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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-10-07
Election Proclamation.

Helena. MOntana.-By virtue OF the
authority in me vested by the consti-
tuition and laws of the state of Mon
tana, /. j. K. Toole, governor OF said
state, do hereby proclaim that on
Tuesday, the 8the day OF November,
A. D. 1904, there will be held in the
state of Montana a general election
by the qualified electors of the state
to elect the following officers, to-wit:
Three presidential electors.
One representative in congress.
One governor.
One lieutenant governor.
One secretary of state.
One attorney general.
One state treasurer.
One clerk of the supreme court.
One state auditor. p.
One superintendent of public in
structiOn.
sOne state senator in each Of the
&Tollewing counties, to-wit:
Beawerhead, Custer, Carbon, Daw-
son, Deer Lodge, Gallatin, Lewis and
Clarke, Meagher, Park, Sweet Grass,
and Rosebud, there being a vacancy
in the latter county occasioned by
the death of Hon. ]. S. Hopkins.
Members of the house of represen-
:. tatives CT the several counties OF the
ssstafa, as follows, to-wit:
Beaverhead, 2; Broadwater, 2; Car
bon, l.; Cascade, 5; Chouteau, 2:
Custer, L; Dawson, 1; Deer. Lodge
6: Fergus, 2; Flathead, 8; Gallatin,
s; Granite, 2; Jefferson, 3; Lewis m
Clarke, z; Madison, 3; Meagher, i;
Ravilli, 2; Rosebud, 1; Silver Bow,
II. Sweet Grass, 1: and Yellowstone,
1. .#&..-|
One Judge OF the district courts OF
the several judicial districts OF the
state, except the Twelfth, and also
the First and Second judicial districts,
in which the last two named dis
tricts two judges are to be elected.
County officers in each of the rs
counties of the state as follows, to-
wit:
One treasurer, one clerk and re-
corder, one assessor, one county
attorney, one superintendent OF
schools, one coroner, n public ad'
ministrator and one county surveyor
One auditor in each of the follow
ing counties, to-wit:
Cascade, Lewis and Clarke, Nilsson
la and Silver Bow.
One clerk of the district court il
each of the counties of said state.
And in order that the said election
may be conducted in a quiet and or
derby manner, l do hereby offer q re
ward of 500 for the arrest and con
viction of any person violating any 0
the provisions of title four of tn
penal code, said reward to be PAL
until the total amount hereafter ez
pended for that purpose reaches tn
sum of $1,000.
In testimony whereof l have here
unto set my hand and caused tn
great seal Of the state of Montana t
be affixed at Helena, the capital, thi
18th day of August, 1904, and i
the One Hundred and Twenty-nint
year of the independence of the Uni
ed States. J.. X. TOOLE.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-10-07
Six Men Badly Injured.

Marietta, O., Oct. Six men r
seriously injured and four others were
slightly hurt by the breaking OF 9
scaffold on the new st. Mary's church
Wednesday. The men were precipitat-
Cd thirty-fve feet to q floor.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-10-07
TWO TRAiNMEN KILLED.
Another Probably Fatally injured IN a
Railroad Wreck.

Charlotte, N. c., Oct. 6.-Freight
Conductor Wise of the Southern rail
way and Jack Godhaul, q negro switch
man. were killed, and Walter Zeigler,
a white railway employee, probably ia
tally injured in a railway accident.
The train was being pushed by a
switch engine when suddenly all the
brakes became set and the engine
crashed into the ear of the caboose'
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-10-07
(First Publication Sept. %, 19O4-6w)
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.


Department Of the interior, Land or
fice at Bozeman, Montana, Sept. ~,
19O4.-Notice is hereby given that the
following named settler has filed no.
tice Of mis- intention to make final
proof in support of his claim, and that
said proof will be made before L. A.
Williams, clerk of court, in his ot1ce,
at Billings, Montana, on October ~,
1904, viz: /,
LEWIS ]. GERARD,
Homestead entry No. 3.O0S, for the
SEA NEA, NJ SEA, SEA SEA
section 4, township 2 south, range "a
east, M. P. M.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence up
on and cultivation Of said land, VIZ:
Edward d. Burla, Edwin L. Fenton,
Lucien A. Nutting, Joel w. Hallowell,
all of Laurel, Montana.
M. R. WILSON Register.
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WILL ATTACK THE JAPs.
kuropatkin Anxious to Assume thu
Offensive.

Berlin, Oct. GA dispatch to the
Lokal Anzeiger from Mukden says:
General Kuropatkin has expressed
q firm determination to avail himself
of this favorable season of the year
for military action. Everything points
to a coming revenge for Liaoyang. The
officers and men hope that the period
of retreat is past and that they will
be led against the enemy"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-10-07
How About the Water Supply
For this Winter?

Although the weather
of late has not been
suggestive of winter, 1t
Is coming, and with 1t
the old pump handle
John Armstrong act. ii
you do not make suita-
bic preparation soon to
avoid It. You will find
In the long run nothing
so cheap and satisfact-
DRY as an Aermotor.
To be sure it requires
wind and the wind does
not always blow, but a
good sized tank to hold
a tive or three days
supply obviates any
shortage. The first cost
is the whole cost and
an outfit
properly erected and
given just a little ordi-
nary care which any
machine requires should
last for many years, and
the savingin fuel during
that time, which any
other power would re-
quire, would be more
than the cost of the
whole outfit.
Remember in feeding
stock an ample and
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(First Publication Sept. 16, 1904
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

sME.
Estate OF A. W. Hall, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed administrator of the estate OF
"A. w. Hall, deceased, to the credi-
tors OF and all persons having claims
against the said deceased, to exhibit
them, with the necessary vouchers,
within four months after the first
publication Of this notice, to the said
administrator at the office of Harry L.
Wilson, It Billings, in the county OF
Yellowstone, state OF Montana.
Dated 1t Billings. Montana, Septem-
Der Is. 1904.
GEORGE MATEIER,
Administrator q the Estate o. A. W.
HILL dsceasea.
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THE PICK OF THE HERD

is where we get your choice roasts and
steaks from. It's the "pick of the herd
all the way through with us. It's a safe
guard to patronize us and know you are
Certain of good meat. The bestat lowest
market prices is our motto, and that's
what You'll always find at our market.
WILKINSON Z RETlllck.
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plyis not only a necessity to successfully care
for the stock, but III many cases q require
ment to secure the stock to feed. The .AER-
MOTOR Co. will make you prices on any kind of
an outfit set up complete, or all the material
laid down for you to erect-mill, tower,
pump, tank. piping, MIGRANTS, everything
and everything of IN best.
Steel galvanized mills 8 to fleet diameter
Steel galvanized towers with anchor posts
of same material set 5 feet in the ground, in
barrel capacity to 400. Pumps suitable for
all purposes, and all other material necessary.
1 expect to give this business my personal
attention and will be pleased at any time to
quote prices on any style of outfit and con-
tract, If desired, on setting up the same in a
substantial and proper condition. Re1ne1n-
pumping but for running machinery and
pumping also. 7. c. ARMlTAGE, Safes Agent,
ko1+ Billings, Montana.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-10-07
ourPosTs DRIVEN BACK.

Japs Said to Have Been Repuised Near
the Hun River.
Hardin, Oct. ct is reported that
the Japanese outposts have been driv.
en- back along the line between the
Hun river and Benshu.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-10-07
Stockwell's s s :::: mon.
Bell Phone sea; Mofett Phone 1s1
No Charge for Male Help.

NO CnarQe Tor MAt0 DE
Wanted to Rent or Buy-Room and
boarding house.
Help Wanted.
Waitress, city.
Waitress, $35 per month, board and
roop.
Girls for general housework, city
and ranch.
Agents to canvass for an article use
full in private homes and business
houses.
Help Wanted.
Dishwasher for dining car.
Woman Cook for small hotel.
Bell Boy for hotel.
Train Porter, hotel, city.
Girl Dishwasher, country hotel.
For Rent.
Four-room house, barn and chicken
house; SIS per month.
Houses and rooms furnished and
unfinished in all parts of the city.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-10-07

Russian W~arships or Thursday island.
Brisbane, Queensland. Oct. ct is
reported that two Russian warships
are cruising of Thursday island.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-01
Notes and Personals.

Miss Bertha Cowan of Northport is visiting the family of Mayor Scott.
 City Attorney Romaine Boyd has re- turned from visit to Talladega.
 Cunningham chapter of the Eastern Star will hold a called meeting tonight at clock at the hall on Eighteenth street.
 Policeman William Pattie has returned from trip to the Swansea coal mines in Blount county
 The Rev. Ramundo De Ovies, rector of St. Johns church, Is reported to be recov- ering from a recent illness, and will prob ably be able to fill his pulpit tomorrow.
 Mrs. J. w. Clayton, wife of Ensley' s we'll known wholesale grocer, Is quite sick and submitted to an operation yes- terday. Her condition was reported to be favorable this afternoon.
 The Christian Endeavor society will conduct special song and conservation service at the Cumberland Presbyterian church tomorrow afternoon.
 A board fence Is being put up around the yard of the Sheppard Lumber com pany.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-01
IS CONSIDERED COMPLETED. Only Remaining Detail In the Panam; Transfer Is Method of Payment.

Paris. April S0.-The Panama canal transfer Is now considered complete. How ever, a number of telegrams are passing between Paris and Washington relative to the details of the payment of the $4O.- GOO, 0O0 Until these are settled the trans action will not be considered officially closed. This does not affect the con veyance to the United States as the re- maining details are confined entirely to the method of transferring the funds to the company.
 w. A. Day and Charles Russell, the Tinted States assistant attorneys gen eral. said tonight that the manner of making the payments was still under consideration. but it was generally un- derstood that J. Pierpont Morgan and his associates will carry out this branch of the transaction according to the plans heretofore outlined in these despatches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-01
MACH|NIST KILLED IN PRATT CITY MINE. Oscar CrosSwell Falls Across an
 Electric Mining Machine PAY DAY IS QUITE LIVELY Firemen Will Hold Important Meeting Next Tuesday to Consider Cues
 ton of Getting a ReeI-In-
 fant's Body Is Buried.
PAY DAY IS QUITE LIVELY

Pratt City, April 30.-(Special.) )-Oscar Crosswell, machinist, was killed in No. 2 mine this afternoon about o'clock by coming in contact with live wire. Cross well was running one of the electric min ing machines that have been recently in- stalled and in some way fell across the wires. He was instantly killed.
 MT. Crosswell was a young man about 22 years old and was married only a few months ago. He was the son of Osborne Crosswell, an old resident of the district and well known. The young man was very popular among the miners. He had been employed at No. mine for several years and his death is greatly deplored The funeral will take place tomorrow af- be in Greenwood cemetery.
 Payday at Pratt City.
 Today was a general payday in Pratt City and good business was done by the merchants. The streets were quite lively tonight but the crowds were orderly and no trouble was reported by the police.
 Bremen Meet Tuesday.
 The Pratt City fire department will have a meeting next Tuesday night in the city hall. when important business will be transacted. It is probable that some action in regard to the new racing reel will be taken at that time, as the reel has not yet arrived, It is stated that the linen hose ordered has already been shipped but the reel has been delayed for some time. It was to have been shipped in time to arrive in Pratt City about May 15.
 Masons to Meet.
 The Pratt City chapter of Masons will have meeting next Tuesday night in the Masonic hall. It is reported that the business of furnishing the new hall will be considered.
 Festival a Success.
 The strawberry festival conducted by the Junior Epworth league in the vacant store room next to Vann's furniture store on First avenue today and yesterday was quite a success. A large crowd was in attendance and a nice sum was re- alzed.
 Inquest Not Held.
 The body of a white infant found yes- terday on the bank of Village creek by a negro man was buried today after a post mortem examination had been made by Dr. Seay. From the wounds on the head 1t Is believed that the child was murdered and thrown into the creek It is reported that Coroner Parish is work ing on a clue which was found by the police of Ensley.
 Revival Will Begin.
 Beginning tomorrow morning a sertes of revival services will be held at the First Baptist church in Pratt City. ne ne Rev. A. R. Moore of Birmingham VIII do the preaching.
 Regular services will be held at all the other Pratt City churches tomorrow Wltn the exception of the First Methooisl church. The Rev. w. E. Foust, the pas tor, will be absent from the city ana will not preach at night although ne will fill his pulpit in the morhlng.
 Notes and Personals.
 Dr. C. Cole has returned to, Pratt Ci'y
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-01
MAINE WINS CUP.
Annual Races Between Crews of Bat
 tIeships at Pensacola.

Pensacola, Fla, April 3O.-The an nual rowing races between the ere WIS of the battleships of the North Atlantic fleet for Pensacola challenge cup occur red this afternoon in the harbor The crew of the battleship Maine captured the cup, winning in the races with cut ters, whaleboats and gigs. The Mis- souri captured in the dinghri race.
 The racers from the Kearsarge were close second in the three events cap tured by the Maine, and tied the win ners for the whaleboat class. This race was rowed over, and would have been another tie but for the fact that the Kearsarge crew fouled the Maine boat and the latter got the decision.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-01
SPAIN SHOWS SENTIMENTS. President Loubet Is Saluted By Battle
 ship pelayo.

Paris, April SO-The Spanish battleship Pelayo saluted President Loubet on his arrival at Marsellles today, after his visit to King Victor Emanuel of Italy.
 This courtesy was considered signifi- cant of Spains approval of the Franco Italian agreement, and of the gradual drawing together of the Latin races, and is specially notable just now in showing Spain's good will after the French acqul- sition of Morocco under the Anglo-French treaty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-01

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-01
Automobile Concern Falls.

Boston, April S0-Horace B. Shattuc of Lowell. doing business as Horace B. Shat tue y& Son. dealers In hardware and au- tomobile supplies. filed a voluntary peti- ton in bankruptcy today The liabilities are stated as S239 469 and assets $270,S7s The firm is one of the largest hardware in New England.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-01
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-01
Train EcIIpses All Records

London. April 3o.-A train on tn Western railroad this evening eel records for the conveyance Of mails between Plymouth and covering the distance of PAT mi hours and thirty-seven minutes 11s miles of the run was m minutes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-01

Household paints. enamels Magic City floor paints, and everything for beauti- flying your home. for sale by l. w. WALTER PAINT CO.,.
 1923 Second Ave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-01

Bank Clearlngs.-The clearings of he Birmingham banks for the week
 ending yesterday amounted to $1,2O0,- ezaQ6, as against $1,271,799.17 for the srr6sponding week last year. Clear ! 11 for April, 1904, were $5.142,1 ,131.42, @0ht 35 5,510,49b.75 for April, 1903.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-01
Notes and Personals.

Mrs Thomas T. Huey, wife of Mayor Huey, is visiting in Tuscaloosa,
 Miss Fannie Reed of Ensley is the guest of friends in Bessemer.
 MT. w. l.. Rush and family. who have been spending a month in Mississippi for the benefit of MT. Rushs health, will re- turn to Bessemer the first of next week. MT. Rush is reported to be much inn proved, and his friends in Bessemer are glad that he is regaining his health
 Prof. R. A. Mickle of Mobile is visiting in Bessemer.
 Mrs. l.. P. Craig Is the guest of rela- tives in Pensacola.
 meeting of those interested in the nronosed Bessemer, Blocton and Brook wood railroad will be held next Wednes- day afternoon at o'clock in the office of S. D. Jones for the purpose Of hearing the report of the engineers, who have just finished their survey of the route. !
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-01

Probation Boys-Every month Judge Feagin receives reports from those who have in their charge the probation ne gro boys of the police court. In all there are twenty-four negro boys on farms in different portions of the state on the probation system, and only four have thus far run away, two of this number having been caught and re- turned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-01

Big cut in piano values at F.. E. Forbes Piano Go. store, 1909 Srd ave. Read their ad. on page 24
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-01
{ < ......-I TouRieT RATES
 pvaneIpaI Points lSf .es.os' Nassa'

Southern railway will have on sale dailyS until April So round trip winter excursion Yckets to principal resorts in Florida. Nassau and Cuba, at greatly reduced rates. Final limit May S1. 1904 Through Pullman sleeping car Birmingham to Jacksonville. Write for booklet entitled ..tyjrter Homes in Summer Lands" For reservation, detailed information, >stc., apply passenger ofhce MOTHS hotel 7 building. Telephone 6l7
 J. c. LUSK. : ll-2s-tf District Passenger Agent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-01

Local Taxatlon.--T. committee of citizens appointed for the purpose of taking up the matter of local taxation campaign for the betterment of the schools in Jefferson county will meet tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 o'clock in the Commercial club rooms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-01

after completing medical courses at Mo- bile and Memphis. He will remain in the city several days and may decide to locate here.
 The Woman's club met with Miss Man. nie Morrow yesterday afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-01
GLASS;.

Largest handlers in the state.
 Skylight, plate and window.
 Bent showcase glass, any size. BIRMINGHAM PAINT X GLASS co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-01

Big cut in piano values at E. E. Forbes Piano Co. store, 1909 Srd ave Read their ad. on page 24.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-01

Thea-Nectar for ice tea. A. B F. Tea Go.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-01
CITY ITEMS.

Armenian to LectlTe-Badvalee Kre- kor Hagop Basmatan, formerly or Constantinople, but now of Atlanta, Ga. a Baptist minister of Armenian nationality, will deliver a lecture at Howard college Monday night, May z. The subject of his lecture will be ',The Oriental Life" The lecture will be illustrated by native costumes, domes- tic articles and musical instruments MT. Basmajian will also sing in sev- eral languages.