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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-15

Chicago, July 1O.-Walter Wellman,
the Washington correspondent Of the
Record-Herald, in a, special to that
paper, says: Senator Beveridge's de-
nail that he is q candidate for the
vice p~residentcy on the ticket with
Roosevelt was hardly necessary. Mr..
Beverages views about his own am
billions are very much the same as Mr..
Roosevelt's were three years ago. Mr..
Roosevelt did not want to be nominat-
ed for vice president because he
thought he was fated to reach the
presidency by the direct and only
satisfactory route, that of a regular
election thereto by the people.
Senator Beveridge is in the same
frame Of mind. He, too, expects to
reach the presidency sooner or later,
probably at the end of Mr.. Roosevelt's
second term, if he gets one. Natural
ly. Mr.. Beveridge does. not want to
be l"shelved" in the vice presidency.
Colonel Roosevelt did not want to be
either, but the fates were against him.
Probably Colonel Roosevelt will not
say that they have been unkind to
him. In truth, Mr.. Roosevelt is not
urapreciative of the good fortune that
has come to him.
tive had bull luck, regular bull
luck" he exclaimed one day to an old
friend who was talking about the
changes the last year has wrought
Mr.. Beveridge has of late had great
success as al author as we'll as in the
role of statesman. He was paid the
highest price any American writer has
received in years for a like amount of
pen work. He wrote ten articles de-
scriptive Of his tour through Russia,
Siberia and China. and a Philadelphia
publication paid him. $4,000 for them.
The articles contained about 5000
words each; so the senatorial author
was paid at the rate of SO 1-3 cents
per word. Many publications pay high
prices to cabinet officers and senators
for articles written by themselves or
by others with their names signed,
and in most cases they pay a heap
sight more than the stuff is worth.
The editors evidently proceed upon
the theory of Secretary Hays farm
err friend-that it is not so much what
a man saws as tswhar he sets when
he saws it, Senator Beveridge's
articles. however, have been declared
bv good critics to have a high value
on their merits irrespective of his
senatorial signature.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-15
taliate upon the Transfers union and
he Chicago Federation OF Labor. His

taliate upon the Transfers union and
the Chicago Federation Of Labor. His
proposition was lost in the excite
ment, and by a standing vote the
strikers not only decided to stay out,
but to fight to the last ditch without
cooperation or support.
w. c. Brown, vice president of the
Lake Shore. upon hearing of the &C.
ton of the strikers, issued an ultima
tum, declaring that if the men were
not back to work by tonight the non
union men who have been hired in
their places would be recognized as
"old employees"
President Curran, at the meeting of
the Central local, declared his inten-
ton of making another attempt to
secure the official aid of the Chicago
Federation of Labor and the Chicago
transfers.
Five striking freight handlers were
arrested today in connection with the
alleged murder of John Landers, also
a striker. Landers is said to have
been killed during an exciting argu-
ment over the strike.
Following the meetings of the Polk
and Western locals, a delegation of
80 strikers visited the Burlington
yards and persuaded all the Transfers
delivering or receiving freight, except
those of Marshall Field & Co., to drive
away with their work uncompleted.
The delegation then started for the
Rock Island yards. The action of the
is contrary to the orders
Of the officials of their union.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-15
Will Fight It Out.

Chicago, July 1O.-The striking
freight handlers this morning voted
to refuse the terms presented by the
railroad companies last night and to
continue the strike, despite official
refusal of the Chicago Federation of
Labor to help them. President Cur
ran, of the Freight Handlers union,
advocated accepting the terms offer
ed by the railroads and returning to
work to await an opportunity to re-
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-15
Five Firemen Killed.

Toronto. July 1O.-Five fremen
were killed in a disastrous fire which
started in a building occupied by P.
Mcintosh & Sons, and spread to the
wholesale hay and straw warehouse
of Gladsby & Mccain. These estab-
lishments We're destroyed. David
See, Harry Clarke, Adam Kerr, Walter
Collard and a man named Russell,
fremen, were buried nv a brick wall
which fell upon them. They were dead
when e~xtricated.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-15
OLD BOILER GOOD ENOUGH.
Cylinder Said to Be the Most Econom,
icaI One Yet Known.

London, July 10.-The report of the
committee appointed by the admiralty
to consider the comparative utility of
various types of boilers, has been
presented to parliament.
The report says that no type of
water tube boilers is al present so
economic as the cylinder boiler. The
report urges the use of such boilers
in all large cruisers and %battleships,
until such a time as the necessary
type of water tube boiler is obtained.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-15
Country Is Flooded.

sV~VS0s
Concordia, Kan, July 1O.-The Re
publican river is still rising and hun
dreds of acres west and north of the
city are under water. The strong cur
rent has left it's present channel and
1t is feared that the dam and mills
will be left on dry land when the
water subsidies. A house went down
the river today. Many farmers have
lost cattle and hogs. At Rice the riv-
er is four miles wide.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-15
Army in South Africa.

Cape Town, July 1O.-Parliament
will assemble July 20. The British
garrison in South Africa, which will
be under the command of General
Lyttleton, will number $4,000 e
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-15

In danger and some millers are NOV
ing out their stocks of grain. The city
railway tracks are under water on q
portion of the Oakland route, as are
the Santa Fe switch tracks in the
same vicinity. Some of the Rock Is
lands switches are also under water.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-15
Flood Gates Weakeninq,

Lawrence, Kan, July lO.-The high
water in the Kaw river here has caus-
ed the flood gates to weaken. Fears
are entertained of a break in the dam
and a big force of men is at work
Strengthening the weak places.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-15
Strayed.

From pasture of undersigned, about
April IS, 1902. one bay saddle horse.
branded 16 on left thigh and two bars
on right jaw. viii pay $40 for him
delivered at home, Is miles below
Lavina. s. G. HOOD. ka /
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-15
WILL MAKE OFFER TO SWAP
ENGLAND DESIRES TO OBTAIN
AN ALASKAN PORT,
Making Overtures for an Exchange
of One or More of the West
Indies.

Boston, July 1O.-That Great Britain
is making o%vertures to the United
States government for the sale or ex-
change of the British West Indies to
the United States in return for a
seaport on the Alaskan coast is au-
thoritatively asserted by a local news
agency. 1t says:
During the conference of the colon
ial premiers at the British capital
the past week an idea was preached
that will make a stir later in this
country, when it is brought up in more
definite form. 1t was that in order to
settle the Alaskan boundary question,
an offer be made to the United States
that the latter take some of the Brit
ish West Indies and IN return Canada
be allowed to buy or secure on some
kind of a permanent base an opening
to the sea from the Northwest Terri
tory.
That is, that Canada be allowed to
have a port at some point on the
Alaskan coast. Possibly the bargain
for the West Indies will become a
national issue before the thing is final
ly settled. Officials at Washington
are being quietly sounded upon the
subject"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-15
Hot Wave Is Broken,

Pittsburg, July 10.-Copious show
ers and thunder storms last night and
today have broken the hot wave and
the mercury is down to 68 degrees.
Four fatalities and IL p~rostrations
were reported since yesterday.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-15

Pays 5 per cent DE- 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 be
repaid on monthly installments run.
ming from n to ten years, to suit
borrower.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-15

: Quick. reliable shoe repairing. Post
office basement. TAFT
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-15

Washington, July 1O.-It frequently
has been reported here that Great
Britain has contemplated springing
some surprise in connection with the
Alaskan boundary question, but state
department officials have given no
serious consideration to these reports.
Ever since gold was discovered in
the Klondike Great Britain has been
exceedingly anxious to secure a port
on Alaska's shore, but this govern
ment is not disposed to grant so great
a privilege to England.
It is not doubted that Great Britain
would be willing to trade a valuable
island possession to the United States
for an Alaskan port, but such a deal
could not be made without authority
from congress, and the sentiment has
been strongly against making any con-
cessions to the British government in
Alaska.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-15
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~ant.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-15

Letter Presses FOR Sale.
Two good letter presses for sale at a
bargain.
d-sw-tf Gazette ONCE
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-15
Notice to Road Trustees.

Notice to Road Trustees.
Notice is hereby given to all road
trustees and agents to enforce the law
relating to the matter OF flooding the
county roads with water from irrigat-
ing bitches.
By order of the board OF county
commissioners.
NAT. g. CARw1LE, County Clerk.
Billings. Mont, June II, 1902. 80
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-01-01
FlATWIlLOW NOTES.

Francis Fisher is spending the holi'
days at home.
Eugene Miller was visiting in town
a couple Of days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kelly visited Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Moulton of Grass
Range.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Sloan Of Cot
tonwood spent Christmas with Mr.
and Mrs. j. III. Deskins.
Mr.. John Bowen and Miss Nellie
Gray came down Thursday from Grass
Range and are visiting with friends in
town.
Several parties of this place attend
ed the Christmas dance at Grass
Range. They report a good attend
ance.
]. l.. Kelly will give a dance the 17tl
of January. Everybody is cordial.
invited to attend. Supper served a
the hotel. Music by the Musselshel
orchestra.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-01-01
GARNEIlL GlEANINCS.

A relative of Jos. Sigafoos, Mr.. T.
Z. Limbocker. of Erie. Kas., is visit
ing him and has concluded to remain
In Montana permanently. He has
sent for his wife and children who
will arrive here early in January.
The Garneill Lodge No. AZ Of the
Knights of Pythias deputized the fol
lowing members as representatives OF
their lodge at the public installation
OF officers of the X. of p. lodge at Two
Dot: James Shell. BENJAMIN Nc.
Donald, Myron Bradley. Dave Shcr'
man. Z. G. Hill and C. III. Perrlne.
Dave Sherman has just finished a
four Don cottage on Main street and
il is now occupied by James Shell
and his family. Dave owns two Of
the finest houses in South Garneill and
he shows by the way he Is getting in
to the real estate business that he be
lieves Garneill as a town is the bright
particular star of the Judith Gap.
The beautiful old.time custom oI
hanging up the stocking on Christmas
V in anticipation of a visit from
Santa Claus. was generally observed
in this part of the country and as .
proof that old Santa was sweet on N
everyone was more than satisfied Will
what they found in them when the,
awolle on Christmas morning, excep
n few OF our citizens. also observing
old.efme customs. who went to bee
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-01-01
PHILBRoon ITEMS.

Pete came back a poorer IL not a
wiser man, but he found his hat.
A dance will be given on New Year
night by the young people. Basket
supper with coffee.
j. C. Hauck had a fine cutter smash
ed up last week by a runaway team
running foul Of 1t.
The mail is away behind but 1t is
no fault Of the drivers, on this end at
least. for they have made Herculean
efforts against big odds to get through
On time.
Walter waddell writes us from Ore.
gon that the weather has been very
cold and ice thick enough TO hold a
humble bee froze half way across his
rain barrel.
Christmas week has been a busy
one for the local blacksmith; what
with repairing sleighs, making new
ones and shoeing horses, he mas had
to work holidays, Sundays and all.
Eugene Lewright is basking in the
rays of a California sun, and sound
fog. this winter. 1t is the first time
Gene has been away from home for a
number of years and he well deserves
a rest.
Dick and Ralph Wight are gather
ing cattle on the range for c. M. Bel
den. The last three weeks has been
very severe on range stock and a great
many are very poor and will not sur
vive a repetition of it.
Ralph Wight has secured a three
years lease of the Philbrook ranch
property at a very reasonable figure
81, 900 and no taxes to pay. Ralph Is
a rustler and will no doubt make
some money on the place.
AS usual the residents of the sur
rounding country have been fooled by
coming to town to listen to speakers
that failed to materfalize. The liter
airy people of this place are always
glad to welcome anyone who wishes
to participate in the debates, but have
been fooled so often that they have
lost confidence and this matter Is
working a great injury to the society
As the speakers billed did not appear
and as no subject for debate had beer
prepared. the audience amused them
selves by telling stories and calling
one another down.
Did you hear the wedding bells? A
D. Barney and Miss Bssie Palmer
were united in wedlock upon Christ
mas day at the residence of the brides
parents. The boys gathered for three
nights for the purpose Of giving tn;
happy couple a send off and the enter
tainment lost nothing by the delay
Every old piece of steel and al thu
old tin cans in LOWE were brought IN
to requisition but without avail. As
last resort the chimneys were blank
eted and that accomplished whai
sweet music had failed to do. The
boys were invited in and took a smoke
on AL.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-01-01
SALE OF BONDS.

On Thursday, January 3. 1901. at
. O'Clock p. m, the city council of
Lewistown. Montana, will sell at
public auction at the city hall to the
highest bidder (sealed bids will be re-
ceived) at not less than par. 100000
% twenty year five per cent gold cou-
pom bonds Of the denomination of ST.
600 each. redeemable at par in ten
years from date of issue. March list,
1902, interest payable s~emi-annually
al Lewistown, or option OF buyer.
Said bonds are issued for the purpose
of procuring a water supply and on
structing a water and sewerage sys-
TEN.
A certified check for $1,000 payable
to A. T. Wright. City treasurer, must
accompany each bid. The right to
reject any and all bids is reserved.
All bids and correspondence to be
addressed to
f. p. CHANDLER.
City Clerk, Lewistown, Mont.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-01-01

! Items Of Interest /
z FROM CORRESPONDENTS. :
Z GILT EDGE. KENDALL. PHILBROOK!
+ UTICA. STANFORD. 4
4
with their boots on.

with their boots On.
One of the greatest shocks the COM
munity has received Of late was when
the news was wired to us that +. M.
Severance was dead at Seattle, Wash,
Of an attack of pneumonia. When we
babe goodbye to Fred NJ. Severance
on the eve of his departure for Seat
tie, where he was going for a few
months rest, the first he had allowed
himself for many years, we little
thought that the hand clasp he gave
us was to be the last one we would
receive from him in life. 1t is said
that death loves a shining mark, but
we his friends and relatives feel that
we could spare him least Of all His
courtly manners. his affectionate ma
ture. his gentle disposition, so endear-
ed him to us all that it will bring
many a heartache to those of us who
realize that this kindly natured man
has gone out of our lives forever. I
believe II is the will of his family that
his body be placed in the ground near
his home and later be removed to his
old home in the state of Maine.
The brow of older towns in Fergus
| county get a pucker on them every
time the name of Garneill is men,
toned and we have been treated by
our brother and sister towns like a cal
low kid. But now we give notice to
Montana in general and Fergus coun.
ty in particular, that we have shed our
knickerbockers and are now strutting
around in long pants. The cause of
our quick change from our chrysalis
period is that we have had a visit
from a sure enough burglar. Mr.. Ed.
Harris saloon was broken into a few
nights ago and s17.93 stolen. | am
sorry to say that | can't state that il
was S1.793, Mr.. Hart being a public
spirited citizen wouldn't mind a little
thing like the difference between ST..
80 and sl.793 to stand in the way of
getting Garneill into the public eye,
but Mr.. Hart having just returned
from a shopping visit with his wife to
Lewistown. there is hardly a doubt
but that the burglar was cheated out
of s1.775.O7. Eut in the language OF
Longfellow or some other fellow:
1T is a sin
To steal a pin.
1t is a greater
To steal a later"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-01-01
UTICA lTE MS.

Miss Mary Orr is visiting at Stan
ford.
j. NJ. Campbell is reported on the
sick list.
Mrs. Ed. Wright is reported as be-
ing on the sick list.
|. +. David has moved to his ranch
on the upper Judith.
The Rev. Roades made a flying trip
to l.ewistown last week.
Mrs. Switzerland and family will re.
side in Utica in the future.
Mr.. Pat Sweeney has his two sons
home from school for the holidays.
Miss Phemia Campbell will return
to her school at Woodhurst this week.
Mrs. Fred Stephens of Kendall is
making an extended visit with her
father, l.. w. Peck.
Z. R. Judd and William Polly are
looking after H. G. Phillips interests
during his absence.
Mr.. Irwin Shippee is back from his
home in northeast Montana, looking
after his interests here.
Mrs. McReynolds is over from Gar
ieill spending the holidays with her
uncles. c. C. and o. +. David.
Skating is all the rage and nearly
every clear night finds a jolly party
cutting pigeon wings with steel shod
shoes.
It is rumored that an interesting en-
tertainment will be given by some OF
the younger girls of Utica in the near
future.
The Great Northern surveying party
is camped at Sage creek and is doing
considerable permanent work along the
old Burlington survey.
Miss Marie Polly was taken by sur
prise by a large delegation of friends
last week and a very pleasant even
ing resulted in consequence.
H. G. Phillips, who was suddenly
called east to the bedside of his sich
mother, has written to the effect tina
she is much better and says that h,
will return home in the neal future.
Remember the open installation o.
c Ulcers and free ball which will b,
given by the Odd Fellows on Januar,
18th. It will be the event of the sea
son.
We see by the Stockett News tina
our jovial friend. Elton Num-, wa
lately married in San Francisco ant
his many friends here wish him ever.
happiness and success
Father vermaat was up from Lew
istown on Sunday to hold services; al
ter the services the Ladies Altar Soci
ETY. was organized with Mrs. Flame
gan, president: Mrs. F. o. Brien, sec
rotary, and Mrs. Chris, Swantz. treas
urer. The first meeting will be he'll
at Mrs. Swantz on January 9th. Al
| Catholic ladies are cordially invited
Christmas was a festive occasion i
Utica and the tree nj the Methods
) church was well decorated with pres
! onts. The program rendered on tn
7 occasion was a good one and Statistic
I everybody. Toward the latter end c
the Entertainment Santa Claus put !
his appearance and distributed pre-
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-01-01
HE FloURIsHED A GUN.
Geordie BilkuIz' Career as a Bad Gun
Man Is Cut Short

The warTrke proclivities of Geordie
Bilkulz of Gilt Edge have landed him
behind the bars of the county bastile
on a charge of fourishing a gun in n
rude and angry manner. Bilkulz is a
Mexican and has worked on the Steph'
ems ranch as a c%owpuncher at differ.
ent periods. but for the past few
months has been living in Gilt Edge
and partaking at times Of the hospi'
tally Of Frank Mccarthy and his wife.
Mrs. Mccarthy has lately started a
saloon in Gilt Edge and on Sunday
evening Bilkulz strolled into her place
of business and in the course OF a con-
~yersation, which was interrupted by
several drinks, discovered that Mrs.
McCarthy's domestic arrangements
were conducted in a manner which
did not come up to his ideas of con
jugal felicity and at once started for
the residence of the McCarthy's to in.
teryiew the head of the family on the
subject. During a conversation at the
house, in which the language was
frequent and Free" he threatened TO
kill the whole family If things were
not fixed to suit him. Barney Nc.
Creary was present and promptly at,
tempted to throw the disturber Of the
peace out, whereupon Bilkulz pulled
q long and murderous looking six.
shooter and declared his intention of
killing McCreary. the Mccarthy fam
lily and a few Gilt Edge citizens, just
t. show that his heart was in the right
place.
Deputy Sheriff Martin was sent for
and quickly disarmed the man with
the unpronounceable name. who was
hustled before Judge Sawyer and
bound over to the district court. Dep
uty Martin brought Biikulz to Lew
istown on Monday afternoon.