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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-04-07

This was Pere Beret. grizzly. short,
compact. his face deeply lined. his
mouth decidedly aslant on account of
some lost teeth, and his eyes set deep
under gray, shaggy brows. Looking at
him when his features were in repose
a first impression might not have been
favorable; but seeing him smile or
hearing him speak changed everything.
His voice was sweetness itself, and his
smile won you on the instant. Some
thing like a Rervading sorrow always
seemed to be close behind his eyes and
under his speech: yet he was genial,
sometimes almost jolly, man, very
prone TO join in the lighter amusements
of his people.
Children, children, my children" he
called out as he approached along a
little pathway leading up from the di-
rection of the church, what are you
doing now? Bah there. Alice, will you
pull jeans leg o1:"
At first they did not hear him, they
were so nearly deafened by their own
vocal discords.
"Why are you standing on your head
with your feet so high in air, Jean?"
he added. IT'S not a polite attitude
in the presence of young lady. Are
you a pig, that you poke your nose in
the dirt?'
Alice now turned her bright head
and gave Pere Beret look of frank
welcome, which at the same time shot
q beam of willful self assertion.
MY daughter, are you trying to help
Jean up the tree feet foremost?" the
priest added, standing where he had
halted just outside of the struggling
yard fence.
He had his hands on his hips and
was quietly chuckling at the scene be-
fore him, as one who, although old,
sympathized with the natural and
harmless sportiveness of young people
and would as lief as not join in a
prank or two.
You see what I'm doing, Father
Beret" said Alice. 81 am preventing
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-04-07
No. 13.
lid a hand on Alice's bright crown of

laid hand on Alice's bright crown OF
hair and said:
BLESS you, my child. win pray to
the Prince of Peace for you as long as
/ live. and l will never cease TO beg
the Holy Virgin to intercede for you
and lead you TO the holy church"
He turned and went away. but when
he was no farther than the gate Alice
called out:
"Oh, Father Beret, forgot TO show
you somethingr'
She ran forth to him and added in a
low tone:
.'You know that Nine. Roussillon has
hidden all the novels from me-"
She was fumbling TO get something
out of the loose front of her dress.
well. just take a glance at this. will
you?" and she showed him little
leather bound volume. much cracked
along the hinges OF the back.
Pere Beret frowned and went his
way shaking his head. but before he
reached his little hut near the church
he was laughing in spite of himself
''She's not so bad. not so bad" he
thought aloud; it's only her young.
independent spirit taking the bit for
wild run. In her sweet soul she Is as
good as she is pure"
Courier Democrat., 1904-05-26
Bicycle repairing at Dedricks.

Bicycle repairing at Dedricks.
Legal blanks at the CoUR1ER-DEMo-
Graf Office.
NJ. Rabenovitz, was business visi-
tor in the city yesterday from Wales.
Mrs. P. McHugh was a passenger
Saturday to st. Paul for visit of a few
days with her family attending school.
The junior band social held Friday
evening on the lawn at the residence of
Mrs. Mcmillan was largely attended, the
tables being filed during the entire
evening. The boys are understood as
having taken in $50.
Orrin Holmes, former Langdon boy.
was at the Forks with the Devils Lake
high school athletes last week and was
entered in q relay race, which the boys
from Devils Lake managed to win after
close and exciting finish.
The Maraha's minstrel performance at
the Opera House tomorrow night rs be-
ing given excellent press notices at
towns where they have been showing
over the state. The band concert and
street parade ct noon will be q feature
worth seeing.
Courier Democrat., 1904-05-26
| Additional Local News.

Fred Baldwin was passenger Satur-
day down the line to Grand Forks.
Mrs. j. B. Boyd returned home Fri
day from visit of few days in Fargo.
Harry Francis, druggist with N. E.
McGruer, returned Friday from va
cation spent with his folks in Ontario.
twenty-five per cent greater covering
capacity means that four gallons of New
Era paint will go as far as five gallons of
white lead and oil mixed by hand. For
sale at Dedrick's'
During the thunder storm Saturday
night lightning burnt out the fuse OF
the arc lights at the Boyd store. The
inconvenience occasioned by the dark
ness was only of short duration.
Sunday change was made in the
time card of the Great Northern and
trains from Langdon and towns along
this line now run through to Grand
Forks instead of change being made
at Larimore as in the past.
Mrs. John Mahon left Saturday for
Seattle, where she was called by news
of critical change in the condition OF
her brother, w. j. Ferguson, who has
been afflicted with creeping paralysis
for several years.
Wsrd received during the week states
Mrs. P. Foshay is advancing very satis-
factorily toward recovery since having
been taken from Devils Lake to the
hospital at Rochester, MINI. In the
course of . month she hopes to have
sufficiently recovered to allow Of her
return home.
Col. spaulding, who will direct the
putting on of the war drama, 'sTrue
Blue" by Go. E on June 18th, arrived in
the city last week and is assigning parts
in the cast to those taking part. Since
writing the play in 1893 Col. spauldins
has put it on in over ono hundred towns
in different states through tho west,
Mrs. Spaulding, who Is visiting friends
in Minnesota win join her husband here
next week.
Courier Democrat., 1904-05-26
Eighteen Years AGO in Cavalier County.

Farmers needing anything from q
hoe to threshing machine had to haul
it overland fifty miles. The towns Of
Neche and Park River were both max
ing strong bid for the trade of Cava-
lier county people.
Olga was out with an early announce
ment that it would celebrate July 4th.
The McLeods, COTS and John Bid
lake all figured prominent in the ar
rangements for due observance of the
day.
Advance preparations were being
made for the observation of Decoration
Day at Langdon. The date fell on
Sunday, but with quite sprinkling of
Americans over the county and Col.
Burritt, the war veteran, living in Har-
vey. patriotism was stirred up to the
point of enthusiasm with the appaoach
of the day.
At that time the board of county
commissioners were taking action on
reports they received from over the
county relative to the appearance Of
glanders among horses. The board con-
sisted of w. ]. Doyle, chairman; George
McGregor, F. E. Renaud, A. d. Shelp,
and John Mcbride, commissioner. Hon.
z. McHugh acted in the capacity Of
county auditor.
Courier Democrat., 1904-05-26
County Correspondence
DANIELS.

Green fields and an abundant acreage
of crop promises an abundance OF grain
this fall
Since the weather has been so fine the
farmers are taking advantage of it by
working early and late but the No. l
Hard is about all scattered over the
fertile soil, while some of it has been
making showing on top for some days
past.
We find that news of any amount of
Importance is scarce around here just
now. Lumber for the new school house
is being hauled by the farmers of the
neighborhood without any cost to the
school board. The first to perform his
share of the allotted task was E. Bak-
rud.
Quite number of Improvements are
noticeable around the Daniels settle
ment already this summer, especially so
in the way that farmers are painting up
their buildings. At the rate in which
the crop is coming along we expect to
soon be able to report several new build
ings in course of construction.
The church people of Daniels last
Sunday took vote on the question of
whether the services in the future
should be held at the school house as in
the past or at the Yeoman Hall. By a
large majority it was decided to change
the place of worship to the hall, which
is much larger and suitable for the
purpose.
J. w. David has rented all of his land
around here for this year and is putting
in his time fixing up generally and
erecting new buildings as he expects
to require considerable more granary
room this fall for the taking care of his
crop, which is larger in acreage than in
any year past Next year ]. w. expects
to have his breaking plows at work
turning over more acres of prairie land
and we expect to see his pocket book so
full that it is likely to burst.
Courier Democrat., 1904-05-26
WALES.

DR.. Brooks was up here from Lang
don on business Monday.
Miss Lilly Powell from Hannah was
here for visit with her many friends
over Sunday.
Rev. Geo. Clarke of Hannah preached
here on Sunday last and was given quite
a good turnout.
Miss Lena Kroetsch is here for a few
days, visiting with the family of her
uncle, A. Kroetsch.
Mike Flynn made business trip to
the county seat Tuesday, his brother
"Din' accompanying him.
W. j. Montgomery can be seen daily
exercising his horse. "Billy the Kid,
which is in training for the Langdon
races.
]. A. Sanders and Bert Knooihuizen
drove across The line to Snowflake Tues.
day of last week and took in the cele-
bration held on Victoria day.
Among those who drove down from
here last Sunday to witness the ball
game we're Mr.. and Mrs. Ostby. MIR. and
Mrs. Belleidon, Frank Bellefeur and
his sister, Miss Marie.
The new home of George Cochrane
three miles west of town has just been
completed, and by long odds ranks
among the most commodious and best
arranged in this vicinity.
During the past week pig belonging
to Postmaster Koehmstedt fell into the
we'll on E. A. Mourage's place and now a
suit is pending to decide the question as
to which had the right of way.
Mrs. L. Skappel, who has been in the
Courier Democrat., 1904-05-26

Sheriff O'Brien was living on his
farm down at Olga and making more
money out of the crop than any fat
fees afforded by the Office at that time.
Archie Shelp, then farming at Elk
wood had brought the first steam
threshing outfit into the county that
spring, but later developed the gold
fever and is now in Alaska. He was one
of this county's first board of county
commissioners.
The first death to occur in the town
of Langdon was chronicled as having
occurred on May q, 1886, when Mrs.
Ishmal Desroche died after being sick
for long time suffering from consump-
ton. The funeral, which took place at
the Catholic cemetery of Olga was con-
Quoted by Father Chiflot and attended
by nearly all Langdon people.
Doc. Reilly was one of Cavalier
county's first officials with the title of
coroner and had his shingle hung out at
the Hotel de Log in Olga, which at that
date had the "edge" on Langdon when
it came to population and was aspiring
for county seat honors. Olga was also
the place of residence of III. D. Borden,
the district attorney, who was the
senior member of the law firm of Bor-
den & Doughty.
Courier Democrat., 1904-05-26
When The Sap Rises.

Weak lungs should be careful. Coughs
and colds are dangerous then. One
Minute Cough Cure cures coughs and
colds and gives strength to the lungs.
Mrs. G. E. Fenner, of Marion, Ind,
says, II suffered with cough until I
run down in weight from 1z8 to % lbs.
l tried number Of remedies to no
avail until 1 used One Minute Cough
Cure. -Four bottles Of this wonderful
remedy cured me entirely Of the cough,
strengthened my lungs and restored me
70 my normal weight, health and
strength Sold by Burke & Co.
Courier Democrat., 1904-05-26
Ladies aud Children

who can not stand the shocking s1,ii)
of laxative syrups and cathartic pills ais
especially fond of Little Fairly &ssn|
All persons who find it necessary to hld
a liver medicine should try these eas5
pills, and compare the agreeably pls,s']
ant and strengthening effect with T.
nauseating and weakening condihoa
following the use of other remedis
Little EARLY Risers cure billiousnsl
constipation, sick headache, jaundicss
malaria and liver troubles. Sold ]
Burke & Co.
Courier Democrat., 1904-05-26
A Cure For Piles.

81 had bad case of piles" says G. F.
Carter, of Atlanta, Ga, land consulted
a physician who advised me to try box
of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. 1t is
splendid for piles, giving relief instantly,
and heartily recommend it to all suf-
ferers" DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salye is
unequalled for its healing qualities.
Eczema and other skin diseases, also
sores, cuts, burns and wounds of every
kind are quickly cured by it. Sold by
Burke g. Co.
Courier Democrat., 1904-05-26

hospital at Hannah for some little time
past, returned home this week in . very
much improved condition much to the
gratiiicat,on OF many friends.
The ball given at the Forester Hall
last Friday evening by the Royal
Neighbors brought big gathering OF
dancers from all over the surrounding
country and was voted as being de-
cided success.
Sam Cults, the popular clerk in NJ.
Rabenovitz's store, left on last Satur-
day for visit of couple of months
with his folks in Minneapolis. Before
returning here in the fall he expects to
take trip to the St.sLouis fair.
The bachelors club are to give an
other of their popular dances here on
Memorial Day, Monday, May 3Oth. The
Wales orchestra are announced to fur
nish the music and everything promises
to give those who are present good
time.
Friday the Wales baseball fans we're
on the diamond for the first time this
season. The teams were made up with
the married and single men on opposite
sides. A rattling good game was played
with the result that the married men
won by score of 5 to 6.
Friday of last week was as much of a
red letter day in Wales as if it had been
a national holiday. All the stores closed
at noon and everyone went out to the
race track, where baseball and horse
racing with other sport gave time of
enjoyment to all. In the evening of
course there was dance at the Fores-
ter hall.
1t is with pride as we'll as pleasure
that we announce that $3.50 has been
subscribed toward the support of a
crack ball team here this season and the
Encouragement given has set the boys
to workscleaning up and fencing in the
ball ground. There are also number
of other Improvements contemplated.
II Cavalier county organizes base
ball league this season it can be counted
as sure thing that Wales will be one
of the teams that will 60 into the
league.
There was quite an interesting ball
game at Dresden last Sunday afternoon
in which the players were teams made
up of boys of Dresden and Wales. The
score we will give by innings as most of
the readers of this Correspondence will
appreciate the details:
Dresden 900 l O2 90 l. 4
Wales. o 3O1O2 l 2--l1
Twirler Bake pitched for Dresden
and struck out seven, while Cooper for
Wales struck out 16 men. It was a
game from start to finish that made the |
fans enthusiastic in their roofing and |
at the wind-up sent the visiting team
home feeling good over the way in
which they put it all over the other |
fellows.
Courier Democrat., 1904-05-26
The other day while the school chill

The other day while the school chill
dren were out playing at recess, one of
A. I. Darling's little boys jumped on the
back part of buggy, just as it was
leaving the door. In some way his foot
slipped through the wheel, unnoticed by
the driver, with the result that his leg
was fractured in two places below the
knee, DR.. Wood of Hannah, was called
out and set the leg, so that after being
laid up for a few weeks the little fellow
will soon be around again all right.
Courier Democrat., 1904-05-26
Another Of life,. wo..

foliteness forbids guest to eat the
sweetest part OF sparerib, lamb
cnop OF chicken. because It lies naxt ~
une zone. and the bone must not IS
taken IN the fingers and gnawed. The
servant. the cat ana the dor are lneIr.
~ tnan the master and his fansily.
New York Press. "a 81
Courier Democrat., 1904-05-26

Read carefully the announcement Of
the "Lucky Saturday Sales" at schulke,s
Trade Palace Department Store. E
Fergus County argus., 1904-02-03
TAFT TAKES CHARGE.
New Secretary of War Takes Up the
Duties of His Office.

Washington. Jan. 27.-William n.
Taft. former governor general of the
Philippines, and the new secretary
of war. arrived here over the Pennsyl.
vania railroad at 5:l5 o'clock this af.
ternoon. He was enthusiastically
welcomed by a large crowd at the de-
pot. Lieutenant General Adna r.
Chaffee. chief of staff. OF the United
States army. Assistant Secretary OF
War Oliver and Colonel Clarence Ed.
wards, chief of the division OF insular
affairs, formally greeted the new head
Of the war department.
Governor Taft was escorted down
the long train shed by General Chat.
fee and Assistant Secretary Oliver,
and as they reached the gates and
passed through a lane formed in the
crowd there was prolonged outburst
OF cheering. which was repeated vo.
ciferously by the crowd gathered out.
side. Governor Taft, with General
Chaffee and Colonel Edwards. both
In full uniform. entered one carriage
and General Oliver followed In anoth
err and led by Troop +. Of the Fif
teenth cavalry, from Fort Myer. which
had been drawn up in the plaza in
front Of the depot. were rapidly driv
en- to the war department where Sec
retary Root formally welcomed his
successor. From there the new sec
retary was driven TO the Arlington
hotel, where apartments had been re
served for him.
Fergus County argus., 1904-02-03
EIGHT SAILORS DEAD.
Schooner Stranded and Life Savers
Unable to Render Assistance.


New York. Jan. 23.-Eight lives
were lost today in a wreck off Quogue.
Long Island. OF the four-masted
schooner Augustus Hunt. bound for
Boston from Norfolk, Va. or the
crew OF nine only two men We're saw
ed. Soon after midnight. during a
dense fog. the schooner stranded a
few hundred feet from the beach.
Life saving patrolmen heard cries
for help and summoned the station
crew. For hours the lifesavers were
able to hear the cries OF the men on
the vessel, which was buried in the
fog, but they were unable to help the
men. Time and time again the life
savers launched their boat only to
have 1t hurled back by the surf. The
lifesavers also had recourse to life
lines. but the shots carrying the lines
either fell wide or short of the invis-
ible mark
Soon after daylight masses of
wreckage began 10 come ashore indi-
eating that the vesesl was rapidly
breaking up. About noon two men
floated to shore on spars alive. The
cries of those remaining on the
wreck continued to grow fainter and
fainter during the afternoon and fin
ally ceased. One body drifted ashore.
but It was so disfgured as to be un.
recognizable. II is believed that only
the bow OF the vessel remains on the
bar. and from this the exhausted sea.
men dropped one by one until all
we're swept away.
Fergus County argus., 1904-02-03
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
Mark Lewis Tried and Convicted of
AssauIt-Huiett Case Today.

Rssault-fuiett Case To-Day.
The case of state vs. Mark Lewis.
charged with assault in the second
degree, was tried In the district
court yesterday. In the forenoon the
following jury was selected:
j. A. Cameron, X. G.. Jackson, r.
W. Warren, +. II. Thompson. T. r.
Anderson, Marion Maury, J. S. Boone,
Douglas Washburn, Benton Norris.
Martin Durstine, Ed Field and Har.
ry Wight.
Ed. Eastman was the complainant
In the case. He alleged that on the
goth day of November last he and
Lewis became involved in a quarrel
over a saddle, of which there was a
dispute as to ownership. The quar-.
rel ended at the place Of Bert Mel.
chor on Buckskin fiat. when, as East,
man stopped over to pick up the sad.
die, Lewis struck him over the back
OF the head with neckyoke. Lewis
was laid up for several days. a part
of the time OF which he was in a very
serious condition. Lewis claimed that
he did the act la Jack Flynn. to de.
fend himself from what he thought
TO be great bodily danger. All OF the
testimony was in before supper and
after supper the case was argued. L.
II. DE Kalb, who was defending Lew
Is, made a good showing for his client
He was assisted In the defense by
IIuntoon. Worden a. Smith. County
Attorney Belden conducted the pros
ecution alone. The case went to the
jury at $3.50 O'Clock and verdict
Of assault in the third degre,
was brought two hours later He will
be sentenced after all the crimina
cases have been disposed Of.
The case OF state VS.. Huiett is OF
trial at the present time. The follow
Ing jury was secured this morning
r. G. Jackson. Harry Wight, A. NJ
Sloan. Marion Maury. Ed. Field, Mar
tin Durstine, l.. p. Wolf, N. NJ. Walk
er, L. w. Norton, Benton Norris, 7
w. Warren. A. Barden. Huiett Il
charged with assault with intent L
kill. Chris SWAMI being the complain
ant In the case. SWAMI, who appear
ed in court. is still very lame from
the effects of the wound inflicted b,
Huiett. There are a large number o
witnesses in town from Utica TO ties
tify In the case and four days will
probably be required for its trial.
Huntoon, Worden a. Smith are de
Tending Huiett.
The case of the state VS.. Seth Gam
BILE will follow this case.
Fergus County argus., 1904-02-03
RAILROAD NEWS.
II Winds Permit a Train May be Es.
peeted Tonight.

pcCteo lonIgnt.
Gen. Mgr. Rantoul, of the Montana
railroad. who has been snow bound
in Lewistown since Tuesday last, said
this noon that II the wind did not
again interfere with work in the gap
train may be expected in Lewistown
tonight, although If serious condl.
tions are encountered this side of Gar.
NELL. further delay may occur.
Sunday there arrived at the scene
of the blockade-between Garneill
and Harlowton-a big "ten-wheeler"
and snow plow from the Livingston
division OF the Northern Pacific and
this has been ready for use as soon
as the storm subsided. A start was
made Monday, but again in the after.
noon a blizzard came up and rapidly
filled the cuts. which had been open.
ed. At II p. m. the crews again got
to work and at daylight this morning
the work was in about the same con.
dition as at 2 o'clock yesterday. This
morning good progress is being made
When the line is opened to Lewis
town there will arrive the train which
left Lombard last Thursday morning
but no trains will leave Lombard tC
come this way until the big plow has
been turned at Lewistown and gone
Fergus County argus., 1904-02-03
GREAT CEREMONY.
Marks the Inauguration of Governor
Wrinht at Manila

WARNS tne Inauguration OF Governor
Wright at Manila.
Manila. Feb. l.-Governor Luke T..
Wright and Vice Governor Henry C.
ide were inaugurated today. There
was an imposing demonstration. in.
cluding brilliant military pageant,
about 5000 troops being in line.
After taking the oath of office.
Governor Wright delivered his inaug.
ural address. II was a straightfor.
ward speech, dealing with the most
important interests OF the islands
He invited attention to the improve
ments which had been accomplished
in the Philippines under American
rule, and declared his intention OF ad.
herring TO the principles OF the Taft
administration.
He urged Americans to establish
cordial personal and business rela-
tions with the Filipinos. who must
constitute their chief customers.
In conclusion. Governor Wright ask.
ed for the sympathetic cooperation
OF all classes, whom he said were as.
sured equal opportunities for advance
ment
Fergus County argus., 1904-02-03

Helena, Feb. John MacGinniss
against the Boston a. Montana com.
pany, William Scallon and others, one
of the most important cases that has
ever been before the supreme court
for determination a suit that inyoly-
ed the disposal of dividends amount.
ing to more than S2,5OO,0OO, and
which was a contributing cause 10
the shut down OF the Amalgamatcd
properties last fall-has been decided
by the highest tribunal in the state
and in a sweeping and far-reaching
decision, delivered by Chief Justice
Brantly and concurred in by Associate
Justices Milburn and Holloway, the
material points have been determined
in favor of the Amalgamated Copper
company
The famous suit was brought by
John MacGinniss. vice-president OF
the Montana Ore Purchasing com.
pany, as a minority stockholder in
the Boston & Montana company. the
plaintiff alleging that he was the own.
er of 100 of the 10000 shares of the
Boston & Montana which was organ.
lied under the laws of Montana prior
to 1898. II was charged in the com
plaint that the Amalgamated Copper
company was organized under the
laws Of New Jersey for the purpose
OF securing a monopoly Of the pro.
duction and sale Of copper; that it
had become the owner OF majority
ofthe shares of stock us the Boston
a. Montana and other Montana cor
porations. and assumed control of