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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-16

According to the annual report of
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany recently issued, there were So,
600, 900 messages dispatched the past
wear. If those sent out by the Postal
Company were added it would reach
over 100, 600, 600. That shows what a
business people we are. They tell
the story. No wonder England,
France and Germany look on us in
amazement and puzzle their Drains
over the wonderful advancement in
the business of the world. The use Of
the telegraph for the millions of mes
sages would not be possible il w
were not in the very foremost Of th'
worlds activities.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-16

With every $l.00 purchase you
get free ticket on graphophone at
Worth's Music House.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-16
Subscription Price $1.5O per year.
Omce-8l7 West Water Street
Telephone No. Is.
CURRENT COMMENT

Next Friday, the 18th, is Louisiana
Purchase Flag Day.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-16

1t was at a little social gathering
the other evening when one OF the
men present made laughing remark
about the vanity of women. One Of
the women took up the defence. "Ot
course" said she. 81 admit that all
women are vain. But men are not.
By the way" she broke off "the neck
tie of the handsomest man in the room
is creeping up under his ear. She
worked it. Every man present put
his hand up to his neck. .-Ex.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-16

That the world "do move" is prov
an by the following article: "The
campaign of 1904 will be unique one
in several ways, quite different from
all previous ones. Party leaders are
planning to use the phonograph in
connection with the megaphone trum-
pet to spell-bind the people. Orators
of the two big parties cannot reach
every town and hamlet aud it would
cost too much even if they could So
the scheme is to have those speakers
talk into the machine and then send
out the machines in care of good, re-
sponsible parties to the small towns
and villages where they will be set
a-going to the edification of the peo-
ple.''
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-16

Every member of the Usage tribe
has balance of $4.644 deposited in
the safest place on earth, in the vaults
of Uncle Sam s big bank at Washing
ton, drawing per cent interest. In
addition to this they have each S57
acres of land. says Tho World Today,
about ne-fifth of which is in good
state of cultivation, and is worth from
$40 to $50 an acre. OF the total re-
mainder, SS6. 900 acres is leased for
pasture, mostly to Teaxs cattlemen,
at an average rental that gives the
land value of So an acre to the In
dian. But averaging up the whole at
the low valuation of $8 an acre, and
this does not take into consideration
the oil, natural gas and coal to be
found throughout that region, nor
the leap in values that must follow
the several lines of railway now te.
ing constructed through the reserva'
tion. the land holdings of each Usage
are easily worth 80. .S56.
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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-16

Dolls Dolls All kinds of dolls
at Buttons.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-16

All scholars desirous of taking ad-
vantage of the opportunities as offered
by the will of the late Cecil Rhodes,
of South Africa, for entrance into
Oxford college, England, will be ask,
ed to submit to the test in January
next. The examination will be under
the direction of Pres. Mclean of the
State University, who is at the head
of the committee. The test will be
severe. and besides an examination OF
the physical and moral properties OF
the candidates, rigid test will be
made in the Latin and Greek
branches. OF those WHO sit for the
examination two will be selected
who will be given thorough course
in Oxford and at the same time draw
a comfortable salary. The examina
tion will be held in Des Moines.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-16

Bachelors should be awakened to
the touch. Next year is leap year.
Forewarned is forearmed. The ques-
tion is: Will you pop now and get
your ultimatum from one of yonr
choice, or wait until January l to be
popped to and take your chances? Two
of the maiden ladies who hope 70 get
a man this leap year or bust toga
band, are the old girls who always
let down their folding bed to look un-
der it in the hope of finding man
there. and the antiquated Nancy,
who is credited with saying, "Oh,
Lord, anything" If you hesitate and
allow yourself to become common
prey, one of the archaic specimens
may insist on warming her feet
against your vertebrae the rest OF
your natural nights. Thus Is repeat.
ed the admonition, be warned in time.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-16
G%Gc Ckinie~
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY

Onicial Paper OF Winnesheik County
and the City Of Decorah.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-19
TWO Men Believed to Be Escaped
Convicts.
COMMIT THE TERRIBLE DEED
Was Asked if He Had Money, and
Upon Replying in the Negative
Was Shot-The Men Escaped and
the Injured Man Brought to Mis-
souIa for Treatment.

Missoula, June fitzpatrick Dono-
van, an aged ranchman and pioneer
Cf western Montana, is lying at Nor
ris ranch, near Clinton. with bullet
wound over his heart, supposed to be
fatally injured. He was held up and
shot a few miles from Clinton, at 8
O'Clock lhis morning. The crime was
committed by two men, supposed to
be Hare and Reed, the two convicts
who escaped from the Deer Lodge
pententiary Sunday, May 80. Dono-
van is II years old.
There was no witness to the shoot
ing except the old man and his assail-
ants. Donovan has been making his
home with the Morris family since
last winter. when his home at his
lanch. mile and a quarter from the
Morris ranch, was burned. He left
tn Norris ranch this morning to go
to his barn, his intention being to
get a horse and go out in the country
for some cattle.
Nothing was known of the shoot
il s until he returned to Morris
wounded and weak. He says that he
arrived at the barn on his ranch
about 8 O'Clock, and as he was about
to enter, two men, who, he believes,
had been sleeping on the hay in the
barn, came out. They asked him If
he had any money, and he said no"
As he answered them, one of the men
tried to grasp hold of him, and he
stepped quickly back out of reach.
The second man then drew a revol-
yer and fired at him, with the muzzle
of the gun not far from his breast.
After shooting him, both men took
hold of him and quickly went
through his pockets. Finding no
money, they permitted him to go.
The wounded man did not fall when
shot and when released started to
walk back to the Morris ranch. Twice
on his way he fell from weakness,
and once he was compelled to lie on
the dusty road and rest.
Arriving at the Norris ranch, he
was cared for by his friends there
| who examined. the wound and found
it such a dangerous one that Dono-
| van is not expected to recover. The
! bullet entered just above the heart
and, passing almost through the
| body, is embedded in the muscles OF
| the back. Considering the nature OF
the wound and the advanced age OF
the victim, Mr.. Donovan accomplished
a wonderful feat in walking mile
and a quarter after being shot.
| From Clinton telephone messages
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-19
And From the Effects He Dies A.
most Instantly.
THE INQUEST JUsTIFiEs KILLING
Tramp Was the Aggressor, for He
Fired the First Shot, So His Com
panons Testify-Unknown Recent
ly Served a Thirty Days Sentence
In Butte for Vagrancy.

Dillon, June 17-Dan McClosky, a
miner from Butte, met his death here
today at the hands of Chief of Police
Stone, while resisting arrest He
was shot through the heart, dying
almost instantly. McClosky was near
the stockyards with a gang of hoboes
and the men had been drinking heav-
lily and We're cooking breakfast when
the chief arrived. He told them to
come to town with him, but they re-
sented it and exchanged some words
with him, when, almost before he
knew it, McClosky, who was in a
half kneeling position, whipped out
a gun and fired at the chief.
AS Mr.. Stone saw the motion, he
lodged, pulling his own gun as he
did SO. The bullet from McClosky's
gun whistled SO close to the officers
neck that he felt it sting. Almost as
soon as he saw the motion, Mr. Stone
pulled his gun and fired twice, with
hips, and McClosky fell back lifeless.
The rest OF the hobOes then jumped
upon the chief of police, and he had
a lively time of it subduing them, al
though several escaped. Thu y We're
loaded in an express wagon and
brought to town, where they were
lodged in jail
Dillon, Mont, June 1S.-Dan Nc
Closky, shot by Chief Stone yester-
day. was buried this afternoon at the
expense of the county, THE inquest
this morning justified the killing. All
the jurors were representative busi-
ness men. Nothing additional re-
garding the man developed at the in
quest eXcept that he had recently
served thirty days sentence in
Butte for vagrancy. Three compan-
ions of the dead man admitted on
the witness stand that he was the
agressor and fired the first shot.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-19
LYNCH|NC OF HIS CONFEDERATE
By Glasgow Citizens in Retaliation For the Murder of Deputy
<,W By One Of the Ambushed Desperadoes-Jack
T. >arns Paid the Penalty Of Bad Company

We're beating the brush, endeavoring
to locate the outlaws, when sudden
ly shot rang out and Hill dropped
from his horse dead. 1t was some
minutes before the posse could de-
termine the direction from whence
the fatal shot had come, then vol
ley was poured INTO the concealed
OF the posse noticed one of the Grim
lnals running under cover of the
brush, and called the attention of the
posse to him, and they opened fire
and Tiddled him with bullets. 1t
proved to ba Hardee. McKenny and
Pierce made good their escape or
have been fatally wounded, and
craWled to some other place and
died. Hill, who was killed, was a
single man and had a rancn on Scow
creek, not far from the place where
he was killed. Hill was a schoolmate
of Hardee in Buffalo, Wyo., and had
just been telling soma of the men
about time he was with a posse
after Hardee some years ago, and
that he had hidden in the same
brush to let Hardee escape, as he did
not want to kill him.
Glasgow, Mont, June 1S.-There
was much excitement and bitterness
of feeling here this evening when it
was l3arned that Hill, ne of the
posse in pursuit of Hardee, had been
killed in the fight with outlaws and
tonight. about 1890 a mob went
quietly to the Jail and, overpoWering
the two guards, took Jack Brown
who escaped from Jail with Hardee
Mckinney and Pierce, on June 9Th
and hanged him from a window in
the court house. When Brown was
Tecaptured he was in great fear of
being lynched, but he was in no dan
ger of violence, however, until to-
night, when word was received of the
murder of Hill, and that settled his
fate. Little is known here concern
ing Browns antecedents He was
serving short jail sentence when he
first escaped, two months ago, with
second escape he was sentenced 10
six months for breaking Jail.
Glasgow. Mont, June 1S.- The
posse which killed Murderer Hardee
did not know that the outlaw was
dead until the morning following the
battle between the posse and out
laws. Hardee was shot through th5
lungs and must have died shortly aft
er being shot. There were several
bullets in his hat and clothing, but
only one took effect.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-19
Geological Survey.

The United States Geological sur
vey party engaged i'm making topo-
graphical survey of the country north
of Belton and on the forest reserve,
will commence the summer duties in
about a week. The party will be in
charge of Mr.. Chapman of Washing
ton, D. c., who is expected to arrive
in Kalispell tonight, and they will
do their first work in the north fork
country. Benjamin Stewart OF Mis-
soula is the first Of the party to ar
rive, but the balance, five in number
will be here in a few days. This
same party was in the field last sum-
mer, and will commence work where
they left off when winter set in.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-19
THREE WERE RELEASED.
Cinnamon Who Were Not Illegally
pon,iciIed

Nah You and Nah Jim, two Of the
Cinnamon arrested by Immigrant In
spactor Hampton some time ago,
were tried before United States Com
missioner MckeoWn last week, and
were released. the evidence showing
that they We're rightfully in the
United States, having been here
when tha exclusion act went into eff
feet. Hone Bo another of the men
was also released, being in posses
sion of his certificate emitting him to
remain here. Three others, Hung
Kee and two Charley Dams, are yet
in jail. awaiting further investiga-
ton. Deputy United States Attorney
Bailey of Helena, prosecuted the
cases. The evidence in the cases of
the three men released was strongly
in their favor and under the circum-
stances, the commissioner was
obliged to order their release. Moy
Don Shong of Helena the official n
terpreter, was present and translated
the testimony.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-19

were sent to the sheriff's office, and
to County Attorney Hall, notifying
them of the holdup. Sheriff Thomp-
son being out Of town, Deputy Sheriff
Cannon, Deputy Game Warden Hig-
gins and Chief of Police Hollings-
worth drove to the scene Of the
shooting.
Later in the afternoon County At
torney Hall and number of others
went 10 the ranch The officers at
once instituted a search for the hold
ups, whom TIL wounded man was not
able to describe accurately. He says
one of his assailants was a short,
dark man. and the other fair and
rather slim. After shooting him. he
says, they started up the gulch at the
mouth Of which tn Donovan ranch is
situated.
1t is reported this evening that the
men are believed to be in hiding in a
coulee up the gulch. The messages
sent TO Deer Lodge have been ans
wered to the effect that prison Off
cials with boodhounds would take the
trail. The description given of the
men are such as to make the officials
believe that Hare and Reed, the es-
capped conVicts. are the men wanted.
Hare and Reed wsre believed last
week to be headed for kalspell.
No trace of them has been found
since last Saturday, and it is now be
Int To nt,nf :,
their steps for the purpose of throw
ing the pursuers off the track.
Donovan is pioneer of western
Montana. and has resided on his
ranch near Clinton for the past 35
years He is we'll known in Missoula
and in other towns in this section Of
the state. He is a bachelor and well
to do stockman aud ranchman.
Mr.. Donovan was brought to Mis-
soula late tonight on the Copper
City limited and was taken to the
Sisters hospital for treatment. No
doctor had arrived at Clinton previ-
| ous to the departure of the wounded
man, and he had no medical or surgi-
cal attendance until he arrived here
tonight The wound, though dan
gerous is not necessarily fatal. The
old man would not consent to the use
of a stretcher while being removed
from the train, but with assistance
walked to the hack and from the
hack to the hospital.
Word has been received at the
/ ,nt,
answering the description of Patrick
Donovan's assailants have been ar,
rested at DrummOnd.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-19

rected to require all property own
ers within the outer fire limits of
the city of Kalispell, to connect all
sinks, closets and waste pipes with
the sewer within sixty days from the
date hereof and within said period
to clean out and fill all vaults within
said limits.
Mayor Logan says these provisions
will be strictly enforced and all that
thickly settled district, included
within the outer fire limits, extend
ing from Fourth avenue east to
Fourth avenue west, south to Fifth
street, must be rid of the offensive
features within 90 days, or the own
ers will be prosecuted.
For years Kalispell has been fav-
ored with a perfect sewerage system,
and today, in the business blocks of
Main street there are more buildings
without sewer connection than with.
1t is shame and disgrace that
these conditions have been main
tanned for so many years. In the
spring the health officer issues his
annual spring cleaning notice, and in
the fall the smallpox doctor does
business at the old stand. but the
cesspools and. sinks and breeders of
pestilential vapors go right along
populating the graveyard and max
ing business for the doctors and
druggists.
Every citizen and man of family
should encourage Mayor Logan in the
enforcement of this sanitary meas
ure within the time limit.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-19
William Hardee,

Havre, June T. William Hardee,
the condemned 'derer who es-
capped from the g. :. Jail on the
9Th of this month, IS killed by the
posse late Monday afternoon. The
posse, which has been on the trail
Of the three outlaws has for three
days followed them, and they were
finally brought to bay in a belt Of
timber, IS miles southwest of Glas-
gov Charles R. Hill, one Of the
posse, was killed in the battle that
took place. At sundown Monday
evening the members of the posse
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-19

her of missing remains in the neigh
borhood of GO. Important finds Of
baggage of strangers in Heppner on
the day of the flood have been made.
\ list of grips and trunks today es-
tablishas the fact that from Is to 20
transents went down in the flood
Hcppner. June 1S-Word has been
received that many thousands of dol
lars have been contributed from all
ovsr the west for the relief Of the
suffering here. About $4,000 has
already been received and probably
twice that amount has been pledged.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-19
RothenfIuh's Twenty Year Old Son
BY Former Marriage.
ELOPEs WITH His sTEPMOTHER
Injured Husband Files Suit for Di-
vorce in District Court-Wayward
Together in Canada Enjoying
Honeymoon at Old Mans Expense.

Great Fall, June 1S-An unusually
sensational charge is made by Frank
Rothenhuh in a complaint filed in
the district court for divorce against
his wife Wilhelmina Rothenfluh on
the ground of desertion. 1t is alleged
by Rothentluh that the Wife's affec-
enlluh, Jr., his 90 year old son by
former marriage, and that his wife
and son are now toei ther in Canada.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-19
Missing List is Greatly Reduced by To-
days Discoveries.
BAGGAGE BELONGING TO STRANGERS
Listed and is Known That Fifteen or Twenty Transiens
Lost Their Lives-Many Thousands Of Dollars Con-
tributed For the Relief Of the Sufferers.

Heppner, Ore. June 1S.-The mum
Der Of dead recovered from the flood
ruins amounted to 1875 bodies this
evening at O'clock Fifteen were
found today from one to eight miles
from Heppner in drifts along Willow
creek. While the missing list is re-
duced by today's discoveries, the
probabilities are that the missing and
unknown list will be further aug
ment2d by transient strangers, whose
effects were found today. The num-
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-19
The Atmosphere Is Laden With Dis
ease Germs.
SEWERAGE GENERALLY IGNORED
BY Property Oners in kaIispeII-The
City Council Determined to Enforce
Sanitary Regulations, and Compel
Connections With Main, Lateral
and District Sewers.

No wonder that typhoid and other
ly epidemic in Kalispell. Monuments
to the stupidity and neglect of the
property owners and city officials
may be found scattered about the De-
mersville cemetery, sacred to the
memory Of how many little children,
the backyards and cesspools, die in
their infancy. There is no excuse,
no palliation for the offense. The
city engineer recently made report
that less than so per cent of the prop
eIly abutting on main, lateral or dis
trict sewers is connected with such
sewers, but invites plague and foul
ness with ceSSpOOls and neglected
outhouses which contaminate the air
for blocks around. Mayor Logan has
bestirred himself in the past thirty
days, however, and has compromised
on his vain attempts at purifying the
moral atmosphere of the city and di-
rected his efforts in the line of ply
sical conditions. The following ordi-
nance and resolution was passed by
the council at its last meeting:
ORDINANCE NO. 143.
An ordinance requiring sewer con-
nections to be made in certain
cases, and prohibiting the digging
or excavating Of cesspools in Ger
tain localities.
Be it ordained by the council of the
city of Kalispell:
Section l. 1t shall be the duty of
all property owners within the linn
its of the city of Kalispell, whose
property abuts on any street or al
ley in which there is main, lateral
or district sewer, to connect all waste
pipes or drains on such premises
with such main, lateral or district
sewer within six months after the
passage and approval of this ordi-
nance; provided, that in special
cases the council or board of health
may require such sewer connections
to be made within a shorter period
of time.
Section 2. From and after the pas
sage of this ordinance it shall be I'M
lawful for any person to dig or ex-
cavate any cesspool, sink or well
upon any lot within the city, when
such will abut on any street or alley
in which there is extended any main
lateral or district sewer.
Section 3. Any person offending
against the provisions of this ordi
nance shall be punishable by fine not
exceeding fifty dollars.
Section 4. This ordinance shall
take effect and be in force from and
after its passage and approval.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-19
FEDERAL POSITIONS.

Washington, June 1S-A post office
has been established at Wilma, Gran
ite county, with Thomas M. Parks,
been commissioned postmistress at
Baldwin, and John R. Stout at Glen
dive.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-19
CUTOFF TO JOcKO.
Word that Work Will Begin in Sixty
DAYS.

Butte, Mont, June 18.-Official
word has been received in this city to
the effect that the cutoff from Colum-
bia Falls or Kalispell, on the Great
Northern, to Jocko, on the Northern
Pacific, is to be built at once. Work
will be commenced within so days.
The new line vii, open up the rich
est country in the state of Montana
and furnish a direct route from the
Crows Nest fields to the Butte and
Anaconda mines and smelters.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-19
HOLDUP AT HOPE.
Hoboes Raid Two Saloons and Get
Seven Hundred Dollars.

Hope, Ida, June 1S.-Masked men
held up two saloons and a lunch
counter here tonight The aggregate
booty was $500. and they made good
their escape 1t is thought they got
on to an eastbound freight. The men
are probably hoboes.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-19
AID FOR HtPPNER.

Butte, June 1S.-Mayor Mullins -
ceived a telegram from Mayor Gil
liam of Heppner, asking for pacuni-
ary aid for the homeless and desti-
tute of the latter town.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-19
BAIL REFUSED.

Miles City, Mont. June 1S.-The
application to admit Mrs. Leo Brown,
accused of the murder of Dick STAN
difer, to bail, has been refused by
the Judge of the district court.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-19
WRECK ON ROCK ISLAND.

Elmira Iowa, June IA Rock Is
land passenger and gravel train col
lided here today killing three men
and injuring four.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-19

BE it resolved by the city coun-
Gil of the city of KalispeI, that the
health officer be, and he is hereby di-
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-19

To Advertisers: Your business
published in the Bee one month is
equivalent to 1900 distributed
circulars. Have you ever thought
of that?
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-19

To Advertisers: Your business
equivalent to $4,000 distributed
circulars. Have you ever thought
of that?