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The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-10
As She Was in Her Tower at Nigh,
in MonongaheIa.
TRIED TO BURN HER TO DEATH
BY Thrusting the Head of the Un-
conscious Woman Into a Coal Fire.
Miscreant Was Scared Off by an
Arriving Train and Made Good His
Escape.

Monongahela, Pa, Feb. 9.-During
the night an unknown man forced
his way into the telegraph tower at
Waston street station, on the Pitts
burg. Virginia & Charleston railroad.
and assaulted Mrs. Wilson, the oper-
ator. Mrs. Wilson shot at the man
and this so enraged him that he beat
her almost into insensiblity, and
then tried to burn her to death by
forcing her head into the stove. Be
fore he succeeded however, an ar
irving train frightened him and he
fed, leaving his victim unconscious.
Mrs. Wilson is the wife of eXMayOr
Wilson of this city. She is hand
some woman, aged 80, and is regard
ed as fearless. Her condition is crit
zeal.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-10
BY Means of Dynamite, Wrecking &
Boarding House.
AND KILLING A DAGO FAMILY
Robbery Probably the Motive, as the
Money Which Was Supposed to
Have Been Secreted in the House
Has Not Been Found, Although
Thorough Search Is Made.

Iohnstown. Pa. Feb. An at
tempt to hide robbery and murder
resulted in the wrecking by dynamite
of an Italian boarding house at Port
age. this county early this morning.
Two persons are dead, two are fatal
ly injured. and score of others had
escapes. The boarding
house was occupied by Tony Gillo,
his wife, three daughters, and about
25 boarders. When the explosion oc-
CURED the inmates were hurled in
all directions. The bodies Of Gillo
and his wife were found buried be-
meath the ruins. Persons familiar
with dynamite say that at least 20
pounds must have been set off be-
meath the rooms where GillO and his
three little girls slept. 1t is stated
that Gillo had between $500 and 500
I'D his wife 5000 more in the house,
hIt none of the money has yet been
iound, and the theory is that it was
stolen by some one, who killed the
couple and then exploded the dyna-
mite to cover the crime. GillO's head
was crushed as if by some heavy in
strument and his ribs also were also
crushed.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-10
RACE DOWN THE TRACK.
Runaway and Train Come Together
in Bad Mixup.

An exciting and disastrous runa-
way occurred Friday night. when a
team owned by John Weightman
took fright at the barn and dashed
madly down the street to the rail
road track. Then turning east they
followed the track. The team kept
the track the whole distance with the
heavy hack humping on the ties.
There is a trestle just east of the
standpipe, but the team, never stop
ping, crossed this without mishap. A
freight train followed the team out
OF the city and overlook them just
east of the trestle. In the crash that
followed, one horse was instantly
killed and the other severely injured,
while the hack was smashed to kind
ling wood. The injured animal got
away but was afterward caught, and
it is thought it will recover.
The team had just been hitched to
the hack, and the driver was opening
the barn doors when they commenced
tc run. One door was partially open
and the wheels of the hack striking
il tore it from its hangings. The
driver made an Intellectual attempt
to stop them, but slipped on the icy
sidewalk. Mr.. Weightman estimates
his loss at about $1,000.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-10
Lauren m. Ringers After Five Months
of Freedom
is AGAIN BEHIND THE BARS
Sheriff Takes No Chances of Prison
er's Escape-Was First Arrested
in 1900 and Escape a Month Later.
Arrested Again at Lincoln, and
Made His Getaway.

Red Lodge. Mont, Feb. 9.-After
masquerading in South Dakota for
FIVE months as the renegade son of
Governor J. X. Toole of Montana,
Lauren M. Ringers liberty was
abruptly cut short last Sunday, when
Sheriff M. M. Potter of Carbon coun-
ty walked into the office of the Brook
ting type, covered his man with a
gun and said: you are my pris-
oner.' Ringers life has not been a
happy one. For two months he has
lived in constant fear of capture and
while working at the case kept a
loaded revolver within reach. This
caused his discharge from the Office
of the Brookings Register, where he
was looked upon with suspicion.
After complete break with her
husband when he deserted her in
Lincoln. Neb. for a woman of evil
reputation, and having obtained d
vorce, Mrs. Ringers had gone f"om
her home in Crete, Neb.. to Brook
ings and had remarked the man who
had twice escaped from Red Lodge
Jail. When she learned that Ringers
had been re-taken she shed a few
tears. and finally said that she was
about as well off anyway. Ringers
begged Potter not to take him on the
train with handouts on, but the Off
Ger was determined to take no
chances, and even went so far as to
sleep in the same berth with his pris-
oner. Rigers was originally arrested
in September, 1900, and made his
first escape October 9, Of that year
He was recaptured at Lincoln.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-10
The Montana Legislature Has a Big
Bunch Ahead for February.
FOUR BILLS HAVE BECOME LAWS
Railroad Lobby Is Still on Deck
Ready to Kill Maddox Bill, or Any
Other Measure Which Does Not
Meet Their Sanction-Measures Not
VitaIIy important.

Helena, Feb. 9.--The present week
OF the legislative session gives prom
Use Of being the banner week for the
passage of bills. Thus far, the legis-
lature has passed but four bills that
have become laws, although either
house have passed quite a number
of their bills that will doubtless be-
come laws this week The Harvey
case occupied the attention of the
house judiciary committee and some
what interefered with the proceed
ings of that body, and the senate had
it's hands full with the wOman's suf-
frage bills and the routine business.
The week starts with large number
Of bills well advanced on the calen-
dar, and general order and the busi-
ness of the next few days will be
given up to work in committee of
the whole and third reading of bills.
Including this week, but three and
half weeks of the legislative session
bills now before either mouse will
either be passed, die a natural death
in committee of the whole, or meet
the same fate on the third reading.
Just at this time there are no vitality
important measures before the legis
lature. Most of the bills are of
curative nature. There seems but
little prospect of new gambling law
being passed. The railroad men are
somewhat discouraged over their
failure to secure passage of a fellow
servant bill that will meet their
views. The lobby will remain in
Helena long enough, however, to kill
the Maddox bill, if possible, as that
measure does not meet their sane
tion. The game law bills seem to
have plain sailing, as do the bills
giving the supreme court full juris-
dition in matters of disbarment.
Summing up the situation, it might
be said that the legislature is we'll
advanced with its work, and, while
this has been. perhaps, the most un-
interesting session Of the legislature
for a number Of years, the legislation
that will be accomplished will be
long needed legislation, and the lack
! Of sensation does not make the eighth
legislative assembly of any less inter-
est to the taxpayers.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-10
BEST YEAR FOR IMMIGRATION
So Says Passenger Agent Fee Of the
Northern Pacific.


According to Charles S. Fee, gen
eral passenger agent of the Northern
Pacific, the westward movement of
settlers and home seekers this spring
will be the largest in the history of
the country.
There will be no break in the
stream of immigration to the far
west that has been going on for sew
eral years" said Mr. Fee. More
than ever before the farmers of
Ohio Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota,
who paid from 500 to $40 per acre
for their land some years ago. are
selling it for from $40 to $40 an
acre and moving farther west, where
they can purchase land at low prices.
The abundance of money in all parts
of the country has had a powerful
effect in raising the land prices in
the older states. This is leading
many farmers to sell. Your terri
tory here will doubtless receive more
new people than in any previous
year. Business con litlons through
out the country regard as being first
class in every respect. One feature
worth noting is the steadiness Of
business and money markets. We are
likely to have a year Of splendid
crops and unbroken good times"
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-10
Brakeman Claude Sherlock Literally
Ground to Pieces by Car Wheels.
ATTEMPTED TO BOARD TRAIN
AS It Passed the Coal Chutes ~
sou' d Early Sunday Morning.
Falling Lantern Acquainted the
Call Boy With the Accident and
He Summoned Help.

Claude Sherlock a freight brake
man, fell beneath the wheels of a
west bound freight early Sunday
morning and was literally ground to
pieces, his remains being strewn
along the track for several hundred
feet.
The accident happened at about 8
O'Clock Sunday morning and as no
one was near enough to clearly see
the cause of his fall, the facts Of the
case can only be conjectured. As
far as can be learned, Sherlock went
to the round house for a drink of
water, and when he returned the
freight was pulling out, and he at
tempted to swing On the head end.
In some manner he lost his footing
and fell beneath the wheels, the en-
tire train passing over him.
The night call boy, from a distance,
saw his lantern fall and reported it
to the crew at the round house, who
at once set out to investigate and
found portions of his body. From all
indications, Sherlock attempted to
board the train near the east end of
the coal chutes, as part of his re-
mains We're found there, and also
along the track to the mill spur Cor
oIer Willoughby was informed and
the body was taken to his undertak.
ing rooms. The train crew were n
ignorance of the death of Sherlock
and the train proceeded as far as
Marion before his disappearance was
noted.
Sherlock had been employed as a
brakeman but short time. coming
here in January. He was about &c
years of age. His parents reside in
Denver, Col.
The coroners jury called to investi
gate the circumstances of the acci
dent, met yesterday afternoon, and
after hearing the testimony of the
train crew and others, returned 6
verdict of accidental death.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-10
ENGAGEMENT NEAR MANILA.

Manila. Feb. "a force of 100 con.
stabulary, under Inspector Keithly,
yesterday, routed body Of 200 in
surgents near Marquaina, smail
town seven miles from Manila. Al
ter a severe engagement Inspector
Harris and one man were killed and
two other men of the constabulary
were wounded. The enemy left Is
dead and three wounded. Inspector
Harris home was at Atlanta, G..
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-10
MURDERED SHERIFF.
And Was Captured by the Posse and
Jailed

Eugene, Or, Feb. 9-AlcOtt Lyons,
murderer of Sheriff Withers, was cap
tured by the posse at Crosswell this
afternoon as he was about to board a
Eugene and placed in Jail. Lyons
made no resistance. He was armed
and said he did not want to shoot any
man. Armed guards have been plac-
ed about the Jail to hold the mob in
check.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-10
GOES TO THE REFORM SCHOOL
Young George Blair Will Now Be
Good,

George Blair was ordered sent to
the reform school yester lay after
noon, as the result of an examination
held before Judge D. F. Smith. Blair
is only 16 years of age, but has had
a varied criminal career, and has
been under arrest several times. His
latest escapade was the forging of
his fathers name to an order for $50
drawn upon McC. Wininger. He Sc
cured the money and got away be-
fore the forgery was discovered, but
was afterward arrested on a passen-
ger train just as it was pulling out
for the east. On his person was
found a ticket for Minneapolis and a
small amount Of money. He will be
taken to the reform school by Sheriff
Gregg tonight.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-10
MARY M'LANE HAS NEW STUNT
Said to Be Engaged in Writing a
"Dran1noer"

Anaconda, Feb 6.-An Inter Noun
tain special from Boston says:
Mary McLane of Butte has declined
an offer from an eastern publishing
house to go to Europe and write her
impressions for publication. The
young Montana authoress is living
quietly in Beach Bay district AMI is
engaged in literary work.
It is said that she is at work on
drama which she thinks will attract
more attention than the book and
will bring her a larger pecuniary re-
ward.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-10
EDITOR PRATT SUICIDES.
overwork Leads to Temporary insan-
ity Of p. I. Writer.

Seattle, WASH, Feb. 9.-John w.
Pratt one of the most prominent and
best known lawyers and newspaper
men Of the city, and formerly manag-
ing editor of the Post-Intelligencer,
committed suicide at his home at
o'clock this morning. by shooting
himself through the heart with a shot
gun. Temporary insanity due to
overwork, is given as the cause. Mr..
Pratt leaves a widow and married
daughter. Mrs. Mary Petley, besides
two little sons and a little daughter.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-10
CASE DISMISS ED.
McGovern Not Held Responsible for
the Crime

Deer Lodge, Mont, Feb. g. The
preliminary hearing of James Nc
Govern, who was charged with being
instrumental in performing an oper-
alton upon Miss Mary Rodgers. from
which she died IN a Helena sanitar-
ium last week, was held here today,
and resulted in the dismissal of the
case against the man accused of be-
ing the young woman's betrayer, and
in some degree the cause of her
death.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-10
WAR on THE lSTHMUS.

this morning published dispatch
from Guatemala declaring that war
has been proclaimed between Guate.
mala on one side and Salvador and
Honduras on the other.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-10
DISASTROUS UPSET.
Metal Ladle at Pueblo Steel Works
Reduces the Crew.

Pueblo, Col, Feb. 9-By an intense
ly hot molten metal ladle which
TIMED over four men were killed and
four injured at the steel works today.
The accident was caused by the
chain of the ladle breaking. But lit
tie metal was split ON the men, and
their injuries consist largely Of in
haing gases. The ladle is huge
affair on a track, which takes metal
from the blast to the converter.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-21
SOME FOURL INERS
FOR BREAKFAST
Little Tales Cut Short in
Hurry.
HAND MIRROR OF EVENTS HERE
Happenings in The City and Suburbs
of Local interest to BE Perused at
Leisure While Your Coffee is Slowly
Cooling.

sThe One Woman" by author of
Leopard Spots on sale at Holidays
Books Store. Price $1.35. Phone GAG.
The officers here are planning a raid
upon certain dives, which promises to
yield large and varied bunch of va
grants.
There is going to be a scramble for
the first thousand bales of cotton
brought to Americas, and fancy prices
will obtain.
While prevailing rains Will inj
cotton it lnsures plenty of corn, reas,
potatoes and sugar cane-with syrup
on the side.
And still the ram pours in torrents,
perfect tropical food falling at noon
yesterday, making glad the appetite of
the caterpillar.
Sweet potatoes are plentiful in Amer
ivus at 85 cents to 81 per bushel, re-
tail. A bumper potato crop is going
to be made here.
The city schools will reopen in three
weeks, and will be filed to oYerfowing.
Americus must soon have adequate
school buildings.
The Seaboard Airline is preparing for
another "bargain day" in the way of an
old boss sale. The list will be pub
lished tomorrow.
Bill James. the negro boy who was
accidentally llstol-perforated by an
other coon yesterday, is all right now
and will recover.
The Y. M. C A. will soon accept
plans for the beautiful new building to
be erected, and work upon it will soon
be well under way.
The picnic at Myrtle Springs today
will draw heavily upon the local popu
lace. Nothing draws like q picnic with
chicken trimminge.
The Americas ball club braved the
elements yesterday and went to Cath-
bert to play q series of three games
with the club there.
So far, the man who smashed the big
dial of the city clock has not emulated
the example of G. Washington and
confessed the crime.
Judge Crisp has adjourned the city
court, after a busy session of three
weeks, in which time the spare rooms
of the county Jail were filled.
A Pointer" and professional "set-
ter" were before His Honor yesterday,
The 'Pointer" was touched for three,
and the setter got like dose.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-21
COTTON BUYERS
GETTING READY,
Staple is Already Much In
Demand.
BUYERS WILL BE ACTIVE HERE
First arketinG of Cotton viii Bring
Good Prices Until Rush Orders Are
FiIIed-Many Houses Are Repre-
scented in Americus.

Americas will, as usual, be the Nee
ca of cotton buyers this season, and at
least dozen manufacturers and ex-
port houses will be represented here
during the season. Already the buyers
are arriving, and are on the lookout
for the first bales of the new crop that
will come in very shortly.
And all indications point to excel
lent prices for the first bales, for the
demand is great.
And the farmer who lodges the Ca
terpillar and gets here first will get
the top of the pot, although it is ex-
pected that good prices will obtain
throughout the season.
The mills now closed down are anx-
ious to resume operations, but this
cannot be Done until cotton can be Sc
cured. A buyer in Americas yester-
day was quoted as saying that he was
out for all the cotton he could get, and
was willing to pay round price for
enough to supply his needs.
There will be little if any cotton
marketed in Americas this month, due
to the late season and the continued
heavy rains.
Among the houses that will be rep.
resented here are: Akers, Sanders &
Akers, Atlanta; We'll Bros. Opelika;
Knoop & Fabarius, Savannah; Geor
gia Cotton Co., Americus and Albany,
& Ell. Prioleau, Charleston. j. B.
Hoist Company, Columbus; B. B. Ford
& Co, Macon, and others whose name J
are not now at hand.
Besides, there are number of local
buyers in the field also, and bidding
will be lively.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-21
WOULD
BE BURDENSOME,
So Thinks One of Sumter's
Board.
SYSTEM MAY PROVE EXPENSIVE
Cost of $I2o For Each Convict Is
Considered Excessive-Free Labor
Can Be Had at Less Cost Sumter
May Not Want the zebras.

Sumter county may not, after ell,
decide to lease from the state at $120
each any of the five year convicts for
the working of the public roads here,
but may do the work with the mlsde-
meanor convicts sent up in the courts
here, together with such state convicts
as will cost her nothing,
Such, at least, is the opinion of
member of the Board of Commission
ers of Sumter, as expressed to the
Times Recorder yesterday.
The board, however, has taken no
official action in the matter as yet, and
will not do so until the new law gov
erning this hiring of state convicts is
made public.
They do not, this commissioner
said, wish to take any steps until it
can be done advisedly. However, the
commissioner quoted did not seem to
think that Sumter would want any of
the five year zebras at cost of $3.50
per year each, which is great deal
more than good free labor costs the
county.
And which is more than lessees have
been, or are now paying the state, for
long term convicts.
Sumter's board of commissioners
will apply for such five year conyicts
as are sent up from Sumter, and who
will cost Us nothing, but is opposed7to
hiring them at $3.50 per head.I
Next year all the misdemeanor con-
Victs in Sumter, probably hundred
or more, will be put to work on the
public roads of the county. These
will cost the county nothing, and this
large force, together with the five year
zebras that Sumter is .entitled TO free
of cost may be considered sufficient.
However, the Board of Commission
ers will look carefully into the subject
at it's next meeting, and will act as
they think is to the best interests of
the county in the way of securing con-
Yict road builders.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-21
rheumatism cured in "a Hours

T. j. Blackmore. of Halter & Black
more, Pittburg, Pa, says: "a short
time since I procured bottle of MYS-
TIC CURE. It got me out the house
In twenty-four hours. / took my bed
with Rheumatism nine months ago and
the MYSTIC CURE is the only medi-
cine that did me any good. / had five
of the best physicians in the city, but
received very little relief from them.
know the MYSTIC CURE to be what
it is representa- and take pleasure in
recommending it to other poor suffer
ers. Sold by E. j, Eldridge, Druggist,
Americus. Ga.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-21
Save The Children,

Ninety-ni of every one hundred d.
seases that children have are due to
disorders of the stomach, and these
disorders are all caused by indigestion.
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is just as good
for children as it is for adults. Chill
dren thrive ON it. 1t keeps their little
stomach sweet and encourages their
growth and development. Mrs. Henry
Carter, 7O5 Central ST., Nashville, Tenn.
says: "MY little boy is now three
years old and has been suffering from
indigestion ever since he was born. I
have had the best doctors in Nashville,
bnt failed to do him any good. After
using one bottle of Kodol he is we'll
baby. recommend it to all sufferers. !"
Kodol digests what you eat and makes
the stomach sweet. Sold by W. A..
Rembert.