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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-04

1.-the amendment was misunder-
stood by many, and it is possible that
the misunderstanding is responsible
for the larger percentage Of the votes
cast in opposition. 1t provides tina
when a justice Of the state supreme
court is disqualified for any reason
from sitting in a case a district judge
may be designated to take his place for
the time. The exact provisions OF the
amendment, as it vas passed by the
legislature for submission to the peo-
pie are:
s"Section 5 of article 8 of the con-
stitution shall be amended by the ad-
dition Of the following:
'''In case any justice or justices OF
the supreme court shall be in any way
disqualified to sit in a case brought be-
fore such court, the remaining Justice
or Justices shall have power to call on
one or more of the district judges OF
this state as in the particular case may
be necessary to constitute the full
number of justices OF which the said
court shall then be composed, to sit
with them in the hearing OF aid
cause. In all cases where a district
Judge is invited to sit and does sit as
by this section provided, the decision
and the opinion of such district judge
shall have the same force and effect in
any cause heard before the court as If
regularly participated in by a justice
of the supreme court.
"The amendment is practical. 1t
grows out of the experience OF the
past. One case is an example: One
of the justices was disqualified because
previous to his advancement to the
supreme court he had sat in Judgment
upon the question from which the
appeal was taken. The remaining
members disagreed and the court,
standing one by one, was unable to
reverse the case and the litigant did
not have the benefit of his appeal in
the sense that he believed he should
have. There was another instance, in
which one of the justices had been an
attorney in the suit, which was of
long standing, and another was dis
qualified because it was an appeal
from his own ruling. In that event
tneTo was no quorum VI tue couIt
qualified to hear the appeal and it
could not be entertained.
1.-THE amendment makes it possible
to have a full court, for when II or
more judges are disqualified, their
places may be temporarily filed.
1.-The impression prevailed in some
circles that the amendment was de
signed to increase the number of jus
tees in the court, and it is thought
that the mistake is responsible fol
many Of the votes in the negative.
"The legislature will be called upon
to enact a law supplementing the
amendment, providing for the pay
ment of the expenses of the judges
called in> As the amendment without
legislative enactment to. supplement il
now stands, the judges may be calico
in, but if a judge from a faraway dis
trict should be requested to act hi
would be required to pay the expenses
OF his trip to and from the capital.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-04
RATE WAR ENDED.
One of the Participants Withdraws
.." From Field. .'t

Tacoma, Dec. For two months
past a severe rate war has waged be-
tween Dodwell & Co., operating the
Northern Pacific steamers and the
Alaska Steamship company. Dodwell
& Co. have ~endeavored to drive off
the Victoria ruote the steamer Rosalie,
belonging to their competitor. To &C.
complish this the steamer Utopia was
chartered, giving Dodwell & Co. both
a morning and evening boat out of
Tacoma and Seattle for Victoria. Pas
senger rates were cut to so cents in
stead of So for the trip and freight
rates were reduced in proportion.
The efforts to drive the Rosalie out
of business has failed and now the
| Victorian, Dodwell & Co. S crack boat,
has been pulled off and is being fitted
up for the Skagway run, commencing
in February. She will alternate with
the City of Seattle, the two maintain
ing a fast express service.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-04

1t was a thrilling escape that Charles
Davis of Bowerston, O., lately had from
a frightful death. For two years IA severe
Then he began to use DIR. Kings New
Discovery and lately wrote: ut gave in
slant relief and effected a permanent
cure" Such wonderful cures have for
% years proven it's power to cure all
Throat, Chest and Lung troubles. Price
Soc and S1.OO. Every bottle guaranteed.
Trial bottle free at Chapple's drug store.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-04
TO STUDY SOILS.
Government Will Have Parties in Yellow
stone Valley Next Summer.

While in Chicago last week in at
tendance at the National Irrigation
congress I. D. O'Donnell OF this city
had a lengthy conversation with Pro-
fessor Whitney, of the division Of
soils, relative to matters Of great in
terest to the people, and especially
ranchmen, of this section of the Vel
lowstone valley. d.
Professor Whitney said that an
effort would be made to have congress
appropriate money for the purpose Of
making a study Of western soils, and
in case the apportionment is secured,
a surveying party would be put in
the Yellowstone valley all next sum
mer for the purpose Of studying the
alkali problem and making a complete
under ground map of the valley.
This department of the government
had a surveying party in the valley
two years ago and the result of it's
visit has already been Of benefit to
ranchmen in that the latter were CIV
en- an idea, through the reports issued
by the department. of the right use of
water in irrigating.
Mr. O'Donnell also talked with F.
H. Newell, chief of the division Of
photography, whose work is in con-
n%ection with the mapping out Of canals
and reservoirs for the government.
Mr.. Newell is deeply interested in the
matter of irrigation Of the ards lands
of the west. He believes that a party
! will be sent here next summer for the
purpose Of studying the proposition of
establishing a reservoir in the Lake
Basin.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-04
STATE TEACHERS TO MEET.
Will Hold Annual Meeting in Butte
Next Month.

The Montana State Teachers asso-
citation will hold it's annual meeting
in Butte December 26, ~ and 20,
and it is believed that it will be the
largest attended and best meeting in
the history Of the organization. H.
M. Brayton, superintendent of the
Billings public schools, and R. H.
Daniels, principal, as we'll as several
of the city and country teachers will
be in attendance, as will also Mrs.
Marguerite M. Strang, county super
intendent-elect. Professor Brayton is
on the programme for a discussion Of
the topic AN Ideal School," -.
The board of education of the Butte
public schools has passed the following
resolutions:
"The teachers and board of educa-
ton of the city of Butte feel great
pleasure in announcing the meeting Of
the Montana State Teachers associa-
Cion, to be held in this city December
26, ~ and %. They take this oppor-
tunity of extending a most cordial in
vitation to all persons engaged in edu-
cational work or interested therein, to
be present at said convention, to par
take of it's deliberations and to enjoy
the hospitaliuies Of their city. They
beg to assure all visitors that they
will receive a hearty welcome and that
every effort will be made to make
their visit pleasant as we'll as p1 ofita-
ble,'
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-04
DIVORCE SUIT.
Roy G. Butler Says His Wife Was
Unfaithful.

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A Butte special to the Montana
Daily Record says:
Because she made. goo-goo eyes at
other men and trif1ed with his affec-
tions, Roy G.. Butler, formerly of
Butte and now a resident of Salt Lake
City, will ask the Salt Lake courts for
a divorce. The complaint was filed
yesterday. It was written on asbestos
paper.
Mrs. Butler is a charming little
woman, who enjoys a large circle Of
acquaintances in Montana, where she
resided many years. Butler was for
merly in bsiness in this city and dur
ing the past few years has been travel
ing in Montana and Idaho in the in
terest Of a New York cigar concern.
There are few commercial men in the
state who are so we'll known.
The relations Of Mr.. and Mrs. But
Ter, on the surface, have been of the
most pleasant character, and the an
nouncement Of their prospective sep
aration comes as a shock to their
friends. They were married in Castle
about three years ago. Apparently
Butler was much in love with his
handsome wife, and to all intents and
purposes she reciprccated this affec-
ton. For a time they made Butte
their home, and about a year ago re-
moved to Salt Lake.
Mr.. Buffers complaint is highly
sensational. He alleges that i'll the
months of January, February and
March of this year his wife committed
adultery in Salt Lake in a lodging
house on South West Temple street at
various times, with a man unknown to
the plaintiff, and that April 20 last
she kept a similar engagement with
another man whom the plaintiff does
not know.
Mr.. and Mrs. Butler are known in
Billings, having resided here for a
time in 1899, Mr.. Butler making this
his headquarters while travelling.
A mother and sister Of Mrs. Butlor
reside i'll Gebo. n.l
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-04
COURT HOUSE BRIEFS.
Fees of County observation-disclosures
Meet Monday.

The county commissioners will
meet on Monday and it being the last
regular meeting Of this year the ses-
sion will probably last a week. There
is considerable business for them to
dispose of. One of the important
items is the consideration of the pro-
ject to erect a wagon bridge across the
Ye llowstone river near the Northern
Pacific railroad bridge about two miles
east of the city. At a meeting held
last September a petition, signed by a
couple of hundred taxpayers, praying
for the erection Of this bridge, was
presented to the commissioners. They
considered the matter and instructed
the county surveyor to make a profile
Of the river in the vicinity of the loca-.
tion proposed for the bridge. The
surveyor has already submitted his
map. The bridge will be three spans
in length of 100 feet each and will cost
more than the sum which the commits
sioners are empowered to expend for
public improvement without first SUBJ
mitting it to a vote of the taxpayers.
Nearly a dozen representatives Of
bridge firms are in the city to submit
bids. In addition to the bridge matter
the commissioners will audit the
quarterly reports of all county officers
and allow bills.
The past month has been an excep-
tionally busy one for three Of the
officers-the clerk and recorder, treas
urer and clerk of the district court.
| None Of these officers have found time
hanging on their hands. The fees of
the former amounted to $151.50 show
ing that many instruments were filed,
and in addition to this he has had the
r%eceipting of all taxes. November is
always the busy month for the county
treasurer, as it is the main month in
which the axes are paid. The clerk
of the court was busy with a weeks
session OF the district court in addition
to his other Office duties in the record
ing of cases, issuing Of marriage IL
%censes, etc. The fees of his office
were 1914, against $195 for the month
preceding. Ten marriage licenses were
issued during the month, against seven
for October. Only five were issued in
November, 1899. December, which
brings Christmas and the holidays, al
ways records more licenses than any
other month in the year.
Yellowstone county issued 1864 in
wolf and coyote bounty warrants for
the month of November just ended.
The scalps Of 1852 coyotes and eight
wolves were brought to the county
clerk for cancellation. -.
| X X X
Sheriff Geo. W. Hubbard was able
to be down town yesterday for the
first time since his accident of five OF
six weeks ago.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-04
THE MONTGoMERYs DISBAND.
Their Organization Is No More-was a
Jolly Club.

Something owe a year ago there
was organized in this city a club
known as the Montgomerys, composed
entirely of young men, the members
being VIM. J. Reifenrath, W. Lee
Mains, j. M. Seaman, H. v. Bailey,
Allan Farrell and E. B. Carter. How
they came to take up such a name is
ton, for the members were not SO
CHEAP" They secured a pleasant
suite Of rooms in the upstairs Of the
Goss block, over B. w. Toole's store,
and furnished them in an elegant
manner, everything being made COM
Portable and homelike. It was a jolly
and agreeable club and many are the
happy evenings spent by the boys.
They had a piano, and two or three Of
them being musical they would sing
and play for the entertainments Of the
others.
All the members were more like
brothers than friends, and they would
conide in each other, as brother to
brother. One of the agreements of the
club organization was that the last
member to join the matrimonial ranks
Should fall heir to the furniture, etc.
During the past few months it became
apparent that Cupid was making quite
an impression upon at least four of
the members and that either "Boxy"
Farrell or Jack Seaman was to have
a contest for the furniture. But the
club is no more. 1t disbanded this
week and the furniture was sold to the
highest bidders.
A few weeks ago, death visited the
clubs ranks. taking therefrom VIM.
J. Reifenrath, who was one Of its most
prominent members, and a young man
respected and loved by everyone in
Billings. The history Of his sad death
is all too we'll known by the people.
His death broke the link which bound
the Montgomerys together, and was
the means of causing the disbandment
Of the club, to the regret Of each mem
Der.
The remaining members of the club,
with the exception Of Mr.. Carter. have
secured rooms in different parts Of the
city, but it is said they will not live
this way long. as several believe in
housekeeping.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-04
A BIG SALE.
Billings Furniture & Carpet Co. Sells to
Observation-Disclosures Co.

I. A deal was contaminated Saturday
by which the Billings Furniture &
Carpet company disposed Of its i'm
mense stock of goods to the Donovan
Mccormick company, and the same
is now being invoiced preparatory to
giving possession.
The stock will be removed to the
upstairs of the Donovan M Cormick
building and will be in charge Of Geo.
Settler, who has been at the headsof
the Billings Furniture & Carpet COM
pany. The purchasers have also taken
a lease on the present furniture build
ing and will remove their grocery and
hardware department. thereto from
the south side.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-04
a. SQUARE
IA QUAKER
/ ti 4; BATH CABINET

Tv7HY suffer with Pains, Aches, Rheu1na-
w tis1n, LaGrippe. Kidney Trouble.
Pneumonia and many. other COM
plants, when you can cure and prevent the
famous bath cabinets? One bath will cure
the worst cold, and thereby prevent an at
Baths at home at 3 cents each. Cures Rheu-
matism. No family should be without the
Square Quaker Bath Cabinet. PRACTICABLE.
YOU could not get another. Galvanized
Steel Frame, folds flat in one inch Space;
weight 10 pounds; lasts 20 years. Don't
confound this cabinet with the old-style
round and wooden frame that warps and
splits. Buy the Square Quaker Cabinet.
Alcohol stove, directions and formu- & f mn
las for different baths, all complete, vOsOO
Head and Face Steaming Attachment for
Asthma, Catarrh and Throat Troubles $1:oo
extra. Sent by express on receipt of price.
or send ST. 90 With order and balance c.. o.
d. and charges. For further Information
write for descriptive booklet.
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$3.50 Reward.

For evidence that will convict any
person or persons for ! saking down
my fences. leaving gates open and let
ting stock out or or driving any of my
stock from any of my fields. stock
branded GP connected.
1O4-tf George Pirrie.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-04
WISCONSIN POPULATION.

Washington, Dec. THE officially
announced population Of Wisconsin is
2 .O69, O42 al increase of a2.6 per cent.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-04
For sale or a

The Columbus restaurant. Rents the
year around. Clear title. address
Daniel Nice, Columbus, or Ed CAVITY,
Billings, Montana. $40
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-27

backed cane-seat chairs. The only
article foreign to the room was a
birds'-eye maple dresser with an oval
glass. This was set -diagonaIly of the
darkest and most unobtrusive corner.
Yet it was the most prominent object
in the room. Acarpet of Brussels COW
cred the floor and was supplemented
with a rug, while there were sundry
knickknscks on the mantel and book
case and divers Autographs relieved
the paper OF the wall. The alcove was
shut off by heavy portiers and was
terra incognita to Brownley, though
he had reason to know it contained a
gas stove and surmised it might also
hide a view of one of those folding in
dispensables to economical life in the
city boarding Or rooming house.
Brownley and Mabel had long ago
discovered that their tastes were SIM
liar. and having got a safe footing
with each other had adopted a some
what bohemian manner of enjoying
themselves when together. Which &C
counts for the fact that Brownley had
grown out of the habit of dining at
home Sunday evenings, and as a re-
suit usually took home with him con-
siderably later in those geveningsacase
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-27

for his bombastic and egotistic ora
tory on any terms, but Roosevelt has
troubles in the west. The western
people are not to be imposed upon
by a gingerbread hero.
At R~oosevelt's meetings there are
the ubiquitous colored men, who re-
mind him that a colored regiment
saved the rough riders from annihila-
ton on San suan hill, and then there
is ure to be a shower of posters con-
tanning quotations from Roosevelt's
books in which he shows himself h
narrow, conceited aristocrat, having
no real sympathy with the people.
He has sent Hanna word that he
is tired of the west a wants to come
home, but. while he is losing votes
for the republicans, he is doing it in
states that will be democratic any
way, and Hanna doesn't propose to
let him help the democrats by his
foolish speeches in doubtful states.
Flaws in the Gold Standard.
The republicans are now industri-
ously pointing out the flaws in their
gold standard law and asking to be
given another opportunity to fix it
up. They will get that anyway in
the coming short session of the Fifty
sixth congress-, but if a republican
congress and executive couldn't pass
a satisfactory gold standard law at
the last session, the bankers have a
right to suspect that they will be un-
able to do so at any future time.
ADOLPH PATTERSON.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-27

of them what water he could and then
sat down and took up the paper again.
In a few minutes Mabel returned,
carrying a dripping umbrella. She
pumped down into the chair nearest
the door and gave way to peals of mirth.
B~rownley looked at her in amazement
and e~ndeavored to elicit an explanation
of the funny feature of the incident,
which he rather failed to see himself.
"If you hadn't gone out to look for
me l shouldn't have got wet" she final
ly managed to gasp. 81 hadn't started
for the milk when you went out. !
happened to think that Mrs. Doyle
might have some to spare, so instead
of going out 1 went into her rooms."@
mo wonder I couldn't find you any.
where" interrupted Brownley, the abb
surdity of the incident beginning TO
strike him.
Mrs. Doyle gave me all the milk ]
wanted, but when I came back you
were gone, and so was the umbrella.
Then I knew you had gone out to meet
me, so / tookthe old one and went after
you"
did you go to the milk depot?" in
quired Brownley.
Il went around tt the back and
looked in the windows"
$50 did L."
Then Z went to the fruit stores"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-27
MARK HANNA A TAXDODGER.
His Sworn Statement to the Assessor
in HIS Home County I'm
Ohio.

A startling revelation has just been
made at Cleveland, which shows that
Mark Hanna, instead of being a pluto
crat, is one of the poorest citizens Of
the republic. 1t all came out through
the office of the assessor of Cuyahoga
county. Mr. Hanna has made a sworn
return to this meddlesome official
showing that the value of all his per-
sonal property is only a little more
than Sc, 900. This return makes Mr..
Hanna's tax bill for the year very
small, and, as before stated, shows
that he is a poor man. 1t is suggest
ed that if Mr.. Hanna continues much
longer to devote himself to the inter
ests of Mr.. Mckinley he will be a
bankrupt, for it is we'll known that
when Mr.. Hanna first entered public
life he was worth many millions.
1t is recalled that his first great
stroke of craftsmanship and act of
patriotism consisted in contributing
literally to the fund raised to pay
Mr.. McKinley's debts, which were ac-
cumulated because confessedly Mr..
Mckinley was a statesman and not
a business man. But this patriotic
act did not cost him much, according
to the statements of himself and his
~lieutenants. Mr.. Hanna's living ex-
penses are not nearly SO heavy as are
those of 20 or more other statesmen at
Washington who have acquired a
great deal less fame than has Mr..
Hanna. What, then, it is being asked,
has become of Mr.. Hanna's fortune?
1t is not believed that he put all the
money for Mr.. Mckinley in the last
campaign or that he has been draw
ing on his own bank account for the
presidents benefit in this campaign.
And vet Mr.. Hanna's sworn statement
recently made at Cleveland shows him
to be almost a pauper.-Washington
TiroaS
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-27
SOME OF THE REASONS.
Why the Plain People Do Not Think
the Trust a Necessary and Bene-
fetal Institution.

Here are a few of the reasons why
the plain people" are not inclined to
meekly accept the inspired statements
of the trust organs and speakers show
ing what a natural, necessary and ben-
eficent institution a trust Isl:
It requires so per cent. more wheat
to- buy a stove than it did in 1886.
1t requires 20 bushels more corr to
buy a stove than it did in 1896.
It requires 100 per cent. more corn or
wheat to buy a copper kettle than in
1896.
1t requires twice as much corn to buy
a coil of rope as it did in 1896.
1t requires 40 per cent. more grain to
buy a pillow than in 1896.
1t requires rs per cent. more grain
to buy a hoe, a rake or a shovel than
in 1896.
"A set of common wheels that cost
seven dollars in 1896 now cost $12.
The price of cultivators and other
farm implements has gone up proper
tionately.
Galvanized barbed wire costs from
four dollars to $3.50 per hundred more
than in 1896.
1t requires 40 per cent. more corn or
cotton to buy a pound of sugar than in
1896.
You have to pay 40 per cent. more for
glass than in 1896.
Freight rates have climbed back to
the ~exorbitant prices which caused a
popular revolt in legislation a few years
ago.
The prices of oil, coal, lumber, tools
Inc hardware have gone up from 40 to
100 per cent.
And all these things have been done
by the trusts.
A trust robs you waking or sleeping,
eating or drinking, working or playing,
living or dying, and the coffin trust
gets you N the end.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-27

drowning of the perfidious actress by
the frenzied king he was called back to
his less romantic affairs by the
sound of rain beating against the win
dows. He jumped up, threw down the
paper, rushed to the window, raised it,
looked out and listened to assure him
self that it was really raining hopeless
ly; then he grabbed his hat, found ar,
umbrella and hurried down the stairs
to meet the girl and bring her back as
dry as possible.
The rain was falling heavily and the
wind was driving it at a sharp angle;
the umbrella, like those most women
carry, was just about large enough to
keep his hat dry. He took the short
est route to the milk depot, expecting
to meet her on the way home or wait
ing for the rain to cease. He was dis
appointed, however. So he hurried up
the street a block to the fruit store
where they had frequently bought
u of an evening. But in vain; she
was not there. Then he retraced his