The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-08-04

regularly for a number Of seasons
and consequently is no stranger to the
people of Billings and the surround
ing country. AS usual it is good and
merits the liberal patronage bestowed
upon it.
Doctor Rinehart returned last Satur-
day from Junction, where he had
! been called to hold an inquest into
the death of Thomas Miller, who was
found dead there the day before. In
vestigation revealed that the nan
died of natural causes. Miller was
about 60 years old and was a sheep
herder. He was well known there,
having been employed for a number of
years by different outfits.
Mrs. s. w. Soule, who occupies the
exalted position of grand chief Of the
Ratbone Sisters for the Montana ju-
risdiction, left yesterday for Butte to
attend the grand lodge meeting Of the
order. Accompanying her were Mrs.
Julia E. Jones, delegate to the Rath-
bone grand lodge, and S. w. Soule
and C. H. Newman, delegates to the
Pythian grand lodge, both Of which
bodies are in session this week.
From Helena comes the report that
because of a clerical oversight it
will be impossible to submit at the
next general election the proposed
amendment to the state constitution
making the present eight hour law
a part of the constitution. 1t is said
that the house journal does not in
clude a copy Of the bill providing Tor
the submission. In a like case the
supreme court has held that an error
of that kind invalidates the law. The
omission was discovered by the proof
reader who is handling the house
journal.
His funds having become exhausted
and his brother who has been as.
sisting him, declining to advance any
more money, Martin Zidmair must
hang, unless executive clemency
saves his neck. His attorney an
n%ounces that no appeal will be taken
to the supreme court from the ruling
of the judge of the district court for
Park county, who has denied the
motion for a new trial. Zidmair is
said to have become resigned to his
fate and does not appear to be wor-
ried over the fact that he has only
a month longer in which to live.
G. H. Luderman, for a number OF
years one of the successful merchants
OF the city, but who recently retired,
having sold out his business, has en-
rolled himself in the army OF travelling
men. He has entered into a contract
with the Brown Shoe company of st.
Louis to represent it on the road
and as his territory will have Mon.
tana, North Dakota, Wyoming and Ida
no. He will begin his initial trip
September l, intending to leave for
St. Louis in a week o so. Mrs. Lu-
derman and children will continue to
reside here, as Mr.. Luderman still
retains his homestead and calls Bill
ings his home.
Saturday night Doctor Rinehart,
county health officer, was notified that
smallpox had made it's appearance at
the home of William Raines, who
lives on a ranch a few miles west OF
the city. The doctor went out early
Sunday morning and found that Mr..
Raines had the disease in a pronounc.
ed form. He ordered a quarantine on
the place and also vacinated a mum
!, Der of neighbors who had been ex
! posed, as it developed that Raines
4 had been about as usual for several
days after the malady had begun to
manifest itself by eruptions. Among
those who were exposed were a mum
Der of men with whom the man had
worked in a bayfield,. All were
found, except two. These had left
and gone to North Dakota a few days
before the doctor was notified.