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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-01-03
CROOK IS NOT
OUT OF DANCER
Finances Of Young Business
Man We're in Good
Condition.

Doctors Cooper and Wayson were
last night not inclined to say anything
definite as to the probable outcome of
the shooting OF Lawrence r. Crook. al
his home on Rose street on Wednes-
day. Mr.. Crook is tonight in about
the same condition noted yesterday
evening" said DR.. Wayson late last
night. He is doing fairly well, but
it is impossible at this time, to say
whether or not he will recover. may
say that his chance is ordinarily
good.
Mr.. Crook has not been unconscious
since the 22-caliber revolver bullet en-
tered his left side and he has dis
cussed the case with his physicians,
stating that the shooting was entirely
accidental, repeating his account o. the
evening before in which he describ-
ed the process of cleaning a gun which
he did not know was loaded beyond the
extent of one cartridge, the unknown
cartridge doing the damage after he
had purposeTy fired the first in order
to get rid of it.
Mrs. Crook stated yesterday that she
felt confident of her husbands recov-
cry. She made an emphatic denial Of
the rumors which had to do with sui
side and infelicity, declaring the shoot
ing was an accident.
There have stories circulated around
the city during the day that Crook
was in financial difficulties. In rela-
ton to this a statement made by him
less than week ago, may be inter-
esting. He said:
Ever sirce / started my present
business I have been doing far better
than / expected. / put $4,000 cash
into it and the only thing that 1 would
like is to have a little more capital
to invest When / started in, the
banks assured me that I could have
loans to such extent as I desired, but.
with the present financial stringency,
they have not been able to keep up
to this promise. / have offered them
all kinds of the best of securities, but
money to lend.
What I am thinking of doing is to
the business with perhaps
$4,000 capital and get some of theI
japanese photographers of the islands
TO buy shares. That will mean that
I will get all their trade and it is the
biggest business of the kind in the Ter
ritory.
LAS far as the business goes I have
my receipts every month
since starting in. And the increases
have been substantial ones too. All
the large agencies for Photographic
supplies in the city are between War
rem and myself, and everything of this
Kind that is bought here must come
from us. I have good agencies and
the business is one that pays very
we'll indeed
Besides his business he and his wife
own considerable property in this city. |
which brings in a fair income, and is
Of good value in the market at any
time. Mrs Crook holds large inter- |
est in the Dowsett Estate.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-01-03
ARMED MEN TURNED AWAY
FROM CHINESE MEETING

for admission only about twenty pass
ed up the stairs, the rest sinking
away TO rid themselves of the incrim-
mating evidence carried The meet
Ing passed off very quietly, there be-
ing only one fight to stop.
The annual elections at this society
are always attended with a great deal
of tong fight talk and the police al
ways take plenty of precautions to nip
the trouble early in the game. Last
year the members were all searched
before being allowed to enter the hall
and a number of arms temporarily
confscated. This led to a smart trick
on the part of the trouble makers, but,
fortunately. Apana proved the smarter.
Just beside the hall is a Chinese cob
bler's shop and in this a gunny sack
half full of short iron bars were stor-
ed. Before the meeting was called to
order one of the would-he rioters un-
wound a rope from about his waist
and let it down back OF the cobbler
shop. where another Chinaman tied on
the sack Of iron clubs. Apana, who
was watching proceedings, waited un-
til the sack was being hauled up and
then surprised the hauler by landing
on the back of his neck and taking
the end of the rope away from him.
This spoiled the plans for a rough
house and that meeting also passed
off quietly.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-01-03
FISHING WITHIN
HARBOR LIMITS
This Time Board of Health
: Launch Makes Arrests
of Japanese.

Three Japanese We're arrested last
night for fishing in the harbor, con-
trary to the rules which have been
issued by the Board of Health. It is
not the first time that this offense has
been committed, but the first time
that arrests have been made. The
men were brought to the police sta
tion by officer Fred Weed and w.
Knott of the Board of Health.
1t seems that few nights ago a
large number of Japanese were fishing
and the Board of Health launch came
near, throwing the rays of it's search
light on the gathering. Instead of be-
ing only four. there were twenty or
more Japs. and, perhaps because Off
GER Weed was not in the party, there
were no arrests made. Last night
there were only four Japanese fishing,
one of whom got away, and therefore
the arrests could be made. In the first
case, Knott is said to have made the
assertion that there We're too many of
them and they might have put up a
fight.
Since the issuing of the rules of the
Board of Health in regard to fishing
being forbidden within the harbor of
Honolulu, those buying fish have felt
Continued on Page Seven.)
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-01-03
FIRM Of COTTON
BROS. IS D. k.
A. F. Judd Denies Rumor That
the Contracting Firm
Is Bankrupt.

The rumor has spread around town
that Cotton Bros, the San Francisco
contractors, who have done a number
of large jobs in this city, has gone
into bankruptcy. Where the story
started from is hard to tell When
asked for information in regard to the
matter yesterday, A. F. Judd, who is
acting as the attorney for the firm
in this city, said:
81 shall be very glad to have you
make a statement in regard to this
matter in the Advertiser. While I
cannot say cert@inly that there is abb
solutely no truth in this story, still I
can say that it can hardly be so. The
last letter that I got from Cotton Bros.
was dated December 10, and was in
relation to matters which would sure
ly have mentioned any financial diff
ficulties which We're bothering the con-
Germ. I am certain that there had been
no such steps taken when the letter
was written and doubt very much if
they have been taken since
THE story seems to be one which
has been started on the Coast by an
opposing firm of contractors and has
been spread to injure Cotton Bros
credit. They have not taken any con-
tracts here of late, though they bid
on the harbor Improvement work At
that time they had a special man down
here to look over the job and he heard
the rumor which You have mentioned
and denounced it. If they were
ready to go into bankruptcy or any
thing of that sort, believe they would
surely have notified me before this"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-01-03
HOTEL LICENSES
MAY Be IN DANCER
. Second lnstaIment of Fee. Was
Not Paid Within Time
Limit.

Five liquor licensees failed to pay
the second instalment of their license
fees within the time limited by law.
These We're the Columbia Saloon,
which closed its doors and will go out
of business; the Haleiwa Hotel, the
Moana Hotel, the Young Hotel and
the Hawaiian Hotel. The three Alex
ander Young hotels had not paid the
instalment at half-past three yester-
day afternoon. although it was due
December 81.
Failure to pay the instalment when
1t is due automatically suspends the
license until it IS paid, and any sales
made during the time the license is
so suspended renders the licensees
liable 10 all the penalties for illicit
selling, and the license may be re-
voked or further suspended by the
Board of License Commissioners.
According to the construction of the
law placed on it by the board, all sales
made on New Years, or since, at
places where the second instalment
was. unpaid, are Illicit sales, for which
prosecution may follow The matter
will probably come up at the next
meeting of the License Board next
Monday afternoon at '.eIocje.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-01-03
TAX ASSESSOR
To TAX PAYER
SeasonabIe Literature Is lssLed
by Assessor ]. L.
Holt.

Big posters in front of the Judiciary
building notify the public in several
languages that the assessment OF taxes
for 1908 has begun. Taxpayers are told
that blank assessment lists can be
had on application. and that no ap-
peals can be granted on returns made
later than January 81. Also that all
personal taxes and all income taxes
are due and payable after January 1.
and all property taxes and all specific
taxes are due and payable on and
after January 81. Then the following
important information is given:
''An dog, brake sulky, ox-eart, auto
mobile, bicycle, wagon, wagonette,
hearse, omnibus, dray, cart and car
riage taxes, together with one-half of
all property taxes and one-half of all
income taxes remaining unpaid by May
18th, will become delinquent and sub
jeet to a penalty of ten per cent. ad-
ditional, and if not paid fifteen days
after date of delinquency, interest at
the rate of ten per cent. per annum
on the property and specific taxes and
penalty, and at the rate of one per
cent per month on the income taxes
and penalty will be charged until pald'
and the remaining portion of the prop
erty and income taxes due and not
paid by Novent Der 18th, will become
delinquent and subject in a like man
ner to the, ten per cent. penalty and
interest as' by law provided"
The same list of articles appears in
Hawaiian, as follows:
ma auhau lilo, kaa huilalua, kaa
heihef, kaa pipi, otomobila,
kaa hehihehi-wawae. kaa lave ukana,
kaa lave ohua. nunui, kaa kupapau.
kaa bus, kaa kikane, kaa huki lima,
kaa holo Iealea,
1t is also given in other languages
so that the wayfaring taxpayer though
a Portuguese. a Chinese, a japanese,
or a Korean may read.
In all his literature on the subject
the Tax Assessor has sought to inn
press on the taxpayer that income tax
returns must be filed this month.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-01-03
DEATH OF ONE OF WORLDS
GREATEST SURGEONS
CHICAGO. January s.-Dr. Nicholas Sem is dead.

in
United settled Wisconsin,
College postgraduate University Munich
Milwaukee
of of
Chicago Galbrh
he
In
Austria
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He
andw wrote
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-01-03
FOREST RESERVE MAPS.

Territorial Surveyor Wall is prepar-
ing a set of maps for the Board of
Agriculture and Forestry which will
show the Forest Reserves of the entire
Territory as they exist today. 1t is ex-
pected that these maps VIII be ex-
hibited at the Poultry Show soon to
be held.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-01-03
LINDSAY WINS
ROPING CONTEST

(Wireless Special to Advertiser.)
HoNoKAA, January 2.-The steer
roping contest held yesterday on the
Parker Ranch was won by Charles
Lindsay. His time for the work was
thirty nine and two-ffths seconds.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-01-03
De CASTELLANE AND
PRINCE De SAGAN FIGHT

PARIS January 3The Count Boni de Castelane, and the
sagan had fight in the yesterday Count Boni
the Princes and blows exchanged Both
Gould expressed herself unconcened
gardng the matter.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-01-03

Could
of the
minise He OF of the
d most called
present of
Rumof has
The prince sagan years of exceedingly preserved
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-01-03
BONApARTE TO LOOK INTO
SOUTHERN AND UNION PACIFIC
WASHINGTON, January 3-Atorney General Bonaparte is
dissolve the relationship that exists between
the Pacific and the Southern Pacific.

the Pacific Rail
extending Sacramento The Southern Pacific how
New
Orleans controlling well Southern Pacific
unfairly manipulate stock Of both
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-01-03
OHIO REPUBLICANS ARE
CALLED TO SELECT THEIR
CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT
ASSOCIATED Press cablegramso

COLUMBUS, Ohio January 3-The Republican Central
Committee at meeting held here yesterday issued call for the
Republican primaries February
elect delegates convention be held March
Garfield Secretary of the Interior, The
resentatves controlled meeting
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-01-03
OF THE NEW
COUNSEL FOR THAW
ASSOCIATED Press Cablegram.)

NEW YORK, January sCounsel for Harry Kendall Thaw in
dcted White
that the time of the murder but that he
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-01-03
WORK ON IMMIGRATION.

Of
representative regard the
of believed this
be satisfactorily
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-01-03
MILITIA IS READY.

HfUNcIE Indiana January in
here in Indianapolis
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-01-03
PLEADING POSTPONED.

Dalzen Brown and Director
indicted on the
peadings postponed until
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-01-03
RECEIVERS FOR A RAILWAY.

RICHMOND Va, January 3Receivers have been appointed
for Seaboard Railway.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-01-03
WONDERFUL FEAT OF
BIOLOGICAL SURGERY

YORK January 3Vita have been successfully
living another the Rockefeller In
here.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-01-03

WASHINGTON January 2-capta been appointed
Of the
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-15
First Publication Dec. is, 1909
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATIONS.

Department Of the Interior, U. s.
Land Office at Billings, Montana Dec.
-, 19OS,-Notice is hereby given that
Cora Ensminger, Of Waco, Montana,
who, on October %, 1907, made home
stead entry No. 623, Serial No. O750.
for lots 1, 2, 3, 4, section Is, township
z north, range SO r., M. P. Meridian,
has filed notice Of intention to make
final Communication proof, to establish
claim to the land above described, be
fore Register and Receiver U. s. Land
Office, at Billings, Montana, on the
22nd day Of January, 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Eligha Greene. Of Custer, Montana;
James p. Thurmond, OF Waco, Mon
tana; Edwin H. Winters. Of Waco,
Montana; Granville s. Collins, Of
Waco, Montana.
R. p. JACKSON,
Register.
Non-Coal Land.
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MORTGAGE COMPANY HAS NEVER
HAD 70 FoREcLosE.
ARE ALL GOOD.
Representative Of Mortgage Corpora
tions Enthused About Biliinss-Has
witnessed Remarkable Growth Here
Compares with Other Localities.

D.AEIlI L H 5- HG"FERe-NM l-E.3E F4L AMs HgEEE
The Yellowstone valley is m Of the
most prosperous sections Of the north
west according to K. X. Baxter, audi
tor of the Oregon Mortgage company,
who was in Billings yesterday look
ing over the accounts Of his company
in Billings and the adjacent country.
The Oregon Mortgage company has
a large number. of loans. in the vicin-
ity of Billings, which have been placed
in the past five or six years. Mr.. Bax-
ter says that the company considers
the Yellowstone valley an excellent
field for mortgage loans as his com
pany has never lost one or had 10 fore
close on one.
II have been coming here for five or
six years." he remarked, and the
growth of this district is wonderful. I
find conditions in Billings unusually
good and this city compares favorably
with other sections Of the northwest.
OF course there was a shortage Of the
wheat crop in Washington, but the
price was high and the farmer vas
well paid, SO that money is compare
lively plentiful and times good"
Mr.. Baxter comes to Billings about
once in every three months.
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GAME SEASON
TO END TODAY
.M.@.aN Ll-N.. .aI- EeM@4 eMEt. 49, .E.AaMaaNtN
HUNTERS HAVE NOT BEEN AS
FORTUNATE AS FORMERLY.
DAY FOR bEER
Most Of the Large Game and Birds
Have Been Protected Since pecem-
Der I, Hunting season Ending with
Last Day for Deer, December IS.

Hg&l eH PAS @aE%E &84ES4EM E&ESIWut EAtH.33 y&l4
The hunting season will end today.
Billings hunters, who have failed to
secure any venison, mYst dQ-so today
or wait till next year, as this is the
last day under the law.
With the expiration of the open sea-
o on deer today, the season for big
game in Montana Is ended for 1908.
The open season on elk, antelope,
mountain goat and sheep expired on
December |, as we'll as for grouse,
prairie chicken. fool hens, sage hens,
iucks, swans, geese, pheasants, part
ridges and turtle doves.
Reports from throughout the state
and especially in the sections where
game has been most plentiful, have
oeen that hunting has been poor, as
shere has not been a great deal of
snow and the woods are dry as finder.
The cracking Of leaves and twigs, as
The hunter heavily shod, walked
through woods and along river bot
soms, made it difficult to get good
shots.
Game in the Yellowstone valley and
other sections OF Eastern Montana has
also been scarcer than usual the past
season, as during the flood water OF
last spring many OF the young were
drowned. Reports from Northern
Montana are that the huntsmen'
oagged but little game and that it will
probably be several years before the
birds are as plentiful as in former
years.
While there have been a few re-
ports Of slaughter of wild game
brought to Billings, Deputy State
Game Warden Neate, in speaking Of
The situation, remarked that the law
had been observed generally and that
there had been less slaughter Of ami
mails than in former years.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-15
BISHOP NAY COME
TO LIVE IN BILLINGS
MAGIC CITY MAY BECOME HEAD
QUARTERS FOR CHURCH.

Bishop William j. He'll Of the United
Evangelical church whose home is in
Highland Park, Ill, was in Billings
yesterday on his way east from Broad
view, where a church Of that denomi-
nation is located. The bishop preached
at Broadview Sunday
His visit here was for the purpose
Of investigating this section OF Mon
tana with a view to making it the
headquarters for the missionary work
in the state of Montana. He expressed
himself as very fayorably impressed
with Broadview, Billings and the coun-
try adjacent.
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(First Publication Dec. Is, 1909
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATIONS.

Department Of the Interior, U. s.
Land Office at Billings, Montana Dec.
10, 190S.-Notice is hereby given that
John McConnachie, of Ballantine,
Montana, who, on May 9Th, 1907, made
homestead entry No. 1858, Serial No.
.O687, for lots 1, 2, 8, 4, section 2, town
ship l south, range % g., N. P. Merid-
ian, has filed notice of intention to
make final Communication proof, to es-
tablish claim to the land above de-
scribed, before Register and Receiver
u. s. Land Office, at Billings, Mon
tana, on the Goth day Of January, 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Eugene G.. R%oundtree, Of Huntley,
Montana: Neil Sutherland, Of Ballan-
tine, Montana; Charles Savage, Of
Ballantine, Montana; Homer Schoff-
ner, of Ballantine, Montana.
r. p. JACKSON,
Register.
Land.
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(First Publication Dec. Is, 1909
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION,

MfH" INNN U M944 EE&B E4tA fU AA E.L UW re- IE5HJE&AAtEl
Department Of the Interior. q. s.
Land Office at Billings, Montana Dec.
u, 1908.-Notice is hereby given that
Neil Sutherland, of Ballantine, Mon
tana, who, on July s., 1907, made home
stead entry No. 4O7, Serial No. O6s6,
for SEA SWA, Sh seq, section %,
township / north, range 80 E., NJ. P.
Meridian, has filed notice of intention
to make final Communication proof, to
establish claim to the land above de-
scribed, before Register and Receiver
U. s. Land Office, at Billings, Mon
tana, on the Goth day Of January, 1909.
Claimants names as witnesses
Eugent G.. Roundtree, of Huntley,
Montana; Homer Schoffner, Of Bal
lantine, Montana; William G. Gray, Of
Ballantine, Montana; John McConna-
chic, Of Ballantine, Montana.
r. p. JACKSON,
Register.
Non-COa1 Land
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-15
r w FILES HIS BOND.

Nat G. Carwile, Democratic candi-
date for clerk Of the district court,
filed his official bond with the clerk
and recorder yesterday. The bond of
Lorin T. Jones, Republican candidate
for the same position, vas filed some
time ago..
On the face Of the returns at the
recent election Mr.. Jones was elected
by a plurality Of 10. Mr.. Carwile
brought contest proceedings in the dis
trict court and was successful, being
declared, elected by a majority Of 2.
Mr.. Jones has given notice Of appeal
to the state supreme court.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-15
SMASHED WAGON
DUMPED DRIVER
TEAM OF THE DONOVAN GRO,
Gerry DOES A STUNT.

A delivery team, belonging to w. H,
Donovan's grocery ran away on Min
nesota avenue yesterday and wound
up in front Of the Northern hotel on
First avenue. Reuben Smith, the
driver, was thrown from the wagon
and sprained his right hand, and one
IT the forward wheels Of the wagon
Vas smashed and the tongue broken.
According to Smith, the wagon
struck a rock, the tongue broke, and
che team became manageable. Mel.
her OF the horses were hurt, though
one Of them fell when they ran onto
The sidewalk and spilled the driver.
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(Ffrst Publication Dec. Is, 1908)
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATIONS

Department Of the Interior, U. s..
Land Office at Billings, Montana, Nov,
~, 19O8.-Notice Is hereby given that
Lille Ensminger, Of Waco, Montana,
who, on October 81, 1907, made home
stead entry No. 64f, Serial No. O749,
for lot 5, section Z, township 4 north,
range 33 E., M. p. Meridian, has filed
notice of intention to make final COM
mutation proof, to establish claim to
the land above described, before Reg
lister and Receiver U. s.. Land Office, at
Billings, Montana, on the 22nd day Of
January, 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Eligha Greene, Of Custer, Montana;
Granville s. Collins, of Waco, Mon
tana; James E. Thurmond, Of Waco,
Montana; Edwin H. Winters, Of Waco,
Montana.
R. p. JACKSON,
Register.
Non-Coal Land.
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NEW 0 o WORK FINE.

In" and "Out' are the signs on the
two doors Of the Billings postotfice.
and they are a great Improvement
over the single entrance Of the old
office. The office can accsmmodate
twice as many people a4d/Postmaster
o. b. Prickett says that the doors
work fine, now that the patrons are
used to them.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-15
SCHOOL BONDS ARE SIGNED.

Ira L. Whitney, clerk Of the school
board, yesterday completed signing
the issue of school bonds in the sum
OF $4,000 to cover the cost of build
ing the south side structure and for
other purposes, and last night they
we're sent to Wooden, McNear &
Moore Of Chicago, who purchased
them. The bonds bear interest at AZ
per cent.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-15
NEW SIGN ADDED.

Painters were busy putting q
sign up on the chamber Of commerce
building yesterday, which reads:
Free Information Bureau" This win
no doubt attract strangers and others
seeking knowledge about Billings and
Yellowstone county and Montana.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-15
NEW PLATE GLASS.

The plate glass window Of Yegen
Bros crockery department, on Mime
sofa avenue, which was broken out
some weeks ago by a negro who was
throwing a rock at some boys who
were teasing him, was replaced yester-
day. The loss to the insurance COM
pany was about SIS.