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The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-23

St. Peter and the Scab.
ST. Peter stood guard at the golden
gate,
With solemn mein and air sedate,
When up at the top of the golden
stair
A shrouded figure assembled there.
Applied for admission. He came and
stood
Before St. Peter, SO great and good,
In hope the city of peace to win,
And asked st. Peter to let him in.
20 thou who guardest the gate" said
he,
Il have come hither, beseeching thee
To let me enter the heavenly land
And play harp in the angel band.
OF me, st. Peter, there is no doubt.
There's nothing from heaven to bar
me out.
I've been to meeting three times a
week.
And almost always I'd rise and
speak.
I've told the sinners about the day
When they'd repent of their evil way.
I've told my eighbors-Ive told
. them all
OF Adam and Eve and the primal fall.
I've talked to them loud, I've talked
to them long,
For my lungs are good and my voice
is strong.
I've marked their path of duty clear,
And laid out the p an of their whole
so, good Peter, you'll clearly see
That the gate of heaven is open
Here's the companys letter Of rec
ommend,
| Which | hope you'll read before you
For the angel guide to the throne OF
1t might gain for me higher place
You'll find | was always content t6
On whatever the company cared tt
give.
And l ought to get large reward
For never owning a union card.
I've never grumbled, I've neve
struck,
I've never mixed with union truck.
But | must be going, my way to win
So open. st. Peter, and let me in"
ST. Peter sat and stroked his staff,
Despite his high Office, he had t
: laugh.
Said he, with a fiery CLEAN in hi
eye,
who is tending this gate, sir. yo
, or l?
I've heard of you and your gift G
, CAB;
: You are what is known on earth as
< scab."
Thereupon he rose to his stature ia
And said to the mp who answere
Y the bell,
: Escort this fellow around to hell.
Tell satan to give him seat alone
On red hot griddle up near tn
throne.
4 But stay, cen the devil can't stan
4 the smell
G OF a cooking scab on griddle {
A hell.
8 Il would cause a revolt, strike
# know,
: If sent you down to the imps beloN
j. Go back to your masters on cart
g and tell
v That they don't even want scab
. hell"
# G.. c. S. Charger.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-23

Complete census Of every county
and town of Montana is given on the
Bees premium map. Pay six months
in advance and get one.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-23

A NEBRASKA CORNCRIB HOLD DING THOUSANDS OF BUSHELS
breaking
hold
the picture
height
large
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-03
Acuuitted Of Leading Mob.

Samuel Mitchell, charged with being
implicated in the mob that hanged a
negro, Thomas Gilyard, in Joplin last
spring, was acquitted in the circuit
court at Carthage. The jury was out
only thirty minutes. Mitchell was
tried for the crime last spring, con-
victed and sentenced to ten years In
the penitentiary but got a new trial.
J.. G. Seifried, one of the witnesses for
the defense, was arrested for perjury
shortly after he had testified in the
case. He testified that he was with
Mitchell at a paint house south OF Jop-
lin at the time of the lynching, and II
was his evidence that caused Mitchelrs
acuuittal. He was arrested on infor'
nation filed by the prosecuting attor'
ney and taken before Judge Perkins
who fixed his bond at $ $1,000.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-03
MURDERED FOR FIVE CENTS.
Proprietor OF a Chicago Restaurant
Kills Customer He
Was Five Cents Short.

Chicago, Nov. 30.-Because he was
short five cents in settling for his
breakfast, Marcus Sheehan, a guard on
the South Side elevated road, was shot
and killed early Sunday by James Ber'
ganus, proprietor of a State street res
taurant. Having but Is cents in his
pocket, Sheehan ordered a meal, which
he thought called for that amount OF
money. When he came to pay for the
meal, however, he was told by Ber-
that he owed 20 cents.
"That is all the money have" said
Sheehan. "I1l give you the other
nickel this afternoon"
You'll pay me now or you will new
er leave this house." said Berganus.
Sheehan laughed and turned toward
the door, but before he could a IL
Berganus drew a revolver and with
out a word of warning fired. Shee-
han was shot in the head and instantly
killed.
Throwing Sheehan's body out upon
the sidewalk. Berganus locked up Inc
place and fled. He is still at large
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-03
A Murder MNstery.

The farmers of the western part Oh
Howell county, lear the Douglas llne'
are much wrought up over the hndlng
of a human skeleton half buried in the
woods under a pile of brush and DC
leaves. There were ashes about, as IL
m attempt had been made to burn the
body. Three distinct holes appear IN
thes kull about the forehead. Doctors
who have examined the skull are Ger
tain that the holes were made by pull
let's. There seems little doubt that a
murder has been uncovered, but all Is
wrapped in deep mystery. Several per-
sons who have seen the skeleton are
of the opinion that it is that OF John
Gilbert, who disappeared mysteriously
two years ago and has not been hearo
from since. 1t is known that he hao
a large sum of money on his person
when he dropped out of sight, ant
that has always caused the belief thai
he as robbed and murdered.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-03
FOUR OVERCOME BY GAS.
Guests of n kansas City Hotel are
Found Unconscious by the
Porter.

Four persons, j. W. Ray, a miner OF
Acme, Ariz.; a woman, Mrs. A. E. Ham,
ilton, of Chetopa, Kas., and her two
children, were overcome by gas in their
rooms at the Travellers hotel, in Kan
sas City. One child, a boy four years
old, is dead. Ray blew out the gas
He was found unconscious in his room,
and later removed to the st. Joseph's
hospital, after being treated at police
headquarters by DR.. West. He is ex-
pected to recover
Mrs. Hamilton and her child, two
year of age, who survived the gas,were
taken to the city hospital. They are
also expected to recover. Shortly be-
fore midnight Mrs. Hamilton arrived
at the Union depot from Chetopa, and
asked one of the porters to show her
where she might get a room o oo
cents. The porter took the woman ano
her children to the Travellers hoteli
across the street from the depot. There
she was shown to her room. She die
not register.
In the morning n of the porterS
heard a child crying in the room Whicf
the woman occupied. A few minutes
later, when the child had not ccase'
its criesythe porter broke open the door
The room was filled with gas, whicl
was flowing FROM an open gas Jet. In
window and the transom were shu
tightly, and the keyhole in the doc
was filed with paper. The body OF tn
dead child lay on the edge OF the bee
Across the body Of child lay the won
an, who was unconscious. The othe
child, which had been crying, was onl
partly overcome by the gas, and Ia
near it's mother.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-03
BARRETT SENTENCE DELAYED
s..;on Deferred to Await Result
Of District Attorney Dyers'
Investigation.

st. Louis, Dec. Thomas q. Bar
rett. who was convicted with John p.
Dolan and Police officer Frank Gar
rett of naturalization frauds, was not
sentenced in the United States district
court Monday, as vas predicted.
United States District Attorney D.
p. Dyer, when Barrett was called, said
that he would ask for the postpone
ment Of the sentence until he could ex-
anime the ten or more other lndlct'
ments against Barrett and ascertain
whether or not he should be again
placed on trial.
1;;dge Adams consented tc the con-
tinuance and ordered that Barrett re-
port in court daily.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-03
Shot His Playmate.

Felix Coleman, eight years old, VINO
lived near Rock Bridge, eight miles
south of Columbia, died from a gun
shot wound inflicted by Bud Howell,
II years old. The Howell and Cole
man boys and two other children were
in a house by themselves playing when
the shooting occurred. Howell was the
oldest of the four, and as the other
three were the only witnesses, 1t was
| difficult to secure an accurate account
of the affair. 1t is generally UNDER
stood that the Howell boy took a shot-
gun from the rack and fired point
blank at the Coleman boy. After mr.
ing the shot he made no attempt TO
run away. The coroner held an in
quest and returned a verdict that the
boy came to his death from a gunshot
wound inflicted at the hands OF BUD
Howell. An attempt will be made to
send the boy to a reform school, Sew
eral days before the Howell boy Wen'
to a neighbours house, and, securing
gun. fired it at a crowd of children
but without hitting any of thin He II
small for his age and is remarkably
bright.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-03
Missouri Stale Gleanings.
Thirty Deer slaughtered.

Thirty deer, belonging to Judge
Henry d. Laughlin. were slaughtered
on his farm in st. Louis county, and
the annual Thanksgiving deer chase
ald not take place. The kilnng was
done by Clarence Campbell, foreman
of the farm, under the judges orders.
1t is said that the magnificent game
preserves will also be destroyed n
the land used for other purposes. The
dead animals were drawn and quar-
tered and distributed to the neighbors
on The Lakeland road, where the farm
is situated, and they have since been
ENJOYING venison dinners. NO reason
was assigned for the action. Among
the Judges friends general regret was
expressed over his action, as the
Laughlin deer and game preserves were
the most famous around st. LOUIS
There had been a deer chase from the
farm every Thanksgiving for years
They were participated in by some o.
the leading society persons OF st. Louis
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-03
CLOSE UPON STRUBESTRACK.
Man Who Sold Murder suspects
Buggy ut Edna, Mo-, Traced
to Fort Madison, In.

Havana, ILL.,, Nov. 30.-Frank Strube,
who is charged with the murder OF
Alice Henninger, is slowly but steadily
being tracked.
Sheriff BROKER received word last
night from Edna, Mo-, that the buggy,
which was sold by the young man,
now supposed to be Strube, to John
Daley, an Edna liveryman for $50,
has blood stains on the cushions OF
the seat and inside of the box, the
curtains and on the foot railing.
1t has also been ascertained that
the man who sold the buggy purchased
a ticket for Fort Madison, Ia, at Burk-
land, a station on the Sante Fe road,
and Sheriff Brooker has gone to Fort
Madison. ..IM
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-03
LIVE STOCK EXPOSITION.
Chicago Opens Big Show, which
Attracts Many Cattle Dealers
From All Over h World.

Chicago, Nov. 30.-A record-break-
ing display of cattle, sheep and horses
every evening as a sideshow will make
the international Live Stock exposf'
ton, which opened Saturday at the
Union stock yards, continuing until
December 5, an event to be emem-
bered by cattle dealers all over the
world. All the available space in the
65 acres of Dexter park, including the
pavilion and a mammoth tent, 45O by
200 feet in dimensions will be utilized
TO provide accommodations for the
1000 entries.
Cresceus the trotting king, and Dan
Patch, the champion PAGER, are on ex'
hibition, with about 400 other horses,
A feature will be the reproduction OF
Rosa Banheur's famous picture, "The
Horse Fair" with which the exhibition
will open every evening.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-03
G%LITTERING F

A mans watch fob Of brown suede has
a richly enameled charm hanging from
1t. .
A topaz set in a copper ring is among
the unique and artistic bits of desirable
jewelry.
Little silver watches are set in lit
tie silver footballs, while others are set
in tennis rackets.
Fresh-water pearls combine well with
copper settings and are shown in sever
al artistic stickpins.
A beautiful pearl butterfly brooch is
made more attractive by the addition OF
emeralds and rubies.
A brooch is in the form OF a small tur-
tie, the back being set with pearls, among
which is seen an occasional ruby.
An odd brooch is in the shape Of apea-
cock feather and is in silver, the rich
''eye" of the feather being in enamel.
Unique and charming are the silver
golf bracelets. They represent a silver
golf stick which winds around the arm,
the clasp being hidden under the heavy
end Of the stick.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-03
OWNS TO EIGHTEEN
Startling Confession of Charles kru'
ger. slayer of 1--WE Policemen.

Startling Confession of Charles kru-
ger, Slayer of Two policemen
Chicago, Dec. IA copy OF a start
ling confession made by Charles Kru'
ger, under sentence to be hanged at
Greensburg, Pa, has been received by
Chief of Police O'Neil. If Kruger's
statements are true, he is an even
more reckless desperate and has less
regard for human life than hau any
of the Chicago car barn niurderers.
Kruger %confesses to 1S murders IN
the east and middle west, including the
murder here a year ago of Policemen
Pennell and Devine, who were shot
and killed while attempting to arrest
a burglar. Numerous suspects hao
been arrested for the Pennell-Devlne
murders, but not until Kruger's con-
fession had he been in any manner
connected with the crimes by the 10
cal police. Kruger's statements are
so substantial that Chief O'Neill be
lieves he is telling the truth.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-03

John X. Duke, defaulting cashier ot
the Royal Building g. Loan association
OF Portsmouth, o., was fouhC dead in
bed. on the 9th. when the officers
went to his home to take him to court
to he sentenced. He had shot himself
through the head.
The entire family of Frank Miller,
consisting of himself, wife and two
children, who lived at Bismarck, D.,
were mysteriously poisoned, on the
9th. All are dead.
Albert Briggs, a lawyer known
throughout Illinois, died, on the 9th,
of heart disease, at his home in Eu-
reka, Ill.
Maj John Newton, of the Sixteenth
infantry, who died at the general hos
pital of the Washington ID. c. bar
racks, on the oath. was buried, on the
9th, with military honrs, in the ma
tional cemetery at Arlington, Va.
Alexander Garnett, who, on the 26th,
fatally shot Maj. ], w. McClung, at
San Francisco, is booked for murder
Garnett persists that the shooting was
accidental.
A severe earthquake was felt at
Cairo, Ill, on the 9th. 1t continued
for several minutes, and was more
pronounced than either of the shocks
that were left on November 4.
! Cars ran practically on the daily
: schedule of the Chicago City Railway
lines, on the 9th, for the first time
. since the beginning of the strike
= which was settled on the 25th.
: ]. H. Barrett, formerly general sup
e erintendent of the Chicago & Altol
. railroad, was appointed, on The 27th
: genera superintendent of the Buffalo
+ Rochester & rlttsburg railroad, VIII
n headquarters at Buffalo, N. Y, effec,
I i've December l.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-03
RasuItnd in MiAtriaI.

The Mills murder case resulted IN d
mistrial, at Jefferson City, and the jury
was discharged. An important witness
was a negro boy, a deaf mute, VINO can
neither read nor write. A white mute,
James Jarrett, was called in as an IN
terpreter, and when the mute witness
was placed on the stand the attorneys
submitted their questions to Jarrett IN
writing. BY the sign language he 0
viewed them to the witness, and in the
same way received the replies. These
were written out for the attorneys. NC
such manner of examining a witness
has eve before occurred at Jefferson
City.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-03
BIG COAL LAND DEAL MADE,
The Observation-Disclosures Coal Co.
Has Concluded the Largest DeaI
Ever Made in Indiana.

Terre Haute, Ind, Nov. 30.-The
Pennsylvania-Indiana Coal Co, COM
posed Of Washington (Pa.) capitalists,
and incorporated in West Virginia,
with 100000 capital stock, has con-
cluded a deal for 100000 worth OF
coal land in Greene county. 1t was
a cash transaction, and the largest
ever made in the state in one deal
for coal land
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-03
GEN. WOOD OR MAJOR RUNCiE
President Will Withdraw Promotion
If Charges Are Proved True.
s~ituatiou Ha. Become Such That
Both Can Not With Honor re
main in the Service.

Washington, Nov. S0.-President
Roosevelt said Saturday that II IL
could be proved that Gen. Wood had
inspired the article written by MAJ.
James E. Runcie, criticising Gen.
Brooke, the nomination of Gen. WOOD
for promotion to be major-general
would be withdrawn.
Gen. Wood, in his detailed defelse
of himself, filed with the wal depart
ment, denied that he suggested thai
the article be written or that he knew
ANYTHING about it until his attention
was called to the publication, n de-
| clared that he was so shocked and sur
prised that he did not at first believe
that his friend Runcie had written IT,
but thought his name had been wrong
fully used in connection with the ar
ticle.
In his testimony before the senate
committee on military affairs, MAJ
Runcie declared on oath hat the ar
ticle in question was planned at a din
ner in Santiago at which zen. Woou
Ray Stannard Baker and himself were
present; that Gen. Wood asked him tt
write the article, and he had done SO
Ray Stannard Baker, the third per
son at the dinner, has been subpoe
naed. and Maj.-Gen. Brooke has beel
called to ~substantiate or disprove som
of the statements in the article.
Upon Bakers testimony Will depen
whether Gen. Wood or Maj. Runclf
retired, shall leave the army in oil
grace. The situation has become sue
that it is believed that both can nc
with honor remain in the service.
Maj. Runcie, although on the retire
list, is still amenable to military re-
ulations, and can be court-martiale'
Friends of each are wondering whlc
opn will he nuniShed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-03
CHICAGO ROBBERS
| PLEAD NOT GUILTY
Removed From Police Station to
County Jail For Safe Keeping.
MARX PLEADED GUILTY
yan Dine and Neidermeier Say Thes
will Hang without Winking an
Eye If They See Marx
share Same Fate

Chicago. Dec. 1.-The youthful SELF
confessed murderers and train ROD
hers, Peter Neidermeier, Harvey van
Dine, Gustav Marx and Emil RoesKi'
were arraigned in court Monday nlgnt,
Marx pleading guilty to all the charges
against him. but his three accompllces
pleaded not guilt.
During the afternoon the prisoners
were removed from the Harrison
street police station to the county jail,
where they will remain until brought
to trial.
No excitement marked the trip to
the Jail. Each prisoner was placed III
a separate patrol wagon n was
guarded by seven policemen and two
deputy .sheriffs. During the journey
Roeski joked with n of the police
men and sarcastically said:
az would like to have you alone foi
Just one minute"
Shortly before the prisoners were
removed to the county jail Marx was
confronted with his three accompllces'
Marks confession duplicating Van
Dine. Neidermeier and Roeski was
read to the prisoners. The bandlts
arrested in Indiana refused to confirm
or deny the contents of the message.
They we're asked to tell whatever
more they had to say concerning theil
career.
When Thieves Fall Out.
81 am willing to hang without the
wink of an eye if I see Marx, the
souealer, hang first" Van. Dine said.
"The same here" Neidermeier add
! ed.
"You fellows got no more than you
deserved" Marx said.
Some time ago." Marx said to the
inspector of police, 81 met the bunch
S in Orleans street, where we intended
e TO rob the American Express wagon,
and | forgot my large gun. This an
e gered the boys, and they told me to
leave them. l walked away, and when
l. 80 feet away a bullet passed through
q the brim of my hat. 1t was fired by
le one of these fellows. | got revenge"
Neidermeier admitted to the police
y that he and Van Dine had made an
ID ATTEMPT to kill Marx. Roeski also
10 said that he had narrowly escaped
murder at the hands Of his accom-
N plices.
x Mayor Issues Oroer.
IS. Mayor Harrison has ordered the DO
Of lice to arrest every person caught LOAF
ing without visible means of support
IN and tine police magistrates have or
ders where such a vagrant is takel
up and a weapon is found in his pos
session to fine him to the limit allow
able. A desire to clear the city o
mt undesirable men whose idleness ma
lead them into crime has caused tn
mayor to issue the order.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-03
rnixersitx Hall Of Fame.

The corridor of the law building OF
the University of Missouri is to be
made a hall of fame, containing NE
sized portraits of the leading English
and American jurists. Among 0 al
ready secured are: Lord Thurlow, Lord
Coke and Lord Candon, OF Engllsn
fame; Story, Marshall, Kent, shaw anu
Cooley, of America.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-03

Roasts from Missouri steers VIII
form an important part of the Christ
mas dinner of many Londoners. three
hundred and seventy-five head OF fat
cattle were recently shipped from Cen
tralia. The cattle were shipped to bos-
ton, where a prominent dealer bought
them for the London Christmas rade'
Starr Bros. received five cents a pound
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-03
All the Dogs Fault.

Because two women named loou
owned a dog that parked at teams Il
Nevada, they are being sued for $lo'-
900 by Mrs. Esta StronE Mrs. strong
alleges that the dog frightened her
husbands horses and caused I'm 10 De
thrown from his wagon and killed
Strong was killed a few weeks ago
near Richards,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-03
Kills Alaska Homins Pigeon.

While out hunting, Will Johnston, o.
Columbia, saw a strange bird over
head, flying as straight as an arrow
toward the southeast. He fired, ard 2
beautiful homing pigeon of nusua
size and of peculiar blush color fell TO
his feet. Around the neck Of the bird
was a silver band, on which was en-
grayed these words: "For you alone
H. L. E., p, Fort selkirk, 1903" Ihe
bird was evidently from the klondlke
regions. 1t was of such unusual size
that the bird authorities at Missouri
university could not at first CLASSIFY IT,
but reference to books clearly identi-
fed it as a carrier pigeon of the larger
variety. The pigeon was perhaps high
" valued, as the silver band was evi-
IDENTIFY manufactured and engraved 1ol
the purpose.