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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-05
GOVERNMENT NEARLY THROUGH

Washington, May adjournment
was taken yesterday until Monday in
the trial Of r. A. Hyde, John A. Ben
con. J. II. Schneider and Henry p.
Bmond, on a charge Of conspiracy to
deffaud the government Of valuable
public lands In the Pacific coast
states. It is said to be probable the
government will have finished It's
case IN chief next week.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-05
VERDICT OF NOT
GUILTY REACHED
ALLEGED MuRDERERs OF u. $.
AGENT WALKER ACQUITTED.

Durango, Col, May AT $3.50 to-
might the jury in the case Of John
Waderwede and John Mason, charged
with killing United States Special
Agent j. A. Walker near Hesperus, a
few miles from here November 3 last,
brought in a verdict of not guilty.
Both men were Immediately re-
arrested by United States Marshal
Thomas Clark on a federal grand jury
warrant charging them with conspir-
sacy to murder Walker.
It is understood their bonds will be
fixed at $4,000 each.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-05
MONEY ORDER CLERK
SHORT IN ACCOUNTS

Chicago, May Edward J. stei-
Der, money order clerk at the Folk
street station for the Wells-Fargo TX
press company. is under arrest here
pending an examination Of his &C
onunto.
He was arrested on . specific
charge OF appropriating $4,000 Of the
company's money, but the total
amount Of the shortage. according to
oncials Of the company. will probably
be anywhere from 5000 70 $4,000.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-05

The finest train in the world is the
kaisar's. It cost $1,000 900 and took
three years to build. In the IL stump
tuous saloons are two nursery coach
es, q gymnasium, q music room and 9
drawing room furnished with oil paint
ings and statuary. The treasure room,
with its two safes, is burglar-proof.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-05
OKLAHOMA Ili!!0l|Ml !! BANK B M
ROBBERS ESCAPE
DEMoLlsH BIG SAFE WITH
CHARGES OF DYNAMITE.

Tyron, Okla, May 2.-Five bank
robbers entered the Farmers Bank Of
Tyron early this morning and after
demolishing the big safe with seven
charges Of dynamite, secured 5000
and made good their escape.
They forced an entrance from the
rear, and while three of the gang re-
NAMED on guard outside, the others
entered and cracked the safe. The
first explosion awakened a number Of
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-05
MlfE'S PARENTS ARE
SHOT BY HUSBAND
MICHIGAN MAN PRINCIPAL IN
GRIM TRAGEDY.

Battle Creek, Mich, May q
Angered by an action for divorce
started by his wife, Joseph B. Blunt,
a liquor salesman, early today broke
into the home Of Mrs. Blunt's parents,
where she was living with her chill.
dren, and killed his wife's father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Homer s. Jones.
Mrs. Blunt, scantily clad, who saw
her parents killed, fed from the mad.
dened mans revolver, rushing out
doors into a snowstorm with her baby
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-05
COUNTY BOARDS TO MEET.

Commissioners Will Consider Bids
for Bridge.
From Sundays Daily.
The boards of county commission
ers for Yellowstone and Carbon u
ties will meet in joint session at the
court house in this city tomorrow to
consider bids for the erection of a
county bridge over the Yellowstone
river at Columbus. Each county will
bear half the cost of the erection of
the structure by mutual agreement.
Opposition to the selection of a site
for the bridge has developed recently
and q site will probably be agreed
upon at tomorrow's meeting.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-05

the citizens. who turned out, but they
were fired upon and kept at bay while
six other charges were applied, which
finally wrecked the vault and enabled
the robbers to get away with the
,plunder. IA running fight followed, In
which a fusillade Of shots were fred,
but no trace was left behind.
"A general alarm has been sent out
to adjoining towns and bloodhounds
are being used in an effort to run
down the robbers.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-05
JUDGE FOX DIsMIssEs ACTION
AGAINST VICTOR NELSON.
SET FOR TRIAL
Court Announces That Jury for June
Term Will Probably Be Drawn May
15-Homer Malone Will Be Tried
Again June 1.
From Sundays Daily.

From Sundays Daily.
During yesterdays session of the
district court Judge Fox set most Of
the civil actions on the docket for
trial, before jury, during the month OF
June, took action in three criminal
cases and granted one divorce. He
also announced that it is very proba-
BILE that on May Is, a jury will be
drawn and subpoenaed for June 1.
On motion of the county attorney
the case in which Victor Nelson is
charged with grand larceny vas dis
missed and the defendant discharged
from custody. Nelson was charged
with stealing a COW from a woman on
the Musselshell and selling the ami
NAL to a man at Broadview.
The Malone case was set for trial
June /. In this case Homer Malone is
charged with statutory rape on the
person Of Laura Carpenter. The case
was tried at the last term Of court and
resulted in a disagreement Of the
jury.
The bill Of exceptions on the de.
PENDANTS motion for a new trial in
the case in which Anthony Crow was
found guilty Of assault in the first
degree was signed, settled and al.
lowed.
Cruelty Alleged.
Mrs. Anna Kennedy vas granted 8
divorce from her husband, Frank Ken
needy, after she and her brother had
testified to the allegations narrated in
the complaint. Extreme cruelty, in
temperance and non-support are the
grounds on which Mrs. Kennedy asked
for legal separation.
In her complaint she stated that
she and the defendant were married
at Rochester, N. Y, October 2, 1904
and that between May and July, 1907
the defendant assaulted and beat her
at times forcing her to fee from the
house to escape him. She sets forth
that on June 26, Kennedy threatened
to kill her. That he failed to provide
for her support and was guilty of in
temperance is also alleged.
The divorce case of John Humping
against Eva Pumping, remanded K
this county for retrial, by the supreme
court, was brought up again when the
defendant was granted 10 days il
which til file . brief.
The case in which Charles Phillip.
was suing L. G. Hammond for an in
junction restraining him from inter
fering with the flow Of Elige creel
was dismissed as settled on motion o
the plaintiff.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-05
WOMAN ASSAlLED By
e NEGRO llEE:GlRjO IN BOX CAR

Denver, May Mrs. Nellie Kul-
lick, living at Is Sand street, Globe
vile, was assaulted by q negro in q
boz car . half block from her. home
at $3.50 o'clock this morning and left
for dying. The negro escaped.
A posse Of Globeville citizens and
tie police are securing the vicinity
Of the town. Il the mar is found :
lynching IL probable.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-05
ALDERMAN SPEAR REPORTS ON
FINANCIAL OUTLOOK.
TWO ALDERMEN RETIRE
Banker. Member Of Old Council suar
aests Issuance Of Bonds to Decrease
Interest on Outstanding Warrants
on Sewer Fund.

From sundays Daily.
At last nights meeting Of the city
council, which was the last one that
will be held by the old council, Alder
man Spear, one of the retiring alder
men, and chairman OF the old finance
committee, reported on the condition
of the city's finances.
In his report, Alderman Spear re-
ferred to a report made by an &C
co~untant who mad examined the city
.treasurer's books and said that at
present there was a balance Of $22,-
650.61; that outstanding warrants
against the general sewer fund
totalled SIG, o97. 57; that outstanding
warrants against the street fund
amounted to $2o,s78.69, ami that
owing to the decrease in the city's
revenues there was a rapidly growing
deficiency.
Suggests issuance Of Bonds.
In order to shift the Indebtedness
and decrease the interest the city was
paying on warrants in the general
sewer fund, he suggested the issuance
of bonds %suficient to take up all Of
these warrants, saying that the
present condition Of the money mar
ket warranted the belief that the
bonds could be disposed Of advan-
tageously.
A general discussion Of the sewer
system Of the city and what might be
expected within the next few years
followed Alderman Spears report.
That the city will some time be forced
to establish a sewerage farm to take
care of it's sewerage developed during
the discussion. This action will be
made necessary when the state health
officers enforce the law regarding the
emptying Of sewers into the Yellow
stone river.
Discusses Yegen Suits.
The mayor recounted what steps
had been taken looking to opposing
the suits OF Yegen Bros. against the
city, to restrain the contractors from
building two sewers which have oeen
decided upon.
After the mayor had personally
thanked Aldermen Klos and Spear,
the two retiring members Of the coun'
Gil, for their services and assuring
them that their presence in the. coun'
Gil will be missed, the following mo
ton, made by Alderman soule, was
carried:
"That the council tender to the re
firing members, Aldermen Klos and
| Spear, their thanks for their efficient
services and unfailing courtesy while
members Of the council, and their best
wishes for their continued pros
perity."
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-05

Aerial letter boxes have been
placed in all large tenement houses
and apartment buildings in Budapest,
Hungary. The boxes are shot up to
the floor required, where they remain
until emptied, or until the postman
comes again and brings them down by
touching another spring.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-05
ARE NOW DEAD
FIVE ARE MISSING.
NAprHA TANK in REDUCTION
PLANT ExPLopEs.

&EESNT EE4NE& 4@44NN &. %&GW1&G&I SASS
Chicago, May 2.--Three additional
bodies, making -four in all, were found
today in the ruins Of the plant Of the
Chicago Reduction company, which
was destroyed by fire last night,
caused by the explosion Of q naptha
tank.
The bodies are supposed to be those
Of William LAM, a Waterman en-
ployed by the company; Stephen
Novak and John Bonus, an electrician
employed by the company.
Five men are still missing, accord
ing to the police, and 1t is thought the
bodies of some Of them may be In the
ruins.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-05
LIVINGSTON MAN MENTIONS sc.
CURING GATEWAY CITY BAND.
BOOSTS DRUM MAJOR
Arthur Habbltt Believes That II. ssrv-
ices Of Organization Were Secured
! II Would Insure Large Crowd Of
Livingston People.

From Sundays Daily.
In a letter to the secretary of the
Billings Chamber Of Commerce, Ar
thur Babbitt, a well known hotel man
Of Livingston, makes the suggestion
that the Gateway City band, a musical
organization Of his city, be induced
to take part in the carnival to be
given this summer by the boosters,
poitting out that such action would
insure a large crowd from Livingston
to attend the carnival.
Following is the letter:
II see by the papers that you are
contemplating a street carnival in the
near future.
I'm this connection will you permit
me as a citizen of Livingston to sug-
gest the advisability Of your giving
the Gateway City band Of this city
some sort Of an inducement to be-
present.
I'VE have here a band that nolds7
second place, we believe, to no other
band in the state. When 1t comes to
dance music they are simply perfec-
tion itself.
Expensive Uniforms.
"The band is headed by the hand
soonest and best dressed drum major
in the United States, or will be at
that time, for we have just let the
contract to a costumer for q drum
majors uniform which is to cost
somewhere in the neighborhood OF
$500. Our drum major stands six feet
in his stocking feet and every
measurement is in correct proportion.
II believe that an arrangement with
our band would result in a great at
tendance from here.
"This is merely a suggestion. Cor
respondence in the matter could be
directed to Joe Brooks or Louie Hou-
sen Of the Gateway City band.
"Any courtesles shown them ! am
sure would be very keenly appreciated
by the citizens Of Livingston"
Secretary Decker and q Of the
members Of the committee, 9 part Of
which has been appointed, said that
although they did not know what &C
ton would be taken on the suggestion,
they favored having the Gateway City
band here at least n day, most
likely Livingston day, during the car
nival.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-05
W 3 NOTICES

Filed IN City Clerks Office Yesterday
Afternoon.
From Sundays Daily.
Birth certificates were filed yester-
day IN the office Of the city clerk
showing that a daughter was born to
the wife Of Arthur Petit, a we'll
known hackman Of this city, last Fri
day, at 7O4 North Twenty-seventh
street. A boy was born to Adrian
Longstaf, a farmer Of Bridger, April
81.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-05
POLICE FIND CHARM.
Valuable Elk's Tooth Recovered From
Local Pawnshop.

Local PaWnSnoP.
From Sundays Daily.
A valuable gold mounted elk's tooth
belonging to j. P. Oberweiser was yes
terday recovered from a local pawn
shop by Chief OF Police Talgo. It Is
believed that some light fingered art
list detached the charm from Mr. Ober-
weiser's chain in some way and
pawned it together with a number of
watch chains which probably were
also stolen.
The recovery of the charm was due
to Chief Talgo discovering that q
charm was listed in the daily report of
the %pawnshop sent to the police sta
ton and on investigation he found it
to be the one lost by Mr.. Oberweiser.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-05
MEETING OF st. LukE's.

Members Of Compensation viii Elect
vestrymsn.
From Sundays Daily.
There will be q meeting of all mem
bers Of the congregation Of st. Luke's
Episcopal church Monday evening at
5 O'Clock to elect wardens and vestry-
men for the coming year.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-05
HoMEsEEkERs IN BILLINGS.
Party Of Five From California Goes
to Broadview.

From Sundays Daily.
"A party Of five homeseekers from
California we're sent out to look over
the lands near Broadview in the
North Real Estate Loan & Title com
pany's automobile yesterday after.
noon. It is believed that the party il
the first one that has come to this
section from California in search OF
homes.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-03-20
BY NAME UNKNOWN
IMPORTANCE OF ANONYMOUS Ur.
TERANCES ~ HISTORY.
Scriptures euIl Of Instances in Which
the Words Of NameIess Speakers
Were Most Fatsfui-!ncidsnt
Of the "Young Ruler"

In the course OF reading ono Is often
struck by the important Dart playcd
by anonymous voices throughout his.
tory. The Scriptures. are full Of in.
stances in which the words of name.
less speakers have become historic.
Who made thee 4 primo" and a judge
over us? iutcndest thou to Kill mo. rs
thou killedgt the Egy7tiar?"-words
Tow. and their speaker unknown: hut
they drove Moses into tho desert. nm
exile for 80 years. Saul hath slain
his thousands. and David his ten thou.
sanis.' sang the Hebrew maidcns I'm
their rejoicing over the death Of 90.
Hath. and We know what fatoful words
they proved to tho hero they were
meant to honor. We remember the
hrcatEless arrival OF Jobs servants In
sad fouriOld succession. each with his
tale OF woo no sooner delivered than
aptdono by that of tho next conner.
II how each ended with the piercing
refrain: And | only am escaped alone
to tell thee" Jobs vito. that eastern
LADY Macbeth. Kisses out her diahrIi.
cal insiigation: "Dosj thou still retain
thine integrity? Curse God. and die"
certain Chnldcans piliOry themselves
ana elorify three Jews for all time By
Nlolr s~ycophantic tulc.ioliinc: These
mon, oh. King. hav" not regarded thee:
'hcy gerry" not thy gods. nor Worship
inc golden image which thou has SGT
UP. And others perform tho pamc
"itco for that Daniel" which was cot
the children Of the captivity Of IN.
Jan, to IFS great honor and their own
undoing. Returning with slow stops
ana with awcd aud wondering looks
com" tho mon set TO Catci, Jesus IN
Ills words. framing az the pasg their
moro than sufficient excuse: Never
man s%ako Ike this nan The young
ruler runs with this cagcr inquiry TO
the Master. and goes away sorrOwruI.
maNing Tho great refusal. The woman
OF Sainnria, with her keen questioning,
draws from Christ the glorious truth
that God Is n Spirit: and tlny that,
worship Him must worship Him In
spitit and In tru:h," As speaker ot on
oil too memorable sentence. there IA
'hc rort servant maid who with n
word cowcd Potter and made him sin
the sin Of his ITO.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-03-20
A Frightful lave stion

Hiram Percy Maxim, son 81 Sir Hiram
Maxim, inventor Of ,he machine gun
which bcus his name, has secured
patents for a silent tirearm. Ii Is an
uounced that by the use OF the device
patented the discharge Of any tfrcarm,
from the smallest pistol 10 the largest
gun, Is rendered practically uoiseless.
The invention consists OF the use Of Il
device similar to the muller used on
automobiles to deaden the uose OF the
constant explosions b! which the gasc-
line engine is operated. Ammunition OF
various kinds may be used, ranging
from leaden bullets End ordinary grn-
powder to forged stee! projectiles, i'm
PEELED by smokelcss powder.
Military experts INSERT that the he"
invention holds the po ser to force a
revolution OF modern methods OF WIFI
fare. BY use OF this noiseless weapon
skirmishers could work along an
enemy's front and shoot down picEets
without their presence being noted ex-
oept upon the discernment Of the slain.
Sharpshooters would be enabled to pick
Off their victims without report OF
weapons betraying their positions.
Because OF its dreadful possibilities in
the world OF crime many police officials
have already insisted that the manu-
iacture ind disposal OF the new derice
should be sa'eguaIded by Law. Armed
with such a weapon n policeman might
disable every member Of a band OF law
breakers ehouli he surprise tbs at
be equ ally dangerous in the possession
81 q desperate criminal. The asssSsD,
by its use, would be able TO pick OF his
victim and find opportunity OF escaping.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-03-20
Southern Pacific Railroad Profits

Copies OF the belated annual report of
the Sou,he n Pacific Company for the
fiscal year ending June -, 1907, have
been received. The road now earns
larger gross transportation receipts than
any other American railroad except the
PENNSYLVANIA For the year ending
June 30 last its gross trans pOrtatiou
receipts amounted to S;24.0I2 ,00O. Its
net earnings were Gil ,S2j 400 and the
surplus S37, G95, sos. The latter shows
an increase of 1896, 9I5 over the year
before, Oh Il gain Of - per cent.
10 1871 the gross receipts WIS &c.
600 coo less than last years figures,
while the earnings in tie four years
were s29,i65,C9J and the Surplus Sl0,-
0i0,237. In 1901 the stock 81 the CON-
raDy was owed by 1910 persons. Last
year 1850 persJus owned sio:k i'll the
company. Last years md snlrs Of the
company aggregated Sl,T4l,ili.-
Sentinel
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-03-20
s.ne Statistics

Tho most recent census bureau report
OF prisoners and juvenile delinquents
showed that in the country As a whole
during the year,, 3I,753 persons were
sentenced for drunkenness, 2S,G3a for
vagrancy and l7,e6i tor discrdcrly son.
duct, which constituted yearly fifty per
cent Of the total number Of commit
mente. Drunkenness, vagraLcy and DIS
orderly conduct are close-aliied offence,
standing uslslly in tie relation OF cause
and effect. These statistics are especial
~ interesting at this iInciuTe when the
goyerumaut OF many II ia" states are
passing laws to abolish the saloon, since
the institution Is largely responsible for
the inebrieIy that lnde its patrons IN
the i4ils.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-03-20
UNLIKE THE GOOD OLD DAYS.
Rural Sages Discuss D~egeneracy Of
Their "Hired Help"

mo. sir" said Josiah Clovertop 10
Hen Hayseed. as they discussed the
question of hired help" in front Of the
Eggville post office on Saturday when
everybody had come TO town" NO.
sir. hired help amt what 1t used 10 be
by II long shot, by heck! Hard to git
and no count when you git IL!
In our young days when We hired
out we callated on doin' a good days
work and didn't kick II we got a dollar
a day for It. but now n hired man
wants his two dollars a day and he
don't expect TO pull Il afOrc five in
the mornlD' and wants to knock off
work ut seven at night and then kicks
II you ask him to chop w-aI or milk
keows or choro round an hour or two
arfter supper.
Il dunno what farmin' Is comm to
with all the help so blamed trin'n'.
Man left me right In the middle oil
haydn because ] routed him out ut
four In the morning and wouldn't let
him lazy round n hull hour at moor
and knock of work at sunset so he
needn't do the milkin' by lantern
light. ] tell you, Josh. farmin' amt
what II used TO was. by heck,
NO II hain't," asscntcd Josiah. sol.
EMMY. AN wimmcn help is jest as
trillin' nc men help. Here | paid n
girl S1.75 a week to help my wife while
we had nine or ten summer borders.
nm that trltlin' thing never stirred till
most Nv ev'ry mornin' an said &C IN
family was too many where only one
girl was kept. and she kicked because
we wanted her to- weed IN tho garden
when she'd nothin' else 20 do. Kicked
cause she couldn't set idle n hull hour
ev'ry AFTERNOON, aad got ugly bcca,:gr
she couldn't git he, dishwashin' done
until ton nj night.
Il dunno what tho world is comm
to with so few people havin' any am.
bition TO work. Looks to mo like
things Is goin' TO tho dogs ginorally
through idlcncss nn' extravaganza an
waste. That girl spent GO cents In
one day for ribbon while she was ut
my house. an my wife kctchch her
THROWN away n good third Of n piece
o pie n boarder had left on his plate
Std OF putin II away for herself or
the hired man TO cat. It's tnrriblc tho
way things 20 on the farm nowadays
turrible!"-Puck.