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The Forrest City times., 1904-12-23
Batting Averages Southern League.

The official batting and fielding av. erages and other players records of the Southern league have been pub lished. Centerfielder Jack Gilbert of Little Rock, now with Pittsburg. leads the league of those who played in mroe than twenty games. His aver age was .327. Bennett of Nashville was second, with 320, and Molesworth of Montgomery third with .316. Me Kay of Atlanta, fourth, .314; Stanley Of New Orleans fifth. .301 These were the only ones batting over 300, which is the minimum average by which players are judged Smith of Atlanta was the leading pitcher.
The Forrest City times., 1904-12-23
Porter at Depot Murdered.

Leon Broon, the negro porter at the Augusta Iron Mountain depot. was murdered by an unknown person. His body was found lying in the white waiting room when the agent went there in the morning. It is supposed he was shot by tramps because he would not allow them to sleep in the waiting room
The Forrest City times., 1904-12-23
Helena Has Many eurglaries.

The police of Helena seem to be unable to cope with the epidemic of burglaries in that town recently. On one night five robberies were re ported. The principal robberies oc- cured during three nights and only money and diamonds were taken. watches being left behind.
The Forrest City times., 1904-12-23
Coal Hill Citizens Will Petition.

Citizens of Coal Hill and vicinity will present to the next legislature petition to be taken from Johnson county and annexed to Franklin county. The reason assigned for de siring the change is that the sched- ues of trains is such that it is im- possible to go to Clarksyille the county seat and return in one day.
The Forrest City times., 1904-12-23
Eureka Springs Water Company Sued

Suit has been filed at St. Louis against the Eureka Springs Water Company which had water from that place in the Arkansas building at the fair, and other water companies which had water on the grounds, by the Exposition Water Company for s63,000 damages. The plaintiff claims that it had the exclusive right to sell son of the other companies having water there they lost the amount asked The Eureka Springs water was free in the Arkansas building.
The Forrest City times., 1904-12-23
John H. Hawkins is Sheriff.

John H. Hawkins of Foreman, was appointed by Gov Davis as sheriff of Little River county, succeeding J. o. Patterson, deceased There may be legal question involved as though the appointee has paid his poll tax in Lit tie River county and claimed citizen ship there, his family has resided in Texarkana for two years.
The Forrest City times., 1904-12-23
Returning Agricultural Exhibits.

Commissioner of Agriculture II. T. Bradford has returned from St. Louis where he remained after the close of the fair. supervising the work of pack ing the Arkansas exhibits for ship ment to this state. The agricultural, forestry and mineral exhibits have been packed but owing to the con- sestion of freight from the fair it is not known when they will be shipped. The shipments will make two carloads and will be brought to the department of agriculture. There is not room for them at the statehouse and it is not known where they will be stored, although Commissioner Bradford says they will be taken care of somewhere Arkansas made a fine showing at the exposition" said the commission CT. and 1 am more than satisfied with the attention our exhibits at- tracted. There was unusual comment on the variety of our exhibits. which was revelation to even a majority of the Arkansas people who visited St Louis. believe that the state will derive great benefit in the way of i'm migration on account of the magnfi- cent showing it made"
The Forrest City times., 1904-12-23
Conference of County Examiners.

In view of the fact that the coming meeting of the Arkansas State Teach CTS Association promises to be most largely attended and that all the coun- ty examiners will be there Superin- tendent of Public Instruction J. H. Hinemon will take advantage of the opportunity and hold a conference with the examiners on the first day of the session, Wednesday, December 28. Practical questions pertaining to the office of examiner will be discussed although no formal program for the conference will be arranged
The Forrest City times., 1904-12-23
Captured After Years Liberty.

w NJ Thomas, a negro escape from the penitentiary at Pontiac. H., was arrested at Little Rock and will be returned. The negro was serving time for grand larceny and was a trus- ty, being the driver of the carriage of the superintendent of the penitenti- ary. He violated his parole in May. three months before his term would have expired.
The Forrest City times., 1904-12-23
Brooklyn Man Killed Himself.

Albert F. Hood of Brooklyn, killed himself at Hot Springs by cutting his throat and severing the blood vessels in his arms He had been there month and had grown despond ent because his condition did not inn prove.
The Forrest City times., 1904-12-23
Killed at Neo.o Dance.

John Huntley, a white man, was killed by Will Collins, negro, at negro dance near Florence, Drew county. The negro was one of a crowd of many negroes at festival when the white man appeared and in the ensuing fight he was killed. The negro made good his escape.
The Forrest City times., 1904-12-23
Officers of Federation of Labor.

the Arkansas State Federation of La Dor held in Little Rock, officers were elected as follows: George Jones of Gwynne. president; J. R. Langston of Pine Bluff, first vice president; l.. H. Moore of Little Rock, secretary and treasurer. The federation adopted a constitution and bylaws. The ques- tion of state organizer was dis cussed at length and disposed of by turning the work of organizing the state over to the president. A report showed that or May 1, 1904, there were 2.567 union men in the state whose organizations were affiliated with the federation
The Forrest City times., 1904-12-23
Entire Republican Committee to Meet.

Chairman H. L. Remmel of the re- publican state central committee has rescinded the call for a meeting of the executive committee of the com mittee and issued instead a call for a meeting of the full committee to be held in Little Rock December 29 In his letter Mir. Remmel states that he is prompted to do this by the fact that there are two additional post offices to be acted upon and that some of the members of the committee have deemed it advisable to have the full committee. The full committee has about 100 members and this will be the first meeting since the state con, vention.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-03-25
NO Y IN o
News from Butte to Effect That Min.
ers Were Not Entombed.

Butte, Mont, March 25sr-[Special to
The Gazette.] The report sent out
from here last night that the shaft OF
the Minnie Healy mine had been blown
up and that 500 miners were entombed
had no foundation in fact.
Yesterday afternoon workers in the
Heinze Leonard mine let the water
into the Rarus, a property operated by
the Boston & Montana company. In
turn the Boston & Montana company
cut a hole into the Minnie Healy and
partially flooded the latter mine.
The whole trouble is simply n OF
the little by-plays incident to the
almost endless mining litigation in
progress here.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-03-25
The Big Ditch Company.

Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting of the trustees of the Big
Ditch company, held March IL, 1904,
an assessment of 20 cents per share
was levied upon the capital stock of
the corporation, payable ON or before
April 80, 1904, to the secretary, at
his Office, No. q, North Twenty-eighth
street, Billings, Montana.
Any stock upon which the assess
ment shall remain unpaid on April 80,
1904, will be delinquent and adver-
tised for sale at public auction, and
unless payment is made before, will
be sold on May 16, 1904, to pay the
delinquent assessment. together with
costs of advertising and expenses of
sale.
93-4 HENRY WHITE, Secretary.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-03-25

at about 3 O'Clock. A still alarm call
ed out the department, which extin-
gaished the blaze before 1t mad done
more damage than burn a hole in the
floor. It is said that the Waterman
left the door of a stove open in which
a fire was kept burning over night
and that hot ashes and coal dropped
out and ignited the boards.
A couple Of Films were before the
alcalde yesterday to answer to the
charge of disturbing the peace. The
day before they had secured a bottle
Of alcohol and selected the waiting
room of the Northern Pacific station
as the place in which to enjoy it's
contents. When the effects of the
liquor began to manifest itself they
became too noisy for the comfort OF
the agent and an appeal to the police
brought relief.
|L1gcaMse of a blizzard in Dakota
E~1kestbound traffic is once more badly
demoralized. At noon the North
Coast Limited due here at II o'clock
had not yet reached Fargo and. moth
ing was known as to the probable time
of it's arrival here. No. 3, due at 2:30.
did not arrive until after TO- hay-.g
been delayed by the western edge OF
the storm. The trainmen reported a
fierce blizzard in the eastern part OF
the state last night, although the
weather was not exceedingly cold.
About the busiest place in the city
is the new Northern hotel, in which.
all is stir and hustle, preparatory to
the formal opening, which is set for
the early days of April. Several car
loads of furniture has been received
guest chambers have been prepared
for it's reception. While the building
will not be complete at that time, it
is hoped the dining room will be
far enough advanced to utilize it in
serving the supper of the conductors
ball, which occurs April 4.
Preparations are making by a num-
Der of society young ladies to give
a leap year dance early next month.
They will manage the affair in it's
entirety, and taking advantage of the
privileges the year gives their sex
the usual order will be reversed and
the men will find themselves invited,
instead of doing the inviting. The
committee having charge of the ar
engagements will leave nothing undone
to add to the pleasure of their diff
dent companions and others so fortu-
nate as to receive invitations.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-03-25
WHERE TO WORSHIP.

The Reverend Arthur Miles will de-
liver an address next Sunday evening
in. the Congregational church on the
theme, "a Lesson from a Newspaper
First Church of Christ, Scientist.
Elks' hall. Sunday service, II a. m.
Subject, "Unreality." Sunday school,
- m. All are very cordially invited
to attend.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-03-25
SENATOR GIBSON MAKES SPEECH
ON LAND LAWS.
CITES FIGURES IN SUPPORT
Quotes from Reports Showing Vast
Acreage Controlled by Individuals
Through Desert Land Act.

Washington, March 24.-In the SEN
ate today Mr.. Gibson spoke in sup
Tcort Of his bill for the repeal of GER
tain public land laws.
/ He contended that our remaining ag-
ricultural lands should be held exclu-
sively for settlers and that the tim
Der belonging to the nation should
be properly cared for and, as it is
required, sold at its value. This re-
form can only be accomplished, he
said, by an absolute repeal Of the
desert land act and the communication
land act and of the timber and stone
act.
Mr.. Gibson argued that frauds are
made possible by all these laws. He
quoted the land decision of another
department as showing in 1877 as
much as 34,958 acres Of land had been
entered in California under the desert
land law for the benefit of J.. B.
Haggin, 'tand," he added, 81 am in
formed that the desert land entries
for the benefit of Mr.. Haggin and
his associates exceeded 100000 acres
Another instance was given in which
$4,000 acres of land were entered in
Wyoming by residents of eastern
states, who Immediately turned the
land over to a land company without
having even been on it.
Senator Gibson denied that the re-
peal of the land laws would seriously
cripple the irrigation fund, since it
now aggregates $50, 900, 900, including
land filings to date, and will be fur
ther increased by sales of coal lands.
timber, etc.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-03-25

The Sunday morning service will be
held in the Methodist Episcopal church
at II o'clock; subject, why Join the
Church," The evening service at 1880
o'clock; subject, "The Church and the
| Workingman." All the usual ser
vices at the usual hours.
Services will be held in ST. Luke's
church next Sunday, March II, both
morning and evening. This Sunday
is known to members of the church as
Palm Sunday, or the first day OF
holy week.
The Christian Church will hold SER
vices Sunday morning and evening in
Smiths hall. The Reverend Wiley
Mountjoy of Twin Bridges will preach
at both services. Mr.. Mountjoy is
well known throughout the state as
superintendent of the state. orphans
home. Special music by choir and
male quartette.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-03-25

(First Publication Mar. 25, l904.-4f)
ALIAS SUMMONS.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
Seventh Judicial District of the
State of Montana, in and for the
County of Yellowstone.
Vincent MICRO, plaintiff, VS.. Goldie
MICRO; defendant.-ALlAS SUM.
MONS.
The State of Montana sends greeting
to the above named defendant:
You r hereby summoned to an
swer the complaint in this action
which is filed in the Office of the clerk
of this court, and to file your answer
and serve a copy thereof upon the
plaintiffs attorney within twenty days
after the service of this summons,
exclusive OF the day of service; and
in case of your failure to appear Or
answer, judgment will be taken
against you by default, for the relief
demanded in the complaint.
The said action is brought to OBJ
tain a decree dissolving the bonds OF
matrimony heretofore and now exist
ing between the plaintiff and the de-
PENDANT. on the grounds of desertion
and habitual intemperance; the first
OF which took place at Aspen, Colo
RADIO, on the first day of August, 1893.
Witness my hand and the seal OF
said court this 22nd day of March,
1904.
(Seal.) T. A. WILLIAMS, Clerk.
BY E. W. Dunno, Deputy Clerk.
H. G. Crippen, Plaintiffs Attorney.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-03-25
SUSTAIN NO DAMAGE.
Toeo's Report on Fifth eombardment
of Port Arthur.

Of Port Arthur.
Toxic, March 24s-Vice-Admiral
Togo's report of the fifth attack on
Port Arthur on March %, reached
Toxic tonight and is as follows:
"The combined fleet acted accord
ing to the plan arranged.
1.-TWO flotillas of destroyers were
outside of Port Arthur, as instructed,
from the night of the 21st until the
morning of the 22nd.
although during this time our de-
stroyers were under the fire of the
enemy they sustained no damage. the
main fleet arrived off Port Arthur at
main feet arrived of OPT Arthur at
Il dispatched a part of the feet in
the direction of Pigeon bay and or
dered the ~battleships Flu and Yash-
ina to make an indirect b~ombardment
against the inner side of the port.
During the b~ombardment the enemy's
ships gradually came out of the harDor
and at the time when the indirect bonn
bardment stopped, which was about
2 O'Clock, the number of Russian ships
was five b~attleships, four cruisers and
several ~destroyers. We believed the
enemy was trying by making a move
ment of their fleet to draw us near
the fortifcations. The enemy's ships
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-03-25
DRIVE ANOTHER CORK.
Japs Renew Attempt to Bottle Up
Fleet.

Fleet.
London, March 24.-The Daily Tel
egraph publishes a dispatch from its
Toxic correspondent under yester-
days date which says:
ION the night Of March % the Jap
anese fleet renewed the attempt to
bottle up Port Arthur. Sixteen war
ships escorted seven merchant steam
ers to the mouth of the harbor and
under cover of the bombardment, the
steamers ran in and were sunk in de-
sired positions. Three hundred Japa-
nese officers and blue jackets volun-
teered for this duty. An official re-
port is expected this evening"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-03-25
LOCAL AND

Mrs. E. M. Mathwig of Cokedale is
a guest at the Grand.
Mrs. J. r. Mckay of Miles City is
visiting Billings friends.
A son vas born yesterday to Mr..
and Mrs. j.. H. Jenkins.
James Pollard i Red Lodge was a
visitor in the city yesterday.
o. +. Goddard is absent at Hele.a.
He is expected to return tonight.
Miss Giltinan of White Sulphur
Springs is a guest at the Grand.
Among yesterdays visitors in the
city was Roy H. Nutting OF Bridger.
Edmond Butler, the Gebo dispenser
OF law and medicine, is registered at
the Grand.
Mrs. Frank Morse of Great Falls is
in the city, the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
S. F. Morse.
j. j. Holland and w. H. Dickinson
came down from Gebo yesterday and
are at the Grand.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Olmstead are
rejoicing in the birth of a son, who
was born this morning.
Secretary of State George M. Hays
arrived from Helena last night and is
autographed at the Grand.
w. M. Enright, representing the
\ freight department of the Chicago&
NNorthwestern, is in the city.
WSenator Gruwell left for the eastern
Mfkof the state Wednesday morning
oIook after his sheep interests.
For putting a head on" another
4 son of Vulcan, Milton Hall was taxed
$40 in police court last Wednesday.
Mrs. T. @. Gillette and little daughb
ter returned a few days ago frond
Chicago, where they spent several
months visiting relatives and friends.
~ j. M. Conway returned Wednesday
Nlorning from Madison county, where
he\bought several carloads of horses
for Shipment to the Winnipeg market.
Last Tuesday evening the pupils OF
the preparatory department Of the
high school gave a supper, the PRO-
ceeds from which are to be expended
in furnishing a reading room in the
new southside school building.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-03-25

shelled us indirectly and many OF
their shots fell near the battleship
Flu, but u ships sustained no dam
age. About 8 o'clock our vessels with.
drew off the port"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-03-25
DR.. RElsLAND.
The weII.known Eye Specialist

Is now at the Rademaker, where he
will remain until March 20. If you
have any eye trouble Or improperly
fitted glasses consult him, as he is
reliable, having visited Billings for
many years. Consultation free.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-03-25

Latest styles in job printing at
The Gazette office.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-03-25

a VA6AL W. l. ~
in Illinois.
XIV F. Clement returned Wednes-
N3 from a visit to his ranch in Fer
Gus county. He reports all kinds of
stock in good condition there.
Notice is given that an examination
under the civil service law will be
held here April 6 for appointment
as clerk and carrier in the postofice.
Charles Gunther, an amateur base
ball player who held forth in this city
last summer, was fatally shot in a
Missoula saloon yesterday morning by
a mar named Virgins. The latter
was also wounded. They quarreled
over a woman named Cunningham.
Judge Fraser was at his office this
morning for the first time in two
weeks, having been confined to his
home in the interim by IN attack of
pleurisy. He still shows the effects
Of his sickness, although his complete
recovery is now a matter of only a
sboEt time.
kIhose who saw and heard the lone
robin that made his appearance the
latter part of last week are wonder
ing where he is now and whether he
has not revised his itinerary and gone
back to a warmer cline. The weather
of the last two or three days has not
been conducive to a large immigration
of<1de songster tribe.
H(SeVeral of the older settlers of the
we're in consultation this morn
ing and remembered that in March,
1897, a cold snap even more severe
than the present prevailed. The eli
maj was reached on the 25th, when
the mercury in the thermometer went
almost out of sight and much suffering
was reported in various parts of the
comfy.
I[red Ramsey of Kirby was among
Yesterdays visitors in the city. In
speaking Of the weather and stock
conditions in his part of the state he
said that in consequence of the long
continued winter and scarcity of feed
on the range the outlook was not as
promising as it might be, although up
to the present losses had been only
| normal.
R. E. F~ontaine, formerly engaged
in business in Billings, passed through
the city a few days ago, on his way
east to buy a stock of dry goods. He
and r. e. Hardness are together again
and have leased a building at Belling-
ham Bay, Wash, where they will open
q store in a few months. The building
rented by them is now in course OF
construction.
a Twenty-seven head of cattle fatten-
~ son malt and alfalfa by the Billings
Blowing company were turned over to
the Billings meat market this week
and were a fair sample of what can
UO uOUO al 1IOAIO III ~ WY VI pawn
ing prime beef. Mr.. Zywert, the gen.
tleman receiving the animals, pro-
nounced them all in condition to pass
for imported beef.
10 o'clock this morning ESQ
( fames had been entered upon the
great register of the city as a prerequi-
site for participation in the ensuing
city election. But little interest seems
to be manifested by the voters, eN-
sept in the Second ward, from which
the registration is the heaviest. As
the registration closes tomorrow even
ing there is small likelihood that the
figure reached last year, 805, will be
attained.
C~arelessness On the part of the
night Waterman is held responsible
for a fire that occurred in the dining
room Of the Cottage Inn this morning
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-09-22

ours is the only army. says the
london Telegraph. (which has. With
the occasional assistance OF tie ma
rines, fought in all the five continents
from the Rhine to the Crimea. from
Syria to Pekin. from Hudson bay to
Patagonia. from Egypt TO the Cape.
and In the Australian seas from New
Guinea TO New Zealand. But the as
cent of the Himalayas and the march
to Lhassa surpass. in purely pictur-
esque fascination. everything in Brit
fish military annals"
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-09-22

A jewish year book. just issued. for
the period from September 10. 1904. to
September 20. 1905. the Jewish year
SOS. contains. statistics showing that
the Hebrew population OF the world IL
now 10.932.777. OF this number Rus
sia has 5.ISg.401 Austria Hungary g.
07G.37s, and the United States. L253.-
21S. Germany comes next with $780,
sD4s. and then Turkey with 466.361- OF
the 100000 Jews credited to the state
OF New York. about 100000 are resi-
dents OF New York City.
A list OF beqnests and gifts by Jews
to various institutions covers fourteen
pages OF the book. Among other bio
graphical statements Is one to the eff
feet that forty-one synagogues were
dedicated In the past year.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-09-22

Drummond. Wis. Sept. 10 Especially
Whole families In Bayfield, County
arc singing the praises of Dodd's Kid
ney Pills and the reason why is given
IN experiences such as that OF Mr..
IT. T, Void. u well-known citizen here.
II had such palms In my back that
did not know what to do. says Mr..
Void. 'and as came across an adver-
tisement OF Dodd's Kidney Pills sent
! for a box. That one box relieved me
: OF all my pains. My wife also used
them and found them Just what she
, needed. | recommend Dodd's Kidney
Pills. as sure cure for Backache and
other Kidney Troubles"
Backache is one of the earliest
symptoms of Kidney Disease. Dodd's
Kidney Pills cure 1t promptly and per-
manentIy and prevent 1t developing
into rheumatism. Dropsy, Diabetes or
Brights Disease.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-09-22

On the Bayarian state railways the
passenger carriages are regularly dis
infected with formaldehyde. Tho
method adopted is to close the win
dows and doors tightly. and on the
floor Of the car is placed pan which
contains metal weights heated to a
duh red color. A 20 per cent solution
of formaldehyde is then poured into
the pan. After having been left for
about seven hours the carriage is then
thoroughly ventilated.