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Show RANCHERS' QUARREL ENDS IN DEATH BUTTE. Mont., Nov. 23. Miner special from Sheridan, Wyo., reads: Alonzo W. Cotton was shot and killed at noon, today at his ranch one mile over the southern Montana bonn-i bonn-i dary. if is alleged by George Harris, I a neighboring ranchman, presumably ! In a dispute over their fences. Both I men are past CO years old and are well known in this portion of Wyoming Wyom-ing The kllliug was committeed while Mrs. Cotton was standing by her huband's side and she is the only eyewitness. eye-witness. Harris immediately mounted J his horse and started for Sheridan, twenty-five miles distant, and arrived here late this afternoon. His intentions inten-tions probably were to give himself up, but he entered a saloon first of all and tho police were informed of his whereabouts. Harris stated that ho was riding aloug the road when Cotton fired two i shots at him. Before he had retail ated Cotton fired two additional 9hots and then Harris returned thv fire, hitting Cotton in the heart Mrs Cotton said her husband was greasing a buggy when Harris appeared. ap-peared. Harris shot twice, the first bullet goln? through the buggy top! and the second taking effect. Deputy Mossberg viewed the re-! re-! mains and said tbe bullet had plowed I through Cotton's breast from left to right. |