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The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-05
OREGON SQUIRs.

The La Grande jury in the case OF
Nat Hall, charged with the murder OF
Isaac Edland at the Indiana mine,
brought in a verdict of mot guilty."
The third dry Sunday in Portland
passed away quietly as far az the day
and evening were concerned, but dur.
ing the early hours Sunday morning
the police broke all previous records
in the number of DRINKS arrested and
placed in limbo.
Rev. Clearance True Wilson, pastor
of the Grace Methodist church in
Portland, startled his congregation
Sunday evening by coming out en-
phatically and announcing himself as
in favor of the unwritten law as a
plea for defense in a murder trial.
After several weeks spent in quiet
ly soliciting stock the business men
of Eugene have reached a point which
assures construction by them of a rail-
road to tidewater on Suislaw river.
Maintaining responsibility to the
last and without a word to say in part
ing, Holiver Megorden mounted the
scaffold at the penitentiary at Salem
and n minute later was plunged into
eternity. He had paid the penalty for
the murder of his wife, Mary Megor-
den, in the heat of passion, near Nyssa,
Malheur county, March %, 1905.
While held captive as a slave in
Chinatown dens in Portland under
threat of death if she dared venture
to make her escape, Miss Alma Church
became mother of a male child, and it
developed through persistent investiga-
ton by detectives who rescued her
that Elmer Lin, her yellow master,
gave away the child when it was but
a few days old.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-05
Bic Fire at Mineral Wells.

Mineral Wells, Texas, July z.-MIn'
eral Wells, with nearly 10000 visitors
from all over the south, was threaten
ed with total destruction by fire recent
ly. The fire started in the skauns
rink of the Palace Amusement COM
pany, a new $4,000 structure, just ID,
ished, but not yet opened. From thsls
the fire spread to me Mineral WelIs
sanitarium, a four story brick nleu
with patients. These were all moVet
out and no loss of life is reported, Uu'
the skating ring, sanitarium, pau
house, pavilion and other structure
were destroyed.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-05
MONTANA ITEMS

II. c. Withrow of Duluth, Mimi,
committed suicide recently at Helena
at the house of his brother-in-law by
drinking carbolic acid. He vas 40
years old and unmarried.
Gus Beckman was killed and John
Field and Harry Larson were seriously
injured in a premature blast at He'll
gate recently.
Because the Butte Evening News
raised the price of its papers to the
newsboys, reducing the number from
three to two for 5 cents, all the new
sizes to the number of about 100 went
on a strike.
Joseph Stark, charged with grand
larceny, and whose case was set for
trial Wednesday in the district court
at Virginia City, has disappeared, and
his bondsmen have been obliged to
forfeit the amount of his bond, which
was $500.
Three men under arrest at Dillon,
who refuse to give names, robbed the
Oregon Short Line section house at
Feeley's station, securing 800.
w imam Val hlAOL1Cif q a
old-timer of Butte, sprang from the
fourth story of the county hospital re-
Gently, apparently with suicidal intent,
or else in a delirium, sustaining in.
'juries which will prove fatal.
Eight men, names unknown, lost
their lives in the rush Of water down
Careless creek during the recent cloud.
burst at Lavina.
Miss Elizabeth Jane Eva, aged 20,
a well known Butte high school girl,
died recently from the effects Of drink.
ing a quantity Of carbolic acid. Sick.
ness was the cause.
There is a slight decrease in the
amount of gold received this year and
increase in silver at the United States
assay Office at Helena. Gold received
was $2,052, 046.67; silver, $50, 131. GA
The total receipts for June were $110,.
1882, of which SOS, 5S1.56 was in
gold. Choteau county was the banner
producer this month.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-05
NATIONS FAT BANK ROLL.
Fiscal Year Begins With Surplus Of
More Than $97, 900, COO.


Westinghouse far as working pur.
poses are concerned the fiscal year Of
the government closed recently with a
surplus of substantially $S7,0 00,O 900,
one of the largest net balances ever
shown. In the fiscal year 1902 there
was a surplus of $91, 991 ,S72, but that
was the largest since 1890.
While the official figures for the
fiscal year will not be announced for
a few days, the figures available are
approximately accurate. They show
that in the year just closed the reve
rue was 1866, 306,134, and expenditures
S57S, 376, 700, as compared with receipts
of 1894, Asa, 121 for the last fiscal year
and expenditures of 1868, 7S4,7 the
surplus in that year being 2 ,e6S,S2Z.
There has been a tremendous IN
crease in receipts in the year just clos
ing, while the expenditures have been
only about 100000 UO in excess of last
year. The largest increase In rece'pS
has been from customs, although ID
ternal revenue has shown a big gam
The receipts this fiscal year in customs
were $3.50, 23O ,126, and in internal reVe
nue. $27O,3 O9, 388.
The customs receipts last year helO
the record up to that time and lns
years income from that source u
about $33,0OO,0 900 in excess of last
year.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-05
WASHINGTON NOTES.

Frank Smithers, % years old, was
drowned in Lake McAleer, 10 miles
north of Seattle. With four other men,
s%mithers, while walking on a boom of
logs he slipped of into the water.
Two hundred and forty-six marriage
licenses were issued during June at
Spokane.
The Walla Walla section was visited
recently by one of the worst wind and
electric storms Of the year.
Farmers report a great change for
the better In the crop condition.
Fire broke out in the Alton hotel
at Pullman Sunday at midnight. The
volunteer fire department responded
and after a half hours work got the
blaze under control. The loss will be
about $1,000.
Lieutenant ]. L. Benedict, a battalion
stan officer of the Fourteenth infantry,
u. s. A, stationed at Vancouver, an
nounces his marriage to Miss Gene
We've Ardell, q concert hall singer.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-05
May See War
In Central America

Mexico City, July 8. - Word has
reached this city that President Cab
rera of Guatemala has caused the ar
rest of 100 citizens of that republic ON
the charge of alleged completely in the
recent attempt to assassinate him. All
were thrown into prison and later
herded into squads of 30 and tried in
groups. Two bands have tried and
many been of the accused sentenced to
death. Among the men imprisoned are
some of the most wealthy and promi-
nent men in the country. The state
ment is made that these men have long
been on Cabrers's blacklist. and the
charges made against them were trum-
ped up for political reasons.
The report has created excitement
among Central America residents in
this city, and at a mass meeting to be
held Sunday the matter will be dis
cussed.
When the news of the wholesale ar
rest became generally known, the dip
lomatic corps, with the exception Of
Phillip NJ. Brown, the United States
charge d'affaires, protested. No at
tentiOn was paid to these protests by
President Cabrera.
The British minister was thereupon
charged with drawing up a note detail
ing the incidents Of the trial, which
was characterized as a farce. This
note is to be sent to the powers.
The dispatch says that absolute chaos
reigns in Guatemala. Farmhands are
being impressed for military service,
and crops are rotting in the fields. The
rich are threatened with ruin unless
they contribute to the war fund.
Troops are being hurriedly rushed to
the Mexican frontier and the Hondur-
an borders. and San Salvador. Special
trains of artillery are being sent out to
the frontier. The legations are being
beseiged by relatives and friends of the
imprisoned men, who fear that they
will be unceremoniously put to death.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-05
ROCKEFELLER G0VF
CHICAGO JUDGE WANTS HIu
TO ANSWER QUESTIONS
Oil Trust Business Is BEING l,v..,
sated-strIot seaoh Is Being Mad.
Where 1t Is Thought the Oil NJ.
mates May Be stoplng-AII o+..
of Company Are ~subpoened.

Chicago.-United States writ .o.-
ers from the court of Judge Iansr
began preparations to circnnouuHa
steps that may be contemnlatad
John d. Rockefeller, head Of tbo
gantic Standard Oil mononoIv s
evading the necessity of comins =
Chicago to answer certain ouagt,o.O
that the court will put to him conoo--
ing the business of the oil trust wb,os
will be put on July 6.
1t was said at the federal bu,ld,,.
that the local govement officials ..s
following out the desire of tbo =.
tional administration to bring RocLo
Teller to the witness stand whore ~.
financial secrets and inner WORKINGS
of the giant corporations may ba baS
According to some statements Ind
Lands is in reality aiding PresidoD.
Roosevelt's trust investigation nolior
United States Attorney Sims recentIv
went east for a mysterious conference
at Washington and it is believed that
he received instructions from the nro.
ident to go after the big guns.
Copies Of the subpenas issued for
the appearance of Rockefeller have
been sent to every place where # IA
thought the oil magnate may be stop.
ping. Dispatches from the east TODAY
were unsatisfactory as to the present
whereabouts of the president OF the
Standard Oil company of New Jersey
but wherever he may be there does not
seem much of a chance for him to
keep out of the reach Of the federal
officers who, it is stated, may use force
in the serving of the writ.
Judge lands also requested the
United States marshal's office that all
the subpenas issued be served on all
the officers of the Standard Oil com.
pany, including Mr.. Rockefeller, as
soon as possible.
Where is Rockefeller
Cleveland, Ohio.-John D. Rocke.
Teller is lost. He is not at Forest Hill
Pontiac Hills, with his relatives in
Massachusetts, at Lakewood, N. j., nor
in Georgia. There are two other places
where he is not. These are in Chicago
and Ffndlay. Ohio.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-05
OF The WORLD
SHIRT DISPATCHES FROM ALL
PARTS OF The GLOBE.
A Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemlspheres
During the Past Week-Natlona''
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

.Judge Edgar Aldrich of Littleton'
N. H.. has been appointed master III
~obancery to determine the competen-
lcv of Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy.
In England 623 divorce DEGREES were
granted in 1905. and in the United
States something like 10000.
Count Peter Heyden is dead. He was
a member of the first Russian parlia-
ment, founder of the peaceful regener'
alton party, leader of the zemstVo
movement, and headed the delegation
which was sent to Emperor Nicholas
by the zemstvo congress in 1905.
According to the Wall Street Journal
the receipts Of the Great Northern
for June promise to show an increase
of 25 per cent over June of last year,
aggregating SIS, 100000 or more for the
year, and showing a surplus Of $22'-
900 900 for it's stockholders.
The grand jury in the case of Monk
Gibson, the negro boy charged with
completely with Felix Powell in the
murder Of Mrs. A. ]. Conditt and o u
children in October, 1905, near Edna,
Texas, returned a verdict of guilty
with punishment at death.
Harry E. Kicker, formerly treasurer
of the Metropolitan theater in st. Paul,
was found guilty of stealing $4,000
from the theater and sentenced to
serve three years and six months in
state prison.
w. F. Bechtol, former president OF
the Northwestern Life Insurance com
pany. has been sentenced to Minnesota
prison for five years. He was con
victed of grand larceny from the COM
pany.
William Stulz, a San Francisco
butcher, while temporarily insane, shot
and killed his wife, Louise, seriously
wounded his mother-in-law, Mrs. L.
Bechtel, and then killed himself at
their home on Dolores street recently.
United States Senators Perkins and
Flint of California recently presented
the name of William G. Ralston to
President Roosevelt with the recon-
mendation that he be appointed to sue
coed the late Jacob Jacobs as assist
ant United States treasurer for the
Frisco su%b-treasury.
Mr.. and Mrs Nicholas Longworth,
now touring in Yellowstone park, are
to live the simple life in a bungalow
on a beautiful beach in Hawaii.
Judge Chytraus Of Chicago has de-
cided the law passed by the last legis-
lature prohibiting the sale of cigar
cites in Illinois invalid.
The general committee Of the gen
eral federation of labor in France, in
retaliation for the governments de-
cision to prosecute members Of the fed
Grafton who signed the manifesto felic-
itatlng the Seventeenth regiment on
the mutiny, has begun to agitate for a
general strike throughout France.
The Russian emperor and members
of the imperial family are about to
leave Peterhof for a cruise in the Fin
nish fjords.
Ten thousand carpenters in New
York have made a demand for an in
crease in wages to go into effect today.
Italian residents Of New York Joined
this year with Americans in celebrat-
ing July 4. The reason is that July 4
is the birthday of Garibaldi, the deliv-
erer of Italy, and this year is the Tooth
anniversary Of his birth.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-05
Baptist National Convention.

Delegates to the national B. Y. P
U. convention. which will be in ses.
sion July Al in Spokane, have arrived.
some coming earlier to have more time
in which to see the country and some
that they may be sure of getting suit.
able accommodations.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-05
ExnIosion Kills Two.

A lotion steel cylinder filled VIZ wa
steam at the plant of the Schnec'as
Sandstone Brick company expiOuV
Killing two men, wrecking a portion
the plant and twisting a steel wa
tower into scrap iron. The deau
c. Servey, a brickmaker, ana
CUrns, laborer.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-05
Cinnamon Die in a Wreck.

Winnipeg, Man, June 3O.-Train ~,
81, the regular w~estbound Canaul
Pacific express, and a Chicago spec
going east, collided at Butler, 20 mno
east OF here. Five Chinese Nv H
killed and E o. Conner Of st. jun
n. B., a guard on the special was
riously hurt. The wreck was due w.
misunderstanding of orders.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-05
Havana clsarmakers Stubborn

Havana-The cigarmakers VINO ~
on strike, not having replied ,1h
ultimatum OF the manufacturers 70 AN
NIT their differences TO arOlu an.
which has expired, the manageIs al
nounced their intention to Close
their plants indefinitely.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-05

other arrangements made for finances.
1T is a tissue Of falsehoods," said
Secretary Taft when his attention was
to reports of dissatisfaction
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-05
City League.
POpe Enters UpOn Weeks Retr.at.

Rome.-The pope has entered upon
a weeks retreat, during which he will
hold no audiences.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-05

It's a wise son that knows he knows
less than his own father.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-13

Mr. II. ]. Henneman, Oakland, Neb.,
writes Il waited before writing to you
about my sickness, catarrh Of the stom-
ach. which l had over year ago.
There were people who told me it
would not stay cured. but l am sure
that | am cured. for | do not feel any
more i'll effects, have good appetite and
am getting fat. SO l am, and will say
to all, | am cured for good.
60, l,nnSS
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-13
Verdict for DR.. Pierce
AGAINST THE
Ladies' Home Journal.

Sending truth after lie. It is an old
maxim that "a lie will travel seven
leagues while truth is getting its boots
on" and no doubt hundreds of thousands
of good people read the unwarranted and
malicious attack upon DR.. X. Y. Pierce
and his Favorite Prescription published
in the May Q90D number Of the Ladies
Home journal, with its great black dis
play headings, who never saw the hum
BILE, groveling retraction, with It's incon-
spicuous heading, published two months
later. 1t was boldly charged In the sland-
erous and libelous article that DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription, for the cure OF
woman'S weaknesses and ailments, con-
taincd alcohol and other harmful ingredi-
ents. DIR. Pierce promptly brought suit
against the publishers Of the Ladies'
Home journal, for s2OO,OOO,OO damages
DR.. Pierce alleged that Mr.. Box, the
editor, mallciously published the article
containing such false and defamatory
matter WHY the intent of injuring his
buslnesSSTurthermof that no alcohol, or
other Injurious, or habit-forming, drugs
are, or Yver were, contained In his IA
vorite gyeyfiptIon"; that said medicine
is mad1fY6m native medicinal roots and
contaIS/no harmful ingredients what
evcr/aId that Mr.. Bok's malicious state
mefY were wholly and absolutely false.
IftheretraCti0nn riu1ed By said -4LQlIaal
they were J0Eccd u acknowledging tlaLluc
haT Obtained anaILSeS -Qf = EaYQrIte Pre-
S.rlntIQn.@, from eminent chemists al Of
WEOm certified Lhdt Id did- not contain al
c4hQL 4LanY nL I L. alleged harmful drugs!
These facts we're also proven in the TRIAL OF
the action in the Supreme Court. But the
business ~ Dr. Pierce was greatly injured by
the DuIlilfGtiOQ or the iibpiOIG article with
Its great display headings, while hundreds Of
thousands who read the wickcGly defamatOry
article never saw the humble grOvcling re-
traction. set in small type and made as incon-
spicuUus as possible. The matter was how
ever brought before jury in the Supreme
Court Of New York State which promptly
rendered q verdict in the Doctors favor.
Thus his traducers came to grief and their
base SANDERS were Tefuted.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-13
Recreation in Farm Life.

Some Of our farmers wonder why
their sons have Il desire to quit the
farm, preferring town or city life. The
cause is with the farmer himself. With
the boy on the arm it is perpetual toll
In good weather, all through the busy
season. and perpetual loneliness in bad
weather and most of the winter season.
The time when the farmer has leisure
is at the very time when they can not
get away from home on account of
their isolation and bad roads. The boy
hungers for company and his heart re
volts against this uncomfortable loneli-
ness, and, to free himself from it,
walks miles through the mud to spend
an hour at the country store. We are
glad to note that in some sections of
our country the young people of both
sexes have broken through these bar
riers and established farmers clubs
and little societies of one sort or an
other.-Jackson Herald.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-13
TRAVELLING BY ELEPHANT.
The Uncomfortable HOwdah-F ording
Rivers and Passing THROUGH Forests.

There We're two elephants at our dis
posal and myself and the Interpreter
rode the first, each occupying half of the
hOWdah. The haWdah has a peculiar
and objectionable habit OF nearly sue
ceedIng III cutting your legs i'll two. If
you hang your legs outside You may pad
the edge as much as you like, but if YOU
are new to the game you will wake in
about half an hour from an uneasy dOze
with the painful conviction that the low
er halves OF your legs have dropped off
On Squlrmlng up into a position from
which you can view the outside world
you will see they are still dangling there
but with an lrreSpOnSibility which sug-
gests that they have been frayed through
to the last shred. Abnormal efforts allow
you to drag them safely inside and you
think it will be better in future to keep
them there.
The elephant is almost as fine q We
hlcle to see the surrounding country
from as 3 London bus and there is a
considerable element OF excitement in his
progression. The elephant | rod had a
fatal habit when it came to river bank
or bit of rough ground of looking around
and picking out what seemed the worst
bit he could see.
Down one side of a river it seemed
as if he was engaged in trying to stand
on his head and | could look out of the
howdah, although l was lying therein,
anu ODotI hc lIe lSIlSS uditlLS over me
stones i'll the water just under my lords
noble forehead. More than once on these
journeys the beast would patiently SLOUGH
through the trees and bushes off the
track in search of something edible quite
regardless of the fact that the branches
threatened to sweep hoWdah and every
thing else over the stern.
But quite one Of the most peculiar SEN
SatiOnS was when they took it into their
heads to have Il scratch against the tele-
graph poles. 1t would be wonderful
line which could withstand the solid
work the elephant expects its posts to
carry out and when the number two
beast leaned too hard and the post
snapped l could almost see the mild and
somewhat indignant surprise reflected
from one intelligent face to the other
Singapore Free Press.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-13
Dog Fennel to Start BaIkv Horse.

"A balky horse is the meanest thing
this side of Memphis" said y. L. Mich
OILS of Brentwood, Tenn. Il had a
horse one time that baked on all occa-
sions. He would balk if you whistled.
baked if you laughed and baked if you
looked from the corner of your eye.
"One day he baked and / could not
make him move forward to save me. An
old negro man happened along and sup
piled remedy. Going to the side of the
road he pulled handful Of dog fenncl
weed. Taking this he rubbed it under
the horses nose. The animal shook his
head once or twice, raised up his tail
and started down the road in the mpr-
ricSt trot you ever saw. That treat
mcnt Of dog fcnnei cured the horse Of
baking. lie never made another at
tempt to act ugly after that Nashville
TcnnpSscan
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-13
Big Mans Long Row in Small Boat.

John Carmody of this city recently
made a trip from this city to Colonial
beach, a distance of more than 10 miles.
in Il small rowboat feet long, ~ feet
wide and Z inches deep, and as Mr.. Car
mOdy tips the beam at 247 pounds the
trip is rather remarkable one.
Mr.. Carmody left this city Wednesday,
June %, and with no other motive
power than pair of oars and Il big
umbrella like those used on wagons,
which he used as a sail, he made the
trip in forty-eight hours and arrived III
safety at the beach Friday, June %.
On the trip Mr.. Carmody made several
stops along the shore to make himself
some coffee and to cook something TO
eat, but in order to make the time he
did he had TO keep going steadily, with
but little time for sleep.-Washington
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-13
r'ecding Skim Milk.

Our best dairymen have long ago re-
allied the true feeding value of skim
milk. At the Kansas station the re-
suits of an experiment with thirteen
groups Of ten calves each showed that
when calves are worth $50 per 100.
skim milk is worth nearly 20 cents per
100; with calves at 81 per 100 it is
worth 80 cents, and at So per 100 worth
40 cents. The above experiment was
conducted in practical way, and the
results show that the average value of
skim milk for calf feeding, provided
this product is sweet. fresh skim milk,
fed right. Skim milk fed to calves
from a centrifugal separator, such as
Is now within the reach of every farm
er, fed sweet and fresh within an hour
after it is separated, is worth at least
twice as much as ordinary skim milk
derived from deep setting, open setting
or the skim milk from a creamery.