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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-17
NEW r SHEET.
Reduction of Freight Rates on Hills
Railroads.

st. Paul, Jan. 14.-Tariff reductions
on the Great Northern and Northern
Pacific will go into effect February
l.. The new rate sheet went to the
printer this morning. Reductions
vary from 5 to Is per cent and affect
mainly "ten classes" and commodi-
ties. Rates on coal, lumber, flour and
wheat remain unchanged. Reductions
in wheat rates are postponed until
later in the year as President Hill be-
lieves a reduction now would not help
the farmers, since most of the wheat
has left their hands. The new tar
ifs were prepared by Darius Miller
who acted in behalf of both the Burr
lington and Great Northern.
The st. Paul and the Northwestern
roads will not make any reductions
till the effect of the reductions on
competing lines is noted.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-17
CITY COUNCIL RESTRAINED.
Ohio Judge Decides It Has No Power
to Remove Mayor.

Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 14.-Judge
Evans today granted a perpetual or
der restraining the city council from
ousting John N. Hinkle from the Of
flee of mayor. The petition for an
injunction alleged that a conspiracy
had been formed among members of
the council to impeach the mayor.
Judge Evans decided that the power
to remove elective officers was not
vested in tie council but in the pro.
late judge. y
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-17
SHERIFF is NOW IN CHARGE.
State National Bank of Miles City
ForcIoses on Mason Hotels.

. oiIiOSCS OH WdSOn TOISlSs
Miles City, Jan. 15.-The Leighton
and Miles City hotels this morning
were taken in charge by the sher-
ifs office. This state of affairs was
brought about by the foreclosure of
a mortgage for $4,000 held by the
State National bank, in default of in
terest thereon due January 1. The
mortgage was given to secure none
invested in furniture for the hotels
and annexes by the proprietor, G. A.
Mason. The bank regretted to take
this action on account of the incon-
%venience to the public, but hopes to
have the places open in a few days.
At a meeting of the stockholders of
the State National bank today the
former board of directors was reflect
ed. The officers have not yet been
chosen.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-17
First Publication Jan. 10, 19O2-4f
ALIAS SUMMONS.
Justice Of the Peace.

.G AA&A MI AAAVANos
CTATE OF MONTANA, COUNTY OF
- Yellowstone, SIS. In Justice Court,
Billings Township, before A. Fraser, JUS
tice Of the peace.
T. H. Burke, plaintiff, VS.. Robert A. An
drews, defendant.-ALIAS SUMMONS.
The State of Montana t. the above
named misunderstanding
You are hereby summoned to be and
appear before me, A. Fraser, a Justice of
the Peace in and for the county of Vel
lowstone, at my office in Billings, OF the
9th day Of February, A.. d., 1902, at 10
o'clock, P. M, of said day, then and here
to make answer to the complaint of T.
H. Burke, the above named Plaintiff.
The above action was brought to re-
cover the sum of Forty-Eight Dollars,
that being the amount of a certain
promissory note, made, executed and de-
livered by the said defendant, Robert A.
Andrews, in favor of the said Plaintiff,
T. H. Burke, in words and figures as fol
lows:
$4S.O 90.
Billings, Montana, Aug, 9Th, 1901.
Seven months after date | promise to
pay 7. H. Burke or order, Forty-Eight
Dollars, for value received, negotiable,
and payable without defalcation or dis
count at Billings, Montana.
with rate OF one per cent. per month
from maturity until paid.
[Signed] "Robert A. Andrews.
Due, Mich. 8: 1902"
And in default thereof Judgment will
be rendered against you, Robert A. An
drews, the above named defendant, ac-
cording to the complaint.
Given under my hand this 18th day OF
January, A. D. 1902.
A. FRASER,
Justice of the Peace.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-17
LEGISLATIVE CORRUPTION
Ex-SPEAkER OF HOUSE IN MICH
IGAN ON TRIAL.

Mason, Mich, Jan. 14.-The trial of
Edgar I. Adams, speaker of the house
of the Michigan legislature of 1899,
charged with taking a bride, began to-
day before Judge Howard West, in
the Ingham county circuit court. It
is alleged that Charles H. Pratt, agent
Of the West Publishing company of
st. Paul, tried to secure the passage
Of a joint resolution through the leg
islature to have each county in the
state supplied with the reports pub
lished by his company and that $780,
900 was deposited in the First Ma
tional bank of St. Paul to be used as
a corruption fund, and against this de-
posit Pratt drew two checks of IS 900
each and five of $4,000 each.
Land Commissioner French, it is al
legged, received $14, 900 and Speaker
Adams $4,000 to be used in putting
the deal through. The joint resolu-
ton failed and the checks were re-
turned to Pratt and destroyed. Pratt
was convicted November 2 of bribery
and appealed. Pratt is subpoened to
attend the present trial. The testi-
mony of Judge F. S. Shepherd of Che
boygan, who was chairman of the
house judiciary committee of the leg
islature, and of Henry M. Cheever of
Detroit, who moved the adoption of
the resolutions was taken but nothing
startling developed.
May Try Saturday Half Holiday.
Manila, Jan. 14.-Break downs of
government employees have been fire.
quent recently including members of
the United States commission. They
are feeling the effects of overwork.
A meeting of the commission will be
held to consider the matter and a Sat
urday half-holiday probably will be
inaugurated.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-17
WITNESS
GobeIites Claim He Was inundated
and Went to Indiana.

Frankfort, KY, Jan. 14.-The chief
interest today in the trial of James
Howard, an alleged Gobel suspect,
was the disappearance of Wesley
Whitaker, a Clay county barber, who
came here last night to testify for
the commonwealth. Efforts to locate
him have. been unsuccessful. The
prosecution claims that Whittaker's
disappearance is due to intimidation
and it is said that he went to Indiana.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-17
Killed Wife and Mother.in.Law.

New York, Jan. 14.-William Ennis,
a Brooklyn policeman, shot and kill
ed his wife and fatally wounded her
mother, Mrs. Gormin, at the latter's
home early today. Ennis escaped
His wife refused to live with him be-
cause he refused to support her. This
morning he was denied admission to
the house and burst the door in, kill
ed the two women and left, declaring
he would commit suicide.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-17
Thawed Out Dynamite.

Williamsport, Jan. IA dispatch
from Karthaus, Clearfield county,
says: Three negroes were blown to
pieces and seven others hurt in a
dynamite explosion today. The ex'
plosion occurred in one of the shanties
occupied by negro laborers employed
on the West Branch railroad and
followed an attempt to thaw out some
dynamite at a wood stove.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-17
General Botha Escapes Capture.

London, Jan. 14.-Lord Kitchener
reports that General Botha narrowly
escaped capture by General Bruce
Hamilton near Knapdar, where Beers
had been concentrating. Pursuit con-
tinued for seven miles and resulted
in the capture of 80 Beers, and much
ammunition and stock.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-17
For Schley Bust.

Annapolis, Md, Jan. 15.-Delegate
Griffith, republican, today introduced
in the house of delegates a bill to ap-
propriate $4,000 to purchase and
erect in the state house a life size
bust of Rear Admiral William S.
Schley.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-17
Joined Zion.

London, Jan. H. The Central News
learns that owing to grave differences,
General Booths son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Booth Glib
born and Percy Clibborn have resign
ed from the salvation army and join
ed the church of John Alexander
Dowie.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-17
For Pneumonia.

DR.. c. J. Bishop, Agnew, Mich, says:
II have used Foley's Honey and Tar
in three very severe cases of pneu-
monia with good results in every
case" Beware of substitutes. Holmes
& Rixon,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-17

Experience is the Best Teacher.
Use Acker's English Iemedy in
any case Of coughs, colds or Group.
Should it fail to give immediate relief
money refunded. Is cts. and SO cts.
For sale by Chapple Drug Co.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-17
Date Not Yet Fixed.

Berlin, Jan IA. The correspondent
of the Associated Press here has re-
ceived a telegram from the North
German Lloyd Steamship company at
Bremen saying that the date Of Prince
Henry's sailing has not yet been fixed.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-17
mi BANNER saIxe

doesn't cure your piles, your money
will be returned. 1t is the most heal
ing medicine. Holmes & Rixon.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-17

ST. JOHNS HEADACHE CURE
will cure your headacne. Sold by Chap.
pie Drug Co
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-17

ST. JOHNS COUGH CURE will
cure your cousrh. Sold by Chapple
Drug Co.
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Calling cards at Gazette ONCE.
, 1902-08-21

or all literary toilers Balzac was GER
tainly the most eccentric in his meth
DDS. At first he would write his novel
in n few pages. hardly more than the
plot. These would be sent to the print
er. who would return the few printed
columns of matter pasted into the cen.
ter of several large sheets. On this mar
gin Balzac would work. sketching his
characters, composing the dialogue and
perhaps altering entirely the original
plot of the book. For -four or five times
this process was repeated until al last
the few columns had assumed the pro.
portions of u volume. This extraordi.
nary way of building a book naturally
ran away with n considerable share Of
the profits on the work.-Golden Penny.
, 1902-08-21

AS late as the end of the sixteenth
century in London the sole method Of
extinguishing dres was by means of
contrivnnces known as hand squirts."
These were usually made of brass.
with n carrying capacity ranging from
two to four quarts of water. The two
quart 'squirts'' were two and Il half
feet in length. one and a half inches in
diameter at their largest part and but
half an mel at the nozzle. on each
sid were handles. and three men were
required to manipulate a squirt
One man on Zach sid grasped the
handle in n hand and the nozzle in
the other. while the third man worked
the piston or plunger, drawing it out
while the nozzle was Immersed in a
supply of water which filed the cylin-
der. The bearers hen elevated the
nozzle when the other pushed in the
plunger. the skill OF the former being
employed in directing the stream OF
water upon the fire. Such primitive
c"ontrivances are said to have been
used during the great fire of 1866.
, 1902-08-21

When towering plants usually make
seed. that is generally the last effort
for plant life. The seed is the beginning
of the life of the new plant. Ferns.
however, only produce spores for re.
productive purposes. These spores ger
inmate and go through the same proc
ess subsequently that flowers go
through in the production of seeds. The
spores expand when the terminating
time comes aud form II fiat. green mem
brane. What are then really the flowers
appear on this membrane. As n general
rule after these fern flowers have ma.
tured the membrane dries up and dis.
appears. In one family of ferns. how.
ever. natives Of New Holland. named
platycerium, this green blade is perma
nent and continues to enlarge. becom
Ing really a portion of the plant, Every
year n new blade Is formed which
spreads over the old ones. The large
plant is of II totally different character.
having the frouds of ordinary ferns.
, 1902-08-21
Notice Of Application for Tax Deed.
To L. A. Wells, whose place of resi-
dence is unknown:

To L. A. Wells, whose place of resi-.
dence is unknown:
You are hereby notified that at q
tax sale of real estate for delinquent
taxes, held at the court house of Car,
bon county, Wyoming, in accordance
with law, on the 31st day of July,
1899, l, j. F. Crawford, purchased the
following described real estate assessed
and taxed in the name of L. A. Wells
for the amount of delinquent taxes fol
the years 1S95-6-7-s, to-wit:
Lot 7, block 6 Hugus & Chatter.
toms LIST addition to the town of Sara.
toga, Wyo.
The time for the redemption of said
sale expired on the 3lst day of July.
1902, and / will make application tc
the Treasurer of Carbon county.
Wyoming, or the oath day of Novem.
Der, 1902, for a tax deed to said prop.
erty. j. F. Crawford.
Saratoga, Wyo. Aug. 5, 1902. [s.7-3w
, 1902-08-21

Some men smoke n pipe for the SAGE
OF economy. because they can't afford a
good cigar. and other men indulge in
the m~cerschaum and brier because they
claim IL is the only way TO get the full
enjoyment out of tobacco. The uues-
ton of economy doesn't enter into the
scheme of the latter class.
A Walnut street manufacturer of
Turkish cigarettes sells at $3.50 a
pound a considerable quantity Of i'm
ported tobacco. His customers are con
noisseurs, N they are men who can
amply afford to pay this e~xorbitani
price and say the goods are worth il.
Some of them. to be sure. make it last
longer by mixing it with Virginia long
cut. for the Turkish tobacco is exceed
ingly pungent. and u little Of 1t will
flavor an equal quantity of the cheaper
weed. A novice who was pricing this
tobacco expressed some surprise that
1t should be so expensive.
That isn't expensive" replied the
tobacconist. There are Turkish tobac.
cos that. with the duty added. would
cost as much as $50 a pound in this
CONGRATULATIONS Record.
, 1902-08-21

An Irish widow with a quick wit one
day received a call from a sheriff who
had n writ 10 serve on her. According
to the story, the widow saved the day
by some rapid fire counting which took
the sheriff 10y surprise when he called
at her house and began in formal fash
ion.
MADAM, ! have an attachment fol-
you"
"My dear sir" she said. blushing
"your attachment is r~eciprocatcd."
"You don't understand me. You must
proceed to court" said the sheriff.
We'll, | know it's leap year. but
prefer to let you do the counting your
self. Mel are much better at hat thar
women"
Mrs. Phe!an. this is no time for fool
ing. The justice is waiting"
THE Justice waiting. Well. then.
suppose | must 20. but the thing is SC
sudden. and besides Id prefer n prles'
to do it"
, 1902-08-21

iscldin. and ''TOni Jones'"
Notwithstanding the good prices he
received for his books. Fielding was
always more or less in difficulties from
his reckless mode OF living. Tom
Jones'" however. was nearly being sac
rifced in one of his im]pecunious fits
for the sum of 30. The publisher for
tunatcly asked Tor q day to consider If
he could risk such Il sum. and Fielding
in the meantime met Thomson. the
poet. TO whom he told the transaction.
Thomson scorned the idea OF Fielding
parting with his brains for such a sum
but Fielding felt himself partly pledg-
ed. Never did author wait more anx-
iously on a publisher hoping to be ac-
cepted han did Fielding hoping to be
refused. He was refused,
Joyfully he carried his manuscript to
Thomson to fulfill his promise. The
poet introduced Fielding to Andrew
Miller. who handed the booE over to
his wife to read. She discerued its
merits and advised her husband to
keep 1t. Over II pleasant dinner given
by Miller to Fielding and Thomson the
bargain was made which secured
Fielding. to his great delight. 200 for
the story. Miller is said to have clear.
ed f1S,000 by Tom Jones' out of
which he paid Fielding from time to
time various sums TO the mount Of
E2,000. bcqucathinG him also a hand
some legacy.
, 1902-08-21

The most fragrant bit of diplomatic
Jobbery in the history of the United
States was perpetrated by that Virginia
s%capegrace. John Randolph of Roanoke.
Randolph was appointed minister to
Russia in 1880. He sailed for his post
In June of that year. but remained
there only ten days. and then departed
suddenly for England, where he raised
high jinks for nearly a year, after
which. returning home in October.
1881. he drew S2l.40I from the treasu-
y. with which he paid off some of his
old private debts.-New York Press.
, 1902-08-21

How many people use the expression.
~ regular Bedlam'' without knowing
Bedlam's where or what" Bedlam
was the popular corruption Of Bethle.
hem. the name of an insane asylum in
London. first established in 1523. Ow-
ing TO the prevalent ignorance of that
age. 1t was a place of chains aud man.
acles and stocks inc finally became so
filthy and loathsome that no man could
enter 1t. 1t was rebuilt several times.
but even as late rs 1872 the institution
was marked by its cruelty to inmates.
The poor lunatics were chained and
fogSed at certain stages of the moons
age. Treacherous floors were arranged
that. slipping suddenly. precipitated
the u~nsuspecting ones into baths of
surprise,'
, 1902-08-21

There are three well known varieties
OF eel found in Hawaiian waters. The
largest is the big gray fellow. which SO
closely resembles his cousin, the con-
ger. He is voracious and fearless, and
the natives tackle him with caution. for
when cornered he fights %viciously and
can infict a nasty wound with his
powerful jaws. which bristle with nee
dlelike teeth.
The other species nre fat, fabby look
ing customers. with fantastic markings
of black md brown and many shades
of gray. On an eel of this sort the skin
appears to hang loose from the body.
and when disturbed the head sweets
like n puff adder's. These cells seldom
attain n greater length than three feet
and love to locate in the crevices of a
stone breakwater, from which they
dart out necessarily and make havoc
among any school of small fry which
may be %innocently disporting them
selves within striking distance. These
hooded eels have been known to haunt
q particular spot for over a year. They
are good eating. despite their UMPIRE
possessing appearance.
, 1902-08-21

In a rural district in the west of Eng
land there lived an eccentric old farm
err who was continually appearing be-
fore the magistrates for allowing his
cattle to stray on the highway.
During the hearing of his case for a
similar offense upon the last occasion
he elected much laughter from the pre-
siding gentlemen on the bench and
others.
The chairman. addressing the defend
ant, asked.
DO you plead guilty or not guilty."
well. yer 'onor. | expects as | be
guilty. But don't be too hard on a
regular customer."-Tit-B Bits.
, 1902-08-21

When William E. Chandler was sec
rotary of the navy. he issued an order
that officers should not permit their
wives to reside mt the foreign stations
to which their husbands were attached.
The order was promptly rescinded
upon the receipt by the secretary of
the following from Commodore Fyffe,
in command of the Aslatic squadron:
at becomes my painful duty to report
that my wife. Eliza Fyffe. has In dis
obedience to my orders and in the face
of regulations of the department taken
up her residence on the station and per
sistently refuses to leave"
, 1902-08-21

To say that u dog can whip his
weight in wildcats is to pay about the
highest tribute to his strength. courage
and activity. and there are very few
dogs that would care to earn such q
tribute If they understood all it implied.
Not that II wildcat is of u specially az.
gressive disposition. On b contrary,
he would sooner mind his own business
any time than fight. So anxious Is he
as u rule to keep out of trouble hat he
has often been accused Of cowardice,
but he has on $ o many occasions given
evidence of h most desperate cour-
age that 1t is doubtful IL the accusation
is IA fair one. When wounded or at bay.
he is PERHAPS as dangerous as any crea.
ture of his size.
, 1902-08-21

To the summer visitor in Sweden
there is nothing more striking than the
almost total absence of night At Stock.
holm. the Swedish capital. the sun goes
down a few minutes before 10 O'Clock
and rises again four hours later during
a greater part of the month of June.
But the four hours the sun lies hidden
in the frozen north are not hours OF
darkness. The refraction of his rays as
he passes around the north pole makes
midnight as light as Il cloudy midday
and enables II to read the finest print
without artificial light at any time dur
ing the might"
, 1902-08-21
Notice Of Application for Tax Deed
To W. d. Richel, whose place of res
dence is unknown:

To W. D.. Richel, whose place of resi-
dence is unknown:
You are hereby notified that at a
sale of rial estate for delinquent taxes
held at the court house of the County
of Carbon, State of Wyoming. in ac
cordance with the law. on the 3lst
day of July, 1899, |. j. F. Crawford.
purchased the following described
real estate assessed and taxed in the
name of w. d. Richel, for the amount
of the delinquent taxes for the years
lS95-6-7-S, to-wit:
Lot l, block 81, Highlands addition
to the town of Saratoga, Wyo.
The time for the redemption of said
sale expired July 81, 1902, and | will
make application to the Treasurer OF
Carbon county, Wyoming, on the 9th
day of November, 1902, for a tax deed
to said property.
S-7-3wl j. f. Crawford.
Saratoga, Wyo., Aug. 5, 1902.
, 1902-08-21

OF the insect. sit waits pauentIy until
1t sees some other insect. probably a
spheN. returning home. BY n sudden
rustic of its half open wings it terrifies
the approaching insect. which hesitates
for a moment, and then as suddenly as
a spring the toothed forearm folds
back on an arm also toothed. and the
insect is Grasped between the blades of
the double saw in the same manner as
the jaws of n wolf trap close on an un-
fortunate wolf at the instant when it is
Selling the bait. Then. without uncIos-
Ing the deadly machine. the mantls
slowly eats its victim"
In Provence this cruel insect is
known us ''prego Dieou," which means
pray to God"
, 1902-08-21

A clever answer in court was hat
given to Chief Justice Coleridge years
ago. when lss was defending u lady who
had become n Sister Of Mercy and was
expelled from the convent for refusing
to obey the rules.
Sue had brought an action for expul.
sion and libel. In the course of the
trial Colericge assumed that breaches
Of discipline ure trivial, contemplate
and should never be noticed.
"What has Miss Sawin done?' he
asked Mrs. Kennedy. a mistress OF
novices.
Well" said the lady, "shs has, for
, 1902-08-21

"Blennerhnsset." said Mrs. Bllccins
as he was about TO start down town,
''can you let me nave n little money to
run the house with today?"
You can hnv just 30 cents" he
growled. %tlinging the coin at her and
slamming the door behind him as he
vent out.
by the way. BliGgins." said n friend
who dropped into his place of business
an hour or two later. will you go my
security Oh a note for SCOOP"
"Shortleigh." replied Bliggins. lit is
an infexihle rule IN my family hat
must never do anything of thnt kind
without consulting my wife."-Chicago
Tribune.
, 1902-08-21

A preacher in an eastern city was a
little fellow. so little that a box had
TO be hastily brought from the cellar
for him 10 stand on. The services pro.
ceeded safely until the sermon. when
he mounted the box and announced his
text. "A little while ye shall see me.
and Il little while and ye shall not see
me-" AT this point the box broke. and
the prophecy was verified amid the
smothered laughter OF the congrega.
ton.