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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-10-06
SMOOTH GUY WORKS
THE SALOON men
BOGUS WORKMAN WITH DINNER
PAIL PASSES BOGUS CHECK.

GREAT FALLS, Mont, Oct. IA
mysterious gentleman, carrying a din
ner pail and wearing the air Of a toll
er, has swindled several saloon men
out OF money by passing worthless
soiled checks. Bogus checks to the
amount Of nearly 5000 have come into
the hands Of the local police.
This mysterious gentleman is de-
scribed as about 45 years Of age. wear.
ing a dirty gray suit and 9 soiled
SLOUGH hat. When he is looking for
q victim, he carries q dinner pail, q
little wor for wear. and his face
takes on the appearance of a man who
has labored IS hours out Of the "a. In
q husky voice he will order a glass Of
beer and will wash It down perhaps
with another. When it comes time to
pay. he will produce a soiled check
and work the confidence racket.
These checks have been cashed on
John Olson. Nielsen & Ness. the Black
Eagle saloon and . number Of others
Three Of the checks were signed ]. B.
Long. & Co., while on others rel the
names of private parties. The checkc
are usually made out for $3.50. while
It Is stated some Of them have been
made out for $50.
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your horses over what you had in
1896 from about SIG, 100000 to $780,
100000, five times in value what they
were in those days. The present value
Of your mules Is $13,0o,O00 five times
what it was in 1896.
'The same Is true of Kansas cows,
oxen and other cattle, the present
value being $%92,ooo,0oo. or nearly twice
what it was in 1896.
The speeches of MI. Taft tonight
at both the theater and the auditorium
were devoted to labor, the trusts and
the tarif. On the labor and tariff is
he laid the most stress.
One Of the important issues Of the
campaign is the tariff. For A years
out Of the last forty-eight the business
OF this country has been on q basis Of
protective tarin. It has produced a
condition OF diversified Industries a
Increased the number of skilled work
men to millions, who are nov receiv-
ing the highes wages in the world and
enjoying the comfort OF living that
they have N no other country.
The Taft special leaves Topeka at
4::30 o'clock tomorrow morning, for
Kansas City. where the candidate will:
tomorrow make a speech at the z. M.
c. A. building and then rest for the
work Of the next week.
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DAWSON. REPUBLICANS
NAME GOOD TICKET
CONVENTION Al eLENDvz
NAMES WINNING MEN.
Especial to The Gazette.)

RWBMH aF@H35L
GLBND1VE, Mont, Oct. 3.-The Re
publicans Of Dawson county met in
convention at Glendive today for the
purpose OF selecting candidates for
the coming election. Sixty-two dee,
gates were present. VIM. Lindsay
was made permanent chairman and
Jens Rivens the permanent secretary
After the various comittees had Te.
ported and received their discharge
the names Of Geo. McCome for state
senator and DC. Maxwell for repre-
sentative were aplaced in nomination
by exclamation.
In making the nomination for sher.
iii there was a close race between D.
G. Finch and John Cornell, but the
latter won out in the second ballot
by a vote Of IS to 80.
Harry Sample was renominated
clerk Of the court by reclamation and
the present county clerk and recorder
will stay in the race for another term,
there being no opposition.
F. P .Lieper was nominated for
county attorney and County Treasurer
w. H. Frank was nominated for re
election in the same manner.
In the fight for county commissioner
w. K. Adams won out over Meadors,
the present incumbent of that office,
Johnson had no opposition for as
sessor and Miss Tena Hackney was
renominated superintendent Of schools.
There were two names up for county
surveyor, but when it came to the
vote R. Thurdle was made the choice
over II. r. Albrion.
Thomas Keene was the nominee for
public administrator. After the nomi.
nations for. justice and constables
were made in the various districts
and the selection of a central commit.
tee had been made, the convention
adjourned sine die.
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shattered today by James 8. Sherman,
the Republican vice presidential can
didate and Congressman Nicholas
Longworth, who Travelled through the
two states together, making speeches.
The party journeyed almost from the
Mississippi river across the northern
part of the state, thense south from
Chicago-to Egypt" the so-called
Democratic Stronghold, winding up a
day Of real old fashioned campaigning
here in the Hoosier state tonight.
In his address tonight Mr.. Sherman
replied to Mr.. Bryan's question.I.ashall
the people ruler" Mr.. Longworth also
spoke.
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PRECIPITATION MEANS
MILLIONS TO FARMERS
SIushy Snow Covers the Ground afld
Causes Some Damage to Shrubbery.

From Sundays Daily.
Broad smiles cover the faces Of
eastern Montana farmers this morn
Ing.
Combined snow and rain have been.
sailing for more than 80 hours, fur
nishing moisture that is worth mil
Hons to the agricultural and stock in
terests.
The storm has been general from
the mountains to the Dakota line and
from Canada to Wyoming.
Reports from eastern Montana sex
tion this morning show that It has
been showing In Livingston, Red
Lodge, Joliet, on the Musselshell, at
Forsyth, Miles City and Glendive.
westward the snow was heavy and
deep, while 1t turned into rain as
the storm moved eastward.
At Red Lodge there was more than
u inches Of snow, while at Joliet it
was about four inches deep. The en-
tire eastern section OF the state has
received 9 good soaking.
The socalled dry land flaming e G
tions OF the state, where the intensive
methods are used, will receive millions
Of dollars IN benefits from the heavy
fall OF moisture. The land has been
slightly hard and not easily plowed.
The moisture will loosen the soil and
make 1t ideal for fall blowing. In sec
lions where winter wheat is grown the
heavy fall Of moisture will greatly ben
ent.
Railroad trafic was Slightly delayed
because OF the storm, No. 4 from the
west and No. 8 from the east being
about an hour late. The telegraph and
telephone wires were in bad condition
because Of the dampness.
West Of Billings the Northern Pa
cidc had considerable trouble, the
wires between Laurel and Columbus
being In especially bad condition. The
telephone company also suffered from
the storm and last night it was i'm
possible to establish communication
with Livingston.
The amount Of moisture IN the snow
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HOPE: FOR
THAW'S RELEASE
lF TAKEN 70 P,TTsHuRe WILL
RETURN TO NEW YORK.

SCRANTON, Pa, Oct. 3.-Judge
Archbold, in the United States court
this afternoon decided that Sheriff
Charles Lane Of West Chester county.
New York; was not in contempt in not
having delivered Harry K. Thaw into
the keeping Of a United States mar
shall to be taken to Pittsburg to an
swer in bankruptcy proceedings.
Colonel Asa Baird Gardner of New
York, appeared as special deputy at
tornery general of New York state
and counsel for Sheriff Lane. The
sheriff did not appear personally. At
torney Albert P. Meyer of Pittsburg
represented the Thaw side.
Judge Archbold decided that the
writ against the sheriff was properly
made and If it yer not, that Thaw is
in the custody of the supreme court
at present and until October IL it
would not be the sheriff's duty to
bring Thaw here.
For that reason he adjourned the
hearing till after the habeas corpus
case is determined before Justice
Mills. Judge Archbold said that II
eventually an order would issue that
would take Thaw outside of New
York state to answer any proceedings
in the United States courts that the
order would also be mandatory, and
that he would be returned to the Gus
tody Of New York.
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made 1t unusually heavy and in Bill.
ings considerable damage was done to
shade trees, the weight Of the moisture
on the leaves breaking huge boughs
on and In many sections bearing the
trees almost to the ground.
Rose bushes and shrubbery in many
Instances were damaged. In some
places in Billings the snow was two
inches deep and very heavy.
The Billings streets e at times
small rivulets and were exceedingly
slushy at all times. Mail carriers ana
deliverymen were considerably ham.
'pered in their work, because Of the
sloppy condition under foot.
Mail carriers asserted that it was
almost impossible to travel on foot In
some sections Of the city because of
a lack Of sidewalks. Assistant Post
master Booker said that under such
conditions as prevailed yesterday, It
was a very dinicult task to deliver the
mail twice q day when in many sec
tons property owner do not maintain
sidewalks or If they do, fail to keep
them cleaned.
Reports from Eastern Montana
towns shows q condition similar to
that in Billings. The storm hit Liv-
ingston first, coming from the west,
where Friday It snow heavily at Hell
ena. It was quite deep in Park and
Sweet Grass counties. In Yellowstone
county the snow al slushy, though 1t
reached q depth of about one and mi
half inches. In Carbon county the fall
was much heavier. At Red Lodge the
snow reached a depth Of more than
one foot, according to advices re-
ceived. Reports showed the storm to
be general, reaching to the Big Horn
Basin in Wyoming, the Dakota line on
the east, Canada on the north and
Butte and Helena on the west.
While some fear has been expressed
as to the possible damage to stock,
1t is not believed, as the range Is In
excellent condition and the snow melt
ing as 1t fell left plenty Of feed in
sight, while the weather indications
are for q rising temperature today.
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TEDDY HANDS
IT TO HASKELL
HIS STATEMENT ABOUT SUITS
ENTIRELY MISLEADING.

WASHINGTON, Oct. president
Roosevelt today gave out for publica-
ton q letter received by him from
w. J.. Sturdevant Of st. Louis. in
which the writer declares that Gov
ernor Haskell's statement in his let
ter OF September 80, regarding the
ilatter's connection with the Creek
Indian lands is 70 imperfect that it is
entirely misleading. The text of the
letter follows:
Dear MI. President: / notice in
Governor Haskell's letter Of date Sep
TENDER 80 the following statement:
Yes, I believe ! am a defendant as
to certain government townsite lots
in one Of nearly 1900 suits that you
have had brought against as many
different honorable and high-minded
citizens Of this state during this presi-
Dental campaign year and will not
undertake to deny that petty politics
for the purpose Of Republicanizing
about 10000 Indian voters which your
sole motive for having those suits
brought; and i charge you with know.
ing that there has been no delay in
these cases, except that occasioned
by the courts deliberations taking by
himself as much time as he deemed
necessary to consider whether or not
the cases merited trying
The above statement regarding the
townsite suits is so imperfect that
it is entirely misleading. All those
suits in which Governor Haskell is
defendant, except one, were filed in
1907, prior to the admission Of Okla.
homa as a state. He is charged with
a direct participation in the frauds
through which the Indians were de.
prived Of their property and the bills
seek to hold him personally liable fo1
the injury thus inflicted. He has not
answered to the merits in a single
a but all pleas filed by his attor.
neys r purely technical and neces..
sarily dilatory. Mr.. Mott. attorney for
the Creek nation and myself have
many times urged a hearing on the
merits of the cases, and / have per.
sonally proposed several times to his
attorneys Of record that they file an.
swers in the cases so that a hearing
may be had on the merits and the
cases disposed Of. These suggestions
have never met an affirmative re
Spouse and the result is that the cases
have taken the regular course on a
heavy docket. We have announced
several times in open court and other.
wise that WI are ready for an imme.
diate hearing in any and all suits
filed. This has been done with a
view Of obtaining q speedy adjust.
ment Of the controversies and in order
to give any person charged with a pri
mary liability an opportunity to acquit
himself Of such charge, II possible
without delay. This course could
have been pursued without any vic.
lation Of ultimate rights as jurisdic-
ton owe the parties and subject
matter cannot be waived in the fed.
eral courts; but for reasons probably
sufficiently known to them, the defend.
ants have not approved it.
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SKELETONS OUT
Of # The CLOSET
SENATOR HEvERlDeE ISSUES
CHALLENGE 70 w. !. BRYAN.
!. Especial to The Gazette.l

Especial to The GaZette.)
HELENA. Oct. 8 .--Senator Albert j.
Beveridge Of Indiana opened the ma
tional campaign in Montana here to-
day.
The senator was accorded a marked
demonstration at the city auditorium
today, which, despite the inclement
weather, was comfortably filed.
Throughout, his remarks were fire.
quently ~interspersed with rounds of
applause. The tariff question fur
nished the principal theme, although
Bryan came in for no small share of
his attention, being described as a
righteous man, but not right" He
also issued a challenge to the national
Democratic committee with respect to
Democratic senators. He said:
There are as many Democratic re-
dictionaries today as there were Re
publican reactionaries yesterday. And
while the Republican party has I'M
horsed It's reactionaries, the Demo
cratic r~eactionaries have not been u
horsed. Everybody knows that M.
Bryan has few supporters for his pol
icies and even few personal friends
among Democratic senators, and II
Mr.. Bryan were In the White house
today he would find the knives OF
these senators at the throat OF every
plan he proposed. To prove this to
thessAmerican people. l today publicly
challenge Senator Culberson, the DEM
ocratic leader, to say whether he will
work Of vote for MI. Bryan's franchise
plan. Will Senator Daniels, Of vir-
ginia, Senator Rayner of Maryland,
Senator Bacon Of Georgia? Let us
test this question now. The people
have q right to know. Let these sen
ators answer SO that all the people
can hear. Will the opposition sena-
tors from Florida, Virginia, Maryland,
Georgia, Alabama or Texas fight for
or against Mr.. Bryan's franchise plan?
And ! name these senators advisedly.
Il today publicly challenge the Dem
ocratic national committee to take q
public poll Of Democratic senator's on
my new plank in the bryan platform.
The people should be informed.
IT Is only Just to Mr.. Bryan him
self that he shall know now how much
support he viii have IN the senate,
even among the senators Of his own
party. 1 now predict that II that poll
10 taken IL will reveal more Demo
cratic opposition in the senate to
these policies than ever there was Re-
publican Opposition IN the senate to
our policies
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Elmer p. Esselstyn, Republican can
didate for state treasurer, Is undoubt-
eddy one Of the best known and most
popular men IN eastern Montana.
When his nomination was made hun
dreds Of Democrats and strict partis-
ans. declared that they we're going to
vote for 'Essy' for state treasurer.
They knew him and appreciated his
ability, and 80 realized that he is I'M
usually equipped to perform the du-
ties Of the ONCE.
1t had been the intention Of Mr..
Esselstyn to leave politics and 90 into
business for himself. With this in
view, late In the summer he rendered
his resignation to the interior depart
ment as register Of the local land Of
fee and accepted the state agency for
a prominent coal company and de-
cided to move with his family to Mis-
soula and maintain ofices in Missoula
and Butte.
Mr.. Esselstyn was not a candidate
for the nomination. It came to him
nnsought. AS q matter Of fact, he had
declared to his most intimate friends
that he would take no political posi-
ton. The Republican party like his
friends, however, knew Mr.. Esselstyn
and appreciated his ability; the party
realized his qualifications and SO he
was nominated.
Mr.. Esselstyn could hardly believe
It, but when scores Of congratulatory
kilograms began to arrive, he knew
that 1t was true. Still, he was 10th
to make the race. He did not want to
be politically active any longer. But,
when a nomination for q high state
office comes unsolicited, Mr.. Esselstyn,
like other men appreciated the honor,
and SO he decided to run.
Previous to his nomination and at
the present time MI. Esselstyn has
been register of the Billings land Of
flee, a position which he has held
since the establishment Of the once,
previous to the opening Of the coded,
strip Of the Grow Indian reservation.
Before he became register OF the land
office in Billings he was clerk OF the
district court Of Carbon county an,
elective ONCE and, one which he filed.
with credit to himself and to the Re
publican party, which elected him.
AS register Of the local land ONCE
he has made a record for efaciency
and care that cannot be surpassed.
Thus his acquaintance among the
new settlers is extensive and he will.
receive almost a unanimous vote from
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A fAVORITE
IN EASTERN MONTANA
Republican Candidate for State Treasurer
Will Lead the Ticket.

the homesteaders In the Yellowstone
valley.
He Is affable and accommodating
and 20 makes friends readily. Above
all he 10 an expert accountant. educat
ed to perform the duties such 9
would confront him az state treas
urer.
So far he has been unable to %
much campaigning as his business has
absorbed his attention. In Yellow
stone, Carbon and Rosebud counties
where he is 30 well known campaign
ing Is not needed. He will get the
votes Of the great majority without Il.
It is freely preddctedsthat here he viii
lead the state ticket.
Friends Of MI. Esselstyn are work
ing strenuously in his behalf and none
Of them seem to doubt but that hs
will be elected state treasurer ~
an overwhelming majority.
The County Campaign.
Wednesday evening there will be q
rousing meeting Of the Taft club. ct
Republican headquarters. Good speak
ers will discuss the issues Of the cam
paign, and it is expected that the gath
ering will be ri larger than was the
opening rally, last Wednesday even
ing, when Hon. John g. Brown made
the audience stand up and cheer HIS
words.
The Young Mems Republican club
will have its headquarters in the Odd
Fellows building. and all young men
are urged to step in and get acquaint-
ed. Republicans are all alike, ana
if the man who is a stranger,
all he has to do is to stretch forth his
hand. and he will receive an introdus-
ton to everybody present" said Sea-
rotary Hawkins, of the County Central
Committee last night. We want
every voter to come In and see us.
We have something to tell every man,
and that something has to do with the
prosperity Of the United States under
Republican rule"
Monday telephones will be installed
in headquarters, and there will BE-
be men there to answer them, and to
give any and all informations sought.
Those phones will be for the benent
Of the public. and the man at the head
quarters end will be only too glad to
give any information possible" Mr..
Hawkins added.
Desks and writing material will De
provided, and any member Of the party
who wants to may drop In and tahe
advantage Of the conveniences that
will be established
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AWARDS AT FAIR.
Storm Takes All the Ginger out Of
the Snnrfa.

Storm Takes All the Ginger out Of
the Sports.
Especial to The Gazette.)
HELENA, Mont, Oct. 2.-The.
Judges awarded several prizes today,
the most important being In collec-
tive exhibits. For the best exhibition
OF grains, Gallatin county was given
first money; Cascade second, and
Park third. For the best exhibits Of
grasses and forage plants. the banner
prize raj bestowed upon the display
from Cascade county. Gallatin and
Rosebud received second and third
prizes, respectively. AS for the best
exhibit In vegetables and root crops,
the first prize went to Missoula, sec
ond to Lewis & Clark. and third to
Cascade.
There was no automobile races to-
day on account Of the condition c. the
track.
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To keep young. eat three warm
meals a day at regular hours; sleep
eight hours. and as often as possible
two of them before midnight; begin
each day with ascold bath. followed by
q glass Of cold or hot water.
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sHERMAN's CAMPAIGN.

PEORIA, ILL.,. Oct. 2.-From trolley
car to Pullman palace car, was the
transition made here today by James
s. shermau1, vice presidential candi-
date, when he left this city for Rock
Island, after three days vigorous cam.
paigning via trolley in the corn belt
district in an effort to influence far
mers In political issues. But two days
more remain of Mr.. sherman's timer
airy in the state.
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a H So 49, ~ EEH hAfHfE- fFL2-tL47 aNAHNr
and reverse, putting the outside edges
together by q seam down the middle,
and hemming the cut fronts for the
back. The life Of an apron is prolong-
ed nearly twice by this method.
When opening fruit jars don't pry
the edges up with a knife, or the tors
will never be air tight again. Pour
Boiling water on the top and let 1t
stand a few minutes, when It can b.
easily pnscrewed. This method s
better than standing upside down IN
hot water. as It prevents any mould
which may have formed, from being
mixed with the fruit.
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TAFT CLUB AT eLENDIvE.
Enthusiastic Meeting Held by Dawson

Enthusiastic Meeting Held by Dawson
Republicans.
Especial to The Gazette.)
GLENDIvE, Mont, Oct. 3.-The Re.
publicans Of the county met here to-
night and in one of the most enthu-
siastic gatherings Of it's kind ever
experienced. a Taft-Donlan club Of
Dawson county was formed with a
large membership. Arrangements
were made for the launching Of a Wig.
orous campaign.
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HOUSEHOLD HINTS

]. HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
Keep tea and coffee in air tight
vessels.
When pouring hot fruit into a glass
dish, place the latter on a wet cloth.
This prevents any danger OF breaking.
When hemminng skirts or sewing on
braid, use silk thread both in bobbins
and for the needle, as cotton thread.
shrinks when damp and causes the
goods to pucker.
At first sign of ear down the mid
die Of a kitchen apron, cut It in Two
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++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++4+ ++++++++++-
DEVELOPMENT OF SUGAR BEET INDUSTRY
UNDER REPUBLICAN PROTECTIVE TARIFF

Teb beet sugar industry some of the most important in America The consumption Of sugar manu-
fdmedh from bs amounb to aeWo0O pounds per day This hs been made possible BY the prec
Heta f
The Increase lin the production of beha sugar in the United states has been 98p per cent in eleven
The DemonMcpu proposition to place raw sugar on he free list would wipe out the beet sugar Indus
try Of the rmds States. by admitting the sugar Mm and cane of foreign countries bnngng uI om CON.
petition with ech heap labor of other cHmes and throwing our wonmm out Of employment The figures
...@ Continued Sixth Page 2 .@Z #
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Don't fert and don't worry are the
most healthful Of maxims.