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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27
COUNTY BUILDING
SEVERAL. BRIDGES
Z. j. AuoE BUILDS slo srRvc.
ruRE OVER kEasER CREEK.

3. J. Auge, a we'll known bridge
contractor Of this city, returned yes
terday from Columbus. near where he
completed 9 county bridge over Kei-
ser creek Wednesday noon. The bridge
joins the two county roads through
the lands Of the Columbus Laai &
Water company and Is q 46-toot span.
The bridge IL one Of the new de.
signs furnished by. County Surveyor
Gerhar. It cost in the neighborho,d
Of 800 to build.
Mr.. Auge has a contract for build
ing a bridge OF. similar length and de.
Sign for the county over an irrigation
canal two and 4 half miles east Of
Park City. He also has q contract for
building = bridge SO feet in Length
over Box Elder creek on Peter Hoes
ranch, four miles east of the city.
During the past four ysarssMr. Ange
has constructed practically an 81 the
wooden fumes built IN the county.
He will start work o the wooden
structures for the Sanders Co-opera,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27
REGISTRATION TO +
CLOSE TONIGHT
MUST QUALIFY For CITY AND
SCHOOL ELECTIONS TODAY,

NMPL t57 'AH fM|tgLHf |I @ rE 4EI."|
Today is the last day in which the
voters Of this city may qualify them.
selves to vote at the city and school
elections, to be held next month, by
registering, since registration for both
elections closes tonight.
For the city election to be held
April 6, a total Of 651 electors have
registered. or this number 353 have
registered on the north side of the
track and 298 on the south side. Reg.
istration closes at 8 o'clock tonight
for the city election.
Less than 800 voters have regis.
tered for the school election. Regis
tration closes at 10 o'clock tonight. w.
A. Combs is registration agent on the
north side with his ONCE at the Red
Cross drug store and George stoddard
IS registration agent for the south
side with: his ONCE at the Billings
Drug company's store.
The hours OF registration for the
school election are from 9! o'clock IN
the morning until s o'clock IN the AZ.
ternoon and from 6 until 10 in the
evening.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27
DISPLAY
OF CfuLDRfNSHATS
TREssMAh's ANNOUNCE NOVEL
FEATURE ron sATuRDAY.

I Miss M. e. FRESHMAN announces u
this mornings paper q display Of mil
linery for misses and children.
The idea is q novel. one and should
appeal to Billings mothers. The show
rooms Of this popular millinery estab'
lishment will on Saturday be thrown
open to the children and young girls
Of Billings, and all will be welcome
to inspect the beautiful line Of chill
dren's hats which viii be shown in the
exhibit.
Heretofore 1t has been q difncult
task to secure suitable and becoming
headwear for the young girls. but
with the innovation Of this idea oi
Miss Tressman's that dimculty will
be overcome. The display is really
attractive and some beautiful models
are to be shown.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27
MYSTERY OF BIRTH
ALL CLEARED up
MISTAKE WAS MADE IN REPORT;
ING NAME OF THE FATHER.

The explanation Of a most remark.
able mystery was given yesterday BY
DR.. Andrew Clark, when he explained
how it happened that both he and Or.
Broughton Of Laurel had reported the
birth Of a white female child on March
% to Ola Miller Of Laurel. Dr.. Clark
giving George Howard as the name Of
the father and DR.. Broughton naming
George oAge as the other parent.
Ola Miller is Mrs Howard's maiden
name.
DIR. Clark explains that both he and
Dr.. Broughton attended the woman.
and that DR.. Broughton, in reporting
the birth, simply made q mistake in
Mr.. Howard's name.
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&FDGTEs MAfW-% HEE4s eaa4s%@E VIZ Vi @E.
Mrs. Abbie Boyer OF Bridger is Wis,
iting Mr.. and Mrs. T. ]. Foster At
their home son South Thirty-fourth
street.
2. w. Cotton. deputy county sur
yeyor, left yesterday morning for Lau.
rel, near where he expects to do some
surveying.
Job White, a travelling man OF Salt
Lake City, who has many friends ID
Billings is spending a few days here
business.
James snidow. q prominent ranch
er and stockman of Park City, is Wis,
iting his brother Tom Snidow, at his
home on Division street.
L. B. Lyman, trainmaster OF the
Burlington with headquarters at sher
idan, spent yesterday here visiting
the local officials Of the road.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27
ITALIAN CAR NOW
IN ELY. NEVADA
ARE STRUNG OVER HUN
D E'tl'.' 81. slAl!lL.Es.

80 - Lr.G ~ - * FAlEtL ESE F hIG
Ogden, Utah, March 2s.-If adyices
on the progress Of i esE1talian automo.
bile in the. New York to Paris race
received tonight from Ely. Nev.. a
few minutes before the closing Of the
telegraph once there, are authentic
the ar. which left Cobre, New, at 8
O'clock this morning, with, prospects
of 8 good days journey. should have
arrived at the outskirts OF Ely.
The French cal, which arrived here
at. 1880 O'Clock tonight, reports that
il made good progress throughout the
day. The start was made from Echo,
Utah, at al early hour this morning.
AT Rock Springs, Wyo., where the
German 4 arrived late; tonight, the
driver. completely exhausted, begged
to be taken to bed, while his automo-
bile, which had sustained broken
axle. was being repaired.
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JUROR DONEY HAS
MORE SENSATIONS
ACCUSES ANOTHER MAN OF 1Rls.
s5#@5 FA48%&%@ 4&@ N44L rs ~ {%#E5&N@ $#fW 4&
!, ING HIM FOR VERDICT.

Butte, March 26.-Amos Doney. who
was fined $500 and sentenced to five
days in jail for agreeing to accept a
bribe IT $50 in the suit Of Barnett
against the Olympia Brewing com.
pany, swore to an afadavit today in
which he alleges tnat he was paid
$3.50 to return a verdict favorable to
the plaintiff in the suit Of Wakeman
Sutton against silas r. King, and 9th.
ers and that the money. was paid to
him by David N. Watt, who also gave
him $500 with which to pay the fine
imposed by Judge Lynch.
Mr.. Watt is q well known butcher Of
this city and is married to q niece OF
silas F. King, one Of the litigants in
q suit in which 500, coo was involved.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27
WILLIAMS OUTLINES ATTITUDE
MINORITY. WILL ASSUME.
TO FORCE LEGISLATION
FIlibusterlne Tactics Promised II Re-.
publleans DO Not, Do Something
and % IL Very 'oulekly-Appr,,ve.'
Presldent's Suggestions.

i Washington, March 26.-Represent.
alive John Sharp Williams. OF Mis-.
sissippi. leader of the minority in the
house Of representatives, issued to
the press "a written statement, defn-
ing the attitude of the democratic
party In the house toward legislation
urged by President Roosevelt in his
message to congress at the present
session.
The statement describes what re
publican legislation the democrats
will support, what they will oppose
and what concessions they demand on
the part of the majority as the price
of r~efraining from an organized fill
buster throughout the remainder Of
the session:
Mr.. Williams said:
Insofar as the things urged by the
president are good things. 1 would
like the country to know that all he
has to do is to deliver 20 or 25 repub-
.lican house votes in favor OF them.
These conjoined with the solid
democratic votes will put them
through"
Democrats Will Help.
Mr. Williams notes the following
measures az the ones which will
virtually the solid demo
cratic vote within constitutional linn
It's:
The complete publication Of cam.
paign contributions.
Prohibition OF child labor in the
District Of Columbia and the terri.
tories.
An employers liability law, drawn
to conform to the recent decisions of
the supreme court.
Federal liability to government en-
ployes.
A law to prohibit the issuance Of
injunctions without notice to the par
ty enjoined. I
Removal of the tariff on wood pulp
and printing paper.
Imposition of a federal charge for
every water power right granted on q
navigable stream.
Those principles and measures
urged by the president with which
Mr.. Williams, az minority leader takes
issue are enumerated as follows: I.
Democrats Will Oppose.
+ The p%enalizing of the boycott.
The right of the attorney general
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27
CANNOT RUN FAST ENOUGH TO.
GET AWAY WITH THEM.
WRITES A BRIEF LETTER
Police Read Il Like Wise Old Owls
and Know Now az Much AZ They
Did 1efore-sam Lee May Come to
Rescue Of Jailed chlnk.

John ChinaMan went into the Nc.
Neil clothing store in the Belknap
block yesterday afternoon, grabbed a
pair Of trousers from the counter and
started N the dead u out Of the
place with them.
Looking up from his work the pro
prietor saw Johns coat tails vanish
ing out Of the door and he started in
pursuit, overtaking the Chinaman
within a short distance. Then he mott.
fled the police, who, represented by
cmcer Foster, took the erring Celes.
tial to the city jail. 4
There, in the innermost crypts Of
the cells, he got him out q slip OF
paper and q pencil and wrote a note
to q Sam Lee, who is a sort Of
white-buttoned mandarin among the
local Chinks, probably asking for aid.
It was inscribed in Chinese charac.
ters, and when it had been handed to
Jailer Heagney he passed It around
the police ONCE and asked the others
to read It.,
No Errors.
II see no errors IN punctuation" re-
marked Chief Talgo.
"He hasn't spelled Chop suey Ching
Fow correctly" said omcer Schneider
THAT character hasn't got as many
tails as It is supposed to have"
Walter Watkins, who dreamed he
was chief Of police yesterday while
Bert Talgo was away, remarked thai
the grammar Of the Chinese wal
rather bad, but that he guessed he
would allow the letter to go to Sam
Lee.
TAKE It yourself, then" said Talgo
who had Just returned from the Mus
selshell country, and Watkins took the
message to Sam Lee, who probably
viii bail MI. John Chinaman out.
It might be mentioned that the
trousers, price ;2.4s, were recovered
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27
LOCAL AND PERSONAL


Major j. b. Edwards Of Forsyth
spent yesterday mere with friends.
G. p. Heren, q stockman Of Merrill,
spent yesterday in the city on bust
ness.
Justice Mendenhall returned last
night from q short bushes trip 70
Tromberg.
Miss Matte Williams Of Crow
Agency is visiting friends In Billings
this week.,
Robert Price, q rancher and stock
man Of Absarokee, 10 in the city on
business.
j. II. Mcshane, Jr., a well known
young mar: OF Joliet, spent last night
in the city visiting friends.
Mrs. Sydney Fox Of Red Lodge is
visiting her husband, Judge Fox, who
has been holding district court here
for several days.
L. "A. Simpson, a North Dakota
state senator, and J. 2. Brodie, a, coal
mine operator Of Dickinson, N. Oak,
are in the city visiting Frank kim
Of the Commercial hotel.
Hugh Rowley, who has been con-
nected with the First National bank
Of this city since last July, left yes
terday, for Seattle, where he has &C
cepted a responsible position In the
First National bank Of that city, Of
which NJ. "A. Arnold is president.
"A. B. Brown, a civil engineer in B.
G. Lillis's ofhce,, returned yesterday
from Custer, where he has been doing
some surveying. \
Frank kim Of the Commercial ho-
tel, returned yesterday from Hunters
Hot Springs, where he had been SO.
journing for a few days.
Harry Z. Rain, a prominent real es-
tate man and wool grower Of Colum.
bus, spent yesterday in Billings at.
tending to business affairs.
3. w. Cotton, deputy county sur
veyor. returned yesterday from sur
veying a bridge acros Box Elder
creek, on the Peter Hoe road.
G. 2. Patton, who was formerly en-.
gagged in business in this city, left
Wednesday night for Great Falls,
where he will embark in a business
venture. u 3
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27
c. 7. SALISBURY WEEDS
A RED LODGE GIRL
MARRIAGE COMES AS 4 SUR.
PRISE TO THEIR FRIENDS.

IA wedding that came as somewhat
OF Il surprise to the friends OF both
the young woman and the young man
was that Of Miss Maude Hart OF Red
Lodge and G. T. Salisbury Of Billings.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Mr.. Cunningham Of the Metho-
dist church at Red Lodge yesterday
afternoon. \
The couple will probably make
their home in Billings, where the
groom has resided for several years.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27
WILL DELIVER BEET SEED.

Billings Sugar Company to Send Out
Cars.
Ehe Billings Sugar company will
send out beet seed cars to the various
loading stations in this section, April
l. to deliver beet seed to the growers
in the valley. They will deliver seed.
at the factory after April i and a reg
ular' schedule Of the dates on which
seed will be delivered at Laurel, Park
City and. stations in Carbon county
has been. prepared and mailed to the
growers. a :;
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27

tive Ditch compeny's canal next April
and expects TO have the work com.
pleted by June 1. The ditch company
IL to furnish ali Of the lumber for the
structures and Mr.. Auge Is to do the
work.
The greater part OF the lumber is
On the ground and everything is in
readiness to start work. The esti-
mated cost Of the work alone is in the
aeighborhood 81 $500.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27
ROBBERS BLOW
STORE-.GET NAUGHT
fSar&4 - 1890 N&SRESE .%8@4tS %4AHe5s2 AS f5a5-
CLUMSY ATTEMPT AT sAFEBLow.
ING is A FAILURE.

Coreyville, Kan, March 2e.-An at
tempt vas made to rob the State
bank at Carlton, tear here. last night.
No money was secured. The safe
was located in the front Of the build
ing and the charge Of nitroglycerin
used by the robbers was so heavy that
It blew the entire front Of the build
ing into the street. Frightened, the
robbers fed. A posse is in pursuit.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27
NO STARTLING FEATURES ARE
INTRODUCED IN CASE.
DEFENDS Ills OWN v CASE
Charges Against District Attorney Are
Threshed Out Before = Judge In
New York clty-Brtbe Taker IL Ex-
amlnsd by Plaintiff.

New York. March 26.-William II.
Tiliaghast. the self-confessed bribe
taking Juror in the interests of the
Metropolitan Street Railroad com
pany, was the chief witness Ut the.
hearing which was begun today on the
charges preferred with the governor
against District Attorney Jer,me.
Tue charges Of neglect Of duty were
made by a committee Of stockholders
of the Metropolitan Street Railroad
company, headed by w. +. King. The
proceedings were before former Chief
Justice. Andrews Of the court Of ap-
peals, who was appointed by Governor
Hughes to take evidence for and
against the accused omcial.
Franklin Pierce appeared as coun-
sci = for the complainant, and MI.
Jerome conducted his own defense.
The first Of the 20-odd allegations
was that accusing MI. jerome Of neg
lect in the prosecution Of the Tilling-
hast and other cases Of alleged jury
bribery by the Metropolitan Street
Railroad company in 1900-1s02.
Dodged Charges.
"Mr. Jerome has misapprehended
the charges which we make" said
Mr.. Pierce, because he has set up
the answer that he could not have
convicted because evidence was In
sufficient. The charge is that he pro
cured evidence which would have
secured a conviction; that this evi-
dence was put to one side; that when
Tillinghast went to Justice Seabury
he was at once arrested and sent to,
the island"
In answer to Mr.. Pierce's questions
Tllinghast went over in detail his
part in the Metropolitan railway brib-
cry case in which he received money.
he said, from Stanley Bogg and other
agents Of the Metropolitan Street Rai-e
road company for his services ass
juror. He said that he sat as : juror
in perhaps Is cases in which the Met
ropoMtan was a defendant. He voted.
he said, IN favor Of the company, ex-
cept when he thought It q wiser plan
that damages against the company Be
allowed. For this he received. no
said, from $25 to $50 q week. He wal
asked but few questions BY counsel
for the defense when qualifying as
juror, and wa promptly accepted.
Tillinghast admitted that he had serv-
ed two prison sentences.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27
Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
Mrs. H. s. seiber Of Park City is
visiting Billings friends this week.
John Dunn. q rancher Of Carbon
county, is in the city from Red Lodge.
2. L. Green, a hotel man Of Custer.
!, spent yesterday In the city on bust
ness.
F. B. Mitchell, q rancher Of Laurel.
spent yesterday in the city on bust
ness.
Mrs. F. ]. Walters left this week
for q visit with friends and relatives
i'm Salt Lake City. /
W. w. Worthington, q coal mine OPP
se~ratorsofS Bear Greek, was q business
visitor in the city yesterday.
W. j. Cruise. a prominent stockman
of this section, Is in the city from
Helena, visiting friends and relatives.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27
I. ]. WALLS BUYS
WEST SIDE LOTS
WILL ERECT HOME ON WYOMING
AVENUE.

7. ]. Walls yesterday purchased
from w. b. George q residence site on
Wyoming avenue In the west side adj
dition. The consideration was not
made public. It is said to be the in.
tention Of MI. Walls 70 build.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27

The submarine investigation fur
nishes place for Congressman Hob
son to expends his energies that Is less
troublesome than the war he oncS
proposed With Japan.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27
FALLS DEAD AFTER SPEECH.
Rev. Nesbit Fails Dead From Heart
Failure.

Fresno. Cal. March 26.-Rev. r =
Nesbit. pastor Of the Presbyterian
church at Coalinga and q speaker q
the Incorporation celebration Of that
town. today dropped dead It 11:3el
o'clock Immediately after he had con
cluded his address and In the pre-.
ence Of q crowd Of 1000 people. Tho
celebration was then declared %.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27
a slight reduction of the duty mo,

q slight reduction Of the duty upon
print paper"
Mr.. Williams says:
"The presidents preparation for
tariff revision by consideration at
the hands Of ascommission composed
OF members Of the house and senate
and so-called experts is both cum
bersome and useless. The very best
possible tariff commission lisa com
mission consisting Of the representa-
tives OF the people selected BY the
people in the interest Of the peopl."
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Will Rae is in the city from his
Cold, Springs ranch q Forsyth.
j. w. Coombs, a rancher Of Laurel,
was a business visitor here yesterday.
MI. and Mrs. j. v. Mills OF Merrill
are visiting friends in Billings this
week.
Frank Thompson left for Hunters
Hot Springs yesterday for a few days
sotourn.
y. w. Johnston, United States com
> missioner at Hardin, i sin the city on
business.
+. ". Klippel, general agent for the
Burlington in this city, left yesterday
morning for Omaha on a short bust
ness trip.
Frank Larson. q contractor OF this
city, spent yesterday. at Big Timber
on a business trip.
B. w. Brockway and R. 8. Fudge.
business men Of Laurel. were in the
city Monday night.
Il. George Crosby, a well known stock
man of Crosby, Wyo., is visiting old
friends here this week.
r. Ivan Vie, night ticket agent
at the Northern Pacific passenger Of
fee, returned Saturday from q three
weeks visit in Chicago
mi. andsMrs. Ed Peck Of Park. City
were Billings visitors yesterday. Mr..
Peck is a justice Of the peace and q
well known citizen Of Park City.
b. NJ. sneckenberger, 9 civil engi-
neef employed in the county survey
or'ss ONCE, LETT yesterday morning for
the Lake Basin to do some land sur
veying.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. q. Reckard and
Miss Emma Briggs Of Bowling Green,
Mo-. who have been visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. H. T. Allen at their home in this
city, returned to Columbus yesterday.
B. j. Rucker. q prominent lumber
man Of Everett Wash, and 9 member
of the Arm Of Rucker Bros. 8 Co..
which recently Incorporated In this
county, was a business visitor in Bill
ings yesterday. !.
Mrs. A. Smith arrived In Billings
yesterday from San Francisco for .
months visit with her daughter. Mrs.
Waiter Mcneil Of North Thirtieth
street. MI. Smith has been visiting
his daughter here for some time and
The and Mrs. Smith will leave for .
visit to their old home in Virginia
shortly.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27
APOSTLE or DRY FARM.
ING COMING APRIL 8.
INTERESTING SUBJECT
Chamber Of commeroe. Completes Ar.
ranoements for Lecture-Wnl Taik
on "soil Culture and Conservation
Of Moisture"

Under the direction Of the chamber
Of commerce, arrangements have been
made fol. the appearance in this city
Of H. w. Campbell, the famous ex.
ponent of non-irrigated farming. The
date fixed is April s, following the dis.
tinguished gentleman's lectures at
Terry and Miles City, where he is adj
vertised to speak April 3, 4 and 6. The
subject announced is "soil Culture
and Conservation of Moisture a
topic particularly interesting and
timely. in view Of the interest that has
been aroused in so-called dry-land
farming.
An immense area Of exceptionally
valuable landsis tributary to Billings,
every acre OF which car be made pro.
ductive in the highest degree IL only
properly cultivated. The irrigable
land has been nearly all taken up, and
the future development Of the terri
tory here abouts is dependent upon
the EFFORTS Of the men who are content
with land above the ditch. It is this
class that 1t is sought to educate to
the possibilities latent in the soil .!
Yellowstone county.
But the system Of soil culture
taught by MI. Campbell Is adapted
to irrigated farming as well a. to the
ordinary kind, end IL the principles Of
cultivation and tillage advocated by
him are followed by the irrigationist
increased yields and increased values
Of land arc tannd to accrue.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27

Latest styles in job printing at The
Gazette once.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-03
TABLET IN HONOR
OF ROCK ISLANDER
Northwestern University Glass Marks
Feat of Edward w. Spencer in
Rescuing ~ Persons.

A tablet was unveiled at Northwest
ern university at Chicago today as
part of the alumni day ceremonies in
honor of EdwardW. Spencer, the Rock
Island student who in 1860 rescued II
persons who we're shipwrecked ON the
Lady Elgin in Lake Michigan near the
school. Mr.. Spencer now resides, at
Neenah, Cal. A letter relating his part
in the incident written by him was
read. and an addressswas, delivered by
Bishop Hartzell ,Fof the Methodist
church, who also aided in the heroic
deed. The tablet is given to the
school by the class of -9S and is as
follows:
ITO commemorate the heroic endeav-
ors of Edward W. Spencer, first North
western student life saver, this tab
let is erected by the class of 1898. At
the wreck of the Lady Elgin off Win
netka Sept. s, 1860, Spencer swan
through the heavy surf 16 times. res
|cuing IL persons in ALL In the deliri-
um of exhaustion which followed his
oft-repeated question was, Did do
my best?'"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-03
GENERAL SYSTEM
OF STREET LIGHTING
Enterprise Of Merchants of 1880
Block" Leads to Revival of
General Project.

The determination of the business
men of the 1900 block" to provide
attractive street illumination in the
block along Second avenue between
Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets has
lead to revival of the Business
Mems project to illuminate the entire
business section by means of perma-
nent arches. The committee in
charge of this enterprise, headed by
President Myers. has been busy the
past few DAYS, and expect In short
time to inaugurate the system.