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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-05-26
BILLINGS
LOCAL NOTES.
for the Fourth.

Pull for the Fourth.
Let every citizen assist in the
Fourth Of July movement.
Billings is going to celebrate. Let
us all assist in the matter.
The Billings public school closes
today for the summer vacation.
A number of new awnings are be-
ing placed over the front of our business
houses.
Real estate and insurance is W. B.
Georges hobby and he knows how to
work it.
Peters, the tailor, is still leading.
See his suits to measure at $15, pants
lat IS, and up.
leave orders at Billings greenhouse
for cut roses and basket flowers for
commencement night.
The graduating exercises of the
Billings high school will be held in the
opera house tomorrow night.
Are you going to Custer battlefield
next Tuesday? Billings should be rep
resented by a large gathering.
The popular market of Gilsdorf
Bros. still remains headquarters for
choicest meats and vegetables.
If you have any real estate you
wish to dispose Of, just call on w. B.
George. He can sell it for you. =
HE who expectorates upon the side
Wink must not expect. to-rate highly in
the esteem of his fellow citizens.
The Billings brewery will be no
cheap affair, but an institution that
will help the business Of the city.
Prepare yourself now to patronize
the Billings brewery. It is a home
institution and deserves encourage
ment.
f7Aarry Slater and Annie Coughlin,
both of this city, were united in mar
rage Tuesday by Rev. Father Van
C~larenbeck.
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Well known St. Paul Oculist Coming.

Well Known st. Paul Oculist Coming.
MI. G. I. Bruce Tudor, M. A. o.,
Tudor & Co.'s well-known eye special
list. will be at the store of their agents,
the Chapple Drug company, on Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday. June 8, 9
and 10, for the purpose of diagnosing
and correcting all irregular and com
plicated eye troubles. If you think you
have anything the matter with your
eyes or your speotacles do not suit you.
we would advise you to see him. No
charge for thorough examination.
Special attention given to children's
eyes. Three days only-Thursday,
Friday and Saturday, June 8. 8 and 10,
at Chapple's drug store. ~
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j. P. Martyr, who has the n
tract for 8. G. Reynolds new resi-
dence, expects to commence work on
the same next week.
Graduating exercises of the Bill
ings high school tomorrow night in the
opera house. Tickets free tomorrow at
Holmes & Calhoun's.
Memorial day excursion to Custer
Battlefield, only $3.50 for the round
trip. Train leaves Billings at $3.50 a.
m. Splendid programme.
ALI the choice and fresh vegetables
will be found at the Gilsdorf Bros.
meat market. Also headquarters for
Omaha refrigerator meats. .
Excursion to Custer battlefield
Tuesday, May 80 Memorial day..
Only $3.50 for the round trip. Train
leaves Billings at $50 a. m.
The Rebekah and Eastern Star
orders each enjoyed a social session and
banquet Tuesday night, a pleasant time
being reported in both instances. 49,.
Editor Walter Anderson has been
elected manager Of the Red Lodge base
ball club, which will probably "come
agin' u.s. before the season is over.
tzThe little son of Harry Rousch,
who has been i'll several days with
cerebro-spinal meningitis. is reported
some better by the attending physician.
Tudor & Co. IS eye specialist will
be at our store Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, June s, 9 and 10. No charge
for consultation. Chapple Drug Co.,
Billings.
The Billings brewery will make a
splendid home market for the farmers
barley. It will be in full operation by
fall. Farmers, govern yourselves &C.
c%ordingly.
Jack Boyer, ~ex-sheep inspector,
was taken suddenly i'll yesterday with
kidney trouble and was removed to St.
Vincent's hospital, where he has been
a patient before.
-Chas. F. Burton will soon COM.
mence work on a new one-story build
ing On the lot south adjoining the Hess
Photo gallery, which he will occupy as
a business Office.
HRed Lodge is not such a warm
thing after all. The city experienced
a regular blizzard Saturday, Sunday
and Monday, five inches of snow on a
level being the fall.
-Missoula has more smallpox again.
Seven men are now in quarantine, one
of the number having the disease in a
virulent. form. He was a passenger on
the Northern Pacific from Seattle.
Does your head ache? Have your
eyes examined by Tudor & Co.'s
specialist at our store Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, June 8, 9 and 10. Ex-
aminations free. ,Chapple Drug Co. y
-Sheepmen in the Musselsbell val
ley claim that their lamb losses will
not exceed Is per cent. despite the
sever weather which prevailed during
the earlier portion of the lambing sea-
sol ... '
Livingston has extended all invita-
ton to President Mckinley to visit
the city on his way to the National
pain. Ill Con0 tuo AuVAtdtAOu 10 dCC0pUcU
the Windy City, intends to do itself
proud.
15udge J. D. Matheson has been ap-
pointed secretary to the executive COM
mittee of the National Irrigation con-
gress by the chairman, I. D. O'Don-
nell, and will attend to all correspon-
dence. !
"A ''hog" engine went through TIE
Northern Pacific turntable Wednesday
afternoon and for several hours t1afio
in and out of the roundhousA WIS de-
layed' The turntable was rhtber old
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Notice to Stockholders.

The second annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Billings - Mussel-
she'll Telephone company will be held
in Billings, Montana, Tuesday, June
6, 1899. for the purpose Of electing Off
GERS and making necessary changes in
the bylaws. By order of the presi-
dent. "a
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kindergarten

Misses Edwards and Crawford will
open a kindergarten June 5 in the new
school building, north side,/ Term,
two months. Tuition, So for the term
if paid in advance. Reduction for two
or more from the same family.
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NORTHERN PACIFIC TRAINS.

WEST BOUND.
ARRIVES. DEPARTs
Mail No. .......... 1:35 a. IN. las a. m.
Mail No. ..11:53 a. m. 1908 p. m.
EAST BOUND.
ARRIVES. DEPARTS.
Mail No. .11:45 p. m. 11:55 p. m.
Mail No. 2......... $50 q. m. 600 a. m.
RED LODGE BRANCH.
ARRIVES. DEPARTS.
Accommodation. ..... 200 p. m. $50 a. m.
Daily Except Sunday.
GEBO, BRIDGER & CARBON BRANCH.
ARRIVES. DEPARTS.
Accommodation ....... $50 p. m. 1880 a. m.
Daily except Sunday.
H. N. KENNEDY, Agent.
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.CHURCH NOTES..


At St. Luke's church next Sunday,
which is the festival of the Holy Trim
ity, there will be services at IL a. m.
and s p. m. Sunday school will meet
at 1880. There Will be full vested
choir. Everyone is welcome and all
seats are free. .
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FOUND.-Two children's finger rings.
Owner can have same at this office
by proving property and paying so cents
for this advertisement. l
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TRAINS.

BURLINGTON TRAINS.
EAST BOUND.
DEPARTS.
Passenger No. ................ $50 q. m.
Freight No. 46 1905 a.. m.
WEST BOUND.
ARRIVES.
Passenger No. 1908 p. III.
Freight No. 500 a. m.
j. L. HARRINGTON, Agent.
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WANTED-Woman to cook and do
w Homework for family Of two;
wages $40 per month. Apply at Gazette
office. 1O-2
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AT the Congregational church next
Sunday, subject at II a. M, Celestial
Investment" Evening at 8 o'clock,
The Progress of Christ"
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Evangelist C%rittenton will not begin
his meetings in Billings until June 4.
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FOR SALE.-New Singer sewing ma
chine, $50. First door north of Bill
ings Steam Laundry. l
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WANTED.-A position as housekeeper
in a family in Billings. Address
Miss NJ. Schroeder, Red Lodge, Mont. 2tf
THOROUGHBRED r. G. Brown Leg
horn and Light Brahama eggs: S1.O0
per setting. Mrs. J. E. Jones. SO 4"
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GIRL WANTED.-Apply to Mrs. G.
~ FL. BarstoW. 8-tf
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LOCAL ADVERTISING.

Under this heading we ,viH publish
notices for Is cents per line for the first
insertion and 10 cents per line for each
subsequent insertion. A special rate
wiU be made for notices running one
month or longer. No advertisement
taken fOrle than rs cents.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-09-22
LICENSE LAW GOOD
Supreme Court Decides That the
License Law is Still Valid in
This State.
The Apologize Letter Of Major Warne
to Col. Frost is Given to
the Public.
Number Of Pupils That Are Now En-
rolled in thu City Schools Of
Mitchell.
LICENSE LAW is GOOD.
LICENSE LAW is GOOD.
Supreme Court Has Rendered Fay
orable Decision in the Liquor
License Case.

The supreme court has handed down
q most important decision and one
which will haye q wide reaching effect,
writes a Pierre correspondent. 1t re-
verses the decision OF Judge Joseph B.
Moore of Dsadwood in the famous llu-
uor cases and holds that the old license
law is in full force and effect, notwith-
standing the adoption of the dispen-
sary amendment. This is in line with
the opinion rendered some time ago by
Attorney General Pyle and with the
leading lawyers of the state. 1t will be
remembered that the saloon keepers of
the Black Hills counties refused to pay
their licenses this year on the ground
that when the dispensary amend ment
was adopted by the people that vote
knocked the prop from under |he IL
cense law, that that law became un-
constitutional because it is antagonis-
tic to the new amendment and that
| consequently the statute became null
and void, although the legislature
| failed to pass law in accordance with
the amendment. The authorities ap.
pealed and this decision is the result.
The court holds that while the dispen-
sary amendment is contrary to the Ii
cense law and consequently no license
law could be validity passed under that
amendment, yet the amendment is not
self-executing and consequently the old
statute remains until repealed or until
dispenssry statute is passed. This
follows exactly the decision of the
North Dakota court renderd nine years
ago in sustaining the license law after
the adoption of prohibitory amend.
| mnnt
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-09-22

the Wishes OF your men to the higher
military authorities and had refused to
put the question of longer service to q
vote, and were using the regiment for
your own selfish ends
In regard to this desire to say that
| never at any time made any such
statements, and as far az | know you
never misrepresented the wishes of
your men to any one, not even refused
70 put the quesEi lion OF longer service to
a vote.
81 have the honor to be,
"R. @. WARNE, Major and Surgeon ~
Lielt. Hoarce Bates, who is grand
son of H. W. Kress, and q very fine
young man made his apology TO Col.
Frost in the following letter:
81 have the honor to state that de-
sire to tender to you an apology for
that certain letter written by me and
published in various newspapers in
South Dakota, relative to your actions
az colonel of our regiment and
especially that portion OF the letter
wherein 1 state that Il forgot to say
that these applications were withdrawn
at the request of Colonel Frost, and
that the other day he called up the
company commanders and roasted
them, asking that they should do
everything in their power to prevent
the applications being sent in
II wrote the letter uuadvisedly and
without thought and without sufficient
consideration of the harm it would do
you. consider that the statement had
not sufficient foundation and was not
warranted by the facts. 1t was made
under the peculiar circumstances which
surround US at the time and when the
deplorable condition O.. the men ap-
pealed most strongly to my sympathies.
[ have the honor to be, yours respect
fully, HORACE G. BATES,
First Lieutenant"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-09-22
GOT A COOL RECEPTION
Gov. Lee Was Not Overheated by the
Warmth of His Reception
in California.

A correspondent of the Minneapolis
Journal writes the following Of the re-
ception of Gov, Lee on his arrival at
San Francisco to welc me the soldiers
of South Dakota, who n,l been there
four days waiting to b "clcomed:
Gov. Lee, of Souln Dakota, slipped
quietly into town He came by him
self and was met by the officers OF the
regiment, including the three under
arrest, and the regimental band. Car
riages had been procured and the
party, headed by the band, proceeded
TO the Occidental hotel. The recep-
tion accorded the governor was of q
chilling nature. There was absolutely
no enthusiasm.
AS soon as the hotel was reached the
band was whirled around and proceed
ed to the Presidio. Then the officers
debarked aud Gov. Lee entered the
hotel, the officers remaining at the en-
trance. A few moments later be was
shown to his room and was quarter ed
for thirty minutes with Col. Frost,
after which be emerged and breakfast
ed alone.
Col. Frost refused positively to dis
cnss his conversation with Lee. An
effort was made to see Gov. Lee, but he
sent word that he had nothing for the
newspapers.
All OF the South Dakota delegation
are at the Palace hotel, and it was sew.
eral hours before the governor received
J call from any one of them.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-09-22
FROM ON BOARD SHIP.
Frank McLain Sends Home His First
Letter Since Returning From
the Philippines.

tAc ulllppillcSs
On board ship, Sheridan, San Fran
sisco, Sept. s, 1899. EDITOR REPUB-
Lc1AN: We are still on ship board,
ana will be, think, until tomorrow,
except the sick. I started on the voy-
age in pretty good shape, but the bad
blood began to come out Immediately.
L broke OUT with sores all over my face
and feet and Dolby itch on my legs, but
l went all over Nagasaki, Yokohama
and Toxic. 1t almost appalls me some-
times to think of the money l spent
sight seeing, but then l don't begrudge
it at all. After leaving Yokohama my
sores got worse steadily, and now I
have to wear shoe with the top cut
out and can hardly rest at night on
account of it and the Dolby itch. But
then l will get over that soon when I
get whore can doctor it, can't do any,
thing here. l don't think we will be
mustered out before Oct. l any way, but
1 hope so. Now about Major Warne.
am not bit afraid of the Major not
getting out of his trouble all right and
also Col. Stover (who 1 suppose, you
already know, is under arrest.) But
then the old codgers don't mind it bit.
They think it is all huge joke.
Well, 1 can tell you about a few
things you read about when get there.
1t seems IS if WAS most there already.
Am waiting patiently for that time. I
remain. Yours truly,
FRANK T. MCLAIN,
Co. G, lst So. Oak. Vols.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-09-22
HOME FROM PHILADELPHIA
Mr.. Wolgemuth Gives an Interest
ing Review of His Trip to
Philadelphia.

Arriving home from his trip to the
G. A. r. encampment at Philadelphia
Friday evening, j. B. Wolgemuth de-
clared he was glad to get gack where
he could breathe the fresh air of South
Dakota again. He gave The REPUB-
LICAN a very interesting account Of
his trip. He said:
''Sept. lst We left Mitchell over the
Milwaukee road, arriving in Chicago
Saturday morning of the I'd. We re-
NAMED in Chicago visiting Lee and
our other friends and started for Phila-
delphia on Sunday over the Grand
Trunk by way of Port Huron and
Niagara Falls. At Port Huron we
passed through large tunnel, instead
of passing over as heretofore. This
tunnel is one of the American engin-
eering feats of the day, the cost OF
which was twenty million dollars.
cat Niagara Falls we all took rest
of two hours. With our party we had
Brother Charles and wife from Chicago
and Mr.. A. B. Conner, of Hot Springs
who is one of the most enjoyable travel
ing gentlemen you could wish to find
Mr.. Conner with brother and wife
kept together during the entire trip.
''Leaving Niagra Falls we came
| down by Buffalo, then east to Geneva
This last route from Niagra is on the
Lehigh Valley road and is called The
Switzerland Land of America. From
] Geneva you pass down the east side O
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-09-22
HIS LETTER OF APOLOGY.
A Copy Of Major Warne's Letter
in Which He Apologies to
Col. Frost.

Correspondents at San Francisco
have sent out copies of the letters
written to Col. Frost in which the
three officers, who were under arrest
have apologized to him for the language
used in criticising him while the regi-
ment was in Manila. Major Wsrne's
letter is publised in full below:
II have the honor to state that
learn there was published in the Daily
Press of Sioux Fails, s. d., purely
personal letter written by me to United
states Senator r. F. Pettigrew, from
San Fernando. l deplore exceedingly
both the writing and publishing of
that letter. 1t WAS written in the heat
OF passion, when my judgment was
clouded by the unfortunate circum-
stances under which we were then
laborlng, and by my knowledge of our
inability to relieve them. When read
the letter without pressure of the condi-
tiOns under which it was written and
with q mind free from bias and especi-
ally that portion wherein it states that
Today the colonel called the company
commanders together and told them
they were towards to allow their men to
request 10 be sent home: that they were
towards to allow their men to 20 on
the sick list; for the good of all con.
cerned Frost should be sent to his own
regiment. He is low ontemptible
cur, looking only to his own interests
selfish in the thought only for his OWE
good. He would gladly sacrifice every
man in the regiment for few dollar.
in his pocket or little glory tol
| Frost. He has no interest in our state
has no interest in our men, except tC
use both for his own selfish advance
ment."
Il see that l went entirely too fal
and used language which worked un
warranted injustice to you and did no
state facts, and I hereby unquali6e led ly
apologize to you therefor. partic
ularly at this time, when our relations
as officers of this regiment are about t.
be severed, deplore the letter and de-
sire to say to you that consider you {
soldier in the fullest sense of the term
one of upquestioned bravery and true
to his profession. It has come to my
notice that am charged with having
stated that you had misrepresented
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-09-22
THE SCHOOL ENROLMENT,
Good Enrolment Of Pupils Show
up for the First Week in
the Schools

Monday morning of last week the city
schools opened for the fall term and the
first week has enabled the teachers to
get everything in good running order.
Supt Quigley reports that the total
enrolment for the week was 491, which
is divided among the different rooms as
follows:
High School, Profs. Grace and Her.
bert, u.
A grammar, Miss Conner, AZ.
B grammar, Miss Turneaure, so.
g grammar, west side, Miss Saul, 40.
Cgrammar, east side, Miss McVay, 38.
d grammar, west side, Miss Bali, 48.
D grammar, east side, Miss Warne,
35.
B primary, west side, Miss Rogers, 3S.
B primary, east side, Miss Foley, 38.
lstprimary. west side, Miss Miner, 80.
1st primary, east side, Miss Nobis, 20.
lst and I'd primary, south side, Miss
Thompson, 20.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-09-22
NOW AFTER FARMS
Iowa Parties Have Made a Number Of
Purchases Of Farms in DaVi-
SOD County.
Comrade Wolgemuth Gives an Interest
ing Account Of His Trip to
Philadelphia.
Coy. Lee Received a Cool Reception
at California by the Regiment
From This State.
LANDS ARE BEING SOLD.
Quite all Activity is Noticeable in the
sales of Real Estate Here
This Fall.

While the fall of the year is not the
best time in which to sell real estate
yet there is quite bit of land being
sold at the present time and 10 people
who intend to make Dawson county
their home. The Germania Land Co.
has been quite active in this respect in
the past month or two and have effected
q number of good sales to Iowa parties,
The men VINO have bought these lands
did not put In their money with any
speculative idea but intend to use the
lands DIS means of livelihood, They
are men who have made q SUCCESS of
farming in Iowa and having made some
money there came to South Dakota to
invest in land that may be cheaper at
present but is as fully as productive as
that which they left.
r. D. Finnegan, of Jones county,
Iowa, is one of the late comers who has
invested some money in this county.
He bought the ne OF sec. 32-1O3-6l,
which lies miles south of Mitchell.
His family has arrived and they have
taken up their residence on the farm.
MIR. Flnnegan brought with him a
threshing outfit.
Thomas Ellerman, another resident
of Jones county, Iowa, has invested in
quarter section Of land, lying miles
south west of this city. MIR. Ellerman
has erected large sheep shed, put up
100 tons of hay and has put down q
flowing we'll on his farm. He has gone
back to bring out his family this fall.
Geo. Loebr, of Jones county, Iowa,
has purchased quarter section of land
miles west of this city and will come
here in the spring to engage in farm
ing, and has gone back to his former
home to get things in readiness for an
early move.
Mr.. Kelley, of Crawford county,
Iowa, has become the possessor of q
good farm southeast of Mt. Vernon,
buying the ne of 6.1O2-61. He will
take possession OF his farm in the
spring.
Geo. H. johnson, of Polk county,
Iowa, has bought the Stocking and
Rogers farms, just south of town, oom.
prising 2SO acres and will devote his
time to farming.
J. E. STAN bough, who lives in Jones
county, Iowa, has purchased q hall
section of land in Lisbon township
known as the Griffin and PHILIPPE
farms. Mr.. Stambough expects te
move on to his land some time this
fall. From the purchase of a half
section of land he expects to engage
extensively in farming and has go
hold of some land in good township.
Other dealers in the city have beer
doing good business this fall in sell
ing farm lands and will have a report
to make later in the season. There
has rarely day passed this fall bu
what dozen or so men were being
shown over the country around Mitch
ell and while not all have become pur
chasers it will be seen from the above
list, which is only partial one, that I
good percentage of the seekers are
making some investments.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-09-22
Married in Alexandria.

Sunday Mr.. Ambrose Curtis and
Miss Evelyn Savage drove to Alex
andria and were united in marriage.
The ceremony was performed at the
residence Of John A. Brown, clerk of
courts, by the Rev. Geo. Williams, D.
D. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis returned to
Mitchell and have commenced house.
keeping in their residence on east
Third street. They have many friends
in this city who will extend their con-
gratulations on the union, which has
been one OF the anticipations of the
future. Mr.. Curtis is engaged in the
livery business in Mitchell and his wife
is lady who is highly respected by a
large circle OF friends.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-14
DR.. w. B. Lafferty Killed by a Train

Richmond, Va, April 10.-Dr. Wal
ter B. Lafferty, third child of Rev. DR..
J. J. Lafferty, editor Of The Christian
Advocate, was found about 6 o'clock
yesterday morning lying unconscious,
by the track of the Chesapeake and
Ohio, near Meechum's river, with one
of his legs crushed and suffering from
other severe injuries.
There were evidences Thai the
young physician had endeavored to
staunch the flow of blood from his
wound by using his handkerchief, but
his injuries were too serious and when
found he was very near his end. He
was taken to Crozet, where he died at
1870 o'clock yesterday.
It is not known how the accident
happened. 1t is supposed, however,
that he was returning walking from
Meechum's river when he was struck
by a passenger train. He could give
no account of it.