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The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1908-03-25
mot GUILTY" VERDICT
in THE BRETHOUR TRIAL
Jury Reports After Five Hours De-
liberation-=-Court House Packed
Throughout Long Trial.

offered by the state as adduced at the
preliminary hearing and reported by
The Western News at that time. The
chain of witnesses included Mrs. w.
H. Warren, Miss Rossie Smith, Mrs.
w. d. Wilson, 7. C. Riley, H. A.
Chambers, DR.. Percy Rennix, Sheriff
Ward, c. S. Kendall and DR.. C. S.
Thornton.
DR.. Scanland, head physician at the
safe asylum for the insane, was sub
phoened by the state, but, for some
reason, was not called and returned to
his home at Warm Springs this morn
ing. An attempt was made by the
state to elicit a purported dying state
ment by Miss Warren to Sheriff Ward
bat it was ruled out, the girl having
afterwards retracted much Of it and
also having steadfastly refused to
sign sworn statement.
The Defense.
Attorney H. H. Parsons made the
opening statement for the defense.
testified in his own behalf. He made
splendid witness and apparently
told straightforward story. He
said he was first approached by Leo
w. Cottrell the evening he returned
from Warm Springs. Cottrell told
him he had gotten girl into fix and
wanted him to help him out by per-
forming a criminal operation. DR..
Brethour refused to have anything to
do with the case. He first saw Miss
Warren at the Ravaili hotel OH the
following Sunday evening. He was in
the billiard room when he was told d
lady wished to see him in the lobby.
There a young lady met him and ln-
troduced herself as Miss Lillian Tur-
ner. He invited her to the parlor.
She then told him she was the young
lady Cottrell had told him about. She
said she was in much worse condition
than Cottreli supposed. DIR. Brethour
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The RIVERVIEWERS
MAY VOTE
Judge Myers Grants Pern1an-
.ent Writ Of Mandamus Com
pelling Agent to Register
Qualified Electors.

All citizeus of Riverview and Riy-
erView additions who have resided im
! tEe STATE onN year, in the aGditioE six
"on'1s @saG the respective wards 80
DAYS, 'iiay vote at Ike town election
10 DC hcld April 8. 3ach is the de-
cision of Judge Myers handed dowr
yesterday afternoon.
Registry Agent Klen1oeder, acting
on instructions of the town council,
refused to register citizens of, the
newly annexed additions On the
ground that they have not been resi-
dents within the incorporated lisaits
for period Of six months.
Thereupor Attorney Chas. S. Wag-
ncr, who IS resident OF Riverview.
applied in district court for wriG of
mandamua to compel the agent to
enroll hm rs Il qual;f cd elcctor. a
temporary writ was granted and the
hearing set for Monday evening.
Attorney Wagner represented the
relator and City Attorney McCullocsr
thr respondent.
Considerable research by the at
torneys developed that the case was
practically without precedent, the
nearest approach 10 it being Ken
lucky case wherein resident of a.
newly annexed addition to Louisville
mad been elected to office shortly after
the addition was taken in, his claim
70 the Office being upheld by the court.
AT the conclusion Of the argument
Judge Myers took the matter under
and yesterday afternoon
issued an order making the writ per-
manent, thus afording the citizens OF
Riverview an opportunity to vote.
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A NEW COMPANY IS
ORGANIZED
Bitter Root Valley Irrigation
Company Will Complete the
Big Ditch-to Resume
Work April IS.

The Bitter Root Valley, Irrigation
company is the new. corporation that
will complete the big dilch begun by
the Bitter Root District Irrigati on
company, which was sold at receiver S
sale March 13. This information was
given out yesterday by L. E. Wolge-
nuth, receiver of the defunct COM
pany, who returned Monday evening
from Chicago, where the new organ
ization was perfected. The names of
the officers of the new company have
not been made public, but it is known
that W. I. Moody, president of the
old company, will be one of them.
Construction work on the ditch
will be resumed on or before April
is and will be done by contract.
Contractors are gwen until that time
to look over the ground and prepare
their bids. Messrs. Winters and
Boomer of the firm of Winters, Par
sons & Boomer, the big railroad con-
tractors, are now here looking over
the project. Some work in the way
of repairing is now being done, a
small force being employed on the
Ward ditch.
The new company will concentrate
its efforts toward completing the
ditch to the north channel of Burnt
Fork in time to supply water next
spring. The company now has all
the land it wants and will resume it's
extensive advertising campaign
throughout the east, which was dis
continued on the heels of the panic
last fall
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Victor.

Victor, March &c. H. Mcleod is
up from Missoula for few days visit
on his ranch.
Mrs. VIM. Poindexter was a Hamil-
ton visitor last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Gates visited in
Stevensville Sunday.
Mrs. Il. D. Smart and children vis-
;ted with Mrs. L. r. Peck last week.
Prof. Williamson was in town for a
few hours Saturday from Hamilton.
w. p. Baker and T. J. Hefling
transacted business in town Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. W,ldes are in
Missoula for few days visit this
week.
w. HI. Buckridge returned home
from Lo Lo, for few days visit with
his family.
Newt Woods of Stevensville made a
business trip to town in his automo-
bile Monday.
Mrs. G. B. Clarke spent several days
in Hamilton last week having den
tai work done.
Will Harlan, representing the Ham
ilton Flour Mill Co., was in town on
business Monday.
Sheriff Ward and County Attorney
Baker we're IN town Friday after
witnesses in the Brethour and Cottrell
cases.
J. v. Owens and Mr.. Fraser, repre-
senting the Central Life Insurance
Co., of Iowa, transacted business in
town Saturday.
Mr.. Gassert and w. G. Bracken are
in town from Wallace, Idaho. 1t is
understood that they are looking over
the mining prospects on the west with
view of investing.
John Smith, who left about two
months ago for his home in Lenoir,
North Carolina, returned to Victor
Saturday. Jack came back to stay
this time, for he says "there is no
place like the Bitter Root
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told her he had just returned to town.
| that his office had not been re6tted
ana lie was not prepared to receive
patients She went away, but re-
turned the following Friday when she
called at his office and requested an
examination. The doctor told in de-
tail of the examination. He found
and removed large hair pin from the
womb and discovered a dead foetus.
two or three months Of age, protrud-
ing therefrom. After he had removed
the hair pin and c.eanSed and treated
| the patient he told her to go to her
room and remain quiet. She was
not in bad condition at this time. He
visited her regularly at the Cottage
hotel. Alarming symptoms developed
Tuesday, her temperature tetrx yi0g
septic condition. Hc ts,ru called DR..
Thornton to curette the womb. The
doctor told of carefully stera!izing nis
instruments, explained the process,
and stated that he had never had a
girl seemed to be doing nicely until
Saturday, when she suddenly became
worse and died about one O'Clock.
DIR. Brethour denied most emphati-
cally that he committed the abortion.
He did all he could to save the girls
life. The girl did not tell hi,u her
true name until just before the opera
ton on Tuesday. She had register
ed at the Cottage as Lily Green.
Meanwhile the sheriff and her folks
had located her. He stated that it
was his positive conviction thar per-
itonitis, superinduced by worry and
agitation, resulting from the pub
licity her condition was beginning to
attract and the action Of her father. |
who refused to come to her aid. and
of the officials, was the direct cause
of death.
He testified that the gir!'s general |
health was bad. Her stomach was in |
bad condition and her lungs were |
weak. He said he asked the county |
attorney TO secure an ante-morten |
statement for his protection. but this |
was neglected. DIR. Brethour was on |
the stand all yesterday and this morn
ing. He was subjected TO severe |
cross examination and re.cross
At the night session Doctors Pease, |
Pixley, Mccullough and Flyun quail |
fed as expert Witnesses for the de. !
fense. All testified that such cases,
except Tor the tragic erdiug, had been
Miscarriages are frequently self |
induced. Unfortunate unmarried |
women very often resort to the use of |
various Instruments. PhYSiciaus are
ICON inn q Pa aA Il
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Clean Up.

Notice is hereby given that all resi-.
dents of the town of Hamilton are re.
,quested to clean all refuse, manure,
etc, FROM their yards and adjoining
alleys on or before April Is. If this
matter not attended to prior to said
date the authori les will proceed as
provided by law.
F. E. BUCHEN, M. D.,
22-4t City Health Physician.
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For Collection.

ALI persons indebted for the service es
of Trasbot last season will please call
at Citizens State Bank and settle, the
accounts having been placed with Mr..
0. c. Cooper for collection.
22-4t J. F. LOGAN.
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CALI for Bids.

Notice is hereby given that the un-
the old Jail property, excepting the
steel doors. Bids will be received un.~
til p. m. April 6, 1908. The council
reserves the right to reject any and
all bids. X. c. PARMENTER,
204t Town Clerk.
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Buff OrpingtOnS.

The great winter layers. Eggs for
Matching, 13 for ST. or settings for So.
20-tf VIM. E. DAVIES,
North Sixth street, Hamilton.
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Continued on Page A.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-23
"DESERTED EARMS."
man..

Only few wears have sped since the first
cry go East young man." rang like paradox
i'm most ears The sunset side of the Appa-
lacbans was then regarded as the most suit
able place TO earn money, and the Atlantic
slone as the most enjoyable region for spend
ing il. Things have lately been evening up,
though. 1t is now possible for fairly clever
citizen. equipped with the necessary funds and
+be right disposition, 10 exchange money for
good fine in any of several hamets far from
BOSTON and New York. They say that Chi
caeo St Louis and some others have brass
bands debating clubs and real onyx soda foun-
tains On the other hand. the enete East is
no longer 10 he cursed as the stamping ground
of disgorging plutocrats. Here new opportunl-
ties are popping up every day. and they are not
all found in penny arcadeS ana mining coll-
panies either. Some of them are OF the sort
that makes men rather than fortunes; and Of
these one of the most conspicuous groups Is
that offered 10y abandoned farms. The recent
history Of these forlorn estates testfes not only
to the reality of the opportunities they offer but
equally well to tie publics growing apprecia-
ton OF those opportunities
The New York State Department OF Agricult-
ure reports an unusually lively market for de-
serted farms According TO Albany dispatches,
the department alone has sold over S2,GGD,OO0
worth of such acreage for absent owners: and
il is said that most buyers have declared their
Intention TO develop the property. City dwell
ers and Western farmers figure most prom
inently in the list OF purchasers. 1t is supposed
that a goodly number of these hailed originally
from New York State rural districts and are
returning 10 their native hllsides partly out OF
sentiment, partly because they know the region
and partly Oh account of the new opportunities
in Eastern farming and gardening. Probably
the last consideration has been the weightest
in most instances. IL we regard it as including
New-York tribune., 1908-05-23
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
From The Tribun. Bureau-l


Washington May 2-Several hundred invitations
n,ara ;seued TODAY for the wedding breakfast
which will follow the marriage of Miss Juilette
yviufaus daughter OF Colonel and Mrs John h
Williams and Joseph Letter on june TO- The cere-
rnonv Will be witnessed by only a small IaIniiy
party at the Connecticut. while the wedding oreak-
fast will be given at Rauscher's at l O'CLOCK
Senator Stephen 3. Elktns, who has neen an IL
valid for a week with an attack OF ptomaine pol-
coming ia still confined to his bed. but Is siiehuS
ts+.ar Mrs Elkins denies the oft repeated rninor
that she will spend any part Of the summer
abroad She will go TO Elkins. W Va. as soon
o-+.r ,he adjournment of Congress as Senator
Fyktns.s health will permit Mrs George Law OF
New York IS the guest Of Senator and hrs- Ell
kfns
Mrs Mckee Dunn Mckee. who has oeen the
e-,est Of her parents Major General and Mrs Al
f-aa T Pstes for several weeks, left the city TO-
aay FOR her home Pine Cliff. at Biltmore. N u
r-edertcL Fairbanks has arrived in Washington
90 the suest of his parents. Vice-President ana
y,rs Fairbanks Lieutenant and Mrs. John 1llii-
Mons their son-in-law and daughter. have gone
TO Philadelphia
Mr. and Mrs Wolcott Tuckerman gave dinner
.+ m. Chevy Chase Club tonight in honor OF MISS
E.stb Sanger who Will be married to Mandeviie
Carlisle next Wednesday Mr.. Carlisle Will enter
tain his best man and ushers at dinner al th7
c,onntrv Club tomorrow night. NUMBER OF olh-
mar nart,es have been arranged for MISS sanger
and her wedding party.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-23
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
From The Tribune Bureau-l


rUasb,nS+on Nav 22-The italian Arnodssauo'
and baroness Mayor des Planches iefe " "asnins
ton th{s afternoon with a large party OK oip'o
and people In society, who will make UP 'ne No. No"
party being entertained over sunday oS
Du pont at his homo In Delaware
Nine Riano wife OF the Spanish aiins'e' -
Danmsrk arrived In Washington this afterno'n
She ia the guest Of her grandmother. Mrs 'oti " "
Ward with whom she will spend "e . -,
washington house and then will accompany Ne
.. Dsvon Penn for a part Of the summer
A number Of the younger members OF the lailii'eS
of dipIomats cleverly presented two plays IN op"n
ish tonight which they have spent the sprihs
SON IN rehearsing Carroll Hail. with its sindii pI'
wel arranged stage. was engaged ana d H0'0
number of persons from the diplomauc corps anu
societv generally were invited The Little MAI
chtoness' was presented by Miss Marie Carno'
renresent,pz Dona Carlotta the Merry "ldo" :
Miss Marie Teresa Carbo was Torres, her oausn-
ter: lose F. Campillo was the marquis anu MIS-
Ana Cristina Carbo the Little Marchlohes7
his wife Others in the cast we're Jose Z. 'aiue'
Erneste Alberto Godoy Francisco Godoy. NIchoid'
vsloz tr Mr. Bustamente and Miss Juna Felo%-
1.-THE Surprise OF Isadora' was the secoho pay
with a number Of the same young persons IN 'ie
cast They received great applause. and mowers IN
abundance The party OF ushers was composed oi
q number of young women and men from the oip-
Iomatic CORPS and society generally.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-23
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

DIR Wilfred T Grenfells boat, the Lorna Doone.
is in Boston Harbor. taking on cargo OF cast-off
clothing and other gifts for the poor OF Labrador
among whom DR.. Grenfell labors. 1t has been
necessary TO warn the good people Of Boston that
tho men of the Labrador and Newfoundland coasts
do not as a rule, dress formally for dinner. Last
wear one swallow tail coat which was sent out in
a box of clothing found its way into DR. Gren-
feIrs hands After celebrating, the doctor per-
formed surgical operation on the tails, and. but
toned tightly round the oily body of young Es-
qui1nau hopeful. the coat made as good Spencer
Jacket as the heart could wish But the medical
missionary doesn't want any more open face coats
This village enjoys the reputation Of being the
one Congressman, does il not?' politely inquired
'e Nope,'' replied the landlord of the Pettyville
tavern. who was pessimistIc old CROUCH anyhow.
1T just has IT, that's all'-Puck
The Russian opera company which will give
series of performances in Berlin will carry out
there a stage custom which will probably create
some comment. For many years it has been an
imperative rule in all Russian theatres when a
play or opera of a patriotic nature is performed
that the actors or singers render the national an
them before the performance begins. The cur
tain rises. says St. Petersburg correspondent in
a Berlin paper. and the actors appear all in soiree
costume and sing the national anthem. Then the
curtain falls and rises again on the performance.
It was the day Of til the b. bali gan game; and Willie. the
eGs eGs yyou fhd 'af and
Come hurry upl'' said his employer. III you
have anything to say. say 1t. Don't take half
day. .
1 could take" said Willie.-Harpers Weekly.
The latest addition to the list of discovered
genuses' is Maurergeselle Berthold Pusch He is
a youth of nineteen. whose fine barytone voice
was known to mis- fellow workmen long before tho
musical world became of Pusch was
until recently stone mason's apprentice, but is
now being educated musically under the direction
of well known masters for the Royal Opera at Ber-
lin, and some people predict that his voice will
some day create much enthusiasm rs Drosch-
kenkutscher Wachters tenor aroused In his day
An American. writing from Berlin says that the
young barytone needs press agent OF the same
ABOU BILL BRYAN
Abou Bill Bryan-may his noise decressei-
Awoke one night and little piece
OF silver moonlight cleaning in the room.
And in the midst the angel of his boom
why contest thou?" said Bryan, and he laughed
lis IL to say there is no chance for Taft?
Or Is it-that. indeed, would be great news,-
That the conventions sure TO go for Hughes?'
II BRING the angel answered. looking bored
The names of candidates who fool the Lord
And is mine one? said Bryan. Nay, not quite"
Replied the angel. vanishing from sight
Bill Bryan turned In bed-turned easily Ger
And well he might, for oft he'd turned before
mo matter" quoth he. I'm contented when
know how well fool my fellow-men.'
H{pdeA
New-York tribune., 1908-05-23
adopt measures that will remove such sources
of danger to health and property!
TIE AMERICAN NEW ZEALAND.

Oklahoma is about to put the graduated tax,
whose utility in maintaining an artificial equal
ty In society his been much discussed, to
new practical test bill has just been passed
out there which by heavy taxation seeks TO
prevent the ownership by any one person OF
more than GAO acres OF land Oklahoma is de-
termIned to have no cotton kings" and no
corn kings and none Of the miilion-acre
farms that we read about which are managed
for all the world like a wicked Wall Street
trust The simple life has been Incorporated
into the Oklahoma constitution, and where that
document fails to guarantee 1t legislation ike
this for a graduated real estate tax-and PROD
ably along with it graduated income tax ana
graduated inheritance tax-will prevent any
ambitious OklahOman from poking MS heao up
above the level of his fellow citizens.
Everybody in the new state will possess MS
own vine and fig tree and Will sit In the shtue
thereof No trust will intrude into thls id!iiic
state, or, IL 1t should, the State Labor Coniilis-
sioner will SO pad Its payrolls that It's empioyes
will soon be raised to blessed state OF equality
with It's owners. The economic sins OF the rest
of the country will never creep over the Chl-
nese wall which the constitution and the laws
of Oklahoma have erected around Its borderS.
No envy, malice or uncharitableness can ever
enter a commonwealth where every one enjoys
his $40 acres the initiative and referendum,
the 2-cent fare and the nine-root ped sheet.
What marvel, then, that SO happy state
as this should annually hold three days or rast-
ing and prayer for the other states, thanking
God that it is not as the trust ridden effete East
Is, and praying that the older commonweaiths
may profit by its example!
1t is a great thing for the country 10 nave
Oklahoma admitted to the Union doing the
noble settlement work" she is doing among the
states and teaching both by precept and example
the way the nation should 60 1t IS ike having
New Zealand dropped right down into our
midst for our observation and edification. Hlth-
erto when any brand new policy in the original
wrappers has been offered the country IL mas
been always accompanied by the assurance 10
the astonished multitude, ut has been tried ana
works admirably In New Zealand" New Zea-
land, 1t might as we'll be Mars; indeed, any
reader of the newspapers or of fiction Is Jusu-
fed In his feeling that the planet is much nearer
than the island But now we have New yea
land of our own right at hand, where the latest
experiments in government will be run OH oe
fore our own bewildered eyes. IT Is a great
blessing.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-23

the new and ever growing cultural advan-
tages accrung to the agriculturist In the dehsely
populated Northeastern States. New YORK
once lonely countryside is swiftly becoming one
huge suburban region, constellation OF zones
whose centres are the large towns. NarNe's
are near, amusements and social intercourse
NAV be enjoyed at little cost and eHort. All
this is common knowledge and because 1t Is,
deserted farms are no longer theme TOT
lamentations (if they ever were) Ihey are
commonly good investment for deserters as
well as buyers even though profits may some
times be long deferred. Their Old owners lett
them because of greater opportunities 10 town
or out West; and they held them because thelr
sale not imperative. Their new buyers
take them because of new opportunities So
nobody seems to have lost not even the tray-
eller who drinks in the beauty OF the for
saken homesteads on their still, weed choked
hills. ri IiGfA
New-York tribune., 1908-05-23
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT.
rBy Telegraph TO The Tribune J

rPv Telegraph 70 The Tribune
Newport r l. MAY 22--Nr and Mrs Reginald
q Vanderbilt left Newport to-day for New York
FOR short stay before going 20 Philadelphia TO at
tend the Horse Show IN that city Mr.. Vanderbilt
has shfpped his best horses 10 the Quaker City, and
Is confident that they Will give a good account OF
themselves
ur and Mrs Henry A c. Taylor returned 70
NeUport to-day from New York with their soH-in-
law and daughter, Count and Countess Glerar-
desca.
II NJ Hartman was registered at the Newport
Casino to-day
Mrs Mary Brady Hall who has been abroad re-
r,rned 10 her Newport cottage to-day for the sea-
Miss Jeanfe Wallach. daughter OF Mrs. Bafsef
WalIach has arrived In Newport
Mrs NJ T Bennett. OF New York, Is tns sues OF
Mr. and Mrs Thomas Dunn at their Newport
house. - -r.
Mrs A. c. Dulles. her daughter. MIS- Duue'
irwin and her son, William c. Dulles. arrived rom
PHILADELPHIA this evening for the season sarnnei
!, Rarger and his daughter. Miss Edna Barser' AZ
r,,ed Tonight for the summer
Mr. and Mrs G. NJ. Hutton and the Misses Hu'-
-on ara expected in Newport on Memorial Lay !"
o,o, their house. in Ocean avenue
rbs uasdinz of Miss Alice Potter, OF SeTpors
81 Nsv York and Newton Adams. OF New YORK.
til occ,r ar Trinity Church. Newport, lafs N ne
sAeaon-probabIy the last week OF sspteuoor OF
,hs first week OF October
New-York tribune., 1908-05-23
Abouf People and Social Incidenfs.
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
rFrom The Tribune Bureau ]

From The Tribune Buresul
Washington May 22-The PRESIDENT 'oiu ~. 80
Admiral Evans to-day that he would do ms u'inos'
To obtain for him the rank OF vice aofnirai' :" -,
ogntion Of his services to the navy A". Dts
p.a- Admiral Evans was accompanied TO the Wnite
House by his son. Lieutenant Evans .u,
Irsng an eagles quill the President signed a O''
providnx for federal court sessions at s,-,
KY. which is in Breathi't Couh'', p-aa,sa,,
,orabo,d With the same pen. the PresiueH
ote message of congratulation to the citizenS vi
Jackson. -, o.,ators
Callers Mt the White House Included oe ~
Lodge Gamble Brown. Smoot. Sutneriano' "aHe
and Stewart; Representatives Cau.' n.r.ors
o.. u.r., Hamilton. Howell Madden, Parsons
90 r.cb. Rear Admiral Cowles and John A.
Stewart of New York
The Cabinet met at II a. m. with an lI. 'ie IL -
bers present except Secretary Taft and reh'ai'''
In session until 30 p.