davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-08-29
SILVERTHORNE" I"
HOME AGAIN
DOES NOT BELIEVE cONNERS'
ORIGINAL PLAN WAS TO SUR.
RENDER HIMSELF.

Deputy Sheriff Edward Silverthorne
has returned from his trip to Daw-
son county, where he went after Jack
Corners, wanted for horse stealing,
who gave the officer the slip after
being arrested, and came on to Lewis
town and surrendered. The escape
was made much in the manner re-
lated by Corners. It seems that af.
ter making the arrest, the officer de-
cided to spend the night at the camp
of the N-Bar roundup. Two men
there offered to keep guard over the
prisoner while Mr.. Silverthorne got
a little sleep, and as they were un.
armed, he took off his gun and belt
and hung it where it would be con-
venient for them in case it should
be needed, although from Corners de.
meanor no attempt to escape was
thought in the least likely.
Watchers Were Negligent.
The watchers proved to be negli'
gent, and Corners had no trouble. un'
der the circumstances, in getting the
gun. He then took q horse which a
cowboy had just ridden in on, and got
away. Mr.. Silverthorne scouts the
idea that Corners original intention
was to come in to Lewistown and
surrender. He says that plan wal
doubtless formed after the youth had
been headed on. For him to have
continued meant re-capture, and 20
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-08-29
Jap JUBILEE CARNIVAL.

Portland, Aug. 28.-A remarkable
pageant will be seen at Portland, on
the waters of the lake inside the Lew
is and Clark exposition grounds, on
the night of August 81. The emperor
of Japan has instructed his commits
sioners to prepare a grand peace 1ub
lice carnival, in anticipation OF a
speedy declaration of peace between
ais country and Russia. The birthday
of the crown prince of Japan. August
31. has been selected as the day foI
the celebration. Consul Alba, the
Mika,lo's diplomatic representative al
Portland, is cooperating with Japan
ese Commissioners Ito and Kusnioiki
and the affair promises to be tne
most highly interesting OF any tna'
has been held at the exposition.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-08-29
ANOTHER MOORE BANK.

Gordon o. shafer Will be the Cash.
Ter Of This One.
Moore is certainly going to be we'll
provided with banks. Following the
incorporation of the State Bank there
comes the announcement of the or
ganization of the Citizens Bank OF
Moore, which will have a capital OF
$4,000. The officers are E. w.
King, president; Patrick Nihill, vice
president, and Gordon o. Shafer,
cashier. Others interested are c. M.
Clary, R. w. Clifford and M. L. Wood
man. A two story building will be
erected at once. and when it is com
pleted, the bank will be ready for bus
mess. The plans for the building are
now out.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-08-29
Strange Experience Of a Priest.

Cleveland. Aug. 2S.-Upon the state
ment made to the police by Rev. Ben
edict Rosinsky, Catholic priest of St.
Stanislas church, that he had been
held prisoner for "a hours without
food, and forced to sign two notes
for $500 each, and two checks for
like amounts. which had been since
cashed, besides being robbed of $50
and some jewelry, two men and a
woman were arrested today.
Rev. Rosinsky says that he received
two telephone messages on Thursday
urging him to call upon Jennie Oein-
ski. at No. 3S9 Cedar avenue.
He had been there but few mo-
ments when Julian Tuszyinski rushed
in and declaring himself to be the
womans fiance. demanded that the
priest give up $4,000 for alternating
her affections.
His jewelry was taken from him, as
well as $50, and he was held q pris-
oner until he consented to sign the
checks and notes. The checks. 1t 10
said were cashed by Tuszynski and
the woman.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-08-29
Inspect Coal Mines.

Last Friday, special train, with
President Harlow, c. e. DuRand.
Thomas A. Mobiles and Messrs. Leg
gett and Coleman, arrived here, and
the party was at once driven to the
Mcdonald creek coal mines, where a
brief inspection Of the properties was
made. The visitors, except President
Harlow, are all Philadelphtans, who
are spending some time at Mr.. Du-
Rand's ranch at Delpine. and their
visit was simply to look over the coal
resources of this section.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-08-29
LEWISTOWN IS
CLOSED TOWN
County Attorney Roy e. Ayers Orders
All Gambling Stopped and the
Houses Promptly Obey It.
THE COUNTY ATTORNEYS VIEWS
Believed Time Had Come to Close
the Houses-says the Order 10
Permanent.

1t is all of with the festive tiger
in Lewistown.
OF course, 1t has been "all off, with
the animal before, but County Attor.
ney Ayers says the order will stand
this time. Mr.. Ayers gave that same
order Saturday. and at the five houses
where gambling has been conducted
for some weeks past, under an under
standing with the authorities, the
nothing doing sign was displayed
yesterday.
ls His Own Act.
The order was made by Mr.. Ayers
on his own motion. The rumor that
he took the action on the suggestion
of some one else is erroneous. The
county attorney simply came to the
conclusion that it was time to act,
and he acted accordingly. It was not
cheerful news to the sporting frater-
nifty, but they all accepted it as final,
and said they would make no attempt
to evade it, in which conclusion they
are wise, because Mr.. Ayers means
to enforce his order to the letter. He
has plenty of power to do so, and that
fact seems to be pretty we'll under
stood by the gentlemen who spin the
little ball and employ other devices to
enable man to get quick action"
on his money.
He Means Business.
When asked regarding his action
yesterday, Mr.. Ayers said:
Gambling is thing of the past in
Lewistown. I have heard it rumored
that this move by the county attorney
is only one to make the gambling Of
this town more quiet. Such is not the
case, and the author of that state
ment will be badly fooled if he under
takes the proposition of quiet gamb-
ling. I have given the gamblers of
this town every privilege that they
could expect from any officer of the
law, and they have abused those
privileges, seemingly thinking that if
they had the gambling proposition
fixed up with the city authorities,
the county officers would have to take
any and everything, but the Jumping
of place has been struck by the
gambler of Lewistown. am determ-
ined in this matter, and as long as
occupy the Office of county attorney
of Fergus county I will enforce the
law regarding gambling. have CIV
en- the sheriff his instructions regard
ing this matter and I am sure these
instructions will be put into execu-
tion.
II suppose good many people will
connect my action with the murder
that was committed here last week.
There is, in fact, no connection be-
tween them. l had previously made
up my mind that we would begin this
week without any gambling in Lew
istown, and we have. The order would
have been made just the same had
there been no murder. The gamb-
ling houses are closed and will stay
closed; that's all there is to it. The
order has been complied with, and II
it is violated. we shall take the par
aphernalia of the establishment"
Meets With Approval.
The county attorneys action meets
with general approval. It is the pre-
vailing opinion. even among those
who originally favored liberal con-
struction of the law. that the gamb-
ling houses, as a whole. have not
shown a desire to keep within proper
limits. ~
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-08-29
Schools Open Next Tuesday.

SCHOOLS open Next Ioeeoay'
Owing to Monday being Labor Day,
the schools of this city will not open
until Tuesday morning. 1t is expect
ed that the attendance at all the
schools will be larger than usual at
the coming term. A number OF
ranchers and others who reside out
of the city are coming in and taking
up their residences in order to give
their children the benefit OF the
schools during the fall and winter.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-08-29

walk, and looking over toward Stud
zinskfs place saw that the light was
out. From the time he noticed the
light until he observed it was out
was only few minutes.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-08-29

as the deputy sheriff thinks, he con.
cluded to come on in this direction.
Mr.. Silverthorne does believe Conners
would have surrendered then but for
the fact that his horse gave out, and
he had no way of proceeding further.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-08-29

For lob work In any line, neatly
executed. call on the Argue job efsics.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-26

for the state to do but file its claim
of preferemtn with Receiver Bradley
of the First National bank.
But few days ago came the open
ing Mr.. Bradley gave out an inter-
view to the state Journal that he had
diSalloWed the claim of preferment by
the state. Did Mr.. Bradley do this
wholly on his own Judgment? No, say
the wise ones. He did it because he
knew that the comptroller would
ratify his position. He did it because
Judge Oldham, the chief attorney for
the treasury department who was here
after the bank failed. has decided that
no claims of preferment of any kind
would be allowed. Bradley knew what
he was doing. Not more than ten days
are expected to pass until the comptroi-
Ter viii officially notify the state of
Kansas that its claim of preferment is
disall0wed.
I'VE have notified the department at
Washington said Attorney General
Coleman today. that in case the comp
troller rules against us in this matter,
the state will acquiesce." That was all
Mr.. Coleman would say, but party
Immediately interested gave away the
rest of the story
Now the surety companies get into
the game. It is as we'll settled as If
already officially announced that the
low the states claim. Attorney Gen
eral Coleman announces that the state
Will ''acquieSce. The state VIII nave
exhausted its every avenue of recov-
cry and will then have its decks clear
to go after the surety companies. And
here is the corner which the latter
concerns are pushed into.
They. will have no claim against the
First National bank until they have
paid the state in full the amount of the
surity bond. VIII they do it without
6ght2 Assuredly not.
What will be the result? The First
National bank viii have off its hands
the big preferred claim of the state. It
will not have to stand around and wait
until the surety companies and Kansas
have out their Wrestle on the mat be-
fore the courts. It viii clean up the big
barrier in the way of paying out a
dividend. There IS some money in the
bank ready to give to the depositors.
and with the shadow of the preferred
claim for more than half million gone
from over It, the depositors may soon
look for some of their money back.
The surety companies viii be in a
tight place They have no priority of
claim against the bank rN-il they have
settled with the state. They are not at
all willing Co throw up the sponge and
nay over to the state the whole So, 700
and take their chances with the rest Of
! the depositors. The conditions may
leave the state with nothing but a
claim against the surety companies if
! for some reason it is unable to collect
the money. Perhaps the state would
rather try and get its money back from
the surety companies than from the
J bank? It Is certain that the straws
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-26

Afee, has made her home with her at
Topeka and was there at the time of
his DEATH
Priddy-Small-A wedding of I'M
usual interest was that of Miss Jessie
Lucia Priddy daughter Of Mr.. J. W.
Priddy, and Mr.. Arthur Van SAINT
Small, son of Mr.. and Mrs. E. D. Small
which was solemnized last evening
shortly before eight o'clock at the
brides home, 110S Quincy street.
The ring ceremony was performed by
the Rev. J. s. Clendenning. pastor of
the Second Presbyterian church, and
the ring used was the same which
was used at the wedding ceremony Of
the brides mother Just twenty-nfne
years ago. The bride wore d becom-
ing gown of white Paris muslin, lace
trimmed and carried d bouquet of
twenty-three brides roses. There
were no attendants but during the
ceremony the brides cousin, Miss
Cora Priddy, received her bouquet.
The decorations of the house were OF
autumn leaves, cosmos and kinnikinic,
the latter which had been sent by the
brides father from Colorado for this
occasion. Following the ceremony
light refreshments were served in the
dining room, which was in charge Of
Misses Grace Miller, Ethel Ellis, Adele
Small, Lulu Klussman and Cora
Priddy. The out of town guests pres
ent We're: Mr.. and Mrs G. w Pen
nell, Mr. and Truman Snowden, Mrs
John Small Dell Small and Mr.. Harry
NJ. Small, all of Atehison Mr. and
Mrs. J. NJ. Priddy. Miss Cora Priddy,
Mr.. Clifford Priddy. Mrs H. G. Priddy,
Miss Nellie Priddy, AIessrs. Harry,
Paul and Earl Priddy from near FL
mont Mr.. and Mrs. Small were the
recipients of numerous handsome
presents of silver, hand painted china
and cut glass. Mr.. and Mrs. Small
will be at home after November first
at 11O8 Quincy street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-26
Low One WAY Gates.

Every day from Septem Der Is to o.
tober 81, 1905, inclusive, the Union pa
cific will sell one way tickets as fol
lows:
$40. 90 to ogden and Salt Lake CITY
$1,000 to Helena and Butte, Mont.
500. so to Spokane and Wenatchee
washington.
$500 to Huntington and Nampa. Ida
$500 to Portland. Tacoma ana Sc
$500 to Vancouver and Victoria.
$500 to Ashland and Astoria, Ore
gon. via Portland.
$500 to san Francisco, Los Angeles
and san Diego.
Corespondingly low rates to MANY
other California, oregon. Washington
Montana. Utah and Idaho points.
Through Tourist cars run every day
on Union Pacific between Missouri
river and Pacific coast; double berth
s5.75 For fun information cali on Of
address. nearest Union Pacific agent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-26

Those present were: Halle and Lola
Ball, frankie Ward. Sigrid Johnson,
Clara CrandeIl, Alice Chapman, Verne
Hair, Daisy Wood. Lizzie Vetter. Beulah
Ogan, Dot Greenfield. Elite Higgins,
Lucille Garner. Helen Garner. Mabel
Kingman, Tiny Shonkwiler, Bessie
Shonkwi'er Milton johnson. Otis Snyder,
John lie ser, Willie Snodgrass, Harold
Rude, Glen Van Orsda1, Mrs. Neiswen-
der and son, Monroe. and Miss Cappie
Schults teacher OF the primary depart
nent.
Mrs. A. M. Coleman of Olathe who has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs. VIM.
Boast of 900 Jackson street for the past
month left today for the country where
she viii be the guest for a month of her
sons. S. T. and W. NJ. Coleman of
Nenoken.
Miss Bessie Carson and Mr. J. W.
Keele were married last evening at the
home of the groom's brother-in-law and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. George Stratemeyer,
107 West Gordon street, by the Rev J.
w. Reed, pastor Of the Kansas Avenue
NJ E. church. Mr.. and Mrs. Keele went
Immediately to housekeeping in the J.
S. Morse cottage on Van Buren, street.
Mrs. Keele is the daughter of Mr.. Chas.
Carson and Mr.. Keele is an electrician
in the employ of z. P. Jordan.
Mrs. Calvin Holman of 1903 Kansas
avenue will be the hostess to the Wo-
mans Foreign Missionary meeting of
the Kansas Avenue NJ. E. church next
Friday afternoon at three o'clock. Mrs.
McIntire, district secretary. and Miss
Susie Sweet, representing the Topeka
branch, will be present. A full attend
ance of the members is requested.
The following in regard to the
death of James McAfee is from his
home paper the Independence Exam
| iner of Independence, Mo, of Thurs
/ day, Oct. 10: James McAfee died this
morning at his home in Topeka. Mr.
| NcAfee passed through Independence
/ a few weeks ago on one of his regular
] business trips. While away from
/ home he became i'll and a physician
/ advised him to return home at once
and he did so. He did not improve
and his death came this morning
/ James AIcAfee was one of the bes
/ known business men of Independence
| He was about so years old and liveC
all his life here until four years age
when he moved with his family to To
/ peka, Kansas. Mr.. McAfee worked il
the old Mccoy wooden mills and finally
/ became a partner in the business. H.
! knew the business from the beginning
up and when the mills stopped bust
ness here he engaged in similar bust
ness at Topeka and was wool buyer O
/ the mills there at the time of hi
death About IL years ago he wa
married to Miss Nellie Dobbs of thi
city, who survives him. They hav
one child, Miss Isabel. Is years old
Miss lisa Dobbs, q sister Of Mrs. Nc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-26
NORTH TOPEKA.

ILeave items foy this column with Kim
ball Printing Co.. 912 n Kansas ave.l
w NJ. Cline is in Kansas City today.
Balm wagons and Staver carriages.
standard of quality at Pratt Bros
Miss Ethel Owen is i'll with typhoid
fever at her home on Jackson street.
Mrs. Wilt of Rossviile is in town to-
day shopping.
You are losing money every day if
YOU are not collecting Dibble's Prem
ium Stamps.
Mrs. Jesse Majors was the guest today
of Mrs. T. D. Joseph at her home near
Shorey.
You can get Rogers best silver
ware in exchange for Premium Stamps
at Dibble's Big store.
Miss Anna Henry returned last even
ing from Harrington where she has been
nursing a typhoid fever patient
The school in district No. SO north
west of town and adjoining the city
has been closed on account Of
diphtheria.
J. H. FOUGHT who was injured in a
runaway in Paris. Mo, about three
weeks ago0was able yesterday to be at
his store Cor short time.
Miss Wilson of Valencia who teaches
the Union school is suffering from an
attack OF nervous Drostration and the
school is closed for the present.
Mrs. NJ. Holman of Polk street south
is spending a few days in North Tope-
ka the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. John D.
Pratt
Mrs. I. N. George moved in from her
farm one mile north OF the reform
school and viii make her home this win
ter with her daughter, Mrs. John Har-
ries OF 1414 Kansas avenue.
Mrs. James NcAfee and family wish
to return thanks to friends and neigh
bors. also managers and employees of
Western Wooden Mills for kindness and
sympathy shown in their bereavement.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Smith and chill
dren Of 922 Harrison street went to Otta-
wa. today to be the guests until after
Sunday o. Mr.. Smiths brother, Mr..
Elmer Smith.
Edwin James who was injured Tues
day by a fall from the Wells Fargo ex-
press wagon and taken to the Santa Fe
hospital was able yesterday to come to
his boarding place on West Gordon
street.
Mr. Van Orsdal, principal of the East
lndianola school, gave a taffy pull last
evening at his home for his scholars
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-26
IN A TIGHT PLACE
First National Developments
Are Reaching a Climax.
State Will Acquiesce in Comp
trOller's Decision.
THE BOND COMPANIES.
Kansas to Then Turn to Them
for Settlement.
Means That DepOsitOrs Will
Soon Get a Dividend.

Announcements Of developments dur
ing the past few days viii come shortly,
and they will show up Treasurer Tom
KeIly's bonding companies in q tight
corner, and incidentally viii give hope
for an early dividend to depositors of
the First National bank
The whole story is pivoted upon the
preferred claim of the state of KAN
sas. Its embodying features were given
out today from an authoritative source
and they read almost like a romance.
The elimination of the conditions is the
result of some searching and exhaus-
tive work.
When the First National bank failed
the state had a fetal of $4,000 of de-
posts in the institution. At once a
claim of prefernent on the part of the
state officers was set up. This has
haunted the other depositors ever since
and has made many despair of ever
getting a cent Of their money back. But
the state had to turn a deaf ear to eE-
cry appeal to waive its contention. Il
was in a tight corner itself. Kelly
was under bond by surety companies
Suit was instituted against these for
recovery. The waving of its claim az
a preferred creditor would have brought
this answer from the surety companies
in the trial of these suits: I'VE are not
a party to these cases. The state OF
Kansas has not exhausted its every aY-
enue for the recovery OF Its deposit.
And this contention would have been
a good one The state would have beer
left high and dry holding the bag
| 1t would have forfeited its claims boIf
against the bank and against the surety
] companies. So there was nothing else
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-26
Bed=Spreads, Sheets, Comforts,
Blankets

Fringed Bed Spreads 80x88-in pink,
green, yellow, light or dark blues-Friday
$1OO each
Heavy Linen Finished Sheets, 81x9o,
55c each.
Cotton Comforts (filled with white cot
toni 6 feet square, 95c each.
Heavy Gray Cotton Blankets ia size,
85c pair.
Half Wool Gray Blankets, 1914 size,
$175 Pink or blue borders
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-26

State journal. lOc a week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-26
Police Court Notes.

Rosy Watson. a colored woman, was
fined $50 in police court this morning
for street walking. This advance in
price is an attempt on the part Of Judge
Urmy to discourage the night prowling
habit.
T. H. Duhy, an old soldier, aged "
years, left town this morning under
contract to stay away. Mr.. Duffy gets
drunk quite frequently. and on account
of his age he has been heretofore re-
leased. This morning he was fined SIS,
and the fine suspended on condition
that he leave the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-26
LUCAS GOES TO G1RARD.
He VIII Bring Back Lee Willard.
Charged With Iambezzlement.

Sheriff Lucas left for Girard, Kan,
this morning to bring Lee Willard back
with him to answer to a charge of en-
bezzIement. Willard was a salesman
for the Union Mercantile company who
was soliciting business over the city for
the firm and disappeared with a grip
filed with jewelry and other goods be-
longing to the firm.
Willard has been located at several
points in the state lately but managed
to escape arrest until he struck Girard
where the marshal nabbed him and
locked him up waiting the arrival Of
the sheriff from this county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-26

From October 21st until the close of
the season the new roller skating rink
viii be open continuously every after
noon and evening except Sundays. The
ternoon and from 7:30 to 1920 in the
evening The rink will also be open
on Saturday mornings from 10 TO z
The prices viii be, admission in the
afternoon 10 cents, evening Is cents,
Saturday mornings free. Skates. after
noon, 10. cents, evening, Is cents. Satur-
day mornings 10 cents. Checking at all
times. 5 cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-26
Neckwear, Gloves, Handkerchief

NeCKWeaF, UTOVes, Handkefc1IeTs
Ladies Silk and Washable Stocks that
have been 75c, $1.OO and even 1925 will
be 25c Friday
Ladies Silk Lined Cashmerette Gloves
black, brown, gray or mode colors, Csc
pair.
Ladies Sheer All-Linen Handkerchiefs,
II inch hens, SC each
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-26

Chicago, Oct. 26.-The Lexington
hotel, Michigan avenue and Twenty
second street, the property of the Uni
form Rank Knights of Pythias. was
sold yesterday to E. K. Criley and L.
H. frey, prOprietors of the Coates
house at Kansas City. the price being
close to $500 000