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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-13

The news from the portion of the
state in which the Curry gang has
been operating is such rs to warrant
the belief that in addition to the MUIR
der of Jim Winter another of more
recent date may be charged to the
outlaws. A. B. Hill, who was a partner
of the murdered Winter, seem to
have disappeared, and all efforts on
the part of his friends and relatives in
the east to ascertain his whereabouts
have SO far proved ~unavailing. Tele-
gramssand letters addressed to him at
his usual address remain undelivered
and much uneasiness exists as to the
fate which probably has befallen him.
The fact that he vas a partner of
Winter in the ranch at which the
sheriff's posses we're entertained and
sheltered causes some to think that he
was murdered for the same reason
that prompted the killing of the other
a
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-13
A Minister'S Good Work.

81 had a severe attack of bilious
collie, got a bottle of Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy,
took two doses and was entirely
cured,' says Rev. A. A. Power. OF
Emporia, Kan. my neighbor across
the street was sick for over a week.
had two or three bottles of medicine
from the doctor. He used them for
three or four days without relief, then
called in another doctor who treated
him for some days and gave him no
relief, so discharged him. I went over
to see him the next morning. He said
his bowels we're in a terrible fix, that
they had been running off so long
that it was almost bloody flux. l asked
him if he had tried Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and D%iarrhoea Remedy
and he said No | went home and
brought him my bottle and gave him
one dose; told him to take another
dose in fifteen minutes if he did not
find relief, but he took no more and
was entirely cured" For sale by
Chapple Drug Co.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-13
HITS It HARD.
Custer County Assessor Wins Over
Northern Pacific.

Frank Crosby, the assessor of Custer
county, has gained a decided point
over the Northern Pacific and unless
the company can u relief through
the courts it will have to pay a goodly
sum into the treasury Of that county
as taxes on>a lot of new steel rails
which it imported last spring for the
purpose of replacing old ones then
doing duty. To escape the tax the
company appealed to the state board
of equalization, but that body, after
hearing the complaint, ruled that 1t
was not possessed Of the necessary
authority to afford relief.
Last spring when Mr.. Crosby began
to make his annual valuations of prop.
erty he found lying along the tracks OF
the company a large amount of new
steel rails and as they were not in
use and did not form a part Of the
actual tracks, he assessed them and
placed their value at $233, OO0. Since
then most of the rails have been put
down and as the company's roadbed
is assessed by the state board OF equal
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-13

i%zation, it very naturally protested
against paying a double tax on the
rails, and hence the appeal.
The refusal of the board to inter
fere was based on the ground that at
the time the rails were assessed they
formed personal property, notwith-
standing that they may since then
have been put to use, and that the
board had no power to make any rec
concentrations to the county board in
regard to the matter. For that rea-
son the assessment will have to stand
as far as the state board is con-
cerned.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-13
White Man Turned Yellow.

Great CONSERVATION was felt by the
friends of M. A. Hogarty of Lexington,
KY, when they saw he had turned vel
low. His skin slowly changed color,
also his eyes, and he suffered terribly.
His malady was Yellow Jaundice. He
was treated by the best doctors, but
without benefit. Then he was advised
to try Electric Bitters, the wonderful
Stomach and Liver remedy, and he
writes: "After taking two bottles |
was wholly cured" A trial proves it's
matchless merit for all Stomach, Liv-
er and Kidney troubles. Only 25c.
Sold by Chapple Drug Co.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-13
GOOD DAY ON THE WOOL EX-
CHANGE.
VOLUME OF BUSINESS BIG
Offerings Surprising in Amount
Prices Continue To Main
tain Low Average.

From Saturdays Daily Gazette.
There is nothing sensational hap
pening on the wool exchange these
closing days, except, perhaps, the
volume Of business that continues to
be transacted when everybody on the
outside thought that the supply on
hand was about exhausted.
Yesterdays sales amounted to 22o.-
600 pounds. The prices were very
low, the average being cut down by
the presence of several Wyoming
clips. One clip was consigned.
The sales and consignments were as
follows:
S. S. Huntley, Tostin; 10000 pounds
at 12A cents, to j. Koshland & Co.
and jeremiah Williams & Co.
Doty Bros. refused an offer of s
cents on their clip Of $4,000 pounds
from jeremiah Williams & Co., and
later consigned.
v. Miles & Bros, 5000 pounds at
~ Il cents, to jeremiah Williams &
Co.
Duncan Gillis, $4,000 pounds Wyo'
ming at 1O% cents, to jeremiah Will.
liams & Co.
VIM. Carmichael, $4,000 pounds
Wyoming at 8 cents, to Jeremiah Will
liams & Co..
]. Holland, $4,000 pounds at 10M
cents, to J.. Koshland e Co.
Larson & Winters, 10000 pounds
Wyoming At 1925 cents to jeremiah
Williams & Co.
w. J. Kaiser, 10000 pounds at 1874
cents, to jeremiah Williams & Co.
Hayes estate, 10000 pounds at s
cents, to jeremiah Williams & Co.
E. L. Ashlew, Flatwillow; $4,000
pounds at II cents, to Yegen Bros.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-13
UNSUITABLE HOMICIDE.
Carbon County Jury Acquits Under
Sheriff Geho Of All Blame.

A coroner's jury, which was i'm
panelled to inquire into the killing of
Alexander Matson, at Red Lodge We'd
nesday night for resisting arrest and
assaulting Under Sheriff Gebo, return
ed a verdict Of justifiable homicide.
The testimony went to show that
every effort was employed to dispense
a crowd of men bent on making the
nights hideous in the neighborhood
where a young couple had recently
been married. They scoffed at the
idea that officers had the right to in
terfere and preserve the peace of the
community. When a number of the
mob were placed under arrest and
started for Jail, Under Sheriff Gebo
was made the victim of a violent as
sault. The officer opened fire and the
result was that Matson, one of the
leaders Of the peace disturbing ele-
ment, lost his life.
With the killing of Matson there
| dIOSS Oil u1SCll GILL 1CSAAiAS az 'SN
Lodge as to the outcome. Friends of
the dead man talked of revenge, but
the sheriff's office provided for every
F, emergency by detailing citizens as
deputies.
Advices received yesterday by The
Gazette from Red Lodge stated that
the war-like element had subsidized and
that there was no likelihood of further
uprising.
Word was also received by phone
that the horse-thief shot by Sheriff
Potter died a few hours after he en-
countered the sheriff on the prairie
and that his accomplice was safely
CHARTERED in the Carbon county Jail.
Both men were wanted by the authori-
ties of Fremont county, Wyoming.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-13

true that many owners of cows turn
them out as soon as darkness sets in.
They think that by detailing one of
the policemen now kept on the south
side to make occasional tours of the
residence portion of the city much of
the complaint now heard would cease,
round up all loose cattle and empound
them until their owners would call
and then cause the me to be ar.
rested for violation of the ordinance.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-13
AS SEEN BY OTHERS.
Correspondents Opinion Of Famous
Yellowstone County Farm.

&H#WTHH @-g A%EwMT hEHEI
The following is an excerpt from a
letter to the Rocky Mountain Hus-
bandman contributed by w. M. Wool
bridge, who was recently in this city
on his way home from the TRANSMITS
sippi congress:
Returning l stopped over a day at
Billings with Mr.. O'Donnell. For some
time past l have planned upon visit
ing his = famous Hesper Farm, this
farm is situated about II miles west
of Billings, there is GAO acres of al
falfa growing upon the place, it has
been cut once and vas ready for sec
ond cutting. Mr.. O'Donnell informed
me that his average yield for a num-
Der of years past has been five tons
per acre, but that Indications were
that this present seasons yield would
go better than that, all of this alfalfa
is fed upon the place, besides large
quantities being purchased from other
farmers. l did not learn just what
CuC dCiCd6C VI 0ll0lld Woo III Ih0
locality, but | passed several miles of
the country and on every hand was
a waving sea of alfalfa.
During the past year 100000 sheep
were fed in the vicinity Of Billings
resulting in a revenue of $4,000 0 be-
ing left in the country. Suppose it
were announced through the state
press that a factory was about to To-
Pcate at some point in Montana offer
ing the best inducements, what a
scramble would ensue to secure it,
probably large bonuses would be offer
ed to any factory having a payroll of
this size yearly, yet this money de.
rived from feeding is Of much more
Importance than any factory. Sen
ator Gibson in speaking when his at
tention was called to this feeding at
Billings remarked that a factory town
would in all probability send the
greater part of this wealth outside OF
the state for food products, while the
farmers retained nearly all of it and
it was used to improve his place, pur
chase more stock, etc. +.
On the Hesper Farm we found a
good sized bearing orchard of stand
ard apples and nine swarms of Italian
bees that had already stored a good
supply Of honey.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-13
ONLY A SUGGESTION.
How Relief May Be Obtained from
One Nuisance.

Some Of those who have suffered de-
through the nocturnal w%anderings of
predatory cows make the suggestion
to the city council that it might be
worth the experiment of adopting an
ordinance imposing a heavy fine for
permitting cattle to be released from
stables after night. These who offer
the suggestion say that while it is
possibly true that the man in charge
of the town herd may not have exer-
cised all the care necessary to prevent
the cattle under his care from scat
driven to and from the city, it is also
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-13
RANGE CATTLE.
Seasons Outlook as Sized Up at Chi

cago.
Range cattle season is now at hand.
There will be occasional shipments
the first half of this month, 50 loads
being scheduled for the coming Mon
day, says the Chicago Drovers Jour-
nal, but no considerable movement
from the ranges is anticipated until
the last half of this month. Grass in
most of the ranch territory of the
northwest has made a special growth
this season, but has not yet cured as
well as usual at this time of year.
| Cattle have made good gain in weight.
and are fatter than usual at this time
of year, but are as yet too soft to ship
well and owners are holding off for
grass to mature and harden the cattle
into the. best range beef that has been
produced in years. From the best
sources of information it is learned
that the number of cattle sent from
the ranches will be considerably small
err than last year. With the improved
quality that is anticipated in the bulk
of the arrivals, however, it is. reason
able to expect about al large a supply
Of beef cattle available for slaughter.
yhe u OF feeders will undoubtedly
fall off more than any other class,
and for that reason the owners OF
thrifty and habitat native steers
should hold such back on feed in all
cases possible, and not send them for
ward to compete with the range beef
cattle, which will be given the prefer
ence over smaller lots of native cattle
of similar value.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-13
First Publication Aug. 8. 19o1.-4f.
Notice Of sherif's Sale on Foreclosure.

First Publication Aug. 8. 1901.-4f.
Notice of sheriff's Sale on Foreclosure.
State of Montana, County OF Yellow
stone, SIS. Sheriff's Office.
Florence e. LETTERS, executrix Of the
will of Myron D. LETTERS, deceased,
plaintiff, VS.. Fred Sweetman and Cap
itola Sweetman, defendants.
Under and by virtue Of an order of
sale and decree of foreclosure and sale
issued out of the district court Of the
seventh judicial district of the state
of Montana in and for the county of
Yellowstone, on the 3rd day Of August,
A. d. 1901, in the above entitled action
wherein Florence e. letters, executrix
of the will of Myron D. LETTERS, de-
ceased, obtained a judgment and de-
cree of foreclosure and sale against
Fred SWeetman and Capitola Sweet
man, the above named defendants, IN
the 14th day of June, A. D. 1901, for
the sum of four hundred forty-fOur
and one-half dollars with interest
thereon at the rate of eight per cent
per annum from date hereof, together
with costs, ACQUIRING costs and attor-
neys fees, which said judgment and
decree was on the 14th day Of June,
A. D. 1901, recorded in Judgment Book
number two of said court on pages
51S to 521.
l am commanded to sell all that
certain lot numbered t%wenty-four in
block numbered one hundred and six
ty-four of the original town (now city,
of Billings, in the county of Yellow
stone, in the state of Montana, ac-
cording to the recorded plat thereof
now on file and of record in the office
of the county clerk and e%xoficio re-
corder of the said county of Yellow
stone.
Public notice is hereby given that
on the thirty-irst day of August, A..
D. 1901, at two o'clock in the after
noon OF said day lat the front door Of
the court house in the city of Billings,
in Yellowstone county, in the state of
Montana, / will, in obedience to the
said order Of sale and decree of sale,
sell the above described property or
so much thereof as may be necessary
to satisfy in full said Judgment. with
interest, costs and ACQUIRING costs, and
attorneys fees, to the highest and
best bidder for cash in hand.
Given under my hand this sixth day
Of August, A. D. 1901.
GEO. W. HUBBARD,
Sheriff.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-13

One of the latest railroad rumors
of interest to the people of eastern
Montana comes from Forsyth 1t is
said that a party of surveyors is at
work running a preliminary line on the
north of the Yellowstone in the di-
rection of the Rosebud county capital
and at last accounts was north of
Sanders. The work is apparently
clothed in all the secrecy possible and
the men composing the party DO not
want to talk. They get their mail
daily, so it is said, from a cowboy, who
has been employed as a sort of special
courier to the outfit.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-13
First Publication Aug. 9. 19O1.-6.
Notice for Qualification.

Department of the Interior, Land
Office at Miles City, Mont, August
7th, 1901.
Notice is hereby given that the
following-named settler has filed notice
of his intention to make final proof in
support of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before Clerk Of
District Court at Billings, Mont, on,
September 14th, 1901, viz: James G.
Neal, who made HI. e. No. 1888 for
lot 8, Sec. 80, Twp. 4 N, r. 80 E.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence upon
and cultivation of said land, viz: G..
O. Gruwell, R. E. Gruwell. Billings,
Mont. VIM. Shipp, John Weddle, juno
ton, Mont.
S. GORDON, Register.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-13
BONDING QUESTION CARRIES
BY LARGE MAJORITY.
FAILS IN BUT One WARD
Opposition Developed Proves Sur
prisingly Weak Even to
Its Supporters.

The story of yesterdays election is
easily told. 1t proved an overwhelm-
ing defeat for those opposed to the
city's welfare and progress. In view
mitted for decision by the ballot the
vote cast may be said to have been
surprisingly small. Another interest
ing feature is the smallness of the
vote cast against issuing bonds. While
at no time the friends of the measure
were in doubt as to the outcome, they
were prepared for a more vigorous
and much stronger opposition than
was developed when the polls closed
openly declared themselves as uncom-
promisingly opposed to the issuing of
bonds failed to, draw the strength they
claimed to be able to command or
else those upon whom they relied for
support were guilty of double dealing
and talked one way while they voted
another.
The day was remarkably quiet and
the usual electioneering and crowds
about polling places were conspicu-
ously wanting. The saloons, in ac-
cordance with the law, remained clos
ed until after the time for voting had
passed and aside from this it would
have been difficult for one coming
form the outside, even though thor
oughly. familiar with the city, to real
ige that so important an event as an
election was in progress.
Following is the vote by wards:
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-13

DR.. A. Phillips, metaphysician from
California, late of Butte, is now To-
Gated at the Rademaker, where he
will treat all cases of rheumatism,
lumbago, stiff joints, nerve trouble
and weaknesses of either sex, with
his new electric robe and regulating
machine, giving electric and magnetic
massage. Consultation free. d. sw-1
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-13
Drowned While Rathjno.

Long Beach, Calf, Aug. 10-Elsie
and Imogen Walker, sisters, aged 16
and Is years, and Cora Wallace, their
cousin, aged IA, were drowned while
bathing at Asbury park, about a mile
from Long Beach today. All were res
idents of Los Angeles.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-13
Recapituiation.
What's Your Face Worth?

Sometimes a fortune, but eve if
you have a sallow complexion, a jaun-
diced look, moth patches and blotches
on the skin-all signs of Liver Trou-
BILE. But DR.. Kings New Life Pills
give Clear Skin, Rosy Cheeks, Rich
Complexion. Only 25c at Chapple
Drug Co.'s.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-13
Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets

are sold on a positive guarantee
Cures heartburn, raising Of food, dis
tress after eating or any form OF
dyspepsia. One little tablet gives
immediate relief. 25c and SOC. Fol-
sale by Chapple Drug Co.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-13
u ONE SALE.
Wool Warehouses Were PRACTICAL
Untenanted Yesterday.

y -. -..~ ID" ..a..
From Sundays Daily Gazette.
But one sale was made on the wool
exchange yesterday, the warehouses
wearing a decidedly lonesome appear
ance all day. There are a few clips
yet remaining at the Burlington ware
house and the entire seasons business
will probably be closed up in day,
this week.
The single sale of yesterday was as
follows:
Tostin Bros, Tostin; 10000 pounds
at liz cents, to jeremiah Williams &
Co.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-13
Moki Tea Positively Cures

Sick Headache, indigestion and con-
stipation. A delightful herb drink.
Removes all eruptions Of the skin,
producing a perfect complexion, or
money refunded. Is cts. and SO cts.
For sale by Chapple Drug Co.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-13
Teachers Examination.

The regular teachers examination
will be held at the south side school
buildings, Billings, Mont, at 8 O'Clock
a. M, Aug. 3O-31.
MARGUERITE M. STRANG.
29-9 Co. Supt. Of Schools.
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Special Rates TO Pan-Amer,can Expo

Special Rates TO Pan-American Expo
sition.
The Northern Pacific Railway com
pany will sell special excursion tick.
cts Billings to Buffalo and return at
$57.75. Tickets on sale the first and
third Tuesday of each month. June to
October inclusive. Tickets limited to
thirty days.
d-sw-td H. N. KENNEDY. Agt-
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-13

ST. JOHNS HEADACHE CURE
will cure your headache. Sold by Chap
pie Drug Co.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-15

the natives taking up the trees or stripping
off the bark. The soil here is very rich,
and there are frequent rains all the year
around.
1 am surprised at the scientific methods
which prevail in the cultivation of the quiz
nine estates. I have discussed them with
the planters. and also with Doctor A r.
Van Linge. the director of the factory. They
all tell me that the trees must be planted
just so, and the greatest care taken to en-
rich the soil. OIL cakes. and especially cas-
tor oil cakes, are used as manure. The
ground is carefully cultivated. and the
plants are set out according to the meth
DDS which the Government experiments
lave proved best.
The plants are raised from the seeds.
which are sown in seed beds. The seeds
are much like fax seed. SO. small that one
ounce Of them will produce about 10000
plants. After the sprouts have grown
about four inches high they are transplant
ed. and later on transplanted again into the
places where they are to stay.
At first the trees were set out wide apart,
but now they are planted at every three
or four feet. and as they grow alternate
trees are cut out from year to year to give
the others more room. The bark of those
cut out Is used. so that the plantation be-
gins to produce something within a short
time. The first cutting is at about the
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-15

ing trees which yielded a fair quantity Of
Guinine.
The Japanese Government set out its
trees first in the botanical garden at Bui-
tenzorg, and afterwards here at Bandong
and elsewhere. They experimental for some
time. and finally discovered that the best
tree for them was the red-bark cinchona
tree. which grows to double the thickness
of a mans body, and to n height of about
80 feet. In 1860 they had only 1000 OF
these trees. They have now many. many
millions. The Java trees are of exactly the
same variety as those used in India, but
the planters here tell me that the Java
bark produces far more quinine than the
India bark. and that the trees yield differ
emily according to soil and climate.
CINCHONA PLANTATIONS.
This letter is written at Bandong. In the
center of the. best quinine-producing region
of the world. 1t is situated in a basin In
the Preanger. or mountainous region of
Western Java, surrounded by quinine PLAN
'tations. 1t has also the Government fac.
tory where the bark is reduced to that Bit
ter powder which kills the malaria. The
Plantations are In the mountains at about
5000 or 400 feet dbove sea level. You sec
their rich. red coldF spotting the hills Is
you ride about. andttn places Q may $50
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-15

the resident Governor of the Preanger Prov
fnces. Lord Van Benthem van den Berg.
This man is one of the ablest of the officials
In the Dutch East Indies and he has one
of the most responsible positions of this
island. The Provinces over which he rules
are exceedingly rich, and he has many mill
lions of natives under him. He has a mag
nificent home here, surrounded by palms
and other tropical trees. and 1t was In 1t
that he received me when I presented my
letters from the Governor General. He
speaks English fiuently and we chatted for
some time about Java.
Among other things. I asked Lord van
Bethem van den Berg something as to the
land system of the country. Said he:
1.-The lands here nominally belong to the
Government. and we really have control of
most of them. We take charge of them to
held them for the natives in case the popu-
lation increases SO that We need them to
feed the people. We will then dispose of
them to small proprietors or In some way
give them to the people. We believe 1t is
our duty to take care of Java so that it
will support the natives. and to do this we
must keep the title to the lands out of the
hands Of spectators. and especially of the
Chinese. The Chinese are anxious to get
the lands. and. once in their possession.
they work them solely for their own bene-
d'sregarding that Of the. people. They