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Hyder weekly herald., 1929-04-13
NOTICE OF MARsHAL's SALE United States of America. )

) ss. 1st Division District of Alaska)
 Public notice is hereby given, that by virtue of writ of execution. dated March 18th, A. D. 1929, issued out of the District Court, of the Unit. ed States for the 1st Division Dist rict of Alaska on a judgement rem dered in said Court, on the 18th day of March. A. D. 1929, in favor of C.. N. Crone, Vena l.. Crone, Ray Mon. roe, Lee Murray, John Olson, Ben Malnim, L. F. Taylor and Roy Smith and against M. J. Lee, H. M. Covey, Frances Cronholm, F. N. Cronholm and J. A. B. Carruthers, I have, on this goth day of March, A. D. 1929, levied upon the following described real estate, situate in the Precinct of Hyder. 1st Division, Terr. of Alaska. to wit: That certain group of contig- uOuS lode mining claims 20 in num- ber all located on Cantu Mountain at the South end of the Salmon Riv- er.. Glacier near. the. International Boundary Line in the Hyder Mining and Recording District, First Divis- ion, Territory of Alaska, commonly known and referred to as the Cantu Group, and consisting of Cantu No. 1, Cantu No. 2, Cantu No. 3, Cantu No. 4, Cantu No. 5, ..Cantu No. 6. Cantu No. 2, Cantu No. 8, Cantu No. g, Cantu No. 10, Cantu No. II. Cantu No. 12, Cantu No. 1S, Cantu No. IA, Cantu No. 15, P. S. No. l, Frances No. 1, Frances No. 2, Fran ces No. 3, and Frances No. 4, being the lode mining claims embraced in U. S. Mineral Survey no. 1899 as more fully appears by the plat and field notes of said survey and all more fully described in the locations not ices thereof which appear of record in the record books of the Hyder Re- cording District, at Hyder, Alaska and that will, accordingly, offer said real estate for sale, at public vendue to the highest and best bid der, for cash, on the 22nd day of Alp Til, A. D. 1929, at o'clock P. M., in front of the United States Mar shals office at Hyder, Alaska.
 Dated this 2Oth day of March, A. D. 1929.
 ALBERT WHITE
 U. s. Marshal, 1st Division DISTRICT OF ALASKA By Donald E. Martin. Deputy.
 Lester O. Gore
 Plaintiffs Attorney. Pub. Mch. g. 30; April 6, 13, 20. 1929. PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the above entitled case of c. M. Crone ct al vs. M. J. Lee ct al is hereby post poned from 2 o'clock P. M. of April 22nd 1929 to 2 o'clock P. M. of April 24th, 1929.
 Dated this 9th day of April, 1929.
 Albert White, U. s. Marshal,
 By Donald E. Martin
 Deputy U. s. Marshal.
Hyder weekly herald., 1929-04-13
RESPIRATION TO ENTRY or

LANDS IN NATIONAL FOREST
 Notice Is hereby given that the lands described below, within the Tongass National Forest, will be open to set clement and entry at the United States Land Office at Anchorage, Alaska, under the provisions of the homestead law and act of June Il, 1906 GA Stat, 233), on August 2, 1929, by any quali- fled person in the absence of entry by persons coming within either of the two following classes: CD Per sons named after each tract upon whose application the lands were list ed, if any, who, in order to avail them. selves of the preference right, must file their application within sixty days prior to date of opening; (2) Ex-service men of the war with Ger. many, who, in order to avail them selves of the preference right con- ferred by Congress, may file applicat. ion within one hundre4 ten days prior to date of opening. All such applicat- ions filed within the first twenty days of this period will be treated as si- multaneously filed at a. m. on the ninetieth day prior to date of opening. Applications by eX-Service men there- after, but prior to date of opening, will be treated in the order in which filed. The general public may file ap- plications within twenty days prior to opening date. These will be treated as simultaneously filed at 9 a. m. on date of opening, but no application will be allowed prior thereto. A tract of 34.O0 acres, more or less, described by metes and bounds as follows: Begin. ming at corner No. 1, point identical with F. s. M., located at the northern end of Beaver swamp from which the summit of a conspicuous ice covered peak south of Texas Creek bears s. S3' w. Another ice peak south of Thumb Creek bears s. 1S' w. and an- other peak on west side of Salmon River bears south; thence s. 32' E. 10.7O chs, to H-2; thence S. 7.72 chs. to H-3; thence S. 20' w. 1216 chs. to H.4: thence N. 52' w., 2343 chs. to H.5; thence N. 50' E. 22.50 chs. to place of beginning. Listed upon the application of T. W. Mcdonald of lily. der, Alaska. List s.109.
 Feb IS 1929 D. K. Parrott
 Acting Assistant Commissioner of the General Land Office. s.
Hyder weekly herald., 1929-04-13
LOCAL MINING COMPANIES

Alphabetically arranged Iist of active and semi-acsive min ing organizations operating in the Portland Canal Mining Dis trict.
Hyder weekly herald., 1929-04-13
BUSINESS DIRECTORY

Traversy's Barber Shop. Northern Pool Hall Shop Bakery GoOds- Ideal Cafe. Hyder Grocery. The Silver Grill Restauran Blacksmithing- Hyder Machine Shop. Civic Associations- Hyder Chamber of Commerc Curios--
 Boundary Gift Shop Hyder Drug Go. Card Rooms Traversy's Cigar Store Northern Pool Hall. Drugs-
 Hyder Drug Go. Boundary Gift Shop Dairies-
 Hyder Dairy Explosives Hyder Fuel Go. Hyder Dock Company. Fuel--
 Hyder Fuel Company Hyder Dock Company General Mdse.- Edgar Provinse Groceries- Hyder Grocery. Edgar Provinse Gas Engines Hyder Machine Shop. Hotels-
 Golden Gate Hotel. JeWelry- Nugget Shop. Hyder Drug Co. Lumber Hyder Lumber Company. Laundries- Portland Canal Electric Lodges- Loyal Order of Moose Masonic Club Machinery Hyder Machine Shop. Hyder Garage Meat Market Edgar Provinse Notary Public Ernest BlHe. Chas. F. Sandford Plumbing, Steamfitting- Hyder Machine Shop. Hyder Garage Pool Rooms Northern Pool Hall Professional Ernest Blue, Attorney. Frank A. Metcalf, Surveyo Photo Supplies Hyder Drug Go. Boundary Gift Shop Rubber Stamps- Hyder Herald Restaurants- Ideal Cafe Silver Grill Restaurant Smokers Supplies- Boundary Gift Shop Traversy's Cigar Store Northern Pool Hall Hyder Drug Co. Golden Gate Hotel Stationery
 Hyder Drug Go. Boundary Gift Shop Steamship Agencies Hyder Dock Go. Tranfer Companies Hyder Fuel Go. Typewriters-
 Hyder Drug Go. Boundary Gift Shop Steamship Lines Moves Boat Company Toilet Preparations- Boundary Gift Shop Hyder Drug Go. U. s. Mineral Surveyor
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-06-27
HUSTLER
is STILL BUSY
SOUTHEAST MONTANA INFESTED
WITH THIEVES, INSPECTOR
MARSH SAYS
More Difficult Now Than In Old Days
to Apprehend Culprits; Use of Mod
ern Transport Makes Quick Getaway
Possible.

Sherlock Holmes would find it diff
modern cattle rustler in southeastern
Montana under the present method
Of stealing practices, in which the
truck is used, according to John X.
Marsh, livestock inspector, who makes
his headquarters at Miles City. Mr..
Marsh, has returned from an ex-
tended inspection trip that included
attendance at a meeting at BrOadus,
where cattlemen discussed rustling.
Modern means of transportation
especially the use of the heavy truck
have inspired the cattle thief to ply
his nefariOus trade in a manner which
while 1t does not compare in volume
with his ancient brethren, nevertheless!
is more effective because the theft can.
not be traced, according to Mr.. Marsh
He said the cattle thief drives in amonf
a bunch of cattle grazing in an isolated
region, loads two or three on his truck
and drives away.
In the old days" says Mr.. Marsh
cattle growers, backed by the law
were able to trace the ruStler by tracks
he left behind but today the use Of
the trucks has resulted in the leaving
OF no trace among the hundreds Of
rubber tire tracks on a highway. Cat
tie rustling practice of the pioneer days
was but a parlor affair compared with
the effective modern method Of cutting
out cows from a herd and getting away
with them in a truck. Other methods
OF stealing may be in vogue but the
use Of the truck is making the track
ing of a thief q difficult thing"
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-06-27
NEW INSURANCE
COMPANY STARTS
PACIFIC NORTHWEST Is FOURTH
ORGANIZATION WITH HOME
IN MONTANA
Organized by L. c. Bassett, of the
Lewis and Clark, New Concern Ar
nounces Readiness for Immediate
Business. Headquarters in Great Falls.

With the incorporation of the Pa
cific Northwest Life Insurance COM
pan of Great Falls, Montana now has
-four life insurance organizations, rec
ords in the office of George p. Porter,
state auditor and commissioner of
insurance, show. This is the first
mutual company organized i'll the
state, he said.
The other life insurance organiza-
tons in Montana are the Montana
Life Insurance company of Helena, the
Lewis and Clark Life Insurance COM
pany of Great Falls and the Croatiar
Brotherhood of Great Falls. Out Of
1886, 924 in premiums paid to life in
surance companies in 1923 by policy
holders in Montana, 1888, 1872 was paic
to the three Montana companies. These
figures show, Mr.. Porter says. that
nearly 7 1-2 million dollars was paic
into the treasures of companies hav-
ing the home offices outside the state
Bassett is President.
A license for the organization OF the
Pacific Northwest company, which has
no capital stock, but is owned entirely
by the policy holders, was issued tc
T. G. Bassett, president on his recent
VlSlU III feleIld.
Mr.. Bassett came to Montana three
years ago to become general manager
of the Lewis and Clark Life Insurance
company of Great Falls. Previously
he was president of the Western Life
and State Insurance company of Des
MoineS.
According to the statutes, to organ
ize a mutual company in the state, the
organization must first get applications
on at least $50 lives and on an ag-
gregate amount of not less than
$250,000.
Insurance Company Needed
Residents of Montana are now send
ing out of the state more than $1,000, 00C
annually in life insurance premiums
Mr.. Bassett said. LESS than ST. 900 ,00C
remains with the companies which
have their home offices in the state
THE Pacific Northwest company plans
to establish its policy rates on ap-
proXimately the same basis as used BY
stock companies and plans to pay In
dividends to the policy holders the
money that ordinarily would be re-
turned to the stockholders.
For the present time We are IL
censed to operate only in Montana but
the foundation is being laid to expand
operations into other states immedi-
ately."
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-06-27
Reindeer Meat Is
Becoming Popular

Reindeer meat is becoming popular
in Canada and England, and is being
used extensively in America, according
to B. A. Zachow, a representative OF
the Dominion Reindeer company, of
Vancouver, B. C. He said the Northern
Pacific and Great Northern railroads
are serving it as items on their dining
car enu
The Dominion Reindeer company is
moving $500 head from Kokorines,
Alaska, to Hudson Bay, a trek OF $500
miles, and another ranch will be es-
tablished on the East coast to fill the
demand in Eastern markets. The ami
mails move along after the OF
a herd Of cows, stopping only for the
fawning season in May. One OF The
deer, the leader, carries a bell, and the
other animals in the large herd follow
him closely. Only four men, one white
and three Eskimos, are accompanying
the deer on the cross-country trek.
and with the assistance OF a pack OF
dogs, are able to keep the animals UNI
der control easily.
The woodland caribou which roam
Canada In a wild state, are practically
the same as reindeer, except that the
latter are domesticated.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-06-27
Land Grant Bill
Goes to Hoover

A senate bill which would declare a.
tain claimed rights of the Northern
forfeited to the federal government GER
Pacific railway to land grants has beer
passed by the house and sent to the
president.
The measure also would provide fol
the prosecution of proceedings looking
to adjustments of land grants. Ac-
cording to Senator Kendrick, democrat
Wyoming, sponsor Of the bill and mem
Der Of the joint committee to investi-
gate the Northern Pacific land grants
there are 2,672,2 68 acres of land in dis
pute between the federal government
and the railroad.
The measure, which resulted from
Investigations by the joint committee
directs the secretary of the interior
to withhold approval of adjustment
of grants and the issuance of any fur
ther patents and titles until the gov
eminent suits contemplated in the bill
finally are determined.
The bill, however, in its provisions
specifically declared that its terms
would not prevent" an adjudication OF
title through grants to the Northern
Pacific railroad or its successor.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-06-27
PICKED
123 YEARS AGO
GATHERED IN BITTER ROOT BY
CAPT. MERIWETHER LEWIS
AND STILL PRESERVED
Specimens On Exhibition at Missoula,
Loaned by Academy of Natural
Sciences at Philadelphia. Capt.
Lewis Handwriting Labels Display.

The Bitter Root flowers picked by
Captain MeriWether Lewis as he passed
through the vicinity of Missoula 123
years ago have been On exhibit at Mis-
soula, in the windows of the Mckay
Art Studio, for several weeks. They
are soon to be returned to the Academy
of Natural Sciences at Philadelphia.
These specimens of Montana flow
ers, Lewisa redivivia, were loaned the
Montana state university through the eff
forts of Mrs. Genevieve Murray, who is
majoring in journalism at the univer-
sity. Mrs. Murray has made extensive
research work of the flower and has
gathered much interesting information
concerning it.
Captain Lewis own handwriting la
bells the sheet on which the flower spe-
cimens are preserved. /.
The six blossoms that comprise the
exhibit were picked at the mouth OF
the LOlo, IL miles south of Missoula,
in 1906. The were carried by Captain
Lewis nearly 1900 tedious miles that
the world of science might learn some
thing of the plant life that existed In
this far western territory.
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Conger to appear in their behalf.

Conger to appear in their behalf.
On the twelfth day of the spring
term OF court, early in March, the case
OF the Territory versus Dolph and Wis
we'll came to trial. An entire evening
was consumed in securing a jury. The
thirteenth day vas taken up with the
hearing of testimony. Witnesses were
brought forth by the defense to say
that the young men were the victims
Of an influence exerted by another,
presumably the road agent who had
escaped, and that, considering all the
circumstances of their previous deport-
ment, the young men were entitled to
the entertainment in the minds of the
jury OF any reasonable doubt they
might have. The arguments were made.
The prosecutor made an impaSSioned
plea for the unfolding and the sane
tity OF the law. Judge Conger
stressed the weight of the evidence
with reference to the general reputation
Of the youths, their future and what
conviction would mean to two young
men who had yet to meet the ext
gencies OF matured and adult lives.
The jury retired at four o'clock to
deliberate upon a verdict. At the end
Of two hours they returned to the
court room.
Have you gentlemen reached a YER
dict" the court inquired of the FORE
man of the jury.
I'VE have, your honor" replied the
foreman.
What is your verdict?" inquired the
court.
Not guilty." said the foreman.
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trio, halted. The other two, George
Wiswell and IN unknown man, at
tempted to make good their escape
by running.
Halt" the officers cried to the flee
ing men.
The pair increased their speed. Only
the fact that the darkness of the early
morning was somewhat relieved by a
pale moon were the officers able to
trace the dim figures. BY dint of a
couple of well-placed loads of buckshot
was Wiswell captured, but the unknown
mar got away. Further search was
Much interest was taken in the ex-
plot of the officers. At the same time,
thermOre, the extremely cold weather
made the men wish to get back to
town. The prisoners taken were brought
in and safely lodged in the county Jail
to await trial.
made while one of the officers held
the two captured men, but it was APP
parent that the ring leader was too
familiar with the countryside and he
succeeded in remaining hidden. Fur
when it was learned that one of the
captured men was known about town
it was remarked that Wiswell was prob
ably another victim Of dime novels.
Previous to his stage robbing attempt
he was employed in the Parlour res
taurant. 1t vas said by those who
knew that he spent his spare time read
ing all the lurid literature of the dime
novel variety of that day he could get.
1t was a great surprise to the two
boys to be caught in the trap laid for
them, as they, according to the re-
marks attributed to them at the time,
entertained confidence in succeeding
and had devised ways and means of
carrying on the nefarious business of
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-06-27
(By ~MON TANA LOU" GRILL


AWLESS and law-abiding elements
were present in every frontier COM
munity of the northwest. Miles
City in the late 70's and early sos was
no exception. Cattle and horse rustling
perhaps were the more frequent. These
activities came to be commonplace. But
woe to the man, or group of men, who
were caught. Vengeance was swift and
sure. The dangling form of a human
from the limb Of a stout cottonwood
tree was a sign to all and sundry that
rustling was not to be tolerated.
The spectacular in the business of
crime in these early days was to be
found in the holding up and robbing
of a stage coach. Miles City was iso-
lated as a community. Before the ad-
rent of the railroad, goods and passen-
gers were hauled in ~buckboards and
stage coaches from Bismarck. AS the
railroad progressed and came closer to
the community, the overland roads
were abandoned.
For many years, however, after the
coming of the railroad, the route to
Deadwood and Spearfish in the Black
Hills Of western Dakota was covered
by the buckboards. Frequently the
stage coaches transported valuable on
signments OF gold ore to a railroad
point, as we'll as merchandise and pas
sengers. They became the natural
prey of the road agent as we'll as the
embryo criminal who gained his am
bition and his knowledge from the
Diamond Dick literature of that day.
The route usually taken was devious
n for the most part followed the
creek and river valleys that coursed
their way out of the hills to the more
level plains. Striking the Montana
line, the objective was to reach the
Powder river, follow that stream for a
considerable distance, then cross the
divide and come into the Tongue river
valley, thence by easy stages to the
frontier village of Miles City.
There were present in Miles City in
the early 80's men who were hardened
in the ways of crime. They were in
the minority, but their deeds are the
better remembered, for in many ms
tances their rewards and puniShments
are matters of court record, and there
fore public. 1t is a popularity of
human nature that the good that men
do is not SO easily recalled as are the
extraordinary activities in which are
found the elements of the spectacular.
For several weeks prior to Sunday
morning, December 20, 1883, two young
men employed and living in Miles City
were deeply interested in reading the
exploits of characters of the Diamond
Dick variety. They had drifted in with
the railroad that had reached the city
but a short time before and was in pro-
cess OF being extended farther toward
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-06-27
IN MI Novel; Inspired To Youths of Mile CITY to X
NW / DIH1II0DIu(I lick Attempt Hold Up of ehmoaSpur STAGE MO
Coach Their Bold Plans Went Awy and They w
j Were ptnedb ShnHfsP Posse to Be Acquitted ar by Conadnas Jury

the west. The record is not clear as
to the identity Of a third man, but he
is believed to have been a seasoned and
practiced ~highWayman. In the excite
ment that followed he managed to
make his escape, while the two young
men were later tried on the charge of
attempting to hold up the DeadWood
stage but we're acquitted, as will be
shown in the following narrative.
Miles City had come to be known
as a law-abiding frontier community.
Before the coming Of the railroad the
V~igilantes had asserted the right Of
themselves and the people living in
the city to the peaceful enjoyment of
their citizenship without let or hind
rance from any laWless element.
An attempt was made to rob the
Deadwood and Spearfish stage. The
plot had been Matched by a trio of
men who left the city on a certain
Saturday afternoon. They proceeded
south along the Tongue river trail, and
at a convenient place where the bench
lands come down close to the river, at
the bottom of which the road could
be watched with security to themselves,
they waited for the approach of the
stage. Owing to the vigilance of the
officers of Custer county, the plans of
the robbers were entirely frustrated.
Two out of the three of the gang were
captured.
The officers were alert. BY some
mysterious underground of the
transmission of news, the sheriff had
heard of the planned robbery. 1t was
probably due to the braggadocio and
loquaciousness Of the two young men
who were captured.
James and Frank Conley and John
ME Cochrane, then attached to the
sheriff's office, were detailed to follow
the would-be highWaymen to the in
tended scene of the robbery. They
proceeded cautiously in order not to
create any alarm in the minds of the
road agents. In such name they
hid themselves within about rs yards
Of them. When the stage arrived at
the appointed place the robbers boldly
emerged from their hiding place, each
wearing a white mask. In a loud voice
they called to the driver to halt.
Something happened. 1t was not
within the power of the driver to obey
the command. The horses became
frightened at the apparitionS suddenly
appearing on the trail and started to
run, whereupon the robbers, armed
with shotguns, attempted to bring them
to a stop by shooting, a gesture that
failed them entirely. Probably due
to the fact that the powder had be-
come damp, or for some similar reason,
their guns missed fire. The stage was
propelled along by the frightened
horses on a dead run and the dis
lance from the robbers increased. Later
the driver said he did not know at the
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time whether he thought he felt safer
by undergoing a seizure and search ex-
perlence than to be at the mercy OF a
string of rampaging horses who were
going hell-bent for election, as he char
acterized the scene. However, the bold
highwaymen were baked in their plans,
and, TO add to their discontinue, voices
in the distance were heard command
ing them in their turn to halt. They
Immediately made a break to run, and,
unfortunately for them, they ran right
in the direction of the sheriff's posse.
Don Dolph, the smaller man of the
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holding up stage coaches in other di-
rections.
however, this may be a warning, y
sad an editorial account of the Incl
dent, TO any others who have the same
intentions, that Custer county officers
are not here for their health by any
means, and such a way of obtaining
money, although exciting to talk about
IS apt to lead to disastrous results"
It was not until mid February, 1886
mat the pair vas arraigned in court
Beng without funds with which to en-
pl0y counsel. the court assigned Judge
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-06-27
Why, OF Course

What do you sell your bananas for,
my good MANI"
ITO make a living, mister. Judge.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-06-27

If we have a sense Of responsibility
the world will keep IL in harness as
long as we live.