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The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1906-01-03

Henry L. Myers, has filed a motion
for a new trial in the case wherein he
was found guilty of violating the local
option law and fined $500 and costs.
The motion is tased on affidavits of
jurors X. j. Holden. ID. E. Hustead,
James Fisher. A. p. Williamson and S.
p. Striker, OF the panel that tried the
case, and who swear that the jury
for hours stood six to six and had
finally voted to disagree but came to
a verdict through a ding.
They also swear that the evidence was
not sufficient to convict O'Brien of the
particular offense with which he was
chare ed. Other af1iants offer new
evidence. 1t is understood this case
will be appealed to the supreme court
in case a new trial is denied in dis
trict court.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1906-01-03

on No. 4. Saturday morning. 1t is
surnsed from remarks that Shook
dropped that the runaway couple inn
mediately headed for Alberta and. if
so, they had plenty of time to get
across the line into Canada before the
sheriff could reach them.
Sheriff Cook went to Mlssoula yes
terday and is supposed to be hot on
the trail, no word having been re-
ceived from him since he left Mis-
soula.
Grant L. Shook is a man about Sc
years of age. He has lived in Darby
and vicinity about Is years. He has a
wife and nine children. most of them
grown and married and grandchildren.
Mrs. McFee, according to the de-
scription given out by the sheriff, is
about d years of age, is five feet, six
inches high and weighs 214 pounds
and has white hair. She was form
erly Miss Harris and at the time of
her marriage with Mr.. McFee they
eloped to Gibbionsville, Idaho, on ac-
count of parental objections. She is
the mother of five young children.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1906-01-03
GAY GRANDFATHER SHOOK
Elopes With Buxom Wife of Nejg}1=
bor==-Sheriff Hot on Their Trail
Which Leads to Canada.

Cass Nj. McFee, who resides on East
Fork, came to Hamilton late Monday
night, and, routing out the sheriff and
an attorney, swore out complaint
charging his wife and G. L. Shook
with kidnapping his two year old
child.
According to McFee's story Mrs
McFee left for Hamilton on Tuesday
of last week, coming here to have
some dental work done. She brought
along her youngest child, aged two
years, leaving the other four children
in charge Of the father. On Monday
he heard that she had eloped with q.
L. Shook, a neighbor of Is years
standing. Mrs. Shook was notified of
the occurrence aud they drove to Ham
ilton together and secured a warrant
for the arrest of the runaway couple.
II transpires that Mrs. McFee came
to Hamilton last week and had the
dental work done at the office of DIR.
F. F. Ellis. She was in town several
days and was with Shook much of the
time. On Friday they took the freight
to Missoula and departed for the east
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1906-01-03
Wants a Square Deal.
Stew ensville, Mont, January 2, 1906
TO Editor The Western News.

Stew ensville, Mont, January 2, 1906.
70 Editor The Western News.
Dear Sir
Feeling that the plaintiff in the
case of Geo. May VS.. Chas. l.. Cowell
aud Allen Forkner, did not receive
fair treatment at the hands OF the
Missoulian in reporting the proceed
ings in the recent trial of said case,
and knowing that many persons IN
the Bitter Root valley are interested
in knowing the substances Of the test
imony given at said trial, this is to IN
form you that there will be furnished
to your paper for publication brief
resume of all the evidence given at
SAID trial in time for your next issue.
with the request that you will print
the same, and also that you print this
notice in this weeks issue. The syn
opsis which will be furnished you will
be without comment or argument.
Yours very truly,
GEO, T. BAGGS.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1906-01-03
UP TO DISTRICT COURT
To Define Jurisdiction of Board of
County Commissioners as
to Saloons,

Attorney Henry l.. Myers on last
Saturday made application in the dis
trict court for a writ of mandate to
compel County Treasurer Carter to
issue w. P. O'Brien a retail liquor
dealers license for a period of six
months. O'Brien's contention is that
the board of county commissioners are
without jurisdiction within incorpor-
ated towns and that applications for
license in such cases need not be in
dorsed by 20 free holders.
On Saturday Attorney Myers also
made application for writs of mandate
to compel the county treasurer TO issue
licenses to VIM. Castillo of Victor and
]. ]. O'Brien of Grartsdale, on the
ground that the commissioners are
without jurisdiction in towns and
villages of more than 100 population.
1t is expected that Judge Webster
will hear argument in these cases next
week, at the beginning OF the January
term of court and will soon hand down
a ruling that will define the jurisd;c-
ito n of the board of county co.nmis-
sioners over saloons.
w. P. O'Brien, through his attorney
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1906-01-03
ROUTE OF THE MILWAUKEE,
Is Certain to Traverse the Rich Bit
ter Root Valley=--Survey Parties
Starting Out From Butte.

Butte, Jan. 2.-Further work on the
survey of the extension of the Chica-
go, Milwaukee & ST. Paul road from
Evarts, South Dakota, to Seattle was
commenced in Montana today, when
two surveying outfits left Butte to
work eastward.
A. G. Baker, chief engineer of the
division of 400 miles between Butte
and Miles City, assumed supervision
of the work. Surveying crews, COM
posed of Chicago engineers, will be
sent westwards within few days and
work will be pushed as rapidly as pos
sible, according to Mr.. Baker, who
says the Milwaukee trains will be in
Butte by at least 1908. 1t will take
four years to get the Milwaukee line
into Seattle, according to the estimates
of Mr.. Baker.
In all probability the Milwaukee
will touch Lewiston, Idaho, crossing
the Bitter Root in Montana, down THE
Clearwater, thence to Lewiston, or else
the town, following the general direc-
tion and the river courses Of the Nor
thern Pacific. 1t is practically posit-
i've that Spokane and Anaconda will
not be on the main line, though
branch lines will touch both points.
Salmon City, Grangeville and Thun-
der Mountain districts will all be
tapped by the Milwaukee.
In Fridays issue of the Helena In
dependent there is an interview with
Maj. Martin Maginnis relative to the
route of the Milwaukee road which un-
doubtedly will build through Montana.
Major Magiunis traces a feasible, per-
haps the most feasible, route, as you
can see by following the line he points
out on the map. He says:
The route of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee and St. Paul from Miles City to
Martinsdale was surveyed by nature a
long time ago and later by govern
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1906-01-03

ment railroad engineers. If you take
a federal map of Montana you will see
that the second standard parallel north
is within six miles north of Miles
City. Martinsdale, the secoud object
i've of the new road in Montana, is on
the same parallel due westward from
Miles City almost exactly 210 miles"
Thence he traces the route to White
Sulphur Springs, thence to Helena
and from there by way of Rimini and
Basin to Butte.
Touching the route from Butte and
Anaconda westward the major says:
''It's building westward from Butte
to Anaconda is a foregone conclusion
which must give reality to Marcus
Daly's cherished dream of a westward
outlet for his home city. 1t will make
Anaconda one of the principal traffic
points on d great transcontinenta
railroad and complete the through fa
cilities east and west for Butte's enor-
nous freight tonnage. The economy
the transportation of ores becomes Of
great Importance to the Milwaukee,
which is an Amalgamated or Rockefel-
ler road which has need of easy com
munication with the great smelters of
Helena and of Great Falls.
"From Anaconda westward through
Philipsburg in Granite county and
through Stevensville in Ravalli, the
new road will encounter no great en-
gineering difficulties and will pass in
to Idaho at point almost due west
from Miles City, Stevensville being
almost exactly on the second parallel
standard north. In thus crossing Mon
tana by the shortest and most direct
route, the Milwaukee will have opened
up the most promising agricultural
and mining districts, it will bave
touched the most important traffic
points in the state and shortened by
more than so miles the rail distance
between Miles City and Helena"
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1906-01-03
Water Suit Filed

water suit, involving rights to
water in Willow creek, was filed last
week with Clerk of the Court Baker.
The parties in the suit are:
Plaintiffs-John a. Hull, John H.
Watts, h. l.. Burch, A. N. Whitesitt,
John D. Forsyth, ]. Mckinley and the
Ravalli Land s. Irrigation company.
Observation-Disclosures Applebury,
Marshall Applebury, Joseph Appel
onio, as administrator Of the estate of
Fred Wehr, deceased; Homer w. Bo-
hon, ID. F. Boyer, Ada Boucher, James
Boucher, John M. Burch, Thoulas
Brothers, M. l.. Cha fin, B. S. Cha fin,
J. 7. Coughenour, Fillmore Caplcs,
as administrator of the estate of H.
E. Anderson, deceased; Amos Christ
ianson, James Dunnigan, ID. X. Frog
ge, B. M. Goff, Herman Gleason, A. S.
Croft, ]. S Green. NJ. M. Humble, ].
l. Humble, Jr.; 7. J. Hetling, William
Hilderbrand, Emmet Hawker, John
Horn, G. G. Lockwood, Robert Neaves,
William Neavcs, Ben Matthews, Mary
A. Packer, ]. w. Popham, ]. L. Rob
bins, 7. H. Ray, Hettie Sheldon, ]. f.
Simpson, B. H. Wilkinson, A. A Will
kinson, Orvlle West; G. w. Ward, n.
M. Butler. and p. NJ. Flugstad, as ex-
ecutors of the last Will of w. c. Wan,
deceased; p. M. Flugstad, Crate l..
Stanley, John A. Summers, w. D..
Lear, ]. B. Laws, Elias w. Odell,
Sarah J. Odell, John Hawker, and
Jerry L. Sullivan.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1906-01-03

block 4, Pleasantvale addition to
Stevensville; $1,000.
Deed -Chas. w. Lombard and wife
to James H. Cowan, lots $ and 10,
block 7, Corvallis; $50
Deed R. w. Martin to James III.
Cowan, 40 acres near Corvallis; 81.
Deed-John Nj. Gates and wife to
Frank d. Perry, 12l acres near Vic
tor; $3.50
Deed Frank d. Perry and wife to
Silas Nj. Ault, 124 acres near Victor;
Sl50
Deed-Victor 1rownsite Co. to
Francis Smith, lot n, block l, Victor
$25.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1906-01-03

Deed-Geo. May and wife to Thos.
Baird, q acres in Mays addition to
Stevensville; 1926
Deed-A. L. Johnston and wife to
VIM. S. Wagy, 10 acres near Grants
dale; $1,000
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1906-01-03
Lost, Strayed or Stolen.

LOot, 5II Gu OF 5E0a-W,
One black 2year-old gelding, an
chor f on right shoulder viii pay
$5 for return of animal.
w. e. FORREST.
I0-St Grantsdale
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1906-01-03
Cow for Sale

Fresh shorthorn milch cow apply
Mr. Newell. Cottage Hotel. lit
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1906-01-03

lO-St
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-20

mated them to be heid in trust for re- ligious and philanthropic purposes.
 ''The situation created by the new law of separation, which is the cause of the present crisis in France, is as if, for instance. the legislature of New York were to enact laws compelling the trustees of the Trinity Church cor poration under the penalty of confisca- ton to give their consent to the aliena- ton of all its vast property to other uses than those for which 1t was in tended and to transfer its administra- ton and control to people who might either belong to rival denominations or even profess atheism.
 The property at stake consists of about 30,000 churches, of which less than 300 have been built with the aid of the state or municipality, and the accumulated by means of en- dowments and legacies during the last hundred years, since the last confisca tion of chSrch property at the time of the great revolution, and amounting to over S100000,000. Only a portion of this vast property is des- tined for purely ecclesiastical purposes, the great majority of the funds being designed and used for purposes of char ity and philanthropy"
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-20
CHURCH'S SIDE TOLD.
Archbishop Farley of New York Ex-
 plains Opposition to New Law.

Archbishop Farley of New York Ex-
 plains Opposition to New Law.
 New York, Dec 19.-ArchbiShop Johr NJ. Farley of New York gave out 6 statement on the present church anc state controversy in France, giving the church's side of the matter. The state ment is in part as follows:
 Here in America, where there is nc attempt made by the state to interfere with the various religious denomina. tions, the people at large are naturally disposed to condemn clergymen whc by declining to comply with the be- nests of the government expose them selves to d charge of rebellion against the authorities of the land.
 But in order to understand the re- fusal of the Roman Catholic clergy of France to fulfill the requirements Of the new law Of separation it must be explained that the provisions of the statutc- in Cuest.oH demand the con sent Gf the cnu"ch and of it's minis ters t0 tl:a I,.lG ;:.2n ct "!i t,.o D-aH. erty tl~t .4:s been 3eigeaJhed and do
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-20
Insurance Election Over,

New York, Dec. 19.-The administra- ton tickets in both the Mutual and New York Life Insurance companies were probably successful at the elec- tions for trustees of the two compa- nies. If the boards of inspectors, after the official count, return them victors the decision will be contested in the courts by the International Policy Holders committee. It will take from forty to sixty days to complete the count, and during the canvass many thousands of votes sent in by agents. officers and other employees of the two companies will be challenged by watch CTS of the International committee.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-20
VATICAN TO PROTEST.
Will Complain to Powers About Search
 of Its Paris Archives.

Will Complain to Powers About Search
 of Its Paris Archives.
 Rome, Dec 19-The Vatican authori- ties call the action of the French gov. ernment in having Mgr Montagnini. the expelled secretary of the papa. nunciature at Paris, accompanied tc the frontier by police 'an odious action showing a desire to inflict humiliat tior on those who because of their weak. ness cannot retaliate."
 Cardinal Merry del Val, the papa secretary of state, is at present en gagged in preparing a vigorously word ed protest against the action of the French government in searching the archives of the nunciature at Paris.
 Mgr Montagnini, former secretary of the papal legation in Paris, who was expelled, hurried to the pope and gave him a depressing account of affairs iL France. He said that in his opinion the French government will not change its present policy toward the churct and, furthermore, that some of the French clergy are not enthusiastic over the Vatican's open hostility to the French government
 Thousands of Italian demonstrators friendly to France gathered before the Farnese palace, the seat of the French embassy, to express their approval oi Frances action against the Vatican The Italian authorities sent troops tc guard the Vatican.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-20
General Markets.

New York, Dec. IS.
 FLOUR - Steady. but slow; Minnesots patents. s4l0a4s0; winter straights, SS50s 36O: winter extras, s2.aoaSio; winter pat ents, s2. 75a4.
 wIIEAT-There was a steady ruling 1T wheat duo to light receipts. nrmness ol outside markets and in sympathy witt corn: May. s4lsaSi 5-l6c.
 CoRN-option market was steady or light receipts and covering; May. 50 s-ia 50Nsc
 BUTTER-Creamery. extras, per pound s2ha2sc. Mercantile Exchange officia quotation, extras. 22cl: nrsts, 29aslisc. seconds. sSc.. thirds. s3a25c.; held. extras s0aSollc.; frsts, 27asec.. seconds. 2ta2ec. thirds. 22a23e.; state, dairy, tubs, fresh fancy 2aaSoc.: firsts, 26a2Sc.; seconds, 2sa 2c.: thirds 2la22c,
 CHFESE-State. full cream, small and large. September. fancy i4hc.; october best, isikc. late made. 12halsc.; inferior i1a12c.: light skins, 1ic.; half skins, best sS.a1oc.; part skins, prime, sasiSc.. fah to good, 6isa7lhc.; common, 4a6c'; full skins. sa2c.
 EGGs-state. Pennsylvania and nearby selected, white. fancy. 40c.: choice. s6t 3Sc.: .nixed. extra. Ssas7c.; firsts to extrt firsts 30a33c.: dirties. isa22e.; checks, l5s 1sc.; refrigerator, special marks. fancy 24iAa25c.: average best, 2Sa24c.; under grades. eoa22c.: lined 2oa23e.
 H4AY-Steady; shipping, 7oa7bc.; good te choice. q. .05aii5.
 STRAw-Quiet; long rye. b5aeoc.
 WOOL-Steudy, domestic fleece. IaSSc
 BEANS,-Easy: marrow. s2S5a2 70. me dium, N.s7i&a1.6o; pea. u.t7lhai.JO; red kid ney. e. .35ae.40.
 PoTAToEs-Dun; Pennsylvania. choice per bushel, 55a5Sc,; New York and west ern, per bushel, 50a5Sc. do., fair to gooc per bushel. 40a45c.
 LIVE POuLTRY-Steady and in faii demand: fowls. l0a12e; old roosters. 9c.i sprin~ chickens. 10a12c; ducks. isalshc.i gUeSe. 13al4c.. turkeys. l7alSc.
 1-;ESSED POULTRY - Steady and in fair demand fowls. choice 13c; do, faif to -rod. IlaIae. old roosters. 9ikc; nearhN chic. .-cns. l4al5c.; do, western, llal4c.i rpalty turkeys. choice to fancy, daas0e.; ,1o.. western. 1Sa19c.; fair to good, l6ai7c.; nearby ducks. spring. liat5c.; western ducks. spring. l3al4c.; ducks, old. ioaiIo.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-20
POLICE IN CHURCHES
French Government Sends Gen.
 darmeS to Observe Viola ti0nS of New Law.
LAYMEN FORM SOCIETIES.
Members of Congregations Take Steps to Comply With Provisions of lesis- lation Opposed by Vatican-Militant Catholics In Small Minority and Masses of People Indifferent.

Paris, Dec 19-The serious disturb ances that it was believed would en- sue on the first services under the law separating church and state were not realized The services in this city in particular passed off most calmly.
 Reports from the provinces show that there was great excitement in many places. Large processions, chant ing psalms, accompanied the clergy to and from the churches. Counter dem- onstrations took place in several cities.
 The triumphal progress of Cardinal Richard, archbishop of Paris, from the episcopal palace, which he voluntarily vacated, to the home of Denys Cochin, a prominent Conservative deputy and one of the stanchest supporters of the Catholics, was the most dramatic in: cident of the present conflict. A crowd of 5000 men, women and children prayed and sang and cheered along the entire route, measuring more than a mile.
 The Roman Catholic clergy of Paris issued special appeals to their parish toners to be present in the churches at the first mass celebrated in the capital outside the pale of the law. The gov ernment, however, purposes to proceed gently. The services were not broken up, but policemen were in attendance to note infractions of the law and cite officiating priests or their assistants before the nearest justice of the peace.
 Police Eject Scoffer From Church.
 Three policemen were stationed at the portico of each church to prevent possible disorder. Within police off cers in plain clothes, chosen for intel ligence and pious appearance, who could not be distinguished fron wor- shipers, took the names of officiating priests and estimated the numbers ip the congregations.
 A young man with his hat cooked on his head walked into the Madeleine while mass was being said. The con gregation became agitated, but the police seized the intruder and elected him, proving that they will permit no such seoffing intrusion.
 In many parishes, both in Paris and the interior. Catholic laymen came for ward and filed applications for hold ing services in the designated churches during the coming year. If this prac- tice is generally followed the govern ment will regard it as victory, reliev- ing it of the possible necessity of clos, ing churches and throwing on the cler- gy the responsibility for discontinuine public worship.
 The militant Catholics are in hope less minority, and the masses are ei ther indifferent or inclined to side witE the government
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-20
MESSAGE ON JAP QUESTION.
President Hopes San Francisco Will Let
 Alien Children Attend Schools.

Alien Children Attend Schools.
 Washington, Dec. 10. - President Roosevelt sent to congress the final re- port made to him hy Secretary Met calf on the situation affecting the Jap anese in San Francisco, accompanied by a short message, in which he said:
 ''The report deals with three matters of controversy-tirst. the exclusion of the Japanese children from the San Francisco schools; second, the boycott ing of Japanese restaurants, and third, acts of violence committed against the Japanese.
 AS to the first matter, I call your especial attention to the very small number of Japanese children who at tend school, to the testimony as to the brightness, cleanliness and good beha- vior of these Japanese children in the schools and to the fact that, owing to their being scattered throughout the city, the requirement. for them all to go to one special school is impossible of fulfillment and means that they cannot have school facilities.
 Let me point out further that there would be no objection whatever to ex- cluding from the schools any Japanese on the score of age. It is obviously not desirable that young men should go to school with children.
 ''The only point is the exclusion of the children themselves. The number of Japanese children attending the public schools in San Francisco was very small The government has al- ready directed that suit be brought to test the constitutionality of the act in question, but my very earnest hope is that such suit will not be necessary and that as matter of comity the citi- zens of San Francisco Will refuse to deprive these young Japanese children of education and will permit them to go to the schools.
 'The question as to the violence against the Japanese is most admira bly put by Secretary Metcalf. and I have nothing to add to his statement"
 The conclusion of Secretary Metcalf to which the president calls special at tention, is:
 If, therefore. the police power of San Francisco is not sufficient to meet the situation and guard and protect Japanese residents in San Francisco. to whom under our treaty with Japan we guarantee full and perfect protec- ton for their persons and property. then, it seems to me. 1t is clearly the duty of the federal government to af- ford such protection.
 ''All considerations which may move a nation, every consideration of duty in the preservation of our treaty ob- legations, every consideration prompt ed by fifty years or more of close friendship with the empire of Japan, would unite in demanding, it seems to to me, of the United States govern ment and all it's people the fullest pro lection and the highest consideration for the subjects of Japan"
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-20

The case of Albert 1T. Patrick, convicted of
 the murder of William ! Marsh Mice and under
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-20
Probinq New York Life,

New York, Dee. 19.-The grand jury began an investigation into the affairs of the New York Life Insurance com pany and within three weeks is ex- pected to hand up indictments of high officials of the company on charges of perjury in swearing falsely to reports of the company made to the state in surance department and grand larceny in diverting funds of. the company to outside uses.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-20
Army Men Accused.

Pensacola, Fla, Dec. Exchanges have been preferred by a conductor of train from Pensacola to Fort Barran- cas, alleging that soldiers at that post fired on his ear from ambush. Of ficers of the post are Investigating the tror1hIa
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-20
Lehiun Valley Raises Pay.

New York, Dec. 1N-It was announc- ed that the Lehisn Valley Railroad company had increaStI the wages of its employees in the tra2sporta lion de- partment.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-20

When cake or bread Is badly burned on the bottom, take your lemon grater and rub or the burnt portion. It will not tear the crust us q knife does.