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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-03
TO BORE WELLS.
Scheme To Be Tried West of This
City.

There was a time when the valley
west of Billings had just as good wells
as could be found in any place, and
the water was all that could be de-
sired. But a change took place as
soon as irrigation began, and it was
not long until the water was unfit for
domestic use and later it would not
even serve for stock purposes. Since
then the ranchmen and others have
had to rely upon the water they Sc
cure from the irrigation bitches and
springs.
There is a probability of this being
overcome and the use of wells being
once more a realization. For several
weeks Captain l.. F. Babcock, who
has a rancn in the valley and was one
OF those who had a well years ago,
has been corresponding with a Mr..
Hoot of Glasgow, Mont, who believes
that he is able to counterfeit the seep-
age water which has made wells i'm
possible in the past number of years.
Mr.. Hoot has come to Billings and
will soon make a test on Mr.. Bah
cocks place. His scheme is to sink a
good three-inch galvanized pipe at the
same time that he bores the well, and
by so doing believes that he will be
able to prevent the seepage water
from coming in contact with the vein
of pure water that it is believed runs
throughout the entire valley.
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Notice.

Sealed bids will be received by the
trustees of school district No. 2, yell
lowstone county, state of Montana, up
to 10 o'clock a. M, Tuesday, May FL,
1901, for the purchase of thirty-five
thousand ($35,O0O) dollars Of school
bonds to be issued by said district.
Bonus will be issued in coupon form,
and dated July l, 1901, and due in
twenty years from this date and pay
able on and after ten years from uate
at the option of said district.
Bidders must state in their bids the
rate of interest they will pay, not to
exceed 6 per cent. per annum; pre-
MUM, if any they will allow for said
bonds, agree to furnisn to said dis
trict, free of charge, autographed
bonds, and to static denominations
they desire them to be issued in.
Billings is situated in said district,
population about four thousand, as
sessed valuation about so, 500, 900
present bonded Indebtedness $23, 900,
Said bonds are issued for charging
present scnOol facilities.
Trustees reserve the right to reject
any and all bids. No bid will be re-
ceived at less than par. Bids will
be received by the undersigned. clerk
of said district, at his office in Bill
ings, Montana.
IRA L. VIII rNEY, Clerk
lO4-St
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your head
ache. Sold by Chapple Drug Ce.
Bonds for Sale.

, Sealed bids will be received by the
trustees of School District No. 8, Vel
county, state of Montana,
up to 10 O'Clock a. M, Wednesday,,
May %, 1901, for the purchase Of two
thousand ($2, O00. OO) dollars of school
bonds to be issued by said district.
Bonds will be issued in coupon
form, and dated July /, 1901, and due
in ten years from this date, bearing
interest at the rate of 6 per
cent per annum.
Assessed valuation of School Dis
trict No. 8, for 1900, about $4,000,
and has no present bonded indebted
ness. Said bonds are issued for new
building and charging present
facilities.
Trustees reserve the right to re-
ject any and all bids. Address,
Joseph McCurdy. Clerk,
81 Billings, Mont.
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HAMPToN-szlTNIck.
Another Well Known BILLINGS -Younu
Couple Wei.
Wednesdays Daily Gazette.

From Wednesdays Daily Gazette.
The marriage of Mr.. William N.
hampton and Miss Agatha M. Silt
nick took place last night at s o'clock
at the residence of the brides par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. W.. Szitnick, on
Souln TWenty-eighth street. The
ceremony vas performed by Rev. G.
G. Stull in the presence of the rela-
tives and a few invited friends, after
which the guests sat down to a sump-
tuous wedding repast. Neither of the
contracting parties need much intro
duction to the people of Billings, both
having resided here for years. The
bride, who is the eldest daughter of
yAr. n Mrs. Szitnick, has grown to
womanhood in Billings. She is a high
ly accomplished young woman, num-
bering her friends and acquaintances
by the scores. The groom is an en-
ploye of the A. l.. Babcock Hardware
company and a young man of exem-
plary habits. He already has a cozy
home fitted up for the reception of his
bride on Sixth avenue north, between
Twenty-seventh and Twenty-eighth
streets, where they will shortly be at
home to their friends.
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At the last meeting of the rhetor-

At the last meeting of the rhetor-
ical societies of the high school the
following officers were chosen for the
final term: Longfellow-Roscoe AL
len, president; Walter Eilers, vice.
president; Chas. Hoe, secretary and
Jos. Sansome, librarian. Irving-Dan
Plat, president; Edith Lavigne, vice.
president; Earle Morse, secretary and
Roy Linton, librarian.
The members of the graduating
class are writing their orations. Some
have already been handed in for cor
rection.
The state university, through Prof.
wi. j. Elrod, recently presented the
high school with a fine collection of
mounted specimens for microscopes.
Prof. Elrod writes as follows:
Superintendent H. NJ, Brayton, Bill
ings, Montana.
Dear Sir: Some days since l had
sent to you a package containing
something like go or Is mounted
slides. These r a present to the
Billings schools, from the biological
laboratory of the University of Mon
tana. trust they will prove in a sub:
stantial way the interest we have in
your schools. 1t is hoped that in lat
er years other slides may be added to
the list, until you have a good work
ing supply.
1t is but fair to say that the slides
have been prepared by the students OF
the university in the progress of their
work, and are not sent as samples of
skilled work, but to show what our
students do, and what can be done,
and to manifest our interest in your
work and our desire to aid you.
Very Truly Yours, M. J. ELROD.
Missoula, Mont, April 3. 1901.
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MEXICAN CATTLE FOR RANGE.
Montana Man Buys His Yeariings in
the Land Of the Cactus

Paul Mccormick, the cattle king of
Billings, Mont. who gained promi-
hence by his rae against death last
winter, when he travelled with his
wife on a special train between
Omaha and Billings to reach the bed
side of his infant daughter, who was
reported to be dying, is in the city
again. This time he is on his way to
Ell Paso, Tex, where he will receive
a trainload of Mexican cattle which
he has recently purchased for one Of
his Montana ranches. The cattle are
yearlings and will be taken to Mon
tana, where they will be kept until
three years old and then brought to
the feeders in Iowa and Nebraska.
Speaking OF the cattle business, Mr..
Mccormick said: "At this time there
is no indication that the price of cat
tie will go lower, and every person in
the business is taking advantage of
the present good times. The country
is a little dry in Montana at this time
of the season and we are inclined to
fear that the pastures will fail, but
if they do it will be the first time.
There is very little movement in
cattle right now on the western ranges
as tne price IN Texas is too high to
pay the northern grazers to ship. This
bunch OF cattle l have secured in Mex
leo were purchased, tariff paid, at a
figure below that which would have
been asked in Texas. find that the
Mexican cattle of the grade l have
secured do as well on the northern
ranges as the cattle from the Pecos
valley. These yearlings are all grade
Herefords and are the property of a
New York company which a few years
ago bought a land grant in Mexico and
introduced Hereford stock which was
crossed with the native cattle. The
result has been highly satisfactory
and the cross is probably better than
the cross produced by Herefords and
native Texas stock. After the first
season in the north the cattle are
practically safe and are as hardy as
those bred in the north."-Omaha
Bee.
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First Publication April II, 1901.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior, Land Office
at Bozeman, Mont. :, April 5, 19O1-Notice is
hereby given that the following named
settler has fled notice of his intention to
make final proof in support of his claim,
and that said proof will be made before T.
A. Williams. Clerk of Court, at Billings,
Montana, on June 5, 1901, viz:
JACOB HAMMOND,
who made H. E. No. 1921 for the VIZ NE.
n. Sc. u NE. n Sec. II and SW. a SEX
Section 8, Up. l N, R. q e., M. p. NJ.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and ~cultiva-
ton of said land, viz: James Ryan. George
T. Gamble, Jacob Burgeson, Brian Hart, all
of Billings, Montana. A. L. LOVE,
Register
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conducted a devotional service last
ing about Is minutes, after which the
convention took a recess in order to
permit delegates to enroll. At 1880
the convention adjourned for the fore
noon. H.
The enrolment showed the follow
ing visitors present:
Rev. w. s.. Bell, Rev. Clark, Miss
Cora Reed, Helena; H. M. Patterson,
Rev. Tonge, Miss Brazier, Miss Fitch
EFT, Butte; Rev. R. L. Sitzler, Ana
conda; Rev. Moore, Great Fallss; Mrs.
Jennie Williams, Mrs. Rosa Blanken-
ship, Mrs. Mary Davidson, Mrs. Rolla
Rector, Mrs. Fisher, Bozeman; Mrs.
E. E. Vellum, Mrs. c.. M: Smith,
Logan; Rev. Wiley Mountjoy, Twin
Bridges; Miss Minnie De Selle, Twin
Bridges; Rev. e. Smith, Mrs. John
Bowers, Rev. s. A. Oliver, Mrs. Mar
garet Kanouse, Townsend; Rev. F. H.
Cope, Mrs. Henry, Dillon; Mrs. w. F.
Tinkcom, Mrs. e. E. Esselsleyn, Rev.
w. H. Watson and wife, DR.. Bell and
wife, Mrs. Conner, Mrs. Kagy, Mrs.
Metcalf, Red Lodge; Rev. Calvin and
wife, Misses McClain, Hedum, Eichorn,
Mckenzie, Kennedy, Mrs. Mott, Geo.
A. Miles, Miles City; Miss Fenton,
Rev. Torrens, Laurel; Miss Finley,
Joliet; Mrs. Fraser, Mrs. Rothwell,
Rev. Searles, Columbus; Rev. Jos.
Pope. E. Forbes, Big Timber; Mrs. E..
Herring, Miss Williams, P%hillipsburg;
Rev. c. H. Frady, Grow Agency.
The enrolment did not close until
last night when others were expected
on the late train.
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LEFT A SMALL FORTUNE.
Meta keusch Heiress to Property in
New York.

Meta Keusch, a woman we'll known
in Billings, who owns a ranch west
of the city, have just received word
that she is heiress to some property
in New York City. The property con-
sists of houses and real estate situat-
ed on the southwest corner of Fourth
avenue and One Hundred and Eleventh
street and is thought to be very val
liable. Miss Keusch's portion of the
estate is three-eighteenths, the other
being uAvided among other heirs. The
bequest comes from susanna Judlein
Decker, who died last August, Miss
Keusch being the only child of a de-
ceased sister of the deceased.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL R OF
MONTANA IN BILLINGS.
MANY DELEGATES PRESENT
Nearly Every City Will Be Rep
resented-Others Coming
I'M Session Begun.
From Wednesdays Daily Gazette.

go
The Twelfth annual convention of
the Montana State Sunday School as.
ISOLATION convened in the Congrega-
tional church in this city last night
with a large attendance of delegates
and people of Billings. 4he trains ar
irving yesterday brought in delegates
from almost every town in the state
and came in last night on the
train from the west, until now there
are nearly rs present. The delegates
were met at the trains and taken to
the church, after which they were as
signed to their stopping places. Red
Lodge and Miles City have the largest
representation, there being between
eight and II from each of those places.
The convention was called to order
at 1880 o'clock by Rev. w. S. Bell, of
Helena, in the absence of the presi-
dent, being opened with a 15-minute
song service, conducted by w. o. Park
er. Following this was a selection
gational church, after which Rev. w.
D. Clark greeted the delegates and
those assembled and welcomed them
in behalf of the people Of Billings. He
spoke of the union of Sunday school
work drawing the churcn people to-
gether closer denominaLionally and
spiritually. and said that the city of
Billings would be bettered because the
visitors had sojourned here. "The
state will be better because we have
met in the convention" said Mr.. Clark.
In concluding his address he said that
the people were beginning 10 more and
more realize the value of the Sunday
school. At the close of Mr.. Clark's
remarks the male q%uartette sang
again.
An excellent address was then de-
livered on "The BiDle and Other Sac
red Books" by Rev. Geo. X. Merrill,
d. D., of Minneapolis. DR.. Merrill is
an interesting speaker and his address
was replete with many splendid
thoughts.
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Evening Session.

Last evenings session opened with
a 15-minute song service conducted by
Rev. g. G. Stull, followed by a SONG
by the male quartette of the Episcopal
church. II. NJ. Patterson, president
OF the association, then delivered his
address, after which j. A. Gilluly fav-
Ored the congregation with a fine bass
solo.
The report of Rev. John Orchard,
field worker for the state, dwelt en-
tirely upon the work Undertaken and
accomplished by him in Montana. He
mas worked in the state only four
months, yet he says something has
been attempted and something has
been DONE" which was plainly evident
after hearing his report. He spoke of
the counties that the state had and
the number of miles it was necessary
for him to cover In order to visit the
different Sunday schools. He made
his first trip in September OF last year,
when he visited % counties. His trip
was beset with many difficulties and
also much success On that trip only
IL of the counties had any kind of an
organization. Some of these lacked
enthusiasm and were about ready to
quit the work, but the efforts of the
state executive committee were sue
cessful in their renewing their work.
During that trip, according to Rev. Or
chard's report, ten counties were or
ganized and three reorganlzed or re-
claimed. Institutes were neld, schools
organized and reorganized with a view
OF a concerted spring convention tour
and to awaken enthusiasm in the
hearts of the workers. Rev. Orchard
says the work is progressing very
tremendously and there is a generous
cooperation of the brethren all over
the state, thus making it possible for
the field worker to hold 20 conven-
lions during the months Of March and
April. This was considered remark
able when only % had been planned by
the committee. Beaverhead county is
the banner county of the state so far
as reports have been received. Dur
ing the fall and spring tour the field
worker travelled 6.254 miles. conduct
ed Is Institutes, attended % conven-
lions, preached Is sermons, gave 60
evening addresses, and " dav address
es and round table talks. The u
ty pledges for carrying on this work
last year amounted to $315, but the
sum of $500 has been pledged for this
year. In closing the Episcopal male
q%uartette SANG again. f
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First Publication May 3, 1901.
Notice For Publication.

Department of the Interior, Land
Office at -Bozeman. Mont. April 20,
19O1-Notice is hereby given that the
following named settler has filed no.
tice of his intention to make final
proof in support of his claim, and that
said proof will be made before T. A.
Williams, Clerk of Court, at Billings,
Montana, on June s, 1901, viz:
CHARLES A. O'DONNELL..
who made H. E. No. 1921 for the NE.
a Sec. IA, TIP. l S., r. "a E., M. P. M.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence up
onand cultivation of said land, viz:
Arthur Sansome, John A. Ray, Thomas
Roman, Alfred Shanger, all of Billings,
Montana. A. L. LOVE,
~ Register.
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disturbing the peace He pleaded
not guilty and his preliminary hearing
was set for Thursday night at 1880
o'clock.
McAllister had imbibed a little too
much Of western tanglefoot and as a
result was on the street in front Of
w. B.. Georges establishment using
indecent language. He was in the
company Of a friend, John A. Meal
lister, also an eastern newspaper rep
resentative, who tried to get him to
go to his room. but failed and the
man soon got into the custody Of the
sheriff.
McAllister gave a bail bond of $50.
He proposes to fight the case and
has retained counsel.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-03
WANTS GAMBLING SUPPRESSED.
Attorney General Writes a Letter to
All County Attorneys.
All County Attorneys.

Gambling will be suppressed in
Montana if Attorney General Donovan
has anything to do with the matter,
and he has accordingly issued a cir
GUAR addressed to all the county at
torneys in the state. Not only will he
use his efforts to prevent gambling,
but he also asks that the nickel-in-the-
slot machines and peeposcopes, which
he considers highly immoral, be abol-
ished. II
The attorney generals letter is as
follows: .
Dear Sir: l desire to call your
attention to senate bill NO. IA, an act
entitled an act to prohibit gambling
within the state of Montana, and to
provide penalties for the violation Of
this act, and repeating an act of the
fifth regular session of the legislative
assembly approved March 4, 1897, and
entitled an act to prohibit gambling
within the state of Montana and to
provide penalties for a violation of the
provisions thereof, and to provide for
the enforcement thereof and to repeal
all laws in conflict with this act.
This law was enacted ana became a
law March Is, 1901. | desire to call
your attention to the provisions of this
law and direct you, as an officer of
your county, to see that this law is
vigorously enforced.
There has grown up in this state a
custom of running in many saloons
and cigar stores and in other places of
business what is known as 'nickle-in-
the-slot machines and p~eeposcopes,
which contain lewd and indecent pic
lures, which are used as a source of
revenue by saloon and cigar stores in
many sections of this state. l regard
hese instruments of gambling as being
to the morals of the boys
of this state; and many grown men
are not free from gambling in these
slot machines.
"The law is clear, plain and specific,
and | desire to have you notify your
sheriff, constable and police officers to
enforce this law.
There was upon the statute books
Of this state a law making gambling a
offense, but owing to the
severity of the punishment, public
was against its enforce
ment. This new law has been substi-
tuted for the old one, and it was
the judgment Of the session Of the
that this was the wisest
measure that could be enacted to pro-
hibit these evils; and l now desire
that the law be vigorously enforced
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-03
DEATH.
Edward La Riviere Passes Away ut
Home of His Dauuhter,

EoWaro La Riv'ere Passes Away ri
Home of His Daughter.
From Wednesdays Daily Gazette.
Edward La Riviere died yesterday
morning at 1880 o'clock at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. c. P Payne on
Montana avenue, aged 66 years. The
deceased was taken sick a week ago
yesterday with typhoid-pneumonia. A
wife and ten children survive him, the
latter being: Mrs. Horst, st. Pau;
Walter La Riviere, Prairie-du-Chien,
Wis; Mrs. G. P. Payne, Billings; Miss
Henrietta La Riviere, st. Paul; who
will arrive here today; Mrs. Letta
Barnes, Billings; Louis La Riviere,
Spokane, who reached here before
his fathers death; All. La Riviere, St.
Pau; Joseph, Clara and Mary La Ri
Were, all of Billings, the latter being
an adopted daughter.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
morning at 10 clock from the Cath
Ole church conducted by Rev. Father
Van Clarenbeck.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-03
TELEGRAPH OFFICE CHANGES.
Old Operators Leaving and New Ones
Coming.

From Thursdays Daily Gazette.
A number of changes have taken
place in the telegraph offices of the
city. The new downtown office of
the Western Union opened yesterday
with j. G. Gotto as manager, and
Mrs. Gotto and H. v. Warnock opera
tors. c. J. Kohl, who has been man
ager of the Office at the freight de-
pot. left yesterday for the Yellow
stone park, where he has had charge
OF the telegraph service for the past
eight seasons. ]. v. Miller, one of the
operators, also left yesterday for a
few weeks visit to relatives in Ohio.
He will then go to the Yellowstone
park and hold down a trick at Nam
moth Hot Springs. He is succeeded
here by Ira Miller. The force at the
depot office has been decreased. j. L..
Monaghan and j. R. Caples operators
and Jay Beck and Fred Hubbell,
clerks in the freight office, left yes
terday for various points in the east.
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YOUR FACE

shows the state of your feelings and the
state of your health as we'll. Impure
blood makes itself apparent in a pale
and sallow complexion, pimples and skin
eruptions. II you are feeling weak and
worn out and do not have a healthy ap-
pearance, you should try Acker's Blood
Elixir. It cures all blood diseases where
cheap ~sarsaparillas and so called pur-
ifiers fail; knowing this we sell every
bottle on a positive guarantee. For sale
by Chapple Drug Co.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-03
DIX BOUND OVER.

Will Answer To District Court FOR
Killing Ben Davis.
From Thursdays Daily Gazette.
Seth Dix, who shot and killed Ben
Davis, the. bartender at w. A. Wells
road house on the evening of Wednes-
day. April "a, was taken before JUS
tice Fraser yesterday on a warrant
charging him with murder in the first
degree, sworn to by County Attorney
Hathhorn. Through his counsel. Dig
waived arrangement and also his pre-
limfnary examination, and was bound
over to the district court. The next
term of court meets in June.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-03

Il had a running sore on NY breast
for over a year., says Henry R. Rich
ards of Willseyville, N. Y, land tried
a great many remedies, but got no
relief until l used Banner Salve. After
using one-half box, l was perfectly
cured. | cannot recommend it. too
highly" Holmes & Calhoun.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-03

Mr.. F. D. Arnold, Arnold, Ia, writes:
He was troubled with kidney disease
about three years. Had to get up sew
eral times during the night but three
bottles of Foley's Kidney Cure effect
ed a complete cure, he feels better
than he ever did and recommends it
to his friends. Holmes & Calhoun.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-03
Smelling Works Close Down

Helena, May 1.-Orders were re-
ceiyed today to close the works Of the
American Smelling & Refining com
pany at East Helena, employing 600
men. The company undertook to re-
duce h wages of blast furnace men
~ pei cent in consequence of the
elght-hour law. The men agreed to
work at 10 per cent reduction and the
company offered to compromise at IL.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-03
STEPPED INTO LIVE GOALS,

when a, child I burned my foot
frightfully," writes ". H. Eads of Jones
vile, Va, (which caused horrible leg
sores for 30 years, but Bucklen's Arn1ca
Salve wholly cured me after everything
else failed" Infallible for burns, scalds.
cuts, sores, bruises and piles. Sold by
Chapple Drug Co. 25c.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-03
A M'ALL,sTER ARRESTED.
he Was Using Indecent Language Or
the Street.
From Wednesdays Daily Gazette.

From Wednesdays Daily Gazette.
D. Jay McAllister, "a representative
of the Minneapolis Journal, who has
been in the city a few days soliciting
orders for a we'll known dictionary,
was arrested yesterday afternoon by
Sheriff Hubbard because he was using
vulgar and indecent language on the
street. The man was taken before
Justice Mann in the afternoon where
he Waa nrraigned On tho Nhn1aa-o