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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-23

John T. Murphy, Jr., OF Merrill is in
town.
j. L. Davis of Kirby is among to-
days visitors in the city.
Miss Catherine Hughes of Junction
is visiting Billings friends.
T. E. Gay of junction arrived in the
city this morning to visit the fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Mowre were
among this mornings departures for
st. Louis.
w. M. Ames of Canyon creek left
this morning for st. Louis to view the
exposition.
H. H. Hathhorn of Livingston is in
the city on a visit to his brother, Fred
H. Hathhorn.
Mrs. O. E. Railsback returned yes
terday morning from a visit with
friends at Central Park and Bozeman.
Miss M. A. Strangway of the North.
eun Pacific hospital at Brainerd,
Mimi, is visiting Doctor and Mrs. H.
E. Armstrong.
Mrs ]. H. Harrington and children
left this morning for Pasadena, Calf,
where they expect to remain a mum.
Der of weeks.
Doctor J. H. Rinehart and his daugh.
ter, Miss Frances, have returned from
a visit to points in Michigan, Illinois
and the st. Louis exposition.
Among the distinguished visitors in
the city to attend the opening of the
fair is F. Aug. Heinze of Butte, who
arrived early yesterday morning from
the west.
Mrs. 3. s. Holmes Mrs. B. w.
Toole and the Misses Bertha and MAY
Calhoun returned last Friday from a
tour of the Yellowstone National park,
Misses Fannie and Carrie Harring.
ton, who have been visiting relatives
in Billings for a number of weeks,
returned to their home Superior,
Neb., yesterday.
Henry Gerharz left yesterday for
southern Wyoming to look into an irri
cation project under consideration
there by which it is proposed to util-
ize the waters of Wind river.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-23
SUING A Sheriff..
Joseph Sims Brings Action to Re-
cover Hay Attached.

cover Hay Attached.
Papers were filed yesterday with
the clerk of the district court in an
action brought by Joseph Sims against
c. H. Sherman to recover 100 tons of
alfalfa hay, valued at 81 a ton, or its
equivalent, $500 alleged to be the val
ue of the fodder, and 500 damages
and the costs of the suit.
The proceedings we're originally in.
stituted in Meagher county, where the
defendant is sheriff, and ordered trans
terred to this county for trial. In
the complaint it is alleged that for a
long time prior to December 1, 1903.
and since then, the plaintiff has been
the owner of 100 tons of alfalfa, worth
81 a ton, located on the ranch OF
Ben Kopp, in Meagher county, and
that December 10, 1903, the defendant
without plaintiffs consent or permis-
sion took possession of the hay. De-
cember %, 1903, plaintiff. alleges that
he demanded that the property be re-
turned to him, but the demand was
ignored. Wherefore he demands re-
lief from the court. The hay in con-
troversy was attached by the sheriff
and he is now holding it in ~satisfac-
ton of a claim, pending final disposi-
ton of the matter by the courts.
Kopp was recently declared a bank.
rupt, ON his own petition, and his es-
tate is now passing through the bank.
ruptcy court. On behalf of some of
his creditors the charge has been
made that he failed to list all his as
sets, particular reference being made
to a lease of state lands he holds and
which he transferred to Sims. The
complaining creditors allege that the
transfer was made within four months
prior to the filing of the petition in
bankruptcy and for the purpose of de.
frauding them. . Yesterday Referee
Firth made an order setting Septem-
Der 2 as the date for holding a meet
ing of the creditors, when, provided no
objections are made, he will make a
further order setting September 5 as
the date for holding a sale of the
property Of the bankrupt listed, ex-
cept the lease and certain improve
ments made on the land, which are
claimed by Sims and the right to
which is the subject of litigation
which must be decided by the courts
before final disposition may be made.
1t is believed that the hay for the
recovery of which Sims is now suing
is among the assets figuring in the
bankruptcy matter.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-23
FREIGHT CARS WRECKED.
Pileup During Switching in Local
Northern Pacific Yards. ~

NoTthern Pacific Yards. n
N number of freight cars were piled
up and badly damaged Friday night
in the local yards of the Northern Pa
ciic company. While a string of cars
was being placed on a siding one Of
them failed to clear another car stand.
ing on n of the tracks, or corner
ing" as it is technically known, with
the result that many were derailed be-
fore a stop could be made. The los3
to property was considerable, but for
tunately none of them was injured.
In consequence of the wreck traffic
was hung up a number of houHk.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-23

Wanted, to adopt a blue eyed girl,
age between Is months and 2 years.
Call or address No. 523 North Twenty
sixth street. 31-5
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-23
Map Of Coded Reservation.

Map of coded part Of Grow Indian
reservation will be mailed to any adj
dress by The Gazette on receipt of
10 cents.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-23
Notice.

A special meeting of the Roosevelt
and Fairbanks Republican club will
be held this evening, August 10, at
the Rademaker hall. All interested
are cordially invited.
HARRY L. WILSON, President.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-23

Arthur Wales. premier piano tuner.
Thirty years experience. Leave or.
ders ut Holmes & Rixon's drug store
Montana avenue. Sit
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-23
For Sale.

Steel farm truck and hay rack;
100 rods INNS ,6-foot poultry netting
(new). w. j. YOUMANS,
25-tf 118 South Thirty-fourth st.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-20
LARGEST String Beans.

What are presumably the largest
string beans in the world may be seen
growing in the gardens of a resident
of Pasadena, Cal. They range from
thirty to fortY-three inches in length
and average half an inch in width.
They are not only enormously large,
but they make a delightful table deli
cacy when cut and stewed and pre-
pared with cream and butter. The
vines bear profusely and the beans are
so large that one of them is more than
a single person can comfortably man.
age. These beans are of the aristo-
cratic species, and do not claim alli-
ance with the common string bean.
California botanists class them as be-
longing to the genus Dolichos, but ow-
ing to their great length they are pop
ulariy known as yard beans.' The
plants are natives of China and Japan,
and the seeds were sent to California
from Japan.-New York Commercial.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-20
OmciaIs Not Posted.

First Assistant Postmaster General
Wynne gave the jurors shock in the
Machen trial by declaring, under oath.
that he didn't know a Croft fastener
from a locomotive when he came into
the Postoffice Department, and when
counsel for Machen asked him II he
had ever seen a Croft fastener he con-
fessed frankly that he had not Such
a revelation of ignorance. OF course.
shocked the counsel for the grafters, so
when Mr.. Wynne's predecessors, Heath
and Johnson. came on the stand the
following day a similar question was
put to them. Each promptly answered
not only that he had seen the .Groff
fastener, but that he could describe it.
Then counsel for the defense asked Mr..
Johnson where and when he had seen
the Croft fastener for the first time
II saw 1t first this morning" was the
reply, "on a lamppost." Heath and
Johnson had walked to court together
that morning, and, recalling Wynne's
testimony. had investigated for them
selves. Neither had ever known any
thing about the Croft fastener before II
came into the postal trials, although
each had signed orders for the pur-
chase Of thousands of dollars worth OF
them.-New York Commercial.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-20
A shocking Crime

The daughter of a widow living at
Potsdam has just been tried for incit-
ing soldiers against an officer in the
following circumstances: One Sunday
last year she was walking with her
sweetheart. a soldier. when she met a
young cadet. The latter stopped the
soldier on the ground that he had not
saluted him. The soldier and the girl
maintained that the salute had been
given, whereupon the cadet ordered
the man TO follow him to the barracks.
The girl upon this called to a number
Of artillerymen, bidding them not to
allow such a young officer to arrest an
honest man. The soldier, who followed
the cadet as ordered, was sentenced TO
five months imprisonment in a fortress.
The charge against the girl was dis
missed, but she was fined 80 marks for
insulting the cadet.-New York Press.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-20
Pats Always Sail Away.

Captain A. r. McGonnigal was for a
number of years an officer of one of
the fruit steamers plying between New
Orleans and Central American ports.
Talking one dav with me about this
fruit trade one da ylast week, he said:
DO you know, it amazes me that the
fruit steamers do not succeed in rid
ding New Orleans of it's rat population.
They are continually carrying rats
away from New Orleans and never
bring them back, yet the rat supply in
the Crescent City always holds UP un-
der the strain pretty well.
Il was in the trade for a good many
years, and 1 count this curious freak Of
the Louisiana rats one of the oldest
things / have ever been cognizant Of
While the fruit steamers lie at the
New Orleans docks the rats stow them
selves away b. the scores and hun
dreds. Cats are of no avail in keep
ing them back l had fifteen on board
my craft once. and they succeeded in
doing no more than keep the rodents
below deck. On the out voyage they
are one of the biggest nuisances i'm
aginable, but as soon as the vessel
reaches one of the Central or South
American ports they swarm ashore, as
though the Pied Piper of Hamlin were
ashore playing on the sands.
During the return voyage to New
Orleans, with my vessel loaded with
luscious fruit. and, it would, be pre-
sumed, far more enticing to rat, 1
have never seen one on board. They
sail out with us. but they never come
back. l don't know how to account for
it, but the statement Is true, and
have no doubt the captain of every
vessel in the fruit trade out of New
Orleans has noticed it and will sub
Star.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-20
Selling Bread by Weight.

On Monday in Kings bench division,
before the Lord Chief Justice, Justice
Madden and Justice Wright. judgment
was given in the case of Sleater VS..
Brewsters, Limited, which had been ar
gued before the court on a case stated
by the magistrates sitting at London
derry. Defendants, who are bakers in
that city, were summoned by the plain
tiff for having on the 26th Of November
last refused to sell bread by weight,
contrary to the provision of 1st and I'd
Vie, Cap. 2S, Sec. 4. The magistrates
dismissed the case on the merits, but
agreed 10 state a case for the King S
bench division. This set out that plain
tiff had asked defendants for Sd loaf,
the correct weight of which should be
two pounds. but on weighing the loaf
which was supplied it was found to be
deficient by one ounce. Plaintiff relied
on section Of the act, which provided
that bread should be sold by weight
only and not by measure, and imposed
a penalty of 40 shillings for a contra
vention of the provision, which referred
TO ordinary household bread and eX-
empted fancy bread and French rolls
Z
that it was not sufficient to weigh the
dough, but that the bread should be
weighed after being fully baked, either
in presence of the purchaser or at some
time prior to sale. For defendants il
was set out that they employed a ma
chine which cut the dough into slices
and these when baked formed two
pound and pound loaves, as re-
quired, that the sale Of these was on
the basis of weight and that the re-
quirements Of the act had been COM
piled with.
The Lord Chief Justice in delivering
the unanimous judgment of the court
said the case must go back to the mag
istrates, with a direction to convict
and the plaintiff would get his costs OF
the rgument.-London Exchange.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-20
He DOdged the Question.

In Southern Missouri court proceed
ings are not as strictly formal as those
with which the city lawyer is familiar
The Judge does not always forget
when he mounts the bench, what he
knows about the plain people of the
earth, and sometimes he acts on that
knowledge.
AT New Madrid during the last ses-
sion of the Circuit Court one negro
was on trial for numbering another
Judge Riley was impaneling a jury and
asking candidates the questions re-
quired by law. When the jury-box was
full OF men sworn to answer truly he
demanded in judicial tones:
Are any of you gentlemen related tc
Doe O'Bannon, Doctor Dawson, Oh
Doctor Dlgges?"
There was no answer from the tales
men, and their silence was taken fol
negation. The Judge looked at them
and frowned
THE rest of the witnesses in this case
being colored,' he said, Il shall not ask
you whether you are related to them OF
not"
Th re was a momentary silence in tbs
court, and then from the assembled
farmers on the benches came a chorus
of approval which not even the deputy
sheriff could rap to silence.-Lippin-
colts.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-20
ANNIVERSARY
OF THE TROLLEY CAR
Progress OF the Electric Railroad
During Its First Quarter


The year 1904 brings US TO the quarter
century mark since the Siemens Com
psny Of Berlin first connected an cleo
tric motor TO a truck and initiated the
electric railway. The car was crude,
and the railway a small affair, $50
yards long, and of three feet three
inches gauge. the third rail being used.
A species Of sliding trolley on an over
head rail was invented two years later.
In 1855 Van Depole invented the under
running trolley wheel. making feasible
the use of overhead wire conductors,
and Wellington Adams mounted the
motor directly on the car axle - the
practice up TO that time having been
10 mount the motor on a separate frame
and connect with the axle by chains
or belts.
These two inventions, the under run
ming trolley and the direct connected
motor, are perhaps the only features
in electric car designing which have
survived the contest of changes and i'm
provemerts in the equipment of cleo
tric lines.
In the early cars couple Of fifteen
horsepower motors were thought TO be
ample. To-day an electric locomotive
is in operation on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad propelled by eight 225-
horsepower motors, a total Of 1890
horsepower. The first cars built had q
seating capacity of sixteen. Sixty is
the number Of passengers that can be
seated in the latest designs. In ar
rangeTaents for long-distance trolley
lines, the Middle West States are taking
the lead. In Indiana five roads. each
over 100 miles in length. are finished OF
in course of construction
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-20
Undecided.

One day a certain professor OF
mathematics at o. University prepared
to set out on short journey on horse
back. He was an absent-minded per-
son and while saddling the animal was
thinking out some intricate problem
Some students stood near and watched
him abstractedly place the saddle on
hind-part before.
"Oh, professor" exclaimed one OF
the group, ''you are putting the wrong
end of your saddle foremost"
Young man." replied the profes-
sor with some tartness, you are en-
tirely too smart. How do you know
it is wrong, when 1 have not yet told
you in which direction intend to go %
-Lippincott's.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-20
Personal.

DR.. S. L. Brick and wife of Ogden
are at the Grand.
M. ]. Heney, mining man of Sc
attic, is at the Palace.
E. L. Brewster, a broker of New
York, is at the Palace.
Arthur Levinsl1y, an attorney of
Stockton, is at the Palace.
Former Congressman A. Caminetti
of Jackson is at the Lick.
w. j. Rule, a mining man of Sono-
ra, and wife are at the Lick.
Judge and Mrs. S2inks of British
Columbia are at the Occidental.
E. H. Paris, a merchant of Homo
lulu, and wife are at the Occidental.
d. F. Henry, proprietor of a hotel
in Pittsburg, and wife are guests at
the Palace.
Henry Buhl Jr. of the big dry goods
firm of Pittsburg, accompanied by a
party, arrived here yesterday and is
staying at the Palace.
A. Dixon of Chicago, director of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, ar
rived from the south yesterday and is
staying at the Palace.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry G. w. Dinkel-
spiel have returned from short trip
to New Orleans. New York and other
Eastern cities. They were in New
Orleans during Mardi Gras week.
Mrs. Lloyd Griscom, wife of the
American Minister to Japan, who,
with party of friends, has been tour
ing Southern California, arrived here
yesterday. Mrs. Griscom sails for the
Orient Wednesday on the liner ST.
IBERIA.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-20

has the stoicism to withhold it from
the box office of that circus emeritus?
Besides it's distinctly good form to ex-
hibit an interest in the Doctors Daugh-
ters' philanthropy, and it offers a joy
Gus chance to ventilate new millinery
and that's something.
Have you seen the trap that a good
samaritan gave to the Daughters, to be
raffied at 81 per chance? The trap, with
its accouterments, Is in the custody of
Mrs. Frederick Tallant and Mrs Wake
field Baker. And if you don't use traps
therell be a Yorkshire terrier there
that might interest you, the gift of
Alexander Hamilton. Miss Blair holds
the tickets that will decide his future
custodian. Would you like it to be you?
Miss Ethel A. Greene, youngest
daughter of Judge W. E. Greene, and
Lathrop w. Jewett, son of Mrs. Philo
D. Jewett, will be married March 26
at 9 p. m. at the residence Of Carlton
w. Greene, Union street, where Judge
Greene is spending the winter. Only
relatives and intimate friends have
been invited to witness the ceremony,
which will be performed. by Rev.
Bradford Leavitt. Miss Helen Jewett
will be the brides only attendant and
Carlton w. Greene will serve the
groom as best man.
DR.. E. Zeile was host at a delight
fully informal bowling party on
Wednesday evening. Among those
present were: Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel G.
Buckbee, Miss Grace Spreckels, Miss
Lily Spreckels,l Burbank Somers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Brinegar en-
tertained large party of friends at
bowling on Wednesday evening. Sup
per followed the game and the guests
were charmingly entertained. Among
those present were: Mr.. and Mrs. w.
d. Fennimore, NJ. and Mrs. Alva Watt,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Irvine, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Shook, Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam Herman, Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. York,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Gartenlaub, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. P. Wallace, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Shotwell, Mr.. and Mrs. L. F..
Weaver, Mr.. and Mrs. Bush Finnell,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. D. Morton, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Plum.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-20
With the Gin'rals.

The late General John 3. Gordon and
Governor Chandler of Georgia were to-
gether in a hotel in Atlanta recently.
when Governor Chandler asked the
general if he had even known of a
witty darky. Yes" said the general,
zone. When General Robert E. Lee
was fighting Grant in the last days an
old darky besieged headquarters with
request to see the gin'ral.' He was
turned away a dozen times. But one
day he succeeded in reaching the guard
Immediately in front of General Lees
tent, and almost got into the tent itself
before he was stopped. The alterca-
tion which followed was overheard by
General Lee, who called out, Let that
man come in!' Then into the tent
came the fellow, a raw-boned, shamb-
ling, gray-headed, gnarled Old darky,
who scraped the ground with his foot
and kept turning his hat around nerv-
ously in his hand.
"'WelI, where do you belong?' de-
manded General Lee.
II blongs to yr company, gin'ral,
returned the darky.
No, you don't declared the gem
eral. sharply. Everybody in my COM
pany has been shot. How is it that you
haven't been?'
''The darky scratched his head.
Then from his twisted mouth came a
confidential whisper, Well, yo' see,
gin'ral. it's this away. / amt been
shot, Gaze when days a fight goin on
l always stays with the gin'rals.' -
Lippincott's.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-20
His rather Wouldn't Like 1t.

Mister" said the little boy to the
farmer leaning over the fence, 1.-The
mule has run away and split my load
o. hay. Won't you come and help me
put it on the wagon again?''
II WILL" said the farmer, 'tif you
will come over here fuss an hep me
git my cows out O. the pastur'.''
oh" said the little boy, I'm afraid
father wouldn't like that
why wouldn't hep" growled the
farmer.
Because" said the little boy, "he
always taught me to look out for him
first
Where is your father?" asked the
farmer.
Please. sir" said the little boy,
hes under the hay"-Lppincott's
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-20
No Fare for Doll Under Three.

True kindliness does not abound in
any particular place. A conductor
on a Ridge-avenue car the other day
gave an example of how the ordinary
things of life may be made attractive
by the presence of a little kindliness.
The car stopped and a little girl car
rying a large doll got on. The con-
ductor came in to collect her fare
The little girl, who was about six
years old, handed him a nickel. He
looked at it and then at her. Her ex-
preston was that of perplexity. The
conductor then leaned down and ask
ed her for her dolls fare. That re-
quest made the little girls perplexity
even greater. But the conductor
quickly asked her whether the doll
wasn't over three years old and tn
her negative reply he said: "Oh! I
thought she was and l was waiting
for her fare" Then he smilingly
pulled the register strap, and the
other passengers who had witnessed
the occurrence somehow or other felt
better for this little touch of whim-
sical comedy.-Philadelp Record
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-20
Cultivation of Roses.

In the growing Of cut flowers the
greatest advances have been made
with roses. carnations and violets
There are now annually sold in this
country $4,000, OOO to s7.ooO,O0o worth
Of cut roses. This represents some
thing like 100000 600 or 125,OOO. 600
flowers. The growing of roses as ar
industry has developed especially in
the vicinity of our largest cities. such
as New York. Chicago and Philadel-
Worlds Work.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-20
Late Shipping Intelligence.

SAILED.
Saturday. March 10.
stmr Eureka. Jessen. for Eureka.
ARRIVED
Saturday March 49,
Stmr Elizabeth. Jensen, 5SA hours from
Bandon Pass
ISLAND PORTS.
HONOLULU-Arrived March 10--U stmr
Biiford hence March IL for Manila
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-20

The American automobile made its
debut at Odessa for the first time dur
ing the past year and a few machines
were sold, which have given great
satisfaction
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-20
SUPERFLuOUS HAIR

And all other facial blemishes removed by
DR. anc MRS. A. w. TRAVERSE, Donohoe
building ITO Market street, cor. Taylor rooms
2s-29 witi the electric needle. without pain or
scar; pernanency guaranteed; hours to d.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-20

The men who teach in French
schools are to get hereafter from s24o
10 s44O a year; the women teachers
get $40 less.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-20

All the steel 10 be used in the con-
struction of the Havana docks is be-
ing made at Pottsville, Pa
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-20

California leads all the States in
the production of barley and sup
plies one-fourth of all that is grown in
the United States.