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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-01-20
LAND SHARKS U s

Boston Transcript: In his recent
message the president emphasized
the new law, inaugurating a system
of national irrigation of the arid lands
of the west as one of the most import
ant measures that had come before
congress. But he wished it distinctly
understood that it was the intention
of the law to give settlers and home
seekers and n n else the benefit
of it's operations. That was also the
declared and, we believe, honest ,pur-
pose of those who were responsible
for engineering the bill through con
gress, and special pains were taken
prevent the usurpation of the new OPP
%portunities by the land sharks who
have been such a curse to western
development. If they are to be the
beneficiaries under this new national
enterprise the quicker all operations
come to a full stop the better.
It seems that the new law has not
been made strong enough to with
stand their onslaughts. One of the
officers of the National Irrigation as
sociation says that while the people
of this country are complacently sit
ting back, waiting for the act to go
into operation and populate the
deserts, the landgrabbers and specu-
lators are absorbing, by fair means or
foul, and as rapidly as possible, every
acre of good land which there is any
possibility of irrigating." 1t is eve
stated that, under the desert land
law and the communication clause of
the homestead law, millions of acres
of the nations best remaining lands
have been, during the past year, alb
by big stock concerns, "and
acquired at that"
A strong effort is making in con-
gress to secure the repeal of these
laws, which, with the stone and tim
Der laws, the president said in his
message had been perverted and turn
ed from their original beneticent pur-
pose.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-01-20

The members having expressed
their Indignation and President Mel
len having offered his explanation,
the question still remains: Why
should legislators, than any 9th
er lot of men have the comfortable
privilege of riding on passes: The
state allows them mileage more than
enough to meet the actual cos- o. rail
road transportation to and from the
capital at the opening and closing of
the session and if they wish to make
little trips back and forth between
times they should do SO at their own
cost. A resolution declining
the usual courtesies from the roads,
promptly adopted on the opening day
would have caused many of their con-
stituents to think more kindly of them
than they did after the members a
expressed themselves on the PROPOSE
ton to limit them to passes good for
sixty days only, instead of the annual
passes that were formerly issued to
them.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-01-20
FOREIGNERS MUST LEAVE.
They Are Given the Tip by the Sultan
Another Battle Reported.

Tangier, Jan. 18.-Definite informa-
ton has reached here that the sui
tan's troops came into contact with
the forces of the p%retender on Jan. 10.
1t was, however, only an outpost AFFAIR
and there were only a few casualties
on each side. The sultan did not meet
with a general disaster, as has been
rumored. A serious engagement,
however, may follow at any moment.
The foreign ministers sent a circu-
lar to the foreign representatives to-
day warning them to instruct their
countrymen to withdraw from certain
districts where the sultan contem-
plates pursuing punitive expeditions
and advising them that the Moroccan
government will not be held RESPONSE
BILE for the safety of foreigners in
those regions.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-01-20

those who could not make good and
like some more who have boasted too
early will be compelled to take a back
seat. He has the satisfaction, though,
of having been fully as spectacular
and much talked and written about as
the luminous James Hamilton Lewis,
who is still remembered by ONE peo-
pleo as having once upon a time rep
resented the state of Washington for
a brief period in the lower house.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-01-20
TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1903.
AN ~UNGALLANT LOT.

. While probably agreeing with it's
advocates that as an abstract propo-
sitiOn universal suffrage is eminently
just, proper, right and in accord with
the progressive spirit of the times,
It is very evident that a majority-a
small majority, it is true-of the men,
bers of the senate of, the sovereign
state of Montana are not yet prepared
to endorse it in the concrete, as their
vote at Helena last Wednesday
shows. Their natural gallantry pre-
vented the distinguished lawmakers
from voting outright against Senator
Sherlock's measur to submit to the
voters of the state a constitutional
amendment granting the right to vote
to both sexes, but so far as retaining
the esteem and friendship of
the ladies is concerned they
might as we'll have done so.
The manner in which they practically
accomplished the result of a negative
vote leaves them open to the suspic-
ion of lacking spinal rigidity, and all
women hate a coward.
But the ladies are not discouraged.
They have one more chance. The
house is not yet through with the
matter. 1t has it still in hand and
there is no telling what may occur
there. Many of the members are
youthful and susceptible to a degree
to the charms of the s~orceresses
while many are no further progressed
toward the attainment of mans chief
happiness, the possession of a good
and loving wife, than is held out by
expectation and happy anticipation.
This is not unknown to the fair ones
who have interested themselves in the
success of the bill and they may be
expected to lay siege with vigor and
determination to the gentlemen of
the lower house, with the result that
they may pass the bill now before
them and hen the gray bearded, old
fellows of the senate will have to
place themselves on record and show
by their vote just how %unfeeling and
cruel they can be when the weak are
pleading with them.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-01-20

1t is very evident, in view of the
news that came from Helena yester-
day, that some long distance tele-
phones have been brought into use
between the state capital and the
homes of the gentlemen who compose
the upper house of the legislature.
Voting to indefinitely postpone and
going home to meet a possibly irate
spouse who has set her little heart
on voting. 'just the same as a man.
- onA;rolv Gifforout mattorc
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-01-20

To argue that the payment of small
err salaries to some of the officials of
the state and to do away with unnec-
essary and expensive clerkships
would have a tendency to reduce the
wage scale of laboring men in the
state is far fetched, to say the least.
Just what connection exists between
the two only a democratic editor is
capable of explaining.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-01-20
BIG GUN TESTED.
trial Shows It to Be a Complete
Success.

trial Shows 1t to Be a Complete
Success.
New York, Jan. 1S.-The most pow
erful gun ever built in America, a
l6lnch coast defense rifle, was sue
cessfully tested yesterday at the gov
eminent proving ground at Sandy
Hook. The gun was fired three times
in the presence of several hundred
army officers, a few civilians and one
representative of the legislative
branch OF the government, Congress
mar Gillette, who was invited as the
representative of the naval commit
tee.
All sho.s ricocheted two or three
times in the water, sending up great
fountains of spray. General Crozier
said the tests showed the gun was all
absolute success and proved that 16-
inch guns could be furnished when
eve the country wanted them.
Whether any more will be built is
a question. Congressman Gillette
and several officers present doubted
whether any more would ever be built,
a number of smaller guns being con-
sidered more effective than one enor-
nous weapon. The charge was $40
pounds of smokeless powder. The
gun fired today cost 500, 900. 1t was
said at the tests that the gun un-
doubtedly would be mounted at San
dy Hook. General Crozier said that
while it's range at its highest eleva-
ton was about 20 miles, it would be
used to hit objects at a distance of
only four or five miles.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-01-20

While he probably would like a
second term, President Roosevelt is
not to be kept from urging action on
the matter of enacting trust legisla-
ton. through the fear that by doing
so he is injuring his chances for
nomination. The president is mind
full of the promises by his party to
the people and wants those promises
fulfilled. To the senators who have
sought to dissuade him from his pur-
pose by holding up the likelihood OF
hurting himself politically he told in his
characteristic manner that unless
there was trust legislation, either
with or without an extra session, 1t
would be fatal to the party and that
it would make little difference who
would be nominated for president.
Who knows but he has a clearer UNI
derstanding of the situation than
the politicians.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-01-20
WAVE HAS REcEDED.

The much heralded moral wave"
instituted at Butte a few days ago
by the board of aldermen of that wick
ed city and which caused the rest of
the state to assume an attitude OF
eager and hopeful expectancy has al
ready subsidized and now is not even
as much as a ripple, let alone the ava
lanche of purity hat was to yer
whelm vice and immortality and make
the atmosphere of the great mining
camp as the air of paradise. His hon.
or, the police magistrate of the town,
proved to be the r~ockagainst which
the wave dashed and caused it to be
hurled back with even greater force
than was impaired to it by the body
that set it in motion.
The magistrates term expires next
spring and he likes his present posi-
ton so we'll that he wants another
try at it. 1t is this weakness on his
part that is responsible for the failure
of the council to rid the city of the
slot machines as a starter for the still
greater cleansing of morals that was
promised to follow the first attempt.
Two of the slot machine men re-
fused to comply with the order of the
chief of police to remove the nickle
persuaders and defied him and the
city to close them. OF course, they
were arrested. This afforded the
magistrate the opportunity to show
himself to be a 'good fellow OBJ
lection was made to the ordinance
under which the arrests were made.
1t was a technical objection; the
ordinance was not drawn in confor-
nifty with the law; it contained mor
than one subject without including
It in the title. The court sustained
the defense and then delivered his
decision. q decision the local papers
chronfcling the event say was receiv-
ed BY. cheers from the crowd in at
notwithstanding the solemn
fty Of the occasion and the decorum
which should be, maintained in a court
Of law. After referring to the fact
that gambling of all kinds has been
pormitted ii the city and that the Of
MF3lEZS&1- - &EEs. a---s~&>.ne -
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-01-20

mon church is pressing his election,
for the claim is that. the apostles are
delegated by the Almighty to build
up a kingdom on this earth, a tempo
raj as we'll as spiritual kingdom,
which in every attribute is hostile
to both the spirit and the forms of
our government
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-01-20
Bio Strike Is Threatened.

Toledo, Ohio, Jan. 19.-Employes
oil the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
Railroad company have threatened a
tieup of the entire system because
General Manager Valley has refused
to deal with the federated board rep
resenting the various branches OF Ia
Dor on the road, which wished to pre-
sem a demand for an advance in
wages.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-01-20
RELIGIOUS CONTROVERSY.
Ear Of One Of the Arsuers Topped Off
by Blow from an Ak.

Edgemont, S. D., Jan. lS.-The
town has been the scene Of much ex-
citement the past few days. In an
alteration between a Protestant and
Catholic over religion, n of the
belligerents seized an ak and struck
at the other, just grazing his head
and cutting off an ear. In addition
to this several of the stores have
been robbed.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-01-20

Taking the tariff off anthracite may
result in a ~lessening of the prices at
which the article is sold, but it is
extremely doubtful whether a differ
ence of 81 cents a ton will make
much of an impression on the market
in which coal is selling all the way
from $40 to $40 a ton.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-01-20

Still, it is an open question whether
the reflected glory Montana temporar-
lily enjoyed by reason of the sudden
fame acquired by the Butte authoress
was not preferable to that it is now
having because of another notorious
parsonage contributed by the same
place.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-01-20

Although it is two against one, Sec
rotary Hays has not yet given up his
fight for a merger of clerkships and
if the legislature should place itself
on record as favoring a Community
of interests" of the sort Mr.. Hays is
strenuously advocating it is nc sure
thing that the people would resent it.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-01-20

Somehow the spectre of the
"Heinze movement" still continues to
haunt the Office of a certain newspa-
per over at Butte, notwith-
standing the effective manner in
which the movement" was sat down
upon by both republicans and demo-
Gratis at the opening days of the ses-
sion,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-01-20
In shooting Gonzales in the coward

In shooting Gonzales in the coward
ly he did, Tillman himself
furnished all the proof that was need
ed to substantiate the charges the
editor had made against him. Be-
cause of his high position and influ-
ence the lieutenant governor may
hope to escape the punishment he de-
serves, but he cannot escape the
scorn and contempt of all law abid-
ing and respectable people. If he is
to be taken as an exemplar of the
chivalry and ''honah' of which he
said so much during the jenkins cpl
sode, the sooner the South Carolinans
change their sentiments on such mat
tiers to conform more with those OF
the rest of the country the better 1t
will be for them. Tillman is worse
than any murderous ruffian that ever
took human life.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-01-20

Along with the rest of its troubles
the legislature will be called upon in
a few days to determine which of two
democratic factions did the less in the
way of peculiar and unusual work in
connection with the recent campaign.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-01-20

Much as it may prove of a convent
ence to the members, the establish
ment of an official pie counter by the
legislature no longer interests a very
considerable number of most estima-
BILE gentlemen who we're present al
the opening of the session.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-01-20
corbett Deposits Forfeit.

Toronto, Jan. Thames ]. Corbett
last night sent 1880 to Al. Smith in
New York city as a forfeit for a
match with Jeffries.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-01-20

VIf Senator Mahon has his way about
it revolvers will soon be less popular
as articles of personal adornment
than they now are, while the coroners
of Montana may find their Office less
lucrative.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-01-20

Whether Representative Jenkins
really believed that his resolution
should be adopted or whether he
merely introduced it as a sort of
whizzer, he succeeded in getting his
name before the country much quick
er than a new member usually does.
The desire to accomplish this may
have been more the moving
than any real belief that the time
has arrived when the national govern
ment should do something in the
way of mining and transporting coal.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-01-20

Another revision is now in order.
Hereafter it will be Apostle Reed
Smoot to the Gentiles."
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-20
Real Estate Transfers.

Conveyances for the week ending
August IS, 1908:
Emelia H. Sutter and husband to
James Signall n w 4 Sec 2l, e Il,
Il sec l6 except strip two rods
wide off east side of e 4, e a, 81
36 S w D. $l2.935OO.
Chas. A. Bott and wife to A. H.
Edwards lot 6 blk 8 Aud. w. d. $500.
Olive M. Hawks and husband to
Chal Sturgeon y of lots | and 2
blk Extra S. w. d. 100000.
Jens Peter Jensen and wife to Au-
dubon County lot OF 5 4 and e
Ii, 15.79-36 w. d. $4,000,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-20

w. f. Johnson received an illus
trated postal card the other day
from Rev. Failenschmid in far off
Germany, and the happy contented
scene depicted on the card almost
gave Will on acute attack of ner-
vous prostration, especially on
reading the musical heading; "Das
bes-te Bier i'm ganzen Nest, dat hat
Margret am Tho-re."
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-20

Will Davis residing northeast of
Audubon, who has been assisting
his father, W. E., in the harvest,
received a phone message from his
wife Sunday morning that their
finest horse had been terribly cut
and injured by becoming entangled
in a barb-wire fence. Mr.. Davis at
once started for his home accom-
panied by his mother-in-law Mrs,
James II. Martin and sister-in-law,
Mrs. Robert Phippen, who will pass
a few days at the Davis home.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-20

Harry Paige, who has been en-
joying ten days vacation from
his labors on the railroad returned
to Estherville last Monday in COM
pany with the party OF landseekers
leaving here that day. His wife
will visit with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Van Aernam, for month
or six weeks yet.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-20

George Martin, carrier on Route
3 Audubon township, is the
recipient of several useful remem-
brances deposited at some of the
mail boxes by grateful patrons as
tokens of the zeal bestowed by him
in delivering their mail, and for
which he feels truly grateful.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-20
Farm For Sale.

will sell my farm east of Audu
bon, BIS acres, 24O acres seeded to
grass and has been for three years,
~ acres hog pasture, woven wire,
good water works, never failing,
water in residence, close to school
and church. Address me at Casey,
Iowa. Will make the terms so the
buyer can pay for the farm.
J. w. GRAY.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-20

Sorensen & Nelson have traded
their grocery stock to Frank Hunt
of Audubon township, receiving
$50 acres of land in the deal. The
boys have been in the grocery busi-
ness but short time but We're re-
ceiving new patrons each day when
they decided to make this trade.
Mr.. Hunt is we'll known here and
with some experience will no doubt
enjoy his full share of the trade.
We did not learn what Messrs Sor-
ensen and Nelson intend to do.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Roe Higgins and
children of Audubon were visiting
her parents Hi Heath and wife and
her sister Mrs. Geo. Martin Satur-
day and Sunday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-20

Miss Roxie Huyck and brother
returned yesterday from a weeks
visit at the home OF their aunt, who
resides at Dunlap, Iowa, and was
known here as Miss Jennie Rudge,
previous to her marriage.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-20

Mrs. w. H. Covalt and daughter
Bertha drove out into east Greeley
to the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Flynn on an indefinite visit and
this on account of the birth of fine
big boy which occurred in that hap
py household last Saturday. Mrs.
Covalt is entitled to once more be-
ing called grandma, the mother be-
ing her daughter. W. H. Covalt,
grandpa in this affair still puffs the
same old brand of cigar with the
same vigor.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-20

Walt Delahoyde writes to his
wife from Montana that he is we'll
pleased with the country and if he
can secure steady work may con-
clude to stay for time.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-20

J. 6. Gates nephew, NJ. G. Buck
ley of Anita, where he has been fill
ing the position of salesman and
bookkeeper has resigned and is
now at Somers, Montana, filing a
like position.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-20
Audubon Co. Journal

Mrs. J. M. Love and daughter
Miss Hazel of Arkansas City, Ar
kansas and Mrs. NJ E. Myers, of
South Haven, Arkansas, started for
their homes on Saturday after a
few weeks pleasant visit with their
sister Mrs. w. B, Temple and broth
er Boy Herrick and other friends.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-20

The Metz brothers, j. p, Michael
Jr. and Matt Metz of north of Wiota
have been at the bedside of their
father Michael Metz during his se-
we're illness.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-20

Powell & Harvey have rented the
E. c. Wilson stock farm west of the
depot, last week coming into poss-
ession of seventy acres OF pasture
at the close of the deal, and of the
remainder of the farm November l.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-20

The German Medicine Company
are entertaining the citizens of this
city this week in their tent north
east of the school house, and be-
tween acts are extolling the merits
of their remedies.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-20

This Office is the recipient of
beautiful boquet of flowers, which
now ornament our office table, the
donor being Mrs. F. j. Stranger.
Many thanks.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-20

Soren Nelson was so unfortunate
last Saturday as to get one of the
bones Of the forearm broken while
attempting to ride a refractory
brOnChO.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-20

Miss Johansen, who has been
visiting her sisters, Mrs. Mike and
Nick Mertes, tour miles south of
town for several weeks returns to
her home in Carroll next Saturday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-20

Mrs. Chas Stocking and son and
her sister Miss Ida Mehle of -Au-
dubon visited Sunday forenoon at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. g..
Gates and attended the Christian
Science services and in the after
noon went out and passed Sunday
night at the home of Louie Bartlett
in Greeley, returning home on the
Monday morning train.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-20

Oscar Johnson residing six miles
southeast of town was in the last of
the week and contracted for the
Ium Der for nice new dwelling.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-20

The Catholic people celebrated
the Assumption cf the Blessed
Virgin" last Saturday with
services.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-20

Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Wilson and son
expect to start for Rice Lake, Wis,
the last of this week if he can
possibly get his business in shape
to leave at that time.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-20

The Misses Mary and Genevieve
Mccarthy of Audubon were guests
of Miss Dolly Gilroy and other
friends a few days the last of the
week.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-20

Drs. OIdaker & Hammer, Dentists.
Office over Farmers and nerchants
bank. Rooms and 6. One of the
firm will be in Brayton all day on
Thursday and at North Branch on
Tuesday of each week.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-20

If you want to sell your property
or if you want to buy any property
either in country or town call and
see US. First door west of Farm
ers & Merchants Bank.
CHRISTENSEN & HARVEY
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-20

Mrs. j. II. Bell writes back from
Decorah, Iowa, that her married
daughter, Mrs. Mary Stringer, is
not expected to survive having had
a severe attack of appendicitis.