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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-04-04
MAY VISIT BATTLEFIELD.

Helena, April H.-The Montana di-
vision of the Grand Army of the Re-
public, which will hold its encampment
at Billings on April 15, 16 and II, is
to make arrangements for
an excursion during the encampment
to the battlefield at Custer, Mont, the
scene of the famous last stand" of
General Custer against the Sioux In
dians The trip will be made over the
Burlington road if arrangements can
be made for special train.
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SUSPENDS BUSINESS.

Chicago, April 3.-Announcement
was made on the board of trade here
today of the suspension of the firm
of John Dickinson G. Co., grain, stock
and provision brokers. In addition to
its membership on the board of trade
the company also held membership on
the Consolidated Stock exchange of
New York
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-04-04
WANT PROTEST MADE.

Denver, April BIN keeping with the
general protest among women's clubs
over the United States against an in
crease in the tariff on womens wear,
a committee has been appointed by
various Denver women's clubs to urge
managers of department stores to en-
ter a protest against the increased
schedules.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-04-04
MAY BE SUICIDE.

Spokane, April 3.--The mystery sur
rounding the disappearance of W. H.
Cook, deputy county auditor. who van
ished suddenly on January 21, was
cleared up today by the finding of his
body in the river near the foot of Oak
street this morning. In spite OF some
marks on the body it is believed to be
a case Of suicide.
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c. e. SMITH is SERIOUSLY CUT IN
ENCOUNTER WITH J. D.
M'GARY
PISTOL AND KNIFE USED
valli County, Near Corvallis, Leads
to Serious ARRAY, One Man Being
Stabbed in Scores of Places-Victor
Is Placed Under Bonds.

Special to the Daily Missoulian.
Hamilton, April 3.--A quarrel over
the result of todays election in school
district No. 80 of Ravalli county re-
suited seriously to two men. AS a re-
suit of a fight that began with the
drawing of a pistol and ended with
the slashing of the man with gun, C.
e. Smith is in a precarious condition,
with nnumerable cuts on his arms
and shoulders, while j. d. McGary is
under bonds to await trial at Hamil-
ton. The encounter between the men,
both Of whom are well-known ranch
ers, had great deal of the sensa-
tional about It, especially as McGary
used knife with his right hand
while holding Smiths pistol away with
the other. The fight, which occurred
near Corvallis, was witnessed by a
number of men.
Story Of Fight.
The story of the fight is told as fol-
lows: Smith and McGary became en-
gagged in a quarrel over the election,
and the former pulled his revolver
and attempted to shoot McGary
seized the weapon and, holding its
muzzle away, called on the bystanders
for assistance in taking the gun from
Smith. For a moment he stood there
the two men reeling back and forth
in their struggle for the gun--while
the crowd stood still and watched, all
of the men present evidently being
afraid of Smith, who is a large and
powerful man, Weighing over 200
pounds
Presently McGary drew from his
pocket a penknife a little affair with
a two-inch blade. Still holding onto
the gun and swaying in the struggle,
McGary opened the knife with his
teeth and plunged 1t many times into
the arms and shoulder of his assail-
ant. Still Smith hung to his weapon,
although blood was pouring from
scores of cuts. Finally, crazed under
the tormenting blade and weakened
from loss of blood, the larger man re-
leased his hold and McGary stepped
back with the gun in his possession
now out of danger.
McGary Under Bonds.
McGary then went on to Hamilton,
where he gave himself up to Sheriff
Ward He was taken before Justice
White, who fixed his trial for Satur-
day, releasing McGary on $500 bonds.
furnished by J. C. Parmeter and J. o.
Read
1t is thought that Smith, mainly
on account of his great physical
strength, will rapidly recover from the
effects of his encounter. although he
has lost large amount of blood.
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MAY VISIT FRISCO.

Taft stated today that he expected to
visit San Francisco during the sum-
mer. He made the announcement to
NJ. S. Alexander and Leo Alexander of
the Pacific coast. who were presented
to him by Representative Hahn.
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SCHOOL BONDS CARRY.

Special to The Daily Missoulian.
Plains, April I'm the school cleo
ton today the bond issue of $4,000
for the erection of a school building
carried by fair majority. There was
good vote and Joe Boyer and Albert
Welte were elected as trustees.
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SINKING RAPIDLY.

Los Angeles, April 3.-Madam Mod
jeska is unconscious and sinking rap
idly. All hope for her recovery has
been abandoned. 1t is not believed
that she can survive more than two
or three days. DR.. ]. P. Boyd is in
constant attendance at her bedside.
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TROOPS ARE ACTIVE.

Washington. April S-Rumors of
activity of Nicaraguan troops reached
the state department today. it being
stated that troops had been moved to
the Honduran border.
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eUSkETT APPOINTED.

Helena, April 3.-J. H. Hall, COM
missioner of agriculture, labor and
industry. today appointed william
Buskett of Butte as his deputy, to
take charge of the state publicity bu-
Ieau.
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Out of 448 Ballots Cast, Only Three
Declare Against Proposition to Ex-
tend Educational Aid to West Side
District No. 1 Chooses Trustee by
Unusually Large Majority.
SCHOOL ELECTION RESULTS.

By a vote that, while not as large
as it might have been, still was prac-
tically unanimous, the school trustees
of district No. l were yesterday au-
thorized to issue $4,000 in bonds for
the building of new school for the west
side. Out of 44S votes cast, only
three were against the proposition.
By a vote that was almost unanl-
nous r. w. Kemp was elected school
trustee, he receiving 442 votes out of
444 cast.
AS was naturally to be expected, the
people of the west side voted more
enthusiastically for the bond issue
than did the residents of the south
side, although but one vote against
the new building was recorded across
the river. The vote at the Central
school-the polling place for every
body living north Of the river in the
district-Was by far the heavier of the
balloting at the two precincts, although
the south side people, voting at the
Roosevelt school, gave 70 cross marks
in the "Yes" column.
At the Central School.
At the Central school 1858 votes were
cast on the bond issue question, all
but two being in favor of the propo-
stion. For school trustee only 1865
votes were recorded, r. w. Kemp re-
ceiving 1853 of these. The other two
were evidently cast by professional
humorists; at least zone of them de-
cared the voters choice for school
trustee in district No 1 of Missoula
county, Montana, to be William How
ard Taft.
At the Roosevelt School,
The result, as far as the south side
was concerned, was a foregone con-
clusion. OF the so ballots cast, all
were for r. W. Kemp as trustee and
all but one in favor of the bond issue
In Pattee Canyon.
The residents of school district No
16, in Pattee canyon, held their regu
lar school election yesterday with the
result that both of last years trus-
tees were reelected. A total of five
votes was cast and last years men,
bers of the board, r. J. Whitaker and
A. w. Caine, were unanimously elected.
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THE WEATHER

Today--Partly cloudy.
Tomorrow-Fair.
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Continued on page six.)
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Make any mistake II you use
a class ad.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-09-09
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were told to make the best time possible with
out killing their horses. The men were on
their mettle. They made the distance, 140 miles
20 miles of the way being through loose sand,
in % hours. the actual marching time being Is
hours and 80 minutes. At Fort Warner they
rested one day, and returned to Harney on the
same horses at the uniform rate of 60 miles a
day. Capt. Edward G. Fechet started at mid
night for the relief of the Indian scouts who
had been sent out to arrest Sitting Bull, and,
who, after killing that chief. were beleaguered
in small hut by his followers. Fechet took
an ambulance wagon and Hotchkiss gun with
him. The gun carriage broke down and he
was compelled to faster the trail of the piece
TO the taflboard OF the ambulance and thus
drag it along. Notwithstanding this handicap
he made the first As miles in less than seven
hours. He fought and drove Off the young
Sioux bucks, then secuted the country for ten
miles, gave his troopers some breakfast and
returned to the fort. Fourteen hours were
consumed In covering 80 miles OF ground.
The cavalry horses OF the American army
have undergone these endurance and speed
tests carrying weights OF more than 200 pounds
ard without any training other than that re-
ceived in the ordinary course of frontier
scouting and daily drill eyolutions. The great
est military ride record, 1t appears on pa
per. is that Of the Austrian Count Stahrenberg.
who rode one horse $50 miles in II hours
The animal, however. carried only the counts
weight. 1913 pounds; 1t had been specially
trained for months to undergo the endurance
test, and during the whole time OF the ride it
was kept up on stimulants. The horse died
within "a hours after the completion of its
task Col Dodge, in his summary OF remark
able rides, tells of professional express rider
whom he personally knew. who for many
months carried mail from Ell Paso to Chihau
hau through hostile Apache country. This
man ON one horse. broncho. regularly made
SEQ miles in 60 hours. and then resting his
mount for four days. made the return trip Az
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mounting horse he started southeast to the
wilderness to look death in the face
His course took him close TO the scene OF
the Custer massacre, where less than two
weeks before 5000 Sioux. had gathered for the
kiliing.s He travelled only at night. and all day
long he lay hidden in the timber or in the
gulches OF the foothills.
Two hours after sunset the second night
he left his days hiding place and set his
course southwark along range of low hills
He turned aside to skirt bit OF timber and
as he came to the edge OF the trees his mount
showed symptoms of uneasiness.
Bell dropped from his horse and stole for
ward He saw not more than 100 yards ahead
of him war party OF fully so Indians making
preparations to camp for the night They had
come apparently from direction opposite to
that taken by the courier. for he had not
crossed their trail He stole back remounted
and made a detour, pnssing the Indian en-
campment the right and without awakening
their suspicious
Notwithstanding the rough nature OF the
country through which he passing and the
necessity of sparing his horse Bell made 40
miles In that second nights ride. When It
within two hours of sunrise he struck a
small creek with bottom Of sand and peb-
blcs. He knew that II the war party which
he had passed the night before should find his
trail that 1t would be followed, and that the
reds would not spare their ponies In the at
tempt to overtake the wilderness messenger.
For two miles Bell led his horse down the
bed OF the creek thus completely obliterating
his trail. but he knew that the hoof marks
showing where he had taken to the water were
telltale witnesses of his subterfuge
He reached part of the creek where the
banks were heavily overgrown with bushes He
puzzled the green growth aside from right to
left and sent his horse through. Then he cov-
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-09-09

taking Lydia L. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound to see what 1t would do,
and l am restored to my natural
health. Mrs. ETA DONOVAN, Box
900. Willimantic, Conn.
The success of Lydia z. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made from roots
and herbs, is unparalleled. 1t may be
used with perfect confidence by women
who suffer from displacements, inflam-
nation, liberation, fibroid tumors, ir-
regularities, periodic pains, backache,
bearing-down feeling, flatulency, indi-
gestion, dizziness, or nervous prostra-
tion.
For thirty years Lydia Z. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has been the
standard remedy for female ills, and
suffering women owe it to themselves
to at least give this medicine trial.
Proof is abundant that it has cured
thousands Of others, and why should ID
not cure your
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-09-09
DANGER NOT CLOSE AT HAND
Men VIII Run Things a Few Years
Yet ls the Prophecy Of the OBJ
servant Drummer.

A group OF men were discussing the
possibilities and dangers OF woman
suffrage. All but one expressed the
fear that the movement was gaining
such momentum that In compara-
lively short time this fair land would
be transformed and man no longer
would be master. The exception.
commercial traveller. with years OF
experience In studying human nature,
scoffed at their alarm.
Don't worry" he said. ''WeTl be
safe for good many years yet In all
my trips about the country find that
two-thirds Of the women travellers.
even those who are self-reliant enough
to gallivant about alone, can't go to
bed even in sleeping car without
first looking under the berth to see
II there is a man there. So long as
that primitive feminine instinct sur.
wives our institutions are safe"
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empty cartridges at their sides. telling mutely
the story of desperately heroic defense The
detachment had Joined Terry and the story OF
the Custer massacre told.
The whole country to the northeast and
the south was swarming with the Sioux not
yet stated with slaughter. To the southeast
200 miles away. near the headquarters OF the
Powder river in the Territory of Wyoming,
lay the command OF Gen. Crook. 1t was i'm
perativey necessary that the situation OF af-
fairs just south of the Yellowstone should be
made known to the general commanding the
southeastern forces.
Between Terry and Crook was an unbroke,l
wilderness inhabited only by wild animals and
wilder men With Terry's column were six
tried scouts and plainsmen. They knew every
inch of the country, every trail, every hiding
place in the mountain spurs and every patch
OF timber on the plains. To these men were
intrusted the dispatches of the commanding
officer. with instructions to carry them south
eastward to the camp OF Crook. The scouts
started on their journey. Inside of eight hours
all of them were back and the report to Terry
was that no man could attempt the journey to
Powder river and live.
In f Company of the Seventh infantry was
a private named James Bell. He had acquired
knowledge of the country in the campaigns
in which he had served against the Sioux His
knowledge. however was but 1.-THE of that
held by the plainsmen, and his acquaintance
with the ways of the Indians was as nothing
to theirs, yet Private James Bell went to Gen.
Terry's headquarters and volunteered to carry
the dispatches through the heart OF the hos
tile country and to deliver them to Gen. Crook
or else. If 1t must be, to forfeit his life
Terry asked the man II he knew fully the
danger Of the undertaking. Bells answer was:
THE scouts came back" In the four words
he expressed the whole thing. for the scouts
never before had turned in their tracks,
Private Bell took his rations full supply
of ammunition. his rife and his revolver, and
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cred the marks of the passage well as he
could, and finally crawied up on the bank him
self. covering his own trail.
He found hiding place for the day In a
ravine about 300 yards from the bank OF the
creek. and after feeding his horse, and eating
his own breakfast he put all thought Of sleep
aside. and climbing to hilltop he watched the
vicinity of the creek
Bell believed that the reds could not have
found his trail IL they had found it at all, un-
til near sunrise and he knew that II they fol-
lowed him 1t would take them the better part
OF the day to reach his hiding place and that
by that time his horse would be fresh and
their horses faded.
At three o'clock In the afternoon he saw
something that set his heart beating. brave
man though he The war party was
breaking through the underbrush on the bank
Of the creek and Bell knew that his trail had
been followed and that he had but moments
time to his life and his message
He down the slope, vaulted ON to his
horse and shot out into the open around the
base of the hill.
The reds chased the courier for five miles
firing now and again. but he distanced them
and after two more nights OF peril he gave
Terrys message into the hands OF Crook
James Bell was given a medal of honor
and for five years he was messenger In the
headquarters OF the department OF the lakes
in Chicago. Few people realized that the quiet
unassuming 'errand man in the Pullman
building was the courier who had taken on
himself mission that tried plainsmen had
not dared to attempt to fulfill.
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LOW CoLONisT FARES TO THE
WEST AND NoRTHWEsT.

Union Pacific Passenger Depart
ment announces that Colonist Fares
will be in effect from Sept. is to Oct
Is, 1909. to all points in the West and
Northwest
This year the West looks more
promising than ever. Now is the time
to secure land at low prices, and, at
the same time. to visit the many inter
esting points in the West and North
west, at which liberal stopover ar
rangements may be made.
A better estimate OF raw lands can
be made now than formerly. because
these lands are in proximity to new
farms that are producing wonderful
crops.
For descriptive literature. write
to e. L. Lomax G. p A., U. P. R. r..
Omaha. Neb.
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In the year 1879 when the Utes succeeded
in getting some United States troops into what
was afterward known as Thornburg's rat
hoie several mounted ceuriers succeeded in
slipping through the circlfng line of savages
All of them reached Merritt's column ITO miles
distant. in less than "a hours The exact time
was not taken, for, as Col. Dodge puts 1t, res
cue was of more importance than records"
1t must be understood of course, that ali
these American rides made without
changing horses. The steed at the start was
the steed at the finish The best rider, accord
ing to cavalry experts. is not the man who
takes fvebarred gate or who ride stand
ing, but the man who by instinct feels the
condition of his horse, and though getting the
most out of the animal. knows best how to
conserve his strength.
Gen. Lawton In the year 1876, rode from
Red Cloud agency. Nebraska, to Sidney in the
same state, distance of 125 miles, in 26 hours.
He was carrying important dispatches for Gen.
Crook, and though the road was bad his mount
in good condition when Lawton, looking
five years older than he did the day before.
handed over his bundle of papers to the black
bearded general.
Gen Merritt has forced march record that
has no American parallel when the conditions
of his Journey are considered He ordered
in the fall of 1879 to the relief of Payne's
command which was surrounded by hostile In
dians. Merritt's command consisted of four
troops of cavalry, but at the last moment he
was ordered to add to his force battalion OF
infantry The dough boys were loaded into
army wagons drawn by mules, and with the
cavalry at the ianks the relief column started
The distance to be traversed was 170 miles.
and 1t was made. Notwithstanding the handi
cap of the wagons and trails that were muddy
and sandy by turns. in just 66 hours. At the
end of the march the troopers went into the
fight and in the entire command not one horse
showed lame leg saddle sore.
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"chIckens a NuIsanee.v

Chickens a nuisance declares the
Charleston News and Courier What,
fried ?-Baltimore Sun.
Chickens a nuisance? Yes, when
all they leave of your garden is
reminiscence; yes. when the young
cock, full OF the JOY of life, rouses
you in the early dawn; yes. when
some low-browed, vulgar fowl whips
the very life out of your blooded pet:
yes. when the pip or other ailment
worries the amateur breeder. But
when fried? Never.
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The Home.

Home and home life must never become
commonplace The little surprises. the re-
membrauces OF the birthday the unexpected
treat. the pleasure earned for one by the sac
rifce OF another-all these belong under our
head OF spiritual exercises. Nor is there any
scene of our life which SO demands such ex
ercise as this familiar scene OF home, which
has to be reset every day Edward Everott
Hale.
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this was not a cavalry
achievement 1t is not used
for purposes OF compari
son. Touching the per
formance, however. the
military 'griter says, that
+excepting the ass. there
is perhaps no creature on
earth so stubbornly endur-
ing as the broncho."
Col. Dodge does not
think that II tests were
made there would be much
difference between the
records which English
and American soldiers
would register. He says
that a composite picture
made of 500 British and
OF 500 American troopers
would show that the three
lines which establish the
seat" of the rider are
practically the same. and
that upon this and the
proper care of the horse
depend largely the mat
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walk tnirs
without stopping
on the way. i
tried three differ
ent doctors and
each told me some
thing different. i
received no benefit
from any Of them,
but seemed to suf-
fer more. The last
doctor said moth
ing would restore
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-09-09

has had the same opportunities to test the en-
durance of cavalry horses as has the small
regular force of the United States.
The long, level stretches of the plains and
the activity of the marauding Indian mounted
on his tireless broncho have been the condt-
tions which gave to Uncle Sans cavalrymen
his matchless chances for long forced mount
ed marches Col. Theodore Ayrault Dodge. u.
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The Reason Why.

81 wonder why men don't take more
interest in the primary"
Possibly. because It is secondary
consideration
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-09-09

s. A.. collected the Of
fetal records of long dis
tance cavalry rides, and
has made them public in a
boqs SO that they may be
com iIared with the per
formances of the soldier
horsemen of other nations.
Col. Dodge declares spe-
cifically that he has re-
jected all "hearsay rides.
of which there is no end"
and has accepted only
those proved by official re-
ports. Col. Dodge says
that Capt. S. F. Fountain,
United States cavalry, in
the year 1891, with a de-
tachment of his troop,
rode 84 miles In eight
hours This record is
vouched for. and it is bet
ter than that once made by
the Natal Mounted Rifles
by about four hours. the
distance being within one
mile of that made in South
Africa. For actual speed
this forced march stands
perhaps at the head of the
American army record,
though other rides have
been more remarkah hla
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AFTER
DOCTORS
FAILED
LydiaE. Pinkham's Vegeta.
bic Compound Cured Her.

WiIlimantic, Conn.," For five years
| suffered untold agony from female
troubles, causing backache, irregulari-
ton. It was fmpossible for me- "a
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-09-09

IE@S tiers Of distance accomplished and speed
= maintained.
One Of longest and most perious
rides ever made by an American soldier that of
private Company of the Seventh infantry.
Early July in the 1876 the forces of Gen Terry
we're in the field at the junction of the Big Horn and
Yellowstone in the Territory of Montana Only ten
DAYS before his squadrons of the Seventh
cavalry perished the hands of the Sioux under