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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-21
OFFICIAL
OF the Board of County Commissioners of
Yellowstone County,.
First Day.

Billings, Mont. April II, 1899.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment at 10 O'Clock a. m. There were
present, 0. N. Newman, chairman,
and Pat Lavelle.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
In the matter Of the proposed bridge
at Laurel: The clerk reported that he
had been advised by the clerk OF the
board of commissioners of Carbon coun
ty that said board would not meet the
board of commissioners of this county
at Laurel this day as requested for the
reason that the commissioners Of Car
bon county do not favor a bridge across
the Yellowstone river at Laurel the ex-
pense of which to be borne by both
counties.
Upon motion the board decided to 20
to Laurel this afternoon and confer
with the citizens Of the valley regard
ing the proposed bridge across the Vel.
lowstone river.
The following lots in the city of Bill.
ings were sold at public auction. the
purchasers being the highest bidders
therefor: Lots % aud "a in block 80
for 1913. So to Christian Yegen; lots 23
and "a in block II for 5000 to Fred
j. Mashaw.
The board adjourned until 10 o'clock
a. m. April ~, 1893.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-21

to be treated should be put in al air.
tight tent or box or left in a tight box
car in case of carloads. For every
one.hundred cubic feet Of space in the
box OF tent take Il ounce of fused
potassium cyanide Cos per cent?. Place
this in al earthenware vessel, pour OIL
two ounces of water, then add Il fluid
ounce of sulphuric acid, close the tent
or box Immediately and keep it closed
for not less than forty minutes. The
fumes generated by this process are
poisonous to man and other animals as
we'll as to insects; ordinary precaution
is therefore to be observed.
"Dip for Nursery Stock and Winter
Spray for Scale Insects. place ten
pounds Of lime and twenty pounds of
sulphur in a boiler with twenty gallons
of water. Add fifteen pounds of coarse
salt; when dissolved add this to the
lime and sulphur and boil half al hour
longer. Add luke warm.
"Summer Spray for Green Aphis. -
Quassia chips, eight pounds; whale oil
soap, even pounds; water, 100 gallons.
Boil the quasia chips in water for one
hour. Dissolve the soda in hot water
strain both and mix together. Add
enough water to make 100 gallons.
This remedy is to be used with a spray
pump with good force. 1t does not in
jure the foliage.
Bordeaux Mixture for Fungus Dis
eases. - Sulphate of copper (bluestone),
four pounds; fresh lime, four pounds
water, fifty gallons. Place twenty.
five gallons Of water in a barrel, hang
four pounds of bluestone in the water
enclosed in Il gunny sack; Stake four
pounds of lime carefully, then add
enough water to make twenty-five gal.
Ions. Run the lime milk through Il
fine wire strainer, then mix with the
copper solution. Spray before the buds
open and again after the blossoms have
fallen.
1.-THE hellebore for pear and cherry
slugs and gooseberry and currant
worms may be busted on dry Or be used
as as pray by dissolving II ounce of
hellebore in a gallon Of water. Paris
green for Goblin moths is made accord.
ing to this formula: Paris green, four
ounces; water, fifty gallons; slaked
lime, one pound. Strain the lime
after shaking as in making the Bor-
deaux mixture, dissolve the Paris green
as we'll as possible and mix and use as
a spray"
The board is we'll fortified by the law
creating it. which makes failure to COM
ply with its rules q misdemeanor and
fixes the penalty at from $25 to 800.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-21
N CATTLE MAN.

Skew johnson Of Miles City Visits His
Old Stamping Ground in South Dakota.
f. H. Johnson, one Of the pioneer
cattlemen Of the northwest, who was
we'll known in this section in the early
days, says the Deadwood Pioneer.
Times, arrived in Deadwood yesterday
from Miles City, Montana, where he
makes his home, on his way to Spear.
fish. He is at present, aud has been
for several years past, live stock agent
for the Northern Pacific railroad, and
he attends all the meetings Of the west
cru stockmen. He will be present at
the meeting to be held in Rapid City
next Tuesday.
Mr.. Johnson is better known as
"Skew' Johnson than by his initials,
and a cattleman stated yesterday that
there was not a man in the world who
had as many friends between Deadwood
and the line Of the queens dominion
as he. 1t was in the early seventies
that he first came TO this part Of the
country. He located his first cattle
ranch OIL Sand Greek, q short distance
above where Beulah now stands, and
ran his herds III that section for a year
or two. He began moving out farther
from the settlements and Johnson 4
Graham started the "Cross' cattle out
fit and ran their cattle OH the Little
Powder for years. They lost heavily
during the hard winter Of 1867 ant
began shortly afterwards to close out
their cattle. Mr.. Johnson still owns
some cattle, but he does not engage il
the business so extensively, nor SO reck
lessly as he did at one time. He statet
yesterday that the past winter had no
caused any serious losses on the Mon
tana ranges, although i'll some section
the stockmen were compelled to feed tt
a great extent. Cattle generally wen
into the winter in good condition ant
as the feed was abundant they hav'
been able to keep up pretty well.
Mr.. Johnson has grown to be quit
an enthusiast over amateur photo
garphy, and as he has not seen much O
Deadwood in several years he occupied
yesterday while in town in his at
tempts to get some favorable views q
the principal streets.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-21
LIVERY for the Citv Trade a Speciality
PROPOSALS FOR FUEL. Office O.

PROPOSALS FOR FUEL. Office of
l. Chief @. NJ, St. Paul. Mimi,
April IS, 1893. - SEALED PRO
POSALS. in triplicate, will be received
at this office or at the following named
posts, until II O'Clock a. M, May IS,
1899. and opened then, for furnishing
and delivery Of such WOOD and COAL,
during the fiscal year commencing July
1, 1899. as may be required at st. Paul
and Fort Smelling. MIMI, Fort Yates.
N. D., Forts Assinaboine, Harrison and
Keogh, Mont, Fort Yellowstone, Wyo.,
and Fort Meade, S. D. Blank forms OF
proposals with full instructions will be
furnished on application here, or to the
Quartermasters at the several posts
named. United States reserves the
right to accept or reject any or all pro-
posals or any part thereof. GEO. H.
POND, G. @. M. 6t
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-21
Afternoon Session.
Fourth Day.

Billings, Mont, April Ia, 1899.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment at 10 o'clock a. m. There were
present. O. N. Newman, chairman,
and Pat Pavelle.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
The following bid for the repairing
of the piers of the Billings bridge was
presented: f.. H. Gagnon for the sum
of So. 1913. Such bid was rejected; and
upon motion duly made the surveyor
was instructed to prepare specifications
in accordance with the plans Oh file fol
said repairs, and it was further ordered
that the clerk shall advertise for bids
for such repairs and that said bids shall
be opened at 10 o'clock Oh the 9TH day
of June, 1899.
In the uatter OF the recent election
held for road supervisors under the new
road law: Whereas, 1t appearing tt
the board, at this time, that the new
road law il imperative and against the
best interests of the county and it fur
ther appearing from the opinion of thu
attorney general that said law as enact
ed and passed by the last Legislative as
sembly is unconstitutional; therefore
be it resolved, that the action Of thiI
board on the 9th day Of March, 1899
in calling an election for road super
visors within and for the several roaf
districts of this county, il hereby 70
scinded and the said election held O,
the first day Of April. 1899, ia heIeb!
aak aaiNo. aud tho rOuukv aurv0vOr II
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-21
SHEARlNG BY ELECTRICITY.
Rapid Manner Of Taking or Wool Al
south ~. Paul stock Yards.

Rapid Manner Of Taking or Wool at
south ~. Paul stock Yards.
The sheep shearing in South st. Paul
is being done this year by Edgar &
Long. who have a plant of twenty
seven machines, operated by a seven
horse power gasoline engine. This is
the second year of machine shearing at
South St. Paul and is proving very sat.
isfactory. The shearers average over
100 head each per day, and II day the
gang sheared 1884 lambs. They work
by the piece, receiving 8 cents for
lambs and 7 cents for sheep. About
so, 900 head will be sheared this year,
several Montana buyers being interest.
ed as follows: Rea Bros. A. M. Cree
Beasley & Co., Ralph Berry. Daniels.
Spencer and Hoffman. All told about
900. 900 pounds of wool will be taken of.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-21
A pgetf Spouse.

Mrs. Bilkins-I never saw such a for
getful man in my life as you are. The
clock has stopped again.
Mr.. Bilkins-That's because you for
got to wind it.
Mrs. Bilkins-You know very well.
Mr.. Bilkins. that / told you to remind
me to wind it, and you forget about it.
New York Weekly.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-21

A requisition has been issued on the
governor of Colorado for Dan Lucy,
alias Sullivan, who is wanted in Butte
to answer to the charge of having MUIR
dred Patrick l.. Regain, Sept. 2 last.
Sheriff Regain of Butte has been look
ing everywhere for Lucy since the
crime was committed.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-21

1t is An easy thing to be a millionaire
in Berlin. A yearly income of over &c.
900. representing the interest on l,000,-
900 marks, is the qualification for that
title. which is enjoyed by S.O02 Berlin.
0ra.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-21

Garlic came from Asia and has BEEN
used since the earliest times. It formed
part of the diet Of the Israelites in
Egypt and was used by Greek and Ro-
man soldiers and African peasants.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-21

State superintendent Carleton is pre-
pairing to send to the county superinten-
dents, teachers and pupils. and friends
Of education in Montana q manual
pointing ont the importance of observ-
ing Arbor day in accordance with Gov.
ernor Smiths proclamation. Superin.
tendent Carleton calls attention to the
value Of trees and gives withal some
very wholesome advice.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-21

Six fine silver plated knives free to
users of Diamond &C" Soap. Ask your
grocer,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-21

A nickel alarm clock Tor IS Diamond
&C" Sosp wrappers and 30 cents.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-21
Second Day.

Billings, Mont, April ~, 1890.
The board met pursuant 10 adjourn
ment at 10 o'clock Il. III. There were
present O. N. Newman, chairman, and
Pat Lavelle. ID
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read and approved.
In the matter of the proposed bridge
at Laurel: The commissioners re-
ported that they had visited Laurel and
consulted with the citizens of that Sec
tion regarding this bridge, but no de-
cision had been reached.
Upon motion the matter was laid
over.
1t was reported to the board that the
piers of the Billings wagon bridge had
been seriously damaged By the ice and
immediate steps should be taken for
their protection.
Upon motion it was decided that the
commissioners in company with the
county surveyor shall visit the bridge
and ascertain the amount Of damage
done.
The board adjourned until 2 O'Clock
p. m.
Afternoon Session.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment at 2 o'clock p. III. There were
present, o. N. Newman, chairman,
and Pat Lavelle. -
Upon motion the board took a recess
for the purpose of visiting the Billings
bridge.
o'clock p. m.-The board adjourned
until April 10, 1899, at 10 O'Clock a. IN
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-21

American rubber foot ball free to
users of Diamond "C" Soap. Ask your
GROCER.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-21
Third Day.

Billings, Mont, April ID, 1899.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment at 10 o'clock a. III. There were
present o. N. Newman, chairman, and
Pat Lavelle.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
In the matter Of the piers of the Bill
ings bridge: The commissioners re-
ported that they had, in company with
the county Surveyor visited the bridge
and found the piers very badly DAM
aged; and upon motion duly made it
was ordered that the county surveyor is
hereby directed to prepare plans show
ing the work to be done OH the bridge
and submit same this day.
The clerk was directed to see the
several contractors Of Billings and re.
quest bids for the repairs to be done OIL
the Billings bridge; that said bids
would be received by the clerk up tC
April ID, 1899, ut II O'Clock a. III.
The board adjourned until 2 O'Clock
p. m.
Afternoon Session.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment at 2 o'clock p. NJ. There were
present O. N. Newman, chairman, ant
Pat Lavelle.
The following lots were sold at pub
lie auction to Rosa Fisher for the sun
of $24. 20: Lots IL and Ia, block 2O3
Billings.
The board then cancelled the pait
warrants.
The board adjourned until April II
1899, at 10 o'clock a. III.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-30
BREAKS ALL RECORDS.
Output of Mining District soars and
Prices Advance In SYM
nafhN

JOPLIN. MO-, Jan. 29.-(Special0 The
value OF the output for the week just
closed has broken all records, and II the
weather is favorable for the next six days,
the record will probably be broken again.
The ore market responded to the advance
in the metal market and top grade jack
advanced half a dollar per ton while the
lower grades advanced from 81 to So per
ton. Lead also advanced 81 per thousand,
closing the week with a strong demand at
SIS per- thousand. There is strong prob
ability that jack will advance again during
the coming week and many operators con-
even better. The shortage Of spot and fu-
ture metal in European markets has Gre
ated q strong export demand for both spell
ter and ore and there seems to be no like
lihood of a slump in the market for weeks
to come.
During the corresponding week last year,
top grade zinc ore sold +. for s2s per ton and
for that week. The turning Of zinc was
less than for the week just closed by 3O0S,-
$50 pounds, but the lead sales were greater
by 24S, $40 pounds. The value was less than
$500 For the first four weeks of 1898, the
output of zinc was less than for the same
period this year by 11,3553O pounds. but
the lead sales were greater by the large to To-
tie attention paid to lead mining while
jack is high and also to the large guam
tity being held. The value was less than
that of this year by 0.511. AS compared
with last weeks shipments, the zinc shows
a falling of Of 446, ,0l0 pounds, but the lead
sales were greater by Il. $50 pounds and the
value was greater by $2,546. Following is
tNv@
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-30
WORKING ON BRAINS.

Food Specialist Brings Out . Novelty.
A food expert at Battle Greek. Mich. con-
nected the Postum Cereal Co.. Lin,
has produced a food especially intended
for rebuilding the brain. 1t is well known
fact among physicians that examination
Of Precipitation and urine will tell. whether
tho individual has been actively using the
brain or not.
Brain work exhausts the phosphates
which appear In the excreta above men,
toned. Administration Of inorganic phos-
phorous or phosphates does not readily
supply the waste. for nature demands that
phosphates be made UP and blended in food
which she furnishes. Advantage has been
selection OF part of the grain has been
made. and these have been put through
mechanical processes parallel TO the pro-
cesses through which food is passed in its
management by the human digestive or.
gans. Therefore the new food Is not only
ready to serve without cooking, but il has
passed through, the process. where the
starches have been changed to grape
sugar. and that, with the proteids, organic
phosphates. etc. are at once ready 10 be
quickly absorbed and turned to use In
vftalizinE and nourishing the parts of the
body like brain. solar plexus. and the deli
cate nerve centers.
The new food has Been given the name
of Grape Nuts. and far. from being a
-''Cranks Food" lnvalid's Food or any
thing OF that SORT 1t is a crisp, sweet nov
city. charming to the athlete brain-worker.
epicure. or invalid.
- 0rape-Nuts can be had OF grocers., and a
trial dish for breakfast will be found a
pleasant experience.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-30
CLARK DEFINES HIS POSITION.
New Montana SenatoP In for silver, .
Protectionist, and Otherwise
Conservative.

ST. PAUL, MIMI, Jan GA Helena,
Mont, special says:
United States Senator-elect William A.
Clark is free silver man and, although a
Democrat, Is a protectionist as far as raw
material Is concerned. Mr. Clark was ask
ed to-day to define his position on the
financial question.
II stand" he said, for the restoration
of silver to its former status before its
16 to i.
"In the arrangement Of the tariff sche-
dulles the producers Of raw material, such
as wool, lead, sugar and other products of
the western states. should be amply and
fully protected.
.'Ths present tariff includes sufficient rev.
mept and in the readjustment Of the sched-
ules. while it should be provided that the
manufacturers should receive protection
ner.tiy proper and just, they should be con-
tent Herewith and not seek an unfair ad-
vantage over the producers Of raw ma
teria!, as has been the tendency hereto
Nj. Clark declined to say in specific
terms whether he was an expansionist or
I'VE may be well proud" he added, "of
having driven the Spaniards from the
Western hemisphere and from the islands
the IL s Yoke Of oppression T from M theme the nscks e ef
Il, 100000 people. yet. elated with this mar
velcus success, we must pause to consider
with the greatest deliberation, the rights
and welfare Of the people who have been
liberated, and provide for them Just and
appropriate temporary government. bear
matte entanglements. 1t IL an experiment
that will put to the test the highest states
manship. but believe we can safely rely
upon the abilities and patriotism Of the
people Of the United States to solve the
problem. with justice and satisfaction to al
Ooprarnod
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-30
joplin Zinc Men in Position to Die.
tate-MOvement on Foot to
Regulate Prices.

The most important feature OF the zinc
mining industry just now and one In which
the entire world Is interested is the move
ment Of the zinc producers of this district
to bring about a change in the prevailing
method of buying zinc ores. AS matters
now stand and as they have stood ever
since zinc ore was discovered here. the
buyers of the smelteries fix the price OF
ore arbitrarily; that is, they do not base
the price upon the price of spelter in the
world is sold. Thus the smelter man gets
his ore many times at price several dois
lars less than it is worth: and and the pro-
estimated that during the. year 1898 the
mine operators Of the Joplin district lost
at the least calculation sl.7oo.oOO. It is to
do away with this state of things that the
Missouri and Kansas Zinz Miners Asso-
citation has been organized. The impression
has gone out that the 5 MI, was Is
not so. for the smelling interests have been
invited to cooperate with the producers
and to assist them to decide upon a scale
that there will be no question as to the
fairness of the prices paid in future. 1t is
operators have not received the full value
Of their ore in the past. but of the opera
| tors themselves. who made no effort to
remedy the evil.
Up to two years ago the smelter men
were in a position to dictate to the ore pro-
ducers what the price of ore should be. but
| maintain the price a little higher than the
export value. The local agent Of the big
Vivian & Sons smeltery at Swansea,
Wales. who is himself a producer of zinc
ore and who Is member of the associa-
ton, announced to the members at the last
meeting that the capacity of the works he
represented was $500 tons of ore per week
and they could use every pound OF ore pro-
duced in the district and 1,5O0 tons besides.
He assured the association that IL his COM
pany could make an arrangement with the
association they would take care of all the
surplus ore in the district hereafter, As
matters now stand and as they are likely
to continue Indefinitely. the surplus ore
fixes the price Of ore and the London spell
| ter market fixes the price OF spelter in St.
Louis. 1t Is upon the latter market quota
tions that It IS proposed to base the price
| to be paid for ore in the future.
The agent for Vivian & Sons, of Swansea,
Wales, has standing order for 10000 tons
of zinc ore for export and is willing to take
1000 tons per week. He says that the E.u-
ropean market will readily, absorb that
amount without depressing that market and
| that the exports of spelter made from ores
| in this district will amount during 1899 to
ZOO tons. 1t will be seen from these state-
ments. which are perfectly reliable. that
the Joplin district now practically controls
| the worlds market for both zinc ore and
Its metal product, and the Missouri and
Kansas Zinc Miners Association will
shortly be the most important body In the
zinc industry.