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brakeman named M. C. Young in a
south Butte saloon. The murder was
cold-blooded and unprovoked, and COM
mitted in the presence of a dozen men,
yet the slayer escaped punishment of
any kind.
The two men had been drinking and
quarrelled. Barnes, thinking himself
injured by a remark of Young, left the
saloon, went home and secured a gun,
returned and deliberately shot the
other.
Friends of Barnes helped him get
out Of town. He went to Lake Wilder,
near Bernice, where he lived in a cabin
for four months, during which time he
was supplied with provisions by friends
among the railroad men. A prospector
in the vicinity went to the cabin one
day, thinking it u%noccupied, and Barnes
drew q gun on him and made him
swear not to divulge his whereabouts
under penalty of death.
The visitor gave his word and was
allowed to depart, but every day after
Lake Wilder, he walked to where the
prospector was doing representation
on a mining claim to make sure that he
hadn't vamoosed. After the hunt for
him had died out, Barnes went to Utah
and all further trace of him was lost.
Information as to his whereabouts, in
the meantime, was not divulged by his
friends until after he was safely out of
the country.
Three men were killed in Butte on
July 4, 1894, two of them during the
A. P. A. riot of that date, and one of
them later in the day, for no one of
which murders anyone was every pun
ished. The riot started when the ma
tional colors were used to form what
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was considered an offensive symbol
ove the doorway of a saloon. A stick of
dynamite used to remove the symbol,
also wrecked the front of the building.
In the battle which followed 100 or
more shots were fired before police
and deputy sheriffs could dispe-se the
crowd. Policeman D. H. DAILY and a
b~ystander named Sam Dunn were
killed. Several arrests were made and
a man who was known to have fired
one of the fatal shots was in custody.
The authorities decided, however, that
the quickest way to end the trouble
was to drop the prosecution. Those in
custody were discharged.
On the night of that same July 4,
a miner named Jerry O'Connell and
several companions were walking from
Butte to Centerville, up Butte's Main
street. O'Connel vas singing as he
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walked along. Some m on the side
walk shot and killed him. William
Coombs, a saloonkeeper, was arrested
and charged with the crime. At the trial
the jury acquitted him.
In 1895 two old and helpless Chinese
gardeners were murdered in their
cabin on South Montana street near
the Butte, Anaconda and Pacific rail-
road tracks. One of them, China Joe,
SO, was a character well known on
Butte's streets. The other was Pink
Hoch. The slayer used an ak and liter
ally chopped them to pieces. The police
never obtained the slightest clue as to
the identity of the murderer.
In 1894 three Chinese gardeners iv-
ing in a cabin near Columbia Gardens
were murdered and robbed.
The position of their bodies indi-
Gated that one of them was killed as
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he responded to a knock on the door.
Another was shot while lying in his
bunk smoking opium, and the third was
slain only after a desperate struggle.
No trace was ever found of the muir
derer o. murderers. A man named
Fredericks who afterwards attempted
to rob a S. Francisco bank, killed the
boosted before his death that he had
killed the Chinese. He was known to
have been in Butte about that time.
Another of Butte'S unsolved crimes,
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During the late eighties and the
early nineties of the Last century,
Butte won the reputation Of being
mighty "tough" town. Prior to
that time it was Just another min.
ready, bfg-hearted, two-fisted cit
liens who made short work of deal
ing with criminals, and as q result
there wasn't much crime. Butte, Of
course, pr0fited by the work Of the
Vigilantes who rid the territory Of
organized outlawry. The camps were
ali pretty well cleaned of bandits by
that famous roundup, and they re-
NAMED SO for a number of years
afterwards.
In the meantime thousands of per-
sons flocked to Montana, men of all
kinds and descriptions, and naturally
there were among them many who held
to a very low standard of morals. And,
more difficult for both law abiding
citizens and officers of the law to put
their fingers upon those responsible
for the various crimes. Juries, too,
were often very doubtful aggregations,
minded to acquit men despite any vol
their guilt of the charges upon which
they were being held.
Down through those years there were
many crimes committed in Butte which
have never been avenged.
On Dec: Is. 1889, G. H. Ward. known
prizefight at Crystal Springs, later
known as Thornton's. Jack Gallagher,
the man who killed him, escaped pun
ishment because the sheriff refused to
arrest him unless someone swore out
a warrant-and nobody did.
Ward, a carpenter, had been doing
some work for Gallagher on a building
on pQrk cfraaf in Plltfn Thew had q
dispute over a small bill for extras
which Ward presented. Gallagher chal-
lenged him to fight. The two, with sew
eral friends, went to Crystal Springs
and fought. los rounds with skin-tight
gloves. In the Goth round, Gallagher's
fused to let him quit. Both men had
to be helped to their feet at the call
Of time for the 61st round.
Every Touchdown a Round
Rounds in those days, 1t should be
remembered, were moi necessarily OF
three minutes duration as at present.
A round ended only when there was a
knockdown. It, therefore, might run an
almost interminable length of time or
end almost within the tick of the Sec
ond hand of a watch.
In the 9th round, Gallagher hit
Ward a blow which turned him around
like a top, and as he turned, caught
him on the point OF the Jaw with an
other swing which knocked him sense
less. It took five minutes to bring him
back to consciousness. He was then
pushed into the ring and fought eight
more rounds. In the last round, the
1O5th, Ward received a blow on the
temple that killed him.
81 Trips to the Canvas
Gallagher was knocked down 80 times
in the first So rounds, and when the
fight was over, it was feared, or rather
expected, that he would die too, ex-
pected rather than feared, because no
nj seemed to care whether the COM
batants killed each other or not. Gal
lagher had friends. however, who cared
for his injuries for a day or two, and
then spirited him out of town for fear
that someone might swear out a war
rant charging him with murder. He
fully recovered from his injuries, but
was never seen there afterwards.
On Dec. II, 1894, William Barnes,
railroad s%witchman, shot and killed a
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81 Beer Sale Law Pro-
vokes Scion Dispute
Move to Make Liquor, Beer Under
Identical Law Is
Attacked

st. Paul-The Senate began de-
bate today on a motion by wet
forces to block a bill to make
hours of 80 beer places conform
with those of hard liquor dispen-
saries and to abolish many road
side beer shops.
The dispute centered around
minority report submitted by Sena-
tor Harry Wing, Carlton, and eight
other senator's offered in opposi-
ton to a majority report of the
senate liquor control committee.
The committee by a six to four
vote recommended that the beer
sale restriction proposed be approx
ed. Senator Wings motion was to
reject the majority report and rec
ommend the bill for indefinite
postponement.
The bill would bar sale of 80
beer on Sundays and would prevent
it's sale at establishments connected
with gasoline filling stations.
The house liquor control commit
tee today recommended for passage
a bill which would permit the City
of Duluth to increase the license
fees of off-sale liquor places up to
$3.50.
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Minneapolis, March 22.-How to
dress smartly but inexpensively Is
a problem that faces most wom-
en- and problem that most wom-
en- cannot solve. Yet there is d
way to solve it. Let us say your
clothes budget is one hundred
dollars year. When you think of
lingerie, shoes, hats, stockings,
coats, dresses, handbags and
gloves for cold as well as warm
weather it seems that, large as one
hundred dollars sounds, it just
won't do all Of the things you want
it to do. So after awhile you give
up and slump into wearing just
any old thing and you convince
yourself that fashionable dressing
is for frivolous women who have
money. Now every woman If she Is
truthful with herself knows she
wants to look nice. She knows that
looking smart and well-dressed
gives her confidence in herself
and sends her out to conquer
worlds she didn't even want to en-
ter before.
The first thing to remember
when you are dressing on a small
budget is that you must take care
Of your clothes as you would your
life. Keep that pair of shoes repair
ed. Don't let the heels stay run
down and half-sole the shoes be-
fore you have ruined them beyond
repair. Keep a good reliable dry
cleaner in the house and keep your
clothes fresh and crisp. Don't wear
a wrinMed dress. Fastidious care
of your clothes will double their
life and make you look more fash
ionable in a last years dress than
the woman wearing a new model
that needs cleaning and pressing.
Let's divide the 500 and see
what we get. Your winter coat will
be the biggest item, but you will
only need one every three years
and then you should buy 1t during
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Sports Writer OF

would have gone over 1000. This
city Is only 80 miles away from
San Antonio, training base Of the
Browns, and the whole countryside
Is dying to see some baseball.
We wish we could tell you more
about the general condition Of the
Millers and Saints, but 1t Is a little
early yet because Of the cold
weather and lack Of exhibition
games. There are two schools of
thought in regard to the playing of
games; one says that it Is the best
way to get into shape and that 1t
shows you how the candidates will
do when they're under fire. The
other side dictates that It Is not
fair because you cannot get all
your men into action for any length
OF time and checks up to guess
work on the part of the manager
the fate of more than one rookie.
DOME Bush always has been one
to give the rockies a break, how.
ever. Look at his game with the
oilers the other day when he start.
ell Spence and Deal in the outfield
and then put in Christoff to relieve
Spence. Harris acted only as a
pinch-hitter which probably was
bad news for you, because Spence
always has been a favorite Of visit.
ing fans from around Minneapolis
and Nicollet park.
Now DOME must see what his
young hurlers look like and, In
this regard, he Is different from
Gabby Street, at st. Paul, because
the SANITY mound contingent Is
made up mostly of experienced
fellows. The newcomers, especially
Look at Johnny Welch from Pitts
burgh, Ray Phelps from the White
Sox and Ray Benge from the
Phils. They are accepted as sure
| things almost before they start.
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Raymond Ashley 4-H Club

The meeting was called to order
by the president. Several club
songs were sung and the pledge
was given. Roll call was answered
by telling some way to clean up
around the home. The reports of
the secretary and treasurer were
given. A report was given on our
library. It was said to contain
some very useful material. The
Junior leader to plan our next
meeting Is Charles Swift, Idella
Cook planned our March meeting.
1t was very well planned. Marion
Cowlthorp gave report on ZAP
probation Of Music" by Stephen
Foster which she heard over the
radio. Winifred Cowlthorp gave
a report on the Junior leaders
meeting which she attended.
Darwin Uudes and Irwin Schlief
entertained us by giving a short
play. Lucille and LaVonne Bis
aillon sang a cowboy song. Group
discussions were held. The COM
mittees for next meeting are: For
recreation, Frances Kraft; lunch,
ElDoris Smith; for special pro-
gram, Marvin Judes. The next
meeting will be held at the Albert
Bisaillon home April 9.-HazeJ
Payne, Reporter.
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ROBINSON FEARS
STRIKES CRISIS
Congressional Action May Follow,
Senate Leaders
Declare

Washington. Senate Majority
Leader Robinson suggested today
that congressional leaders confer
on the sit-down strike "crisis" If
the situation docs not clear up."
The suggestion conceded with an
announcement by Representative
Dies (DtTex) that the house rules
committee had arranged a hearing
Thursday on his resolution for q
sweeping investigation of the sit
down strike situation.
Robinson refused to confirm or
deny reports that President Roose-
welt had called a strike conference
Of congressional leaders this week.
end.
The Democratic leader said CON
ditions relating to the sit-down
strike are approaching a crisis. If
the situation does not clear up, in
my judgment it will be desirable
for legislative authorities to con-
fer about the end of this week."
II do not believe it would be
helpful to attempt to anticipate
conclusions"
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Observation-Disclosures
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES SHhHHhsHHHP
3 a s EB ALL
By HALSEY HALL
Sports Writer OF

TIE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL.

New Braunfels, Texas, March %.
You may wind up and call two
strikes on the state OF Texas in its
training camp battle with the state
OF Florida. 1t just has to be done,
following the cold treatment given
Saints, Millers and others here
over the past weekend and, as this
Is written 1t Is still none too bal.
my.
Whoever heard Of 1t being 80
above in Florida at this time of
year? Whoever thought you'd have
to put on the old spring coat (need
a new one darn bad, too) and at
tend a baseball game. Why, man
alive, we're only 100 miles from
the Mexican border at Laredo and
yet a recent stroll down a New
Braunfels street, a hard exhale,
and yes sir, there was your breath
right in front Of you like cigarette
smoke.
But we'll say this. Texas can pro
duce the crowds. And Florida has
just about been MIXED dry for II
Is no more unusual to find q ball
team in a small Florida town than
it Is the courthouse. And the fad
for looking over courthouses In
strange towns was worn out long
ago.
When the Millers played the Tul-
sa Oilers here Tuesday, there was
q crowd Of 100 on hand. That Is
exactly $50 more than the biggest
attendance at DeLand, Florida, in
two years and that turnout of 75O
came when the Millers were play.
ing the Detroit Tigers, then world
champs. Mike Kelley and Donnie
Bush still are moaning over the
fact that their Sunday tussle with
the St. Louis Browns was rained
and frozen out because 1t likely
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A. O. u. w. Groups st. Patrick's
Party

A round Of old Irish songs and
an amateur hour were a part of the
entertainment at the st. Patrick's
Day party that the adult unit of
the Ancient Order of United Work
men held following their regular
business meeting last Thursday
evening. Refreshments were served
in the Community Club Rooms on
tables decorated in green and
white. At the business session three
new candidates were admitted into
the Lodge. Plans have already been
set for their next party which Is to
be an old time dancing affair.
On Thursday afternoon the Jun
ior members of the Lodge met with
an attendance record Of 81 Of the
80 members present. Several of the
Mothers Council were also In at
tendance. Three members were in
itiated into the Junior Lodge. In
an amateur contest prizes were
awarded to Yvonne Cumming and
Christine Koterba. Refreshments
were served in the late afternoon.
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DRIVERS LICENSE LAW TAKES
1857 DRUNKEN OPERA
TORS OFF ROAD

Since the Drivers License divi-
sion of the state Highway depart.
ment was organized in 1884, to-
tai of 1857 drivers have been de-
MED the right to operate motor We
hicles on the streets and highways
OF Minnesota, at least temporarily
because of convictions for drunken
driving, according to a report to
N. w. Elsberg, state highway COM
missioner, by Gil Carmichael, dir
ector of the bureau. In the same
period, licenses of 2,O82 drivers
were suspended for various causes,
principally for speeding, reckless
and careless driving, failing to sat
isfy judgments, and failing to file
proof of financial responsibility
after convictions.
To date in 1887, there have been
112 revocations and 70 suspensions
of licenses, the report shows. Re-
cords since the bureau started to
operate show 769 revocations and
BIT suspensions in 1886, 889 revo-
cations and 678 suspensions in 1885
and 694 revocations and 449 sus-
pensions in 1884.
In February, 1887, 38 licenses
were returned to drivers whose sus-
pensions expired or revocation was
terminated and who filed proof or
financial responsibility.
Records of revocations for Feb
ruary show Hennepin county, seat
of the states largest city, leading
with % and Ramsey county second
with seven. Goodhue and Steele
counties had two each and ST..
Louis, Brown, Freedom, Mahno-
men, Meeker, Mower, Polk, Waseca,
Washington and Wright counties
one each. Hennepin also led In
suspensions with eight. Blue Earth,
Goodhue and Washington had two
each and Ramsey, Carlton, Isanti,
Kanabec, LeSueur, Mcleod, Pen
nington, Pine. Waseca, Watonwan.
Wright and Yellow Medicine one
po0h
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Young Peoples Stearns Bentoa.
Conference Saturday

Coupling business and fellowship
with several discussion groups and
inspiring lectures, about IS young
people from neighboring cities at,
tended the annual inter-denomina-
tional Young Peoples Conference
for groups of Stearns and Benton
Counties in the Congregational
Church last Saturday.
In charge of arrangements, the
Rev. H. l.. Straight, secretary of the
Minnesota Council of Religious
Education, gave an address chal-
longing young people with their re
sponsibility toward the church. Rev.
+. G. Landers, director OF Leader
ship Training, spoke on the Sunday
evening meeting. Miss Wanna
Bewell, connected with the Child
ren's Department, also spoke to the
group. The Rev. Henry L. Lewis,
pastor of the Lake Harriet Metho-
dist Church, Minneapolis, gave two
inspiring talks on the Challenge
of Youth Today. He spoke on
Know Thyself-Control Thyself-
Give Thyself. Using Illustrations to
force mis- points, he deeply impress
ed the group.
Considerable discussion centered
on the Sunday evening meetings
and great amount of discussion
found its way into the general
forums conducted throughout the
morning and afternoon. Members
were enthusiastic over the plan of
fered by Mr.. Landers, who sug-
gested that Churches work togeth-
er in their Young Peoples program.
Faribault was listed among cities
described as being successful in
carrying out this program. Miss
F. N. Haupert lead singing at the
dinner table and Rev. H. l..
Straight spoke on the progress of
the Young Peoples movement
throughout the State. Christian
Citizenship was the theme of the
address given by the Rev. p. J..
Jansen. pastor of the local Congre-
gationaa Church.
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acreages are similar to those which
have prevailed in the past. In
other words, the Crop Reporting
Board, according to Paul H. Kirk,
Federal State Statistician, try to
allow in their interpretations for
usual difficulties at planting time,
and usual abandonment Of planted
crop, but do not allow for the ef-
fects Of the Soil Conservation pro-
gram except insofar as some indiv-
idual farmers may have taken It
into consideration. Therefore, this
is no definite statement Of the
acreage which will actually be har-
vested in 1887.
The following table for Mime
sofa shows the harvested acreage
Of the principal crops for 1896 and
the 1887 indicated for harvest inter-
pretations of the Crop Reporting
Board Of the U. S. Department Of
Agriculture, cooperating with the
State Department Of Agriculture:
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Entertains At Birthday Dinner

DR.. and Mrs. r. e. Cooper enter
tanned relatives at dinner Satur-
day evening in honor Of Mrs. Coop
er's mother, whose birthday ami
versary 1t was. Honoring Mrs. o.
N. Nutting that evening were her
sons and daughters: Mr.. and Mrs.
d. A. Nutting and son, Jack, of
Wadena, Mrs. ID. B. Stafford, of
Rochester. Mrs. Stafford expects to
remain here for week or ten
days.
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Announce Marriage

Friends in this city recently re-
ceived invitations to the wedding
of John Copper, formerly resi-
dent Of this city. Mr.. Copper and
Elsa Dagmar Cederberg, of St
Paul, have announced their mar
riage to take place Friday, April
16, at st. Mary's Episcopal Church
in st. Paul. John Is well known
in this city, as he spent a year here
with his mother, and during that
time attended Junior College.
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World Friendship Society

The World Friendship Society
will meet at the Congregational
parsonage Wednesday, March 31st.
Miss Ethel Winslow and Mrs. Peter
Jansen will be the hostesses. Fol
lowing Devotional service the la
dies will engage in sewing a quilt.
All ladies are requested to bring
their sewing materials.
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COOPERATIvES
SPONSOR MEETING

A meeting sponsored by men,
bers Of the local cooperative or
CARNATIONS will be held Tuesday
night, March 30. at the Commun-
fty club rooms s1pr the purpose Of
planning a definite educational and
recreational program.
A speaker has been arranged for
and music will be furnished by the
Mandolin Guitar Club.
Coffee and doughnuts will be
served. Bring the whole family.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-03-25
Surprised By Friends

Friends and relatives planned a
surprise party on Joe Miller last
Friday evening on the occasion of
his Names Day. The group came to
his home where they played cards.
Bringing their own lunch, they en-
joyed the evening.
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Good Samaritan autoed to st. Cloud
Sunday evening where they attend
ed an annual Palm Sunday service
conducted at st. Johns Church by
the Granite City Young People.
Speaker Of the evening and preach
er was the Rev. Hans Wolner, rec
tor at Cloquet. The group gathered
for supper preceding the services.
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Social Events
Methodist Ladies Aid

Members Of the Methodist Ladies
Aid will gather in regular meeting
at the Church parlors next Thurs
day afternoon, April LIST. Every
one Is cordially invited.
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ACREAGE INTENTIONS
March 1. 1897

The following acreage intentions
for Minnesota reported by farmers
for 1887 have been adjusted by the
Crop Reporting Board to show the
acreages that would be harvested
in 1887 If the relations between
growers intentions and harvested
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-03-25
Has Birthday

Shirley Ann Paske, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. e. c. Paske, cele-
brated her 18th birthday anniver-
sary last Friday with a group of
ten of her girl friends. The guests
arrived after school hours and en-
joyed dinner at 6 o'clock and an
evenings entertainment.