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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-28
plete form with the board at the Bill
ings DOStofice :

plete form with the board at the Bill
ings postofice
Applications should be filed prompt
~ iii order that time may remain for
correction if necessary
This examination is open to all
citizens of the United States who may
desire to enter the service and who
comply with the requirements. All
such persons are invited to apply, but
attention is invited, to the fact that
from those certified the department
usually selects for appointment elig-
ibles who are residents of the dis
trict in which the vacancies exist.
Applicants will be examined, graded,
and certified with entire impartiality
and wholly without regard to any con-
sideration save their ability as shown
by the grade they attain in the ex-
animation. Application blanks can be
secured at the Billings %postof1ce, to-
gether with full instructions, speci-
men examination questions, and infor-
nation relative to the duties and sal
aries of the different positions.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-28
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 filed notice of his intention to
make final proof in support OF his claim,
and that said proof will be made before 4.
A. Williams, Clerk of Court, at Billings,
Montana, on June s, 1901, viz:
JACOB HAMMOND,
who made H. E. No. 1921 for the Wa NE.
a. Sc. n NE. Il Sec. II and SW. 4 SEA
Section 8, TIP. 1 n, R. q E., NJ. P. M.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and c%ultiva-
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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First Publication May 8, 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 8, 1901, viz:
CHARLES A. O'DONNELL.
who made H. E. No. 1921 for the NE.
n Sec. IA, TIP. 1 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 Shauger, all Of Billings,
Montana. A. L. LOVE,
Register.
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e. II. eAeNoN GETS CONTRACT.
To Supply Library With Fine Oak
Furnishings.

Furnishings.
Hon. A. L. Babcock received a tel
egram yesterday from s. E. Kilner of
New York, representing the Billings
family, which stated that the esti-
mate for the furnishings for the in
terror of the Parmly Billings Memorial
library, as we'll as the estimate for
the stone coping around the grounds,
were approved by Frederick Billings,
Jr., and giving the building committee
authority to attend to the matter OF
securing the furnishings and have
the coping constructed. The furnish
ings, which are to be of oak, were
planned by Architect Hare of Hele-
ma, as was also the coping. These
will entail an expenditure Of about
$4,000. The committee held a meet
ing last night for the purpose of let
ting the contract for the furnishings
on the bids already submitted. It will
be some little time before they can
be secured, as they have to be made
especially.
The building commi,tee awarded the
contract to E. H. Gagnon to supply
the library with fine oak furnishings
and work will be begun on the same
at once.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-28
OUT OF HIS MIND.
Old Gentleman from Iowa En- Route
to Basin City.

Old Gentleman from Iowa En- Route
to Basin City.
The conductor of the westbound
Northern Pacific passenger train on
it's arrival in this city early yester-
day morning turned over to Policeman
Taylor an old gentleman of the name
of N. w. Ellis, who was demented.
The officer then delivered the man
over to the county officers, and on
investigation it was found that the
old gentleman, who is past so years
of age, was on his way from Winter
set, a., to Basin City, Wyo, where
a son, G. c. Ellis, resides. The con-
ductor delivered a letter to Policeman
Taylor from the station agent at San
born, N. D., which reads as follows:
'"The bearer of the attached ticket
is an old gentleman on his way to
Basin City, Wyo., who is out of his
mind. He got off No. 8 here yester-
day morning by mistake and is liable
to do so again at any time. Has
papers showing he is from Winterset,
Ia, also has a tag attached to his
s%uspenders. Please look after him a
little and hand this on to the next
conductor. J.. j. MULVOY, Agt."
The old gentleman has no particu-
lar hallucination and is considered
harmless by the authorities. On his
person were found two certified
checks, one on a bank at Winterset,
a., for $50 and the other on a bank
of Sanborn, N. D., for $50, and in adj
dition So in currency. The unfortu-
nate man is kept under guard by
Sheriff Hubbard awaiting word from
the son. ..
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-28
It Dazzles the World.

No discovery in medicine a ever
created one-quarter of the excitement
that has been caused by DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption.
It's severest tests have been on hope
less victims of consumption, pneu-
monia, hemorrhage, pleurisy, and
bronchitis, thousands of whom it has
restored to perfect health. For
coughs, colds, asthma, Group, hay
fever, h~oarseness and whooping cough
it is the quickest, sureest cure in the
world. It is sold by the Chapple Drug
Co., who guarantee satisfaction or re
fund money. Large bottles so c and
$1.O0. Trial bottles free. Chapple
Drug Co. . 4
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-28
DAN DIES.
Man Who Had Both Feet Cut Off
SuccumbS, .

Succumbs.
From Saturdays Daily Gazette.
Dan Cullen, the young man who had
both feet cut off last Monday morn.
ing in the Northern Pacific yards in
this city while attempting to board
an outgoing stock train, died at st.
Vincent's hospital yesterday. Ever
since the accident Cullen's condition
had been critical, owing to the very
weak condition of his heart. For the
three days preceding his death he
was practically pulseless.
Cullen was a cook for the bridge
crew of the Northern Pacific railroad,
and a nan about rs years of age. He
had no relatives in this country, his
parents residing in ireland. The re.
mains we're buried yesterday.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-28
BURLINGTON WORK STOPS.
Contract for Extension to Cody from
the North is Revoked.

Contract for Extension to Cody from
the North is Revoked.
Herbert Wells, a railroad contract
or who has been doing sub-work on
the Burlington extension from Tolu-
ca, Mont, to Cody, Wyo, is in the
city, says the Omaha News He re-
ports that most Of the grading that
is to be done is nearing completion,
but that some of the intended work
has been stopped since the Hill deal
The last contract on the extension
was awarded to Contractor Sharp of
Lincoln 1t called for 10 miles This
came within three miles of complet-
ing the contract to Cody, but within
the past week the contract on the five
miles nearest Cody has been revoked,
thus shutting Cody off by eight miles.
Cody is disturbed over the matter.
The townsite land boomers and hun
dreds of promoters who had calculat-
ed on being in Cody when the road
reached there are now disappointed.
IL Is CuOuSuL IudL q USW COWu Will
spring up at Pryor Gap, near the Pryor
tunnel.
No credence is placed in the above
by the local officials Of the Burling-
ton. General Superintendent T. E..
Calvert of Lincoln was in the city a
few evenings ago and from the COZ
versation he had with the local rep.
r~csertatives it is not believed that the
company has stopped work on the new
branch. Mr.. Sharp, who las the con
TRAIT for grading the line from it's
stoI ping place which is about five
miles from Cody, was also in the city,
only last week, and at that time he
had received no instructions convey
ing the above intelligence, for he tx
pected to move n of his gangs in
a few days to a location in Wyoming
looking to the completion of his con-
tract. 80
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WOUND PROVES FATAL.
Sheep Herder Who Was Accidentally
y Shot Died Yesterday.

Sheep Herder Who Was Accidentally
Shot Died Yesterday.
From Saturdays Daily Gazette.
The sheep herder for Joseph Sims,
who was brought to this city Friday
night suffering from a wound received
by the accidental discharge Of his
rife while out hunting wolves, died
at the hospital yesterday morning.
The wound was made by a 45-calibre
gun, the ball entering the body at the
front side and within an inch of the
heart and lodging beneath the skin
just under the shoulder.
The man whose name was Adrian
Greenbush, had been working for Sims
for only about two months, coming
to the latter's place from Butte. On
Greenbush's person were found some
receipts from a business firm in a
little town near st. Paul and they
were ~telegraphed for information re.
garding the man. A reply was re-
ceived yesterday afternoon that the
parents Of Greenbush lived in the
country about ten miles from that
place, and they would apprise them of
their sons death. Greenbush was a
nan about 40 years of age.
Unless some word is received to the
contrary the body Will be buried to-
day.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-28
WOOL COMING 20 BILLINGS.
Receipts from North Will Exceed
Last Years.

In an article commenting on the
poor facilities for handling freight
at Harlowtown the Fergus County
Argus, whose representative went to
that place from Lewistown to investi-
gate the same, has the following con-
corning the shipment Of wool from
that point to Billings:
"In the past few days it is learned
that the company, realizinz the con-
ditions, has decided to take steps. to
obviate the difficulties. A sufficient
number Of assistants will be en-
ployed,' additional switch tracks laid,
a covered platform 100 feet in length
erected, an engine be at hand when
it is necessary, and so soon as these
plans are carried into execution the
present troubles should cease. With
in a very short time the wool shipping
season will be open and as Billings
last year proved a very good, if not
the best market in the state, ship
ments over the Harlowtown route to
Billings will be much larger than
could reasonably have been antici-
pated a year ago. To take care of
this business every precaution will be
taken, so that there may be no de-
lays or losses A large proportion of
the freight now being received into
the Basin is coming via Harlowtown
and with the outgoing crop of feeces
the terminal of the Montana railroad
will be a lively point for the next few
months. -3
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-28
THE HOWELL MURDER CASE.

Attorneys for Defendant Have Until
June I to File Brief TOR Appeal.
In a communication to the county
attorney of Fergus county, the attor-
ney general takes occasion to give the
former a roasting" for presuming to
criticise the state official for what he
thought was neglect of his official
duties, the matter referred to being
the appeal of the Howell murder
case which has been before the SUI
preme court for over a year. The at
torney general in his letter states
that the attorneys for the defendant
were given until the first of June to
file their brief and in their neglect to
do so by that time the appeal would
be dismissed Howell was sentenced
to hang on April ~, 1900
Howell is charged with the murder
of Thomas Rosling in 1898. The body
of Rosling, who was foreman for P.
]. Moule of Bercail, in Fergus county,
for whom Howell was also working,
was found in the field by Rosling's
little girl, one bullet hole in the back
of the head and another in the back,
through the heart. Howell left the
country and for a year after the muir
der remained at large. Mr.. Moule
spent much time and money in an ef-
fort to capture Howell. Eighteen
months after the murder he was To-
Gated in the south and brought to
Montana. He was tried, convicted and
sentenced to hang. Howell maintained
that he had q%uarrelled with Rosling
the night before the killing, and that
he had taken his rifle out with him
because he feared personal violence
at the hands of the other man. He d.
clares that he was trying to run away
from Rosling when he found it inn
possible to run because of a plot Of
marshy ground. Rosling followed him,
he swore on the witness stand, and,
as he turned to look at his pursuer,
he felt a sharp blow on his shoulder.
Then he fired, he says, but always
declares that he shot but once.
There were no witnesses to the MUIR
der. Howell's actions Immediately
after the shooting were against him,
however, and he was convicted on this
and because he admitted that he shot
Rosling once. ..... ... "a
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-28
Notice to Stockholders.

A special meeting of the stock
holders of The Yellowstone and Can
yon Creek Ditch company is hereby
called to be held at w. A. Enochs'
ranch on Canyon creek, on the 28th
day of June, A. D., 1901, at the hour
of 2 O'Clock p. m. of said day, for the
purpose of deciding upon the advisi-
bility of increasing the capital stock
of said company from $4,000 to $780,
900.
BY order of the board of trustees
of said company at Billings, Montana,
May II, 1901.
B. H. HOGAN,
Vice-Presidenu of The Yellowstone
and Canyon Creek Ditch Company.
Attest: G.. M. Chafee, Secretary of
The Yellowstone and Canyon Creek
Ditch Company. 7-12
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-28
The Spring Fever

is a malady which no n can escape
at this season of the year. The vital
ity is usually overtaxed during the
winter months, and spring finds the
system all run down. The blood is
thinned and impure. The kidneys and
liver are Misunderstanding in a loss
of energy and appetite, and a derange-
ment of the Lichty's Celery
Compound will purify your blood,
tone up your nerves, and leave you
feeling fresh and energetic. Sold by
Holmes & Calhoun,
BURLINGTON WORK STOPS.
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r HER CHILD.
Divorced Woman Finds Stolen Daught-
err in This City.

Divorced Woman Finds Stolen Daught-
err in This City.
There came to Billings late Friday
night Mrs. John Croy, who was after
her little daughter that mad been stol,
en- from her home in Butte some 10
months ago. .
From County Attorney Hathhorn it
is learned that Mrs. Croy and her hus-
band have been separated for some
time. 1t is said that about 10 months
ago in Butte, while playing out in the
yard at her home, the child was stol-
en- by the father, who brought her to
Billings and left her with the family
of v. j. Salisbury, hiring them to care
for her. "A short time ago Mrs. Croy
was granted a divorce from her hus-
band and a decree for the child. Mrs.
Croy then instituted search for the
child, which resulted in locating it in
this city. She came here and yester-
day morning went to the home of Mr..
Salisbury. The meeting between the
mother and little daughter, a beauti-
full child 4 years of age, was very
affectionate. The mother and child
left for Butte yesterday noon on the
North Coast Limited.
Mr.. Croy is a railroader well known
in Billings. During the past winter
he worked at putting up ice in Bill
ings, and for a time was a patient at
the pest house. Friends Of the man
say that Croy and his wife agreed to
separate and it was understood be-
tween them that the father should
take the child.
It is believed by Croy's friends
that there would have been trouble
had he been in the city when his di-
vorced wife came after the child.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-28

Special Rount-Trip Rates to Eastern
Points.
On June Sth 10th and 18th, 1901, the
Northern Pacific Railway company
will sell special reduced rate tickets
as follows:
Billings to. St. Paul, Minneapolis
Duluth, Superior, West Superior
South Superior or Sioux City and re
turn at $4,000.
Chicago and return $3.50.
st. Louis and return, $49.50.
Tickets limited to continuous pas.
sage in each direction; final limit.
September 18th, 1901.
219-16 sw-5 H. N. KENNEDY, Agt.
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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
eruptione. If you are feeling weak and
worn out and do not have a healthy ap-
p%earance, you should try Acker's Blood
Elixir. It cures all blood diseases where
cheap s~arsaparillas and so called pur-
itiers fail; knowing this we sell every
bottle on a positive guarantee. For sale
by Chapple Drug Co.
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GRAND LARCENY CASE.
Justice Mann Will Announce His De-
cision Today.

Justice Mann Will Announce His De-
cision Today.
The preliminary hearing Of William
Kukuro and Charles Burg the two
men charged with grand larceny, took
place before Justice Mann yesterday
afternoon after two postponements.
The outcome of the hearing will not
be made known until some time this
afternoon, when the judge is to rem.
der his decision. .
Hiram Marsh, the complaining wit.
ness, testified to having been the own
er of two mules, one a buckskin and
the other a grey, on or about the sixth
day of May, and also a spring wagon
and set of double harness, which had
been used less than two weeks. Marsh
said he had never given either Ku-
kuro or Burg authority to take the
team away.
On being questioned by the attor-
ney for the defendants, Marsh said
he had started for the Yellowstone
park from the Grow reservation, to-
gether with Kukuro, but on reaching
Frank Church's place, opposite the
river, he changed his mind and de-
cided to go to Kansas. They remained
at Church's place for the night and
in the morning Marsh came into Bill
ings and while here got or a drunk.
Kukuro came to the city after him
later.
The attorney questioned Marsh as
to whether he did not request Kukuro
to take the team and go on to the park
and secure work, Marsh to follow
later with the other horses. In answer
Marsh said he could not remember
having done so the only thing he re-
membered was that Of being drunk.
H. ]. Hall. from whose place Marsh's
team was taken, testified to Marsh
and Kukuro having come to his place
on the evening Of May 5, the former
being in a drunken condition. Marsh
was put to bed in the hay loft Of the
barn. The mules were kept there that
night. Kukuro and Burg slept in the
loft that night. Mr.. Hall stated that
Kukuro took the team that morning,
saying he intended to go out hunting
for the other mules belonging to
Marsh. He had seen nothing of the
team since that time.
Under Sheriff J. T. Sayles testified to
having arrested Kukuro near Gardi-
ner, and Burg on Eagle creek, near
hat place. He said the sheriff's Of
fee had received a clue that the men
were headed for the park from the
fact that Mr.. Hall had said that aMrsh
talked Of going there.
The state then rested it's case and
the defendants having no evidence to
offer at that time, the court took the
matter under ~advisement until today
at 4 o'clock, when a decision will be
/ rendered.
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HE WAS DECEIVED.
"crow" Davis Succumbs to the
Wiles of a Seattle Woman.

The matrimonial ventures of Geo.
R. Davis, better known as Grow
Davis, would not come far from fill
ing a book if they were placed in
print. Ever since the death of his
squaw wife, some two years ago,
Davis has had several ventures that
are amusing and ludicrous as well.
Although not generally known, he
secured q marriage license about a
year ago to marry a woman, who is
a notorious habitue Of the bad lands
of this city and a mock marriage
ceremony is said to have taken place,
though this was not known to Davis,
who really thought he was tied to
the woman for good. Davis presence
was obnoxious to the woman and at
her request some of her friends got
him out of town on the first train,
but not until the woman had gotten
about $500 out of him. A little sum
like that did not bother Davis in the
least, for he had plenty of money to
squander. "
Davis was next heard from on the
Pacific coast, a report being received
here that he had married a wealthy
woman. This seemed unlikely to his
acquaintance in this city, for the
mai had nothing by which to win the
smiles of the fair sex unless it was
a little dough-" Las winter he ap-
peared in Billings with a woman
whom he introduced as his wife, the
n who had a mint Of money and
ranch in Washington. They remained
in the city for several months and
could be seen every day on the
streets, arm in arm. They left for
the coast again about three months
ago to look after Mrs. Davis property
interests, and now comes the follow
ing report of Davis %undoing, in the
Seattle Standard:
Another innocent, confiding youth,
of some forty-five summers has been
done for by a heartless woman Geo.
Davis. better known in Montana as
Grow Davis by reason of the fact
that for the period of 20 years he
was married to and lived, on the Grow
reservation with a Grow squaw. 1t
seems that George 'snook' the squaw
some time ago, also his piebald pro-
geny, and, coming to Walla Walla,
made another matrimonial alliance.
He is now in Seattle for the purpose
Of shaking No. 2. And while waiting
for the divorce court to move in it's
%wondrous way, it's work to perform,
| George became interested in a certain
blonde lady. He bought her a choice
line of lingerie, a meal ticket, paid
the taxes on some property she owns
and in all spent about $500 in seeing
to it that she lacked for nothing. All
he asked in return was her undivided
affection.
ION Thursday he learned that this
lady possessed a large, able-bodied
husband, with whom the wife was
upon the most intimate terms. In
fact, the two had been living together
at the Hotel Perrin in good style-on
Georges money. The ma and wife
deny most ~strenuously that they or
either one of them ever for a minute
Intentionally deceived the captivated
George. On the other hand, Grow
told the police department that he
had been shamefully taken in and done
for. And on the day following the
lady in question came before the bar
of justice in the role of a box worker,
another unfortunate man having been
used to supply her with needed funds"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-28

Miss Florence Newman. who has
been a great sufferer from muscular
rheumatism, says Chamberlain's Pain
Balm is the only remedy that affords
her relief. Miss Newman is a much
respected resident of the village of
Gray, N. Y, and makes this state
ment for the benefit of others. sim
ilarly afflicted. This liniment is for
sale by Chapple Drug Co.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-28
: ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.
sheepherder for Jas Sims Meets With
|+-..E- #y-= rFT .a7. .
Misfortune

Mr. Henry, foreman for Jos Sims,
the big sheepman living near Lavina,
came to Billings last night with q
sheepherder who was accidentally
shot yesterday. The man was out
hunting for wolves and while In the
act of trying to dig some out his gun
was discharged, the load entering his
left side just below the heart. 1t was
late last night before q physician
could be secured to attend the man,
who had been taken to the hospital,
and the report that reached this ONCE
from the hospital was that his condi-
ton vas serious.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-28

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