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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-02-05
MANY DECISIONS RENDERED BY COURT
interesting Suit OF Greene Thirteen Cases are Affirmed
Several Of Which We're From Montana.

al. against Edward Sharuckow from
Washington; James A. McFadden
against Charles A. McFadden, from
Idaho; United States against K. P.
Plowman, from Idaho; Norris Safe
and Lock company against Manganez
Steel Safe company. from Washing
ton; Edward w. Everson ct al against
H. w. Spaulding ct al from Wash
ington; Pelton Water Wheel company
against Abner Doble company; from
Northern California; Watson Hubbard
against Karl J. Cook ct al, from Wash
ington; u. S. Fidelity and Guaranty
company Of Baltimore against United
States, from Montana; L. H. Nixon ct
al against Fidelity Safe and Deposit
company, from Montana; Henry Mild
rum against United States from Ore
gon; Petitions of G. A. Mcintosh and
James P. Brown, trustees in bankrupt
cy of the estate of A. B. Costlgan
bankrupt, from Northern California
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Forsyth, and heretofore no occasion
has ever existed for the many friends
of that gentleman to- be alarmed at
his protracted absence, as all of the
camps have an abundance of fuel,
clothing and provisions at all times oi
the year. Mr.. Bair knows the country
thoroughly, and his friends in Billings
are inclined to the belief that the
story is a canard started by some IT,
responsible party, who might have an
imaginary grievance against thai gen
tleman. @
Family Knows Nothing.
It was learned at the Bair residence
last evening that no news Of his As
appearance had been received by an:
OF the family. In speaking Of the
matter, Mrs. Bair stated that her hus
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-02-05

bill empowering the governor and sec.
retary Of state to deed the land back
to the government. The state had
undertaken to reclaim it by what is
known as the Dearborn project but
failed. Senator Everett's bill is an
follows:
Bill for an act authorizing and en-
powering the governor and secretary
of state of the state of Montana to
deed and convey to the United States
of America certain lands granted to
said state by the United States of
America by patent No. /, Montana
Desert Land segregation, dated Nov
ember IL, 1908.
Be it enacted by the legislative as
sembly of the state of Montana:
Section 1. That the governor and
the secretary of state of the state Of
Montana are hereby authorized and
empowered to deed, grant and convey,
by good and sufficient deed of con
veyance, unto the United States of
America in the name Of the state If
Montana, sealed with the great seal
of this state, all Of those certain lands,
and premises granted and conveyed
unto said state by the United States
of America by patent No. 1, Montana
Desert Land segregation, bearing date
November IL, in the year Nineteen
hundred and three, recorded in the
United States general land Office, at
Washington, District of Columbia, in
volume No. 1, pages II and Is, in
elusive, and in the office of the county
clerk and recorder Of Lewis and Clark
county, Montana, in book Z of the
United States, on page 201
This conveyance is to be made to
the United States in consideration Of
the fact that said patent was obtained
from the United States without the
requisite amount Of work being per
formed, as required by the laws of coil
gress.
Section @ This act shall be in tull
force and effect from and after its
passage and approval.
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Helena, Mont, Feb. 4.-The legisla-
tive mill resumed it's daily grind this
afternoon,
The senate was in session only a
short time, but the house put in a busy
afternoon, disposing of lot of busi-
ness. The railway commission bill
was reported to the house by the com
mittee on railroads. 1t is to be called
the Shaw-Tudor-Weed bill. The sal
aries of the commissioners, e. A.
Morley, Nate Godfrey, and B. T. Stan
ton, are fixed at $4,000 per year, that
Of the secretary at $4,000. The state
is to pay their expenses and they are
not to ride on passes, except when on
public business.
The Swindlehurst railway bill was
indefinitely postponed by a strict party
vote Of a to il.
Speaker King named as the COM
mittee under MacAuley's resolution of
last Friday to investigate the car short
age, Allen, MacAuley and O'Connor.
The only feature Of the senate SEES
sion was the indefinite postponment
of MARTENS bill amending the consti-
tuition so as to give the state board
OF equalization more power. Martien
sought to have the bill printed, but
lost.
The governor sent to both houses
telegram he received from Commission
er General Reed Of the Alaska Yukon
exposition, stating that the Washing
ton legislature today passed a bill ap,
propriating $1,oO0,oOO for the Seattle
exposition.
Bills introduced:
McCone, protecting titles; Romney,
admitting pioneers to the soldiers
home; Amin, two bills for control of
neglected children.
Notices Of bills:
Long, making the game warden ex-
officio fire warden; Miles, special i'm
provement districts in cities: Edwards:
regulating the measuring of hay in
stacks.
The house Judiciary committee in.
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STATES SIDE IS PRESENTED
Calls Only Five Witnesses to
the Stand.

New York, Feb 4.-The state laid
it's case against Harry K. ThaW to-
day, a plain Unconditional story Of the
shooting on the Madison Square Gard
en- roof. The defense replied with a
plea of hereditary insanity. It was
asserted that Thaw in Staying Stan
ford White believed he was acting as
an agent Of providence; that real or
fancied wrongs committed against him
by the architect and former friend of
his wife had caused the impulse to
kill. When the deed was done Thaw
made no movement to escape it's con
sequences, but holding the fatal revol-
yer aloft, he stood as if mutely pro-
claiming to the world: 3The deed is
done; it was right; it was not wrong" /"
Thus Thaw's counsel outlined his
case to the jury this afternoon, after
the prosecution had occupied less than
two hours Of the morning session Of
the court in relating through eye wit
nesses the narrative of the tragedy.
Tomorrow morning the first witnesses
in Thaw's behalf will be heard.
You will hear the story of this
mans insanity" Attorney John B.
Gleason for the defense promised the
jury, 4 from his mother, from his wife,
from his relatives and from physicians.
You will judge him by his acts by the
heredity and stress which entered into
his madness and when you come to
Judge him you will say to yourselves
that his act may have been one OF
insanity, but it was not one of crime. =
That Thaw's wife was to be one Of
his most important witnesses has long
been known; that his mother, Mrs.
William Thaw of Pittsburg, was to
take the stand only became known to-
day, when the court announced the
rule excluding from the court room
all witnesses, save experts. ThaW' 5
mother, his wife and May Mackenzie
left at the word of command. Thaw
seemed detected at this. Many times
last week during the dull days of jury
selection he turned to his wife for com.
fort and found her ever ready with
quick response Now that the seri'
GUS work of trial was to begin he was
| to be denied her presence.
Thaw's counsel told the story of the
prisoners love for the girl he was tc
make his wife. He met Evelyn Mes
bit in 1901 and there and then began
an honorable love and regard for the
girl. He told her mother of his love
The girl was in a precarious condition
following serious operation in a san
itarium and ThaW suggested to tbs
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mother that she take her abroad to
recuperate. It was arranged that
Thaw would accompany the two as the
open and avowed suitor of the daught
er. In 1902 he asked her to marry
him, and she refused. "The reason for
this refusal you will hear from her own
lips announced Mr.. Gleason. "Suf-
fee it to say, the reason had to do
with an incident in her life with ref
erence to Stanford White
Thus laying the ground for the plea
of insanity, Mr.. Gleason declared
brain disease had laid hold Of Thaw
three or four years ago. 1t was claim
ed that there had been many cases
where a person had been pronounced
insane upon one subject only. He
cited instances of temporary insanity
based upon a single act. We will not
base our plea, however, upon a single
act'' he added. 1T will be shown
that there was insanity on both, sides
of this defendants family. Our case
is far removed from the much dis
cussed defense of emotional insanity.
You must disabuse your minds Of all
you have read in the newspapers, and
especially of the idea that has gone
abroad that we are to rely upon some
higher or unwritten law We rely upon
the constitution and the laws Of the
imperial state of New York, and upon
them alone. You will understand this
mans insanity. 1t will not require ex-
perts to tell you of it. 1t is within you
to judge him and you will say from the
evidence that when he killed Stanford
White he was an insane man"
Assistant Attorney Garvan opened
for the prosecution at the beginning OF
the session. The rumor that there
were to be further changes in the
jury box would not down until Mr.. Gar
van began his address. It was said
that District Attorney Jerome had
brought all the pressure and persuas-
ion at his command to gain consent to
the removal of one or two of the men,
but Thaw's counsel held out against all
pleading for a further revision of the
trial panel.
The state having put its case so
simply up to the defense to prove it's
justification bears out the theory that
Mr. Jerome as saving his real efforts
for the rebuttal
David N. Carvalho, handwriting
expert was in court today sitting be-
side the prisoner. 1t is said he will
be called to identify certain letters
alleged to have been written by Stan
ford White and now in the hands Of
the defense.
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HOUSE HAS RAILROAD COMMISSION BILL
easure Reported Names Godfrey Stanton and MoreIy--
Swindehurst Bill Sent to Graveyard on Party Vote.
Especial to The Gazette.)


definitely postponed the bill creating
the Fourteenth Judicial district, Ra-
valli county, and recommended for pas
sage the bill adding another judge to
the Fourth district.
Senate bill No. defining the duties
Of county superintendents, was con
Cured in and these house bills passed:
For Williams memorial tablet; dis
tribution of public reports; deficiencs
state insane asylum; collection Of city
taxes.
Freak Bill Killed.
The first freak bill Of the session
met its fate today. 1t was introduced
by Tudor, by request, and prohibited
the. running Of automobiles on high.
ways. It was postponed on it's intro.
duction.
With Marshall in the chair, four bills
were disposed of in committee OF
the whole, including a substitute for
Whiteside's long bill creating irrigat.
ing districts. This bill has over 100
sections, and as amended 1t was sent
back to the printing committee.
Notices of bills:
Gray, selling estrays; Weed, life in.
surance companies; Golf, special i'm
provement districts of cities; Miller OF
Park, making incompatibility Of
temper ground for divorce; Duncan
period in which mortgages on person.
al property shall be valid; Weed, filing
articles of incorporation; Marshall, ex-
tending and defining the boundaries OF
Missoula and altering the boundaries
of Granite county; Miller Of Park, al.
lowing graduates Of the University OF
Montana to teach in public schools
without further examination.
Nineteen bills previously noticed
were introduced.
In order to restore to the public do.
main for entry the lands situated in
the northern part Of Lewis and Clark
county withdrawn four years ago and
decided to the state to be reclaimed
under the Carey act Senator Everett
of Chouteau county has introduced q
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-02-05
FATAL TRAIN WRECK
Six Killed and Dozen Injured by De
railing of Car Of Coal Train.


Des Moines, Iowa, Feb. 4.-six
miners were killed and - more in
jured in a wreck OF coal train on tho
Chicago & Northwestern near the cor
poration limits of Des Moines this
evening. The dead:
JOHN PILSTROM.
PETER AXMER..
OLAF ANDERSON.
ALBERT OLSEN.
CARL LARSEN.
SAMUEL DREW.
The accident was due to the car In
the middle Of the train leaving the
track and ditching the cars behind
it. The train had on board about 30
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-02-05
TRAINS ARE STALLED.
No Freight Has Reached Havre fo
Nearly TWO Months.
Especial to The Gazette.)

Especial to The Gazette.)
Havre Mont, Feb. 4.-Winter wealth
er throughout northern Montana is
now more severe than it has been at
amy time during the last 27 years. Not
wheel is turning on the main line
of the Great Northern railroad. No
freight train has passed through Havre
for 48 days. In drifts west of that
point seven Oriental Limited passen
ger trains are stalled, and to the east
five more are similarly situated. The
temperatures in Great Falls for the
past "a hours has ranged from IA to
20 below, in Havre from % to "A be-
low and it is reported that in Valley
City the temperature yesterday was
around SO below. At most points in
northern Montana a blizzard has
ragged for hours past.
At Choteau five inches of snow fell
in 10 hours and fuel is so scarce that
coal is being sold in lots Of from 100
to 200 pounds. The Indians in that vi
cinity are suffering severely and to re-
move any responsibility of desperate
redskins pillaging ranches, they are
being fed by the county authorities.
Ranchmen along the Missouri river,
in the vicinity oi Poplar, are said to
be short of feed and fuel, being I'M
able to reach the settlements, even on
snow shoes.
Leedy, a settlement located 65 miles
south of Choteau, has been isolated for
two montfs, the last persons to reach
that point from the railroad having
made the trip the week before Christ
mas. There has been no mail in there
since December 20.
Trainmen report 5000 head of cattle
at Teton without food and water and
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-02-05

miners, scattered in groups on differ
ent coal cars, and several passengers
We're in the caboose. The victims
were all buried under the wreckage
and the coal, which later caught fire,
making the rescue work difficult. 1t
is feared that when the wreckage is
fully cleared away other victims may
be found.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-02-05
NEGRO NATIONAL FAIR.

Mobile. Ala, Feb "A negro ma
tional fair viii be held in this city
next November. A. feature will be the
exhibit of inventions and craftsman
ship of negroes.
An Invitation will be extended to
the president OF the United States 70
open the fair.
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SHOWING IN WASHINGTON.
Eastern Part of State Suffers from
Fuel Scarcity.

Fuel Scarcity.
Spokane, Wash, Feb 4.-Light
snow continues to fall in eastern Wash.
ington and northern Idaho, but the
temperature is not severe and warmer
weather is forecasted Train service
is hamperd by heavy SHOWS in the
Rockies and Cascades, though trains
from the coast are able to reach
Spokane.
The Great Northern reports the
worst blizzard in 20 years in northern
Montana, the road being tied up for
lao miles from Cutbank to Havre. 1t
is thought this blockade may be brok.
en- today.
Fuel is still scarce in eastern Wash.
ington. but conditions are not so urgent
as earlier in the winter, and little suf.
fering is expected.
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band left the city last Wednesd"s
evening for the purpose of visiting NJ:
sheep camps in the vicinity Of f.
syth. and that when he left he WIS
well supplied with warm clothing vth
which to make the trip from FORSYTH
10 the first camp. "He is well ac'
uuainted with the surrounding county
and all Of the general conditions, and
/ am sure that at present he IS sno =
bound ait one of the sheep camps m. S
away from any wire communtcat'oh
or town."
Friends OF the Same Opinion.
In talking to a Gazette representa-
tive last evening one Of Mr.. B*irs
close associates said: 81 do not be-
lieye the rumors that were circulated
throughout the city last evening to
the effect that G. M. Bair had pc
come lost on the prafries in the vicln-
ity of Forsyth. for the reason that ne
has been in this section of the coun-
try too long and knows the general
conditions altogether too well to take
any chances ir such a storm as has
been raging for the past three O.
four days. He has maintained sheep
camns In the vicinity Of Forsyth Tor 8
number of years, and these are VI
WAYS supplied with great quantities 81
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TWO BELOW AT TOPEKA

Topeka, Kan, Feb. 4.-This is the
coolest weather this section Of Kan
sas has experienced since February 12,
1905. At 6 o'clock this morning the
temperature was two below zero.
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COLD in SOUTHWEST.
Kansas City shiverina at Nine Below
Zero,

Zero.
Kansas City. Mo, Feb. 4.-The cold
weather continues throughout Kansas,
Indian Territory, Oklahoma and west
ern Missouri, with the temperature
generally a little above zero and the
snowfall abating.
The lowest temperature in Kansas
City was 9 degrees below zero, at
o'clock this morning, this being the
lowest temperature registered here in
many years. Throughout the south
west the temperature was lower than
since February 12, 1905.
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EXTENDS TO SPAIN.

Madrid, Feb. 4.-The coolest wealth
er experienced in a generation is pre-
vailing in Spain. Railroad communica-
tion is everywhere interrupted.
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they are dying rapidly. Numerous car
casses line the track and right Of way
Of the Great Northern, making traffic
dangerous.
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NEBRASKA HAS FIRST REAL
SNOW.

Omaha, Feb. 4.-The first real snow
of the season is falling over Nebraska
winter wheat fields. The temperature
was four below zero last night.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-02-05
\ WISCONSIN HOLDS RECORD.

Superior, Wis, Feb. afternoons
eters registered 40 below zero this
morning.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-02-05
TAKE COAL BY FoR RcE.
Foraker Men Help Themselves to
Contents of Locomotive Tender.

Contents OF LOCOMOTIVE Tender.
Guthrie, Okla, Feb. A Midland
Valley freight train was held up" at
Foraker, in the Usage nation. last
night and a party of determined men
climed into the tender and without
ceremony unloaded nearly all the coal
into vehicles. The residents of For
aker had been without coal for weeks
and the fuel scarcity had reached q
critical stage.
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CONTINUED on Fourth Page.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-16
GUARANTEED LIQUOR CURE.
No Detention from Work or Loss OF
Time-Desire for Drink Destroyed
NV 0rripe

When one of our most reliable drug
gists makes a positive statement that
he will guarantee to cure the liquor
habit if Orrine is used in accordance
with directions or refund the money it
shows his great faith in the treatment.
1t is in this way that Orrine is sold by
the leading druggist in nearly every
city and town. In every box is reg
iSteTed guarantee which entities you
, to a refund of your money if Orrine
fails to effect cure.
No other cure for the liquor habit
has been sold in this way and the re-
| markable guarantee shows how far
superior Orrine is to the ordinary san
atorium or home treatment. There is
no detention from work or loss of time
when Orrine is used 1t destroys the
desire for liquor, so that the drink is
not missed also cures the deranged
stomach. weakened nerves, and other
| i'll effects of excessive drinking re-
storing the patient to perfect health.
Orrine is prepared in two forms, No.
l. the secret remedy which can be used
in food or drink without the knowl-
edge of the patient; No. for those
who take the remedy of their own free
will. Both forms are guaranteed. A
registered guarantee in every box.
| Treatise on how to cure drunken
ness free on request Orrine company
Washington, D. C. The price of either
form is 81 a box making the cost OF
the complete cure less than one-tenth
what it is usually charged at sanato
RUINS, with guarantee that the eX
pense will be nothing unless a cure is
gained. Mail orders filled.
Orrine is for sale by the Harper
House pharmy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-16

Twenty guests were present. Little
Miss Cross. masked and dressed as
Cupid. distributed faYOrs. The parsOn-
age was beautifully decorated with
hearts. red and white The bay viii
dow was converted in 10 a rose bower.
green and red. Cupid railroad was the
game played William Little won first
favor, Miss Nellie Harris. second. Mis-
Walters served a fine lunch. assisted
by four young ladies all of whom Were
dressed i'll fancy costumes and masked
Henry Wilson, who has been sick at
his home on East PicksOn street. Is
able to be our on the streets again.
Mrs. y. W. Nanderslice entertaind Il
her home on Third street on Thursday
afternoon
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-16

pal speaker was Clifford Willis, in
structOr in soil physics, University of
Illinois. Professor Willis talk was on
the line of chemistry of the soil, the
various elements that compose plant
food, the right proportions and proper
application OF these various elements.
The principal and growing need for
most Illinois soils ne cOntended, and
proceeded TO demonstrate by means of
charts and figures, is more phosphate.
Many farmers, he said, who own land
worth 800 or more an acre are grow
ing poorer every year because they rob
the land of plant food without putting
any back.
He agreed with Mr. Herbert. that
rock phosphate was cheaper than the
bone phosphate produced by Swift and
Armour. The former can be had for
IS per ton, while the packing house
product sells for $32 a ton. He advised
farmers never to burn their cornstalks
unless on very rich bottom land.
At the conclusion of Professor Willis
address, j. II. Martin, the expert corn
Judge, briefly explaining the difficulty
experienced in the grading of SEED
corn by the score card method.
This closed the institute proper. and
the ladies of the domestic science guild
| listened to a very entertaining lecture
and witnessed some practical demon
STATIONS in scientific cooking by Miss
McCurdy of Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-16
PRIZES ARE GIVEN.
Farmer Boys Rewarded for
Their Efforts in Raising
of Corn
AT CLOSE OF INSTITUTE
Competitors In All the Various Glasses
Professor Willis on Soil
Chemistry.

Port Byron, Feb. 16.-(Argus Spe-
cial AT the closing session of the
Rock Island county farmers institute
yesterday the following awards of
prizes in the corn growing contests
were announced:
Lot For Boys IL to II Years.
First, Harry ID. Buckley; second. F.
A Case; third, Willie Marshall; fourth,
John WOODBURY..
Lot 2-For Boys IL TO 81 Years.
First, Francis Millman; second, Wal.
ter Fife; third, Thomas SaddOris a.;
fourth, George Hunt, Jr.
Lot 1YellOw Dent Corn.
First, l.. T. Pearsall; second. S. l.
WOODBURY.; third, Willie Riewerts
fourth, Richard Ashdown.
Lot 4-Leaming Corn.
First. w. l.. Nicholson; second, A
Saddoris.
Afternoon Session.
AT the afternoon session the princi