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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-20
LOOKING FOR
THE WOMAN
SAID TO BE AccoMPLIcE OF
HERB DOCTOR.
SHE WAS THE coBETwEEN

Philadelphia, March 1.-THE police
authorities have directed the opening
Of "a graves, having secured evidence
which leads them to believe that Geo.
Hossey, the negro "herb DOCTOR" is
responsible for at least that many
deaths.
Hossey is in Jail as an accessory to
the murder of William G. Dame,
whose widow is charged with having
administered to her husband a slow
poison furnished by the negro.
I'VE do not know how many poison
ing cases can be traced to Hossey,"
said a police official today.
"This case is assuming proportions
far. beyond the comprehension Of those
connected with it at the time Hossey
was arrested. Before the investiga-
ton proceeds much further startling
developments are expected. There may
be some arrests after the bodies to
be exhumed have been examined by
the chemists"
Detectives are searching for a white
woman who is alleged to have repre-
scented Hossey in the preliminary deal
ings with his patrons.
Hossey Got 500 a Cease"
Seventy letters, written mostly by
women, have been found in the home
of Hossey. These letters, which are
said to be Of an discriminating nature,
vary little in their terms, and it is as
serted, show that Hossey charged 800
for every case. Some of the letters
point to payment of the fee in Install
ments.
Many Mysterious Deaths.
Every ply within a radius OF
half a mile of Hossey's home has been
summoned to give evidence as to mys-
FERROUS deaths among their patients
This mar Hossey has been dispens'
ing his slow powders for ten years"
said Assistant District Attorney Shay
er. mo one can tell the number OF
his victims. We have already under
investigation three cases."
To a correspondent Hossey said:
81 am no p%oisoner. l am a herb doc
tor. | cure people, not kill them. MY
mother was an herb doctor before me
and l have made medicines for ~
years. The principal thing give
my patients is a mixture of SWAMP
root %sassafras, wild cherry, princess
pink, snake root arc half an ounce
of mandrake. l always gathered the
herbs myself and mixed them up &C
cording to the recipes my mother
taught me-"
Physicians in all sections of tht
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-20
SALOON MAN MURDERED.
Refused to Part With His Goods With
out the Price.
Especial to The Gazette.]

out the Price.
Especial to The Gazette.]
'Collack shot and killed Richard Mar
tin in a saloon here today. Martin
was the proprietor of the place and
Collack demanded intoxicants without
liquidating. Upon being refused
credit at the bar run by Martin he
left the establishment, but only to
return with a gun. Collack fired five
shots, one passing through Martins
brain and another penetrating the re-
gion of the heart. Death was instant.
Collack has been placed in custody.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-20
Notice.

am out about Is head of cattle,
branded OIL on right ribs and O on
right neck. Information as to their
whereabouts will be suitably reward
ed. OLOF NELSON,
9O-4f Columbus, Mont.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-20

We want hay, oats. wheat, potatoes
and farm produce. Call at u store
or write us and we will name you,
price on above.
900 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS co.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-20
WILL FIGHT THE CASE.
Alleged Burlington Train Robber
Howard Hires a Lawyer.

I0Poot"1 90 1He 0"Noeeo'J
Butte, March 18.-George Howard,
one of the men charged with being i'm
plicated in the holdup of the east
bound Burlington train near the city
last month, has employed counsel and
will fight the case in the courts. Cole,
his accomplice, it will be remembered,
pleaded guilty and the court sent him
to the penitentiary for 20 years.
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-22
Second Regiment Officers.

Second Regiment. Officers.
E Following is q roster Of the field,
staff and line officers of the second
regiment, which broke camp at Lake
City yesterday after week Of hard
drill. 4 4; s4 % 5...z :s
4 Colonel a, w. Wright, Austin; Lieu
tenant Colonel George S. Whitney,
Faribault; Major Fred b. Wood, Aus
tin; Major "a. G. Chase, Faribault; Ma
.jor n. Nicholson, Austin; regimental
adjutant, Captain a. G. Page, Austin;
regimental quartermaster, Captain 5R.
.. TWeedy, Albert Lea; regimental
.commissary, Captain William Milligan,
Faribault; Judge sadVoc ocate, First Lieu
tenant lH !. j. Bulls, Winnebago City;
battalion adjutant, First Lieutenant
.A. F.. 4 Koch, * Young America; battalion
adjutant, First Lieut. tenant Ira ID,
Parker, LeSueer; battalion ..adjutant
First Lieutenant Ed j. /. Bobl eter, New
5Ulm; surgeon major, William Jacoby,
5Mankato; assistant surgeon, First Lieu.
tenant w. II. Rowe, st. j ames; assist
.ant.surgeon, First Lieutenant John H.
Dorsey, Glencoe.
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-22

81, sI.s.a. oous, plsslus'na.o e
s.. 'nls' soe,Ieey.
4 ssaa sns,a olhsl s..y
J; y 49, ~ u ls1l,.lne lsna1u'
i - @ IS 81, gnoulo nucn stuay some ysars
saonn 1.,.ls sll.ls.,ns saop planseu
th;s 80, sss, t.n.l " - so,ooo
mi IN M rs, ahont ~ .seu1.l,s. J. .,1 IS
= -. 20 y J - e vs., " IS -
gro,, - u -. Anu luln s ~, - tas
rous - 1,.n. - a. 80 :.
sana h,,s,, s i, e e va a.u =, anu 10
~ s. a,.s,. n ,nell NY goins ovel
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-22

s3 Reeiste Birk both
sexes for sale Baird Page Bros.
Josephine Ila arloW. q osteopatlis
Physician egister bull ilding ain
street Austin. Us 90
Sale, A ffour. horse 81 power
gasoline engine, nearly new. Jacob Dss
Bade, Sergeant, y inn. .s5
lake your wife 8 happy by burning
our Camel coal. Austin Lumber s..
Fuel 60. 'Pone IS. N. Emmons
manager,
Grace Lee " Eilbour, piano, harmony,
theory, history Of music, also physical
culture. dical gym astics q astecialty.
Register building Main street, Aus
tin. 30 M
For SALE. a new house on College.
street, five blocks. from post office, good
5cistern, electric lights, good cellar and
seven good large rooms and bath room.
Inquire Of p. G. Bascomb
Our Illinois and Indiana customers
want to buy your farm. They will be
herb every week. H you want to sell
your farm come now and list it with.
Us. John N. Cannon Land Agency.
Patronize the new telephone CONS
pany, built and owned by local capital.
Only about three cents day for its
use and you will saYe more than that
in sole leather to say nothing Of Yaluss
able time and Of convenience. .. =.
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-22
No. 231.-Falry Tnles.,,

!. ~ No. 231.-Fairy Tales
.5s with yowels omitted.l
1. 7, b, VIII, t, c, t.
2. s, !, p, n, g, b, ~. s..,.
3. B, |, b, r, d. s...... :.
4. T, N, b, m, b. -. 80 =
t5..:J, G, I, t, h,yg, n, t, k, !, J,
8. q. t Il, r, d, +, d, n, g, b, d: r
(. a, 81, =, d, c, k, 1, b, g..
5sS.: =. G. X, n. d. I, b, b. n. s. t, !, K.
@ ,#. ,@s 49, H..
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-22
No. 22s.-HourElass.

The centrals read downward spell
the name of a Latin writer. 8 &::$
Crosswords: !. that he wrote (seven
letters). 2. Pleasant Give letters}. g..
Very useful in summer (three letters.
4. A vowel. 5. IA pronoun. g. To
revile. I. To sparkle with mild
light. .ii.ss Us ss*E ss r. -.
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-22

No. s229.-Enigmatical Rivers \
!. Sick, q falsehood and clamer give
a river In western state. .ss;s E
A fermented liquor, "a snare and the
heavens give a river in New England.
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-22
Austin Steal,,siL Laundry.

Patronize home institutions and
have your laundry work done at the
Austin Steam Laundry IN the highest
style of the art. AZ q chemicals used.
Laundry delivered free OF charge.
Give US 8 trial. ". .fS5'i 5s
It. n. BuRNHAM, Proprietor. \
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-22
REMOVING !, VINE:Ro ooTs.
A HEandy Tso1 which Does the work
J ofSSssseveral Men and Does It /: .%
aa Neatly, Too. Ss:s lssl e

It is sometimes desirable to pull out
q vineyard and use the land for other
purp poses. send a sketch Of q simple
tool which is effective in tearing out
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-22
After which pheno omenal pro-
ceedipg he will be aWinner


Deduct wear and tear Of Lerves, loss
of sleep, and the chance Of losing your
whole investment, and the conclusion.
is arrived at shat q job Of carrying
bricks at $3.50 as day is. q scinch.
3 Carrying charges and commission
are certain. Profits depend npon& the
chances Of the market. No wopder
that the lambs that go into Wall street
comeout shern. /.
when. william r. Z TraTers was at tie
yacht: club one day, 50 tradition runs,
|he asked who was the j owner Of q;
particularly nne Graf and was told
that it belonged to 8 broker III Wall
street He then inquired concerning
another and still another, elieiting III
|each case q similar answer. Then, with
his ahabtuaI stutt and HUMOROUS
twinkle in the eye, he inquired:
Where are the c-c-custo toners yachtss''
of course, he knew very we'll why
brokers, as a rule, can afford yachts,
and why customers, as arule can't.
It is good policy for all who have
money, and hope to enjoy the choice
things Of. life, to keep out of the spec
|ulatiye game, in which the masses
must inevitably .'play to lose. Mil
waukee Wisconsin Il.
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-22
No. 23O-word 1BuildinlEl.,

l. Yourself twice ever. "A per-
sonal pronoun. 8. Joined together in
q. holy bond. 4. Not welcome in your
garden. 5. A. kind Of turntp. e.. A
country in the north of Europe. q.
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-22
NOTES ABOUT FLOWERS.

: EEs & ~ r. -
S No lawn is complete without Colo
RADIO blue spruce.
Tritoma, or red-hot poker plant, will
be one Of the noticeable features il, sum-
mer gardens. .55s.5s ess 5ss s.s
Autumn frosts together with the re-
cent cen cold wave have played havoc with
European stock. .s.-5z
Elm and silver and red maple seeds.
are }ripening now and the sooner they
are lsoWn after being gathered the bet
ter Il:
Wistaria will clothe porch, an old
tree, will form q little tree if staked, or.
will form q running bush II there be
plenty Of room
II addition to the crimson flowers
which the spirea Ant thony Waterer will
produce through out the season, tbs now;
daintily attractive because Of the GRIM
son of the new foliage which shoots up
from 8 we'll l-pruned plant The spirea,s5
common names are goats beard and
meadow sweet. s.:ss
Csrrant ana 6 ooseherry Worm.
The currant and gooseberry worms;
that consume the leaves leaving the.
bushes bare off foliage, will weaken the
bushes 70 much that the berries will
1 not eyen the B bushes being
sometimes Ml led. ne worms may be
poisoned BY the use gof fhell llebore dis
solved IN Water. and the bushes sprayed
NTH III Take ri tiablasi1Onnfu az tho
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-22
Key to the Puzzler.

No. 217 Behead ding: Smother, moth.
er, other.
No. 21s Bit From Boz: Oliver,
Twist.
No. 219, Lab yrinth: Begin with r.
fnthe third line. Rockets, mines, tor.
lpetloes. eolored u ights, arecrackers.
man candies. & s.
22o. " ord Squares;
g 3 An q B sES s = q. D S 81 :
= BsN = 81 u n HpgRR
5s. 8 \ 4 p 4 HssII
Z 81 = il OF j
ss5h z N sT8l 3 TR 3 q
ran,spo Ion: Raced ee
;dar cared.
mond SIP. s.
Spare. Diamon Proud. g End
81. e. IsS
No: 22s ithInog graph still waters
rnn q
M 224 Seven 81 loud Cslunp.
'Csh,ll -he Cam. 6ssye Cash 81
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-22

DR. DOWNING. ,Presldent
Downing Medical Association and 6ernaa
medical ana Surgical institute and Eye
and Ear lhfirmary, Chicago, III.
ESTABLISHED 1880, 10000 CASES CURED.
=.5. .s.. 100000 Capital. 7. ...
Oldest, largest, most successful l and rsliabla
for the treatment Of Chronic, Nervous and
ties, Surgical Operations and Diseases Of tho
(. NO money taken from incnrable cases. Il
your case is incurable You will be frankly told
the truth, and advised not to waste your
Thousands cured after being given up to die.
Has cured Thousands Diseases Of Eyes and
Ears, Catarr Stomach and Liver Diseases,
Lungs and Kidneys, Nervous Diseases, Dis.
Tumors, Surgical Operations whea needed:
the body enlarged and strengthened. Deformi-
ties corrected Ray examinations when re-
squired. 5 81 .15.S ss .s4; 4 Es
Young, Middle Aged and Old Men
suffering from Nervous Debility, Lost Man
hood, Organic Weakness; Varicocele, Unnat;
nervousness, emissions, pimples, dizziness, de-
aeesys confusion Ct ideas
ual incompete pain in the back, limbs or
chest, cloudy urine, etc, rendering business and
labor a burden, marriage unhappy, blighting
! the most radiant hopes md sweetest Joys Of a
happy home, sweeping many to an early grave,
causing diseased BRAIN heart, lungs, kidneys
and other organs; Every man man who has any Of
natures laws, should consult the doctor at
once. He has cured thousands who were IN
T the last stages and had given up II despair
alton Guaranfe4d. GOnsul ia tiOn Sacrediy Con-5
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-22
||2l2
No. 225 : ! diagonal. ].

The diagonal from the upper left
hand cornerssto the lower ght hand
corner spells certain fruits.
.s CrossWords:: Risen Become
~ visible. Those who hold to heresY.
s. 4..asA g Roman emp who strangled
himself. 5. Natives Of Africa. s. <
territory of the United Sta tes. B a
desire s for food. g. Places where very
hot fires may bs1 ;ale
No. 228.-Chnr q 81 sS
MY FIRST attracts the foolish moth,
4 And SECOND doth he fly; ~
IS wish he'd third before the FIRST
#s Makes the poor insect die. 81 ss 24
My WHOLE 9 a funny looking bird,
In color red or pink, I've heard.
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-22
Mn. 23h..-Addition E

No. 235.-Additions.
Add fifty to a girls name and have a.
product used for beads. s5. ..za.E ss:#5 ,s#5
Add fifty to reward and have a verb.
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-22

LII. A city in Michigan. 2. Wan
dering. 5. Worn out. 4. Value. 5. <A
number. 8. A pronoun. z. q letter.
HI. A famous writer of animal
stories. 2. To be fixed in. 8. Appear
ance. 4. For fear that. 5. Anger: Is.
One-half Of neat. z. A letter. as@.
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-22
] Don't Fail to See Me if
You Want a Farm

Of any size or description, or
wild land. Have on my list s5 5s..
some OF the greatest bargains in
the state. ] sell on strictly
commission basis and do not
7a stuff the prices. Fair treat (
mnent guaranteed. List sent on
application. S
DELL CUMMINGS, ANOKA, MIMI
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-22

No.. 234.-False COmparatives.5
Example: An animal; to crouch In
fear. Answer--Co Cow, covert 1. ss55@
H.. The mail; an advertising sheet. =
Allow; "a message often dear.
g.. "a boy; mount for nimble feet.
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-22
.Hurrah For Pa!

enough.
Hurrah For Pa! s= 81 $a
So Little Willie (proudl dly)---=Ady pa knows
"a few things
Little Bob (contemp mptuousl y)---Ho! Ny
pa knows fewer things than your pa.
The Washington times., 1903-10-04

respectable people of the neighbor-
hood, living by robbery and the mis-
taken kindness of relatives, and gen
orally emulating the highwaymen OF
romance. Youths of this type can
sometimes be saved from criminal ca
reers by the right kind of treatment.
They can often be sent to some place
in which their adventurous instincts
lave a chance 10 develop harmlessly.
But in any case, the place for them is
not in 4 peaceable community, living
by crime. And when they overstep
the limit of their neighbors' forbear-
anee and commit some felony, no mis-
taken humanitarian feeling should be
invoked to secure their escape from
punishment. 1t is certainly better
that they should be imprisoned thar
that they should commit murder, rob
berry, and outrage-better for them,
better for their neighbors, and better
for the younger generation which l.
thus relieved of their example
The Washington times., 1903-10-04
Two of a Kind.

-Four solid months have I been gay
And revcled in peace sublime
Since my Myrtilla went away,
AS is her wont in summer time.
II is not that 1 love her less,
It is not that, indeed, at all.
But honest men must needs confess
steady diets bound TO pail.
OF matinees and caIamels
Each winter she obtains her hIl.
Then gieefully her lover tells
That absence makes her fonder STILL
Returning from the seashoTe, tanned,
She says: THE men all called me gem
And adds: ''But, Johnnie. understand
wouldn't speak to one OF them"
Oh, glorious lie, OF vice bereft,
MY hair retains its normal curl,
Replying; Darling, since you left
I've not addressed single girl"
Each truthful face is sweet 10 see.
Replete with ultra bliss each cup,
Post wedlock do you think that We
Can mutually keep it upi
&C. +. Il. in New York Rerald.
The Washington times., 1903-10-04
Preservation of BattIefields
Contrast Between Gettysburg and An.
tietam.

An old soldier criticises the alleged
improvements on the field Of Gettys-
burg, saying that the "forest of mon
uments" and complicated avenues
make it difficult for the old soldier to
find his way about. In contrast he
points to the field of Antietam, which,
he says, was ten years ago in almost
exactly the same shape as at the time
of the battle.
1t Is strange that those interested In
the preservation Of the field of Get
tysburg should not have seen from the
first that the historical and sentiment
tai value of such an undertaking lay
IL the accuracy with which the form
of the field should be preserved, and
that anything which changed it in
even a slight degree was rather de-
facing than improving. There is no
excuse for "a forest of monuments
or for the planting of trees which
never had existed in Gettysburg at
the time of the war. So far as tree
planting was done, the trees should
have been of the natural growth of
the region; and as for monuments,
the place for those is in a cemetery,
not on a battlefield, except as some
shaft or statue of national significance
might be erected to commemorate for
all time the mighty battle which once
ragged there.
There is still time to restore to
Gettysburg its original form. Though
most of the soldiers who took part In
that Titanic conflict are dead, there
are still enough of them living to re-
construct the battlefield with no other
aid than memory if it were necessary.
The sooner this matter receives atten-
ton, the better it viii be for the credit
of the people.
The Washington times., 1903-10-04

eral adoption of this alleged improve
nent, however, might be attended by
some such catastrophe as befell an
other Londoner who adopted it. He
was a ship-merchant of a past genera
ton, and wrote a letter to the captain,
of one of his ships asking him to
bring from the East two monkeys, the
monkeys being intended as a present
for his wife. Not being a good
speller, he spelled The mineral "too,'
and also forgot to cross the st" So
that the captain read it 400 mon
keys" and at great trouble and ex-
pense proceeded to collect the ami
mails On the way home the monkeys
managed to get out of their cages, and
Cverran the ship; the crew became
mutinous; the cargo was badly dam
aged, and the merchant, when he
found his ship peIvaded with grin
ming, chattering tailed imps, was
greatly embarrassed and perplexed.
This story teaches that radical inno-
yutions in spelling are sometimes at
tended with unforeseen difficulties.
Aside from the historical and philo-
logical value of the old spelling, show
ing as it does the evolution of the Ian
guage from three great racial stems,
there may prove to be economic and
practical obstacles IN the way of
changing a system so widespread and
thoroughly known as that of English
spelling.
The Washington times., 1903-10-04
An Imaginary Mongoose.

A passenger entered a railway carriage in
Australia, in which was seated a particularly
aggressive commercial traveller, and placed in
the rack opposite a small wooden box pierced
with holes In the conversation which fol-
lowed the commercial traveller gave several
hints that he would like TO know what was in
the box, without avail. At last his curiosity
got the better Of him.
81 say. old man. he asked ''what have you
in that boxY''
"a mongoose," the reply.
series Of diplomatic remarks followed
aimed at getting the reason for Carrying a
naongoose; but, as no explanation was offered.
the commercial traveller had 10 say plump out
what are you going 10 do with that mon
gooseg"
The answer he got was: TIN going 70 see 4
friend who has been drinking very heavily Of
late-so heavily, in fact, that he has developed
delirium tremensI You may be aware that peo-
pie so suffering are inclined to see snakes. and
you may also be aware that there Is nothing
on earth 50 deadly TO snakes as a mongoose. Z"
He sat back, evidently satisfied that he had
given a full and complete explanation.
''But-but, l say" said the commercial trav-
sler. those snakes are imaginary"
so is my mongoose,' returned the person
MISUNDERSTANDING Times.
The Washington times., 1903-10-04
Reason for Old Custom.

1t is true that there has been some
reason for this treatment OF the wives
of the Presidents. For Madame Grevy,
during the Presidency of whose husband
much of the ceremonial was arranged,
and royalties commenced once more to
frequent the French capital. was a We
man who had been domestic servant
some time prior to Crews election as
Chief Magistrate, and he married her
for the purpose of legitimizing the
daughter which she had borne to him.
and TO whom he was devoted. Madame
Grevy. who was entirely without educa-
tion and manners, found foreign names
and titles an in5urmountable stumbling
block, and being somewhat confused in
her mind concerning modern and ancient
Greece, is on record as having express
ed to King George of the Hellenes her
admiration for the beauty OF his young
wife. and on the King. quite naturally
surprised, inquiring where she had met
her, she is alleged to have replied with
enthusiasm that IL was at the theater
that she had seen his belle Heleue. .
The Washington times., 1903-10-04
Children Playing in the Street,
they Do This Because They Must Play

An anxious correspondent asks why
some ordinance Is not passed prohib-
iting children from playing in the
streets, especially streets on which
there are car lines. The answer Is
simple; because there is no other
place for them to play in the majority
Of cases.
OF course, people who have chill
dren, and are careful, viii try to get
houses on streets where the ears do
not run; but this is not always posi-
bic, nor could it be enforced by legis-
lation. On streets where travel is not
heavy, the street makes as good q
playground as the average child can
find. 1t is well paved, and therefore
dry; there is room enough to run, and
no healthy child can exist without
more or less running; it is near tn.
home, and the child can be under =
certain supervision from mother OF
oder sister.
Unquestionably, it would be good
thing if all the houses in Washington.
intended for the use of families, were
50 built as to have a good-sized back
yard in which the children could play
in privacy. Some of tnem are SO
built. The back yard is preferable TO
the front yard because there is less
danger of the child's venturing out
side bounds, and because the mother
or nurse is usually employed in the
back rooms, and can keep an eye or,
the infants. But when the house has
no back yard, and there is no public
playground near, and the children are
small, the street seems to be the only
available playground, and it is Ger
tainly preferable to the house, for, at
any rate, il is out of doors in the SIM
light and fresh air. When car tracks
run along the street, or traffic Is
heavy. it would, Of course, be advis-
able to confne toddlers to the side
walk; but, as has been said, there
seems no practicable way of doing
this.