained the
fearful shock spleudidly. The patient
passed good night and today is COM
posed and cheerful and determined to
get we'll. Sister Oswald arrived from
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1903-12-30
HAMILTON MONTANA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 80 ru2

communities involved. For example.
the question was submitted directly
to the electors of Incorporated towns,
independent of the county at large.
The state constitution and legislature
having delegated certain powers
and privileges to municipalities,
these cannot be abrogated by voters
in the county at large.
The anti-saloon league has retained
r. A. OHara to assist the county at
torney in conducting it's side Of the
case.
Attorney Wagner expects, under
the procedure he has mapped out, to
have the case passed upon within a
few weeks.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1903-12-30
Call For Special Session.
County Clerks Office,
Hamilton, Montana.

Dec. 80, 1908.
Notice is hereby given, That the
Board of Commissi oners of Ravalli
County, Montana, will meet in special
session on Tuesday, January 5th, at
10 O'Clock A. M, for the purpose of
examining and approving the Annual
Financial Statement of the county
clerk.
* receive the report of viewers on
Road Petition of VIM. Cole, ct al. and
to dispose of any and all unfinished
business for the year.
C.M JOHNSON,
1O-1t County Clerk.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1903-12-30
CONSTITUTIONAL OF LOCAL OP.
TION LAW TO BE ATTACKED.
WAGNER WILL CONDUCT CASE
Saloons Close Next Tuesday-Test
Case Will be Submitted to Courts
EARLY Decision Expected.

The saloons of Ravalli county, in
accordance with the mandate ex-
pressed at the recent election, will
close their doors next Tuesday.
But will they stay closed-that's s
the question that Is agitating the
minds of many.
The saloonmen of the county have
got together finally and have retained
Attorney Chas. S. Wagner to fight
the case through all the courts.
They propose to attack the consti-
tutionality of the local option law on
two principal points. First, rs to it's
constitutionality in general and sec
ond, with reference to it's application
to Incorporated towns. Mr.. Wagner
is absolutely confident that upon his
showing, the law will be declared un-
constitutional by the courts and rem
dered imperative.
1t appears, upon investigation, that
Montana's local option law was adopt
ed along with the bulk of our statutes
from the codes of California and that
this law in particular is identical in
phraseology with the local option law
of California that was declared uncon-
stitutional twenty-nine years ago. In
Washington, Maryland and many
other states similar local option laws
have been held unconstitutional. In
those cases where local option has
been sustained by the courts the laws
have been SO framed that the question
was voted upon separately by the
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1903-12-30

You may secure The Farm and Fire
side and the Western News one year
for only $2.25. Call on or address
The Western News. 8tf.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1903-12-30

Missoula last ght 10 assist i'll nurs-
ing him.
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Continued on Fourth Page.)
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-07
GREAT roET's sIoNET RING.
fcung Woman Treasures Memento Of
Richard Henry Stoddard,

OF all the personal belongings Of
Richard Henry Stoddard that were be-
cueathed to Miss Alice Breuder, the
young nousekeeper who was his wife's
devoted friend, she treasures nothing
SO much as the signet ring the poet
wore. She inherited autograph letters
OF great interest and objects Of art.
but none of these is SO suggestive of
her benefactor as the ring. II was
given to her when Mr.. Stoddard was
on his deathbed. One night the ven.
cradle poet called Miss Breuder.
slipped the ring from his emaciated
finger and, without word handed 1t
to her. 1t is plain ring Of antique
gold with the stone uncarved. Since
Mr.. Stoddard's death Miss Breuder has
been inconsolable, living alone in the
family house in East Fifteenth street.
She has made no plans for the future.
New York Press.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-07
Blind Mans Wonderful Career.

David N. Selleg, who has just died
at Northport Mass. though blind since
childhood, made a fortune as bust
ness man and inventor. In 1851 he
began in a small way the manufacture
OF mattresses. The business growing,
he began to make furniture. He in
vented new styles Of chairs and fur
niture and went so far as to design
and carry out machinery for their man.
ufacture. His sense Of touch was SO
wonderful that he could detect the
slightest flaws in articles made In his
factory.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-07
ph7RtE NOT A rALKeR.
: Stated Scotch Novelist Di1ap.
pointed His Admirers.

g STATED Scotch Novelist Dioap.
aonted His Admirers.
Soon after Mr.. J. NJ. Barrie leaped
TT :t..e the editors of three journals
,(r which he had done a good deal Of
wIrk determined to give a dinner in
his honor. says a writer in a London
6; hc3ge. Mr.. Barrie accepted the
In tet!on, and in due course the
hree Knights of the pen and scissors
and their distinguished guest sat
lown together, the hosts, know
Ing their contributor only by his work.
In full anticipation of feast Of rea-
son and a flow of soul" However,
hors d'ouvres. soup and fish were con.
sumed without word from Mr.. Bar
rie. or, at least, with nothing beyond
noncommittal grunts, and It was not,
despite frantic efforts to lure him into
conversation. until he rose to put on
his coat that he made the first and
last remark that he uttered during
the evening. This coruscating con-
tribution was in the broadcast Doric !:
"Weel, this is the first time I've ever
had dinner with three editors"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-07
Begin Lies Labor Early.

According to the statistics 1902 girls
under IA years are actresses in Eng
land. Also 1t is disclosed that girl
of 10 is acting as a general shopkeep-
err while another only a year older is
returned as a pawnbroker. Ten little
maids, just 10 summers each, are en-
tered as engaged in the laundry and
Na5hing service. The cares of busi-
ross life have begun at the same age
for at least one girl commercial clerk,
and there are two girls Of IL for whom
school would seem filter place than
the public-ho, &c bar, in which they
serve. Another girl has entered before
her teens into the ranks of Scripture
readers and itinerant preachers.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-07
PLAN Fer OCEAN PATROL.
Ten iFe,ca.s and Storeboat to
Guard Steamer Lines.

One English shipbuilder is further
ing project which, If carried through,
viii be the means of much saving of
lie and property in midocean. He
calls il the international blue cross
ocean life and salvage service. 1t is
meant to take the place of the Red
Cross in the army.
It will consist Of feet of ten life
boats ard one storeboat to patrol the
North Atlantic along the line of travel
of the great ocean steamers. The aim
is that of saving vessels and crews in
distress.
They will have a regular schedule Of
time, which will be sent to all captains
OF vessels, SO that in case Of wreck or
fire or disablement the officers will
know at what exact date and point a
Blue Cross boat may be expected, and
much may be done to save both life
and money.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-07
Kindly Act We'll Rewarded.

Belonging to a family in North To-
peka was a cow which had been made
much Of a pet by the children. When
the food came the 9-year-old boy of
the family ran to the barn to liberate
this COW. The next moment the agon-
ICED father and mother saw the boy
swept away holding to the rope around
the neck Of the COW. For four days
the family were marooned in the
house. All this time they mourned
their boy as lost But he was not lost.
He managed to mount the COW and
she carried him four miles to the
bluffs, swimming and wading.-Kansas
City Journal.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-07
A lady's Pocket.

Apropos Of the difficulty even their
fair owners experience in locating Ia
dies pockets, a good story is told Of a
lady who, arrayed in q new frock, took
hanson the other day, and, on alight-
ing, hunted vainly for the entrance to
the pocket where she had confidingly
placed her purse. The quest was so
unduly prolonged that at last her char
ioteer, who was not man Of refine
ment, remarked from his perch: Nov,
then, marin, when you've done a.
scratchin', will you pay me my fare?'
Spare Moments.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-07
Vanity of Duke of Teck.

Nine. Waddington's diary, which she
kept while her husband was French
ambassador in London, has been pub
lished recently. In it appears the fol-
lowing: when Prince Alexander of
Battenberg was at one CT the court
balls everyone was talking about him
and saying what magnificent man he
was. The duke of Teck, who was dan
cling a quadrille with me. was much
put out and said to me, DO you really
find Batteaberg SO very handsome? 1t
is pity you didn't know me when I
was his age; was much handsomer,
and appealed 10 the Austrian ambas.
sador, an old rfriend, to support his
statement, which l must say he did
most warmly"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-07
The Annetlte Of "klttx.n

The number of wild animals sold as
pets to private families in this coun-
try Is said to be beyond belief, but
tie families generally return the
beasts before long 70 the dealer. A
writer on this wild-beast traffic in
Leslie's Monthly for June says that
one animal dealer, who recently sold
a lion CUB to lady, received, only
two months a.terward, letter from
her. saying; please come and take
Kitty away. She has eaten our New.
toundland dog"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-07

The vigilant Turkish press censor
insists- that the Bible shall be 20 re-
-vised that the cry which st. Paul heard
to come over and help US" shall come
not from Macedonia, but from the
vilayets Of Saloniki and Monastir." A
few years ago the Turkish censor de-
manded that "Kurdistan" be substitut.
ed for Armenia" in the Bible circulat-
ed in the empire, and it is caid on good
authority that one of these astonishing
ofiicials held up textbook on chem
istry because he found therein the
symbol "H2O," which he was confident
was revolutionary cipher meaning
"Hamid ii. is naught.''
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-07
"Corner Lot Bill"

Some folks are without reverence.
There we're men in the 'a0s and '40s
who called William B. Aston Corner
Lot Bill" 1t was the Aston practice
to hold on to corner lots. Almost
down to the present hour 1t was a
habit of real estate men to say, when
seeing the corners vacant. "Astor!
He sold the interior for improvement
knowing that every brick put in an
inside house enhances the value of his
corners."--New York Press.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-07
= ">' 9 aA,p' IN COURT.
. $50 csclsion Is Questioned
FL ManN Counts.

g l.t $50 cscision is Questioned
el Many Counts.
e Is . subject for the women's
tstf tae country. Il m.s. Fitzpat-
p. {; L.t AVN 10; into q dispute
i tx thhc~. Mss story. and
-, 4 80 .or.the or!:het "old maid"
! c%sa cot into court. and Magls-
ate Frrlorg. in holding the accused
o tie Court of Special Sessions.
cid: 1T is a very serious thing to
all woman an old maid. II wom-
an is unfortunate enough to reach the
age of 90 without being married 1t 10
an annoyance to her that amounts to
disorderly conduct to call her an old
maid Put suppose that Miss 8.
is unmarried by choice. Suppose that
she has had many offers and refused
them all. Suppose even that she ex-
pressed a dislike for matrimony. Sure
ly evidence should be admitted on
these points. And would 1t not be an
adequate defense? Here the point
arises, Why is 1t not an offense to
all a man an "old bachelor?
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-07
A Thief With Enterprise.

At Blyth, England, recently, a bur
glar broke open safe, stole from II
$3.50 and then escaped to sea on q
motor-propelled yacht belonging to a
leading Northumberland ooA owner
The yacht was seen by local tug OF
the Tyne early the next day making
for the south, and on this information
being communicated to the shore the
owner and others set of in pursuit
The chase, however, proved fruitless
The yacht was not recovered.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-07
childhood,s Enjoyment Of Grief.

The luxury Of grief is INDUCED in
by all ages, but 1t is doubtful II it is
ever again so much enjoyed as in
childhood. A little girl of most angel
ic disposition has just given the whole
thing away. She had fallen on a
brick walk and bumped her chin. To
her next-door neighbor, who inquired
from the window some time afterward
II she had hurt herself badly, the suf.
ferer replied with a quivering lip
"Oh, yes; | ought to be in the house
crying ow!"-Boston Transcript.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-07
He Was Carried Away.

Newly Welded Man Crying desper'
ately to paint his happiness to his
old bachelor chum)-Man! Man!
tell you, go and get married your
self. Now, when you get hcme, what
do you find? A dark room, everything
upside down. and not soul to talk
to you. go home and find warm
coy, dainty room. with my wife sit
ting at the table and talking-ant
talking-(grows angrier and angrier)
and TALKING-by heavens. I tel
you she never stops talking!"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-07
Offended Important Parsonage.

When the sultan oil Johore attempt
ed to land at Fremantle, Australia, o
few weeks ago. he was forbidden to
leave the ship which had brought him
from India on the ground that, being
an Asiatic. he was "a prohibited immi-
grant" Finally. however. the sultan
was permitted to go ashore, but he
was so angry that he refused to buy
any race-horses, though to make such
purchases was the object Of his trip.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-07
Most Active Volcano.

Mount Sangay is the most active
volcano in the world. 1t is situated
In Ecuador, is 7,120 feet in height
and has been in constant activity
since 1873. The sounds Of Its erup-
lions are sometimes heard in Quito,
$50 miles distant, and once 267 re-
ports " ere counted In one hour.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-07
Notice to Creditors.

Estate OF Clarissa Taggart Parkinson. de-
ceased,
Creditors will present claims with vouchers
to the undersigned at his office in Logan city
in the County OF Cache and state OF Uteh.on
1904.
Date OF first publication. October z. A. ID
1908. WILLIAM b. PARKINSON.
Administrator OF the estate OF Clarissa
Taggart Parkinson. deceased.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-07
NOTICE.


United States Land ONCE.
Salt Lake City. Aug. 20. 1903.
To Whom II May Concern:
Notice Is hereby given that the Central Pa
cific Railway company has filed In this office
a list OF lands. embracing lot ], NWt NEA
and 81 NEh Sec 20 Il On X 2E. 5. /. Mer., and
has applied for patent for said lands; that
the list is open TO the public for inspection
and copy thereof by descriptive subdivi-
sions has been posted In convenient place In
this office. for inspection OF all persons inter-
ested and of the public generally.
Within the next sixty days following the
date OF this notice. protests or contests
against this claim OF the company 10 any
part of section. described In the list. ON the
ground that the same is more valuable FOL
mineral than for agricultural purposes. will
he received and noted for report TO the Gen.
eral Land Office at Washington. ID. G..
FRANK ID. HOBBS.
Register
GEO. A. SMITH,
Receiver
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-07
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate OF william Harris. Deceased.
Creditors will present vouchers TO the under
signed at his residence in Richmond Cache
county. State Of Utah. on or before the nth
day Of July A. ID. 1904.
CHARLES H. HARRIS.
Administrator Of the estate OF William
Harris, deceased.
Date Of first publication Sept. Goth, 1908.