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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-26
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to
the following:>
William E. Walden and Louise c. Zim-
norman, both of Richmond, Va
Ernest G. Fravel and Luella P. Lohr
both of Timberville. Va.
Edgar w. Messick and Myrtle V. Lind.
amood both Of Timberville. Va.
Thomas A. Shreve and Cassie V. Far
mer.
Earl r. Barber and Ethel p Roy.
Francis K. Stevens of Lawrence, Long
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-26
Merryrnakers' Dance.

The Merrymakers' Club. whose dances
at the National Rifles Armory during the
season proved to be such popular affairs.
will give their last dance of the season
at Chevy Chase lake this evening. Dane
ing will begin at $40 and continue until
midnight.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-09
ORDER DRAGS
FOR STREETS
CITY WILL HELP in IMPROVE
MENT OF PUBLIC ROADS.
From SUNDAYS Daily.

From Sundays Daily.
Much interest is being manifested
throughout the city in regard to the
cleaning and Improvement Of the
streets and roads. In order to put the
city thoroughfares into the best con
dition the city council Friday placed
an order for 10 drags to be used for
dragging the streets as soon as they
dry sufficiently.
The drags that have been ordered
are of the split log variety and are
faced with steel to insure additional
strength. They are to be made by G.
w. Stoddard Of this city who has Sc
cured the contract for their construc-
ton. Each will be of such weight
that it will be necessary to ISL four
horses to move them.
Alderman John Staffek, chairman OF
the street committee, is taking a very
active part in the movement for the
betterment of the city roads. In adj
dition to the dragging of the streets
Mr.. Staffek is working to improve the
public highways in still another way
that OF repairing crossings and plac.
ing new one of granite in the bust.
ness district. Under his direction
three crossings Of granite were con
structed or n Of the principal cross
ings some months ago and have given
much better service than the former
cement crossings built about the city
several years ago.
It is the intention of the business
men advocating the matter OF street
Improvement both to repair the cross
ings and level the surface of the pub
lie thoroughfares throughout the city
and many have signiied their willing
ness to help the proposition along by
sending IN cash contributions to be
used IN the purchase of eQuipmen,
and for the payment OF other incident
al expenses that will be incurred il
hiring labor and horses.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-09
n. P. SNITChMEN
ARE DEFEATED
CLERKS THE vlcToRs IN A FAST
BASEBALL GAME.
RUN A SPECIAL TRAIN
Inability Of ."snakes" to Connect With
Bali Cause OF Their Downfall-Haw-
kins Plays Phenomenal Game at
Second Base.
From Sundays Daily.

From Sundays Daily.
"All trains abandoned account ball
|game," was the notice posted in the
freight Office yesterday. For who
Icould bother themselves about trains
and such when the notorious Clerks
cross bats with a pickup team COM
posed Of switchmen employed in the
yards.
"A special train, not, however, an
other "hobo' special, was run to and
from the game to accommodate the
throng. Everything was as free as
air, and 1t was worth 1T.
The result Of the game was IL to 3
in favor OF the Clerks. The inability
of the Snakes" to connect with the
ball lost their game for them, the
Clerks doing some fair batting. The
Switchmen were better on the field
than at the bat.
Features were numerous. Haw-
kins' second base playing was phe-
nomenal; Ferguson, for the Switch
men, was there and McCracken on the
side Of the pen pushers, did neat work
at bat and in the field.
ineun and SenrA.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-09
SUSPECTED THIEF
IS ARRESTED HERE
II. WlLsEY TAKEN in CUSTODY
FOR CARBON COUNTY.

From Sundays Daily.
Sheriff HEREFORD arrested H. Wilsey,
a one.armed sheepherder, yesterday
on information received from Sheriff
Bachelor Of Carbon county to the eff.
feet that Wilsey had stolen a horse
from Smith & Lowering at Joliet and
a saddle from a man named Havill.
Horse and saddle were recovered in
this city from parties he had sold
them to. Sheriff Bachelder arrived in
Billings last night from Red Lodge
and will take the prisoner back this
morning.
It is alleged that wilsey stole horse
and saddle Wednesday evening and
that he sold the horse to Peter Yegen
for $35 Thursday and the saddle to
Gus Smith, a second hand dealer OF
this city Friday.
One OF the men from whom the
horse was stolen was in Billings yes
terday and identified the horse as his
property and Wilsey as a man, whom
he suspected Of the theft.
Wilsey at first denied all knowledge
OF the theft when arrested, but later
told Sheriff Herford, where he had
sold the horse but maintained he had
not stolen the animal.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-09
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

From Sundays Daily.
Real estate transfers have Deen
filed in the Office OF the county clerk
and recorder during the past week as
follows:
Austin North to Charles A. Taylor,
lots / and 2, block 10, North Elevation
Subdivision, Billings; 81.
Fred J.. Mashaw to Carmichael &
Martin, lots Al and AZ, block "a,
Hign.and addition, Billings; 81.
Horace A. Noyes to Edward D.
Burla, part Of lot IS, block 2, West
Laurel; 81.
Robert Templeton to Mrs. Lulu I'm
derwood, lots II to 10, block !,
Young's subdivision, Laurel; 81.
M. D. Young to Mrs. Lulu Under
wood, lots Is to u, .lock 5, 1oung's
second subdivision, Laurel; II.
Austin North to Willam M. Guyse,
lots 25 and 26, block 10, North Eleva-
ton subdivision, Billings; 81.
Columbus Land & Water company
to Clara Ellen Hess, lots 8, 4 and 5,
block 8, East Side addition Still
water; $685..
D. j. Tige to Montana Nursery com
pany, various lands; 81.
w. H. Dwyer to +. =. Mann, lots
80 an SO, block l, Suburban subdlvi.
sion, Billings; 81.
r. w. Handel to Yellowstone coun.
ty, lot 4, block II, Musselshe.-; 81.
M. D. Young to Laurel Land & I'm
provement company, lots z and 8,
block 16, Laurel Heights addition,
Laurel; 81.
H. A. Templeton to M. D. Young,
lots is to 20, block q, Park subdivi
sion, Laurel; 81.
e. M. Gordon to M. -. Young, lots ]
and 2, block 5, Young's second sub
division, Laurel; 81.
Jacob Kuhn to Laurel Land & I'M
provement company, lots II to 20,
block IL, and lots IL to 20, block -,
Yellowstone subdivision, Laurel; IL.
u. w. Steinbrink to David Red.
nour, fractions OF lots II and u and
lots 10 and IA, block g., St44water;
$3.50.
David Ridnour to Jessie e. Garrett
fractions Of lots IL and 10, block y
saltwater; $500.
Billings Water Power company tc
Henry r. Kroyer, power plant and va
rious property; 81.
j.. A, Kreithelt to Montana Realty
& Loan company, lots 4 and S, BLOCK
2O4, Bl4.ngs; "a.
John Ross to Elizabeth Fera, lots
% and "a, block 95, Billings; 81.
EuzaDeth P. F'era to Rebecca ,Wol
verton, lots % and "a, block IS, Bill
ings; 81.
J. H. Seymour to William G. WEIGH
lot, 8 and 10, block 205, D44llngs;
$500.
Laurel Realty company to Eva H
Marvin, lots q, block 4, Laurel Realt,
subdivision; 81.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-09

OF the Guadalajara institution. AS
they had a short time before received
kilograms from the Sonora bank say
ing that such credentials would be
presented by Uriguijo, he was re-
ceived without question at the bank.
He presented a check for $4,000 on.
the National Park bank, q United
States institution.
The Jalisco bank did not care to
honor the check, but telegraphed the
Banco Centrale, of this city, who sent
them $4,000 on the paper. Later the
man came to this capitol and the
Jalisco bank had the remaining $751;
600 te%legraphed to him. The Banco
Centrale learned that the original
check was a forgery but by this time
Uriguijo had disappeared.
It is believed that the man had a
confederate in the federal telegraph
office who sent the bogus message to
the Jalisco bank. The police are now
searching for the man.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-09
COMMITTEE TO
RECEIVE BIDS
FOR SITES FOR BILLINGS FED
ERAL BUILDING.
BOOSTING
Members Of the Local Bar Associa-
ton Will Endeavor to Secure Fed.
eral Court Here-May Secure Addi-
tionaI Appropriation.
From Sundays Daily.

From Sundays Daily.
President Bever .of the chamber Of
commerce yesterday. announced the
appointment Of r. p. Shepherd and
DR.. O. B. Prickett as members Of the
committee on sites for Billings fed
eral building, of which Secretary
Decker is chairman. The committee
will receive proposals for sites and
forward them to the supervising
architect at Washington without any
recommendations.
1t is expected that later a special
agent of the treasury department will
visit the city and view the sites for
tue purpose of making a recommends
ton.
DR.. Prickett has already received
six unofficial proposals and sugges-
Ions for a site. Two of these are
at the corner Of North Twenty-eighth
street ana Second n Three
more on North T~wenty-ninth street
have been received, one at the corner
OF first avenue, another at the corner
Of Second venue and the third on
the corner Of third avenue. A site
on South Twenty-eighth street at the
corner OF First avenue has baen sug-
gested and still another on North
Twenty-seventh street.
To Work Expeditiously.
The comml..ee will work as expe-
ditiously as possible in securing pro-
posals for a site, as it is known that
the sooner a site is selected in this
city, the sooner work will be started
on the building.
A meeting of the olllings Bar as
ISOLATION, to which a majority of the
attorneys of the city belong, will be
called some time during the earlier
part Of the week for the purpose Of
taking up the matter Of boosting for
the establishment of a federal court
in this city.
Since the bill for the construction
of a federal building in this city
passed through both houses of CON
gress and received the approval OF
the president, it has been advocated
by many to have sessions Of the fed
eral court held here, but the local
lawyers have not as yet taken any de-
cided action as a body to promote the
movement.
It has been stated on excellent III
thority that the establishment Of a
federal court here means a larger
public building and an additional ap-
preparation.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-09
MEXICAN BANK
IS VlCTIMIzEO
GUADAlAJARA INSTITUTION IS
DONE OUT OF $4,000.

City of Mexico, June 6.-News OF
of the cleverest bank swindles
which has occurred in this republic in
recent years leaked out today when II
became known that the Bank Of Jalis'
co, of the City of G~uadalajara had
been victimized to the extent of Sol,
900.
On May ~ last. an individual call
ing himself Ernesto Uriguijo, present
ed letters Of credit from the Bank 81
Sonora and Hermosillo to the ofaciala
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-09
NO VERDICT IN
MALONE CASE
JUDGE FOX DISCHARGES TWELVE
TRIAL JURORS.
DIVORCE FOR BURDlCK
Alex Campbell Gets Year in Pen for
B%urelarizing Gold Dust Saloon
Judgments Against Tony Minder
Are Awarded.
From Sundays Daily.

From Sundays Daily.
Judge Fox last night discharged the
jury which has been trying the Homer
Malone case in the district court as
the 10 men yer unable to agree on a
verdict. The prisoner al remanded
to the custody of the sheriff. Ma
!lone's previous trial, early last spring
also resulted in a hung jury.
The case was given to the jury Fri
day morning and it is said that on the
first ballot the jury stood six to six
Later the jurors, favoring acquittal
won ove three jurors and when the
last ballot was taken the jury stood
nine to three for acquittal. It is un,
derstood that three Billings, men
members Of the jury, favored q con
viction.
Alex Campbell was sentenced t
one year at hard labor in the state
penitentiary after he had pleaded
guilty to a charge Of b%urglarizing the
Gold Dust saloon on the night of MAJ
20.
Civil Actions.
Judge Fox granted a divorce tx
Lyle Burdick yesterday from his wife
Edith Burdick. Desertion was al
legged as theg rounds on which di
vorce was asked for. Besides the
plaintiff Mrs. jenkins testified. The
default of the defendant for failure t.
appear or answer was entered in The
case.
Burdick alleged that he and hi
wife were married at Canaseraga, N
Y, November 81, 1905, and tina
March 2S, 1906, at Aurora, Ill, she de
serted him. s
Judgments were awarded PLAINTIFF
in the cases In which Merrill q Co.
Yegen Bros. and the Yellowstone Riv
er Power company we're suing Ton.
Minder for debt.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-09
POSTMASTER RECEIVES LETTER
FROM ARCHITECT.
METHOD OF SELECTING
Postmaster Prickett Receives Four
Proposals soon After Posting state
ment-offers Are Opened in WASH
ington.

ludI a Guerra Dullulug IOT BILLINGS
is assured in the near future is indi-
Gated in a statement received by Post
master Prickett yesterday from the
supervising architect Of the treasury
department, which explains the meth.
cd used by the government in select
ing and securing sites for buildings
in cities which are provided for in
appropriations by congress.
Soon after receiving the notice he
posted it in the local postofice and in
less than an hour received four pro-
posals for a site.
Following is the statement received
from the supervising architect:
Upon the enactment Of law author
izing the acquisition of a site for a
federal building the treasury depart
ment invites, through a local news
paper, proposals for the sale or dona-
ton of a suitable corner. This adver-
tisement gives such Information as
to the dimensions of the site and the
general requirements as will enable
intelligent preparation Of proposals.
The offers are opened in Washington
at the time stated in the advertisement,
and as soon thereafter as practicable
an agent of the department is sent to
make a personal examination of the
proposed locations and such others as
he deems desirable. Upon this report,
together with representations in writ
ing from other sources, the department
selects the site and, If the property is
to be acquired by purchase, accepts
the offer of the successful bidder, sub
ject to the conditions in the adver.
tisement and the attorney generals
/ approval Of the title.
Can Condemn Ground.
Whenever the department is unable
to purchase an acceptable site at a
reasonable price, or where acceptable
title can not be secured by voluntary
conveyance, a selection is made and
the title acquired by condemnation
proceedings, in which the price to be
paid is %judicially determined.
The buildings Ut any on the site
should be reserved by the vendor, to
be removed upon notice after payment
for the land has been made. Gener
ally, notice to move is not given until
the construction of the federal build
ing is about to begin, II the vendor Is
willing, pending such removal, to pay
a reasonable ground rent.
Plans for public buildings r taken
up in the order in which the titles t.
the sites therefor are vested In the
United States, and the contracts fol
their construction are let at as early
a date as practicable.
Postmaster Prickett has suggested
that the attorneys Of Billings endeav
or to secure sessions Of the fedora.
court in this city and that the rail
way mail clerks ask for dormitorie,
in the building before the plans, ar
drawn as he believes q larger build
ing and an additional appropriation T.
cover the cost of the same will b
secured in this way.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-09
GRoToN MEN FILE ON LANDS
NEAR .1RoADvlEW.
TWELVE MAKE ENTRY
Crowds Of Land Seekers in Billings
Every Day and immigration Has Not
Started in Earnest Yet-Majority
Settle Here. 4

From Saturdays Daily. r.
Twelve homestead entries have been
made. in the local land office in the
past two days on lands adjacent to
Broadview. Many Of the new settlers
come from Groton, s. d., and are NOV
ing to this section and starting to
improve their farms at once.
S. Y. Cook, John Flaig and Otto os-
void are among the new settlers who
hail from Groton, and are said to be
the forerunners OF a larger party from
that section which will follow. These
men have farms in South Dakota and
extensive property and business inter-
ests there and they came west in
search of good cheap farming land,
finally deciding that they need not 60
farther than the Yellowstone valley in
their quest.
The settlers from South Dakota
took two sections and a half of gov
eminent land adjacent to BrOadVleW
yesterday. "A land buyer from Bryant,
Mimi, who recently purchased the
Trogden land north Of Billings was
here yesterday en- route to Broadview
to look. over his property. Another
land buyer from Wisconsin stopped in
Billings yesterday en- route north in
quest OF q township OF farming land
in that vicinity.
The syndicate which purchased the
Frat land in the Lake basin has not
yet started sending ~colonists here,
neither has the syndicate which pur-
chased the Thomas land started immi.
grafton this way in earnest.
The number Of land seekers, who
visit the chamber of commerce daily
give an idea Of the number Of people
who are in search Of homes q large
per cent of which finally settle on
lands adjacent to Billings.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-09

pictures. One Of the pictures is a
highly colored affair, made by Pathe
Bros, depicting scenes in q foreign
coun,ly. It is pronounced one OF the
best pictures that has been showl
here: There are also comic and dram.
attic pictures on the program for to-
day.
Hussey at the Bat.
Anne Stewart is the attraction at
the Family today. She recites Illus
sey at the Bat" a parody on the IA
nous poem, Casey at the Bat" Last
night 1t made a decided hit. The
vaudeville features of the program
this week are unusually good.
aUnder TWO Flags"
Tomorrow night at the Babcock
theater the Arlington comedians will
present their great feature bill, Gun
der Two Flags a powerful drama.
tization of Ouida's great book. The
company is stronger than before, and
still have with them their superb Ia
dies sorchestra-The Polmatier sis
tiers. The company is we'll known
and we'll liked by Billings theater-
fgoers.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-09
MANY HOMESTEADS
FILED ON IN BASIN
LOCAL LAND OFFICE CONTINUES
70 DO BIG BUSINESS.
Sundays Daily.

From Sundays Daily.
Numerous entries were made in the
Billings land Office Friday and Sat
urday, almost all Of which were on
lands in the Lake BASIN. Those VINO
took up nomesteads we're Stephen e
Cook, Olive Cook, Stephen w. Cook
James w. Cook, Gertrude N. Olson
Alfred K. Olson and Blanche Cook,
all residents of billings; John w,
schmiu. Of Sparta, Wis, Ray H.. Colt
rell and Nolon Woody OF Park City
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-09
PROCEEDINGS
OF the Board Of County Commissioner,
Of Yellowstone County, Montana.
Regular June Term.
Fourth Day.

Billings. Montana, June 4, 1908.
The board met this day, pursuant to
adjournment, at 1000 o'clock a. M,
all members and the clerk being in at
tendance.
The minutes Of the previous day
were read and duly approved.
The hearing of the viewers report
on the road petitioned for by Mrs. E.
B. Kennedy and others, which was
postponed to this day at 1000 O'Clock
a. M, was, upon motion, postponed
again until June %, 1908, at 10000
O'Clock a. m. 4
The hearing of the viewers report
on the road petitioned for by John
Torske and others, which was post
poned to this day at 11:00 O'Clock a.
M, was, upon motion, postponed again
until June %, 1908, at 1900 O'Clock
a. M.
The hearing Of the viewers report
on the road petitioned for by H. g
Stilger and others, which was post.
poned to this day at, 300 O'Clock p.
NJ, was, upon motion, postponed again
until June %, 1908, at 200 O'Clock
p. m.
The hearing Of the viewers report
on the road petitioned for by John
Torske and others, which was post
poned to this day at $3.50 o'clock p. m.
was, upon motion, postponed again
until June %, 1908, at 2:3o O'Clock
p. m.
The hearing Of the viewers report
on the road petitioned Tor by S. Dyrie
and others, which was postponed to
this day at $500 o'clock p. M, was
upon motion, postponed again until
June %, 1908. at 300 o'clock p. m.
A petition largely signed by citi'
zens and taxpayers Of Laurel and i'm,
mediate vicinity, praying for the con
struction Of a county wagon bridge
across the Yellowstone river near the
railroad bridge south Of Laurel, was
presented to the board, and the board
upon motion decided to cooperate
with the county commissioners Of Car
bon county, with a view OF taking &C
ton on the said petition in the neal
future. +
A petition signed by L. p. Young
and others was presented to The
board praying as follows: "Open {
road in the SEA- of sec. 16 8. r. q
e., beginning at a point 200 feet soutl
of the point Of beginning OF road pc
tition under this date to be aban
doned, and running thence in a west
erly direction to a point where sail
abandoned road crosses the N. P
track"
It appearing to the board that thu
road petitioned for above had hereto
fore been declared a county road, thu
above petition, was upon motion re
jected.
The seeond estimate OF the count!
drain commissioner, showing tn
amount Of Sc, $4,000 due Gagnon & Co,
contractors for the construction o
the Danford drain, vas presented t
the board, and a warrant on the Dan
ford drain fund for. two-thirds (2-3) o
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-09
AGED COUPLE WILL WE'D.
Man vii, Marry Minnesota
Woman.

From Saturdays Daily.
A license permitting Andrew
Schultz, aged 60 and a native Of
France, to marry Caroline Smith,
aged 50 a native Of Germany was is
sued by the clerk Of the district court
yesterday. The prospective groom is
a resident Of Columbus while the
bride gave her place Of residence as
Aitkin, MINI. Both have been pre-
viously married.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-09
MRS. LINDSEY WINS
hUNKlNS' RING
auEssEs RIGHT NUMBER OF
DOTS IN ADVERTISEMENT.

From Saturdays Daily.
Mrs, D. D. Lindsey Of 116 North
Thirty-third street sent in the first
correct solution Of the puzzle Of count
ing the number OF dots in an adver-
tisement placed in The Gazette by
Hunkins, the jeweler, the correct
number being 1853. She was given
the ring as a reward.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-09

Since civilization crept over the
crest Of the Alleghanies and took up
Its tireless march for the western
ocean, the old cow the old SOW, the
old mare and the old hen have been
the chief factors in civilization and
progress.-Rocky Mountain Husband
man.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-09
Purposes Of Company.
TWO LICENSES ARE ISSUED.

Indiana Man Will Marry Nebraska
Girl Soon.
From Sundays Daily.
Two marriage licenses were issued
by the clerk Of the district court yes
terday.
Ben Topping Of Portland, Ind. was
granted a permit to wed Clara Mickish
Of Ravenna, Neb., and Frank Som
mel, a native OF Austria and a resi-
dent OF Billings, was granted a license
to wed Marie Wirth. Miss Wirth is
hut II years OF age, consequently the
consent of her father, Balthsar Wirth,
vas necessary before the license was
issued.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-09
SPRAY YOUR SHADE TREES.
Gardiner warns Billings Property
Owners.

From Saturdays Daily.
c. l. Gardiner. local inspector for
the state board Of horticulture, is
warning property owners Of the city
to spray for pests which infest shade
trees and shrubs. Mr.. Gardiner has
Just completed the work OF spraying q
number OF orchards In this vicinity
and expects to start inspecting shade
trees and shrubs In the city soon.