davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-12
CHRIST Publication Aug. 10, 19O4.-4w)
CONTEST NOTICE.

Department of the Interior, United
States Land Office, Bozeman, Mon
tana, August 9, 19O4.-A sufficient CON
test affidavit having been filed in this
office by Kate Wells, contestant,
against homestead entry No. 4273,
made October 3, 1901, at Bozeman,
Montana, for lots 2 and 3, and SEN
NWA, SWA NEA section l, town
ship 3 south, range % east, M. P. NJ,
by Clarence D. Hatch, c~ontestee, in
which it is alleged that said Clarence
H. Hatch died in November, 1902;
that the heirs Of said Clarence D.
Hatch, if any there are, nor any one
of them, have lived upon, cultivated
or improved said land for more than
six months last past, but have wholly
abandoned the same; THAT n David
Smethurst, who vas administrator of
the estate of entryman, has sold all
of the Improvements on the land:
that after diligent inquiry it is learned
that there r no heirs of said Hatch,
known to exist; said parties are
hereby notified to appeaer, respond
and offer evidence touching said al
legation at 10 o'clock a. m. ON Septem-
Der Is, 1904, before T. A. Williams,
clerk of the court, at Billings, Mon
tana, and that final hearing will be
held at 10 O'Clock a. m. on September
rs, 1904, before the Register and Re-
ceiver at the United States Land
Office in Bozeman, Montana.
The said contestant having, i'm a
proper affidavit, filed August 9, 1904.
set forth facts which show that after
due diligence personal service of this
notice can not be made, it is hereby
ordered and directed that such notice
be given by due and proper publica-
ton.
MI R. WILSON, Register.
]. N. KELLY, Receiver.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-12
eEHRENDT BROS MACHINERY
AND GENERAL IRON WORKS.

Machine, boiler and general iron
work, such as rod iron ratings, fences,
heavy sheet-iron work, machine black
smithing and tool dressing. Repair
ing of automobiles, bicycles, guns and
sewing machines a specially. Full line
OF repair supplies in stock. Twenty
years experience enables us to do
all work in frst-class mechanical
manner. Prices reasonable.
BEHRENDT BROS, Props.
tt "a North TWenty-Ninth St.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-12
Sealed Proposals for Purchase Of In
nrovements.

SS0SSo SSHOO0t0 = ObStI0O0 W vi
p~rovements.
Notice is hereby given that the
board of trustees of school district
No. 2, Yellowstone county, Montana,
will receive sealed bids until August
Is, 1904, at 8 o'clock p. NJ, for the pur-
chase of all buildings and improvements
situated on lots 5, g., Z, 8, 8, 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. s,
1904.
IRA L. WHITNEY,
Clerk School District No. 2.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-12
Notice Of Annual NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Ditch Company.

Notice is hereby given that the an
nual meeting OF the stockholders OF
the Suburban Ditch company will be
held at No. z North Twenty-eighth
street, Billings, Montana, on Saturday.
August IL, 1904, at 1880 o'clock p. M.
for the purpose of electing five trus'
tees, and transact any other business
that may come before the meeting.
1921 JOHN "A. MILLER, Secretary.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-12
c,o.+o s,r,no. Floral comp.nv.

Grotto Springs Floral Company.
Fresh cut flowers in great variety.
Special attention given to design
work. Mail orders filled on day re-
ceived. Bell telephone 95F, city sales
room; Bell telephone 79A, greenhouse.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-12
THE BILLINGS AZETTE

Madison-First crop Of hay all in
the stack, put up in fine condition;
second crop of alfalfa coming ON NICE
ly; oats and wheat beginning to ripen;
water in small streams getting very
low. Norris: No change for the bet
ter since last week; mo rain since the
oath of June; cutting second crop of
alfalfa; crops of all kinds one-third
short. Fuller Springs: All haying
done, with a fair crop; grass on range
is very poor.
Meagher-Quite warm; range grass
curing, but still green in places; hay.
ing in full progress, native hay light
crop; second crop of alfalfa promises
we'll; plenty of water for stock. Two.
dot: No rain, weather very warm,
favorable for haying; grasshoppers
very bad in some palces on the hills;
range still in coed condition and all
stock looking we'll. Shawmut: Water
on range and for irrigating very low;
high winds interfered with haying;
alfalfa for second crop coming on
fast; grain ripening fast; garden truck
of all kinds plentiful and good yield;
also late small fruit.
Missoula-Very hot and dry; hay
ing mostly done and harvesting of
grain begun; oats very short; hay turn
ed out better than expected; range
completely burned up; large forest
fires in vicinity of Lo 10. Plains:
T%hreshing is in progress, 81 bushels
of wheat per acre is the best yield so
far; the most severe drought since
1889: all streams low; grass in the
timber part of the range is green and
plentiful; raspberry crop good, black
berries getting ripe and a good crop;
second clover crop very good; spring
wheat being cut, very light crop.
Eddy: Second crop of alfalfa i'm bloom,
barley being cut. Baird: Ranges burn
ed for lack of moisture; forest fires
destroying much valuable timber;
irrigated crops and potatoes a fail
ure. Misscula: Haying all done, grain
harvest in progress, grain drying very
fast, yield will be poor; potatoes
fairly good; range very dry; water
in streams low.
Park-Haying almost over; crops
doing we'll.
Powell-Still a and dry; haying
progressing rapidly, yield better than
expected; winter wheat and rye ripe,
oats turning; range poor, but well
watered for stock.
Ravalli-Range drying up very fast;
winter wheat all in the shock, waiting
for the thresher, much of the grain too
short to bind and being cut with mow-
err; oats cur for hay made a fair crop.
Rosebud-Haying is half through,
will make a half crop; range dried
out; sheepmen resorting to we'll dig
ging for stock water; corn a light
crop, too far advanced for rain to
benefit.
Silver Bow-Ranchers all busy hay
ing; no rain; range in good condition
and stock doing well.
Sweet Grass-Weather a and
dry, water for irrigation getting low;
harvesting of grain will begin next
week.
Teton-Dry all week; cattle on
range suffering for water in some
places; grain is all burnt up.
Valley-Weather hot and dry; hay
ing still in progress, other crops al
most dried up.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-12
(First Publication July Is, 19O4.-6w)
NOTICE For PUBLICATION.

NOTICE For PUBLICATION.
Department of the interior, Land
Office at Miles City, Montana, July
IA, 1904.-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. 3. No. 1875, for the
81 NEA, NWA NEA, SEA NWA
section 80, township z north, range
80 east.
He m 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.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-12
Teachers Examination.

The regular county teachers ex.
animation will be held in the court
room, Billings, Montana, beginning
Friday. August rs, at 9 a. M, and con-
tinuing Saturday, August q, 1904.
MARGUERITE M. STRANG,
28-7 County Supt. Of Schools.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-12

Map Of Coded Reservation.
Map of coded part Of Crow 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, 1904-08-12

Calling cards at the Gazette Office.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-06-18
nnmoorntic omeer..

Following is the roster Of the work
of the Durant Convention:
National committeeman-Robert L.
Williams, Durant.
Chairman Territorial executive com
mittee-Fred Parkinson, Wagner.
Secretary executive committee w
W. Hastings, Tahlequah.
Delegates to National convention
Northern district, W. C. Rogers, SKia-
took; Western district, Robert Reed,
Wetumka; Central district, c. A.
.skeen, Wapanucka: Southern district,
Thomas L. Wade, NARROW
Delegates-at-large-L. NJ. Poe, Tul-
sa. and II. J. Stanley, Purcell.
Alternates-James Givens, Musko-
gee: S. NJ. Rutherford, tSIuskogee; E.
NJ. McConkey, Peoria, 1. T.; T. j.
Watts. Muldrow; J. 7. BlantOn, Paul;
valley; T. o. Ainsworth. McAlester
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-06-18

Such Seems to BE the New Metal Ra-
dium Because Of It's Won
derful Properties.

The new metal, radium, which has
been SO much talked and written about
during the last few months, turns out
10 be sort Of natural Roman candle,
since, in addition to giving light. it also
shoots off bodies of two different Sizes
The light itself from this mysterious
substance is not like ordinary light,
writes Edwin Tenney Brewster, in ST.
Nicholas. Even small fragment sealed
up In a glass tube shines with weird
glow like a iirehy, but bright enough to
read by. Moreover, If these rays fall on
certain other substances, as, for exam
pie, diamonds, it causes them also to
glow with a similar unearthly radiance;
and, like TX rays" which enable one
to see his own bones, they will go
through a plank or a dictionary. We
never use metallic radium, because it
has never been entirely separated
from other materials. We haven't ii
touse We are, therefore, compelled to be
content witt some salt "a mixture) Of the
metal. One experimenter consequently
placed the least pinch of radium bro
mlde in a glass tube. and screwed II
tightly inside a rubber thermometer
case. This he put in an iron box, with
a silver soup-tureen and four sheets of
copper above it, yet in some way the rays
got out After all don't know that
it is any more difficult to answer why
this light goes through iron than why
the light Of candle goes through
glass
Y 81 a piece of radium, in addition to
gh .ng off these peculiar rays, sends out /
such shower OF little particles that it |
is like a sort Of exploding battery OF tiny
rapid-fire guns. These. as / said at the
beginning. are Of two sizes. The small
est are the smallest particles known to
science. Indeed. as they travel some
200 times faster than a bullet from
rifle, they must needs be pretty
small not to wipe out everything within
range. The others are much larger, per-
haps by thousand times and they do
not travel so fast. But even these are
so small that. after millions upon mil
lions Of them have been shot of, the most
careful weighing with a balance for
which hair is heavy weight, cannot
detect any loss. Now, these smaller
bodies are the mysterious 'electrons"
which. as they stream against the walls
Of a Crookes tube, produce the X rays.
So they seem quite like old friends The
larger ones come still nearer home. They
are like the minute particles Of vapor
which are always being sent of by any
such as water. or alcohol, or
camphor. or ice, which is drying up or
wasting away. But the remarkable
hing about radium Is that, while the gas
which goes of into the air from these
'amiliar substances is still water or al
sohol. or what not the gas from radium
5 not radium at all. but helium.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-06-18

q IAlkkinds seed potatoes zeno. 33-tl
\ Chief Rogers is here from Skiatook
All kinds Of salt fish at zeno's. Il
Dick Martin was up from Pensacola
oday.
See the line of floor oil cloth at Fra
se's 135-tf
S. G. Victor was over from Alton
I pday
& Lee Barrett now has a frst-class
! ,obt maker. 2l6-tf
i "A. H, Norwood, Of Dewey, was here
& lay-
tFor fresh garden seeds Of all kinds
y 40 Zeno. 23-tf
II W. shipman, Of Tulsa, was here
yesterday
a new line OF leather novelties at
5ple's Drug Store. ls8-tf
i. II. Arter is expected home from
today.
No old goods. everything new at
Empire Cash Grocery. 2O6tf
Now Is a good time to cut the weeds
81 that back yard.
III you want a cab telephone Webb
brothers. Phone 81.
b. II. Hester was over today from
chelsea.
Miss Kate Harrison is going TO Chel-
sea tomorrow for few days visit.
nspecial prices on dried fruits this
week at Empire Cash Grocery. 2o6tf
M. Rix. is assisting the Golden
aule with their June Bug sale today.
Michigan double strength pure ap-
bic vinegar at Empire Cash Grocery
Bed room in Gray-Halsell building
. rent at IS per month. Apply here.
willie Mars leaves tonight for ST.
oam Springs for a few days visit.
Hlghest market price paid for coun-
Iry produce at Empire Cash Grocery.
Mrs.. A. J. Blackwell, OF Chelsea, is
sisIting in Ninita.
Ian prepared to supply all Of Madam
remedies, at my home. Mrs
s5the- lSo-tf
Cream Crisp, the best Of all break
asL loods-try il. Empire cash gro
.erF l9e-tf
IIy our Kenwood club cheese. Gen
linz New York fun cream. Empire
1ash Grocery. 2O6tf
Albums showing views ef the St.
lo1's Worlds Fair can be bought Of
ise Katy agent Tor 25c. These albums
.fa absolutely free from all advertis-
nr left
Al the Gem Restaurant-the best /
lac3 in town TO eat-y0u can get
'anlaloups. Rapberries, Huckleber-
|es Blackberries, Strawberries, To
s4fnes. Peaches. 2l5-tf
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-06-18
LOCAL NOTES
June

md what is SO rare as a day In June
Then, if ever come, perfect days.
Heaven tries the earth if it be in tune,
And over it all her warm ear lays
Whether we e'look or whether we listen
We hear life murmur and see it glis-
ten.
Zach little cold feels a thrill Of life;
n "A something within it that pants
and towers,
md cropping blindly upward foi light,
1t climbs to soul in grass and
flowers.
Lowell.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-06-18
ANNOUNCEMENT.

4 desire to call the at
ention of the people of
1 y aita and this section of
( 2country generally to the
3fact that | have pur-
/ chased the stock of drugs
and jewelry formerly
owned by DR.. A. w. Fore
man. | wish the friend
ship and patronage of the
old patrons of the store,
and hope to have many
" ones. Come in and
acquainted.
A. P. OWENS,
ccessor to DR.. A. W. Foreman
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-06-18

N 44NTED-Good girl FOR general house
III Mrs, A. L. Churchill. 2E-it
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-11
YEAST FOAM BREAD.
The Kind Every Housewife Likes 10 Have
on Her Table Seven Days u Week.

"How to Make Bread" is a
little book that every bread max
er ought to own, and can own.
The Northwestern Yeast Com
pany of Chicago is sending it
free to any housewife who writes
for it.
This book tells some facts
about the art of making bread
that are new even to the most
experienced. 1t says and proves
it that the secret is in the yeast.
1t shows that pure vegetable
yeast, like Yeast Foam, which is
made of the finest malt, hops,
corn, ETC., brings out the nutty
flavor and nutritious qualities of
the wheat in new way, and
makes sweet, wholesome bread
that keeps fresh and good so long
as the batch lasts.
Yeast Foam is sold by all
grocers at five cents a package,
and IS having a wide and increas-
ing sale. More and more the
best housekeepers are learning
the virtues of yeast that can be
kept on hand all the year round,
that turns out never-failing good
bread which keeps their families
healty, and makes them eat and
eat, and eat.
Send to Northwestern Yeast
Company of Chicago, asking for
their interesting book, "How to
Make Bread"-free.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-11
shock was completely threshed

shock was completely threshed
out.
The greater damage was sus-
tanned by the corn crop which
gave every prospect of an album
dant yield. AS is usually the
case all fields in the course of the
storm did not fare alike, some
being much worse damaged than
others.
In some cases the destruction
was complete, only stubs of the
stalks being left, yet great ma
jority of the fields were so badly
damaged that but little if any
thing will be realized.
Round Valley, French Table,
Swiss Valley, east half of Rose
Valley, Spencer's Park, the
Muddy valley in the vicinity of
Berwyn, were included in the line
of the hail. The rain was very
heavy in vicinity of Clear Creek.
All the bridges from Moselys' to
Westerville are said to be washed
out.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-11

The Beacon says sit is now
settled that taxes will be $4,000
higher than last year. The
State board settled the question
beyond a doubt" Why did not
the Beacon deal fair with its
readers and tell them the truth
about the work of the state board.
Tell them that the state board
reduced the levy in Custer coun-
ty from eight mills last year to
five this year. And further tell
them that the increase in pro-
perty valuation in the county
was only about IS per cent while
the increase of the railroad pro-
perty was 20 per cent. And not
the farmers and stockmen would
contribute to the So, 600 addition
al amount, but that and more
would be contributed by the cor
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-11
HI ER RgNE

Renders the bile more fluid and
thus helps the blood to flow; it
affords prompt relief from bilious
ness, indigestion, sick and nerv-
GUS headaches, and the over-in-
diligence of food and drink. Her
bine acts quickly, dose after
meals will bring the patient into
a good condition in a few DAYS.
G. L. Caldwell, Agt. M. X. and
Il. X. H., Checotah, Ind. Ter,
writes, April Is, 1908: II was
sick for over two years with en-
largement of the liver and spleen.
The doctors did me no good, and
had given up all hope of being
cured, when my druggist advised
me to use Herbine. 1t has made
me sound and WE'LL" SOC. Sold
by Ed. McComas, Broken Bow
and Merna.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-11
A Destructive Hail

Custer county had up to last
Friday been congratulating itself
that but very small portion of
the county had been visited this
season with hail and great hopes
were entertained that owing to
the lateness of the season, no
damage to crops would result
from that source this year.
Hopes in that direction have
been disappointing. Last Fri
day evening a strip of country
extending from Round Valley to
the head of Elk Creek, distance
of twenty-five miles or more from
two to three miles wide ex-
perienced very destructive
storm. Most of the small grain
in its course was in the shock
and in many instances was only
partially damaged, while in
few instances the grain in the
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-11
suicide prevented.

The startling announcement
that preventative of suicide had
been discovered will interest
many. A run down system, or
dependency invariably precede
suicide and something has been
found that will prevent that con-
dition which makes suicide like
ly. AT the first thought of self
destruction take Electric Bitters.
1t being a great tonic and ner-
vine will strengthen the nerves
and build up the system. It's
also a great stomach, liver and
kidney regulator. Only soc. Sat-
isfaction guaranteed by Lee
Bros, druggists.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-11
A ScurrilOus Attack .

The Omaha World-Herald de-
clares that the republican press
of the state will take it indig-
nantly to task" because it pro-
tests against the service render
ed to the republican state central
committee by one of the govern
or's clerks. But the republican
press isn't very hot under the
collar. 1t considers the World
Herald's screed about the villainy
of state employee drawing a
salary and doing something in
politics as well a scurrllous at
tack upon those estimable fusion
lists, Jim Dahlman, who was sec
rotary of the board of transporta-
ton at $2,O year when chair
man of the democratic state COM
mittee; p. L. Hall, when he was
chairman of the same committee,
drawing his salary as secretary
of the state banking board, and
J. H. Edmiston, who inspected
oil for big money while chairman
of the populist state central COM
mittee. State Journal.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-11

Reports from the populist and
democratic state conventions
yesterday would indicate that a
fusion will be effected on the
state ticket, two set of electors.
Parker and Davis electors will
head the democratic ticket and
Watson and Tibbles electors the
pop ticket. Should this plan
work as contemplated the popu-
lists are to have the candidate
for governor and the other candi-
dates prorated. Spells and not
principles will be the controlling
factor of both conventions.
Their national platforms are
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-11
Jonas CORmaS Dead,

are in receipt of clipping
from the Saltwater Gazette, Ok,
in which appears notice OF the
death of Jonas Coffman, formerly
of Ansley, this county. The de-
ceased located in Custer county,
two miles south of Ansley in 1878,
having moved here from Merrick
county. Jonas Coffman was born
April 21, 1889, in Fairfield
county, Ohio, and died June II,
1904, at his home in Saltwater,
Oklahoma. At the age of 20 he
was married to Lucinda Cotchall
in Wells county, Indiana. To
them were born eleven children.
His wife died in 1888 while he
resided in Custer county and was
buried on their homestead. He
married Mrs. Emeline Hen
Erickson in 1886, who survives
him. AT his request family re-
union was held last fall in order
that he might see all his children.
Mrs. B. F. Amsberry and Mrs.
Chas. Waverling of Anacortes,
Washington, and Mrs. ]. f. Sac
ten of Hastings, Nebraska,
daughters of his, were at the re-
union. The two former stopped
off at Broken Bow on their way
to Oklahoma.
The deceased was a Union sol
der, having enlisted in the U. S.
army in 1862, and served three
years. Besides his wife he leaves
six children to mourn his loss.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-11

AT this writing it is useless to
predict what the populists and
democrats may do to-day in their
state conventions. Anything
they may do will not surprise the
public. Many of the pop dele.
gates were instructed against
fusion but the calling of both
conventions at Lincoln on the
same day had no other object in
view. If they do not fuse it will
be no fault of the leaders. But
let that be as it may the republi-
cans are not loosing any sleep
over general results. For the
last four campaigns they have
had to contend against fusion
and the result has been from S.
900 to IS, 900 republican majority.
There is no reason why much
larger majority should not be
given to the republican ticket
this year.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-11
Thursday, August II, 1904.

The populist delegates of the
state convention have proposed
to fuse with the democrats pro-
vided the democrats will allow
them to name all the state
officers and they will allow the
democrats to nominate the legis-
lative ticket. Where the pops
have nominated candidates they
will withdraw or ignore them.