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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-01-02
BILLINGS LEADS UNTIL VERY
LAST GAME.
Get A PRIZE FROM KARpF
Manager Of All-American Trio Re
members Local Players in
Handsome Manner.

From Wednesdays Daily Gazette.
Just as the clock was about to
strike the hour which was to have EN-
titled the Magic City BOWERS to fore
close the mortgage they had sof long
on the Koehler & Hinri4n trophy an
other team snatches the prize from
their grasp and tops the record they
made by "a pins. 1t occurred at
Dubuque, a sleepy, old town on the
western banks of the Mississippi,
where bowling was an old pastime
when Rip Van Wrinkle engaged in his
fatal game with the spectres or Helm
rich Hudson's crew in the Catskills.
The mournful information has been
received in a letter sam Karpf,
e of the All-Americans, wrote to
Joe Tschudy of the Magic Citys. The
letter is dated December %, and is as
follows:
"My Dear Mr.. Tschudy: The con
test for the Koehler & Hinrich trophy,
which you know was open to the bowl
ers of Minnesota, Montana and Iowa,
came to an end in this city last night,
and I regret to inform you that at the
18th hour the score Of 2,747 pins, roll
ed against us on October %, was beat
en-. The Dubuque bowlers rolled g.
841, coming within II pins of also be-
ing high for the three diamond
medals. "0 +."=
II am sending you a copy of the
local paper unueT separate cover, and
| wish you would look over the scores
carefully and pay particular ,atten-
ton to what we rolled. You may
think it singular that we played two
! series of five games each in n day.
| The afternoon games we played here
were originally scheduled to be play
| ed today, but as we are to be treated
to a big banquet at F%reeport, His, to-
| night, | asked to have the games trans
| ferred to yesteday afternoon, when
was done. n.
Il regret very much that the Koch
Ter & Hinricn trophy did no. so {Q
| Billings, but to show you that / APP
preciate good bowling in the sections
/ of the country where the game is Still,
in it's infancy, l will remember your
self and your two bowlers with a prize
that will consist of three handsome
regulation bowling balls and bags fo,
carrying the same. Send along this
size Of the grips and finger holes, sc
that they can reach me at Dayton
O., by January 8, at which time | vii
be at home. H.
Wishing you and your bowlers :
Happy New Year, | remain, yours
very truly,
SAMUEL KARPF."
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-01-02
UNJUST TO OLD OFFICERS.
Army Reorganization Law Is a Good
Thing for Volunteers.

Washington, Dec. 29.-The senate
committee ON military affairs held up
the pending investigation of all army
nominations sen in before the recess
below the grade of major. Members
of the committee has received a num-
Der of complaints about the I'M
of the selection of officers under the
reorganization law. 1t is claimed
great injustice has been done officers
who have served quite a long time.
Complaint has been made that men
we're selected from among those who
further served as volunteers to fill
original vacancies and that they be-
came captains as soon as they were
appointed. Others appointed, it is
claimed, waited from four to seven
months before acceptance of their
commissions which date from the
time appointment was made, their
rank being determined by the date Of
their commissions. This gives them
many numbers above West Point
graduates and others appointed from
volunteers and who at once entered
service and did much hard work while
the men who delayed acceptance were
enjoying themselves or attending to
business interests.
Another allegation made is that
quite a large number.of men appointed
under the reorganization law immedi-
ately became captains of artillery and
were placed in charge of guns and
machinery of which they had no
knowledge. To obviate this difficulty
to some extent, the secretary of war
with the approval of the committee
on military affairs secured the resigna-
ton of II second lieutenants of
artillery, who %thereupon were named
to fill original vacancies as first leu
tenants in other branches of the
service and in some instances very
soon were made captains. It is expect.
ed that the subcommittee which is
investigating a great number of re
cent promotions will be ready to re-
port about the time congress re
convenes.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-01-02
STEAMSHIP OFFICER KILLED
Thrown Down by Big Wave and Dies
an i1our Later.

New York, Dee. 29.-La Champagne
Of gila Lte4a1 s.es 4.alip line, arrived
,ouas Il0a4 I1aAle with 81 cabin anu
80 slG9r4aS p~asse4aets. IaliyE 10
day La Champagne sighted a ship
ABOUT six miles off flying distress
signals. She proved to be the bark
Nile of Glasgow bound from Bar
BADGES for Boston. Her compass was
out Of order. La Champagne gave the
required aid to the Nile, which then
proceeded. On December 25, during
a strong westerly gale which lasted
about six hours. Pierre Bardelles, the
first officer of La Champagne, was
killed by a sea Bardelles was stand
ing on the bridge when a tremendous
sea struck the vessel on the ~starboard
side, throwing him down with great
force. He was picked up unconscious
and died an hour later. He was bur
led at sea.
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Save d Her child's Life.

''In three weeks our chubby little
boy was changed by pneumonia al
most. to a skeleton writes Mrs. w.
Watkins of Pleasant City, O. "A ter
SGgs - =E5t N.4
rible cough set in that, in spite Of a
good doctors treatment for severa1
weeks, gre worse every day. We
then used Or. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption, and II darling
was soon sound and we'll, We are
sure this grand medicine saved his
life" Millions know it's the only sure
cure for coughs, COLDS and all lung dis
eases. Chappie Dn1s5 Co. guarantee
satisfaction. b0c, 5l..U. Trial bot
ties free.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-01-02

ST. loHHs HEADACHE CURE
vii cure ybur headache. Sold by
Chapnle Drug &c.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-01-02
mated to be e,44o,ooo feet of timber

mated to be 6,44O,O00 feet of timber
on the land.
1t is shown 1,oss, 21o.ss acres of land
have been selected. of which 622.Ao",
Al acres are granted lands and 49,
722.4S school indemnity lands.
The largest area of granted and
school indemnity lands is in Choteau
county, zoe, O3O.62 acres. Flathead is
second with 126,112.96 acres, Fergus
third with 1O3, 486.96 acres, and Teton
fourth with 8 ,708.68 acres.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-01-02
Buckien's Arnica SaIve.

The best and most famous com
pound in the world to conquer aches
and kill pains. Cures cuts, heals
burns and bruises, suhdues infam-
nation. masters piles. Millions OF
boxes sold yearly. Works wonders
in boils, ulcers. felons, skin eruptions
It cures or nc pay. Csc at Chapple
Drug Co.'s.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-01-02

strife and the %engendering of much
hard feeling. The fact is that had the
protest been needed the republicans
we're prepared to enter protests
against counting the votes CT other
precincts, some that, gave the demo
cratic candidate decided majorities.
1t was held that grave irregularities
connected with the manner in
which the vote was cast there.
For instance, it was said that the
law had been violated at Roundup
because the polls had not been open
ed and closed within the time fixed
by the statutes; that only a little
more than an hour had been given the
voters to register their preference.
The same complaint was made in re-
gard to Upper M~usselshell.
In order to ascertain the truth The
Gazette this morning took occasion to
telephone to Roundup and a in
formed that because of delay in the
receipt of the supplies it had been
impossible to open the polls until
Ais O'Clock, the supplies not having
reached there until 4 o'clock. While
the facts could not be learned as iret
CARDS Upper Musselshell, it is said
the same reason existed there. In
neither instance was it, the fault of
the officials upon whom devolves the
duty of forwarding the supplies. Poor
mail facilities alone were responsible,
the supplies in both instances were
sent out in ample time to insure their
arrival early enough to permit the
polls to have been opened at the usual
hour, had there been no delay in
transit.
AS to illegal Voting.
Reverting back to the claim of Com
Jacobs that undoubtedly at
least one illegal vote had been cast
junction brings recollection of like
claims in connection with other pre-
cincts, made both at the regular and
special elections. In nc instance, how
ever, does the proof seem to be so
clear as it apparently is in the case
of the precinct against which MI.
Morse protested. What is ordinarily
considered as legal evidence was sub
mitted in substantiation of the charge.
A tolerably clear case having been
made out in this precinct, the sug-
gestion has been offered that the
county commissioners should forth
with instruct the county attorney to
institute the necessary legal proceed
ings against the man accused OF hav-
ing violated the law. The fact that
he is believed by some who knew
him in Custer county to be a demo-
crat and that he very likely voted for
Mr.. Morse will probably make no diff
ference to the democrats, who by
their action yesterday showed that
they were in favor of maintaining
the purity of the ballot, and those
who have made the suggestion feel
confident that they may be relied
upon to give all the assistance in
their power. There is a strong and
openly declared aversion in Yellow
stone against anything at all likely
to give this county the same reputa-
ton that Silver Bow and Rosebud
counties unfortunately have. No
scandals have heretofore attached to
elections held in this county and
those who have been heard to ex-
press themselves are averrse that
they shall attach to any future ones.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-01-02
COOLIES RIOT.
Two Policemen Meet Death at Hands
of Cinnamon.
led at sea

Victoria, B. c., Dec. so.-The steam
er Iyo Maru of the N. Y. K. line
reached port this afternoon with 5000
tons of general fargo.
She brought news of a tragedy re-
sulting from a riot of Chinese coolies
detained at Singapore, in immigrant
sheds. Two off the police We're cap
tured and held by the Chinese on the
top floor of the immigration depot,
and when ting police attempted to
rescue them, lhe Chinese fired upon
them, killing Two and %wounding one.
Thirty Chinese were wounded before
the police wefe rescued.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-01-02

Pays 5 per cent on savings depos'
it's. interest compounded quarterly.
Pays 6 ger cent on time certificates
OF deposit, not subject to check.
Issues savings certificates on build
ing and Dan 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. 9
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5 h|eep | ost

500 stlcc y lost between Glasgow and
MeGormir Springs. Some are aranded
j aoa1c /. sone Il and some L., all with
bjaejs pain
l VIII pa y % cents per head for infor-
nlat]4 IN lea ding 10 recovery Of any of
sai4 sheep. ]. b. LONG.
Great Falls. Mont.
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Trustees.

Lee Mantle, PRESIDENT; Chas.
Schatzlein. viee-president; Frank, w.
Haskins, treasurer; A. b. Clements,
secretary; Charles K. Leonard. =.
Aug. Hem re, Henry Mueller. James II.
.Monteath.
FRED H. FOSTER. Local AGENT
Middletown transcript., 1903-09-26
DELAWARE COLLEGE

Delaware College has re-opened under
auspices which promise to make the
year the most successful in its history.
The Freshman class numbers thirty one
well matured and well prepared. They
represent three states and are divided
among the six different courses, the La
tin Scientific proving the most popular.
The college has full faculty, including
several new men Prof. j. A. Foord,
graduate OF the New Hampshire Agri-
culture College and postgraduate of
Cornell University, fills the chair of Ag-
riculture and is we'll qualified for the po7
sition. Prof. L. A. Frendenberger, of
Lehigh University, succeeds Prof. H. W.
Brown in the department of Electrical
Engineering. He is posted upon the new
ideas and methods useful in his work and
has had fine training and done original
work of no mean merit. Mechanical
Hall is undergoing enlargement with
two two story wings 60x30 and 30x37
feet. The library has been improved
and received additions. The outlook for
athletics was never better, and good
work is looked for from the football
team. In fact "Old Delaware" looks to
be all right and needs only deserved sup
port to realize the fondest hopes of her
founders and steadfast friends.
Middletown transcript., 1903-09-26
BANKS AND TRUSTS

Insurance Commissioner George w.
Marshall, who was delegated by the re-
cent Assembly to examine into the af-
fairs of all banks and trust companies re-
ceiving deposits in the State, other than
national banks, and to report publicly
thereon, annually, has issued his first re-
port.
1t shows the condition of the following
banking houses in this State: Farmers
Bank of the State of Delaware, at Dover,
same at Wilmington, same at George
town; Baltimore Trust Company, at Sell
byville; Equitable Guarantee and Trust
Company at Wilmington; Security Trust
and Safe Deposit Company, at Whining
ton; Sussex Trust, Title and Safe Deposit
Company, at Laurel, Lewes and Milton;
Artisans Saving Bank, at Wilmington;
Wilmington Savings Fund, Society, at
Wilmington. The insurance commits
sioner simply publishes the figures in
their fullest details, and makes no COM
ment. 1t is remarkable, however, that
all these independent banks show good
and continued prosperity.
Middletown transcript., 1903-09-26
ODD FELLOWS GALA

The Odd Fellows own Baltimore this
week. The order had its origin in the
Monumental City and the Seventy-ninth
annual session of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge is now being held there. The
convention is expected to draw fully
$4,000 visitors to the city. Wednesday
the grand parade of visiting members of
the order took place starting at P. NJ,
from Broadway and Chase streets and
marching by several streets to the Odd
Fellows Temple, Cathedral and Saratoga
streets. Thirty thousand men were in
line headed by the Patriarchs Militant.
The officers of the Grand Lodge in car
riages closed the procession. Wednes-
day evening reception was given to the
Aatriarchs' Militant in the Fifth Regi-
ment Armory followed by grand ball.
Middletown transcript., 1903-09-26
BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD

Persons contemplating trip to the
West, viz: Pittsburg, Cincinnati, st.
Louis, Chicago and points West thereof
can save money by purchasing tickets
via the B. & o. R. r. Rates from Will
mington are $500 to Pittsburg, 1910
P. NJ, train daily; $3.50 to Cincinnati;
$2l.25 to st. Louis; $500 to Chicago.
Fast express trains equipped with day
coaches, Pullman Sleeping, Parlor and
Dining Cars. leave Wilmington daily for
Pittsburg, Cincinnati, St. Louis and Chi
cago, without change and at those points
connect in Union depots for all Western
points. For detailed information write
or apply to ticket agents or H. A. Miller,
T. P. Agent, City Ticket Office foot Of
Market street, Wilmington, Del.
Middletown transcript., 1903-09-26
COSMOPOLITAN FOR OCTOBER

For some time it has been known that
Sir Thomas Upton did not consider the
international yacht-races, as conducted
at present, fair test of the abilities of
England and America in shipbuilding.
In an articlei in The Cosmopolitan for Oc-
tober, Sir Thomas predicts that the
course Of the international cup race of
the future will lie across the ocean.
This would, of course, necessitate boats
of useful class, not mere racing-ma-
chimes, ,and would both promote ke ener
rivalry between the foremost European
nations and America, and at the same
time encourage advances in naval arch
itecture and be Of the greatest value to
shipping. The Cosmopolitan has offered
fye-thousand-dollar cup for sailing ves-
sells under conditions which make all the
competitors of the greatest use to COM
merce.
Middletown transcript., 1903-09-26
NIAGARA FALLS EXCURSIONS

September and Is, October 2 and 16
are the remaining dates for the popular
ten-day excursions to Niagara Falls from
Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washing
ton, via Pennsylvania Railroad.
The excursions from Philadelphia will
be run by two routes Those on Septem-
Der 4 and IS, and October Is, going via
Harrisburg and the picturesque valley of
the Susquehanna, special train leaving
Philadelphia at $40 A. NJ; excursion of
October 2 running via Trenton, Manunka
Chunk, and the Delaware Valley, leaving
Philadelphia on special train at S.O6 A.
NJ.
Excursion tickets, good for return pas
sage on any regular train, exclusive of
limited express trains, within ten days,
will be sold at $1,000 from Philadelphia
and all points on the Delaware Division;
Sl1.25 from Atlantic City; $500 from
Lancaster; and at proportionate rates
from other points, including Trenton,
Bordentown, Mt. Holly, Cape May. Sa.
lem, Wilmington, West Chester, Reading
and principal intermediate stations. A
stop-over will be allowed at Buffalo with
in the limit of ticket returning.
THE special trains Of Of Pullman altman f5arlef
cars and day coaches will be run with
each excursion running through to Mag
ara Falls. An extra charge will be made
for parlor-car seats. =. =
An experienced tourist agent and chap
eron will accompany each excursion.
For descriptive pamphlet, time of con-
Meeting trains, and further information,
apply to nearest ticket agent, or address
Geo. w. Boyd, General Passenger Ag-
ent, Broad Street Station, Philadelphia.
Middletown transcript., 1903-09-26
WHY MARRIAGE FAILED

Orison SWEET Marsden, in October Sue
cess, tells why one mans marriage was a
failure in the following terse terms:
He regarded children as nuisance.
He did all his courting before marriage
He never talked over his affairs with
Ills wife.
He never had time to go anywhere
with his wife,
He doled out money to his wife as
il to a beggar.
He looked down upon his wife as an
inferior being.
lie never took time to get acquainted
with his family.
He thought of his wife only :or what
she could bring to him.
He never dreamed that there were two
sides to marriage.
He never dreamed that a wife needs
praise or compliments.
He had one set of manners for home
and another for society.
He paid no attention to his personal
appearance after marriage.
He married an ideal, and was disap.
pointed to find it had flaws.
He thought his wife should spend all
her time doing housework.
lie treated his wife as he would not
have dared to treat another woman.
He never dreamed that his wife needed
vacation, recreation or change.
He never made concessions to his wife's
judgement, even in unimportant matters.
He thought the marriage VOW had
made him his wife's master, instead of
her partner.
He took all the little attentions Law
ished on him by his wife as his by
"divine right" and mot as favors
He always carried his business troubles
home with him, instead of locking them
in his store or Office when he closed.
Middletown transcript., 1903-09-26
KEIFFER PEARS ARE A FAILURE

The Keiffer pear crop, which has usu-
ally pulled the Delaware farmers through
with big profit where the peach crop
failed entirely as it did this year, is now
about to fail. Sometime in June the
leaves on some of the older Keiffer or
chards began to show signs of disease,
then fell until all the lower branches
were bare. A new growth of leaves ap-
peared, then some trees burst into bloom.
These blossoms were then killed by the
blight of the leaves, or were attacked by
the belated frosts and the trifing amount
of fruit that had matured on the trees
is small and defective. Where the farm
ers resorted to spraying, however, the
trees are half full of well developed fruit
and the foliage is restored. This has set
all the farmers to talking in favor of
spraying and to rigging machines TO do
this work
Middletown transcript., 1903-09-26
DELAWARE NOTES

Wilmington is to have new brick.
making establishment.
Because of an advance in the price of
-four the price of bread in Wilmington
may be increased.
The Twelfth Battery, Coast Artillery,
which was stationed at Portland, Me-,
during the summer, has returned to Fort
Dupont.
Wednesday the Weccacce fire company
left Wilmington for trip south, and
will visit Washington, Portsmouth and
Hampton, Va.
Wilmington Bricklayers' Union has
refused to pass resolution of sympathy
with the bakers of George H. Huber,
who are on strike.
Thirteen-year-old Harriott Parrott
died Sunday on Claymont street, Will
mington, from the effects of being burned
by exploding gasoline.
The Delaware Saengerbund, of Will
mington, Monday began German Volks-
fest at Brandywine Sprins Park which
continued for two days.
Rev. II. Ashton Henry, rector of
Trinity Episcopal Church, Wilmington,
is in bad health, and will not return to
his parish duties for sometime.
Mrs. Violet Berry, colored, was ar
rested in Wilmington Tuesday night
charged with pushing her husband down
stairs during quarrel, the fall instantly
killing him.
Peter J. Ford and James P. Jones,
Wilmington Water Commissioners, ac-
companied by Chief Engineer T. A. Lei
sen, have gone to Indianapolis to see the
filter plant there
Rev. William Writ King, pastor of
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, of
Wilmington, has received call to be-
come pastor of the First Methodist Epis-
copal Church at Seattle, Wash, but
will probably remain in Wilmington.
Middletown transcript., 1903-09-26
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

An obnoxious form of light literature
is the gas BILL
Many a mans nose bushes for the
acts of his elbow.
Two heads are undoubtedly better than
one in a drum.
Wise nm rciiants put their show win
dows in the newspapers.
The best possible throw of dice is to
throw them into the sewer.
Lack of interest in a story is enough to
prove its truthfullness.
Were it not for their vanity it would
be impossible to please some people.
Fully half our earthly troubles is the
result of calling things by another name.
When some men get their freedom in
this glorious land of the free they are In
the ex-convict class
Human rakes scrape very little to-
gether.
1t costs more to neglect duty than to
perform it.
One bad turn deserves another revolu-
ton for the better.
Men seldom pay taxes on what they
are reputed to be worth.
The average man thinks the average
man is far below his level.
A man talks to amuse others and
woman talks to amuse herself.
Fortunate is the man whose friends
are all good and his enemies all bad
The mail who wants the earth is the
very one the earth can get olong without
Don't blame the hen if the egg is bad.
1t was all right when her responsibility
ended
Somehow the things we imagine would
make us perfectly happy, are always pos
sessed by others.
Middletown transcript., 1903-09-26
CRUSHED TO DEATH

Forest Crozier, aged 81 years, one Of
the best known young farmers OF Chris
tiana hundred, was crushed to death be-
meath heavy overturning cart on his
farm near Mt. Cuba Tuesday afternoon.
Nobody witnessed the accident, but
Crozier was found pinioned beneath the
cart by son of Joseph Pyle who was
vending his way homeward from school.
He summoned. his father, who with other
men from the vicinity went to the field
and found Crozier jammed against the
ground. The heavy cart was removed
from him and he was taken to his home.
DR.. Joseph II. Chandler of Centreville
was summonen, but Crozier died long be-
fore lie could arrive.