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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-10-24
MAN OF SEVERAL NAMES IN THE
TOLLS.
OBTAINED ONLY SMALL SUM
William WEIGH, Alias "Peter John.
son." Takes Turn at Raising
Money Easily.

From Wednesdays Daily Gazette.
The plan of writing checks by Dust
ed" individuals with no funds to back
them seems to have become quite
fashionable in this part of the coun-
try recently.
Usually the parties come to grief
before they have proceeded very far
in their nefarious line of business
and this was the case with VIM.
WEIGH, last evening. WEIGH has been
working on a farm west of town and
is known to quite a number of PEG.
pie in the city and he used his &C.
quaintances to further his swindling
game. He has been going under the
name of peter Johnson and his
true name was not discovered until
after his arrest.
Last evening he went to DR.. Fitz-
morris, veterinary surgeon, and told
him he had money in the bank and
wanted to check on it but knew no.
body who would cash a check for him.
He proposed that he draw a check for
SIS in favor of the doctor and that
he, the doctor, should cash it, and
give him the money.
DR.. Fitzmorris had known John
son" several months and was finally
induced to help the man out. A
check was drawn which the doctor en-
dorsed and it was .cashed at Vale &
Potter's saloon. A short time later
it was discovered that johnson" had
no money in the bank Upon which he
drew the check, his undoing being
fastened by his attempt to cash an
other check for $40 drawn by peter
Johnson"
The matter was reported to the Of
ficers and some time during the ev-
ening johnson was arrested by Po-
liceman Hayden and placed in Jail.
The officer found $3.50 remaining of
the SIS that he had obtained on the
check and took charge of the money
as well as a number of letters found
in the prisoners pockets. These
were directed to William Welch and
several were from Patrick WEIGH,
Kingman, Ariz., who addressed them
at the opening of the epistle to my
dear brother"
A charge of obtaining money under
false pretenses will be placed against
WEIGH. :
Welch vas arraigned before JUS
tice Mann this afternoon on the
charge of obtaining money under
false pretenses. He informed the
court that his true name was Peter
Johnson and the complain was made
out in that name. He took the statu-
tory time of "a hours in which to
plead and said that he should have
had $50 to his credit in the bank last
night, and thought by the time the
"a hours had expired it would be
there.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-10-24
HIS OBJECTION ovERRULED.
Law and Constitution Fail to Save
Lawyer Howard.

-@" 0'N SSi'SesAIISI ali " oGv
Lawyer Howard.
From Tuesdays Daily Gazette.
Arthur Howard, the negro who
claims to be a lawyer, was before
Judge Mann again this morning.
Last Wednesday Howard was in po-
lice court on a charge of disturbing
the peace at the opera house on the
night CT the Heinze meeting. He was
assessed a fine of $40 and in lieu of
serving 10 days with the street COM
missioner was given an option on Is
minutes to leave the city. He chose
the alternative and in fact left town.
He journeyed but a short distance,
however, and came back in a day or
two. The police heard that he was
here though they failed to catch sight
of him until last evening. This morn
ing the judge doubled the fine, and
made it $40.
Howard told the court that he was
a lawyer and under his rights voucn-
Ny S11C AoLSIlIullOu VI IHC ollAl
ed States and the 18th amendment
thereto the court had no power to
force him to leave the city. The
judge in turn informed his learned
prisoner that he had no desire that he
should leave the city and would glad
" detain him here for not less than a
roriod IF On davc durinp which time
he would be fed and watered at the
expense of the city, providing he
worked as the street commissioner
desired him to.
The last thing Howard said on
leaving the court room vas that he
did not intend to work a lick, and a
bread and water diet is in store for
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-10-24
Not Tommy's Fault.

Tommy had been tardy at school,
says the Chicago Tribune, and this
was the excuse he handed in:
miss McInerny pleas Exkuse
tommy for Being late he was Keep
out on the account of Sixness in the
Family yours Respect Nicodemus
Tucker"
"Thomas,' said the teacher, after
she had read it, 81 have serious
doubts about the genuineness of this.
1t looks very suspicious"
81 know it, ma'am," he replied,
snifiing/ 81 told paw l could write
it a heap better'n he could, but he
just would do it."
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-10-24
WAS SHORT ONE.
Last Nights Meeting of City Council
Record One.

'VVOIO WIG
From Wednesdays Daily Gazette.
The regular council meeting last
evening was a record breaker in the
matter of early adjournment, as the
aldermen cleaned up everything in
the clerks budget and were ready to
go home at 8 o'clock. The Ike has
not happened before in many years
and is an evidence that at last nights
meeting at least there were yely few
displays of oratory upon the part of
the city dads and perfect harmony in
their entire proceedings.
All the members were present, ex-
cept Aldermen Berky and White, who
had been granted leaves of absence
at the former meeting.
The reports of the chief Of police,
police magistrate and city treasurer,
passed over from the last meeting,
were approved upon recommendation
of the finance committee.
Link & Carter were allowed 5000 on
their bill for work done in sdperin-
tending the construction of the new
city hall.
Certificate No. Is, by the architects
of the city. hall, in favor Of Che Bill
ings Lumber company, for the sum
of $362.5 O was allowed. The building
committees report showed that when
49, l,s1Is~~ hoI hmm anropI0fn1
there would still be due the contrac-
tors, over and above the amount al
lowed at this meeting, the sum Of
$4,67S.39. The contractors expect to
have the structure finished in a little
more than two weeks from date.
The bill of Ben Hager for construct
ing rs granite street crossings, in
the sum of $9e7.26 was allowed, less
500 which amount was reserved un-
til the final inspection of the cross
ings is made.
A number of small accounts were
allowed and warrants orderea en-
recommendation Of the finance COM
mittee.
The bid Of Rogers & Clark for the
construction of street crossings of
native stone was rejected and the
street and sidewalk committee en-
powered to build crossings of mater
ial best suited in their own judgment
to the work, and whenever there was
a pressing demand, and report their
action to the council.
The dray ordinance and the fran
chise ordinance of the CitiZens Elec-
trio company were laid over until the
next meeting.
On motion the clerk vas requested
to notify Superintendent Dan. Boyle,
of the Montana division of the North
ern Pacific railway, to appear before
the council Wednesday evening, No
vember 5, and show cause why Twen-
ty. fifth street should not be opened
across the right-of-way of his COM
pany, and to add that in case good
cause was not shown the council
would proceed to open the street &C
ccrding to law.
The council then adjourned to the
ne>t regular meeting, which will fall
on the night Of the general election,
and in view of this fact it vas agreed
that the council should meet on that
date and imme lately adjourn until
the following evening. .
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-10-24
Dancer in Fall Colds.

Fall colds are liable to hang on all
winter, leaving the seeds of pneumon-
ia, bronchitis or consumption. Fo-
ley's Honey and Tar cures quickly and
prevents serious results. 1t is old and
reliable, tried and tested, safe and
sure. contains no opiates and will not
constipate. Sold by Holmes & Rixon.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-10-24
SOME MEDICINES THAT STATE
VETERINARIAN HAS.
GENEROUS OLD UNCLE SAM
Saves Stock Growers Of Montana Nice
Little Sum-Advice to
Horse Owners.

AS DR.. M. E. Knowles, the state
veterinarian, figures it out, in addi-
ton to the almost %incalculable
amount of good done by the dispens-
ing of the remedy, the national gov
eminent also saved the stockmen of
Montana no less than $1,000 by it's
free dispensation of black leg vac
cine. Last year his office distribut-
ed 100, 900 doses of the virus, which,
estimated at it's usual price, Is cents
a, dose, mean a saving Of the amount
1t will probably also interest the
cattle owners to know that Montana
is the only state that is receiving vac
cine free from the government, at
least so DR.. Salmon, chief of the bu-
a of animal industry, recently in
formed DR.. Knowles. The reason for
this, as understood by DR.. Knowles,
is that no other state has made requi-
sition for any of the medicine. Wheth-
err this is due to the fact that black
leg does not exist in any of the other
states or whether their stockmen have
not yet learned the efficacy of the
vaccine as a cure and preventive of
the disease is not known. In this
state it's value has long been known
and the liberal manner in which it
it is used is proof of the faith the
cattle growers have in it.
A large supply of the remedy is
kept on hand constantly in DR..
Knowles Office, ready for distribution
to all who may apply for it. It comes
in packages of ten doses and in adj
dition to bearing the label of the
United States department of agri-
culture, bureau of animal industry, it
is also marked with the date of it's
issue by the department.
In view of the large number of
Canadian cattle that are trailing into
northern Montana for shipment to the
| Chicago market, DR.. Knowles has
taken steps to, prevent, as far as lies
in his power, the Introduction of in
fictitious diseases. He has written to
DR.. A. G. Moore of Ottawa, acting
chief veterinary inspector of Canada,
requesting that hereafter cattle sent
through this state be accompanied
by the usual health certificate.
Influenza seems to be prevalent to
a marked degree in the horse herds
of scme parts of the state and DR..
Knowles advises all horse owners to
be on their, guard, as the danger of
an epidemic is suggested in the large
number of animals reported to be
affected. AS a remedy the doctor
has found that what he calls an in
fuenza anti-toxine is very efficacious
as a treatment for the disease. The
medicine comes in bottles of 20 cubic
centimeters and is administered with
a syringe by injection into the horses
neck. He advises that during actual
sickness one bottle be administed e "
cry four hours, until four bottles shall
have been used. The results, he says,
are almost always favorable and the
treatment generally proves success
full.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-10-24
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~ent,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-10-24
Not Doomed for Life.

Il was treated for three years by
good DOCTORS" writes w. A. Greer,
McConnellsville, O., 'for piles, and fs-
tula, but, when all failed, Bucklen's
Arnica Salve cured me in two weeks"
Cures burns, bruises. cuts, corns,
sores, eruptions. salt rheum, piles or
no pay. 25c at Chapple Drug Co.'s.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-10-24
RamhnuiIIet Rams for Sale.

RambouiIIet Rams for Sale.
l shall ship to Billings and offer
for sale the finest carload of Ram
bouillet yearling rams ever V,t on
the market in this state.
d-sw-tf L. S. BRIGGS.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-10-24
"Watch the kjdneys,"

"When they are affected, life is in
DANCE" says DR.. A~bernethy, the great
English physician. Foley's Kidney
Cure makes sound kidneys. Sold by
Holmes & Rixon.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-10-24
o YET.
Northern Pacific Switchmen and Com.
pany Still Negotiating.

Negotiations between the Northern
Pacific and the committee of switch
men representing that class of en-
plcyes over the entire system are
still in progress in st. Paul.
The original proposition submitted
by the men asked an increase in
wages averaging 5 cents an hour or
so cents a day. The company offers
an increase of III cents an hour, or
Is cents a day.
1t is expected that a compromise
will be reached by the contending fac
tons.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-10-24

Pays 5 per cent on savings depos.
Its. interest compounded quarterly.
Pays 6 FER 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 DO
repaid on monthly installments run.
ming from n to ten years, to suit
borrower.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-10-24

ST. lOHN'S HEADACHE CURE
wi, cure your headache. Sold by
Chapnle Drug &c.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-10-24
EAGLE BAND CONCERT.
Programme Selected for Friday
Nights Musical Entertainment.

!
Nights Musical Entertainment.
Friday evening the Eagle band will
give It's concert in Gruwell hall. The
programme arranged for the occasion
is as follows:
l.. March, Gel Captain. .Sousa
2. Overture, "Poet and Peasant.
...... -. 49,. ...... ....SuIpe
3. Cornet solo, "Threc Star Polka"
Mr.. Snow.
4. Concert waltz, "Sympia'. .robani
5. Southern Plantation SaDgs..,...
........ ........ ........ SOHlSiLO
6. (a) Gavotte, Concert ....Farrae
CD Symphony, mo Two''......
$500. 80. :. ...... ..DahlDcy
Z. National Airs Boyer
Conductor-Mr. w. A. Snow.
1t is earnestly requested that the
audience be seated at $50 o'clock, as
the concert begins a few minutes af-
New-York tribune., 1902-07-02

Those who have been in the shipping business for
years in this island do not think such n line would
be profitable, at rate TO the shareholders
st. Thomas is the West India station of the Ham
burg-American Line, the ships of this company
making nearly two hundred entries into this port
annually. The French and English mail companies
have coaling stations here. and steam communica-
tion to windward and leeward Of this island is
frequent. Almost any part of the world may be
reached from St Thomas. owing to the numerous
opportunities offered; any such line that
projected IN Copenhagen would appear to be Su
per1uous, unless, indeed, backed up by capital
so large as 10 enable II TO compete with the lines
ABOVE mentioned, and especially the Hamburg
American Steam Packet Company, which has just
established service of steamers to run direct be-
BrazlS.
Not that our people would not be pleased to see
a Danish line of steamers running between these
Islands and Copenhagen taking in ST
Thomas a port of call. IL would be sight as
novel it would be welcome For years such
things have been talked of, and their realization
Is something to be wished for: but with the failure
schemes for our welfare no one can be expected
to put much confidence I'm the advent of the much
talked of st. Thomas Steamship Company of Co
penhagen. Our people anXiOusy looking for
ward to the speeches of Prime Minister Deuntzer
on the question of the transfer. and they sincerely
hope that his efforts may do away with the last
shred or opposition to sale which means life or
death to their future welfare
Fine weather has at last dawned upon us, and
with 1t comes the recognition the services of His
the Martinique disaster. President Loubet has
made him a Commander of the Legion or Honor
Commodore Hohn of the Vakyrien has also been
made an officer OF that order The Valkyrien was
New-York tribune., 1902-07-02

BLUE POINT.
A LARGE CROWD EXPECTED TO SPEND
THE FOURTH

Blue Point Long Island. July l CSpeciaD-rbo
business OF settling down 70 a summer OF vao,-
ton has begun IN earnest here. A number OF -.
pie expected for the Fourth, OF course sonoa =
stay but day. few TO remain during he rAs-
OF the season; but the days now Jogging On IN
the true vacation fashion. The brightness -
yesterday morning gave way to a threaten,n
afternoon. and the evening had not deepened ra-
when the wind from the east blew in strongly ana
rain more began to fall. This morning the
outlook for a day of enjoyment exceedingly
discouraging; II was dark and rain fell heav
fly. During the forenoon, however. the wind
the opening proved A few people are venturtng
out the bay spite Of the disagreeable weather
The prevailing rains must necessarily educate
vacatonists to face the harmless annoyance of a
wetting
The hotels at this place well started In the
season. and enjoy already a good patronage.
There seems TO be little fear that the summer will
prove profitable
The guests at the South Bay House Mr.. and
Mrs. W. NJ. WadswOrth. Philemon WadsWOrth
and t. Firth. of New-York: Harry W. Steves
Leigh F. Pye Mr. and Mrs. William Burtenshaw
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wood and Miss
Dorothy Wood. Miss Mildred Martin Mrs. E q.
Homer, Mr.. and Mrs. a Z. Lethbridge and family
Mrs. G. ". Shellas and family, Mr. and Mrs. Myron
j. Martin and family, Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Brom-
bacher, 5. ". Britton and Mr.. and Mrs. S. H.
BrittOn. of Brooklyn, and F. a. WiilanlS-
on the Fourth there will be the usual display OF
fireworks the lawn of the South Bay House.
are staying here Mr.. and Mrs. Robert A. Sharkey
and Mr.. andsSi Van Riper and family, OF Brook
Iyn; William A. Kleibe and family and Mr.. and
Mrs. Nicholas Hockey, Of New-Hork-
Mr.. and Mrs NOrthrtdge and family, or New
York; Mr. and Mrs z rEcoG X Jones. j. K Jones and
the Hallett House.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-02
DEFOTED WORSHTPPERS.
From Short Stories.

There more people than there ought to he in
this country who worship patent medicines. but
missionary in Burmah gives an account OF how she
was the innocent cause of the worship of empty
medicine bottles having been instituted.
In one of her tours she upon a village where
cholera raging Having with her a quantity
OF pain killer. and thinking that she might least
allay the suffering somewhat she went from house
to house administering the remedy, and left num-
Der of bottles to be used after she had gone
When she returned to the village come months
later she met by the head man of the cOmmu-
nifty, who cheered and delighted her by this ntei-
gence: Teacher, we have come to your side
the medicine did us so much good that We have
cepted your god
Overjoyed at this news, she conducted to the
house of the head man. who opened the door OF
room and showed her the pain killer bottles solemn
ly arranged in row upon the shelf: and before
them the whole company Immediately Frustrated
themselves in worship.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-02
EVERY NAN A WEATHER PROPHET.
ALL VISITORS GRATEFUL FOR WARM SUN
SHINE AT MOUNT PoCoNo

Mount Pocono Penn. July l (SpeciaD.-Every
man here IS a weather prophet and 1t is amusing
to what a great knowledge OF the art of prog
at last and The sincere thanks of all are extended
The sympathy OF the many friends OF Bertram
Young is extended to him in the death OF his son.
who died here at the Dodd cottage on June 2S.
No trOuting is on the tapis now. The brooks are
muddy and the atmosphere too cold. But the grand
scenery is enhanced oy the freshness or the herb
age due TO the rain
Mr.. Hooker and his son, OF Pocono Mountain
House. quite blue because they could not do
for their newspaper friends who last Satur-
day honOred them with visit and were under the
Lackawanna road. If they will come again when
the skies are blue. instead of the Hookers better
time IS guaranteed.
Major Ivan Tailor. of Ncw-York a war veteran
who makes his home ~ the Army and Navy Club
is at PoCono Mount House for week The
Major is chairman OF the Old Guard at Hooker's
w b. Redding, prominent New-York patent law
yer. accompanied by his mother and Miss U Shea
also at this house.
Last night the patrons enjoyed Il game OF Char
acter," which was followed BY a Virginia reel and
n few spirited games of ping pong. Major Tailor
played 1T"
Pocono Mountain House arrivals are Ivan Tailon
Mrs. A. Gilsey, Miss Marie Ciilsey. Miss Alice GIL
sey; W. B, Redding, Mrs. Mary f. Redding. Miss
0Shea, Miss r. l.. Daley. Miss A. NJ Daley, Dr.
J. II. storer. New-York; Mr. and Mrs. II. L. Bridg-
man. Brooklyn; f. 5. Moshcr, Jersey City; James
Martin East Orange, y. j.; T.. T.. Wright, w. r.
Powers, Glen Ridge. n. j.
At the Montanesca are Mrs. Amader Spadone
A. c, Smidt, Mrs T. j. Manning. New York; Mrs.
J. II. Beckwith, Brooklyn.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-02
ENJOYMENT IN SPITE Of RAIN.
INDOOR RECREATION-A NOVEL
LAUNCH RIDE

Lake Hopatcong, n. J., July 1 (SpeciaD--The
visitors here say that they longer going TO
be the victims of wet weather, and accordingly
laying plans TO enjoy themselves within DOORS
The men are more Respondent than the women be-
cause they have stronger inclination to live il
the
Mr. Ramsey, who has q naphtha launch. took 4
party out sailing yesterday afternoon in the rain.
and had his craft nicely protected that
got wet. Mr.. Ramsey is a newcomer, and he said
he wasn't going to wait for the skies to turn blue.
In this conclusion he found enough friends 70 con-
cur. and they joined him. Those that braved the
ele nents were Mr.. and Mrs. Trenchard, Or. r. A.
Trenchard. Miss Avery. Hiss OImsOy. Mr.; Hay and
Mr.. FleCk OF New-York and Mr. and Mrs. DUval
and Master Charlie Duyal. OF Brooklyn
Mr. and Mrs Whitney. OF New-DOrp. N Y, ar
rived last night and will summer at Landing. Dr.
and Mrs. Feeley, of New-Nork and NJ E Feeley.
OF Cleveland. also enjoying life at Landing Ths
Misses Furman. of Flushing. n. Y. have finished
school and Joined their parents az their abode op
pOSite HaSey Island
Echoes of the newspaper party that General Pas
senger Agent Lee. of the Lackawanna. brought
here for luncheon still heard about the Hotel
Bresln. and the only regret expressed Is that time
forbade a longer stay.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-02
sHAFFER ARRANGING ~FooT NOTES."

The conference committee Of the fifty thousand
tin plate workers affiliated with the AmaIgamated
Association of Iron and Steel Workers which has
been in town for the last two days had a confer
ence late yesterday afternoon at No. q State-st
with the officers OF the American Tin Plate Com
pany. President Shaffer said to Tribune reporter
last evening. in reference to the conferences:
I'VE are here to arrange upon what we call the
foot notes TO the new agreement of the tin plate
workers to wages, which goes into effect to-day
The old agreement expired yesterday, but when we
met the officials of the American Tin Plate Com
pany last April and agreed a new wage scale to
go into effect to-day. there other conditions
10 be arranged later. These are the foot notes
that we are here TO settle We want to make the
best conditions can but no trouble is pending
Everything is harmonious. and IL would take a
very expert mischief maker to make trouble be-
tween the tin plate workers and the company now,
What are the foot notes? Why, the conditions
irrespective OF wages. No, I can't say what the
conditions we want are, but will try TO get the
best conditions we can Another conference viii be
held TO-DAY. The scale which went into effect
to-day ' - 2ot expire until July l. 1903"