The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 21, 1921, Page 8

“CUSTER WOLF” HUNT STORY IS i -J | on the jaws of-traps and on the night | | of. July. 3/he rolled into or lay down ‘ on oxe.and had considerable hair, pull- Old Grey Maurauder Who De- vastated- Cattle Country Finally Brought to Bay U.S. HELP IS CALLED Government Hunters Run Down Arch-Criminal of the Cattle Country * Carrington, N. D., Feb, | 21.—The story of how the "Custer Wolf,” an old, grey marauder whv devastated the cattle country in southern North Da- kota and northern South ‘Dakota, was slain, ending the murderous career er, and wateh the-hunter on his trail. Though this isa common habit of a bear, Williams’ had’ never © before known a wolf-to do it. At other times! the wolf ‘took to fallen timber and| thus could not be tracked. Twice during May the wolf stepped! ed out. This gave him such a scare | that he left the country for a while. ; | No sign. could be found of him near | Custer until the night of August 1,/ | when he made his presence known by | Killing several -head of cattle and wounding. several. more. | | Williams found these cattle, took: | the trail of the ‘wolf, and followed him | { on’a fresh track,, Jt led to the mouth ; jof a canyon, and, knowing that the; , Wolf would be sleeping after his big) | feed, Wil iams tied his horse and start-| jed in, Just then two horsemen came | | up, riding ‘at breakneck speed and) calling to Williams that they nad) found a yearling steer killed by the! | wolf. ee | Last Best Chance. | | Williams motioned them back, but; {they did not understand what he! | meant and he was forced to return ta! meet them. Thus, he lost the best! chance he. had had of getting tho wolf of one of the greatest, animal killers with a rifle. When he returned to the | this section has ever seen, is now trail, he found the place where the/ available. i wolf had bedted down to sleep. Tho, ‘How. the animal was trapped and noise made by the horsemen had given; killed is told by H. P. Williams:of the Bureau of Biological Survey, Lited States Department of Agriculture, who was sent to Custer, 8. D., reriion to rid the country of the killei after all other efforts had failed. The telephone lines in the region’ tipped so that it held only one side of Custer were busier than on Armis-! of the fot tice Day when the animal criminal’s death was reported, and many stock-: men breathed easier. when they heard the newsller? 700 (0 Sue 4 Smaller’ ‘than’ Hifs'*average brothers | of the wild; the cruelty of the ‘I.(as- ter Wolf” was surpassed only by his cunning,. and he killed with the re-; Gnement. of animal ferocity... Here, tenight—tomorrow night he. devastat-: ed a range half a hundred miles away, | apparently killing for the sheer sav- age joy of siuking his teeth in some! unfortunate animal. ‘Credulous persons of the section in which the “Custer Wolf” ranged be-| Neved that he was a charmed thing: | Others attributed his immunity, to a wisdom greater than beast ever be- tore possessed. ‘Still others said that/ he. escaped by plain luck. ‘After a bounty, reacuing by stages from $100 to’$500, had failed to bring in the criminai's scalp and scatter the band of coyotes that ranged with him; | atver private trappers and sportsmen hunters had given up the quest; after poison aud dcgs had failed—the stock- men tried a rou.dup.. This, too, was without: avail, and the, stock raigers were convinced that they. would be forced to board the wolf for the rest | of his lifes) - { ~*~ Send for Hantere:: H In March, °1920, . Pancker#-detid-| ed-to send for a g8vernment:-hunter aad Williams, one of the goverament’s Dest, trappers, ,left for the scene ‘of | ne’ animal's depredations, with in-| structions to stay, until the killer was. wken, regardless of time. fs i Williams arrived'and went after the: arch-criminal, takiig with him bunch- es ‘of traps of almost every known var-; jety, as the old wolf was known to be|:.-. trap. wise. He also took his rifle, ex- | pecting :to depend: mainly. upon : it.! As things turned out he ‘required bota the traps a-.d rifle to get the wolf when he was dinally taken. ‘ | This is the story from the time Williams went to Custer, 8.'D., until he: brought ‘down the marauder: When Williams first: weat;into:the country where the. wolfcranged, he tied to fi.d tresh tracks; Bat. without ; success. He asked some of the men| who had lost stock just where the wolf made his headquarters in this sec- tion, They said the animal may have had quarters anywhere within a dix tance 40-miles wide and-€5 miles long. They told him to wait there a few | days and the wolf would be sure to pay him a visit. Contrary to their ad-| vice, Williams went into the hills west | of Pringle, and found that the wolf was staying around some old dens if YPolgar mountains. Scented Solos. Williams scented the soles of his shoes and started stringing his traps. The wolf found bis trail that night and sowed. signs of great’ excitement at what ‘he thought to be ‘the presence | of a possible mate in his neighborhood. Né followed the scent entirely around | the line and then, returning to Pel-| gar mountains, cleared out two old| dens and made a new one which ran back into the hill for abou: 50 feet. On April 1 Williams had his first glimpse of the wolf, but was unable | to get a shot at him. The coyote com- panions “wate adting’ as bodyguards, traveling’ from 100 to 200 yards on the flanks of their ‘féauer:’ “They would warn him of danger by taking flight. For. a while’ Williams held his fire,; hoping that hé would get a chanc at} the wolf without having to give him: warning by the shots that woul! he) necessary to dispatch his bodyguard. Finally, realizing that there would/ be no chance of getting at the wolf unless the coyotes were: killed, Wil- Hams ‘shot them, hoping then he had a: clear field, ‘but the gyey killer prov- ed too wary for the huater. The wolf! played hide and seek with him. After! making a kill, he would go on some distance, back trail for a few rods to/ a point where he could keep under cov.) | HUMPHREYS’ WITCH . HAZEL OINTMENT (COMPOUND) For Piles or Hemorrhoids, Extern4l‘or Internal, Blind or Bleeding, Itching or Burning. One application brings relief. at all druggists | The ii ve Sead Fics Seespte.ef Otniment | ie important work of the annual pte of bad | meeting was completed yesterday with .| the presenting of reports of commit-| fu reys’ Homee. Medicine Compeny 156 William Street, New York. SICK STOCK BOOK on treatment of Horses, Cows, | Sheep, Dees and other animale, sedi] 186 William St, N.Y. ‘jong. .Hia teeth would be good for . | officers. him the alerm, and he had gone back | down the’ canyan, very Close to the) hunter, and”escaped. \ i arly in’ Septethber the wolf’ step-| ped cn pte. | | by one foot. Apparently the trap had! andwas caught lightly ; the wolf was able ta} pull loose. ‘his. happened again in; the early: days .of ‘October. Williains | finally got the wolf on Oct. 11, Here |” is his own account of it: hal “The wolf stepped into a trap in: |the morning and it got a good’ grip| on him. He.ran with it about 190! yards, when the hook caught on a/ tree, but that did not seem to. stop/ him at all. He broke the swivel. of | “ARCH BISHOP HAYES from his front paw. I trailed him three miles and when I got a shot at hint he dropped. He had been 80 lucky that I expected the gun would fail to; shoot, but it worked all right. H¢ was) emalier than the average male woif, weighed 98 pounds and measured just 6.feet from tip to tip; 11 inches from, toe to. hock, and had.a tail 14 inches “Get a Good ‘Hi 15 ye i . -He broke some of they off on the trap, but aside from | Harry M. Daugherty Tells How that they were in good condition. He} ‘ : was an old wolf with a fur that was; sto Make Good althost white,” ¢ (N.E. As Stati Special.) Columbus, 0. Feb...21—If Harry M. Daugherty. had beentwins, one. of him would have, been a: politician,and the other'of hima lawyer. 2; At least, that’s the way lifelong-ac- BASEBALL FANS come, well: acquainted with Harry M Daugherty, the’. politician—the.: gut:l- ing ‘star. of. President-elect Harding's life. ees i How Daugherty, almost -single- handed, built up; the campaign ‘that landed“ the ‘presidential nomination jfor Harding is ‘now established po- litical history, rt *).€limbed Into ‘Politics, Daugherty: started in. politics back in big home town, -Washingtsn, C. H., as a young. lawyer, graduating into state politics and. later: into thé :na- tional: game, until: now-he has: landed on "top..o’ ‘the’ heap” as the “presi- dent-maker.” eH - Btu Daugherty, the lawyer, the: ev- ery-day fellow. is a nun. with whor. people generally, are not so well ac- quainted: Q : He dbesn't mix law, and_ politics. He's almost like two separate men, his friends say. i The other day Daugherty, the law- yer, ‘had -an important, legal. matter to. attend to in connection with a case, involving several millions. So. Daugherty, the politician. put up the bars: to the ever-present line of politicians and job seekers while he dug into Icgal.. matters: until two In the morning. The next day he ay nded to. the matter in,court, Ww te"66 “his” of- fice, and Daugherty,-the politician, was again on the job. Young Man at 65. Daugherty is'63, but he looks. near- er 40, and. displays, energy and “pep” that would’ nies “hams youngster. He doesn’t play golf ‘and doesn’t Meeting, Will Be. Held in. Com- mercial Club Friday Night. to Go Qver:Situation : Bistharck baseball tans will discuss | the’1921 ‘season’ at ‘a ‘meeting ‘to ‘be ld Friday: night. of this week at the Commercial ‘club. HOE RE as Joh The meeting: is called by O:' W. Roberts, president: of the. ‘local asso- clation:, « . Neha : One of thematterg. to:be taken up at the meeting will-be. the sélection of a site for a ‘new. baseball park, the capital park belig torn up to be used in the hiétorical garden plan. -A re- port will be' made ‘by fans who have| investigated ‘several sites. si ‘Matters of: financing ‘the’ team‘ and the matter of scheilule also. will be talked. -All baseball fans aré invited to he present. NOTHING NEW INTHE WEATHER SAYS DR, BEEDE This winter js just like the one 108 years ago, declares: Dr. McG. Beede, who arrived in Bismarck today from Sioux county, fresh from a study of /OWwn a yacht, but he spends. a power- the diary of John C. Lutig, who was| ful lot of time hiking about the coun- with Manuel Leisa, who in 1912 had| ti PS a. fort and trading. post below Fort Yates. This diary Dr. Beede has se- cured: from. the Migsouri Historical society for study. The diary gives the dally record | of the weather up to March 5, 1913, /‘here: to: spend some time with and all’ during the. winter of 1912-13| sweetest woman in the world.” the record was Just'the same as this| The “weétest. woman”’ is Mrs. year, declares Dr. Beede. ; ; . ~ :Once in.a while a:snowsterm would be.recorded, to be followed in a few days -by an account of a. prairie fire. The Missouri river opened and closed off and on all winter. GRAIN DEALERS TALK ON BILL | ON WHEAT TRADE! Minneapolis, Minn., Feb. 21.—Grain dealers of the state today ended their annual convention here, which was characterized by officials of the Min- nesota Farmers’ Grain Dealers’ aseo-| ciation, was one of the most import- ant ever held by that oody. Although regular convention ses- sions were concluded yesterday the board of directors brought the meet- ing to a close after meeting here to- day to discuss and formulate plans for the coming year. ry. While laying the. foundation “on won ‘he. almost lived fn’Pullman cars and hotels, but managed to.make ‘a number of flying trips to. his home “the tees and officials, and the election or! Among the questions taken up at, the convention were the anti-futures | bill, now pending ia the state legi¢- lature, and which the state grain men oppose by a 70 per cent majority; pro- posed plan to form a national buying) ageacy,/and the effect of the new co | > 3 * | operative bill, recently enacted by the) IF IT SHOULD _ FALL!—Therc'd Minnesota lawmakers. be. po escape: for Scidinger, strong- Delegates were guests at a banquet | leg man of Enrope.. Seldinger,. a and entertainment last aight. given! baker, lifts 2,400 pounds of flour with in their honor by the Commission Mer-| hig legs’: And theh—seven men add chants Association of this city. Labeler. weights 2-5-0 4a which . the: Harding” 1omfiation” was | OP DOUGHERTY , - UNITED STATES MAY GET TWO CARDINALS—It is reported that one and perhaps two the trap and ran on with it dangling.) oo +dinals will be appointed from the United Statess, at the March -consistory at the Vaticah,. in Rome. Archbishops P. J..Fiayes of New York,:D. J, Dougherty Mundelein of Chicago are mentioned. ‘ ; ich’ and Then Stick to It!” ie Is Next Attorney General’s. Advice Daugherty. She. hasn’t' walked for 15 years a8 a result of rheumatism? Daugherty’s greatest ambition— above. cabinet jobs and political ac- complishments—is ‘to see. thé ‘‘sweet- est woman” -restored health. » i “Daddy” to Young Men. He is the father of two childrén— a son’ and. daughter, ‘both: married. But he hag, been. the “daddy” to many more, in’ajly ‘there being ‘75: young men scattered over the country whom he has ‘putt on: their’ feet .finaneially and otherwiae,;: --: i ¢ Daugherty-beliéves'in keeping; ever- lastingly at it.when you;have a “good hunch.” ‘never“allpwing yourself tobe turned backjor bkowbeaten:. . °° His “hunch” :about making ‘Harding president is hiss:best example—even better, thanicwhen. hevhad ‘d- similar “hunch” :aboutsMarding becoming a senator and almgst had to drag ‘the president-elect ‘into:the-race in order to keep his “hunch’:working, * FROM TREATY “portant Amendment in Paris Meeting ‘Paris, Feb. 21.-Questions of. great importance to tle allies and “other enemy. nations of.Germany were laid before the council today. The plans for relief of Armenia and in addition a commission to study amendme:its to the league which were proposed at the League of Naticns assembly~ at Geneva was to be named. Tliree of these amendments were especialty ‘important. One was introduced by.Cecil Doher- ty, a-Canadian delegate and proposed that -Article X. should be eliminated from the ‘covenant. « 3 Two others were sponsored by the Argentine foreign ministers. | ~ One would ‘protlaim: as’ members of | the league all nations. which‘have not announced desire’ to’ remain outside and: the other, was that all. members of ‘he league council: should be elected by the assembly. — Y BRINTON’S CASE ~ GOES OVER UNTIL “MONDAY, MARCH 7 Thé case of J. é “el with ‘perjury by. F. .W.’Cathras was |_ continued until March 7,."by, Justice of the Peace W.°S. ‘Casselman, when the case came up today. This date is the first. Monday after the end of the sessidn of the legisla- ture, and it_is expectéd that Brinton will combat the chargeat that time. ‘Brinton..has. ‘retained .Arthur “Le Sueur. of St. Paul, a8 a counsel, but said he might not bring Le Sueur! out here to. appear: for him. Judge Casselman asked Brinton to give a $1,000 bond. with two sureties. U. S. SUES POSTAL FOR. $2,000,000 New York, Feb.: 21.—The United States’ government. filed a suit in equity in the. district court to obtain an accounting from the Roestal-Tele+ graph system for the money paid them as agents of the government for oper- ating the system for one year during the war. The ‘amount in: dispute, Mr. Bond said totals $2,000,000... , TO CONFER ON WAGES. New. York, Feb.°21.=The. employing printers association will confer. wita printers’ representatives on means to rediicé ‘wages substantially. to. perfect; KERENSKY CASH 1S EXHAUSTED, "IS STATEMENT Secretary of Treasury Says He Has None of It Under His \ Control Washington, Feb, 21Denial’ that! any portion ofthe, money: advanced to the Kerensky. government of Russia is) still under ‘the control of Secretary of | the Treasury Houston was denied by | solicitor-general in:a brief'filed today in ‘the: district court in response’ for |, the suit brought by William ndolph | Hearst. as a‘ taxpayer to enjoin the ; secretary of the treasury from advanc- | ing any money to agents of the Keren- a government. eee} Mr. ‘Pearson declared, that there was no occasion for an injungtion as the defeuidant, has no intentionot extend ig further credit to any foreign goyern- ment wsich must have been kngwn to the plaintiff when he filed his bill. TWO BANKS IN__- STATE SUSPEND The Crocus State bank, ‘of Crocus, which has figured in the testimony in the house investigation of the Bank | of North Dakota, is closed acvarding to information . received by thé state boxe fuiner. The bank had $10,000 cap- al. - = Au: Associated Press dispatch sii thét the Prosper State. benk, of Casw county, is not receiving deposits. or paying out money today. Officials of Ki jAgniea it was closed. “4% ibranch of the Ceandi- morican. bank which clos- ed recently. Testimony in the house’ investigation . committee . was to the effect that the ban! Hagen being head of the Scandinav- ian-American bank. . i Officials of the Peoples bank. said that the institution would probably soume business: Wednesday and re- ust Oe eee “MRS, WOODROW WILSON AT THE MOVIES, — | (Mrs, Woodrow Wilson, dressed in a tailored suit made her first public appearance’ this year at a moving pic- ture show for children at the Belasco theater in Washington. She was snapped entering her car after the | show. to, discuss its fingnclal aspects. | MP TAX ON LAWYERS MAY BE TAKEN OFF BY SOLONS House Favors Repeal of Act, Bill Passing by' Good Majority MOVIE BILL MOVES ON Committee of Whole Advances It—Saturday Night Session Is Held 4 Lawers may live in hope. The house of representatives don’t believe they ‘ought .to be ed or licensed, and house bill No. 189, re- pealing the $15 license fee on lawyers, is now before the senate for consid- eration. The house passed it, 75 to 36, late Saturday afternoon. The repeal bill didn’t go through | without some unkind words being said about lawyers, however. Represeata- tive Girdell Patterson, who introduced the bill in the previous session pro- viding a $15 tax on lawyers, declared that “ninety per cent of the attorneys are a menace to the state” and that they. will “rob you blind.” Representative ‘Ness, Richland coun- ty, was for the repeal, but for = dif “The ‘| ferent reason than some: others. ‘Who pays this?” he asked. | lawyers don’t pay it An attorney to:d me he just charges $15 extra to every clieit,:and we poor fools who get into law suits pay it.” The house refused to accede to the request of ‘Tax Commissioner George Wallace to provide for county asses- sors. This- bill, house No. 193, was indefinitely postponed: by a vote of 50 to 46. * a “: Divided Politically. ° ” The vote was divided principally on rolitical lines.: The Independents toox the position that: it would grant too much power to permit the ‘tax, asses- sors:to be ‘named. by the state commis- sioner, and that if county assessors were chosen they should be elected. “Representative Patterson declared the bill was meritorious, and said that one reason for the high taxes in some of the towns was because a few men | would dictate assessments to the local assessor. and they were too low. ‘Other action of the house in its Sat- urday ‘afternoon session follows: Senate bill No. -46, fixing new maxi- mum rates, for state-printing. Indefi- nitely postponed. iH: B, 170—Relating to directed ver- | dicts. Passed, 94 to 2.- : ‘Concurrent’ resolutions . authorizing M..0. Hall to go to “Washington to urge Congress to-pass measure to aid farmers of Northwest in buyiitg seed grain and feed. to carry credentials from the legislature. . H.- B. 160—Relating to guaranty of bank deposits. Indefinitely postponed. H. B. 152—Relating to guaranty of bank deposits. Indefinitely postponed. ‘H. B, 173\Relating to price discrim- ination in dairy products. Indefiaitely postponed... . 5 Legion Resolution. Concurrent resolution introduced by American ‘Legion “members urging that schoolhouses keep American flag flying over schoolhouse, that 10 min- utes-each day be devoted to patriotic exercises and that the English lan- guage be the controlling language in all public‘ schools was passed unaai- mously. ~ There was vigorous debate in the body over the Carlson resolution to rintt the transcript of the evidence of he house investigation and the find- ings of the committee, and it was amended to include printing the Bis- hop, Brissman and Company report. ‘Many (Nonpartisans voted for the resolution after the amendment was made, the vote being 77 to 35 for pas- je. Seay members did not like the idea of a Saturday night session, but Speaker Twitchell insisted there was 80 much work tod» that the houpe ought to be in session Saturday night, and that it. probably would be in ses- sion also Monday and Tuesday nights. i igns Bille. In its Satur night session the house,“sitting. as a committee of the whole, adopted the report for passage of the bill providing for state cen- sorship of movies. House bill No. 161, providing that the eight-hour law for men would not apply in cities of 5,000 and less population was indefi- nitely postponed. Governor Frazier sent a message to the house stating that he had sign; ed the following bills: ‘House bill No. 17, an act to make unlawful the. unauthorized use of the | American Legion insignia. ‘House. bill ‘No. 5, the Volstead com- panion “bone dry” act. > House bill ‘No. 66, providing for the payment of non-resident tuition fee in ‘the high schools. “(House bill No. 74, amending-the law relating to. causes for new trial. House’ bill ‘No. 37, relating to pre- liminary qualifications Yor applicants | for licenses to practice medicine. ‘House ‘dill No, 56, amending law relating to directing judgments. House bill ‘No. 48—Relating to butcher's reports on branded animals killed. > % ‘House bill ‘No. 45, relating to errors | and. deficiencies in city, town or vil- lage plats. House bill nishments. REDUCE PRICE. Philadelphia, Feb. 21.—The princi- pal oil companies announced a re- No. 11, relating to gar- | duction of 15 to 20 cents in price of | crude oil. “CASCARETS’ FOR CONSTIPATION Just think!’ A pleasant, harmless Cascaret works while you sleep and has your liver active, head clear, stomach sweet and bowels moving as Tegular as.a clock by morning. No gripifg or inconvenience. 10,''25 or; 50 cent boxes. Children love this can- dy cathartic too. = -* : a Pride Goes . Before a Fall | ER mother had brought her up as bird dogs re- trained—to keep here Mose in the air. The ' reason for this, of course, ‘was so that she might not have to notice ordinary peo- ple,—such as waiters, for in- stance. But when she snub- /bed the star quarterback of the football team at the Col- lege Prom she let herself in fer a chastisement in which the whdle college joined. “THE SNOB” with Wanda Hawley as the heorine is one of the -cleanest, most refreshing stories of youth and love and college life ever screened. [t is as American as the Statue of Liberty! Also a 2-Reel Century Comedy ORPHEUM TONIGHT BAST IN GRIP “OF SROW,"IGE | INSTORM WAKE Ee Nine Deaths Occur in State pf New York in Terrific Storm OVER A LARGE AREA Wasliington, Feb. 21.—Although the blizzard ‘which Saturday night and yesterday swept eastern states has Passed out to sea in a northwesterly direction a big area was still in the grip of ice and. snow. In many places particularly around New York where the snow was at its worst and in the mountains of West | Virginia and Pennsylvanta, people had to literally dig themselves out. Rail traffic was blocked And wires | were gi ‘alized. : THE ‘Bist’ of those who lost their lives! g to the storm remains un- determined, though it was definitely in New, York. fe The blizzard swept over a_ large area from Tennessee to the lower New England states and as far wast as the :Ohio valley. 2 The snow varies from a few inches in the southern portions to mire than a foot in the mountains and the nor- thern states. ~ ire: 23 DAYLIGHT YEGGS MAKE BIG HAUL Minneapolis, Feb. 21.—Two bandits smashed open the safe in the Shu- bert theatre at 6 a. m. today and es- aped with $2,121.00. 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