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' The Billings Gazette.
SEM I-NWEEEKLY.
VOL. XV. BILLINGS, YELLOWSTONE COUNTY, MONTANA, TUESDAY, AI'UGUITST 8, 1899 NO. 81
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
AM. H. G(088,
LAWYER.
Office First National Hank Building.
H. E. ARMSTRONG, M. i.,
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON.
Belknap Block, - Billings, Montana.
.R. J. H. RINEHART.
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON.
lice in First Nationnl Hank building, Hillings,
Monte
ANDREW ('LARK, M. D.
HARRIET FOXTON-('LARK, M. I)., (C. M.,
PHYSICIANS and SURGEONS.
Booms 6 and 7, First National Bank lnillling.
Night calls answered at office.
DR. E. P. TOWNSEND,
PH YSICIAN and SURGO'(),N.
Office and Hleeidence on Twenty-Nintlh ltrelt.
North, two doore north of ('ottago Inn. OBftc
strictly private. All calls will r elve prompll t
attention. Telellhone 118.
) F. GODDARD.
ATTORNIE .-ATLA 1.
Office over First National IHank,
FEED H. HATHHORN,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
fico--Renm 4, First National Bank Building.
Billings, Montana.
[OHNSTON & JOHNSTON.
" LAWYERS.
Room 18. Helknap Block.
SJ. DONONHOE,
ARCHITECT.
Hutto and Billings, Montann.
A. FRIASER
Notary Public,
Justice of the Peace( UL. S. Conmiesioner,
General Commltnion Merchanit.
Room 8, First National Bank Building, Billings.
(IAIIWILE & IHOUTON,
REAL ESTATE, LI I'E STOCK,
INSURANCE.
Office in Wardwell lilock, Telephone i1I.
('orresponulenice Solicited.
BILLINS, .- MONTANA.
ITLE ABTRACIT l'OMPANY,
ABSTRACTS OF 'TITLAt
To all real property in Yellowetoll onti't.U,
ontia conupilell by Go. M. Ha'Y andI Austin
orth ompin. Tltlo enpan iinldtl aouln, liti
aetraOi furnished. Offiuce next north irandl
Hotel. Telephone 128.
FIRST NATIONAL
B7NK
-IOF -
3Iil0II S, MONTiTNA
Paid Up Capital, * $150,000
Surplus and Profits, . 10,000
P, B. Moss, President.
H. W, Rowi.Yv, Vice-Pre,
S. F. Momne, Cashier,
S. G. RvsNol.ps, Asst. Cash,
Iw iC'I'OHS:
Chas. T. Habcock,
Jos. Zimmllerlman,
IH. W, Rowley,
G, W. Woodlson,
I. B Moss.
Transact it genrral ba4nking busi
ness., Coll ctions promptly
mradu iand relnitted for.
YELLOWIfONE NAT!QNAL
,.BAN K.,.
OF BILLINGS
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JOHN D.
osakamp
THE CLOTHIER
iilol FAIOUS OUTFITTER
ANDMEN'S Clothing,
B Ian kct( and lit (hilg
Hlied Shcts,
\VtLo ('aver us,
Ihlats antil (aps.
I'ilt ti'SttuLMatd Sliltjtcts,(..hil
tltitc1s ShoesC, all sizes, .Menus
Sole AgrCent in It)lllltgs for theu
Sta~r brand 1-rlbbe r ovcrshoe's,
(\'Lty taitgntaraLntett(I pI irtt.
Maiil Ordrs
IPromntly Attenidei to.
JOHN D. OEKAMP.
(IP OOTHIRON JOHN TODD
Gothon & Todd,
H!nail-twoi' to (4 rnwol l & tLitwe.
hivery, Feed and Sale
STABLE
Holy rnaltl dull Irlvo Ytook.
rulunu to 1 Iadt to TrYVvJIll iu.R
Nlawant ILIUM for 1 u ,Mlu tlllr,'
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UNDIRee STATE SUPCIRVISION.
Pays b par oant on EIavings Daposits,
Interact tttpotiadndl qiuarterly
Patys 7 par cent tin Tirim (Ortiiiuete,
of Depauit, not Mubjeot to uheok,
Issuoe rIivin u Oertiiastes on Huild
ing and TLoan PlanI with etitniti time ot
maturity and detiniti' payments.
Ltoanu Moneuyon Baal Estate to be mt
pa In in mthl installmenta running
from ONE to TFiN Yi)ARN, to suet bar
I'tWtI',
'I'rlsluuw .I-do Muntlo, president;
(]ha~ ll, Nuhatilull, viuu presiiilun V'yette
Hlarrington, trwtut'orr; OhnI, RI eanard,
attorney; A, H, UOlomntnt, mouretory; 1''
Aug. Ilouitiv, HIunry Moueller, Iresnls W,
illitelw, Jlamita t Motnteatlh.
IU pt) 1w ultttu '
d.ii VERY ST. h.. I
NI.R~3yrhW9A Ii
91iI~Y *( K. WIN, Pie
I( AIE IIAJ L NOTES.
HlI|inoi Take~* Thre.e tralghtis froml the
OgKldeI (C!hlnplllllao Other Games.
The Ogden ball club, which came to
Helena last week to play a series of
four games, will return home with the
full knowledge that they ran up against
the real thing in the capital city.
Ogden had what was termed a cracker.
jack teem, but it seems Helena went
themn about one better, for the state
capital boys politely and scientifically
took three straights from their visitors
and the last gatne is to be played this
afternooun. In the first game the score
was 12 to 7. St. Vraiu pitched for
Helena iand did excellent work,
striking out eleven of the sluggers. In
the seiiond game Helena was in the
rear until the ninth inning, when the
boys pulled themselves out of the hole
by bringing in four scores, The score
was 11 to f. Huusford, who pitched
for thi Brooklyn's in the lhague last
year, was in the box for cA)gden. Up
to this fifth inning the Helena boys were
afraid of him, but after that they fell
on him for the eleven scores inade. It
is reported that McNeely pitched yes
tcrday's genie for Helena, which result.
ed in a victory for the state capital boys
by a score of 11 to 7.
The Auncondu and Butte & Boston
teams contested on the fortner's die
oonud Sunday, resulting in a victory
for the latter by a score of 12 to 8.
Zlearfos and Buckley was the battery
for the victors.
* *. N
The Missoula team went over to
Butte Saturday to play two games with
the Boston & Moutaun boys, but after
one game bad been finished the former
decided they did not care to have any
thing more to do with the B. & M's.
No wonder. The Missoula boys only
scored one run twhile their opponents
ran bases until they were tired out,
making 2. scores, The Butte players
say it was a rotten exhibition on the
part of the visitors. The second game
was called off.
I it is the intention of Manager Nix of
the homre club to strengthen his team
and put the boys to pritetinlug right
away, and our people are promised fint
exhibitions of the national game during
the next two mouths. The club will
make a tour of the state, playing
Heleua, Butte and Anaconda, and
these temuis will most likely play re
turn games here.
A anle was played, at Canyon creek
Sunday between the club of that seo.
tion and nue fromn Laurel. Several of
the Billings boys were present and as.
sisted Canyon creek. Taylor and
Temple pitched, while Hines caught,
The score was ill to 17 in favor of Can.
you creek. The Laurelites were shut
ut for about six innings when their
opponents took pity on them and let
them score to the above extent.
CORIONE.R' ,IJURI
Ilnvlstiatcs the death of a MWtralnger at
P. nt, Wulth's liverry stble,
A man, comparatively a stranger in
Billings, died in one of the box stalls
of P. H. Smith's livery stable Saturday
evening, from what was first supposed
to be a case of poisoning, but later de.
velopments proved it to be an acute
attack of congestion of the lungs. The
Imran callie into the barn and went into
the stall, when he was noticed to be in
a sickly condition by the employea, who
immediately sent word to the county
physician, Dr. Townsend, but before
that person's arrival the man had died.
hleing the county ;oroner also, Dr.
Townsend ordered the body removed to
the morgue, where a post morteml ex
a.mination was madetl, its a box of s.avai
lin, a prepalation to keep lice from
one's person, was found in his clothing
and part of it had either been taken
internilly or used in some manuner, and
it was thought that it had caused his
death. Dr. Townsend was assisted in
the examination by Pr. Armstrong.
The doctors found that the lungs were
conuested, which showed that the first
stage of pneumonial had set in. An
inquest ws elA Sunday, llnot being
cnouinded until last night. Un the
dead body wis found a pokage of let,
tars addressed to Wn. MouIly, whioh
were traom a lady in O)nstrio, who, from
the orUPpouHdenoU, it is gathered, the
,lePoaed wias to !marry sH,. It Weas
.siio gleanred that the dtad wan had a
brother tin dario andl a wother at lal
twoit, tn the Pno rner hae imowwuauiated
with hama. The JU lu, ommOed of Jog,
5I9e.er, i'. I4 aLeg, Mesaler, anR(
haler, Thea, ,mmaka awd Johwnml
Nasite, rudirsd Ia vadiat lai meis
elo; t.halt the 4ameased ha1ud ui
S.u.n an ao'ate atts b 64 mOia,.,
the Iessa The $mm I was Lkle[ed ,
;mtsiay as the poauntu' a laens The
AdeIae sa woas a j oll alul 40 leaQ,
ais amal |wae e.i y4 1351m -UhIUR
JIa el thuglmlia h ase a wslmw,
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%t ImVb4V'a W4IMI4MI
hl a hie rp oi ellilng (hwlr tI (Irw
hlutiten -Ne le Wlaleeil4
JuDuner, a salo mnlda
in this city Saturday, on a charge of
selling liquor to some Crow Indians.
Mr. Convery was arrested about: ten
days ago by United States Deputy Mar.
shal Sam Jackson. and gave bond far
his appearance in this city on August 5.
He retained O. F. Goddard to defend
him while J. C. English of Helena, as
sistant United States prosecuting
attorney, was here to prosecute the case.
A. Campbell, sub-agent at Pryor creek,
and three of his charges, Old Elk, The
Other Bull and Red Star, were wit
nesses in the case. ' Henry Russell, an
interpreter, was present, and spoke for
the :Indians. The bottle and its con
tents, supposed to be whisky, which
the Indians claimed Convery sold them,
was brought into court.
The Indians told how they had gone
into Convery's and asked for something
to drink and the bottle and contents
was what he gave them. They could
not testify whether or not it was whisky
and those who did sample it in the
court room say it was a very poor brand
of whisky, if such it was at all.
After hearing the evidence Justice
Fraser decided that it was insufficient
to hind Convery over to the United
States federal court and he was accord,
ingly released and went home, with his
wife and child, a happy man.
Attorney English, as well as Marshal
Jackson, felt indignant that he was not
bound over' and the former said that the
matter would probably be brought be
fore the attention of the United States
grand jury. Convery had been suns
pected for some time of having sold
liquor to the Indians, but this was the
first time the officers had been able to
get any evidence against him.
"LON(i TOM" ESCAPEN.
IBut. |i Ca(pturled After a Sliort Freedom
by Jsller Hardinlg.
Tom Williams, known as "Long
Tom," who was sent up last week by
Justice Fraser for 90 days, caused the
county and city officers no end of
trouble yesterday afternoon. "Lonug
Tom" gets his nick name by reason of
his height, which is t feet and 5
inches. He is about as slick and wily
as he is long and he has an unenviable
reputation for being tough.
Yesterday afternoon,when it began tc
rain, Jailer Harding went out into the
jail yard to bring in the bunk blankets.
He returned and left the jail door un
looked while he put the blankets in a
closet in one of the corridors and ii
was while doing this that Williams
quietly took French leave. The whole
proceedings did not take over a couple
of minutes, but Williams disappeared
as though he had been swallowed ur
by the earth. Jailer Harding thought
he might be hiding around the Burling.
ton freight cars, but a search revealed
him not, A 'phone message was thel
sent down to the police department to
keep their eyes open for him. Willard
Baker started out on a hunt and near
the brewery building he ran across
' Long Tom," He went up to arrest
the man, when he was hit a crack on
the head by the long slim arm and
fist of the escaped prisoner. Baker then
brought his revolver into use and
matrohed Williams up street, turning
him over to Ben Radolifl, who brought
him to the sheriff's office where he was
left in custody of Janitor Battles until
Jailer Harding should arrive. "Long
Tom" was thirsty and asked for a drink.
Mr. Battles went to get it, when the
slick individual again escaped through
the open window. When Jailer Hard
ing arrived a search was instituted
and "Long Tonm" was found biding in
the basement of Losekaump's store, He
gave up without any resistance and was
soon placed in his formur cell, where
he will be more carefully watuched
hereafter.
I'nli .oe 'lenge Mauas Hie bevceral Trues
rta s reesi Nlelo' r trehim.
STwo women of the proscribed district
faced Poli e Judge Mann lIst evening
on It charge of vagrancy and street
walking. They were May Miller, alias
"B'l-OL*' Kate," lnd ira C(linfield,
alias "slg.brush Annj", '' The formuer
had behen in the palieieoonr on a similar
charge and was tnused loose on the
promise that she would shake the dust
6f Billings ftmn her feet. Che li.
gered by the walyide and was caught a
secund time. 'Phe judge fined her*IO
tal gave her untiil i p. mi. to a. h
haI not beaen luated by the pollsio n le
leaving iort and hisf Au remains n' Ill
paid. The Panilld woman paid a #ine
of pl imo l*h olly'. tQah hbo,
tvi mett oin a young Ifellow, were
haietla into onlu tis tire.nnon by Aolf
ig ! am l Sawlev., Thee were
Pl l weII it lra.l$bing rie pahl e in
"h' lQ ifli'steel oin lothe south side
.latili, w of thet mId lr evi
l laeld hit ar and it view of
htlu tIRM tlau will *h do e re d li '
wo ,i. the lrheest The remlain g
ofe. plo w wa alliwed toi go on
.iOi I b w 4 ia tio wor!
TI ael glel df with vr'
ease an es .,ou
.1 t a 1tie o- O I ll the
MONTANA sOLDIER RETURNS.
Mr. Babcock of Butte Viitling Friends in
Billings.
Delos D. Babcock and wife of Butte
are visiting Mrs. Babcock's sister, Mrs.
L. H. Parker of this city.
Mr. Babcock is one of the Montana's
wounded heroes from Manila, having
come in contact with a Mauser bullet
in one of the early engagements of the
insurgent war, which necessitates the
use of crutches, and which will inca
pacitate him for work at his trade for
a long time. He arrived in San Fran
cisco about a month ago, where he
received an honorable discharge on ac
count of disability.
Mr. Babcock is an old friend of many
of our prominent citizens, having been
acquainted with County Clerk Carwile,
City Treasurer Evans, J. W. Fish, H.
S. Williston, T. J. Bouton, R. L. Nix
and others in Buffalo, Wyo., where he
formerly resided. He tells an interest
ing story of the trip across the Pacific,
and the numerous fights in which the
Montana boys were engaged, and may
be induced to give a public recital of
their experiences some evening the
latter part of the week. While Mr.
Babcock makes no pretentions of being
a public speaker he is an entertaining
talker, and we have no doubt but what
our citizens would greatly enjoy listen
ing to his narrative.
At the request of many of his friends
he gave a lecture in the auditorium in
Butte, which was largely attended and
very much appreciated by the audience.
If Mr. Babcock can be prevailed upon
to tell his story, announcement of the
time and place will be made later in
the week.
QUENTION OF LEGALITY.
Mr. Lehmllan Believe. Lewi~town Election
Was Vold.
Charles Lehman and other residents
of Lewistown are disposed to raise a
question as to the legality of the recent
election by which that town assumed
the dignity of an incorporated city.
Mr. Lehman has written to Attorney
General Nolan stating that it had been
discoverea that about forty persons
voted in the election who had no right
to vote, having acquired residences out
side of the town while proving up on
government lands. The city voted to
incorporate by ia majority of only 22
votes in favor of the proposition, and
Mr. Lehman asks if the election were
valid.
The attorney general says that the
question was one which the courts
alone will decide. If it were known
that a sufficient number of the votes in
question had been cast in favor of the
proposition to have carried it, then a
contest could be brought in court and
if the fact were proven would doubtless
be sustained. But how the effect of the
votes can be determined is a pertinent
question that would seem to be hard to
answer.
NEWMPAPER FOlt CODY.
It I to He Called The Enterprise and
will Appear In Two Week.,
J. H. Peake, an experienced journal.
ist of Washiugton,D. C., and an old.
time friend of Buffalo Bill, arrived in
the city today en route to Cody, Wyo.,
to establish a newspaper, says the Red
Lodge Picket. The plant will reach
Red Lodge in a day or two, and Mr.
Peake expects to get out the first Issue
about Aug. 80. It will be called The
Cody Enterprise and is to be a seven.
column, four page paper, with all home
print. Independent, with democratic
tendencies, will be the new paper's
politics. Mr. Peake's wife and daugh
ter are now in the basin country with
the Cody party.
: ~ TH4E4
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Mon's Wear,
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MIUST RE DIPPED
State Veterinarians Receive New Orders
from Agricultural Departmept.
State Veterinarian M. E. Knowles
has received from the agricultural de
partment an order requiring that sheep
shipped from one state to another must
be dipped in an approved preparation.
The circular is of importance. It fol
lows:
"It is ordered, That from and after
August 10,1899, no sheep affected with
scabies, and no sheep which have been
in contact with others so affected, shall
be allowed shipment from one state or
territory into another, or from any
state into the District of Columbia, or
from said district into any state, unless
said sheep shall have first been dipped
in a mixture approved by this depart
ment.
"The dips now approved are:
"1. The tobacco and sulphur dip,
made with sufficient extract of tobacco
to give a mixture containing no less
than five one-hundreths of one per cent
of nicotine and two per cent of flowers
of sulphur.
"2. The lime and sulphur dip,
made with eight pounds of unslaeked
lime and twenty-four pounds of flowers
of sulphur to 100 gallons of water.
The lime and sulphur should be boiled
together for not less than two hours,
and all sediment allowed to subside be
fore the liquid is placed in the dipping
vat.
"The owner of the sheep is privi
leged to choose which one of the above
mentioned dips should be used for his
animals. The department will Instruct
inspectors to enforce due care in dipping
sheep, but it assumes no responsibility
for loss or damage to such animals,
and persons who wish to avoid any
risks that may be incident to dipping at
the stock yards should see that their
sheep are free from disease before they
are shipped to market."
JOHN MARSHALL DAY.
State HBar Association to Coalsider Plans
For Its (General Observance.
Secretary E. O. Russel is sending out
the notifications to members of the
Montana Buar association of the coming
semi-annual meeting, which will be
held next Tuesday, at which the lead
ing subject to be discussed will be the
celebration in due time of the centen
nial anniversary of the day when John
Marshall took his seat in the supreme
court of the United States as the third
chief justice. The one-hundreth anni
versary will fall on Feb. 4, 1901.
The movement was formulated by a
Chicago jurist and adopted by the Illi
nois State Bar association July 9. A
statement of the objects of the observ
ance is given in a circular letter just
received by Secretary Russel, through
president Charles R. Leonard,
MINNESOTA, NOT MONTANA.
An Error in Last Week's OCble Coneern
ing Departure or Troops.
Washington, Aug. 4. - General Otis
today oabled the war department the
following:
Manila, Aug. 4.--Error in the cable
of yesterday. Minnesota and South
Dakota regiments take the transports,
not Montana.
The cable of yesterday caused con.
siderable dissatisfaction in Minnesota,
as it had previously been announced
that the Minnesota regiment was to sail
next. Inquiries from the war depart.
ument developed the error,
Several thousand railroad laborers
are said to be badly needed in Idaho,
where much new railroad work is in
progress or is contemplated. There is
also ia sorflity of railroad laborers in
U tah.