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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-01-08
THOS. S. N T RESIGNS
As County Commissioner-1ntends Re-
moving to Oregon.

When the board Of county commits
sioners met yesterday they found on
file the resignation of Thos. S. Linton,
chairman Of the board. Mr.. Linton's
resignation came in a letter from that
gentleman, who has been absent from
the city for several weeks. He an
nounced as his reason that he intended
removing from Billings.
A few weeks ago Mr. Linton So
cured the patent right for the states
of Oregon and Washington for the sale
of a new patent harrow, and has been
at Hot Lake, Oregon, where he ex-
poets to locate and establish head
quarters.
The resignation of Mr.. Linton as
county commissioner and his decision
as to leaving Billings comes as a mat
ter of deep regret to the citizens of
Yellowstone county regardless of party
utilization. Only a little over a year
ago he was appointed as commissioner
to succeed 0. N. Newman, resigned,
who also removed from the state, and
his term of Office would not have ex-
PRED until November of this year. He
has served the county we'll and faith
fully as a citizen and public servant,
and, having been identified with every
movement which has for its object
the upbuilding of the city and com
munity, will be greatly missed. Mr..
Linton is at present at Hot Lake.
Judge Loud has been notified of
Mr.. Linton's resignation. In all prob
ability he will appoint one of the
county commissions select to fill the
position for the %unexpired term.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-01-08
NEW RATE
Great Northern Will follow Lead of
NorthernHPacific.

The Northern Pacific ticket agent in
this city has received notification that
beginning February /, his road will
cut the passenger rates from 4 to 3
cents per mile between all stations in
Montana and Idaho, and that the
Great Northern has issued a like cir
cular.
The lowering of the rates will be
greatly appreciated by the general
travelling public and place Montana on
a footing with neighboring states in
the matter Of transportation charges.
Two years ago the rates upon the same
roads were reduced from 5 to 4 cents
per mile, and the cut within the two
years has been 2 cents per mile, a re-
duction of 40 per cent. For the people
who travel, and that means everyone,
the cut spells a goodly saving in small
change. The man who travels from
Billings to Helena after the first of
next month will save just $2.38 over
the man making the trip today, and
the trip to Butte will cost just $2.35
less each way than it does at the pres
ent writing. And so on down the
line. If you are figuring on how
much it will cost you to travel after
the first, just cut off a cent for every
mile travelled and you have it.
1t is believed that the reduction in
rates will result in a greatly increased
passenger traffic and that the roads
will be greatly benefited by the
change; at any rate the cut will be a
most popular one, and one that ever
the populists Of Montana can appre.
ciate. All the arbitrary charges fol
the tunnels that the roads have built
in the past will be abolished, and the
passenger who travels will pay only
for the miles he travels and not fol
the building of some tunnel or expen'
sive grade that the railroad has upor
its right of way.
1t is thought that the Burlington.
which charges 5 cents per mile il
Montana, will also reduce it's rate to
cents to conform with that of the
other two roads.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-01-08
BRIDGE WILL BE BUILT.
County Commissioners Order That Work
Be Begun.

At the meeting of the board Of
county commissioners held in this city
yesterday Col. H. W. Rowley appeared
in behalf of the citizens and an
nounced that the 81, 500 had been
raised to secure the erection of the
East Billings wagon bridge, result
ing in the commissioners notifying the
contractor, Wm. s. Hewitt, to begin
the work, which will be done just as
soon as the weather will permit.
The contract for this bridge was let
early in December, for So, 500, but
owing to the fact that certain extra
work had to be done which would
make it cost about 81, 500, or more
TINA the $40, 900 which the commits
sioners are allowed to expend without
first submitting it to a vote of the
people, it was held in allegiance until
the citizens raised 81, 500 as a bonus.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-01-08
ANOTHER CRIME.
Young Morrow Sent Up from Miles City
Has Another Charge to Face.

Fred Morrow, the young man sent
up from Miles City last fall to serve a
years time in tho state penitentiary
on a charge of stealing several hats
from the express company, is now
charged with the larceny of S., 900 in
that city from the Northern Pacific
Express company on April 20, 1900.
The information charging Morrow
with the crime contains four counts,
all relating to the same transaction.
A bench warrant has been placed in
the hands of the Custer county sheriff
for service and as soon as Morrow's
term expires he will be taken back to
Miles City for trial, sometime the
latter part of the coming summer.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-01-08
OLD FASHIONED COLD oURHl

Are going out of date. The By
man of today can not afford to
a bed a whole day and undergo +
martyrdom of the sweating proce1
Krause's Cola Cure are capsuiee5
convenient size, and can be taxi
without danger while performing vol
usual duties. They cure in "a houz|
Price 25 cents. Sold by Holmes
Calhoun.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-01-08
THE DAILY
Report of the Commercial Fluctuations q,
Interest =, Montanans.
Wool.

Boston, Jan. 4-The Commercial
Bulletin tomorrow will say Of thu
wool market: The Boston trade hal
passed and signed resolutions against
publication of statistics in detail od
the Boston market. Prices have
dropped 2 cents secured per pound on
fine medium territory, The improved
ment hoped for has not come, except
in Australian woods, which are firmer
Queensland combings having advanced
a shade to So cents. The busines4
done this week, though large for othe]
American markets, is smaller than thai
|of any week in 1900, except the wee1
ending September Is. Sales Of thu
week: 1000, 900 pounds domestic and
$50, 600 pounds foreign, a total 81
1850. 900 pounds for this week agains|
a total Of 1856, 900 pounds last wee1
and a total of 2,472, 900 pounds fol
the corresponding week last year
Receipts to date show a decrease d
| 791 bales domestic and a decrease d
1898 bales foreign against last year
The sales to date show a decrease q
1874, 900 pounds domestic and 5000
pounds foreign.
London, Jan. 5-The wool marke
during the week was firm, but quiete
owing to the holidays and nearness q
the first series of auction sales. TIL
second sales will open March IL, and
arrivals will close when 200, 900 bale
are available; the third series q
April 80, arrivals closing when $50,
900 bales are available. The arrival
for the first series of sales amount 4
229, 881 bales, including $4,000 fo1
warded direct. Imports Of wool dul
ing the weak were: New South Vale
3, $50 bales; Melbourne LIZA; SoutI
Australia {, 941; New Zealand 6, 490
Cape of Good Hope and Natal 13Q
elsewhere $50.
London, Jan. ARRIVALS Of WOO
for first series of 1901 auction sale
closed today with the following list
New South Wales 60, 837; Queensland
81, O32; Victoria 10, O90; South Aui
tralia 26, 800; New Australia $50
Tasmania 1888; New Zealand SO, 48s
Cape of Good Hope and Natal 80, 0a4
The amount available for the sale3
1888, $50, includes 1870, 600 bales of goo
stock. 4
Live Stock.
Chicago, Jan. Cattle: Strong {
slow; good to prime steers IS. 30 4
Sc. 10; stoc4ers and feeders $2.9O 4
"a. 40; Gamers % to $500.
Sheep steady to 10 cents Lower
Western sheep s.. rs to $3.50; wester
lambs IS to IS. IS.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-01-08
AFTERNOON SESSION.

The county treasurer was instructed
to cancel the taxes against lot %,
block 1873, Billings, assessed to E. j.
Healey for the year 1900, as said prop
erty was owned and assessed to Sarah
J Lamey and taxes thereon paid.
The board adjourned until January IA,
at 10 O'Clock a. m.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-01-08
DECLINE IN WHEAT.

Chicago, Jan. THE speculatiI
fever ran riot in nearly all the graz
and provision markets today and trad
ing was the heaviest in sometime
A strong realizing movement bro1
wheat badly neal the end of the sa(
sion, May closing at a decline OF i
cents.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-01-08
Live Stock.
CHANGE BREAKS RECORD.

New York, Jan. All records WEI
broken on the stock exchange today
Up to the close of the exchange abouI
2, $50, 900 shares had been dealt il
the greatest number Of TRANSACTION
recorded in the history of the 81
change.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-01-08
ROSY CHEEKS!

Do you want them? Do You simply
want to glow with health' Do you
want to eat we'll, sleep we'll and work
we'll Try Lichty's Celery Nerve
Compcnnd. Sold by Holmes & Cal
houn.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-01-08
TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION.
Officers Are Elected to Guide Its
Destiny.

The Billings Typographical union
has elected the following officers:
Presidential. F.. McFarlin.
Vice. r~esident--J. S. Flanagan.
Corresponding Secretary Treasurer,
P. R. Sullivan.
|. Recording Secretary-W. B. Harlow.
Sergeant-at-Arms-W. P. Schneider.
Executive Committee. S. Flana-
gan, James Murphy, and G. S. McFar-
lin.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-01-08
OFFICIAL
Of the Board Of Commissioners of Yellow
t stone County,

Billings, Montana, January z, 1901.
The board Of county commissioners
met this day in special session pursu-
ant to adjournment at 10 O'Clock a.
M, there were present j. B. Amin
and Pat Lavelle. The resignation of
Mr.. T. S. Linton as a member of the
board was presented and upon motion
such resignation was accepted. The
clerk was directed to inform the Hon.
@. H. Loud, judge of the district
court, of the vacancy now existing on
the board of county commissioners.
MI. J. B. Amin was e.o"tea chair
man pro tenn. The mimi e ii the last
meeting we're read and approved. The
clerk reported that the following
county officers have filed their official
bonds and oaths of Office, the same
having been duly approved by the
Judge Of the district court:
George w. Hubbard, sheriff.
Nat. G. Carwile, county clerk.
E. S. Holmes, county treasurer.
7. A. Williams, clerk of district
court.
A. P. Smith, assessor.
Fred H. Hathhorn, county attorney.
James Chapple, coroner
Henry Terrell, public administrator.
The following bonds were approved
by the board:
II. w. Ostrander, justice Of the
peace.
q. B. Brown, justice of the peace.
A. Fraser, Justice of the peace.
F. L. Mann, Justice Of the peace.
W. l.. G.. Unger, justice Of the
peace. 4
J. G. Bond, constable.
VIM. @. Grant, constable.
P. H. Smith, for burial of paupers.
The report of the county attorney
for the month of December and Jan
uary l to 6, inclusive, was approved
and filed.
Mr.. Amin as acting chairman was
authorized to sign the deeds issued
on the 10th of December to b. W.
Peck and E. J. Healey, respectively.
The clerk was directed to notify
Mr.. J. W. Coombs, supervisor of road
district No. H., to allow Mr.. Schaue1
ct al. until April / to move his fence
off the line of the county road.
The following property was sold al
public auction to the persons named,
they being the best and highest bid.
ders therefor:
Lots 10 and IA, block No. so, Bill.
ings, to Robert E. Gruwell for $7.61.
Lots II and 10, block 8, Saltwater, to
Calhoun and Adams for $11.O3. The
usual quit-claim deeds were issued tc
said purchasers.
Mr. H. W. Rowley on behalf of the
citizens Of Billings and vicinity ap,
peared before the board and stated
that the necessary amount to insure
the building of the East Billings
bridge had been subscribed and that
the payment Of the amount would be
guaranteed to the entire satisfaction Of
the contractor.
The clerk stated that Mr.. VIM. S.
Hewett, the contractor, would not be
here today, but would be in the city
in a few days, at which time he woul6
enter into written contract for the
construction Of said bridge. 1t wal
ordered that Mr.. Hewett shall execute
a bond in the sum Of $40, 900 for the
performance of said contract.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The county treasurer was instructed
to cancel the taxes against lot 20,
block 1913, Billings, assessed to E. j
Healey for the year 1900, as said prop
erty was owned and assessed to SaraI
I Ianoou and taxos tharaon Maid
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-01-08
CoUNTERFE1TERs ARRESTED,

Washington, Jan. 5-P. Paris "a
even companions have been arrest4
in New York for passing c~ounterfa
quarters and halves. The secret ~
vice officers consider the arrests g.
pOrtant.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-01-08
PAY UP

THOSE who find themselves in
arrears for subscription to.
the Semi-W Weekly Gazette will
oblige us by liquidating the obi
CATION at once Notices have been
sent to all subscribers who owe
for the paper and we trust that
the reminder of their indebtedness
will be sufficient to bring about a
speedy settlement. The Gazette
does not care to carry longtime
credit subscriptions. We are Civ
ing the people ike worth of the
subscription price of the paper
and figure that they should will
ingly pay for the paper promptly
when reminded that their subscrip-
lions are due.
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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-01-08
LOCAL NOTES.
From Saturdays Daily Gazette.

From Saturdays Daily Gazette.
VIM. Rea, the st. Paul sheep buy
or, is in the city and will make some
shipments today.
-Carwile & Bouton write liberal
fire insurance policies at the best
obtainable rates.
IN. A. Adams Of Minneapolis, a
bridge contractor, is in Billings look
ing up contracts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Spear enter
tanned about so guests at a domino
whist party last night.
Money to loan in any sum on
farm lands and improved Billings
property. Carwile & Bouton.
II. P. Mcdonald Of Bridger was
here yesterday on business in connec-
tion with the Bridger Coal company,
Of which he is manager.
One Of the carpenters working on
the office of the Donovan-Mc Cormick
company's new building fell from a
step-ladder Thursday afternoon, break
ing his arm.
Burlington railroad officials in
Pacific states towns on New Years
day installed Northern Pacific ticket
cases and are now selling tickets of
Northern Pacific issue over the Bur
lington route. ~
According to the Yellowstone
Journal Jane Dorsett, better known as
Calamity Jane" is in Miles City in
search of employment as a cook, and
if she fails to secure it there will go
on to Forsyth and next to Billings.
It has been only a little over a year
since she was at work in this city.
Paul Mccormick gave a delight
full dancing party at the Daniel Boone
cabin Thursday night to which were
invited about so guests. Mr.. McCor-
mick, who has been spending the holi-
days at home, will leave tomorrow for
Salt Lake City to his studies
at All Hallows college.
IS. G. Davis caused the arrest Of
F. S. Dulin Thursday on the charge of
petit larceny, alleging the theft of an
o~vercoat. Dulin claimed he had pur-
chased the overcoat in Livingston pay
ing $24 for the same. Justice Kelly
set Dulin's hearing for yesterday
morning, ,but in the meanwhile Davis
appeared in court and said the coat
was not his. The case against Dulin
was thereupon dismissed.
Livingston Post: The friends Of
Miss Maud Boyle rendered that young
lady a pleasing farewell last evening
at the city hall. Dancing was in
dulged in from 9 till - O'Clock. A
small party was in attendance and a
very enjoyable time was had, barring
the fact of Miss Boyle's approaching
time for leaving. She departed on
this mornings train for Lake Forest
to resume her studies in that institu-
ton.
j. M. Schwoob, part owner and
resident manager of the Cody Trading
company of Cody, Wyo., was a
visitor yesterday while en- route
to Butte. Mr.. Schwoob feels very
confident that there is a bright future
in store for Cody and this confidence
is to be shown in the enlargement of
his company's store, together with
the erection Of a fine new store block.
The plans have already been drawn
for the building, the object of Mr..
Schwoob's visit to Butte being for the
purpose of gaining new ideas relative
to up-to-date improvements.
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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-01-08

is covered TO q Uopln VI several Ill
ches making sleighing delightful, and
causing the stockmen to feel happy.
-Thos. hurley, who is engaged in
the sheep business near Roundup, has
returned from a visit to the east,
bringing with him a bride, who was
formerly Miss Annie Holland of St.
Cloud, MINI.
DIR. H. E. Armstrong was called
to Roundup Sunday to see W. F.
Strait, who was reported very ill. A
telephone message yesterday was to
the effect that Mr.. Straits condition
was improved.
Cleo. Towne of Bridger was a Wis
itor in Billings Sunday, while en-
route home from Iowa, whittier he had
been called several weeks since by the
illness of a sister, who later died.
Mr.. Towne was accompanied on his re-
turn by a niece, Miss o Towne OF
Dennison, Iowa.
For some unknown reaso the
Lewistown Democrat. suspended pub.
LEGATION Immediately after election,
but now comes the report that it will
make it's appearance again this week
under new proprietorship and editorial
management, Mr-LH. Walch, lately
of Idaho, having assumed control.
Agent John Carney Of the North
ern Pacific and Chas. Mepdenhall, two
of the men who saw the murderer o.
Sheriff Young, have gone to Burling
ton, Ia, for the purpose of seeing tn,
| prisoner now under arrest at tina
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-17
LOOMING SOUTH

dazzling light of Affair, the first
magnitude beauty of "Aquila" (the
Eagle), Alshain and Tarazed shining
on either side. Close to the Eastern
horizon. we meet the Zodiacal Con-
stellation "Aquarius" (the Water
Bearer, its three leading stars (of the
third magnitude) in a fairly regular
triangle Its Easternmost star, Sadal-
sund. is close to "Capricornus" (The
Sea-Goat), another Zodiacal Constella-
ton, and curiously shaped triangle,
with Segunda Giedi and Deneb Giedi
third magnitude) close together at
the Western angle. These almost
reach up to third zodiacal Constella-
ton, "Sagittarius" (the Archery, only
the upper portion of which is visible
this month. Still in line, close to the
horizon, is stretched a fourth Zodiacal
Constellation, "Scorpio" (the Scor-
pion) including the deep red first mag
nitude star Antares (the Heart of the
Scorpion). Several stars in the tail
of Scorpio are so far south as never
to rise in our latitude.
Working our way back to our Re
NTH, we meet the beautiful square o
"Ophiuchus" the Serpent Bearer)
with it's fipr Cabalrai and Ras AL
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-17

A very curious device has been in
vented, by which it is possible to de-
termine how many times the eye
moves in reading, and how fast the
movements are made. The object of
the instrument is to show in what
cases reading is hurtful to the eyes.
and thus to prevent shortsightedness
and fatigue. In a test of the instru-
ment recently made the results vera
curious. A mans eye was first made
insensible to pain by an application of
holococaine, and then a very light
shell, with a hole in the center, was
placed on the eyeball and held to it by
suction. The shell was connected with
light aluminium levers in such way
that the eye movements were traced
on a moving sheet of smoked paper.
Electrical devices caused the pointer
TO record not only the movements, but
the speed of each and the exact time IL
took The tracings showed that the
eye does not move over a printed line
continuously, but by quick jerks OF
varying length. The eye returns in an
unbroken sweep until near the end,
when it halts occasionally, as If to
get its bearings. The average number
of jerk movements in reading a news
paper line is about three. A line
slightly less than an inch In length
was read without any movement.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-17
Fishing in Scotland.

Fishing statistics just prepared By
the government state that last year
there were $4,000 persons engaged sT
the fishing industry in Scotland. OF
that number, 35,S00 were fishermen,
10000 were cutters and packers o.
herring, and the remainder were
curers, coopers, carriers, clerks, hawk
ers, boat carpenters, net workers,
barrel makers, and men employed in
the shipping of herring and curing
material. The number of boats en-
ployed was 1925, and of these, 1873,
valued at 1881 $40, were sailing bosts;
232, valued at $685. TAO, were steam
ers. and 70, valued at 9145, 49O, we're
liners or drifters. The total value OF
the fishing fleet was s1,915,9OO, and
the value of their gear, s795,977
More than 43,960 miles of lines we're
used, and 81 square miles of nets.
Over 268,000 tons of fish, valued AT
s2,400,000, were landed, mostly her
ring. The catch was about the same
as in the previous year, but the prices
were, If anything, better.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-17

August being one of the months
during which we may expect on a
large scale dazzling downpours Of
shooting stars, ] think 1t particularly
opportune for me to devote to these
curious phenomena the first part Of
my monthly talk.
What we are accustomed to call
shooting stars are really not stars
at all, but fragments of some destroy
ed planets within our Solar system,
abandoning their circulatory motions
around the Sun, and millions Of
which are supposed to exist in all
sorts of sizes from pebble to mass
OF many tons weight. AS their orbits
cross that of the Earth, their small
bulk renders them ultra-sensitive to
our power of attraction-that same
power to which we owe the Moons
regular and obedient moving around
our sphere. When these fragments of
broken-up planets thus enter the
boundaries of the Earth's gravity
power, they "shoot" downward with
such rapidity as to ignite, as they fly
through our atmosphere at rate of
not less than is to 25 miles per sec
ond, and there, these Opaque, until
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-17

these exceptionally fine star showers
came to time with promptituda. the
years 1866 and 1899 being no exception.
Looking Woodward.
To our Zenith, the second magni-
tude stars Restaban and Etanin OF
'Draco' (the Dragon), indicate the
place occupied by the head of the
celestial monster; while to their left,
Nekkar of "Bootes" (The H0,dsman)
Is the largest visible star of this con-
stellation. The tail of the Dragon
stretches down, between the Great
Dipper and the Little Dipper
its principal star Thutal,
shining between Alioth of "Crsa Ma
jor" and Kochab of "Ursa Minor.
Along the western limit, "Cor Coralf
| (The Heart of Charles) displays 9
fine star that bears its name. Some
times this constellation ic called
Canes Venatici" (The Hunting Dogs.
and then the appellation of Cor Caro-
! lis ia given its main luminary 81 Sh'
third magnitude. One of tn So TIVE
dogs name is Asterion, and a
the place where his collar is suppose'
10 be is found a remarkable neDuIa
the center of which is surrounded wit
sort Of broken ring; no telescop