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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-03
rom Saturdays Daily Gazette.

From Saturdays Daily Gazette.
r. w. Stone of Bridger is registered
at the Grand.
l.. H. Cushman and J. H. Johnson,
both Of Bridger, are autographed at
the Grand.
Senator Gruwell left this morning
for Forsyth on matters connected with
his sheep interests.
Edmond Butler, the Gebo attorney
at-law, was in the city last night. He
returned home this morning.
Henri j. Haskell, former attorney
general of the state, was in the city
this morning on his way to Bridger.
A message to The Gazette from 7.
J. Porter at Miles City announces that
the remains of the late Judge Strevell
will be inferred in that town on Mon
day at 10 o'clock.
What was their last shipment
for the eason was made today by
Rea Bros, when they forwarded ~
carloads of sheep from Foster to their
feeding pens at st. Paul.
A meeting of the directors OF the
Big Ditch company was held at the
court house today. An assessment of
5 per cent per share was ordered and
a number of bills were audited.
If v1l; 81 -, o,.,,i,,r tho yunr1y IF r~nNonvino
the old fire station onto a lot in North
Thirtieth street was begun. 1t is the
intention of the purchaser to trans
form the building into a residence.
Henry Struck has sold to John w.
Cole the east half of the northeast
quarter, the northeast quarter of the
southeast quarter and lot l of section
SO. township 2 south, range % east;
consideration $4,000.
Paul Behrendt, of Behrendt Bros,
has bought the Gerald Panton proper
ty in North Thirthieth street, paying
81, 500 for it. The sale was made
by T. J. Bouton and the present oc-
cupant will remain or the premises
until fall.
Authoritative denial is made of the
report circulated here some days ago
that the Northern Pacific company
contemplated a return to the old di'
vision limits in effect before the
| boundaries of the Montana and
| Rocky Mountain divisions were hang
ed.
c. L. Merrill, the Bridger attorney,
| who had been at Red Lodge to as
| sist in the prosecution of the bank
| robbers spent last night at this
place, having been unable to reach his
| home because of the storm tina pre-
vailed on the branch yesterday at
! ternoon.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-03

pear to be just and right. If express
companies agree to transport pack
ages for certain sums they ought to bS
required to pay the full value of those
packages if they fail to deliver the
property committed to their care.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-03
LOCAL AND

From Fridays Daily Gazette.
Miss M. Kron returned today from
an eastern visit.
j. M. Dunbar of Townsend is among
today's visitors in the city.
J. l.. DeHart Of Livingston is among
those autographed at the Grand.
Colonel A. l.. Babcock returned last
night from a business trip to Helena.
Miss Hill and Miss Maac, both Of
Sheridan, Wyo., are guests at ting
Grand.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. r. Sichler of Sheri-
dan, Wyo., are registered at the
Grand.
In consideration of $50 Edward
Chute and wife have sold to William
McCreight lot IL, block II, Saltwater
townsite.
The Honorable John T. Smith of
Livingston was in the city last night
on his way home from Red Lodge,
where he has been attending court.
Sale was recorded today of the west
100 feet of lot 1, block II, townsite of
Saltwater, by Lewis H. Fenske and
wife to William McCreight; consid-
GRAFTON $500. 81
NArchitect Bell, who has drawn the
plans for the new court house, came
in from Helena last night in order to
be present at a special meeting of the
board of county commissioners held
today.
H. M. Allen returned last night from
Forsyth, where he spent several days
in closing negotiations for the pur-
chase of the Bailey & ferret lumber
yard. The transfer was completed
yesterday and Mr.. Allen will operate
the yard as a branch of his Billings
yard.
w. J. Scott has returned from his
| visit to his former home in Canada.
| He reports intensely cold weather
anu uOCp olOWo III OVCAy poAC VI eAO
| United States and Dominion visited
by him. In that part of Canada
where he formerly resided the snow
is four feet deep on a level.
Judging from today's climatic con
ditions February is preparing the
stage for March's entrance in true
leonine fashion. A decided lowering
of the temperature is noticeable,
while a cold, raw wind began sweep
ing across the country from the north
and northeast early this morning.
Harry Murray, who has the reputa-
ton of being a bad Niger was in
police court once more this morning.
He was charged with vagrancy. AL
though he denied the accusation and
like some lawyers was free with his
''offer to PROVE" the court adjudged
him guilty and in default of $40 Mr..
Murray will render the street com/
missioner assistance for the next Ne
days. :
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-03

Nippon his promise to leave the city
and never return, the Morphine Kid"
was released from the city Jail last
night. Owing to his physical condi-
ton the man is unable to perform
any work and to have kept him a pris-
ener would have entailed cost upon
the city without any compromising re-
urn in the way of work on the
streets.
Mn anticipation of increased traffic
upon the beginning of
the Northern Pacific is pre-
pairing to make a number of improve
ments in it's track in the eastern part
Of the state. Surveys have been made
for additional sidetracks at Columbus
and Big Timber. 1t is said that the
new sidings at both places will be
300 feet in length.
C.. N. Strevell, o of the late Judge
j. w. Strevell, who died at Miles City
yesterday, vas a passenger on this
mornings eastbound North Coast
Limited. He was accompanied by his
wife and they were on their way from
Salt Lake to Miles City to attend the
funeral. The body of Judge Strevell
will be taken to Chicago for burial by
the side of that of Mrs. Strevell, who
last year.
flames w. Brannon and George J.
FKobelin, late residents of Delphi, Ind
today closed a deal for the Martin
| Burns ranch, through the agency OF
T. ]. Bouton. The consideration was
8 $500. The ranch is located about
| five miles west of the city and is prac
tically all seeded to alfalfa. A few
cattle and horses are included in the
| sale. The families of the purchasers
will arrive from the east in about i
days. II
An action has been begun in the dis
trict court by the William S. Cooper
Brass Works, a Pennsylvania con
Germ, through it's attorney, j. R. Goss
against George Soule for the recovery
of 1856 alleged to be due for goods
sold defendant during the month Of
March, 1902, and alleged to have beer
payable June /, 1902. Interest at the
rate of 8 per cent per annum from
date of maturing is also demanded
in addition to the costs.
Attorney Merrill, who assisted ii
the prosecution of the Bridger banl
robbers, informed The Gazette this
morning that in his opinion none o!
the remaining men held for participa
ton in the crime would be placed OF
trial on the original charge. He sale
Kirley and Hughes would probably
be held to answer to the charge O
horsestealing, while Lonesome Joe,
as a reward for the testimony he gave
in behalf of the prosecution, Woulf
undoubtedly be dismissed.
~ snow storm of unusual severity
yesterday in the section travers
va by the Red Lodge branch of the
4 Northern Pacific. Several residents o
Bridger and Gebo, who had been tt
Red Lodge were unable to get homt
i in consequence, the severity Of tn
weather making it impossible to I'm
dertake the drive from Joliet across
the country, the usual method of com
m%unication between those places, ant
they came on to this city and remain
ed here until this morning, leaving
on the regular train for their respec
tive homes.
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StOCkWell'S s s%s:sZ
Phone No. S9A.
No CHARGE for Male Help.

No Charge for Male Help.
Help Wanted.
Waitress.
Woman cook for boarding house.
Girls for general house work. city
and ranch.
For Sale.
Lady's Pollard Wheel
Small ranch 31s miles from city.
Wanted to Buy.
Range horses, weight not less than
100 pounds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-25
His Reason.

ttAnd so you refuse even to make the
effort to enter into society?
In response to his friends protest the
tall handsome man bowed in silent as
sent.
IT is too much to ask he said. 7
have spent a life in hard work and
need the rest
His friend laughed. Nonsense" he
replied. You are in the prime of life,
have accumulated millions and are just
the man. What is the particular thing
that makes you hestitate2"
IF you must know" said the other,
1T is this. l don't know whether to
wear a Tuxedo coat with q white tie or
whether a black waistcoat should ever
be worn with full dress or not Is it
proper TO wear black tie with dress
coat or a white tie with a white waist
coat. or a black tie with black waist
coat2 Shall I say 'waistcoat or vest.
and shall L say full dress or evening
dress2' Do I want velvet or a silk
collar on my coat. and when shall wear
an opera hat and when a silk hat2
Would it be proper to wear an opera
a flannel shirt. Is it right to wear
frock coat before breakfast, and how
many studs shall I have in my shirt
bosom? Again. shall my shirt cuffs be
round or square2 Some say round,
some say square. These are questions
that torture me No. no. my friend.
cannot take up this burden"
And his friend shook his hand in silent
sympathy. He understood at last
Life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-25
LOCAL MENTION.

Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Rain and Miss
Mary Brandenburg went to Randolph
today to visit Mr. and Mrs. K. P Bran
denburg.
The streets and walks committee of
the city council win meet Friday after
noon at O'Clock.
The Cumberland band will give a free
concert Saturday evening, June d, at
Washington and Eleventh streets. Pro
gramrae begins at $50.
The Mount Carmel Coal company will
have the entire fourth floor of the new
building recently erected by C. ]. Dew
lin next to the Central National bank
building at Seventh and Kansas avenue
The rooms are now being prepared for
the furniture of the office force which
VIII move in the latter part of this week
or the first of next week. The offices
viii be utilized for the working office
force of the company and Mr.. Devlin
will still keep his private office in the
present office building of the coal com
pany on Ninth street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-25

year of $50, O02. 753. The average amount
Of net earnings per mile of line for the
year ending June 80. 1902, was S3,04S,
and for 1901, s2.S54. The amount of in
come received from sources other than
operation was 1896. 323, 629. Included in
this amount are the following items.
Income from lease of road, $40. 924. Cpl;
dividends on stocks owned $34, 9S2, 212;
interest on bonds owned, SIT. 2SO. 23S, and
miscellaneous income. s33 1868. The
total income Of the railways. SS06. 455. ~
that is. the income from operation.
increased by income from other sources
lis the item from which fixed charges
and analogous items are deducted in
order to ascertain the amount available
for dividends. The total deductions OF
this character amounted to $526.17S,S2G,
leaving S2S0.276.327 as the net income
for the year available for dividend or
surplus.
The amount of dividends declared
during the year Gncluding $29,5S4 other
payments from net income). was $751;
421 229 leaving as the surplus from the
operations of the year ending June 80,
1902. 1874, S55.OsS The surplus for the
year 1901 was SS4, 764. 1872 In the amount
stated for deductions from income,
S526, us, S22. are embraced the following
items: Salaries and maintenance of or
ganization. 1921, OBS; interest accrued on
funded debt. s274. 421. $50: interest on cur
rent liabilities. S7.717.1O rents paid for
lease of road, S111. 697 ,122; taxes,
S54 465 437; permanent improvements
charged to income account, s34,712,96S;
other deductions. $40. 637. 299
1t should be understood that the fore
going figures relating to the income and
expenditures of railways are compiled
from the annual reports made to the
commission by two classes of railway
corporations Operating reports are
filed by such companies as maintain
fun operating accounts, and financial
reports by such companies as have
leased their property to others for oper-
alton, their own income. apart from
that derived from investments. being
the annual fixed or contingent rental
paid by their lessees. from which they
make their own disbursements. Certain
items of income and expenditure, there
fore, are necessarily duplicated in COM
prehensive summaries which are COM
piled from reports of both classes. The
source and extent of such Implications
are clearly indicated in the report, which
contains also an income account of the
railways of the United States. consid-
cred as system. intercorporate pay
ments being eliminated therefrom by
making use, where appropriate, of bal
ance amounts
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-25
Confessions of a Financier.

The asides of a great flnancier on the
stand are often more instructive than
his direct testimony. Thus Mr.. Whit
ney yesterday told the court and the
public a good deal about the Metropoli-
tan management but incidentally re
vealed much more as to the ideas un-
DERIVING that management. We learn,
for example. that the convenience or
benefit Of the public is the last thing
that public service corporations think
Of When, moreover, it appears that
a company is dangerously extended, we
are informed that the true remedy is to
extend it further. If it is weak, load
heavier burdens upon it. When it is
anaemic the thing to do is to bleed il
some more. Economies, retrenchment,
suspension of unearned dividends-such
resorts are quite behind the times. Mr.
Whitney also gave US a realistic ac-
count of the way in which strong
men, are drawn to the support of a
corporation in need of help. You do not
get them by paying high salaries, but
by creating millions of new securities
which they are to have the privilege of
manipulating. Mr.. Whitney was ask
ed if his strong men" made their
profits out of the company Not out
Of the. company" he said. with a laugh.
/ ,et the Iong-eared investing public note
that for future reference.-N- 7. Post
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-25
OLD FOLKS CONCERT.
viii Be Given Tomorrow for Kansas
Avenue n. E. Church.

The Brotherhood Of St. Paul of the
Fist NJ. f. church viii give an ..Oid
Folks Concert and social at tha church
tomorrow evening. June IS.
This is the last number Of the lecture
course for the season.
Holders of season tickets viii be
admitted on presentation OF coupon No
s at the door
Single tickets on sale at church door.
Adults 25 cents; children under Is
wears of age Is cents
The cash receipts at the door viii be
devoted to the repairs of the Kansas
Avenue church and parsonage in North
Topeka so badly damaged by the recent
Hood
The concert viii be by local talent and
will be unique in character and viii
close with a social hour during which
light and cooling refreshments viii be
served free to all present. with instru-
mental music and short speeches
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-25
GLOBE SIGHTS.


TFrom the Atchison Globe.l
We would like to hear of some one thing
today that is all right.
I am becoming so old that I have a good
deal of respect for good advice.-Draks
Watson.
At the end of a hard day. when you look
over your work. how little you have ac-
comDlished.
Isn't it about time for the new Noah to
send out a dove and see if the dry land
can be found anywhere2
IT you are a married woman don't drag
your tired husband to unimportant and
tiresome social affairs.
1t is said that another Atchison man is
making the mistake Of urging his wife and
the Other Woman to be good friends.
Somehow it is a bewidering thought that
anyone in Topeka that proud town is
wearing old clothes from AtcnisOn.
Atchison points with pride to a woman
who goes so often that she call it drop
ping into Europe for few weeks"
We wish we were still of the age when
we We're not expected to do anything but
grow, and say Please and Thank you"
pie VINO are always expecting letter,
and who never get any, really ought to re-
ceive d letter or two.
Last night we couldn't go to sleep until
we crooked our right arm in the position
a man assumes in CARRYING an umbrella.
The rain has lasted so long that we have
acquired the umbrella habit.
Things happen to make you laugh in
the most serious times. Today a fussY
man appeared at the letter box and drop
ped a letter marked Rush. important
although not a train IS moving.
1t is said of an Atchison man that he
reads novel through every day of his
life One of these days he will have to
have a guardian You can soak a brain
just 50 far with that sort Of stuff before it
will burst
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-25
EARNINGS AND EXPENSES.

For the year ending June 30. 1902 the
gross earnings from the operation Of
the railways i'm the United States. arts
Ing from the operation of 20O.154.56 miles
Of line according to the report of the
Interstate commerce commission. were
81 7-6. 3so. PSF. being Sl37,S54 230 more than
for l9o1 The operating expenses were
Sl11e.z4S.747. having increased in com
carlson with the year preceding SS5.S51,-
477. Gross earnings We're in detail as
follows. Passenger revenue 1892. 963.24S
Increase. as compared with preceding
year. s416069S3, mail SIS. S35. S44-in-
crease S1.382.242; express, S34. 253. 459-in-
crease S3.131.s46; other earnings from
passenger service. SS.S5S. 769-inc rease.
f655.7S7. freight revenue. S1,207, DDS S45-
Increase. SIS. $50 S31, other earnings from
freight service. 81. 1856, 71S-increase 1871. =
26l other earnings from operation. in
Guiding unclassified items. SIS. 1893. sS4 =
increase. 81. $40. $50. Gross earnings from
operation per mile of line were 1902
more than for the year ending June &c.
1901 being IS 625.
The operating expenses of the rail-
ways already stated were distributed
among the four general divisions as
follows. Maintenance of way and struc-
lures. S2sS. 3Sl, 594-increase. S17.324 .9s2,
maintenance Of equipment S213 $50. 644 =
Increase, S23.oS1 0S4; conducting trans
1ortation Se09 sol 695-increase S44. 6s5. !
POS. general expenses. S44,1g7. SS0-in-
crease. sl.6Sl.s 1877; undistributed. s326. 1884
The operating expenses amounted TO
f5577 per mile of line, or S30S more than
for the year Immediately preceding. An
analysis Of the operating expenses for
the year ia accordance with the So ac-
counts embraced in the official classi-
acation of such expenses is included in
the report. with statement of the per-
centaee of each item of the classified
expenses for the years 1895 to 1902
The income from operation or the
amount renreseutng the difference be
tween gross earnings and operating ex-
penses. commonly termed net earnings
was $50. l3l. $50. this item showing an
Increase as compared with the previous
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-25
EDITORIAL COMMENT.
side-show Horrors.

Washington Star.
The circus man who kidnapped a child
in order to exhibit him in cage with
monkeys as a wild boy deserves the
special consideration of the court which
has him in charge at East st. Louis
Such a brute can hardly be sufficient
" punished But the mans criminal
enterprise was based upon a knowledge
that the public would be highly enter
tanned by the spectacle While the fact
does not lessen his responsibility, it IS
nevertheless to be noted that as long
as the people are willing to pay to see
repulsive things the showmen will man
age to provide them. A few seasons
ago one Of the favorite devices of the
circus managers and side-show proprie-
tors was a pit in which a woman sat
surrounded by snakes. Occasionally
she would bite off the head of a reptile,
to the great dedication of the crowd
that always surrounded the edge of the
pit She was unspeakably loathsome in
appearance and her occupation was re-
voting II the extreme. Yet it was fair
" impossible for the late-coming cur
ious ones TO make their way to the
place of vantage. The more horrible
the sight the more eager do some people
seem to be to view it, Especially is this
true of abn0rmalities of human develop
ment. A wild boy attracts a crowd
not because of anything unusual IN his
appearance, but because of the start
ling lie which is told to the gaping
crowd. P T. Barnum uttered one OF
the sagest of truths when he declared
that the public wants to be humbuggeu-
It also seems anxious to be shocked.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-25

certain summer hotel advertises:
Lawn tennis and croquet are now once
more fashionable. We have unrivaled
facilities for both games" Such state
ments as that sadly discourage the ad-
vocates of a game which is not only Of
the highest possible athletic value, bus
which is as solidly and permanently
nleasurab Bile as it is beneficial as 4
means of training the eye to swiftness.
the hand to accuracy and all the facul-
Ties to attention If lawn tennis can
not make its way without a rage.
silly fashion for that particular game, 4
freak of idle people for appearing IN
nullic places in rubber-soled shoes ana
a racket in hand it may as we'll be put
in the Ding-pong category at once and
done with It. And il is certainly a gra-
tuitous insult to couple it with the once
favorite diversion Of the housemaids
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-25
rhe Need Of Foreign Trade.

Philadelphia Record:
Mr. Campbell Shaw. chairman OF the
national committee on reciprocity, is
substantially correct in writing to Col
Onel Albert Clarke. secretary or the
Home Market club, that expansion OF
trade northWard is determined upon by
the business men of the border cities,
and by the manufacturers in the north
ern tier of states and contiguous terri
tory This demand for better trade
facilities with the Dominion an extra
ordinarily good customer of ours. ana
one that buys far more than It sells TO
us is strong all along the northern
border, and it is getting stronger IN
spite of every effort by the stand-pat-
ters" to choke it off The demand Tor
Canadian reciprocity, reinforced by
growing demand from our manufacture
ers for reciprocity with Europe, and the
growing conviction that the obnoxious
features of the trusts can only be reach
ed by reducing their SuperhuOuS pro-
lection is creating a better atmosphere
for a tariff revision agitation in the IN
terests of American business and IN
dustry than ever existed before.
The home market. in state of abnor-
NAL activity. is just now absorbing the
product of iron and steel furnaces and
mills When this exceptional demand
shall abate a little there Will be as
pressing need for foreign outlets as
still holding most of our foreign trade IN
manufactures of steel. Authorities IN
the cotton trade have already observed
that periods of prosperity in cotton
manufacture coincide with good for
eign demand. and periods of depression
with a cessation Of foreign demand. The
export bears a very small ratio to the
domestic consumption in cotton goods,
but it takes off the surplus that would
weigh down the market unless mills
were stopped. To our manufacturers Of
agricultural implements foreign mar
kets are an absolute necessity. and
reduction of foreign duties on our farm
machinery would greatly increase the
labor in making these goods.
There are scores of industries that are
coming to recognize more clearly every
year the need of foreign markets and
they viii not indefinitely support Mark
Hanna in his determination that not
schedule shall be touched. though
touching some of them would materially
increase our facilities for export