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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-07-17
scAB IN MEAGHER COUNTY.
Several FIocks About Two Dot At
fected With Disease.

Despite heroic efforts made to erad-
icate the disease, scab is said to be
prevalent in several sections OF
Meagher comfy. Some of the focks
erything possible is being done to
stamp it out.
Doctor Herbert Holloway, former
state veterinarian, was at Helena a
few days ago and was interviewed
concerning the prevalence of the dis
ease in his part of the state. This
is what he said:
"Once that you. have scab among
your sheep it is very hard thing to
get rid of it. In the first place when
the sheep have it and are on the range
it is useless to dip them and then turn
them back back on the same range,
again, for they are bound to catch
it a second time. Over our way the
sheep are dipped IN lime and sulphur
and the owners are doing their best
to get rid of it. When the scabby
sheep traverse range they brush OLE
their wool on the sage brush or moth
ings of that kind and it hangs there.
1t also drops on the range. In it is the
scab. Now even if the sheep are dip
ped or ether sheep are turned on this
range they will come in contact with
this wool and soon the scab will again
appear.
I'm my opinion and experience the
only way to get rid of the scab is to
dip your sheep thoroughly and then
take them to an entirely new range.
Thus they will not come into contact
with this infected wool again This
range should be allowed to rest a
year or two and then it would be all
right and you could turn your sheep
back there again with safety and the
scab would probably be eradicated.
The cold weather kills the scab where
it is exposed, and if the range in allow.
ed to rest a winter or two there will
be no more scab on it,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-07-17
FRUIT IN YELLOWSTONE.
Amount and Varieties on Park City
" Ranch.

Amount and Varieties on Park City
n Ranch.
M. L. Trewin's ranch near Park
City would surprise those who do
not know what a great fruit section
the Yellowstone valley is, says the
Tri-County News. Such profusion
of fruits, and OF such flavor and beau
ty, can rarely be seen, even in an old
fruit country. That they can be grown
here while this is so new a country
speaks volumes for our soil and eli
mate.
Hundreds of apple trees are to be
found in Mr.. Trewin's orchard, many
of them loaded with crab apples or
those of standard size. A few pear,
peach and cherry trees are also thriv-
ing in this orchard. Many mountain
cherry bushes pear an abundance OF
their peculiar but excellent fruit His
plum bushes are almost borne down
with their clusters OF plums, like huge
punches OF grapes.
Perhaps the finest yield of fruit on
the place is that of currants. Wagon
loads of beautiful, red 1ruit might be
picked from these bushes. Strawber-
ries and gooseberries have also been
raised this season, and dewberries
are just beginning to bear.
The most interesting fruit in the
orchard to the writer is the prune,
quite lot OF which is to be seen on
the prune trees. The cottonwood
trees that are growing on this ranch
are marvels in size for their age. They
have been growing only twelve years
but appear from their size to be at
least twice as old.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-07-17
QUICK POLICE WORK.
Arrest Of Burglar Who Robbed Holly
Store

0UOECs r.
In less than "a hours after he had
committed the offense the man who
entered the store OF T. F. Holly Mon
day night was under arrest and part
OF the loot recovered. To the police
of Livingston is due the credit for the
speedy capture.
Tuesday morning Chief Morse OF
the local force was notified of the
burglary and given a description of
the articles stolen. He sent notice
to the authorities OF the surrounding
cities to be on their guard for man
who would probably attempt to sell
the plunder, which was fully de-
scribed. Among other places to which
notice was sent was Livingston. Late
Tuesday night Mr.. Morse received a
dispatch from the chief of police there
informing him that man was under
arrest who was believed to be the
burglar. Wednesday morning Sheriff
Hubbard went up and returned that
night with the prisoner
That the right man was caught
is considered absolutely certain. He
still retained three OF the revolvers
and the sheath knife taken from the
he had sold the gold watch stolen
at the same time. For this he receiv-
ed $40. 1t was recovered. Three
revolvers could not be found but as
they are cheap affairs Mr.. Holly
cares little for their loss.
Thursday morning the prisoner was
arraigned before Judge Mann. He
asked for preliminary hearing and
was remanded until Saturday after
| noon at 2 o'clock, when he will be
given an examination. The charge
against him is burglary in the first
| degree. 1t is believed that the fellow
| is willing to plead guilty to grand
larceny, less serious offense than
the one now charged against him.
The prisoner gave his name as Fred
Norris. He is a mere youth, appar-
emily not over 20 years OF age. At
the Jail it was discovered that he IS
almost physical wreck, being at
fected with loathsome disease in
most malignant form He is stran-
ger hereabouts and seemingly one OF
/ the unfortunates generally designated
as 'hoboes.''
! Norris has as good as made a con.
fession. He admits that he stole the
things, but denies that he. committed
the burglary. He claims that he was
hiding in boxcar in the Northern Pa.
cific yarsd and saw a man cache the
pistol and other articles. After the
original thief left, Morris says he
i went and took the plunder His story
is regarded as decidedly diaphanous.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-07-17
G. A. r. EXCURSION RATES.

National Encampment of the G. A. r.
at San Francisco, Aug. II to q.
For the above occasion the North
ern Pacific Railway company will sell
round trip tickets, Billings to San
Francisco and return, at $4,000; Bill
ings to Los Angeles and return, at
$4,000. Tickets on sale Aug. 6 to Is,
inclusive. For further particulars in
uuire at the N. p. ticket Office.
2O-S M. L. HOYT, Agent.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-07-17
Gard of Thanks.

l desire to thank the Women OF
Woodcraft, the American Yeomen and
Fraternal Union, and also my neigh
bors for kindness shown me during
the illness and death of my late hus-
band, and for flowers for his funeral.
MRS. DORA STUPE.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-07-17

Do It Today.
See North and buy some Burlington
and Northwest town lots. 1874
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-07-17
MiIburn Dissents.

The opinion was prepared by Com
missioner PoOrman and was concur
red in by all of the justices, except
Mr.. Justice Milburn. who differs from
the others only as regards the inten-
tion of the legislature at the time
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-07-17
TRADING is
MORE ACTIVE.
BUSINESS ON LOCAL WOOL MAR
kET INCREASING.
PRICES co UP A LITTLE
Considerable Movement in Big Clips
During Last Few Days to
Be Noted.

At last the local wool market is
beginning to show some signs of life
and a nmber of large transactions
have been recorded on the exchange
during the last few days. Prices are
also some higher, probably due, how
ever, to the better quality of the staple
offered Although large quantities
have been brought in, much wool still
remains in the country, a large pro-
portion of which is still on the backs
Of the animals.
Since last report the following
sales have been made:
Wednesday.
J. M. Malin, $4,000 pounds; to Jere.
mia Williams & Co.; 1917 cents.
S. I. Haynes, 10000 pounds; to Jere-
miah Williams & Co.; IA cents.
John Filelan, 1000 pounds; to JUS
tice, Bateman & Co.; 14A cents.
A. schoffle, 1000 pounds; to JUS
tice Bateman & Co.; 14as cents
G. l. Haynes, $4,000 pounds; to
Dewey, Gould & Co.; 141s cents.
R. w. Brownlee, 10000 pounds; to
]. Koshland & Co.; 15A cents.
A. W. Hollenbeck, Wyoming, 10000
pounds; to jeremiah Williams & Co.;
II cents
Three other clips OF Wyoming wool
were put up, for which from 8 to 1914
cents were offered The bids were
declined, except by Edward Fraser,
who sold 10000 pounds to Brown &
Adams for II cents.
Thursday.
M. T. Grande, $4,000 pounds; to
Justice, Bateman & Co.; 16A cents.
Andrew Hoyem, $4,000 pounds; to
jeremiah Williams G Co.; 15k cents.
George Pirrie, $4,000 pounds; to
Jeremiah Williams & Co.; 1875 cents.
Voolfolk & Richardson, $4,000
pounds; to Brown & Adams; 15A
cents.
George Abel, $4,000 pounds; to j.
Koshland & Co.; l4A cents.
D. Milne, 10000 pounds; to ]. Kosh.
land & Co.; 141a cents.
Murdo Mckay 5000 pounds; to
Nichols, Dupee & Co.; 1874 cents
A. A. Newman, $4,000 pounds; to
Hecht, Liebman & Co., 143s cents.
Sales Made Today.
The following sales are to be re.
corded today:
James Wilson, $4,000 pounds; to
Whitman, Farnsworth & Thayer; 14A
cents.
W. Peterson, 5000 pounds; to
Jeremiah Williams & Co.; IA cents.
George Toston, 12,6O0 pounds; to
Dewey, Gould & Co.; IA cents.
Joseph Douglass, $4,000 pounds; to
| Hecht, Lehman & Co.; 141s cents.
w. B. Shiel, 1890 pounds. On this
lot Nichols, Dupee & Co. and J. Kosh-
Land 4 Co. tied. The latter won the
toss up and got the wool, at 13 cents.
w. X. Sudduth put up 79,80O pounds.
Justice, Bateman & Co. and jeremiah
Williams & Co. were found to be tied
when the bids were examined. At
noon no award had been made and
the price offered was not known.
This afternoon Doctor Sudduth said
that he had decided not to accept eth
er of the bids received for his clip.
The price offered was 1874 cents.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-07
THAT GOLD FIND.

Some days ago a rather sensational dis patch from New York was published in all the papers under the heading Gold Mine in Alabama" A., told of rich mine which had just been discovered twenty miles from Anniston and seventy miles from Birmingham" and gave a few de- tails of the richness of the ore, and the value of the property and that all the stock had been bought up by capitalists of New York, Philadelphia and Washing ton before the news of the find became pubic.
 This is very interesting but not new, for the fact that there are valuable gold mines in Cleburne, Clay, Randolph and Tallapoosa counties has long been known. Fifty or sixty years ago. Goldville. in Tallapoosa county, which is now nothing but a country postofice. was one of the most fourishing little inland towns in Alabama.It had a population, as we now remember. of over one thousand, and was almost as lively as some of the mining towns out West. Business fiourished and it was in many respects a model of life and activity, all kept up by the rich gold mines near by, from which immense sums were taken. There were a number of mines in that portion of the county. and we doubt If 1t Is possible to compute anything approaching the amount of gold found there
 About the same period the gold mines at Arbacooche. now in Cleburne but then in Randolph county, were at the height Of their prosperity. From the mines in the vicinity millions of gold was taken, and the town was full of life and hustle. It, like Goldville. was built up by it's mines, but it did not die as thoroughly as did the other town, and has not lost it's i'm portance as mining town. The fact that such extensive mining operations. even on primitive scale, were Kept up for years is evidence of the fact that there was much gold and IL 1t 1t was widely scattered.
 And so. if all that was intlmated in the newspaper article is true 1t need be a matter of no surprise. There is a min eral region embracing portions Of several counties which we have always believed would some day prove a new Ell Dorado. and we are hardly likely to be disappoint- ed. The mining industry up there has been very active of late years, and if we hear of some wonderful developments it need surprise no one.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-07
GA RAD suaaEsTIoN.

Wayne Mcveagh. who is a very emil nent lawyer. in a recent lecture advo- cated the plan of making lectures and instruction on current politics part of the curriculum of our colleges andIuniver- sities, but we cannot say that we are fa- vorably impressed with 1t. In its highest sense politics means a study of the science of government, and if the lec- lures could be confined to such teaching 1t would be well enough, but could they? Would it be possible to have a series of lectures, or even one lecture, on current politics without partisanship? We doubt 1t very seriously, and we think 1t will be admitted that partisan politics can be learned sufficiently without devoting any portion of college course to the study.
 It is doubtless true that not enough att tention is paid to the science and duties of civil government In our institutions of learning. The boys and young men who are to fall heirs to the burden of civic rule need instruction to fit themselves for the important duties which will soon de- volve on them and 1t would be nothing amiss they could get that instruction as part of their education, but we think current politics. should have no place in the schools. That can be learned else- where.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-07
WEDNESDAY,, JANUARY ?, 1908.
DOUBLE GOLDEN SYMBOL.

The American Newspaper Directory uses eer- tain signs to denote the relative standing and merit of the whole heid of nswspaperdom which comes under it's notice. and one of these signs is the mystic symbol el denoting golden" which stands for high quality. and is thus explained
 .Advertissrs vaine this paper more for the class and quality of its circulation than for the mere number of copies printed''
 Such papers are credited with a single sym Dol; but there is higher grade. according to this standard authority. which have BOTH QUALITY AND QUANTITY and require the DOUBLE GOLDEN SYMBOL [ C0 to describe adequately their standing
 The Advertiser has been accorded this double golden symbol Gool and is the only paper so distinguished in this section of the South.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-07
Etiouetts of Being Robbed.

Kansas City Journal.
 Probably there are few men who have not sometimes wondered what they would do if they should suddenly be confronted on a dark night in a dark street or at the mouth of a dark alley by a real live robber. who should shove pistol at them and command them to throw up their hands. Whatever decisions different men may have come to as a result of these speculations 1t is quite certain what the average man would do under such circumstances. He would throw up his hands as quickly and as high as he could and with very little protest would allow his new acquaintance to divest him of all his chang and any other articles that the gentleman of the road might find on him and want.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-07

hogs Is due to the fact that there are not enough pigs. but let that pass. Lst any intelligent farmer consult these fs~ ures and think of paying at the rate Of s1sss per 100 pounds for live hogs and then think where his profits so if he buys meat instead of selling 1t. The price above quoted is enormous. and 1t may be that 1t was only a special price, but the fact that pigs of that size could sell for ten dollars each under any circumstances ia such an object lesson as ought to satisfy all the farmers of Alabama that they are pursuing suicidal policy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-07
Caught in T. = Own

Johnstown CPa.) D,
 Happily the coal f.. superinduced by a trust breeding tarin and made pos sible by industrial conditions developed through special privilege, Is wort. ing it's bitterest effects among those who have the most Loyalty stood by the policies un- der which and by reason of which the dearth has come. At Philadelphia even soft coal is selling at S9 per ton. In Boston and throughout New England the fuel situation is desperate Actual suf- must come. It is the irony of fate that the first and the worst victims of the fuel famine are the most strenuous and the least rational advocates or the exist ing economic system.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-07
Exchange.

Exchange.
 The most delicate and expensive of all cats Is the Siamese. This is called the Royal cat, because 1t has long been bred in the family of the King of Siam. 1t Is a short-haired cat which looks curiously like dog. Its coat Is pug-dog color. and very short, firm and silky, more like a dogs than a cats. It has black paws and nose and a knk in its tail. Mrs. w. s. Hofstra, president of the Atlantic Cat Club. makes 8 speciality of the Siamese, of which she has the finest specimens in the country. The Siamese is very hard to raise and Mrs. Hofstra has just lost
 five beauties, including one whose par ents were presents from the Crown Prince of Siam. The little brother of this kit ten went to the Queen of Portugal, who is fancier of Siamese. Mrs. Hofstra' s Siamese pair, Tlln and Ma, formerly be- longed to Lady Marcus Beresford. Lord Beresford has one Siamese which stays in his room, and attaches Inmself to his master like a dog. Lady Beresford is the great cat fancier of Iangland and Lady Decius and Lady Alexander are other ti- tied danes who have exhibited in every cat show.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-07
ANorHrR OBJECT LESSON.

The other day we saw picture and an advertisement which was an object lesson. It was long train of oox-cars and underneath were the words; This train Is not from Grand Rapids. It is from New Orleans. laden with New Or leans made furniture" On each car was a sign designating the contents, all being furniture made in New Orleans of native material
 As we said this sort of thing is an ob- ject lesson. When win we see such a train going out of Montgomery? When the best of our native woods is exhausted. perhaps. Then we may possibly have shops here in Montgomery working ma terial brought over hundreds of miles of rail or river roads. The time for such in- dustries is right now-this present year. There can stin be found in the swamps and forests contagious to Montgomery considerable quantities of both hard and soft woods suitable for furniture. as well as for all other articles of domestic use. Those articles could be made here of home products and our own people get the profits. It would pay the farmers who have the timber, 1t would pay the shops where the timber is worked up and it would pay the railroads which handle the finished product. It would be a prof itable business all around The Adver- User has frequently had something to say on this subject, anu doesn't care to go over the same arguments. but such pie ture as we referred to above causes a feeling of envy. and we repeat-when shall we see such train pulling out from MontRomery?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-07
SOFT COAL BENEFITS.
Others Than Laundrymen Helped by
 the Falling Soot.

q read in The Sun the other day" said a city dweller to a New York Sun re- porter, that the laundries had profited largely by the use of soft coal here; that they had found 1t necessary to increase their help 50 per cent. to keep up with the added amount of work that came to them.
 that have been benefited by the same cause I should think 1t might almost bring about d revival of the all but lost art of chimney sweeping. There must ,,i,e be lots of small modern-day chimneys. built as fines for anthracite coal burners, that will be found more or less choked up with the soot from the soft coal.
 "GIoyec leaners must have reaped a harvest. for a pair of white gloves could scarcely be worn more than half day, and glove sellers have found their ac- count helped in the same cause.
 There are many things. indeed, that will need to be sooner renewed because of the marring of them oy sGSt which ,i has has trade to that extent But everybody will be glad, for all that. when we get pack to New York's bright skies and clear a atrnOSnhere.p
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-07
Another Cry for Independence.

Springfield (Mass.) Republican,
 The gathering of citizens in Faneuil hall. Boston. to demand that. Congress remove the tariff taxes on coal and beef was an occasion worthy of the place, There the New England forefathers gathered in their day to denoance the stamp act and the oppressive taxation comes from a new power today, the coal trust and the beef trust, and 1t did not need this Boston rocking Of the Cradle of Liberty" to reveal the fact that the people are indignant and resent f1i over fbs exaetions they are forced to submit to. It remains to be seen whether there Is no remedy to be had.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-07

,grapher resumed: T have been taking greup photographs on speculation liSmy life, and can size up the money there Is In a group every time. This bunch was bad-clerks are always poor, you nave all kinds of money, and never saw a group photograph of bartenders yet that wasn't worth from $50 to $100. Phy- siicans also. make lucrative groups: a worth taking. Brokers are disappointing. and so are clergymen. College classes are fair, if you put your price low enough; girls classes are better than boys. But bartenders are the best. I'd ask noth- ing better than to photograph one big group of bartenders a week. That is all I'd need to do."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-07
The Cry for a Big Navy.

Philadelphia Record.
 Admiral Watson has joined the group of superheated naval officers who are looking for a war with Germany and who demand a lot more battleships. He is worried by Germany's commercial am bitions; he is apprehensive of the Naval League of Germany. Not less than ten more battleships in the next five years will make him feel perfectly Comfortable. "The time has come" he says. flor energetic work on behalf of the navy if we are to stand on equality with the hustling Germans" The time has also come for a suppression of jingoism.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-07
Military Critics in, Mexico.

Critics within and without the Mexican army must henceforth be careful about the remarks regarding the military esta6- iishment of that country. The penal coae hss lately been so amended that 1t will cover all such criticisms in the broadest possible manner, under the head of in suits, defamation and calumny," and the Nghtest penalty inflicted for such , or new law is especially directed against the newspapers, which have lately been sharply criticizing the conduct of militia rv affairs in the neighboring republic.