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The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1913-08-22
FRANK elGllN TAKES
OWN LIFE At LEWlSToWN
The Deputy Stock inspector Shoots
Himself Thru Head In Hotel.

LEWISTOWN, MONT, Aug. a.
Frank Biglin. deputy stock inspect
or, committed suicide at 1 o'clock this
morning at local hotel. A brother,
John Biglin. Of Fort Maginnis. was
stopping at the establishment. Early
this morning he was awakened by a
knock on his door. Asking who was
there and being informed that It was
his brother he called. "All right, Frank,
will see you tomorrow
There will be no tomorrow" was
the reply and a moment later the
crack of a revolver was heard. The
inspector had sent a bullet thru his
head. dying Immediately. There is no
known reason for his act.
Biglin was about 80 years old and
had lived in Lewistown for many
years.
The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1913-08-22
G. ". CRICCS Com.
MITS SUICIDE
ST. PAUL MAN WELL KNOWN
HERE THOUGHT TO HAVE
DROWNED HIMSELF.
Mystery Surrounds Case
St. Paul Police Of Opinion That He
Jumped to His Death from High
eridQe-lntense Heat May Have
Unbalanced His Mind.

News was received here this week
that Geo. w. Griggs Of St. Paul, we'll
known in Roundup being heavily in
terested in Musselshell valley lands
with his brother Henry Griggs. COM
mitted suicide Sunday night by jump
ing to his death from high
bridge into the Mississippi river. A
st. Paul paper dated August 81, con
tains the following information re-
garding the finding of his remains.
"The disappearance of George w.
Griggs, the wealthy bachelor and bust
ness man of st. Paul, who is supposed
to have jumped to his death from the
high bridge Sunday night. continues a
mystery.
"The offer of reward of 800 by Mr..
Griggs' firm has started several men
to dragging the river in the hope Of
finding the body. A brother, Henry
Griggs, whose home is at Roundup,
Montana, was expected yesterday.
"The police are confident that Mr..
Griggs took his own life. Further
search Of correspondence revealed
that Griggs believed he had an incur
able disease and that 1t worried him,
This. with the intense heat which pre-
vailed last week. 1t is thought. may
have caused him to seek death.
Beyond superficial inquiry. the 20
lice have done nothing to clear up the
mystery. DIR. Penny, with whom Mr.
Griggs boarded for years. called at tht
station yesterday to offer any needed
Information, but he was not asked an,
questions. No attempts have beer
made to go thru Mr.. Griggs private
correspondence or the safety deposi
vaults which he controlled"
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wv. W. lawson Of Roundup Completes
Big Task In sixty-one Days.

w. w. Lawson, drylander located
northeast of Roundup. last week COM
pleted a contract which called for the
plowing Of q furrow $50 miles long.
1T took Mr.. Lawson just 63 days 10
the task, two days Of which
he was compelled to lay off. the actual
time therefore being 81 days. The
contract was for plowing fire guards
along the C. NJ. & St. P. right-of.way
between Marmarth. N. D., and Harlow
ton. Mr.. Lawson started on his work
at Roundup June 5th, plowing toward
Harlowton. At lIarlowton he CON-
menced the $40 mile :urrow to Mar.
marth on the south side of track. and
then turning finished the job ON the
north side to Roundup. arriving here
August 7th. A four.horse team wa
used to pull the gang plow plowing five
burrows.
The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1913-08-22
MYERS FAvORS
COAL LAND SALE
WOULD LET REPUBLIC COMPANY
BUY OR LEASE BROAD TRACT
IN MussELsHELLC COUNTY,.
Covered by Timber Entries
Geological Survey Says That Total
Tonnage In Land viii Run 40 High
as 100000 Tons-coal 10 Neees.
sary to c. N. 4 st. p. Railroad.

WASHINGTON, Aug. Ex-senator
Myers has favorably reported from the
public Coal Co., of Montana. The res
luton authorizing the interior depart
ment to sell or lease lands to the Re-
public Goa Co.l Of Montana. The res
olution directs the department to sell
to the company the coal deposits in
and under certain lands In Musselshell
county, the price to be fixed by the de-
partment. The sale shall be made sub
ject to the legal or equitable rights of
4 ny surface or other entryman on any
art of the lands and subject to the
.ws governing the sale of coal or 9TH
: minerals where the surface lands
J ad rights are reserved or have been
reviously disposed of. The total area
the lands is 2,089 acres. With the ex-
option of 100 acres the lands are Gov.
red by ten entries under the timber
nd stone act and by three homestead
ntries. Three Of the timber and stone
ntries have been patented with res
rvation to the United States of the
oal in the land. The coal under the
ands is subject to disposition by the
overnment but the surface is not, al
ho any person acquiring from the
overnment the coal deposits or the
light to mine them may occupy so
nuch of the surface as may be neces-
larry for the removal of the coal upon
layment of damages caused to the
Ewner of the land. The remaining tim
her and stone entries are pending be-
lore the Lewistown land office or the
department here on proceedings affect
ng the right of the government to is.
jue the patent reserving the coal in
{he land. Should the entries be can
lelled the surface of the land and the
goal will be subject to disposition
Should patents be issued reserving the
koal to the government the coal will
be subject to disposition. The director
bf the geological survey says that the
coal tonnage in the lands described in
he bill is ten million tons, Of high
,rade non-bituminous. The lands are
classified as coal lands with values
From $40 to $62 per acre.
Laws on Sales.
The reason for the proposed legisla
zion appears to exist in the fact tha
not exceeding 100 acres of coal lant
may be acquired under law by pur
chase by an individual-not exceeding
l32O acres by an association or GA
acres where the association has spen
$4,000 upon the land sought. With re
spect to the lease. there is no law au
thorizing the lease of coal land or Goa
deposits by the United States with tn
exception Of lands in Wyoming.
Secretary Lane told the committe
survey that based on their knowledg
that he was advised by the gcologics
7V00|lno1 nm poUo Ql
The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1913-08-22
JUDGE WEBB JOINS CASTRO
Former Roundup Citizen May Become
Prime Minister Of South Amer
can Republic.

A fairly authentic rumor has it that
Julius F. Webb, formerly justice Of
the peace, candidate for nomination
for clerk of the district court on the
democratic ticket, publisher Of the
Daily Call and otherwise prominent in
this locality, is at present private
secretary to Colonel Clip. Castro In
Venezuela. Now If Judge "Whiskers'
becomes prime minister of Venezuela,
who will dare contend that Roundup
will not have an opportunity to bathe
in glory even If it is only reflected.
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The result of the election may be
ascribed to the activity of the oppon-
ents of the question. as against the
lethargic confidence of those favoring
the issue, that they had cinch. 1t
was a genuine surprise to most of the
people who desired the question to
pass successfully as they had counted
largely upon the fact that so many
who not being freeholders were yet
permitted to vote, would vote for the
thing as doubly desirable inasmuch
as it would not mean any additional
expense to them personally. The
truth of the old adage about the mar
gin of chance lying between "the cup
and the lip" was again demonstrated.
The worthiest argument employed by
the opposition, was the fact that the
city not owning its own water plant.
would entail a hardship upon the peo-
pie who were compelled to connect
with the sewer and be compelled to
pay the heavy charges which are ask
ed by the water company at present
for the use OF water in connection with
the disposal of sewage. The informal
ballot on the question Of whether
bonds should be issued for the purpose
OF buying the water plant. which was
taken at the same time as the sewer
bond ballots carried by margin oi
80 votes. The total vote on this nues
tion was 81 for ard 81 against A
special election to put this issue be
fore the people Of Roundup. will pro
bably be ordered at the next regular
, meeting Of the council. From state
ments by those who opposed the in
stal!ation Of q sewer system at thi
time we believe that II control 0
the water plant is acquired. there will
. be little or no opposition when tn
!. sewer bond issue comes up again.
The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1913-08-22
THRESHINC IS
NOW IN PROGRESS
YIELD OF FORTY-TWo BUSHELS
OF WHEAT TO ACRE Is
REPORTED.

Threshing is now beginning in earn
est and the reports which are coming
in of the yields, make us all swell with
pride. Emil Zimmerman has just com.
pleted threshing of one 8O-acre field
which averaged AZ bushels of wheat
to the acre. One hundred acres OF
the Ording field has been threshed and
the yield so far averages over thirty
bushels. Frank Virgins reports q
yield Of something like 35 bushels to
the acre of wehat, and 60 bushels to
the acre of oats. Comparing these
yields with the yields which they con.
slider large crop in Kansas and other
central states. makes us wonder why
they don't all come to the treasure
state, where an adequate return for
labor is given.
Thresli;Lg tn the Cershmel tract
near the Experiment station was com.
pleted this noon. The fifty acres Of
winter wheat near the road which has
been attracting SO much attention
yielded 1000 bushels, an average Of
40 bushels to the acre. Samples oi
the grain which Is of the Turkey Red
variety, brought to town today graded
No. l. The kernels are large ani
plump and nearly all of uniform size
The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1913-08-22
AlRSHIP ToWs A
DISABLED coNsoRT
New Aero Record Set When Broken
Ship 10 Pulled Out Of Clouds.

LONDON, Aug. 2O.-The novel
sight fan airship towing disabled
companion was witnessed at Aldershot
this afternoon. The British army
dirigble Eta and naval ship were out
maneuvering when the machinery In
the latter ship ,ecame disabled. The
Eta attached a rope to the dirigble
and towed her to the factory for re
pairs.
The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1913-08-22
RAILROAD VALU.
ALTON INCREASED
STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
NOTIFIES ASSESSOR or RAISE
IN r. r. ASSESSMENT.
county's Tax Roll Boosted
Musselshell County's Total Unequalix.
ed Assessed Valuation Comes With.
in Few Thousand Of Being Eleven
Million Oollars-C. N. 4 St. p. In.
creased IS Per Cent and Great
Northern 1-3 Per Cent.

AS result of substantial raise
In the assessment of practically all Of
the railroads in the state by the state
board Of equalization this week. Mus
selshell county comes within several
thousand dollars Of entering the list
of fourth class counties requiring an
assessed valuation Of $11.000,00O.
County Assessor X. e. Park this week
received notice from the state board
Of equalization informing him Of the
raise in the railroad assessment. The
increase is as follows:
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
Main line from $4,000 to @17,600 Per
mile, an increase Of 25 per cent.
Great Northern Billings Barnch)-
From $1e.600 to $4,000 per mile. ~
increase Of about 3 1-3 per cent.
The Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul
has 1914 miles of main line In this
county, which assessed at $17.6OO per
mile shows a valuation Of $1.489.960.
In addition to this there are 2S.0S
miles of spurs and sidetracks. which
assessed at 10 per cent less than the
main line, brings the total assessment
OF the Milwaukee in this county up to
81 ,931. 1896.
The mileage of the Billings branch
OF the Great Northern In this county
is 1856 with 4.73 miles of sidetracks.
which according to the raised valuation
makes a total Of $71O,SS9.
The two railroads in Musselshell
county will therefore pay taxes on .
total assessed valuation of $2.642.7S4
With this substantial raise In the
assessment Of the railroads the total
assessed valuation of Musselshell
county is now $10,934,9O9 as follows;
Total 1913 unequalized as
sessed valuation not in
cluding railroad mileage.$ 1922. IN
G. NJ. 4 st. p. Ry.. 1,931.SSt
Billings Branch of Great
Northern .......... 71o.ss,
TOTAL .$10,934.9 80,
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were
HEROES HEROES N WRECK
cORONER's JURY PLACES NO
BLAME IN LOCOMOTIVE tx.
PLosloN NEAR lAviNA.

The verdict of the jury at the In
quest held here last Saturday even.
ing on the death Of Conductor God.
dard and Engineer Gvaart. who were
killed in the wreck near Lavina, last
week was that ION the 18th day OF
August. 1913. Pete Gvaart and X. D.
StOddard came to their death from
injuries received In wreck on the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Rail-
way, about two hundred feet east OF
the Billings Northern Ry. crossing and
about four miles west OF Lavina In
Musselshell county. Montana"
The jury comprised the following
men: J. NJ. Pyles. II. r. Long Thorn.
as w. Egan. Edward Ewy. N. M. Kval.
nes. F. N. Beans.
From the evidence submitted at the
inquest was developed q story Of un'
selfish heroism. But for the unselAsh
and heroic work of two "h0bOes,"
Harry Nets OF Chicago and Howard
Chapman Of Cleveland. the list Of dead
in the wreck would undoubtedly have
been four instead Of two. These two
men crawled into the smoldering ruins
and in spite Of the fact that their
clothes were being burned on and
their hands and faces blistered by
the heat succeeded In uncovering the
fireman. brakeman and engineer who
were almost entirely covered with coal
and cinders, and dragging them out.
The railroad showed its appeecaa&ae0
OF the work done by the two men,
by giving Chapman. colored. posi-
tion in one Of their Pullman's, and
Nets. a brakeman. Job in the yards
at Harlowton.
/ The report Of the state boiler IN
lspector who is making an exhaustive
investigation OF the probable causes
Of tho explosion has not yet been 70
ceived 90 no blame has been 1xed.
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WRECK VICTIMS WILL RECOVER
Both Fireman McKensie and Brake
man Wade, victims Of the locomotive
EXPLOSION on the Milwaukee near La
vina. a few days ago. are improving
at the hospital in Lewistown. Mcken'
xie's recovery IL assured and Wade is
believed to have better than an even
chance.
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Buy next summers underwear at
oae-third OF. Hendrix.
The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1913-08-22

Lots OF hot weather yet. One.third
OF on ladies' and gentlemen's oxofrds.
HENDRIX.
The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1913-08-22

German passenger dirigibles carried
1O291 persons on regular trips last
year without killing or injuring one
of them.
The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1913-08-22

Get the habit and see the bargains
at Hendrix.
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PLowEp FuRRow geo MILE LONG

Confined on Page 81
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-12-24
Dog Rcwdy Gets Crippled from Eat.
ing Bones

Dog Rcwdy Gets Crippled from Eat
ing Bones
tFrcm the Sharpshooters Log Book
October: One day Eric, the
young engineer, caught several bass.
using r0l and reel, AMI at seven
bells. first watch, l began frying
them On the vessels oil stove By
two bells, dog watch, the bass were
fried brown, and Forest Wright, the
big colored pilot took the wheel,
the captain, his son, Eric, and the
mate, Marlborough and l went into
the cathode and fell-to. We had
bass, palmetto cabbage, Irish pota-
toes from the kirkland & Kyle place
and some tomatoes from Carmi-
chaels, Palatka brown bread and
coffee, and for dessert We had or
anges.
Now to the point; Rowdy, a lit
tie yellow fee dog, which generally
makes up one of the crew, was there
as usual, his tail very restless, while
his grey head pointed up, begging
Fish bones were as sweet as sugar to
Rowdy, and, besides his other vic
tuals, We gave him plenty of bass
bones. He seemed to relish the
bones heartily and he ate great
quantities of them, so many of them
that after his meal he became very
stiff and he walked crippled all the
evening watch" A. A G..
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-12-24
TREES
OF FAIRY ISLAND GROVE,

Did you ever see a grapefruit tree !
in full bloom? Its a wonderful sight |
The northern man who knows what |!
apple and pear trees look like will i
appreciate to the very limit this !
wonderful natural Christmas tree, /!
A few miles from Ocala on the !
Withlacoochee river, and near the |
Gulf coast, is a beautiful natural or
ange and grapefruit grove owned by
my friend Mr.. David H. kirkland
and his associates. As we came to
the grove, l had to repress a feeling
of disappointment, as it appeared
we were going into an impenetrable
jungle thru the Fairy Island Ham,
mock, but we soon emerged into
the open and beheld there before me
was the beautiful grove of so acres.
My first Impressions were that the
trees were pretty enough with their
wonderful and healthy foliage and
wide spreading limbs, and the gene
beautiful, but there seemed lack OF
fruit. Here and there a CLEAN of
gold shone thru the leaves, but moth
ing like l had expected.
Step under the trees and look
up and outward Mr.. kirkland
said. l followed directions. Then I
gasped. No fruit, indeed! The tree
was fairly groaning under its bur-
den. Great golden globes hanging
| IL clusters of from three to fifteen.
and also singly, seemed to be ready
TO fall in a downpour Of golden
rain.
| noted one limb that did not
seem to have more than a dozen or
so. Going under the tree it was
plainly evident that there was
enough fruit on the limb to fill at
least two boxes. The tree was eight
years old and had borne crop ever
since it was two years old. There was
at least fifteen boxes of the fruit
awaiting to be picked.
The market reports showed that
Florida grapefruit was being quoted
from 81 to $3.50. At the lowest
estimate that one tree meant SEQ.
:. There We're - trees to the acre and
every one OF them seemed as we'll
!. laden as the one | inspected.
This Fairy Island grove is known
> | h in oil hn
: ern markets for the favor and uni
/ form size and coloring of the fruit,
which combine to bring the top pric-
es Of the market
Mr.. kirkland and associates have
thirty acres in this grove, contain
: ing trees from one TO eight years
old. All but the three, two and one
year Old trees are bearing. The soil
, is wonderfully we'll adapted 10 the
; growing of citrus fruit, being mari
foundation, which the government
: soil survey shows. and describes as
, hardwood clay and it is rated
r therein as the richest soil in the
Ocala area-same as that Of the
Monarch grove, which is the largest
? citrus grove in the world, and same
? az the Marion Springs Hammock, al
I Coleman, the largest cabbage and
D tomato producing section in the
: state
Il IS areas like this that are grow
ing so attractive 10 northern men
5 and they are responsible in a grear
: measure for the increase in pOpula
e ton OF - per cent. in the past ter
c years. Not only is the Florida i'm
d migration at high water mark, Blu
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-12-24
YOUNG HORSES FOR SALE

A three-year-old horse, finely bred
and thoroughly broken 10 work dou-
BILE or single; sound, gentle and abb
solutely all right in every particular;
cheap at 800 for cash. Also a ten
months-old mare colt. See them at
nv farm on s. A L. track one mile
east Of Anthony hard road crossing.
J. D. Robinson, OcaIa 12-20-12t
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-12-24
NOTICE

A regular annual meeting Of the
stockholders of the Marion Hard
ware Company will be held in their
office. Ocala, Fla, on January 18th,
1914, for the transaction OF such
business as shall come before the
meeting, 12-18-tf
II. B. Clarkson, President.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-12-24

the class of immigrants is the high
est known in any settlement. The
majority are retired business men
and farmers or young men with cap
ital and great ambition.
Very sincerely,
w Reynolds Crook.
Jacksonville, Alabama.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-12-24
CONSTIPATION PoISONS YOU

If you are constipated, your en-
tire system is poisoned by the waste
matter kept in the body.-serious
results often follow. Use Dr. Kings
New Life Pills and you will soon get
rid Of constipation, headache and
other troubles 25c at druggists or
By mail. H. E. Bucklen & Co., Phila-
delphia. or st. Louis. Ad
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-12-24

WATCH OUR STOCK FROM NOW
ON UNTIL XMAS NEW GOODS
COMING IN. EVERY DAY. MAKE
THE COURT PHARMACY YOUR
HEADQUARTERS FOR CHRIST
MAS GOODS. 1919
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-12-24

Don't pull fathers leg out Of joint
at this season-he may need it next
month TO run around after the bills.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-12-24

We have just received a large line
of elegant Photo Albums, Scrap
Books, Baby Books, and Auto Trip
Books which are beauties. Look
them over at The Court Phar-
macy. 1873.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-12-24

Sunday Bluff and legends OF Blue
Silver Springs, write Edison Motion
Picture Company, South Jackson
vile, Fla. Much better: Write
scenarios OF Indian legends OF Silver
Springs. Sunday Bluff. etc, and
send them &c the company. The
winter tourist beats will soon go on
the run and this will afford the mo-
ton picture folks better opportuni-
y 10 cast their outdoor plays
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-12-24
THE PARKER LUCKY CURVE

Fountain Pen can be found in any
style you want for an Xmas present
at The Court Pharmacy. 1913
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-12-24

Finest values ever offered in coat
suits, every one we have in stock
new on sale at much reduced price.
II r Masters Co 12-19-5t
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-12-24

Handsome cut glass suitable for
Christmas presents at The Murray
Company. 12-Z2-3t
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DIR. W. X. LANE-Specialist, Eye
Ear. Nose and Throat. Office Law
Library Building. Ocala-Adv.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-12-24

All OF our beautiful coat suits will
be sold at a great reduction. 4. B.
Masters Co. 12-19-5t
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-12-24

Toilet and manicure sets in hand
some patterns, al The Murray Com
pany. 12-22-3t
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-12-24

The Edison motion picture folks
have been here taking river legends
back. Anyone having prehistoric
stories OF the OkIawaha river and
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-12-24

Orang shipments UP and down the
river grows heavier every week. The
Sharpshooter moved a cargo down
stream Wednesday. and she put into
anges.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-12-24

The Harry Lee is the mail boat
for the Palatka-Georgetown division
of the St. Johns, and she passes We
laka twice daily except Sunday.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-12-24

\ good all daylight service on the
Oklawaha and St. Johns can now be
made on board the Silver Springs.
down one day, and aboard the Cres-
cent of the Beach & Miller Line. to
the metropolis the next day-after
January 9Th.