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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-02-12
contracts with farmers are written
long before the potatoes are grown

contracts with farmers are written
long before the potatoes are grown
and advances madc on the crop. Po-
tatoes dcwn IN ,hat section are al
most legal tender and it is so with
many of the other products Of ths
fam in that locality
There is no reason in the world
why the same conditions could not be
brought about at Billings and vicinity,
as those obtained in Colorado, were
the railway companies inclined to ac-
cept a reasonable price for the haul
of the products of the farm. The
railway people want to do business
here and would no doubt offer no
objection to a largely increased local
tonnage; but the railways stand in
their own light in relation to the
farmer, and pressure should be brought
to bear by personal appeal for lower
freight rates. If that kind of an argu-
ment is not successful then we should
take our grievances to the state leg
islature for an adjustment of the diff
fculty.
"The farmers of Montana, and par
ticularly those in the Yellowstone val
ley, are not alone in their grievance
against excessive transportation
charges. The merchants in this local
ity are today paying about the same
for first-class freight from st. Paul
and Missouri river points as they did
20 years ago. These excessive freight
charges add largely to the price of
goods and the whole question is one
that should be gone into with the rail-
way companies while we are taking
up the matter Of inviting more set
tiers to this locality"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-02-12
Notice Of Special Meeting.

Notice is hereby given that a special
meeting of the board of commissions
ers will be held at the Office of the
county clerk at 10 o'clock q. m. on
Thursday, February Is, 1904, for the
purpose of receiving architects estt-
mate on heating apparatus installed
in Jail building, and for the inspec-
tion and reception of steel work and
cells furnished by Pauly Jail Building
company under contract, and the tram
saction of such other business as may
properly be considered at such time.
BY order of the board.
1922 J.W. FISH, County Clerk.
Dated at Billings. Mont, Feb. u,
1904.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-02-12
TWAS DONE QUICKLY.
New Local Record Established for
Expeditions Marrying. -. =.

New Local Record Established for
Expeditions Marrying. -. =.
John Gibbons of Sheridan, Wyom-
ing, and Mary Markham of Billings,
are down on record as being the most
expeditiously married couple in this
part of the country, not excepting
any couple in South Dakota, where
swift marriages are proverbial. John
came up from Sheridan Wednesday
morning and as soon as the Office
was open procured a license from
Deputy Clerk Dunno. It was 9:20 a.
m. before he left the Office and he
hastily sought his bride and the pair
hurried to the Office of Justice Mann.
Breathlessly they informed the JUS
tice that they desired to get married
in jiffy and board the Burlington
train for Sheridan. The train was
standing at the depot at the same
time with steam up and all things
in readiness to start. Justice Mann
told them that he could fix them and
in one minute rf' Joining hands
they were pre- -4ced man and wife.
John paid the fee and seizing his
brides hand he pulled her toward the
depot at a rapid gate and just as the
conductor cried ''ah aboard" they
mounted the steps of the chair car.
From what the groom said it appeared
to be absolutely necessary fer the
couple to reach Sheridan yesterday
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-02-12
TELEPHONE WAR IN SIGHT.
Both Companies Doing Business Here
Want Franchises Extended.


The chance for lively tilt in tele-
phone circles seems at this time very
bright Recently the Montana & Wy
oming Telephone company, by one OF
it's officers, L. L. Moffett, made appli-
cation to the city council for an ex.
tension of it's franchise. The extern
sion is asked for a period of 20 years
and if granted the company agrees
to donate certain per cent of the
receipts from it's business to the city,
in consideration Of the grantin of an
exclusive concession. The Moffett appli-
cation is in the hands of the ordinance
committee of the council, which is
due for report at the meeting OF
the council next Tuesday night.
Hearing of the application of the
Montana & Wyoming company for an
extension of it's franchise in the city
has stirred the opposition, the Rocky
Mountain Bell company, to an effort
to secure the same kind of a favor.
Whether the Bell company will go it's
competitor one better and offer the
city a bigger rake-off is not learned,
but certain it is that the prospect for
a lively telephone war was never
better, and in all probability the city
council will learn much about tele.
phones and their revenues during the
next month or two.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-02-12
CHAIRMAN LINDSAY ORDERS
STATE COMMITTEE ASSEMBLY.
OF INTEREST TO BILLINGS
Concerted Action Necessary if City
Wishes one Of Conventions
Held Here.

Chairman Lindsay of the republican
state central committee has issued 9
call for the convening Of the COM
mittee at Helena on February ~.
The committee at that time will fix
the time and place Of holding the
state convention to elect delegates to
attend the national republican conven-
ton to be held at Chicago in June.
1t is not improbable that the coM-
mittee will at the same time fix the
date and place for the holding OF the
convention in the fall to nominate
state ticket.
While Billings is the only place
thus far mentioned for one of these
conventions, the people of this city
should not feel themselves secure,
Opposition is sure to develop to this
city, and that fact was strongly hint
ed in recent article published by the
Montana Record at Helena.
The Record very considerably plead
ed the cause of the republicans in the
northern part Of the state, alleging
that it would inconvenience the dele
gates from the northern counties II
they were compelled to travel to
Billings to attend a convention. The
Record, no doubt, at the time the
article was written, had the City OF
Helena in mind as a prospective can
didate for convention hOnors. Every
body in the state knows that Helena
considers that it has a mortgage on
things of this kind and it is hard for
Helena people and the state capital
newspapers to concede that there are
other towns in the state having 9
right to expect a division of favors.
If the citizens of Billings expect to
be successful in landing one of the
republican state conventions this year
they will find it necessary to make
a concerted effort in that direction.
Unless a delegation of citizens at
tend the meeting to be held by the
state committee at Helena it is by no
means certain that Billings will be
favored by the republicans for one OF
the conventions of the party in the
state
The following is the call issued by
Chairman Lindsay:
"The republican state central COM
mittee of Montana is hereby called to
meet at the Grandon hotel, in the city
of Helena, at 3 o'clock p. m. on the
22nd day of February, 1904, for the
purpose of authorizing the call, of FIX
ing the time and place Of meeting
and determining the basis of repre-
sentation of republican state con-
vention to elect six CO. delegates and
six (6) alternates to the republican
national convention, to assemble at
Chicago, on June 81, 1904, for the
purpose of nominating candidates for
president and vice president of the
United States.
'WILLIAM LINDSAY,
Chairman.
81. B. COLLINS, Secretary
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-02-12

of his stewardship in the foregoing
brief telegram.
Placed Confidence in Right Man.
At the Billings conference Mr.. Dixon
promised the people that he would use
his best efforts at Washington to Sc
cure the needed relief for the people
here, and that he has succeeded is to
the credit of the member in the lower
house of congress from this state and
at once shows that the people here
placed confidence in the right kind
of a man when they trusted their
affairs in the hands of Joseph M.
Dixon. There will be no further trou-
bile in securing the final passage Of
the treaty bill, as the senate never
was opposed to the measure.
Homes for Thousands.
BY the provisions of the Dixon bill
to segregate an empire from the In
dian reservation opportunity will be
given for thousands of white people
to build for themselves homes in a
region which has no equal anywhere
in the west for crop production and
perfection of climate. The country
proposed to be segregated contains
within it the two Largest tributaries
Of the Missouri, the Yellowstone and
the Big Horn, which will furnish to
the settlers never-failing water sup
ply. About two-fifths of the area is
high-class agricultural lands and the
remainder grazing, thus securing to
the settler the double MEANS of max
ing living.
One Of the Blessings.
One of the blessings contained in
the Dixon bill is the wise provision it
contains for preventing the lands, for
all time to come, from falling into
the hands of the spectators and land
grabbers. No man can enter upon
more than 16O acres and that under
the homestead law Under this law
the area to be acquired will be-
come the home of the American far
mer and those who enter the fertile
valleys of the Yellowstone and Big
Horn are sure to be of class who
intend to become citizens and tax
,nevers 0f Montana
Will Add to Population and Wealth.
The new territory to be acquired
will largely become a part and par
Gel of Yellowstone county, of which
Billings is the seat of government.
1t means with the settlement of that
region that soon there will be added
several thousand citizens to it's pop
ulation and an assessable wealth
which will run into the millions.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-02-12
ELEMENT THAT INTERFEREs
WITH LOCAL DEVELOPMENT.
WOULD HELP THEMSELVES
Mr.. Losekamp Thinks Railroads Could
Be More Liberal With Good
Results All Around.

while I am glad, like all citizens
who are interested in the develop
ment of the agricultural resources of
this section of Montana, to note that
an effort is being made to bring under
cultivation large tracts of waste lands,
it should be borne in mind that all of
the prime reasons why we have not
advanced further in agricultural de-
velopment cannot be laid directly to
the fact that we have heretofore not
invited capital and settlers to this
community to brin gabout greater
development of these resources
In speaking Of the agricultural con-
ditions to The Gazette, John D. Lose
kamp, identified with the business in
terests of the city for more than 20
years past, made the foreoing state
ment and then proceeded to show why
the Yellowstone valley, one of the
most favored spots in the west in
which to pursue successful agricul-
ture, has been handicapped in more
ways than one.
"It is a fact, as I learned by detail.
ed inquiry during a visit to the east
and southeast few days ago." said
Mr.. Losekamp, shat on one item
alone, that of irrigated raised pota-
toes. the supply has never been half
able to equal the demand and, not
withstanding this condition, Montana
raised potatoes never find market
outside of the state. There are some
towns in the state, and Butte is a
notable instance, where the inhabi-
tants buy their potato supply in anoth-
er state. We are handicapped in
some of the markets right here at
home and this handicap is placed
upon Montana farmers by the ex-
cessive freight rates of the railway
companies operating in the state.
"Anyone who in recent years has
Deen at Greeley ana Orner nOrtnern
Colorado towns will tell you that the
wonderful era of prosperity which
that section has so long enjoyed has
been brought about by the success
full agriculture prosecuted there un-
der favorable freight rates. The far
mers there are given freight rate
to Omaha, Kansas City, st. Louis and
other points east and south which is
not prohibitive in the least Eastern
potato buyers flock to Greeley and the
other centers in northern Colorado
during the fall of the year and buy
potatoes by the trainload for the mar
kets in those cities which have men,
toned. AS a matter Of fact, many
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-02-12

The above brief telegram contains
a world of meaning. 1t means that
after a struggle extending over a
period of years, the house of represen-
tatives, which has always been OBJ
stinate and balked the passage of
this measure, which means SO much
to eastern Montana, and especially to
the city of Billings and Yellowstone
county, has finally yielded and the
result will be that 100000 acres OF
land tied up in an Indian reservation
will be thrown open to settlement at
the present session of congress.
The reservation treaty bill had
twice before passed the senate by an
almost unanimous vote of that body,
only to meet death in the lower house
of congress on account of the hostil-
ity shown toward the measure by GER
tain eastern members of that body
whose sympathies were entirely with
the Indians, and who were opposed
to the segregation, believing that the
scheme contemplated little or no ben
eft to the tribe of Indians in whom
title vested.
Only spurred Them On.
Two previous defeats, however, in
the lower house of congress for the
segregation of the lands only seemed
to have spurred the citizens of this
city and county on to greater efforts
to secure the passage of the Indian
segregation biQl. They fully realized
that their interests in the lower house
of congress had been neglected by the
member from Montana serving prior
to the election of Mr. Dixon.
The people here had faith in the
integrity and intellect of the new con-
gressman and before he went to Wash.
ington last fall they called him to the
city for conference on the subject
for which he now gives an accounting
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-02-12
81. B. COLLINS, Secretary

You Should Buy lard at A. ]. Gils-
DORIS. He is selling pure, fresh
rendered article from 8 to cents
per pound less than you are paying
for lard that is shipped in. S2-6
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-02-12

Phone to Bell IS for all kinds OF
stove wood. Any lengths to order.
Strictly flrst-class., ALFRED BURY.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-02-12

Order cut flowers at Billings green
house. u
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-12-24

People who have tried change of cli-
mate in vain for the cure of weak lungs
have been perfectly and permanently
cured by the use of DIR. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery. 1t cures deep-seated
coughs, bronchitis, bleeding lungs, ema-
citation, and other conditions which, If
neglected or unskilfully treated, find =
fatal end in consumption.
aLast spring I had a severe attack of pneu-
rnonia which left me with a very bad cough
aud also LEFT my lungs In very bad condition /"
writes John NJ. Russell, Esq, of Brent Cherokee
Nat Ind. Ty. 81 had no appetite and was so
weak could scarcely walk. My breast was all
sore with running sores. got two bottles Of DIR.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, which be-
iieve saved my life. cannot express my graft
tude TO you. am able now to do very good
work"
Any substitute offered as just as good"
as "Golden Medical Discovery" is a
shadow of that medicine. There are
cures behind every claim made for the
wDiscovery," which no vjust as good
medicine can show.
The Peoples Common Sense Medical
Adviser, book containing 1908 pages,
Is given away. Send Al one-cent stamps,
for expense of mailing any, for the book
in paper covers, or 81 stamps for the vol
ume bound in cloth. Address DR.. X. ".
Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-12-24
sNAP-sH

Sloppy weather.
Merry Christmas.
No paper Monday.
Don't forget the poor.
Merry Christmas everybody.
@OME and see the beautiful Xmas
~ goods at Feldmeyer Bros, City
Drug Store.
Looks like a green Christmas after
all.
Trial of our New England Runs
will more than please you, from $500 to
$500 per gallon. at Charles WEISS 8
Market Space.
Turkeys won't come off the high
roost.
NAFE have them tor bisk ornament
wv go TO City Drug Store.
And now for those mysterious pack
ages.
-Bone pound and half-pound
candy boxes for sale at the Capital
office.
The Capital wishes all Of its patrons
= very Merry Christmas.
beautiful Xmas presents at City
= Drug Store, Main street..
IL Even a watch may run in debt, If It
isn't paid for.
EYOur celebrated sNo. ! Pure Rye
Whskey positively years old. cannon
be duplicated elsewhere less than 800.
Oar unmatchable price $I.oS per gallon,
at Charles Weiss, 5 Market Space. as
Paying pew rent won't buy your
way into heaven.
RCan you beat the price. bottle
Wilson Whiskey with 4 pint tree tor
$500, at Charles Weiss, . Market Space
In courtship as in poker it is case
OF holding hands.
gTry a bottle OF Anxious Pure Rye
Whlshey. Old enough and good enough.
per bottle 75c. at Charles WEISS .
Market Space.
The wedding ring is the torerunner
OF the family circle.
SS-Any brand Sherry, Port and Cara
ba Wines. per bottle 75c. at Charles
Weiss, Market Space. 90
Don't run to meet trouble; it viii
catch up with GU soon enough.
WCooking Butter for Christmas cakes
33c. pound, at Jos. 5. TAYLOR, City
Market. DC
do soldiers necessarily come to
blows when they respond 10 bugle calls
ErCooking Butter 2sc. pound. Also
best Brands Mince Meat. ]. 5. TAYLOR,
City Market. dc
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-12-24
Baltimore & Annapolis Short Line Railroad

Trains leave Annapolis for baltimore wees y
49, I'd & So 1000 u. m, lass, sly, "a. "a
and cas- D IN. sundays, 500, $40 .. M s'''
and 700 D. 70.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-12-24
your HAT
NAV Ne q stylish One, But 1t Makes
Trouble.

Nav ne a styIlsh One, But IL Makes
Trouble.
A man usually buys Q hat tnat IN IN
-+x,la-" but the modern hat Tor men mas
lots to answer for.
Baldheads are growing more numer.
ons every day. Hats make eAeenens
s,,ea,7Ine places for the parasitic germs
,,-,sch san the life from the roots OF the
when vour hair begins 20 fall out ana
vour scalp is fun OF Danorun = :
snre sign that these countess germs -
There Is but one way to overcome the
.ro,,hle and xiii the germs-that way =
~ app1v Newbros Herpicide 10 me sns
scaln-it win kill the germs ana neai'ns
hair is sure to result. "a. 4,
STAMPS ann for sample TO The Herpicaoe Co''
Detroit, Mich.
Feldneyer Brothers
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-12-24
The BuckIers

q Washington, d. c with Moving
Pictures, Song and Story. at Maryland
avenue NJ. +. Church. Thursday and
Friday. December 29th and 3oth, at s
z. m. Do not fail to see the Wonderful
Sinematograph. the world famous NOV
nag pictures. Instructive, amusing and
mystliying. Admission, 10 cents. d2I
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-12-24

out 20 gather riches
full of happy dreams.
Many a man and
woman have been de-
ceived by the tale that
there was health to be
found out beyond the
sunset, and they have
started out dreaming
of a healthful future,
s,Ayar RI ha ~ao1;1ad
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-12-24
R;l;ous Colo Prevented.

Take a double dose of Chamberlain, :
col;c Cholera and Diarrhoea Kennedy Soy
- soon as the FIRST indication Of the s,, a,l
e = ca appears and threatened :; as. .,s0.
may ll,a ne the remedy in this way Win
Pc -s. - srccess, For sale by felnmeys1
Bros,
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-12-24
!, .TEs or ADvERTIsTNs.

.ousre. ave lines NonpareiD nsst insertion Insertion
Ols y cement Insertions 30 cents. special
tl.oy,, aade with monthly, quarterly ana yearly
aa'sL-.-e -, notices and political or persona
- l[-scatious Is cents per line boureolhe,
conn ~ .t nsertions. 10 cents per line.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-12-24

SON, train Annapolis to wsshingtooS9 Al
one h. Vu, washington Annapohs o.VV '.
ma arriving Annapolis TO. 49,
Ass minute and one hour train 70 ana ii0i"
Baltimore. -. from
Ailtra.rs over this road to leave no"
"es' w. Z. SLAUGHTER
Traffic Manager.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-12-24
11nsnoIis. Washington 9 BALTIC. R. R.

rhine schedule in Effect November a. 1904.
,,s,e for Annapolis Junction connect
Trans l,8entou and the Junction with trains
i ins X sslnmore and washington anu o'he
no,nls as follows;
VIA AVS b. AND P. K. K
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-23
Pointed Paragraphs.

If YOU can't trust your feelings make
them pay cash.
Even the predictions of the weather man
who waits, come out.
Eternal vigilance is the price of re-
tanning a borrowed umbrella.
y thorn in the hand is more trouble
than Il dozen in the bush.
Girls who are pretty as pictures are
seldom as pretty as their own.
We give a man credit for being level
headed if he isn't above our level.
It's surprising how sweet a homely
girls voice sounds through telephone.
Nothing makes quarrelsome man so
mad as the refusal of his wife to talk
back.
If the average man had his life to live
over again he would probably make more
mistakes than ever.
Don't despise small things young man.
l9-cent box of candy goes a long dis
lance with some girls.
George Washington's reputation for
truthfulness may have been due to the
fact that he never traded horses.
Before marrying a title the American
heiress should make sure that she has
sufficient coin to lift the mortgage and
live happily ever after.
Chicago News.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-23
The Answer of the Nioht,

''The armament showeth his handi-
work. Psalm xix. !.
When night her sable veil has flung
Far out, until ii shrouds the world u
We marvel how each mesh Is hung
With stars, and how each fold is pea rlei
With strands of living fire whose glow 4
Comes family through the outer mist
Where subtle cOlors ebb and flow
From ebony to amethyst.
Then man looks in the jeweled sky
Where patiently the planets climb,
And there is held before his eye
The unsolved mystery of time.
He traces all the wanderings
OF restless universe and world.
But where the hand that onward filings
The stars with such precision hurled?
What is the all-explaining word
Writ with the stars for man to heed?
Why is it in it's grandeur blurred
That straining eyes may never read?
Why when our sight has found the place
Wherein the farthest star is set
Do unknown fingers swiftly trace
A cOnstella ton farther yet!
Each star that sends it's laughing light
Has that deep secret long possessed;
1t trembes on the lips of Night
The knowledge hidden in her breast
Yet man repeats his What and Why,
And frets for thai he never sees
How that the stars have made reply
Through Gods unnumbered centuries.
w. D. Nesbit.