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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-07
SURVEY.
Territory in Dispute Between Chill
and Argentina.

Valparaiso, March 5.-There is now
a prospect of a direct settlement of
the bounary controversy. Colonel
Sir Thomas Holdich, who has been
appointed by King Edward VII, the
British arbitrator of the trouble, spec
ial commissioner to examine the dis
puted territory on the borders of Chill
and Argentina, arrived here last night.
Colonel Holdich will sail for the south
on Wednesday in the cruiser Min.
estro Zenteno. The other members
of the commission will start for diff
ferent points of the boundary. 1t is
expected that the survey will be COM
pleted and the report handed to the
king by the end Of May.
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First Publication Feb. IA, l9O2-6w

Department of the Interior, land
Office at Lewistown, Montana, Febru-
afy u. 1902.-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 be-
fore T. A. Williams, clerk district
court, at Billings. Montana, on Satur-
day April 10, 1902. viz:
JAMES w. MENDENHALL,
who made H. E. No. 1908, for the
So SEA, ST. SWA section 26, town
ship 5 north, range q east, M. M.
He m the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence
upo and cultivation of said land, viz:
William M. Murphy, of Lavina, Mont;
Walter O. Lee, of Billings, Mont;
Jefferson q. Brewer, of Billings, Mont.
Harry B. Drum, of Lavina, Mont.
EDWARD BRASSEY. 7
Register.
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REFRESHlNGLY TOLD.
Soldier Letter Writer Furnishes New
Facts Concerning Philippines.

All the members of the Miles City
colony know Mickey" Maher, who
soldiered at Fort Keogh as a member
OF n Of the infantry regiments sta
toned at that post previous to the
war with Spain. Others here also In
doubtedly know him, as he was more
or less handy with the padded gloves
and figured in several delsartian en-
tertainments that caused him to have
more than merely a local reputation
This was after his first discharge
from the army, for he took on again
and is now with the Second infantry
in the Philippines. having found civil
life too tame for him.
Besides knowing how to use a
musket and handling his maulers,
Mickey is not awkward with the
pen and his style of putting things
on paper is as interesting as it is
original and humorous. He recently
wrote from Lucena to one of his Miles
City friends and the letter found it's
way into the columns of the Yellow
stone Journal. Because of the breezy
and refreshing manner in which he
describes affairs in the islands and
his departure from the ordinary style
of communication sent from there, a
portion of his letter is here given for
the information and interest of The
GaZette's readers:
"Now. old man. the people in the
states. I suppose. think the Philip
pines a sort of a picnic place. Well,
it is. if a person doesn't mind what
he says. It's nothing but islands of
trouble gathered up on the horizon
of civilization. The west of them is
inhabited by hoodooism and snug
glers; the north by typhoons, earth
quakes and cannibals. The climate
is a combination of changes and is
all right for raising Cain. It's very
pleasant for mosquitoes. ants. lizards,
bats. snakes, tarantulas. reaches, CEN
tipeds, scorpions and alligators. The
F%ilipinos, or 'humbre' as they call
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themselves, are very Industrious men,
Their main work is building trenches
and bolo making-they are artists in
those lines. Their houses are made
chiefly of bamboo and landscape.
Their sports r cock fighting and
stealing Their ~favorite food is fried
rice, boiled rice, stewed rice and rice,
rice mucho. They have an animal
called caribou and use it as we use the
horse. If you would start on a hun
dred mile journey with one you would
die of old age.
Manila is a fine place. It's the
capital. 1t is made up. of Cinnamon
and saloons. The exports are rice.
hemp and war bulletins. The i'm
ports are armies, live soldiers and am
munition."
After stating that the native mos
quitos are as large as pigeons, Cor
poral Mickey suddenly ends his de-
scription of things in the islands as
seen from his point of view and de-
votes the rest of his letter to matters
more or less personal to himself and
but of little interest to the general
reader. The closing paragraph states
that among other property his COM
pany owns is a set of boxing gloves
and that they are seldom idle if the
time is afforded to don them.
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AND ATTEMPT RESCUE OF TWO
MURDERERs.
ONE SENTENCED TO HANG
Couriers Report Armed Mob of Me-
groes Marching on Marion, Ala.
Citizens Organizing.

Birmingham, Ala, March ga
special to the Age-Herald from Marion,
Ala, says: An organized mob of
negroes is marching toward this town
with the intention of attacking the
county Jail and releasing two negro
murderers, one of whom is Luke
Sanders, to hang tomorrow.
Citizen soldiery is being organized
and at 8 o'clock SO lei were under
arms and ready to meet the marching
negroes. Pickets have been thrown
out on every road leading into town
and it the mob appears a serious con-
1ict is feared. Early in the night lead
ing citizens held a conference and it
vas decided not to ask the governor
for aid, as they considered it to be
the duty of the people to enforce law
and order. When reports were first
received little credence was placed
in them. Several hours later %couriers
reported that real danger existed and
a citizens posse was Immediately or
ganized.
Luke Sander and John Sanders, the
prisoners, are charged with the MUIR
der of Road Supervisor Mullen, COM
mitted several months ago. Luke
Sanders was sentenced to hang and
the supreme court refused a new hear
ing, but recommended Communication
of sentence by the governor. The
matter was referred to the state par
doning board and on their recommen-
dation he refused to interfere with
the lower courts sentence. When
news of this action reached Marion,
the negores of Perry county were
incensed and decided to organize and
relase both men. 5
Perry county is one of the "Rlack
Belt counties and a large majority
of the population is composed of ne
groes.
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First Publication Feb. p, 1906,
CONTEST NOTICE.

Department of the Interior, United
States Land Office, Lewistown, Mon
tana, February II, 1904 sufficient
contest affidavit having been iiled in
this office by Gordon Kennedy, con-
testant, against homestead entry No.
1929. made April 20, 1898, for lots 1,
2 and 3, and NEA NWA section 80,
township 8 north, range 20 east, M. NJ,
by Jesse E. Gile, %contestee, in which
it is alleged that the said Jesse E.
Gila erected a habitable house
upon, and never established his resi-
dence upon said land at any time prior
to or since the making OF
said homestead entry; that he
has wholly abandoned said
land; that his abandonment was not
in any way due to his being absent
in the army or naval service of the
United States in time of war; that
the present whereabouts of said en-
tryman is unknown; that his last
known place of residence and post
office address was Musselshell, Mon
tana; that affiant has asked postmas-
ter at Musselshell postoffice and sew
eral persons residing lei the land
and could not find present residence
or p%ostoffice address of entryman;
said parties are hereby notified to ap-
pear, respond and offer evidence
touching said allegation at 10 o'clock
a. m. on April p, 1902, before 7. A.
Williams, clerk of Seventh Judicial
District court. at Billings, Montana,
and that final hearing will be held
at 10 O'Clock a. m. on Monday, April
%, 1902, before the Register and Re-
ceiver at the United States Land Of
flee in L~ewistown, Montana.
The said contestant having, in a
proper affidavit, filed February u,
1902, set forth facts which show that
after due diligence personal service
of this notice cannot be made. it is
hereby ordered and directed that such
notice be given by due and proper
publication.
EDWARD BRASsEY, Register.
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BURNED By POWDER EXPLOSION
Three Miners and Two Visitors to
Mine Seriously Hurt.

Mandan, March 5.-Three miners
and two Iowa land seekers were Sc
verely burned by an explosion of
Salem today. Arthur Arlington and
George NJ. Clark Of DEBORAH, Iowa,
had gone to see the mine and Athing-
ton sat a squib to show Clark how it
worked. The fire communicated with
some powder stored in the mine and
exploded it, badly injuring the two Wis
itors and three miners. The hands
and faces of all were badly burned
and serious results are liable to fol-
low in the case of Clark.
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WE'RE HAPPY coNvICTS,
Cuckoo Bi!ant and Forger Compan
ion Off for Prison. -

Cuckoo Bi!ant and Forger Compan'
ion OFF for Prison. ~
From Thursdays Daily Gazette. q
Among yesterdays westbound pas
sengers We're Sheriff Potter and I'm
der Sheriff Gebo of Carbon county
who were on their way to Deer Lodge
with two prisoners. One of the lat
ter was Cuckoo Bilant, who was
sentenced at Red LodgeNlast week to
life imprisonment for the murder of
Hobo Dave" a cook, whom he killed
sometime during the winter. The
other was a young fellow named
a-half for forgery.
The prisoners were not ironed and
were permitted considerable liberty.
although the officers kept a watch
full eye on them at all times. Both
appeared to be reconciled to their fate
and at times quite happy. Cuckoo
in particular seemed lightminded and
on the promise of the sheriff that he
would have a glass of beer when they
got onto the train gave several ex-
hibitiOns of the cry of the bird for
whom he was named by his former as
sociates. The imitation was true
enough to have deceived even a bird
itself and the old fellow apparently
was no a little proud of his accom-
plishmenI. He joked and laughed
with the officers and remarked that
the cuckoo he now go SOUTH His
only possession seemed to be a we'll
worn bible, to which he chung with
the fear of one likely to be despoiled
of a treasure. He said he wanted it
when he got to prison, as it would
be good for him to read it.
When the verdict of the jury was
read Sheriff Potter said Bilant was
much disappointed and angrily de-
manded that they hang him, but since
then he has changed his mind and as
far as can be learned now is glad to
be permitted to live. He expects to
live no longer than a few years at
most and this probably causes him to
take his sentence more philosophic-
ally than at first.
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TRANSPORTATION
Carbon County Man Captures Popular
BILLINGS LADY,.

Carbon County Man Captures Popular
Billings Lady.
From Thursdays Daily Gazette.
A very pretty wedding took place
yesterday morning at the home Of
MI. and Mrs. A. j.. Wilkinson in
Twenty-sixth street, north, when their
youngest daughter, Miss Veola, was
united in matrimony to George R
Cannon.
While the wedding was a modest
one it was none the less artistic. The
ceremony was witnessed by relatives
and a few intimate friends of the
family, about 25 in all. The bride
was becomingly attired in her going.
away gown of silk finished venetian
cloth. 1t was n Of the new blue
shades, tailor made, with the bodice
exquisitely trimmed with white silk
applique. She carried a shower bo-
quet of brides roses.
The contracting parties, unattended,
proceeded to the arch between the
front and back parlors, which had
been transferred into a bower of deli
cate pink and green, with clusters of
carnations, ferns and smilax. The
arch was fanked on either side with
palms and the entire effect was
charming. Pink carnations were plac-
ed in profusion in various parts of the
rooms, carrying out the color scheme.
The ceremony was performed by
the Rev: w. D. Clark of the Congre-
acknowledgment. the ring service being
used. After congratulations had been
exchanged the guests repaired to the
dining room, where an elaborate we'd
ding breakfast was served. The table
appointments were very pretty, the
decorations being entirely in red and
green. The central decoration was a
Venetian urn filled to overlooking with
deli ,hued roses. This rested in a bed
of maidenhair ferns. the delicate
-fronds reaching out over the Batten-
berg centerpiece. The plate and
tumbler doylies were also of Batten-
berg lace. M
Amid a shower of rice Mr.. and Mrs.
Cannon left at 1880 o'clock for Red
Lodge, near which place will be their
future home. Mrs. Cannon, although
not born in Montana. is a true Bill
ingS girl. having grown IN in tho citv
and is exceedingly popular in church
and social circles. Mr.. Cannon, while
a comparative stranger in Billings, is
well known in Carbon county as one
of the substantial cattlemen of that
section.
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Reveals a Great Secret.

1t is often asked how such startling
cures, that puzzle the best physicians.
are effected by DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption. Here's the
secret. 1t cuts out the ph1egm and
germ-infected mucus. and let's the life
giving oxygen enrich and vitalize the
blood. 1t heals the inflamed, cough
worn throat and lungs. Hard colds
Kings New Discovery. the most in
fallible remedy for all throat and
lung diseases. Guaranteed bottles SOC
and $1.!O0. Trial bottles free at Chap
pie Drug Co.'S.
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CATTLE GROWERS CONVENTION.
President Roosevelt Elected an Hon
orary Member

President Roosevelt Elected an Hon.
orary Member.
Denver, March Sin the American
Cattle Growers convention today
Frank Benton, a Colorado and Wyo-
ming cattleman. delivered an address
on practical Illustrations of the
Leasing System and It's Benefits" G.
E. Wantland of Denver read a paper
'on Advantages Of Range Control"
B. Richards of Nebraska offered two
amendments to section 2 of the land
leasing bill now before congress-. One
was that railroad grants derive no
benefits from the bill but that buyers
of railroad grants shall. The other
was that homesteads taken up prior
to January, 1902. shall be beneficiares
under the provisions of the bill. Pres
ident Roosevelt was elected an hon
orary member of the association.
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House..

Washington, March 4.-The house
spent another day in discussion of the
bill to classify the rural free delivery
service and place the carriers under
the contract system. No vote was
reached and it is doubtful whether
n will be had tomorrow, as the list
of speakers is still large. The fate of
the bill is in doubt, although the pre-
vailing impression is that it will be
defeated.
The speakers today were Messrs.
Smith of Kentucky, Gardner of New
Jersey and Williams of Mississippi,
in favor; and Messrs. Landis of In
diana, Maddox of Georgia and Hill of
Connecticut against the measure.
Before the debate began the confer
ence report on the Philippine tariff
bill was adopted. The vote was on
party lines except that Messrs. Nc
Call of Massachusetts, Littlefield of
Maine and Heatwole of Minnesota
voted with the democrats.
Washington, March 5.-The house
today continued debate or the bill to
classify the rural free delivery service
but without acting adjourned early
out Of respect to the memory Of Rep
resentative Polk of Pennsylvania,
whose death occurred suddenly in
Philadelphia last night.
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First Publication March Z, 19O2-6w
Notice for Publication,

Department of the Interior, Land
Office at Bozeman. Montana, March
/, l9O2.-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 WI be made before T. A.
Williams. cIerk Of court, at Billings.
Montana, on April 26, 1902. viz:
ROBERT LEAVENS,
Homestead Entry No. 1852, for the
lots 8, 8, section Z. Sh SWA section
s. township l north, range 81 east,
M. P. M.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence up
on and cultivation of said land, viz:
Christian .Yegen, of Billings. Montana;
George T. Lamport of Red Lodge,
Montana; Daniel |. Hammond, of Bill
ings. Montana; George T. Gamble, of
Billings, --ontana.
A. l.. LOVE Register.
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EARLY "a HISTORY.
interesting Facts Concerning Valleys
First Settlement.

First Settlement.
From Thursdays Daily Gazette. \
1.-THE Hon. w. H. Norton, one of the
H0unders of the town of Saltwater.
now known as Columbus, a a Wis
ltor from the western part of the
county yesterday. Mr.. Norton in COM
pany with the late Horace Country
man settled in that part of the coun-
Try just a quarter of a century ago.
Ihey were among the first white men
10 permanently reside in this part Of
the Yellowstone valley and naturally
Mr. Norton looks over the past with
a good deal of interest.
Mr.. Norton was in a reminiscent
mood and referring to his early day
experiences said that at one time DUR
ing his residence in this valley the
outlook was rather gloomy for the
few people then residents of this Sec
ton.
by executive older,"' said Mr.. Nor
ton, President Grant declared all that
country lying north Of the Yellowstone
river from the mountains to the mouth
OF the Big Horn river and 20 miles
In width to be a part of the Crow In
dian reservation. This was during the
period that Belknap was secretary of
wal and the order was secured so that
licensed traders on the reservation
could more fully control the fur trade
OF the Indians along the Yellowstone.
Uncle Horace Countryman and my
self had a trading store on the north
side, of the Yellowstone, near the
mouth Of the Saltwater river. and the
Grant proclamation put us out of bus
mess.
For eight months the order stood
as a barrier to white settlement along
the Yellowstone, until finally some
people from Montana reached Wash
ington and complained to the presi-
dent of the injustice of the order.
The Belknap scandal in the wal de-
partment followed and the eyes of
President Grant were opened by the
exposure of many of the high handed
proceedings throughout the west
through the operations of his secre-
tary of war.
About that time a scheme was full
.ly materialized to remove forever the
Grows from this mart of Montana and
| am sorry to this day that our plans
were frustrated just at the last mo-
ment. We had things all fixed to move
them to- the country known as the
Judith basin and establish an agency
on Spring creek, where Lewistown
now stands. But about the time that
We were ready to act citizens of Hell
ena protested to Major Maginniss,
then our delegate in congress, saying
that the location of these. Indians in
that part of the country would inter-
fere with people travelling to and from
Helena from points on the Missouri
river. The Indians remained, but had
we succeeded in our plans we would
not today be battling for the opening
Of Indian lands for white settlement
and our population would be several
times greater than it is"
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First Publication Feb. %. 19O2-6w
Desert Land, Final Proof-Notice for
Publication,

United States Land Office, Boze-
man. Montana. Feb. 20, 19O2.-Notice
is hereby given that Charles O'Don-
nell, OF Billings, Yellowstone county,
Montana, has filed notice of intention
to make proof on his desert-land claim
No. s26, for the NJ sEA, SA NEA,
section 10, township 1 south, range
"a east, M. P. NJ, before T. A. Will
liams, clerk Of court, at Billings, Mon
tana. or Saturday, the 5th day of
April, 1902.
He names the following witnesses
to prove the complete irrigation and
reclamation of said land: William
F. Snyder, of Billings, Montana; L.
natius D. O'Donnell, of Billings, Mon
tana; William Birely, of Billings, Mon
tana; Samuel E. Feyler, of Billings,
Montana.
T T own Dor;a+o.
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Quick, reliable shoe repairing. Post
office basement. Taft

| am prepared to hay cars and feed
stock at Sunnyside, N. D. Best ma.
tive hay, baled $40, loose Sc per ton
in train lots; less than train lots 81
loose hay. Full weights and salts.
faction guaranteed. Also grazing
lands. Write or wire Western Union
message to
J. S. GREEN,
145-2-S9-tf Mandan, N. d.
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Stand Like a Stone Wall

Between your children and the
tortures of itching and burning ecze-
ma. s%caldhead or other skin diseases.
How? Why, by using Rucklen's Ar
MICA Salve, earth's greatest healer.
Quickest cure for ulcers. lever sores,
salt rheum. cuts. burns or bruises.
Infallible for piles. 25c at Chapple
Drug Co.'s.
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Couch Settled on Her INNS.

NV daughter had a terrible cough
which settled on her lungs" says N.
Jackson of Danville, Ill. 1--WE tried
a great man remedies without re-
lief. until We gave her Folev's Honey
and Tar, which cured her Refuse
substitutes. Sold by Holmes & Rixon.
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A Good Cough Medicine for Children.

II have no hesitancy in recommend
ing Chamberlain's Cough Remedy"
says F. P. Moran. a well known and
popular baker of Petersburg, Va. "We
have given to our. children when
troubled with bad coughs, also whoop-
ing cough. and it has always given
perfect satisfaction. It was recon
mended to me by a druggist as the
best cough medicine for children as
it contained no opium or other harm
full drug" Sold by Chapple Drug Co.
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Music.
J. S. GREEN.
Mandan, N. D..

Music furnished for al occasions.
Orders taken for sheet and orchestra
music. Music arranged from the
voice. w. J. Carter, violin teacher,
residence 312 North 25th street.
Box 535. S1-26
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Raw or Inf,amed Lunos

Yield rapidly to the wonderful cura-
tive and healing qualities of Foley's
Honey and Tar. 1t prevents pneu-
monia and consumption from a hard
cold settled on the lungs. Sold by
Holmes & Rixon.
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FoIey's Honey and Tar.
Cures coughs and colds.
Cures bronchitis and asthma.
Cures Group and whooping cough.
Cures hoarseness and bronchia'
troubles. /,
Cures pneumonia and la grippe.
Sold by Holmes & Calhoun.
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ST. JOHNS COUGH CURE will
cure your cough. Sold ny Chapple
Drug Co.
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P. ]. FITz MORRIS,
Veterinary Surgeon
and Dentist.

Office in Cothron & Todd's Livery
Barn.
Phone SO.
All Operations Guaranteed.
Specialist on Poll-Evil. Fistula, Bone
SPAWN. Bog SPAWN, Curbs and all
other diseases of horses joints and
feet.
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A. L. LOVE, Register.
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145-2-S9-tf
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-08-07
A Minister'S Good Work.

Il had severe attack of bilious cole
got bottle of Chamberlain Collie. Chol
era and DiarrhOea Remedy, took two
doses and wasentirely cured, says Rev. 4.
A.Powers, OF Emporia, Kan My neighbor
across the street was sick for over a week.
had two or three bottles ofmedicine from
the docter. He used them for three orfour
days without RELIEF, then called in another
doctor VINO treated him for some DAYS and
gave him no relief SO discharged him.
went over to see him the next morning
lie said his bowels were in a terriblef fix
that they had been running off so long
that II was almost bloody flux. asked
him II he had tried Chamberlain Colic
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and he
said. No. went home and brought my
bottle and gave him one dose; told him
TO take another dose in fifteen or twenty
minutes ii he did not find relief. but he
took no more and was entirely cured -
For sale by NJ. NJ Lewis. Druggist.