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The Holly chieftain., 1908-12-25

u want her." he said briefly. Her
mother and father were old friends OF
mine. and this thing looks like fate
VIII they give her TO me-these Chi
cago people-do you think
Tears filed the woman's eyes.
Indeed they WILL" she said. land
gladly. There was"-she hesitated-
there was even some talk of sending
her to an institution before they finally
decided to take her. Dear little Hope.
How happy she will he with YOU"
He left her and went back to the
seat where Hope sat grooming to the
doll. Sitting down. he gathered them
both up In his arms. and a thrill shot
through him as be looked at the yellow
curls resting against his breast. Her
child-her little. helpless baby-now
his child to love and care for. he
was not religious man. Nevertheless
prayer rose spontaneously in his
heart
Hope" he said gently. "once long
ago | asked little girl to come and
live with me. and she would not come.
Now | want TO ask you to come and
stay with me always and be my own
little girl and let me take care Of you
and make you happy. VIII you Gomez"
The radiance of June sunshine broke
out upon her face and shone In the
brown eyes upturned to his. How well
he knew that look. Hope did not turn
toward Mana. and that significant omis-
sion touched him deeply. She seemed
to feel that here was question she
alone must decide. She drew a long
breath as she locked up at him.
Really. truly" she asked. Then,
as he nodded without speaking, she
saw something in his face that was
new to her. 1t vas nothing to fright.
en- little girl for It was very sweet
and tender. but for one second. she
thought her new friend was going to
cry. She put both arms around his
heck and replied softly, with the ex-
quisite maternal cadences her voice had
taken on in her first words to him
when she entered the car:
I'm be your own little girl, and I'll
take care of you too. You know, you
said could"
DR., Van Yalkenberg turned to the
nurse
II shall 60 with you to her cousins
from the train" he announced. "I'm
ready to give them all the proofs they
need that I'm a suitable guardian for
the child. but" he added. with touch
of the boyishness that had never left
him. II want this matter settled now"
The long train pounded its way into
the station at Chicago, and DR. Van
Valkenberg summoned a porter.
take care of these things" he said,
The Holly chieftain., 1908-12-25
Christ Anderst Dead

Anderst- Christ Anderst, at his
home in Granada. Col. Dec. IA,
1909, aged 10 years, of senility.
Deceased was the father OF
Peter Anderst well and favorably
known in Granada, and Il most re-
markable man in many ways.
The death Of a father. wife and
daughter in the brief space of
thirty days makes it triple mis-
fortune to Peter Anderst. as his
daughter Mollie. aged sixteen
years, departed this life Nov 20
and the latter's wife Oh Dec. l4th
last.
The. remains of the three are
now inferred in Granads cemetry
The sympathy born of grief will
be extended to those who mourn.
III their darkest hour.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-12-25
Beware of Frequent Colds

A succession Of colds protracted cold is
almost certain to end in chronic catarrh. from
which few persons ever wholly recover. Give
every cold the attention it deserves and you
may avoid this disasreeable disease How
can you cure a coIdp Why not try Chamber
lain's Cough Rcmedy2 1t is highly recon-
mended. Mrs. W. NJ. White. Of Butler.
Tenn. says: Several years age | was bothered
with my throat and lungs. Someone told me
Of Chsmberlins Cough Remedy. began using
i, and it relieved me at once. Now my throat
and lungs are sound and well. For sale by
Ikelman Bros.
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Supt. Robert Herriott

Mr.. Robert Herriott of Swink
has been appointed superintendent
of the Holly sugar Co. Fruit farm,
made vacant by the resignation of
Ambrose Allen. who was badly IN
jured several weeks ago. Mr..
Her lott is fruit grower of many
years experience, and comes to us
carrying the highest recommend
ations. He is the right man in
the right place.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-12-25

husbands death three years ago, and
she kept at 1t day and night. She was
so sweet, SO brave. yet SO desperately
miserable over leaving her little girl
alone In the world"
DR. Van valkenberg sat silent 1t
was true, then. This was Katharine's
child. He had not known of the death
of Armitage nor of the subsequent
poverty of his widow. but he had
known Katharine's baby, he now told
himself, the moment he saw ber.
"Well,'' the nurse resumed, "after
she died we raised small fund to buy
some clothes for Hope and take her
to Chicago to her new home. Mrs.
Armitage has a cousin there who has
agreed to take her in. None of the
relatives came to the funeral. There
are not many Of them, and the Chica-
go people haven't much money, l
fancy"
DR.. Van Valkenberg was hardly sur
prised. Life was full of extraordinary
situations. and his profession had
brought him face to face with many
Of them. Nevertheless deep solem.
nifty filed him. and strange peace
sottlad ovar h.--
The Holly chieftain., 1908-12-25

DepartTnent OF the Interior,
u. S. Land Office at Lamar. Colo.
Nov. IA. 1908
Notice is hereby given tina, Philip l.. Barth.
of Holly, Colorado, who on November 5, 1905,
made homestead entry No. 0857. IA. E. No.
6753.---for the lots ! and 2 and west half
northeast quarter OF of Section 20 township rs
south, range Il west Of the 9th principal
meridian. has filed notice Of intention to
make hnal communication proof. to establish
claim to the land above describd.e before
the register and receiver. at Lamar. Col
orado. the fifth day Of January. 1909
Claimant names Witnesses: Fred G. SAN
ders, Of Irene. kans.. Joseph kinman. John
Hunt. Theodore Barth. all three OF Holly, Colo
JOHN A. WILLIAMS.
Register.
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on every side Everybody was abb
sorbed and excited. vet there were few
who did not find time to turn last
look on singularly attractive little
child held above the crowd In the
arms OF a tall man. She was laugh
Ing triumphantly as he bore her
through the throng, and his heart was
In his eyes as he smiled back at her.
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HOLLY

N1vnr-.. :, T;cMu,.r,
Cler% : T yi:,l
1'rra~'' Il NJ ArC,1
har- IL 4 ,ns~
p.,lire i ate ! " Wi'l n
81 Board.
Gcore ..-n,r. presiden:
Il tta-s.-::.. -errrs-v
" VI YNiiev ir,-asn
State Officers.
.1vvrtnr lirnsv y RurhirI
,er, -rovernor T. X Harper
secretary oi State Timothy
=, onn
frra nrcr-a f Rent
Ntt"frev General William II
''res~n
ndunr e;ehrec u statlr-
Sn rriutendent oi Schonls-kather
ne l.. Craig @
fn,tiee- 81 the Supreme Court
lharle- + Ca-wel and William II.
,abl'erf
Congressman. second District =
Warren A H-ggot.
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occult manner the news had gone
from one end to the other of the
Limited" that little girl in section o.
car Florodora, had hung up her stock-
fnss for Santa Claus. The hearts of
fathers. mothers and doting uncles re-
sponded at once. Dressing cases were
unlocked. great valises were opened.
mysterious bundles were unwrapped.
and from all these sources came gifts
OF surprising fitness.
A succession Of long drawn. ecstatir
breaths and happy gurgles awoke the
passengers on the car Florodora at an
unseemly hour Christmas morning, and
small white figure, clad informally
In single garment, danced up and
down the aisle, dragging carts and
woolly lambs behind It. Occasionally
there was the squeak Of n talking doll
and always there were the patter OF
small feet and soft cooing OF a child's
laughter. Dawn was just approach
Ing. and the lamps. still burning, hared
pale In the gray light. But in the
length Of that car there was no soul
so base as to long for silence and the
pillow, Grabbed old faces looked out
between the curtains and smiled. Eyes
long unused to tears felt sudden.
strange moisture
Throughout the day the snow still
fell, and the outside world seemed far
away and dren mike. to DR. Van Val
kerberg. The real things were this
train. cutting Its way through the
snow. and this little child, growing
Geeper into his heart with each mo-
nerf that passed. The situation was
unique. but easy enough to understand,
h told himself. He had merely gone
ba k twenty-five years to that other
child whom he had petted in infancy
and loved and lost In womanhood. He
had been very lonely-how lonely he
had only recently begun to reallze--and
IL WIS he oming an old man whose
lie lay behind him He crossed the
aisle suddenly and sat down beside
the nurse. leaving Hope singing her
doll to sleep in his section.
win you tell me all you know
about the child:" he asked "She ap-
peals to me very strongly. probably be-
cause she's SO much like some one l
used to know"
The nurse closed her book and look
ed at him curiously. She had heard
much of him, but nothing would ex.
plain this interest In strange child.
He himself could not have explained
It. He knew only that he felt 1t pow.
erfully and compellingly.
Her name is Hope Armitage." she
said. Her mother who has just died,
was n widow. Mrs. Katharine Armi.
tage They were poor. and Mrs Ar
mitage seemed to have no relatives
She had saved little. enough to pay
most Of her expenses at the hospital
We all loved the woman. She was
very unusual and patient and charm
Ing. All the nurses who had any
thing to do with her cried when she
died. We felt that she might have
been saved II she had come In time.
but she was worked out She had
earned her living by sewing after her
husbands death three yearS ago am!
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Young Sanity says, -ls Mr.. Jones at
home tor'sht?" says he.
At which oil Desert gives . gasp,
but struggles to his feet.
Then me an Pinky we vamoosed in
honor Of the three,
For if they ~uznt Joneses you can
douse m. sIim complete!
That's all the story, stranger. bu. I'm
serle inclined 20 add
When Sanity come to Cactus with his
mother, which r.. did.
II clean upset the notions we had al
ways previous hae.
Fer DADDY get the Christmas Gift.
and SANITY wuz the kid!
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and ieepin Z
through the cur
tains 10 catch
Santa Claus. a
part of Hope 5
extrao ordinar.,
repuse OF man
ner d e S erted
her. but she fell
asleep Al last,
with great reluc-
lance.
When the cur
tains round her
berth had ceased
t r e m b ling Il
most unusual
procession wen,i-
ed Its silent way
toward DIR. Van
V a lkenb berg's 5
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\. ANITA
C...e to
Cactus Gulch
BY 1oocGvVs LOVE.

lCopyright IyJs. hy- American Press Asso-
ciaiion.l
MI HHEN Sanity come to Cactus
wy o.: :. vi: :;s:::. ::: '.s:;:'s :::s:..,:s: t.;
bein' broken off complete.
In fact, with US the trail O. time had
Get SO mortal dim
We only knowed 'twuz winter by the
absence o. the heat.
Says to Pinky Perkins. with q squint
at Desert Dan
Says 1: "Wc'd orter hustle for lit
tie extry feed.
les 'ienc about Thsnkssivin'." IVY"
says Finky P.-"w'y. man.
ri bet it's nearer New Years, for
the old onc's gone to seed"
We arsied il an areied it till Desert
Dan put up
His canvas org O. nuggets an pint
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indicating both
sets of posses
sions W 1T 4 a
sweep Of his
arm. 81 shall
have my hands
full with my
little daughter
Fl e gathered
her in t o his
a ar IN s a 8 b e
spoke, and she
nestled against
his broad chest
with n child's
unconscious sat
isfaction in the
strength a n d
drmness Of his
clasp.
"MerryC Christ
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No use looking any farther. you
can't beat onr terms and rates on that
loan. Holly Investment d Loan Co.
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Continued from Page +

,iid cordially = wipi 80
az - H. 10 dine with me You VIII
wuu't you:'
I-a'er. In the feverisli expilealcu, Of
banging up her stockings. goin. 10 be
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B. L. N. ZALINCER

Svbseeiptions-
Year. eI.Se: Six Months. 7sc: Three
M"nths. Aec; Single Copies. SC.
Adv. -tisin9 lac the inch each issue
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CHURCHES AND SOCIETIES.

~4,Aoiic--Services at 10 a. nj. sec
,nn and iourth Sunday in each
mouth. 1ieuediclion at 80 p m I he
.itio,T are Weicnme
The Holly chieftain., 1908-12-25

e>..nlut>i Nnurcil--ouniay school
,a.. 80. p, aening SUNDAY a. ~ a 4.
,su - q. M. JUNIOR LeaRne 3 p III.
Worth League AT 7 y. M. i'raver
.ieetlnE 4 thursday evening Al ne pas.
ar. .1nc. Normal framing class
oiipwJig .rayer meeting X. r.
Noss, pastor.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-12-25

Holly Chapter. o. t. S. meets sec
mi and fourth Friday nights each
.,on,n. .Mrs. 4, IL Deinaray. W.. M.
Y. McLreery, Sec.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-12-25

Holly Leai Camp No. 7747. NJ. W.
y, meets every hrst and third Satur-
lay oil each mouth. Visiting neigh
o.fs always welcome. Bert Hornbeck
t.oI.; Z. y. iinNham. ClerS.
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nnigl,ts oil fythias Lodge No. NJ,
luiiy. mtels IN tne Holly block every
hursday night al O'Clock. J. W..
vviiNln. Z. L. Fred Brownlee, X: OF
e. and S.
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But Deser. waved his nugget bag
an dared an dared an dared.
"see here" says Desert, "a can feel the
season in my bones;
I sense a sort o hankerin' for days
Of old long sign.
When wuz back in Jersey an my
name wuz Daniel Jones;
I'm lonesome as the solcier wuz at
Bingen- on the Rhine"
j Then Desert up an tells US what he's
never seid before
A. how he had cottage an wo-
man an q kid;
But, some misunderstandin' havin'
made his sperrit sore,
Nigh on to twenty years ago h. sim
ply up and slid.
. looked at Pinky Perkins then. an
Pinky looked at me.
But both Of US wuz silent, an we
looked at Desert Dan.
But he wuz sizz'in' bacon for supper
feed for three,
An, shore as i'm sinner. there wuz
teardrops in the pan!
That night We set an Rugged the
stove, willis all around the shack
A desert blizzard whistied an the
snow wuz whiriin' thick.
It shore wuz Christmas weather, but
there shoreIy wuz lack
OF anything svgsestin' o our ancient
friend ST. Flick.
The door bust apen suddentiike, an,
stranger, dog my cat!
II there amt Sanity Claus hisself, In
fur an role complete,
The Holly chieftain., 1908-12-25

dolly Lodge No. IA, / U. . +,
meets each Wednesday, evening at the
tioily hall. Visitors are cordially m
vitei IA. K. Maltby, N. u. ,. Nc
uurtry, Sec.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-12-25

Holly Camp No. .3S4 K. N. A
meets second and fourth tuesdays OF
eacn mouth III MASONIC hall. Katie
,.anson. orac.e; Mrs. Alice Pinkham
recorder.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-12-25

East Gate Lodge No ll., a i y
a. Nj. meets hrst and ihIrd i-r,dAy, III
each month. Visiting brtl,ren cor
alaliy invited to attend. l.. WI
son, w. M; john 4. Murphy. Sec.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-12-25

iresDyterlan-o sunday school held
every sabbath al 10 a. m. VIII
van 1etten. superintendent: preach
and evening, IL a. IN. and 7:4s y III /.
prayer meeting every W ednesdav Al,
7:.,o Rev. whey n. Wright. ,,iur
The Holly chieftain., 1908-12-25

Baptist Sunday school at 10:
reaching at II each sunday: PRAYER
meeting al the church ettiy hurs-
lay. kev. L. II. Biom. pastor.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-12-25
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department Of the Interior,
u. S. Land Office at Lamar. Colo.
No. IA 1Onp
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-01-30
milwaukee CLOSES
TELEGRAPH OFFICES;
CITIZENS TO FIGHT
Six South Cskota Towns Ap.
peal to Railroad Commits
sion tor Relief.

Arlington, S. D., Jan. &-SiN South
Dakota towns are engaged IN ar active
light against a recent order of the Chi
cago N Milwaukee railroad, closing
the telegraph offices at their cespec-
tive stations. Oldham. Vienna, Erwin.
Garden City. Elrod and Lily are the
villages affected. Some of them have
been doing Il large and profitable bust
ness. Oldham and Vienna particularly
nave Il freight business amounting to
a number of thousand dollars each
month. and are among the most re.
m~unerative points on their respective
lines.
The order of the road has been re-
ferIed to the railroad commissioners.
who, under the law passed by the last
legislature, must first concur before n
railroad swallowed to close ii telegraph
Office.
This is the first time the new law
mas been invoked, n the action of the
board. who. are now ngage in in
v~estigating the facts, is being watched
with interest. not only by the villages
IN question but by a number of other
places which have been threatened With
similar action.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-01-30
$40, 900 SUIT IS
OUTCOME OF WRECK
ON DAKOTA LINE

Rapid City, < D, Jan. 24.-As the
outcome u, 4, wreck here last Octobe,
when the motor car carrying passen-
gers collided with u freigh. train near
Mystic, and cost one life and injured
four others. three suits for danaages
a~ggresatin. $4,000 have just been
brought in the circuit court here
against the Crouch railroad. And Others
will probably follow soon.
In the wreck little Mary Plat who
WAS travelling with her mother. Mrs.
Milo 4. llatt. :. we'll known resident OF
Boulder. Colo, was killed. and her
small brother George was injured so
that he may DC crippled for life, while
the mother was badly crippled and 9TH
erwjse hurt BY the shock. Now the
father has brought suit on behalf of
the dead child for $50. 900. and asks
10000 more for his son George. MIS-.
Platt asks Sl0.o 600 damages for hey owl,
injuries.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-01-30
IRRIGATION PROJECT
AT BELLE FOuRCHE
WILL BE- COMPLETED

Cell Fourcho, s. d.. Jan. 2f.-Not-
outstanding the fact that Ornlan Il
Crook, the contractors. who have Just
filed Il petition in bankruptcy in the
Colorado courts. are the largest con
tractors on the government irrigation
project near here. and their affairs are
badly involved, Engineer X. i. Walters,
in charge of the work. states that the
government will not be In any way em
barrassed nor the project hindered.
Work has now closed for the winter
and only Il few men are working. but
in the spring it is thought that Orman
& Crook will be able TO resume their
work and if not their bondsmen, the
National Surety company. of New
York. will proceed with the contract.
which is for over 81, DOC, 900.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-01-30
WEALTH TO Be MADE
IN TREE PLANTING
Forcefui Object Lessons Given
at South Dakota Horticul-
turists' Meeting.

WATERFOWL, $. d.. Jan. 2a.-The 18th
annual session of the South Dakot.
Horticultural society opened here yes
terday with the address of welcome by
Mayor d. G. Thomas, Vice President
Quincy. of the society. responding.
President Tracy followed with his an
nual address.
G. v. Gardner, of Piedmont. in speak
ing of PORES, Tree Planting in II
Black Hills" said that he had a five
acre grove that he planted Is years
ago. composed mostly of ash. Ow-
ing to the scarcity of timber. MIR. lard
ner estimates that hardwood will be
practically a thing of the past for com
mercial purposes Is years hence. Il
have already been offered $4,000"
he declared, for that five acre patch
of timber, and have refused it. BY the
time the grove is % years old the trees
alone will be worth from So to IS each.
standing II as each acre easily con-
tains 1000 trees. M may readily cal
ula what the five acres will bring
me ten years hence"
Money in cottonwoods.
George II. Whiting. continuing the
discussion. said that in 1891 he pur-
chased u tract of land On the Missouri
river bottom that contained ten acres
OF cottonwood trees. 1t was Il tract
was tiooded by the great overflow
in the spring of 1881" said he. II
have never devoted a days time to ii
except to cut u the lead timber and
use h live when occasion demanded.
l have used all the fire wood that my
family has needed, have sold several
hundred posts a year for several years
and within the past three years 1 have
taken from that tract $4,000 feet of
lumber. and still have left at least
$50, 900 feet of serviceable lumber. Cot
tonwOod lumber is today selling in
Yankton at $25 Il thousand feet.
II think l am safely within the facts
when ! say that almost anywhere in
Soutl, Dakota one can easily grow
timber enough. with only the proper
care for h first two or three years
after planting, to make tho land on
v Rich il grows gain mt least $50 am acre
year in valuation because of it's
timber. Ten acres of Misunderstanding
to the ordinary varieties of soft woods
- will easily increase i'm value to the
extent of $50 Il year an acre, and under
favorable conditions as to moisture and
soil, ii will more than double the fig
urcs | have given"
Tho Officers.
President. G. A.. Tracy. Watertown;
vice president, a. Norby, Madison;
secretary. N. r.. Hansen, B%rookings;
treasurer. g. w. Quincy, Yankton:
librarian. i. D.. Cowles, Vermillion.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-01-30
CHAMPION
QUOT PITCHERS

Canton, =. d., Jan. 24%.--t,:.nton has
AN unique organization. composed Of
prominent citizens. known as the
Horseshoe club" This club meets
both winter and summer and it's men,
bers are all expert quot pitchers. At
Il recent mseting The following officers
were elected: President, n. j. Minor;
vice president. jerry Reimer: secretary,
II. +. Thayer; treasurer. Chris Sanvig;
directors. \. +. Stowell. L.. l.. Redfield
Dave Bremen, VIM. o. Osborn and j.
w. Faldman. The club claims to be
the champions of the state and are
willing and ready to meet any club
within the state Or the northwest in
contest.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-01-30
FIGHT ON
FOR COUNTY SEAT

Gregory. S. D.. Jan. 25.-Gregory
county is now in the throes of what
promises to become one of the bitterest
county seat fights in the history Of
the state. Thus far two towns, Her
rick and Burke, have entered the con-
test against Fairfax. the present To-
cation. The fight seems to have de-
Neloped into Il campaign of mutual
recrimination and mud singing.
The Herrick committee have issued
a statement in which they declare
that Burke. in return for a "m~iserable
mess of political potage." has entered
into a shameless dear with Fairfax
whereby Burke agreed to enter the
contest against Herrick solely for the
purpose of increasing the chances of
Fairfax to retain the location.
Both the Burke and Fairfax COM
mittees refer to these accusations as
absolutely false and denounce them
as Infamous les
The next development in the contest
It Is now understood, will be the en-
trance of the town of st. Charles in
to the race. st. Charles is n of the
new towns or the railroad and although
not SO old as some OF the other towns.
It is a prosperous little city, favorably
located, and has behind 1t some of the
wealthiest men in the county.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-01-30
u DAKOTA TOWN
BACHELORS ORGANIZE
AGAINST SPiNSTERS

Clark, S. d.. Jan. a2.-The young men
Of Crock.r have organized II bachelors
club. which they call the Young MEMS
Protective association" The avowed
object is to secure mutual help against
maidens with matrimonial intentions.
since this is leap year.
1t seems that the spinsters of CrockeI
have boosted Of designs on the maJ
riageable men when the new year came.
This counter move of the bachelors
has somewhat Disconnected them, how
ever.
The club has q membership of exact
~ %. which gives hope to the Gentler
sex that the movement will not become
SO widespread as to infect D%eighbormg
towns.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-01-30
WIDOW AND FOUR
CHILDREN SLAIN

Lewiston. Mont, Jan. GA fright
full crime was committed ut the Old
Bottoms ranch on the Mussellshell
Mrs. Sluter, q widow. aged 40 years.
and her four children. the Oldest q
girl Of Is. were murdered at the ranch
house and the building set on fire,
The house was practically destroyed
The neighbors were Mortified to find
the dead bodies of Mrs. Sluter and
her four children in the ruins. The
body OF the mother and two chill.
dren were not badly burned, but those
OF two Of the children were burned 10
Q crisp. The evidences Of murder were
very plain. The motive for the crime
- not known.