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The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1907-06-26
DISTRICT COURT PROCEEDINGS

The calendar in district court was
cleared and Judge Myers discharged
the jury for the term last Friday.
In the case of Clara Smith VS.. May
Monte the jury awarded Judgment
in the sum of $110 against the defend
ant.
In the case of X. M. Corley VS.. G. B.
Calkins the jury found for the PLAZA
tiff for $599.82, the full amount sued
for.
In the case of ]. S. Grant VS. Tho,
Roe the jury found for the plaintiff
for $40, the balance of purchase price
of horse together with damage for
maintenance amounting to SIS
The case of d. M. Anderson VS..
Fred Holbrook was continued for tn ,
term.
Default of the defendant was en-
tered in the case of the Union Central
Life Insurance Co. ct al. VS.. John J
Smith and the setting of the case
vacated on the calendar.
The case Of John S. Whitsitt VS.
J. c. Daugherty was dismissed.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1907-06-26

Everybody should get hammer and
attend the big mailing bee at the new
base ball park tomorrow Thursday
evening at 7:3O o'clock. Refresh
~nents will be served to all those who
will volunteer to help nail the boards
in their place on the fence. This is
chance for the base ball cranks of
Hamilton to demonstrate their loyalty
to the home team. Turn out, as every
little bit helps. This is one time in
the year when you can get your ham
mer out and not be called "knocker."
All crops, grain, grasses and fruit,
with the single exception of straw
berries. throughout the Bitter Root,
are in excellent condition. The pro-
cold spring and bSunteous rains have
held the berries back a big crop is
assured. The berries thus far have
shown a tendency to ripeu on but one
side and unless each individual berry
be turned over will have to be
served straight up" But the sun
shine will put them right. Already
the A. C. M. Co. box factory has re-
ceived orders for $4,000 strawberry
boxes and as the Hood River berry
season is now over big demand ana
fancy prices for the Bitter Root berry
is assured.
Misses Annabelle Robertson, Grace
Laws and Monica Shannon on Mon
day received the gold watches pre-
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1907-06-26
WARD--BELLEW

In the presenc1 of a brilliant audi
encc that filed the Episcopal chrrch
Kew. c. II. Linley at 6 o'clock last
night united i'll marriage Miss Zoe
Elizabeth Beltew and Sidney Mire
Ward. The church was beautifully
decorated, green and white being the
prevailing colors Above the altar
swung a great wedding bell of snow
balls under which the service was
performed. Palms, eyergreens, mas
i, Of white 10 we're used in pro-
fusion in the church, whose interior
presented an artistic appearance.
Miss Bellew was attended by Miss
Elsie Reinhard as bridesmaid and
Misses H,len McCrackin, Edythe
Bickford. Dale Lewis Ward and
Helene Kenuett as maids of honor.
Little Mona Hyde was flower girl. and
carried an immense boquet OF carna-
tions and ferns. The maids of honor
carried carnations.
Mr.. Ward had George Bellew,
brother of the bride, for best man,
and the ushers were Messrs. j. +.
Cone, Morris Hancock, Will Murphy
and Layton Stewart.
Following the wedding there was a
reception at the residence of Newton
HYDE, where beautiful f1oralN decora-
tons embowered the house. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ward left last night on No. for
short wedding trip, upon the COM
pletion of which they will be at home
IN Hamilton. They have the good
wishes of host of friends for a hap
py life. Both are well known in
Western Montana, having lived here
from childhood. Both are graduates,
from the state university, and both
have many warm personal friends.
Their wedding last night was delight
full affair, and added one more to the
list of memorable ceremonies in which
Missoula young people have been
happy principals.-Missoulian June 20
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1907-06-26

seuted by the citizens of Hamilton in
recognition of the splendid victory
which they won from the debating
teams of all the high schools of the
state. The watches are high grade
timepieces, with beautiful gold cases
on which is engraved the monogram
of the owner and on the reverse side
Bitter Root f1ower-the state flower
The young ladies have requested The
Western News to express their most
hearty thanks for the handsome gifts
and to say that they shall ever prize
them as tokens of esteem given by the
people of Hamilton.
The concert given by the Victor
Concert Band Saturday evening was
we'll attended despite the downpour of
rain, the l. O. O. F. hall being COM
pletely filled. The band made an ex-
cellent showing, considering the fact
that they have been organized less
than six months, and were all begin
ners in band music, and the progress
made reflects great credit upon Mr.
E. e. Cruger, the instructor and
leader. The band has a membership
of tive nty-four, with full set of the
c. G. Conn Co.'S. silver instruments.
The following people assisted in in
strumental and vocal selections: Mrs.
M. B. Peck, pianist, Miss Floy Olds
in recitations. the Misses. Ella>and
Grace Holmes and Mr.. A. D. Hill in
vocal selections, and Mrs. J. L. Reed
assisting in instrumental quartets.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1907-06-26
CELEBRATE
TO BE A HUMMER
Independence Day to be Oh
served in Hamilton in a
Manner Befitting the
Occasion.

M, .,..,,-,.,,,I - -. ~
Ane P'oSpSC' now 'h"L tue cele-
o'''ion |" os h''o ne'e on JnN 4th,
80 "eeh from 'o'llo' cow via prove to
pe the M ST s"cccss'u' observance or
1, i,ioGpenuer'E = ~ ""5 ever Sh'"nlcIed In
'nT ~ n''', Mo-
nc u'S W. FGn W. Il salute OF
scVcu'eth E""s, /" ionoF VI 9ettetary
""' neeu, "ho ""' nc ple"Tn-'
AS lor '"c P'.t"ue II W'' &c nu
iiiel: oh"i d. III" II l"'iildh Pr' 'H''N's mat
~ WIZ cItl lPsT al P'TE'o"' "'S ever
sce'' /" O''e H,L'I' N "'. EN'f' pusi-
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1907-06-26
Big SUIT INVOLVING
Big CREEK WATERS
SUIT FILED LAST MONDAY TO
DETERMINE RIGHTS IN BIG
CREEK NEAR VICTOR--TWO
OTHER SUITS FILED ON
THE Safe DAY.

Three suits were filed in the district
court last Monday.
Ed. Henry sued Clara Smith for an
accounting. The parties are partners
in the ranching business. c. S. Wag-
ner is attorney for the plaintiff,
u The Silver Bow National Bank of
Butte, began proceedings to foreclos e
mortgage gwen by Samuel Dins-
more and the Bitter Root Orchard Co.
w. J. jameson of Butte, is attorney
for the plaintiff.
A suit was also filed by r. A.
O'Hara, attorney for the plaintiffs,
which is designed to determine the
status of all water rights in B,G creek
a stream which flows into the Bitter
Root river just north of Victor. The
parties to the suit are: Louis Lacour-
sier, N. M. Williams, Alexander DUFF
field, G. A, Blair, ]. M. Buker, II. Fl.
Davenport, Thomas Cowan, Mahala
Lafountain and Stephen Pury ear,
plaintiffs; versus Norman b. Hotter,
M. d. Fulkerson, Guy McCune, Carrie
B. DALEY, Julia Dyke L. II. Han
bidge, Minnie Cramer, w. II. Riley,
G. B. Clarke, w. w. Flowers, w. J.
Stephens, Sarah w. Gavin, w. X.
Gavin, Amanda Vert, administrative
of the estate of William Vert deceased, ),
Theodore Rose, George +. Johnson,
S. c. Everson, William Cole, Thomas
Cole, John Cole, ID. f. Lindsay, Sl'u-
uel Robb, A. N Mittower, Alice g
Reese, George Corscadden, James Por-
ter, Araninda E Holmes, James
Psenda, and George H. Pittinger, de-
PENDANTS,
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1907-06-26
THE TEACHERS POINT OF VIEW
r of The Western News:

Editor of The Western News:
In the last issue of The Western
News l noticed an article from the
Great Falls Tribune which l think
may be misleading to some people,
and which is certainly unjust to the
pupils and teachers of the rural school :
of the state.
1t is evident to anyone who has
given the subject any thought that the
rural schools are at a great disadvan-
tage, compared with the city graded
schools. In the first place they have
much shorter terms; the average is no
doubt less than six months per year,
which is indeed short compared with
ten III, nths'<school per year in Butte,
and in few city schools is there less
than nine months school during each
year. Then too, many rural pupils
have long distance to 90 and are
often obliged to stay at h me on ac-
count of bad weather. Where l taught
last ear the pupils had an average of
two and one hfth miles to go and it is
quite probable that in manv districts
the average is greater than this.
The Compulsory attendance laws are
not enforced and children are kept at
home and out of school for trivial
reasons until they get so far behind
their classes that they are ashamed to
go. In the uugraded school one teach
er frequently has all of the grades,
first to eighth inclusive, making ueces-
sary large number of classes rang
ing from twenty TO thirty, which g i've S
an average OF about ten or fifteen
minutes to each recitation. Under
these conditions it is unreasonable to
expect as much from the rural schools
as from the city schools.
l think the rural schools should be
commended for what they do do. in
stead of being condemned for wha,
they don't do. Yours truly.
CHAS. B. TOWLER.
Hamilton, Montana, June %, 1897.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1907-06-26
SEC,GARFIELD
TO VISIT HERE
Party of Distinguished Gov.
ernnent Officials to be
Here Next Wednes-
day.

Advices from Missoula are that Hon.
James Rudolph Garfield, secretary of
the interior in President Roosevelt s
cabinet, and party will arrive in Ham
ilton Wednesday evening, returning
on the morning Of July 4 to Missoula
where Mr.. Garfield will deliver an In
dependence dav Grafton.
The party which will consist of Sec
retary Garfield. Hou. r. G. Ballinger.
commissioner of the general land Of
fee; Hon. Chas. d. Walcott, director
u. s. geological survey; Hon. A. H.
Newell, chiet engineer of the U 5,
reclamation service and Hon. Clifford
Pinchot, chief IF the bureau of fores-
try, cha peroned by Senator Dixon and
other prominent Montanians, will
make the trip from Missoula to Ham
ilton and eturn in automobiles. They
will he entertained at the Ravall
hotel Wedr' sday evening, returning to
Ms soula the next morning.
Old ST. Mary's Mission, near
Steveusvilie, will doubtless be\an OBJ
ject of int. rest to Mr.. Garfield, for it
was here that his father, the late
President James A, Garfield, negoti-
ated the treaty with the Flatheads
that brought about their removal to
the Jocko.
Secretary Garfield and party are
making AN extended tour of the west.
Thty attended the public lands con-
ventiou at Denver last week and today
will be IN attendance at the opening of
the Huutley project near Billings
While in the Bitter Root the gentle
men will be shown over the Bitter
Root District Irrigation company S
project and given an opportunity to
seethe effects of irrigation under the
most favorable conditions.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1907-06-26
Filed for Record.

Deed-Jos. Appolonio, administra-
tor of the Estate of Ferdinand Wehr
to F. H. Drinkenberg, lots 4 and O.,
block II; lots and block "a; lot 10,
block IA, Riverview; 5000.
Deed-Calmona Orchard Co. to
Helen L. Beeson, lots to II inclusive, +,
block 81, Calmona Garden Homes
near Florence; $32.
Deed-James H. Dunbar ct al. to
Levi Van Blaircom, lot 2, block g,
Riverview; $50.
Deed-Mrs. Eliza F. Coughenour to
F. e. Simkins, lot 5, block 6, River
view; $50.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1907-06-26

their lives III similar period of time
Tickets will be furnished the sue
cessful young lady from this county
as well as the successful young lady
from every other county, before they
depart on their journey. These tickets
will include both railroad and Pull
| man transportation. Prof. Hahn will
meet the young ladies in person in his
| private automobile and will drive
them direct to the Hotel Bro adwater
where they will pass under the charge
of lady chaperone, who will be their
companion and fellow pleasure seeker
| for the next three days.
Apartments have already been en-
gagged for the young ladies al the
Hotel Broadwater, and have been so
! selected as to allow the rooms in most
| cases to be thrown together en- suite.
Thus the young ladies will make one
large happy family. They will go to
! all publ;c places in a party, including
their meals in the palatial dining
roc ms of the Broadw ater, which over
iook the beautiful grounds of that
famous resort.
Plunge parties will be one of the at
fractions while at Broadwater, the
plans of Prof. Hahn providing for the
young ladies enjoying the baths
whenever they wish. This means
both the baths in the immense nata-
toriuln and the private baths in the
hotel.
The young ladies will have their
time pretty we'll filed in viewing the
many attractions of the three days
celebration, concerning many fea-
lures of which we told our readers last
week. When not so occupied, how
ever, Prof. Hahn is arranging for side
trips which will not be included on
the regular program of the public cell
ebration. These side trips will in
clude automobile rides up the beaut-
iful Ten Mile canyon above Broad
water, to as far as the continental
divide, and to other points of interest.
If time will permit it is possible that
the young ladies will be taken in auto
mobiles to Lake Hauser, the immense
resort some fifteen miles from Helena
which has recently been esta blished
by the building of a huge dam sixty
or seventy feet in height.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1907-06-26
Good Things for the Fourth.

Mesdames McGee & Chilcott will be
prepared to serve lunch to the
masses on the F"urth, at their store
on South Second street aud on the cor
ner of Main and Second streets, the
corner formerly oCcupi, d by the
Chinese restaurant. There will be
plenty of ice cream, Lemonade and
other good things to satisfy the whole
crowd. 36-2t
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1907-06-26
The Girls are Coming
Down the Home
Stretch
Only three more days to rustic!

Only three more days to rustic!
Then, on Saturday evening. June 2e
| at $3.50 O'Clock the polls will close; the
votes will be counted ny Judges
Myers. Baker and Owens and the win
ner of the Helena Free Trip contest
| will be announced.
| All the girls have been hustling
during the past week and their friends
too are doing what they can to help
their favorities. It's a merry race
and the girl that brings in the most
| subscriptions and collections is going
to win the elegant trip.
This is a race in which nobody can
lose, for the reason that while but one
can win the trip to the carnival, the
others if they hustle, may make good
wages out of the commissions allowed
by The Western News and which will
provide the girls with pin money for
the Fourth.
The candidates will all have square
deal. Stubs. to identify all coupon
ballots, will be kept and vised by the
judges when he count is made. The
final count will be made next Satur-
day night.
Miss Hazel Donson has been hand
iCapped during the past week by ILL
ness which prevented her from leav-
ing her home, but yesterday she pluck
lily renewed her canvass and proposes
TO stay in the race until the finish.
Miss Ella Howley has been making
a splendid canvass and meeting with
marked success.
Miss Edith Simmons of Corvallis
has been making a vigorous campaign
and her friends are confident she will
win.
AT Victor Miss Flossie Williams is
as busy as any OF the girls and her
friends are working like beavers for
her. Victor by the way is in the
habit of winning. In the four pre-
vious contests held Victor girls have
won three of them.
When the young LADIES', who are to
be the guests of the Helena Business
College during the Fourth of July cell
ebration in Helena next month, alight
from the train m that city they will
be taken Immediately in hand for
three days of as much real fun and
pleasure as viii ever be crowded into
Name. Vote last v
Ella Howley, Hamilton. on...........3 3, ,421
Flossie Williams. Victor ........ i. .401
Hazel Donson, Hamilton. ....... 557
Edith Simmons, Corvallis. ....... $50
W1thdrawn. n................ ......
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1907-06-26
He Fired the Stick.

II have fired the waikiug-s,ick I've
carried over 40 years, on account OF a
sore that resisted every kind of treat
ment, until l tried Bucklen's Aruica
Salve; that has healed the sore and
III, dc me happy man." writes j 'hl
Garrett, of North Mills, N. G.. Guar
anteed for Piles. Burns etc., by the
Corner Drug Store. 25c.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1907-06-26
DO NOT NEGLECT THE CHILDREN.

At this season of the year the first
unnatural looseness of child's bowels
should have immediate attention,
The best thing that can be given is
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrohea Remedy followed by castor
oil as directed with each bottle of the
remedy. For sale by Corner Drug
Store.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1907-06-26
Take Notice.

All members of Hamilton Lumber
mems Union No. 100 are requested to
be present at the regular meeting next
Saturday night. Nomination and
election of officers. H. L. ROBINSON,
Secretary.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1907-06-26

Mr.. E. W. Goo,loe, OF 1O7 St. Louis
ST.. Dallas. Tex. says: In the past
year have become acquainted with
DIR. Krg's New Life Pills, and no
iaxatixe ever before tried sc. effect
ualis diSposes of malaria and bilious
NESS" They don't grind nor gripe.
2Sc. at Corner Drug Store.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1907-06-26
ATTENTION.!

The members of the labor unions,
firemen, base ball teams and all civic
and secret societies are cordially in-
vited to participate in the parade on
July 4. ]. f. TOIMAN,
Chairman Committee on Parade.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1907-06-26
Born.

Carlstrom-To Mr.. and Mrs. Chas-
J. Carlstrom, June u, an eleven pound
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-09-05
HELP n TOWN.
Some Of the Virtues in Friendly Riv-
airy Between Merchants.

Good, healthy competition and
friendly rivalry, devoid of all spirit Of
hoggishness, is a good thing for N
town. Each and every business man
and property owner in a town. and the
country Immediately surrounding It
should be intensely interested in every
project, particularly should every mer.
chant be active in matters that means
general prosperity for the place, and
which will increase trade for all the
merchants of the town. People gen
orally like to do their trading in towns
where there are well kept stocks and
plenty variety Of goods. and where
there is sufficient competition as to
assure low prices consistent with good
business Judgment. There is little use
for the merchants of a place to blow
and brag about their business. unless
they can demonstrate that they are
delivering the goods" and satisfying
their customers. There is no good to
be looked for by merchants decrying
the goods and the methods of their
brother merchants. There is no more
effective way of killing the business of
q town than by fostering a spirit of
petty jealousy aud of narrow selfish
ness. Wherever such a spirit is found
1t will he discovered hat trade is be.
ing turned to some other town where
merchants and business men work
more in harmony with one another.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-09-05
spiritualistie Medium Evidently. Short
on Information.

A well known musical conductor In
Brooklyn was recently induced by some
Of his ~spiritualistic friends to visit a
slate'writing medium, says the New
York Times. Later he was questioned
by these friends, anxious that he
should have received confirmatory tes-
timony of the reality of spiritual com
m%unication.
Il don't know how the thing was
done" he said. THE states we're
spread on the table in front of us.
They contained no writing. | asked
for communications from Sir Arthur
Sullivan, a deceased friend, and my
mother, who died a few months ago.
The states were then closed, and on
being reopened were found to con.
tain writing p%urporting "a eminate
from these three departed. That from
my mother was peculiar in that 1t was
written in E~nglish-a language with
which she was wholly unfamiliar. She
wrote always in German"
That is not strange" explained his
spiritualistic friends. 1T frequently
happens, because the language Is
translated by reason of its conveyance
through the language spoken by the
medium"
Maybe So" said the skeptical, with
a slight twinkle in his eye. my
mother went on to say that we must
not think of her as reposing in the
cold ground where we had laid her
but as being always near us In
spirit"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-09-05
N OF
Some Of the Methods Used for secur.
ing Money Dishonesty.

Millions upon millions of dollars are
fraudulently taken from the pockets
OF the people year after year through
the operation of confidence men. The
schemes used by these men are numer.
Gus. Nearly all are based upon the
fact that the average person is always
willing to take the best of a bargain.
During the past few months swim.
dlers have been operating in different
parts Of the country. and their method,
while a modification Of an old swim.
ding game. has some new features
worthy of notice. Their usual proceed.
ure Is to locate farmers who are not
well known to local bankers and loan
men, They approach the farmer and
under pretext of seeking to purchase
farming land, manage in some way to
secure his signature. This is general.
~ done by inducing him to write a
letter, or to sign some statement.
Once the signature is secured, a fcti.
tious deed to the farmers land is pre-.
pared and this is fixed up in such a
manner as to show the seal of some
h''NlN VI bNlti bhlNtIs lHtu WIN
this deed the swindler is in position to
negotiate a loan upon the land. This
game has been successfully worked in
a number of western states.
Residents of agricultural districts
should be continually on their guard
against the signing Of receipts or any
kind Of contract which may be pre-
sented to them by strangers. Within
the past year some smooth swindlers
have succeeded in securing thousands
OF dollars IN fraudulent notes. secur.
ing from farmers. who were foolish
enough to take for trial washing ma.
chimes, refrigerators, etc. and to give
their receipts for the same. These re.
ceipts turning up later as negotiable
notes.
The writer of checks cannot be too
careful in filling in the amounts. The
favorite methods of the check receiver
is to insert after the words six
seven eight" or nine the letter
~ or 'ty' and change the ciphers in
the check accordingly. Thus it can be
seen that a check written for eight
dollars. by the addition of the letter
~ a be made TO read for eighty
dollars and the changing of the
amount, il ii be in numerals. by the
addition Of cipher, makes the forgery,
when well executed. hard to discover.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-09-05
"THAT MAN WITH THE FAMILIAR FACE"

you knGY what ! mean" persisted
the Observer. You've seer him doz.
ems OF times-goes by here a lot. His
face is so familiar, yet we can't seem
TO place him: Smooth face, dark eyes,
maybe anywhere from 35 to As years
Of age, always faultlessly attired-"
"Oh, ! know now" interrupted the
Other Observer. Doesn't he some.
times YEA a light gray suit?"
"Um-yes. And usually carries an
overcoat on his arm
And a pink in his b~uttonhole?"
That's the mani" declared the OBJ
server. tr~iumphantly.
Il thought so! Well. what about
him p eagerly.
Nothing. That's just 1t. No one
seems to know the first thing about
him, and yet there's something mys.
FERROUS about that man. Several who
have noticed him say the same thing.
He's a conspicuous figure and looks as