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The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-12-11

In. a recent batch of Ralph Vince.
locks Thoughts and Things'' we
find this interesting item:
Major George K. Shaw, one Of the
pioneer journalists of the Twin Cities
and for several years the wheel horse
of The Tribune editorial team in
which we were hitched up, has re-
moved to New York city, where he
will make his future home. Major
Shaw probably had the greatest record
for continuous work of any writer in
this field, having been at his desk for
seven successive years, without losing
a day or taking an hour as a holiday.
And in the face of this every once
in awhile some managing editor asks
one to quit country weekly life and
.straddle a barrel and pound out stuff
for his sheet on an old second hand de-
lapitated typewriter at thirty a week.
Great Scott!
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-12-11

Gosh! but we would hate to have
John-Longstaff get after us. This is
what he has to say of John d. Rookie
feller-and it's not putting it a bit
tco strong:
The public has long believed that
John ID. Rockefeller was the greatest
CRATER in history, but the history of
creator, John ID. Rockefeller. as
written by Ida M. Tarbell and pub
ltshed In McClure's magazine, convin
ces every reader that he is the great
est thief that ever walked the earth.
His millions have been accumulated
by practices no better than that those
OF highwaymen and far more danger
U to the safety of the country.
Rockefeller's millions are simply the
gain Of unlawful lust for money. He
has bribed legislators, judges, wrecked
competitors and bluffed railroad presi-
dents. His business career is one
long era Of crime.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-12-11

Levi Wait says in his last Armour
Herald that there is no more desire.
able land for homesteads left. This
man should be promptly looked after
by our Pierre friends.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-12-11

The Pittsburg man who sold his ear
for 5000 to the western miner now
wants another one to take It's place
and has offered a Hungarian miner In
Michigan $1,000 for one of his. This
is a decided slump in the a market
and it is not unlikely that Well have
frequent quotations on the price OF
ears right along. Most of our read
ers are probably familiar with the
circumstances Of that ear grating
operation recently in New York city
by an eminent surgeon. A western
miner who lost an a in a mining
accident offered, through this New
York surgeon, $4,000 for an ear to take
the place Of the one he lost. Strange
as 1T may seem, there were four
hundred or more answers to the adver-
tisement, many from Europe. But
the ear had to match the one of the
western mans head and Of those ex-
amined the one exhibited by the Pitts
burg man alone filled the speciica-
tions. The two men were placed on a
specially constructed cot in a hospital,
head to head and feet in opposite d.
rections. The sides OF the heads to
gether were placed in a plaster cast
with only the two ears exposed and
one half Of the ear was cut off at a
time and grated. AS circulation
was established the remaining half
was severed and knit to its new
owner. The men lay in that position
for two weeks. The operation was
entirely successful and the first of it's
kind in the history of surgery. The
new a will not, however, have any
feeling, as the nerves were destroy
ed in the operation. The fellow who
parted with his ear could easily get an
artificial one-but he wants the
genuine thing and is willing to part
with a fifth of the price for another.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-12-11

It is now stated that the Northern
Pacific railroad is going to put a new
rule in effect January by which en-
ployees will not only be expected to
refrain from the use of Intoxicating
liquors while on duty but at any other
time, as well. Gradually but none the
less surely all Of the big corporations
are drawing the line closer and closer.
IT beats Carrie Nation and all Of her
kind to s%tandstill as a temperance
measure-and the rising generation
might as well be prepared to meet the
new conditions. You better quit
right now, young man.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-12-11

The edito: Of the Milton Globe,
says Ralph Wheelock, wants Beatrice
Fairfax to get off the earth, and adds
that "the dear girl must have touch
ed a tender spot in the old flirt's
amour propre." AS our physiology
primer is up IN the attic we can't
just recall the exact location of the
amour propre, but the Globe man may
consider himself lucky that he wasn't
hit in the solar plexus. Personally,
we've been letting Beatrice alone ever
since we saw 1.-THE dear girl" sitting
on a soap box in one corner of Ralph's
den in the seventeenth story Of the
Tribune block one hot summer morn
ing, sorting over a peck OF pink notes,
sans coat and vest, suspenders down
her hack and sending out from an old
cob pipe clouds of tabacco smoke,
through which we caught the glimpse
of pair of shoulders that could
knock down an OK.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-12-11

The editor Of the Pierre Capital.
Journal is distressed over the fact
that no turkey was to be had in that
country for his Thanksgiving feast and
he had to put up with the same old
thing-bull beef, embalmed peas, desic-
Gated potatoes and canned pumpkin
pie.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-12-11

w. j. Bryan has been having.a pretty
good time over In England. AS every
body expected, there is the keenest
curiosity to see him and this is likely
toexpress itself in social attentions.
Ambassador Choate has shown the
distinguished American all proper at
tention, but there has been no func-
ton in his honor such as would be
given to man of distinct political
standing in the United States. But
the brilliant Nebraskan charming
them all with his oratory in his after.
dinner speeches and the English press
has showered him with much COM
.pliment for his evident sincerity and
patriotic zeal.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-12-11

G. r. Allen, president Of the press
association, gets the postoffice at
Bookings. Charley has our congratu-
lations.
Fergus County argus., 1903-03-25
ANTHRACITE STRIKE COM
mission MAKES REPORT
Timers Get Ten Per Cent Increare, Shorter Hours
and Sliding Scale--Permanent Arbitration
BOard--Non- Union Men Must Not Be
Moested-- --COnditiOns Good.

ed, or is of a scope too large to be
settled, shall be referred to a perma-
nent joint committee, to be called a
board of conciliation, to consist of six
persons as hereinafter provided. That
is to say, If there shall be a division
Of the whole region into districts in
each of which there shall exist an Or
ganization representing a majority of
the mine workers of such district, one
of said board of concIliation shall be
appointed by each of said organiZa-
tions and three other persons shall be
appointed by the operators, the opera
tors In each Of said districts appoint
ing one person. The board of concili-
alton thus constituted shall take up
and consider any question referred to
1t as aforesaid, hearing the parties to
the controversy and such evidence
as may be laid before It by either
party; and any award made by a ma
jority of such board of Cancellation
shall be final and binding on all par.
ties.
II, however, the said board is un-
able to decide any question submitted
or point related thereto. that question
or point shall be referred to an um-
pire, to be appointed, at the request
of said board, by one of the circuit
judges of the Third judicial circuit
Fergus County argus., 1903-03-25
LOOKED UPON FAvoRABlY.
High School Trustees Selected the
Best Way to Raise Money.

All opinions yet heard on the action
OF the county high school trustees In
submitting the proposition to bond the
county 10 the voters instead of vot.
ing the extra levy outright for the pur-
pose OF raising money for a new high
school building have been most favor.
able 10 their action. The absolute
need OF the building is recognized by
all and IL is simply a matter Of the
easier way 10 the taxpayer Of raising
the money with the trustees. The
following is the section Of the stat
utes which give the trustees their au-
thority either 10 levy a tax or bond
the county for the purpose Of raising
a building fund
Section Z, Of the Act approved
March 3. 1899.
Section 7. At said FIRST meeting.
or at some succeeding meeting called
for such purpose. said trustees shall
make an estimate Of the amount OF
funds needed for building purposes
for payment Of teachers wages and
ior payment Of contingent expenses.
and they shall present to the board Of
county commissioners 4 certified es-
Innate Of the rate OF tax required to
raise the amount desired for such
purposes. But In no case shall the
tax for such purpose exceed in one
year the amount Of ten mills on the
dollar on the taxable property OF the
county. and when the tax is levied for
for contingent expenses only. It shall
Fergus County argus., 1903-03-25
cK AND WOOL INTERESTS OF THE GREAT JUDITH COUNTRY

the invitation to arrange a system of
wireless telegraphy so that the steam
er on which the presidential party
travels will be in constant commun.
ication with the mainland and with
the Hawaiian islands. In this way
the president can be informed daily
of the trend of national affairs and
can direct the machinery of the gov
ernment from the vessel on which
he travels.
Washington, March 17.-President
Roosevelt thus far has not received
an invitation to visit the Hawaiian is
lands while on his western trip. 1t
was said at the white house this az.
ternoon that while an opportunity to
visit the Hawaiian islands would
please the president immensely, 1t
would be impossible for him to do so
on his approaching trip without dis.
arranging the entire schedule.
Fergus County argus., 1903-03-25
More Riots.

Disturbances OF strikers are not
nearly MS grave AZ an individual dis
order vi the system. Oyerwork, loss
Of sleep. nervous tension will he fol-
lowed by utter collapse. unless a re
liable remedy Is Immediately employ
ed. There's nothing so efficient 10
cure disorders OF the Liver or Kidneys
as Electric Biticr, It's a wonderful
tonic. and effective nerylne and the
greatest all around medicine for run
down systems. II dlspels nervousness.
rheumatism and neuralgia and expels
malaria germs Only 50 cents and
satisfaction guaranteed by c. II. vii.
liams, druggist
Fergus County argus., 1903-03-25

Gilt Edge awoke from her long per-
iod Of quiet and repose yesterday
morning and in a very few seconds
added a triple killing to the rather
long list Of tragedies which have oc.
CURED in this county. II Is the old
old story of tickle woman. an enrag
ed lover and another man. The WON.
an and the lover are dead. and at the
time OF this writing the other man
is expected to die at any moment.
The trouble occurred in the house
OF Mrs. Ella Lee. who was In Lewis.
town and had left her place and chill.
dren in charge of Mrs. Barney Heidi.
gan. Mrs. Hedigan was cooking
breakfast about s o'clock when w. ID.
Patterson. who. II was subsequently
learned. was her lover. came In and
began violently to upbraid her for
alleged faithlessness and ended by
knocking her down with his fist. AS
she started to rise he struck her with
his pistol. knocking her down again
and while she was on the floor shot
her twice in rapid succession. One
bullet entered the body just under the
right arm and came out above the col
lar bone. infiicting a flesh wound
which would not necessarily have
been fatal. The other bullet entered
her head above the left ear and tore
of a large part of the skull killing
her instantly.
Jack Pierce, who was up stairs in
bed at the time of the beginning OF
the trouble. got up and started down
but was met at the door Of the kitch
en- by Patterson. who sent bullet
through Pierce's right side. dropping
him to the floor. Evidently thinking
that he had finished his rival. Pat.
terson went back into the kitchen.
pulled of his hat. placed the revolv-
er to his own head and fired. blowing
out his brains.
Little Rosie Lee. the daughter OF
Mrs. Lee. who lives at the place, was
In the kitchen at the time the trouble
occurred and saw II all. which occu.
pied much less time than 1t takes to
write IL. AS soon as possible. she got
out of the house, ran over to the near
est neighbors. which is Frank Barnes
and told them that Mrs. Hedigan had
been shot. In a very few moments
a large crowd had gathered at the
place of the tragedy, where a horrible
sight greeted their eyes.
In the small kitchen were found the
bodies of Mrs. Hedigan and Patterson
with the blood still pouring from their
mortal wounds. In an adjoining
room. Pierce. semi-conscious. was try.
ing to raise himself upon his hands
and knees. The bodies were left as
they fell and Pierce was placed on p
stretcher and taken to the hospital.
The I,ewistown officers were in
formed by wire of the killing and
County Attorney Belden and Sheriff
Fergus County argus., 1903-03-25

New York. between Perth and Am.
boy and Edgewater and reported to
the bureau Of anthracite coal Stats.
tics, above $3.50 per ton, the employees
shall have an increase OF | per cent.
in compensation, which shall continue
until a change in the average of said
coal works a reduction or an increase
in compensation; but the rate Of com.
pensation shall in no case be less than
that fixed in the award. That is, when
the price of coal reaches s4.55 per
ton, the compensation will be increas-
ed 1 per cent. to continue until the
price falls below $3.50 per ton. when
the 1 per cent. increase will cease or
until the price reaches s4.60 per ton,
when an additional l per cent. will
be added, and so on.
The average prices shall be COM
puted monthly by an accountant or
clerk named by the circuit judge Of
the Third judicial district and paid
by the coal operators such compensa-
tion as the appointing Judge may fix,
which compensation shall be distrib
uted among the operators in proper
tion to the tonnage of each mine.
In order that the basis may be laid
for the successful working of the
striking scale provided herein. it is
also adjudged and awarded That all
coal operating companies file at once
with the United States commissioner
of labor a certified statement of the
rates of compensation paid in each oc-
cupation known in their companies
as they existed April 1, 1902.
TX. No person shall be refused en-
ployment or in any way Disseminated
against on account Of membership or
non-membership In any labor organ
ization and there shall be no discrim-
ination against, or interference with
any employe who is not member Of
any labor organization by members Of
such organizations.
X. All contract miners shall be re-
quired to furnish within reasonable
time before each pay day a statement
of the amount OF money due from
them to their laborers, and such sums
shall be deducted from the amount due
the contract miners and paid directly
to each laborer by the company. All
Fergus County argus., 1903-03-25

employees when paid shall be furnished
with an itemiZed statement of account.
XI. The awards herein made shall
continue in force until March 81, 1906.
and any employe or group OF EN-.
ployes violating the provisions there
of shall be subject to reasonable dis
cipline by the employers, and furth-
er, the violation of any provision Of
these awards. either by employer or
employe, shall not inyalidate any of
the provisions thereof
The commission also makes a num-
ber of recommendations, which may
be summarized as follows:
The discontinuance of the system
OF employing the coal and iron po-
lice." because this ,orce is believed
to have an irritating effect, and re-
sort to the regularly constituted peace
authorities in case Of necessity.
A stricter reinforcement of laws in
relation to the employment Of chill
dren.
That the state and federal govern
ments should provide machinery for
the making of compulsory inyestiga-
ton of difficulties. similar 70 the in
vestigation which this commission has
made.
The commission expresses the opin-
ion that with few notifications the
federal act of October, 1898, authoriz.
ing a commission TO settle controver-
sizes between railroad corporations and
other common carriers could be made
the basis OF a law for arbitration in
the anthracite coal mining business.
The commission. however, eyinces a
decided opposition against compul-
sorry arbitration. On this point. they
add quite lengthy commentary,
which closes in the following langu-
age:
"The chief benefit to be derived from
| the suggestion herein made lies In
placing the real facts and the respon-
sibility for such condition authora-
lively before the people, that the pub
lie opinion may crystalize and make
It's power felt Could such a commits
sion. as that suggested, have been
brought into existence In June last,
we believe that the coal famine might
have been ayerted.
Certainly the suffering aud depriy-
alton might have been greatly miti
gated"
These awards and ratificatlons con.
stitute the closing part Of the report.
The earlier pages, and by long odds.
the larger portion Of the report are
devoted TO a review Of the controversy
which led to the present action in ap-
pointing the commission. 10 the an
pointment itself, and to the proceed.
Fergus County argus., 1903-03-25
TRIPLE TRAGEDY INTER-
RUPPS BREAKFAST HOUR
w. }. PETERSON Kills Mrs. Barney Hedigan, Sends
Fatal Shot to Body of Jack Pierce and Then
Turns the Weapon Upon HmseIf--
Woman Charged With Bigamy.

Slater left here about 8 o'clock for
Gilt Edge. They arrived there about
1880 o'clock and went up at once to
view the bodies.
According to Attorney Belden, II
was one OF the most gruesome sights
possible to imagine. Blood and brains
were scattered about the small kitch-
en- and the bodies lay as they dropped
four hours before. A crowd of the
morbidly curious had been around the
place all morning, but the officers Or
dered the doors closed and no one
was admitted.
In the afternoon Coroner Sawyer
empanneled a jury and all repaired
to the house, viewed the remains. had
DR.. Lacey to explain the nature of the
wounds and returned the following
verdicts:
I'VE. the jury, find that Mrs. Barney
Hedigan came to her death from a
gun shot wound feloniously inflicted
by w. ID. Patterson"
We. the jury, find that w. d. Pat
terson came to his death by gun.
shot wound inflicted by himself with
suicidal intent"
Upon being searched Patterson's
pockets contained SIG in money and
a note book containing the following
note:
Dear Friends: ! am up against a
plot. In case don't come out I'll ex-
plain. This woman is in one way my
wife. We were married In Denver
September 2. 1902, but which is, OF
course. illegal, as she had no divorce.
We came back here her intending to
get divorce. then we were to be re-
married. She not only quits me but
lays up with the community. Being
as | have taken her among my folks
as my wife I cannot stand the dis.
grace, 80 am going to stop her ca.
reer short.
"W. ID. PATTERSON"
Patterson has been working for Os.
car Stephens and was considered a
very good sort OF a fellow. He was
in Lewistown the former part of last
week and from his quiet demeanor
one could hardly believe that he
should commit such a horrible deed.
Pierce was a miner in some of the
Gilt Edge mines.
Mrs. Hedigan was preparing to ap.
ply for a divorce from her husband
who has long been employed on the
Fergus place. They have been sep.
arated for some time past and II is
said that the divorce proceedings were
to have been instituted in the district
court yesterday. but the deadly revolv.
cr Of Patterson more quickly and sure.
ly severed the bonds OF marriage than
any process of court.
The funeral arrangements were not
made this morning. as they are wait.
ing to hear from some OF Mrs. HEIDI.
gan's people, who live in Glendive.
Fergus County argus., 1903-03-25

not exceed three mills on the dollar.
provided, that said trustees may. IL In
their judgment they think best. bond
the county for the purpose of raising
the money necessary to build and
equip the high school herein provided
for and to purchase q suitable site
therefor. But no bonds shall ever be
issued TO pay for teachers salaries or
for the general expenses in maintain.
ing said school.
Fergus County argus., 1903-03-25

of the United States whose decision
shall be final and binding in the prem
ises.
The membership of said board shall
at all times be kept complete either
the operators or miners organization
having the right, at any time, when
a controversy is not open, to change
their representation thereon. At hear
ings before said board the parties
shall be represented by such person
or persons as they may respectively
select.
No suspension of work shall take
place. by lockouts or strikes, pending
the adjudication of any matter TAX
en- up for adjustment.
V. Whenever requested by ma
jority of contract miners of any col.
liery, check weighmen or check dock
ing bosses, or both, shall be employed.
The wages of said check weighmen
and check docking bosses shall be
fixed, collected and paid by the min
ers in such manner as the said min
ers shall by a majority vote. elect,
and when requested by a majority OF
said miners, the operators shall pay
the wages fixed for check weighmen
and check docking bosses out of de-
ductions made proportionally from
the earnings of said miners, on such
basis as the majority of said miners
shall determine.
ch ha ut trih a
among miners who are at work, as uni
formly and equitably as possible and
there shall be no concerted effort on
the part of the miners or the mine
workers of any colliery or collieries
TO limit the output of the mines or to
detract from the quality Of the work
unless such limitation of output be in
conformity TO any agreement between
an operator or operators and an or
ganization representing a majority OF
said miners in his or their employ.
VII. In all cases where the miners
are paid by the car, the increase
awarded to the contract miners Is bas'
ed upon the cars in use, the topping
required, and the rates per car whlch
were in force April /, 1902. Any IN
crease In the size of the car, or in
the topping required shall be accom-
panied by proportiouate increase In
the rate paid per car.
VIII. The following scale OF wages
shall become effective April ]. 1908,
and shall affect all miners and mine
workers included in the award OF the
commission.
The wages fixed in the awards shall
be the basis OF and the minimum un-
der the sliding scale:
For each increase Of five cents IN
the average price OF white ash coal
of sizes above pea coal sold at or near
Fergus County argus., 1903-03-25
Everything in Weather.

Without consulting the calendar.
there could be no mistake but that
this Is the month of March. A day
Of sunshine and beauty is quickly sue
ceeded by one of storm and cold and
hopes Of spring, yesterday buoyant.
are today cast TO the ground.
ln the past week there have been
three warm, pleasant days, but this
morning the white flakes fill the air
and ten above is registered at G:3O.
The record for the week Is:
Fergus County argus., 1903-03-25
SUE Remedies In Great Demand.

When colds and grip are prevalent
the quickest and surest remedies are
in great demand. Mr.. Joseph d. vii.
liams Of McDuff, Va, says that he was
cured of very deep and lasting at
tack of la grippe by using Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy after trying sew.
eral other preparations with no effect.
For sale by c. II. Williams, Lewistown
and Gilt Edge.