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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-07-21

In view of recent. developments
there the press and people of Great
Falls have arrived at the conclusion
that Montana could do much worse
that take a step backward far enough
to establish the whipping post as a
means of legal punishment for wife.
heaters. So strongly are they con
WINGED of this that already they are
taking steps to petition the next leg
islature to enact a law to that effect.
On the authority of the Tribune of
that city the statement is made that
no fewer than a score of men, socalled,
live there who make a regular prac.
tice of administering periodical beat
| ings to their wives. If such is really
the case the citizens of the town
should not wait until the legislature
acts, but should take advantage OF
the liberality of nature in the growth
if timber there and avail themselves
of it to cut switches with which to
give the beasts a little of their own
treatment. Judiously applied, there
would be no complaint from other
communities against such to
that form of lynch law.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-07-21

Professor Shedd of Colorado uni
versity seems to be determined to
discourage investment in the stock
of the prospective aerial electric COM
pany that Messrs. Whitney and
Schoonmaker have decided to float.
With the aid of a stub of a lead pen
Gil and piece of paper he demonstrates
to his complete satisfaction that fir
ing of %projectiles trailing wires to
an altitude high enough to overcome
natures law of g%ravitation is simply
impossible. According to the figures
he submits it would be necessary to
send such a p~rojectile to the height
of 224.OOO miles before it's centrifugal
force would balance the law of gray
ity. With this statement before them
it is hardly likely that the public will
fall over themselves to become sub
scribers to any stock that the two
other learned gentlemen may decide
to float in the organization of ascom
pany for the perpetual production o.
electricity at . cost no greater thar
the installation Of the plant.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-07-21

Commander Wisner of the Montana
department of the Grand Army of the
Republic is not the only person who
is unable to understand the mode OF
reasoning employed by the traffic
officers of the railroads in making
schedules of rates the people of the
state are required to pay. In a gen.
eral order pertaining to the forth
coming national encampment at San
Francisco he calls attention t. the fact
that the railroads seem to be labor
ing under the impression as the vet
Grams of Montana grow older they
grow richer also, as those OF this
state are compelled to pay a higher
rate of fare to the encampment than
those of cities more than twice as
far removed. With excellent sar.
casm he quotes from the official state
ment of the Transcontinental Passen-
| ger association, which says that from
other points in western territory pro
portionate rates will apply and then
c~ongratulates the comrades of his de.
partment on the fact that they live
no further west. Commander Wisner
evidently mas no thorough understand
ing of the b~enefcent results accruing
to the public from mergers and accord
between the different lines of railroad
that c~Ondescend to take the money
of the people of Montana and in re
turn give only a modicum of service
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-07-21

Notwithstanding that Russia as
sures Uncle sam and several interest
ed persons that it will now positively
move out of Manchuria in september,
it continues to build o tortltlca-
tions and multiplying it's environments
and filling them with troops. For a
tenant that intends to move, Old Adam
Fad is making a suspicious amount OF
improvements to the premises he is
now occupying, temporarily only, as
he says.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-07-21

The more deeply the mess now be-
ing stirred up at Butte is gone into,
the less effulgent do some of the
names of prominent" citizens of that
vlace appear. Without undertaking.
to say who the really guilty parties
are, or that money was actually paid
for the procurement of favorable de-
cisions in mining litigation, the testi-
mony SO far adduced warrants the
statement that some of the members
of the Missouri legislature appear like
"scabs' when compared to the mem
bers in good standing of the Brother
hood of B~ribetakers.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-07-21

Once more the world has been given
evidence of the efficacy and precision
Of aim of the American when he takes
up his position behind a gun. The
team of Yankee marksmen that went
to England to compete for the Palma
trophy scored a victory over repre-
s~entatives of Canada and a half dozen
European countries.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-07-21

Russia may eventually evacuate
M%anchuria, but until it removes it's
last Cossack from the province it is
very evident that it intends to
retain it's control. Not until the
Bear gave his consent did China give
formal notice TO this country that
it's demand for open ports would be
complied with. Even then, as the mat
ter is understood here, they will not be
opened until September, which is the
month now definitely set for the evac-
uatiOn.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-07-21

AS matters now look Colonel Bryan
is to be furnished with the necessary
excuse for making his covertly threat
ened revolt and bolt. 1t seems to be
quite certain at present that Cleveland
will endeavor to secure the nomina-
ton next year. OF courtse, there
is not a remote possibility that he
will be elected, but that makes no
difference to the man from Nebraska.
same.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-07-21

With the protestant churches OF
America offering prayers for the re-
coyery of the pope more testimony IS
furnished of the growing tolerance OF
the world in matters of religion. 1t
must also be accepted as evidence OF
the ever growing intelligence OF the
naODle. &
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-07-21

It is possible that a little scientific
research might reveal the cause OF
the unusual precipitation noted all
over the country to be due to atmos-
pheric absorption of the moisture
squeezed out of certain ''undigested'
secureities on Wall street recently.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-07-21
Tuesday, July Fl, 1908.

If the good old summer time intends
to play its Montana engagement II
would probably better arrange for a
speedy entrance upon the stage. I'm
less it does, Mr.. j. Frost Will De
crowding it for dates.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-07-21
Dressmaking.
1873

The Misses Johnson, dressmakers.
will be at Yegen's after July s; where
they will be pleased to see all their
former patrons and any new ones.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-07-21

Fine Quality Batiste Corsets for hot days,
regular 75c value per pair for ...........
Extra Fine Sateen Corsets in black, white and
grey $1.5O quality, choice ...... .......
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-01-29

The resubmission newspapers
around the state do not like the
way things are going at Bismarck
things took mighty blue for
the passage Of q resubmission
measure at this session Of the
legislature, and the antis are
writing column after column of
argument to show up their
cause aud tell that it would do no
harm to vote on the question,
etc. The liquor advocates are
very foxy. II they ever got the
prohibitionists downed they
would not for q minute give
them another vote if they could
help it and don't you forget it.
If it came down to q fair and
square vote on the question we
have no fear but what the tenn
perance people would win out,
but we could never get q square
vote: The minute that an cleo
tion was called just that quick
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-01-29

Senator Maynard Crane is
getting into the game at Bis.
march in good shape and j,
won't be his fault if he does moi
make first-class represent.
alive Of the people. He is work.
ing hard on q bill to cover the
peddler question and is also
getting the advice Of good legal
talent in getting his bill framed.
He will introduce the bill shortly
and he expects to present a
measure that ssaill hold. Mr..
Crane desires to keep in touch
with his constituents and would
be pleased to hear from any Of
them at any time. In addition
to being chairman Of one very
important committee Mr.. Crane
Is on nine other committees, SO
that he will have an opportunity
to get busy all the time.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-01-29
Shooting
Sensation,
DR.. MaCIachlan Of McIIenry. n
D. Shoots and Kills j. G.,
Blgelcw and Seriously
Wounds Ellis Will
loughby.

In the early part of Friday evening
J. @. Bigelow, a restaurant keeper and
blind pigger, of McHenry, N. Oak.
while said to be under the influence
Of liquor got into heated argument
with some of his companions over Z
boxing affray which is said to have
taken place in that city few days
ago, in which as we understand it he
was one of the main factors in the
affair and DR.. MacLachlan is supposed
to have been the other.
1t seems that the Doctor had gotten
the best of the bout and Bigelow pro.
badly having been jollied about it and
at the same time filed with intoxt.
cants helps to fire up his anger and
lead him on. He is then said to 70
and secure his rifle, which had been
unloaded since he had made his
threats, and starts out for the life Of
DR.. MacLachlan. He first starts for
Bateman's drug store, this being
abont $50 p. M, where he thought he
would be most likely to find him. On
entering the drug store Bigelow notic-
ed DR.. MaeLachlan at the rear end
Of the store and raised his rife to full.
fill his threats and pulled the trigger.
the rifle only sounding a click as tho
magazine was empty. Tie Doctor See
ing his life threatened in this manner
pulls gun and fires at Bigelow the
bullet flying wide of it mark and ac-
cidently hitting Deputy Sheriff Ellis
Willoughby, who was just coming in
the door, in the abdomen, sending him
to the floor seriously wounded. On
seeing that he had missed his aim the
Doctor rushes out and deliberately
shoot Bigleow dead.
A special train was meanwhile or.
dered for Willoughby which left with
him Wednesday morning for the
hospital at Fargo, where he now lies
in a critical condition. We are un-
able to state what further action win
be done but undoubtedly Dr.. Mao
Lachlan will be placed under arrest
and held for manslaughter.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-01-29

Senator Crane proposes to
end the state fair agitation by
putting the state fair matter on
a per manent basis, his bill intro
duced yesterday providing for
the appointment of a state fair
board, consisting of the COVER
nor, secretary of state, commits
sioner Of agriculture, and one
member from each judicial dis
trict Of the state: This board
shall locate the state fair, it be.
ing provided that it shall not be
located in any place where there
is not o regularly incorporated
association, and where there
have not been three successful
fairs held. It is also provided
that it shall not be located more
than two years at any one place
except upon vote of two thirds
of the members of the board.
There is $4,000 appropriated
annually for the fair. I'VE
hope," said Senator Crane
yesterday. ''to have a state fair
located some day in Cooperstown,
but that is not the object of this
bill. It is to provide that before
any community shall ask for a
state fair it shall organize, hold
fairs and prove that a state fair
located there has a good chance
of being successful. We have
S., 900 invested at Cooperstown,
and hope to be able to qualify
under the provisions Of the act.
We believe this bill will put the
state fair matter on a permanent
and satisfactory basis Bis
marck Tribune.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-01-29

Commenting on the state fair
the Jamestown Alert says:
.Fargo wants the state fair
and some Of the hustlers are
agitating the raising Of q fund OF
$4,000 from Cass county and
asking the legislature to give
them S2o,O more for buying
land for q location and buildings,
The advantages of q state fair
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-01-29

The North Dakota Legislature
has formerly elected Senator
Hansbrough to succeed himself.
There is no other candidate who
had any chance of success
against the popular senator who
has served his constituents so
well in the last twelve years. He
has the confidence of the leading
men in and out Of the senate who
shape legislation for the country
which the people approve at the
polls. And such confidence and
esteem makes it possible for him
to render his state valuable and
steady service. Senator Hans
brough is an active, genial, COM
paniable, able representative and
the feeling around the state was
that no other man with less ex-
perienoa could serve the state as
well. His election will be gener
approved.
North Dakota will come more
and more into prominence in
national legislation and demand
mo. 9 concessions from congress
as our Importance as a gram,
stock and fuel state, become bet
ter understood. His record dur
ing the last twelve years in the
senate and his term in the nat
ional house prove that Senator
Hansbrough will not be found
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-01-29

Ne resubsnissiouist Win not
Abla 70 accomplish nything
this session. There are too
1rany level headed men in the
E;slature,

Lieut.. Gov. Bartlett's com
mittee on temperance, with
z6euator LaMoure9 as chairman,
80 one Of the best senate com
mittees appointed II the re-
submissionists get anything
through that committee along
That line they will be dandies.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-01-29
Wonderful Nerve.

Is displayed by many a man endur-
ing pains of accidental Cuts, Wounds,
Bruises, Burns, Scalds, Sore Feet OF
Stiff Joint. But there's no need fol
it. Bucklin's Arnica Salve will kill
the pain and cure the trouble. It'l
the best Salve on earth for Piles, too
25c at H. 81. Bateman, Druggist.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-01-29

would all the liquor dealers and
their supporters food the state
with barrels Of money to carry
that election and everybody
knows it. The best thing to do
under the circumstances is to
take no chances and now that we
have the license fellows on. the
hip it is q good thing to keep
them there. A bird in the hand
is worth two in the bush. The
temperance element have their
bird caught while the other fell
lows have theirs in the bush
with q slim chance of catching
them.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-01-29

Bismarck Tribune: What 6
Heterogeneous body makes uI
this great United States. Take
the present North Dakota legis
lature for instance. Out o1
ninty- eight members Of the
house of representatives whose
birth place has been looked uI
the Canadian provinces lead with
twenty -oue members; Norway
follows aclose second with four
teen who first saw the light Of
day in the land of the midnight
sun. The Badger state lines up
in third place with nine names.
Minnesota and Germany tie
with seven each. The rest are
scattered as follows: England,
three; Scotland, one; Russia, one;
Sweden, five; Iceland, 1; Mich.
igan, five; New York, five; Iowa,
four; Illinois, four; Indiana, four;
Massachusetts, one; New Jersey,
one; Vermont, two; Ohio, two;
Pennsylvania, two. The oc-
cupations of the members are
given in the various lines Of
trade as below stated. There is
a majority over all of one in favor
of the horny handed farmer,
there being fifty.one who follow
the plow; twenty-five are mer.
chants; five deal in farm imple.
ments and q like number in dirt;
four are bankers, three edit
newspapers; two are disciples of
Blackstone; one is q surveyor
and there is one contractor, one
is an insurance man. Two com.
pound pills and two compound
aofelony They give occupation
as politicians.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-01-29

for the exhibit Of the growing
resources Of the state are too
nomerous to be mentioned.
There ought to be . state fair
and the location at the point
whore the people Of the entire
state could get the easiest &C.
cess. .
If the legislature viii give
Cooperstown the state fair with
such an appropriation we will
guarantee to give the state . fair
that will be worth coming to see,
in addition to that we will also be
able to get the necessary &C
commodations for the crowd.
This stateSis entitled to q first
class fair-not . cowboy show as
it has been in the past-and il
needs money to make 3 fair .
success and Cooperstown wont
undertake it unless q success is
made of it. So far as getting
here is concerned it is just as
easy as going to Fargo, Mandan,
Grand Forks or any other place.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-01-29

wanting in meeting acceptably
the increasing demands upon
him as representative of all the
great interests that are develop
ing on the prairies of this state
and which need intelligent en-
couragement and aid.-James'
town Alert.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-26
Thief Returns Valuable Dia-
mond and Pearl Rings Stolen
From C. A. Seely Home
LEAVES THEM At BACK DOOR
Evidently Fearing the Consequences of
the Act the Thief Slips Up, Under
the Cover of Night, and Leaves All
of the Stolen Jewels On the Door
step.

Evidently fearing the severe conse-
quence of the bold act, the thief who
stole the five valuable rings from the
C. A. Seely home last Wednesday nigh
returned them to the residence Satur-
day night. The person suspected has
been Swallowed almost constantly by
the police. and 1T is believed that the
fear of arrest prompted the return.
The five rings wrapped up in small
piece of paper. We're thrust between the
screen door and that of the Kitchen
leading from the back porch. Mr.. and
Mrs Seely heard some one at the door
Saturday night, but as the milk boy
had not yet arrived with the evening S
milk they thought it was he. While
sweeping Sunday morning Mrs. Seely
found the little package, and at first
Was going to sweep it from the porch,
but the shape of ii attracted her at
tention. and She stopped to investigate.
Now that the jewelry has been re-
turned it is probable that no arrests
viii be made.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-26
WEST DIES MONIES WINS.
Local High School Team Loses to Des
Moines hy Score Of "a to g..

The local high school, football team
lost It's first game for the season Sat-
urday at Des Moines, when it went
down In defeat before the West Des
n1oines high school eleven by a score
of "a to s. The score does not give u
true idea of the fierceness or nearly
even struggle Of the two teams. Up TO
the last ten minutes of the last half ii
was either teams game, when the To-
Gals lost heart owing 10 injuries to
players, and allowed Des Moines to pile
up the score.
The condition of the field. which had
been heavily sprinkled 10 lay the dust.
may have had something to do With
the result. Too much water had been
spread upon the ground, which was
slippery and wet. Marshalltown, altho
defeated, played a plueky game With
the odds against them. Halves OF thir-
ty-fve minutes each Were played
iMarshalltown kicked off, and after
the ball had changed hands several
times Des MONIES at last forced it over
for a touchdown, but not until eighteen
minutes had elapsed. Des Moines
kicked off and after working the ball TO
the .wenty-yard line, Kent tried a goal
from the field, which he missed by
about three feet. In a scrimmage Pow
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-26
Sixth District Women Will Hold
Annual Convention In This
City Next Friday
STATE OFFICERS TO BE HERE
Seven Counties, Containing Seventeen
Corps, Comprise the District-Loeal
Corp. Officers Will Be in Charge
Campfire in the Evening Will Bring
the Convention to a Close.

The Sixth district w. II. C. will hold
Friday, Oct. 80. The district comprises
seven counties-Marshail, Story. Tama,
Peweshiek. Jasper, Mahaska and Keo-
kuk. In these counties there are sew
enteen corps, located at Sigourney, ke-
ota, Oskaloosa, Grinnell. Brooklyn,
Newton, Colfax, Monroe, Prairie City,
N1ingo, Toledo. Tama, Albion, Ames,
Maxwell. Nevada and Marshaltown.
The convention will be held in the
Odd Fellows hall, and will be in charge
OF the officers of Frank Nj. Thomas
Corps No. 8. of this city. Mrs. Louisa
johnson, president of the local corps,
will preside. and Mrs. Jennie, Wilson
viii act as secretary. Mrs. Jennie l.
Berry, of Cedar Rapids, department
president OF the w. r. G., viii be here
tor the meeting. as will also Mrs. Katn-
crime Farmer. of Cedar Rapids, depart
ment secretary. and Mrs. Ida Workman,
of Oskaloosa, junior vice president.
It is expected that between $50 and
200 delegates will be present when the
convention is called to order at go
the time between $50 and 1890. Dr.
Rosa Epson -Liebig will deliver the adj
dress of welcome. and the response viii
be given by Mrs. Elenaor Hawk, OF Col
fax This will be followed by the re-
ports Of committees. which will occupy
the remainder of the forenoon session.
The members of the local corps VIII
entertain all the delegates al dinner
and supper which will ne served in the
convention building. In the afternoon
The local corps will exempify the rit-
Malistic work of the w. r. C..
The evening session viii bring the |
convention to close. and will be in
the nature OF an old-tiine campfire, 10
which an invitation will be extended TO
the public. The progran for the camp
Gre, as now arranged, Is as follows:
observation-disclosures Home Orchestra.
Song. star Spangled Banner
Address-Chaplain Jesse Cole, Sol |
diers' Home.
Observation-Disclosures Club.
Reading-!iiss Mary Gilchrist
Musie-Mr. Fred PEPPER aud Others.
Reading-Mrs. Elizabeth Goss-Niier.
Piano Solo--AIaster Morgan Cole
man.
Recitation. when Was Young"
Mrs. Agan, Soldiers Home.
Salection-Mandolin Club
Reading-Miss Leonore Albert
observation-disclosures Home Orchestra
Song. America.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-26
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A NICE IMPROVEMENT.

New Heating Plant and Addition to
ST. Mary's institute Mean Expendi-
ture of $1,000.
Work on the new heating plant and
addition ID st. Mary's Institute is pro-
crossing rapidly. and within a month
will be completed. The improvement
Is going to be a very substantial one,
and will represent an expenditure of
$1,000. The heating Giant, which is
situated I'm the basement of the new
addition being erected ut the institute,
contains Two sixty-hors power boil
ers either one OF which Is large enough
to furnish steam to the church, con-
vent. institute and residence of Father
Lehman. The two boilers have been
placed with the idea that they will
prove TO be economy In the end. by
reason of alternating their use. The
addition TO the institute will provide
two large school rooms TO the south
and an auditorium on the second floor
The auditorium Is goinss to be quite an
elaborate room and will be fitted with
a stage, in the east end. Its seating
capacity Will be between 800 and 500