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Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-08-22

Charles II. Meyer, president Of the
Western Federation of Miners. is not
to be tried for the murder of ex-governor
Stuenenberg Of Idaho"
Fred Miller, one of the counsel for
the Western Federation Of Miners.
stated today that be had il on the state
ment of senator Borah that the presi-
dent Of the federation will escape the
long and dreary trial to which Haywood
was subjected.
Clarence barrow will be chief counsel
for the federation for Steve Adams and
for Pettibone. Mr.. Miller saw Adams
yesterday and he said he wanted the
Chicago lawyer. Mr. Miller also stated
today that he had been given to under
stand that Pettibone would ask for Oar
row.
This leaves Richardson. the great
Denver attorney. out of the case entirely.
and places Darrow at the head of the
defense, position for which he has been
fighting ever since the case was com
menced.
When asked who would be- the attorney
for the federation in the remaining cases.
Mr.. Miller said:
Senator Rorah stated the other day
in Salt Lake that Moycr would not be
tried. This leaves only pettibone and
Steve Adams
"A peculiar state exists concerning
the trial of the former. II viii be
necessary To call special session Of
the Idaho legislature before Oct. /, the
date set for Pettibone's trial The
state now has no money to carry ON the
battle and, as the last case cost about
S1I700. il will take big appropriation
10 meet the bill.
1T looked for q time rs though this
might not be necessary. hut an evident
attempt Ia sell Canyon county bonds to
the banks. with the understanding that
the state would reimburse the county
after the trial. has failed. owing to the
fact that the banks refused 10 take the
bonds.
AS regards the attorney who is IA
be- chief counsel for the federation.
guess il will be barrow. The cxccu.
tive committee Of the federation held
a netting recently and decided thnt il
would hardly be- fair To decide between
Richardson and barrow The two low
lyors have been az outs for a long time
land finally each stated he Mould moi
serve with the other. The federation
decided to leave the matter to the men &,
be tried.
II saw Stove Adams yesterday ana,
he said he wanted Darrow. am ia
formed, though Pcttibouc has not states
TO mc personally his position. that Petit
bone will also want Darrow.
"Ycs, that will leave Richardson ou
of IT,"
"Arc you Ia be retained as couuselY
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-08-22
PROGRESS OF TELEPHONE STRIKE

As far as Montana is concerned the
strike Of the linemen and telephone
workers is about the same as IL was
a week ago.
A number Of scab operators who
went to work in Helena have quit, but
the ranks of the strike breakers have
been added to in the person of an old
woman who from the looks should be
drawing an old age pension instead Of
trying to help corporations crush work
ing girls.
A large number of phones have been
discontinued by patrons in Helena.
Great Falls reports that the various
unions are preparing TO follow the suit
Of the Livingston unions. A large mum
Der Of phones have been discontinued
since the last issue.
Pocatello liuemen are all out and
standing solid. Ogden and Provo, Utah
report strikers firm and not break
in the ranks and the same applies 10
Wyoming. The Utah Federation Of
Labor have declared the Bell Tele.
phone company unfair and is preparing
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-08-22

to prosecute the fight as hard as it is
being done in Montana.
Whom the liDemen employed by the
Bell Telephone company went on strike
in Salt Lake and Ogden the other com
panies employing linemeu refused to
hire any man who had struck against
the Bell company and carried out n
systematic black list Of the strikers
The linemen in turn refused to allow
any member Of their union who had
not been employed by the Bell com
pany to commence working for the
companies who were blacklisting the
strikers. So successful were the line
mems union that the blacLlistiug com.
pnnies raised the boycott and hired
any liuemcu that applied for work and
asked no questions.
The strikers ,oro hopeful aud claim
that it is only II short time until there
is a satisfactory settlement and that
they have the public sympathy Ms the
people arc opposed to government by
injunctious
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-08-22

popular in smart London.
Compare the above with the following,
then ask yourself if the present system
is fit to exist.
Unable to find means Of livelihood in
Chicago and destitute and hungry, Zieta
Leary, 1s years old, Of Amanda, Mich,
applied for place as inmate in a resort
conducted by John Burke at 21s Twenty
second street last night. The keeper Of
the place refused her admission and noti-
fled the police.
The girl told Capt. Mccain that her
mother and father had recently died
and she went TO the home of AN aunt
to live. The aunt had n large family
of small children. the girl said, and she
was forced to do heavy drudgery much
beyond her strength.
Feeling that she could endure the
hardship no longer, she came to Chicago
TO find employment more suited TO her
strength and health. That was four
weeks ago. Since then she has exhausted
her available money in vain quest for
work
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-08-22
Labor
Bulletins of Strike Situation Through
Out Entire Country Is Stick
Strike-NO Arbitration

The strike of the telegraphers is
still on and continuing to spread and
1t is but a matter Of a few hours until
all cable operators will be on strike
also, thereby cutting off all communi.
cation with the rest of the world.
The Canadian men have gone out
At Toronto the men of the Great
Northern struck. The Canadian rail.
way and telegraph system are one, be-
ing empowered to operate railroads and
commercial telegraph lines as well.
The summary Of the great strike in
the United States may be put as fol
lows:
Total number Of operators olt, $500
Number of locals striking, so.
Total number of G. T. u. locals, 1876.
The only member of the executive
board not in Chicago is r. J. Fowler
Of Memphis, Tenn. He has been wired
to come at once.
M J. Reidy, member of the exec
ative board, says there is absolutely
no friction among the members Of the
body and that all striking locals will
be supported to the fullest extent.
Headquarters Of the @. T. u. A.
Portland, Ore.
To Montana Brothers and Sisters
Probably we are little slower in
walking out than you are, nevertheless,
walked out with the exception of one
man who had no union affiliation.
There has occurred no breach in our
ranks until six o'clock this morning
when Charles E. Stone, more familiarly
know n as "Fatty Stone" and Ira
Green wood, who was formerly night
chief during the Alaska boom.
We are not disbeartened at these
desertions, as we never felt sure Of
their support in ease trouble arose.
The Western Union have been work.
ing practically seven men of whom
four were chiefs, and the Postal went
out in a body, with the exception of
the chief operator, and their only addi-
tion since then was one man who is
a bookeeper in a bank from nearby
city and has not touched the key in
sixteen years and has never shown any
marked ability as an operator.
With best regards of all my friends
and assuring you that the feeling pre-.
walls here that we cannot possibly lose,
and hoping to hear from you regard.
ing the situation in Montana, | remain
Yours Fraternally.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-08-22

Chicago, Ill,
To All Local Presidents and Seere-
taries:-
Several of the larger locals have al
ready work upon entertainments of
various kinds in order TO raise funds
for local use. Chicago is to have a
monster ball game. Suggest your 10.
cal do something along these lines.
In addition to getting out every w.
u, Postal and A. p. operators in your
district, we expect your individual
members TO do yeoman work in pull
ing out even the smallest Offices in any
part of your section you can reach,
but obey the laws.
Leave nothing honorable undone to
get out clerks, checks and messengers.
In many places this as already be
done
Have your seab list as complete and
accurate as possible.
Spare no effort TO sign up your
broker and other leased wire firms as
soon as possible
Every local is now out, and the re-
ports we receive show the tie-up is
complete Here and there the A. =.
men are working. What about their
action in your section. Get busy.
Have regular meetings frequently.
Get in touch with good labor speakers,
and labor leaders in your district, and
you should secure a little entertain
ment TO Iiven up your meetings.
Many of the leading trade organiza
tions have placed themselves on rec
ord as favoring federal interference
Business men fear the consequences
of prolonged tie-up.
Wire over some friendly private out
fit anything Of immediate Importance
Fraternally Yours,
WESLEY RUSSELL,
Gen Sec Treas
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-08-22
No Trial
For Meyer
State Has No Evidence Against Him
County Bonds Find no PurCflaS.
ers Among Capitalists

"Yes. will be one of the counsel
for the federation in these two trials"
Where will the Pettibone case be
triedT'
1T will be in Boise, though Canyon
county is supposed TO bear the expenses
of the trial. In the Haywood case the
state paid about $4,000, and the gov
ernor has promised the county officials
to bear the expenses Of the Pettibone
trial"
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-08-22
Chicago, Ill.

NiSeSSI ih
To All Packing House operators:-
Packing house operators Chicago de.
naming broker ssale-s30.00 per week
minimum, eight hour day, time and
half for overtime, closed shop Ar
mour g. Co. refused sign and all their
operators went out TO n man 1920 p.
NJ, Aug. Ia. Get your packing house
men put up this scale at once.
WESLEY Russell,
Gen. See-Treas.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-08-22
Chicago, Ill.

Chicago, Ill,
To All Local Officers AMI Members
Warning
Preserve order in your cities.
Obey the law.
Be governed by your locals officers
who will receive instructions from Pre-
sident Small and his deputies.
Don't listen to dissenters. They will
be paid to come among you with false
statements.
Don't forget that we can only break
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-08-22
Revolt

this strike ourselves.
Pay no attention to newspaper stor-
les, we will Issue official bulletins each
day.
Remember many newspapers are an
xious to break this strike because they
are crippled; so are prepared for fake
reports of stampedes.
A. p. is not "Rat Copy"
Fraternally Yours,
WESLEY RUSSELL,
Gen. See-Treas.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-08-22

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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-10-17
MRS. C'GRADY IS
RETURNED TO JAIL.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Oct. 12,-Aftel'
having enjoyed her liberty for n day
or two, she having furnished q bono
in the sum OF 81 $500, Mrs. Julia Ann
O'Grady. who a few days ago was held
for appearance in the state circuit
court to answer to the charge of muir
dering her husband. John O'Grady, is
once more an inmate of the county jai.
in this city.
Her reincarceration is the latest SEN
sation in this now famous case. The
three Sioux Falls men who had signed
her bond withdrew and surrendered
her to the county authorities.
The action of the bondsmen-Morit2
Levinger, eX-Mayor George w. Burn
side and j. T. Toohey-was precipitated
when papers We're filed in the office OF
the register of deeds conveying tt
George w. Egan, an attorney of Logan
Ia, the O'Grady farm. and bill of sale
covering all the O'Grady personal prop.
erty. y
It appears that Mrs. o'Grady dis.
charged the Sioux Falls attorneys
whose services she engaged soon after
the tragic death of her husband.
Not dreaming of trouble with hel
bondsmen, Mrs. O'Grady had planned
to remain at the O'Grady home, ia
company with a woman friend, until
her trial the latter part OF November
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-10-17
BIG A MARKS
RAISING OF ME- MORTAL
FOR HIS DEAD @

Wakpala, S. D., Oct. PA curious
mterningling of old Indian custom and
modern civilization was Witnessed here
yesterday.
Joseph Claymore, a wealthy hal1-
breed, gave a big feast to his people,
the occasion being the erection of "a
tombstone to his lead son. The monu-
ment was a life-size representation of
the c~rucifixion, and at the foot of the
grave and at the sides We're stones With
the cattle and horse brands of the dead
man engraved thereon.
Hundreds of Indians We're at the
feast. Two steers We're roasted and
100 pies baked. Case after case of
oranges. apples, canned goods and 9TH
er dainties We're eaten. The cost of
the celebration was in the neighborhood
of $500.
Claymore's father, who is a white
a is the oldest living resident of
the two Dakotas. having come to his
state in 1889, and resided continuously
here ever since. He is as hearty as a
man of so and is a mine of infoIina-
ton regarding early days on the Mis-
sour river. Though Claymore figures
as an authority on early history. III the
government publications of twenty and
thirty Years ago he is not quoted at all.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-10-17
JURISDICTION OF
TWO STATES OVER
RIVER IN QUESTION

Canton, S. D., Oct. 14.-At a recent
term of the circuit our in this city
a case was tried which is of great mo-
ment to the sportsmen of the north
west, brought by the officers of Lin
coin county, South Dakota, through its
game warden, Tom Collins.
Two farmers, Hegse and Halvorson,
who reside neal the Sioux river OF the
boundary between Iowa and South Da-
kota, We're arrested on the South Da-
kota side, While engaged in ~seining.
The net and some fish We're confiscated
by the officers and the parties placed
under arrest.
AT the hearing held before the circuit
court in this city, Hegge was tried
and found guilty by a jury, and SEN
fenced to pay a fine of $50 and costs.
He has notified the state that he will
appeal the case to the supreme court.
Several nice questions as to inter-
state fish laws We're raised by the de-
Tense. but Judge Jones held that the
officers of this state had jurisdiction
to the middle of the stream. 1t was
also discovered that the intention of
the two states had been to confer juris-
diction to Zach other across the whole
stream, but that the Iowa legislature
had failed to pass the necessary act.
So today South Dakota has jurisdic-
ton only to the middle of the stream.
1t has been stated by South Dakota
officials that the Iowa authorities are
watching the case and in case the de-
ndant are let loose ON the South Da-
kota side that they will be arrested un-
der the Iowa jurisdiction. In the mean
time all sportsmen are watching the
case with great interest.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-10-17
AND RAILWAY
WAR OVER new DEPOT

Canton. S. D., Oct. 14.-The question
of replacing the Milwaukee depot at
his point is still a matter of great in
terest to Canton people and the travel
ing public. A few months ago the old
shack, which for years had done SER
vice at this point as a depot. vas
burned, and a movement for the con-
struction of a fine new edifice was i'm
mediately taken up by the company.
The railroad officials asked for the
vacation of a street and the city coun-
ell had promised to accede to this re-
quest. A large majority of the resi-
dents Interested Joined in the petition
for the vacation of the street and it
was supposed that all matters We're
settled until it became known that the
company was planning the erection of
a wooden structure. THIS did not
please certain parties and threats of the
referendum We're freely INDUCED in,
with the result that the company with
drew it's workmen and stopped all
work on the new edifice.
The council meets on Tuesday night,
when it is expected that the street will
be duly vacated and work resumed,
The proposed building is to cost about
SIS, 900.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-10-17
SERIES or TROLLEY
LINES FOR S. q
Aberdeen Grants Electric Fran.
chise With Privilege to Pur-
chase Plant.

Aberdeen, S. d., Oct. 16.-At a spe-
cial meeting the city council passed
the electric light and power ordinance
and a franchise will be granted the
Lake Andes, Wagner and Armour
Traction company, to run twenty-five
years, permitting the erection of a
iplant and operation of a local service.
The city reserves the right to pur-
chase the plant at the end of ten years
or at the end Of any tive-year period
after that time.
Back of this action of the traction
company in Identifying itself with Alb
serdeenS interests is said to be a well
developed plan for the construction of
an extensive electric railroad system
to n the southern part of the
state with Aberdeen and traverse terri
tory through which there is no railroad
line. According to a eport, the plan
Is to construct a line from Lake Andes,
connecting at Wagner, north to Mitch
ell, thence northwesterly to Messing
ton Springs in Jerauld county, then to
Miller, north to Orient, thence north
easterly through part of Sphinx county
to'Aberdeen.
The Lake Andes company is practi-
cally assured of an entrance to Mitch
ell at which place it will later on in
stan a new electric light and power
plant. 1t is understood that the COM
'pany is figuring on making PROPOSE
TONS to other towns along the line of
the proposed new interurban railroad
and that the whole plan will be well
developed before the end of the present
year. In the meantime Aberdeen will
get a modern plant and in a few weeks
all the old street lamps will be re-
moved and are lights substituted. Early
next spring the company believes it
viii have its plant in operation and
supplying power to the manufacturing
interests.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-10-17
HOLDERS a
LOSE S. D. LAND

Rapid City, S. D., Oct. 12.-Awaiting
the decision of the register and re-
ceiver of the local United States land
office is a case that is of the greatest
interest to settlers who have taken
claims under the desert lane act of
1887. 1t is the contest OF Charles r,
Rudel, against the desert entry of
Tylta S~undquist.
The contestant asserts that the land
which lies three and one-half miles
northeast of Belle Fourche, near the
government irrigation project, is not
desert land within the meaning of he
act. The commissioner Of the general
land office at Washington once made
a ruling that lands which will pro-
6uce native grasses sufficient in guam
tity, if unfed by grazing animals, to
make an ordinary crop of hay in usual
seasons, are not desert lands" and
that hands which will produce an agri-
cultural crop of any kin in amount
to make the cultivation reasonably re-
m~unerative are not desert lands.'
This Miss Sundquist has done, Rudel
alleges, and if his contest is allowed, it
will affect many other settlers who
have axe up land in this vicinity and
made a fair success of it under the
desert act, for the reason that the
rainfall in this vicinity h past two
years has greatly exceeded that of
former wears.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-10-17
L-USITANiA AGAIN
BREAKS RECORD
Four Days, 20 HourA
Lusitana's Previous Time:
Five Days, I Hour, 20 Minutes.

New York, Oct. 14.-By arriving here
of 1925 a. m. today the Lusitania, Gu
nard liner, and holder of the trans-At-
lantic world record, again broke that
record, having crossed the ocean IN
four days and twenty hours. Her pre-
yious time was five days, n nour anu
twenty
Steamship men claim this achlVe-
ment proves the superiority or turbine
engines over the rec!procating type.
The Lusitania's u of 619 knots Is .
knots better thar the former record
held by the Deutchland. Her average
sned exceeds the record OF 1888 heia
nv the Kaiser Wilhelm on the North
German Lloyd line and her record LOT
the trip across the ocean beats that OIL
the Deutschland which crossed from
~Cherbourg in five days, five hours, ner
average speed being 23.15 knots an hour
while the average of the first trip was
23.O1 knots, five days and nrly-lour
minutes over the trip.
The Lusitania's first trip gave hef
the record for the Queenstown course
formerly held by the Lucanla or the
line, which made the "TRIP III
five days, I hours and twenty-thfee
The Cunard line captured Its frst
record for the voyage across the ocean
he Europa in 1916 made the then
remarkable time of eleven days and
three hours, beating the former record
Of the famous Great Western, made IN
1888, of 1412 days.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-10-17
WAGNER MAN HEN
TO MILLION DOLLAR
ESTATE IN MISSOURI

Wagner, S. D., oct. 15.-Although
considerable secrecy was maintained as
to the cause of the recent departure OF
George Drips, a well known cltlZen OF
this place. and his wife for Kansas
City, it row has been learned that their
trip was for the purpose of ooklng at
ter a valuable estate In when lhey are
interested.
They, with four others, are heirs OF
an estate worth about $500, GOO. II con-
sists of a quartere section of land near
the center of Kansas City mat Tor
years has been used for a race track
and for park purposes. The land was
the property Of Drip's father, who died
some time ago.
1t appear that alleged heirs are con-,
testing the claims of the four who are
stated to be the true heirs, and it is
possible the estate will not be divided
until after a long legal battle. Drlps,
however, is confident that he for one
can fully establish his claim to a share
of the estate.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-10-17
TELEGRAM STOPS
WEDDING AT ALTAR:
GROOM DISAPPEARS

WATERFOWL, S. D., Oct. 14.-When
Fred Haase, of Flo Lake, Wis, a man
of wealth n standing in his commune
ity, passed through the city yesterday
brought to a close, temporarily. at
least. a romance in which plots and
counterplots have played a conspic-
uous part on the South Dakota prairies
for the past o months.
Last June Mr.. Haase prevailed upon
his daughter to visit an uncle, P. w.
Schoenberger, residing near kampeska,
about ten miles west of this city. the
hope being that her prolonged stay here
would abate her in%fatuation for Will
liam Wilkie Collins, a printer, said to
reside at % Lake. The uncle was
woman's father, and he made the cause
of the "old man" his own. Thrice he
succeeded in heading off Opponents.
But the old folks finally ~capitulated,
and Uncle Pete" Schoenhorger seemed
to yield.
Father Sends Telegram.
The young man, who had once tried
to get a license in Codington unity.
but failed through lack of a witness
to vouch for his cause, was told to re-.
port and take the girl of his choice.
He came here, secured the license, and
took the justice to the ~Schoenberger
home, where the knot was about to
De tied, when up dashed an automo-
bile with a telegram from Mr.. Haase,
asking that the event be. postponed I'M
til he could appear in person to wit
ness the ceremony.
Collins returned to Britton, where he
had laid his plots. to await the com
ing of his future f~ather-in-law. The
old gentleman came, made a note of
the situation, and, as he AYERS, wired
the young man to appear and claim his
bride. Then the old gentleman waited
for thirty-siX hours and, hearing moth
ing from his prospective son-in-law, he
took his daughter home to Fox Lake.
Collins, it is suspected mistook the
Iatherss surrender as a ruse to gain
time, and if he got the telegram that
is claimed to nave been sent him. it is
presumed that he thought it but an
other link in the conspiracy to defeat
him. At all events it is not thought
that the last chapter has been Mlitten