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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-06-17
PLAYS AND PLAYERS.

Now<it is stated De Wolf Hopper will
not continue in Wang but will be
starred by Manager Brady in IA Run
away King"
Lillian Russell denies the report that
she will star ext season in a comic
opera called Lady Teazle," founded
upon ''The School For Scandal"
Having covered himself with glory
in "The Pit" Wilton Lackaye has an
ambition to partially cover himself
with dark grease paint by playing
OthellO.
In the new musical comedy Wood
land" now running in Boston. there Is
a bird and bottle" dance. One of the
dancers represents a bird and the other
a champagne bottle.
Acting upon the oft repeated lament
that the play market is distressingly
short, Frank T%annehill. Jr.. has set out
to relieve this condition by establishing
public play reading headquarters.
According to the ann,1l report of the
treasurer, the expenditures of the Ac-
tors fund the past year were more
than $4,000 in excess Of the receipts.
From all sources the funds revenues
were $22.531.
Lawrence d'Orsay's rise to promi-
hence among the contemporary stars
in America has been one of quite un-
usual suddenness. His meeting with
1.-THE Earl of Pawtucket," i" fact, may
be said to have completely changed the
course of his career.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-06-17

1t is very evident that the heart
less owners of flats who drove a
Brooklyn mother into sickness by
their cruel and persistent ~refusals
to rent her a home because she was
the mother of five children have never
read any of the presidents u~tterances
on the beauty of large families. De-
plorable as such a result would be,
the fact seems to remain that unless
men can be found in cities with CAPT
tai to erect apartment houses and
with the willingness to rent them tc
people having children, race suicide
will speedily become something NOR
than a joke in the crowded centers O.
the east.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-06-17

Last Tuesday was Montana day at
the st. Louis exposition, and once
more evidence was given the world
that neither the state nor those who
inhabit it are to be classed among
the cheap guys" whatever the occa-
sion or event, whether it be the cleo
ton of a United States senator or
the dedication of a state building at
a worlds fair. They may always be
relied upon to make good and to be
right to the front. Montana orators
electrified the throngs with the brill
liancy and charm Of their addresses
and Montana .girls-a whole bouquet
of them-were there to add grace and
beauty to the affair. 1t was a day
to be proud of and pity it's that the
worthy president of the states fair
commission could not be present to
share in the honor and glory, for he
has done much to bring about the
craditable display making by the
state and contributed not a little to
the success that had it's elimination
in last Tuesdays happy event.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-06-17
SENSIBLE MR.. PINCH.

With the various religious bodies
all over the land holding national
and state meetings and congresses OF
women in session here and abroad,
it was bue natural to look for the
spasmodic eruptions anent the "di-
vorce evil.' They are bound to oc-
cur, the same as we have periodical
outbreaks against gambling, horse rae
ing, drinking and what the Mormons
practice and believe. The end is
always about the same-talk, differ
ing in that respect in nowise from the
beginning.
That those who are clamoring for d
revision of the laws making divorce
as easy as marriage are not wholly
without some right and reason on
their side is admitted OF all thinking
persons. That they are inclined to
go to extremes is also a fact. To
strike a mean seems impossible. I'm
til this happy conclusion is reached
people will probably continue to think
each for himself, and view the ques-
ton from individual standpoints.
In happy contrast to the ultra posi-
ton assumed by some of the gentle
men of the cloth comes the stand
taken by the Reverend Mr.. Pearse
Pinch, pastor of the Congregational
church of Forestville, a fashionable
suburb of Chicago. He seems tt have
arrived at a sensible and reasonable
conclusion, and as such his view is
bound to favorably strike the many
who have given thought to the matter
and who, while not disregardant of
the sanctity of marriage, still look
upOu IL dS Ou0 VI LuC uSClLuIlOuS OIlS-
mated by nan for his comfort and
happiness and TOR the we'll being oil
society. Mr.. Pinch takes the Mas
ter whom he seeks to serve as his
guide, and who, he says, cleft the
whole subject open," at the same
time declaring that the attempts or
the part of the stronger %ecclesiasti
cal bodies to whip preachers into line
will only bring fresh disaster to thu
home.
Hear what Mr.. Pinch has to sa,
: further:
Ministers are not compelled to sa,
that all persons divorced for on,
: thing but the one cause shall no
: marry again. They are free to teacl
what obvious justice and humanit,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-06-17

Having had the benefit Of state
ments from both sides, the public is
now at liberty to decide for itself as
to the veracity Of the estimable gen.
tlemen who r conducting the affairs
of the Federation of Miners and Citi-
zens' alliance in Colorado. Each de-
sclares the other to be chary about tell
ing the truth and each blames the
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-06-17

Once more the travelling public is
told about the surprises the Pullman
company has in store for it in the way
of sleeping cars that are absolutely
germ and microbe proof. Nothing,
however, is contained in the advance
notices concerning any intention on
the part of the company to pay the
wages of the porters, consequently it
is to be taken for granted that the
public will have to do this as in the
past.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-06-17
TO APPRAISE LAND VALUES
Continued from First Page.)

ter Fernando PartillO must pay his
wife, Catherine Partillo, $40 a month
alimony, in addition to being COMPEL
ed to pay all the costs incurred. The
matter was up before the court a
couple of times before the order was
made.
Mrs. Partillo is suing for a divorce,
which defendant resists. Some testi-
mony was heard and defendant en-
tered a demurrer to the complaint.
This was overruled and the motion
for alimony pedente lite was argued
and allowed. To this Partillo took
exceptions and was granted 60 days
in which to prepare and file his bill
OF exceptions.
Docket Notes.
1t was the intention of the court
to take up a matter originating in the
Sixth judicial district, for Carbon
county. The proceedings are for con
tempt alleged in disobeying an
order made by Judge Henry in an &C.
ton involving a water right, and re-
quest was made of Judge Loud ny
some Red Lodge attorneys that he
hear it. Judge Henry is at present
out of the state and will probably not
be able to hear the case for some
time. o. F. Goddard, for the other
side, ~interposed an objection or the
ground that Judge Loud had no au-
thority to sit in the case. His honor
took the same view and the matter
was allowed to drop.
In the action of the Minnesota &
Montana Land and Improvement
company VS.. Carrie beaverton, ct al,
a decree to quiet title was signed.
An order was made granting a
change of venue in the action of w.
D. Story VS.. Charles Pitman, by which
the case is transferred to the Sixth
judicial district, for Carbon county. :!
Judgment by default was ordered
in the matter of Mary Soule VS.. Isa-
belle Jackson, and others, for $1,787.75
and $11.50 costs. The action was
brought to %toreclose a mortgage and
a decree of foreclosure was signed. j
The court denied the motion OF
defendant in Catherine Kennedy, adj
ministratrix, VS.. Joseph Zimmerman
to make the complaint more definite
and certain. The demurrer to the
complaint was also overruled.
Denial was made OF defendants mo.
ton for judgment on the pleadings,
| entered in the case of Joseph Parque
! VS.. Charles Hartshorn. Exceptions
were noted and defendant was given
until September 1 to file his bill.
An order was made authorizing
James Haynie, receiver for the Ryan
Bros. Cattle company, to take posses
sion of and remove improvements on
a certain tract of land claimed by
William Steen al a homestead. The
testimony showed that the house and
other betterments belonged to the
company, although on land claimed
by Steen and used by him. Sixty
days were given in which to effect
the removed.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-06-17
Sure Sign.

"Bilkins must have done something
notable n way or the other. but
haven't yet heard about it,"
"How do you know he's done 1t
then?"
81 met about seven of his acquaint-
ances this morning, and each n re-
ferred to him casually as my friend
Bilkinsv New Orleans Times-Dem
ocrat.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-06-17
Leading a Double Life.

Leading q Double Life.
"Klymer has a farm Il short distance
out in the country. hasn't he?"
Eyes"
"Then what is he practicing medi-
cine in town for?"
HE has to do it to make money
enough to pay what he loses by his
farming."-Chicago Tribune.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-06-17

other for the trouble that has threat
ened to teal the state to pieces. With
out desiring to be considered biased
or prejudiced and with an earnest
wish to be absolutely fair, the con-
yiction forces Itself upon the mind
that both sides are telling the truth
to a certain extent.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-06-17
In anticipation of what it evidentl,

In anticipation of what it evidently
regards as more than the possibility
OF an occurrence at st. Louis next
month, the Butte Miner is preparing
to let itself down as easy as possible.
1t has begun to look about for some
thing in the way of commentator it
may say about Cleveland and up to
date has found that he did not wait
for a request from the governor 4,
Illinois to send regular soldiers into
Chicago during the labor riots there
in 1894. This isn't much, it is true,
but it is something and the Miner no
doubt feels good over it.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-06-17

They r queer fellows, are they,
the ButteiteS. When a couple OF
prizefighters attempt to settle a dis
pnte with bare knuckles and propose
to engage in a game Of fisticuffs above
the merest suspicion OF being a
s'fake," they interfere and pull them
apart. But when those same fellows
put On gloves and charge a stiff price
OF admission for the privilege of see-
ing them batter n another, it is
made a society event to be graced
by the presence OF all the city dig.
nitaries and prominent citizens.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-06-17

Because the city of Helena has
adopted an ordinance declaring that
all chickens, irrespective OF breed and
productive value, must be confined
to the respective coops of their own
ers, the envious newspapers of Butte,
where a feathered animal finds exist
ence impossible, are making fun OF
their neighbor across the range and
declare that they have tired of their
bucolic simplicity and are aspiring
to take on the airs of a city. Should
some one succeed in raising a chick.
en- in Butte, even Of the smallest,
measliest kind-except from a buck.
ster's stand or on the point of a knife,
for Helena says they still eat that
way in the big mining camp-he
would be hailed as a pubic benefac-
tor more important than the builder
of a smelter.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-06-17

Judging from the results in Illinois
last Tuesday, the reports so indus
triously circulated of late concerning
the plugging of the bung in the
Hearst barrel we're just a trifle pre-
mature, or if really true were not &C
cepfed by the men of the Sucker state.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-06-17
Friday, June II, 1904.

Finding him the admirable and
clever gentleman Perdicaris says
RazOuili is, it is remarkable that he
should invoke the aid of two or three
governments to tear him away from
his charming host.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-06-17
Caution.

"Oh, George" exclaimed the joyful
mother as she met him at the door,
"baby's got a TOOTH"
I'm glad you mentioned it." replied
the cautious husband and father. "Il!
be careful how | handle him."-Boston
Post. .
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-06-17

Why the New York World should
edeclare the recent Oregon election to
have been in the nature If a rude
: awakening" to the democrats is not
so very clear. Ii any n expected
Ito see the Webfoot state go demo-
cratic he must have been some one
in the World office. Instead Of an
"awakening," the result OF the cam
paign over that way was simply the
administration OF a mild sedative pre-
paratory to the knock OUT the party
may expect a few months hence.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-06-17

to a certain extent.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-06-18

trade that they have had to date,
even from the remotest parts of Bal
lard county, perhaps has done moro
20 attract attention to La Center than
any other one influence. From the
date that the news spread abroad that
they would enter the business of buy
ing and shipping produce Mr. Jones
Old neighbors anu friends began to
pour in from all parts Of the county
and when it soon became known that
prices paid here far exceeded those
in any other part of the county or
even better than paid in Cairo or
Paducah load after load of wagons
could be seen vending their way to
La Center until, at times, wagons
fairly blocked the grounds around
their buildings. How they can afford
TO pay prices far above any Of their
competitors may seem a mystery at
first, but every man knows that strict
attention to the minutest details of
business, carefulness in handling such
goods, swiftness in the handling and
moving of such goods. small profits,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-06-18
LA CENTER LUMBER COMPANY.

p. f. and II. L. Bradshaw proprle.
tors.
This is one of the most successful
enterprises in La Center. The firm
began business la1t August and they
have furnished practically all the lum.
Der and builders hardware used in
building mp our town They handle a
general line of hard and soft lumber.
sash, doors, AMI builders hardware.
Since beginning business they have
found it necessary to greatly enlarge
their buildings. a. their trade has very
naturally increased with the growth
of the town, owing TO their eminently
fair dealing and willingness to accom-.
modate customers. No name in Bal
lard county stands higher for honor
able dealing and strict integrity than
the Bradshaws.
Both these gentlomcn nave had the
honest drill of farm life until they
came to La Center to begin the lum-
Der business lat fall, except two
years spent by Mr. Ben in partnership
with r. II. Graham at Hazlcwood in
the general merchandising business.
In very short time Mr.. Ben will
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-06-18
r. a. EW ELL,

Our only blacksmith, Is located on
West Fourth street and al a mechanic
ana Christian gentleman he de-
serves your patronage. Longfellow in
Eyangeline says that the smith In all
ages has been in high repute The
innumerable Smith family scattered
I'll over the Engish-speaking world
trace their ancestry back to the ham
ner ana the anvil. Mr.. Ewel is as
worthy man as can be found in the
profession or the family. He was
born. reared and educated at Jackson,
Tenn, d city Of churches and schools.
He came to HaalewOol from Tonnes
zoe in 1902, and to La Center last
Christmas week. He has been an &C.
tive member of the Methodist church
.0r twontyeighi years, Sunday
school superintendent for eleven years
tnl I teacher of vocal music from
loyhood
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-06-18

ice-cold pop, and the most courteous
treatment will greet you. He also
handles bread, cakes, etc, for family
use. Soon he will maze arrangements
to server hot meals cn a moments no
tee
His building is known as the City
Hall, and the order of the Golden
Cross hold their meeting in the COM
modious room up stairs. We predict
for Mr.. Strickland all the success that
Is bound to attend men like him, pos
iesed a. he Is so abundantly of ear
lestness, honesty. and careful atten-
lion to the needs of his customers.
PS.--Since writing tne above we
learn that Mr.. Strickland has sold his
stock and rented his building to Mr.
Ed Haygood. of TIinkleyille. Ed, is a
good fellow, and he will be a valuable
acquisition to La Center. We under
stand that Mr.. Strickland sold his
business to Haygood that he might
have more time ito make hay good"
out on his farm near town.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-06-18
IA CENTER BRICK YARD.

The La Center Company have EN-
pioy2d Walters and Bowman, of Mar.
Tin, Tenn, t. burn them one mil
lion brick this summer to he used in
The college building and the mill build
ing Mr., Bowman has immediate
charg oE the yards and kilns and Mr..
T G. walter from Martin, Tenn, will
penl the greater part of the summer
ere Ia charge of laying the brick in
he college building The company
rope to be able to finish burn,
ne by September lat, They have
inishod one kiln of two hundred thou
and and they will have twice as many
nTe burned by July 1st The dirt
GEMS Of the best quality for good
rick ana Notwithstanding disappont.
ne1ts last year, Manager 8. r. Payne
IS now assured that La Center win
ioon be famed for the quality and
quantity of her brick
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-06-18

others now believe, tnat with the
erection of few beautiful churches
ind the completion of that monument
to La Center's founders-La Center
college-that La Center would become
very soon an acknowledged rival to
Paducah and Cairo in all the best ami
mostonduring elements of this life--a
rival indeed in all the things that are
worth while
From time to time as demands have
arisen they have added departments
to their already great variety. The
latest was shoe department, where
any one can find his fit All the lat
est and best styles are kept at the
lowest prices. Other departments will
be added a. tho business grows and
trade increases For several months
they have had charge of the long dis
lance telephone, and they are always
polite and helpful to those who for
business or pleasure desire to use it.
Remember The Rushings kindly when
trading In La Center.
A large addition IS now being made
to the building. and as 'oon as it is
completed they will be able to double
their present stock The Rushings
are conservative and safe.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-06-18
THE RUSHING GROCERY.

Is the oldest business house in La
Center Mr.. S. Rushing was the first
man to purchase a lot On which to
erect business building. Ice cream
and cola drinks of the best grades.
fresh candies, tobacco and all the
fruits of the season can ALWAYS be
found there in abundance at the most
reasonable prices. They also keep
complete line of fresh fancy and sta
pie groceries. Excellent lunches are
served on minutes notice.
W. E. Rushing, the older son, II the
general manager, while the younger
son, Lem,is polite and very valuable
assistant.
Mr. 5. Rushing, like his sons. was
born and reared on a farm in Deca.
tur county, Tenn.
MI We Rushing, for ten years or
more. before coming to La Center
received an excellent business train
ing in the general merchandising bus
mess in which he was engaged in
Perry vile, Tenn.
He has completed one of the best
most commodious ana most convent
entity arranged residences on South
Olive street. Thus he assure; us he
has come to be one of our permanent
citizens.
The citizens of La Center and vi
entity owe the Rushing family debt
of gratitude for breaking the ice, as
it We're and coming to open up bust.
ness at a time when doubling Thorn
asses were abundant as to the future
of our pretty little town. From the
very first they had faith in the man
agement Of early La Center. They
had faith in the location Il the place
right in the center of Ballard. They
believed, as has now become an ac-
tual fact, that La Center would soon
be the most active, stirring place in
the county, the central emporium for
all classes of local commerce.
They believed, as thousands of
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-06-18

could take care Of the office for us
properly, The appointment was made
without a dissenting voice. and not
one murmur Of complaint has been
heard from the appointment till now
Mr. Charles Kuykendall, who as
sists in every capacity about the store,
Is a true son of his father in neat.
ness, gentility and general usefulness.
The roOsterH crow more vigorously,
the ducks quack more submissively.
ana even the Old hens Of Ballard conn-
~ lay more profusoly at the bare
mention of the name Of this auburn
haired son of a worthy sire.
Next time You come to town, bring
those yellow-lcgged pullcts along, and
leave them with La Center Produce
Company and fill your pocket with
cash and feed the preacher on
hash. If he stops with you at the next
appointment We pause.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-06-18

Continued on Page 12.)
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-06-18
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AFFAIRS POLITICAL.

In political matters a very large ma
iority of our citizens are of the good,
old-fashionod Democratic faith of the
fathers Andrew Jackson is our pa.
iron saint in affairs political. We owe
more to him. perhaps, than to any
other Of the older school of states.
men Grim old warrior and states.
man a. he was. by the most peaceful
means, he rescued from the fierce Red
Man Of the Forest all that fertile tract
of land between the Tennessee and
the Mississippi rivers--a land surpas.
sed nowhere in all Of Uncle Sans
wide domain for happy homes. rich
soil. and all el-e that goes TO make
the greatest happiness for civilized
man. by treaty happily consumma-
tel by the Hero of New Orleans in
1920. the fieree9t sayages found any
where in America, silently crossed the
Father Of Waters and left this lovely
land. n rich heritage to their pale
faced Successes. While the Demo.
crat of the white persuasion has ever
ruled here ana doubtless ever will.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-06-18

but large purchares and consequently
large sales, all contribute to build up
an extensive trade with surprising
rapidity. La Center Produce Com
pany have certainly found it so.
Mr.. Paul Jones was born in the
state of Mississippi. but his entire
manhood has been spent in Ballard
county as a practical and successful
farmer
Percy A. Jonos, tho son. IS an ac-
tive yonng man "a years Of are, but
of exceedingly bright prospects
Plain, courteous. aifablc. accommo-
dating. he haa already learned The
valuable art of meeting ana treating
his fellow men as one honorable gen
tlcman meets one of hi own kind. He
was bred in old Kentucky and easily
bears all the noblest traits for which
our people are noted. His father has
permitted him 10 enjoy rare educa-
tional advantages, which are nov rap
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-06-18

idly bearing their legitimate fruits.
His school career began of course.
in the common schools OF our county.
As soon as he was old enough to leave
home his father sent him to Lebanon,
Ohio, TO pursue his studies in the Ma
tional Normal University. a school
known throughout this land as having
prepared in the last century more
young men and women who were az
forwards able to take care of them
selves than any other institution this
country has ever known. Later Mir.
Jones TOOK a full business course in
the Bryant q Strat;on Business col.
lega Of Louisville From this latter
school he stepped into the position of
bOoklleeper for the large firm of
Powell, Rogers & Company OF Padu,
cab, He remained in Paducah till his
father built his produce house in La
Center in October. 1909. When last
fall we discovered that we must have
pcstoifice here, men of all political
creeds instinctiyely decided at once
that Percy was the only man who