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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-07-31
u BILLINGS BAND.
Duly Organized With Full Compile
ment Of Officers.

Duly Organized With Full Compile
ment Of Officers.
for the first time since they have
bee6 playing together have the mem
bkrs of the band perfected a regular
Organization. A meeting was held
last evening and the Billings band
was duly organized with a full COM
plement of officers. G. L. Sawyer
was elected president; O. G. Ovren,
secretary and treasurer; A. H. West,
business manager and C. r. Davies,
director.
A committee was appointed to de.
wise ways and means for raising the
necessary money to defray the cost
Of employing a competent instructor.
u While as yet not definitely decided,
it is more than likely that the band
will be duly incorporated under the
laws of the state and made a stock
concern. Shares will be sold and
from the proceeds it is expected
enough will be secured to put the
band on a solid financial footing.
1t takes money to maintain an Or
ganization of the kind the members
OF the band are ambitious to give
Billings, and as a band is more or
less of a public institution they hope
generous response will be made when
the subscription books are opened. In
return for the assistance given them
by the people, the bandmen will. give
a series of open air concerts extending
during the summer and as late in the
fall as the weather will permit.
The first of the concerts will be
given this evening in the park, pro-
vided the condition of the weather
is such that the musicians n pub
lie can be out without the necessity
OF wearing gum boots and rain coats.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-07-31
Night Was Her Terror.

81 would cough nearly all night
long," writes Mrs. Chas. Apologize OF
Alexandria, Ind, land could hardly
get any sleep. l had consumption so
bad that if l walked a block I would
cough frightfully and spit blood, bur
when all other medicines failed, three
$1.00 bottles of DR.. Kings New Dis
covery wholly cured me and I gained
So pounds" It's absolutely guaranteed
to ure coughs, colds, la grippe, bron-
chitis and all throat and lung trou-
bles. Price soc and $1.00. Trial bottles
free at Chapple Drug Co.'s store.
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MANAGE TO SUCCESSFULLY
ELUDE THEIR PuRsUERs.
ARE HEADING FOR NEVADA
Retarded That Ultimate Escape Of
Number at Least Is Very
Probable.

Placerville, CAL, July 30.-Although
hundreds of heavily armed men are
now engaged in the search for the
twelve surviving prisoners who es-
capped from the Folsom penitentiary
on Monday morning, the outlaws re-
main masters of the situation.
They have succeeded in eluding
their pursuers an dthe ultimate es-
cape of at least a portion of the gang
seems highly probable.
Since the fatal fight at Pilot Hill on
Monday night, in which one of the
%convicts was killed, the others have
not been seen, unless the story of
William Green, a cowboy, who says
ne met two armed men in Placer
county and afterwards identified
them by photographs as a couple OF
the outlaws, proves to be true. Even
this affords but a slight clue, though
it is being followed up by the officers.
Headed for Mountains.
The conviction is growing that the
fleeing men are headed for the Sierra
Nevada mountains and are being aided
by ex-convicts who reside along the
route they have taken. The people
throughout this section of the state
are greatly alarmed, Notwithstanding
the presence of many peace officers
and a company of militia. Those re-
siding in isolated localities r in
deadly dread of attack by the fugi.
tives, who are believed to be short Ut
food and ammunition.
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X TO CHEYENNE.
Jim MccIoud in Charge Of Federal
Authorities.

So far as surface indications may
be accepted, peace reigns once more
in the Big Horn basin and the a
clouds that lowered ove that region a
couple of weeks ago have disappeared.
Jim McCloud, whose arrest was the
cause of a display of military and
civil force in the basin that indicated
the possibility of trouble of more than
ordinary seriousness, is now a prisoner
in the Jail at Cheyenne, to which
place he was taken last Sunday. He
reached Cody the evening of that day
under the guard of a half dozen men
and remained there until midnight,
when he was placed on board a train
and guarded by several deputy mar
shals vas taken to Cheyenne, where he
will have TO stand trial in the United
States court on the charge of having
robbed the postoffice at Buffalo.
Knowing the desperate nature of
their prisoner and being apprehen-
slve that some of his friends might
attempt his rescue, the officers in
whose custody he vas not only guard
ed him closely, but also loaded him
With IONS. Those who saw the fel-
low say he seemed to be rather
proud of the attention he attracted
and spoke freely to everyone who
cared to with him. He de-
clared himself to be innocent of the
charges against him and said he would
have no trouble to convince the court
and jury to that effect.
McCloud is described as being about
35 years of age, tall and angular and
very dark, with black hair that is
inclined to be thin at the sides of the
forehead. He has blue eyes and a
peaked, prominent chin.
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WILL LOOK INTO IT.
Grand Jury to Investigate Corruption
at Denver.

9. . ia
Denver, Col, July 3O.-A grand jury
was sworn in today to investigate al
legged corrupt practices in public Of
ficers. Judge Johnson's instructions
to the jury specified the following
subjects for investingation:
Action of the city council in giving
away valuable franchises, disappear
ance of records of the old board of
county commissioners and the county
clerks office, defalcations, manage
ment of various state and county in
situations and the morals of the city,
particularly with reference to the re-
lations of the police department to
saloons and disreputable resorts and
it's connection with politics.
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THE BIG DITCH COMPANY,
Billings, Montana.

Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting of the trustees of the Big
Ditch company on the 25th day OF
July, 1908, an assessment of five per
cent per share was levied upon the
capital stock of the corporation, pay
able on or before the 25th day of Au-
gust, 1908, to the secretary, at his
ranch or by mail at Billings, Montana.
Any stock upon which the assessment
shall remain unpaid on the said 10Th
day of August, 1903, will be delinquent
and advertised for sale at public AUG
ton, and unless payment is made be-
fore will be sold on the 10th day OF
September, 1908, to pay the delinquent
assessment, together with costs of ad-
vertising and expenses of sale.
25-4t E. B. HASTINGS, Secy.
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Gard Of Thanks.

We wish to express, as far as words
can do so, our heartfelt gratitude for
the kindnesses shown us by our neigh
bors and friends at the time of our
great sorrow in the loss of our only
son and brother, Charles R. Lord;
also for the kind attentions of the
Billings Maccabees, and the Northern
Pacific railroad and railway mail SER
vice boys. We can never forget such
evidences of human and divine SYM
pathy, and shall always hold them
in grateful remembrance. every one.
r. ]. LORD.
MRS. LORD.
Ida LORD.
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ADDITIONAL LOCAL

Miss Esther Bouton returned Thurs
day from a six weeks visit with rela-
tives at Buffalo, Wyo.
For the accommodation of the ex-
cursionists the Red Lodge train will
be held at that place Sunday until Z
o'clock in the evening. The Billings
band will accompany the party.
All the regular services will be
held in the Methodist church next
Sunday at the usual hours. Preach
ing, IL a. M; Sunday school, 12:45
D. M; Epworth league, z p. m; even
ing service, 8 p. m. All are invited.
A son of ]. P. Naderman of the
Musselshell fell from a moving ma
hcine yesterday afternoon and sustain
ed the loss of a thumb, which came
in contact with the sickle. He was
brought to the city for surgical treat
ment.
Tomorrow the annual meeting of
the Central Montana Woolgrowers' as
sociation will be held in this city.
officers for the ensuing year will be
elected and such other business as
may come before the convention will
be disposed of. The meeting will
begin at 2 o'clock.
A fire that is believed to have been
of i%ncendiary origin destroyed the
sheep shed Of Flanagan Bros. on
Cow creek several nights ago. Two
wagons, a double carriage and many
other articles the shed contained also
went up in smoke. The loss is es.
timated at $4,000, with insurance only
to the amoun of $500. Two men we're
observed prowling about the place
shortly before the fire and are sus-
pected of being the ones who set the
fire. Footprints and the trail of a
couple of horses were plainly dis
cernible in the immediate vicinity of
the shed. The trail led toward the
mountains.
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Stockwell's s s sss : m."', :,
Bell Phone S9a: Moffett Phone 181.
No Charge for Male Help.
Help Wanted.

Help Wanted.
Dishwasher.
Competent girl for general house
work, country, $500.
All-'round restaurant cook, Big Tim
Der, $50.
Girls for general house work, city
and ranch.
Waitress.
Hay hands.
Men for railroad construction, west.
Ship every night.
For Rent.
Four rooms furnished for house
keeping; water, heat, electric light.
etc.; north side; $25.
Two-room house, furnished, north
side, $1,000.
For Sale.
T~wo-year-old short-hOrn Durham bull
Five-room house, 3 lots.
16 head heifers and mich cows;
will sell all or in part.
One work horse; 2 ponies.
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A Young Pilot.

Harry Harrington. son of Charles
Austin Harrington of Chicago, is n of
the youngest pilots on the great lakes.
He is twelve years old and during last
summer stood at the wheel Of the Hair
vey Watson. which runs as a ferry
from Macatawa. Park to Ottawa Beach.
He is hardly big enough to look over
the wheel that he turns. Although the
boat during the summer carried more
than 2C0.GDO passengers, the boy never
had an accident. He takes his boat
alongside the lock with the skill of a
veteran.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-07-31
Where Coupons May Be Secured.

Where Coupons May Be Secured.
Coupons for the above contest may
be had from the following firms
Pearsall & Brown
The Delmonico.
Thos. Manley.
l.. M. Flatt, Belknap block.
The Vogue Clothing and Shoe Co,
Holmes & Rixon.
Chapple Drug company.
Golden Rule department store.
Geo. Settler.
The C. o. D. Store.
A. L. Babcock Hardware company
F. B. Chapman.
J. Forester.
Thompson & McGregor.
M. Kron.
Will j.. Pulte.
A. M. Peters.
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WELL KNOWN HERE.
c. H. Macarthur, Once Of junction,
Dies in East.

A copy of Dubuque (Ia.) newspaper
received by Charles Spear contains
the announcement of the death OF
Charles H Macarthur. which occur
red in that city last week.
The deceased at one time made his
home in eastern Montana and is we'll
and pleasantly remembered by the
older settlers of these parts. In 1881
he arrived at Junction, where he
entered the employ of Paul McCor-
mick & Co. as bookkeeper and re-
NAMED with that firm until it went
out of business, in 1894. Before that
time he was clerk on one of the Power
line of steamboats, that piled the up
per Missouri, he being an old steam
boat man, having for years run on
the Mississippi, working for one of the
old packet lines that was maintained
between st. Paul and Keokuk. While
necessarily away much of his time,
he always called Dubuque his home
and there reared a family. One of
his sons, Charles McArthus, Jr., at one
time was a travelling man in the west
and as such paid frequent visits to
different cities in Montana, where he
is quite well known.
MI. Macarthur was a man of a par
ticularly pleasant disposition and al
ways had many strong friends wher-
ever he found himself. He was a
thorough accountant and methodical
to a degree in his habits, both in
business and social life. He was
about 75'years of age. In the city
where he made his home he was uni.
versally respected and in his, sphere
n of it's leading citizens, being hon
ored for his probity of character and
pleasing, companionable ways.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-07-31
Bones Minus People.

Two little Fellows of seven and eight
years heard older people speaking of
skeletons. says Lippincott's Magazine.
The seven-year-old boy listened intent
ly to the conversation, when the elder
boy, with an air of superior knowl-
edge, said abruptly:
"You don't know what n skeleton is.
and | do"
$50 do l." replied the younger. Il do
know. l know for certain, l do!
"Well, now, what is it?"
Its bones with the people off"
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Working Night and Day.

The busiest and mightiest little
thing that ever was made is DR.. Kings
New Life Pills. These pills change
weakness into strength, listlessness
into energy, brain-fag into mental
power. They're wonderful in building
up the health. Only Csc per box. Sold
by Chapple Drug Co.
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The Big Oregon Nursery Co., Salem,
Oregon, wants live, hustling statesmen
to introduce Burbank's grand new
plum, Maynard; also a complete line
of superior nursery sock. Cash ad-
vanced weekly. Write quick for full
particulars and secure choice of ter
ritory. kn3O
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Strayed.

From the Briggs &'Ellis ranch, near
Custer, two gray horses brand
ed on left shoulder quar-
ter ~circle-circle, and one with X on
the jaw or hip. l will pay $50 for
their return to the ranch or informa-
ton of, their whereabouts.
JAMES VESTAL, Foreman.
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Don't Forget Me.

When you are placing your insur.
ance. My companies and rates can
not be excelled. Edgar B. Camp, First
National bank building. 154-tf
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Social Postponed.

The lawn social of the Epworth
league, which was to have been held
tonight, has been postponed owing
to the wet weather.
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Help Wanted.

Wanted, a, competent girl at resi-
dence of Paul Mccormick; good
wages; laundry done away from
house. 26-2
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For Sale.

Camp wagon, harness, tent, in fact
a complete camp outfit. Just the thing
for an outing or trip to the park. In
Quire of DR.. Prickett. 25-2
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kELLEY's EMPLOYMENT AGENCY.
If You Want Help Tell Kelley Your
Troubles.

]. F. Kelley has established an en-
ployment bureau in the building OPP
posite the Yegen corner. Mr.. Kelley
is prepared to supply help Of all kinds
and invites those seeking positions
to list with him. 1873
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No Demand For It.

"SCsie hasn't put up her hammock
this year"
"No. That new young man of hers
is too lazy to swing it, and it makes
him sick to sit in it.''-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
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warehouse from yesterdays sales, no
sale was held at either of the ware
houses this morning. This afternoon
a sale is in progress at the Northern
Pacific.
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3. p. o. ELks PLAY BALL.
With Red Lodge 3. P. o. Elks Sunday
August 2.

Grand Excursion. Single fare for
trip. Train leaves depot 1890 a. m.
Leave Red Lodge, return trip, 1880
p. m. Delightful trip. Come and have
a Whit Of mountain air. A visit to the
great coal mine. Accommodation for
all. Billings Lodge No. 394, B. P. o.
Elks, Billings, Mont.
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Stable For Rent.

Apply at residence of Miss Panton,
Montana avenue. 1852
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Calling cards at uazette once.
Willmar tribune., 1903-10-07
It Blew Hard,

A terrific windstorm visited this
locality last Saturday afternoon which
assumed the proportion of a tornado
in other parts of the Northwest. In
this city, while no serious damage
was done, there were a number of
small out-buildings blown over and
several business signs suffered more
or less. Loose objects on the streets
were picked up by the heavy wind and
hurled into the air for quite distance:
Near the Ekander blacksmith shop q
large cover for a wagon was carried
across the street. The large sign
hanging over the walk in front of the
Elmquist jewelry store, as we'll "a the
watch sign, suffered from the violence
of the wind. The storm made it
almost impossible for pedestrians to
travel and the rain that accompanied
it part of the time made 1t very disa-
greeable for these obliged to be out
doors.
The town of st. Charles, in Winona
county, was almost wiped out oy a
tornado which struck there about 2:3O
that afternoon. Seven people were
killed and q large number injured.
The storm was quite general through
out the Northwest and vast damage
was done,
Willmar tribune., 1903-10-07
That New Railroad.

So much speculation is going on
regarding the proposed north and
south railroad and some of the things
being published are rather amusing.
The following from the Atwater
Republican Press is q sample:
this vicinity have been lying during
the past two years about new rail
roads, and now we want to give our
readers little news that can be relied
upon concerning q new railroad that
is to pass through Atwater. We have
it upon quite reliable information that
the new north and south road will
pass through Atwater rather than
through either Willmar or Litchfeld.
The reason for this is that 1t is thought
that Atwater and vicinity will display
the usual liberality and that much
better bonus can be obtained here than
in either of our neighboring towns.
The new road will connect the north
ern and southern borders of the United
States. Immediately north OF US 1t
will pass through New Paynesville,
via Buttertowf, and then up through
Sauk Centre and other northern towns.
On the south it will cross the new
east and west road at Thorpe, and a
station will be built at Lake Elizabeth.
These new stations will become i'm
portant centers of trade. The Atwater
Milling Co., in anticipation of the
building of the road, has already
erected warehouses at various points,
for the storage and distribution of it's
products, Various other of the At
water business men are contemplating
branching out at these new points.
Although new towns will spring up in
the present trading territory of At.
water still it is not thought that the
town will lose any trade in the
aggregate because with additional
shipping facilities manufactures will
come in and prosper by reason of the
hearty support given them by our
enterprising business men.
Willmar tribune., 1903-10-07
New Time Gard.

A new time card on the Great North
ern, for the Willmar & Sioux Falls
railway and the Willmar division,
was issued last week. The same went
into effect last Sunday. There is a
slight change from the old time card.
The time of arrival of No 8, the St.
Paul-Winnipeg train, is given as
1l:2o. No. AZ, the night passenger on
the Willmar g. Sioux Falls line, ar
rives here at $40 q. M, ten minutes
earlier than usual No. Al leaves for
Sioux City at l1:40 p. m. The &C.
commodation train on the Willmar d.
vision, which leaves for St. Paul
every morning except Sundays, leaves
fifteen minutes later than formerly,
the changed time being a. m. The
corrected time card appears elsewhere
in this issue.
The name OF A. M. Deverell appears
In the new time card as successor to
M. Welch, chief train dispatcher.
Willmar tribune., 1903-10-07

The Young Peoples Society Of the
Lutheran Synod church. held a. very
interesting meeting last Friday at- the
home Of Miss Inga Olson, which was
largely attended. A musical and
literary program was given and .
feature Of the evening which was
especially enjoyable was an address
delivered by Hon. Z. o. Thorpe, who
spoke of his recent trip across the
water. At this meeting new board
of editors was elected for the society's
paper, known a. 1.-THE Twistar. !"
Misses Cora Rlgg, Ella Boyd and
Edith Thorpe will hereafter have
editorial charge Of the same, and the
reading Of the next issue Of this popu-
lar publication will be looked forward
to.with pleasant snticipations.
Willmar tribune., 1903-10-07
Close Call for FLYER,

Last Wednesdays east-bound Flyer
had a narrow escape from being
ditched at Atwater, according to the
following from the Atwater Re-
publican Press:
The Flyer which is due to pass
through Atwater few moments before
noon each day came very near being
ditched on Wednesday. The switch
near the depot which leads on to the
long side track had been left open by
some of the trainmen, and the Flyer.
going at the rate of about thirty miles
an hour, suddenly found itself on the
side track instead of the main track.
AS soon as the real situation was
discovered the train backed up upon
the main track and continued it's
journey. Even at the speed that the
train was going it is the greatest
wonder that it didn't leave the track
when it struck the switch, but if it had
been going at it's usual speed when
late there certainly would have been a
wreck.
Willmar tribune., 1903-10-07
WhV Not HoYo7

A corn canning factory was put in
at LeSueur this year, and run this fall
for the"frst time. The Sentinel speaks
of the project from, the standpoint o1
the farmer who furnishes the corn, as
follows:
The result to those farmers who
have been raising sweet corn for the
canning factory this year, has been
amply satisfactory. AS an average
the growers have received 500 90 per
acre for their product. This beats
wheat, field corn or in fact any other
crop which the farmer could raise.
1t has this item regarding the work
ing of the plant:
The canning factory has been run
ming as smooth as whistle. The on
ly trouble found is to get product
enough to keep it busy. Forty wagon
loads would be required for ten
hours run and the weather so far has
caused 1t to ripen too slowly.
1t might be to the advantage of our
city if the Willmars Commercial Club
would wake up on all these matters of
securing similar industries for Will
mar F|7
Willmar tribune., 1903-10-07
Holmberg.NiIson.

Last Saturday evening at $3.50, at
the home of the BRIDES sister, Mrs.
Soren Larson, occurred the marriage
of Miss Bertha Nilsson to Frank A..
Holmberg. The wedding was quiet
affair and only immediate relatives
Witnessed the ceremony. Rev. A. N.
Osterho]m of the Swedish Mission
church oficiated. Both of the con-
tracing parties are quite we'll known
in this city and their circle of friends
will extend to them best wishes for q
happy married life. The groom is
employed in the tailoring establish
ment of o. Forsstrom. The newly
married pair will make their home at
the Forsstrom residence on Fifth
street, where they have already gone
into housekeeping. -.