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.
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