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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-12-04

going q few hundred feet be reached
d laurel thicket some thirty yards
broad. ard two or three times asS long
which he did not leave. ran up td
the edge and there halted not liking
to venture into the mass OF twisted.
close growing stems and glossy foii-S
age. Moreover, as 4 halted. heard
him utter a peculiar. savage kind OF;
whine from the heart of the brush.
Accordingly I began to skirt the edge
standing on tiptoe and gazing earnest
sly to see if 4 could not catch glimpse
OF his hide. When was at Che MR.
rowsst part OF the thicket, he sud
denly left5it directly opposite, and then
wheeled and stood broadside to me On
the hillside, d little above He turned
his head stifny towards me; scarlet
strings OF froth hung from his iips;i
his eyes burned like embers In the
gloom.
held true. aiming behind The shout
der, and my bullet shattered the point
or lower end of his heart, taking out
a big nick. Instantly the great bear
turned with a harsh roar Of fury and
challenge. blowing the bloody foam
from his mouth, SO that saw the
CLEAN ofshis white fangs; and then he
charged straight at me, crashing and
bounding through the laurel bushes,
so that 1t was hard to aim. / waited
until he came to a fallen tree, raking
him as he topped It with a ball. which
entered his chest and went through
| the cavity Of his body, but he neither
sweryed NOR finched, and at the mo-
ment I did not know that Il had struck
him He came steadily on, and In
another second was almost upon me.
lI fred for his forehead, but my bui,
/ let went low. entering his open mouth,
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-12-04
FACE no FACE WITH A GRIZzLY.

fresh, broad trail Of grisly. The
brute was evidently roaming restlessly
about in search Of a winter den, but
willing, in passing, to pick up any
food that lay handy. At once I took
the trail, travelling above and to one
side, and keeping sharp lookout
ahead. The bear was going across
wind, and this made my task easy. j
walked rapidly, though cautiously
At last, peering cautiously over q
ridge crowned with broken rocks, i
saw my quarry, a big, burly bear, with
silvered fur. He had halted on an
open hillside, and was busily digging
up the caches of some rock gophers OF
squirrels. He seemed absorbed in his
work, and the stalk was easy. Slip
ping quietly back, ran towards the
end of the spur, and In ten minutes
struck ravine, Of which one branch
ran past within seventy yards of where
the bear was working. In this ravine
was a rather close growth Of stunted
evergreens, affording good cover, al.
though in one or two places I had to
lie down and crawl through the snow,
When reached the point for which !
was aiming, the bear had just finished
roofing, and was starting of. a slight
whistle brought him to q standstill,
and / drew bead behind his shoulder
and low down, resting the rifle across
the crooked branch Of a dwarf spruce.
At the crack he ran off at speed, max
| ing no sound. but the thick spatter OF
blood splashes, showing clear on the
white snow. betrayed the mortal ma.
ture Of the wound. For some minutes
| I followed the trail; and then, topping
| a ridge, I saw. the dark bulk lying
1 motionless In a snow drift at the foot
Of low roclS-wall down which he ha6
tumbled.
One day while camped near the Bit
\ ter Root Mountains in Montana found
1 that bear had been feeding on the
4 carcass of a moose which lay some five
4 miles from the little open glade II
which my tent was pitched. and
made up my mind to try to get a shoi
at it that afternoon. | stayed In cami
4 till about three O'clock, lying lazily
back on the bed Of Understanding ever
4 green boughs, watching the pack pc
MES as they stood under the pines OF
the edge Of the open, stamping nov
and then, and switching their tails
4 The air was still, the sky a gloriou.
4 blue; at that hour In the Afternoon
even the September sun was hot.
a When the shadows began to length
i en-, shouldered my rife and plunged
into the woods At first my route la,
q along a mountain side; then for half
mile ovev a windfall, the dead timbe
4 piled about III crazy confusion. Afte
that went up the bottom of a vale.
:, by. little brook the ground bein
!, carpeted with sponge of soake
moss u
:, AT the head Of this brook was pom
\ covered with water lilies; and a scram
BILE through rocky pass took me int
high, wet valley, where the thic
{ growthsof spruce was broken by occa
!. sional strips of meadow. In this vale
! the moose carcass lay. well at the NJ
! per end.
In moccasfned feet Tod sofu
!. through the soundless woods. Unde
. the dark branches IT was already dIlsl
Z and the air had the cool chill of ever
! ing, AS neared the clunp where til
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-12-04
FOSTER MOTHER CONVICTED
Mrs. Harbour Found Guilty Of Stay
q ing Girl.

W
The jury in the Harbour murder
trial at Rapid City, after being out
seventeen hours, returned a verdict Of
manslaughter in the second degree.
For the second time within six
months Mrs. Mary Harbour, a comedy
woman Of Rapid City, was on trial
charged with the murder of her adopt
ed daughter, Rose Rosso, known as
Rose Adams, a schoolgirl. The jury
failed to agree upon verdict at the
first trial.
The killing occurred in a Rapid City.
lodging house on the night OF March
/. No one but the defendant and the
+ dead girl were in the room when the
shooting took place.
The state contended that the wo.
man shot the girl in fit of anger
brought about by excessive use of
stimulants 1t had evidence to show
frequent quarrels overheard by neigh
bors. The defense contended that the
girl shot herself. The defendant tes-
titled she was reproying the girl for
some shortcomings and that Rose,
either in momentary passion or by
an accident, directed the pistol toward
her own heart and discharged It.
Judge Rice sentenced Mrs. Harbour
to three years and eleven months,
confinement IN the penitentiary, the
limit Of the law for manslaughter in
the second degree The attorney for
Mrs. Harbour gave notice Of motion
| fora new tria1,
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-12-04

He made a atctoals side blo1o at me.
smashing his lower jaw and going Int
the neck. leaped to one side almost
as / pulled trigger; and through the
hanging smoke the first thing I saw
was his paw as he made a vicious side
blow ait me. The rush Of his charge
carried him past. As he struck he
lurched forward, leaving a pool OF
bright blood where his muzzle hit the
ground; but he recovered himself and
made two or three jumps EDWARDS,
while hurriedly jammed a couple Of
cartridges into the magazine, my rifle
holding only four, all Of which I had
fired. Then he tried to pull up. but
as he did SO his muscles seemed sud
denly to give way, his head dropped
and he rolled over and over like a shot
rabbit. Each Of my first three bullets
had INFLICTED a mortal wound
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-12-04

where it leads from some carcass on
which the beast has been feeding. In
the pursuit one must exercise great
caution, as at such times the hunter
is easily seen long way off, and game
is always especially watchful for any
foe that may follow its trail.
Once I killed grisly in this manner.
It was early in the fall, but snow lay
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-12-04

: out in the late fall or
early spring, it is often
possible to follow a bears
trail in the snow; having
come upon it either by
/ chance or lyrd hunting,
{ or else having fni1nd
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-12-04

Tho aHuneh.y Let us give you d
Il the bees cigar TO smoke
There IL nothing better.
, 1908-02-24
BIG CHANGE
Is RUM0RED
SUPERINTENDENT WHITNEY TO
BE RETURNED TO CHEYENNE
WITH LARGE TERRITORY.
Districts Between Rawlins and Chey.
enne to Be Added to Utah Division
Colorado Division to Be Abolished
and Superintendent Anderson to
Be Sent to Denver.

1t is reported here this afternoon
that w. A. Whitney, now superintend.
ent of the Utah division, extending
from Rawlins to Ogden, is to have his
jurisdiction extended TO include Chey.
enne, while Superintendent Anderson
will have his jurisdiction enlarged BY
the addition of the Colorado division
to the Cheyenne-North Platte end OF
the present Wyoming division, the
Colorado division being abolished. The
rumor comes from Denver and it is
stated that the change will take effect
March l. MI. Whitney will have his
headquarters al Cheyenne, Mr.. Ander.
son being sent to Denver.
May Change Terminals.
A high official of the Union Pacific
is said to have given it out that shortl.7
after the first of March the passenger
train terminals will be so r~earranged as
to make Laramie at one end of two
of them. This was before the suspen,
sion of work on the Borie cutoff, and
is said to be semi-official.
, 1908-02-24
EXCELLENT PROGRAM FOR
FARMERS INSTITUTE

The revised program for the Albany
County Farmers institute, which be-
gins at the auditorium of the Carnegie
building on Wednesday, is now in the
hands of the printer. 1t is an excel
lent one, and Prof. Towar, vino is
looking after the interests of the in.
stitute quite prominently. wants 1t I'M
derstood that all the sessions will be
free and that everybody in the county
will be made welcome at any of them.
There should be a large attendance, as
the program cannot fail to Interest
everybody, farmer or not,
, 1908-02-24
PLENTY OF SNOW IN
McGIII NEIGHBORHOOD.

Elmer Lovejoy rode to the country
in his automobile yesterday afternoon,
meeting an old trapper down the river,
who told him there was a foot and a
half of snow at the McGill ranch and
none either at Rock River or Rock
creek. Mr.. Lovejoy now believes the
automobiles in the New York to Paris
race will make time by going over the
western route across the Laramie
plain, striking the main road at the old
Rock creek crossing. He is keeping
Linn Mathewson informed daily of the
local situation. The cars are yet be-
yond Chicago f~loundering in deep and
lasting s~nowdrifts, and are already
many days off their schedules. The
American car was leading at last re,
ports.
, 1908-02-24
MEMBERS RETURN
FROM PASS CREEK

DR.. II. L. Stevens and A. C. Jones
members of the board of trustees OF
the University of Wyoming, who Wen.
to Walcott Saturday to meet Colonel
Crawford, another member of the
board, for an inspection of the Pass
creek lands owned by the university.
returned yesterday afternoon n are
now preparing their report to the
board Of trustees. The gentlemen de.
clined to state what the nature of
their report would be. Colonel Craw.
ford returned to his home at Saratoga
R. P. Fuller, the state land commits.
%sioner, passed through the city late
Saturday evening, having been unable
to meet the committee by press of
business at Cheyenne.
, 1908-02-24

and where there was sufficient irriga-
ton land to warrant an entry, have
grubbed the sage brush off, seeded and
brought this land under irrigation, not
with the intention of raising pumpkins
or watermelons, but with the sole pur
pose of making feed for their cattle
through the winter months.
Herds Turned Out in Spring.
And so far as the winter is concern.
ed, they are getting on the safe side;
but for the summer. Those small
herds of stock are turned out on the
range before mentioned as soon as sha
grass is sufficiently started in the
spring, and everything looks fine for
a week or two, but not for long, for
that man has decided to deprive him
self Of the luxury of home and his dear
ones for a while, and is out to gather
in those grasses, as he says fully. Yes.
he has got the kind of harvesting ma
chinery that works, and when he leaves
in the fall there is nothing behind but
a cloud of dust and a lot of hungry cat
Tie. "A nice OSptC W ldtIth pNS-
steers on. Is it any wonder that those
small men are selling out and leaving
the country? There is not a small
ranchman in this part of the county
that can make a living on 100 acres OF
land. Even if he could, is he not Dr.
titled to a little of the public range that
lies contiguous to his little home?
Sight Lacks Inspiration.
1t is not a very inspiring sight to see
a big band of sheep eating the grass
right up to your lines, which should be
yours by right. l think this proposed
lease law should be governed by the
amount of feed a person is capable of
producing on his ranch, and-not by the
amount of land he owns; that is, tn
allow each ranchman to lease enough
land to pasture what stock he could
feed through the winter and do justice
to the stock. | think such a ruling
would encourage the development OF
ranch property, as well as the RAISING
of better stock, and would make bet
ter times for the poor old COW tina
has to lean up against the fence to
cough. Respectfully submitted,
ROBERT ]. SLOTHOWER.
, 1908-02-24
SUPPORTING THE OFFICER
NE MUNICIPALITY

In his address at the Baptist church
last night on Good Citizenship in Of
ficeholding, Rev. Lansdell, the pastor,
urged that the official receive the ap-
probation of his constituents, and If he
failed in this, it was because he was
not worthy of appreciation in many
instances. The officer should be WOE
tiny and the people should stand behind
him. Honesty and fairness are the re
quisites for a good oficeholjer AMI
these he owes to those whom he rep,
resents in office. There was a large
attendance.
, 1908-02-24

Washington, D. c., Feb. 24.-The
question as to whether the railroad
rate law, known as the Hepburn act,
repeats section one of the Elkins act
prohibiting rebates by railroads, was
involved in the case of the great North
ern against the United States, which
was decided today by the United
States supreme court against the rail.
road and against the contention Of
such repeal.
Fined On Fifteen Counts.
The case was instituted in the Unit.
ed States district court from the dis.
trict of Minnesota, which court fine !
the railroad $1,000 each for fifteen 81,
olations of the first section of the Elk.
ms law.
, 1908-02-24

alter, he Is probably out milking his
cows, and his better-half may be print.
ing butter or doing some other necee.
sary work. He may have to get up out
of his warm bed at A O'Clock in the
morning, when the thermometer is be
low zero and state over the cold prai
RE with his load of hay or whatever
else he may have to take to market
to sell, and perhaps get caught il a
blizzard on his way home again.
Labor Expensive and Scarce.
You may ask why he works 50 hard?
Because labor is SO high he can't af.
ford to keep hired help only at busy
seasons of the year. Then he has
to make payments on land, he has
his taxes to pay, he has grocery, dry
goods and doctors bills to pay, and
perhaps he has interest TO pay on Dor.
rowed money, and last, but not least,
he may be making a sacrifice so as to
be able TO give his children the ad.
vanUages of a university education. So,
all things considered, | think he dc
serves the sympathy and support of all
fair-mindeI people. He pays more
taxes, and spends more money with
the merchants in proportion TO his
capital employed than the larger
ranchman does; he pays more taxes
because everything he has is in Sign,
Assessor Catches Him.
When the assessor comes around lie
can count his cattle if he wants t.
because they are all under fence, and
he can't evade his taxes, even if he
wanted to. Then, again, ten small
%ranchmen will pay a good deal more
taxes on improvements than one mar
would owning the same amount of
land. So they will also spend more
money with the merchants than one
man or one family will do. Judge for
yourself-which is the best way tc
settle up the country and build Ut
towns, small ranches or large ones?
Respectfully,
C. H. JONES.
, 1908-02-24
CHANCE FOR
SMALL MAN
GARRETT WRITER TELLS OF CON
DITloNS THAT EXIST IN HIS
SECTION OF COUNTY.
Familiar With Conditions Referred To
BY Former Writer, Who Says
Sheep from Big Concern Have
Driven Fifteen Little Fellows from
their Small Holdings.
Garrett, Wyo., Feb. q, 1908.

10 the Editor of The Republican
Although l am not accustomed to
writing literature for newspapers, !
would like to spoil a little space in
your paper in expressing my opinion Oh
This so-callej public range controversy
man. | have been very much Interest
ed in the different letters of various
ranchmen that have appeared from
ume to time in the columns of both
the Cheyenne Tribune and The Repub,
llcan, and l have noticed that most Of
these communications that are written
by small ranchmen are good sensible
arguments in favor of a lease law.
Look to Small Ranchmen.
Now, a the small ranchmen or farm
ers are the one we look forward to
lor the upbuilding of our state, II
should not long puzzle any person Of
ordinary common sense or judgment
u See who is on the right side of the
questlon-whether it is the small mar
WIN honest hands of toll or the bis
Sneepman that lives in town and enjoys
himself on the revenue derived from
Tie public range, while their employees
are busy herding their big bands Of
Sneep right up to the small mans lines
ana stealing the means of existence
Hom the family of an honest man.
Sell Out or Be Driven Out.
me big man wants a free range Sc
I'd ne can say, Sell out to me or
VIII drive you out" The small maj
"ants a lease law so that he may b;
que to make an honest living for hi
aHilly. One of my neighbors, in a lette.
W Inc Republican, cites an instanc,
where eleven bands Of sheep complete
uestroyed the range Of fifteen fam
Now, l know all Of those peopl,
every foot of the range in question
VIII say that my friend has no
AN escimated conditions in the leas'
Vi those people are honest, har,
,,..,Aine people who have establishes
Coy homes for their families In ever,
~ Ineeavable little nook along every iii
0eek that would afford sufacden
'a'er Tor irrigation and stocx purpose
, 1908-02-24
SPECIAL TRAIN To
GUARD MILLIONS
DERAILMENT AND HURRIED SEND
ING OF EXTRA EXPLAINED
THROUGH DEVELOPMENTS.
Baltimore and Ohio Train Leaves
Track at Salisbury Junction and
More Than Million Dollars in Cash
Exposed, but 1t Was Found Safe
and Carried to Destination.

%Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. 24.-The hurried
of the derailment of a train last Sat
urday night on the Baltimore and Ohio
at Salisbury Junction was explained to-
day, when it became known that there
were over a million dollars in cash
aboard the train.
Money Was Safe.
Special precautions were taken to
guard the money, which was not dam
aged in the accident.
, 1908-02-24

Flovilla, Ga, Feb. 24.-The Jackson
vile and Chicago limited on the South
ern railway was derailed neal here
today. The engine, baggage, mail.
combination and one Pullman were
thrown into the ditch. Four mail
clerks were seriously though not fatal
ly injured. None of the passengers
were hurt.
, 1908-02-24

tirement on full pay of any judge Of
the United States court who has hell
a commission for at least ten years
and has reached the age of 10 is pro-
yided for in a bill introduced by Sena.
tor Knox, which was reported favor.
ably today by the senate committee or
judiciary.
, 1908-02-24
Will Lie in State.
Italian Bomb Explosion.

New York, Feb. 24.-An Italian
bomb explosion, similar in character
to the many which have taken place
in this city within the year, occurred
in Brooklyn today, when Peter Lo
cato's music store on Morgan avenue
was wrecked.
Work of Black Hand.
Locate had received many so-calleI
Black Hand letters, but having refus.
ed to pay for immunity, his store was
first blown up last spring.
Third Attack Today.
In December last another bomb left
on the stoop demolished the doors and
windows. Since then he has received
several letters demanding money, but
has ignored them, resulting in the
third attack today.
Five Lives Endangered.
The lives of Locate, his wife and
three children, who occupied the
rooms in the real of the store, were
endangered, but they escaped with
slight injuries.
Italian Found Murdered.
A few months age the body Of an
Italian was found in the street near
Locates with a bomb in his pocket
1t is believed he had been delegated to
commit some outrage, had failed, and
been murdered by associates for fail
ure to carry out his Instructions.
, 1908-02-24
UNIMPORTANT SHOOT

Only a few members were present
at the meeting of the gun club Satur-
important as a club proposition, al
though some good craftsmanship was
displayed. The club is figuring upon
a sweepstakes shoot for all the mem
bers some time during the present
week.
, 1908-02-24
UNIVERSITY MUSEUM
OPEN ON SUNDAYS.

Prof. w. H. Reed, the curator of the
museum of the University of Wyo-
ming, that the museum will
be open on Sunday from 2 to 4 in the
afternoon until further notice, and the
people of the state are asked to visit
the museum, which is now one of the
most extensive in the United States.
, 1908-02-24
Missing Express Driver Found.

Amarillo, Tex, Feb. PA Paris,
Tex, express agent today identified
the mar arrested by Sheriff Hughes at
Shamrock, Tex, eighty miles east of
this city, as A. E. Richmond, the miss
ing express driver who is charged with
having stolen $4,000 in transit at Paris
last July and for whose capture a re-
ward OF $500 had been offered.
The man, who was found living on a
ranch neal the Texas and Oklahoma
line, was known at Shamrock as w. H.
Brown.
, 1908-02-24
LEO HEINRIcHS is SHOT
DOWN IN CATHOLIC CHURCH
IN PRESENCE OF THE
CONGREGATION.
SLAYER Fled But Was Captured, and
Expresses No Regret, Having
Started Out to Kill Four Priests
Declared That He Was Socialist
and Anarchist, and That All the
Priests Are Enemies of People.

Denver, Colo, Feb. 24.-Father Lee
Heinricns was shot and killed in st
Elizabeth's Catholic church in the pres
ence of a large congregation yester,
day morning by Giuseppe G~uarnaccio.
to whom he has just administered the
sacred wafer.
Slayer An Anarchist.
Guarnaccio ran but was. captured.
He said he was an anarchist, and start.
ed out yesterday with the purpose OF
killing four priests. He considered
all priests enemies of the common peo.
pie.
May Be Canonized.
In twenty centuries of the history OF
the Catholic church, local priests Say,
there is no ecord of a tragedy paral-
lei to this. 1t will probably result, they
say, in Father Leo being %canonized as
q saint.
Was a Franciscan.
The body will be shipped to Pater.
son, N. j., for ilterment by the Order
of Franciscan Brothers, of which he
was a member. Leo was a native OF
Germany, born in 1867.
Murderer Expresses No Regret.
Guarnaccio talked freely concerning
his act, for which he expressed no re
grets. He is a native of Sicily, and
is Sc years old.
Is a Socialist Also.
He said he became a socialist and
anarchist at the age of 80. He came to
America two years ago, n has since
been teaching anarchy, working but
little at his trade, shoemaking.
Came from Chicago.
He came to Denver two weeks before
Christmas from Chicago. In his pos
session was a list Of all the worlds
, 1908-02-24
Edison Operated Upcn.

New York, Feb. 24.-Thomas "A. Eli.
son, the famous inventor, who submit.
ted to an operation for the removal of
an abscess in his ear. last night, was
reported today as resting easy. Steady
Improvement in his condition is *.
pected.
, 1908-02-24
Charges Wrongful Methods.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 24.-Repre.
sentative Lilly Of Connecticut today
submitted to the rules committee of
the house formal charges that the
Electric Boat company had used wrong
full methods to secure legislation. He
declared his ability to prove his
charges when the committee takes
them up for consideration, which
probably will be tomorrow.
Correspondents Involved.
The standing committee Of the cor
respondents today investigated the
charges that Washington newspaper
correspondents are involved in this
matter.
, 1908-02-24
WILL PAY FOR PHOTO
OF BICYCLE THIEF.

Councilman Gus Johnson had his BIZ
cycle stolen from his residence at the
corner of Fourth and Custer streets
last night, but it was found and re-
turned to him this morning. 81 will
give a $40 gold piece for a picture of
the thief, and will agree to do the
rest" the councilman said, and he
evidently meant it.
, 1908-02-24
Iowa State Bank Fails

Marshalltown, Ia, Feb. 24.-The
Green Mountain Savings bank, canl.
tabzed at $4,000, closed its doors to.
day. State Bank Examiner Windsor
was placed in charge. While collater.
al representing approximately $4,000
in bills receivable are said to be worth
less. it is claimed by the officers of
the bank that depositors will be paid
IN full.