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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-09
The Big Ditch Company.

Notice is hereby given that at a
regular meeting of the trustees OF the
Big Ditch company, held July IL, 1904,
an assessment of so cents per a
was levied upon the capital stock OF
the corporation, payable on or before
August 16, 1904, to the secretary OF
the corporation at his office, No. Z
North Twenty-eighth street, Billings
Montana.
Any stock upon which the assess
men shall remain unpaid on August
l6, 1904, will be delinquent and ad'
vertised for sale at public auction
and unless payment is made before
will be sold on September 1, 1904, to
pay the delinquent assessment, to
gether with costs of advertising and
expenses of sale. 23-4
HENRY WHITE, Secretary.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-09
Publication July Is, 1904.-6w,
NOTICE For PUBLICATION.

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Department Of the Interior, Land
Office at Miles City, Montana, July
Ia, 19O4.-Notice is hereby given that
the following named settler has filed
notice of his intention to make final
proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before
u. S. Commissioner F. w. Handel, at
Musselshell, Montana, on August "a.
1904, viz:
Gerrit de Boor,
who made H. E. No. 1875, for the
sh NEA, NWA NEA, SEA NWA
section 80, township Z north, range
80 east.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence up
on and cultivation Of said land, viz:
John F. Gaines, of Wolfspring, Mont;
Milton Wright Harvey, Geo. A. Davis,
Geo. w. Handel, of Musselshell, Mont.
S. GORDON, Register.
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IRA L. WHITNEY,
Clerk School District No. 2.
Sealed Proposals for Excavatins.

Sealed Proposals for Excavating.
Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received by the board Of
trustees of school district No. 2, Vel
lowstone county, Montana, until Au-
gust 10, 1904, at 8 o'clock p. M, for
the excavation for the new school
building to be erected on lots 5, 6, Z,
8, 8, 10, II and IL, block 40, Billings.
Plans and specifications on file in the
office of the clerk of said school dis
trict. The board reserves the right
to reject any or all bids. Address
all bids to the undersigned.
Dated at Billings, Mont, Aug. 3
1904. 1913
IRA l.. WHITNEY,
Clerk School District No. 2.
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National Encampment, G. A. r.

NaIlOndl 6uCdIUpsiSHN VI ~
The Nickel Plate road will sell tick
cts August IL, 13 and IA at $17.75 for
the round trip from Chicago, via direct
lines, with stopover at Niagara Falls
and Chautauqua Lake if desired, with
in final limit. Also, if preferred, rate
of 5000 between same points for
the round trip via New York City and
boat, with liberal stopover returning
at that point. Tickets good on any
train on, above dates and also on spe-
cial train from Chicago at 8 a. m.
August Is. Final return limit Sep
TENDER 80. Chicago depot, LaSalle
street station. Write Chas. 3. John
son, district passenger agent, room
205, Century building, Denver, Colo,
for reservation of berths in through
standard or tourist sleeping cars, and
other detailed information. ka13
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(First Publication Aug. 5, 19O4.-6w)
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior, Land Of
flee at Lewistown, Montana, July 20,
19O4.-Notice is hereby given that the
following named settler has filed no.
tice of his intention to make final
proof in support of his claim, and that
said proof will be made before Fred
w. Handel, U. s.. Commissioner, at
Musselshell, Montana, on September
10, 1904, viz:
ARCHIBALD D. JOHNSTON,
who made H. E. No. 3465, for the NY
NEA, SWA NEA, NWA SEA Sec
ton "a, township 8 north, range 26
east, M. NJ.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence
upon and cultivation of said land, viz:
Ed. Burla, of Miner, Montana; Leon
ard Kirchhof, of Miner, Montana;
George Bachman, of Musselshell, Mon.
tana; Henry E. Martin, of Musselshell,
Montana.
EDWARD BRAssEY, Register.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-09
First Publication July 15, 1904.-6w)
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department Of the Interior, Land
Office at Bozeman, Mont, June ~,
19O4.-Notice Ia hereby given that the
following named settler has filed no.
tice Of his intention to make final
proof in support Of his claim, and that
said proof will be made before Alex.
Fraser, U. s. Commissioner, in his
office, at Billings, Montana, on Au-
gust %, 1904, viz:
ALFRED L. THOMAS,
Homestead Entry NO. 1881, for the
Sh seq, Sh SWA, section IA, town
ship 1 north, range 20 east, NJ. P. M.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence up
on and cultivation of said land, viz:
G. T. Thomas, of Park City, Montana;
Henry Struck, of Park City, Montana;
Henry Fleming, of Columbus, Mon
tana; J.. H. Rosean, of Columbus, Mon
tana.
M. R. WILSON. Register.
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First Publication July 26, 1904.-4t)
ALIAS SUMMONS.


state of Montana, County OF Yellow.
stone, IS.
IN JUSTICE COURl, Billings Town
ship, before F. L. Mann, Justice OF
the Peace.
Peter Yegen and Christian Yegen. CO.
partners as Yegen Bros, plaintiffs,
VS.. Austin Gibbons, defendant
ALIAS SUMMONS.
The State of Montana, to the above
named defendant, Greeting:
You are hereby summoned to be and
appear before m F. L. Mann, a justice
of the peace in and for the county OF
Yellowstone, at my Office in Billings,
on the 9th day Of August, A. D.
1904, at 10 o'clock a. m. OF said day,
then and there to make answer to the
complaint of the above named plain
tifs.
The above action was brought to
recover from you the sum of one hum
dred and two dollars ($102. 0O), alleg-
| gu 10 Nc uuO OU q NOA C0AA
note executed and delivered by you
to First National bank of Billings,
Montana, on the 23rd day of May,
1896, which said note was Thereafter
sold and. delivered by said First Ma
tional bank of Billings to P. Yegen
& Company, and by said company in
turn sold and delivered to the above
named plaintiffs; also, to recover in
terest on said note from the 23rd day
of May, 1896, at the rate OF n per
cent q per cent? per month; also,
the sum Of twenty-five dollars C$25)
attorneys fees and all costs OF said
action; and in default thereof judg-
ment will be rendered against you,
Austin Gibbons, the above named de-
PENDANT, according to the complaint.
Given under my hand this Goth day
of July, A. D. 1904.
F. L. MANN, Justice of the Peace.
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Sealed Proposals for Purchase Of I'm

Sealed Proposals Tor Purchase OF m
provements.
Notice is hereby given that the
board Of trustees of school district
No. 2, Yellowstone county. Montana.
will receive sealed bids until August
10, 1904, at 8 o'clock p. M, for the pur-
chased of all buildings and improvements
situated on lots s, 6, Z, 8, 9, 10, II and
IL, block 40, Billings, and belonging
to said school district. Successful
bidder must remove said buildings
and improvements Immediately after
purchasing same at his own expense.
The board reserves the right to reject
any or all bids. Address all bids to
the undersigned. 1913
Dated at Billings, Mont, Aug. 5
1904.
IRA L. WHITNEY,
Clerk School District No. 2,
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ownership which bars the opportuni-
ties for our boys and our unemployed
workers goes on without let or him
drance, apparently because the specu.
lators who are profiting by 1t are able
ito exert some hypnotic influence which
puts congress to sleep and perpetu-
ates the crimes.
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Teachers Examination.

The regular county teachers ex.
animation will be held in the court
room. billings, Montana, beginning
Friday, August 26. at . a. M, and con-
tinuing Saturday. August ~. 1904.
MARGUERITE N. STRANG,
1877 County Supt. Of Schools.
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M. R. WILSON, Register.
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of acres of irrigable lands are being
annually absorbed into private owner
ship in the hands of those who will
either devote them to the raising OF
livestock, and make of Them ranges
for cattle or sheep, or hold them in
speculative hands against the day
when the home-builder will want the
land or when the communication clause
Of the homestead act, through entries
made by the hobo locator, the cowboy
or the sheep herder, who Dis the tool
of the big livestock outfit, the remain
ing lands are fast being absorbed, to
be fenced in with barbed wire fences
against the incoming settler.
Again, and again, and again, year
after year, and year after year, THE
officers of the government OF the
United States whose duty it is te
guard the public domain have warned
congress that these Ubiquitous laws
should be wiped out, and the forests
preserved by right use, and the lands
reserved for the home-maker. Blu
the shameful and monstrous wrongs
, which are daily being committed
against the welfare of the people O
the whole country by the absorption
: OF their patrimony into speculative
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-16
Our Daily $bort Story

Tn such manner he desired to re- ceive kiang Yeh. He would work for her' ne would defend her; nay, more he would brave the parents, and. stealing her from her home, he would draw the narrow knife and defy even the grim hatchet-men of the Suey Yep 10 take her from him. All this he would do If she were willing. She must first be willing
 The air-eastles faded away when he came under the balcony of her fam fly. He struck two blows upon one of the wooden supports, and presently in an upper room he heard her voice:
 Honorable mother. in a short time l Will finish the task that you have given me. Then, while you rest. I shall go out on the balcony"
 Ai-ya. exclaimed another voice.
 You need not speak so loudly One would think l stood across the court, gossippins with Loy Foo. instead of reclining here. Go out and welcome. Kiarg Yeh.''
 Who but she could havs thought so quickly of that design to let him know that she heard the signal?- Never was there another who could do the like. She must be persuaded to be carried away by him before another learned how wise she was. Then there was his father beginning to speak of the neces- sity for grandchildren to carry on an cestral worship. His honorable father would have go-between arranging a match for him with soms stupid snug gled-in woman from the Middle King dom; Kiang must be persuaded that very day.
 Kiang came, and opening a-ttny door in the wall of lattice, she bent 4 smiling face upon him.
 How kind you are to come," he cried. Before the night -damps of the miserable court arose and ehoked me, and tottered in darkness. But now. Light of Day, how changed is all!"
 The girl tossed down a copper. Take it wandering player" she said and sing again Sing swestly for It. it is the last have of the coins of home"
 Tt is not a coin of our home. pearIy one" said Chao. 'I have them; they are round silver yen. have amny of them-over four hundred. A wise one can do much with four hundred yen'' One could almost become a banker with so great q sum-
 ''Ture, but shall be a merchant. My store shall be in this court, and I shall sell tea and silk. My honorable father, too, shall supply me with carved jade and ivory. Every article shall have two prices-the larger for the fan-qui and the smaller for the cousins"
 And when I come" asked the girl. mockingly, which price shall be mine 2 I am a native-born--I am a fan-qui."
 Sometimes you are very like them, Light of Day. When I was smaller and went to their temple one of their women taught me. She being of frail build. had certain man to come with her, to carry a small book that she used. She moeked him. Kiang Yeh, as you mock me: but they were married D
 Kiang stamped her slipper-shod foot. "You do me no honor in comparing us,'' she cried. T am not such a shameless one; I follow the customs of the Middle Kingdom. and bow to the will of my honorable parents. as
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-16
REVIVAL AT TROY.
Dr. Porter Makes Many Converts at
 Meetiug

Meeting.
 Troy. Dec. 15.-(Special)- )-Notwfth- standing the cold inclement weather, unabated interest is maintained in the revival services conducted by Rev. Dr. ]. J. Porter at the Baptist Church. The meetings have been held in the fore noon and night of each day for several days, and the powerful sermons preach ed by Dr. Porter at these meetings are having their effect.
 There have been about forty access sions to the church since the com mencement of the meetings. and night before last and last night there were about fifteen or sixteen baptisms.
 The people of this city and vicinity are greatly pleased at the return of Rev. ]. M. Dannelly to the pastorate of the Methodist Church here.
 Those who have listened to MT. Dan nellys sermons during his stay here believe that he has no superiers in the Alabama Conference. in point of preaching ability, and it is hoped that he may remain here the full time allowed by the rules of the church intineraey.
 Today United States Deputy Marshal A. J. Collier brought before Commis- sioner c. S. Tutwiler. Shig Tinsley, a HeBro' on cnaTge oI llllcit uiStlIilnS. Tinsley is charged with operating a pot still near Herndon in Houston County. He also captured a copper still from Reetus Garfield of Henry County. Deputy Marshal Collier went to the home of Barfield to arrest him on charge of illicit distilling. but when he got near the residence of Bar field. Barheld discovered him and ran to his smoke house, got his still and started to run away.
 Collier pursued him. and pressed him so closely that he dropped the still and made his escape.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-16
MINISTER INDICTED
METHODIST cREACHER IS CHARG- ED WITH ARSON.
Grsnd Jury Finds True Biii Anesins That Rev. James Webb and son.
 Fired Their Landlords Buildings.

Scottsboro. Dec, 15.-(Special. )-- Rev. James Webb, Northern Metho- dist preacher and his son, William Webb. were arrested and placed Tn Jail here late Tuesday afternoon on
 indictments returned by the speciai grand jury now in session charging ] them with arson. | The five barns together with their entire contents. property of J. E.. sanders and his son, Pearl sanders,
 were both destroyed by fire near kyles Spring postoffice about month ago. both fires occurring almost si- multaneously. It is alleged that Rev.
 Web and his son, who are tenants on the, farm of Mir. Sanders were re- sponsible for their destruction.
 Walter McGowan, yong man about eighteen or twenty years of age, Is said to have robbed the store of J.. E. Sanders at Kyles Spring near here. Sunday last securing $17 in cash and quantity of cigars tobacco, etc. He was arrested by constable 0f the precinct. but succeeding in making his escape and nas not been recap tured.
 On last Sunday afternoon Ed. Wom. mack, the little two years old son of Mir. Jessie Wommack living near Hollywood left home in company with another boy of about the same age 10 spend the night and go hunting the next day, taking his gun along with him. While en route the hoys began feoling with the gun and discharged 1t, the load completely blowing off the chin of the Wommack boy.
 # Louis Adkins, the slayer of young Peter Coffman of Bridgeport, has been indicted by the special grand jury, now in session at this place on the charge -of murder in the first degree His trial is set for Monday next, and fif- ty special jurors have been drawn to try the case.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-16
HE LlGhl OF DAY.
BY BENJAMIN F. MATHEWS.


 (Copyrignt, 1904, by Daily Story Pub
 lishing Company.)
 The Passageway of the Seven Steps, Chinatown's main thoroughfare. runs from the street into the Court of Su- preme Felicity. On it's way thither il passes the Court of Honorable Men, where dwell the bachelor laborers, and the Court of Transplanted Wisdom, where the old men come to air their opinions. But Chao Ying stopped at neither of these places; the Court of Supreme Felicity was the familiar quarter and there kiang Yeh was to be found.
 He turned into the court and went slowly around it, under the latticed balconies of the second-story apart ments. Kiang's family lived on an upper floor. but he never dared openly to visit her. He shuddered at his te- Inerity in gazing at her chubby face through the interstices of the lattice He had often heard Lee Xvi, the store- keeper and banker and his own fath- CT. Chao Hai, the ivory cutter, con darnn such practices, and call upon each loyal son to honor the home cus- toms in all things, especially in allow ing a parent to select a wife for his son.
 Ai-ya. but the foreign way was much the sweeter. Kiang. as well as he, had been born in this land;;; they had learned much that was foreign. It was hard that they could not meet. and love. and marry, as the faa-qui (foreign devils). did, He remembered a company of players that he looked down upon. along with band of shout ing, peanut eating foreigners He un- dsrstood but a sentence now and then but one of the woman players was beloved by one of the men, and just before everybody went home the man received her in his arms and kissed her upon the foreaead.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-16
SELF-POSSEssED HOY.
Missed Uncle at Cctu~,bus, hut Didn,t
 Loose Nerve.

Loose Nerve.
 Columbus. Ga. Dec. 15--(Speciai )--- self-possessed youth of just nine summers. who halls from Paris, Ky. has been the center of attraction at the Rankin House today
 The boy. Master Bryant Lefont Stone. arrived on train at o'clock last night and said he expected his uncle, James Trice, to meet him. No one was at the station to meet him, and turning to drummer the lad coolly inquired; Where can I find a first class hotel"' The drummer recom- mended the hostelry where he usually stops. After writing his name on the register and chatting awhile with those in the lobby, the young traveller said: Well gentlemen. it's about my time to retire." and marched off to the room assigned him.
 Master Stone thought that his uncle resided near Columbus. in Alabama. but If appears that he has moved away. It Is understood that he is at Hawkins vile, Ca. The boy will be we'll cared for while in the city. He Is neatly dressed and is bright, He has only s4 with him. and expresses his willing ness to act as messenger boy for one of the local telegraph offices until his
 
 Ellis Trice, is living at Paris. Ky. His father is dead. He has relatives at Jacksonville, Fla, and Tampa, Fla.
 The case of Mrs. M. J. Bass vs the Southern Railway, action for $20.o0O damages. has been on trial in the United States Court today. This is the most important civil suit tried at this term of court. Mrs. Bass's husband was killed at Southern Railway crossing northeast of the city in June last, and it is claimed that it was due to the negligence of the crew of a special train from this city to Warm Springs that he met death.
 Mrs. Caroline Greer. aged 80 years, met with q possibly fatal accident at her home between Midland and Eller- slie Tuesday night. She is always very careful about fires and at a late hour in the night after the others had retired started out to the kitchen in the yard to see If the fire was all right, and fell off the piazza. breaking several bones and sustaining extremely serious injuries.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-16
PROSPEROUS FLORENCE.
Report of Mayor Walker shows De-
 creased Deficit.

Florence, Dec. 15.-(Special. )--The report of Mayor Walker for the year ending December 1, 1904, shows the affairs of the city of Florence to be in excellent condition.
 From a deficit in the city treasury last year of $4,500, there Is a surplus this year of $3.450.37. partly due to an economical administration which has made a marked decrease in ex- penditures and partly to an increase in collections.
 The money realized from the sale of the old city hall has been put into a new building which is better suited to the purpose and less expensive to maintain.
 The mayor n his message recom- mended the building of new streets at the expense of the abutting property owner and that the council make a determined effort to secure a raise in taxable values in Florence. Florence Is limited to fifty cents on the $1OO for municipal taxation while most of the large cities in the State have one dollar rates.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-16
all shoula do. shall 50 in now. chao

all should do. shall go in now. chao Ying."
 Well Light of Day" chao pleaded. T have something to tell you. Do not plunge the court into darkness yet"
 Kiang's slipper was upon the thres- hold;. she hesitated, and then came back to the opening in the lattice.
 Speak quickly" she said, T should not have come out to you today; | am troubled at heart because of 1t, for since this morning have been prom ised woman"
 What devil has dared to send eo- between to your father? He shall never live to receive you as his wife.'
 Kiang's face smiled serenely down upon him.
 You are man of violence. Chao Ting" she said. "and Lee Xvi must be spoken to concerning you. I shall be a wife to this man, and. when the witnesses are assembled, and he and sit down side by side for the first time, I shall contrive to have his robe of ceremony below mine. so that through life shall be the ruler.' You agree to this-you are pleased?" T am happy over 1t beyond all hap piness. Chao Ting" There can be no mistaken Ting asked. anxiously. The thing is set tled?"
 Tt is decided beyond all undoing. The Eo-between was no less a person than Ming Sang. the scholar. and what he arranges is arranged forever"
 Tell me the honorable mans name," he pleaded. "Ai-ya. I shall not harm him, now that I know the thing pleases you. wish only to talk with him. to beg him to use veu kindly. Tell me the name. Kiang Yeh."
 %"I should not; but we were children together, and the secret shall not be kept from you. He Is Chao Yiug, son of Chao Hai, the carver of jade and ivory"
 A door slammed shut above him, and the balcony was empty Chao, envel- oped in a iove-cloud of purple and gold trotted home to "hcnor" his father. down the Passageway of the Seven Steps =
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-16
CLOSED SERVICES.
Rev. Stewart McQueen Returns from
 GReenviIle Mission.

Greenpille, Dec. 15.-(Special) )-The pupils of the high school department of the public school are preparing to give a play at the city hall on the evening of the 22nd. A number of the larger boys and girls will take part in the play Among the Breakers" and the entertainment promises to be ex- ceptionally we'll rendered and Interest ing. The proceeds of the evening twill be devoted to school purposes. where most needed.
 Rev. Stewart Mcqueen concluded his series of services at St. Thomas Epis- copal Church this morning and will re- turn to Montgomery this afternoon His visit to the church was appreciated by the entire membership. having been without a rector since the death oi their beloved pastor. Rev. c. R. Upton last June. The services of the week have been well attended, and MT. Me Queen made many friends during his stay.
 Mrs. William Rice of Century is thu guest of Mrs. ]. D. Cook, en route tc Fort Deposit. where she will remain several weeks