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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-04-24
KOCH'S TRIAL
IN PROGRESS
Slayer Of Joseph Wander at Stanford
Over Two Years Ago Once More
Faces Jury.
STATES WITNESSES ABSENT
Testimony Of Three Of Them Given
at First Trial is Being
Read.

The second trial of Harry Koch on
the charge of murder in the first de-
gree is now in progress in the dis
trict court, the state being represent
ed by County Attorney Roy r. Ayres
is conducting the defense. A jury
and o. w. Belden, while J. G. Huntoon
was secured before adjournment last
evening after the state had used four
of it's peremptory challenges and
the defense 10. Those sworn to try the
case are w. d. Jackson. Ed. Waaga,,
Mike German, d. M. Sherman, John
Branger, Archie Mccormick, John
Hoseman, K. B. Elsner, Dan Whelan.
]. H. Norman, E. A. Jensen and /. A.
Pierce.
Witnesses Are Absent.
John Naed, of Anaconda, Robert
elect, of Billings, and August Miller,
of Helena, all states witnesses, can
not be found. BY stipulation between
counsel specifically agreed to by the
defendant, the testimony given by
these witnesses is being read.
Little Interest Displayed.
Little interest is displayed by the
general public in this trial, perhaps
because the public is thoroughly ia
miliar with every feature of the case
On his former trial Kock was convict
ed of manslaughter and sentenced Il
10 years Imprisonment. He has beer
in Jail now about years, and the s,l
preme court recently granted him ;
new trial.
The opening statements were made
this morning. Mr.. Belden, for thu
state, outlined the testimony that thu
prosecution expects to offer, saying i
would be proved that on Feb. Is, 1904
the defendant, who had been employ
ed as a sheep herder, was at Stan
ford, and spezt part of that day II
the saloon of Joseph Wander playing
cards He took hand held by Wander
in seven up game in the afternoon
and bet $50 with Vander's oppOnen
/ that he could make four points on it
! He played Vander,s hand and lost the
money, and a little later, becoming
+ enraged and believing that he ha'
been jobbed and robbed, went to thu
hotel where ne was stopping and go
/ his rife. AS he returned TO the saloOon
/ Wander and all theothers except one
man fled out of the rear door, which
they closed. Kock entered the place
and firing at random through the door
killed Wander.
+ On the testimony, Mr.. Belden sai'
! the jury would be asked to return ;
verdict of murder in the first degree
! For the defense, Mr.. HuntoOn re
lated the circumstances of the tradeg.
practically as given by Mr. Beilen. bu
insisted that KOck was much intOxi
Gated. and that when he fired. he di'
not know anyone was outside the doc
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-04-24
'FRlScO'S CHINATOWN.
II Is Swept Clean, Revealing Under
ground Passages.

ground Passages.
Los Angeles, April 23.-Strange is
the scene where San Francisco's Chi
natown stood, says w. w. Overton,
who reached Los Angeles today among
the refugees.
"No heap of smoking ruins marks
the site of the wooden warrens where
the slant-eyed men of the orient dwelt
in thousands. The place is pitted with
deep holes and scared with dark pas
sageways. from whose depths come
smoke wreaths. All the wood has
gone and the winds are streaking the
ashes.
"Men-white men-never knew the
depth of Chinatown's underground
CITY," says Mr.. Overton. "They often
talked of these subterranean runways
And many of them had gone beneath
the street levels, two and three stor-
les. But now that Chinatown has been
unmasked--for the destroyed buildings
were only a mask-men from the hill
side looked on where it's inner sec
rets lay. In places they can see pas
sages 100 feet deep.
"The fire swept this Mongolian sec
tiOn clean. It left no shred of ths
painted wooden fabric. 1t ate it down
to the bare ground, and this lies stark
for the breezes have taken away the
light ashes.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-04-24
PINTO PETE's FAMILY.
Man Killed in Runaway We'll Con
nected With the East.

Man Killed in Runaway We'll Con.
nected With the East.
Much light is shed upon the life Of
Frank Deane, known to everyone here
as pinto Pete" who was killed in a
runaway accident in this city short
time ago. Mayor Jesse Pinkley had
been informed that Deane had broth
er at Harrisonville, Mo-, and wired
him. stating Frank Deane killed by
accident. Funeral tomorrow. Mott
fy relatives. Answer" When it
reached it's destination, the message
was incorrectly copied, and instead of
reading Frank Deane killed" read
Crank dead. Killed by accident
As the decedentS name was really
Oscar l.. Deene there was conaid-
erable guessing, the name Deane not
appearing in the telegram as deliv-
cred. The members Of the family
knew, however, that he was known out
here as Frank and Mayor PinAey
yesterday received a message from
the brother, at HarrisOnville, saying:
I'VE are very anxious to know the
particulars and will certainly appre-
ciate it if you will give me all the in
formation you can in the matter If
you are a Mason you will sympathize
with us and if you are not. you Will
do this for us, | am sure. My broth,
ers health was such that he could
not live here. There is no stain Oh
his character Our father is an aged
BAPTIST minister and he has worried
good deal about my brother because
of the hazardous nature Of his work
he had to do. Riding was the only
thing he enjoyed, however. Kindly
let me hear from you. II he did not
have enough to pay his funeral ex
penses let me know and | will take
care of it."
This letter is signed ED. w. Deane'
and the same mail brought one from
the aged father Rev. A. II. Deane
He asks for full particulars. please
tell me all about it." says the father
Keen nothing back from me. Please
give rhe desired information to an old
and loving father, who is worn out in
telling the old, old story of Jesus ano
his love to a lost world, and ! vii
try and remember you at the throne
of heavenly grace, and l will be yours
in the hope of better life
Mayor Pinkley has forwarded the
Iewistown papers tn the family ant
written in reply to the letters.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-04-24
FIRST SALES
OF WOOL MADE
Fred Putnam Contracts for Six Hun.
drer Thousand Pounds for Hecht,
Lehman & Co., Of Boston.
SHARP ADVANCE IN PRICES.
Figures are Kept Secret, But the Low
est Price Will be Close
to 25 Cents.

Late Saturday afternoon the wool
market opened with a rush, over
100000 pounds being contracted for
by Fred Putnam for Hecht, Lehman
& Co., of Boston. With the contracts
in his inside pocket, Mr.. Putnam left
Saturday morning to look over 9TH
er districts in Montana. and he is ex-
pecetd back here in few days. When
Mr.. Putnam came here last week
from Wyoming, he being the first wool
buyer to arrive this season, he had
no hope of doing business at this
time. In Wyoming he found the grow
ers inclined to turn down everything.
and rather expected similar condi.
tions to meet him here. In this he
was mistaken. The Fergus wool grow
ers not only produce the best wool
in the west, but they are men OF in
telligence, who follow the market
closely, and know when they get a
fair offer. Mr.. Putnam was therefore
able to gather in the ]. D. Waite clip.
15O,OO pounds; Waite. Elliot & Peck.
10000; S. S. Hobson, 100000; An
drew Fergus, 100000; Nellie Romun-
stad, $4,000, Brooks Bros, 49,
900, and Fergus Bros, $4,000,
thus completing the purchase of about
GAG, 900 pounds of high grade wool in
very short time. In every case the
price is kept secret. but it was
sharp advance over last year. Every
one of the clips-and they were all
choice ones-brought in the neighbor,
hood of 25 cents, and it may be taken
as certain that the Waite clips, the
blue ribbon clips Of Fergus. brought
considerably over that figure.
Others Coming In.
Last season, Jack Patterson was
the first buyer to arrive, and he was
closely followed by Putnam; this or
der is now reversed, and it is believed
| Patterson will soon be on the ground
Eshelman is said to be in the west
now, and it is figured that he will be
along before a great while.
Sales Of Sheep.
Sheep are as strong as ever, al
though very hard to find. Fred Warrez
has sold 1900 ewes to J. S. Phillips
for S. per head.
Theodore Gray has sold $500 year
lings to David Stewart, of Big Timber
at 1915.
Col. A. c. Greene has been temper
arily put out of the sheep business b,
the high prices now being offered 70
woolies. He has just sold $500 eve
at $5.25 per head, and 1900 yearing
al 81. The colonel was perfectly sal
i. isfied with being a fiockmaster, bu
what is man going to do when sue
money as this is thrust at him? 5
the colonel sold, and now owns ju'
his ranch property at Greene and
whole lot Of coin Of the realm.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-04-24

San Francisco published in the Argus
Of Friday covered everything obtain
able up to Friday afternoon. The
pres associations reports up to this
morning do not ada great deal to
the details already given, except that
the fire is now entirely out.
The estimates of the number killed
are admitted to be largely guess work.
for the reason that great many bod
les were buried in the wreckage and
afterwards cremated, while other bod
les are being taken from the ruins
every hour. In San Francisco it is
but many say the actual number is
closer to 1000. The fire covered an
area of seven square miles, and car
ried away the entire business district.
most of the section south of Market
street and on westward to Octavia
street, verging a little east of there
below Sutter and taking one side of
VanNess avenue. Most of the magnifi
cient homes of the city are in ruins,
and nearly all of the district occupied
by the poorer classes is swept clean.
There is nothing left of Chinatown.
Following around the limits of the
fire, the line is found to extend just
26 miles in circumference. People have
left the city in droves and are still
leaving. Those who remain are being
we'll cared for. They are living In the
open for the most part, but the worst
of their sufferings are over. as relief
trains are arriving almost hourly
bring'-'~ food, bedding and other sup
plies. The work of distributing this
relief is now pretty well systemitized
and no one in need is without food
The water and sewer mains are be
ing repaired, and it is said that there
is little danger of an epidemic. Th'
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-04-24

property loss will exceed $3OO.OOO,-
900. while the insurance is estimated
at $175.OOO,OOO. The insurance COM
panies announce that they will pay
only fire losses, and endless litigat-
ion is likely to follow tie claims for
damages sustained through the blow
ing up Of buildings in the path Of the
fire. as wall as over the damage done
by buildings falling down.
A. A. Sandahl, formerly of Great
Falls, but who for some time had
been living at San Francisco, has ar
rived in Great Falls from the stricken
city. having left San Francisco Fri
day morning. He says that the num-
Der killed was undoubtedly not less
than $500. basing this estimate upon
his own observations, and those of
others who were all through the dis
aster. He is certain that large num-
ber of bodies will never be recovered.
Those injured number thousands.
In the work of relieving the suf-
ferers, Montana has taken a promi-
nent part, one of the first trains car.
rying supplies to the stricken city hav-
ing been sent from the great mining
camp. Helena sent $4,000 to the strick
en- city son after the disaster, and will
send more money. The capital city
purchased 10000 pounds of tioul
from the Judith Basin company, o1
this city, to forward to San Francisco
Great Falls has contributed abou
$4,000, and Butte will send very large
sum of money, the great mining com
panies and wealthy residents maxim.
liberal contributions. The list ther'
is not yet closed.
The damage done at Santa Rosa
San Jose, Santa Clara and other cit
les near San Francisco was create
than at first reported and the ,os
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-04-24
Talking 20 Cent Wool.

Eastern Montana Sheepmen are be-
ginning to talk about 2S-cent wool. A
dispatch from Miles City saye:
Speculation is rife among the sheep
men of Custer county relative to
what the price of wool will be this
summer. Among thos who have the
highest anticipation is A. s. Wiley,
who runs his sheep near the North
Dakota line about 100 miles from
Miles City.
Il look for 2S-cent WOOL said Mr..
Wiley, "And some few clips may go
even higher than that. Wool sold a
year ago for 25 and 26 cents and the
market is fully cents pound better
today than it was then. The wool will
be of excellent quality this season. IT
will be- exceedingly clean and will
prove satisfactory to the buyer"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-04-24
Cash in Banks is Safe.

Oakland, April 23.-At a meeting of
banks this morning. Mr.. Lynch of the
First National bank reported that a
committee had examined all the bank
and safe deposit vaults in San Fran
makes it certain that the money and
papers on deposit are all safe. 1t was
also reported that the books and rec
Ords also escaped serious injury.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-04-24

is pointed out, the two companies
would be dodging across the street
at every corner, and things would
soon be in an inextricable tangle.
New company's Contention.
Manager George M. Stone, of the
Lewistown-Billings company, did not
seem to be at all disturbed over the
little difficulty. He simply rests on
the proposition that the erection Of
wire for a short distance on one
side of any street does not give the
Old company the exclusive right to
that side of the street. He was will
ling to abide by the terms of the
franchise, he said and only wanted
his company to have its legal rights.
Another view advanced was that If
a company could hold one entire side
of the street by putting up wire for a
short distance, it might just as cas-
lily hold the other side by putting up
some wire there, thus shutting out
the other company altogether This,
of course, is purely speculative. as
nothing of the kind has ever been
done by either company.
Submitted 70 City Attorney.
The question was submitted to the
city attorney, and Mr.. DeKalb gave
an opinion, but it was not forthcoming
until after the wires had been strung.
The opinion is also unofficial. After
quoting from the franchise and dis
cussing the matter at considerable
length. the conclusion reached by Mr.
DeKalb. and the gist of his entire
opinion, is as follows;
1T is plain that the intention Of
the city council was not to exclude
any company from a portion of q
street not occupied by the other com
pany, but to obviate interference b,
induced currents where both line:
are constructed at the same place OF
the same street. In other words, i
was the intention Of the city counci
to only prohibit the company operat
ing under the junior franchise from 81
placing it's lines as to render Difficult
the working of line already con
structed; not to obviate difficultie
in the extension of line which nigh
be constructed, or which it might in
tend sometime in the future to con
struct."
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-04-24

Many residents Of Lewistown hav.
ing expressed a desire to take some
active part in the general movement
to extend relief to the people Of San
Francisco in their hour Of need, the
city council last night authorized May.
or Pinkiey to appoint relief commit
tee Of five. The mayor announced
his appointments at noon today and
has issued the following call for a
meeting to be held at the city hall
this evening at 8 o'clock:
"In accordance with the wish Of the
entire council, and in harmony with
the strong spirit Of sympathy our
good citizens have manifested for the
stricken and bereaved cities, | have
appointed on that committee the fol-
lowing representative citizens Of the
city Of LewistoWn:
"John p. Barnes. David Hilger, Geo
J. Bach, Louis J. Lehman and Austin
W. War;.
"As the time is ripe for the send
ing Of relief, it is expedient that steps
be taken at once, and I therefore ap
point Tuesday, the oath day Of April
1906, at 8 o'clock p. m. as the time o.
the meeting, and the City Hall Of ths
city Of Lewistown, az the place, fo
said committee to consult. It is deem,
ed expedjent that you call at the ear
liest possible moment, it you deem
same necessary, a mass meetin!
wherein subscriptions can be made
~. e. PlNklEY, Mayor"
The committee named by the may
or went out for short time thi
morning, and without completing
canvass Of the business district, rais
ed $500, which will, Of course, be cor
siderabiy augemented by tonight
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-04-24

of life was heavy.
The earthquake did no damage what
ever at Los Angeles. Many feared that
Harry Kendall's fine new hotel in
southern California would suffer, but
dispatch received from him by A.
w. War; yesterday states that there
was no earthquake in that section.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-04-24

Several deals for the purchase of
sheep are pending, and will probably
be closed up this weel.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-04-24

and had no thought of shooting any
one.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-04-24

The report of the great disaster at
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-10-27
E:SMERALDA COUNTY
DEMOCRATIC TICKET

Democratic governor, the Honorable
John Sparks. our candidate for ~re-elec-
ton in the present campaign.
We further invite the attention of
Nevada's laboring population to the fact
that the Democratic state platform
promises an extension of the eight-hour
day to the utmost possible, WITHIN con-
stitutional limitations; while the Re
publican platform contains merely a
mass of platitudes which mean liGtle or
nothing.
We further call attention to the pal
pable fact that Democratic friendliness
TO labor has carried with it nothing of
u~nfriendliness to capital and the en-
ployerS of labor. but that on the con-
trary, the policy of the Democracy of
Nevada, and the country at large, has
always been one of EQUAL and exact
justice TO all classes alike, with the
fullest measure of legal protection to
every interest.
We demand the removal of the coun-
ty seat of Esmeralda county to the town
of Goldfeld, at the hands of the next
Legislature of this state, and we hereby
pledge our legislative candidates to use
their utmost on behalf of
such removal, which will inure to the
advantage of nine-tenths of the people
of his county.
In view of the great increase of the
population of Esmeralda county. an in
crease which is still going on with al
most unparalleled rapidity, and which
gives every promise of being perma-
nent, we demand of the next legislature
a corresponding increase of representa-
tion in both enate and assembly.
The Democratic party of Esmeralda
county recognizes the value of rail-
road in opening up ne wdistricts and In
the genera good and advantage result
new country; yet. while recognizing
these facts, we must take into consider
alton. hat the people who pay the
freights and fares on these railroads
a Fa Anfif1aH m soma nnngidaF0finn and
that the rates charged by railroads
should not be so high as to place a
heavy burden upon the people. and re-
tard the development of a community
by reason of the exorbitant rates
charged for fares and freights.
Therefore, the Democratic party in
convention assembled hereby pledge
their legislative nominees to work for
a bill and nave it enacted into a law,
which will educe the freight and fare
schedules now charged by the railroads
ample remuneration for the railroads.
and which will pay them for the capital
invested. and which Will be just to the
people of this state.
Democrats all over the country. we re-
joice in the growing popularity of
William j. Bryan; we hail him as our
next presidential standard bearer with
the keenest satisfaction, not merely be-
u OF his personality, but because
his nomination will prove ~conclusively
that the Democracy of the nation is
thoroughly united upon those great
fundamental principles which made the
Democratic party the dominant political
force in our country's history for 10
years; and that il leads the van in the
grand march of reform which, under
the changing conditions which confront
us. is absolutely essential for the well
fare and happiness of our country-a
reform which the Republican party
with its present organization can never
give.-Adv.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-10-27

State senator-Geo D. Pyne. of
Assemblymen-Jos. Hamilton. Gold
field; Thomas Tighe, Goldfeld. and
Harry C. Stimler, Columbia.
Sheriff and assessor-W A. ingalls,
Goldfeld.
Clerk and treasurer-E. Hardy, Ida.
Recorder and auditor-Geo Brodigan,
Goldfeld.
District attorney-A. H.. Swallows,
Goldfeld.
Henry Boerlin, Aurora.
County commissioner short term
Henry Speaker, Goldfeld.
Public administrator-E. c. Thomas.
Justice of the peace. Goldheld-
William Bell.
Justice of the peace, Columbia
James Pearson.
Constable, Columbia-H. p. Brown.
County surveyor-M. A. Tobish, Gold
field.
Platform and Resolutions of the Esmer-
aida County Democratic Convention
To the Democratic County Convention,
Goldield. Nevada
We. your committee appointed TO
draft a platform and resolutions for
this convention report as follows:
The Democrats of Esmeralda county,,
Nevada, in convention assembled, most
heartily endorse the platform of the
party adopted by the state convention
ItGGnl1N Atlu III Gil diAd HAidSt AAAtAt
strongest and best efforts in occurring
the complete triumph of the truly
Democratic and thoroughly American
principles so we'll expressed in that
The members of this convention feel
a pardonable pride in the present Demo-
cratic state government, which for
cleanliness, purity and ability has never
been surpassed in the history of Ne
vada, and we look forward with rejoic-
ing and confidence to a continuance of
that government by the triumphant re-
election of its honOred head, Governor
John Sparks, and the success of all his
associates upon the Democratic state
ticket at the election to be held on the
9Th day of next November.
Without making any inVidious dis
tinction between capital and labor. the
employer and the emplOye, we feel il a
pleasant duty to invite the attention of
ing men to what the Democratic party
has done for the laboring man in this
state.
Among the many avs enacted for
the benefit of those who earn their
bread by the sweat of their brows, may
be briefly unmarried as follows:
1. The law prohibiting employers
from compelling their employees to
board at any particular place.
2. The law prohibiting employers
from making contracts with their en-
ployes that the latter shall not join
labor unions. or surrender their MEM
9. The law making eight hours a
legal days work in the service OF the
state.
4. The law making eight hours a
legal days work in all underground
mining employment, and in works for
the treatment of ores and tailings.
5. The law creating labor day-thus
elevating and dignifying labor as it had
never been in this state before. All of
these laws and more were the work of
a single Democratic legislature and a