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S p e c i a l R a t e s f o r F l a t h e a d F a i r , O c t o b e r 1 2 - 1 3 - 1 4 . ; $ 1 . 5 0 f o r R o u n d T r i p i t e a m e r C I T Y G F P 0 L S 0 N ! [he only straight through. to and from :: Som e rs fastest and most s«aworthV bblt% n f th i^ . Lake. ~ — EA S T S ID E NAVIGATION J ■w ( w ■ ■ • h m M t a T e I h h o l A Man Took Bifl Chances on His Life. By P. A. MITCHEL. (Copyright, 1910, by American P n u A mo > clatlooj “Speaking of nerve,” aald tbe Con' federate veteran, “I u w a bigger In atance of It before | weut.,loto tbe ■ray tbanduripg tbewbolpfMir'yeare * *?. • eaae whew a inan excited’by tbe booming and the volleyt of battle goes' ln like a lunatic-wlthout realising <ateulatoa^n*nBdwn 6 ge /he'failure of which will coat him bla life. « “ f to my na- «va town to?Virginia. Atjrahani Lli- cola waa the'Republican casdidata for president, and wa were all watch- aonth that In caa* tba man nominated on a platform of ‘No ilavery In tba tarrltorlaa' waa alacted our political era won going to take tte aonth' a l l k i n d * t o s e l e c t ■■hwaL, . . .1 i i t p r i c e s t h a t s u i t y q q f i t y a n d s t y l e t o s u i t y o u r t a s t e THE UNE WE CARRY IS i e F a m o u s W A Y B E D S ; ip r i n g s a n d M A T T R E S S E S ..... ............. - \ '■■■ ■ , ■' ' — .1 ■■■ f ■ n WE ALSO CARRY AGOOD LIME OF ; R O C K E R S a n d C H A I R S > f a l l U n d o , i n c l u d i n g O F F I C E C H A I R S tbem, though afterward i m ® Mt everybody looked aerloua. ware hot for aeceaaion right off, aome were oppoeed to anything of tbe kindi while tbe nat didn't know wbat tfef wanted. I w u one of tboae wbo war* on the fence, and It waa our kind tbe leadera were laying for to aiaka aeceaaloplata of. Wben a man ■waa «n out ood oat Unionist It waa pretty nard to move blm, tbongb lota of aa that were strongly oppoeed to aeceding fought bard enough after tbt OM Dominion oocaded. “Bnt what I.atarted in to tell yoa abont waa the way Ben Hewaon, atrong eeceeelonlat from tbe flnit, tried to drive Ed Miller, aa atrong a Union lat, oat of tbo Union and Into tbe Con federacy. Thoy were both plncky anoagb, tbongb tliey were of different Undo. Hewioa waa aggreaelve, alwaya you are thinking o f furnishing an office ie in and look ovor die many ttyle* of Desks re have catalogued and pick out wbat you like best and wc will get it for yep. WE CARRY A GENERAL LINE OF DIXON STAGE leginning Monday, April 2 5 th I will Run a. Daily Stage between Poison and Dixon .. From Dlson To Polaon Leave Dlxon 6 o. ro. Arrive Bonan 9.30 a. m. Arrive Poison 11.30 Ik tn. From Poison To Dixon Leave Poison 12.30 p. m. Arrive Ronan 2.00 p. ro. Arrive Dlxon 5.30 p. m. lib stage will go through '* portion of the Reservation that te ; . ndt allotted. I t ; F . V i n s o n [ ' i t - NOT IN A TR U S T S t a n d s For Good Work. Fair Prices a fid •# Square Deal to All m o d o t m » r u n o L t o ox aih. having a lot to aay and thinking that •very one aboold aee things as be ran tbem. llUUsr was retiring, snid v«>rj Uttlo nnd never forced bls opinions npon otbers. 1 reckon an exdtuble la more easily Irritated by one ot fellows wbo wben you go foi shut ap like a clam tlinu auy kind. Hewaon knew tbnt Miller atraigbit Union and Insisted on trgalng tbo point wltb blm. Wbeu be found tbat HUller wouldn't talk be lost bla temper, called blm a traitor to tbe south and wwind op by saying that If he wasn’t wltb tbe south bed better get ont of It. “It wan « n y to see tbat all this wns very annctylns to Miller. We were nil surprised that be didn't resent wbat Hewson aald. and some set him down for a white feather man. I’osslbly Hewaon thought oo, too, nnd that’s the reason he kept on adding one Insult after another, vowing thnt he would drive tbe black Republican out of the state or Into tbe Confederacy. All tbls ' happened half a century ago uud Is now pretty nearly forgotten. The Is sues that then wore of such Impor- j tance nre now burled. Human slavery ! waa not extended; it died. “The day news came that Lincoln was elected separated us pretty much i on to one side or tbe otber. Those <vlio ' WCre Inclined to secession before, but didn’t avow tbeljft sentiments, now showed tbeir colors) oDd us tliey were in the majority the rest kept quiet. Some of tbe secessionists were mighty hot against those who minted to throw . off the Lincoln yoke four months bo- ] : fore Lincoln would be ln a position to put a yoke on to them. They weren t , even willing to wait for the state to secede. Among tUeae wns Ben Hew son. He talked to knots pf men and to Individuals, being far more bitter aguinst wlint he termed the rene gades of the south than tbe northern ( people. “When the ordinance “We Make Our Owi> Prices” of secession Confederacy, ffe put up a not tee ou a wooden tree box directly in front ot Miller’s door written with his own band: Those who uro not with us are against us. Let them no.' Every one who passed II rend It iiud looked up at Miller's bouse. All looked grim, knowing tbnt it was a thrust of Hew son agalnat Mllleband wigbt be seri ous. \ •' - \Miller sent for one of his intimate friends and told him to go to Hewson and say be proposed to remain where be was and that if Hewson wished to drive him out ho would bave to do so at the point of a weapon. Hewson wished to know If this i vvas lja cbal- lenge. MJIler’a second said It wap. not. Tim HewsQn..oald tbat lie w,ou|d ipe- gin shoeing the next time he and Mil-\ ier met. Af liter’s friend persuaded Hewson to rofeix^lni to a second. The !tfd:ajcond|f auiloualto mnk%tht nfr W a s blooaies&s poSirtwKrrnnged the following'ftrmi:' At 10 o’clock- In the morning eacb principal: should C « ca,‘- her- revolver, only* oao chamber of wblcb'~waa to be-loaded. Botb lived on tbe main street of tbe town, nnd they were to walk‘ toward eacb otber aod Ore at wll}„ T 7 . ; ; ,.. r ; \Hewaon waa very much put out at tbla arrangement, wblch, he believed, would reault In notbing aei;loua to ei ther party, and refused to nbldo by IL But bisa&ond told lilni’,tbnt If Jit?dld; not befitoj second) *ould bave foil* ing furfjur to do with] tlie o»att«v.and HewaofnUietantly J “Wbien tbla prospective affair got out we were all rery mucb surprised-flrgt, that had doejgeg t^i aght. Jind* lecond, that a slngle Qrlug sbould de- dde tfie Issue. \ But as'Hewaon'ipras known to be a dead shot it 2was ex pected that the affair might uof be bloodless after all. Nobody knew wbat Ml|ler could do with a guu, but he bad always been so peaceable tbat H was not supposed be was mucb of a marksman. \No effort was made to keep the af fair, tbe terms and tbe time a secret A duel limited to one shot was unique and Interested every oue. Tbe nlgbt before tbe light all tbo men In town wan dlscusalng the probabilities con cernlng It. Moat people believed that Hewson, having bnt a alngle chance to Set rid of bls opponent, wonld. let blm empty tlw chamber of hia weapon, tben walk closely up to him and klil blm. Otbera figured tbat Miller would Had some method of drawing Hew- son’s ball at a moment wben be would (Ire at a disadvantage, which woald leave Miller at liberty to take a delib erate aim.. All agreed tbat If one or the otber waa not aerioualy hurt tba matter would come up again later. “Shortly before 10 o'clock on tba morning of tbe fracas I took position on tbe sidewalk between tbe two dls putants' bouses. I noticed knots of men and boya gathering, tbe Union sympathisers taking position not far from Mlller'a bouse, and tbe seces slonlsts'mostly congregated in the dl rectlon from which Hewson waa to ad' vance. Within a few minutes before 10 o’clock tbe street woo lined with people, expectantly waiting to see tht light “Wben tbe town clock struck tbe ap* pointed bour MUIer emerged from bis boose and walked to the mlddls of tbo street. It wao now seen that be had tbe advantage of the ann on bla back, though aa tbe morning was generally cloudy tbls made but little dlff< Ho walked slowly down tbe street, and before be bad gone twenty paces, taming my eyea in tho other direction. I saw Hewson coming, also In tbo of the street, a quarter of a away. At this moment Miller Hewson. probably either think' ing tbe dlatance too great even to make ready or Intending not to open Are until, bla antagonist sboald be at cloae range, did not raise bla band to hia hip. “Bat anddenly Miller atopped and brought bla pistol to an aim. Tbe people lining tbe atreet were pusaled. not dreaming tbat be would risk wast ing bis shot at aucb a distance. Hew aon continued to walk alowly forward, •till evidently not thinking It worth while to draw. Mlller'a platol bad been raised and algbted perhaps ten seconds when a crack and a puff of blue amoke were beard and aeen. The next moment all eyea were turned to' ward Hewaon. He waa aeen to pitch forward and fall in tbe street. He waa picked ap dead. Mlller’a ballet bad atruck blm between tbe eyes. \Never did a man more successfully take time by tbe forelock to prevent bls enemy from killing blm. Tbe space over wblch Miller sent his bullet was measured wltb a tapellne and found to be 460 feet and 8 Inches. Tbe re markable features of bis feat were, flrst. tbat any revolver could be made to do aucb accurate work at aucb long range; second, tbat any one except a marvelous shot coaid do It, and, third, tbat any man had tbe nerve to ex pend bia only shot at sncb a.distance. Indeed, so great was the admiration for bls coup tbat secessionists -and Unionists forgot tbe momentoua Issues of the times, crowded aronnd Miller and congratulated blm. “I asked Miller bow be dared fire at sucb a distance nnd to wbat be at tributed bls success. He Bald that at tbo moment be fired a spark of sun light struck one of a pair of glasses Hewson wore on bls nose. It seemed to Miller that bis wholo being was concentrated In bls aim, which he di rected In a line just above the reflect ed rays, nnd he was sure he would hit his mark. That wns all he knew about it. though lie thought there was some luck In It. But this can hnrdly he so, for when the war came on Mil- ! A B a n k ’ s F i r s t D u t y is to its depositors. The business o f. tbis bank is conducted on this basis, which: i t in truth, SECURITY AND CONSERVATISM. Safety is con- •idered before profits. We feel justified in asking for your banking business, assuring always, courteous treatment and satisf service. Of POLSON, MONTANA. 'A ^ V P E r a S & 'v '' PrMidMt Capital $25,O M *£ f t MAYNARD, 7 ■ K A N H M Vka.ProsMoat . J : ■£sJ i A h o m e a t h a n d f o r e v e r y o n e l ! ! ! C h a r l e s E . R e d e k e r . N o w is t h e t i m e t o g e t b a r g a i n s ! $U0 bays * Ana local NsHeMe lot, fall siaa, in Poison proper. HOP will take a spleodM lot on E st, In tha hast wsMsnsa lartian $500 will bay a 29 f t hnilaass lat oa Fourth st. Only 9S76 tttswaak for a good hnsinass lot right an TfcMstroat. Another lot an Third street farther np far <SOO. •178 and ap for largo rosMonta lots on haantHnl Rivanido. Tho only Uh* front addition. Cists te Is As bvifaMN district, * full siss 1st SA Ssssftd stssst fst $460. A two-room hoasa on a splandld lot located on C straot for only 9700. A fall IW fffat i r r a i r h iinwi tirrlrrn Third itraot fnr qrijjrtM W Spodal safe on a U room prapsrty, roeentlr hnflt, and a flne prop* m M m . LsakaAtf AkMMMrtr< Jnat SIM oach far nieo lots on Poison Haights. $1100 wii toy a nice 804oot residence lot overlooking the Ukoan Bstraat Has t w hinsss on it, hath ranted. $•0 0 only for a faa hoasa and lot facing directly on tha lako and Rhronido park. A vary choice property. •550 will hay two lots 100 by 140 foot> camar location. $50 will bay • Ana rssidanco lot at S t Ignathu. Paw of tho best lots in Dixon con now bo had at prices that am right. Dixon has a groat faturo. $•5 and np for A l lots in the town ef Dayton, along Plathoad laho. SO aero fruit fam near tbo lako at Angol Point Has substantial buildings complete. Terms given. $•00 buys a 5*cre fruit tract; 4-room boose with water. Near Dayton; a bargain. $450 buys fhro acrei of good fruit land at Roiiios, SO acroa of fine roserratkm land. If its good land yen want, wfcy investigate this. Several fine lots from $100 or op at tho Hot Springs. Lako front lots at Lakeside addition to Rollins. Splendid lots for investment at St Maries and Worley, Idaho, from $40 to $180 oach. ■ As the pioneers in the Real Estate business here we ean supply any demands, and indeed offer the largest possible selection. No matter whether it be Business Blocks, City Additions, Lake Shore Tracis, Fruit Lands, Timber, Indian Lands or Relinquishments. In the largest and best Companies. FIRE INSURANCE C H A R L E S E . R E D E K E R , Poison, Jill Shirt Waists. Montana. nurad the legislature every vestige of ler went north, became a sharpshoot- ro^rnlnt vanished from the secession- er and was considered the crack shot tatq Ben Hewson Immediately set ta bis regiment. He possessed a fac- fliMiit performing bis promise to drive I :ilty of which he was probably ig- Ed Miller out of the state or into tha j nornnt nt the time of his duel.'* To clean up tiie balance of our sum mer Shirt Waists and Skirts, we offer all waists, including the Lingerie, Linen, Silk and Lace, 25 per cent off tho regular value. F. L. GRAY GO The One Price Store Mrs. K. Knudsen manufactures all kinds of braids, puffs, curls etc., from combings and cut hair. Prices; small braids $1.75, middle size braid, $2.50;. large braids $3.25; puffs and curls 25c each. Call and get a line on seventeen dif ferent Heaters at Nate Hart’s. WANTED—A second hand heating stove, inquire at the Courier office. Eveiy lady callirp at tlie Dewey Lumber company office will be pre sented with a handsome souvenir wall match safe.
