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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-01
REPUBLICAN
CONVENTIONS
GOVERNOR BLISS RENoMlNATED
IN MICHIGAN.
TWO TICKETS IN ARKANSAS
Harry Myers Nominated by the Reg
uiars and chas. D. Greaves
Heads Other Faction.
TWO TICKETS IN ARKANSAS

Detroit, Mich, June 27.-No sur
prises developed in today's state re-
publican convention, and, as was ex-
pected,-. Governor Aaron T. Bliss Of
Saginaw was re-nominated for sec
ond term on the first ballot. A motion
to make his nomination unanimous
was defeated, however, by. the objec-
ton Of Editor NJ. L. Cook of Hast
ings, who had placed John Patten, Jr.,
ex-United States senator, Of Grand
Rapids in nomination, and who wag-
ed a bitter fight against Governor
Bliss throughout the campaign.
The following ticket was nominated:
Governor-Aaron T. Bliss of Sagi-
nav.
Lieutenant governor Alex. Matt
land Of Marquette.
Secretary Of state-Fred M. Warn
er of Pennington.
State treasurer-Daniel Mccoy Of
Grand Rapids.
Auditor general-Perry F. Powers
of Cadillac.
Attorney general-Chas. A. Blair
of Jackson.
Commissioner of state land Office
Edwin A. Wildey Of .Pawpaw.
Members of the state board Of ed
ucation-Patrick H. Kelly, Detroit; L.
L. Wright, Iro4wood.
All Of these, with the exception OF
the lieutenant governor, attorney gen
eral and members Of the board OF ed
ucation are denominations. Both
Maitland and Blair were nominated
on the first ballot.
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3. p. q. E. Rates.

Annual meeting Grand lodge Be
neyolent and Protective order OF
Elks, Salt Lake City, Utah. August
For the above occasion we are au4
thorized to sell round trip tickets to
Butte and return as follows: One
fare for the round trip, for trains ar
irving at Butte on August 9 and 10;
final return limit August 80. Butte
to Salt Lake the Oregon Short Line
Will sell round trips to Salt Lake
August 9 and 10 at SID. sw-a10
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Bryan Not invited.

Lincoln, Neb., June 7.-William J.
Bryan has announced that he was not
invited to the Tilden club banquet in
New York, adding that II he had been
he would have responded, explaining
why he would not attend a political
banquet given In honor Of one who
twice opposed the democratic ticket
and has never announced his inten-
ton to return to the party.
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Dry DOCK at Portland.

Portland, Ore, June 27.-Bids were
received yesterday by the port of
Portland for the construction of the
dry dock. They were referred to En-
gineer Blackwell for consideration.
The lowest bidder was Joseph Pac-
quet of Portland at $4,000. The
bids all specified that the work was
to be completed within II months.
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though, ernap Iney dIo I16As. svSAS
1t not for the laws, or rather the man
ner in which they r sometimes en-
forced James would not now be CAD
ding about the country in his present
capacity. Still it Is better to have
him do that then to have him follow
ing his old trade. 1t makes US all feel
safer.n
/That story published the other day
About the man who hauled his water
eight miles, rather than dig a we'll be-
cause he reckoned water in that d.
rection was no at hand remind
ed me Of a sign I saw years ago on q
stage station on the old Cheyenne &
Black Hills road" The speaker was
a man who has been in the, west many
years and who has travelled over al
most every part of it. II was going
into Deadwood," he resumed, land 1t
was a sweltering hot day in July. We
had been travelling over the alkali
prairie for miles and were almost
famished for want Of water. At the
different stopping places We found
only a brackish, thick liquid that
fairly made the roofs Of our mouths
roll up. like dried peach skins and
the more we drank of the stun the
thirstier we got. We were kicking
and growing and finally the driver
told us that at the next station be-
yond we would find water like that
the we used to draw out Of the well
with the old oaken bucket. This made
us feel better, but W. were crazy to
get there.
after what seemed an interminable
ride we at last reached the station
and all hands made a rush for the
house. The door was locked and not
a soul was to be seen. The driver
wyhooped and yelled like a coyote to
attract the attention of the inmate
of the place, the stock tender, but
received no response. There wasn't
a sign of a well. The only thing that
suggested water were a few barrels
standing near the barn. They were
beginning to fall to pieces and ap
parently had been dry for a couple o.
weeks. Just then enc Of our party
happened to look up and over the
door saw a sign on which was rudely
marked the following legend:
"I am gone. Twenty-Five miles te
water; 10 miles to hell. God bless
our home"
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special Rates East.

For the National E%ducatlonai asso'
citation convention to be held in Min.
neapo..iis July z TO II, inclusive. the
Northern Pacific Railway company
will sell excursion tickets to Mime
apolis and st. Paul, and return. for
one first class fare plus two dollars
for round trip. Selling dates July
4, S and 6, continuous passage going.
final limit September 1. Stopover
permitted returning within final limit.
M. L. HOYT,
Agent N. P. Ry.
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BODY FOUND BY PRosPEcToR.
After Reporting TO Authorities Dis
were Fails to Relocate Same.

coverer Fails to Relocate Same.
Havre, June 26.-The coroner's
jury, which went out yesterday to in
vestigate the death of the man re
ported found in one Of the coulees east
Of Box Elder creek, were unable to.
locate the body. John Carlson, who
found the remains while prospecting
for coal, was unable to fix upon the
ravine where he discovered the dead
man, having never been in that par
ticular part of the country before.
The region east OF Box Elder creek,
two miles up stream from Milk river,
is deeply fringed with long coulees
and steep-banked ravines. Carlson
says that in the bottom of one OF these
strange coulees he came upon the re-
mains of a human being last Sunday
while prospecting for coal. According
to his story. the body was badly de-
composed and eaten by wolves or
coyotes. The flesh Of the upper part
of the body was almost entirely eaten
away, the bones being exposed. The
clothes were lying underneath the
body. To all appearances the nan
had been dead about three Or four
months.
ssThe country was not familiar to
me-" said Carlson, land I did not take
careful notice Of the location, or I
could find the place. I am sure l
can find the spot with some n to
help me. The coulees are SO narrow
and deep that it is hard work to fix
a landmark in mind SO that one can
easily return to any certain spot"
When the deputy coroner, H. J.
Meili, and the jury went out they
proceeded to the Station coal mine,
secured the aid Of Carlson, and re
turned to the alleged scene, of the find.
ing. After unavailing search for sew
eral hours by Carlson, the party re
turned to Havre, leaving Carlson to
continue the search for the body to
morrow. The finder of the body has
i
no theory as to- the identity Of the re
mains. No one in this section has dis
appeared. Sheep herders oftentimes
disappear, and fail to show up again
but no such case is known to have oc
Cured for months.
Last year Carlson found the deat
body of a man about a mile above
Havre, probably the body of an In
dian. It was lightly covered over b!
a thin covering of earth, and had be
ftsside it a pick and shovel. Carlson dit
not regard finding the body as of an!
Importance and did not report 1t t.
the authorities, thinking it only al
Indian. The body which he found II
the Box Elder coulee may be that Q
an Indian. . They r known to some
times bury their dead in such places
and the water might easily was
away the thin covering of soil. Tn
Indians, however, nearly always leav
all the belongings of the dead ma
by the grave. Carlson states tina b
saw no evidence Of anything bein
left near the body. His turtle
search may throw further light upo
: the subject, and explain the affair.
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Head, should Never Ache.

Never endure this trouble. Use at
once the remedy that stopped 1t for
Mrs. N. A. Webster. of Winnie, va,
she writes CDR. Kings New Life Pills
wholly cured me of sick headaches
had suffered from for two years." Cure
headache constipation, biliousness'
1T Chaple Drug Co.'s.
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Low Rate NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
On July 5 to 9, inclusive, the Nickel
Plate road will sell tickets at one
fare for round trip to Portland, Me-,
and return, with final return limit
August Is. Particulars at city ticket
office. III Adams street, Chicago.
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Nickel Plate Excursions.

To Portland. Me-, July 5 to 9, in.
elusive.
To Providence, R. l., July | to 9,
inclusive.
One fare for round trip.
BY depositing tickets with agent at
terminal line, an extension can be OBJ
tanned until August Is returning.
Write John Y. Callahan, general agent,
Ill Adams street, Chicago for par
ttculars.
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Notice to Road Trustees.

Notice is hereby given to all road
trustees and agents to enforce the law
relating to the matter Of flooding the
county roads with water from irrigat-
ing bitches.
BY order Of the board Of county
commissioners.
NAT. G. CARWILE County Clerk.
Billings, Mont. June IL. 1902. 80
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Trustees.

Lee Mantle, president: Chas.
schatzlein, viee-president; Frank w.
Haskins. treasurer; A. B. Clements.
secretary; Charles r. Leonard, F.
Aug. Heinze, Henry Mueller. James H.
Monteath.
FRED H. FOSTER. Local A~.nt.
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SENDS RELIEF TO TRAVELLERS.

Government Aid Goes to Lost steam-
ere Jeanne and Portland.
Washington, June 27.-The secre-
tary Of the treasury has sent the rev.
enue cutter Thetis to Boring 9 to
search for the lost steamers Jeanne
and Portland. The government will
do it's best to find them and receive
the passengers.
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Letter Presses for Sale.
Two good letter presses tor sale at a
bargain.
d-sH-tf Gazette Once.
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Pays 5 per cent on savings depos-
it's. interest compounded quarterly.
Pays 6 Ter cent on time certificates
of deposit, not subject to check.
Issues savings certificates on build
ing and loan plan with definite time
of maturity and definite payments.
Loans money on real estate to be
repaid on monthly installments run
ming from one to ten years, to suit
borrower.
The Grenada sentinel., 1902-12-20

candy and popcorn balla Hs even
fell to stoning raisdns for the plum
pudding and was rewarded by .
piece Of Nancy's sample pie"
You haven't asled for anything
Tor yourself. chick" he said to his
niece.
Tears came to the young girrs
eyes. ut is enough to have such Q
kind, generous uncle" she answered.
And, uncle. i don't believe people
understand how noble-hearted you
are"
Evidently not. for that evening
the banker had overheard one Of his
clerks say. This 10 the first time we
have gotten what we did not slave
for. Is he going crazy?" and Nancy
had remarked to Jake, in tones over
heard in the next room: "He won't
be long with us. Folks often change
in nature fore they're struck with
DEATH"
In the morning Uncle John found
a pair of mittens at his plate from
Nancy and several pretty but useful
things, the handiwork of his niece.
Nancy was radiant over the new
wool dress and Jake grinning over a
two-dollar bill. while Jessie danced
with joy over a pretty gold pin set
in pearls, having few ornaments dear
to a girls heart.
The dinner was a great success and
the little widow and her children
thought they were in paradise. The
third minister's wife forgot her wor-
ries and let Jessie fill her children
with cake and candy almost beyond
the rescuing power of any remedy.
After dinner the banker called
Nancy aside and asked if the widow
and her children could stay until she
could find work, If extra help were
hired, and Nancy, overshadowed by
Christmas angels, consented.
If you have never devoured a mans
best viands in powerful frame of
mind you do not know how the min
lister felt. He had for a long time
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| ister's wife does her own work, so
of course we want them and the
dear children; and I met the sweet
two lovely children. Her hus-
band died year ago, and
she finds she cannot stand
sewing in shop to support
them, so she has come to her girl
hood home to see what she can do
here. l saw her yesterday, and I
| wormed out of her that she was liv-
ing in two rooms and hadn't gotten
anything to do.'' :.
''That is, or used to be. Matte
Clark. Her father did not save his
money, you see."
$50 you will help his poor daugh-
ter" spoke up Jessie. '*Thank you; and
Nancy said she'd admire to get din
ner for her preacher and his folks
onct."
Nancy is the best church men,
| Der in the family. But what more
do you want for Christmas? Do you
think I have a Fortunatus purse %
mo; but a big heart lengthens
any pocketbook; SO guess you
| might give me five dollars to get
presents for these five children. Jake
said he could find me a little tree
| out in the woods. and we'll be all
right. I suppose you'll get Nancy
a dress; I saw q warm pretty brown
one downtown yesterday. And
Jake?" =
II always give Nancy dollar, but
Jake doesn't earn more than his
wages" .,.. - >-....ss. !
! 'He has a sick mother; but you
know that, of course, you dear old
fellow. You look sick yourself, and
I'm going to bed and let you rest,
said Jessie, dropping kiss on the
bald spot on her unc1e's head.
/ 81 can stand it once" he groaned
/ when he was alone. but before the
week WAS out he began to feel the
"more blessednese," and surprised
himself by going around whistling
like > boy and handing out nickels
TO school children. winding up with
giving each Of His hank employees 1
Icheck Christmas eve. Not satisfied
i he sent oranges to the Sunday school
tree and to nis sister Nary ten dol,
llars. AZ q. d
He smiled with rsal pleasure whSu
4 he saw the I've zh4evy baskets Jak<
4 was to take around Christmas eve
Il He hung aronnd. living over boy
IhooA memories, while Nancy stuf5.<
- ~ tzfE1 e1d J.ssie maa,
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why, the Int of what you are 10
Ing TO do for Santa Claus. He prob
ably has exchanged his sleigh for an
automobile this year and will visit
more people, Seriously, I mean, un-
Gle. it is hard to plan to- make lot
of people happy on Christmas, you
know" &
He did not know. for he had not
tried It. He had long ago made the
holy Christ~time an ordinary day.
Jessie went right on as If he had
been enthusiastic.
lit is a thank-offering year, you
know, and we must do more than
usual. The children have been max.
ing scrap books and fixing up old
toys for months. and I've knit nit
tens at night, and mamma earned
five dollars for the poor"
"How?" asked the uncle.
"Mollie wanted two weeks of, and
mamma had that money. She has
SO much sewing and church work she
couldn't stand it all alone, even with
our help. but she said a little back
ache for Christmas was a pleasure.
She sent a warm dress to q preach
er's wife out west. Papa wore
patched dannelS anu sent five dol
lars to India for an extra dinner
among some famine orphans. OF
course, there are some poor people
for us to have for dinner, or we send
it. How many family o1nners have
you on your list, uncle, dear?"
"Nancy attt nds to the dinners her
SELF" answered Uncle John. a little
stiff1y.
"Oh, can l help her and order what
I want at the grocery? l suppose
in town 44Ae this there are many
who look to you for their Christmas
turkey" said Jessie, brightly.
do as you think BEST" answered
the uncle. with that inward pang
some people have when parting with
1~oney.
"And can help invite the guests
for our own home dinner? The min
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been trying to get up his courage to
talk to his richest and stingiest men,
ber about starting the new church
building, and, with the aid of the
Christmas angels, the minister Sc
cured a promise that the rich man
would bear half the expense of the
new building and think about tho
new organ.
That night the man sat alone after
the house was still. If he had had
a keener sense of hearing he would
have heard the Christmas angels
singing a song of Thanksgiving near
him, but he only heard his own soul
speaking in the night: John Kings
ley, there has been mistake. You
have been thought selfish and cold
toward God and man. But you are
fond of folks and of doing good with
your money-the real John, mean.
The old, lonely, selfish man is dead,
John. I am going, with Gods help,
to make myself q present of a noble,
generous soul!"
In her happy girlhood sleep Jessie
was smiling as if she heard the
Christmas angels rejoicing, saying:
.'Blessed are they who show souls
the blessedness of giving."-N. w.
Christian Advocate.
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There had been a lull in the conversation which
had lasted for perhaps five minutes, and which was
finally broken by Frazer
lis kind o nice country up here just now he
sald but seen it when it appeared even roster
to than it did to-day, an yet 'twant quite such
fine day as this after ALL if you to comparn wealth
condtions.'
whats the story, Frazier?" asked, for knew
there something back of that statement.
"Wcll, this story amt about ishn' exactly, though
I'd been sort of angin for what caught about three
years, an the strike pretty slovs comm But
you bet when it did knowed it meant business
an 1 wasn't slow about gettin action the line.
"You see it this way. l had been sparkn'
Salliethat's my wife-for three years, and she
didn't to take any bait had to offer. Wasn't
there any other hook floating round that
she liked the of better, but she just naturally
didn't catched Guess you've all seen them
there kind of fish. Makes nigh fghtn' mad
when he 'em just playing round his bait down
there in the an maxim effort to nab at it
Just plain aggra> atm of the worst sort, you know.
Well, that's just The way Sale doin with me.
Kept foatn' ro1nd all the tme but wouldn't strike
tried with O. tackle from just the plain
homespun love tale to the highfalutin love letters
copied of a paper I took for the purpose, an
tell you the girl wouldn't shine up to them love
letters a bit shy. They about the slckest
worded things I printed in paper.
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Som mewAaf OF q nadi1h.
~ - -

A man in Butler, Okla, who has followed
the '.biggest ear of corn and biggest
pumpkin controversy in tho Star, writes
to tell about his giant radish. "It is a
cious correspondent writes. Just commenc-
ing it's winter growth. It has leaves a.
long as a Missouri fence rail; it is larger
at the top than that Kansas pumpkin, and
has sapped my we'll of all it's water. It
LOCKS hke steam merry -go-round and is
its leaves now weigh 40 pounds. kansas
City Star.
The Grenada sentinel., 1902-12-20


Their notes proclaaminE. far and near,
The birthday Of our King.
"A King, indeed, the Son of Heaven.
Whose coming down to earth
&laced upon man the sdgnet true
Of his immortal birth.
The starlit heavens in beauty shons
As Christ. the child, appeared:
AND shepherds. gazing on the scene.
6eheid. adore6 and feared.
Brightest among the starry orbs,
ine star Of Bethlehem
Shot forth Its fairest, purest rays,
As II to beckon them
To tarry not but seek the spot
Where In the manger lay
1he heavenly babe. the one foretol6
10 be.a King Away.
Aye. Sovereign Of a world redeemed.
Of man from sin made free,
Enough humble, lowly as babe.
Yet still a Prince was He.
One universal song should rise
In1s Christmastide on high.
Earth's millions sing as angels sang
When Christ to earth drew nigh.
Good VIII to Men,>and Peace on Earth.
Sang the angelic choir.
AND through the centuries these words
Have failed not to inspire.
Their meaning sinking deep within
The hearts of all mankind,
From thence producing grand results,
Which souls together bind
Good will to men the infant Christ
Brought from His home above;
Ard this rich gift He freely gives
Is filled with purest love.
The Christ-child and the risen Christ
Should claim our thoughts to-day
Through them there came the blessed hope
OF immortality.
Ring loudly. then. We Christmas bells,
Until the charmed air
Shall vibrate with a melody
Whose music all may share.
~. M. Thompson. in Boston Budget
The Grenada sentinel., 1902-12-20
We%SSSJjeae:@,
CHRISTMAS.
=h rnRA6ooovvlN nANrz. X


ent," and the .all man found himself
imprisoned by a pair Of warm arms,
while a sweet young face was held
upto his own.
'Glad to see you, Puss. You look
as your ma did at your age. 1t was
kind of you to give up city holidays
and come into a country village in
the dead of winter"
''Oh, I came to visit :, ou, and you
are not dead nor cold" laughed Jes-
sic, merrily.
a thrill of new life went through
the old bachelors heart. Then his
sister had not let her children know
what a selfish old fellow he was.
The large Kingsley family had
scattered east and west. all except
took in the old homestead he was
able to start a bank in the village.
The more he enlarged in his worldly
possessions the more contracted be-
came his heart. He lived in the old
brick homestead alone, except for
the presence of faithful old do
mestic and the hired man. He did
not often visit his relatives or ask
them to visit him, but Mary was
ministers wife and her husband had
lately been sent to one of the small
churches in the large city near, and
the sister determined to try to win
the lonely man back to himself.
II am a1raio you will find this
dark house very STILL" said the uncle.
"Oh, We'll throw up the shades and
let in all the light, and Wisconsin has
the brightest winter sunshine in the
world. While 1 I'm here we will have
in all of your old friends. Ny head
IS tired from studying, but my hands
are all right. and I'll help cook and
work."
"Nancy is Tartar; you had bet
ter keep out of her Kitchen" warned
the uncle. IL do not dare give too
many orders.". But Jessie went in
and conquered at once. She always
expected the very best of everyone,
and in hunting for the rose side of
every nature she, some way, got
around the thorns without bringing
them to the surface.
Uncle John could hardly believe he
was in his own house when he saw
1t all open. warm and light, with
flowers in tn windows, and Nancy
looking kind instead of naughty and
severe. He heard such merry peals
of laughter from the kitchen he ven
+ured into those sacred precincts to
help pop corn and crack hickory
nuts. Man is a domestic animal. and
the odor of frying doughnuts and
the sight of the raisins being stoned
and eggs growing into snow white
foam, bring up pleasant sensations.
Jessie had pleasant way cf going
TO meet her uncle. and It quickened
his old heart to see le bright face
under tho red cap coming his way.
After sopper she brought his slip
pers and put the table near the glow.
ing CRATE, for sh4 Insisted that theirs
was nothing poetical IN heat coming
out of the de= -. and then would sit
down ard talk. One .veycningp sshe
oaid: - g - SIS -
II hope .you h.ven't made all et
your Christmas plan~ Tt would y
such 4u9to help ron make out xour
list. + 6 3 4 4
NY hiatt a.al.d ths' unele. Il
oQrpri9( ~ *.za. - u ~ 4
The Grenada sentinel., 1902-12-20


nothing
found here Heaey lake
In the assertion that this
1T
neither
with the
tr OF Canada little
were camped shores of
tween Georgian and the Muskoka
10 almost half hundred
search for the gamey bass We
country Yorker
indeed, who could edones ohonestl