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The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-06-22
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FnUDUCE MARKET.
st. Louis, June 21

st. Louis, June 81.
Eggs-Firsts, new cases included,
19c; ordinary firsts, new cases includ-
ed, lie; cases returned, 1sc less.
Butter-Creamery extra, 2Shc;
firsts, 25@251ac: seconds, 24Q241ac;
packing stock, 21c.
Poultry-Hens, 151ac; turkeys, 1870
21c; ducks, 12c; geese, &c; capons, q
@25c; spring chickens, 21Q24c; geese,
lac.
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The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-06-22
FIELD MARSHAL MfCKENSEN'S
MOTHER DEAD. AGED 80 YEARS

Berlin, June 21.-Mrs. Marie Mae
kensen, mother of the famous Field
Marshal Won Mackcnsen, has Just died
on her country estate at Geglenfe!dc,
near Hammerstein in Western Prus-
STA, at the age of ninety years.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-06-22
KILLS WOMAN, ENDS HIS LIFE
Sam Hunter, an Illinois Stockman,
Also Seriously Wounds An
other Man.

Mount Vernon, ILL.,, June 21.-Sam
Hunter, Dahlgren stock buyer, shot
and killed Mrs. E. G. Sawyer, a hotel
keeper, seriously wounded Jacob
Stitch and ended his own life
Jealousy caused the TRAGEDY.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-06-22
St. Louis Hay Quotations.

Hay-Timothy, No /, $1S@2O;
No. 2, $16GI7.5O. Clover-Mixed, No.
l, $17@1Z5O; No. ,, $14G16. Alfalfa
No. /, $14@15; No. 2, $1O@13. Prai-
RE, $12m13. Wheat straw, $6.5007
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-06-22
Liverpool Wheat Lower.

Liverpool, June 21.-Spot wheat was
to Id off
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-15

adept pupils and they soon surpassed
most white women in the gracefulness
of their steps. Many of the trappers
and traders had Indian wives. In
later years there were a considerable
number of half-breed girls who en-
joyed nothing better than fling or
a twirl on the dance floor. remem-
1er playing for number of parties
at Benton at which there were 80
men and six women"
Reported to Have Fired
Cannon From Mules Back.
kumor has it that Dexter routed
a band of Indians In the early days
by firing cannon from the back OF
a mule. Dexter qualities the rumor
by admitting that he fired the cannon
but denying that he used the mule fol
a gun platform. Yet the Jubilee COM
mlttee at Great Falls when the cele-
bration was held there two or three
years ago had Dexter lead a mule i'll
the parade upon whose back was
mounted this Identical cannon. Eight
times as the procession wound its
way through the streets, Dexter fireo
his cannon at an Indian who followed
on horseback.
Throughout the journey of the
Fisk expedition plenty of fresh mea,
was supplied by the crack shots of the
party who hunted buffalo, deer and
elk. The party reached the Missouri
river IL miles below Fort Berthold,
passed Fort Union and followed the
Milk river to point between the
sites of Havre and Chinook, neither
of which towns had then come into
existence. Thence the route lay to
Fort Benton.
Expected to Sweep Up Gold
Like Sawdust From Floor.
"As we got closer to Helena" said
N. T. Chemidlin, member Of the
expedition, who is still working as q
printer at Fort Benton, 1.-The gold
fever grew in intensity. The big
strike in Last Chance gulch had beer
made in the fall of 1854 and every
body was crazy over it. When We
reached Benton big outfit was il
and all the miners were waiting fol-
a boat. They carried their gold dus
with them and there were rumors il
the air of fabulous fortunes made
Most Of the members of our party hat
the idea that the gold could be swep
up like the sawdust on a barroon
floor"
OF the 400 in the party, 100 wer,
in the especial care of Captain Jame
Fisk, who had agreed to take them t,
the gold diggings for 500 apiece
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-15
A New Governor Sits in the Capitol
Burlingame of Cascade, Montana's Executive
Some Interesting Gubernatoria Situations of the Past

Montana has new governor. His
name is ]. M. Burlingame. He is
we'll known as the senator from Cas-
cade county, but as governor of the
state he is new, and needs introduce
ton. He took office jus. the other
day.
Governor Burlingame is sitting in
the gubernatorial chair, with his feet
under the beautiful mahogany desk
upon which all the commissions and
proclamations and pardons are
signed. His overcoat is hanging in
the gubernatorial closet, where all
he state secrets are kept, and he's the
regularly constituted executive of the
state, as made and provided by the
constitution, and vested with all
the power that goes with the high
place. The new governor of Mon
tana is a republican.
It came about this way. Governor
Sam Stewart was called east to at
tend the annual convention of gov
ernOrs of all the states, meeting
that has become of Importance. Lieu
tenant Governor w. w. Mcdowell.
who would have stepped into the ex-
ecutive place by reason of the COVER
nor's absence, is also out of the
state.
The law provides that when both
the governor and the lieutenant gov
ernor are out of the state, the pres
ident of the senate automatically be-
comes acting governor. Senator
Burlingame is president of the SEN
ate. He left for Helena few days
ago to assume the duties of his
high office. He will be governor for
Is days, when Governor Stewart is
expected to return.
Not An Empty Honor.
There may be some who imagine
that the functions of Governor Bur-
lingame, during his short tenure of
office, are purely honorary. Such is
| not the case. He is governor Of
Montana, clothed with full authority,
and may discharge all functions per-
tanning to the highest office of the
state.
For instance: President Wilson is
said to be engaged in picking out his
official cabinet family. 1t is said
that he has in mind the selection of
western man for the position of
secretary of the interior. What if
he would offer this high place to the
Hon. Thomas Arthur, tall sycamore
of the Yellowstone, and whose know
ledge of the great west is encyclo-
pedic? He could go further and do
worse. Tom Arthur, because of his
expanding oil interests in southern
Montana and northern Wyoming,
would probably decline the post,
with one of those famous letters of
his. Then the president would ten
der the place to Senator Thomas
Walsh. Senator Walsh would ac-
cept.
Senator Walsh's acceptance would
necessttate his immediate resigla-
tion from the senate of the United
States. This would create a sena-
torial vacancy. The governor of
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-15

States senate. Governor Bob Smith
had gone to California with Tom
Kinds on mining deal. Lieutenant
Governor Spriggs was out of the
state. Senator Edwin Norris of
Beaverhead was president of the
senate and became acting governor.
The legislature had elected w. A.
Clark United States senator. His
election was contested. Suddenly
came the announcement that Sena-
tor Clark had rendered his resigna-
ton.
A vacancy was thereby created in
the United States senate. Norris, as
president of the state senate, was the
states executive head. He had the
naming of the next United States
senator from Montana. He was
just about to announce Governor
Joseph K. Toole as his appointee
when he received telegram from
Lieutenant Governor Spriggs advis-
ing him that he had returned to
Montana. This put instant end to
Acting Governor Norris tenure of Of
flee, and took from him right to D.
point. Lieutenant Governor Spriggs
arrived in Helena next day and ap-
pointed Mr.. Clark as United States
senator. However, this certificate of
appointment was never presented
to the senate. AT the next session of
the legislature Senator Clark was
elected. It is interesting to note
that if the opportunity to appoint
had come to Governor Smith he
would have named Hon. Martin Ma
ginnis as senator.
Some Other Governors.
Under Governor Toole, Senator j.
P. Murray of Beaverhead county be-
came acting governor on several oc-
casiOns, and under Governor Stewart,
Senator Dearborn OF Granite county,
was on one accession acting governor
Under Governor Edwin Norris,
Senator A. w. Miles, of Park county,
and a nephew Of Nelson A. Miles, Of
ficiated for a few days as governor
So it is no empty honor which has
come to Governor Burlingame. All
things would be possible if the op-
portunity offered
Being governor occasionally is just
a side issue with "Burlie," as his
friends call him He is one of the
strong financial men of Northern
Montana.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-15

had had a turn would be ducked in
the nearest stream. From that time
the rule of a dance for each and a
dance for all was strictly observed.
Moreover, as the leader of the emil
grant orchestra, I was instructed to
make the dances short"
Played for Fort Benton
Dances for 80 years.
Shortly after the expedition arrived
at Helena and disbanded, Dexter set
tied at Fort Benton. There he played
for dances for 80 years subsequent to
1868, or until his hand became Grip
pied in consequence of partial paraly-
sis occasioned by an accident in which
he broke one of the bones Of his neck.
''The first dances in Benton were
held in 1865" said Dexter. "They
were known as 'squaw dances as
there were scarcely any white women
in the town and partners were drawn
from the Indian women encamped
with the trading parties at the out
skirts of the post. The squaws, OF
course, had to be taught the white
mans dances, but they were very
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-15

nor w. r. Allen were called out OF
the state. This made Senator l. A.
Leighton of jefferson county, who
was president of the senate, acting
governor.
When Governor Leighton took
executive power he found on his desk
mass of applications for pardon,
from convicts in the penitentiary. He
proceeded to exercise executive elem
ency, and gave about a dozen men
who were the guests tl Frank Conle,
their liberty. 1t happened that
majority of those pardoned
were republicans, ana some good
humored chaff was directed al
Leighton, himself a republican, be-
cause of this circumstance, but the
fact remains that there are 12 mer
enjoying liberty who consider him
the best governor that Montana ever
had.
An Interesting Incident.
Then there was the time when
Lieutenant Governor Spriggs ap-
pointed w. A. Clark to the United
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-15
Honnesteader, 20
Years Old, Makes
Good in Montana

Here is a story of a homestead
er who, after he had almost ar
rived at the scriptural limit of
mans existence, came to Mon
tana, filed on n tract of land,
proved up, and made a farm
which sold for enough to keep
him in his old age.
His name is A. S. BrOWnWel.
He came to Montana from Spar
ta, Wisconsin, six years ago. He
was then "a years of age. He
located q homestead about ii
miles from Malta, south OF Lake
BOWdOin.
His start was modest. For the
first three years he barely made
enough out Of the land on which
to live. Gradually he worked his
place into a state of cultivation
which made it profitable.
But he was 20 years of age.
The call of his old home ties was
strong on him. The other day
an Iowa land buyer came along,
looked the place over, and made
him a tempting offer, enough to
keep him all of his remaining
days. He accepted and the deal
was made.
He left for Sparta the other
day with the fat price of his farm
in his pocket. He is going back
to spend his declining years with
his own people. And he is going
back Independent. He will be a
living advertisement of Montana
possibilities.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-15

Previously, in 1862, 1863 and 1864,
Captain Fisk had led parties across
the plains as commander of military
escort.
Company of 14O Led
BY Major Maginnis.
The first train, that of '62, had
left Minnesota bound for Washing
ton, but the greater part of the COM
pany resolved to put their fortunes
to the test in the newly discovered
diggings near Bannack. The train
that set out in 1854 was attacked by
the Indians $50 miles west of Fort
Rice and was in danger of massacre.
1t was rescued by a command under
Colonel Thomas of Minnesota which
included company under Andrew ].
Fisk, one Of the five brothers.
The big expedition of ''66 traversed
the prairies in four parallel columns
to guard against attacks by Indians
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-15

Hardship was the lot of most of
the pioneers of Montana who crossed
the plains in the sixties and seventies
to try their fortunes in the new land
of promise, but there was one ex-
pedition the Fixk expedition OF
1866-to which the long Journey In
carts and wagons and on horseback
was like one long summers holiday.
This was the largest party that ever
crossed the plains and it included 80
or 40 women and number of chill
dren. Altogether there were about
400 persons in the expedition, which
was led by Captain James L. Fisk,
popularly known as "Jim" Fisk, one
of five brothers in the party, all OF
whom had served in the Union army.
These immigrants followed the north
ern route, virtually the same as that
taken a score of years later in the
construction of the Northern Pacific.
In this way they eluded the roaming
war parties of the Sioux, which hab-
itually lay in wait for the unwary
south of the Missouri.
Not a Hostile Indian Met;
Not q Single Horse Lost.
The party left St. Cloud on June
6 with 14O carts and wagons drawn
by oxen and cows and with con-
siderable number of horses and ar
rived three months later at Helena
Not a hostile Indian was met
throughout the trip and not single
horse was lost. The weather was
ideal with the nights mild and clear
and at every camp where smooth
stretch of ground could be found or
the prairie dance was held. There
was one Irregular" musician in the
expedition, w. o. Dexter, a violinist
who still lives at Fort Benton. There
were others along, however, who were
| able to do their part in the makeup
of an orchestra with accordions ant
Jews harps.
eyes," mused Dexter few days
ago at Fort Benton as he was tinker
ing with gasoline engine in front O.
his bachelor quarters, 'it was a gay
time we had those summer nights II
'66 on the plains. There were a doz
IN or Two w.'1nen in the party-Wive'
and daughters of members OF the
expedition. There we're ten times al
mary young fellows who desired tt
join in Virginia reel, quadrille, ma
zurka or polka. We hadn't crossed
the western boundary of Minnesot;
before it became plain that some n
or 80 fellows, who were among thu
most adept dancers, were bent OF
mOnOpOlizing the women available
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-15
EQUITY CHIEF OPENS
100000 ELEVATOR

Splashing dipperfull of mud
dy water from the Mississippi
river against the concrete wall
of the farmers terminal elevator
ut st. Paul, President j. Nj. An
derson of the Equity Co-Opera-
tive exchange declared the
100000 structure open and
ready for business. Five thou
sand farmers from all sections
of the middle west witnessed the
ceremony and cheered heartily.
President Anderson declared
the time not far distant when the
great Mississippi would he used
by the farmers to ship the wheat
which grows on the rivers
watershed. to the ocean via the
river.
Speakers at the Equity meet
ing warned big interests against
opposing the farmers. The
statement was made that the
farmers did not intend to destroy
the Minneapolis chamber of COM
merce, but would clean it up.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-15

Montana would have the right to
name the man who would succeed
Senator Walsh.
Senator 'Bill' Frary.
If all this occurred while Sea-
tor Burlingame was clothed with
gubernatorial power, and he should
see fit to appoint his old friend
Bill" Frary of Great Falls United
States senator for Montana, the ap-
pointment would stick until the term
for which Senator Walsh was elected,
had expired. Frary would be reg
ular honest to goodness senator.
A number of interesting situations
have been created by the president
of the senate becoming governor.
During Governor Edwin Norris
term both he and Lieutenant Cover
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-15

was the rope, which had completely
forgotten, that checked the pony
abruptly in it's course. I was scarce
ly on my feet when the bear was
upon us. Bruin appeared to be be-
wildered for moment. Should he
make for me to wreak his vengeance
or for the horse?
Pony Biffs Bear in Nose.
apparently because the pony was
the larger he gave the pony slap on
the hind quarters that left an ugly
scratch or two and then, as the pony
made leap in the other direction,
he grabbed a big piece of her tail
which he retained in his grasp. The
pony halted in her flight long enough
to rise on her forelegs and plant
her hind hoofs squarely upon the
bears nose.
$50 much I saw as l glanced back
ward in my own headlong flight.
kept on until I had turned the edge
of the ridge. Then I lay down be-
hind boulder to watch the antics
of the bear and the pony. Several
times bruin raced on three legs back
and forth as the pony ran the length
of the rope in opposite directions. but
he was too lame to catch her. Final
ly he limped up the mountain into a
clump of pine timber.
"The next morning all three of us
went cautiously from the camp to
the scene of the encounter. We
found the bear dead on the noun
tain side. killed by the first shot I
had fired, which had lodged in it's
side. We recovered the pony, which
had escaped with the loss of part
of it's tail and with the scratch of a
claw on one flank"
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-15
AFTER WETZ, EGG KING;
HAS 20 MILLION EGGS

''fve got them; what are you
going to do about it:"
That is the answer OF James
WetZ. who has 20. OGO Geo eggs
in storage, to the investigators
for the government.
Wetz' eggs are in Chicago. \
Chicago ordinance prohibits the
storing of eggs for more than 10
months. Wetz must place his
eggs in the market about the
first of January or not at all.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-15


gan Harris when he was prompted
to tell his pet story to a visitor to
Fort Benton, that James Shaw. who
now lives at Priest, idaho; John Car
ruthers and myself went hunting in
the Highwood mountains for deer
and elk. We camped on Mcdonald
creek on the east side. While the
other two boys remained in camp to
cook the supper, I rode along the
Indian trail that skirted the edge of
the mountain. The trail crossed a
branch stream that descended the
steep wall and formed meadow
with a clump of willows.
II looked up the canyon and saw
a bear roofing on the side of the
tributary gulch. He was a grizzly
the biggest l eyer saw-and he was
turning over rocks to get worms and
Felt Like a Cave Man.
II got off my pony and tied her
to willow with a 60-foot rope
carried with me. Where l tied her
she was hidden from the bear. From
the willows l crawled up the bottom
of the gulch until, still on my hands
and knees, I was almost directly un-
der the bear, who continued to dine
cafeteria style-on worms. Now
and then he turned over boulder
that threatened to roll down and
crush me- No elephant at a circus
in my childhood days ever loomed
larger to me than that bear did then.
A short time before had been read
ing book that told of some of the
creatures as big as house in the
earlier ages of the earth, and now
imagined myself as puny as cave
man in the presence of one of those
monsters. l was yet so yards away
however. With the utmost precau-
tion l got on my feet and, standing
broadside to the grizzly and leaning
way back to take aim at the high
angle necessary, I fired.
"The bear fell down and rolled
over and over until he came TO my
feet as l stood in the bottom of the
gulch. / had to jump to escape be-
ing crushed by his weight. l thought
he had been killed, as he made no
movement until he landed in heap.
I was standing calmly three feet
from him when he finished rolling.
Bruin Shows Fight
"The next moment my blood ran
cold for the bear glared at me and
reared up on his hind legs. Still
glaring and showing his teeth and
with his fore paws reaching out fol
an embrace, he came toward me as
l took backward step or two.
had no time to take aim, but l fired
as quickly as l could raise my rifle
l had hoped to hit him in the head
but instead the bullet went through
his right paw and broke his wrist
l almost touched him with my rifle
as ! wheeled and ran. The bear
jumped at me and l seemed to fee
his hot breath as We both tumbled
and rolled together down the noun
tain.
"The pony. hearing the racket, rar
around straight toward me until she
came to the end Of the rope. AS soor
y as l got off the steep part of the
mountain, found I was able to out
run bruin. When / reacher the pony
/ jumped into the saddle and I was
off like whirlwind for more thar
100 feet. Then l was precipitated
like a bolt from a catapult. My ri
file went in one direction and / was
hurled in another. When I regaine(
my feet l found that the pony hat
turned a complete somersault. /
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-15
HOW JACK HARRIS
KILLED A BEAR
THRILLING ADVENTURE OF FORT
BENTON CAPITALIST IN THE
HIGHWOOD MOUNTAINS.
Bear Puts Up Vigorous Fight After
Receiving Mortal Wound From
Harris Rifle; Horse Detracts
Bruins Attention and Hunter Man
ages to Escape.

Jack Harris, one of tn, foremost
stockmen and bankers of northern
Montana, was, in his younger days,
one of the successful bear hunters in
the state. Now bear batting is no
child's sport, and in the course of a
number of years Mr.. Harris had ad-
ventures with Bruin, the telling of
which leaves a thrill.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-15

partners. The wall flowers of the
prairie determined that this was not
to be and formed kind of vigilance
committee to bust the trust Word
quickly was passed around that any
male caught dancing twice before all
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-15

that never came. Among those who
thus travelled together from St. Cloud
to Fort Benton was one party even
larger than Captain Fisk's own flock
This was company OF 14O organized
by Major Martin Maginnis with 40
wagons. The originaf Fisk party ar
rived in Helena ON September and
Captain Maginnis and those under
his leadership on September S.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-08-25
Right of Free Travel.

In his argument before the Public
Service Commission in Baltimore,
Mr.. Thos. H. Robinson, on the Havre
de Grace-Perryville toll matter, re-
ferring to the fact that the right of
free travel over the railroad between
Perryville and Havre de Grace that
had existed prior to 1910 had been
repealed, is reported to have said,
"Just why this right or free travel
had been granted by the legislature
has never been explained. There was
certainly no consideration for it, and
it imposed upon the railroad COM
pany burden that no other corpor-
alton has been subjected to in this
state"
I We would say that there was a
consideration given for this privilege.
The original charter as granted for
the erection of the Bridge across the
Susquehanna, provided for a free
carriage-way and foot bridge.
This charter, at the request of the
company. was amended so that they
would not be required to provide
the carriage or foot-way passage, in
lieu of which they proposed and
agreed to stop all trains at both
ends of the bridge, and carry all
passengers free across same.
While there was no doubt that this
free passage traffic" had become a
nuisance in measure, yet the giving
up of this valuable. franchise without
any consideration to the citizens of
Hartford and Cecil counties, is to be
deeply regretted. -Havre de Grace
Republican.