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Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-03-12
WOMAN DIES
At HOME IN THIS CITY
MRS. ELIZABETH DE BEAU WINS,
MOTHER OF ALDERMAN WINS,
PASSES AWAY.

Mrs. Elizabeth DeBeau WINS died
Saturday night at the home of her
son, Alderman E. G. Wins, death be-
ing due to general breaking down
and the infirmities incident to extreme
old age. Mrs. WINS was nearly 83
years of age, having been born at
Toms River, New Jersey, in April,
1929. She was the daughter of sea
captain and in 1853 was married to
Anthony Wins, member of one of
the oldest Holland families of New
York and New Jersey. They made
the trip across the plains that year
and settled at Salt Lake City, Mr..
Ivins being the man to open the first
mine in Utah. That was the Flagstaff
mine, in which Mr. WINS, with his
brother, Thomas Ivins, and Howard
WINS, his nephew, treasurer of the
state of New Jersey, invested for
tune. Anthony WINS died when on
the verge of success and in later
years the litigation over the property
with an English syndicate attracted
much attention. The decedent was
cousin of Joal Parker. once very
prominent man in New Jersey, but
now forgotten. Mrs. WINS was edu-
Gated in the Episcopal school at Bor-
dentOWn, and was one of the first non
Mormon women to settle in Salt Lake.
She taught in the first Methodist Sun
day school there. this being the first
Protestant church established In Salt
Lake. The hall used was over livery
stable. She was the mother of two
daughters and three sons and is sur
vived only by the youngest of these.
Following the death of her husband
she and her surviving children re-
turned to New Jersey and resided
there until called back to Salt Lake
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-03-12
THREE VACANCIES IN
HIGH SCHOOL FACULTY
MISSES REPALEE, HANoN AND
WARD SEND IN RESIGNATION
TO THE BOARD.

The board OF trustees of the Fer
gus County Free High school will
have three vacancies to fill in the
faculty this year, that number of the
present teaching force having recent
ly submitted their designations.
Miss Rapalee has accepted a posi-
ton as principal of the commercial
department of the Lewis & Clark high
school in Spokane and will enter up
on her duties in the western city
April l, which will necessitate her
leaving here about six weeks before
the close of school. The Lewis &
Clark high school building is just now
being completed at cost of half
million dollars and is said to be one
OF the most beautiful and the best
equipped high school building in the
-nited States. 1t is distinct COM
pliment to the ability of Miss Rapalee
that she has been selected from among
the hundreds of applicants as one of
the teaching force in this splendid
school.
Miss HanOn, who is the teacher of
Greek and Latin, has resigned, and, it
is understood, will retire from the
teaching profession. Miss Elizabeth,
of the English department, has also
filed her resignation and will accept
a position in another city. Misses
Hanon and Ward are both very COM
petent and popular teachers and their
places will be difficult to fill.
The high school board has re-en-
gagged teachers for the coming year
as follows: Herbert L. Sackett. prin-
cipal: G.. G. Charter, manual training;
Edna Butler, science; Hilda Hopkins,
science; Wilhelmina Rueck-
ert. German and music; Florence
Reynolds, mathematics; Irene Hines,
French and history.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-03-12
MILWAUKEE TO BUILD THIS YEAR
T. Goodnow Assistant to President Eang Announces That Line Be-
tween LeWsOwn and Great Falls viii Be Begun Within Next
Few Weeks-Route Has Been Fully Decided Upon.

All ideas of forthcoming events are
up In the air. There's no telling Just
where developments will center dur
ing the next few months.
According to Sidneyites in the city
this week, about a hundred railroad
engineers - supposedly representing
fOur great systems-are at work now
within twenty miles Of Sidney, in DIFF
ferent directions.
Perhaps the most interesting phase
OF the situation is the fact that Nor
thern Pacific engineers are apparent
" vieing with the Great Northern
surveyors in running a line eastward
from Sidney up Bennie Pierre creek,
which is the route chosen by the
Great Northern for it's extension west
ward from New Rockford, N. d.
What this move of the Northern
Pacific may mean is, of course. large
ly conjecture. 1t would seem to
strengthen the idea that the two
roads mentioned, since the closer al
lance Of the N. p. with the North
western occurred, are really compet-
itOrs for business, and that the N. p.
does not propose to see the Great
Northern capture the business OF
western North Dakota, particularly
in the Shavanaugh creek section.
The move would also indicate an
intention Of the Northern Pacific to
pursue its original plan of construct
ing line from Glendive through to
Mandan, though along a somewhat
different route than was planned
some four years ago.
The line from Glendive to Sidney
and the one from Mandan northward
for fifty miles-both now constructed
were intended as part of the
Glendive-Mandan (or possibly Glen.
dive-Omaha) line, and it looks now
as though the survey from Sidney up
Bennie Pierre creek{is move toward
the construction or completion OF
such line. This idea is further
strengthened by the fact that North.
ern Pacific engineers also surveyed
out what is supposed to be a bridge
site near Sidney.
The incidence of the plans of the
Milwaukee and the 500 are not so
clearly understood, except that the
Sidney correspondent of the Review
this week tells of the latter road hav.
ing surveyed out depot grounds Ut
Ridgelawn.
Whatever may come Of all this, II
is quite evident that some big moves
in big game are foreshadowed by
all this engineering activity, and that
big things are in store for the Lower
Valley.
Billings to Musselshell.
Billings Gazette: AS result of 4
survey run between Billings and
Roundup last summer, articles of in.
corporation have been filed in the of.
flee of the county clerk and recorder
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-03-12
Pittman in Charge.

Captain j. NJ. Croft, who has been
at the head of the local company Of
the National Guard since it was or
ganized, has retired from that posi-
ton and Lieutenant Tom Pittman has
been placed in charge under orders
from the office of the adjutant general.
Mr.. Croft is now residing on his
ranch near Windham, which makes it
almost impossible to get in to attend
drills by the company as often as he
would like. He rendered his resigna-
ton several months ago, but the ad-
jutant general was reluctant to accept
1t. owing to the high regard in which
Captain Croft is held in state military
circles and the efficient services which
he has rendered. Lieutenant Pittman,
who now is in charge, is another ex-
ceedingly competent man, and. under
his direction, Company ID will continue
to maintain it's position among the
crack organizations of the sort in the
state.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-03-12

That the Chicago, Milwaukee &
Puget Sound Railway company will
begin this year on the construction
of its line between Lewistown and
Great rails was officially announced
last Saturday in Bozeman by C. A.
GoOdnOw, assistant to President
Earling and one of the members of
the board of directors. Mr.. Goodnow
is president of the Gallatin Valley
Railroad company and was in that
part Of the state for the purpose Of
looking over the proposed route for
branch line over there and gave
out an interview to the Associated
Press relative to the Great
Falls line.
Begin in Short While.
Mr.. GOOdnow stated that the route
OF the proposed line is now entirely
decided upon and that contractors are
already figuring on the work. Accord.
ing to information gathered here, the
line between the two towns will be
129 miles long. That is but twelve
miles longer than the Great Northern
line from LewistOwn to Great Falls,
now in course of construction. Ac.
cording to this official Of the Milwau.
kee, actual construction work will be
started within the next five or six
weeks.
Great Railway Activity.
This announcement by Mr.. Good.
now comes as the best sort of news
to the people Of Lewistown. 1t in.
sures this city the distinction of being
the center of more railway activity
than any other town in the entire
country during the next year or two.
The Great Northern company Is al
ready busy with several hundred men
on the construction of the Lewistowu.
Moccasin line. The Milwaukee has
announced that the Lewistown-H Hilger
line will be extended to Roy, a dis
lance OF about twenty miles, and
definite announcement has also been
made of the intention of that com.
pany to complete the Lewistown.Grass
Range line this summer.
An immense Payroll.
The construction work on all of
these projects this year will mean the
employment of at least fifteen hun
dred men adjacent to Lewistown and
the expenditure Of hundreds of thou
sands OF dollars. This, together with
the outlook for another bumper crop
of grain, an increased price for wool,
good stock market and exceptional
activity in real estate circles, certain
ly tend to make the future for this
city very bright.
Getting Busy in Dawson.
Dawson County Review: The Re-
views railroad story of last week was
not in the least exaggerated. Inter-
est is every day growing more in
tense in the Lower Valley situation.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-03-12
Can't Stand Water,

San Diego, Cal, March 1O.-Five
thousand persons who assembled In
front of the police station today for
the purpose of making pro-Indus-
trial Workers Of the World demonstra.
tion were deluged with water forced
through hose from fire engine and
finally were dispersed. The aid Of the
fire department came in response to a
request Of Chief of Police Wilson after
he vainly endeavored to disperse the
mob by verbal pleas.
When the fire engine arrived the
members of the mob were replying 10
the chiefs orders by Kisses and de-
risive remarks. A number attempted
to face the stream from the hose and
one man wrapped himself in an Amer
ican flag, but the full force of the
stream threw him off his feet and
washed him along the pavement for
half block. No arrests were made
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-03-12
EMPLOYEES OF BRIGHT HOTEL Ar.
RESTED FOR ALLEGED
KNOCKING DOWN.
MANIPULATED CHECKS
Manager Asserted That People Work.
ing in Kitchen, Dining Room ana
Office Were in Conspiracy to De.
fraud Him Of Money-Grand Lar
ceny Charge Is Dismissed.

Alleging that they were in a con.
spiracy to defraud him through a
clever manipulation OF the cash
checks, Manager Walter Bright, Of the
Bright hotel, last Friday evening
swore out warrants for the arrest Of
five employees of his house. Those
upon whom the warrants were served
are the chef, Charles Grant; his wife,
Mrs. Charles Grant, who was en-.
ployed in the business office; Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Redding, the son-in-law
and daughter OF the Grants, and G.
Reed. Redding was the steward ana
his wife was employed as cashier or
checker in the dining room. Reed
was employed as waiter. All five
of the accused were lodged in the
county jail pending their preliminary
hearing on q charge Of grand larceny.
Discharged and Acquitted.
The charges against all but Grant
and his wife We're dismissed yester.
day morning and the preliminary
hearing of the Grants was held before
Justice Foley, being concluded about
6 o'clock. In the absence Of County
Attorney Marshall, Roy r. Ayers ap.
peared for the state and John G. Hun
toon for the defendants.
It was alleged that the defendants
had duplicate dining room cash checks
printed and 1t was by means Of these
duplicates that they were able to
knock down" sums ranging from ten
to twenty-five dollars every day. As
an example: A customers check might
amount to $500, which would be paid.
The original check would be destroyed
and another check with the same
serial number, but calling for only
800, would be placed in the office,
the conspirators pocketing the differ
ence.
Suspicion Aroused.
Manager Bright had his suspicion
aroused quite awhile ago and set
trap to catch the alleged thieves.
The scheme worked and the arrests
followed.
At the conclusion Of the hearing
yesterday, Justice Foley decided that
while crime had been committed.
it was not that of grand larceny, as
1t was not proven that dis much as
$50 was stolen in any one day. The
grand larceny charge was accordingly
dismissed and one for petit larceny
Immediately filed against Grant and
wife. The date for their hearing on
this charge has not yet been fixed, but
will probably be some time the latter
part of the present week.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-03-12
DIVISION POINT
FORLEW|ST0WN
vicE-PREsiDENT GILMAN, OF THE
GREAT NORTHERN, so IN.
FORMS COMMITTEE.
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Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-03-12

by the mining litigation. Later she
resided in California, coming to this
state several years ago to join her son
here.
The body was taken to Salt Lake
Sunday morning. accompanied by F..
G. WINS, for burial, the funeral SER
vices being held there.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-03-12
Another Luncheon.

The Lewistown Commercial club
will give another luncheon some day
next week at the dining rooms, OF the
Bright at which paving will be the
subject for discussion. R. w. Rey-
nolds will preside as toastmaster.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-18
THE DAILY MARKET REPORT.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1S-Stocks op-
ened heavy and generally lower to-
day with the industrials leading the
declines. Cotton was barely steady
at eight to ten lower, with January
quoted at s12.61 and May at $12.72.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-18
END OF
DYNAMITE
CASE NEAR
CLOSING ARGUMENTS BEGUN
BY GOVERNMENT ATTORNEY
JUDGE ANDERSON DISCHARGES
ONE DEFENDANT AND THEN
ORDERS GOVERNMENT TO
OPEN THE ARGUMENTS.

Indianapolis, Ind. Dec. 18-
After informing the jury that he
had discharged one of the defend
ants, Clarence Dowd of Rochester,
Judge Anderson this morning or
dered the government attorneys to
begin their opening arguments
against the defendants in the dyna-
mite conspiracy cases which have
been on trial here for several weeks.
Special District Attorney Noel be
gan the arguments for the govern
ment with a general summary tend
ing to convict the various defend
ants with conspiracy.
Rumors of a plot to blow up the
federal building, where the dynamite
case is in progress, caused consider
able excitement today. The grand
jury is investigating.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-18
STRONGHEART
SAYS HE is
NOT GUILTY
NOW ON TRIAL IN FEDERAL
COURT ON SERIOUS CHARGE
DECLARES HE CAME TO FLoRI-
DA TO INVESTIGATE MURDER
AND DOES NOT OWE FOR Au-
ToMoRILE HIRE.

Mayor Titus, w. X. Macbeth and
G. B. Williams went back TO Jack
sonville this morning as witnesses in
a case against John Strongheart,, the
Seminole Indian, now being tried in
the federal court in the metropolis.
The case was called Monday and
set over until today, the Daytona
witnesses returning to this city to
await the trial today.
The charge against the Indian is
that of unlawfully intending to de-
fraud one ]. F. Campbell by falsely
assuming and pretending to be an
employe acting under authority of
the United States to-wit: AS q secret
officer.
Strongheart is being represented
by Attorney Jacob Meirovitz in the
trial In the United States court
Strongheart is a college graduate
and impressive looking Indian. He
speaks correctly and grammatically
and has convincing manner and
appears to be always at his ease.
When Strongheart came to Flor
ida in the winter last year he said
he came from Oklahoma for the pur-
pose of investigating the killing of
DeSoto Tiger, a Seminole Indian.
who, he said, had been murdered by
a white man and robbed of furs and
skins valued at $4,000. He said he
tried to get the state to capture the
murderer,s but that nothing was done,
so he started on a lecture tour to
arouse sentiment in behalf of the
Seminoles and that he became i'll and
went to Georgia.
He admits that while in Florida
last year he rode in many automo-
biles and visited many points along
the East Coast, going as far south
as Key West, but that he does not
owe any money for automobile hire.
Strongheart declares he has com
mitted no crime. He says that ev
erywhere he went he spoke for the
cause of his people and that he
used $4,000 of his own money in pay
ing his own way for the purpose.
With Messrs. Titus, Macbeth and
Williams as witnesses against hin
the Indian will be given an oppor
tunity during his trial to explain how
he came to give bogus checks il
Daytona to pay for the use of auto
mobiles during the several days ht
spent in this vicinity.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-18
NEGOTIATIONS
MAY Be BROKEN
BY TOMORROW
I'll TIMATUN is DELIVERED
TO TURKISH ENJOYS TODAY
TURKS MUST TREAT WITH
GREEKS AND MEET DEMANDS
OF BALKAN ALLIES AS TO
NEW BOUNDARY LINES.

LONDON, Dec. 1S.-Leading En-
voy Baneff of Bulgaria today pre-
sented an untimatum to the Turkish
delegates that all negotiations for
peace will be broken off tomorrow
unless the Turks give satisfactory
reply to the proposition of the Bal
kan allies.
Chief among these propositions.
it is understood, are that the Turks
must treat with the Greeks and
meet the demands concerning new
boundary lines.
After the conference today the
leading Greek envoy said he does
not think it will be necessary for
United States or any other great
power to mediate, although the
future can not be accurately fore.
seen"
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-18
The Chicago Markets

CHICAGO, Dec. Is December
wheat, S51ac; January pork, $17.S7;
May lard, 1886; ribG, $50; hogs
steady; cattle. steady.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-18
POOR GIRL
BEQUEATHfD
100000
KINDNESS OF WAITRESS
BRINGS HANDSOME REWARD
POOR FACTORY GIRL WHO DID
LITTLE KINDNESS WHILE EN-
PLoYED IN ATLANTIC CITY is
REMEMBERED.

KINGSTON, N. Y, Dec. 1S-Word
has just been received by Miss
Esther Sleight, aged 20. cigar fac
tory girl living in the poorest Sec
tion of the city, that she has been
bequeathed $7,O00,OO0 by a vancou-
yer, B. c., woman, for whom she
did a little kindness while employed
as waitress in a hotel in Atlantic
City.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-18
DRAGGED
FROM Bed;
SHOT DEAD
FLORIDA MAN is KILLED
BY THREE MASKED MEN
SON OF WEALTHY RESIDENT OF
LIBERTY COUNTY MEETS
DEATH AT HANDS OF MEN
WHO ARE UNKNOWN.

ORANGE, Fla, Dec. 18-W. H.
Gum, Jr., son of the wealthiest man
of this county, was dragged from
his bed and shot to death by three
masked men today.
After the assailants had made
sure the man was dead they fired a
fulisade of bullets into the body.
Then they left a note on the body
and disappeared. The contents of
the note have not been made public.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-18
SOSSAMON IS
SENTENCED TO
SEVEN YEARS
MAN WHO GAVE OFFICERS
MUCH TROUBLE is Sent UP
DECEMBER TERM OF CRIMINAL.
COURT AT VoLUSIA COUNTY
SEAT PROVES A BUSY
SESSION.

DELAND, Fla, Dec. IS - Charles
Sossamon, the slippery fugitive who
caused the officers of Volusia coun-
ty so much trouble before he was
finally brought before the criminal
court to answer the charge of is
suing a check without funds in the
bank, must now pay heavily for his
misconduct At the December term
of the criminal court here he was
sentenced to serve seven years in
the state penitentiary. Sossamon is
the man who was captured in Detroit
and jumped from the window of n
moving train while being brought
south through Georgia by Sheriff
Smith. Later he was captured in
Washington and finally landed in the
Volusia county Jail.
The docket as completed for the.
December term of the court is as
follows:
State VS.. James Woodward as
sault to murder; continued.
State VS.. John W. Winn - person
ating officer; continued
State VS.. Clarance A. Youngs-man-
slaughter; continued; capias issued
State VS.. H. B. Stallings-carnaL
iDtarcOursa. continued
State VS.. Sibbie Smiley-illegaI sale
of liquor; third offense; found guilty.
sentenced to one year in penitentiary-
State VS.. Matilda Sykes - illegal
sale of liquor; continued.
State VS.. VIM. Caumgarten-utte
ing forged instrument; continued:
capias issued.
State VS.. A. D. Brown-assault to
murder; found guilty of aggravated
assault; sentenced to twelve months
on county road.
State VS.. Chris Lee-carrying con-
cealed weapons; continued; capias is
sued.
State VS.. Frances Patterson-grand
larceny; continued; capias issued.
State VS.. Maud Anderson-aggra-
waited assault; continued.
State VS.. S. w. Gainer-crueIty to
children; continued; capias issued.
State VS.. Spence Davis-grand lar
ceny; continued.
State VS.. Charley Mitchell-con--
cealed weapons; nolled.
State vs. Charles L. Sossamon -
uttering check without funds; plea
of guilty; sentenced to seven years in
penitentiary.
! State VS.. Annie Price-illegal sale
of liquor; found not guilty
State VS.. Morris Smith assault
and battery; plea of guilty; sentenc-
ed to pay $1,000 and costs.
State vs.. Hattie Henry-illegal sale
/ of liquor; continued
State VS.. Harvey Jones - assault
CONTINUED on last page)
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-18
MARSHALL WILL TAKE
VACATION IN JANUARY

LA PORTE, Ind, Dec. 18. -
Thomas Marshall, vice president
elect, will leave early in January
for Arizor 4 to spend a vacation be-
for assuA g the office of vice
president. Governor Marshall will
spend the time at Scottsville, near
Phoenix.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-18
GEORGIA TOWN SUFFERS
HEAVY LOSS BY FLAMES

HARTWELL. Ca, Dec. Is The
Kendrick & Cobb department store,
a furniture store and the local tele-
phone exchange were destroyed by
fire here today. Several adjacent
buildings were badly damaged. The
loss is 100000.
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The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-18
BOUND OVER TO CRIMINAL
COURT FOR CARRYING GUN
JAMES MEANS, WHITE, BELIEVED
TO BE INSANE AND TURNED
OVER TO COUNTY AUTHOR
TIES.

James Means, the man who brought
terror to residents in the vicinity of
Blake by styling himself a United
States marshal and carelessly toting
a gun, was taken before Justice zu-
Der yesterday afternoon and given
a hearing on charge of carrying a
Ngun.
AS the best means of turning the
man over to the county authorities
for an examination as to his sanity,
Justice Zuber bound the man over
to the criminal court on bonds Of
5000. The man is a white man, in
stead of colored. as the impression
was given out yesterday, and is
the same one that gave Officers Mi
chael and Long such merry chase
through the woods yesterday morn
ing. Il
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-18
YOUNG LAD KILLS MAN
FOR INSULTING SISTER.

LAKE CHARLES, La, Dec. Is -
Because of an alleged insult to his
sister, William Ardoin, aged IA, to-
day shot and killed Sesthone Ar
tago, aged Sc.