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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-25
PLAN FURNISHINGS
OF THE BEST
NEW COURTHOUSE WILL BE
MADE As BEAUTIFUL INSIDE
AS ON EXTERIOR.

III the plans of the county commits
sioners materalize-and there is no
reason why they should not-Missoula
county's new courthouse will be as
beautiful inside as out. and that is say
ing good deal For several weeks
the county commissioners have been
working on the plans for furnishing
the new building. Catalogues and es-
Inmates have been examined and care
fully considered, so that the new furni
ture may be the best ever.
The commissioners have at last de-
cided as to the interior finishings. The
counters and filing cases in all of the
offices. with the exception. of the
courtroom and the judges rooms.
VIII be steel As far as possible
everything will be made fire-proof and
safe as well as attractive. The court
room viii be finished in oak with oak
tables and desks as will be the judges
office and library. These rooms will
be carefully finished and it is the plan
OF the commissioners to make them
equal to any in the state.
The plans and specifications will
probably be ready for the bidders i'm
about two weeks by which time the
building will probably be about ready
FOR them. The board went over the
courthouse yesterday. with the purpose
Of ascertaining approximate specifica-
tons for the new furniture.
The commissioners spent yesterday
afternoon in Bonner. The contractors
have started work on the old bridge,
which is to be raised several feet, and
as result the wagon road is closed
Yesterday the commissioners had the
old Northern Pacific bridge, which is
to be used by the street railway COM
pany. planked for a wagon bridge. This
temporary structure will probably be
used for several months.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-25
COLORED MAN
IS DEAD IN M|SS0ULA

At O'Clock yesterday morning,
death claimed one of the well-known
residents of the city. Henry Thurston.
colored man who had resided here
for about 20 years. The cause of death
was old age. which caused many in
firmities. Thurston came to Montana
years ago and was first employed as
a porter in the old Worden & Murphy
store. Since that time he acted as
porter in many places. among them
being the Missoula hotel He served
In the regular army as a member OF
the Twenty-fifth infantry. stationed at
Fort Missoula. and had papers showing
his honorable discharge
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-25
MRS. OSBORNE IS DEAD
IN HER SEATTLE HOME

The following telegram. dated at
Seattle. was received last night at the
oiiice OF The Muscular, announcing
the death of woman who was well
known and much beloved in this city,
Mother died Sunday morning Fu-
neral here Friday. Notify Elks and
friends. WILL. OSBORNE"
Mrs. James Osborne resided in Mis-
soula with he" husband and family for
many years; her children grew up here
and 1t was not until the failing health
III the father compelled d removal that
the family went to the coast. II was
not known here that Mrs. Osborne was
Ill. and the news of her death VIII be
a painful surprise to the family's
friends here. Further details of the
sad affair are expected TODAY.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-25
New Business for South Sid.

MF. w. ii. card, formerly of Cleve-
lanu. ohio. who has been in business
there and who comes we'll recon-
mended. has opened up an artistic
wall paper and paint store i'm the
new Penwell block. where he will carry
new. clean and up-to-d date stock. His
wall paper patterns are of the latest
and there is no old stock To choose
from.
Mr.. Card is a stranger in town and
just starting up in "A permanent bust
ness, which he intends making IA sue
cess by good goods and Workmanship.
a glad hand awaits you: go In and
see what he has got: show him that
Missoula people can and will support
another business of this kind.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-25
CONFESSES
MURDER OF WOMAN

Rochester, y. Y. Jan. e4.-District
Attorney Widener today confirmed the
statement that James X. Hall. con-
fined at Portsmouth. y. H.. under
sentence for fraudulent enlistment in
the navy. has made full confession of
the murder of Anna schumacher in
Holy Sepulchre cemetery in the out
skirts of Rochester last autumn.
He says he attacked her before kill
ing her and that after the murder he
hid the body in the gulch where it was
found next day. Word came today
from Washington that the navy de-
partment had ordered the commandment
of the Portsmouth navy yard to give
Hall over to the civil authorities.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-25
CASE
HAS FIRST HEARING

T. w. Sweet and w. ii. Davis. as ex-
perts. were witnesses i'm the district
court yesterday afternoon. when tn.
case of Hans Lienau against the Chi
cago, milwaukee, 4 Puget Sound Rail-
way company had its first hearing.
The plaintiff in this suit seeks to re-
strain the railroad from filling i'm one
OF the channels OF the Missoula river
near the Orchard Homes district. he
claiming that this act would endanger
his property at time of high water The
witnesses of yesterday were called by
the defendant company. The case will
be resumed today.
The railroads intention is to fill in a
long trestle approach to its bridge west
of the city.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-25
Mr.. PEAT 70 LEAVE.

Arthur Peat. Il well-known business
man of Missou!a, together with his
family. will leave this morning for their
new home on Il fruit ranch near Port
land. Mr.. Peat has long been identified
with various business ventures in the
Garden city and has made many
friends. who will dislike to See him
leave, Their best wishes will accom-
pany Mr.. and Mrs. Peat to their new
home
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-25
JAPANESE ARRESTED.

Washington. Jan. 24-Twenty- three
Japanese have been arrested on the
Hawaiian islands under the reguia-
tions preventing the destruction of
birds of plumage. ii was announced to-
day. They will be turned over to the
United States marshal at Honolulu for
trial
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-25
MRS. FRASER WILL RECOVER.

The many friends of Mrs. II. W.
Fraser will be pleased to hear that she
is out of danger and will recover. Mrs.
Fraser underwent very serious and
dangerous operation at the French
German hospital
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-25
MILLIONAIRE IS DEAD.

DanNllle. ILL. Jan. 24.-Soiomon Piaut.
aged -. millionaire. pioneer. banker
and land owner of this city. died sud-
denly of heart disease today He had
been in business in this country for
half a century.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-25
ENTERTAIN TO-DAY.

Mrs. Charles Lemley and Mrs Sam
Pullian. who entertain the Relief
Corps and their friends today. wish
to announce that a general invitation
is cordially extended
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-25
BUY OUT GROCERY.

Dan and Louis Martin of Missoula
have acquired the grocery store of /.
l. Truix Il Go. of Otis. Washington.
The new firm will d" business under
the name Of Martin Brothers.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-25
LICENSED TO WE'D.

\ marriage license was granted yes
terday to William J. Cobb and Freta
NJ. Keelie. both OF Fort Missoula. The
groom is a commissary sergeant
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-25
Pneumonia EoJlows q Cold


out never follows the use of Foley's
Honey and Tar. which stops the cough,
heals the lungs. and expeis the cold
from your system. Garden City Drug
Co. George Freisheimer.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-25

The "Ffee"-S1 q week buys II. In
sured five years. Orvis Music House.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-25

As result OF the recent conmuni-
cation of City Treasurer Hathaway
stating that the Rocky Mountain Bell
Teleph he company wa paying no IL
s'st. apparently believing that i, had
an agreement with the city, whereby
telephone service was given in eN-
change for the license. resulted in a
statement from Manager Wiseman of
the telephone company. Mr.. Wiseman
stated that the telephone company
owed the city sl,liS in back license.
while the city owed the company
s657.ae for telephone service. He Of
fered to give the city ten free tele-
phones in lieu of a license. The mat
ter was referred to the city treasurer
and the city attorney.
The council. after disposing of sew
eral minor matters. adjourned until
the next regular meeting on Feb
ruary !.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-25
COUNCIL RECEIVES
MORE OFFERS
ADDITIONAL PROPOSITIONS FOR
PROPOSED CITY HALL PROP.
ERTY ARE FILED.

The long list of propositions for city
hall sites already in the hands of the
counci. was considerably increased at
the meeting held last night. but the
aldermen still failed to agree upon a
location.
Each member of the council has a
different site in view and as vet the
long conferences held in this regard
have come to naught Three new Of
fers were received last night. II. b.
Campbell offered to sell &c the city so
feet on Woody street for the sum of
$4,000. Wallace p. Smith offered lots
!, > and 3 on the corner of Woody
and Spruce streets for the sum of
$4,000 and lots L. =, 3 and 4 for $l1, 900.
T.. l. p. Ector proposed to sell rs feet
on Pattee street. Immediately adjoin-
ing the city library. for s225 a front
foot. An offer was also received from
F. $. Lusk. but no price was set.
Sidewalk Ordinance.
But little business was transacted at
the meeting. although all of the affairs
requiring the attention of the council
were disposed of. A new sidewalk ordi-
nance, drawn up by City Attorney
Woody was read and referred to the
ordinance committee. The ordinance
was very comprehensive and covers
everything connected in any way with
sidewalks and curbs. The new ordi-
nance differs from the one passed last
fall in but few respects. but it clears
up several points which We're not made
plain I'm the old ordinance and ex-
planned in detail the duties and penal
ties attendant upon the office of city
contractor.
Engineer c. w. Swearingen reported
good progress Oh the sewer work and
drains were located the work would go
more smoothly
At the request of the e. NJ. & p. S.
the council decided to meet
at the freight depot at } o'clock on
afternoon tn look ever the
territory in South Missouia which the
road recently petitiuned the city to
vacate
The petition for an arc light at the
OF owens street and the
Northern Pacific right -of-way was re-
jected.
A petition signed by about one third
Of the property owners Of the district
was read. asking that an improvement
district be formed on that portion Of
Gerald avenue, formerly Hammond
avenue, south Of University avenue.
and that the streets he improved and
on the same plan COW
cred by the recent University avenue
4 petition was read from e. NJ. Allen
asking that lie be allowed to extend
he Allen block front two feet out onto
he street. A long debate followed and
he council finally decided to reject
he petition and TO allow NJ more ex-
ensions onto the street. l. was sug-
,ested that action be taken against
he owners of property where the
ronts, now extend into the street
With the view of having them moved
Jack to the property line. Nothing
lefinite was decided. although the
council seemed to view the matter IA
'orably.
Wants Job Bach.
l.. {. Mulroney appeared on behalf .
4 the striking switchmen and asked !
hat L. NJ. Brooks. who worked as a
pecial policeman during the early part !
Il the strike he rc- ingtafed r'he
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-25

Hamilton. Mont. - The Ravalli
Hotel" ]. q. Read. owner and manager.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-25

oscar Steffee has arrived In Missoula
from Canton, Ohio. to visit his brother.
Perry Steffee. He came
NeW tn see the country and
oOOSIeH has Slready decided that
II is the best place he
mas seen since he left Canton, nine
weeks ago. and he likes its peopl. and
he likes the Mcintosh Red, so he con-
cludes that Missoula is good enough
FOR him. Mr.. Steffee has been a com
ihercial traveller and. In the pursuit OF
business, he has been nine weeks get
ting here from Ohio. Il stopped at "A
good many places on the way out" said
he last night. and l talked with n
great many people. The more places
! saw and the more people / heard.
the less | liked the outlook until |
reached Missoula. am delighted with
your city and its people: | think | shall
unroll my blankets here and camp
have not seen Il place that pleased
me this well since left Canton.
am surprised at what you have here.
out the great thing about IL IL that
there Is 50 much more that YOU mr..
going To get"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-25
Wants Job Back.

l.. {. Muironey appeared on behalf
of the striking switchmen and asked
that L. NJ. Brooks. who worked as a
special policeman during the early part
of the strike. be re-instated. The
chief of police stated that there were
no more vacancies on the fore. and
Mr.. Mulroney asked tina. Mr. Brooks
be given consideration whenever va
cation occurred In any OF the different
departments. Different members of
the council spoke favorabis in regard
To Mr.. Brooks and Mr.. Mulroney was
PROMISED that his Ease would be con-
sidered whenever an opportunity pre-
s,.n,.n itself
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-25

Hamilton. Mont, - The Rayalli
Hotel" J. q, Read. owner and manager
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-25

Charles +. Dallman is PREPARING for
the greatest spring distribution of trees
that the Missoula Nurs-
It's cry company has ever
"'@I'oN made. He is also start
ing things for dlstri
puti"h next spring that will be even
greater than this. I'VE have sold more
IMAM half a million Mcintosh Red trees
Tor this springs delivery" said Mr.
Daliman To Missoulian man yester-
day The orders for 1911 are coming
IN ana We are now getting our cuttings
Tor the new trees for delivery then as
searlings The other varieties that NJ,
VIII deliver this year amount. i'm all.
To about the same total as the McIn
tosh. This will make our deliveries
this year fully million trees. We have
grown as many of these as we could ON
our land at the nursery. but it has been
necessary To use additional ground.
ana We have three stations in the Bit
Ter Root. Our experts are now en-
gagged IN selecting cuttings for this
years grating. l have asked for bids
Tor the material for the additions for
the greenhouses: these will be started
as early as possible
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-25

oscar crutchfteld appeared yesterday
morning behind the desk at the Flor
ence: he looked natural
TO OCo Ia the timers. who
S'A'ioN recalled his presence
there eight years ago: To
the newer guests he was stranger. but
they soon found he was all right. Billy
Creighton is away on Il leave of alb
s"nce. He Is expected back here in
couple of days and CrutchTfeld is
fiiling in only until hi returns. There
Is some speculation as To where Billy
has gone. All that il known here is
that Contractor Shepard came i'm 300
miles Saturday To see MCINTYRE 4
Heath with Creighton; he saw the show
and enjoyed ii: after the show he got
away with big lot Of trout that
Jack Ward was saving: he shipped
the fish To the station and took them
home with himself. And Billy Creigh-
ton followed him away. The puzzle pic
ture is To find where Billy has gone.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-25

Amongst the business visitors in Mis-
soula this week are President | NJ
Brandjord and Cashier
ROMANS q. T.. Broughton Of tn.
BANKERS Roman State bank. IN.
organization Of which
was reported in The Muscular re-
Gently. The banks officers are here
attending To some OF the prelminaries
of the opening ri their institution and
VIII probably remain fortnight
longer. They have bought the material
for their new building and ii Is ex-
pected that. with favorable weather
the bank will be ready for business
by March |. President Brandiord
comes To Montana from Bottineau, y
ID. and Mr.. Broughton from Kramer.
IN the same state, Each is an expert
enced banker. We like conditions out
here very much" said MIR Brandjord
10 Missoulian man yesterday wv.
nave been at Roman for some time, but
we found that we could facilitate our
work greatly by staying i'm Missoula
Ter "A while. as VIC are closer to In.
base OF supplies here. expect great
development in this section this year;
IT viii be wonderful"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-25

Another reservation town is well rem
resented here this week j. :. Hatch
FROM .ker ~ ,hn ,s.., = req,
VSIoON commerce are here from
Poison and will be at the
Shapard Tor n couple of DAYS Mr.
Redeker is full of information relative
I" Poison and would be glad to- meet
anybody who wants to learn something
OF the lively town at the foot of the
iake Poison is lively this winter"
said Mr.. Redeker yesterday Real es-
tate Is active and we have reached a
stage of development where business
lots are selling for $4,000 or more. our
electric light system is success and
there Will be city water in the pines
TINS Week from our new pumping sta
tioh. We are on the jump. just now
we are concerned with the KaIispell
people In the protest against the
method of selling the reservation tim
Der lands. and we are also opposed 10
the reclamation work. which involves
the expense of dams and tunnels and
pumping stations for the reclamation
OF not much more land than the reser-
voir sites will take. There are u
workmen and IA bosses on the tunnel
Job this month We don't like this.
and We are saying So
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-25

oscar crutehfield appeared yesterday
morning behind the desk at the Flor
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-10

New York, Jan. 10.-The hookworm
was discovered and the seriousness OF
It's ravages first recognized in Ceylon
thirty years ago, according to Walter
A. Courtney. lately Ceylon commits
sloner TO the United States. and be-
fore that a British official and planter
In the Aslatic country.
1T was back in 1879" said Mr..
Courtney, that British medical SUI
pervisor named Thornton determined
To find out what the trouble was with
the coolies on my estate, Two-thirds
of them had been stricken nopelessly
lazy and seemed to be affected with
some disease which made 1t impossi-
bic for them 10 work
DR.. Thornton experimental and fin
ally found the hookworm The gov
ernment doctors discussed the disease
and named 1t ankylostimiyaSis. They
found that the natives had got the
disease by going barefoot In the soft
loan on a certain part Of the estate.
After a long study the doctors
found that they could cure the dis.
case in bout a months time The
used two or three drugs with success
notably epson salts aud thymol. but
got their best rcsultsSfiom carefully
dieting their patients"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-10
Foreign Minister Says Sentiment is Violently
Opposed to KnOx's PrOposal--Russia and
France Do Not Favor the Move

Toxic, Jan, 1o.-No doubt may be
entertained concerning Japan's atti-
tude toward the American plan TO
neutrllize the Manchurian railways.
Secretary KnoX's proposition has not
called forth a word Of favor from any
source IN Japan. The diplomats here.
while dIsInclined to express opinions.
certainly do not support the project
To tho foreign commercial element
the whole thing appears lmpracticable
Count Hayashi. former minister of for.
eign affairs, in an interview today,
said:
II amounts to con6scation by the
powers OF Japan's rights In Manchuria
gained as a reward of heavy expendi-
ture OF blood and treasure. The pop
ular sentiment is certainly violently
opposed to the proposition
Count Hayashl compared the pres
ent situation with that which follow
ed the Japanese and Chinese war In
1895 when the powers out-maneuvered
Japan and obtained the rights for
which she had fought He insisted
that japan was observing consistent
" the convention with the United
States, preserving the integrity OF
China and maintaining the principle
oi the open door and equal oppor-
tunity.
The Kokumin, semi-official organ.
representing the view of Premier Kat
sura, saws the Japanese reply TO the
American note will be couched in
friendly terms because the sugge9-
tlon comes from friendly power. but
at the samc time inquiries whether
Germany and France would be willing
TO neutrallze Chuntung and Yunnan
provinces.
The highest authority is given for
the assurance that there Is not the
slightest foundation for current re-
ports that Japan le menacing Russia
The relations and interests OF the two
governments are said TO be closer
than ever before.
News dispatches from the United
States published here and represent
ing feeling of unepsiness in Russia
have caused some perplexity in Off
clal quarters because recently the
steadily improving relations between
Japan and Russia have been strength
cned and more than ever since both
governments are equally and stead
fastly opposed to the proposition OF
Secretary Knox.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-10
Predicts Failure

Paris. Jan. 1o-The Journal today
expressed the opinion that both Of
Secretary Knoz's propositions. the one
in the interest OF international arbi-
tration and the other looking TO the
naturalization OF the Mancburchian
railway, would fail
The paper considers the first i'm
practicable because II seeks TO con-
vert 4 minor court into q veritable
International arbitration tribunal. and
characterizes the second as an audac-
ious move to bring Japan's covetous-
ness 10 book II is at loss TO under
stand why the United States should
now seek 10 arouse Japan's suspic-
Ions. saying:
1T Is notorious that the United
States for a long time has had It's eye
on the MaDchurian markets and is as
siduously counting China. but the
chances OF Chinese regeneration are
uncertain. Accordingly 1t is bic
risk for the United States to back q
doubtful starter against the winner
Of the last international conflict.