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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-03-18
LAST OF RUSTLERS

Many amusing incidents happened
in the capture of these men. I
remember eight years ago, when Kid
Trailer, who has just been found
guilty here, was arrested for the theft
of some grain and harness. Constable
John Moore made the arrest. Trailer
was scheduled to play at dance CIV
en- by Ed Sherman that night and
Sherman made a complaint to Dick
Jones, who was known as Gentleman
Dick Jones saddled his horse, held
up the constable and freed Kid and
took him back to play for the dance.
Jones kidnapped a deputy sheriff
named King. keeping him for three
weeks at mental labor King escaped
and posse after posse started after
Jones, who had hidden in his dugout
in the Popular country.
Bird and Elg were the last two
government men on the trail and
were notified to return when they
sighted him. They established them
selves at Handy's ranch when Jones
rode up and asked for shelter. The
first night he slept with a six-shooter
in each hand. In the morning he wa.
tered his horse with the two deputies
in front of him and it was not until
breakfast was served that he became
careless. Bird was cooking fapjacks
and Jones sat with his back toward
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-03-18
Woman Politicians at War.

New York.-Not to be out of style,
the Woman's suffrage party of New
York is now hopelessly split and poll
ttcians of both parties are watching
the war between the wings of the
women's party with ill-concealed in
terest. The whole trouble comes from
Infusion of society and money into the
movement. The old guard under the
leadership of Mrs. Harriet Stanton
Blatch, daughter of Elizabeth Cady
Stanton, and Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Gait, is at daggers' points, drawn
with the society element who came
into the movement, and has acted UNI.
der the leadership of Mrs. o. H. P.
Belmont.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-03-18
Minot Trial Marks End of Law
leSSneSS in Dakota.
Days of Organized Gangs Of Cattle
Thieves Believed by Veteran Off
GERS to Be Thing of the Past
Members Driven Out.

Mimic. s. D.-Four men whose ex-
perience in the pursuit and capture of
horse rustlers, bank robbers and hold
up artists of the toughest kind dates
back for over ten years met the other
day In Minot at the trial of the Will
liams county horse stealing cases,
which 1t is expected will mark the
end of organized rustling in North
Dakota. S. j. Small, sheriff Of Valley
county. Mont, has been In Office seven
years and prior to that time had kept
IL touch with the work in his county.
sid Bennett, his deputy. has proved
Invaluable through his knowledge of
the country in which the gangs
worked and his acquaintance with
their habits and ethics. cleaned from
Is years of ranching In Montana.
Marshall Wells, now acting in Val
ley county, but formerly of the United
States Indian service, has a record
that dates back for 20 years and no
bad man" of the northwest has been
forgotten by this veteran of the SER
vice.
To Sheriff E. B. Olson of Williams
county, N D.. the last of the quar-
tet, is due the credit for the capture
of what is believed will prove to be
the last of the rustlers. Sheriff Olson
assumed his duties with the object in
view of wiping out the rustlers.
st Is far different now" sond one
of the Montana officers. reminiscently
THE days of Jack Ryan, Dick Jones.
Smith and Parker and Fuqua have
passed into history and while there II
an occasional lapse of memory on the
part of some farmer and some lonely
horse is turned into the wrong pas
ture, there will never be any of the
sensational round-ups of from 30 to
so head or the excitement of the night
runs.
The old timers had a system that
could not be worked now. They were
all old men in that part of the state.
| We could tell who had done the Job,
but the next thing was to capture him.
| All gangs had their friendly ranches,
where the stolen property could be
hidden and the men secure rest and
shelter. In the country along the Lit.
tie Muddy and on the border of the
states were three camps that were sell
| dom successfully raided
"Rebranding was common in those
days. A figure five would be changed
to letter B, half-moon would be
embellished with a letter or a char
acter and it took skillful eye to de
tect the change. In many cases we
would kill the horse so as to examine
the inside of the hide.
In order to get information we had
to resort to many peculiar methods
At one time l acted as bartender In
a saloon three weeks so as to watch 6
suspected rustler that l afterwards
landed Often the officials hired oui
to ranehers under assumed names sc
as to get in with the gang.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-03-18
ENDS AN OLD TOWN
ATHENS of Missouri" Disincor-
porated by Court Order.
Edinbure Dies a Natural Death When
Railroads Pass 1t 6y-Noted
for Beauty and an Excel
lent College.

Trenton, Mo. - Edinburg. known
over the state before the war as the
Athens of Missouri" and for many
years the rival of Trenton as a ira
ding point and political center. where
many men. afterward prominent IN
state affairs received their first col
legtate training, was disincorporated
recently by an order of the county
court
The order marks the last step In
the little towns retrogression since
the Chicago. Rock Island & Quincy
and Omaha & Kansas City railways
passed the village by.
The story of the settlement, growth
and decline of the village of Edinburg
Is full of interest. The town came into
existence in 1888 when Isaac j. Harvey
built store there. Not so favorably
situated as Trenton, the growth of the
town did not compare with that of the
county seat until after 1880 AT the
halfway mark of the century Grand
River college was established in Edin-
burg
Then came an era of prosperity The
fame of the school grew. and in
structors of the best were numbered
In the faculty. The pretty little town
was In itself an attraction to students.
and the name of Edinburg became
widely known Business doomed, the
town took on a thriving air and tine
county seat feared for its own growth,
Then came the war and progress
stopped. The ulster of the classic
school became dim. After the war
there was a revival of learning in
Edinburg, and the prospect was fair
again. until the Chicago, Rock Island
& Pacific railroad came through in
1871 and marked Trenton as the flu
ture city of the section.
Business projects were killed in Ed
inburg, and the village lost ground.
but the fame of the school still lived.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-03-18
Quick Lunch In ENGLAND.

The quick lunch has been tried in
London, and has failed as an adver-
tisement. But many Of us lunch quick
iy. and this writer went into the oy-
ster shop for his half dozen. and felt
his elbow pinched. He turned and
saw a friend who knew. Three ma
tives," he said. land a glass of
chablis rs that all you have for
iunch?" was the immediate question
That's only the beginning" he ex-
planned. and as we stood elbow to ell
bow at the oyster bar he expounded
to me his method of the itinerary
lunch
1t takes MIN two hours at midday.
He begins with three oysters at the
bar. Then he walks for half an hour
with an objective of the place where
kidneys on toast are at their best.
Having disposed of these, he walks
for another half an hour. and finds
the place where stewed cheese can be
relied on. BY that time 1t is three
o'clock and he walks home and be-
gins work again, having had his exer-
else and his lunch and his digestive
interval Also he has seen a bit of
London, which Is useful to a delineator
of life. The itinerary lunch may be
recommended to- man of inuuiring
mind and sedentary babit.-London
Chronicle.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-03-18
PUBLISHED EVERY WINTER
Famous Cough and Cold Prescription
Has Cured Hundreds Here.

sect two ounces of Glycerine and
half an ounce of Concentrated Pine
compound. Then get half a pint of good
whiskey and put the other two ingre-
dents into it. Take teaspoonful to
a tablespoonful of this mixture after
each meal and at bed time. Shake the
bottle well each time" This is said to
be the quickest cold and cough rem
edy known. 1t frequently cures the
worst colds in twenty-four hours. But
be sure to get only the genuine Con-
centrated Pine. Each half ounce bottle
comes put up in tin screw-top case.
Don't use the weaker pine prepare
lions. Any druggist has it on hand or
will quickly get it from his wholesale
house,
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-03-18

him and his gun resting in his lap.
Bird saw his chance and grabbing
rifle, poked it into Jones back Jones
reached for his gun and was shot in
stantly."
Tommy Ryan, who single-handed
held up the Crosby bank two years
ago, is supposed to be on the Pacific
coast. Fuqua, Montana man,
charged with the theft of SO head of
horses, was captured in California by
Sheriff Small, but on the way back
jumped through a car window and
escaped. The sheriff followed him
through the opening, but lost him on
the plains.
The conviction of Kid Trailer will
end organized rustling in the north
west. 1t is believed There was time
when Ward county was as badly in
tested with these gangs as Williams
county was later. and as Montana is
in some parts now. But the day OF
the organized rustler is fast passing.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-03-18
STARVATION THE WEAPON.
Dispensers Of Necessities of Life Or
dered to Cease Work.

Philadelphia.-In order to strength
en- the sympathetic strike, the Cen
trail Labor union has directed that all
milkmen, bakers, grocery clerks and
other dispensers of the necessities of
life remain away from work until the
grievances of the striking carmen are
adjusted. 1t was also resolved that
union members withdraw their money
from banks. Their sympathizers,
whether organized or not, are also
asked to do likewise.
The leaders of the sympathetic
strike say that when they endeavored
to conduct the movement with some
regard for the convenience of the gen.
eral public, Director of Public Safety
Clay and others belittled the effect of
the strike. They say they are now
determined to draw their lines close.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-03-18
Bishop Roasts Taft for Dancing.

Toledo. O.-Bishop William M.
Weekley, in the current number of
the Religious Telescope, scores Presi-
dent Taft for dancing and says that
Mr. Taft, by attending so many
dances. is degrading the nation. "Of
course, Mr.. Taft wants to appear
broad-minded," says the bishop, but
when his wide notions degrade the
nation to the level of the ballroom
It is time to protest. The churches
will experience more trouble in re.
straining hayward boys and girls than
ever before"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-03-18
investigating Death of Salt Laker.

Reno, Decentralization is being
made into the circumstances sur
rounding the death of John Ryan, a
well known young railroader who was
terribly crushed and mangled beneath
an overturned train at Copper Flat,
near Ely. Ryan was working in his
train when in some manner that has
not yet been determined, he struck
the embankment of the pit bench and
fell beneath the wheels of the train.
He had been working near the head of
the train and nearly all of the cars
passed over him.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-03-18
POSTWAR TAKES BIG TUMBLE
Loses Footing on Slippery Mountain
Side and Rolls and Slides
Fully 500 Feet.

Shenandoah. Pa.-Thomas Williams
a letter carrier, after making deliver
les to Ellangowan and Yatesville sub.
urbs. was coming down the steep
mountain side, which Is covered with
snow and sleet. when he missed his
footing, plunged forward and rolled,
tumbled and slid at lively rate down
the steep side for fully 300 feet.
Striking against ice rocks and
stumps, grabbing for dear life at pro.
truding bushes and twigs that were
peeping out from under the deep snow.
he managed by great effort to steer
clear of a mine breach at the foot OF
the mountain and to land in a rayine
weh filled with snow. which saved his
life.
His hands are badly lacerated sud
his body and limbs bruised, but for
tunately not seriously.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-03-18
Book comnanionshin-

Books are guide in youth and an
entertainment for age. They support
us under solitude and keep US from
being burden to ourselves. They
help us to forget the crossness of men
and things; compose our cares and
our passions; and lay our disappoint-
ments asleep When we are weary
of the living we may repair to the
dead, who have nothing of peevish-
ness, pride or design in their con-
Versation.-JeremyC Collier.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-03-18
Even sartcnders Scorn Any Coin oil
Less Value Than Twenty-Five
Cent Piece.

Baltimore. Md.-"No pennies, nick
els or dimes go in Alaska" said John
Hoover of Fairbanks, who was in the
city the other day. When ! first
went 10 that country | saw bartenders
look >ur1ously at a dime that some
tendertoot had tossed on the bar and
then sweep it off on the floor with
their hands. | wondered at this con-
tempt Tor real money. and asked some
questions about it, discovering that
no one ever took nickels or dimes, and
that nothing could be bought in the
Klondike for less than % cents.
Take the ordinary sack of tobac-
CO." continued Mr.. Hoover, which we
get here for a nickel. There they can
not sell it for a quarter hardly, SO
they make 1t two for quarter, but
will not sell one for Is cents
1T is common cause among those
people up there They do not want
nickels or dimes introduced, for in
PRODUCTION of small change would
mean lower wages and lower prices.
Ordinary shovelers get four or FIVE
dSllars day now. and other labor Is
paid in proportion. They do not want
to receive lower wages
"Of course. 1t is true they make
money on the side; almost every
worker does. There is a tendency in
mining to follow the rule that nuggets
belong to the man who uncovers
them, eevn If they are found on the
claim of the employer. / have seen
men pick up nuggets worth sos.
There are mighty few robbers in
Alaska added Mr. Hoover. 1T does
not take more than four years to try
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-03-18
A Peculiar Accident

A curious and serious accident oc-
Cured at Liverpool, England. In con.
nection with work in the craving dock
on the Cunard liner Mauretania. A
gang OF men were engaged in bringing
to the quay-side a steel plate of the
vessels hull. Just as the operation
was IN progress the tidal chain
snapped. This set all the ropes at
taching the ships to the quay in a
state OF dangerous commotion. Five
of the laborers on the quay were
knocked down. One. named Wilson,
was struck by rope with such force
that he turned somersault. and, fall.
ing on his head, was picked up dead
The other four men were removed to
a hospital.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-03-18
Grand River College.

Another railroad came through from
Quincy and Edinburg's hopes quicken
ed that 1t would reach that place.
When this failed. however. the doom
of the village was sealed
Steadily since then the town has
lost in population and business. A few
years ago the college itself was re-
moved to Gallatin In order to secure
railroad advantages. In December.
1909. the petition for disincorporation
was presented to the court. ]. G. Nc.
waid was appointed trustee for the
incorporation. to settle up its affairs
and classic Edinburg is no more.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-03-18
chleftain's Daughter as a Missionary

New York.-Mrs. Julia Coggswell
Battle, daughter of Colonel Coggswell,
a Mohawk chief, is preparing to go to
the west as a missionary among the
Indians. Her present home is at 18
East 13Sth street and she is married
to white man who intends to go
with her on her errand of civiliza.
ton. Mrs. Bate is young, pretty and
fearless. Besides studying science,
household economy and all the arts
that might be civilizing forces, she is
trained nurse. She is an expert
IN shooting, fishing and boating.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-03-18
No Chickenfeed in Alaska

a criminal and give him proper pun
ishmenr up there. And besides, he
can be caught. Gold dust is as easily
identified as different kinds of cloth
or cattle. There is sometimes ten per
cent. difference in the value of the
gold from streams running parallel on
different sides of the same mountain
A hold-up man who acquires gold dust
would have to account for 1t when
he went out and he could be traced
easily"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-03-18
KITCHENER WILL COMMAND.
Will Crush Rebellion in India if Given
a Free Hand.

London-The situation in India has
become SO critical that 1t has been de-
cided to appoint Lord Kitchener to
succeed the Earl of Mimic as the next
viceroy. Lord Kitchener, when ap-
prised of the decision, is said to have
declared he would willingly forego his
Mediterranean appointment to be the
Indian viceroy IL he would be allowed
to exercise his judgment in the con-
duct of the office. i his means that the
Sirdar will crush out the instruction
Of the natives in his own peculiar
fashion as he crushed out the rebel
lion in the Soudan.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-03-18
Robinson crusoe Honeymoon,

Amsterdam.-Jan Schaafsma. a
Dutchman, and his newly married
wife (whom he first met when she fell
out of boat on the Rhine, and he,
then a Heidelberg student, rescued
herr are now on their way across
America to San Francisco, to embark
for Kukuahaele, an almost deserted
Hawaiian island where they have de.
cided to live like Crusoes, instead OF
staying in their native land.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-03-18
A Personal Definition.

Penley (stuck for a world Lets
see! What is that you call man who
marries more than one wife?
Grump-An idiot, l call him.-Bos-
ton Transcript
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-03-18
Appropriate.

"Jobbins is so foolish over that pet
dog of his. He told me he was going
to have a tree for it,
"Then / hope he selected tree
with plenty of bark"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-03-18

n INA, PERU.-War between Peru
and Ecuador now seems almost n
evitable though there is still some
hope among the foreign merchants
that the United States will intervene.
Both countries are actively preparing
for hostilities and there is great ex-
element among the people. The trou-
BILE results from the dispute over the
international boundary. Perus war
strength is estimated at about $4,000
men, but a much larger number can
be put in The field if necessary. The
army of Ecuador numbers 5000
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-03-18

HEAD, BACK AND LEGS ACHE9
Ache all over? Throat sore, with chlls9 That Is La
Grippe. Perrp Ddps PdinItlIer will break IL mp II
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-03-18

ONLY ONE "BROMO QUINTNE."
That s LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Look foa
the signature Of u; w. GROVE. Used the World
over to Cure a Cold in One Day. Csc,
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-03-18

Reform is a good thing when ap-
piled to the other fellow.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-03-18
VOCABULARY LIMITED THEN
who wrote The dictionary ?"

w ITO WTOJb IHG UICLIOHdTy
Il don't know, but bet he couldn't
explain things to his wife when he got
home at 3 a. m. any better than any
body else
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-03-18

An early cucumber in the hand
heats two in the stomach.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-03-18

India's Cotton Cultivation.
The total area under cotton in India
amounts to nearly 100000 acres.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-17
U. S. VS.. SPAIN.
Sailors of the Two Countries in Contest
for Supremacy.

Marblekead, Mass, Aug. 11.-Spain
and America met today in the first of
a series of five races for the Sender
yacht supremacy of the North Atlantic
for 1910. Each country was represent
ed by a team of three yachts based on
the German type of boat which has
proved so popular at Kiel and Marble
head during the last four years.
The Spanish team was made up OF
the Chonta, the Papoose and the dos
quito II, while the three defenders of
the President Taft and Governor Ora per
cups which are the principal trophies
for this years racing, were the Beaver.
the Gina, and the Harpoon.
According to the conditions of the
International Sender yacht rules. the
yachts were built in the country which
they represented and manned entirely
by Cori.lthian crews.
The President Taft cup will go TO
the yacht first winning three races
while the Governor Draper cup will be
awarded on points. The eastern yacht
club which has joirt control over this
years races with the federation of Span
ish yacht clubs also offers first and
second prizes for each race day.
While the best Of feeling prevailed
between che yachtsmen and good sport
is the aim of each side. the Yankee
tars are rather anxious to retrieve the
defeat in Spain three years ago for the
queens cup although several minor
trophies were brought back after the
races at Bilbao and San Sebastian.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-17
PUT CORK ON THE ENDS.
n. Y. Magistrate Advises Women Re-
garding Hat Pins.

New York, Aug. IA New York
police magistrate has placed himself on
record as being in favor of legislation
which would compel women to cover
the sharp ends of their hat pins with
some device to prevent casualties. The
magistrate, NJ. E. Hartmann, is a bach
elor.
Two very long and very sharp hat
pins were brought before him yester-
day.
Are these stilettos?' % he asked the
feminine defendant 'sWhy must Won
wear such dangerous adornment ~
That is the style. and 1 must keep
up with the STYLE the woman replied.
1T is all wrong" said the Judge.
Men have a right to use their hands
to protect themselves from being stuck
when they get near such pins, and they
are arrested for assault or for being
disorderly. I invariably let them off,
Why don't you put cork on the ends ?''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-17
JOHNSONS IN THE LEAD.
Smiths Forced Into Second Place in
Chicago Directory.

Chicago, Aug. 17.-With a new di-
rectory giving the names of SO3,1OS
Chicagoans, and accounting for a total
of 2,329,013 by the usual methods of
computing population of cities, pub
fishers of what is said to be the big
gest directory in the world announce
their belief that Chicago has $780,
600 people claiming it as their home.
The directory compares the S03,1OS
names they found in Chicago in 1910
with the total number of names they
found in the city in 1900, and compar-
ing the latter to the census bureaus
finding of that year reached an aver
age. From this they reach a conclu-
sion that Chicago's population is g.
329,0 and allowing for errors bound
to creep into the most carefully pre-
pared work, E. J. Dillon, in direct
charge of the issuance of the directory,
said he thought an estimate of $780,
600 was not too large.
The Smiths no longer enjoy the dis
tinction of being the most numerous in
the directory. The Johnsons have put
all others for behind them, and the
new book shows there are S.2O5 of
them in Chicago, to say nothing of SIS
Johnstons, which might be included
The Smiths are easily second, having
1888 to their credit