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The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-06-04
FARMERS SMILE
The Heavy Pains Of the First Of
the Week Take Every
One Happy

On Saturday of last week the
heavens was clouded over and the
rain fell-and kept falling more or
less for three days-to the amount
Of nearly AZ inches over all the
the land.
It was one OF those old fashioned
drizzllng soggy, soaking rains and
it all soaked in the ground. Sun
day and Monday were repetitions
OF Saturday and even Tuesday the
clouds let down a small amount
OF moisture.
Each day the face of nature
was changing, aud each day the
faces of the farmers and merchants
grew broader with smiles.
Though it Is not unusual fol
nice rains to come at this time o.
the year. this rain came just at the
right time as the farmers have JUS
finished seeding with the excep
ton of few fields of flax which
will still be put in on new break
ing, and the soaking rains have
started the crops in fine shape
and have stored enough moisture
in the ground to last for severa
weeks to come.
A trip through the country con
tiguous to Culbertson now is a re
velation of the capabilities of tbs
country for so-called dry farming
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-06-04
A Thrilling Rescue.

How Bert r. Lean. Of Cheny. WASH.
was saved from frightful death Is stor,
TO thrill the world. "A hard cold." hs
writes. ''brough, on desperate lung trouble
that baffied IN expert doctor here. Their
| paid $40 10 SIs visit to q lung specials
in spokane who did no, help me. Then
went to California. hut without benefit
Al last used DIR. Kings New Discovery
which completely cured me and nov an
as yell as ever" For Lung Trouble
Bronchitis. Coughs and Colds. Asthma
Group and Whooping Cough it's supreme
soc and 81. 90 Trial bottle free GUARANTEES
by the Valley Drug Co.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-06-04
BASE BALL
Financial Statement Of Expenses
and Disbursements for
this Season.

Following is the statement Of the
financial condition OF the Culber..
son Base Ball team at the close Of
business May 28. 1909. submitted
by Verne Bsstwick, former mana
ger:
c,,hssx x;had hu r,onnlar snbscrin.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-06-04
MUSICALE
The Pupils Of Miss narshall
Entertain on Saturday
Night.

An interesting parlor entertain
ment was given last Saturday eve.
ming, May 79th. by the pupils Of
Miss Marshall, pianist, at the res
idence Of Mrs. A. ]. Culwell.
While the evening was rainy
and very muddy under loot, the
double parlor OF the Culwell resi-
dence was crowded, and all were
interested and enthusiastic specta-
tors.
This musicale was the FIRST OF
the kind ever given in Culbertson
and was for the purpose Of show
ing the progress in music that the
pupils OF Miss Marshall had made
during the last year. Only the
parents and friends Of the pupils
were invited as the capacity Of the
parlors Of the Culwell residence is
limited
Those present were much
pleased with the entertainment
and the parents OF the pupils all
expressed much qualification with
the progress made under the tut
ton Of Miss Marshall.
A feature OF the entertainment
was the playing Of little Maud
CulwelI, who is only FIVE years old.
In fact all the pupils did remark.
ably well and received much APP
plause.
The pupils who took par, were
Eva Anderson, Evelyn Mcdonald,
Mary CuIwell, Maud Culwell, Jack
Culwell, Anna culwell, Oliver
Slette, Ida Slette, Anna Beilen,
Sophia Reilen, Maude Nugent,
Bernice Folkestad, Magarite Fur
gus, Beatrice Stevenson, Marjorie
Miller, Minnie Rodgers, and Mar.
garet Mitchell
| We underitand that Miss Mar
shall intends giving other parlol
musicales in the future.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-06-04
No Need Of Suffering from Rheu.
matiSm.
matiSml.

II is mistake to allow anyone 10 suffer
from rheumatism. a. the pain can always
be relieved, and in most eaaes cure eject
ed by applying chamberlain's Liniment.
The relief from pain which il affords il
alone worth many times its cost II makes
sleep and rest possible. Even in cases oi
long ssandieg this liniment should b used
on account Of the relief which il Affords.
Do not be discouraged until yoa have given
il trial. For sale by Valley Drug Co.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-06-04

exhibits Of crops from every state
west OF the Missouri River and
from Canada, Mexico, Russia and
other foreign countries. Montana
will have the largest exhibit Of
any western state and already
farmers in various parts Of the
state planting crops with the es-
pecial view oil harvesting grains,
grasses or other products to be
displayed at the Exposition.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-06-04
RAILROAD TALK
Great Northern Branch Located
from Balnville to Pientywood.
and VIII Build Soon.

There has been considerable rail-
road talk in Culbertson during the
past week. II is known that a
locating crew has been working on
the Bainville Plentywood branch
for some time and Chief Engineer
]. P. Hogan was here Monday and
went over the proposed line on a
tour Of inspection.
As near as the Searchlight re-
porter could learn no contracts
have been let for construction and
whether the proposed line as locat-
ed will be built this summer or at
all is a matter Of conjecture.
However the reporter had an
Interview on Monday with rail-
road man, but one not in authority.
He seemed to know what he was
talking about and he reported as
Il
follows:
The line has been surveyed and
located between Bainville and a
point between Plentywood and
Redstone The branch leaves
Bainville and goes up Shotgun
Creek and approaches within II
miles northeast OF Culberton, eros
sing the stage road north about
three miles south Of Homestead
thence north and to the west o.
Medicine Lake, running neal
Plentywood; thence almost ives
to an indefinite point between
Plentywood aud Redstone. Fo'
Iobvious reasons the terminal ha!
not as yet been located, but II Il
thought that it will approach nea
10 Redstone.
The man who gave this informa
ton said that the branch surveyed
out of Williston would be built to
point near Coalridge, but would no
cross the line into Montana. 1t
terminal will be about eigh, mile
south OF the Canadian line and YER
near the Montana Dakota line.
This man also said that If tn
500 Line was extended west iron
Ambrose through the northern par
Of Valley County, that the Berthol'
branch to Crosby would be ex
tended west through Montana
paralleling the 500 as far as th
500 concluded to build.
Now this information was giye
so freely and IN such a manner a
to lead the Searchlight reporter I
. suppose there might be some nc
tive OF object IN having the news 9
these proposed lines published.
AS no grading or contracts 10
construction have as yet bee
made the work SO tar done can a
, be con sidered as preliminary wor
with nothing definite to report as I
whore any Of these branches Wi
finally locate. That the rich cour
try in eastern Valley County wi
eventually secure better railroa
facilities, however is q toregon
conclusion, but when or just wheI
they will be located is still a ma
ter of doubt.
All three Of the proposed liE'
entering Montana point towaI
Plentywood, and TO doubt tn
o town will have bright future.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-06-04

EoR RxST.-2oo acre pasture and 20
acres Of cultivated land under pillow. groom
cottage and barn with good veil can be
rented in connection il desired. Theplace
is known As the Searchlight Homestead
one-half mile from main business street ia
cslbsssson. Inquire At Ssarchlight Office.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-03
Witnesses
Are Missing
Hampered by Failure to
Find Former Employees of
Company.

NEW YORK. Dec. Ain today's session
of the trial of James f. Bendernagel and
five other employees Of the American Sugar
Refining company charged with conspiracy
to defrand, the testimony disclosed that
the prosecution was hampered by missing
witnesses. Two employees Of the federal
district attorneys office, who have been
working in the sugar investigation testified
that they had found 1t impossible to trace
a sugar checker named Alexander, who
had been employed by the company, or to
locate various other men who had worked
for city weighers at the docks and whose
testimony was desired at the present trial,
The weight on one cargo as returned
by the oompany's welghers was shown by
this record to be $4,000 pounds greater than
the government weighers had found 1t. On
another cargo the difference was 1900
pounds In favor of the company.
Auditor w. G.. Foster of the American
Sugar Refining company was called to
give evidence against Bendernagel. He
identified as Bendernagel's, the writing on
one Of the certificates of city welghers
returns.
TIL words correct j.. b." or 20. X, j.
B." were 10 be found on most of the re-
turns Of city weighers. The company paid
for the sugar on these returns as certified
by Bendernagel or some one else on the
refinery docks. Bendernagel certified tc
the great majority Of the returns, Mr..
Foster said.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-03
Police of Three ~
Cities Baffled by
Snead Murder
Confess They Are Puzzled for solu-
ton Of Mystery Surrounding
Brooklyn Woman.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-Police Of three
cities confessed themselves baffled today
in their search for q solution Of the mys-
terious death Of Mrs. o. w. N. Snead, the
young Brooklyn woman found dead in a
bath tub in a house In East Orange, N. J..
Although the friends who have been in
vostisating declare themselves satisfied
that several persons we're involved in the
alleged murder, but one arrest has so far
been made.
This prisoner is Virginia Wardlow, a
g~ray-haired spinster OF excellent conneo-
lions in Nashville and other Tennessee
cities, who was Mrs. Snead's companion
in the lonely East Orange house and a
dweller with her and two other aged
women In a house in Flatlands, Brooklyn.
In this latter house the detectives say
they have learned Mrs. Snead had been i'll
and kept in strict seelusion for a long time
before she was taken to East Orange.
Tha Mrs. Snead was practically at the
mercy of whoever was in charge of her
during these months Is one theory the de-
tectives entertain. In this connection they
are today giving careful consideration to
the will left by Mrs. Snead, in which all
her property was bequeathed to her grand
mother, Martha Ellie Wardlow, and two
insurance policies aggregating 5000 on the
victims life, which nave been found to be
in existence.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-03
BLINDED IN JOINT FIGHT
Young Farmer Loses Both Eyes from
Beating I'm Gambling
PInce.

WOODWARD, Ia, Dec. 2-(speclal)-
With both eyes literally beaten and cut
from his head, with his face a mass Of
cuts and wounds and unconscious from the
beating he received, Joe Rothr, a young
German laborer, was left for all but dead
last evening in a gambling "%jolnt' of Scan
dia, a mining town east OF here. Rothr's
condition is precarious, and he is blind for
life as a result of the assault, the details
OF which make one Of the most revolting
and heartless stories OF all but attempted
murder central Iowa has known for years.
Jacob Knox, the alleged owner OF the
gambling "joint," and Charles Rickheart,
the latter \of Madrid. are wanted on war
rants which have been issued charging at
tempted murder.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-03
SECRET WORKER
The Elan Upon which Coffee Operates,

Coffee Is such a secret worker that Il is
not suspected as the cause Of sickness or
disease but there is a very sure way to
find put the truth.
A lady in Memphis gives an interest
ing experience her husband had with
coffee. II seems that he had been using
II Tor some time and was an invalid.
the physician in charge shrewdly sus-
pected that coffee was the Worm al
ne root of the tree" and ordered It dis
continued with Instructions to use Postum
regularly In its place.
The wife says: I'VE found that was
the true remedy for his stomach and
heart trouble and we would have gladly
paid a hundred times the amount OF the
doctors charge when we found how wise
his judgment was.
The use OF Postum Instead OF coffee
was begun about a year ago. and II has
made my husband a strong, well man.
He has gained thirty-five pounds in that
time and his stomach and heart trouble
have all disappeared.
h first time l prepared IL 1 did not
boil 1t long enough ana he said there
was something wrong with IL. Sure
enough 1t did taste very fiat. but the
next morning / followed directions care
fully, boiling II for fifteen minutes, and he
remarked this is better than any Of the
old coffee
W use Postum regularly and never
tire OF telling our friends OF the benefit
we have received from leaving off coffee"
Look for the little book. The Road 10
MELVILLE" in pkgs. There's a Reason"
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appoArs from time to time. They
are genuine, true, ana fun Of human An
tsrostS
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-03

CONTINUED from First Page.)
trust under which Grover Cleveland, Nor
gan, O'Brien and Gsorge Westinghouse
were made voting trustees for the benefit
Of policy holders and it covers all Mr..
Ryan's interest, including all the stock
purchased by him from James H. Hyde"
No Details Of Deal.
Beyond these bare facts, Mr.. Morgan and
his partners declined to give any details.
The exact amount Of the stock bought by
them and the price they paid remain for
subsequent announcement. Nor would they
name any other interests allied with them,
although it is commonly understood in
Wall street that at least one large trust
company may take a hand in the deal II
the consent of the Equitable is obtained.
Under the terms of the trust agreement
referred to in Mr.. Morgan's announcement
the Ryan stock could not be sold without
the consent of the surviving trustees,
whose term of power held until June Is
ment for another five years II they saw
next and who might continue the agree
fit. Both of them are very busy men and
as they have served the society without
pay 1t has long been taken for granted
llAdL AlbN NOdAN W mn ~ RNRR VI hANaA
responsibilities to other shoulders IL they
found they could do so without prejudice
to the policy holders. Prior to confirma-
ton of the transfer, neither Mr.. West
inghouse nor Mr. O'Brien would discuss
either it's details or its probabilities.
Ryan Buys from Hyde
Mr.. Ryan's holdings in the Equitable
| we're bought in large part from James II.
Hyde, although Edward II. Hartman had
laid plans, which, as he supposed, were
to assure him the control which went In
stead to Mr.. Ryan. 1t was during the
hearings of the Armstrong insurance In
v~estigation that Mr.. Hartman, when
questioned on this point, coined sub
sequently became a national byword. He
was asked II he had settled scores with
Mr.. Ryan and answered Jersey: Not
yet The public added with ready In
tuition, but soon"
At the offices of the Equitable society
President Paul Morton professed Ignorance
Of the transfer and news Of the change OF
control seemed to come as a surprise tc
other officers.
It is known, however, that the directors
OF the society and the principals to the
deal were In conference yesterday and
until late today and there is authority foI
the statement that the transfer met with
their approval.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-03

AMES, Ia. Dec. 2.-(Speoial.)-The Iowa
State college win offer its annual short
course in live stock, corn judging and other
kindred branches from January 8 TO IS.
The present prospects indicate a larger at
tendance this year than ever before. The
courses have been carefully planned to
meet the needs OF the busy man. Especial
attention will be given to the judging, feed
ing, care and management Of horses, cattle
sheep and swine. There will also be lee
lures on the most prevalent diseases and
the best methods OF combating the same
A great deal Of time will be given TO the
Judging, selecting and breeding Of corn and
other farm crops. Soil problems, drainage.
farm machinery, poultry, dairying and
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-03
PATRICK BACK TO PRISON
Judge Dismisses Writ of Habeas
Corpus Asked by New York
Lawyer.

NEW YORK. Dec. 2-FCr the second
time this week Albert T. Patrick, the law
yer serving a life sentence in Sing Sing
for the murder Of William Marsh r c.,
today emerged from prison to renew his
fight for freedom. Patrick, undismayed by
the failure OF his repeated attempts to gain
release from prison, had a new point to
urge on the judges Of the appellate
division OF the supreme court in Brooklyn
today.
He contends that he has already vir-
tually suffered part OF the penalties Of the
death sentence through confinement In the
death house before his repricve was
granted. There is no legal justification for
placing him again in jeopardy for the same
offense. he asserts.
After Patrick had concluded his argu-
ment Justice jerks ordered the writ OF
habeas corpus dismissed and Patrick sen.
back TO Sing Sing prison. Justice Jenki
said that Patrick had developed no new
grounds for a reopening OF his case.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-03

The Great Northern announced this morn
ing that freight would be received this
afternoon and that local freights would
be started running tomorrow.
A special car on the Omaha train from
Chicago this morning brought a score Of
strike breakers and it is expected they will
try to start switch engines out today. The
roads are said 10 have picked up twenty
men here whom they will put on as special
officers, with the intention Of using them
to run the switch engines.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-03

horticultural subjects win also be taken up
in a most interesting and instructive way.
A special feature Of this years course
will be the meat demonstrators by John
Gosling of Kansas City, No. This will be
the most extensive and complete demon
stration ever made on the American CONT
nent.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-03
REVERSAL OF COMMISSIONER
Secretary of Interior Changes Opinion
in Case of Ridley Against
SOurwine.
cFrom a staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Dec. Especial Tele-
gram. 9TH secretary Of the interior has
reversed the decision OF the commissioner
general OF the land office in the case Of
James Ridley against M. +. Sourwine on
an appeal OF the latter In a holding on
the cancellation Of his homestead entry. To-
Gated In Lincoln land district.
G. f.. Loetcher Of Polk county, Iowa,
has been appointed stenographer In the
land ofnce at Helena. Mont
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-03

Continued from Page one.)
Is forthcoming an inquest will be convened.
DR.. Warren found nearly a quarter Of a
grain Of arsenic in the corpse, which was
exhumed November 20.
Miss Kate Erder started the investigation
to determine whether her brother had died
from natural causes after she had traced
Dora e, Erder, his wife of two and one
half months, to Columbus, Neb., and
found her living there as the wife of DR..
Loren B. Doxey.
The suspicious OF Miss Erder were
aroused by the death OF her brother, who
was III only a few days and had %convul-
slons at frequent intervals in the forty
eight hours Immediately preceding death
in July.
DR.. Arthur Friedeberg OF 3439 South JET
ferson avenue signed a burial certificate,
stating that death was due to abdominal
tuberculosis and gastritis. He has since
stated that he prescribed strychnins and
codeine, both poisons. but not in sufficient
quantities to cause death.
Collected Erder's Insurance,
In the two and a half months they lived
together Mrs. Dora Erder induced Erder
to transfer to her 81, TOO Of life insurance,
of which his mother and sister were the
original beneficiaries. She also, after his
death, went into the probate court and
claimed $500 insurance on the life Of Erder's
sister, Elizabeth, who died the day Erder
became Ill. In order to obtain this in
s%urance, she made an affidavit that she
was Erder's widow.
Through the shipment Of furniture to
DR.. L. B. Doxey at Columbus, Neb., Miss
Erder traced Dora to that town and found
that she was living there with Doxey.
In order to gain time and detain Dora
until an Investigation could be made here,
Miss Erder had the Doxeys arrested on a
statutory charge. Then she hurried back
to st. Louis and had her brothers body
disinterred to determine whether poison
killed him.
The hearing Of the statutory charge is
set for tomorrow at Columbus. 1t is an
tiolpated by the local authorities that this
case will be dismissed, DR.. and Mrs. Doxey
having been married at Burlington, Ia,
in 1906.
COLUMBUS, Neb., Dec. ~1.-(spscial Tele-
gram.)-About $3.50 this evening Chief Of
Police Setback, acting under instructions
from st. Louis. placed Mrs. L. b. Doxey
under arrest on the charge from the Mis-
souri, city. After the arrest he placed Spe-
clal Officer Ed Rossiter in charge of her
and will provide a guard until the st.
Louis officer who Is on the way arrives.
Mrs. DoxeY has been sick the last two
weeks, but at present is slowly improving.
AS she cannot be removed from the house,
she Will have to be guarded there. The
hearing of herself and husband on a statu-
tory charge here was to be held Friday,
but this new turn Of affairs will probably
Grange that part OF the proceedings.
RR0uHsEtIn. a.. r..-.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, Dec. 2.-Gov.
ernor Hadley today issued a requlsitlon on
Governor Shallenberger of Nebraska for
Dora Elizabeth Fuller Doxey, wanted In
st. Louis county for alleged bigamy. Con
stable Bode OF st. Louis county left here
at noon with the requisition papers 70,
| Lincoln Neh
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-03
DEALERS SAY PLoWS ARE LOW
Implement Men Mt Des MOines Talk
of Combining to Raise
Prices.
(From a stnff CorresnondentN

DIES MONIES, Ia, Dec. Especial Tel
egram. 1.-The Iowa Implement Dealers
association today heartily applauded J. A.
Craig, a representative Of the manufac-
turers of plows in the United States, when
he declared before the convention that the
retail price of implements is too low and
that there should be an agreement as to
raising the retail price Of plows at least
20 per cent. Mr.. Craig presented stats
tics to show that the Implement dealers
do not clear on an average more than
5000 a year above expenses. It is prob
able the Iowa association VIII appoint a
committee to look into the matter. Sec
rotary Armknecht OF the Iowa association
in his report gave a broad Indictment Of
implement manufacturers in that
they have established branch houses in
small places and taken trade which be-
longed to the local dealers. He also in
sisted that manufacturers have over
charged in the matter of freights and he
urged a system of more perfect bills Of
lading.
Navigation in the Future.
Des Moines was given some sound ad-
vice in regard to how 10 proceed to Sc
cure government work to make the Des
Moines river n~avigable by Engineer Roche
today. He advised that the city arrange
for the disposal OF the water power that
would be developed, secure legislation
looking to the operation of steamship
lines on the river and secure a guaranty
that in case the river is made navigable
it will actually be used for commerce.
1t is thought the last provision will be
so hard to meet that 1t will be some time
before the river is mad navigable.
Commission and Collections.
In the hearing before the railroad COM
mission today or complaint as to various
matters affecting express companies the
latter raised the point that the commits
sion has no jurisdiction over rates which
involved collections. The companies
claim that such rates are properly col
lection matters and not transportation
The commission has not yet decided, but
is engaged in fixing general express rates
in the state.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-03
Iowa RurnI Cnrrinrn-

WASHINGTON, Dec. Especial Tele-
g~ram)-hura carriers appointed for Iowa
routes are as follows: Corning, route 6
James L. West carrier. Mary A. West
SUBSTITUTE; lndianola, route 2, Ralph Jud-
FroIe. route l, Otis M. Thomas carrier, ],
G.. Thomas substitute. -
Ihomas H, Gem has been appointed
postmaster at Udeli, Applnoose county.
Ia Vice F. NJ. Matthews, resigned.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-03

PILES CURED IN @ TO II DAYS.
Pnzo Ointment Is guaranteed to cure any
case Of Itching, Blind. Bleeding or Pro-
truding Piles in 6 to IA lays or money re-
Nc.