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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-04-04
MONTANA IS HEARD FROM.
Charges and Denials Concerning Rail.
road Merger.

According to the St. Paul newspa-
pers Montana figured to some extent
at least in the conference of presi-
dents Of the merger railroads held in
that city a few days ago.
After mentioning those who were
in attendance the Dispatch continues
and says: THE people of Montana,
in connection with the merger plans,
claim that they have. recently seen
the claws Of the lion peeping from
underneath the fleece Of the lamb. A
Montana man now In st. Paul declares
that the results of the merger arc to
be seen in the wool growing country
around Judith basin. The wool traf-
fc Is Of great Importance to all three
merger roads. the Great Northern at
Great Falls, and the other two rail
roads at Billings. Hitherto each Of
the three roads has maintained sole.
itors in the wool country. The Great
Northern solicitors offered induce
ments to farmers to deliver their
wool at Great Falls, while the North.
ern Pacific and Burlington offered in
ducements for deliveries at Billings.
The report from Montana is that the
three roads have informed their SO.
licitors to keep out OF the wool coun
try hereafter and allow the producers
to deliver their wool wherever they
please, as the merger railroads W all
lines of transportation and the mon
ey ultimately goes into the same
pocket.
"The railroads deny the report. One
official said that no instructions had
been given to solicitors to keep out
Of the wool country. They would 60
in as usual, late in April or early in
June. when shearing commenced.
THE ofhcial is undoubtedly stating
the truth. It Ia not likely that the
merger roads would give their enemies
so strong a. weapon with which to
prove actual consolidation. An agree
ment to take off solicitors would only
confirm the general claim. that com:
petition has been killed."
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First Publication March z. 1902-6w
Notice for Publication,

Department + the Interior, Land
Office at Bozeman, Montana, March
/, 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 VII be made before T. A.
Williams, clerk Of court. ct Billings,
Montana, On April 26. 1902. viz:
ROBERT LEAVENS,
Homestead Entry No. 1882, for the
lots 8, 8, section Z. 81 SwI section
8, township 1 north, range ~ 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 r. Lamport of Red Lodge,
Montana; Daniel I. Hammond, OF Bill
ings, Montana; George T. Gamble. Of
Billings, --ontana.
A. l.. LOVE Registers
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NOTICE

To Road Trustees and Agents for
Road Districts.
You are hereby notified that all
bridges and culverts that may be
built on the public highways by any
person, company or corporation, by
reason of their bitches crossing said
highways, shall be built Of good
sound bridge timber Of not lees than
three inches thick, twelve inches wide
and sixteen feet long; and in no case
shall said trustee or agent accept in
the name OF the county or road dis.
trict any bridge or culvert Unless
built OF such material.
BY order Of the Board Of County
Commissioners, Yellowstone county,
state of Montana.
NAT. G. CARWILE,
County Clerk and Clerk Of said
Board. 1910
Billings, Montana, March II, 1902.
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NAMED true to the wishes Of their con-
stituents and voted no,

NAMED true to the wishes Of their con-
stituents and voted no.
The ordinance establishing rules
and regulations governing the matter
OF Sidewalk construction was read for
the second time. White moved adop.
ton. On roll call all the aldermen
voted aye.
The bill for an ordinance requiring
the railroad companies to maintain at
their W expense arc lights at all
public crossings was read.
After an informal discussion Reyn-
ODDS moved to lay the ordinance on
the table. The motion prevailed unan.
imously.
Favorable report having been made
on the petition for an arc light at the
intersection Of Fifth VENUE north, and
Thirty.frst street, the clerk was in
structed to notify the light company
to erect the lamp at nce
Several bills were allowed and war.
rants ordered issued for the respec-
tive amounts.
]. B. Riley presented a bill for $S2
for clothing, jewelry, letters, ETC., al
legged to have been destroyed by the
board Of health on account Of small.
pox. The finance committee recon-
mended that the bill be not allowed,
reporting that the person claiming to
have been damaged to that extent was
not entitled to the relief demanded,
and that the claim wa not a legiti-
mate one. The report was adopted and
the bill rejected.
Only one bid was received for sup.
plying the city with an additional
sprinkling wagon; that OF s%tudebaker
Bros. The bid was referred to the
street and sidewalk committee and a
recess taken to permit the committee
to investigate and report.
The committee recommended ac.
ceptance Of the bid to furnish a wood
tank, with vertical attachment wagon
for $3.50. The report was adopted.
Reynolds moved that beginning
with the new year the street commits.
sioner's wages be raised to SIS per
month.
The roll was called and the motion
prevailed without a dissenting vote.
Stoddard gave notice that at the
next meeting he would talk on park
improvements for the south side.
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BLOCKADE Is RAISED.
Northern Pacific Road Reported Open
Once More.

pNos w. > WEN VHVROVkS0 SRStv
Once More.
From Wednesdays Daily Gazette. X
A dispatch received by the local
officers Of the company yesterday an.
nounced prospects for a speedy raising
lof the blockade on the Northern Pa.
cifc.
The telegram brought the welcome
information that Lake Mckenzie"
was fast drying up and that in all
probability a through train would be
started for the west last night. AS
near as can be made out Apple river,
a small stream, drains the basin In
which the temporary lake was formed.
An ice gorge damned the waters Of
the river and caused them to back up
instead Of finding their usual outlet
and as the stream is fed by q large
number Of smaller ones the volume OF
pent up waters soon attained SUI.
ficient size to fill the basin and the
flake" was the result.
Whether the gorge broke or was
forced, the dispatch failed to state.
but 1t said the stream had been open.
ed and the lake was rapidly disap.
pearing. The fact that it was believ.
ed that a train would cross last night
warrants the inference that the dam.
age done to the track at that point
was much less serious than at flrst
supposed.
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NEW COMPANY r N
"Yeoen Brothers, Incorporated" Files
Articles With County Clerk.

From Thursdays Daily Gazette. X
Articles Of a new company, known
as "Yegen Brothers, Incorporated"
were filed with the county clerk and
recorder yesterday. The purpose Of
the corporation Ia to engage in the
general merchandising business.
wholesale and retail, buy and sell
stock, real estate engage In forward
ing, etc. The capital stock'is 5000, 900,
divided into 1000 shares OF 500, each.
Nine directors are to have charge Of
the company's affairs. and those elect
ed for the first three months and the
amount Of the stock each owns arc
as follows:s Christian Yegen, 74S
shares; Peter Yegen. TAO shares; J.
@. Kurts, 100 shares: F. J. Walters,
40 shares, 3. r. Keil, so shares; J.
W. Weinstanner, - shares; Fred J,
Mashaw. 100 shares; Fred Inabnit,
100 shares; w. B. Chrysler, 100
shares. The stock is worcestershire,
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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, 1902.--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, Sh NEA,
section 10, township / south, range
"a east, M. p. NJ, before T. A.. Will
liams, clerk Ct court, at Billings, Mon.
tana, on Saturday, the 9Th day Of
April, 1902.
He names the following Witnesses
to prove the complete irrigation ana
reclamation Of said land: William
F. Snyder, Of Billings, Montana; Ig-
natius D. O'Donnell, of Billings, Mon
tana; William Birely, Of Billings, Moi-
tana; Samuel e. Feyler, OF Billings,
Montana.
A. l.. LOVE, Register.
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BY E AND LAND.
Variety Adds Spice to Railroad Travel
In Dakota.

From Thursdays Daily Gazette.
Some very interesting stories were
told by the passengers who arrived on
yesterday mornings Northern Pacific
train from the east. The tales they re.
lated were about railroading in Da-
kota and were a blending of ordinary
travel by rail and the excitement of q
voyage on an inland sea.
The train was the first to get
through since Lake Mckenzie" was
thrown as a mirror on the play ground
Of the coyotes and "lickertails" that
disport themselves on the prairies OF
Montana's nearest eastern naighl,or.
1t left ST. Paul Monday evening on
the usual time Of No. 8 and arrived at
the lake" Tuesday afternoon. ThanIs
to the improved drainage facilities G.
Apple river the water in the lake had
receded sufficiently. to make the ven.
tire of trying to cross one compare.
lively free Of danger. As a matter Of
precaution It was decided to t~1 1t
on the dog first, the dog in this In
stance consisting of a work engine
and It's crew. The experiment sue
ceeded, but as a further precautionary
measure the train was fanked on
either end by a string of fatcars era
1t was headed for the roaring, raging
sea of mud and floating ice. Thus
guarded 1t proceeded and m ID: the
passage in safety, much to the relief
Of the tired and somewhat frightened
passengers. Before taking tho awful
plunge the passengers we're informed
the flatcars were intended as a SORT
Of balance to the main train and In
case one Of the coaches turned over
or became derailed, the fats were
there to do. service as life boats. For
tunately they were not needed for that
purpose.
To The Gazette Of the passen-
gers said that work. was still In
progress on the temporary track which
the company has undertaken to build
around Lake Mckenzie" He said
that the main track had sunk and
was more or less soft and In need OF
ballasting and filing and that the
other track would be used until the
needed repairs on the old n could
be made.
The local officials Of the company
said yesterday that inauguration OF
the regular train service had been
ordered and that beginning with to.
day two trains would be run again.
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PACKERS RAISE PRICES.
Dressed Beef Advanced Half a Cent
per Pound.

Chicago, April 2.-An advance Of
half a cent per pound on dressed beef
went into effect at the stock yards to-
day, when all the packers responded
to the repeated advances that have
taken place in the last week in cattle
on hoof. Today's top price. for cattle,
$3.50 per hundred pounds, is the high
est April price since 1882.
Hogs sold at the record prices for
the year, $7.05.
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slight physical defect and left the
room sad hearted and detected boys
Out ofIlue

slight physical defect and left the
ROOF sad hearted and detected boys
Out offLuck.
One lad, a typical modern arab Of
the town, presented himself for ac-
ceptance. He had a sore hand and the
doctor told him he would have to be
treated for 1t or he could not hope to
become a sailor at this time and, per-
haps, never afterward have another
opportunity. Promise OF consulting a
doctor was promptly made, but the
next few questions brought more
trouble to the candidate for q berth on
a man-o'-war.
He was a stranger In the city; his
father, he said, is dead and his
mother lived in Indiana. As to the
matter Of a guardian capable Of Civ.
ing his immediate consent he was but
little better of, for he, too, was some
where back in the east. He was ad-
vised to secure the appointment of
somebody who would act as his guar.
dian and left, saying he would "'tend
to it,
N Three Accepted.
ZNWhen the days results were sum-
med UP the book showed the enlist
ment Of three boys, Edward James
McCune, William Robinson Clark and
Charles Albert Powers. The first two
are rated as landsmen training and
the other as mess attendant, third
class. His duties will consist Of wait.
Ing on the officers mess All signed
for four years. When the Office ia
closed here the boys will be attached
to another squad Of recruits and sent
to Mare Island navy yard to the train
ing ship independence.
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Lost.

ut the coal banks, one large bay
nor horse vh branded 1ed.n on LEI, thigh.
branded on right thigh. with
split ears. Both had on halters when
lost. Will give SO for their recovery.
T. J. JELLISON,
1873 Billings, Montana.
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ProposaIs for Teams.-.-. 8. I

Proposals for Teams. s.. En-
gineer's Office, Sioux City, Iowa, April
1, 1902: Sealed proposals will be re-
ceived at u 8. Engineers Office, Vel
lowstone Park, until 4 p. M, May Is,
1902, and then opened, for furnishing
teams, ETC., for road work in Park for
season Of 1902. Information furnish
ed on application to this office, 99-6f
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4 Chattanooga Druggists statement.
Robt. J. Miller. proprietor OF the
Read House Drug Store OF Chatta-
nooga. Tenn, writes: There is O
merit in Foley's Honey and Tar than
In any other cough syrup. The calls
for 1t multiply wonderfully and we
sell more Of 1t than all other cough
,syrups combined" Sold by Holmes
e Rixon.
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NATIoNITEs RAID A JOINT.
Keeper Of Place Threatened With Tar
and Feathers.

Lexington, Neb, April 2.-Twelve
women, followers Of Mrs. Carrie Ma
ton, all heavily veileds raidcd a 'joint"
at Eddysville last night, smashing the
large mirror and other furniture and
destroying several cases of liquors.
James Hammond, charged with keep
ing the place, was given "a hours to
leave town or receive a coat Of tar
and feathers.
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Card Of Thanks.

We wish to thank our friends and
neighbors, for their help and kindness.
during the sickness and death of our
brother.
Mrs. VIM. A. Enochs and Brothers.
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NOMINATION CONFIRMED.

The Senate Confirms Nomination Of
Capt. Babcock for Postmaster.
From Wednesdays Daily Gazette.
The Gazette was advised by Assoc
ciated Press from Washington last
night that the senate yesterday con.
f1rmed the nomination OF Captain l..
F. Babcock to- be postmaster at Bill
ings. Captain Babcock's nomination
was sent to the senate about 10 days
ago by the president.
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ST. JOHNS HEADACHE CURE
will cure your headache. Sold by
Chapnle Drug Co.
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Quick. reliable shoe repairing. Post
once basement. TAFT
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Calling cards at Gazette ONCE.
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WilliamSburu,

Williamsburg, April 23.-The many
friends of Fred Lyon, brother of M.
W. Lyon, will be glad to hear of his
good fortune. He has a 1900 acre
ranch in Montana, all fenced and with
good improvements, and to add to all
this he has discovered gold on his
land of fine quality, and a large vein
of it.
Joseph o. Loughlin died at his home
west of town Sunday. He was an old
soldier and an old resident of Pilot
township.
The city marshal is improving the
streets by grading ana giving a gen
eral spring cleaning.
Geo. Poyneer Walter Harris and
John Tanner have been up in South
Dakota looking up land bargains fol-
which Mr.. Poyneer is agent.
Miss Cora Williams left Monday fol
Adalr, where she viii visit with an aunt
for a few weeks.
Mrs. Williams left Tuesday morn
ing for Chicago where she will spent
month with her daughter, Mrs. Viii
liam Stephens. From Chicago she
expects to visit Scranton, Pa.
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Stockport.

Stockport, April 22.-The new tele-
phone line is pushing it's lines in ev-
evry direction and it will not be long
until this city will have direct COM.
munication with all points east. west,
north and south. On last Friday the
opera house company purchased sew
enty-five perch of rock from Ottumwa
by telephone and now the people Won
der how they ever lived without it.
Miss Carrie Bogg of st. Louis visit,
ed with Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Silvers last
week.
Miss Cora Mcneil of Batavia visited
with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Tinsley last
week.
Albert B. Eatinger. aged "a years A
months and days died at his home in
Orient Thursday, April 10. at 4 p m.
He was a brother of A. c. Eatinger
who many years held the position of
operator at Stockport. He was favor
ably known here and will be sadly
missed by his many friends.
John Dill, Jr., and Dr. GRADER made
a flying trip to Keokuk Thursday
They went by the way of Bonaparte,
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Albany.

Albany, April pa fine shower on
Sunday morning, which was very bad
ly needed here. Feed is almost gone
Stock is suffering for something to eat
but the rain has brought hope to the
farmers whose outlook was indeed
gloomy.
Paris Smith had a runaway on Fri,
day of last week. While lacking up a
bill his team became frightened and
ran quite a distance, hitched to the
buggy. Luckily no damage resulted
beyond breaking the harness some.
Miss Lucy Hume of this vicinity
who is at the Ottumwa hospital, is
reported as getting along nicely and
will soon return home.
A son of Charles Benson of West
Albany is quite i'll.
Matt and John Huber We're over al
Drakeville last week.
The Ash Grove farmers telephone
lines have had free exchange over
all the Sickle lines the past week, a
concession greatly appreciated.
Emmett Jones was at Blakesburs
Saturday.
Sunday school is held every Sunday
and preaching every two weeks at the
Albany U. B. church
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the latter's sister, Miss Lille Brooks

the latter's sister, Miss Lille Brooks
of Eldon, on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Brooks of South
Ottumwa have been visiting in this vi
entity.
J. w McCaully and family were FL
don visitors Monday.
Miss Alice Hancock called at the F.
M. Brooks home Saturday evening.
L. M. Peden and family of Ottumwa
were over Sunday visitors at the S. j.
Peden home.
John Sconce and family visited near
Laddsdale on Sunday.
John Hagerty made a business trip
to Ottumwa Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Parret were out driv-
ing and calling Sunday evening.
Master Grover Brooks who had his
ankles badly crushed by falling log,
is able to be out with HRS young
friends.
Alvin Brooks of Ottumwa was call.
er in this vicinity Sunday.
Feed is somewhat scarce in this
eighborhood. Some of the farmers
have been hauling bailed hay from OF
tumwa.
Chas Crook was a caller at the j.
Hagerty home Sunday.
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RichIand,

Richland, April 23.-Dr. j. D. Payne
is here today. He expects to go to
California soon.
Mrs. Clara Badger and daughter of
Smith county, Kas., and Miss Matte
Meacham Clay were visitors here Sat
urday.
John Coffman is having his new
home painted.
Mrs. George McKinnis of Ollie died
Saturday and was buried Monday
Messrs. Baker and Bennett of Pack
wood We're Sunday visitors in the city.
Only three will graduate from the
school this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Goodrich were
Oskaloosa visitors Saturday.
Miss Emma Paxton Winfield visited
her sister, Mrs. Sue Jones, over Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warner of Libertyville
are visiting their son, R. H. Warner.
B. F. Farmer is improving his resi-
dence by new porches, etc.
Huldah Anderson is entertaining a
friend from Oxford this week
Ed. Evans and Bank Ward return.
ed from South Dakota Saturday.
c. w. Mills shipped car load of
horses to Chicago today.
The Rebekahs entertained Monday
night at the |. o. o. f. hall.
The anniversary of the l. o. o. F. is
to be held at Keota Saturday.
Ross Trigg, who has been off duty
with a sore hand, returned to work
Monday
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Lovilia.

Lovilia, April PAT. B. Mcdonald,
of Lovilia, left last Thursday for Chi
cago on business, and also to visit with
his father at Paramount, Indiana.
Mr. and Mrs. P R. Clark. Mr.. and
Mrs. George Clemens, of Lovilia, at
tended the funeral of Hold Williams at
Hamilton last Sunday. Mr.. Williams
was an old settler of Marion county,
but had lived in Des Moines the past
ten or twelve years.
Mrs. Morgan Edwards, of near Cen.
terville, visited with her son, Fred Viii.
liams, of Lovilia, and her sister, Mrs
Harry Clutch. over Sunday.
Mrs. Sullivan and Miss Griffin, of OF
tumwa, visited with their brother and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. John Sullivan, OF
Lovilia, Sunday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Richey, of AL.
bia, spent Friday with Mr.. and Mrs
Chas. Young, of Lovilia.
Mrs. J. ]. Green, of Pekin, H.. is Wis.
Iiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Young
of Lovilia Mrs. Green will remain
with her parents most of the summer,
Prof. Wells, principal of the Lovilia
high school. was in the southern part
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until illness came upon me three years
ago. l first noticed it by being irreg-
ular and having very painful and
scanty menstruation gradually my
general health failed; l could not en-
Joy my meals; l became languid and
nervous, with gripping pains frequently
in the groins.
81 advised with our family phys
ician who prescribed without any inn
provement. One day he said Try
Lydia PinlShaul's Remedies I
did, thank Sod: the next month l was
better, and it gradually built me up
until in four months was cured. This
is nearly a year ago and l have not
had pain or ache since. BONNIE
DELANo, 324s Indiana Ave-, Chicago,
1u.--s5ooo forfeit if above testimonial is not
genuine.
Trustworthy proof is abundant that
Lydia e. PinIlham's Vegetable
Compound saves thousands of
young women from dangers resulting
from organic irrerularity, suppression
or retention of the menses, ovarian or
womb troubles. Refuse substitutes.
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ChiIIicothe.

Chillicothe. April 23-Dr. J H. Ram,
DO OF Glenwood, Mo-. accompanied by
his daughter, visited last Sunday with
his brother, DR.. d. T. Rambo and wife.
Calvin Alternately cut three of his
toes off one day last week while cut
ting timber for Hugh Leeling.
j. M. Swope has sold his farm
to a Mr.. Duke Of Hedrick, receiving
$50 per acre. Mr.. Duke will take pos,
session at once.
Will Gill was an Ottumwa visitor
last Saturday evening.
Howard Comstock cut his foot last
week while chopping in the timber fol-
Harve McFadden.
Lulu Dickson has gone to Ottumwa
to learn the millinery trade.
Mrs. D. S. Dunlavy returned Friday
from Bloomfield and is making prep
arations to move to her fathers home
All regret very much to lose Mrs. Dun
lazy, This community deeply moulns
the untimely death of their pastor ant
extends to Mrs. Dunlavy their sym
pathy.