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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-04-03
MURDER
Of a Pretty Woman by
Another the Result of
Husbands Freedom
With Race Tips
WAITED FOR VICTIM

Los Angeles, April Jealousy that
had its beginning when her husband
favored Mrs. Helen Griffin with tips
won thousands OF dollars, today
prompted Mrs. u. u. Dearman. wife
of prominent hurseman, to shoot
and kill Mrs. Grimm.
Mrs. Dearman is wealthy and beau
tiful, her rival also was pretty. Dear
man admitted that Lis attentions to
the slain woman had aroused the an
ger Of his wife repeatedly and though
he insisted that he treated her. on'l
as an acquaintance of the race track
his spouse refused to believe him.
Mrs. Dearman, prostrated by her
act. collapsed and cvuii give no CO.
herent story Of the events that led
to II . Sh' ravea continuously OF the
good times and nne clothes enjoyei
by her victim and animated that ntr
husband was more interested in help
ing Mra Griffin TO become wealthy
by gambling in races than In his wife.
Mrs. Griffin has been living in Mon
rovia since the racing season opened
and the tragedy occurred In the post
Office there.
Mrs. Dearman waited for an hour
for her victim TO appear. When she
caught sight OF her she flashed a re-
volver and rushed toward her with
out warning. Screaming you will
have to pay for this she fired Ave
shots, one Of which took effect un-
der Mrs. GriffSn's left ear and caused
almost instant death.
Akron-Safety board wants more
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-04-03

PROBATE COURT CALENDAR.

In re guardianship OF Benjamin II.
Slcatooso ct al, sale OF real estate con-
firmod.
In re guardianship OF Findley Snyder
ct al, third account filed
In re estate OF Samuel J.. Painter, sale
OF lot 1894, Canton, confirmed.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-04-03
Man FOUND Dead; Murder suspeetes

Steubenville, O., April l.-Samuel
Grimm OF Unionport, o., was found
dead today near UniOnport, with bul-
let hole through his left eye.
Unknown persons, supposed TO be
foreign railroad laborers, are thought
to have killed him.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-04-03
MARnIAOE LIcENsEs.

q NeIhon HIhnrhhrd, noIur M ~,
NwasG% ,VShs,.A,naaa Ana Merry X con'sN act
Aaron ~ Krablll, farmer a. ana Mary
Al hchumeksI, ~ Loulgville,
f.orenn Roach, millworkcr s1 and ha.
sci a. behotsmsn. ", canion
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-04-03
IN THE COURTS
COMMON PLEAS COURT.
NEW CAAES

iS9i6-E Elizabeth Name VS. g. y. Ram
lS9fI-The Klein aud Ilefielman co. Wv
Or NJ NJ catlin, Rice and souers at
tornsys.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-04-03

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Fergus County Democrat., 1908-06-09
news FROM The
Big GOLD CAMP
PETER SMITH, AN OLD TIMER
DEAD-OTHER NEWS ITEMS
OF INTEREST.

Kendall, Mont, June 8.-Henry
Sutton returned to his home in
Neihart last Wednesday.
Ceylon butcher drove to Lewis.
town Wednesday.
H. F. Juette, of St. Louis, and
Frank Hastings, of Lewistown, were
in Kendall Thursday. It is under
stood that these young gentlemen
contemplated purchasing the Busy
Bee restaurant.
Miss Bertha Trimble was in Ken
dali on her way to Lewistown from
Fullerton where she has completed a
most successful term of school. Miss
Trimble will spend her vacation on
her ranch near Garneill.
1t is with regret that the many
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. E. p. Durnen
learn that these estimable people will
discontinue their hotel business after
July 10. Mrs. Jacob Weistaner, OF
Billings, who owns the property, will
take charge of the business at that
time.
Pete Smith died early Thursday
morning from heart failure, at his
home in Kendall. and his sudden
death came as great shock to his
many friends Peter L. Smith was
born February Is, 1859, in North
Chem, Denmark, and was one of a
family of fourteen sons, one of whom
now resides in Chicago. A black
smith by trade, he worked at his craft
for years in Pullman, Illinois, and
for number of years also in Racine,
Wisconsin. He came to Montana
from Wisconsin in 1897, and was one
Sof Kendall's pioneers, having been in
This town since April, 1902. He was
member in good standing of the
Western Federation of Miners and
of Wildey Lodge, No. 7s. I. o. o. F,
Interment took place on Saturday
afternoon at two o'clock, under the
auspices of the Miners union and the
Oddfellows, who conducted the SER
vices. The pallbearers were Charles
Fergus County Democrat., 1908-06-09
MOORE TAKES FAST
GAME FROM POWERS
BOYS FROM BENCH SHOW
SOME SIZZLING FORM ON
DIAMOND.

The Moore base ball team, chaper-
oned by Clyde Coombs and Andy
Matthews, brought in a bucket of
white wash with them Sunday, ex-
pecting to give the Power Mercan-
tile team a coat of "the pure" and
but for a bit of wild work in the
seventh, would have carried out their
plan. In that inning, Dick Baker got
one of the three hits made off of
McElroy, clean single over short,
stole second and came home while
the visitors were carelessly throwing
the ball around the diamond in an
effort to catch Tom Baker who had
been sent to first on a balk.
That one tally was all that stood
between the local boys and coat OF
kalsomine.
Although they won out, Moore had
no reason to get too chesty over
their stunts in the scoring line. They
registered at the home plate but -four
times and it required some hard
work to get that many.
The game, which was about the
swiftest ever played on the local
grounds, was won on its merits. Ac-
cording to the dope sheet, the boys
who so proudly represent the Bench
burg both outfelded and outbatted
the Lewistown aggregation. At that,
the real sensational work of the day
in the fielding line was done by
local player, little Charlie Willard, at
short. This boy, who is something
larger than half minute, killed
numerous base hits and pulled his
team out Of numerous cavities. He
started two double plays and pulled
off one of them without any further
assistance. He grabbed all sorts Of
grounders and his throwing was
beautiful to behold albeit two Of
them were marked up as errors when
he had to hurry things up too much.
The fatal handicap of the local
boys was their utter inability to
solve, with any degree of success,
the offerings Of Mr.. McElroy, who
did box duty for the visitors. He had
choice assortment of twisters, bend
ers and high straight ones which baf-
fled the boys in blue. They tried
manfully, but three clean hits marked
the sum total of their strivings.
Rathbun also pitched steady
game as the low score by the visi-
tors indicates. Such throwing as he
did would win nine out of ten anna
teur contests.
Moore has decidedly the strongest
team ever assembled out there. They
have not weak spot that can be
observed, taking the game Sunday as
criterion and will furnish ample
entertainment for any amateur aggre-
cation that may stack up, against
them this season.
The game Sunday was replete with
fine plays. Every inning contained a
thrill and although they weSe on the
small end of the score. the Power
boys are to be congratulated upon
the great game they put up in the
field. Following is the tabulated
Fergus County Democrat., 1908-06-09
Smelter Tied Up.

Great Falls, June 8.-The Boston &
Montana smelter was closed down
yesterday afternoon few minutes
after 2:30 o'clock, when the north
wall Of the head race, between the
gate house and the power house, gave
way for distance of between SO and
IS feet, and the water poured through
the gap into the power house, tearing
out the west wall as it went. Within
three or four minutes, the whole plant
was out of business. The disaster
was entirely unlocked for, as it was
thought that the principal danger lay
in the possibility of the river rising
and overfowing the tracks at the side
of the gatehouse, and in this manner
finding a course into the lower work
ings. The retaining wall that was
constructed to guard against this pos
sibility is still standing and will prob
ably resist the high water success
fully.
There were no men on the wall
when it went out, fortunately, and
the employees of the power house
managed to get out, although some
of them got a thorough soaking.
Fergus County Democrat., 1908-06-09
THE GRIM REAPER |
CLAIMS A PIONEER
]. c. WALKER, ANOTHER OLD
TIMER, JOINS THE THRONG
KNOWN ONLY IN HISTORY.

We are called upon to chronicle
this week the death of one more old
timer, pioneer of Montana and Fer
gus county.
Joseph c. Walker, known to every
man, woman and child in the citv.
died yesterday (Monday) morning at
5 o'clock after comparatively short
illness, death being due to compli-
cations brought about by his advanced
age. Very few people knew that the
old gentleman was i'll and the an
nouncement of his death came as
painful surprise to scores of friends.
Joseph Culton Walker was born
in Springfield, Illinois, on March 80.
1850, being 7S years, two months and
eight days Of age at the time of his
death
When he was one year of age, his
parents moved to West Point, Iowa,
and there young Walker grew to
manhood. He and Miss Ruby A.
Mason were married in April. 1868,
ana II June Of the same year, or Just
10 years ago this month, they came
70 Montana This made him one OF
the earliest settlers in the state
which he made his home until the day
OF his death and in the affairs Of
which he always manifested the
liveliest interest.
He first settled at Virginia City
and followed the business of mining
tor several years In 1874. he was
elected to the territorial legislature
from Lewis and Clark county and
served with distinction He was
elected sheriff Of the same county in
~ and held this office for three years.
Mr. Walker and family moved to
Fergus county in August, 1883. He
engaged in the ranching and stock
growing business until few years
ago, when he sold his ranch and
moved to this city. For years, he
has been familiar figure about the
streets Of Lewistown. Possessed. as
he was, of great fund Of re-
miniscenscs of early Montana days
and most genial disposition, it was
pleasure to listen to him recite the
adventures which were the daily
portion Of our sturdy pioneers.
At the last annual meeting of the
Montana pioneers, held in Billings,
Mr.. Walker was elected vice presi-
dent for Fergus county and was
looking forward with the utmost in
lcIeSt 10 the next meeting OF tnat Or
ganizaion which is to be here in his
home city.
There survive this good man
daughter, Miss Maggie Montana
Walker, a son, Noble M. Walker,
daughter-in-law and three grand
children, all of whom reside in this
city Three sisters, Mrs. Margaret
Pyle of Helena, Mrs. Elizabeth
Hardcnbrool of Deer Lodge and
Miss Joan Walker of St. Louis, Mis-
souri,; and two brothers, A. NJ Walk
er of Anaconda and Hugh Walker of
Windham, Montana, are the other i'm.
mediate relatives who mour his pass
ing.
Thus the past week has seen two
Of the old timers, j. c. Walker and
O. w. Kelly, take the last long
journey. No honor is too great to
pay their memories. 1t was they and
their kind who braved the terrors of
an unknown land and laid the founda-
ton stones upon which has been
erected the social, political and COM
mercial superstructure of the greatest
of American commonWealths.
Fergus County Democrat., 1908-06-09
Other Places Suffer.
Belt Is Submerged.

Belt, June 6-With the upper part
Of the town completely submerged
and the creek still rising rapidly, the
residents of Belt are in a precarious
condition. AT o'clock this evening
Belt creek is one foot higher than it
has ever been known to rise in the
past. Should the rip-rapping along
the bank of the creek by Box Elder
grove give way, as it has done in
other places, the entire middle part
Of the town will be washed away. A
large force of men is at work to
prevent this happening, and every
possible precaution is being taken to
insure the safety of the threatened
district
Coke oven fats are under water,
and the residents have been com
PEELED to move their furniture to
higher ground
The lower part of Arlington is
flooded and several houses have been
washed away.
The report that the Arlington
railroad bridge had been washed away
was today confirmed, and it is be-
lieved that every bridge in this sec
ton of the country has gone out.
This evening it is still raining hard
which will have the effect OF still
further swelling the waters of Belt
creek and its tributaries, SO that the
o,,t1nn1, ,c n1nn@,U
Fergus County Democrat., 1908-06-09
CONVENTION HAD
TO Be POSTPONED
STORMS PLAY MISCHIEF WITH
PLANS OF MONTANA DEM
OCRATS.

State Committeeman Frank ].
Hazen last SUNDAY afternoon received
a telegram from the chairman of the
committee that the state democratic
convention which was to have been
held tomorrow in BoZeman, would
have to be postponed owing to the
storm which has practically all of
the railroads of the state tied up.
The Northern Pacific is in bad
way on both sides of Bozeman and
it was not considered possible by the
officials of that road to get the track
in shape to run trains in time to get
the delegates from eastern Montana
to the convention city on time. The
Great Northern is also badly crippled
and the northern Montana delegates
would probably have been tied up.
While the ST. Paul got train through
from Lombard to Lcwistown last
night, it is no sure thing that the
delegates from this place could have
landed in Bozeman in time for the
festivities with the road in the shape
it is.
The convention will meet on We'd
nesday, July l. That will be just
seven days before the national con-
vention meets, which is ample time
for the delegates who are selected to
get down to the Colorado town.
Nor will the change have any eff
feet on the work which is to be done
by the convention as the delegates
which shall be assembled there will
undoubtedly send to Denver six dele
gates with iron bound instructions to
vote for William Jennings Bryan
first, last and all the time.
Fergus County Democrat., 1908-06-09
LITTLE Difficulty
in SECURING JURY
TWELVE MEN SPEEDILY Sc
LECTED TO TRY THE NOR
DAHL CASE.

Jurors.
August Branch, Rogers.
H. c. Brown, Lewistown.
Harrison Decker, Lewistown.
~. C.. Fickes.
w. M. Howard.
o. K. Myers, Jr., Lewistown.
Peter McVeda, Moore.
Breck Ornbaum, Lewistown.
A. M. Sloan, Lewistown.
Fred Shafer, Jones.
Ed Sutter, Lewistown.
w. F. Wright, Rogers.
Fergus County Democrat., 1908-06-09
Flood Victims.

FIOOQ VICtlmS.
Great Falls, June 8-The names of
the flood victims reported in this city
SO far are:
Mr.. and Mrs. Gentry Baker, Cas-
cade, drowned Wednesday, while
driving to Cascade.
William McFadyean, drowned Fri
day on the big Muddy, while making
his way from the ranch house to a
bunk house few hundred feet
away.
Two children of Mr. and Mrs.
William Dick, drowned yesterday at
their fathers ranch, by the capsizine
of a boat while their father and uncle
Fergus County Democrat., 1908-06-09
MUCH DAMAGE IS Done BY FLOODS
Several Fatalities Reported Railroads Both East and West Tied p
Great Property Loss Reported From All Parts Of the State
-AedVy Rains Do No Damage in Fergus.

What was probably the most de.
structive period of rain and high
water in the history of Montana came
to close last Sunday evening when
| the clouds rolled away and the sun
came out, almost for the first time
in fortnight or more.
All records for rainfall during a
single week were broken last week
when fraction over four inches were
recorded by the voluntary weather
observer, w. w. Watson.
Railroads Out Of Business.
Never before were the railroads OF
Montana SO completely tied up be.
cause Of high water as during the
last ten days. The trouble started for
the Northern Pacific when several
bridges and long stretches of track
went out between Livingston and
Bozeman. Thousands of passengers
were held at Billings and Livingston.
One train got through last Wednes-
day and not another train carrying
mail made the trip over the damaged
portion of the road until Saturday or
Sunday.
The principal trouble is now over
in the western part Of the state. in
the vicinity of Missoula. The N. P.
this morning refused to accept perish
able freight billed for the west and
it will require several days to get
things shaped up along the line over
there.
St. Paul Suffers Heavily.
There has not been train through
from Miles City to Harlowton for
over a week. The new track along
the Musselshell is said to be in very
serious condition and much of it will
probably have to be rebuilt. The un-
precedented rains coming before the
track had been ballasted and the
grades settled down played havoc
with the road.
The track was out Of commission
between Summit and Lombard for a
couple of days. Three bridges went
out in the canyon and no mail came
in from Thursday evening until last
night. The train got in about Z
o'clock this morning and brought a
great bunch of accumulated mail
from both the east and the west.
Storm Benefits Fergus.
The people of Fergus county have
little cause for complaint about the
storm. While it has made the roads
almost impossible, it has made an
other record breaking crop almost a
certainty. Stockmen say that little
damage has been done, but few
Fergus County Democrat., 1908-06-09
COUNTY FINANCES.
Nearly Two Hundred Thousand Dol
lars in the County Strong Box.

The report of County Treasurer E.
P. Chandler for May shows that the
cash on hand in the various funds on
June l was $l90,458.82, distributed as
follows:
General fund, $l1 ,8Sl7O; contingent
fund, $6,79328; road fund, $4,o6O.38;
poor fund, $8,5128o; protest fund. 81.
418.8o; sinking fund, $32,279.66; insti-
tute fund, $5O.40; general school fund,
$82l.98; district school fund, $6O,876.-
80; city of Lewistown fund, $17468;
high school, $24.55; district school
library fund, 81 ,oo1.34; county court
house building fund, $5o, ,286.81; state
fund, $1,14952; state bounty fund
$126.15; stock inspector and detective
fund, 12c; stock inremnity fund, Ole;
redemption fund, $685.; state stock
bounty fund, $3.50; district court
clerk deposit fund, $l1.16; coroner's
esate fund, $25.65; estate fund. $5.25
The amount paid out during Mas
was $16,872o1 and the receipts we8e
$4,l85.25, derived from the follow1 (e
sources: Taxes, $14285; licen| Is
$2,523; county officers fees. $52H05
other sources, $o94.35.
Fergus County Democrat., 1908-06-09

Mclean, Henry Daniels, Louis John
son, Peter Stuart, Jack Grenville and
Henry Allen, and despite the unceas
ing showers and the mud the funeral
was one Of the largest ever witnessed
in Kendall
Ben Lake, who has been employed
at the Santiago the past winter, left
last week for California where he
will have charge of stamp mill. Ben
is an experienced mill man and will,
no doubt, make success of his new
work.
Miss Lydia VALENTINE returned to
her home in Kendall Friday from
Red Lodge, where she has taught
in the high school the the past school
year. Miss Vallentyne was detained
in Livingston, among many others.
on account Of the recent washouts.
]. M. Parent returned Saturday
night from Lewistown where the
commissioners have been looking
after the county's needs, for week.
Mr.. Parent assures us that if it ever
stops raining steps will be taken to
put in some gravel roads in and
around Kendall,
John Montgomery and his sister.
Mrs. Jethro Wareham, went to Lew
istown Tuesday to meet their mother,
who has spent several weeks at
Chico Hot Springs. Mrs. Mont
gomery's health has not improved
and she is now in the Lewistown
hospital where she will undergo a
surgical operation as soon as her
strength warrants.
c. P. Whittier, the Lewistown
photographer, has been doing a land
office business with his photos and
post cards in Kendall, this week.
S. B. French and wife, who have
been at the Bar L ranch this winter.
were in Kendall enroute to their
home in Lewistown, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mason, of Moore.
visited Kendall Wednesday. They
have recently sold their land holdings
near Moore and will leave at once
for their home in Pennsylvania
where they will spend the summer.
Mrs James A. Irvine, of Alert
Bay, British Columbia, is visiting her
mother, Mrs. M. A. Sitzler, at her
ranch below town.
Ed Fossum returned from Helena
Thursday.
J. M. Kenrick arrived in Kendall
last Monday from Everson. He
brought with him four coyote pups
which were the center of attraction
that evening. Mr.. Kendrick stated
that. where caught so young, coyote
makes most docile pet.
Fergus County Democrat., 1908-06-09

Contrary to all expectations, very
little trouble was experienced in Sc
curing jury to try the case of Ole
Nordahl, charged with the murder of
Mrs. Fred Schleuter and four child
zen last February. The alleged MUIR
der occurred in such a remote section
OF the county that few people had
ever talked with any of the witnesses
not know any more about the case
than had appeared in the papers.
From the list of jurors given above,
it may be seen that Nordahl is as
sured an absolutely fair hearing
while the interests of the state will
also be we'll looked after.
The jury was secured by 2 o'clock
yesterday afternoon and court was
adjourned until in the evening be-
cause of the failure of certain ma
terial witnesses to arrive. These wit
nesses who are coming from Dupuyer
and other northern Montana points,
are evidently being detained by the
high water and it was necessary to
adjourn until 2 O'Clock this afternoon
when the taking of testimony was
begun.
The case promises to be one of the
most interesting ever held in this
county.
Fergus County Democrat., 1908-06-09
Great Devastation.

Cascade, June 6.-Flood conditions
here are on the mend, but as the
water slowly recedcs, the more plain
ly is seen the terrible devastation that
has been accomplished during the
past few days. The country surround
ing the town is still all under water,
but the waters, which began to re-
cede yesterday evening at o'clock.
continued to fall all day today, and
this evening at 7 o'clock the river
had gone down exactly two feet, this
being four inches above the high
water mark established when the
Hauser Lake dam went out.
Fergus County Democrat., 1908-06-09
were trying to get them to safety.
100000 Bridge Gone.

V9V,000 0110kC SOIISs
Fort Benton, June 6.-Fort Ben
ton has suffered terribly from the ef-
fects of the high water, the greatest
loss being from damage to property
in town. The main street is from two
to four feet under water, and people
have been froced to seek shelter on
the higher elevations. The wagon
bridge here went out this afternoon.
The town is without communication
by telephone, as the exchange is
flooded.
The river is higher here than at
any time in the history Of the town.
Fergus County Democrat., 1908-06-09

lambs succumbing to the wet wealth
er. From every section of the county
come reports of glorious outlook for
bumper crops.
Other Places Suffer.
Other portions Of the state did not
get off SO luckily as Fergus county.
The following dispatches from diff
ferent points tell Of the destruction
wrought by the floods:
The daily Alaskan., 1908-09-01

Walter S. Brown, manager, aud R' c Turner superintendent, of the AL aska Iron company, operating the New England mine and other properties at Rainy Hollow, came up on the Hegg yesterday from Hines and will be pas- sengers south on the Princess May.
 Mr. Brown will go east tohis home in Main, and will visit the larger-cities en route. Mr. Turner will go as far as Victoria where be will witness at Tyee shelter, the smelling oI the first large shipment of ore to be taken out Of the Rainy Hollow district,
 Vixen asked regarding the outlook of their properties, Mr. Brown stated that they had recently uncovered and were developing what is probably one of the largest copper and silver ore deposits that has ever oeen discovered in Brit isn Columbia or Alaska. The deposit thus far developed discIosss a body of ore which gives every indication O. be-