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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-12-16
A DE c JUSTICE.
Judge Loud RENDERS Decision in Rose
bud County Row.
From Saturdays Daily Gazette,

troin Saturdays Daily Gazette.
Judge Loud at Miles City yesterday
rendered his decision in the matter
of the habeas corpus proceedings
which We're instituted before him by
the county clerk and commissioners
Of Rosebud county, whom Justice Nc
Rea had sentenced for contempt, after
the board had taken away his docket
and declared his office vacant. The
opinion cuts both ways.
1t was held that the commissioners
would have to pay their fines, but in
the end McRea may find himself out
OF office. The judge ruled that while
he may not have been legally entitled
to hold office, McRea was a de facto
justice and the summary n of
oustlng him attempted by the board
constituted contempt. Quo warranto
proceedings would have been the
proper node of procedure by the
commissioners, held the judge, there
- '"S'oihiiS the OF the
justice that only through an action
brought in the district court could he
be put out Of Office.
The petitioners made application for
a remission of the fines imposed, thew
oeclarlng that what they had done
hao not been with the intention or
desire OF being contemptuous, but I'M
oer the belief that their action was
legal This was a matter evidently
beyond the jurisdiction of Judge Loud,
Tor he referred it to Justice McRea.
Inc latter kindly needed the request
and RENTED the fines.
1t is believed that the commission
efs Will now avail themselves of the
knowledge gained in the hearing and
institute proper proceedings against
McRea to have him ousted.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-12-16
THEFT.
"kangaroo" Court Furnishes Fred Lee
for Petty Larceny.
From Fridays Daily Gazette.

From Fridays Daily Gazette.
Almost daily sessions of the
Kangaroo court have been held in
the county Jail since Fred Lee, re-
manded on the charge of arson, has
taken up his enforced residence there.
The other prisoners were not long in
learning that Lee is a confirmed thief
and that nothing on which he could
lay his hands was safe from his touch.
Tobacco, pipes, postage stamps and
various others of the belongings of the
inmates began to disappear almost
Immediately following his incarcera-
ton. Search for the missing article
resulted in their being found hidden
in the bunk of Lee.
A session CT the court" was called
and Lee was placed ON trial. He was
found guilty and punished. For a few
days he behaved himself, but his
thieving procliviities proved too
strong to be resisted and he was
0S0Ah Sou61I oiColIuS. luGu liz Was
tried once more. AS his offense was
more than usually aggravated, taking
a pipe from another prisoner and
trying to force it out of a window so
that the owner might not get it again,
his sentence was made more than
ordinarily sever and is now in effect.
He has been locked in one of the
cells and for the next two or three
days his diet will be restricted to
bread and water.
No matter what their offenses may
have been on the outside, the fellow
prisoners of Lee declare that the in
mates OF the Jail must remain honest
n do not steal from one another.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-12-16
BURGLARY,
Unsuccessful Effort to Break Into Dr..
Prickett's House.
train.
From Fridays Daily Gazette.

From Fridays Daily Gazette.
The long immunity from the depre-
dations of. burglars which the city
has fortunately enjoyed seemingly is
to be ended, as it is very apparent
that at least n of the gentry given
to ho~usebreaking has finally found
his way hither.
Shortly before 2 o'clock this morn
ing DR.. Prickett, who resides in First
avenue, north, between Twenty-ninth
and Thirtieth streets, was awakened
by his dog barking. Before he had
fallen asleep again he heard someone
approach the front door of the house
and attempt to unlock it. The key
had been left in the lock and the
burglar tried to force it out for the
purpose of using a skeleton key with
which to throw the bolt.
DR.. Prickett hastily arose and after
arming himself telephoned to "cen-
trail for a policeman, meanwhile
standing guard and waiting further
developments. It is evident that the
craftsman heard him, for by the time
Officer Walker who had been notified
could arrive he had gone. Footprints
in the snow showed that the fellow
had gone in the direction of the
Northern Pacific yards and the police
man followed the trail. Down in the
yards he noticed a suspicious look
ing individual and when he started
toward him the man took to his heels.
Mr.. Walker ordered him to halt. but
no heed was given to the order, as
the fellow ran all the faster. Think
ing to intimidate the man, the officer
fired a couple of shots in his direction.
Instead of stopping him, the shots
seemed to cause the other to run all
the faster and being the feeter ST
the two he soon disappeared infK
darkness and escaped.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-12-16
AFTER MANY YEARS.,
Two Long Separated S~ister-in-Laws
Meet by Accident.

From Saturdays Daily Gazette.
Mrs. Soule, mother of Mrs. P. H.
Smith and S. w. Soule, who left a
short time ago to spend the winter at
Angeles, Cailif., writes of an in
teresting incident that occurred in
connection with a room hunting tour
in which she figured. At a house
where she applied for a room she met
TWO ladies, mother and daughter, the
n very old and the other quite elder.
ly, who were bent upon the anne
quest as herself. All three failed to
secure accommodations and Mrs.
Soule requested permission to ac-
company the others in a further
search. During the conversation that
followed the discovery was made thai
she and the elder of the other two,
a lady owe so years of age, were SIS
te%r-in-laws, who had not met for more
a quarter of a century.
The meeting proved a happy one
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-12-16
SEATTLE BANK DETERMINED TO
PROSECUTE HIM.
LETTER FROM THE CASHIER
Will Not Compromise Matter of
Fraudulent Check-Insists Upon
Punishment.
From Fridays Daily Gazette.

Even if by some chance Phillip
Doremus Watkins should escape n
viction here on the charge of uttering
bogus checks, he will be compelled to
stand trial at Seattle for doing some
thing in the check line at that place.
The people whom he is said to have
victimized there are not inclined to
compromise and %condone his offense
upon proper restitution being made.
Acting upon the suggestion of the
prisoners uncle, who was here re-
Gently for the purpose of settling the
various claims against his nephew,
Sheriff Hubbard wrote to Seattle and
laid the uncle's offer before the party
who is said to have been taken in by
Watkins. This morning he received
a letter from R. R. Spencer, cashier
of the National Bank of Commerce
of Seattle, in which it was made evy
dent that Watkins need not look for
mercy from that quarter.
Mr.. Spencer wrote that it was the
desire and intention of the bank to
prosecute Watkins, if in the opinion
of the county attorney of King coun-
ty, Washington, the prisoner could be
convicted. Mr.. Spencer added that
he did not believe in compromising
matters of that kind and would not
consent to any arrangement having in
view dismissal of the charge against
Watkins if the man was guilty of a
felony under the laws of his state.
In conclusion he added that he
would write to Mr.. Hubbard again, as
oon Us he had heard further from
the prosecuting attorney.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-12-16

If this should catch the eve of
Thomas Barry. who resided here in
1892, he will learn something to his
interest by communicating with J. J..
Barry, deputy state mine inspector.
at Butte. The latter gentleman has
written to Sheriff Hubbard making
inquiry concerning his namesake and
says that am attorney at WASHINGTON,
D. G., is holding a money claim
against the government allowed in
favor of Thomas Barry. Although
Mr.. Hubbard is not positive, he be-
lieves that the nan sought was form
erly a resident of these parts. but
now resides in California. He was
engaged in the stock business and is
believed to have suffered loss through
Indian depredations, as he was a set
tier of the valley at the time the reds
were wont to make raids through this
section.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-12-16
F~itzsimmons Is Eager.

Portland, Ore, Dec. 11.-Robert
Fitzsimmons and James J. Jeffries
before going on the stage Fitzsim-
mons declared his intention of re-
entering the ring. He said:
II am willing to fight any man in
the world, bar nobody. I did intend to
quit the ring after my fight with JET
fries, but am as good a man today
as eve l was and better than any
other fighter that I know of except
the present champion"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-12-16
POTTS is FOUND.
Insane Man Arrested at Park City
This Morning.
From Fridays Daily Gazette.

From Fridays Daily Gazette.
Notwithstanding that a local paper
had him dead, due to suicide by
drowning, last evening, j. ]. Potts
was very much alive this morning
and instead of lying somewhere on
the icy bottom of the Yellowstone,
he was at Park City, with his reason
apparently gone in it's entirety, but
still in the. flesh and more Or less
troublesome.
Early this morning Sheriff Hubbard
received a telephone message from
Park City informing him that an in
sane man was there and asking him
to send a deputy to take charge of
the man, as he was unable to take
care of himself. The message added
that the man was a stranger and
could not tell where he had come
from. Upon being asked to give a
description of the man, the sheriff's
informant did so and Nj. Hubbard at
once became satisfied that it was
Potts and made arrangements for his
arrest, after giving instructions for
his detention.
Later Under Sheriff Sayles left on
the Bridger train for Laurel, where
he intended to secure a team and
drive to Park City. If he can make
proper connections Mr.. Sayles will
probably return with the unfortunate
this evening. Otherwise he will
have to wait until tonight and come
train. .r
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-12-16
Coughing Spell Caused Death.

Harry Duckwell, aged 25 years.
choked to death early yesterday morn
ing at his home, in the presence Of his
wife and child. He contracted a slight
cold a few days ago and paid but lit
tie attention to it. Yesterday morn
ing he was seized with a fit Of cough
ing which continued for some time.
His wife sent for a physician, but
before he could arrive, another cough
ing spell came on and Duckwell died
from suffocation.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat, Dec. 1, 1901" Billiards.
Horehound Syrup would have saved
him. 25c, SOC and $1.O0 at Holmes
& Rixon's. ."10
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-12-16
Mistaken for a Red Deer.

Juneau, Alaska, Dec. 11.-"Kid"
Burch was shot and killed at Hoonah
December 4 by Thomas Williams.
The latter, while hunting, claims to
have mistaken Burch for a deer. He
has surrendered to the authorities.
The remains of Burch We're brought
to this city yesterday for interment.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-12-16
Wanted.

Wanted.
To buy bounty CLAIMS. AT omc.
front over w. B. Ten Eyck's
Montana avenue.
3stf DIR. CLIFF LINDSEY.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-12-16
Boys Life Saved from Membranous
Group.

G. ". Lynch, a prominent citizen of
Winchester, Ind, writes: "My little
boy had a severe attack of membran-
Gus Group, and only got relief after
taking Foley's Honey and Tar. He
got relief after one dose and l feel
that it saved the life of my boy" Re-
fuse substitutes. Sold by Holmes &
Rixon.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-12-16
Coughs, Colds and Constipation.

Coughs, Colds and Constipation.
Few people realize when taking
cough medicines other than Foley's
Honey and Tar, that they contain
opiates which are c~onstipating besides
being unsafe, particularly for chill
dren. Foley's Honey and Tai contains
no opiates, is Co., - cure and will
not constipate. Sold by Holmes 4
RiXon.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-12-16

Calling cards at Gazette office.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-07-27
PROPOSAL sFOR SUPPLIES.

The Beard Of Directors of the State
Orphans Home will receive sealed pro-
posais for furnishing supplies Of gro
ceries, provisions, seventy cords OF
split wood and ten cords OF limb
wood, also meats Of all kinds. to be
delivered at the State Orphans
Home. Carson City, Nevada, for six
months from and including July !.
1902, up to O'Clock p. m, OF Thurs
day, June q, 1902.
All articles TO be first class OF their
kind and to be delivered in such
quantities and at such times as the
superintendent may direct.
All articles not satisfactory to be
returned at the contractors expense.
Bids to be directed to the Secretary
of the State Orphans Home Board,
Carson City. Nevada
The Board reserves the right to re
jact any and a11 bios.
ORVIS RING,
Secretary Of Board
Carson CITY. Nevada, June 10, 1902
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-07-27
STATE MIXING LAW.

On acoun, Of the activity of mining
IN this section, the following law re-
gardng stalking out and holding a
claim is published:
Chapter XCIII.-An act to amend
section one of an Act entitled: "An !
Act amendatory Of and supplemental
70 An Act relating to the location, re-
location, manner OF recording lode
and placer claims. mill sites, tunnel
rights, amount OF work necessary to
hold possession of mining claims and
The right Of co-owners therein, APPROX
ed March I6, 1907" approved March
"a. 1890, approved March 20, 1901.
Section 1. Section one OF the above
entiti'; Act is hereby amended SO as
20 read as follows:
Soctron one Section Two Of the
above named Act is hereby amended
SO as to read as follows:
Section two. Before the expiration
81 ,.i,i>ty days from the time OF post
ing notice upon the claim the locator
nust sink a discovery shaft upon the
claim to the depth Of a: least ten fee.
from the lowest pa. of th> rim Of
snch shaft 4; he surface OF deeper #
necessary 70 show b. such work a
lode deposit OF mineral in place 4
crcsscut, or tunnel which cuts the lode
at depth Of ten feet, or an open cut
along the ledge or lode equivalent to a
shalt four Zee, b. six feet by ten feet
IS equivalent to a discovery shaft, The
locator must define the boundaries oil
h's Gain by marking tree or rock
III place or by setting a pest or stone
one at each corner and one at the cen
ter OF each side line When a post i!
1sed it must be at least four niche:
square. by four feet SIX inches II
length, set one foot in the ground will
a mound OF stone or earth tour tee
IN diameter by two feet in heigh
AROUND :he post. When it is practical
~ impossible on account OF bedrocl
or precipitous ground to sink such
posts, they may be placed in pile O
stones; or where the proper plac;ni
OF such posts or monuments OF ston
IS inpracticable or dangerous to lii
and limb, it shall be lawful to piac
such a post or monument Of stone d
the nearest point, properly marked t
designate its right place When
stone is used, rot rock in place
must be at least six inches square ar
eighteen inches in length set twt
Thirds Of its length in the groun
Which trees, sta 5 or monunen
must be so marked as to designa
the corners of the claim located
Section e. This Act shall take {
sect on the first day OF July. 1901.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-07-27
ORDINANCE NO. 1O9.
An Ordinance to Prev mt the Burning
of Leaves and Gtner Rubbish.
(AuDrOvcN Nav r. 1000

(ApproveA May y, 1902
The Board of Trustees OF Carson
City do ordain:
Section l. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person or persons. firm company,
corporation or association to burn
within the limits OF Carson City any
leaves, straw, shavings, papers or rub
Dish Of any kind Or nature Whatso-
ever, except it be during the hours
from a. N. till 3 p. NJ, between Oc-
tcber 18th and November 10 tn OF
each and every year.
Section 2. Any person or persons,
firm, company, corporation or associ-
alton violating any of the provisions
ri this ordinance shall upon convic,
tior thereof be fined in any sum not
| exceeding 500 Or be imprisoned in
the county jail for term not exceed
| ing fifty days or by both such fine and
imprisonment.
Approved,
WILL u NACKFY
President.
| Attest:
GEORGE w. COMING,
Clerk.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-07-27
Auction Sale Of Quarter.
masters Supplies

In accordance with the directions of
the Honorable the Secretary OF War,
Notice is Hereby Given, that there will
be sold at Public Auction, Terms Cash
on Wednesday, the 25th day of June,
1902, commencing at the hour OF 10
O'Clock a. M, at the State Armory,
Carson City, Nevada, the following
enumerated quartermasters' supplies,
to-wit:
80 WOODEN blankets.
116 biOuses.
2S3 Forage caps,
16 Uniform coats, foot,
AZ Uniform coats, mounted,
10 Campaign hats.
3GS Felt helmets,
81 pair leggings,
222 Oyercoats, foot,
so pair trousers, foot,
13 Axes.
13 Axe helves
$40 Bed sacks,
10 Camp kettles,
hatchets ana helyes,
y Mess pans,
Pick axes and helves,
315 Pillow sacks,
i Il Spades,
| % Tents. common.
2 Tents, wall,
2 Tent flies,
s Butcher knives,
Dippers,
SO Dish pans.
Frying pans,
s IIeat forks.
3 Soup ladies',
Table spoons.
pIIINIIo1 n ND
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-07-27
DEPARTMENT OF TIE INTERIOR


United States Land Office
Carson City Nevada, June %. 1902
To Whom it May Concern:
Notice IS hereby given that the Cen
trail Pacific Railway Company has fill
ed in this office list OF lands situated
in the townships described below
and has applied tor a patent for said
lands. that the list is open TO the pub
tic for in peCticn and a copy thereof
by descriptive subdivisions has been
posted in . convenient place in this
office. for the inspection OF all persons
interested and the public generally.
Within the next sixty days folioWing
the date of c44is notice, protests OF
conles S against the claim of the com,
eany TO any tract or subdivision with
III any section or part of section. des-
cribed in the list, on the ground thai
the same is more valuable for mineral
than for agricultural purposes will be
receive. anj noted for report to the
General I.22Ia oI!ice at Washington
}. c.
Following is the list:
All Sec. Il. n y SW Il ana part \
Z Sec. %, part n Y Sec. 81. TIP. 1G
:. R. 30 z. Mount DiablO Meridian.
Q. H. GALLUP, Regi5,e
.. H HALL. Receiver.
first pication sane Il, 1909.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-07-27

Dora Rippetoe, Plaintiff.
VS..
James Rippetoe, Defendant.
The State of Nevada sends Greeting
to James J. Rippetoe, defendant:
You are hereby required to appear
in an action brought against you by
the above named plaintiff, in the Dis
trict Court OF the First Judicial Dis
trict OF the State OF Nevada in and
for Ormsby county. and answer the
complaint Of plaintiff, filed therein
with ten days iexclIsiye OF the DAY of
serVice) after the service on you OF
this summons. if served i'll said count
y, or, if served out Of said county but
within the District, twenty GAYS: in
all other cases forty days. or indg-
nent by default will be taken against
ECti. according to the prayer OF said
complaint.
inc said action is brought to recov-
/ or judgment against you to dissolve
the BONDS OF matrimOny now existing
between you and the said plaintiffs
and for the custody of the four minor
children, Cora Rippetoe, aged six
years; Lulu Rppetoe, aged eight
| years; Aggie Rlppetoe, aged three
years and Dora Rippetoe, agen one
year upon the ground ofextreme cruel
y on your part, alleged to have been
committed at divers and different
times between July 1898, aud Deem
Der, 1900: said acts OF extreme cruelty
consisting Of threats of violence and
bodily injury; false accusations of
coniugal infidelity and with living and
aud cohabiting with other men; giving
publicity TO false accusations of a
luitry and general i'll treatment on
your part amounting to extreme cruel
y: such conduct on your part causing
danger to the life and health of said
plaintiff and by reason of which she
was compelled to cease cohabitina
With YOU. Also for failure on you,
part to provide the common necessar
les Of life for said plaintiff for over
one year past, and that such neglect
vas not the result Of poverty on youl
part, which could not have been avoid
ed by ordinary industry. For more
particulars you are hereby referred t
the complaint on file in tire above en-
titled court and cause referred to ans
made part Of the summons.
And you are hereby notified that i
YOU fail to answer the complaint, tn,
said plaintiff viii apply to the abov
! entitled court Tor the relief demandet
: in the prayer of said complaint
Given under my hand and seal q
: my Office il Carson. Nevada, this lat
: lay OF lure. A. D 1902
, GEO. w. COWING Clerk
lanes G. Sweeney, atty for plaintiff.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-07-27

The Silver PATTI &c mty Central
Committees Will cat } vi--"ry Flec-
ton OF the People for the purpose !.
2lecting said Delegates TO said con
Tention on
SATURDAY. july %. 1909.
And in accordance wi h the ahove has
s of representation and in compliance
with the la.ys Of thiG State. The polls
10 be oHen from l. M to O'Clock y.
N. OF said day
And is was furthermore ordered that
wherever considered feasible ana prac-
tiCahle. the election OF Delegates
should he by Primaries When not
so considered, the Silver Party County
central Committee should name the
Delngat o. from their respective aoun-
ties. ard in such counties as nav have
no CO';ntv Central Committee. TIE To-
cal members of the Silver Party State
Central Committee shall either call
Primaries or themselves select the De-
legates from their. respective counties
The test Tor o ere Fl tie Primaries
and for DELEGATES : IS follows:
, y -atri' tne frcC ar1 unlimited coin
age OF silver d, the laio Of rs 10 l..
! --it p3eU@e n4y.-.I TO vote fer the
] nominees OF The Silver Iasig State
! CoEEortiutl'
The St3.o Central Committee unani-
72fo,siy Recommended fnsi0n with the
! Democra. il Iar.y and that the two
/ Conventions act in harmony.
". J. = Is; I-I!FIELD,
Chairman STATE C~r'r raj Committee
NATE W. ROFF,
Seer So at"tc Genital Committee.