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#D: OF: WOOL SEASON CLOSE AT
HAND.
RICiES SHOW NO CHANCE
Trading Confined Principally to Small
Lots-Sales Since Last -
Report.
While a few straggling olips will
`ontinue to arrive for some time,
it may be said that all the big trad
ing on the local wool exchange has
closed for thle season and the mar
ket is nearing Ithe end. Judging from
present outlook the season's sales will
aggregate between 11,000,000 and 12,
000,000 pounds, considerably in ex
cess of the figures set earlier in the
summer. Prices continue about the
same.
Following are the sales since last
report:
Tuesday.
Len Lewis, 150,000 pounds; to
Dewey, Gould & Co.; 16 cents.
Len Lewis, 36,000 pounds; to Jere
milah Williams & Co.; 15% cents.
Lewis & Dunlap, 27,000 pounds; to
J. Koshland & Co.; 12% cents.
Watson & Blaine, 15,000 pounds; to
Judd & Root; 14% cents.
J. D. Waite, 10,000 pounds; to Hecht,
Liebman & uo.; 16% cents.
A. Hynderman, 36,000 pounds; to
Jeremiah Williams & Co.; 14% cents.
C. W. Cook refused 16% cents for
his clip of 40,000 pounds, bid by
Kosalland & Co. A bid of 15% cents,
pmade by the same firm for 40,000
-pounds was declined by J. L. Hussey,
while -F.. R. Warren refused to take
14% cents for his clip of 70,000
pounds, which was bid by Hecht, -Lieb
man & Co.
'- Wednesday.
A. L. Thomas, 125,000 pou.nds; to
erenmiah Williams & Co.; 161, cents.
Martinsdale Sheep company, 130,000
pounds; to J. Koshland & Co.; 15%
cents.
Weir Sheep company, 17,000 pounds;
to 14A cets.
Ed. Caadwell, 17,000 pounds; to
Jeremiah Williams & Co.; 14% cents,
Drake & Perrine, 13,000 pounds; to
Dewey, Gould & Co.; 13% cents.
William Hildebrand, 10,000 pounds;
to Jeremielh Williams & Co.; 13%
cents.
J. H. Miller, 18,000 pounds; to Jere
miah Williams & Co.; 13% cents.
William McMorris, 12,000 pounds;
to Jeremiah Williams & Co.; 11 cents.
E. B. Carter declined a bid of 13
cents for his clip of 22,000 pounds,
made by Dewey, Gould & Co., and an
other bid of 11ll cei.ts for a lot of
12,000 pounds, offered by J. Koslbiand
& Co. A bid of 13 cents for a lot of
16,000 pounds, made by Dewey, Gould
& Co., was rejected by Robert Milne.
The Boston & Montana Sheep com
pany declined an offer of 14% cents
for its clip of 69,000 pounds, made
by J. Koshland & Co.
Thursday.
Ed. Kaiser, 17,000 pounds; to Whit
man, Farnswort! & Thayer; 15%
cents.
W. J. Coulter, 15,000 pounds; .to
Nidhols, Dupee & Co.; 16 cents.
A. J. Stevens, 14,000 pounds; to J.
KosMland &. Co.; 13% cents.
O. M. Clembnt, 6,000 pounds; to
`Jeremiah Williams & Co.; 12% cents.
C. Lamplman, 8,000 pounds Wyom
ing; to J. Klsbllamd & Co.; 12%
cents.
D. F. Asbury declined 13% cents
for 20,000 pounds, bid by Jeremiah
Williams & Co. sand later consigned
to the same firm. J. W. Newton re
fnse4 12 cents for his clip of 65,000
pounds, on which Jeremiah Williams
-. Co. and J. Koshland & Co. tied.
>Juidd & Root were the highest bid
r-ers for W. C. Jenizen's clip of 50,000
o.smde, he declining their offer of
i cents.
Today's Sales.
Qi4 two clips were sold this morn
" path at he Burlington warehouse.
30..ler, 70,000 pounds; to Jere
W4Oilts & Co.; 13% cents.
lsed, 33,000 pounds; to Jere
ýW nms` & Co.; 13% cents.
& Montana Sheep com
I~t acceptance of the
& Co. for its clip,
and the lot
e is in progress
wrehouse.
HE WAS OBLlING.
°Mr. Dugan Kindly Loaned a Fellow
Traveler Money.
Two dispatches were received by
Chtef Morse yestercay, one 'from Lau
rel and the ot.her from a p.aint further
west, asking him to be on the lookouit
for a man supposed to have left the
train here. it was charged that he
had defrauded another, passenger out
of $50.
Last night the man who lost the
money returned to town, having left
the train at Laurel and driven back
to the city, determined to find the
one who had abused his confidence so
shamefully. He gave his name, as
J. W. Dugan and said that he had
loaned the other man, who .aid his
name was Long, the mono:? with
which to pay a freight bill. Long
told him, he said, that he would con
tinue west on the same train and re
pay him, as he expected to receive
some money before he arrived at his
fnal destination.
He `had made only a short ea~rch
for the man when he saw him at one
of the hotels. As soon as Long, whose
other name is believed to be L.
Pierce, bdneld Dugan he began to
apologize, saying he had been acci
dentally left behind, as the train had
pulled out before he could., complete
his business and regretted exceed
ingly that he had been the cause of so
much trouble and expense to a gentle
man who had so greatly obliged him.
With thi se handed tne amount of
the "loan" to his accommodating
traveling companion, but said noth
ing about refunding 'the cost of the
team Dugan was compelled to hire
to bring him back. But Dugan did
not complain and declared that
"Long" was "all right, and a square
man.
HONORED BY
GRAND LODCE
MRS. SOULE MADE RECIPIENT OF
BEAUTIFUL PRESENT.
GOES TO SUPREME LODGE
Is Elected Representative to Highest
Body of Order-Other
Officers Chosen.
Mrs. Agnes Y. Soule of this city,
now paet grand chief of the Rathbone
Sisters, jurisdiction of Montana, has
been elected supreme representative.
In addition to being thus honored,
she was also remembered in a hand
some manner by the grand lodge for
the very acceptable and able manner
in which she discharged the duties of
grand chief during her term, which
ended last Wednesday. On behalf of
the grand lodge she was presented
with a beautiful gold pin supporting
a medal pendant, emblematic of the
order.
Mrs. Eva R. Harris of Bozeman,
the retiring grand mistress of finance,
was also presented with a gold pin,
while Mrs. Sophia Davidson of Ana
conda, who retired as grand mistress
of records and correspondence, was
given $25 In cash.
New Officers Elected.
The following officers w'ere chosen
for the ensuing. year:
Grand Ohief, Mrs. Mary B. Yule
Big Timber.
Grand Senior, Mrs. Sophia David
son, Anaconda.
Grand Junior, Mrs. Lois Robertson,
Bozeman.
Grand Manager, Mrs. Bessie Cox
Butte.
Grand Mistress of Reoords and Cor
respondence, Mrs. Mary P. Caddy
Butte.
Grand Mistress of Finance, Mrs
Eva Harris, Bozeman.
Grand Proteotor, Mrs. Laura B
Herron, Belt.
Grand Guard of the Outer Temple
Mrs. Jeannette Mears, Lewistown.
Supreme Representative, Mrs. Agnes
Y. Soule, Billings,
Memorial Services.
Memorial services were held foi
Mrs. Minerva Ingram of Bozeman
who was a past grand chief of th]
temple, and Mrs. Kate Worden Rog
ers and Mrs. Mary Smith, both of
Great Falls.
During the sessions of the lodge
greetings 'were reoeived frpm a nnm
ber of absent members, now residini
in other states.
At the close of iihe meeting th
delegates were entertained in a pleas
ant manner by the members of th
subordinate lodges of Butte, who gav
1 a social session in their honor.
r Earle Adllnas and Carl JohnsoR
have gone on a 10-days tour of th_
lowetone National park.
LIBERALOFPR
STATE FAIR PRIZES WILL A-.
GREGATE $15;000.
8CALLON CIVES LARE S
Subscribes $10,0000for Anaconda Conm
pany-How Funds Are Distrib
uted Between Departments.
Iast Monday the executive commit
tee of the state fair held a meeting
at Helena, at which several of -the
county directors were present. One of
the most important events in connel
tion with the meeting wis the official
announcement of the subscription -of
$10,000 by William Seallon, president
of the Anaconda Copper Mining com
pany. It had been 'previously report
ed that the gentleman had promised
to subscribe that amount, but the
statement lacked official confirpation.
July 18 President Benepe and
Messrs. Raymond, Marlow and Tatem
of the executive committee went to
Butte for the purpose of securing sub
scriptions to the fair, as the sum of
money appropriated by the state is
entirely inadequate. Among those up
on whom they called was Mr. Soallon,
to whom they made representation of
the condition of the fair and asked
his assistance. It was explained to
him that the money at the disposal of
the executive committee was not suf
ficient to defray 'the- cost of .making
an appropriate display of the state's
resources. The committeemen ex
pressed it as their belief that a full
and general exhibit of the products
of the state would be an excellent
advertisement and promoter of immi
gration and consequently add mate
rially to the development of the state.
Mr. Scallon appeared to be of the
same opinion and eaid that while his
company was distinctively a mining
enterprise, he felt, nevertheless, that
anything tending to the development
of the state's agricultural resources,
additions to ts manufactures and the
settlement of the now idle lands was
t something it could heartily co-operate
with. He then made promise of the
sum already named as '.bout what he
thought was a fair subscription'"for
his company to make.
The very liberal donation makes it
possible to appropriate about $15,000
for premiums, while nearly $10,000
will be available for buildings and
s improvements.
How Distributed.
At the meeting the following dis
tribution of funds available for prem
iums was made:
Horses, an classes, mules, etc..$7o0
Beef cattle...................... 600
Special from National Hereford
association .......... ........ 300
Sheep and goats................ 400
Farm products ................ 500
Fruit and horticulture........... 500
County agricultural exhibits..... 400
Dairy cattle and products........ Z00
Educational .................... 200
Fine arts ...................... 250
Women's department ........... 250
Bees and apiary................ 50
Machinery.... ................ 100
Home manufactures ............ 150
Mines and mining.............. 350
Poultry and pet stock............ 150
Domestic arts ................. 100
Discretionary departments ...... 500
Official Speed Programme.
Three thousand dollars was added
to the purses in the Speed depart
ment. Entries for the harness events
close at noon, September 1. Following
are the races as officially arranged:
Monday, October 5.
Trotting, 2:35 class............ $300
Pacing, 2:30 class, 2 in 3........ 300
Running, three-eighths mile...... 150
Running, flve-eighths, for Montana
3-yearolds or under.......... 200
Tuesday, October 6.
Trotting, 2:45 class.......... $300
Pacing, 2:16 class.............. 400
Running, three-fourths mile...... 200
Relay race, lady riders, four miles
each day for five days........ 500
Special handicap running........ 200
Wednesday, October 7.
Trotting, 2:18 class........... $400
Pacing, 2: 40 class............ 250.
tunning, half mile............ 150
Special handicap running race.. 200
Thursday, October 8.
Trotting, 2:30 4lass............ $400
Pacing, 2:25 class............ 400
Running, one mile........... 250
Special handicap running race.. 200
Friday, October 9.
Trotting, 3:00 clams............. $300
Pacing, freel-or4ll......... .... 500
Running, five-eig~tbs mile. ...... 20(
Special handicap running race.. 300
aturday, October 1O.
TveWtiug,* tre'4o ar ........... .$*01
Yf Y ®.f f F ..·. f31!
Speciale2
Fi..ve per W eo . .'
per cent additional, f om "money' win
ners.
DEALERS ARE WARtNeD.
Government Intends to Enforce Much
Nelgleoted iLaw.
Warning has been given to.the deal
ere in cignts, tobacco, 'clgarettes and
snuff that ,the govnerment intends to
enforce a certain., law passed for their
regulation and that 'aer Novembe .I
no grace will be given to those who
violate its provisions. A circular let
ter has been sent to all the internal
revenue officer to give the matter
the greatest possible publicity, so
that all inteereted n may 'become ac
quainted ,ith the new order."
Text of Circular, .
The etroutlr is signed by Acting
Como lesioner Wililams. -"Ater citing
the law, which imposes a penalty of
not less than $500 or more ;thsn'#5,000
and imprisonment for 'not less than
six months, Itogether'with' confiscation
of property for violation of its pro
visions, Mr. Williama eays:
"From information that has reached
this .ofee appears that the law and
regulations 'relating to sales by job
bers and other dealers in manufactur
ed tobacco, snuff and cigars are
qdite generally disregarded and ig
nored, and that these articles are
being exposed for sale outside the
original package unproteoted by the
tax-paid stamps. It 18 the purpose of
this circular to give notice to all con
oerned that these hregulastiies and
violations must cease or those guilty
of them 'must suffer the consequences.
"The regulations have been modi
fled from time to time in the interest
of retail and wholesale dealers in
manufactured tobacco, every advan
tage warranted by law being given
them. To accommodate small deal
ers, manufacturers have been author
ized to put up any sized packages
permitted by the statutes, so that no
reason exists for the exposure of
such articles outside the ,stamped
packages.
"One dealer in manufactured to
bacco is not privileged to take from
a 'manufacturer's package a portion
'of the contents and deliver the same
'unaccompanied by the tax-paid stamp
to another dealer for re.sale; neither
can a dealer lawfully receive or have
in his possession manufactured to
bacco, snuff, cigars or cigarettes re
moved from the original stamped
packages. Such unstamped articles
Oxposed for sale or exhibited in show
Windows, show cases, glass jars or
otherwise *by dealers, 'wholesale or
" retail, are forfeitable and must be
seized.
"Owing to the existing misunder
standing on the part of dealers in
manufactured tobacco as to 'hte re
q uirements of the law, immediate
stops 1will not be taken. to strictly
enforce the same, but an opportunity
will be afforded sulrh-dealers 'to rem
edy existing defects and' to get their
stock of manufactured tobacco, snuff
cigars and cigarettes in such condi
tion to fully comply with the law and
regulations.
.erefore notice is hereby given
that any of such manufactured arti
cles found on ,the market, exposed
for sale outside of the original manu
factured stamped packages on and af
ter November 1, 1903, 'will be seized
and sold pursuant to law; and such
further action will be taken as the
law Kreqiures or ,the 'circumstances
may demand.
"Internal revenue officers are direct
ed 'to give this notice the widest pos
sible publicity in order that the ne
cesitly for seizures and prosecutions
may be reduced to a minimum.
"When, on or after November 1,
1903, manufaotiired tobacco, snuff,
cigars or cigarettes are found on the
market exposed for sale outside of
the original packages, the same will
be seized by the proper collector or
deputy collector, and the facts report
ed to this office and to the Unt.ted
States district attorney, with recom
.eindaMion for such action as may be
deemed requdisite."
.The Methodist church will have all
the regular services next. Sunday.
This will be the last Sunday of the
present conference year and all the
members and friends of tIe churd~
asp asked to be present at all of the
se vices. The annual conference of
this church tonvenes In IAviagato
Auguet 13, with BMhop C. C. McCabe
presiding.
End of Bitter Fight.
"Two physicians had a long and
stubborn fight with an abcess on my
rfght lung," writes J. F. Hughes of
DPont, Ga., "and gave me up. Every
boJr '.iought my time bad come. M1
aliS resort I tried Dr. King's New
Discovery for Consumption. The bene
fit I received -was striking and I wai
on my feet ia,. few days. Now I've
entirely regained my health." It coa,
q ers all coughs, colds and tbhot
and bin troubles. Guaranteed b7
cVapp) "Drug . Price 0c and $1
' bottles t
CONDEMNED MURDERER PREPAR
ING SATEMEINT.
THINKS HE WAS JUSTIFIED
Points Out Extenuating Circumstances
.in Connection With Kill
ing of Raider.
Livingston, Mont., Aug. 6.-Prepra
tioa sfor the banging of Matin aZd
ntmir, which wil probably take place
in -this city Septenber 4, eiiae, being
rashed by Sheriff Robertson. "Anraige
meats have been made to secure a
scaffold frogp the sierrf& of Deer Lodge
county and dnvitatlons for. the event
are being prepared.
Zidmair is as unconcerned he usual.
He sits in his cell smoking his pipe
and bearing the same contented look
that he has had from the beginning.
He does not seem to realize that he
has less -tha a month. to.live. He stout
ly denies 'the charges that have. been
made since hlis conviction, in which
it is claimed that he committed a
murder in Bavaria in 1883, before
emigrating fo this country and that
he has been a fugitive from justice
for many years.
He is now preparing a statement
in reference to this as well as to the
killing of George Reider on Trail
creek. He conatnds that the German
gamekeeper whom he is dharged with
killing was a near friend of his and.
that t.he news of his death came as
a severe shock. Zidmair claimrs that
on the day that the gamekeeper was
killed he was working on a farm
with his- father several miles away
and that in no way could he be con
nected with the killing.
Hi-s statement recites the murder
of Reider and incidents which led up
to it. He points out the entenuasting
circumstances and states ,that, every
thing considered, he could- never be
sorry for the act.
At the conclusion of last night's
dpen air concert the Rnembers of the
Billings band accepted the invitation
of Professor and Mrs. A. H. West
to visit them in their rooms in the
Gruwell -block and assist In celebrat
ing the birthday of the professor.
Several hours were spent in a delight
fully informal manner. Music and
story interspersed with generous re
freshments chased fleeting time and
helped to make the occasion one to
be long remembered. Before takming
their departure the bandmen present.
Ied Professor West witu a handsomE
ring, set with a Montana sapphire.
COURTS AN INQUIRY.
Ware Wants His Official Acts Looked
Into.
Topeka, Ken., Aug. 6.-Pension Com
missioner Eugene F. Ware, reached
Topeka today en route to the G. A. R.
reunion at San Francisco.
In reply to a question as to the
charges of Albert Martin being dis
missed from the Topeka pension office
as being a violation of the clvil ser
vice rules, Mr. Ware said:
"I have not seen the newspaper ac
counts of the charges, but I under
stand I am charged with promoting
my coachman to the bureau.
"As I never had a coach or a coach
man I think this must be-a mistake.
"We have done more business in the
pension offioe this year than in any
similar time for ten years.
"As you will see I ali'not. charged
with miseonduct of office in any man
nor save a violation of the civil ser
vice rules. No shortage of funds is
alleged.
"In reality it seems to be an at
tack upon the administration through
this bureau by enemies of President
Roosevelt.
"I court the most rigid investigation
by, the civil service commission."
ARE FALLING OFF.
Marked Decrease in Number of Bouns
ty Claims.
SFlings of bounty claims with the
state board of examiners for June and
July' show a marked falling off in
the number of coyotes and ~wolveR
I killed as compared with the eam-s
rmonths lest year says the Indepe.n
f dent. The figures for the two mbntuia
- were glade up yesterday by Clerk
Ney N. pavidson and show that 6th
r ..ngs tfor the month of June aggregat
$14,395, als against $44,699 ior -the
Searnsame month last year. This latte!
Ssmonth, however, was abnormasE.larg
Wa ings, an it is not eipeoted*iI
t .the record estabilhd tiken will etY
rl be 4 4~ii]
Or the past twoea oulfh* &;' `$2o48;..
the aggregate was $653(0.6. On
the last day of July the total amount
o( ~ pns on file with the state board
and feaing unpaid was $136,919.
These ire two contributing causes
to the reduetidn in amount of filings
thia. yeS . One de the, feet tat mn'et
of the claims ater'for $3, inastead a
$5:, under the ehldnge made in;. the
ut6p laW ait ti lfast seemon of the
legieslatute. The other is the decreas
in the coyote nand *Of popitlato
as the tesult of thle warfare wgi d
by the people of the state upon the
amnimale; -
Cured Paralysis.
W. S. Baily, P. O. True, Texas,.
writes: "My wife had been suffering
five years with paralysis in her arm,
when I was persuaded to use Ballard's
Snow Liniment, which cured her inll-'
-riht. - I have also used it' fr old
sores, frost bites, had sakin eruptioni.
It does the work,. 25c,, 50c :nd $1
bottle at Holmes & Rixon's.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Court House at Billings, Montana.
Sealed proposals will i.be received
until 2 p. m. of the 25th day of
August, A. D. 1903; for the erection and.
entire completion of a two story and"
finished basement brick and stone
court house, and addition to jail
building, to be erected in the t'own of
Billings,, Yellowstone.. county, .Mon
tana, and in full accordance with the
plans and specifications as prepared
therefor by C. E. Bell, architect, Hel
ena, Montana.
'All proposals must be addressed to
Hon. W. O. Parker, chairman, and
plainly marked "Proposals for Court
House," and must be accompanied
with a certified check in the sum of
2 .per cent of the amount of the bid
and made payable to W. O. Parker,
chairman, for the benefit of Yellow
stone county, as a guarantee that the
party to whom the contract shall be
awarded will enter into contract and
give a good surety bond in the sum
of $25,000, for the faithful perform
ance of the obligations therein con
tained. This is to be executed within
a reasonable time after the award of
contract.
Plans may be seen- at the office of
J. W. Fish, county clerk and record
er, Billings, Montana.
The county oommissioners reserve
s the right to reject any one or all bids,
e and to waive any informality in the
1 same, if they deem it to the best in
t terests of Yellowstone county to do
a so.
Extra sets of plans and specifica
tions may be had of the architect for
cost of. reproduction with the under
standing that they are to be returned
to the architect at the time of letting
contract.
0 ' Dated this 20th day of July, 1903.
g W. O. PARKER, Chairman.
S. K. DEVERILL, Commissioner.
e C. M. JACOBS, Commissioner.
Board of County Commissioners of
Yellowstone County, Montana.
Attest: J. W. Fish, County Clerk. -td
ALIAS SUMMONS.
(First Publication July 24, 1903.-4f)
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
Seventh Judicial District of the
State of Montana, in and for the
County of- Yellowstone.
Anna Tolksdorf, plaintiff, vs. Henry
Tolksdorf, defendant.-ALIAS SUM
MONS.
The State of Montana sends Greeting
to the above named defendant:
You are hereoy summoned to an
swer the complaint in this action
which is filed in the office of the clerk
of this court, and to file your answer
and serve a copy thereof upon the
plaintiff's attorney within twenty days
after the service of this summons,
exclusive of the day of setrice; and
in case of your failure to appear or
answer, judgment will be taken
against you by default, for the relief
demanded in the complaint.
The said action is brought to obtain
a decrpe of the above entitled court
dissolving the bonds of nsat$rinny
now existing between said p.lainitiff
and defendant on the ground and for
the reason that for over one year
before the commencement of said ac
tion, said defendant has willfully apd
without cause deserted and abandoned
plaintiff and now continues without
cause or reason to so desert and aban
don plaintiff against her will and with
out her consent, and on the further
ground that for twenty-six months im
mediately preceding the commence
ament of this action said defendant
has failed to provide for plaintiff the
co mmon necessaries of life, because
of his idleness, profligacy and dissipa
tion. Plaintif fturther asks that the
Care and custody of the minor child
of said plaintiff and defendant, -the
issue of said naitrlage, krauces Tlk- -
dorf, aged three years, be awared
to the plaintiff.
Witness my hand and the seaS of
said court this 23rd day of July, 19i3.
T. A. WILLIAAMS, 0I*.
..(Sea..l By W. DUi.s
w .I m~a . i t.D# .erke.
A'toWq br aIutlLf