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Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-08-18

Wood, William Pollard and Henry
Furth & Co., he knew nothing about
and doubts if such persons ever ex-
listed.
Is it likely that the vice-president of
a bank will endorse notes in the name
of his client, thus jeopardizing both
bank and client, that he knows moth
ing about except that certain of them
are so worthless as to show on their
and that the others he believes to be
fictitious names, without being actu-
ated by strong necessity which in
this case amounted to ga most fragrant
violation of the law, for which he had
no excuse, and for which he had no
legal Defense"
Judge Loud knew very we'll what
those notes were given for and he knew
the action was grossly Irregular. Now
if he has made complete explanation
and ''routed his hidden enemies at
every point" we will thank the editor
os the Yellowston Journal to tell us
wherein he has done so. He does not
attempt to deny the transaction and
testifes to it's irregu1arity with regard
to Harmon; but says that he had no
knowledge at the time but what the
bank was taking the worthless notes
of Davidson and others amounting to
upwards Of $50, 600 in good faith and
that ''it is not an unusual thing for a
bank to require a customer to make
good a overdraft with commercial
paper" when it is endorsed by that
customer.
Loud was Wibaux's agent in Mon
tana; Wibaux was in California; Loud
made Wibaux's overdraft good bv
placing Wibaux's endorsement on
Commercial pc per-" and placing it to
the credit of Wibaux. The notes
show entire lack of consideration and
were therefore not good as against the
names even had they been responsible.
And still Judge Loud says there was
nothing irregular in the transaction.
A complete exoneration!
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-08-18
MARKETS

There was quite an increase in
western cattle offerings this week,
which evidences that range beef pro-
ducers are now beginning to see the
feasibility of cashing in early, says
Rappal Bros. & Co., of Chicago in a
special letter to the News under date
of August 18th.
Though the native cattle market was
in a semi-demoralized condition during
the early part of the week, western
beef values did not show slump tend
ency and each days supply of range
cattle was absorbed readily. Top
western steers went over the scales at
$4.75, and AS to $500 was paid in
numerous instances. The common
place varieties of range beef cattle sold
at $500 to $4.25, and western feeders
averaging 800 pounds sold up to $50. 90
A string of heifers weighing go pounds
brought $3.75, and $3.55 was paid for
not few big punches averaging 972
pounds. Good range cows averaging
1904 pounds changed hands at $2.75 to
$3.55. Western calves averaging 200
pounds sold at $500.
Mutton values were hammered un.
mercifully this week. Native lambs
are Is cents and native sheep IS to Is
cents lower than last week, and west
ern weathers sold at prices IS cents
under last weeks closing range. Fat
handy yearlings and range ewes were
nominally steady. Western lambs
sold freely at 20 to 80 cents lower
prices. Idaho ewes made $3.75 which
was as good price as has been paid
since the strike began. Bulk of year
lings went at $3.75 to $3.50; choice
lambs sold at $5.25 to $500; common
lambs at 50. so to $4.25; wethers at So.
IS to rs; ewes at $3.2S to $3.75.
Presence of an urgent feeder demand
is evident. AS yet it is early for that
trade, but scores of untitled orders are
on the market. After September LIST a
line on the probable supply will be
obtainable, but no lack of demand
need be feared. Breeding ewes are in
good demand as feeders, anything in
the female line with good mouths being
available for that outlet. From 2.SO
to $3.8S has been paid and there is a
good demand all season.
In answer to the numerous inquiries
we have received from ranch beef and
mutton producers relative to the advis-
ability of marketing their crop now or
or holding until the strike period
ceases, we would say cash in their
marketable stock as soon as possible,
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-08-18

Alice-How did you feel while Fred
was proposing to you?
Mildred-Two or three times l felt
like supplying the words l knew he
was cropping for, but Of course that
wouldn't have been the thing to do at
ALL
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-08-18
Where They Eat Tobacco.

Perhaps there is nothing more pecul-
lar about the Eskimos of Point Bar
row than their methods Of using tobac-
co, which. of course, they procure from
the whites. They know good from bad
tobacco. When they get hold of few
plugs. they show marked apprecia-
ton OF it. The habit Of chewing the
weed seems to be universal. Men, wo-
men and even unweaned children keep
a quid, often of enormous size. con-
stantly in the mouth. The juice is not
spit out, but swallowed with the saliva
without producing any symptoms of
nausea
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-08-18
A Good Word.

Good Word.
Ferdy-I put in good word for you.
old chap. I told her you had more
money than brains.
Algy-And what did she say then?
Ferdy-She asked me if you had any
mOney.-Puck.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-08-18
Recommendation,

RecOmm N da t1On.
"Didn't your old employers recon-
mend your
"Oh, yes!'
'Their word should have been
enough"
ut was. They announced me as the
best man they ever turned out."-Cin-
cinnati Commercial Tribune.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-08-18
The Judges Admission.

"What was your greatest trial,
judge?" asked the young lawyer.
Getting my seven daughters married
off," replied the scanty haired jurist.-
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-08-18
COnsiderate.

Mrs. Benham-You look mad.
BenhamzI am mad. A man called
me born fool today.
Mrs. Benham-You ought not to get
mad about it. l think it was very con-
siderate in him to blame it on your an
cestors.-Brooklyn Life.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-08-18

Total $53, ZOO
All of the above notes were endorsed
by Loud, under power of attorney for
Wibaux and placed to his credit.
Now, we ask, is any man going to
endorse notes amounting to $53, ZOO
without knowing something about
them?
Judge Loud says about them:
"They wers dill dated February 10,
1896, and l endorsed them in the name
of Mr.. Wibaux, pursuant to my power
of attorney and believing them to be the
notes of the persons whose names they
respectively bore, and having no reason
to believe otherwise. have no recollec-
ton of the notes of ]. w. Western,
William Pollard or Henry Furth 6, Co.
but counter slips the original entries)
in the handwriting of Mr.. Harmon,
crediting those notes, are among the
records of the bank, and the Discount
Register" kept at the time by Mr..
Hershfield, lists them and states that
Pierre Wibaux was the endorser there
on; how he became such does not APP
pear. If they were endorsed by me it
was as attorney for Mr.. Wibaux and at
the request of either Hershfield or Har-
mon and for the same purpose as those
first above mentioned. In passing, it
may do to say that all these notes were
paid within six weeks from date. In
the whole transaction, SO far as know,
there was nothing either "crooked' or
unusual thing for bank to require a
customer to make good his overdraft
with commercial paper if the customer
is good and has not the funds at hand
to meet the overdraft;n either is it unus-
ual for bank to accept accommodation
paper when the security is good and
my endorsement as attorney for Mr..
Wibaux made this paper absolutely
las good as though Mr.. Wibaux's name
appeared upon the face of the notes as
maker. The interests of the depositors
and all other persons in anywise con-
-cerned in the bank were thus fully
protected by wibaux's endorsement
and the only effect was to change the
liability of Wibaux from that upon
overdraft to that upon Bills Receivable
with his guarantee by virtue of his en-
dorsement that the notes would be
paid as they were"
81 endorsed them in the name of Mr..
Wibaux pursuant to my power of at
torney and believing them to be the
notes of the persons whose names they
respectively bore, and having no reason
to believe otherwise
Let us go into discussion as to who
the makers of these notes were and as
to their responsibility.
r. N. Davidson was boy under
age working at the Miles City Electric
Light plant at the time for something
like 5000 per month. He was with
out family connections Ito insure any
responsibility and had no property.
T. M. Harmon was just about 81 or %
years of age and had no property
whatever. He lived with his father on
the ranch and was generally known to
have no further interests than other
boys similarly situated. William
Riley, a ranch hand in the employ of
Mr.. Harmon. Mr.. Western was good
tfor the amount of the note put in
against him; but the others, Wig: B. E.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-08-18

Is F
cused Of having lied. But the facts are
with him and they can be so easily
verified that even Judge Loud makes
no attempt at their denial but merely
claims ignorance of their irregularity,
and tries to shift the responsibility.
After stating that Mr. ;Wibaux's &C
count was about $4,000 over drawn
and that the maximum loan allowed
by law to any one person was only 49,
900, we ascertain from his own state
ment, together with the Harmon affi-
sdavit, that the following notes were
used for the purpose of covering up the
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1904-12-31
MONTANA NOTES.

The Barnes-King mine at Kendall
will probably be sold in a few days to
New York people for 81 ,2OO,0 AN
option on the property has been given,
and it is considered almost certain the
deal will be consummated.
Butte.-After being out 40 hours the
jury in the case of Jerry Slattery, the
well known sporting man, charged
with the murder of Patrick Mahoney,
has been discharged by Judge McCler-
nan after they had made a futile eff
fort to reach a verdict. The case has
attracted much attention. There will
be a retrial.
Helena.-Matthew L. Jacquemin, a
member of the jewelry firm of C. r.
known merchants in the state, is dead.
1t is announced that the Northern
Pacific management is preparing to
install the block system of train dis
patching all along its system. The
system is already in operation on sec
lions of the line, and is said to have
proved very satisfactory.
The state supreme court has dis.
missed the proceedings commenced by
Attorney General Donovan against the
International Harvester company and
four Chicago packing houses, to re
strain them from carrying on business
in the state on the ground that they
were violating the antitrust law OF
Montana. Counsel for the companies
contended the court lacked jurisdic
ton, and the court sustains this con
tention.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1904-12-31
OREGON ITEMS.

The town of Milton is completing
power house and a cottage to be occu-
pied by the electrician in the south
part of town.
Among the novelties of the electrical
illumination scheme designed for the
Lewis and Clark exposition is the
submarine lighting of Gould's lake.
Electric Engineer Thompson of the ex-
position company today submitted
plans which complete the scheme of
about 125,00 lights on Columbia court.
the shores of the lake and alongside
the bridge of the nations. The lake is
the largest body of water ever in
closed in exposition grounds, being
over 200 acres in extent, and the ar
engagements being carried out will
of glory.
Bids were opd8ed for the construc-
ton of the port ge road around The
Dalles of the Columbia. There were
seven bidders in all and the sums
named ranged from $115O0O to s240,-
00O The estimated cost of the road
is between s165,OOO and $4,000, not
including the cost of the right of way
$4,000, which has already been Sc
cured.
Martin Gay Lombard. son of B. LON
bard, Jr., a prominent Boston capital
list, and Miss Mary Gertrude Tongue
daughter of the late Thomas p
Tongue, representative in congress
from Oregon, were married in Portland
last Sunday.
Bluford d. Sigler, Portland council
man and county assessor-elect, has
been indicted by the grand jury fol
attempting extortion upon F. Joplin, {
contractor Sigler was released OF
$1,000 bonds shortly after his arrest
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1904-12-31
Washington's New
Irrigation Bill Framed

The irrigation commission which
was recently appointed by Governor
Mcbride have completed their work.
The draft of the new law which they
were working ON is completed ana
makes very voluminous report
This proposed law provides for tho
appointement of state engineer by
the governor at salary of $4,000, with
an assistant at salary of $4,000.
The state engineer will have full
charge ofall irrigation work, under in
structions from the governor.
A committee of water commissioners
is also recommended to have charge of
six different sections of the state, into
which it will be divided with reference
to irrigation.
The United States will be given the
right to withdraw water from any Of
the streams which are being used for
irrigation purposes for one years time
with the privilege of extending this
time to two years when any project is
under way.
The United States is also allowed
the right of way over. state lands for
any project of irrigation.
In case of any dispute the matter
will be left with the state engineer and
one of the water commissioners, with
the privilege of calling in a second
water commissioner if they deem it
necessary.
The proposed law states that all the
waters in the state belong to the public
and are subject to appropriation for
public use. Every person, association
or corporation carrying water for the
use of others besides the one carrying
the water will be common carrier.
The draft of the new law has been
sent to Seattle to be printed, and it is
expected will be finished in few
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1904-12-31

served over two years in prison, one
year of which was in the state peni-
Tertiary, was released from custody
Joe Bland was on trial for the muir
der of Emma Aubrey. which was COM
mitted at Wardner November rs, 1902.
The store Of the Northern Mercan-
tile company of Standpoint was bur
glarized recently. The door Of the safe
was blown of with nitro glycerine,
parts Of the door going through a win
dow across the street and half way
through an unoccupied building. The
robbers secured $3.50 in cash, besides
doing perhaps 5000 damage. the safe
being a total wreck.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1904-12-31
where the BAD Eggs Go.

A poultry farm, whether ducks,
geese, chickens or turkeys be the spe-
cialty, accumulates a large and malo-
dorous surplus of eggs that refuse to
develop into fowl. The average person
would suppose that If there is any
thing on earth that is utterly worth
less it is a rotten egg. Millions Of
stale eggs are used every year in pre-
pairing leather dressing for gloves and
bookbinding-an industry that is
largely carried on in the foreign tene-
ment houses Of New York and other
large cities. They are also used in
manufacturing disinfectants and in the
preparation of shoe backing, and even
the shells are made into fertilizers.
The eggs that have not yet lost their
virtue also have other uses besides the
more common ones for culinary pur-
poses. IT is estimated that fully So.
100000 dozen are used by wine clarl-
fers, dye manufacturers and in the
preparation Of photographers dry
plates.-Bro0klyn Eagle.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1904-12-31
IDAHO sQUIBBS.

Moscow.-County Auditor A. P.
Ramstedt has appointed M. c. Henry
deputy mining receiver for the Gold
Creek mining district to succeed Adam
Carrico. who recently resigned because
of failing sight.
H. Gesas & Co, general merchants
at Blackfoot and St. Anthony, have
failed, with liabilities of $4,000, di-
vided between eastern and local cred
itors. The firm formerly was in bust
ness at Rock Springs and Kemmerer,
Wyoming.
A train struck and instantly killed
a man just east of Standpoint Sunday
morning. Papers found on the body
indicate that his name was Dan Nc
Dermott, a timberman employed at
Selle's, a camp.
Professor H. T. French, in charge
of the agricultural department and ex-
detrimental station at the state univer-
sity, announces that he will hold a
farmers institute in Moscow some
time in January, the exact date not
having been fixed.
Frank Bush Glass has
been sentenced to eight years in the
penitentiary by Judge Morgan upon a
burglary charge Last month he rob
bed the home of Ed Boyce, former
president of the Western Federation
of Miners, of some valuable jewelry.
Wallace.-After celebrating three
hours the jury in sthe Bland case
brought in a verdict of acquittal Sat
urday afternoon, and the man who has
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1904-12-31

fourth story window in the Massachu-
sets building. He struck a wire and
missed the net held by the hremeD-
Nobody has been able to identify him
1t was not until after 3 o'clock that
the flames were finally checked at
Pierce street. after Seller Brothers
Wholesale liquor establishment had
been burned.
Most of the property destroyed was
reasonably well insured and the re-
building of the burned buildings will
begin in most instances as soon as
fire losses are adjusted.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1904-12-31
SIOUX cITYs BIG FIRE.
Two of Its Best Business Blocks Are
in Ashes.

Two of Its Best Business Blocks Are
in Ashes.
Sioux City-Sioux City awoke Sat
urday with two of it's best business
blocks in aches, causing a loss that
may reach two millions and a half
throwing hundreds of persons out of
employment and entailing the loss of
at least one life.
The fire had originated in the base
ment of the Pelletier Drygoods COM
pany, at Fourth and Jackson streets,
one of the main corners of the city.
The fire soon spread from the Massa-
chusetts building to the Toy building,
across Jackson street, a seven story
structure, and then leaped across
Fourth street to the Metropolitan
block, which was also a seven story
building. This was only partly de.
stroyed but the Toy block and its
annex on the east were entirely burn
ed.
The Massachusetts building, in
which the Pelletier Drygoods company
was located, was soon destroyed and
the fire swept toward the west. final
ly wiping out two of the blocks in
the center of the city between Jackson
street on the east, Pierce street on
the west, Fourth street on the north
and Third street on the south.
Within this territory the only build
ings saved were the Northwestern Ma
tional bank, on Fourth and Pierce
streets, and the Tribune building
on Pierce.
Three hotels were burned-the
West, Leader and Pullman. All of the
guests escaped in safety. The mar
who was killed jumped from the
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1904-12-31
Spokane Retail Markets.

egetables-Potatoes, IA @2hc III,
rutabagas, &c lb; dry onions, 405c 10:
cabbage, 3@4c lb; celery. 21a @5c a
stalk; parsley, 3@5c bunch; new beets
3 lunches 10c; watercress, sc bunch:
parsnips, 2@3c ID; cauliflower, 200
35c head; green peppers, 12@1Sc 10;
sweet potatoes, 31A p5c ID; brussels
sprouts, lbs 25c; wax beans, zoe ID.
artichokes, 15c each; chickory, &c a
bunch; lettuce, 10000 Id; cucumbers,
for 25e; tomatoes, zoe ID:
Poultry-Dressed chickens, 14@16c
Id; spring ducks, 1Sc Id; geese, 800
18c ID; turkey, 25c Id.
Dairy Products-Butter, best cream
cry, 40c lb common creamery, 800
35c 10; best country, 25c Id; common
country, 15@2Oc ID; imported Swiss
cheese, 25035c III; American Swiss.
25c lb; cream brick cheese, 1S@25c
Id; New York cheese, zoe ID; WiscoD-
sin cheese. 15@1Sc ID.
Wholesale Produce Prices.
Potatoes, s1.25 cwt; onions, SIPS
cwt; cabbage, $2@2.5O cwt; peppers,
Use box; pears, s1.25@1.5O box; crab
apples, 81 box; Cornichean grapes,
$1.75 crate; hubbard squash, 81 doz;
Spitzenberg apples, $3.50 box; com
mon apples, 75c@$1 box; sweet pota-
toes, &c Id.
Wholesale reed Prices.
Bran, $40 ton; bran and shorts, $z0
ton; oats, $1.35 cwt; wheat, $1.45 cwt:
chopped corn, $1.6O cwt; whole corn,
$3.50 cwt; timothy hay, s17 ton; al
falfa nay, $13 ton; oil meal, s1.85 cwts
grain hay, $14 ton.
Prices Paid to Producers.
Vegetables and Fruits-Root vege-
tables, 75c cwt; potatoes, goo cwt; ap-
pies, 5O@$1 box; pears. 81 box; on
ions, $3.50 cwt; cabbage, s1.25@1.b 10
cwt
Poultry and Eggs-Chickens sc 10.
live weight, loo dressed; geese and
ducks, lie lb, live weight, 13c dressed;
turkeys, 1Sc ID, live weight, zoe dress
ed; eggs, s7.5O@S case.
Live Stock-Steers, $2.50@2.S5 cwt;
wethers, $3.50 cwt hogs, s5@5.25 cwt;
veal, 1907 cwt.
Hay-Timothy, s15 ton; Italia, 81 "a
11.5 ton; oats, s11O@1.2O cwt
Creamery Products, r. o. B. SpO-
kane-First grade creamery butter fat,
per ID, 291kc.
Wheat Report.
Portland, OTe.-For export-Walla
Walla, soc; bluestem, S5c. For milling
-Walla Walla. SSc; bluestem, 8Sc; val
ley. S71kc. For eastern markets-Wal-
la Walla, S5c; bluestem, soc.
Tacoma, Wash.-Unchanged blue
stem, sec; club, sec.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1904-12-31
WASHINGTON NEWS.

William Thorp, a pioneer Of the Pa
louise country, died at the home OF his
niece, Mrs. Mamie Neff, in Eldon, Ia,
recently.
Scott Hevely, a rancher, shot his
wife in the neck Saturday at the home
of H. c. Brewer, IA miles from EV-
erett. Ten days ago Heverlys wlie
left him after a quarrel.
Claude Elmore, the 1S year old son
of Contractor Elmore of Tacoma, has
mysteriousIy disappeared. The Dar-
ents fear that the boy may mave been
kidnapped and have placed the matter
in the hands of the police.
Because his father got drunk, abused
the family and threatened to kill him,
Thomas Brown, aged II, shot his faith
er twice in the back, killing him. The
victim was Charles Brown, rancher
living near Eagleton, II miles west Of
Chehalis.
Charles w. Armstrong of Seattle, in
support of his application foi di-
vorce, testified Saturday morning that
his wife had caused the death of his
three children by overlooking and by
drugging them with soothing syrups
and patent preparations designed to
induce sleep.
The social event of the season in
Yakima this year was the dinner given
by Jung Toy, a wealthy Chinese hop
raiser, to a large number of his Amer
lean friends, in honor of his recent
marriage. Toy has made a barrel OF
money in the last few years in the
hop business.
Federal Judge HanfOrd has confirm
ed the sale of the Chatham cannery tc
George r. Meyers for $45,000 of the
Blaine cannery to Ainsworth 81 Dunn
for S25. 1000, and of the gasoline launch
Eagle to T. ]. German for $1,000. AL
were former properties of the defunc
Pacific American Fisheries company.
Mrs. Mary A. Wray, mother of si'
children, all of whom are living, dice
Saturday afternoon in Spokane at the
advanced age Of 95 years, after lin
gering illness of almost nine months
For seven years before her death sh'
had been blind. Her death was caus
ed by general debility. Mrs. Wray wa
born in Peckhoe valley, Pennsylvania
September 8. 1909.
While the family of w. F. Ellis wa
crossing the railroad track north o
Pennington Sunday morning in cal
rage it was struck by train, the tear
killed. the carriage demolished an
the family seriously injured, one, tn
daughter, probably fatally TIL
crossing is at the end of a deep Gu
and teams approaching it cannot Sc
the track until they reach it.
President Bryan of the Washingto
Agricultural college has arrange
dates for series of farmers institute
in eastern Washington during Decen
Der and January as follows: Wasl
tucna, Adams county, December 20 an
90; Charleston, Asolln county, Decen
Der 80 and 81; MAYHEM, Garfield coul
ty. January 2; Walla Walla, Januar
and 5; Waitsburg, January and
Starbuck, January and 10.
Governor-elect Albert E. Mead hs
announced that he will appoint Adj
tant General James A. Drain of Sp
kane to succeed himself in his positio
in the national guard.