The Independent-Record from Helena, Montana • 3

jy 'i jl 4 Mf I 4 lfl cn cam mu ytssur corxix, crc, su THE SCHOOL OF QUALITY SETTLERS NOT OF ONE HINDI NOMR HAy RECLAMATION BrViC 1 EXTRAVAGANT) OTHER Av IT ISNT, CONFESSES TO DGLT nOBBERV i i own or tumb iviracti bheakb DOWN AND TBLLB OFFICER OP BTHONG-AIIM GAME. We Are Ottering a Exceptionally CKISTiT Complete eourseo la SHORTHAND, TYPEWRITING and ENGLISH, We have the host equipped Bualaaae Callage la Slat. We esleud aa lavltatiea te the IlBIIC te visit our ehl ad fef theuwelve whet hav te effer, We are ageate for the KALAMAZOO LOOSE I RAK LEDGER aad HINDER, fall a by pbea If yee are la aead of a ledger aad let a ahew yea thl book tefor yea bay, Wo eii th kill Carbea Paper aad Typewriter Ribbons. We reat Typewriter. Write fee ear Celleg Joaraal eeatalalag fall lafermatlea regarding ear school.

J. LEE 4. H. JOHNSON, Proprietor. Which Will De Uselai and Appreciated CONFERENCE BEINfi HELD Ftnl Day Uritljr Bpeat la Dlealag Baglueerlaa Problem With Wbleh the Govern meat Irrigator Have te Pboaasi A ate, IMS) Belt, MB Red.

4 STERLING SILVER FLATWARE Consisting of KNIVES AND FORKS BPOONS SALAD FORKS LETTUCE FORKS BUTTER PICKS CHILDS SETS, ETC. The Two Above Lines Are Marked at Prices Which Are Vry Attractive all other things now Is a System of graduated payments, wherein the first Coatead Illustrated Lrtaro.ky H.lfew years, while we are preparing the N. Bfivag Problem Are Dlsed. I makln our Improvement and making a livelihood, the payment will be made very light. After that our life Although but comparatively few set-1 will be one continuous round of pleas-tiers are In attendance at the opera-1 ure.

tlon and malntenace conference of the I dnty water, and when replantation service of the northern dl- flnd absolutely no vision, there Is among them a marked I iPHilnttoba made tojhi confer-difference of 1 opinion In the efficiency I nc of the servlet. Several of the settlers I Many Men Preaeat. hold that the reclamation service IsMVUh oirer 60 men ln altendanc- tb too extravagant In the building of these conference waa called to order yester-projects, while others hold that the day at 10-3 clo by H- service does not waste money, but ar-8avo supervising engineer. The gues that the settlers should be given Sphering was held In the reclamation more time to make payments, which 00,,, on th ourtb floor of the Ns-should be graduated. tlonal Bank Montana building.

Fol- Bays Service I. Extravagant. lowing the few opening remark1 of "We want to know, or have been Mr Sivage, dSbtlng Governor Allen wa wanting to know, for several monthe Introduced, welcomed the engineer to where ail the money that we pay for th caPllal and Pralaed the valu these Improvements goes, declared P. 1 a-blw work they were undertaking. R.

Anderson, president of the Dower I the afternoon, a paper on the Yellowstone Water User association. "Economical Location of Canals wa here representing that organisation at read by Tabor Allowing which the conference last night. We want R- M- 8ne11 read an artlcle on the "Con to have the cdntrol of water in our Mtructlon ot Lateral Canals. The aft-hand and not In hand ot the gov- rnoon was given over to the reading ernment, that Is, as far as p0Mlble. of several articles 9n the locating and We were first told that $30 an acre constructing of Irrigating systems, and would fee the water charge by the gov- tha prepatlon of lands and appli- Chafing Dishes, from Carving Sets, from Perculators, from Safety Razors from .7 Manicure Set3 i Scissor Sets Pocket Knives WOOLGROWERS IN SESSION AT OMAHA ANM1AL MEETING OF NATIONAL association is Largely ATTENDED.

Omaha, Dec. 14. The fourth annua) convention of the National Woolgrow' era association opened at the audl torlum here today with a large attendance of sheepmen fjomi nearly every state In the unon. (- More than usual Interest Is felt by woolgrowers In this years convention on account of the proposed revision of the tariff to be undertaken present congress. The feature of the opening session was the annual ad dress of the president, former Gover nor H.

Gooding' of Idaho. Mr. Gooding reviewed briefly the work of the association ln bringing to the attention of the interstate commerce commission the question of freight rates on wool charged by west ern railroad. The evidence in the case la now In the hands of the commission and the matter will be argued January 8. "Extortion and robbery are mild terms, he declared, "for rates charged west of Omaha.

For the haul from Omaha to Boston the charge Is 3514 cent per hundred pounds, while for practically the same distance west of Omaha the railroads charge $1.7714 per hundred, five times as much. Indeed, the European flockmaster can D0LTER HARDWARE COMPANY Dont Dl Other Denim Fool Tn GET THE GENUINE Bear Creek Coal Also MAXEY Lump or Nut rom J. B. Deltrlcb Dont wall till cold weather to pnl la ys orders. Do II now whU lb weather nad roads are good.

Bpooial lay his product down ln Boston 2 to .4 ntm nT.M It- oefcoro. cents per pound cheaper than scoured American range sheep growers." 7 The speaker devoted a great part of hla address to the proposed revision of schedule of the tariff law. The duty, he said, should be laid upon the scoured product Instead of upon grease wool. I Reports of the treasurer, F. D.

Miracle, of Montana, and the secretary, 8. McClure, of Idaho, followed the presidents address. Woods, Frasee ft Lederer again ernment, but alter the ditches were completed the price was raised to $45 an The settlers claimed that this Increased price was due to thn I extravagance of the reclamation offl-l clals. The reclamation officials are now spending more money ln operating! and maintaining thl system than the settlers think they ought to. "Furthermore, the settlers ask an accounting from the reclamation ser vice for the money they are spending in this line, and up to this time ffiey have not had one.

The water users ask to be given the privilege of collecting. this money, or reach at) agreement with the government, so tyiat they will know for what purposes the money Is being Little Fault to Find. On the other hand, C. O. Caldwell, of spent.

Powell, on the Shoshone project, stated last night that he had no fault, to find with the Shoshone project, but that he had Just come to attend lhe 1 meeting ln 'his efforts to learn more details about the running of the project. "The greater portion of the subjects I 1 to be furnished farmers, R. H. Flfleld. OrganisaMon, management, inspec- under discussion up to the present time, said Mr.

Caldwell last night, r101 WJ "have been matters nertalnlng to the PraUon and maintenance of dls-haye been matters to etrlbutlon gygtem by getUeri B. Bon Number of Liuba of Fine Qoods for SHEFFIELD PLATE i Such As MEAT TRAYS" BREAD TRAYS CARD TRAYS VEGETABLE DISHES PIE PLATES, ETC. $5.00 to $18.50 to $14.00 $3.50 to $20.00 77777 .7 777. $1.00 to $10.00 $2.00 to $11.00 $1.50 to $5.00 $1.50 to $5.00 CITY NEWS IN BRIEF Demurrer I Filed, The demurrer of the defendant ln the case of Mary Murphy against Anna E. Nett was filed yesterday, in the district court.

The defendant la represented by Mclntlce Mclntire. Dr. Barbour Reappointed. Dr. Max W.

Barbour was yesterday reappointed county physician of Lewis and Clark county for the ensuing year by the board of cotfihty commissioners, Yesterdays Weather. The maximum terdperature ln Helena yesterday was 37, and the minimum 29. 'there was a trace of precipitation recorded for the 24 hours ending at 6 p. while the maximum velocity of the wind, which blew from the west, was 18 miles per hour. A Bond to Give Ball.

The Capital City band will give Its third annual ball this evening at the Harmony hall at 9 oclock. The music for the occasion will be furnished by several pieces of the band, and a. good time Is assured to all who come. Several extra numbers will be played, while Walter B. Hammer, the well known musician, will render "It Looks to Me Like a Big Night Tonight on the trombone.

Has Beeu Postponed. Out of respect to the memory of Mrs. R. Davis, mothfer of Mrs. Samuel Kohlherg and Joseph Davis, who died yesterday morning.

"The Kaffee, which was to be given at the temple Emanu-El, Sunday, De-ceifiber 17, has been Indefinitely post poned. License to Wed. Marrlege licenses were Issued yesterday by the clerk of the district court to John Klehner and Miss Annie Blaxey, both of Helena; Fred Mark and Grace Ness, both of Great Falls, and Mathew P. Hand and Mlsa Edna Nelson, both of Rutte. L.

O. Evans, the well known Butte attorney, Is ln the city on professional business. W. A. Taylor came up from Great Falls yesterday afternoon.

J. W. Bond is here from Fort Shaw. Mr. and Mrs.

L. E. Hill, of Malta, are spending a few days visiting their Helena friends. Goodwin Speed came over from Butte yesterday morning A. M.

Burt Is among the visitors from Missoula. Mr. and Mrs. 8. P.

Burr came ln front Winston yesterday afternoon to do their Christmas shopping. John A. Coleman, the well known attorney, came up from Lewlattovn yei-terday afternoon. R. C.

Cromer Is among the visitors from Lewlstown. Mr. and Mr. A. Hpdrlcks came up from Moore yesterdny uftornoon for a few days visit.

John A. Smlh Is here from Butte ot) a brief business trip. Frank C. Walker Is among the tailors from Butte. K.

of Lewlstown, Is at the Grandon. 1 Charles J. Miller, of Lewlstown, is spending a few days here on business. Geofge E. Massey, of Lewlstown, Is In the city.

Isaac Rosenfleld, the well known An-aeonda mining man, Is here on business. A. W. Ely, jr came In from Clancy yesterday nfternoon, George YV. Johnson la among the visitors from Great Falls.

George O. Stanford, of Malta, Is at The Helena. Shirley 8. Ford, of Great Falls, la Visiting In the city, Imported Pllaaer and YVnersbarger Beer on draught at The California YV(r Hoose. Grand Concert aad Ball, Hamay Hall, Friday, Derowbor IB.

AdmlaaDa fl per couple, Extra ladles 38. WANTED SOKE EASY MONEY Georg JiHi Bar That HI Co- Ion Told Hlas.That Could Get Ik Cl, Wllhout YYorklag aud That Ho Joined Them la Their terprlae Stolen 8tt Not Found. 1 i A complete confession of the strong arming of Ivan Derfo, the Austrian, who wa badly beaten up and say he Wk robbed between here and Kant Hel ena, YVedneiay, was made yesterday by George JanefT, the youngeet of Jhe thu'0 Roumanian who were arrested at Clancy by Deputy 8herlft Arthur Hendrick a few hour after the crime wa committed. 1 Money Not Recovered. Iiendrlck brought jfil prisoner In from Clancy yesterday and shortly after they were placed In Jail, Deputy County Attorney El Phelan and Deputy Sheriff Roll Dunoan- Interviewed the Buspect.

Nick Street one of ho prisoners, refused to talk and Fetor Stoychoff did likewise. When Janeff waa taken Into the Jailer's office, however, he quickly broke down and told the story of the robbery. He sal. however, that If the trio got $80, as was claimed by. the victim, he did not know of It.

The money was not found when the prisoners were search ed, and a futile effort was made by the officers to find the cache of the rcbara. why He Joined Them. In his confession, Janeff declares that was Induced by the other robbers to enter the scheme on their assur-ams that he could make money with out working. Janeff swore to the following confession: George first being duly Worn, depose and say: That I have known Nick Street and Peter Stoy-choflt for several months, and more last past- that about two months ago I met Nick Street In Spokane where I was worklngeas a laborer fn connection with concrete; that later on Nick Street and I came to Great Falls; there we met Peter Stoychoff and the throe of us worked part of two days laying track near Vaught on the smnll bra nch that they are building on the rnl rnad there; after leaving there, we went back to Oreat Falls and got In a box car and rode to Helena, Mont. We got to Helena the day before yester-daj that is December 1 2tli, and I palJ for a room where we could sleep, 25 cents apiece, and we got something to eat.

Yesterday, that Is December 13thgf ya met Ivan Darfo and we all were down looking at the boards at the employment offices. Nick Street had told us several times before this while we were In Great Falls and after we came to Hel-ent that we would have to hold some-boflTjjff; that there wasn't any need fif'worklng; that we would take the money fnom somebody else, Nick Street tord Ivan Darfo that there was lots of work out at the East Helena smelter and told him that we would all go out to East Helena together and get some work. We all started for East Helena and sr we were walking along Nick Street walked beside Ivan Darfo and Peter Stoychoff and I walked behind. When we got away out to-ward East Helena on the. wagon road Nck Street hit Ivan Darfo a blow on the side of the head with his fist and-Ivan Darfo staggered" and Nick Street pulled him to the ground and sat on his head and said: "What are you fellows looking nt? Wh' dont you get In and help? Victim Tied.

"Then Peter Stoychoff got down beside Darfo and went through his pockets and searched him and got down, too, because I wa afraid that after we had started on they would blame me for not helping, and when Peter Stoychoff got through eearchlng Ivan Darfo he tied Ivan Darfo hands together with a belt that Ivan Darfo bail his body and he then tied Ms legs and feet together with what would call a string. I didnt see TVti Stovchoff get anv fro Ivan Darfo nor anything else and tahen we were walking awav thev jnJL. "We didnt get anything. "If they got any money I didnt ace Your New Overcoat Let me make It to your measure, In breadth of shoulder and ln length to suit your proportions In no other way can you hope to wear a classy, distinctive looking coat My Overcoating for Winter give you a wide choice for really exclusive fabrics My Styles everything adapted by high class tailors as "rlght." DYLL Eelabllahed 183. cation of water to secure maximum raauUs The evening was devoted to an Illustrated lectpre by, Mr.

Savage on rclamallon service works, 0arlnK to the great number attend the meeting It was found difficult aeat them all. Arrangements were hefofd by today and "tomorrow will be held in rooms of the Helena Commercial club. Chairmen of Committees. The chairmen of the various com mlttees appointed by Mr. 8avege are as follows Rotation or continuous delivery of war Tabor.

Preparation of land and application atTer t0 6Cure C. M. Jump Measurement of water to and aPPnce. George O. 8an- ford.

Personal organization, project engt- nr lrrlat'jn mana8ef of Irrigation canal rider, and office recorders and reports, H. Mltchdl. Size of farm units, C. D. Howe.

Amount of character and assistance Is it feasible or advisable to fix charge for tlon gnd maInten.nce upon of uudl .1 ch.rf., R. M. Snell. MID-OCEAN REPARTEE. As evidence that Englishmen are not a dry sense of humor, the marquise of Queensbury, now touring the United States, told the following story during his New York visit: Two Englishmen ware paying court the same American girl on a trans- AUAntlc trp Thelr tettmer chari were placed on either flde'of hers, and every fair day the rivals would sit fQr hourg wlth the fglr AmerJcani each trying to cut the other out.

One of the two was notoriously parsimonious. The men spoke of him as one who "had never bought a drink In his life, and hla stinginess was manifested ln the iginess was manuemeu in me way he smoked his cigars down to the last quarter of an Inch. -One morning the English "tightwad," while monopolising the American girls entire-attention, smoked a cigar until It began to singe hts mustache. "I say, old chap, I hope that wont get In the propeller. PUT IT IN THE SERMON." Jowelt believes it Is the not the congregation's, fault of ttlerlfth I I Avenue Presbyterian church Ip New 1 York, smiled and continued; "I)r.

Jowett once told me that he sided with an old lady who went to sleep during the sermon time. YVhy dont you take snuff during the sermon? the minister said to her. That will keep you awake. 'Why dont you put the snulf In your sermon, sir? retorted the old lady. Pittsburg Gasette-Tliines.

BETTING' HERSELF HIGHT. "Im not denying, said Mother Ship-ton, In talking to the reporters about It, "that I predicted the aeroplane, tITb i eubway, the end of the world and a tew 1 other things, but I iUI not predict the phonograph, the hobble-skirt or the guinea-pig hst. I knew they were coming, of course, hut I couldn't bear the Idea of casting a gloom over the human race. From the Chicago Tribune, Harsh; physic react, weaken th bowels, cause chronic constipation, Doans Regulets 'operate easily, tone the stomach, cure constipation, 2Sc. Ask your druggist for them.

Crrsb Brea, nous wiring and elec-trlcal contractors. 106 East Sixth aynu. Phones, Bell V4l black: Automatic B4L Get the Best Bear Creek COAL LUMP and NUT SIZES FROM M. SILVERMAN A. P.

DORRANOE, Mgr. 16 N. Jackson Street -BeU Tel. 272, Ind. Tel, 572 present last years record-breaker "madame smtnr With strongest cast ever assembled.

Including Oscar FIgman, Flo Irwin, Hart Flynn, and others of note. New songs, charming beauty chorus, odd dances. Prices: $2.00, $1.00, 50c. Beats on sale at Fisher Drug Co. Electric Power tor All Purposes Bub-station.

Butt, aoni Helena. Boulder aad Rader burg. Apply United MissozrlQivc? Power Cosprny General otfloo, Kohrt Bleek, Sol-na. KobL HOUSE 0F COBS CwR. PARK AND BIXTH AYR.

Bell Pbe, T4 lad, 9TB. Just Received Gordon Dilwortbs fancy goods consisting of Plum Puddings Brandy Figs Brandy Peachea Preservd Kumquats Puncbeezy Blackberry Bundy Tomato Puree Mint Jelly Red Currants Crab Apple Come in So Ll engineering department, which while I they are Indirectly interested to. u. are not of the vital importance a. a Aha albaa mnllAsa a Ha nlaAiiasail of the other matters to be discussed today 'and tomorrow, particularly the annual payments of operation and maintenance.

"We desire to have ln the reclamation service men of the highest ability, In fact I do not melieve they can get them to well qualified. wlth all other governmenta work, for It always costs more for the government to do piece of work than it does the private corporation. While the con- structlon chargee seem to be rather1 high on the Shoshone project, when the fact -4a known that the settler Is allowed at least 10 or 13 year to make these payments and there la no Interest icharged on the deferred payments, the cost to the settler Is no more 'than on any other private project. "The main trouble we find as set tiers Is that our land as we take It in its original state Is devoid of humus and not Ih a condition to produce big I I 1 it. They were bent over Ivan Darfo and on top of him and I couldnt see all the time.

After we left Ivan Darfo on the ground, Peter Stoychoff and Nick Street and myself went up the track to the next station, I think It wag Clancy, and we staid there until we wore arrested. 1 am sorry we got In this troub'e. I wanted to work on the Job laying track near Great Falls but the other boys, Peter nad Nick, didn't want to. Nick said there wasnt any use working so hard; we could get money by holding somebody up and that It was easier to take money from Je This affidavit was read to me before I swore to it and before I signed It and I know the things herein stated are true, i feel badly to think that I am in trouble, andi I want to tell everything. HEAVY DAMAGES AWARDED WOMAN JURY GIVES MOTHER OF JOHN HOLLENBACK VERDICT FOR 8,000.

"We, the Jury In the above entitled action, find In favor of the plaintiff, and assesa her damages In the sum bf $18,000. -) Such was the sealed verdict read in Judge J. Miller Smiths department of the district court yesterday piorn ing, favoring Mrs. Matilda Hollenback, plaintiff against the Stone Webster Engineering company, In a damage suit Instituted for the recovery of $25,000, for the loss of her son, John, who was killed at the Hauserlake dam while In the employ of the defendant com puny. Mrs.

Hollenback was represented by O. "yv. McConnell. NO MORE BODIES RECOVERED. Brlcevllle, Tenn.L 14.

Not a "mlnef, living or dead, was brought out of the Cross Mountain mine today, and tonight the list stands at five rescued and 56 dead. Fire burned briskly all day In two of the cross entries and to the task of extinguishing It the rescue men devoted their time. Explorers In the mine have located eight or nine more dead bodies and these may be brought out late tonight. MAN OF MYSTERY' KILLED. Marlon, Dec.

14. George A. Klmmel, the man of mystery In the Niles, Identification case, probably was fatally Injurod in Converse, tonight, whe na Chesapeake Ohio passenger train waa derailed. Klmmel Is said to be Injured internally. One other passenger was hurt.

TWO KILLED BY TRAIN. fentrullu, 111., Dec. If. Joseph Tue-ratn, 25 years old, and Antonio Infer-raro, 50, both of St. Louis, were killed tonight when struck by a nortnbound Illinois Central freight train.

Several others ware hurt slightly. The train ran Into 100 men running for a work train. ALGERIA TEMPLE. Aarleat Arable Order Noble of the My. 4le Shrine, Oaala of Helena, Mnataaa.

All pfcraons having bills against Algeria Temple, kindly forward same at once to OEO BOOKT5R, Do you want to vote for Wood-row Wllaoo for president of the United Slates If ao, you moat reglater. The roglalratloa law bn been changed. There will no longer be registration agents. In order to reglater you must go to tho court bonne, are Mr. Martin Doty, county clerk and recorder, and register before him, Oaee registered, uader the new law, yon need not reglater agala no loag aa yon volo at every general election.

In the same precinct, Bnt the new law la mandatory, tlolrm yon are registered AO days prior to any general election, yon eanaot vote nt that eleetloa. other chap watched him languidly props. It Is necessary before we are! i ,1 is he arose to toss the tiny cigar able to produce a maximum yield that 6verboard. As he returned from we seed land down to alfalfa, after rva, drew hlg plpe from Which it ha. been our experience that observed: RESIDENTS WARNED OF MORTAR TEST RUSHING BUSINESS FOR GLAZERH AND PLASTERERS EXPECTED ON LONG ISLAND.

New York, Dec. 14. A rushing business for glazers and plasterers Is Indicated along the western Long Island shore for next Monday when the government will begin 'tts official tests of the new mortar battery recently installed at Fort Totten. Residents within a radius of three miles of the fort have received a communication from the war department Inviting them to throw open their windows, dismantle their homes of all hanging ornaments, pack the brje-a-brao away and walk out of doors to avoid having their ceilings fall on them. The" tests will.

Include the firing ot all 16 of the new 12-lnch mortars with which Fort Totten has been equipped. The new battery Is said to piake the second line of New Yrks defense against foreign Invasion by way of im. Long Island sou pregnable. all depends. prof, how many times do I have to warn you about coming ln late? Btudent Well, lets see how many more recitations have we? Cornell Window.

foreign goods. Assistant Inspector Say, Mr. Appraiser, herea a lady whose kid ha the German measles. What's the luty on em? Harper's Weekly. FOOTBALL ITEM.

He stood on the bridge at twilight ae the game drew near Its close. Twas a pensive mood In which he stood on the brdge of the half-backs n6e. Washington Herald DRAWBACK. Knlcker Do you like the revolving door? Bocker No; you cant slam It when you are mad. Judge.

HER STATUS. "Oh, that my son should wish to marry an actress! shrieked the proud, patrician mother. I "Nojw, mo, dont take on so;" urged the unutlful heir. "She Isnt really ah actresi." THE REASON. "Tall women nearly always marry shoH (men." I noticed It." "I wonder why It Is?" "These duck-legged men can't run fast." THE REASON.

Mkrks don't see how you can be hanpy and contented In so small flat. Parks Thats Just the secryt.of It there's no room for my wife's relatives. Boston Transcript the land will grow any crop that is suitable for this climate. In the last three years there have settled on Shoshone projects approx! mately 1,700 people and naturally In a settlement- of thatmanypeople any place ln America, coming from all the walk, of life and from ol tb states of the union, ypu will find mor or less of them dissatisfied. For Graduated Payment.

"What we need foremost and obevi Time to Think About the Christmas Turkey. Th big day Is only two weeks away. Better call us up bright and early tomorrow morning and place your order. We have some of the finest big Turks that ever breathed Montana air. Fat.

tender ahd Just right for tho big Christmas feed. Remtraber Always That thir MARKET Is the place where you get what you want. The choicest meats, oysters, poultry, fruits and vegetables In season. Trade where the variety Is greatest. Union Meat Market Bth Aro.

14 Jaekouu SL WOOD TONOREN, Pros. Pell Phou IN. 14. OB. 4 ft i Accidents will happen, hut th best Oraad C-oacert aad Ball, Harmeay regulated ftmIUes keep Dr, Thomas' Hall, Friday, December IB.

ABmlaalcaT Eclectic Oil for such emergencies. It, it per couple. Extrp IhAiea BB. (subdues the pain and heals the hurts. I 7 1 j..