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The Nenana news., 1923-03-22

Several of the leading members of the movie company engaged in the production of an all-Alaska pie ture under the direction of the Alas ka Moving Picture Corporation, came over from Anchorage on the last train getting of at Mckinley Park, where several acts will be filmed.
The Nenana news., 1923-03-22
FAScISTI COMES TO STATES
 TO TAKE PLACE OF KU KLUX

OMAHA, Mar 22-Edgar L Full Ter, former kleagle of the Ku Klux Klan, in the realm of Northern California, has announced the or ganization of the Fascist of Amer ica" be filed shortly, and that the members of the new organization will wear black shirts instead of Black hoods.
The Nenana news., 1923-03-22
LEVINE IMPROVING

MOSCOW, Mar. 22-Premier Lenine, who recently suffered an appopletic stroke, is greatly i'm proved today, according to an off cial buttetin issued by the soviet officials.
The Nenana news., 1923-03-22
STANDARD DRILLS START

ANCHORAGE, Mar. Wireless advices received from Cold Bay an nounce that the Standard Oil Com pany's drill was spudded in yester- day. The dispatch also states that the Associated Oil Company, which was compelled to suspend drilling operations as the result of a break down, has received new equipment similar to that being used by the Standard, and will resume drilling immediately.
The Nenana news., 1923-03-22
MCNEIL FUNERAL YESTERDAY

Annie MeNei, whose death occur red this week, was laid at rest in the local cemetery yesterday, under the direction of Nenana Igloo, No. 17, Pioneers of Alaska. Services were held at Union hall at 1;30, with many oldtimers and friends of the family in attendance and quite a number followed the body to it's final resting place.
 MT. McNeil has requested The News to express his gratitude to the Pioneers and the many others who rendered kindly assistance dur ing the illness and after the death of his daughter.
The Nenana news., 1923-03-22
German Officials Held

LONDON, Mar. 22-The French rilitray authorities at Eessen have detained a member of parliament, district attorney and several bank directors, following the murder of a French guard there, according to a message received from Berlin
The Nenana news., 1923-03-22
HENRY FORD SECURES BIG
 TRACT OF KENTUCKY COAL

LEXINGTON, Ky, Mar 22-It has been learned here that Henry Ford has acquired a tract of 125,- 900 acres of coal land along the Kentucky river, in Clay and Leslie counties. The price paid, according to the report, was between SIP, 2,000,- 900 and s20, 100000.
The Nenana news., 1923-03-22
ANAcoNDA BUYS MINES

SEATTLE, Mar 22-There is report in circulation here to the effect that the Anaconda Mining Company has purchased the Marble bay mines on Texada island, in the Strait of Georgia. The property formerly belonged 10 Marry Whitney Treat.
The Nenana news., 1923-03-22
SEATTLE FANS ORGANIZE

SEATTLE, Mar. 22-At a meet ing of the new stockholders of the Seattle Baseball club yesterday, Charles Lockhard was elected pres ident, John Sullivan vice president and Attorney Wade Killefer secre- tary-treasurer.
The Nenana news., 1923-03-22
SENATOR ESCAPES KNIFE

ROCHESTER, Minn., Mar. 22-- Senator Nicholson, of Colorado, who has been under treatment here for tumor of the stomach, left for Den yer today in a private car, follow ing a decision of the surgeons not to operate His condition is still grave.
The Nenana news., 1923-03-22
WIFE OF SECRETARY ILL

BRUNSWICK, Ga, Mar. 22- Mrs. Weeks, wife of the secretary of war, is being rushed to this city aboard the yacht Evergreen. She was taken seriously i'll yesterday.
The Nenana news., 1923-03-22
CONDITION STILL SERIOUS

CAIRO, Mar. 22-The condition of Earl Carnavon. who has blood poisoning, is still serious. Lady Car navOn is rushing here by steamer to assist in nursing her husband back to health.
The Nenana news., 1923-03-22
Troop Train Wrecked

DUSSELDORF, Mar. 22-One French soldier is dead and three French trainmen injured as the re- suit of the wreck of a troop train near Treves. The disaster is at tributed to sabotage.
The Nenana news., 1923-03-22
LA TOILETTE ENDORSED

MADISON, Mar. 22-The Wiscon- sin assembly has adopted a resolu- ton reaffirming faith in Senator LaFollette and his leadership fin the cause of real democracy and human progress.
The Nenana news., 1923-03-22

A mail stake arrived from the lower river today.
, 1923-03-15
step LIVELY At IRIS
CLEVER MUSICAL COMEDY

Louis Morgan's Dangerous Girls
company won even greater applause
from the audience asst night when
they presented step Lively than on
tho occasion OF the opening bill Com
edy. music. dancing. a riot of glorious
entertainment. are included in the
new production by this compay.
Among the features specialties of
fered T those by Dave Burt, Betty
Powers. Chuck Wilson, Francs Reyn-
olds. and Louis Morgan.
Burt has one Of the funniest mum.
bers Of tho shows which IS a very
clever parody that he puts over in
splendid style. "My Buddy is the
name OF the song in which Miss Betty
Powers achieves so much applause.
Chuck Wilson has a solo that he
does we'll and also takes a Juvenile
part that is quite comic. Francis
Reynolds gives a ballad which Is pref.
THY rendered.
THE Right Way is the p~hotoplay
It is a gripping drama round a few
of the greater problems OF life.
, 1923-03-15

dent that he was merely FRAMING
and the real accomplices. II such
there WERE. were being shielded.
And the question is still open-win
he eject to die within the walls OF
Rawlins rather than tell all he
knows? he public now believes
that he will.
The Ways OF the willy Rustler.
But at least tho stocbms, ~,
breathing caster than thew baJ,a e.
a long time. and they are oonf,dea.
that their stock will be safa ~ 49,
TO come.
ana they have had an education
IN the practices OF rustsers that mn1,
stand them IN good stead In 49,
tney over have to deal with the sort
~ became evident during tho pur-
SUIT OF the rustler cases that that
man market. aside from
1' were h Nebraska towns along
me railroad lines this side OF Omaha
STOCK shipped to Omaha did NOT re-.
quire inspection in Wyoming. Rut
II was quite possible for rustler- 70
nil cattle to Omaha, and sion tho,,
~ slue. selling the shipment among
laers' or TO local butchers. Hun
ureus OF cattle were doubtless dis
posed OF In this manner that were
never seer by a brand inspector.
1t was apparent that an 'under.
ground shift was used. stolen cattle
oNng shifted to ranges in different
parts OF the country, with established
re ay ranches. Transfers wero thus
inade etween the ranges on each
slue or the Wheat.and Flats.
a curious feature of the case vas
inc number and nature OF the brands
owned by Covington. Those acquired
since his arrival in the wheatland
district bore a curious relation 10 the
large stockmen's brands of tho aSia.
cent range which admitted of EASY nj.
teration' The Two-Bar brand could
evidently be changed easily to the
frying E or the Jewsharp brands OF
Covington. The U Bar ID OF a local
stocknian was possible of alteration
TO The Quarter Box NJ brand OF Gov.
ington. and evidence was submitted
to show that such an alteration had
been made.
The possibilities Of altering the
question Mark brand of wedemeyer
to the o A brand of Covineton are
evident In the case that brought
about his downfall.
In each OF these alleged cases, the
alteration was manifestly Cone with
a running iron, which might be. anv
sort OF an iron bar. A favor.te run.
ming IRON with stockmen. for both 10,
ultimate and Legitimate purposes,
Is tho cinch ring OF n saddle, heated
not n held between a pry of two
sticks run through the ring from cp.
posite sides. Another device which
has tho virtue Of holding heat and
, 1923-03-15
WHEATLAND STOCKMEN TRIUMPH
WITH CONVICTION OF HUSTLER

1921. and others suffered in proper.
ton. Then the small farmers and
ranchmen began to suffer. Poverty
of the owner afforded no conjunction
TO the rustling gang-the widow and
orphan were the same to them as the
wealthy foreign stakeholder. Tales be-
gan to circulate of carload shipments
of misbranded cattle-of nine carloads
that were shipped uninspected from a
point on the Union Pacific west, and
unloaded at points in Nebraska And
finally II became apparent that the
rustlers had overplayed their hand.
stockmen Hold Meeting TO Organize.
On Saturday. September 2, 1922, a
mass meeting of farmers and ranch.
men gathered in the Platte county
court house to consider ways and
means OF putting an end to a situation
mat had become unbearable. Every
other farmer In the well settled farm
Ing districts had his losses to report.
A Platte County Live Sock Protective
association was formed. and ways and
means of action considered.
And 1t seemed that even the rust.
lers began to read the handwriting on
the wall. Six days after that meet.
ing two carloads OF CoSineton cat.
Tie were delivered at the WheatIanC,
stockyards, sold to a Scottsbluff buy
er. 1t was not customary to inspect
cattle shipped to private buyers at
Nebraska points. But the sheriff's
office had become wary OF a clean.
up. and Under Sheriff Coulehan
looked the stock over. holding back
three head as patent m,sbrands.
Stockmen of the vicinity owning
brands that might have been the or.
iginal Of the alterations were notified.
And on the following day the sher-
IFS office had three claimants for
the cattle held back.
S~uspecting more dirty work.
Deputies Coulehan and Adams were
dispatched to Omaha in pursuit If the
rest OF the shipment. They arrived
there before the stock was unloaded,
and were placed in charge of the
inspection of Wyoming stock. De-
putty Coulehan there held back "a
more cattle on suspicion of misbrand-
ing. and the suspects were slaught-
cred under the eye of the officers. the
hides tagged, and returned 10 Wheat.
land accompanied by a~ffidavits.
Covington ct al Get Busy.
In tho meantime Covington and his
associates had n short period of grace
in which to cover up before owners
of the cattle could be found and war.
rants sworn out. AS It afterward APP
peared. they worked hard and fast.
Scattered widely over the range, cat
tie were found slaughtered with only
tho brands cut from the
And Sam also worked to build UP a
chain OF alibis TO suit the cases OF the
stock already taken. which. as it aft
inward appeared. was n%l.advised. He
selected a young rancher of good
reputation in the vicinity. who had
approached him previously for milk
cows. Arriving at the home of this
rancher late in the evening Of the
day following the detention of the
cattle. no reused him from bed. and
informed him Of his p~redicament.
That - - Roach and Payne
, 1923-03-15
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Continues from Page One)
In his case was pronounced, the cues
ton on he lips of every one has been,
VIII Sam tell what he knowsY''
For It is a practical certainty TO the
officers as well as the public that Gov
ington a operated in conjunction
with others. and that he night tell
much II he would. Sentence has not
yet been pronounced. And n he would
only come through clean with every
thing. who knows but that years
would be taken from his sentence7
Judges V make such promises. but
such things have been. But to dat
Sam has not told. and with each pass
ing day the certainty grows that he
will not save himself by telling.
Since Sam entered the wheatland
territory IL years ago. It has been the
firm belief of stockmen tina Sam was
the center, the main fence" OF a
rustling gang. You know It, but
you can't prove nothIn'" was the COM
mon verdict Stock disappeared mys-
teriously from tho range. The own.
ers lay out night after night with Win
chesters, without result. Nothing of
a nature warranting legal action was
N "a AAAf WAN az tAItpNloh Ol
the case referred TO where the evil
denoe was stolen.
The country southwest of Wheat
land in which he had settled was well
suited to such operations. Sam him
self acquired several large fenced pas
lures, in a wild and remote section.
1t was surrounded by fenced pastures
and was accordingly never ridden by
the stockmen. The billy and broken
nature of the country afforded many
points OF vantage to escape pursuit
and keep watch over movements OF
officers. And the isolated natur of
the Wheatland irrigated country, an
isolated tract surrounded by bad
lands, gave a good opportunity Il rust.
lers to shift stock around the mnrgain
by means of an underground system OF
stations.
Too Much Success His Undoing.
So. with nearly q dozen well selected
brands of his own. Sam prospered for
many years. Then long success be
gan to breed contempt for the law, and
the rustling began to increase in bold.
ness, approaching tho wholesale
Grassland methods OF pioneer times.
Cattle began to disappear by the
dozen. by the score. by the hundred.
One large cattleman. running 1.400
head on the range adjacent to the
Wheatland Flats, was short 100 OF his
number at the n of the summer OF
, 1923-03-15
THAN CALQMEL
Thousands Have Discovered
DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets
are a Harmless Substitute

DR.. Edwards Olive ablets-the SUBJ
stitute for calomel-are a mild but sure
laxative, and their effect on the liver is
almost instantaneous. These little olive
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Edwards determination not to treat
liver and bowel complaints with calomel.
The pleasant little tablets do the good
that calomel does, but have no bad after
effects. They don't injure the teeth like
strong liquids or calomel. They take
hold Of the trouble and quickly correct
it Why cure the liver at the expense of
the teeth? Calomel sometimes plays
havoc with the gums. So do strong
liquids. 1t is best not to take calomel.
Let DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets take
its place.
Headaches. "dullness" and that lazy
feeling come from constipation and a
disordered liver. Take DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets when youfeel "logy" and
heavy" They clear" clouded brain
and "perk UT" the spirits. 15c and 30c
, 1923-03-15

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healthy or diseased conditions are
thrown Off and new vitality rushes
In 70 restore health. Thus the anemio
wasted condition due to diabetes has
given way to firm flesh in so many
Instances as 10 leave no room for
doubt as to its specific value
Sugar Free.
II has been definitely established
that in seven cases out OF ten the
urine was found TO be free Of sugar
after using the Nuradium tablets and
In most of the test cases the aIbumen
was greatly reduced. Thus Nuradium
Is doing things for diabetes absolute
~ startling.
Your mental faculties take on an
irresistible positive attitude. and you
become moro and moro conscious OF
some strange force or influence, some
mystic form OF energy Of the most
gratifying nature. Extreme physical
freshness and Increased bodily activ-
ity is pronounced Your diabetic pallor
gives way to the pink OF red blood.
This remarkable substance IS put
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II you are net now using Nuradi-
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Nuradium is solo IN Casper by Kim
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Pharmacy.
G in a round brown package OF 40
alpha rays of radlum caught in sugar
ng drugs. II you want the ORIGINAL
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, 1923-03-15

In old diabetes there is a constant
waste OF tho boCy's nutrltin and II
has always been a prnblem how to
stop it. Apparently this has been
solved by the marveltus alton q
these Nuradlum tablets. They seem
70 act as n natural tonic and stlmu-
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furnish to the glands and function a
NOTE-NURADIUM tablets com
soft grayish pellets containing genuine
Of milk. eva OF mutations conta.nl
md GENUINE insist upon NURADIU
, 1923-03-15


are on my tracks and L need some
hep. Wayne" he stated. "Now, you
want some milk cows. You 90 10 the
stockyards and Identify certain on
those cattla az YOU own. stating how
the brands happened 10 be on them
that way. and / will show YOU some
milk COVE that YOU can take and
milk as long as you please-for their
keep, you understand"
But the young rancher put him of
for the present, and later took the
witness stand against him. with a
sworn statement to the above effect.
Net Closes in on Coviugton.
Then on the following day Coving-
ton received a summons to deliver
himself up. Separate charges based
on the three head OF cattle held in
the wheatland stockyards were pre-
ferred against him. and a number OF
other charges were held for future
need Every charSs stuck in the
preliminary hearings. and Covington
was bound over to tho district court
on three counts with an aggregate
bond of $4,000 required Then began
his battle for liberty
His old supporters began to fall
off as his plight became evident. and
he found 1t hard to get BOND. for
six weeks his wife worked to raise the
$4,000 that would at east iDerate
him until the time OF ms triA- anu
then. when she had ut last u H.
and a promise OF emporAIy respite
was offered, the sheriits OFFICE pre-
ferred another charge. Gaining ior
more bonds. and sam sASeo III jail
Law Enforcement Men Ride Range
> Meanwhile, the aid OF A S. Roach
head of tho state law enforcement
department. and his aides had been
enlisted. Fol weeks. Roach and
Sheriff Payne. with a force of picked
men. rode the range in search OF
further misbrands. Everywhere they
found clues. though little direct evi'
dence. From n well in the vicinity
OF Covington's ranch Under Sheriff
Couiehan took 25 hides. all rolled in
lime and eaten until the brands were
undecipherable. Other vidence OF
range butchery were found
Circling the bad lands about the
wheatland country. they scoured into
Laramie county, traversing all OF the
1OSitAA L1Oto 0H@
Bayard, Nebraka. on the east. To the
north they rode n Niobrara. Con
verse. and Natrona rounties, finding
shores of misbrands. many OF which
were restored to the vident owners. In
Albany county a force under William
Wilde engaged in a gun fight with sus.
poets, who were taken at the time. but
later turned loose because they made
things right" with the owners, and
no charges were entered.
Covington Throws Out False Scents
All the while. Roach and Payne
were working to get Covington to
turn states evidence on his accom-
pieces. with the lure of n shortened
sentence II he would admit his W
and his fellow rustlers' guilt. And
he apparently began TO yield. On
testimony given by him. two arrests
were maue. One man CuAi ecu ny INN
Was hrouuht from CnlifOrnfn Mt grcaf
, 1923-03-15

pains and troubles, and she
took the Vegetable Compound, and
it cured her. So then l went and got
some, and | certainly recommend it
for it is good. Whenever l see any
woman who is sick l try to get her
to take Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegeta-
Bile Compound. Mrs. ADA FRICK,
Route 3. Perrysburg, Ohio.
In nearly every neighborhood in
every town and city in this country
there are women who have been
helped by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound in the treatment of
ailments peculiar to their sex, and
they take pleasure in passing the
good word along to other women.
Therefore, If you are troubled in this
way, whynot give Lydia f. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound 4 fair trial.
, 1923-03-15

making a neat brand is a ring or coil
of heavy copper wire.
Calves are turned into mavericks.
or were in tho old days more espe-
cially. by splitting their tongues
which prevented them from sucking,
and caused the mother to dry. thus
affording a prey for he Iron Of the
rust,er.
, 1923-03-15

experts expounded the theories OF
"corned' brands. of methods OF
brand alteration. OF tho effects OF
aging on brands.
The prosecution marked out to the
jury the older portions OF the brand.
arguing that n brand "corned" with
age. that is, hat the hide gradually
crystalized, until the Light passed
through 1t more readily than through
the est OF the, hide. The light
showed DINNER through the newer
parts OF the brand. they argued. dem
~onstrating tho worked portions.
They marked out the regularity of the
stamp OF a branding iron. compared
with the i~rregularity OF a running
iron.
Tho witnesses for the defense re-
Elected on the accuracy Of their state
ments. arguing hat the extent to
which light showed through a brand
depended upon the depth TO which
the different parts OF the brand were
burned. II a brand were pressed di-
rectly against tho uneven side of a
struggling animal. they affirmed, It
would naturally burn deeper in some
parts than IN others. which would
determine which parts OF the brand
would show through most plainly.
They enlarged or the ways in which
brands will become misshapen
through tho growth OF cattle. stating
that n brand may grow several inches
In size. or that It may grow more in
one direction than another. pulling
the design clear out of proportion
And then. when the jury and au.
dienco had emerged from tho dense
mental fog cause by their conflicting
testimony, the young ranchman re
ferred to above took the stand, and
like a bolt out of a clear sky came
the revelation of Covington's attempt
at bribery of Witnesses The defense
was surprised and staggered. and tho
tide began TO turn against the defend.
ant.
Sam Capitulates-Almost But Not
Quite
Consultations OF attorneys were
called. Once more the state and coun.
ty Officials brought pressure to bear
on Covington to plead Euilty-to turn
states evidence-and so save himself
n for a time II seemed that he
wavered. a rumor ran through the
court room that he would AXE the
stand and yield himself to the mercy
of the Judge.
Rot In jail, but Never Tell"
And then, in the chambers where
the consultations were under way,
somsih.hg hanpen{i-the defense
stiffened-and the fight went on to
tho end. 1t was reported thai Sam
had weakened. but that the iron
woman who had stood at his side un.
flinchingyl I'm the battle to save him.
had shamed him out OF It. Rot in
jail, but never tell a word" was her
ultimatum. and when Covinston re
turned to the court and took the
stand. 1t was with an attempt to
weaken the testimony Of his
But it was already a ~foregune con.
clusion when the case went to the
Jury. Two hours were required ~
that body to arrive at a unanimous
conclusion.
After C~ovington had received no
tice OF his DOOM. he was again com.
mitted to the county tail for an in
definite period OF waiting, and the
same possibility OF shortening his
sentence remaining. Once moro he
'peached-" but again It became EVIL
, 1923-03-15

CduSc L suffered
with pains in my
all the time.
l can't remember
just
fered, but it was
for some time. One
day / was talking
with a lady / met
on a car, and l told
her howIwasfeel
ing and she said
she had been just
ike / WAS with
, 1923-03-15
Now It's Radium
For Diabetes
Taken Internally in Microscopic Doses 1t Has a Power to
Regulate Nutrition and Elimination Startling in Results.

Reports in the use OF the Nuradium
tablets. the SPECIAL process Of holding
the rays OF radlum in n soluble We
nicle. are convincing and startling.
, 1923-03-15
ASK YOUR
NEIGHBOR
Women Tell Each Other HowThey
Have Been Helped by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound

Perrysburg, OF took Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound be-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-10-02
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D. B. c. pupils actually practice
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