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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-24
LOST MORTGAGE FOUND.
Former Carbon County Clerk Had
Failed to Index Instrument.

] OUuJO 00pSS 0~Nssy ''~~
Failed to Index Instrument.
Red Lodge, Feb. pa rather COM
plicated case has grown Out of the
failure of former County Clerk Jesse
L. Smith to index a mortgage filed
in his Office.
The mortgage was given by Jacob
Elk, a we'll known sheepman of west
ern Carbon county, to the National
Park bank. 1t bore the date of No
vember IA. 1902; was for $1,000, and
covered 5000 sheep, SIS cattle, six
work horses, $50 tons of hay and all
other implements and improvements
on the ranch on Butcher creek.
It seems that Mr.. Elk was owing
various other parties who had placed
their claims in the hands of Attorneys
Sydney Fox and George w. Pierson.
Both lawyers, acting independently,
had gone to the county clerks office
and had searched the records in vain
for this mortgage. Mr.. Fox looked
twice, with the assistance of the coun-
ty clerk, but it could not be found.
Mr.. Fox then proceeded to begin at
tachment suits for Ross & Runner,
the Columbus Mercantile company, l..
T. Simonsen of A~bsarokee, and he
| Carbon County bank. These claims
aggregated over $4,000. At the same
time like action was taken by Mr..
Pierson on behalf of his clients.
AS a result of further search, the
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-24
tained. The fracture is a severe one,
being zeal the hip joint.

H'HFEEH K2HH -AI FL rMEN
tained. The fracture is a severe one,
being ear the hip joint.
While loading baggage onto the
%eastbound Burlington train yesterday
the station baggage master discovered
one Of the trunks to be on fire. Be-
fore it could be removed flames is
sued from the trunk and some lively
hustling ensued. After the "kister"
had been thrown to the ground it was
forced open and found to contain a
demijohn filled with whiskey, several
bottles of gin and some old clothes.
How the fire originated could not be
learned, as the owner did not put in
his appearance to explain matters or
claim the trunk.
John Heide, charged with having
brought scab infected sheep into the
state, was given his preliminary hear
ing before Judge Fraser Saturday
evening. At the conclusion of the
states case the attorney for the de-
tense moved to acquit, basing the mo-
ton on the ground that no testimony
had been adduced showing the de-
PENDANT to have been guilty of driving
the sheep from point to point. The
court overruled the motion and as
the defense offered no evidence held
the accused to the district court in
the sum of $3.50. The maximum pun
ishment for the offense is a fine of
$1,000.
A report was current yesterday that
{. serious cutting ARRAY had occurred
the night before near Custer, a sta
ton to the east, and that n man,
name unknown, had been badly
wounded about the head with a knife
in the hand of a nan named Peter
, son. While it is possible that it actu-
ally occurred, nothing was known of
the matter at the sheriff's Office, al
though this was not considered sur
prising, as it is said that the people
who get into difficulties down that
way are usually slow about reporting
such matters to the authorities, seem.
ingly preferring to settle their own
disputes in their own way.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-24
ITS LARGE.
Years Remarkable Business Done by
the Police Court.

the Police Court.
From Mondays Daily Gazette.
Just for the purpose of satisfying
his curiosity, Judge Mann of the po-
lice court yesterday overhauled the
records of the court for the IL months
beginning January 1, 1902, and ending
February l, 1903. The result astonish-
ed even himself, as he had no idea
that the receipts in fines had been so
large as they proved to be.
1t was found that during the time
stated no less than $10,401 had been
collected by him and turned over to
the city treasurer. This amount in
cludes all the fines collected; those
paid over in the ordinary way and
those received from the fallen sister.
hood below the dead line, as we'll as
the monthly collections made from
the owners of gambling games, who
until the recent order of the county
attorney had been mulcted in the
same manner as the women.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-24

such of the players of the seniors as
they might want to strengthen their
team, but still they declined to make
good" Determined to have a game
at all events, the Billings team then
challenged the Red Lodge seniors,
but they we're no more anxious to
play than the others. Seeing that it
would be impossible to get a game
with the visitors, the juniors then dar-
ed their own seniors to give them a
chance. The def was accepted and
when the game was I'VE it was
found that the juniors had won by the
very close score of 5 to q.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-24
PRANK OF NATURE.
low Falls in Spots on Northside
n Bluffs.

3noW Falls IN Spots on Nort'S'oe
Bluffs.
Mondays Daily Gazette.
A strange freak of the elements
was noticeable here last evening.
Shor. ly before dusk clouds began to
gather to the west and northwest and
every indication pointed to a heavy
fall of snow. Gradually the clouds
to the west and north lowered until
thew seemed to touch the range OF
hills on the north side of the valley
and snow was seen to fall, which con-
timed after dark. This morning the
bluffs from a point beginning near
T%wenty-ninth street and extending as
far west as could be seen were
ed with snow, which reached down to
near the bottom Of the first bench
From Twenty-ninth street east the
ground was bare, but the high hills on
the south of the river and several
miles to the east had a heavy coat OF
snow, while Immediately, opposite the
city apparently none had fallen, the
highlands appearing Is bare as in
midsummer. Nowhere within the
city did snow fall, the storm, II 1t
may be called such, having apparent
" confined itself to the highest places
and then only in spots.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-24
JUNIORS ARE CHAMPIONS.
Defeat Seniors in Snappy Game OF
Basket Ball.

From Mondays Daily Gazette.
A game of basket ball took place
last Saturday afternoon in the gym
nasium of the new southside high
school that proved even more inter-
esting than what was known as the
'big'' game the night before.
Accompanying the Red Lodge SEN
iors was a team composed of the jun
iors of the high school of that place,
who came down for the purpose OF
contesting in a game with the juniors
of this city. Probably because OF the
defeat of the seniors the juniors
weakened when the time came to
meet those of Billings and they re-
fused to play. They were told that
they would be permitted to select
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-24

elusive mortgage was found properly
filed, though without indexing it was
practically lost to the world. Presi-
dent Talcott at once gave notice to
Sheriff M. w. Potter, in order to pre-
clude enforcement of any attach
ments.
Since then all the attachments ex-
cept that of Ross & Runner have been
released.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-24
Harvard Defeats Vale.

New York, Feb. 22.-Harvard de-
feated Yale last night in the interna-
tional hockey championship series, by
a score of 8 to 0. This was the first
game between the two teams. Yale's
defeat today puts her on even terms
with Columbia, while Harvard heads
the list in the hockey series.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-24
0 P H MARKET.
Montana Wool Brings Highest Price
of All TERRITORIES"

Sixteen cents was the bottom price
paid at Boston last week for Montana
wool, while some of the other terri
tories sold as low as IL cents, the
latter price having been paid for Col
orado fine. The quotations for Mon
tana woods were as follows:
Fine choice, 10000; fine average,
16@17; fine medium choice, 1909;
fine medium average, 16@17; staple,
5000; medium choice, 1920; me-
dunn, 1908; low Montana, 1S@1SA.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-24

See shoemaker under Iegen Bros.
Savings bank. Good work; prices
right. SA-tl
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-24
ss:;:: %s.'. !
Phone No. 89A.
No Charge for Male Helm.

No Charge tor Male HELM.
Help Wanted.
Diningroom girl.
Girls for general house work, city
and ranch.
Chambermaid.
Dishwasher.
Positions Wanted.
BY sheepman experienced in
handling bucks.
Man and wife on ranch; good refer
ences.
For Rent.
One half of furnished house.
For Sale.
Small ranch 31s miles from city.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-24

with having assaulted him. The trou-
BILE arose over the loss OF some mon
ey by Meniers, who accused Meeves
of having stolen it. In the fight 1t is
claimed that the two defendants
doubled on the complainant with the
result that he was badly beaten.
This morning when John Heide,
against whom a complaint has been
pending in Judge Fraser's court,
charging him with bringing scab in
fected sheep into the state, appeared
for. trial a surprise awaited him. On
motion of County Attorney Harris the
action was dismissed and Mr.. Heide
was arraigned on another complaint
drawn under a different section of the
law by which the offense allege is
made triable in the district court.
The matter was continued until this
evening at 1880 o'clock, when his at
torney, w. M. Johnston, is expected
to be back.
The trophy contributed by the
Brunswick-Balke company, to be com
peted for at the state bowling tourna-
ment, has arrived and is on exhibit
ton at the local alleys, where it is
being admired by all the bowling
"cranks." After it has been shown
here it will be forwarded to Miles
City and after having made the
rounds will be sent to Butte, where it
will be played for March 16. It is a
beauty and the team fortunate
enough to win it will be the envy of
all the others. In design it repre-
sents a ball, exact size, resting on
three crossed pins, which in turn rest
upon a gun metal base. The ball and
pins are heavily silver plated and the
effect produced by the combination is
both artistic and pleasing.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-03-13
OBJECT LESSON IN COMMON SENSE.
Read 1t and Ponder Well.

From Hearsts Chicago American
Why should we think municipal ownership
is anything of an experiment? Why should
we think it involves any risk or uncertainty
Here in Chicago, at this present time, we
are operating an important public utility by
direct municipal ownership and control--operat-
ing it efficiently, economically, successfully,
without friction, without scandal. What is
there strange or alarming about it?
Here in Chicago, the city owns and operates
the largest municipal electric lighting plant in
this country. 1t has operated it for fifteen
years. Do you care to know how we'll?
In the year ended December 81, 1902, this
municipally-owned lighting plant saved the
city $3.50, ,6I2.8o, as compared with the sum
private ownership would have charged for the
same service.
This significant saving was achieved in spite
Of an increase of eleven per cent in tine wages
Of employees and in spite OF the increased cost
Of coal and materials.
Privats ownership under the same profit sys-
TEN that we maintain for our street-car service
charges $Io3 year for each arc lamp. The
cost to the city was only $S3.57 for each arc
lamp.
The average number of lamps operated by
the city was 4,5oS, and the total cost of operat-
irg them was $24I ,224.II. To have rented
these lamps from private companies at the low
est rate offered to the city would have cost
$524S37.
The saving to the taxpayers of $283, ,612.S6
is demonstration of what municipal owner
ship means.
In the fifteen years that the city has been
operating lighting plant, it has saved more
than enough money to pay for the entire plant
and the annual extensions of the system, so
that the people now own this enterprise free of
cuaTge.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-03-13

sioner Ratchford, of Ohio, the average weekly
earnings of women wage-earners in that state
is $4.S3 and their living expenses $5.a3 for the
same period"
These figures, together with the fact that
there has been an increase of 1851 per cent of
women wage-earners in Minnesota in the past
ten years, is sufficient to make the most careless
student of political economy pause for moment
and wonder where this will end. Is it any won
der there is an increase of 'roomers,' candy
stores, ETC., in our cities, when the best woman
can do by honest toll is to come within 40 cents
week of enough to pay living expenses? And
yet, the opponents Of Socialism say the Social
lists would ''destroy the home life. The Un-
ion, Minneapolis, MINI.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-03-13
HARRY M. TlcHENoR

The service has been extremely good; there
has been none of that mixture of politics that
some persons pretend to fear, and no citizen
has any cause to regret that Chicago went into
the lighting business.
OF course. This is the sane, reasonable
sensible thing to do. How much better Oft
should we be in any way if we had allowed
private capital to get the $283, ,612.So whic1 is
now saved for the people? Who would now te
the better for it? What sense is there in let
ting these private owners get rich from the
public's utilities? What good does it accom-
plish? Wherein does the public, the owner Of
the utility, profit from private ownership?
1t is time to have done with this imbecie
policy. We have fed enough private fortunes
by public contributions. The street-car com.
panies of Chicago make every year about 49,.
100000 of profits. What reason can any one
suggest why the city should not have this in
come? Why should private persons take it?
What right have they to have it?
We ask these plain questions:
Would you have the city 60 back to the sys-
tenn of public lighting on private profit at
twice the cost?
Then why not be as wise about the street-car
service?
You see, we are not city of children. We
do not have to have things done for US. We
can do things for ourselves.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-03-13

The name of Abraham Lincoln will shine as
long as history endures, beacon light upon
the highway toward human liberty, because he
did his best conscious, individual human soul
to understand and to do what God required of
him.
In that brief, terse, characteristic sentence,
Abraham Lincoln summed up aud expressed
the true relation between man and God.
This awkward, angular iail-splitter-this in.
carnation of common life-was the laughing.
stock of the gold-lace parasites of England
and America. But he did not mind their ridi-
cule enough to allow them to make his canons
of right and wrong for him. He was brave
enough to walk alone with God and his own
SOUL ~ :.
And God touchedS his arza, and the shackles
fell from thu mbs oa& million slaves.
Abraham Lincoln knew that the abolition Of
chattel slavery would not insure real freedom
for Negro. He knew that as long as few
men own the material resources upok.which all
men depend, emancipation meant merely the
exchange of the SLAVE whip for the HUNGER
whip. But he believed that from buying and
selling flesh and blood separating father and
neither, mother and chid-to state in which
these human relations would not be ruthlessly
violated, was at least one step toward freedom.
The colored families might have the same priv
ileges possessed by white families. They
might at least enjoy the comfort of starving
together.
And then Abraham Lincoln hoped that when
his work was done, perhaps some other man
eveu you, perhaps, or I, perhaps-might have
the courage to be upon the Lords side.
There is never time in the history of men
or nations when the eyes OF God are not search
ing up and down the world for men and women
who are so emptied of self that they are fitted
to receive the message of the Father as Abra-
ham Lincoln received it, and to comprehend
what it means to be upon the Lords side.
To be on the Lords side is to labor and to
sacrifice for Humanity.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-03-13

"TRAMP! Tramp! Trsmp!" The dailies
are falling into line. The Boston Traveller is
the latest to take up the demand OF the age.
Here is what 1t says: Socialism is an entity
to-day. 1t is marching on with resistless force.
1t is swallowing railroads and factories. 1t is
absorbing every department Of human industry
aud welding them all in one vast community of
ownership At present, Rockefeller, Morgan
and the rest are the instruments of this, forced
on bv selfinterest. But they are building a
car of Juggernaut which will finally trample
over them. All putlic utilities will finally be-
long TO the people. The title will rest with
them. This is tn, hope and promise of the
c.ntury. 1t will be all the easier for the gov
ernment to take these great properties in the
name of the people when the time is ripe"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-03-13
"On the Lords Side."
nklin H. Wentworth, in The Vanguard.

Franklin H. Wentworth, in The Vanguard.
A delegation once called upon Abraham
Lincoln to urge the adoption OF certain theo-
ry. and, because he failed to enter into their
plans with as much zeal as they, themselves,
displayed, became impatient, and said to him:
"Well, Mr.. President, we hope that this war
may at least be conducted so that the Lord
may be on our side" Abraham Lincoln re-.
Piled: ~ am not nearly so anxious to have
the Lord on our side as am that we, ourselves.
should be on the Lords side.,'
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-03-13

WHEN the workingmen are paid in return
for their labor only as much money as will buy
them the necessities of life, their condition is
il, ntical with that of the slave who receives
those necessities at first hand. The former we
call "free men," and the latter, "slaves." but
the difference is imaginary only.-John Adams.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-03-13
SOCIALIST TICKET AT TOPEKA.

The Socialists of Topeka have nominated
complete city ticket:
For mayor, ]. M, Parr.
For city clerk, w. D. Gilpin.
For city treasurer, J. F. Petrick.
For city attorney, Otis S. Allen.
For officers of the city court: Judge, G. H.
Black clerk, B. P. Colville; marshal, O. F.
Olnstead.
The convention which nominated this ticket
also reaffirned the national and state Socialist
platforms. The national platform favors union
labor, and has resolutions relative to Negro
suffrage.
In addition, the convention adopted the fol.
lowing platform for the coming campaign:
Municipal Ownership. hold that, by
municipal ownership and public opera. ion of
;lhe purely public utilities In Topeka, the citys
rtax-s may be raised entirely by direct methods.
WE are against any giving over of that which
all the people must use for the benefit of any
part of the people. Ne do not believe it Is
Just tor private monopolies to have unlimited
power to tax the citizens of Topeka for their
private gan. We therefore demand the public
ownership and operation, through demo cratic
management, of all municipal monopolles as
sep toward municipal socialism.
'Educational.-We favor the greater empha-
sis in our public schools on the teaching of
manual training for the purpose of elevating
the standard of labor.
''We favor the making of all text books in
Use in our public schools and colleges as free as
the tuition itself.
''We call attention to the fact that our
schoos are overcrowded, and the teachers, in
many instances, underpaid. We believe that
less attention to commercialism and more to
the higher duties of citizenship will remedy
this and like evils, and we call attention to the
fact that the incentive under socialism makes
for this remedy.
''Wet or Dry.-The wet or dry question
has been made an issue for years in the city Of
Topeka. Neither the method of the prohibit
, Zionist nor that of the anti.prohibtionist is
: able to minimize, much less eliminate, the evils
of the liquor traffic. The socialist method en-
,tirely takes out the profit, thereby cutting out
;the root of the evil.
"Labor.-We believe that while the present
competitive system exists the laborer should
get the largest amount possible for his product.
Under socialism, the laborer would get his
entire product. There are but two classes
the worker and the non-worker. Under social
ism, all would be useful workers, and none
grafters'
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-03-13

PoI,1TIcs would be very funny thing if it
didn't cost so much. The president has found
it necessary to call the United States senate to-
gether in special session to do something that
could have been done by that august body in FIVE
minutes any day since the session opened. If
you had boy ten years old who would act up
like the United States senate does, you would
take him out in the back yard and use board
on him, or if you didn't, you would fail in your
duty as parent. The people have to pay the
bills, however, and the senators and their fam
lilies have good time visiting around and SWELL
llg up in low cut vests and dresses, and so long
as they all have good time, no one else has a
right to kick. All the rest of us have to do is
to pay the bills.-Lawrence Jefferson Gazette.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-03-13

SAY, how many of you working men who
were whooping 'er up tor some old-line politi-
clan during the last election have secured any
of the good things which have been given out
since? Don't all speak at once.-Tbe Union,
Minneapolis, MINI.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-27
MACEDONIAN AFFAIRS
SCHEME OF AMELIOR ALTON SUB
MITTED TO THE PORTE.
the Disturbed Provinces by Aus
tria and Russia-OppOsitiOn to the
Whole scheme is Expected.

Constantinople, October "a. - The
ioration of affairs in Macedonia was
submitted to the porte yesterday. 1t
has for it's guiding principle control of
and surveillance over all branches Of
the administration of the disturbed
provinces by Austria and Russia, for
a period Of two years.
The proposals suggest the appoint
ment Of one Austrian and one Rus
sian to be attached to the staff Of
Hilmi Pasha, the inspector general,
whose duties will be to exercise con-
troll over all the acts of the provincial
authorities A European general, in
the Turkish service, is to be appoint
ed to command the gendarmes. A
couple of further important proposals,
which will be bitterly opposed by the
sultan, provide for the establishment
Of communal autonomy and the recti-
fications Of the present communal
boundaries. with the view to the crea-
tfon Of spheres, Bulgarian, Albanian,
Servian. etc. that shall be more hom-
ogenous IN nationality and religion.
Other points Of the scheme deal with
the relief of refugees, the rebuilding
of villages, schools and churches, the
disarmament of the irregular troops
and the prohibition Of the employ
ment Of the Bashi BaZouks. Opposi-
ton to the whole scheme is expected
on the part of the porte. but the AUS
trian and Russian ambassadors de-
mand the adoption Of the plan with
the least possibly delay.