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Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1915-10-28

The dead man was about so years of
age, and although his belongings were
thoroughly gone over by the officers
nothing was found that would give any
clue to his relatives.
Upon being notified of the finding of
the body by the railroad operator at
Allard, who first discovered the body
in the cut-bank near the railroad track,
under-sheriff Art Holland and acting
Coroner Elmer Martineson left Satur-
day morning for the scene of the ac-
cident, and finding an inquest unnec-
essary, returned to the city with the
body which was Immediately prepared
for burial at Lowe Bros. undertaking
parlors. The funeral service was con-
Quoted in the chapel by Rev. w. B.
Bliss, after which interment was made
in the county lot in the city cemetery.
Although search has been made for
the other horse which was attached
to the wagon at the time of the acci-
dent and which managed to extricate
himself from the harness, the animal
has not yet been found.
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1915-10-28

| over long period of years. He was
formerly resident of Glendive.
Ed. Morck is also well known in
Glendive and is thoroughly familiar
with the grocery business, having been
engaged in this business for several
years in North Dakota. He will have
sharge of the grocery and implement
departments.
W. c. Tubbs is we'll known through
out the Northwest, as head of the mer-
chandise department of one of the
largest wholesale houses in the Twin
cities and for several years was a
travelling salesman in this territory.
F. L. Hill has been with the present
firm for several years as manager of
the dry-goods department and will con-
tinue with the new firm as manager.
No Radical Changes Likely.
1t is very likely that some changes
and improvements will be made in ar
rangements and possibly some en-
largements made and new lines added,
but it is our understanding that no
change is contemplated in the policy
of the business toward the stores
large list of customers.
The growth in business transacted
by the present firm is nothing short of
wonderful, and not only proves the
immense personal popularity of the
two brothers, but is an evidence of the
peoples appreciation of their absolute
ly fair and honest methods of doing
business.
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1915-10-28
NEW PRODUCE WAREHOUSE
OPENED LAST SATURDAY

The new produce commission ware
mouse OF Eustrom & Sinclair. upou
which construction work was started
oy contractor J. R. Waggener several
weeks ago, was opened for business
last Saturday morning.
The new building, which is a 2Ox50
foot frame structure, rs feet in height
contains commodious office, large
storage room, roomy cooler for per-
lshable produce, and poultry house
that can easily accommodate upwards
of 800 fowl.
The Office contains desk room for
the two members of the firm, Messrs.
Roy Eustrom and Howard Sinclair.
and also for G. 0. Hitchcock, the real
estate man, who will have charge of
that branch of the firms business.
At the present time the commission
firm is handling from $50 to 800 cases
OF eggs per month and has SO far
bought ard sold more than 5000
pounds of creamery butter, most of
which is being consumed in this city.
They are handling the famous Fern
wood Creamery butter produced by the
Hess Creamery company of Glen Ullin,
N. D., and are also putting out a fine
grade Of butter and eggs under their
own brand.
Besides the large butter and egg
business, the firm is doing a large bus
mess in live stock and are handling
immense quantities of potatoes, onions,
and other root vegetables They have
also built up fine poultry business,
which department is in charge Of AL
bert W. Ellickson, who has from $50 to
300 fowl always on hand to meet the
rapidly increasing local and out-of-
town demand.
The firm has customers in Sidney,
Savage, Fairview, F'allon, Terry and
Miles City. They are also engaged in
the business of storing and handling
certain lines of staple groceries on
commission for several large eastern
wholesale warehouse firms, besides be-
ing agents for the Yellowston Cream
cry at Billings and the Northern Pro-
duce Co., of Bismarck, N. D. The
firm does no retail business whatso-
ever, their dealings being entirely be-
tween the producers and the retail
Since the new firm started in busi- |
ness on August 3, the total volume of |
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1915-10-28
ONE NATION At PEACE
CAUSE FOR THANKSGIVING

Washington, Oct 25.-President
Wilson in a proclamation designating
Thursday, Nov Is as Thanksgiving
day, called attention to the fact that
the United States has been at peace,
while most of Europe has been at war.
I'VE have been able to assert our
rights and the rights of mankind with
cut breach of friendship with the great
nations with whom we have had to
ksleal,' said the president. The text
follows:
ut has long been the honored Gus
tom of our people to turn in the fruit
full autumn of the year in praise and
thanksgiving to Almighty God for His
many blessings and mercies to us as a
nation. The year that is now draw
ing to close since we last observed
our day of national Thanksgiving has
been, while year of discipline be-
cause of the mighty forces of war and
of changes which have disturbed the
world, also year of special blessing
for us.
Another year of peace has been
vouchsafed us; another year in which
not only to take thought of our duty
to ourselves and to mankind, but also
to adjust ourselves to the many re-
sponsibilities thrust upon us by war
which has involved almost the whole
of Europe. We have been able to as
sert our rights and the rights of man
kind without breach of friendship with
the great nations with whom we have
had to deal, and while we have as
serted our rights, we have been able
to perform duties and exercise privi-
leges of succor and helpfulness which
should serve to demonstrate our desire
to make the Offices of friendship the
means of truly disinterested and un-
selfish service.
'Our ability to serve all who could
avail themselves of our service in the
midst of crisis has been increased by
a gracious Providence, by more abund-
ant crops; our ample financial re-
sources have enabled us to steady the
markets OF the world and facilitate
necessary movement Of commerce
S. CONTINUED on Page Eight.)
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1915-10-28
Big Eastern Merchants
Absorb Department Store
Dion Brothers Effect Complete Reorganization
New Firm Members Well Known In CITY
No Radical Changes to be Made

All preliminary arrangements have
been made for the transfer of the COM
plete stock of merchandise and fix
lures of the present firm of Dion
Bros, to the new corporation, under
the name of Dion Mercantile Co., at
the close of the present year, and
while both Harry N. and Fred Dion
will be financially interested in the
new concern, they do not expect to
continue active in it's management.
The stockholders in the new corpor-
alton are T. A. Cummins of Mandan
N. Dak., Ed. Morck, also of Mandan,
w. C. Tubbs of Minneapolis, Mimi, F.
L. HILL of Glendive and both H. N.
and F. e. Dion.
New Members Well Known
Mr. Cummins, who will be the presi-
dent, is one of the most successful
merchants in North Dakota, and has
had merchandise experience extending
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1915-10-28
COUNTY AGRIcULTURIST
PLANS WINTER PROGRAM

Beginning November l, the work OF
the Dawson County Agriculturist will
De planned on different basis. The
past summer has been spent in attend.
Ing meetings, answering farm calls
that came from all parts of the county
ana IN making a general survey of the
agricultural conditions throughout the
county. The lateness of the season
when the work was started last spring
made It impossible to arrange any very
oehnlte program, and carry it out
A Definite Schedule Arranged.
For the fall and winter work, a def
mite schedule has been made, which
Will begin in the outlying districts
west Of the Redwater valley. A day
and a night will be spent in each COM
munity in which there is a school
house, or farmers organization. In
each community in which the farmers
are interested enough to provide a
meeting place, either school or ranch
house, granary, or other building,
set OF stereoptican pictures will be
shown of farm operations or methods,
varieties of hay and pasture crops,
corn, the pit silo, and other interesting
features of farm practice. These meet
ings will not be Institutes, or lectures,
but will be given over to practical dis
cussion of farming and stock raising
that the people Of the community are
interested in, and of the experiences
of successful farmers in the county.
Schools to Participate.
At each meeting, plans will be con-
sidered for the work of the county ag-
riculturist in each community for the
remainder of the winter and the fol-
lowing year.
The day following each meeting will
be spent in visiting farms in each COM
munity.
Through the cooperation of Miss Os-
borne, the county superintendent of
schools, number of the teachers in
the different parts of the county are
making arrangements to put on short
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1915-10-28
Shooting and Suicide
By Demented Farmland
e,m;1v Trouble Lead to Temporary Insanity
Shoots Bloomfield Homesteader in Back
Writes Note and Commits Suicide

sheriff Art HellaRd and Justice of the
Peace Elmer Martineson were in the
country on county matters, nothing was
| done until late in the evening when the
two latter officials returned to town
and were advised Of the circumstanc.
es. The under sheriff and the justice,
the latter acting as coroner in Police
Chief kinney's absence, immediately
made the trip via auto to the scene of
the shooting and instead of finding a
frenzied and demented murdered,
found young Daman suicide, the body
crumpled in heap in the center of
the floor and bathed in a pool Of
blood, the rusty little pistol still grip
ped tightly in the cold and clammy
hand. On the table was found a short
penciled note evidently written by the
suicide in which he stated that the
shooting of Hoerner was done while
he was insane at the time" The let
ter also directed that the money in
the pocketbook on the table, amount
ing to something over $40, be sent to
his mother in Iowa.
Some Peculiar Circumstances.
While no particular importance is
attached to them by the sheriff's Of
flee, several circumstances in connec-
tion with the tragedy remain unsolved,
unless they be accounted for as the
thing, hole fully foot in diameter
was found to have been burned almost
through the right side of the dead
mans coat, and burned spot approx
mately the same size was seen on the
floor near his feet. It was also discOv-
cred by the officers that the dead man
had made an unsuccessful attempt to
burn lot of letters in the stove, the
epistles that were recovered not dis
closing any clue or furnishing the
county with any Information in regard
to the tragedy or its immediate cause
other than that mentioned above, the
trouble with his wife. Another thing,
the man had entirely refilled the cham
bers in the gun as there was only one
exploded cartridge in it when examin-
ed by the officers, the supposition be-
ing that he had first emptied it in his
attempt to kill Hoerner.
Had Just Inherited Fortune
From letters found among the dead
mans belongings it was discovered
that a farm in Iowa had been decided
to him by his mother, and that the sale
of the 100 acres had just been effected
at $125 per acre, making fortune OF
$4,000 which amount was soon to
have been turned over to him by his
attorneys. The suicide was about IS
years of age and had been in Dawson
county less than a month. Mr.. Hoer-
ner is % years of age and has resid-
ed on his homestead near Bloomfield
for the past seven years, having
proved up several years ago. He is
Burial in City Cemetery
The body was brought In to Lowe
Bros. undertaking parlors Tuesday af-
ternoon by Guy Lowe and prepared for
burial which will take place today in
the city cemetery. It is understood
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ora of the most inexplicable mys'
~. irvoIving suicide and an at
,,tod murder that has ever come
-, tho notice OF the sherlff's de-
rtnant in this county occurred on
t,,,dav when Erwin H. Daman, a
rounp barber-farm hand shot his en-
nIover George Hoerner of Bloomfield,
ritb intent to kill and then ended his
ovn life by putting a bullet from an
I'D s2.caibre pistol in his brain.
Mac Married to Hoerner's Cousin.
young Daman, who was formerly a
borber came to Dawson county less
than a month ago from Iowa and Sc
cured employment as farm hand
with several of the farmers in the vi
duity of Bloomfield. At the time of
tbe tregedy he was living with and
was employed by Mr.. Hoerner, cous-
IN of his wife from whom he had sep
arated several months ago. The Hoer-
npr place is about five miles from
Bloomfield.
Temporary insanity the Cause.
According to Mr.. Hoerner, who was
the only person present at the time,
the deed, which was committed be-
tween the hours of 10 and II o'clock
Monday morning, was entirely unpre-
medtated and unprovoked, the only
plausible cause that has so far been
advanced being that young Daman's
family troubles had SO preyed upon his
mind that fit of temporary insanity
was the result. Both men had just
finished doing their chores and had
returned to the house after loading a
wagon of wheat to be taken to Glen
dive the following day for disposal,
when without warning young Daman
pulled pistol and shouting II will
kill you, fired at Mr.. Hoerner, the
bullet taking effect in the small of the
back above the kidneys and just be-
low the lungs. After Mr.. Hoerner
made his escape through the window
from the man whose insanity then
showed itself plainly in his tensely
drawn face and maniacal manner,
several more shots were fired but with
out effect. At this time Mr.. Hoerner
thought he heard the demented man
shout loudly to the effect that Mr..
hoerner had stolen his wife and on
mat account he intended to kill him.
injured Man Hurried to Town. /,
Alter running in an air line fully
'lree miles to the place where Isaac
Evans threshing crew was working,
anu suffering greatly from pain and
iOSs OF blood, Mr.. Hoerner was taken
0y Mr.. Evans in his car to Stipek from
"nich place he was brought into town
O' w. +. Hromas, the Stipek post
master and general storekeeper. The
"0uhded man was then placed in a
'O'al hospital and a probe made for
VIC bullet. Surgical investigation dis
''O'eo The fact that no vital organ had
'eeH injured and that unless unexpect-
W. 'onpiications arise, Mr.. Hoerner
va Oe entirely we'll within the next
few weeks.
suicide Admits Insanity
:. N''er Mr. Hoerner arrived in town
MAY. ''ierilfs Office was Immediately
~ rD',nea OF the shooting, but as Sheriff
.Oe was out of town and Under
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Continued on Page Eight
Porter Charlton Found Gu

Porter Charlton Found Guilty.
Como, Italy, Oct 25-Porter Charl-
ton, the American who has been on
trial here charged with numbering his
wife in 1910, was today condemned to
sfx years and eight months imprison-
ment, all but rs days of which sent
ence he has already served.
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AS furnished each Thursday by the
Eastern Montana Elevator Co.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18


 Almost every railroad man in the state will be present this morning, either in person or in spirit at the Alabama State fairgrounds, when the opening event of the big joint meeting of railroad men will begin. The committee in charge announces everything in readiness, the speakers arranged, the barbecue prepared, the games selected and the races out lined Also the music for the dancing provided
 Commencing this morning the biggest meeting of railroad men ever held in the south gathers in Birmingham. The four big railroad unions, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. the Order of Rail- way Conductors. the Brotherhood Of Locomotive Bremen and Enginemen and the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and their Ladies' auxiliaries will meet in four days session during which business will be combined with plea sure
 Oratory Galore
 Today the meeting will be of an n- formal social nature; although there will be oratory galore at the fairgrounds, barbecue, dancing, games and contests will be the order of the day. There will De fat-man race and a race for ladies who are inclined to embonpoint vot- Ing contest for the ugliest man on the grounds and prize for the most beauti- ful girl. Also prizes for the most grace full dancers. The entire day will be given over to social enjoyment
 Tomorrow the orders will hold execu- i've sessions and transact such business as may come before each organiza tion At these meetings the grand officers of each order are expected to be present Tn the afternoon a trolley ride will be given by the Chamber of Commerce and tea served to the ladies of the conven- ton at the Newspaper club.
 On Monday the delegates will be the guests of the Chamber of Commerce and will be given an excursion on the Br- Southern, taking in all the big industrial plants of the Tennessee company. including the steel mill at Ensley and the Edgewater mines They will return by way of Fairfield where they will be entertained by the members of the Fairfield Commercial club. On Monday night there will be a reception and ball at the Tutwiler.
 Unusual in South
 Joint meetings of these big organjza- lions is unusual to the south, but have been in vogue in the east for sometime.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18

was merely ridiculous. In other cases 1t was tragic
 Somewhere In Londons suburbs there Is little block of houses almost by it. self. divided into small flats. On the ground floor there were sleeping widow, her 1s-year-old daughter and a young man lodger
 "on the first floor there was a family of three children, two of them girls and on the second floor a workingman, his wife, four girls and one boy. A bomb dropped squarely on the roof.
 As the laborer and his wife who were on the second floor described it, the whole partition wall beside their bed gave way and disappeared. The man showed his wife into the center of the room and went to find the children.
 Bomb Tragedy
 Two of them who slept in a room under the spot where the bomb fell van ished with the room and everything in it. Their bodies were found two days later under the debris. Of the others, a boy of eight. ran for safety to stair case which had been blown away and In the dark fell into the hole where his sis ters' bodies were buried In the ruins.
 'The bodies of two of the occupants of the first floor later were recovered. but the worst effects of the bomb were felt on the ground floor. Part of the body of the man who occupied it was found 150 yards away.
 "A bomb which dropped in street blew in the front of a shop, but spent It's main force on a passing motor bus on which 20 persons were riding. includ- ing the driver and conductor Nine of them were killed and II injured The drivers legs were blown off and he died in a hospital.
 These incidents alone which account for nearly half the deaths, will suffice to show what was the nature of the suc- cess attending the attack upon London. The net results of the weeks raid on the London district were 3S killed or died of injuries received, and PA wounded and two policemen and one army corps sol dier, but no other person in uniform was killed or injured.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18

In addition to mutual advantage 1t is pointed out that the joint meeting will tend to bind the members together In A social way. It Is stated that these are matters in which the public as we'll as the men who run the trains are interested and that every indication points to a success for this first meeting beyond the anticipation of those whose efforts have made 1t possible.
 At a meeting of the general committee last night prizes were awarded to the persons selling the greatest number of tickets for the event at thx fairgrounds today. Mrs James Bryan. first prize: Mrs J. NJ. Cox, second, and Charles B. Nuttall, third. Mrs. Bryan has the choice of swinging bed donated by the Royles Furniture company, an electric table lan,p donated by Oster Brothers and rock ing chair donated by Ben NJ Jacobs X Bros. Mrs. Bryan and Mir. Nuttall were also awarded emblem pins donated by p II. Linnehan and Farmer X Cannon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18
LOUISIANA NEGRO
 ESCAPES LYNCHING

Alexandria. La. September 17.-sebe Johnson. negro, who last Tuesday shot and killed the s-year-old daugh- ter of o. F. Dean, manager for naval stores company at Kinder. La. and seriously wounded Dean, was captured today by Sheriff Reed and brought here for safe keeping. The sheriff declared that posses were searching for the ne-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18
NEWS OF ENSLEY

A contract to paint all the buildings of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company's plants at Ensley has been awarded and the work will commence at once. This includes the immense roofs and sheds as well as the smoke stacks. It is understood 1t will take nearly year to complete the contract.
 According to the statement of real estate dealers vacant houses In Ensley are as scarce at this time as they were plentiful few weeks ago. Every agent states every desirable house is taken and there Is a growing demand for more. They also report that many inquires are being made as to real estate and several good sized deals are under way
 The dedcatory services of the Ensley Christian church, which has Just been completed. will take place on Sunday September 26. The Rev. George l. Smiley of Lewistown. H., will assist the pastor, the Rev. Thomas Lenox. Prominent min isters of the state will be present and take part in the service. An interesting programme has been arranged, including a male quartet and other musical num- bers. The public is invited.
 Meeting of the joint committee of the Elks, the T. c. I. band and male chorus will be held Monday to arrange the tenta- tive plans for the big minstrel enter tainment which will be given in the near future. The proceeds will go to charity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18
The First Days Programme Calls for All-Day Bar
 becue at Fairgrounds
GAMES AND CONTESTS
 TO FEATURE THE DAY
Number of Addresses to Be Made b, We'll Known Men-Executiye Ses- sions of Organization Tomor-
 row to Transact Business
PROGRAMME TODAY

Programme today at State Fair grounds:
 Il a. m.-Address of Welcome: James Weatherlv.
 1:2O-Address; White Gibson. 1:40-Address: Il w. W. White, grand officer o. R. C. Adjournment for lunch and games.
 D. m.-Address: Ben Davis. 2:25-Address: Isadore Shapiro. 3:o0-Address: Senator Frank s. White
 S:So-Address: Senator T. J. Den son.
 4:0o-Address: Judge W. W. Bran- don.
 4.40-A ddress: pr. R. NJ. Cunning ham.
 b:00-Address. Judge w. E. Fort Dancing, races, games and bar becue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18

gro with the intention of lynching him.
 Johnson fired at Dean with a shot gun and the load of shot going wild struck the child. killing her instantly. The load from the second shell struck Dean in the hip. The negro escaped be- fore persons attracted by the sound of the firing could reach the scene.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18
AUTOMOBILES USED
 FOR RURAL DELIVERY

Washington. September 17.-Use of automobiles on rural delivery routes has improved the farmers mail and ex- press facilities. according to postal of- ncials who announced today that soc routes in all now had been authorized Of those 2SS are in operation. The serv- ice will be installed for additional states during October These are Ala ' hama Colorado, Kentucky, Maryland Oregon.