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l-The Billings Gazette. VOL. XIX. B[LLINGS, YELLOWSTONE COUNTY. MONTANA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1903. ...THE... BoYcoTT ...IS ON... " " . " ALL MY MERCHANDISE * * * * Patrons opposed to this Method-to compel a man to run his business to suit the local Union-will receive the same treatment they have enjoyed the past 20 years at my store. J. D. Losekamp Famous Outfitter Yellowstone 46' National OF. Bank BILLINGS CAPITAL, - $50,000 SURPLUS - $20,000' A. L. BABCOCK, President DAVID PRATT, Vice-President G. A. ORIGOS, Cashier E. H. HOLLISTER, Ass't Cash DIRETRS. A L. BABCOCK. DAVID PRATT. G. A. RIGGS. ED. CARDWELL PETER LARSON. Regular Banking in all its Branches, Safe Deposit Boxes Rented. Special Attention Given to -Collections. DEBALERS IN Foreign and Domestic Exchange. Yegea Bros. Savings Bank OP BILLINOS, ý.ONTANA. Transact a General Banklng Busi ness. Admluister Estates. Buy and Sell Real Ratate and Live stock. Responsible Capital, $125,000 Collect Hen.'. and Take Charge of Buslneso Af fairs for Non-Residents. FRED INABNIT, Cashier BillingsStateBank Capital 8tock, P,00000 OFFICERS: Paul McCormicok, PrMident B. G. 8horey, VicesPres. Charies 8pear, CashIer. H. A. Haynes, Teller. UIRECTORS: H. C. Bostwlck A. C. Johenson, C. 0. Gruwell, Paul McCormick, A. H. Barth, B. G. Shoreoy, Chas. Spear. ".ansa't a General Banking Business. ORUWELL BLOCK BILLINGS, .- MONTANA. Positively -R ,PARK HOLLAND THIS A-CENT A 0000 ONE PRETTY STORY OF CROW INDIAN AND AUTO. TRIFLE SHAKY BUT CLEVER Veracious Bubble Seller Regales East erners With Interesting Tale from Billings. it may be a true narrative of oc currences that really transpired, but the little yarn written from Billings by the enterprising agent ,of an auto mobile concern of Minneapolis and printed in the Journal of that city, is highly suggestive of an effort on the part of the versatile prevaricator who under different Montana date lines at brief intervals startles the world with tales that have their ori gin in his active and overworked im agination. Even the halftone cut of what appears to be -an Indian seated in one of the bubbles is hardly per missable as testimony of the truthful ness of the story. Since they ha I. taken to wearing high heeled boots and going to circuses the Crows have become more accommodating than earlier in their histoiy and it would require but little persuasion to induce one of them to permit him self to be photographed as a "chuffer," especially if the promise of a package of cigarettes were held out as a bribe. And then, at last accounts Plenty Coues was still the recognized chie of the tribe and would undoubtedy resent the auto man's attempt toe pose him and place Big Mouth the tribal throne. Those who saw the agefit . ad wit nessed his exhibitions.: will probably be initerested in his story. of aieged incidents in connection with his re cept visit here, wnich is as follows: Wt asn't painted red and.it w'. tudnt drink water from the I elW l-y er. Such were the only po.tat objections made by "Big louthc" chief of the Crows, when he bought last .week, at Billings, Mont., the filst.athto mobile ever sold to a "wild" Indian. This machine was an Oldsmobile 1 about. Maurice Wolfe, traveling represen tive of the Olds company, with ld - quarters at Minneapolis, "bubbled" in 'to Billings to find that his' maehine was altogether a novelty in that re glon. The cowboys and other, white men knew of the "autos" by reputa tion, of course. Many of the whites had seen the machines elsewhere. But the Indians were as much aston ished as redmen will permit them selves to be. On the road to Billings Mr: Wolfe became stalled in an irrigation ditch. He heard a shout behind him, and was presently surrounded by a group of cowboys. Two of the horsemen rode into the ditch and fastened their lar.ats to the front axle of the auto. "I turned off the gear," wrote Mr. Wolfe, '`ana the lariats, stretching from the pommels of the cowooys' saddles, soon yanked me out on 'the prairie. The bronehos galloped off. - I'd gone about a mile before my friends suggested that I'd better 'push behind.' Then they took off the la riate and five minutes later I 'was wav ing my hat at the fastest broncho in the bunch. 'Say, boys, don't you wont a tow?' I yelled before they droned too f.ar behind." And when the auto entered Billings at a speed more moderate Mr. Wolfe was escorted by half the (rows upon the agency-braves, squaws, pap pooses-everybody that could catch a pony and keep up with the parade. Chief "Big Mouth," however, would not condescend to look. His friends, who insisted that heg was not indif forent to the latest styles, suggested that the auto go over to his house. When the machine stood before his door the chief consented to come out and see "the white man's pony." Af ter half an hour's silent observation "Big Mouth" evincing' no speclal in tereet, became willing to take a ride behind the lever. Du-ing a ten-mile spin around' the outskirts of the town the distinguished guest was moved to ask if Mr. Wolfe's engine "'wouldn't go better on the track." It was.. a kind of locomotive, as the chief conjectured. Upon further en planation "Big Mouth" reacned inside his buckskin shirt, drew'out a ttdoodo pouch filled with gold and green backp, and said: "Guess buy hbm. How much?" But before the redman would give the price of thirty ponies .he had to learn that his new steed would travel very much faster and farther than any horse; that it would carry two riders as easily as one; that it never "buck ed" or ;shied; that it could journey with ease through a prairie dog vil lage without ever stumbling in the biggest hole; that it ate no grass like a pony, nor coal like a locomotive, but easily satisfied with a little "med icine water" from the agency store. "Big Mouth" then insisted that the auto could be trained to use r:ver water rnstead-"make him drink," urged the chief, who was only con vinced when the question was referred to an army officer riding by. And before tne purohase money was paid over Mr. Wolfe had aglieo to have the auto painted, at his own expense, the reddest red' that could - be bought in Billings. HONOR CIVEN TO BILLINCS NEXT PYTHIAN GRAND LODGE WILL MEET HERE. SOULE IS CHOSEN TRUSTEE Local Knight Among the New Offi cers Elected for Ensuing Year. . . o Billings has been awarded the honor of being the meeting place of the next grand lodge of the Knights of Pythias of Montana, ,which will convene the first Tuesday .in August, 1904. Three cities were in the race, Bill ings, Bozeman and Helena, and the contest 'was spirited. Finally Boze man drew out and gave its strength to this city, thereby enabling it to land the prize. The grand lodge, which met at Butte, adjournea Wednesday. In the morning of tIhe last day the officers for the ensuing year were elected and Bilings received its second honor,. S. W. Soule, one of the most promi nent of the local Pythians, being elected one of the grand trustees. The New Officers. Following are the officers chosen: Grand Chancellor, J. H. Owings, Deer Lodge. Grand Vice Chancellor, George R. Milburn, Miles City. Grand Prelate, Lee Daniels, Sand Coulee." Grand Keeper of Records and Seal, Jacob Loeb, Helena. Grand Master of Exchequer, E. ti. Talcott, Livingston. Grand Master-at-Arms, A. N. Yoder, Butte. Grand Inner Guard, A. G. Yule, Big Timber. Grand Outer Guard, George E. Pal mer, Butte. Grand Trustees, Charles Tregner, Great Falls; W. A. Wood, Pony; S. W. Soule, Billings. Supreme Representative, J. M. Evans, Missoula. During the afternoon session the unwritten work of the order wag ex emplified by a picked team under the direction of Supreme Chancellor Tracy R. Bangs, who arrived from his home Grand Forks, N. D., Tuesday evening. Khorassans Entertain. In the evening a ceremonial ses sign of the Dramatice Order, Knights, of Khorassan, was held, at which a large number of novitiates were rush ed across. the hard trail that all who aspire to distinction in the order must traverse. At the close of the initiatory ceremonies; a banquet was given by the gentlemen of the Arabic appellation at whiich the members of the grand lodge were the guests of honor. The Honorable Lee Mantle presided. The Big Oregon Nursery Co., Salem, Oregon, wants live, hustling salesmen to introduce Burbank's grand new plum, Maynard; also a complete line of superior nursery stock. Cash ad vanced weekly. Write quick for full particulars and secure choice of ter ritory. knSO ITY'S TAX LEVY FIXED TEN MILLS AMOUNT THAT MUST BE PAID. ORDINANE8S ARE ADDED TO Old Ones Amended and New Ones Adopted-Office of Weigh master Created. Ten mills is the tax levy ordered by the city council to defray the cost of maintaining the municipal govern ment for the ensuing year. The levy was made at Tuesday night's meeting of the board of alder men. Its apportionment among the different funds is as follows: Fire fund, 3% mills; general fund, 1% mills; bond interest and sinking fund, 1% mills; street fund, 1% mills; sewer, % mill; library, 1 mill. Ordinances Adopted. Ordinance No. 179, amending Arti cle I of Chapter XII of the revised ordinances of 1901, relating to false weights; .'was read for ithe second time and passed unmanimously. Under a suspension of the rules Ordinance No. 180, amending section 2 of Article II, Chapter XI of the re vised :dinances of 1901, relating to streets and sidewalks, was passed. As amended the ordinance now re quires construction of permanent sidewalks in all blocks where one-half of the area of walks is composed of cement or other like substance. Ordinance No. 181, levying and as sessing taxes for ouilding and repair ing sidewalks for 1903 was introduced and adopted under a suspension or the rules. The ordinance making the chief of police ex-officio weighmaster was read for the second time and adopted. Hereafter the chief will perform 'the additional duty of weighing coal and hay, when so requestea by purchasers, and exercise the other usual tunc-! tions of the officer. For this he will receive, in addition to Ihis regular salary, the sum of $25 a month. Sprinkling Tax Levied. A resolution was submitted levying a tax on all lots and parcels of land for sprinkling purposes in District No. 1. On motion the rules were sus pended and the resolution adopted. The tax ordered is the same as here tofore, 2 cents for each front foot, making the cost to each lot of 25 feet 50 cents, except in the case of corner lots, where the amount is more, being regulated by the size of the lots so situated. August 18, at 8 p. m., is the date fixed for hearing protests against the levy. Miscellaneous. A communication was received from Daniel Boyle superintendent of the Montana division of -the Northern Paciflc railway, an.nouncing the com pany's intention of repairing thbe fence that encloses the park on the east side of Twenty-severth street, on the road's right-of-way. it was or dered filed. A favorable report, in part, was made by the iire,, water and light committee on the petition of John Burkman, et al, for an extension of the water main. The committee rec ommended that the main be extended one-half the distance requested, name ly, halfway between the intersetlion of . Thirty-fi-t street' and Fourtn avenue, south, along Thirty-first street to the intersection of Fifth avenue south. The report was adopted and the ex tension ordered. On motion of Alderman Bennighoff, seconded by Strum, the -clerk was .n structed to notify the Billings Water Power company to remove the hydrant at Minnesota avenue and Twenty seventh street, tne 4ite of the old fire station; and that the removal must be under the supervision of the ohief of the fire departmenit. Reports were received from the dif ferent city oflese aa d refered to the proper committees. .. The usual, monthly :bills were re ceived and ordered pgd. A. J. Kenyon and ot rs petitioned for the construction of a sidewalk on the west aide of Th~ ird street, south, from Second avite, on the east side line of block 5, Yegen's ad dition. Referred to the street and sidewalk committee. - By resolution $1,000 was transferred from the general to the street fund. ON HIS TRAIL. Officers Confident of CaFtir In J .. .. ,ern. Pacific Dynamiter. I.;v~.it.Ltc, 1 ont., Aug. 6.-oNrth. ern ~.u ul olicials claim tonight that they havt a good description of thl party inmplicated 'ý the attempt to blow up the Northern Pacific bridge just east from this city last Sunday morning and that it is only a question of 'a day or two when he will be ap prehended. It is believed that- 'the party who attempted to purchase dynamite at Ohesnut on the day before the effort was made to blow up 'the freight 'train near Bozenan and the party responsible for the two explosions are one and the same An excellent description Of the Ches nut suspect is in the !hands of the de ,tectives, who are confident that they will be able 'o place their hands on him soon. TO CONSE.RV PUBLIC HEALTH STAT-E BOARD ORDERS PUBLICA TION OF BULLETIN. IS TO ISSUE QUARTERY i First Number Will Be Free by Way of Introducing It-Must Dis infect Schools. For the purpose of keeping the peo ple of the state more thoroughly in formed on matters pertaining to the public health, the state board of health has decided to issue a quarterly pub lication, to be called the Bulletin. The board met at Helena last Tues day, when Secretary Tuttle submit ted his "copy" for the first issue. The board approved the matter and the secretary was instructed to have the first number of the Bulletin published as soon as possible. The first number will be distributed free by way. of introducing the Bulle tin, but after that the subscription will be 25 cents a year, for the purpose of covering the cost of mailing. The number will contain items regarding the health conditions of the state and articles dealing with sanitation, re ports of contagious and- infectious dis eases, births and deaths, and such other matter as will be of interest to those who give attention to the state's health, In add`tion it will also con tain a complete list of the health offi cers of each county. The second number will give par ticular attention to the work accom plished by the meat and milk inspec tors throughout the state, who are acting in accordance with the provis ions of the law passed by the last legislature. Disinfection Ordered. An order was made by the board requiring all school houses in the state wlere infectious diseases made their appearance during the last year to 'be thoroughly disinfected under the supervision of the county -health ofticer before the opening of the new school year. Like disinfections are to be made at any time within the term when contagious or infectious diseases may occur. Rules for the guidance of county and local health officers were adopted by the -board. The will not become operative, however, until after they have been passed upon and endorsedI by ehe attorney general, to whom they were refqrre4, Want an Analysis. In a letter from Doctor M. W. Bot torf, health officer for Flathead coun ty, 'the board 'was requested to have analysis made of the water used by the citizens of Kakispell to determine tihether it was responsible for the epidemic of scarlet fever, typhol4 fever and kindred diseases which pre veiled there last winter. ' The board directed Professor EmIl Starts, state bacteriologist, tO aýke the asked for analysts. To better, facilitate the work of that officer the seoretary Qf the bload was a ti>be6 to purehease some neded aspplieg s ai equipments. INCREASE 1 TEN MILLS THE LEVY FOR TRICT NO. 1. .:. TO CREATE SINKINM Board Takes Action Anticipatoy STime When Outstandling.' Bonds Become Due. Knowing ones predict some li complaints when it becomes gene known that the board of trust school district No. 1 have. made-i increase In' the tax levy for :wa purposes for the ensuing yeesi~bWl ing to 2% mills more than Lst making the total levy for year 9 mills, as against 6% mxl' year. The increase was ordered in acc ance with the desire expressed the trustees for the establishm a sinking fund to be used in t demption of bonds, thereby obyr the necessity of resorting fnuding process, in effect extension of matured. As last. year, the speOla I levy. fixed at 5 mills, for the ma.i of the schools, while 4 mills W'as' f led for a sinking and bond l.t fund. The latter levy last yearo i only 1½ mills. The session at which the action ,taken took place Wednesday noon, being a regular meting of board. In addltion to making ,. annual levy the board also transate considerable other business. Two Teachers Resign,.. Miss M. Rea Lawrence, onei primary grade teachers, wrwotei ' trustees from Pasadena, tendering i e resignation. Miss Lawrence . h elected at the expiration of"t )- term. It is said that she h,% cided not to return, but will to Seattle, where she has ace t- position as one of the corps of t e era of that city. e Miss Fredendall, principal of e kindergarten department, has d concluded that she does not care w teach here another term. At pres d she is visiting at Ontario, Calif., ri which place she dated her r'i s 11 tion. She has been re-elected to, I old position that she held with e schools of uos Angeles previriou g coming to Billings. In order 'to en d her to accept the position that offered her 'here she was years' leave of absence by heie h Angeles board of education. leave having expired she deceide s to return. Like Miss Lawrenceb was one of the teachers re·el least spring. '' tast spring. Janitors Appointed. John Carlson was appointed jaJa of the northside school buildin. a salary of $135 a month. As h. two buildings t6 look after and must take charge of the heating p of the high school he will .be - pelled to employ an aesistant, sat' own expense. Barney Schneider was reappolQ janitor of the old southside buil with the same pay as heretofore,' a mionth. J. F. Marshall was given the p.$ of janitor of the new southside His pay wilh be $80 a month. After auditing a number of bill o ordering their payment the board. journed. A Worm Killer. J. A. J. Montgomery, Puxioo, county, Mo., writes: "I have little; girls, who have been bother. worms all their lives. I..trde thing to relieve them which. until I used White's Cre < fuge; the first two doses . worms from one of them, t doses, twelve, one of ter.. twelve inches; the th x: only relieved of four w a most excellent med.cI Cream Vermifuge is:::. dren. It not only it helps the abild:i to wards off sickness,. & Rixon's. :Dn ''t uptbn 2'ce My