BILLINGS TO BE CENTER OF AN
INTERURBAN RAILWAY SYSTEM
New Electric Road I
Now Practically
Assured
IN NEAR FUTURE
Expectation That Billings-Laurel Line
Will Be Completed This Fall~-Will
Be Basis of Extensions Both East
and West--Numnerous Branch Lines
Are Under Consideration.
From Wednesday's Daily.
I T SEEMS that Billings is to be the
center of a system of interur
bans running out to several
points, especially to the east and west.
Some weeks ago Mr. A. D. Bowen
of Kansas City, Mo., representing cer
tain eastern interests that make a
specialty of handling interurban se
curities, came to Billings and spent
several days studying the local situ
ation, and especially the country be
tween Billings and Laurel. He was
very much impressed with the possi
bilities here, and expressed a desire
to enter the field, and asked the fol
lowing well known business men of
Billings to co-operate with him in
launching the enterprise: W. H. Row
ley, John B. Arnold, P. B. Moss, I.
D. O'Donnell, Christian Yegen, R. E.
Shepherd and Joseph Zimmerman,
these gentlemen to constitute the
board of directors for the first three
months. They being favorably im
pressed with Mr. Bowen's plans, and
having received favorable financial re
ports from several points where he
has financed and built similar roads,
consented to perfect the preliminary
organization and act as directors for
the time reluested.
Mr. Bowen, apparently does not be
lieve in doing things in any other than
a first-class manner; the firm of Wad
dell and Harrington, consulting engi
neers of Kansas City, Mo., and one
of the leading engineering firms of
the country, was retained, and re
quested to designate a suitable man
for chief engineer to locate and super
intend the construction of the road.
Mr. E. M. Stayton was selected by
them, and for the past two weeks has
.been very busy running several lines
between this city and Laurel, assisted
by Lillis and Hatch, local civil engi
neers.
In getting out of Billings Mr. Stay
ton has one line paralleling the base
line road, another the cemetery road,
another the center line of the sec
tions between these two roads, and
still another along the Northern Pa
cific railway. The line along the cem
etery road, and the one one-half mile
to the north of it, will run directly
west for about five miles, then pro
ceed southwest, passing the Hesper
school house, and to the southwest
corner of section 19, thence south two
miles, then west into Laurel, cross
ing the Billings & Northern overhead
near the flume., just north of Great
Northern Junction. The base line
road continues west until the big
ditch is reached, after which a gen
eral southwesterly course is taken in.
to Laurel, crossing the Billings &
Northern at grade near the center of
section 25. The other two lines are
so connected with this line that they,
too, if adopted, might cross the Bill
ings & Northern at the same point.
The line along the Northern Pacific
is the shortest and cheapest line to
build, some of the interested parties
however, would be glad to see one of
the lines to the north adopted, as it
would develop the irrigated country
to the west of us. No line will be
definitely adopted until the survey,
plans and estimates have been com
pleted, and the right of way situation
canvassed on the various lines.
The engineering work has progress
ed far enough and favorably enough
for the definite plans to be now nec
essary for the organization of the
company, and a conclusion of the nec
essary financial arrangements to build
the road.
Mr. Bowen asked that the right of
way be donated, and enough of 'the
common and preferred stock be tak
en locally to leave the control entire
ly with the local people, and to es
tablish an equity which will justify
his people in taking the bond issue.
Mr. Jno. W. Beery, who was formerly
connected with the Commerce Trust
company of Kansas City, Mo., but is
now associated with Mr. Bowen, came
to Billings Monday to assist in secur
ing stock subscriptions and contracts
for right of way. A committee has
been appointed to secure the stock sub
scriptions. and another to secure con
tracts for rights of way. These com
mittees, assisted by Mr. Beery, will
take immediate steps to do their work
in such manner asto comply with
Mr. Bowen's requirements, and have
the positive assurance that the bonds
have already been conditionally plac
ed, and will be taken up just as soon
as the necessary stock subscriptions
and contracts for rights of way have
been secured. It is Mr. Bowen's de
sire to build the line from Billings to
Laurel this fall, and have it In oper
ation as quickly as possible, so that It
may be used as a basis for extension,
both east and west and several branch
lines which he hopes to build .next
summer. Our people fully appreciate
the importance of these lines, and It
is expected that the committees will
have the hearty co-operation of every
property owner in this community
who is interested in seeing the coun
try thoroughly developed.
Subscribe for The Gazette.
HAD A REASON,
SAYS COUNCIL
Action of Awarding Contract for Gut
ter Work to Higher Bidder Was
Justified.
OBTAIN BETTER WORK
Alderman Sylvester Says That Coun
cil Had Best Interests of Taxpay.
ers In View When Phillip Wesch
Was Given Contract.
From Wednesday's Daily.
The matter of the letting of the
contract for the gutter work in spe
cial improvement district No. 36 to
Phillip Wesch for a sum $388 greater
than the bid of the Two Miracle com
pany of Minneapolis, was the subject
of no little discussion on the streets
and was even mentioned at the lunch
eon of the Chamber of Commerce held
yesterday noon at the Northern. The
councilmen, all of whom voted in fa
vor of letting the contract to Wesch,
the next to the lowest bidder, have
been severely criticised by some, and
in answer to the these criticisms Al
derman Sylvester of the Second ward
had the following to say:
"The idea seemst o be current that
we gave the work to Mr. Wesch sim
ply because he is a local man. Such
is by no means the case. I for one,
and I am sure that the majority of
the councilmen are of the same view,
would not give a contract to any man
simply because he is a Billings man.
There was in our minds a very good
reason for awarding the contract to
Mr. Wesch. The Two Miracle com
pany has done considerable work in
this city, the council knows of that
work and its character, and we are
convinced that in the end the city
will get a better job and have it done
at less expense by awarding the con
tract to Mr. Wesch. Therefore he got
the job.
"There is not such a very great dif
ference in the bids and one item that
has been overlooked is the fact that
Mr. Wesch is $5 per 1,000 under the
figqres of the Two Miracle company
for supplying extra lumber, of which
considerable will be needed. This fig
ure on the lumber is not included in
the totals submitted to the council,
which are only for the cement work
on the gutter with extra work priced
by the thousand and the cubic yard.
I also have the word of the city en
gineer for the fact that the extra
supervision which would have been
necessitated by awarding the contract
to the Two Miracle company would
more than equal the difference in the
bids. We thought and still think that
we are getting the best job at the
least expense."
R. O. Miracle, one of the members
of the Miracle compar'" wro habq 1 cn
in this city during the arvarding of
the contract for the work, left yester
day for Helena. He said that he
would consult his brother concerning
the threatened injunction suit against
the city. Mayor Thompson expressed
himself as positive that the suit
would not be brought and that it
could not be successful if brought. He
says that in order to enjoin the coun
cil from awarding the contract the
company must either get some prop
erty owner who is in the new im
provement district to bring the suit,
or must purchase property within the
district. As the district includes the
downtown portion of the city this lat
ter method would prove rather ex
pensive.
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Tipsy Telegrapher
Ties up Burlington
Crossed the Wires and Stalled Trains
Throughout Hundreds of Miles
d in Wyoming.
e SHERDAN, Wyo., Sept. 13.-Arvina
Pope, a telegraph operator employed
by the Burlington at. Arvada, a small
- station about 45 miles southeast of
y Sheridan, held up all trains along the
line here last night because he ac
y quired a big load of bad booze and
it imagined he was having a bunch of
.s fun.
e He changed the wires on the switch
- board and when called on the tele
: phone from Sheridan joshed those at
s the other end of the line.
Trains were tied up for hundreds of
1- miles in Wyoming from 9 o'clock in
1- the evening until 2:30 this morning.
11 Passenger train No. 43 from the east
k finally arrived and Pope first refused
h to turn over the mail. Later an offi
0e cer from this city arrested him for
is drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
3- He was in charge of the station dur
in ing the absence of the agent who had
1s been called to this city on business.
re Pope is 23 years of age and unmar
e- ried.
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r- GREAT NORTHERN CI'TOFF.
It GREAT FALLS, Sept. 13.-The
n, Great Northern Railway company an
;h nounces that a contract for a cutoff
at on the line between this city and Belt
te has been awarded to A. B. Cook and
It company. About 22 miles of new rail
ll way will be constructed, including a
ry tunnel 18,000 feet long the cost of
ty which will be in the neighborhood of
n- $1,000,000. The change is made by
the company so as to lower grades
for through train traffic from the
Burlington system.
ARE R MODELING
ARMY BARRACKS
New Quarters for Salvation Army Will
Be Great Improvement
Over the Old.
ROOM FOR 20 SOON
Work of Army Has Received Endorse.
meat of Chamber of Commerce and
Business Men Are Elgning Paper
for Its Aid.
From Wednesday's Daily.
Under the leadership of Ensign
Ernest F. Omann, the work of the
Salvation Army in this city is under
going a thorough change and is being
placed on a plane where it is expect
ed that it will result in more useful
ness and a greater amount of good to
those in need. Ensign Omann came
to take charge of the work in this
city a little more than a month ago
and since his arrival he has been
busy in reorganizing the work. He
comes from Portland, Ore., where he
has been in the Salvation Army work
for a number of years and where he
has had considerable experience in
handling the charities of the city.
The Billings department of the army
has recently secured a five-year lease
on a building at the corner of Twen
ty-seventh street and First avenue
south, and the place is now being
thoroughly remodeled and fitted up as
the army barracks. A large free
reading room will be provided, there
will be baths and a free employment
bureau, and sleeping quarters will be
provided for 20. The lodgings will be
clean and neat, and will rent for from
15 to 25 cents a night.
To carry on the work of the organ
ization Ensign Omann figures that it
will require $500 annually, and at
present he is circulating a subscrip
tion paper among the business men
of the city in an effort to raise this
money. An additional $500 will also
be needed to pay for the remodeling
of the barracks and the installation
of new bedding and furniture. The
paper has received the official "0. K."
of the secret committee of the Cham
ber of Commerce and is being liber
ally signed.
Ensign Omann says that those who
pledge a certain amount to the sup
port of the institution will be privi
leged to send those whom they wish
to aid to the barracks, a card from
the signer being all the passport
necessary. Such men will be given
lodging for a night or two and meals
if necessary, and everything will be
done to find employment for them.
There are already several applicd
tions for workmen left with the em
ployment bureau of the army and
those in need of work are urged to
register with the bureau. No fees
are charged for any positions se
cured.
FACTORY WILL NOT
CLOSE BY CHRISTMAS
Superintendent Says It Will Be Im
possible to Grind All Beets
by That Time.
From Wednesday's Daily.
According to Superintendent Og
burn of the sugar company the state
ment made yesterday to the effect that
the sugar company was planning on
closing its campaign this fall and
winter by Christmas, is decidedly in
correct. In sneaking of the matter,
Mr. Ogburn said:
"In the first place it would be ut
terly impossible to end the campaign
by Christmas. The mill might run
over capacity day and night until
that time and there would still be
many thousands of tons of beets on
hand when Christmas arrives. There
is no truth in the report that the mill
will be closed before the first of the
coming year for the simple reason
that it is not large enough to handle
the amount of beets which are being
grown this summer in the Yellow
stone valley in that length of time.
"We will probably begin the cam
paign about the 15th or 20th of the
coming month, and it is doubtful if
the campaign will close much before
the last of January or the first of
February.
"Very 'early in the season there
was some talk from a purely unof
ficial source to the effect that an ef
fort would be made this year to begin
grinding by the middle of this month
and complete its run by Christmas,
and the statement made yesterday
doubtless had its origin from this
talk. But we are in no shape to begin
work now for the beets are by no
means ready for harvest and will not
I be for some weeks to come. If we
are through grinding by the first week
in February I will be greatly sur
prised."
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LICENSED TO MARRY.
From Wednesday's Daily.
License was issued by the clerk of
the district court yesterday for the
marriage of Samuel C. Graft of Ana
conda., and Miss Delphine Webb of
Dean, but a native of this city.
Martha S. McIntyre and Hugh H.
Graham, both of Kearney. Neb., have
decided to make their homes on the
Huntley project. They yesterday filed
on farm units near Ballantine.
NOTICE FOB PUBLICATION.
!Department of the; Interior, United
States Land Office, at Billings, Mon
psa, September 10, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that Adam
G. Pinge:, of Huntley, Montana, who,
on September 22, 1906, made Home
stead Entry No. 255, Serial No. 0660,
for S1SE%; Section 25, Township 1
N., Range 27 E., and Lot 4, Section
30, Township 1 N., Range 28 E., M.
P. Meridian, has filed notice of in
tention to make Final Commutation
Proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before Register and
Receiver United States Land Office, at
Billings, Montana, on the 26th day of
October, 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses: Ervin
G. Clark, Felix Clark, Edward Farmer
and James Boyd, all of Huntley, Mon
tana.
Non-coal land.
C. L. HARRIS,
Register.
(First publication Sept. 14, 1909.)
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior, United
States Land Office, at Billings, Mon
tana, September 10, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that Emma B.
Glassgow, widow of Samuel H. Glass
gow, of Ballantine, Montana, who, on
October 5, 1907, made Homestead
Entry No. 612, Serial No. 02050, for
Farm Unit "E,' Sections 11 and 14,
Township 2 N., Range 28 E., M. P.
Meridian, has filed notice of intention
to make Final Five-Year Proof, to es
tablish claim to the land above de
scribed, before Register and Receiver
United States Land Office, at Billings,
Montana, on the 26th day of October,
1909.
Claimant names as witnesses: Asa 1
C. Zimmerman, John W. Webb, Alvia
E. Alcorn and Edgar C. Hibbs, all of i
Ballantine, Montana.
Non-coal land.
C. L. HARRIS,
Register.
(First publication Sept. 14, 1909.)
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior, United
States Land Office, at Billings, Mon
tana, September 10, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that William
C. Huntington, of Billings, Montana,
who, on March 6, 1907, made Home
stead Entry No. 131, Serial No. 01624,
for WNW4, NSW1A, Section 34,
Township 1 S., Range 26 E., M. P.
Meridian, has filed notice of intention t
to make Final Five-Year Proof, to es
tablish claim to the land above de
scribed, before Register and Receiver
United States Land Office, at Billings,
Montat,a, on the 26th day of October,
1909.
Claimant names as witnesses: Wil
liam D. White, Alfred Cardwell, James I
P. Daylong and Millard Daylong, All
of Billings, Montana.
Non-coal land.
C. L. HARRIS,
Register.
(First publication Sept. 14, 1909.)
NOTICE TO CREDITORS. I
Estate of John C. Staffek, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed administrator of the estate of
John C. Staffek, deceased, to the cred
itors of and all persons having claims
t against the said deceased, to exhibit I
them, with the necessary vouchers,
within ten months after the first pub
lication of this notice to the said
administrator at the office of J. H. I
- Johnston, attorney-at-law, at Billings, 1
in the county of Yellowstone, state of
Montana.
Dated at Billings, Montana, Sept. 1,
3 1909.
LUDWIG C. LEHFELDT,
Administrator of the estate of John
C. Staffek, deceased.
(First publication Sept. 2, 1909.)
CONTEST NOTICE.
) Department of the Interior, United
States Land Ofice, Billings, Mon
tana, September 10, 1909.
A sufficient contest affidavit having
been filed in this office by Joseph I
Meyer, contestant, against William
McRoberts, Entry No. 0964, made Oc
tober 3, 1907, for Lot 4, and SWYl
NWW and NEliSWY/ Section 4. 1
Township 1 N., Range 22 E., Montana l
Meridian, by Joseph Meyer, contestee, I
in which it is alleged that said Wil
t liam McRoberts has abandoned said i
a entry and has been absent from said I
d lands and claim more than six months 1
at a time since said entry, to-wit: 1
iMore than nine months since making
said entry and settlement, and has no
intention of returning thereto, said
a parties are hereby notified to ap
a pear, respond, and offer evidence
.1 touching said allegation at 10 o'clock
e a. m. on October 22, 1909, before the
a undersigned Register and Receiver of
e the United States Land Office at Bill
1 ings, Montana.
e The said contestant having, in a
n proper affidavit, filed September 10,
e 1909, set forth facts which show that
g after due diligence personal service of
this notice can not be made, it is
hereby ordered and directed that such
notice be given by due and proper
e publication.
C. L. HARRIS,
e Register.
f
e In the District Court of the Thir
teenth Judicial District of the State
of Montana, in and for the County of
Yellowstone.
h In the matter of the estate of Henry
Belknap, deceased.
8 NOTICE OF TIME AND PLACE FOR
s PROVING FOREIGN WILL.
n Notice is hereby given that Francis
Peabody Jr. and Edmund K. Arnold
have filed with the clerk of this court
k a duly authenticated copy of the last
will and testament of Henry Belknap,
deceased, together with probate there
of in Suffolk county, New York, to
gether with their petition asking for
its probate in the above entitled
)f court, and the same has been set for
a hearing September 29, 1909, at 10
- o'clock a. m., in the above entitled
)f court, when and where all persons in
terested may appear and show cause
why said instrument should not be
1. admitted to probate and letters testa
ie mentary issued to said petitioners.
ie FRED H. FOSTER,
Clerk of Said Court.
By E. W. DUNNE, Deputy Clerk.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
d Department of the Interior, United
States Land Office, at Billings, Mon
tana, September 10, 1909.
n Notice is hereby given that John
), Murphy, of Billings, Montana, who,
on August 24, 1904, made Homestead
), Entry No. 5585, Bozeman Series, Serial
1 No. 01237, for ENE¾ ; NEYGSE'/4;
n Section 28, NWSW4 Section 27,
I. Township 1 N., Range 27 E., M. P.
t- Meridian, has filed notice of intention
n to make Final Five-Year Proof, to
d establish claim to the land above de
d scribed, before Register and Receiver
it United States Land Office, at Billings,
if Montana, on the 26th day of October,
1909.
n Claimant names as witnesses:
r -George E. Stewart, Thomas F. Bea
L- cock, Heenan Becraft and George
Davenport, all of Billings, Montana.
Non-coal land.
C. L. HARRIS,
Register.
(First publication Sept. 14, 1909.)
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
- Department of the Interior, United
States Land Office, at Billings, Mon
tana, September 9, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that Fran
n ciska Ferch, of Broadview, Montana,
d who, on May 4, 1908, made Homestead
r Entry No. 403, Serial No. 01803, for
SE14, Section 14, Township 4 N.,
Range 23 E., M. P. Meridian, has filed
notice of intention to make Final Com
mutation Proof, to establish claim to
the land above described, before C.
D. Goodnow, United States Commis
sioner, at Broadview, Montana, on the
23rd day of October, 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses:
a Richard D. Mulder, George M. Leon
ard, Johannes H. Mammen and Louis
f Hoffman, all of Broadview, Montana.
Non-coal land.
C. L. HARRIS,
Register.
(First publication Sept. 14, 1909.)
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior, United
States Land Office, at Billings, Mon
tana, September 9, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that Matthias
H. Lucht, of Broadview, Montana,
who, on May 26, 1908, made Home
stead Entry No. 450, Serial No. 01844,
for NNErs; ENW1A, Section 20,
Township 3 N., Range 22 E., M. P.
Meridian, has filed notice of intention
to make Final Commutation Proof, to
establish claim to the land nbcve de
scribed, before C. D. Goodnow, United
r States Commissioner, at Broadview,
Montana, on the 22nd day of October,
1909.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Henry J. Kropp, Oscar Johnsen, Karl
Molte and Harry Ray, all of Broad
view, Montana.
Non-coal land.
C. L. HARRIS,
Register.
(First publication Sept. 14, 1909.)
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior, United
States Land Office, at Billings, Mon
tana, September 9, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that Adah F.
Dillow, of Broadview, Montana, who,
on June 2, 1908, made Homestead
Entry No. 456, Serial No. 01849, for
E½NE4; E%1SE'/, Section 30, Town
ship 4 N., Range 24 E., M. P. Meridian,
has filed notice of intention to make
Final Commutation Proof, to estab
lish claim to the land above described.
before C. D. Goodnow, United States
Commissioner, at Broadview, Montana,
on the 21st day of October, 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Samuel Marion Dillow, Edgar S.
Frary, Adam Elias Hahn and William
Lincoln Dillow, all of Broadview, Mon
tana.
Non-coal land.
C. L. HARRIS,
Register.
(First publication Sept. 14, 1909.)
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior, United
States Land Office, at Billings, Mon
tana, September 10, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that Aaron
I. Ferch, of Broadview, Montana, who, 1
on January 2, 1908, made Homestead
Entry No. 328, Serial No. 01739, for
SE1aSWy1; SSE' ; NE/4SE'; Sec
tion 12, Township 4 N., Range 23 E.,
M. P. Meridian, has filed notice of in
tention to make Final Commutation
Proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before C. D. Good
now, United States Commissioner, at
Broadview, Montana, on the 20.h day
of October, 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Richard D. Mulden, Johannes H. Mam
men, Louis Hoffman and Peter N.
Davids, all of Broadview, Montana.
Non-coal land.
C. L. HARRIS,
Register.
(First publication Sept. 14, 1909.)
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior, United
States Land Office, at Billings, Mon
tana, September 10, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that Jennie
M. Ronan, of Billings, Montana. who,
on August 30. 1905, made Desert Land
Entry No. 1825, Bozeman Series,
Serial 0352, for SW1/NEI, Section
No. 26, Township 1 S., Range 24 E.,
M. P. Meridian, has filed notice of in
tention to make Final Commutation
Proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before Register and
Receiver United States Land Office, at
Billings. Montana. on the 21st day of
October, 1909. .
Claimant names as witnesses:
Clara L. Starbard, Thomas Ronan and
Thomas Malmstrom, all of Billings,
Montana, and George E. Hughes, of
Laurel, Montana.
Non-coal land.
C. L. HARRIS,
Register.
(I'irst publlcation Sept. 14. 1909.)
- HENRY A. FRITH, i
U Attorney-at-Law U
iIV Special Attention Given to U
- W Administration of Estates W
W and Probating of Wills. U
U First National Bank Block. W
IV Billings, Mont. IV
E IV9 tWIE tVUVU1U U U4! t11
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
I Department of the Interior, United
States Land Office, Lewistown, Mon
tana, September 9, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that George
A. Allen, of Broadview, Montana, who,
I on February 3rd, 1908, made Home
1 stead Entry No. 5642, Serial No. 04231,
Sfor SEY Section 20, Township 5 rI.,
Range 23 E., Montana Meridian, has
filed notice of intention to make Final
Commutation Proof, to establish claim
to the land above described, before C.
D. Goodnough, United States Commis
r sioner, on the 14th day of October,
1909.
Claimant names as Witnesses: Elmer
Strong, Arthur C. Terpenning, Alvin
W. Terpenning and William G. Alm
stead, all of Broadview, Montana.
a C. F. McKOIN,
Register.
(First publication Sept. 14, 1909.)
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior, United
States Land Office at Billings, Mon
tana, September 10, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that George
Busha, of Custer, Montana, who, on
February 11, 1907, made Homestead
Entry No. 318, Serial No. 01405, for
Lots 5, 6, Section 1, Lots 1 and 8,
Section 2, Township 4 N., Range 33
E., M. P. Meridian, has filed notice of
Intention to make Final Commutation
i Proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before Register and
Receiver United States Land Office, at
Billings, Montana, on the 26th day of
October, 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses: John
Orrick, Billings, Montana; James Clif
ford, Harry Scott and Samuel Mercer,
all of Custer, Montana.
Non-coal land.
C. L. HARRIS,
Register.
(First p)ublication Sept. 14, 1909.)
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior, United
States Land Office, at Billings, Mon
tana, September 10, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that Joseph
G. Parker, of Custer, Montana, who,
on October 1, 1906, made Homestead
Entry No. 269, Serial No. 01392, for
Lot 1, Section 9, Lots 2 and 3, NE4
SWý, Section 10, Township 4 N.,
Range 33 E., M. P. Meridian, has filed
notice of intention to make Final
Commutation Proof, to establish claim
to the land above described, before
Register and Receiver United States
Land Office, at Billings, Montana, on
the 19th day of October, 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses:
George L. Parker, of Custer, Montana;
Frank L. Taylor, of Waco, Montana;
William H. Hawley, of Billings, Mon
tana, and Wiliam F. Holder, of Custer,
Montana.
Non-coal land.
C. L. HARRIS,
Register.
(First publication Sept. 14, 1909.)
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior, United
States Land Office, at Billings, Mon
tana, September 10, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that William
H. Downing, of Waco, Montana, who,
on October 7, 1907, made Homestead
Entry No. 615, Serial No. 01495, for I
Lot 7, Section 13, Township 4 N.,
Range 32 E., M. P. Meridian, has filed
notice of intention to make Final
Commutation Proof, to establish claim
to the land above described, before
Register and Receiver United States
Land Office, at Billings, Montiana, on I
the 19th day of October, 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses: Fred
1. Witham, of Waco, Montana; Cora 1
A. Ensminger, of Billings, Montana;
John C. Orrick, of Billings, Montana;
Addi C. Van Houten, of Waco, Mon
tana.
Non-coal land.
o T, TTAOT.
C. L. HARRIS,
Register.
(First publication Sept. 14, 1909.)
(First publication Sept. 10, 1909.)
CONTEST NOTICE.
Department of the Interior, United
States Land Office, Lewistown, Mon
tana, September 8, 1909.
A sufficient contest affidavit having
been filed in this office by William
A. Mather, contestant, against Home
stead Entry No. 05002, made February
27, 1909, for SW%4 Section 24, Town
ship 5 N., Range 19 E., Montana
Meridian, by Albert A. Klein, Con
testee, in which it is alleged that
Albert A. Klein has never established
residence upon said land, and has
wholly abandoned same for over six
months last past, said parties are
hereby notified to appear, respond, and
offer evidence touching said allegation
at 10 o'clock a. m., on October 23, 1909,
before A. C. Bayers, U. S. Commis
sioner, at Lavina, Montana, and that
final hearing will be held at 10
o'clock, a. m., on October 30, 1909,
before the Register and Receiver at
the United States Land Office in
Lewistown, Montana.
The said contestant having, in a
proper affidavit, filed September 7,
1909, set forth facts which show that
after due diligence personal service
of this notice can not be made, it is
hereby ordered and directed that such
notice be given by due and proper
publication.
C. E. McKOIN,
Register.
EDWARD BRASSEY, Attorney for
Contestant.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department ot the Interior, United
States Land Office, at Billings, Mon
tana, September 10. 1909.
Notice is hereby given that Julia
Eugenia Reeves, of Billings, Montana.
who, on August 8, 1908, made Home
stead Entry No. 0195, for WNW4:
NWSW¼, Section 20, and NE'
SE½. Section 19, Township 2 N..
Range 31 E., M. P. Meridian, has filed
notice qf intentipn to make Final
Commutation Proof, to establish claim
to the land above described, before
Register and Receiver United States
Land Office, at Billings, Montana, on
the 19th day of October, 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Christie Hart, Mildred Hagerty.
Eleanor W. Gateley and Loretta Sen
nett, all of Pompey's Pillar, Montana.
Non-coal land.
C. L. HARRIS,
Register.
(First publication Sept. 14, 1909.)
NOTICE FOR PFUBICA't
Land Office at Billings, sMonýu
August 21, 1909.
Notice is hereby given tiat L+thi
Phillips, of Cedar Falls, County 06
Blackhawk, State of Iowa, has tlli
day filed in this offie Application t1
Purchase, under the provisions of
Section 2347, United States Revised
Statutes, Lots 11, 12, 18 and 14, of
Section 4, Township 8 N., Range 81
E., M. P. M.
Any *and all persons claiming
versely the lands described, or de
siring to object for any reason to the
sale thereof to applicant, should Lip
their affidavits of protest in thls,ofiee
on or before the 28th day of October,
1909, otherwise the application may
be allowed.
C. L. HARRIS,
Register.
(First publication Sept. 14, 1909.)
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Coal Entry.'
Land Office at Billings, Montana,
August 12, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that Grace C.
Hood of Roundup, County of FergusA
State of Montana, has this day filed
in this office Application to Purclhae,
under the provisions of Section 2247,
U. S. Revised Statutes, Lots 17 and
24, E%SE%, of Section 4, Townehil
8 N., Range 31 E., M. P. M.
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely the lands described, or de
siring to object for any reason to the
sale thereof to applicant, should file
their affidavits of protest in this office
on or before the 22nd day of October,
1909, otherwise the application may
be allowed.
C. L. HARRIS,
Register.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Coal Entry.
(Sec. 2347, R. S.)
Land Office at Billings, Montana,
August, 12, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that Anna
G. Strauss of Aberdeen, County of
Brown, State of South Dakota, has
this day filed in this office Applica
tion to Purchase, under the provisions
of section 2347, U. S. Revised Statutes,
the SEV4 of Section 8, Township 8
N., Range 31 E., M. P. M.
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely the lands described, or de
siring to olk ct for any reason to the
sale there: to applicant should file
their ai an s of protest in this office
on or b the 22nd day of October,
1909, o wer se the application may
be allo in t C. L. HARRIS,
r. Register.
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NOTIO, FOR PUBLICATION.
Cºal Entry. t
(Sec. 2347, R. S.)
Land Office at Billings, Montana,
August, 12, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that David
Strauss of Aberdeen, County of
Brown, State of South Dakota, has
this day filed in this office Application
to Purchase, under the provisions of
section 2347, U. S. Revised Statutes,
the NE'j of Section 8, Township 8,
Range 31, E., M. P. M.
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely the lands described, or de
siring to object for any reason to the
sale thereof to applicant should file
their affidavits of protest in this office
on or before the 22nd day of October,
1909, otherwise the application may
be allowed. C. L. HARRIS,
Register.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Coal Entry.
(Sec. 2347, R. S.)
Land Office at Billings, Montana,
August, 12, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that Alice
E. Cochrane of Aberdeen, County of
Brown, State of South Dakota, has
this day filed in this office Applica
tion to Purchase, under the pro
visions of section 2347, U. S. Revised
Statutes, Lots 19, 20, 21 and 22, of
Section 4, Township 8 N., Range 31
E., M. P. M.
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely the lands described, or de
siring to object for any reason to the
sale thereof to applicant should file
their affidavits of protest in this office
on or before the 22nd day of October,
1909, otherwise the application may
be allowed. C. L. HARRIS,
Register.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Coal Entry.
(Sec. 2347, R. S.)
Land Office at Billings, Montana,
August, 12, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that Wamp
ler L. Cochrane of Aberdeen, County
of Brown, State of South Dakota, has
this day filed in this office Applica
tion to Purchase, under the provisions
of section 2347, U. S. Revised Statutes,
the SW'/ of Section 4, Township 8
N., Range 31 E., M. P. M.
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely the lands described, or de
siring to object for any reason to the
sale hereof to applicant, should file
their affidavits of protest in this office
on or before the 22nd day of October,
1909, otherwise the application may
be allowed. C. L. HARRIS,
Register.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Coal Entry.
Land Office at Billings, Montana,
August 12, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that Robert
N. B. Hood of Roundup, County of
Fergus, State of Montana, has this
day filed in this office Application to
Purchase, under the provisions of
Section 2347, U. S. Revised Statutes,
Lots 18 and 23, W½%SEA, of Section
4, Township 8 N., Range 31 E., M.
P. M.
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely the lands described, or de
siring to object for any reason to the
sale thereof to applicant, should file
their affidavits of protest in this office
on or before the 22nd day of October,
1909, otherwise the application may
be allowed.
C. L. HARRIS,
sriter.