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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-27

be taken back. Mrs. Romney said
cheerfully that nothing would be TAX
en- back, and the men made threats
against the safety of the office before
they left.
"After the paper was out that after
noon Mrs. Romney dropped around to
see a friend of hers. Nobodyasever
knew who was on the vigilance com
mittee, because no one ever wanted
to know. But Mrs. Romney had a
pretty correct idea as to whom she
was talking, and she remarked casu-
ally that her Office had been threat
ened, and she would like to have it
protected. 1t was protected, and the
Durango Times continued to do bust
ness at the old stand without taking
back any editorials.
""That was the beginning of the civil
wal at Durango, which nobody who
lived in the camp that winter will
ever forget. The .desperadoes barri-
caded themselves within Notifications
EEE
and resisted capture for six weeks,
during which time almost daily bat
ties were fought in the streets. Fin
ally they left the town in a body, and
pursued their %avocations of 'rustler'
and 'hold-up' right nerrily in the
country round about. One day, re-
member, two of them, each of whom
had a price on his head, rode down
the streets, and with reckless bravado
treated the town in a saloon, compell-
ing the sheriff and marshal of the
county to hold their horses while they
did it. Yes; those were high old
times in Durango, sure enough. But
by the next June only two of the des-
peradoes were feft in the city, and
they were in the cemetery.
II don't believe any Of the news
paper women nowadays ever writes
such hot stuff for her paper as Mrs.
Romney did all that winter in Dur.
ango.'
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Strikes a Rich Find.

II was troubled for several years
with chronic indigestion and nervous
debility writes F. L. Green, of Lam
caster, N. H. mo remedy helped me
until l began using Electric Bitters,
which did me more good than all the
medicine I ever used. They also kept
my wife in excellent health for years.
She says Electric Bitters are just
splendid for female troubles; that
they are a grand tonic and invigor-
ator for weak, run down women. No
other medicine can take its place in
our family" Try them. Only SOC.
Satisfaction guaranteed by Chapple
Drug Co.
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track and putting the new steel in
place. The strip of track is 5000 feet
long and every foot of the way had
to be built up or cut away, SO the
magnitude of the work may be i'm
agined.
The Forsyth bluffs, two and one
half miles east of town, are the next
to receive attention and will take fully
as long to get into shape as the Dewey
bluffs. 1t is expected that this work
will engage the constant services of
the large gang now employed until
next January.
The work of laying the new steel
between Rosebud and Miles City was
completed several weeks ago.
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SEASON WAS GOOD.
Senator Powers Gives His Opinion Of
Wool Market.

Former Senator r. G. Power, chair
man of the state sheep commissioners
and president of the State Wool
growers association, vas interviewed
by a Helena paper on the wool and
sheep market. He gave it as his opin-
ion that during the present season
Montana sheep owner have received
fully $4,00O,000 as the proceeds of the
sale Of wool and pelts. The seasons
clip vas estimated by him at 80, 0OO,-
900 pounds, which vas sold at an
average price of IS cents per pound,
and consequently yielded $3,90O,000.
The sale of pelts, he said. would cas-
lily bring the total to the full amount
of the first sum named and is a great
er amount of money than vas ever
before received by the flockmasters
of the state in a single season.
The buying season, he said, was
closed and practically all the wool
produced in the state had been ship
ped, having been bought and paid for
by eastern buyers. Less, wool, he
thought, had been consigned this year
than in any past season and the re-
suits had proved highly satisfactory
to all concerned. The returns might
have been larger, while On the other
hand they might have been so much
worse that as a rule but little com
plant was heard from the producers.
All the wool men had money and
many had wiped out debts that had
been standing for a long time and
handicapped the flockmaster. On the
whole the industry he believed was in
excellent shape.
Being asked as to the prospect for
next year he replied:
'It could not be very much better.
There is every reason to look for bet
ter prices next season than prevailed
this. The reason for it is plain. This
years clip is marketed; it has every
bit been sold and is in strong hands.
The buyers are sure of realizing a
profit on their purchases, or they
would not have purchased so freely.
About all the wool shipped to this
country under the Wilson bill, which
had wool on the free list, has been
disposed of-that is, it has been man
ufactured during the last four years
and the stocks used UP. The result
is a better prospective market. The
outlook is certainly good for woolmen.
and in no part Of the country are con
ditions more favorable to the indus.
try than right here in the treasure
state"
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pounds. They are of the type known
as the 12-wheel, tandem compound,
with Is and % inch cycilders. The
fire boxes are also out of the ordi-
nary, being short and wide, with two
doors. AS may be supposed they are
built for both speed and strength and
are capable of pulling the heaviest
trains handled by the company with
ease over the %steepest grades.
The engines are running light and
every p%recaution is taken to ward
Off accident and are limited to a
speed of not to exceed 20 miles an
hour. Before the first one was per
mited to pass over the road a care
full examination of all bridges was
made.
The first a accompanied by
T. J.. Tonge, travelling engineer for
the American Locomotive company,
at whose shops the engines were
built. He will re main sometime at
Missoula to instruct the engineers
who are to-run the monsters in hand
ling them.
The two locomotives are the first OF
a series of IA which the company has
ordered and it is said that IL others
even larger and heavier, will soon
come out from the shops for helpers
on the mountain runs.
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COUNTING THE CHILDREN.
Preparing for Taking Annual School
Census.

By an act passed at the last ses-
sion of the legislature the law in re
gard to the taking of the school cen
sus was amended so that now the
enumeration must be made during the
first 20 days Of September, instead Of
the last 20 in August. The
change was made because later in
the year a more accurate census can
be taken of all children actually re-
siding in the various districts.
The state superintendent of public
the school clerks informing them of
the change of the law and giving di-
rection in reference to the enumera-
ton. After calling attention to the
change and also to the sections of
the code pertaining to the enumera-
ton Superintendent Welch closes his
Letter as follows:
eff the clerk fails or neglects to
take the census as above provided he
is liable to the districts. f
List no children unless their pa,
rents or guardians reside in your dis
trict at the time the census is taken.
| Children attending school in your dis
trict, whose parents reside in another
district, or whose parents are living
temporarily in your district, for the
purpose of sending their children to
school, but whose legal residence is
elsewhere, cannot be listed. Such
children will be listed in the district
where their parents have their legal
residence. List no 'transients, or 'hir
ed men whose legal residence is no.
in your district.
"In all cases the legal residence OF
the parents determines the district
in which the children must be emu
merated.
"Census car only be taken between
the list and goth days of September,
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claims, positively oxidize the poison
u principle Of the dreaded weeds
named. The remedy will, he declares,
make poisonous vegetable substance
inert and in all cases, if not too far
advanced, the remedy will quickly off
set the effects of the poison. AS loco
poisoning is a chronic affection it can
not be reached by the same remedy;
in fact, no cure has ever been dis.
covered for loco poisoning and the
discovery made by Mr.. Starr of a
n%eutralizer of larkspur is the first
remedy that has ever been proposed.
.The effects of morphine poisoning
may be Offset or neutralized by en-
edies we'll known" said Mr.. Starr to
the Herald. "The poisonous weeds on
the ranges, like morphine, are vege-
table poisons, and the same principles
may be applied to cattle poisoned in
this way that are used in medicine.
"My remedy will cure acute and
what ordinarily would be Immediately
fatal diseases of poisoning. Larkspur
and death camas kill within a short
time. All hockmasters and breeders
quickly recognize this class of poison
ing, but aside from simple remedies
that are occasionally tried nothing has
been effective in ~neutralizing the effect
of the poison. The symptoms O. this
poisoning are contraction of the mus
cles, trembling, frothing at the mouth
and in many cases bloating. If these
symptoms are noticed in time | can
cure cattle with my remedy. 1t slim
ulates the action of the. heart and at
the same time offsets the effect of the
poison" i
Mr.. Starr has been studying the sub
ject of poisonous plants for over six
years. He made the first investiga'
ton by the state of poisonous range
weeds six years ago and has since
aided both the state and the govern
ment in similar Investigations thai
have been made. He perfected the
chemical analysis of the weeds col
lected by DR.. Crestnut and corps o.
assistants who are now conducting the
government inquiry into the character
type and effect Of these weeds.
AS it is almost impossible to cleal
the ranges of poisonous weeds, as it is
but a short time since they were vel
known to stockmen, the remedy Mr
Starr claims to have discovered will
be of inestimable value to the sheel
and cattle men of Montana. Thus fal
nothing had ever been proposed tina
has even claimed to be a cure TO!
range weed poisoning. No remedy ha'
yet been discovered for the loco weet
poisoning, but Mr.. Starr is conductin.
elaborate Investigations which ma.
bear fruit in the near future.
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First Publication Aug. q. 190l.-6.
Notice for Publication.

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 q.
Neal, who made H. D.. No. 1888 for
lot 8, Sec. 80, Twp. 4 N, R. 80 D..
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence upon
and cultivation of said land, viz: =.
O. Gruwell, r. E. Gruwell, Billings,
Mont, VIM. Ship, Johr Weddle, juno
ton, Mont.
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THEY ARE MONSTERS.
Arrival of New Locomotives for North
ern Pacific Road.

The first of the new locomotives
ordered sometime ago by tie North
ern Pacific for service on the Rocky
Mountain division passed through the
city last Thursday and was fol
owed by a second, which arriv.
ed last evening. The engines are
undoubtedly the largest ever ordered
by any western road and without coal
or water weigh something like 100000
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Your Face

Shows the state of your feeling and
the state of your health as we'll. m
pure blood makes itself apparent in
a pale and sallow complexion, Pimp-
les and Skin Eruptions. If you are
feeling weak and worn out and do
not have a healthy appearance, you
should try Acker's Blood Elixir. It
cures all blood diseases where cheap
Sarsaparillas and SO called purifiers
fail; knowing this, we sell every
bottle on a positive guarantee. For
sale by Chapple Drug Co. i
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Blown to Atoms.

The old idea that the body some
times needs a powerful, drastic, pur-
gative pill has been exploded; for DR..
Kings New Life Pills, which are per-
fectly harmless, gently stimulate
liver and bowels to expel poisonous
matter, cleanse the system and abso-
lutely cure constipation and sick head
ache. Only Is c at Chapple Drug Co.
SpeciaI Rates to Pan-AmerIcan Expo
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Russia Modifying Troops.

Brussels, Aug. 23-A dispatch to
the Petit Bleu from Vienna says:
According to advices from Galaiz 20
Russian torpedo boats and severl dis
patch boats have arrived at the
Duiester Delta and Russian troops
are commencing to mobilize along the
Turkish frontier.
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sition.

The Northern Pacific Railway COM
pany will sell special excursion tick
cts Billings to Buffalo and return at
s57.75. 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
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Moki Tea Positively Cures

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. q oo Gus.
For sale by Chapple Drug Go.
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HAS A CURE.

Helena Man Makes Discovery Import.
ant to Stock Men.
Emil Starr, the Helena chemist,
has made a discovery of what he be-
lieves is a perfect remedy for poison
ing Of cattle or sheep from death
camas and larkspur. While the rem
edy will not cure or neutralize the
effects of loco poisoning it will, he
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-27

ST. JOHNS HEADACHE CURE
will cure your headache. Sold BY Chap
pie Drug Co.
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Quick shoe repairing. Postofice
6-tI
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-27

Durango was a pretty lively kind OF
a town in those days. We ate stolen
steaks all the first winter. Cattle
thieves of Colorado, Utah, New Mex
leo, and Arizona rounded up cattle in
four states, and sold it in Durango.
Zone day a company of. militia from
New Mexico came up there with
requisition papers for a murderer.
They were fred upon and a pitched
battle took place in the streets, which
many a pioneer of the southwest can
remember.
'sThat afternoon Mrs. Romney came
out with an editorial to the effect that
the Durango boys did the first firing,
and that hereafter they had better
conduct their feuds outside the city
limits, where they would not endanger
the lives of peaceful non-combatants.
.It was a pretty cool kind of an
editorial to write under the circum-
stances, considering how many guns
were going off, promiscuous like. The
next morning two men called around
loaded up with Winchesters and small
arms, and inquired who wrote tina,
editorial. Mrs. Romney cheerfully
claimed the honor. The men were non
plused at having a woman to dea
with, for the pioneer bad man was
generally pretty good to women. They
demanded that the offensive remark
The Monte Vista journal., 1901-09-14
Metl.Mlist EpiscopaI Church.

The pulpit will be occupied in
the morning by Rev. Whittier.
In the evening by the pastor.
The pastor breaches Mt the Robb
school house in the morning.
True Honor is the subject for
the League. Bessie Warbnrton
leads.
The Juniors meet at $50. Mrs.
William Newton, their lender, has
been on the sick list but is now
better.
The Ladies' Aid electe,! Mrs. c.
S. Aldrich. general president; !;
Mrs. Allen. Sec. Mrs B. i. Ayers
Treas. Mrs. Whittier is president
of division No. /; Mrs. T.. J..
Adams, president OF division No.
3 A good list of officers. Other
officers will he elected later.
The Monte Vista journal., 1901-09-14

dIges,ed, is held 10 he proof of
this. Sufficient time has also
elapsed to warrant the doctors in
asserting that the danger of in.
tlammation where the bullet lodged
has disappeared.
No attempt will be made to re-
move the president TO Washington
until he hns completely recovered,
aud in a general way il can be
said that there is no likelihood
that this will be until October.
IATFR:-rhe President had an
uncomfortable night Thursday.
The food which he took that day
seemed to have cnns-l set back.
His condition is again critical.
The Monte Vista journal., 1901-09-14
THE PRESIDENT
WILL RECOVER.

The latest alvices from Buffalo
are That the President will GER
tainIy recover His CONDITION is
improving hourly and some of his
.physicians have retired satisfied
that the danger period has been
passed.
The Pres ident has taken coffee
toast and beef tea which signifies
shis stomach,is free from inhamma-
tion. The holes in the stomach
proper caused by the perforalion
OF the bullet, are now considered
healed by DIR. McBurney and his
associates, The fac, that the beef
juice fed to the patient Tuesday
night and yesterday was readily
The Monte Vista journal., 1901-09-14

Captain Alirich says h" will
rails" 80 worth of fruit in his
garden this scn-on. Every man
n town should set out n few frui,
trees IN his back yard.
The Monte Vista journal., 1901-09-14
AtArd II 'thanLs.

] dc,ir" Ia express my thanks 10
The friends who took nm interest
in nv canvass for Maid OF Honor
nnl shall ever remember them
with the kindcsl feelings
l,osE MooDf.
The Monte Vista journal., 1901-09-14

Prof. Antoine Jacobs, of th.
Agricultural College. who has been
doing considerable work IN the
valley this summer. with head
quarters in Monte Vista. left FOR
An,onito Friday where he will be
mel 10y Prof Carpenter. These
gentleman hav. been gathering
data relaiiv. To the irrigation f.a.
lures and ar'esian wells Of the
valley.
The Monte Vista journal., 1901-09-14

Joseph Newman nnd company
will give mn entertainment nj the
Opera House Thursday evening.
September ~.
The Monte Vista journal., 1901-09-14

Rocky Ford wn'-rm.llons nrr
now coming ,n,o town by ear load
lots. They are ripe aud sweet
The Monte Vista journal., 1901-09-14

The regular Meeting ~ the ".
q. I. L. will l~ held on Tuesday
Sept l7th with Mrs. AlLticb.
The Monte Vista journal., 1901-09-14
Baptist Chmrch.

Last Sunnay was good day.
Two bapiisms at the morning ser
vice, and reorganization of the
young people at evening. Pastor
preached at Soldiers Home in the
afternoon. -
The Monte Vista journal., 1901-09-14
Next Sunday.

Sunday School 10 o'clock.
Preaching service II o'clock.
Subject-"rhe Ri ;ht Road to n
Revival"
Young peoples meeting G:45.
EvAngelistic service. 7:3o.
A cordial invitation is extended
to all.
The Monte Vista journal., 1901-09-14

Miss Rose Moody hn- been lie.
clnred elected Maid II Honor from
this county 10 III. Denver cntni.
val. She received 5l3 votes.
Only n few scattering votes were
east against her.
The Monte Vista journal., 1901-09-14

L"vinn Whilock WAS granted n
divorce 10y ia. county ronu Thurs
day. Attorney N-rrkxmp mp.
pearcd for plaintiff.
The Monte Vista journal., 1901-09-14

Mrs. u. !. Gibbs and two
children returned home 1hmr-,ln,
from their "trip Ia Sal, Lake City.
They visited n week or more with
relatives NJ frni,n IN their way
back.
The Monte Vista journal., 1901-09-14

Senator William T.. Mason. in
speaking Of the enactment Of laws
to prevent the gathering of an.
archists, said: "1'he man tina,
attempted TO kill President Nc.
kinley is guilty of treason. A
law should lie enacted by the gov
ernmrnt that would prohibit the
teaching of treason and deal with
those guilty of the crime.
So far rs we can learn from
republican leaders the following
are their most popular candidates
for county nominations: Treas
urer, {. II. Bnck; assessor. T.. $.
Matthias; Judge. q. W. Warbur.
ton: Clerk. VIM. Monroe: sheriff,
August Welss; Snpf. of schools,
Mrs. II. q. Blackm"re: Commits.
sioner, SchrHder.
Mrs ID. W. Taft. of Crccdc pur.
chased her residence nt the Mn
crs bank assets sale at Monte
Vista last Saturday for n nominal
sum and n large ovcrdrafi. well
secured. went ai - cents. being a
woman. no gentleman would bid
against her Some of the widows
who had deposits in the bank
ought To have been present
Al the sale of bank assets, con.
ducicd hy Receiver Chapman ut
Monte Vista saturday. Edward
Arps hid in the Miners bank build.
ing in il,- city for himself and ".
q. Boyle. II. is expected that
romkins Bros bank will occupy
the buildin. IN the future. -Crcalr
Miner.
The condition of -x i.ient. Goy.
Carney Of onray has grown serious
during the last week aud he ia now
confined Ia his bed. which he will
probably never leave rliv. aud III.
end is n question probably of
weeks. His son. Patsy Carney,
and wife, from Denver nr. with
him.
MIR. Clar.nc" " inch.ll nnl her
two small children left for Kansas
Tuesday nigh, whcr. they will
visit n few weeks aud then 20 To
Texas 10 remain with her parents
couple of months. Mrs. Win.
chell goes Ia n lower altitude
partly on account of her health.
Mrs. u. !. Gibbs and two
children returned home Thursday
from their "trip Ia Sail Lake City.
They visited n week or more with
relatives NJ Frui,n on their wny
back.
Captain Aldrich say. h" will
rails. 80 worth of fruit IN his
garden thi. s-n-on. Every man
n town should set out n few frui,
trees in his back yard.
The Monte Vista journal., 1901-09-14

Finley McCl"ud, Of Kansas,
came here the first IT August sui.
fering with asthma and recovered
~ much in n week that h. hn.
since put in 90 days working on n
ranch. This valley i- sur, relief
for this dis.ns-.
The Monte Vista journal., 1901-09-14

u. A. Crsmrr was taken TO Dem
yer week ago Tuesday night by
DIR. Packard and accompanied by
Mrs. Crsmer. lie s'oA the trip
we'll and Saturday underwent u
surgical operation. Since then he
has been doing nicely snd hopes
to be hcme again in few week. n
well man.
The Monte Vista journal., 1901-09-14

Judge Shields the stn,esman
from. Moscs wns in 'nwn Tuesday
"n legal business
The Monte Vista journal., 1901-09-14

Will Pickett will be candidate
before the republican convention
for comfy clerk. Wha. his back.
ing is we are hot informed.
The Monte Vista journal., 1901-09-14

"Molly q" is the name of
famous mine in Aspen. II is also
the name of the one act comedy
which Joe Newman will present,
when he and his clever company
OF entertainers appear at Monte
Vista Opera house, Thursday,
Sept. 2Gth. "Molly q" is bright
ly and smsrtly written and will
keep An audience roaring with
laughter for twenty minutes or so.
"Molly q" will alone be wof,h tho
price of admission.
The Monte Vista journal., 1901-09-14

Rose Moniy's count for Maid of
Honor closed with the lucky mum
her "l3" and =" We hope she will
draw the diamond ring.