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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-28
SIXTEEN AND THREE QUARTERS
CENTS TOP PRICE OFFERED.
BIG CLIP CONSIGNED
Bids on Price, Magee and Henry
Clips Telegraphed to owners-Rad-
cliff Gets 1ela Cents and Clark Ac-
cepts sixteen.
From Saturdays Daily.

~ - NSy 49, - &BNF aH2H4IGE@
But three sales were made in the
local wool market yesterday and three
more clips were bid on and the prices
offered t~elegraphed to the owners of
the clips. Sixteen and three quarters
cents offered for the Robert Price
clip OF "a sacks, was the top price Of
the day.
Following are the sales:
Ben Radcliffe to Colby. Of Hallowell,
Jones & Donald, 43 sacks at 1871
cents.
3. M. Clark to Colby, Of Hallowell,
Jones & Donald, So sacks at 16 cents.
N. O. Bowman to Elliott, Of Jere-
miah Williams & CO., $1,000 pounds
at 1914 cents.
Robert Price was offered 16K cents
for his clip Of "a sacks BY Elliott. Of
Jeremiah Williams & co. Bid tele-
graphed.
Wing, Of Dewey, Gould & Co, Of
fered 10 cents for the M. o. Magee
clip OF 80 sacks. Bid telegraphed.
o. Henry was offered 14h cents for
his clip Of 21,o00 pounds by Elliott,
Of the jeremiah Williams & Co. Bid
te%legraphed.
The Montana Cattle company has
consigned its clip Of $4,000 pounds
and the bulk Of the wool has been
shipped to Boston. KS
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TELEGRAPHic BRIEFS.

The eight cadets suspended from
West Point for hazing called on the
secretary of var yesterday at Wash
ington
William F. Walker, who embezzled
$565,000 from the Savings bank Of
New Britain, reached New Britain,
Conn. yesterday.
Governor Hughes Of New York au-
thorized the statement last night that
he would accept a denomination II
rendered to him.
The legislative investigation Of CON
Wet labor In Georgia yesterday devel-
loped the fact that convicts were lined
up and sold like mules.
The Western Federation of Miners,
IN session at Denver, yesterday voted
to sustain the management Of the
Miners Magazine, but refused to ap-
propriate money to send out any more
political literature.
A verdict OF $1,625 was returned In
the case Of Kathyrn Collins against
the Nat g. Goodwin Brokerage com
pany in Reno, New, closed a unique
damage case yesterday. The plaintiff
alleged that she suffered injury re-
quiring two operations because she
was compelled to sit at her typewriter
work On g cane bottom chair several
inches too high.
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(Ffrst Publication June 2, 190S.)
NoTIcEFoR PUBLICATION.

United States Land Office, Billings.
Montana, June 1, 19oS.-Notice ii
hereby given that in compliance with
the provisions Of the act of congress
Of June 3, 1878, entitled, IAN act for
the sale OF timber lands In the states
OF California, Oregon, Nevada and
Washington Territory as extended
to all the public land states by act Of
August A, 1892, Elizabeth Smith, 81
Musselshell, county Of Yellowstone,
state of Montana, has this day died in
this Office her sworn statement No.
for the purchase Of the SSEN Of
section No. 20, In township No. s
north, range No. 90 d., and will OFFER
proof to show that the land sought Is
more valuable for Its timber Of stone
than for agricultural purposes, and to
establish her claim to said land before
Fred w. Handel. u. s. Commissioner.
at Musselshell, Montana, on Wednes-
day, the 10Th day Of July, 1908.
She names as witnesses: Ernest q.
Smelling of Fattig r. o., Montana;
William N. Taylor Of Musselshell,
Montana; Ransom s. Gordon OF Fat
tig, Montana; Charles L. Smith Of
Fattig, Montana.
Any and al persons claiming adj
versely the above-described lands are
requested to file their claims in this
Office on or before said 29th day OF
July, 1908.
3. p. EssELsTYN,
Register.
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PAYS JANlTOR SAME
AS OFFERED LlNGUIST
UNCLE SAM WANTS TRANSLATOR
AND STEAM ENGINEER.
From Saturdays Daily.

Uncle Sam wants a translator
some one who can speak duently
German, French, Spanish, italian or
Portuguese. He is. going to have q
civil service examination held in Bill
ings August 26, when anyone who can
fill such a position and wants to en-
ter the government service in the de-
partment of commerce and labor can
be examined. For a man who can
speak these languages the government
offers the enormous salary of 5000 an
nually to begin on and prospects of
$1,000 in the future.
Uncle Sam also wantssa steam engi-
neer in the custodian service and he
will hold an examination for appli-
cants at the same time. The success
full a will be given q position as
assistant %janitor OF some federal build
ing at a salary OF 5000 annually, the
same as the linguist will be asked
to begin IN.
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EGA5AR 4EEI gEAAFEE lFg 4E8NIK4ENEAFEN tsMY
Trask to p. G. King Of Miles City for
q consideration said to be In the neigh
borhood Of $1,000. The deal was made
by u. 3. Schad.
The property is situated about .
quarter Of q mile southeast Of the
city and contains 10 acres Of ground,
a seven room dwelling, q barn and
several sheds, being on the ranch.
Mr.. King will Immediately make ex-
itensive improvements on the place
and will construct a poultry barn for
the purpose OF breeding blooded chick
ems. He Is a poultryman OF expert
.ence,, having been in that business
for q number Of years.
Electric lights will be installed and
city water brought to the place. In
addition to these, several other con-
veniences will be added, 80 that q
large number Of chickens can be cared
for.
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WALKER PLEADS GUILTY TO
STEALING BANK FUNDS.
TRIAL OVER QUICKLY
Thirty Minutes After He Pleaded, He
Was in the PenitentIary, Where He
Commences ! Term That May Last
For Twenty-one Years.

Es&&EZN @Sr4 A&%AE 8GA N&34ES4
Hartford, Conn, July 25.-Walter =.
Walker. who looted the Savings Bank
Of New. Britain Of mor than . half.
million dollars worth Of securities,
plead guilty on tour counts Of the In
dictment In the superior court here
today. He was sentenced to not less
than one year nor more than hve years
on the first count. and not more than
five years on each Of the three counts.
Sentence is then taken on the ex-
piration Of each previous sentence UNI
der the indeterminate sentence law.
This will make the entire penalty not
nor than Al years.
The four counts represented ~ en-
bezzlement Of bank property amount
ing to 100000. The securities were
mostly high class railroad bonds.
Immediately upon the pronounce
ment Of sentence. Walker, guarded by
three deputy sherifs. was taken TO
[tha county iail to await the prepare.
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and Mn. .. j. Baldwin on Saturday

and Mrs.. q. j. Baldwin on Saturday
Afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Barlow drove
to Bridger to visit relatives on Friday
evening, remaining over for q few
days stay.
Little Mildred Rich, a child Of j.
+. Rich, narrowly escaped drowning
in the ditch near their home on Main
street. The children had been playing
around the ditch. when the child, who
is about 4 years old, fell into the wa
ter. Her sister tried to rescue her,
but the current was 50 strong that
all she could do was to hold the baby
and her cries brought Mrs. Hobb, who
rescued her.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Williams are en-.
joying a visit from Mr. Chas. Starkey,
OF Pennsylvania, who Is an old school
mate Of MI. Williams, when the two
gentlemen were boys together in Wis,
Sconsin.
Miss Ferrill Of Joliet, who has been
visiting her aunt, Mrs. j. j. Holland
of Belfry, passed through Bridger or
Saturday morning for her home.
Mrs. VIM. Burlington, who has beer
visiting in Billings during the last
week or so, returned to Bridger or
Friday.
Mrs. Chas. Keys and son are visit
ing Mrs. David Ashcroft at Sage Greek
for a few days.
Mrs. Lawrence Hyde is visiting hel
sister, Mrs. Wilfred Hyde this week
Mr.. e. M. Eastman Of Litch1eld
Mimi, arrived in town o Monday
and the work of moving the mine
houses down onto the town site viii
begin in real earnest within a very
few days. This is one of the best o,
moves for the community in general
as It will greatly Increase the size 9:
the town by adding some attractive
residences to Il. This is a large job
but the contractors expect to pus1
1t right through, and it is estimated
that it will be completed in about two
months. The large store building for
merly used as q company store viii
be the first building moved.
Mrs. A. A. Freeman is enjoying {
visit from Miss Heidelstone, Of Soutl
Dakota, who will spend the summe,
with Mrs Freeman and relatives ii
Red Lodge.
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WILDER NuTTlNc OF LAUREL is
BANKRUPT.
IN SECURITIES
Number Of Methodist clergymen In.
Montana and Others Loaned Money
On Stock Of Coffee and Fruit Com
pany-Assets are Small.
Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Operating a coffee mill and factory
at Laurel is not profitable according
to the evidence in the bankruptcy
case OF Wilder Nutting, who in his
papers Of voluntary bankruptcy fled
yesterday with Referee Henry Firth,
states that he is a minister Of the
gospel.
Nutting.s liabilities amounted to
$19,324.8O consisting mostly of debts
to Methodist ministers and others in
cities in Montana and a party in
Mexico. In exchange for various
sums Nutting gave as security blocks
OF stock in the Chicago-Mexico Coffee
and Fruit company, Rev. W. W. Van
Orsdel Of Great Falls holding some of
the stock which he paid $500 for,
Jacob Mills Helena, stock for $3,525,
and insurance policy for $4,000, Ed
ward Smith, Billings, stock for which
he paid $500; w. B. Nutting, Red
Lodge, securities for 800 and a debt
Of SAT-. 80; John Wylie. Bozeman, 1925
worth Of the stock at par; Elmer Ray,
Bozeman, similar securities for
$1,000; Ira G. Cartwright of Leon,
Mexico, had stock in the coffee com
pany for $4,000, and had loaned Nut
ting $4,000. L. A. Nutting, president
OF the Citizens National bank OF
Laurel, and a brother, a debt for 1852,
and the Citizens National bank OF
Laurel, three promissory notes
amounting to $485.
His asset amount to about $S333.35
and are listed as follows: household
goods, $3.50; cash, $685.; farming I'm
plements, IS; gasoline engine worth
$125, and a coffee rooster valued at
$3.50. In addition to these he has
three life insurance policies for $4,000,
$4,000 and $4,000 all Of which are
exempt. The household goods and
other articles valued at 5000 are
claimed as exempt.
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Lost.
One gray gelding. almost white,
from Little Hay Basin. branded vM
on left thigh. $1,000 reward. Fred
Farnes. Antelope stage station.
I hereby announce myself as q can
didate for the republican nomination
for the office Of county surveyor Of
Yellowstone county, Montana, subject
to the wishes Of the voters of said
county and the action of the republi-
can county convention.
3. W. COTTON, g. q.
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NEWS FROM fROMBERG

Fromberg, July 24.-Mrs. Mary Nc
Entee was a Bridger visitor Friday.
Fromberg can boast Of q girl base
ball team called the .Fromberg Bloom
er club.
Will Chaf1n and family left From
berg Thursday for the Yellowstone
park and other points.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Barlow re.
turned from their honeymoon and will
shortly begin housekeeping in their
new home on Lake View avenue.
Rev. Father Trumpler held mas in
the Fromberg Catholic church Sunday.
Roy Wadsworth came up from Bill
ings Friday on his way to Bear Greek
and stopped yer q day. to visit old
friends here.
a. e. Peirson, John BleWett, DR..
Frank Swallow, I'd Brown and Crist
Jensen have had artesian wells bored
on their property. The water is ex.
cellent.
Ike Brown and family expect to
leave for the Thermopolis Hot Springs
this week.
3. F. Mccoy, travelling salesman Of
Lindsey & Co, Billings. vas in our
town Saturday on business.
Ambrose Newcomb is very busy
nowadays with his working crew fix.
ing up the railroad tracks about From.
berg and vicinity.
Willis Todd returned home from a
business trip from the western part OF
the state Tuesday.
Mrs. John Celander Of Paradise val.
ley paid Fromberg e shopping visit
Saturday.
j. D. scanlon, editor Of the Red
Lodge Picket, paid Fromberg q visit
Monday.
Laurel ball team will cross bats with
the Fromberg team July &c. a big
time is expected.
DR.. Corkins and wife Of Billings
stopped for a short visit in Fromberg
Tuesday.
The Mutual Telephone Co. has part
Of Chas. Buzzette's store building
rented and will open an ONCE the first
Of August.
Ladies' Aid will meet with Mrs. De
Witt Wednesday afternoon.
MI. and Mrs. "A. Johnson are the
proud parents Of q little daughter born
Tuesday. July 81.
James Barclay and John Swallow re.
turned from Billings Wednesday.
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((First Publication May 90 190S)
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

7@@@ENs Ss%ESHEs
Department Of the Interior, U. s..
Land Once at Bozeman, Montana.
May 26, 1908.--Notice 10 hereby given
that Christ a. Meyers. Of Columbus,
Montana, who, on May 20, 1908. made
timber and stone application, No..
for lot Q; SWA NEA and VIZ sEA.
section 4, township 2 south, range 20
East, NJ. r. Meridian, has fled notice
of intention to make final proof. to es-
.tablish claim to the land above de-
scribed, before George H. Simpson
u. g. Commissioner, In his once, at
Columbus. Montana, on the 3rd day
Of August, 1908.
Claimant names as witnesses: Ed
ward Slough, Of Columbus, Montana:
David Penman, Of Columbus, Mon
tana; Benjamin p. Ogleby, Of Co
lumbus, Montana: William Nichol, Of
Columbus, Montana.
Non-coal land.
N. r. WILSON,
Register.
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ROUND UP
ALL SUSPICIOUS ONES
.sHERlFFs FORCE AND POLICE.
MEN CANVASS YARDS.

From Saturdays Daily.
Sheriff J. B. Herford and his depu-
ties and the night members OF the
force rounded up all the suspi-
.cious looking characters they could
find in the railroad yards last night
and arrested them. Up to 8 o'clock
this morning just % alleged Migrants
had been taken in custody. This ac-
ton was taken as a result Of the re-
cent robberies and IN hopes Of forcing
any objectionables to leave the city.
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he was delivered to the state peniten-
tiary. The court proceedings occupied,
scarcely half On hour.
Walker is understood to have made
complete confession, which en-
braces the statement that sharpers n
New York, IN whose hands he was
at the time. sent the dispatch In Feb
truary, 1907, which made It appear that
he had been killed BY the cars there.
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SPECTACULAR SUICIDE OF PETER
'vANDERsTRATEN.
WADED INTO THE RIVER
While a Crowd Looked on, He Drew
If, His knife and Cut Ills Throat From
Ear 10 Ear-Despondency 's Given
az the Probable Cause.

Missoula. July 24.-Peter Wander
straten, who came to Missoula three
years ago from Anaconda, committed
suicide here this evening before a
number Of spectators. *
Wading into the Missoula river I'M
til the waters swirled about his throat,
Vanderstraten pulled his knife and cut
his throat, severing the windpipe.
Ills body was recovered. He was
Is years old and unmarried.
Dependency is given as the cause
for his suicide.
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(First Publication July "a. 1909

OBNsH&&FSE
Department Of the Interior, u.
Land Office at Billings, Montana, July
%, 19O8.-Notice is hereby givenSthat
Charles McDaniels, Of Billings, Mon
tana, who, on May Z, 1907, made
entry, No. SEQ, Tor
8, 10, NEA sEA, section "a, town
ship 4, north, range 50 b, N. r. Me
ridian, has fled notice Of intention
to make final Communication proof.
establish claim to the land above,
described, before Register and Re-
ceiver q. s. Land ONCE, at Billings,
Montana, on the LIST day Of September,
1908.
Claimant names as witnesses: y. ".
Winters, Of Waco, Mont; Edward
Thurman, Of Waco, Mont; John Maur-s
ler, Of Waco, Mont; Marion Collins,
OF Waco, Mont.
=. =. ESSELSTYN,
Register
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(First Publication July "a, 19O8)
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department Of the Interior, t. s.
Land Office at Billings, Montana, July
%, 1908.-Notice is hereby given that
Henry N. Cady, Of Billings, Montana,
who, on May IS, 1907, made home
stead entry, No. 382, for SS1h1 NWK,
section II, township / north, range 90,
b., M. p. Meridian, has fled notice OF
intention to make final communication,
proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before Register and
Receiver U. s. Land Office, at Billings,
Montana, on the LIST day Of September,
1908.
Claimant names az witnesses: Mrs
Christie Hart, OF Ballantine, Montana:
Mrs. Mildred Hart Haggerty, Of Bal
lantine, Montana; Mrs. Mary "a. Viii
cox, OF Ballantine, Montana; Mrs. q.
g. Dufield, Of Ballantine. Montana.
e.. 3. ESSELSTYN,
Register.
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(Ffrst Publication July 190Sl
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATIONS.

NJ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Department Of the interior, b
Land Once At Billings. Montana july
%, 190S.--Notice ~ hereby given that
William b. Steen,, Of Musselshe1l Non.
taIa, who on May I, 1908 ,madeShome
stead entry, NJ. 1907 tor SE1x sss,s
ton p. township north, range 31 Es,
Mp. Meridian, hasi1ed notice 81 IN
tention to make hnal i've year proof,
to establish claim to the land above
described, before !. ". Handel,
Commissioners, IN his ONCE, at Mussall.
shell. Montana, on the LIST day Of Sep
TENDER, 1908.
Claimant names an witnesses: Hen
~ p. Martin, Of Musselshell: Charles
J. Andreas, OF Musselshell, Montana:
Ezra N. Cartwright, Of Mnsselshell,
Montana; Benjamin +. Archer, 81 Nus
selshell, Montana.
3. q. ESSELSTYN,
Register.
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The maj who can feel himself the
Weather each breath he quarts from
the breeves from the snowShills these
mornings may pc rtcher In reality than
the chack-hook toters.-Butte Inter
Mourtfin.s
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"A California genius has invented =
machine to pick hops. That Is all we
have lacked to make the whole bust.
ness purely mechanical, for the prod.
iuct has been consumed by human
tanks since time began.
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SOLD LIQUOR 10 INDIANS.
Red Stocking Davis Alleged to Have
Done So.

From Saturdays Daily.
RED Stocking" Davis was arrested
by the police last night on . com
plant sworn to by Major 8. q. Rey.
nolds, indian agent at Crow Agency,
charging him with selling liquor to
Indians. Davis is charged with two
separate offenses, the date Of both
being May 80. Il 10 alleged that he
sold whiskey to Joe Childin.the-Mouth
and Male Bear.
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Big JUBILEE FOR
CHARLES TAYLOR
RETURNED GROOM is HoNoRED.
BY HIS MANY FRIENDS.

keeping sIep TO the music OF HAL!
Hail! the Gangs All Here" fully 300
Elks and good fellows formed a part
of a big parade last night which was
headed by Assistant County Attorney
Charles Taylor, who was attired In
knickerbockers, shirt waist, red stock
ings, white shoes and plaid tam o.
shanter. The fact that Mr.. Taylor
was recently married at Mount Grab,
Ohio, and returned to Billings with
his bride Wednesday. was the cause
of the jubilee.
After ~parading through the business
district on the north side Of the track,
the procession started for the resi-
dence section Of the city, where Mrs.
Taylor was visiting. Here the band
serenaded for IN hour or more and
then the procession returned to the
Northern hotel, where Mr.. and Mrs.
Taylor r making their home.
Signs bearing suggestions for a new
" married mag were proudly borne
aloft by friends Of Mr.. Taylor and
time and again he was cheered lus-
tily. Mr.. Taylor, mounted on an In.
dian pony, declined to speak when
cries for a speech were made, saying
that he was too overcome to give ut
terance to his thoughts.
Last nights affair has been eagerly
looked forward to by the many friends
of the young attorney and his modesty
over being the recipient Of such an,
honor made It the more enjoyable.
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Are you going to be the fortunate
young lady to camp in the Yellow.
stone National Park without any e
pense to yourself?
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FASHIONABLE FAps.

Ladies' visiting cards now generally
have the address. This is a fashion
that comes and goes. Plain Roman
lettering is back again also.
The Amazon stone. found in the
Rocky mountains, has become fashion
able, especially in Europe. It is green.
and exceedingly hard.
Evening wraps are made in a vast.
number Of shapes and colors and ma
terials. The mingling Of two colors
in evening cloaks has become quite
the rage.
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Man wants job as dairyman, first
class. Address Box No. 81, Huntley.
Montana.
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Strayed.

strayed.
From ranch at Roundup, Mont, one
brown horse about z years old, weight
100 pounds. branded wine cup on
J. q. Herd. 10 N. 25th street. Billings.
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TO BUILD RESIDENCE.
Will Erect Handsome Dwelling Of
s North Side.

North Side.
From Saturdays Daily.
T. o. Eaton, father Of the Eaton
brothers. promoters Of the Billings
Polytechnical institute, recently pur-
chased four lots situated on the cor
ner Of North Thirty-Arst street and
Sixth avenue from T. G. Armitage,
for the purpose Of erecting a hand
some dwelling. It is understood that
plans for the residence have already
been completed by a local architect
and construction work on the building
will be commenced Immediately.