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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-05-03
FOUR MEN DROWNED
ONE BOAT OVERTURNS AND ITS
OCCUPANTS TIP OVER RES
CUERS' CRAFT.

Duluth. May 2.--Four men, employees
Of the Davidson & McRae ranch in
Aitkin county, were drowned Sunday
at II a. M. in Rice Lake. eight miles
southeast of Kimberly. MINI, They
are Gilbert Ness and Christopher
Peterson of Duluth, Oscar Johnson of
Superior and HoiSen Overland of Wi
mona. The bodies OF the drowned
men had not been recovered up to a
late hour last night.
Overland and Johnson were in a
one-man duck boat and Peterson and
Ness in a two-men duck boat. When
about half a mile from the shore the
former boat capsized. and Ness and
Peterson responded 10 the cries of the
men in the water 70. assistance,
Overland and Johnson, In their terror
and anxiety to be saved, capsized the
other boat and precipitated Ness and
Petersen into the later also. .
Three of the men were drowned at
once, hrt the head of the fourth was
above water. People Oh tho ho1a
hastily constructed a raft out of poets
ard po,ed It out in the direction of the
man. who seemed to be standing On
the bottom awaiting their arrival. To
their dismay he suddenly disappeared
rn'aS water before they could get tc
aim
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-05-03
JAPs WORRYING ALExIEFF.
Let Him Intercept Fake Wireless Or
ders to Land Troops, Etc.

ISt TIIN intercept VdNC VlICiSoS VI
ders to Land Troops, Etc.
Port Arthur, May "Details of the
demonstration off Port Arthur on
April 27 discloses the desperate in
genuity of the Japanese. Their
squadron set afoat a string-connected
raft carrying burning materials.
About lao a. M, when five miles off
shore, the ~combustibles we're fired,
the wind and waves bringing the burn
ing floats toward the harbor.
Under cover of this screen of fire
eight Japanese torpedo boats towing
a launch filled with mines slipped
around to a spot near where the Petro-
pavlovsk was sunk, but they were de-
tected by Russian searchlights, when
the batteries opened fire and drove
them off, but not before the mines had
been sown. The mines have since
been destroyed.
The Japanese, knowing that the Rus
slams would intercept wireless mes
sages, tried a neat trick to deceive
and worry Viceroy Alexieff. For sew
eral nights in succession they sent by
wireless %telegraphy orders to prepare
for a landing, to send in fire ships. to
attack with submarine boats, etc.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-05-03
GATES ARE TIGHTLY CLOSED.
Worlds Fair at st. Louis Not Open to
Visitors on Sunday.

st. Louis. May 2.-The first Sunday
OF the worlds fair found the gates
tightly closed to the hundreds of peo
pie Who thronged Forest park. Many
went to the worlds fair grounds hall
expecting that by some chance they
might be admitted to the exposition,
wh1ic others went merely to wander
through Forest Park and gaze at the
ivory white buildings from without
the high board fence, which surrounds
the l,24O acres of the section of the
park occupied by the exposition. How
ever, Notwithstanding that the public
was barred there were a few more
favored who were permitted to enjoy
the exposition grounds. They were
Secretary of War Taft, Governor Her
rick of Ohio, exposition officials and
the members of the congressional
delegation and the members OF the
Pennsylvania state commission.
This party filled a line OF carriages.
which, conducted by Secretary w.
B. Stevens OF the exposition, traversed
the main II of the grounds,
visiting the government building and
the Philippine reservation, after which
luncheon was served at the Inside Inn.
Later a tour of the Pike was made I'M
der the guidance of Mr.. Norris B.
Gregg.
While work was generally suspend
ed throughout the grounds. in tt"
different exhibit buildings, individu'l
exhibitors were busiiv employed me-
ing every effort to hasten the compile
ton of exposition effect.
Pennsylvania and Michigan have ar
ranged to dedicate their respective
state buildings at the worlds fair to-
day.
While no figures were given out as
to the actual number of persons who
paid admission to the worlds fair Sat
urday, it is officially stated that the
attendance was less than 100000, but
larger. according to President Francis
calculations, than that of the Chicago
worlds fair at the centennial opening
day.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-05-03
AGED INDIAN MURDERED.
His Eyes Gouged Out and His Features
ObIiterated.

Shawano. Wis, Nay 2.-With his
eyes gouged out with some sharp in
strument. and his face stamped on
till the features We're obliterated, the
body of Dennis Turkey, an aged
stockbridge Indian and o Civil war
veteran. was found On the edge of the
reservation Sunday morning.
Johnnie Frank, a Me0ominee half
breed, one of the most vicious Indians
on the reservation. is in jail charged
with the murder. Turkey was last
seer alive with Frank. Roth ave sail
to have been intoxicated. Franks
clothing, hat and hardkerctief we"o
spotte1 with blood. He refuses to
talk, aside from ~strenucusly denying
any knowledge Of the crime.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-05-03
TWO OTHER JAP ARMIES.
World Completely in the Dark as to
Their Whereabouts.

London, May "A dispatch from
Mukden says that General Kuropatkin
arrived there Sunday morning and left
in the afternoon. His destination is
not stated.
The Times military correspondent,
presuming that other important Japa-
nese operations will coincide with the
Kiulienchepg affair, points out that
the world is completely in the dark
respecting the Second and Third
Japanese armies. The Second army
left Japan in the latter part of March
under General Oku, and so far no one
has been able to locate it. "It has
vanished into space" while the CORE
spondent points out the Third army
embarked quite recently.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-05-03
FIGHTING is SERIOUS
ARMENIANS AND TURKS CLASH
IN ASIA MINOR AND MANY
ARE KILLED.

Constantinople, May 2.-According
to official advices there has been seri-
Gus fighting In the Sassun district of
Asia Minor between the troops and
Armenian insurgents numbering 1000.
The troops lost twenty killed and
twenty-three wounded. Twelve vii
lagos in the Talori district have been
destroyed, but whether by insurgents
or kurds is not known. There are
10000 troops in the disturbed area.
Private advices say that the Kurds
attacked two villages north Of Sassun,
losing twenty.six killed.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-05-03
MAY STRAIN RELATIONS.

Attitude Of Turkey in Blaming the
Greek Consular Agent.
Athens, May 2.-Advices have been
received here to the effect that the
porte has communicated to the Greek
minister at Constantinople, M. Grv-
paris. the report of the vail of Smyrna
concerning the affair between Turkish
gendarmes and Greeks in Smyrna, in
which M. Delyannis. secretary of the
Greek consulate, was slightly wounded,
throwing the entire responsibility for
the incident on the Greek consular
agents.
Premier Tn..ectck's has had a con-
ference with King George on the sub
ject. 1t is feared that tho attitude IF
the note will result in seriously
straining the relations between
Greece and Turkey.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-05-03
Accused Of Robbing Upton.

Philadelphia, May 2.-John Sheehy,
said to have been manager of n of
Sir Thomas Lipton's stores In Lime
rick, Ireland. was arrested Sunday as
he stepped from the Belgian steamer
Friesland from Liverpool, charged with
embezzling several hundred pounds
from the famous yachtsman's estab-
lishment. Sheehy denies the charge.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-05-03
office BUILDINGS Burned.

Birmingham, Ala, May 2.-Four
large office buildings with one smaller
brick structure, occupied by produce
and wholesale grocery dealers, were
completely destroyed by fire Sunday,
entailing a loss of $4,000.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-05-03
socla,istic Party Convention.

Chicago, May 2.-The Socialistic
party met here Sunday and organized
a convention which will nominate
candidates for president and vice
president and frame a national plat
form. The nomination of Eugene V.
Debbs for president and Benjamin
Hannaford for vice president seems
already assured.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-05-03
SIX PERSONS KILLED.

Automobile Struck bv an Express
Train in France.
Paris. May Am automobile in
which six persons were driving was
struck by the Basle-Paris express on a
grade crossing at Roissy-en-Brie, TWEEN
ty-ive miles from here. All the occu-
pants, who were Parisians, were in
stantly killed.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-05-03
BURNED IN A BOX CAR.

Three Men and a Boy Perish at ccun'
Gil Bluffs, la.
Council Bluffs, Ia. May 2.-Three
men and a boy were burned to death
In a box car in the Northwestern yards
here about l o'clock a. m. They are
believed to have been hoboes trying
to steal q ride.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-05-03
St0CkWell'S ssss:s:
26o7h NOM. Az
Bell Phone sea: Moffett Phone l8l.
No Charge for Male Help.

Help Wanted.
Man and wife for ranch.
Laborers and Transfers, $2.25 per
day, bed and board.
Herders and lambers.
Two mattresses, $50 per month, room
and board.
Waitress tor hotel.
Men and teams for Big Ditch.
Tie makers, by the piece.
Girls for homework, city and ranch,
Position Wanted.
By mother, with son aged 20; bach
elor or widower place preferred.
Wanted to Rent.
Sheep range, sheds, ~corralls, ETC.,
for lambing.
For Rent
Two nicely furnished rooms for
housekeeping, with bath. Centrally
located.
Furnished rooms, Sc and So per mo.
No. FOG North Twenty-tifth street.
Two or four rooms, furnished for
housekeeping, three blocks from
depot.
For Sale.
Work horse, weight 100, at bargain.
Two-room house, two lots; north
side; $3.50, on payments.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-05-03
FOILED BY DENSE FOES.
Japanese Naval Operations Asa;Hct {
Forts of Vladivostok.

Toxic, May 2.-The latest Ja'a~ea
naval movements against Wa @~@f
failed of success because of the 'e"ea
fogs which prevailed in the v;,i2ity
OF that port.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-23
The Spring Wheat Damage.

The wheauiGijs of the northwest
Minnesota, the iw0 DakOtas, Mantle.
ba. etc.-are the center OF attraction.
According 10 American AgriculiuriSt.
the extent Of the damage 10 spring
wheat by reason Of rust il something
for which il will he necessary to await
thrashing returns, which will be late
from some fields
Reports from important wheat cOun-
ties continue most conflicting. Some
well posted people maintain that tie
damage approaches the possibilities Of
calamity TO the spring wheat territory
of the northwest. Others believe that
the reports have been greatly eXaeger-
ated and that this allegation viii be
proved by The thrashipg machine
In IL general way il nsiY he said that
the rust has worked n0rti.wagd from
the original center Of infection IN south
ern Nebraska. II must not be under
stood that 1t Is equally severe in differ.
ent districts.
A feature Of the rust situation is that
where it has attacked fields even if in
too mild Il form to materially cut down
the ylcjl, the grain is shrunken. This
is the result Of imperfect filhne the
light attack having diverted the sap Of
the straw, leaving the heads impOyer
fSled
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-23
THANKSGIVING IN CAMP.
How the Army mt Valley Forge Cele.
brated BurgOyne's Surrender.

The first national Thanksgiving day
was authorized by congress for Thurs
day, Dec. ~. III, in view Of the sur
render of General Burgoyne. The
manner ia which the day was obsery-
ed, aside from religious exercises, By
the ARMY at Valley Forge is thus de-
scribed by an officer Of WashingtOn's
army:
Last Wednesday was set apart as Il
day of general rejoicing. when we had
feu de joie, conducted with the
greatest order and regularity. The
army made most brilliant appear
ance. after which his excellency dined
in public with all the officers of the
army. attended by a band of music
l never was present where there WAS
such uhfeigned and perfect joy as
was discovered in every countenance.
1.-The entertainment was concluded
with Il number OF patriotic toasts at
tended with huZZas. When the gen
eral TOOK his leave there was uni
ye:Sai dap. with loud huZZas, which.
continued till be had proceeded quar-
ter Of II mile. during which time there
were IL thousand hats tossed in the air.
His excGllency turned around with his
Ntinue and huzZaed several tlnss>"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-23
.ne Exception.

It used 10 be told OF General Logan,
who was member of congress ut tina
breaking out Of the war. that when
he saw there WAS really going to be Il
ts..i he seized II nnskct. slipped out
of Washington ana walked al the way
20 Bull Run. who're T., arr.rad just IN
time 10 hay- h.... Is ur nay.
lie woe a DR., ..:,.. La; he stood
bis ground IL irrs az Tny one. The
rou' was conipU". ana the next morn.
-, good deaf Jut Of breath, Ia was
back at the capitol. telling some Of his
fellow congressman what be had seen.
WHO gave you this account of the
fght!" asked member from northern
New York rs lie Joined the group.
why, was there myself" said Lo-
gan.
The New Yorker was mystifled. APP
parently he had not heard the news.
"you were theral" he exclaimed
"Are the ears rllnniugf"
NO" said Logan; the cars amt
cunning, but every other thing in tho
state OF Virginia is, as near rs could
r1ni.s 9''.J'
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-23

The bureau Of forestry gives prac-
ticai assistance TO landowners in estab-
Fishing commercial forest plantations
shelter belts and wind breaks aad in
reclaiming shifting sands End other
waste lands by forest planting.
~ ihe dairy demqns'raii9n' ut the
worlds fais FOR a periqd If ten days
ending Aug, 1 tho Jerseys we4s ahead
in the productions Of Diik and butter
fat. with the Uoisteina close secoud'
The onion crop Of 1904 Seems 10 be
considered on The whole good one.
Deer are reported rs becoming so nu-
mefaqs i!4 certain parts Of Connecticut
that they are i segsee g annoyance to
farmers, damaging corn, r9tai8 vines
and fruit tree foliage
Prices OF all our cereals are above
~ export basis at present and seem
likely TO reniaiu 100 high to encourage
q big business. says an exchange is
commenting upon the fact that during
the months of May. June and July our
exports Of manufactures exceeded
those Of agricultural products for the
first time In the history Of the nation.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-23

Now tie singing had stopped, and after
half an hour of fruitlcsS effort Dick
stood in tie road and contemplated the
Pearl with disgust and perplexity.
II can't find out what's the trouble. u
he said. SHE won't 60 that's all"
Miss Halfway looked about at the
som'e. stretch of gray woods on either
ha!d. Tbo sun lad gone under cloud
and cl;il breeze TIstled the dried
leaves. Whit nfe Ds going TO do
she asked
oh. that's all right" Dick replied
checrfully. Well get Il RIG from some
of tlt farmer; EercabOut and drive on.
It's only Ef,cen miles TO the Daltons'. }"
lat We'll I've nwfully late. won't
we:"
Dick glanced ai his watch. "Yes I'm
afraid we will. but thcy'ii forgive US.
I'm awfuliy sorry
'Ol!. ! don't mind ii bit" protested
Eleanor fayiy. 1t adds, don't you
know. It's these little nnexpectedness-
es that give zest TO life. Only-where
shall we 90? | don't see house any
where
There's Iornd to be one somewhere
near. Where there's fence there's il
farm" sajd Dick eagerly. You stay
here. ard III 90 TO the end Of the
woods"
There's Il house Just q little farther
on" lie reported on lis fetufr. ')Nell
JUST run tie machine TO the side Of the
road and stroll over"
"Eut Will it be safc:'
Its safe enough" returned the
Pearls owner sfmiy. "Any one that
gets it to 60 can tiaye g." he added as
lie gathered Up tie wraps and they
started or down the road
1T looks VGyy Cuiet. doesn't it, COM
mented Miss Halfway as they nearcd
the place. Il suppose here in New
En-lund THANKSGIVING is kept almost
like i Sunday"
''fhcy 20 Gii 1t dinner probably
the regulation Thanksgiving feed. you
knOw-ail the family gathered ut the
old homestead. tie festive b03pG gf0an
ing under turkey and iXin's and pie"
1T makes enc feel rather homeless
and warrant. don't you think-the pic
tuFrF | wonicr if the ants will give
the - ~ SyasSho:Icr' something from
their ei2)e: ~: getting horribly hun
cry. It's tie carly breakfast and the
air | 81: pose"
Dick Laughed. Il am. too" De aHnit-
ted. What DO YOU say to joining them,
letting tie Daltons slide and going on
to sum,Sy )ater!'
But these i.e?le'-
"Oh. they can't ssiGs.e two cast
Always"
The castaways hurried on at the I
tleughi, sat with increasing uneasi-
ness rs ,Iey uearad the house. No
smoke care from the chimneys. no dog
bark,-d Ncicon;e no face appeared at |
any window. ne they opened the gate /
and went up the grave; walk.
'DO you suppose they've g0BR.awayT
gasped Eleanor.
Looks like it. You sit here and III |
End ont" Dick replied.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-23
Our sole knowledge of the ne

the people there differ from our
inhabitants, can only be guessed by
comparison with animal nature on this
small sphere of ours. More important
, TO-. US is "a knowledge OF ourselves.
~KNow THYsELF" was an old Greek
thought. How to take care of ones
own body is not so simple as some think;
the human mechanism is wonderful
thing and requires watching.
One man who has done more to teach
the American people how to care for their
bodies than almost any other, is DR.. K. V.
Pierce, Of Buffalo, N. Y, the Author Of the
rCommon Sense Medical Adviser" He
says II is not the quantity of the food
eaten which produces strength and health
flor some people can keep strong on a very
meaere diet), but it is how much food is
absorbed and assimilated by the blood and
carried to nourish every organ Of the body.
1t is, therefore, vitality necessary for the
body that the stomach be in a healthy
state If disease of the stomach, or what is
called stomach trouble" prevents proper
nutrition then the heart liver, lungs, and
kidneys do not get proper foOd-they age
not fed on rich red blood, and in conse-
Quence, begin to show signs of distress.
Outwardlv these signs may be pimples
and eruptions on skin. pale face, sleepless
nights, tired, languid feelings. or, by reason
of the nerves not being fed on pure blood,
they become starved, and we receive
wa,ming in the pain we call neuralgia.
Rheumatism too. is blood disease. After
wears, of practice and study DR.. Pierce
found that all Alternative Extract, which he
named "Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
coverv," made from the extracts of several
plants. invariably produced a tonic effect
;pon the system. II helped the process of
description Of the lSalthy elements i'll the
food Ind incIeased the red corpuscles of
the blood. as we'll as eliminated the poisons
from the system.
Business is business. No time for head
aches Constipation causes them. Doctor
pierces Pleasant Pellets cure them by cur-
iup ting cause. Laxative and mild
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-23
A Balky Auto and
A Thanksgiving
Dinner For Two
By F. B. WRIGHT

copyright, 1908, by T. c. McClure.]
VT had seemed an excellent
scheme when proposed, and to
Dicks delight Eleanor Halfway
had agreed to it enthusiastically
They were to eat their turkey and
cranberry sauce at the Daltons', and
Dick was to take Miss Halfway there
in his auto car A thirty-eight mile
run over good hard roads in crisp
autumn morning, with girl he was
rapidly coming to believe was the girl
was it any wonder that Dick was de-
lighted?
You are sure we can make it,"
Miss Halfway had said after her first
ecstasy.
absolutely. The Pearl will romp
up the stretch in canter. The runs
a mere bagatelle," explained Hutton.
Now, after having so vouched fer
the manners of the Black Pearl-as
Dick called his auto CART was irri-
tating to have it stop short on lonely
and desolatc byroad and refuse abss-
lutely to bulge farther.
The morning had been everything
Thanksgiving morning should be up
to that tiHe-air like glorified golden
wine. blue sky and hard, smooth,
ringing roads. Dicks heart had sung.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-23
A Spoiled Dinner.

Nine. he Mazarin certainly was e..
centric aim unfortunate. according to
the memoirs q Marquise de Crequy.
Size never gave reception without
some accident happening. When she
bad IL slipper party the kitchen was
certain 70 catch on fire. She gaye n
er. rd Ie.e clampeter and in order 10
make IL more realistic sent for flock
OF real sheep, II beifcr and shepherds
dog. TIE flock was 10 pass behind
glass screen. An unru]y buck smashed
the glass and the entire mock. with the
heifer and dog. rushed In upon the au-
dience mud scattered 1t. Some Of the
sheep got access to the supper table.
and SO there were no refreshments to
speak Of
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-23

twenty-five years ago practically no
beef steers were marketed rs two
ycar-olds. This was partly because
few cattle were then of the early ma.
turing type and could not be made
sufficiently fat at two years and part
~ bccansc the markets chen called for
heavier cattle. To-Day the well round
ed 100 pound two-year-old commands
as high price per pound as the
large framed three-year-old of equal
sesh. Because of This and the fact
that the younger steers are more eco
nomical feeders il Is important for the
feeder to be able TO select the early
maturing Breeders Gazette.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-23
THANKSGIVING FANTASIES.
A Survival OF the Guy Fawkes Day
of Old England.

Oi Oio Ems Auhos
Those who are not satisfied unless
everything is explained have puzzled
not little over the growing custom OF
celebrating Thanksgiving day by pa
rades of curiously clad boys and girls.
footing horns and accosting passersby.
The theory most favored Is that the
custom is a survival Of the English an
nual rejoicings over Guy Fawkes day.
This Is the explanation adopted by Pro-
fessor Brander Matthews and other
:. oars.
Nuyj Fawkes lived in the last years
Of the sixteenth century and gained
fame by being the best known member
Of conspiracy which was formed to
blow up tie houses of parliament by
firing nine barrels of gunpowder hid
den in the cellars. When the plot was
re called by treachery the members Of
lie pll;ting group were, in the pes. mt
manner Of the day. hanged, ORA, :. and
chartered. FawkeS being the last to
G.e.
Parliament then decreed that the 9TH
-. ,Oyember should ever after be kept
.. ;1y of thanksgiving, because it
I. ;ie .ih that The powder was to
e. evpioded.
j. ..e custom to build bonfires,
a. ( bells. to toot horns and especial
. IL up a fantastic figure in gay
nd hang it as an efflgy Of
lis was paraded through
St.s;.s and consumed. after it had
=, :. Hong up and well pelted, in the
g, lining bonfire In time the custom
was aided of selecting party of
young people to dress in ridiculous dis
guses to personate Fawkes, Lockwood.
Winter and the other cOnspirators.
Fawkes day has almost died out OF |
observance in England. 1t is curious |
that its customs should live in this |
country by the mere accident that two
national holidays come at about the
same time.
But, after all, it isn't necessary to
have things explained. The boys pa
tude on Thanksgiving day, as the girls
do so many things, just BECAUSE
New York World.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-23

After the battle of Waterloo the
Duke Of Wellington was created Prince
Of Waterloo. and four pensions were
conferred OH Linn and bis descendants.
A Belgian parer states that in the
great book of the Belgian public debt
there are four entries every year Of
payments u tie Prince OF Waterloo.
They are S0.i05 f...ncs Ia ceatimes. 402
francs, 25 francs 50 confines and 8
francs AZ confines, OF total of more
than 1900.