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The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-09-27
with Klondike, was the temporary de.
of the population. Mel

with Klondike, was the temporary de-
moralization of the population. Mel
bourne in the height Of the gold fever
has been described by one who knew
1t well as "a feyered, drunken, deliri-
Gus pendemonium." The lucky ones
and there were thousands Of them
souandered their riches in the most
reckless fashion.
Some of their fantastic tricks would
scarcely be credited We're they not at
tested by witnesses still living. The
game Of ninepins, we are told, was
played with bottles Of champagne, for
which he who broke the least had to
pay Dozens Of the same costly wine
were emptied into tubs and drunk
from tin pannikins, spirits and beer
being added to give body" to the bev-
erage One man, in imitation of Calig-
ula, shod his horse with gold Sand
witches made Of bank notes We're de
voured. Silver wrapped up in bank
notes was thrown to popular actresses
instead of flowers. In fact, money was
so plentiful that the reckless diggerS
could not "knock it down. fast enough
They thought they had only to dig q
few feet in the earth to get plenty
more, and for time it almost seemed
as il this were so. Such We're some OF
the characteristics of Victoria's hot
ycuth.--Pall Mall Gazette.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-09-27
Youth. Manhood. Old AGE

The life journey may roughly De CT
vided into three stages. each lasting
about twenty-five years. Scientifically
speaking, one is a youth until he is
twenty five, s'man'' from twenty-five
to fifty or fifty-fve, after which "old
age begins. During the first period
the rule is growth, during the second
equilibrium, during the third decline.
In the first repair exceeds destruction,
in the second the repair and destruc-
ton balance each other, while In the
third destruction exceeds repair From
twenty-five to fifty-five man should
be at his best. but after that time he
begins to lose ground: the machinery
is running down. however slowly and
imperceptibly it may be. until around
about seventy or seventy-fve the "old
age' is visible even to the dullest eye.
New York American.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-09-27
MONTANA GRAND LODGE
OF MASONS MEETING,

Butte, Sept 19.-The 43rd annual
session OF the Masonic 6 ana loage Of
montana came to a close this after
noon with the eleciont of officers for
the coming year and the selection CT
Helena as the next place of meeting.
The grand officers elected We're:
Grand master, S. c. Kenyon, Boze-
man; deputy grand master, c. B.
Nolan, Helen; senior grand warden,
John L. Carroll, Butte; junior and
warden, j. w. Speer, G eat Fail !;
grand treasurer, Henry NJ. Parchen,
Helena; grand secretary, Cornelius
Hedges, Helena.
The board of trustees 10 incorpo-
rate the Masonic home at Helena and
to mango the. institution for one year
are: E. C. Day, Theodore Bran ly,
Joseph j. Hindson, George l.. Ram ey
and Harry G. Pickett, all of Helena.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-09-27
CART TAIL FLOGGlNG.
This Peculiar Punishment Flourished
In England Up to 1886.


Although Jogging at the carts tail
is generally supposed to have ceased
after 1927, various instances are on
record up to 1886 when a man con-
victed of robbery from the person was
slowly paraded through the principal
street of Satash with bare back and
logged at the carts tail, to which one
of his hands was dashed at either side.
Two men, armed with t-o'-nine-tails,
laid on heavily and We're scolded
by the beadle or crier in uniform for
not hitting harder" The punishment
was sometimes reduced to farce
when the administering hand had
been we'll "oiled" or belonged to 4
soft hearted officer Of justice, as in a
case mentioned by the poet Cowper
where the thief was the only one con
cernc( who suffered nothing.
A youth had stolen some ironwork
at Olney. Being convicted" says
Cowper, "he Was ordered to be whip
ped which operation he underwent at
the carts tail, from the stone house to
the high arch and back again, He
seemed to show great fortitude, but it
was all an imposition upon the public
The beadle who performed it had filled
his left hand with red ocher, through
| which after every stroke he drew the
lash. of his whip, leaving the appear
ance of wound upon the skin, but II
reality not hurting him at all. This
being perceived by Constable Hinsch
comb, who followed the beadle, he
/ applied his cane without any sucf
management or precaution to the
| shoulders of the too merciful execu
| TONER.
s"The scene Immediately became more
/ interesting. The beadle could by M
| means be prevailed upon to strike
hard, which provoked the constable tt
strike harder. and this double floggin:
continued till a lass of Silver End
plying the pitiful beadle, thus suffer
Ing under the hands of the pftiless con
| stable. joined the procession and, plac
ing herself Immediately behind the lat
ter, seized him by his capillary clu
and, pulling him backward by tn
same slapped his face with mos
amazonian fury."-St. James, Gazette
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-09-27
HAvRE, FRIDAY, SEPT. q, 1877.
iaI Paper Of the City Of HavTe
best man we have in our

best man we have in our
<. for the general good Of the town
is the one you will always see on
the front seat of the progressive
band wagon He is the first one to
extend an open hand and warm greet
ing to the stranger aud welcome HIM
to the best town in the state. He will
resent an insult to our town as quick
" as he would a slur to member CT
his family. He very politely invites
The chronic croaker to move on" lie
is ever ready to give his just proper
ton to every public enterprise. He
talks up our town at home and abroad
and believes 1t the best pace upon
Gods green earth in which we live and
desires to be buried here when he
dies. Let us all try and be like this
man for one year and our little city
will take on new life and improve as
never before in its history.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-09-27
THE ALTON ROAD ESCAPES
Judge Lands Finally Accepts the I'm
munity Plea.

Chicago, Sept. 25.-It was decided
by Judge Lands in the United States
district court that the Chicago and
Alton railway shall not be further
prosecuted for it's connection with
the Standard Oil company in the
granting of rebates between Whiting,
Ind, and East st. Louis, III.
1t was claimed by Attorney General
Bonaparte, whose letter was read tc
the court by District Attorney Sims,
that Mr.. Morrison, the predecessor of
Mr.. Sims in Office, had promised i'm.
munity to the Alton road provided it
assisted in good faith in the prosecu,
ton of the Standard Oil company.
Tie attorney general therefore
claimed that it was the duty of the
government to see that no further
steps toward the punishment Of the
railroad for its part in the granting
Of the rebates be taken. Judge Lands
then instructed the jury that they had
no further duty to perform in connec
ton with the Chicago and Alton rail
road
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-09-27

We have tried in all 20 isibie
ways to show our appreciation Of tie
liberal patronage given us since the
first day of our coming to this CT y,
In the columns OF our paper we have
fought for our town to the best Of ou.
ability. We would not be egoti tical
but believe that by using this pa er
as weapon we have been enab. ed
uder some assistance to the en-
Sc and growth Of our little city.
!! paper has pleased you we are
f: repaid for the hard labor we
given it, and can promise our
Is that in the future it will he
far superior 70 the past, as We haze
decided to give more attention and
work to TIE local field, realizing our
readers appreciate a spicy local page.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-09-27

While the modern system Ct
school work may be deficient in some
respects, and no doubt the tendency
is to take on more work and too many
branches Of study, for the pupil to mas
ter thoroughly in the tine the aver
age boy or girl is allowed for school
ing, yet there is fault on the part CT
parents which is persistently left cut
Of account in the argument of the crit
ic: The pupils, especially in the high
er grades, are allowed to spend the
nights during the week in various
atnusements which distract thei1
+, from school work, and the loss
eep incapatiates them for good
during school hours.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-09-27
Operator Commits Suicide.

Grand Forks, N. D., Sept 25.-
Crazed because his pretty sweetheart
insisted on going West, Frank Clarke
of Albert Lea, Mimi, twenty-five years
DID, night operator at Niles, small
station between Leeds and Church's
Ferry on the Great Northern railway.
committed suicide by shooting him
self in the presence of the girl he
loved, Miss Daisy Dye, twenty-one
years old, who has been employed as
an operator for the Great Northern at
Grand Harbor. He died instantly.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-09-27
A HUMANE APPEAL.

A humane citizen of Richmond, Ind,
Mr.. U. D. Williams, LOT w. Man S :,
says: Il appeal to all persons with
weak lungs to take DR.. Kings New
Discovery, the only remedy that has
helped me and fully comes up to the
prOprietOr's recOmmen datiCn.' 1t
saves more lives than all other throat
and lung remedies put together. Us
eu as cough and cold cure the world
over. Cures asthma, bronchitis, c Cup
whounin@ cough, quinsy, hoarsenes
and phthisic, stops hemorrhages Of the
teed at Havre Drug Co. soc and 81.
Trial bottle free.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-09-27
TELEGRAPHIC BREVlTIES.

Ignacio Mariscal, Mexican minister
OF foreign affairs, is reported to be Sc
riously i'll.
Fred Thomas, laborer, whose home
Is unknown, shot and killed himself in
a room in the Rhine hotel at Mime
apolis
Snow fell in varying quantities over
the Lake Superior region and vicinity
at some time Tuesday. Early in the
morning little snow fell in Duluth.
Another order has been sent out
from the headquarters Of the Pennsyl
vania Railroad company to reduce ex-
penses. This. however, will not affect
the Improvement work that Is to be
started this fall
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-09-27
SENSATION IN MEXICO.
Caused by Arrest of the President of
the District Of Chaico.


San Antonio, Tex, Sept. 25.-A spe-
cial to the Express from Mexico City
says;
A tremendous sensation has fol
lowed the arrest of the municipal
president of the district of Chalco on
the charge Of having been implicated
in the killing of Ottilio Cussi, the
wealthy Italian haciendado who was
killed while going to his hacienda in
the Yautepec district of the state Of
Morelos.
The name of the president is Thorn
as Garcia and as soon as suspicion
pointed to him an examination of his
clothing and house was made and a
fountain pen, revolver and several
other things that Cussi had owned
were found in his possession.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-09-27

We. have residing in the southern
suburbs of our town, a young man,
who, if reports are true, is wonderful
iy and fearfully made His doc or
said he had an iron constitu ion; his
friends said he had nerves of steel;
his uncle that he had wooden haal;
the. girls said he had a heart of
stone;; his enemies declared that there
Was more brass to him than anything
else. others declared he had lots CT
sand, while his admirers de la. ed he
was all wool and yard wide.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-09-27

ere are rumOrs Ofloat that the e
tnay be something happen before the
political pot begins boiling next year
to cause the politicians at the head
Of the republican party to sit up and
take notice. We shall heartily en-
doIse any move to eliminate the
"boss" and place the party upon a
FsoEnder and more agreeable f1oting.
Chester Signal.
II would seem pretty good policy fol-
the hess" to loosen up and give to
thc Signal the patronage to which
it is OF right entitled.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-09-27

A friend at our elbow suggests
that the best way to head off the
mail order houses is for the local me :
chant to advertise literally and get
the trade themselves. 1t does look
reasonable, All the succe. sful mail
order houses are heavy advertisers
and if they can make it pay why not
the local merchant
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-09-27
New ADMINISTRATORS Road.

Portland, Me-, Sept 25.-The Min
neapolss, st. Paul. Rochester and Du-
buque Electric Traction company has
been organized in this city for the
purpose of constructing and operating
an electric railway in Minnesota and
Iowa.. 1t has authorized capitalization
of s25,OOO,00 Eben Winthrop Free
man of Portland is president and M.
Fl, Boutelle OF Minneapolis is secre-
tary. tss8
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-09-27
American League.
Lake Steamer Overdue.

Milwaukee, Sept 25.-The Susie
Chapman, one of the best known
steamers in the Lake Michigan lum-
Der carrying trade, is more than two
days overdue. The steamer left
Northern Michigan port last week and
was due in Milwaukee Sunday night.
It is feared the vessel may have sunk
during the recent storm.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-09-27
cRAzED WITH WEALTH.

Mad Days In Melbourne When the
Gold Fever Was Raging.
Gold threatened to become as COM
mon as silver in the days of Solomon.
In one year f12, 100000, in eight years
E95, 100000, were won. Some men at
Golden Point, made as much as f400
each day. Another exceptionally
lucky party unearthed thirty-four
pounds of gold in one day No wonder
that such pockets" were termed Jew
elers' shops!' Occasionally q nugget
worth 10000 was unearthed. The re
suit of this sudden influx of wealth,
almost without labor and with risks
which are infnitesimal as compared
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-09-27
Jumps to His Death.

Dayton, O., Sept. 25.-In desperate
fight for freedom William R. Burch of
Glendale, o., a federal prisoner en-
route to Cincinnati in custody of
Deputy Marshal Sanderson, plunged
head foremost from fast flying Gin
cinnati, Hamilton and Dayton train
near here. His neck was broken and
death was instantaneous.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-09-27

Secretary Taft is to revolye around
the globe" says an esteemed contem-
porary. This will most likely fe5u1t
in a series OF eclipses not set down
in the almanac
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-09-27

a Kansas town council recently pre-
scented the local brass band a gift Of
$3.50. The Richmond Times-Dispa oh
thinks probably it was hush money.
but our idea is that the council me e,y
wanted the band to blow itself for a
good time
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-09-27
Two Fakes.

They met by chance at an afternoon
light lunch at the Bohemia, literary
and artistic club.
"And what" said the one in the vel
vet coat, lis your specialtyy'
81 write autobiographies of great
men," answered the one with long hair.
"What is yours?''
II" was the reply, paint Raphaels."
New Orleans Times Democrat.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-09-27

The King of Siam mas bought nea--
" three million dollars worth Of jew
elry in London, which suggests that
his salary must be coniderably higher
than Mr. Rooseyelt's
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-09-27

The New York Sun does not think
that Uncle Sam will sell eight millions
of Filipinos for cash" Not nece4
sarily; any old nations credit good
in this country.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-09-27

Secretary Root entertained the fear
that the states were sleeping over
their rights" At present, some Of
them are having nightmares over the'
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-09-27

In the new Chicago directory, the
Johnsons lead the Smiths by over q
600 Can it be that the old, reliable
Smiths have turned race-suiciders.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-09-27

Mr. Rockefeller says that he never
felt better in his life, and can ca
anything Perhaps he has got those
rebates entirely out of his system.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-09-27

Prof. STAIRS idea that Japan can
whip the United States doubtless is
based upon the erroneous impress ion
that we are a nation of STAIRS
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-09-27

Can't get woman to take much in
terest nowadays in any ,hiLg but
whether her tomatoes are going to
keep
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-09-27

Vacations are good, because they
give one an opportunity to get plenty
of Sleep says a physician. Yes,
after one gets bck home.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-09-27

Isl An is going to resign: this
time without fail. Isl Platt is not
going to resign as usual.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-09-27

The country is too busy to fool
with Wall street and too big to let
Wall street fool with it.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-09-27

Let not things. because they are
common, enjoy for that the less share
Of our consideration.--Pliny.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-09-27
BASEBALL. SCORES.
National League.

national League.
At ST. Louis, l; Brooklyn, S.
At Cincinnati, 10; Boston, 4.
At Pittsburg, 0; New York, 2.
American League.
At Boston, 8: Detroit. S.
At Philadelphia, 8; Chicago, 8.
At Washington, 8; st. Louis, 10.
At New York, 4; Cleveland.
seven innings.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-09-27

Accountants OF the Standard Checked
Up Accounts of the Smaller Con.
cern, Which Had Been Barred
From Texas.
New York, Sept. 25.-Accountants
Of the Standard Oil company finally
audited the books of the Waters
Piercc Oil company of Missouri after
1900, when its name disappeared from
the list Of companies controlled by the
Standard, according to Wade Han1p-
ton, general auditor of the Standard
Oil company, who testified Tuesday in
the governments suit against the
Standard Oil company.
IN 1900 the Waters-Pierce Oil com
pany was prohibited from doing bust
ness in Texas under the antitrust law
because Of its relations with the
Standard. The Waters-Pierce com
pany was reorganized and the stock
feld by the Standard was sold. Tes-
timoEv had previously been adduced
that Charles Pratt, secretary Of the
Standard, bought the stock and held
it in the Standards interests. Mr..
Hampton testified Tuesday that he
had sent each year accountants to the
Waters-Pierce Oil company to audit
the books at the request of the off
GERS Of the company. Mr.. Kellogg
produced a letter sent by the witness
to one of the officials of the Waters
Pierce company stating that an &C.
countant was on his way and that for
reasons which he would understand,
his name had better be put on the
payrolls Of the Waters-Pierce company
until the accounting was completed
Mr.. Hampton said he had forgotten
what the reasons were that he men
toned in the letter.
Troubles Of an Oil Firm.
The troubles of the oil firm Of LON
bard & Ayres in the early seventies
| was an interesting feature of Tues
days hearing. Mr.. Lombard said that
he had difficulty in obtaining tank
| cars to ship oil and that his company
felt the difficulty of competing with
tllc Cte1ituctlu Wu4Su, IlS oClu, Was lS-
ceiVing rebates from the trunk lines.
He had two conferences with A. J.
Cassatt of the Pennsylvania railroad,
but was told that the rebates which
were given the Standard did not
amount to much. Mr.. Cassatt, the
witness said, suggested that his diff
culties would doubtless cease IL he
united the Lombard company with
the Standard Mr.. Lombard testified
that he had a conference with Colonel
Thomas Scott, president Of the Penn.
sylvania, in which he was told that
the Lombard company was getting all
the tank cars it could obtain under
the allotment. Colonel Scott, accord
ing to the witness, said the Pennsyl
vania railroad would not haul tank
cars built by the Lombard company
Colonel Scott also expressed the
opinion that the Lombard & Ayres
company would do well to unite will
the Standard
Anthony n Brady of Albany told
how the Manhattan Oil company d
Ohio was sold to London company
Mr. Brady said he had no idea whe1
the sale was made that the compan.
was going into the hands of the Stand
, ard company
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OWNED BY STANDARD
Waters-Pierce Company Con-
troIled by Oil Trust.
AUDITED ALL THEIR BOOKS

Accountants OF the Standard Checked
Up Accounts of the Smaller Con.
csrn, Which Had Been Barred
From Texas.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-12
Death Of Preston McKimpson.

From the last issue of the Rifle
Telegram we take the following re-
garding the death of one of our
young people:
Preston McKimpson, who was
operated on for appendicitis last Sat
urday. died last (Thursday) night
at II o'clock of exhaustion. The I'M
fortunate boy was taken with the
disease one week ago last Wednes-
day morning. After being sick three
days he was taken in a buggy to
Meeker, distance Of eight miles,
where he was kept over night, and
was then brought to Rife, arriving
Saturday evening. His condition
was SO critical at that time that the
physicians decided that an operation
would be inadvisable. Later, after
the necessary preparatory treatment,
an operation was performed on nc
count Of the formation Of an abscess
in the region Of the appendix. At
the operation very large amount of
pus was removed, giving the patient
his only chance for life. He rallied
very nicely from the operation and
seemed to do well for three or four
day., no complication followipSs bnt
Hid strength was 70 much reduced BY.
his long previous illness and the fa-'
tigue Of his long journey over rough
mountain roads that he could not
make winning fight against the re-
sulting exhaustion"
The funeral services were held In
Meeker at the Methodist church Sum
day afternoon and attended by n
large gathering of friends and neigh
bors Of the boys parents particularly
from Powell Park.
Deceased WAS a promising boy and
his distracted parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence McKimpyon and other rel
atives, have the heartfelt Sympathy of
the community in their sore affiic-
ton.
when Preston was taken i'll, DR..
French WAS absent attending the
meeting Of the State Medical associa-
ton at Glenwood, hence the danger
GUS trip to the railroad.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-12

Lon and Leroy Cure arrived In
Meeker from the coast country on
Wednesday after = romantic trip.
The boys got tired pushing their
auto through the sands of the Me-
vada deserts and sold the blamed
thing and took the nearest train.
The Cure boys can do almost any
thing with machinery, but they
couldn't make the desired Roadway
through hundreds Of miles Of sand,
as the average auto is not geared to
that kind Of travel. Glad to see you
back, boys, safe and sound!
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-12

4 Son arc engaged In the contracting
business In Frisco, their line being
grading, tesming and concrete work,
in which, we understand, they have
done very we'll. This community,
In which Mr.. Sykes was long identi-
Aed In business way, will miss him
but a. the great California city pre-
sents greater opportunities for . man
Of his energy and business ability
We cannot find fault With him for
leaving US. John p. Sykes IL honest,
energetic aud his word ~ good rs his
bond; 10 we predict for him sue
eessful business career In San Fran
cisco.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-12

Mr.. and Mrs. A. R. Holcomb, ac-
companied by their sons Clarence
and Gerald, arrived Saturday on =
visit to Mrs. Holcomb's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. F. Hossack, and Mr..
and Mrs. Dan Taylor. Mr.. Hol-
comb is prominent Neveda mining
man, and the party is enroute east on
an extended tour. Mrs. Holcomb
and the boys are we'll and favorably
known In Meeker, having visited
here while Mr.. H. was prospecting
the Nevada mining districts where
he has been quite successful.