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FOUND AFTER MANY YEARS END OF LONG HUNT FOR ED FARMER. LED SHERIFF MERRY CHASE After Four Years' Search Missing Man Is Arrested in Wyoming His Offense. From Monday's Daily Gazette. For about four years Sheriff Hub bard has been trying to ascertain the whereabouts of Ed Farmer, whom he "wanted" badly on a serious charge, but Edward proved too elusive and it was finally thought that his capture would be never effected. Consequently Mr. Hubbard was much surprised and not a little pleased this morning at the receipt of a telegram informing him that Farmer was under arrest and awaiting his action. The dispatch was from R. M. Ken nedy, sheriff at Buffalo, Wyo. It stat ed that Farmer was being held there and had consented to come back wit out a requisition. Mr. Hubbard at odcp wired a reply that he would leave for Buffalo tomorrow morning and ex pects to return in a few days with his man. The alleged offense with which Farmer is charged was committed in 1899 and' occurred at Laurel. He and a man named Dan Prathe~ had a dis pute concerning some money Farmer claimed Prather owed him. Prather denied the debt and in the quarrel that ensued it is said Farmer beat the other man with a revolver and ended by covering him with the weapon and taking $40 from him, the amount of the debt Farmer claimed was due him. Prather made com plaint against him and a warrant for his arrest was issued. Before service could be secured Farmer left and al though vigorous search for him was made he managed to elude the of ficers until apprehended at Buffalo. MUST WAIT LONGER. Sad News from Washington for Bill ings People. From Monday's Daily Gazette. The receipt of the news from Wash ington, in which a statement is made that Congressman-elect Dixon has been informed by Representative Can non that it would be impossible for the house to reach the Crow reserva tion treaty bill at this session, is dis appointing to the people throughout the eastern part of the state, and es pecially so to the residents of the city. When Senator Clark notified the Commercial club that the bill might possibly be enacted into law at this session of congress, providing certain amendments were made, the people 'were jubilant and entertained high hopes that the day for the issuance of an executive proclamation decl'ar ing the northern part of the reserva tion open to settlement was near at hand. But the news from Washing ton printed today is in the nature of a notice that nothing further will be accomplished at this session. It is now nearly four years since the Indians made a treaty with a gov eminent commission for the sale of certain lands belonging to the tribý' As the treaty was made the senat once enacted it into law, but at the same session of congress the measure was defeated in the house by Mr. Cannon and one or two other mem bers, who made a bitter protest against certain features of the bill. That Mr. Cannon, who will probably be the next speaker of the house, as sures Mr. Dixon that he will co-oper ate with him at the next session of congress for the speedy passage of the measure, still leaves room for the people of eastern Montana to believe that the accomplishment of an. object so long desired will be realized within the next year. Escaped an Awful Fate. Mr. H. Haggins of Melbourne, Fla., writes, "My doctor told me I had con sumption and nothing could be done for me. I was given up to die. The offer of a free Itrial bottle of Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, in dluchd' me to try it. Results were start ling. I am now on the road to recovery and owe all to Dr. King's New Dis covery. It sure saved my life." This great cure is guaranteed for all1 throat and lung diseases by Chapple Drug Co.' Price 50c and J1. See shoemaker under Yegen Bros. Savings bank. Good work; prices right..f Money to loan on city and farm property: "T. J: Bouton. 655-tt I.OCAL AND PERSONAL. From Friday's Daily Gazette. Thomas Duncan of Virginia City is registered at the Grand. Walter Alderson, editor of the Red Lodge Picket, was a visitor in the city last evening. P. M. Gallaher, chief engineer of the Amalgamated company's coal mines at Storrs, is in the city. He is a guest at the Grand. Judge Matheson is among those who are, reported on the sick list. He is said to be suffering from an attack of the prevailing epidemic of infiu lice headquarters in the city hall de being improved by the addition of a closet for the accommodation of the members, who want a place for storing their extra iclothes and other effects. Mrs. Kress, who addressed the Wo man's club yesterday afternoon, will deliver a lecture tonight at the Con gregational church, under, , the auspices of the club, on Shakespear ean art. The first state patent ever recorded in the county was filed today by Hen ry Struck. It conveys title to the east half of the northeast quarter and northeast quarter of the southeast quarter and lot 1, section 36, township 2, south, range 23, east, containing in all 146.7 acres. The consideration ly $1,467.50. , A shipment of 115 head of horses, belonging to D. Balcuski, destined to Winnipeg, Manitoba, was inspected yesterday afternoon by Sheriff Hub bard. The horses were all bought In this vicinity and constituted a part of the lot the same party has been gathering hereabouts. He still has several hundred more scattered throughout the valley which will be forwarded later on. Judge Goss, attorney for the plain tiff, has filed an amended complaint in the matter of the action brought by the W. S. Dickey Clay Manufactur ing company against George Soule. The original complaint was filed De cember 3, last, but the summons was never served. The action is to recov er the sum of $350.47, alleged to be due for goods sold defendant last June and which it is claimed became payable last August. Chief of Police Dulin is in receipt of a letter from Chester Clegg, the young man whom he arrested on a dispatch from Luverne, Minn., and who was taken back there for trial, last week. Clegg states that, upon his arrival he was arraigned and his bond fixed at $1,000. This he suc ceeded in giving immediately and was released pending his perliminary hearing, which was to have taken place today. Nothing is contained in the letter concerning Weatherby, the other man taken back at the same time on the charge of being a fugitive from justice and who was said to have committed wholesale forgeries. County Attorney Harris has filed a complaint against Louis Leon charg ing him with assault in the first de gree, alleged to have been committed on August Brey, October 10, last. Leon was tried at the last term of court for attempting to kill one Leuthe, but was acquitted by the jury, who believed the story he told of shooting at a coyote instead of Leuthe. The accused has had his preliminary hearing and is already under bond for his appearance when the dis trict court convenes for the next term, he having been arrested on the second charge the same day he was acquitted of the first. It will surprise those who werl: compelled to be out of doors last night to learn that despite the ap parent intense frigidity which pre vailed it was no colder than two de grees below zero, as attested by the government thermometer, at the city hall. Some of the instruments about the city registered as low as six. This morning at 9 o'clock it was five above. The sharp, cutting wind that prevail ed during the night made the tem perature seem a great deal lower than it really was and deceived many into the belief that the coldest weather thus far this winter was be ing experienced. From Saturday's Daily Gazette. C. L. Brickell of Missoula is regis tered at the Grand. T. R. McDonald of Thermopolis, Wyo., is at the Grand. J. C. McCarthy, the Bozeman coal magnate, is authographed at the Grand. William Murphy, foreman of the Montana Cattle corhpany, is in from Merrill. Captain J. W. Hathaway, agent of the internal revenue department, is down from Helena. Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Moss are rejoic ing in the advent of a daughter, who was born to them this morning. C. F. Stocker, the Terry flockmas ter and prospective owner of a large shearing plant, is among the visitors in the city today. John RapleJie, trainmaster of the Yellowstone division of the Northern Pacific, was in the city last night. He returned to the eastern end of his di vision this morning. William Rea, the St. Paul sheep feeder, has returned from the east to superintend a large shipment he expects to make tomorrow to his firm's feeding pens, near South St. Paul. tester A., the two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Moffett, died at the family home this afternoon. The child had been ill for a week or more past. The funeral will take place to morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. V-W. M. Bell, the mail clerk, who was shot in the Northern Pacific train robbery, Wednesday night, is reported as getting along nicely. The bullet has not yet been removed and prob- ably will not be, as the attending physician is of the opinion that its removal is not necessary. VSenator Meyer is expected to be here tomorrow to meet the members of the bar in conference on the pro posed judicial district. Next Tues day the local lawyers will hold a meet ing when some decisive plan of ac tion will be adopted. The senate committee to whom the pending bill has been submitted will make its re port Wednesday. eather is gradually moderat although still quite cold. Last night the government thermometer registered one degree above zero, a change of three degrees since Thurs day night. The sharp, cutting east wind that prevailed caused many to think that instead of getting warmer it was really growing colder. The weather bureau predicts a continua= tion of the cold wave. A letter has been received by W. M. Johnston from Mrs. James Kelly, wife of Judge Kelly, lately of this city, but now residing at Minneapolis, which brings the pleasant tidings that the venerable judge is rapidly re covering from a stroke of paralysis with which he was taken shortly after his departure from Billings. He is regaining the use of the affected parts and at the time the letter was writ ten indications were favorable fo. his complete recovery. No attempt has as yet been made by the authorities of Yellowston'e county to make service of the war rant issued a few days ago for the arrest of "Jack" Kirley, one of the alleged Bridger bank robbers, now in jail at Red Lodge. The preliminary hearing of Kirley at Red Lodge has been continued for 10 days and pend ing outcome of it no move will be made here. In case of his discharge he will be arrested and brought to this county to answer for horse steal ing, it being alleged that he stole a horse from a Musselshell rancher a few days before the bank was robbed. John Heide, against whom cornm plaint was lodged last month for bringing scab infected sheep into the state, appeared before Judge Fraser yesterday afternoon. He said that the day before he had learned of the existence of the complaint, as no war rant had been served on him, and rode about 100 miles to make his ap pearance. A plea of not guilty was entered and trial of the case was set for February 21. Heide gave a $250 bcnd for his apeparance. It is said that as a defense he will set up the allegation that the sheep complained of were not his, but belonged to an-, other. Joe Tschudy is in receipt of a com munication from Miles City in which the suggestion is made that he take the initiative in a movement having for is object an eastern Montana bowling contest at Billings at some date to be decided upon later. It is suggested that an invitation be ex tended to the cities of Livingston, Red Lodge, Bozeman, Big Timber, Forsyth, Miles City and Sheridan to send teams here to compete for a trophy, but that Billings shall not compete in the tournament, it to have a team prepared to challenge the winners of the tournament, one ser ies of games to be played on the local alleys and the remaining and decid ing one on the alleys of the opposing team. Mr. Tschudy has decided to comply with the request to the extent of laying the matter before the local players for their consideration. A meeting for that purpcse will be held at the alleys Monday evening. From Monday's Daily Gazette. Doctor E. E. Doty of Red Lodge is registered at the Grand. The Honorable John T. Smith of Livingston was in the city last night, en route to Red Lodge to attend court. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Stocker, who have been in town a number of days, returned to Miles City this morning. Miss Myrte D. Chick of Cherokee, Ia., arrived in the city yesterday and will be the guest of Mrs. Jean Decker until Friday morning, when she will leave for the east. Judge Goss left this morning for Red Lodge, where he will act as coun sel for the diefense in the case of the1 men held there on the charge of hav ing robbed the Bridger bank. ,. Judge Frank Henry, accompanied by Mrs Henry, arrived from Living ston last night and left this morning for Red Lodge, where the district court for Carbon county convenes to day. karl, the three-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Harma died last evening. The funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock from the family residence in North Thirty fifth street. A marriage license was issued yes terday to Peter A. Ribb and Daisy Viola Kraft, both of this city. The ceremony that made them man and wife was performed at the Methodist chut last evening. lowest temperature to be re corded by the local observer this year was for Saturdl y night and yester day morning. 'when at 9 o'clock yes terday he read tie record the self-re cording thermom. ;er indicated five be low as the maxinnam since the previ ous reading. One above was the rec ord this morning. The combination baggage and ex press car that was wrecked in the Burlington train robbery pear Butte last wQck was broýght in from the west yesterday anv sent to the com pany's shops for repairs. A large piece of the roof in about the center of the car was torn out and one of the side dcors was also gone, while some of the windows were broken and the interior badly torn up. Della Rogers, a sable hued denizen of the lava fields, was in police court this morning to answer to the charge of disturbing the peace, although but for the timely interference the prob ability is that a more serious offense would have been booked against her, as she was on the warpath and look ing for gore when arrested. She had taken offense at another inmate of the resort where she has been hold ing forth and last night attempted to end her career with a knife. As she did not succeed in inflicting any in Juries on her enemy she was let off h the payment of a fine of $15. • W. Allen, whose firm manufac ures shearing machines, after spend ing a few days in the city looking over the field with the view to estab lishing a large custom plant here abouts, returned east this morning. Because of the fact that all the land is fenced, making it impossible to find a tract large enough to be used as a rendezvous and range for the accom modation of bands during the time niecessary for their shearing Mr. Al len gave up the idea of a plant in this vicinity, much as some of the flock masters had ho)ed to the contrary. His company is preparing to 'install one within a few miles of Miles City which will be operated as a custom plant. Realizing the benefit it will prove to their town, some of the Milesi'ens have proposed to become stockholders in the concern in order to insure its location there. V ILL CONFER TOMORROW. Se;atcr Meyer Promises to Meet the Local Bar. Sena·tor Meyer of Carbon county has ipromised to be in the city tomor row night, on his way to Helena, and wi:ll :.eet the members of the bar in confe:ence on the subject of the pro posed judicial district which it is agreed is absolutely necessary for the 'proper transaction of court mat ters. in Yellowstone county, but con cerning the composition of which there is a marked disagreement be ,ween the senator and the people of this c.unty. Notwithstanding the protests that have been made to him against carrying out his idea of join ing Fergus and Yellowstone counties he is still insistent and it is regarded as extremely doubtful whether he can be made to accept the view entertain ed here that the new district could be properly composed of Yellowstone and Rosebud counties. He says that he is opposed on the ground of economy, alleging that as at present contstituted Fergus county is a district of itself and that the judge presiding could easily take care of the business of the two counties, thereby saving to the state the salary of 'another judge. Those who claim to be able to see through a millstone when it has a hole permitting pene tration of vision, are of the opinion that the plea of economy is only a subterfuge to hide the real purpose of the gentleman's opposition. They say that fear of the appointment of a judge ,ad interim, by the governor who would probably be friendly to the so-called "Heinze movement" is the moving cause of the stand taken by the carbon statesman. Acting on this presumption they do not intend to give up the fight they are making and may decide to appeal to some of the other senators and ask their assist ance to create a new .district in ac cordance with their ideas of propor tion and the fitness of things. 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Born October 31, 1900, he had just begun to attain the age when childhood is the sweetest for those to whom its care is entrusted and the fate that removed him causes only suffering and sorrow to the bereaved parents. He was a sweet child and although gone, his memory remains like the fragrance of a rare flower that has shed its odor and given joy to all who beheld it. Thy gentle voice is now hushed; Thy warm, true heart is still, And on thy young and innocent brow Is resting death's cold chill. Thy hands are clasped on thy breast, We have kissed thy lovely brow; And in our hearts we know We have no darling now. That lovely bud, so young, so fair, Called home by early doom, Just came to show how sweet a flower In Paradise could bloom. Where no sin can harm or sorrow fade Death came with friendly care, That flower to heaven did send And bids it blossom there. G. Nearly Forfeits His Life. A runaway almost ending fatally. started a horrible ulcer on the leg of J. B. 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Finally one grizzled old commander of the tramp-like forces impatiently declared: "I've served in every army ever seen on the stage--from Caesar's cohorts to the wild Arabs of the de sert of 'The Soudan'-and I've fought in the ranks of Napoleon's old guard and died on both sides of the late unpleasantness, but I never in my life saw so many straw-footed men in one bunch."-Chicago Inter-Ocean. Why the Highlander Stooped. In his "Recollections of a Player," the veteran actor, J. H. Stoddart, tells of an eccentric Scotch comedian, John Henry Alexander by name, fam iliarly known as "Old Alec." Mrs. Alexander, the wife of the comedian, had assisted in making up one of the supers in "Rob Roy," and had sent him on the stage rather hur riedly without noticing whether or not he was a fit member of the body of Highlanders. He proved- to be a very tall person and the audience! singled him out from the rest as the butt for its laughter. Mr. Alexander seeing him endeavoring to diminish his height by marching around almost in a sitting posture, admonished him in a voice that could be heard above the martial music, to "Stand up, sir!" The Highlander explained: "I can na, Alec, I canna; ma kilt's ower short." No Case for Damages. The man went to consult a lawyer. "I was thrown out of a theatre," he said, "and I want damages." "State the circumstances," said the lawyer. The man told how it happened and the lawyer nodded approvingly. "They had no right to do it," he asserted. "You have an excellent case." "I want big damages," said the man. "You can get the m.ai said the lawyer. "Lt was an o.tig en~r·a and high-handed procedure. We'll bring the manager into court and make him sweat for it." The pleased client was departing j when the lawyer stopped him. I "By the way," he said, what was . the play?" "The emotional actress, Henrietta' Squealer, in 'Camile,'" said the client. ? The lawyer tore up his notes in dis gust. 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