The Anaconda Standard from Anaconda, Montana • 11

iflE ANACONDA STANDARD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1920. I COL BIG STAMPEDE IU FLU'S CASE IS GENERAL NEWS THE STATE dlEI TillELEi BIG PIECE LAUD BUTTE MAN CANDIDATE TO TIE HIS SHOES DllioTICE FOR SUPREME COURT Attorney F. W. Haskins High Position. Sf Special Dispatchto.the- Standard HELENA, March 2.

F. W. Has-kinsr-well-known attorney -of -Butte and whose name recently has been mentioned as a possible candidate for associate justice of the Montana supreme court at the coming election, was in Helena Tuesday. In response to questioning Mr. Haskins admitted that he had made up his mind to en ter Ihe-facer though "he had' not" in-1 tended making his announcement un til later.

Mr. Haskins came from the Colorado university, where he had studied law, to Montana 25 years ago, settling in Butte. He has been continuously and actively engaged in the referee in bankruptcy he has been matters before the supreme nourt. Mr. Haskins, a native of Illinois, Is 48 years old and has a wife and He will seek election to one of the six-year terms on the su-preme bench.

FINGER ASKS COMPENSATION Special Dispatch to the Standard, 2. Mrs. Emily Brown, em ployed by' St. James hospital in Butte, has filed a claim for compensation following injuries due to fori the; and'" pricked lier finger on a pin-which was in the clotMngJuid jajiinfection set in. STATE'S BALANCE --SHOWS A DECLINE HELENA, March -2.

Montana had a balance of $2,935,884.25 at the 1 close to me -monuiiy report-of -H- L. Hartr state treasurer. The balance 31 1 was 3,082,2 98.63and the receipts amounted 10 tdiz.i&i.ix ana disbursements of 1679,201.55. COMPLETE UNION OF-CONTRAGTQRS HELENA, March f2. Permaenl6r.

ganization of the Montana Association of General Contractors was completed today. R. J. White of Great Falls was named temporary chairman and Paul Pratt temporary A committee composed of Nelson Story of Bozeman, Ted Lawler of Butte, Fred Burch of Great Falls and Bert Melcher of Lewistowii waa appointed to prepare by-laws "and a con- RtHlttfnn Thegeneral purposed rthe zation- is to.create a b.etter,-unders standing ot contractors problems, better fellowship between contractors and other employers and all others interested in construction work. Thn.

as. sociation-wili-meet agaiain Helena off ii. INFLUENZA-DEATH AT THREE FORKS THREE FORKS, March z. The first death to occur from influenza in Three Forks this season was reported here Sunday night, when little Forrest Wilcox, aged 7, passed away as the result of pneumouia-ftu. He was taken, ill the early part of the week and developed pneumonia at once, from which he failed to rally, though every attention was given to his case.

Forrest will be remembered here a viib ol ine ooys wno caused so mucn anxiety when, in company witlu t-uuora rownsiey, tne two boys were lost wjiile out hunting a thristmas tree this winter, both boys being found by searching parties the next morning at a farmhouse, where they had taken shelter. STEVENS DEFENSE WILL CLOSE TODAY HELENA, March 2. Closing evidence by the defense is due in the elevens case tomorrow, and after argument the jury may get the matter Thursday -Stevnsr'8. boy bank clerk, is facing the charge of robbing the Union Bank and Trust company of Helena of $40,000. Today's evidence was given largely to an effort by the state to prove that the boy, who claims." in one of several confessions, that he was robbed of the money in an alley by three strange men, could not have been attacked at the spot he described.

The state produced several witnesses who passed through the alley at the time the boy mentions, but saw nothing unusual. WILL. CONTINUE I LOW FEED RATES HB.LE.NA, March 2. The special reduced rates on oil cake and meal from points -in the South to the feeding areas in the Northwest will bo continued by the Northern Pacific railroad until April 1, 1920, according to an announcement made Tuesday morning. The special rate includes the handling of copra cake, peanut cake, soy bean cake, velvet bean cake, sesartie seed cake and all forms of meals for feeding purposes.

FARMERS IN SESSION. LEWISTOWN, March 2. The third annual farmers' week at the county high school opened yesterday, the attendance reaching around 1,000. The iarmers are delighted with the program and general arrangements, the work of the instructors dealing with practical farm matters. The program for the women deals with nursing, feeding of children, care of the sick and.

the use of power in operating domestic machinery. VNDEIl ADV1SEMEKT. HELENA, March 2. The appeal from Beaverhead county of Albert Brooks, convicted of sedition and sentenced to the state prison, was argued today in the suDreme nnnrf.snH under advisement. r.

STROKE BRINGS BILLINGS. March 2. Stricken by locomotor-ataxia, J. S. Evans, a plumber, this morning at Laurel, near here, fell beneath the wheels of a passing freight train and was instantly killed.

Evans had been standing on a crossing. He was 37 years old is it. St. in ISHEPHIMANDED Tim Nolan Offends Chief Justice Brantly in Sedi- Special Dispatch to the Standard. -HELENA, March 2.

What was almost a sensation occurred In the state supreme court today, when Attorney Tim Nolan of Butte was reprimanded by Chief Justice Theodorl Brantly. The incident happened duringJthe arn guments on appeal in the case of the state of Montana against Albert Brooks, who was tried and convicted in the district court of Beaverhead county on a charge of sedition and sentenced to aterm in the state prison. a The Brooks case was the first case Attorney Harlow Pease of Dillon made the opening argument for the defendant, lie was followed 1y Otto Oerth, assist-ant attorney general. Tim Nolan as -attorney for the defense made the reply to Gerth's argument and it was shortly after he began talking that he told the court the defendant was de-nied Justice irt the lower court by reason of the fact that Judge Joseph Smith, who tried the case, declined to -dismiss jurors-who -were challenged for cause because of a prejudice against the.Wr-WvSTChief-Justice rwere nottrue that all jurors. who indl-i.

cated a prejudice jveredismlssed by peremptory challenges. Nolan replied that they had not been so-dismissed fist down with a bang on the desk, said: "May it please your honor, I have had considerable experience in defending l. W. W.s and I know the difficulties under which that is done. Not only in this case were the jury and judge hoatileland.

prejudiced -but the judge Jed the mob." As quickly as Nolan had uttered these, words Justice Brantly told him he could not use such language in the supreme courtroom in speaking of -a trial judge-4nthis stater Nolanwas- told by the chler justice that if he de- sired-tocriticise tho -lower! courthe must do-so -in a respectfur manner. Nolan's manner was defiant and he replied with some heat: "I have got the record here to sustain me in what I say." for several moments Ihe situation in the courtroom waa tense but "nothing further was said on the sub-1ect and the arguments-iroceeded. 'REAPPOINTS PHARMACISTS. HELENA, March 2. Gov.

Sam V. Stewart today reappointed Charles J. Chappie of Billings and WrR. Mont-' gomery "of "Butte as members of the state board of pharmacy. SALTS IF BACKAGHY A Stop eating meat- for a while if ZLHyour Bladder is troubling When you wake up with backache and dull misery invthe kidney region it generally means you have been eating too much meat, says a well-known authority.

Meat forms uric acid which overworks the kidneys in their effort to filter it from the blood and they become sort of paralyzed and loggy. When your kidneys get sluggish and clog you must relieve them, like you relieve your bowels; else you have backache, sick headache, i dizzy spells; your stomach soursr tongue is coated, and when the weather is bad you have rheumatic twinges. Either consult a good, reliable physician at once or get from your pharmacist about four ounces of Jad Salts; take a tablespoonful in a glass of water before breakfast for a few days and your kidneys will then act fine. This famous salts is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, combined with lithia, and has been used lf or generations to clean and late sluggish -kidneys; also-to neutral ie acids so they no longer irritate, thus ending bladder weakness. Jad Salts is a life saver for regular meat eaters.

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SALT AKE CITY, UTAH The United States mall stage will leave Drummond for. Helmville and Ovando as soon as 41 and No. 4 arrive. Every day except Sunday. Bitter Root Stage DaUy and Sunday Leaves Hamilton ........8 a.

m. Leaves Missoula 2:30 p. m. BIG BED STAGE DESCRIBES SCENE (Continued ironfPage l. in there were three lumber yards in the town with a fair stock of lumber, Whenihaflrst was over i.

the. yards were cleaned of every stick in the place. Including the high board fences." "Another operator walked into a garage and took a look at some machines. 'I'll take that and those and that one and the roadster in the cor ner, and here's my check book how much for the That's the way they do business. .9 Says Field Is Proven.

"We believe the field is proven and geologists say it is 80 miles long, running in a northwesterly and southeasterly direction. "Speculators and oil men and others who are seeking riches in a hurry, have gone all over the field and are paying big prices for leases and for outright purchases of ground. They have gone on the Carey land which we are reclaiming and have placed lo cations an over tne iana oi sewers I Am Aufin rt rt vet Tir Vi Tfa At Tffit" iitHWM.ctwvro-T nw-a TW vt. jw proved up." The newcomers have -ar rived prepared to stick and have put Up shacks and," wherevei possible, have filed placer locations on home- steads. Many Clashes, "Of course, the homesteaders do not 1 take kindly to this proposition ana have met some of the4nvaders Jilyehhem ffritfcotSjans other places the invadenrhave carried lhe-weapoiis to put up ihacks -Mrr Ililger said that pouring into the section in great numbers and Lewistown is booming.

AVIATOR AND TWO PASSENGERS BURN FORTMTERS.aTIarcli"-2. Captain R. C. M. Page, decorated for distinguished service in overseas air service, and two passengers were burned to death near Everglades, JatetodayJnafalJ.inaseaplaneL which caught fires- He won the Amer ican distinguished service cross and said to have brought down three Ger man planes.

Captain Page had started on a flight with jG. H. Bryant, tax assessor, and T. H. Colcord, member of the city council, to assessroadtaxcs in the southern part of Lee county.

NEW POSTMASTERS: WASHINGTON March 2. Two Montana postmasters have been, appointed, George R. Brown, Oswego, vice Daniel resigned, and Daniel Hatt, Ramsay, vice William A. Kelly, resigned. DREAM OI1 LIFETIME.

BILLINGS, March 2.r-Capt... Hor-. coloredi yeteran of 30 years' service in the Carmy, including the period of the great war, is soon to attain the ambition" of a lifetime. Since early boyhood, the captain stated," he has wanted to become a. -taxideTmistrHeas-stsne-tcr-MinncT apolir to begin the study of tho art ui laLXiuenny wii.ii uit; yi ujc vocational froardr: Captain Bivins was retired from the army just before America entered the great war.

He re-entered as an instructor in artillery. READY TO SEED WHEAT. BILLINGS, March 2. Planting of spring wheat in Big Horn county will begin within a short time if the nrssftnt favorable weather continues. according to H.

G. Rogers of Hardin, who Is in Billings. Mr. Rogers says that the snow is fast disappearing from the ground. FLU IS DECLINING.

HELENA, March 2. Only 348 cases, for the past week, of influenza have been reported to the state board of health, which believes the epidemic is on the decline. M'GUINESS FILES. HELENA, March 2.R. R.

Mc-Guiness of Sims today filed declaration of intention to become a candidate for delegate to the democratic national convention. Rub, Pain from back with small trial bottle of old "St. Jacobs Oil." Back hurtyou Can't up without feeling sudden pains, sharp aches and twinges? Now listen! That's lumbago, sciatica or maybe from a and you'll get relief the moment you rub your back with soothing, penetrating "St. Jacob's Oil." Nothing else takes out soreness, lameness and stiffness so quickly. You simply rub it on your back and out comes the pain.

It is harmless and doesn't burn the skin. Limber up! Don't suffer! Get a small trial bottle of old, honest "St. Jacobs Oil" from any drug store, and after using it just once, you'll forget that you ever had bachache, lumbago or. sciatica, because your back will never hurt or cause any more misery. It never disappoints ipd has been recommend for 60 years.

Advt. Brand New Way to Remove Hairy Growth (Aetoallr RemoTes Roots and All) the vexed question of how to completely banish superfluous hair has been solved ot laatl By means of the new phelaetine process, the hairs entire, roots and all. come out before- your very eyes easily, harmlessly, "quick as a wink." It is so different from the depilatory, electrical and shaving; methods, you simply must try it to fully appreciate its remarkable advantages. Phelaetine is perfectly odorless, non-poisonous a child could eat it without the least injury. It leaves the skin so soft, smooth and hairless, no one could tell you ever had a mustache or other hairy Krowth.

If you will procure a stick of phelaetine from your druggist and follow the simple instructions, you will certainly tx astonished and delighted with the result. n. at 6,200 Acres Near Valier, Is Purchased by Utah and Tdahrr Men; Special Dispatch to the Standard. -GREAT FALLS, March 2. Through a deal.

Just. closed in this city a tract of. 6,200 acresofland lying .12 miles west of Valler and belonging: to F. D. Kingsbury of Valier and A.

W. Kingsbury Of Great Falls has been acquired by W. Lloyd of Logan, Utah, B. W. Benson of Trenton, Utah, Ellis Lloyd of Blackfoot, Idaho, and K.

L. Moleri of Arco, Idaho, and will be taken over by them April 1. They state It to be their intention to colo-nlze-the "traet Itls eald toDr practically all tillable and bulk of it susceptible to irrigation. The considr. eration is said to have been about $150,000.

Interest for a period of 31 years at the rate of per cent is carried by a judgment just rendered in the district court-here against the city of Fort Benton. The suit was brought to recover judgment for $6,408.42 and interest upon municipal warrants issued by the ity in 1889 andlMt: YOUTHS CHARGED WITH GAMBLING JIILL1KLGS, March-4. The arrest of june youths- on charges of gambling resulted from a raid Sun- day evening by a. deputy humane Beveral room. of.

a lodging hpuse here. All but" boys 8y. in numDer or Billings youths have been spending Sunday afternoon and night gambling. Cards- and poker -chips were seized. TEACHERS ORGANIZE.

March 2. "The Grade School Teaehers'-associatlon'-ef Bill ings has been completed here at a meeting of the teachers which resulted in the adoption of a constitution. The question of higher salaries will receive attention from the organiza- tio: rhe ronstltutioirnstates that among the objects of the society are impovemenWoT "orTeacfiers, the advancement of Dro- fessional efficiency and the promotion Qf a spirit of co-operation between teachers and community. INCORPORATIONS. T.T T'T TT'X" 4 Butte, M.

Mitchell, John F. Fprb is and Tt JJ25.0QQ.J The company will conduct a food and produce commission business. The Giese -Creamery company oi Billings, by. Gust Florence and Hattie Giese; $25,000. The Dawson County Livestock association was formed by J.

Hagane, Ladwinc of -Glendive. The Cat Creek Montana OiLcom-pahy: of Lewistowii, by Earl Lr Mor-TOwejGeorge McCleary; J. Wood ward and J. Lane of Roundup; The McGregor Oil company of Bil. lings, by G.

C. Thompson, Dick Logan and" 1.000.000? JHQRQSCQPJ Wednesday, March 3, 1920. Astrologers read this as an unimportant day in planetary guidance. Although Saturn is in forbidding aspect, the sun is in a place that promises beneficent rule. It is a most auspicious time for seeking positions or preferment." Many political appointments seem to be indicated.

There is a sign that is threatening to the rising generation and may mean much illness, increase of juvenile crime and more widespread child fiabor; Saturn seems to give warning that there will bo anxiety wherever large revenues are imperative. Among many who should give, great numbers will hold back. This aspect also will apply to the income tax and numer ous cases of delinquencies will be discovered, the seers predict. This is not a promising or salu tary sway -for persons past middle age. The moont ruler of the tenth hoiis.

conjoined with Uranus in the fifth, is read by a London astrologer to Dre ssage the- death of a distinguished per-' son. probably of royal lineage. The stars appear to foreshadow a. poisoning or drugging scandal that will cause a national sensation. While the sun is in benefic aspect.

it Is wise to seek This should be a lucky day for all who desire to better economic conditions. Although the king, of Italv mav have many labor problems and much socialistic agitation to contend with in the coming year, his horoscope seems to indicate that he has little to fear, as his country will prosper. une seers declare that the Dresi- j3entiaLJlectiQnwilLJ)ringKuchLjsur. prising results thata new chapter in political history will be written. it has been repeatedly prophesied that no man who belongs to past campaigns will succeed in 1920..

Persons whose birthdate it is should particularly avoid entrance to a quarrel. Lawsuits will not be successful. Children born on this day are likely to be headstrong and wilful. These subjects of Pisces should be carefully guided, aq they are capable of big attainments. (Copyrightr 1920.

by the McClure Newspaper Syndicate. A few tablets of "Pape's Dianensin" bring relief almost. as soon as they reach the stomach. "Pape's Diapepsin" by neutralizlnc the acidity of the stomach, instantiv relieves the food -souring and fomen tation which causes the misery-making gases, heartburn, flatulence," full ness, or pain-in stomach and intestines, i i "Pape's helns reE-nlatft disordered stomachs so favorite foods can be eaten without causing distress. Costs so little at drug stores- Vhenyou gst I Gets Bid of Rheumatism and Gains Pounds by.

Taking Tanlac. "Tanlac not only added twenty-four pounds to my weight but put me in as good health as I ever waa in my life," said Augustus Heihs, a well-known farmer of Morton, 111. "For four years I was troubled with rheumatism and indigestion," he continued, many a day I gave clean out while working in the field and had to lie down until I got strength enough to get back to the house. My rheumatism was so bad that every morning I had to etand Up and my back was so stiff and painful that it nearly killed me to stoop over. My joints, too, were so stiff and sore that I could not bend over to tie my jihoes.

My appetite was very poor and when I did eat anything Twas in misery for hours afterwards. I "was hardly ever able to get a good night's rest because- my kidneys were so badly of order, and lasLjprlngjny. I wasn't-able to could hardly get out of the house. "The -man I hired totake my place remmmeiLddTanla(S highly that I began taking it, and to make a long story short, I haven't a pain in my body now and can do as hard a day's work as any Leattnreesquaremeaiaa- and- -sleep'like-a topeveryn1ghtr irr factr I eouldn'task to be in better health, and all the credit is due to Tanlac," Tanlac is sold In Anaconda by Fuller Drug company and in Butte by Newbro Drug company. Advt.

If Touf NeSOJIedicine You Should Have the Bes Have you ever stopped to reasorl why it thaObBiany-pfoducts tlrai are extensively all at once drop-out-of-sight and The reason is- plain the article did not fulfill the promises of the manufacturer. This applies more par- -tlcularly to a. medicine. A medicinal preparation that has real curative value almost sells itself, as like an -endless-chain-system--the remedy" is commenucd-Tiy- those-who -have been benefited, "to those" Who "are lii "need of it. A prominent druggist says "Take for example Dr.

Kilmer's a preparation-1 have sold for manyyears and-iiever- hesitate-to ree ommend, for in almost every case It shows excellent results, as many of ply testify, No other kid- ney remedy has so large a sale." -verified testimony of thousands vwho have used the preparation, the success of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is due to the fact, so many people claim, that it every wish In oyer-coming kidney, liver and bladder ail-ments -anff" neutralizes ifie uric acid which cause 84'heuniatismi You -may-receive-asam Die bottle- of Swamp-Roof by parcels post." Ad dress Dr. Kilmer Binghamton. N. and inclose ten cents; also mention the Anaconda Standard.

Large and medium size bottles sale at all drug stores. GRANDMA USED SAGE TEA TO DARKEN HAIR Shejnixed Sulphur with it to Re store Color, Gloss, Youthfulness. Common garden sage brewed' into a heavy tea with sulphur 'added, will turn gray, streaked and faded hair beautifully dark and luxuriant. Just a few applications will prove a revelation if- your hair is fading, streaked or gray. Mixing the Sage Tea and Sulphur recipe at home, though, is -troublesomerAn'-easier-way-is to get a.

bottle of Wyeth Sage and Sulphur compound at any drug store all ready for use. This is the old-time reclno improved by the addition of other in gredients. While wispy, gray, faded hair is not sinful, we all desire to retain our youthful appearance and attractiveness. By darkening your hair with Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound. no one can tell, because it does It so naturally, so evenly.

You just dampen a sponge or soft brush with it and draw this through your hair, taking one strand at a time: by morn ing- all grsyhairshave disappeared, and, after another application or two, your hair becomes beautifully dark, glossy, soft and luxuriant. Advt. Cuticura Talcum Is So Refreshing An exonisitelv wented. anrisnrir Dowder. Gives ouirt rflif tn cnn.

Durned or irritated skins, overcomes heavy perspiration, and imparts a delicate, lasting fragrance, leaving tne skin sweet and wholesome. IhiiU Wmm Tr w.il A rft ItotntM.D4.r,lfltea,IUw." SoMxwy- wd ere smp ac. uintmant aaad He. Talcum Sc. i-uoasm aoaa aba wuimut swt, Supreme CourtTakes.lt Un-j der AdvisementNew Special pispatch Jothe Standard.

HELENA, March 2. The 'etate supreme court today heard arguments on the appeal of "Prlja, a former policeman of Butte. Attorney Patrick Geagan argued for the defendant and County and Assistant Attorney General Woody for the state." Prlja was convicted in Silver Bow county of having -assaulted-witlv-intent-to, kill -Bert-Burzon while Prlja was a member of the Butte police force. He is alleged to have placed Burzon under arrest for having carried a gun without a permit and after Prlja had taken Burzon several blocks" got into a quarrel with him and shot him twice through the Has New Evidence. The defense claims that new evi he defense ucacc nus ueeii discovered, tnev nd.

insr located several witnesses -a-hn" Au not testify at, the trial in the lower court and their testimony is favor able to the Their affl-- davits were produced In court today. Counsel for Erlja contended in his a rgument that Prlja came into the. courtroom atrthtime of his trial' with a gun and that because the prosecuting attorney asked him -a. question as -to nis ngnt to- carry -a gun- his "case was prejudiced with the jury by reason ot the question and that'the lowerJcouriZf ailed to remedy the situation with an instruction to the incident. County Attorney Rotering took the as rjthequestion-'was never answered at the trial the case could nothavebeenprejudiced by the asking.

At the conclusion of arguments the court tookthe- matter mnder advisement. GetsL Stops -Pain." Instantly anfTcfora Soon Lifts RightJJff ---A few- drops of corn pains like water quenches fire. Gives you immediate relief. The corn begins to lose iU grip at once. In.

a day or two it is so loose that you can lift it off, roots' and all, 'twixt thumb and finger. That's the last of Jt. as millions have found out. It Is the simple, effective and common-sense way to be rid of corns. "Gets-It," the never-failing guaranteed, money-back corn remover, costs but a trifle at any drug store.

Mf'd. by E. Lawrence Chicago. Bayer Company, who introduced Aspirin in 1900, give proper directions.77"" "Bayer Tablets of can be taken safely for Colds. Headache.

Toothache, Earache, Neuralgia, Lum bago, Rheumatism, Joint Pains, Neu ritis, and Pain generally. To get quick relief follow carefully the sale and proper directions in each unbroken package of "Bayer Tablets or Aspirin." This package is plainly stamped with the "Bayer cross. The "Bayer Cross" means the genuine, world-famous Aspirin prescribed by physicians for over eighteen years. Handy tin boxes of 12 tablets cost but a few cents. Druggists also sell larger "Bayer" packages.

Aspirin is the trade mark 'of Baj'er Manufacture of Monoaceticacidester of Salicylic-acid. Advt, Easy Way to Rerriove Freckles and Eruptions Some women have skin of such texture they occasionally are annoyed by the sudden appearance of freckles, slight eruptions or fine lines. March winds usually play havoc with skins of that kind. In such cases if one will procure an ounce of common mercoliied wax any drug store, apply a little of it before retiring, like cold cream, she can easily overcome the trouble. When the wax is washed off the next morning almost invisible flaky 6kin particles come with it.

The entire oute cuticle is removed in this way in a week or so, with all its defects. No bleach could so effectually remove freckles or blemishes. The new surface is smooth, clear, fresh looking. No harm or inconvenience accompanies this simple QUICK ACTION CORN CURE TAKEN Wyoming. Operators -Xttraci-ed byjProducrSecured lir Mosby Vicinity LiEWISTOWN, March 2.

J. F. of Walker Brothers, who are to put in the well on the Cat creek anticline for the Kootenai syndicate, came in yesterday from the Wyoming fields, where he has long operated. iOU AO CO. IV Oil LUCIQ III LllO UlOW" ery at Mosby.

It is not so much the extent of the deposit as the remarkably high quality of the oil, quite equal to the very best that Wyoming has ever produced, that is causing the stir among the big operators. He is shipping in two complete rigs from Wyominnd -states that all the big concerns in the Casper" field will be represented Fergus shortly, the iioxana and Midnight being" two of Ahe.concernathathave-alreadyar ranged to come in. Mr. Castelle) head of the. Sinclair company's leasing department, has arrived here and is now out in the Winnett field.

The Oh io will have a representative here shortly. WiththeArrow-Creek company's drill down well over 500 in the prospects Of the west side of the county for oil are increasing. TRgi alrw-Ieksrxpectedtwithgoodi sands a couple of weeks and if the workhersia.succes3fula mah ia looked for -in the Wolf (Jreek dis trict, Out from Stanford, there is-aJready much actviity. IS CUT FATALLY IN KNIFE DUEL Special Dispatch to the Standard GREAT FALLS. March 2.

In a fight at Black Eagle last night Frank Sobol. 55, a smelterman, was terribly cat about the abdomen, three gashes beint inteBtineSr one of them practically" disemboweling him. He is in a hospital in a dying condition, while his Old-tim Matt Pozarich, 50, who is alleged, to have done the cutting, is -in the county jail. PIONEER OF BELT Special Dispatch to the Standard. GREAT -March 2.

Mrs. Mary Yule; iwho in 1886 became one of ther-firstrsettlers invthe Beltjreek valley near the present town" of MOn" arch, died in this city yesterday, aged 7 4. She came to Mo ntana in 1 882, traveling -up -the -with other- passengers was-compelled to I dians, -numbering about 3 ,0 0 0- tepeesr when- her boat, the Big Horn, was sunk near Poplar Point. Three weeks later the passengers were picked up ny-lhe-fcielena. THREE" FORKS NEWS TH RE FORKST March 2.

The Three Forks band is to give a free concert in Willow Creek Wednesday evening. Miss Milton spent the week end with relatives in Bozeman. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Dunbar were among the Three Forks visitors in Bozeman the last of the week.

R. H. Brackney was a Logan visitor saturaay. jacn tserg ana Laura oung.are among the children who are quite ill mis Mr, and Mrs. Jack McPhail' and their children visiting Mr.

and Mrs. Irvine Pipestone. Mrs, T. -J. Butler-and-her son Em met, who have been spending the winter months in California, re turned home Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. William Parnacott, who have been for the past two months visiting relatives and friends in California, will ret'urn home this week. Mrs. Bertha Hungerford, who has been attending to business affairs in Three Forks and vicinity, returned to minings tne lasi ot tne ween.

Mr. Lewis 'of Butte transacted bus! ne.s' affairs in town Sunday. Arthur Sorrels is spending a couple oi aays witn ms tamer, sneu Korreis, Dr. Winkel, waa called East tne mness or nis wire, will return home this week, and expects to be accompanied oy Mrs. vvinKel, who is recovering from the flu.

Mrs. Ma.yme Tibbs and her three children home from an extended visit in Iowa, and Mrs. Tibbs resumed her position as night operator with tne local teiepnope otnee Sunday. Mrs. W.

E. Young is spending a few days with her daughter. Mrs. Harry L. Gustine, in Bozeman, being1 canon tnere oy tne illness ot Her grandson, Billy Gustine.

Harry Milton, an eastern stock buyer, spent a few hours In Three Forks between trains en route to Billings and Miles Citv. or Manhattan were recent visitors in Three Forks. Mr. Connor of Billings looked after business affairs here several, days the last, of the week. FISH HATCHERY AT SALMON LAKE MISSOULA, March 2.

The Western Montana Fish and Game association has received from J. superintendent of the state fish hatchery at Anaconda, plans for a new hatchery which the association is to erect this spring tn Little Fish creek, close to Salmon lake in the Blackfoot country. The hatchery, when completed, will be the production of 100,000 trout fingerlings annually for distribution tRrough the region which under the membershp of the association. The buildings will- not be expensive, costing only about $1,000, while the site is provided through a lease from the Anaconda Copper Mining company, which gives the lease to without charge. M'HARG PROMOTED.

HELENA, March 2. Charles K. who for nearly two years has been supervisor of the Helena national forest, has been promoted to the recently created office of district forest examiner, and about March 15 will move his headquarters to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. His -work will include supervision of the Coeur d'Alene and Joe forests, it is understood. His successor in Helena will be announced a few days.

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