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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-07-19
First Publication July 5, 1905.
Desert Land, Final Proof.-Notice OF
Publication.

Publication.
United States land Office, Lewis
town, Mont, June %, 1901. Notice is
hereby given that Margaret Willis OF
Elso P. O., Fergus county, Mont, has
fled notice of intention to make final
proof on her desert-land claim No. 6S1
for the nwA, neA Sec, 1S, Up. Z N.
Range 25 E., NJ. NJ, before T. A.. VIII
liams, Clerk OF District Court in and
for County of Yellowstone, State OF
Montana, at Billings, Montana, on
Saturday, the 10th day OF August,
1901.
She names the following witnesses
to prove the complete irrigation and
reclamation of said land: Edward NJ.
Roberts. Isle Roberts, Thomas ].
Hood, James W. Richardson, all OF
Elso p. o., Montana.
EDWARD BRASSEY,
Register.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-07-19
First Publication July 5, 19O1.-6.
Desert Land, Final Proof.-Notice for
publication.

Publication.
United States land Office, Lewis
town, Mont, June 20, 1901. Notice is
hereby given that Edward M. Roberts
of Elso p. o., Fergus county, Mon
tana, has filed notice of intention to
make final proof on his desert-land
claim No. GA, for the WIZ sell, sh
nwA & eh swA Sec. 20. TIP. Z n,
Range rs E., M. M, before T. "A. Will
liams, Clerk of District Court in and
for County of Yellowstone, State OF
Montana, at Billings, Montana, on
Saturday, the 10th day of August.
1901.
He names the following witnesses
to prove the complete irrigation and
reclamation of said land: James W.
Richardson, Thomas ]. Hood, Henry
Willis, Margaret Willis, all OF Elso
p. o. Mont.
EDWARD BRASSEY,
RQpiSfor.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-07-19
FIeeces.

The Fort Benton market SO far
leads the state this season, both as to
the highest price paid and the largest
sales for one day. Last Monday the
total sales aggregated 100000
pounds and the top figure reached
was 15A cents, realized for the These
Bros clip of (, 1000 pounds. jeremiah
Williams & Co. were the buyers.
The big clip Of the Benton Sheep
company weighing between 100000
and 100000 pounds, was cut into two,
as two buyers bid the same price, 1915
cents and they agreed upon a division,
rather than follow the usual custom
in such cases-deciding by lot who
shall get the lot.
John T. Murphy sold two clips al
Fort Benton last Monday. One wat
last seasons, Weighing $4,000 pounds
for which he received 14% cents. TIT
New-York tribune., 1901-06-09
4 BURNING QUESTION.
From The Kansas city Journal.

From The Kansas city Journal
Ten years ago two farming some land
near Hays city in partnership After the harvest
the men got into quarrel and one of them burned
UP a big straw stack in which each had half
interest. whereupon his partner had him arrested
At that time there w.sS young lawyer IN hays Dy
the name of BILLY" A. who was fat and good
naturcd but fell far short OF being intellectu al
colossus once when cross examining a witness,
Billy demanded 10 know If there was any other
loud talk which you didn't hear and this Will
give something of an insight into his mental ca
pacity. So when the man accused OF burning the
straw stack engaged Billy to defend him. every
body the court house To now
Billy would manage the trial
a matter of fact there wasn't much or q
trial the prisoner made no denial of the charge
that he had set fire To the stack. But when billy
To address the court. which he did right eio-
que ntly. he advanced one of the most remarkable
legal propositions the lawyers had ever heard
Your honor he sad I'VE make denial of the
fact that We set fire that straw stack, and we
stand the immortal principle handed down To us
from Magma Charta that a has the right TO
do What he will with his 1t is not denied that
owned half Of that burned straw stack. Your
honor. claim here that We set fire 10 only our
half and unless IL can be- shown that with
malice rrepense We caused the tire TO communicate te
with the other half cannot be held for the
destruction of the other man property. which was
a incident of the exercise of our own rights.
Your honor" and here Billy Numbered into his
peroratinn. If a man can't burn his own straw
stack in the name of all that is holy. in the name
New-York tribune., 1901-06-09

THE LAWYERS ERrEF INFERENCE AS A CLERK
IN \. T. STTgwART'S SHOP.
From The Philadelphia Post.

IN \. T. srTwART's SHOP.
From The Philadelphia Post
Mr. W Eourke Cochran. the well known poli-
he can afford 10 talk elig ghtfuliy Of the days when
IN ireaad ' in & SI 3 widely fmo wno a an mas ortSr GSS
has been prominent in two national conventions,
now NOW al lawyer VTS INNS In sOtT Gy S' an" IS
lie toh good story Of himself recently 10 a so
business career as buyer for a department. store
Re sire that You Do he added. .:or You may
!o-e Your position Nv ignorance on that subject
sal sable tails echoed The young woman. What
to-day he a prosperous merchant ! landed il .
f"r an errand or l.I5rv that vGnId bny foS5
that might have strength 10 start in on my great,
career Finally. stood before Mr.. \. T. Stewart,
his office being the Mecca to which al lads jour-
ne was, Kind enough say looked intelligent
what line of drys9ods are YOU profeient?, he said
truth should not get a position. My mind flashed
Cfma stiI .E1re ~ ,, nTn an tS PIT ''.8n IN
ola man who lived next door to my mother il
Ireland had made business of drying pelts
had spent my boyhood playing with those pelts.
" Good said Mr. stewart 4 have position p
the fur department. that | should like a reliable
position With feeling Of hoptessress that hs,
never suspected would attend my first victory y
ever. that men are kind enough 70 say has never
leil & me few days a. after RI my Installation swest
some muns made of sable tails. / ransacked the
place. but couldn't find one that answered the de-
scription; So informed the lady that did
keep such muffS in stock.
She looked surprised and questioned me more
closely. but | stuck to my assertion.
An hour later was summoned by Mr.. Stewart
He said. with indignation: Why did you tell Mrs.
Vanderbilt that this shop does keep mufs OF
sable tails?'
=" Was that Mrs, Vanderbilt? l asked in awe
Well. sir. looked hard for one. but really there
was not one there l saw plainly of HAT brown
ones. but not single with tails hanSine;
from it,
Your looks belle YOU said Mr. Stewart: YOU
are fool. and YOU are discharged from this
New-York tribune., 1901-06-09
PRoTED NED SEEN ONE.

From The Philadelphia Record.
n. was rather the worse for speak liquor
when ne faced the magistrate in the Central Police
Court yesterday morning and IL d!dn require a
rich hroeue to Indicate mis- ancestry. The remnants
nshtins Sunday Jazz had left him very
What is Your name" asked the magistrate.
Michael O'IIaIloran." WAS the reply.
what is Your occupation:
'Fhwat's that
What IS your occupation? What work 30 you
do2'
'Ofm 4 sailor
The magistrate looked incrcdulous.
Il don't believe a ship" he said
Didn't Oi thin. said the prisoner An phwat
DO viz tink Oi over in. "A hack"
After that IL went hard with Michael.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-09
SAVING LABOR AT TIE HUB.
THE EXPLANATION OF AN ENASfERATING-
LY MONOTONOUS TELEPHONE
CONVERSATION.
CONVERSATION.

They're busy-Tn call you" That is the ex-
asperating sentence usually heard on the tele-
phone when one is In great hurry Ia get the
person al the other end Of the line The man
who uses the telephone often knows that the
rhrase IN call you means nothing that II is
never used seriousy-and after waiting a few
minutes ne calls again. Sometimes the message
comes back. Still busy" or Busy yet OF
"Busy-I'n call you" and occasionally the oIer-
ator delights the in the booth by saying.
"There they are,"
They have a different method in Boston. as =
New Yorker discovered few days ago. Tie
called up a business house and was told. The
line is busy: ring om,' 1t sharp. rasping
voice and the New Yorker connected il at once
with a small cigarette smoking boy. Il don't
believe they're busy at all" he said 10 the peo-
pie near him. IN try again"
Give me 40. 1000. please"
1.-THE line is busy; ring of"
How Go you'-
''The line is busy; ring OF"
'Wen. try them again. and
''The line is busy; ring OFF"
There was never "A change in the tone. never
a word more or less. and the man from New
York saw in his minds eye how the impeTtinent
youngster sat repeating over and ever again the
reason destroying sentence.
After d five minutes waiting he made another
attempt To reach his friend.
woman's voice answered and asked the
regulation question and in few seconds the
raspng voice was heard again. The line is
busy; ring Off"
Say, are you sure there is
'"The line is busy; ring Off"
Then the New Yorker hung up the receiver.
and when he gained the ear Of the central office
again he asked: Can that boy say anything be
sides The line is busy; ring off,"
.yes If it's fixed right That's the graphic
phone by which We save work What number"
New-York tribune., 1901-06-09
THE JUDGuENr or rHE CorRr.

From The Detroit Free Press
\ young Arizona lawyer who recently visited De-
tr"t gave The following as An example OF the style
~ Iustc" that prevails Ia some remote sections OF
thr frontier.
~ th' law was never gained from books or actual
prarto" hffnr" fh- bar. WAS hearing assault
and battery case. The lawyer for th- defence WAS
shouting his arguments when the said.
That VIII do Set down"
II" then adjusted has sp.ctacles and sagey OBJ
served.
Prisoner. sfhaud NJ Accoriiu' tah IN law an
IN evyducc-au ta'r. - 40 evydinc,-Oi foiud yez
guilty. sor. an :oine so. II air guilty. faith.
IL g very loiEht sintuc-. an II yez guilty
i'm be "A mighty good lesson for y"''
New-York tribune., 1901-06-09
SUSPICIOUS or THE CLOTH.
From The Chicago Chronicle.

From. The Chicago Chronicle
From London clubland a rather amusing story
the sea. The Athenfeum and the
United Service clubs situated in close proximity
TO each other. and during the summer each of them
is closed few weeks for general renovation. Care
is always taken, however. that both shall not be
closed the time. for while one is being rem
ovated its members temporarily become the guests
of the other by mutual and friendly arrangement.
Now, the Athen;eum's members represent the
higher spheres of literature art and diplomacy. and
particularly the Established Church, inasmuch as
nearly all the bench of bishops may be found upon
it's list. The United Service Club. on the other
hand. Is made up of officers of the army and navy.
one day last summer. while the Athen;eum was
closed repairs and its members We're temporarily
enjoying the hospitality of the other club. there
came down into the hall a retired admiral. man
of portly build and violent temper. where's my
umbrella he demanded OF the han porter Search
was made and the umbrella was not forthcoming.
The admiral began TO fume. y dozen funkieS i'm
mediately swarmed into the hall My umbrellar'
New-York tribune., 1901-06-09
NoT SrcH i FooL Is HE LOOKED
From Spare Moments.

some ~ the inmates of a Yorkshire asylum were
ENGAGED IN saving wood. and an attendant thought
That one old fellow. who appeared To- be working
labor.
approaching him. the attendant soon discovered
the cause OF this The old man had turned his saw
upside down. with the teeth In tho air and was
working away with the back OF the tool
Here. =" remarked the attendant
what are YOU doing; Nou'H never cut the wood in
that fashion. Turn the overt
Tho old man paused and stared contemptuOusly
al the attendant.
did Ia liver try "A this way he asked.
Well no. replied tAe attendant. "Oi course l
haven't"
Then hod thy noise. mon" was the instant re
joinder. I've tried both ways hey. and'-im-
pT"ssiVely-"this is L easiest"
New-York tribune., 1901-06-09
PROTECTING THE TELEGRAPH WIRES

From The Electrical World and Engineer.
II &c stated that when the electric telegraph was
int reduced into Chilli strategy resorted to in
order guard the poles and wires against dam
age on the part OF the natives. and To maintain
the connection between the strOngholds the
frontier. There At the time between forty
and fifty captive Indians i'm the Chilian camp.
General Pinto in command OF the operations called
them together and. pointing - the telegraph wires
said:
do you those wires
Yes, neral
II you to remember not TO go or
touch them. for if you do your hands Will be held
and you viii be- unable To get away
The Indians smiled incrcdulously Then the gen
eral made them each in succession take hold Of the
New-York tribune., 1901-06-09
TRADE EDUCATION.

ISr T. Upton said the American boy was ahead
Z the English boy. Managers of great American
oncerns were often surprisingly youthful lie
hought 1t would be a good thing II every knSllsh
10y was sent To America at seventeen ior TWO
ears.l
The English boy the States has gone.
In "A Western store you'll find him,
\ Yankee twang he has taken on.
And his mOiesty left behind him.
Land Of Eabcs." said the cal!ow youth.
Tho AT home my elders hout me-,
In "A couple Of years they shall own the truth
That they can't get on without me
The hoy returned But his fathers trade
Seemed his vast ambition
There were limits set To the prOut made.
AMI II suffered from competition
Father he said. ''let this care be mine.
Its matter of education.
Ard m pretty spry AT a big Combine.
So he worked arn1lsamatIon' -tPunch-
New-York tribune., 1901-06-09
4 LITERARY EPITiPH.

From The Chicago Tribune
friend in New-Mexico writes that In the
.5ls young woman school teacher in New Boston,
~ H.. murdered by big hulkinS fellow be-
cause she had too much sense To marry him. The
woman. however. was not responsible for the fol-
lowing on her gravestOne:
Here lies lovely blooming daushter
fy the reveugefu hand of malicious Henry.
When on her way TO school he met her,
And with q six Self-cOcked pistol shot her.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-09

wire AZ both ends ~ electric battery In full
operation. after which he exclaimed.
Il command you To let 10 the wire
Il can't. My hands benUmbed,' cried each
Indian
The battery then stopped Not long after the
general restored them TO liberty. giving them strict
Instructions to keep the secret. This had the de
sired effect. for. might be expected the
peTirnce was related In the strictcst confidence to
every man In the tribe. and the telegraph remained
unmoestcd.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-09
As ADVERTISED.
From Answers

FROM Answers
An indignant Wokins farmer returned 70 horse
dealers about hour after purchasing a horse.
Look here. sir he exclaimed. Il don't want
this horse You sold ME. lie SHES. / can't get him
to the bridge"
That's the reason ! sold him.. said the dealer.
calmly. why did you come To me for the horse!
Il saw your advertisement in the paper.
IL thought 50. gave my reason for selling him -
Yes: to- he sold. You stated. for no other reason
than that the owner wanted To out of town
"Well. If you get out of town with him. said
the dealer Iii will be more than | can do
New-York tribune., 1901-06-09
i. AN umbrella with a silver
cried the admiral.

cried the admiral AN umbrella with silver
kn0b-where is il. sir?''
The hustle continued for few moments and
then one of the attendants tinOrously informed the
admiral that could be found What. sir
what. sir? Not to be found sir, Why not. sir?''
= am afraid sir replied the han porter: that
iti Taken it, rodred the admiral. fairly apo
plecuc with rage. You mean stolen it-yes. sir.
stolen it, might have known what would happen
when lei in all those id bishOpsr'
New-York tribune., 1901-06-09

Of that star-eyed goddess whose smooth right arm
bears aoft the scales of justice. whose straw stack
can he burn
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-06-14
THE RAMBLER'S plcKINeS.

Sorry to hear of the accident
which befell Charles Cortright of
Montague Sunday. While driving
along the Glove road his horse fell
and broke its neck.
Gottfried Wieland's bear is grow
ing right along. Some time in the
distant future there will be a supper
given at the Brick house with bear
steak on the menu.
It seems Rambler" hit some-
body last week. Sorry, but as no
name or locality was mentioned in
the item complained of do not see
where the hit comes in, unless IA
guilty conscience, etc.
Harvey Kyle of Newark is spend
ing a week at his home here.
Edward L. Van Etten of New
York was in town over Sunday.
Rev. G. E. Scudder of the M. E.
church has reason to feel proud of
the large Congregations that attend
his church.
Some kind of an exhorter or
whatever you might call him passed
through here Friday morning tell
ing the people to prepare for the
other world. 1 am afraid his ad.
vice fell on Needless ears.
So far two democrats have an
nounced their willingness to be as.
sociate judges. Ed. Brown has
notion to try conclusions with them
and see if he can't capture the nom
nation.
Considerable stir was occasioned
early Tuesday morning when Dory
Bosler, high sheriff of Dingman
township, came into the borough
and with the assistance of Geo.
Smith arrested Fritz Poillon, War
rem Chol and Sam Fuller on war
rants issued by John Olmsted, ESQ,
for assault, Hermann Koehler pros
ecutor. Geo. Gregory furnished
rig for all hands to take a ride to
the squire's office for hearing,
which was adjourned until tomor.
row.
A lot of very tired youngsters
came out Of the court house Monday
evening. I do not know if it is
good policy to keep young children
up till nearly midnight or not. 1t
is tiresome for some older people
how must it affect the young.
Ben Kyle is the owner of a dog
that can kill rats almost as fast as
you can count.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-06-14
Real Estate Transfers.

Winifred G. Horn to George
Wehinger, lot No. 43S, Matamoras.
Consideration $1,000.
Geo. Daumann, Treasurer, to
Commissioners, 1853 acres, Delaware.
Consideration, taxes, formerly as
sessed to L. Chatillon.
Commissioners of Pike county TO
Horace o. Kipp, same land. Con-
81.
Horace o. Kipp to W. w. Kim
mey, same land. Consideration 81.
Augustus F Grosch and wife to
Esther -Friedlander, land in Dola-
ware and Dingman, 312 acres. Con-
sideration, exchange.
Dunham Gregory and wife and
George Gregory and wife to August
Huffman, 40 acres, Westfall. Con-
sideration $40.
John w. Frazier to Evangeline
Donaldson, lot in Dingman's Ferry.
Consideration $40.
f. Vandermark, trustee, to John
Bogart, lots Nos. 129 and 1874, Mata-
moras. Consideration $3.50.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-06-14

are authorized at once to destroy all
illegal fishing devices.
Persons interfering with fish war
dens and others in the discharge of
their duties are liable to a fine Of 500
and three months in Jail.
The half of all fines shall 60 to the
infOrmer.
Fish commissioners shall have
power to prevent fishing in waters
that they have stocked with game or
food fish.
The board of fish commissioners
shall have power to appoint twelve
fish wardens, one of whom shall be
chief and have an Office at the capitol
in Harrisburg The salaries of the
fish wardens shall be fixed by the
fish commission and they shall re-
ceive an allowance for expenses.
All conflicting acts whatsoever are
repealed.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-06-14

ed 1t would necessitate an immedi-
ate reduction of wages in all steel
establishments not in the trust.
This claim, which is being made by
those who ought to know whereof
they speak, is causing many who
we're at first inclined to favor Mr.
Babcock's idea TO entertain doubts
of its wisdom and If it be suhstau-
tiated by unprejudiced investiga-
tion, which a number Of members
of the House are quietly making,
the bill for the repeal of the tariff
on steel products will not be sup
ported bv a corporal's guard of Re-
publicans in either branch Of con-
gress at the coming session. Desir-
able as many consider it to curb the
power of the big trusts, the Repub-
lican majority in congress are not
going to be stampeded into the sup
port of anything Of that sort with
out carefully considering it from
every point of view, and they will
certainly not allow any legislation
to get through that will reduce the
wages of American workingmen.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-06-14
OBITUARY.
ALBERT B. MIppAuaH.


After an illness extending over
some months and gradually failing
vitality induced by age Mr.. Mid
daugh passed away at his home in
Delaware township Tuesday morn
ing. He was horn nearly eighty
years ago in Luzerne county and
was a son of David and Elsa NJ. Cool
Middaugh. His ancestors we're
prominent in early affairs and his
connections were among the repre-
sentative people of this section.
When about fourteen years old he
came to Lehman to reside with his
uncle, Albert G. Brodhead, and since
has always lived in that and the ad-
joining township of Delaware. Jan.
uary 2, 1s49, he married Hannah A.
Eyeritt, also a member of a widely
known and distinguished family,
who survives him. He is also sur
vived by two sisters, Eliza Ann,
who is a Mrs. Hamton, of Illinois,
and Margaret j., widow of the late
VIM Angle Of Delaware, aud a
brother, John c., of Nebraska.
Four children, John H., and Mary
e., wife Of j W. Van Gorden, of
Wyoming, Daniel H., and Mary A.,
wife of Isaac Smith of Delaware,
also survive. The funeral was held
Thursday and interment in the cem-
etery at Dingman's.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-06-14
PERSONALS

Mrs Fred Gumble is visiting het
parents at Wilsonville, Pa.
Mrs Kate B Van Wyck is so
journing at Brookside Villa.
DR.. r. G. Barckley and wife wen
to Honesdale this week for brie
visit.
J. 0. Ryder and wife of Matamor
as spent last Sunday here visiting
friends.
Will Armstrong, with the Iron
Age, New York, spent last Sunday
with his parents.
E. L. vun Etten of New York
spent last Sunday with his uunt,
Miss Coruelia Van Etten.
DR.. Persifor Frazer of Philadel
phia passed through town Wednes-
day on his way to Silver lake where
he has a summer cottage.
Miss Mary Stoll Of Orange, N. j.
is making ten days visit with her
cousin, Miss Bertha Williamson.
Mrs. H. E Emerson and daugh-
ter, Madge, returned with Miss
Bertha Kleinhans to Blooming
Grove last Saturday for a week s
visit.
Miss Hannah Van Etten of Coma
shaugh recently returned home af-
ter spending the winter with her
sister, Mrs, Frank Singmaster, at
Washington, Iowa.
Mrs. S. M. Craft of Red Ridge
farm in Milford township, who has
been quite indisposed for many
weeks, was in town Tuesday enjoy
ing improved health,
Rev. S. Morris was in town Tues
day calling on former acquaintances
and friends and was the guest of
Mrs. A. A. Van Auken He also
favored the Press office with a
pleasant little visit He went from
here to Dinginan's Oh a visit which
place he has not favored with 1t call
since he was pastor there over four
years ago.
Mrs. Chas Whiting of Attleboro,
Mass, who has been visiting here
for some time, was called home last
week by. the death of Lura. her
two and a half year old daughter,
who his been for some time in a
Boston hospital She was accom-
panied by her mother, Mrs. G. M
Slauson, who will remain with her
several days.
Elkanah Custard, who many years
ago resided in this county and who
is a son OF the late William Custurd.
but who for a number of years has
lived IN Easton, was a visitor in
town last week. He now resides in
Topeka, Kansas, where his son is
connected with a newspaper While
here he was guest with his cousin,
DR.. G. S. Custis.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-06-14

Secretary Long headed off a
scheme of sone real estate specu-
lators who have acquired the Ian
that will be needed for the estab-
lishment of the naval station on
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and have
been holding it at extortonate
prices by instruoting the command
ant of the naval station at Homo
lulu to consult with the United
States District Attorney there in
regard to proceedings to protect the
interests of the government in Sc
curing the needed land at Pearl
Harbor. By the same steamers, at
the request Of Secretary Long, or
ders from Attorney General Knox
went to the United States District
Attorney to take the necessary
steps before July to condemn the
land needed for the naval station.
This alertness will convince those
spectators that Uncle Sam is not
an easy mark.