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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-11-10
GEORGE THOMPSON ARRESTED RECEIVED gy BILLINGS u N.
YESTERDAY MORNING. 6. a. YESTERDAY.
WANTED AT MILES CITY A THOUSAND DOLLAR,
Has Not Been Decided Whether He
Will Be, Tried Here, or Returned to
Miles City, From Which Point He
Escaped a Few Months Ago.

From Saturdays Daily.
George Thompson was arrested ear
ly yesterday morning in a box car in
the Northern Pacific yards by Patrol
man Stoddard. The officer says that
he found Thompson trying to open
boxes with a hammer. The seal of
the car had been broken and this
was what caused the OFFICER to make
an investigation.
Thompson gave the name Of Dan
B. Wing when arrested, but he is the
same fellow who vas sentenced to the
reform school at Miles City for break
ing into the Thomas Manley cigar
store in this city about a year ago.
He escaped from the reformatory two
months after being committed and all
trace Of him was lost until last night.
He is in the city jail and 1t has not
been decided whether he will be sent
back to Miles City to finish his term
or whether a charge OF burglary will
be placed against him. Thompson is
10 years old. He seems to prefer to
take his chances in court rather than
to go back to the Miles City school, as
he claims he is "a years Of age.
The a which Thompson entered
loaded with fruit and merchan-
disc.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-11-10
WANTS TO FIND
A MISSING BOY
EDWIN BossE is SOUGHT IN BILL,
lNGs BY MOTHER.

From Saturdays Daily.
A pitiful letter written in the scrawl
of an aged hand came to police sta
ton yesterday from Mrs. Alice Curran
of 1906 Marcy street, Omaha, who is
looking for her son, Edwin Bosse, who
she thinks may be deranged.
Every word of the missive is an ap-
peal. to the officers to locate her boy
and send him home. Mrs. Curran wrote
that he is .26 years of. age, six feet
tall, OF very slender build and has light
hair. Bose is a pressman by trade
but wrote from Billings October s, of
this year that he was driving a team
here. Mrs. Curran states that at times
he loses his mind and may be wander
ing about in this condition. Chief
Talgo received a telegram also from
Chief of Police j. J. Donahue Of Oma-
ha asking if Bosse could he located.
Chief Talgo is anxious to hear some
thing Of Bose and if any person
knows his whereabouts it is requested
that he deliver the information to the
chief Of police.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-11-10
AFTER THE GAMBLERS
8
Assistant District Attorney Of New
York is After a Man Who Paid $45
Bet on a Horse Race, and the Case
is Watched with Great Interest.

NEW YORK, Nov. 6.--To determine
the new law on race track gambling
as applied to individuals, Assistant At
torney Elder of Kings county today
carried the case of Melville Collins,
arrested at Gravesend race track
course June 16 last, to the appellate
division OF the supreme court. JUS
tice Bischon rendered a famous decis-
ion on this case when he discharged
the prisoner on a writ Of habeas cor.
pus. saying no crime had been com
mitted.
Detectives testified that they saw
Collins pay q $ wager he had lost on
a horse.
1t is the intention Of Mr.. Elder to
find out whether the higher courts will
hold that the law applies to individ-
uals as bettors or only to pencil book
makers and gamblers.
Decision in the case was reserved.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-11-10
BANK TO
ADD THIRD STORY
IMPROVEMENTS TO BLOCK ON
TwEhTY-E,aHTh STREET.
COST TWEl:NliTIYTnOUSAND
Elks' Hall viii be Turned Into Hand.
some office Rooms and Another
story for ohlces viii be Built u
onee-Wnl be Handsome Block.

HlGMHss N"Gr NE5-L 51Efl WE
The Billings State Bank has had
plans prepared for adding another
story to It's block on North Twenty
Eighth street, just south Of the city
hall and it will have the entire build
ing remodeled and the second and
third floors arranged for offices and
the building equipped with an eleva,
tor. Work on the improvements will
commence at once.
Architect g. McAllister will have
charge OF the construction and remod.
cling and will oversee the work. A
contract for most OF the brick to be
used in the addition has been let.
The third story will be constructed
in comformance with the design of the
building. It will be trimmed with ter
ra Gotta. A new roof will be built
and all the work of remodeling will be
on a permanent basis.
The improvements its is said will
represent an expenditure Of $4,000.
The State Bank block. which raj
purchased from the bank about two
years ago from w. B. George Is mi
Of the best situated blocks IN the city.
It has light on three sides and 10 ad-
mirably situated for Office purposes.
The block was built by MI. George.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-11-10
9NEAk THIEF ENTERS ROOMS
AND TAKES APPAREL.
BURGLAR LEAVES COAT
Otto Powell Moves % New Room and
comesHome in the Morning to Find
Thina. Miss'Ina-Nos c lts to the
Thief-Reported TO Police. !

From Saturdays Daily.
Otto Powell, q waiter at the Colonial
Cafe, played in hard luck Thursday
night, when ne moved his belongings
70 ia South Twenty-ninth street.
where he intended to o In the flu
ture. When he@areturned home after
coming on shift yesterday morning
he found that a suit OF clothes valued
ut $40, military brushes, a shaving
outfit, suit case, shirts, collars and
ties had been stolen during the night.
Powell left his clothes in the suit
case after he moved. He left them
standing ii the room, the door being
unlocked. It IS supposed that some
one tried the door and finding It I'M
locked nabbed the clothes and made
sway. All the thief left was an over
coat and n Old pair Of shoes.
Powell reported the matter to the
police and gave them the description
OF the articles stolen.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-11-10
BILLINGS ALL RIGHT FlNANclAL-
" AS SHOWN. BY STATEMENTS.
MANY ARRESTS MADE
Work Of all Departments Reviewed.
Street Commissioner Girdwood Per-
forms Considerable Work-1iIIs.
Have Been Paid.

The reports Of the city officers for
the past month which have been filed
with the city clerk shows that Bill
tngs is in a healthy condition.
The balance in the city treasury
November first was $16,658.93 as
against $18,557.29 on october 1. War
rants amounting to $5.043.23 we're
drawn during the month. Much OF
this money was paid out for work on
contracts, repairs on street crossings
and the remainder went to defray the
expenses of the city government. The
total receipts for the month were
S3,144.87.
Many Arrests.
During the month Chief Talgo and
his men made 265 arrests, an aver.
age OF more than eight q day. The
dnes amounted to 1920 and the to-
tai number Of sentences numbered to
.l65 in jail.
Street Commissioner William Grid
wood shows in his report that $402.96
was spent on the streets Of the city
for the month Of october. This mon
ey was expended to put in new cross
ings and includes the cost of labor in
this work.
The city officers will soon make
their annual reports, which will show
everything done by the municipal gov
eminent Of Billings during the past
twelve months.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-11-10
l,AllP'TlI'E!LtA STILL /.
HELD By POLICE
EFFORTS TO sUNRAvEL cEA MYs-
Terry PROVE ukFRuiTFuL.

~ H. -L .G
The police and deputy county attor-
ney. Charles A. Taylor are still in
vestigating the Francisco Cea muir
der case. Dominick Laptella is held,
although no direct evidence has been
found against him. Eugene Cea, a
brother OF the dead man, declares that
Laptella is the murderer and he is
working in conjunction with the Off
GERS in an effort to unearth evidence
against Laptella.
Laptella admits he vas a friend of
Cea and slept with him several nights
before the murder. He claims he was
not with him several nights before
the murder. Laptella will be held a
few days longer.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-11-10
LICENSE TO SELL
POOLS GRANTED
j. G. eAGEN PAYS 5000 FOR THE
BILLINGS PRIVILEGE.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily,
The first pool room license tp be Is
sued since the increase made )by the
city council was granted yesterday
to ]. G. Gagen by City Treasurer Wal
ter Watkins. The license fee is $500
q month and Mr.. Gagen paid $4,000
for the permit to do business for the
next six months. The license states
that the pool room is to be conducted
In the "a Of the Owl saloon.
It vas thought when the council
raised the price that no pool rooms
could AFFORD to do business in Billings.
At that time, $500 was the price
named, as this was believed to be a
prohibitive figure. Mr.. Gagen has been
engaged II this business here for sew
eral winters.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-11-10
From Second Vice President
Willard Received Enclosing Check
for the Money-Appree'ates Work
Association is Doing.

From Saturdays Daily.
The Burlington has substantially
recognized the work the y. N. G. AZ
in Billings is doing for the young men
Of this community and especially
those in the employ Of the railroad,
by contributing $1,000 to the organ
ization. 8
The money was in the form Of 9
voucher, which was inclosed In q let
ter received yesterday from Second
Vice President Daniel Willard, who
was recently in Billings and had an
opportunity to observe the character
Of the work the association Is doing.
The OFFICERS were highly gratified.
at the receipt Of the letter, as they
had not received q previous notifica-
ton that the gift was to be made
Following is the letter:
Chicago, November 8, 1903.
Secretary, Y. M. G. a., Billings, Mon
tana.
Dear Sir:-In view OF the benefits
which. l understand are being derived
by our employees residing at Billings,
Mont, through the use Of the facili-
ties AFFORDED by your building at that
place, I feel that it is proper that this
company should express its apprecia-
ton thereof, in some practical way,
and therefore take pleasure in enclos-
ing its bankable voucher for $1,000.
yours truly,
ID. WILLARD,
Second Vice President"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-11-10
DRUNKS PAY FOR
NIGHTS DEBAUCh
JUDGE MANN IMPOSES USUAL
!. FINES ON TRANseREssoRs.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Erick Erikson is perfectly satisfied
to pay for the fun of being drunk
when he appears. in court. He told
Justice Mann yesterday he was gull
ty, If It could be called guilty to have
all the fun, n large parcel Of. corn
juice gave him Thursday night. The
magistrate thought SO about the
proper return for such sport and Erik
% paid willingly.
Squire" Thompson who was up for
drunkenness, vas was allowed to go
without donating to the city.
John Henry was drunk but his SEN
tence Of 20 days was suspended dur
ing good behavior. Jap Doe, the name
given to a subject Of the Mihado, was
drunk when court convened but a
fine OF SO was imposed to be paid
when the native Of the land Of the
Nippon comes out Of the stupor.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-11-10
COAL MINES
Will Be WORKED.
MONTANA BLACK DIAMONDS TO.
BE MINED NOW.
Especial to The Gazette.)

Especial to The Gazette.)
BUTTE, Nov. GA special to the
Miner says:
All troubles at Montana coal mines
were disposed Of today when the ex.
ecutive board Of the Montana Coal
Operators association and the United
Mine Workers, district No. 16, decided
upon the tonnage scale at the mills
of the Spring Creek coal company,
near LewistoWn. The men asked for
$1.30 per ton and the company Of
fered $1.25. A compromise was eff.
fected on the basis of SIPS per ton.
Yesterday the trouble at Roundup
was settled and the miners will return
to work Monday and will receive 70
cents on the tonnage price.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-11-10
SEVEN BURN TO DEATH
Attempt to Light Fire with Coal OIL
Results in Explosion That Causes
Death Of Seven and the Serious In.
jury Of Another.
SWANS LAKE, Man, Nov. 6.-The

SWANS LAKE, Man, Nov. 6.-The
home Of E. ". Carey, a farmer living
a few miles south of here. was de-
stroyed by fire today and Mrs. Car
rey, Ave children~and Miss ellis Peek,
a young school teacher, who was stay.
ing over night with the family, per.
ished IN the flames, Mr.. Carey was
30 badly injured that he cannot re-
cover. The IRE was caused by Mr..
Carey lighting the kitchen stove with
coal oil. The other occupants Of the
house who were asleep. were SUMO.
Gated In their beds.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-11-10
3LAvlNA Z OPENED.

The new hotel at Layina,, which has
been erected by Ludwig Lehfeldt of
Btllings Was opened last night with a
Bis dance. which Mr.. Lehfelt and his
family went 70 Lavina to attend. It
was q very important event in Layina.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-11-10
MARRIAGE LICENSE.

Peter j. Flock OF Fort Worth, Tex,
and Miss Grace Haines Of Ennis,
Mont. we're yesterday granted per
mission to wed by the clerk Of the dis
trict court.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-11-10
WILL CONTEST WILL.
foons Leslie Garter vii Fight

Young Leslie Carter Will Fight
Fathers Will.
CHICAGO, Nov. 6.-That the will
OF the late Leslie Carter will be con
tested by his son, Leslie Dudley Car
ter, was announced today. MI. Car
ter's will. declared that his son was
to have 40 part OF the estate while
he continued to live with his mother,
Mrs. Leslie Carter-Payne, but that If
he left her, the pther benefciaries
might at their discretion give the
young man such sums as they saw
1T.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-11-10
rAFT's MAJORITY.
He viii Carry the state by a Majority
Of a.172.

Of a,172.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 6.-Returns COM
piled by the Republic, Democratic.
give Taft the electoral vote of Mis-
souri, by a plurality Of 3,172 over Bry-
an. These returns are complete from
all but three Of the IA counties of
the state and include estimates based
on partial returns from the missing
counties. The Globe-Democrat, Repub-
lican. places the Taft plurality in ex-
cess Of s3,70O.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-11-10
CURIOUS CONDENSATION.

The sufragette bazaar in London
has attracted many visitors to see a
model of a Holloway jail cell, which is
faithful in all details, even to the
prisoner in correct prison uniform.
1t is reported that Queen Alexander
OF England, Queen Maude of Norway,
the Czarina and the Queen of Portugal
are all fond of using the typewriter
in corresponding with their intimates.
DR.. Max Verworn, professor of
physiology and director of the physi-
ologyical institute of the University
of Gottingen, has been appointed Kais-
er Wilhelm professor at Columbia Uni
yersity for the year 10000.
The demand for employment by edu-
Gated women is greater pro%portionate-
ly in England than In any other coun-
try. Nowhere In the world is the
dilemma Of = om accustomed to
luxury and suddenly thrown on her
own resources so distressing as In
England.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-11-10

The Thanksgiving turkey is getting
in shape for the inevitable.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-11-10
DUKE WILL WE'D 0
Tired Of Gossip About HI. Forthcom
inp Marriage.

ROME, Nov. 6.-The duke Of the
Abruzzi annoyed by the discussion Of
his reported engagement to Miss
Katherine Elkins. in both the Ameri-
can and Italian press, speaking to his
aide today said that he would soon
cut short the gossip. His valet has
been ordered to make preparations for
journey.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-11-10

The proof Of the governorshtp lies in
the voting.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-11-10

Out or every million letters that pass
through ~ post office It is calculated
tAa4 only one goes astray.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-08
II Was a Dream.

When a certain divine was young
err man and chaplain at the University
of Pennsylvania, like other ministers
who filled that position, he was much
troubled over the apparent lack of at
tention from the students during the
morning exercises in the chapel. The
exercises hardly ever continued for
more than fifteen minutes. Some OF
the students were in the habit of TAX
ing their books into the chapel and
studying there during the services to
make up for their hardness of the
night before in not preparing their les
sons. The young chaplain was DESTROYS
of breaking up the habit, so one morn
ing preceding his customary five min
utes' address he spoke as follows:
young gentlemen, last night
dreamed>I was here in the chapel adj
dressing you. And as 1 spoke 1 saw
every eye fixed upon me, every man
attentive, while in all the chapel there
was not Il book opened, and then 1
knew it was dream"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-08

every standpoint has ever occurred
than the cruise of the battle feet
around the world. The improvement
of the ships in every way has been ex-
traordinary. and they have gained far
more experience in battle tactics than
they would have gained if they had
stayed in the Atlantic waters. The
American people have cause for pro-
found qualification both in view of the
excellent condition of the feet as
shown by this cruise and in view of
the improvement the cruise has work
ed in this already high condition. 1 do
not believe that there is any other
service in the world in which the
average of character and efficiency in
the enlisted men is as high as is now
the case in our own. l believe that the
same statement can be made as to our
officers, taken as whole, but there
must be a reservation made in regard
to those in the highest ranks, as to
which ] have already spoken, and in
regard to those who have just entered
the service, because we do not now
get full benefit from our excellent
naval school at Annapolis.
1t is absurd not TO graduate the mid
shipmen as ensigns. To keep them for
two years in such an anomalous posi-
ton as at present the law requires is
detrimental to them and to the service.
In the academy itself every first class
man should be required in turn to
serve as petty officer and officer. His
ability to discharge his duties as such
should be prerequisite TO his going
into the line. and his success in com
handing should largely determine his
standing at graduation. The board OF
visitors should be appointed in Janu-
airy, and each member should be re-
quired to give at least six days serv-
ice, only from one to three days to be
performed during June week, which
is the least desirable time for the
board to be at Annapolis so far as
benetiting the navy by their observa-
tionS is concerned rag.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
The White House, Tuesday, Dec. 3,
1908.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-08
A GRIM CEREMONY.
An Emperor's Death Fastened by Re-
hearsing His Own Funeral.


hearsing His Own Funeral.
Emperor Charles " of Spain brought
about his death by rehearsing his own
funeral. For the last two years of his
life, after resigning the scepter Of
Spain and the Netherlands to his son
Philip in 1866, Charles retired to the
monastery of Yuste, in Estremadura,
and there lived a cloister life in close
intercourse with the monks, devoting
much time to religious exercises. Dur
ing this period, prompted, it may be, by
the example of Cardinal de la Marck.
who for several years before his death,
in 1928, had annually rehearsed his
own obsequies, the emperor, in the
summer of 1858, formed the resolution
to celebrate his own funeral before he
died.
Accordingly on Aug. 30 of that year,
the grim farce was carried out with
the most elaborate ceremonial. The i'm
periaI domestics marched with black
itapes-in- their hands, and, the emperor,
clad in sable weeds, himself followed,
wearing his shrOud. While the solemn
mass for the dead was sung before the
high altar in the cathedral Charles
gave up his taper to the priest, typify-
ing thereby his resignation of life, aud
was solemnly laid his coffin. The cere-
mony closed with sprinkling holy wa
ter on his body; then, all the attend,
ants retiring, the doors were shut, and
Charles rose from his narrow bed and
withdrew to his private apartment.
The damping of the graveclothes in
duced chill, which, aided no doubt by
the mental depression caused by the
grewseme ceremony, induced a fever
which ended in his death three weeks
later, ON the 2Ist of September, 1858.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-08
Some satisfaetion In That.

3 Mrs. Hewligus-You say that II q
burglar wants to get into the house
he'll get in in spite of everything you
can do to keep him out. Then what is
fine use of your taking so much pains
to fasten all the doors and windows?
Mr.. Hewligus-I want TO give MN all
the trouble l possibly can olame MINT
Chicago Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-08
Keeping It Secret.

Village Postmistress-And what are
those dashes? Hodge-Oh. he'll I'M
derstand them right enough. Postmis-
tress-Yes, but we can't send them by
telegraph. Hodge-Well. they're the
price O the pigs. He'll understand.
Postmistress-Yes but you must put 1t
in words or figures else we can't send
it. Hodge-Must 1: Well, I'll whis-
per it to e, then.-Punch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-08

s.I'm all in the dark about how these
bills are to be paid said Mr.. Hardup
to his wife.
"WelI, Henry said she as she pulled
out a colored one and laid it ON the
pile, you will be if you don't pay that
one, for it's the gas bill"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-08

The work on the Panama canal is
being done with a speed, efficiency
and entire devotion to duty which
make it a model for all work of the
kind. No task of such magnitude has
ever before been undertaken by any
nation, and no task of the kind has
ever been better performed. The men
on the isthmus, from Colonel GoethaIs
and his fellow commissioners through
the entire list of employees who are
faithfully doing their duty, have Won
their right to the ungrudging respect
and gratitude of the American people
Ocean Mail Lines.
L again recommend the extension of
the ocean mail act of 1891 so that sat
The Globe-republican., 1908-02-06
FORD ITEMS.

Mrs. j. F. Small returned Tuesday
from four weeks visit with her daugh-
ter Mrs. W. II. Vernon Of Topeka.
E. o. Shook is working at the Bargain
store during the sale.
Word was received last week that Mrs.
Shaw, a former citizen of this place died
at her home in Topeka.
A mistake was in the items last week
about the band social. The social was
not given by the ladies Of Ford but by
the band boys and music was furnished
by the Bucklin band.
i.ay Burnham made a "trip to Dodge
City Friday.
Mrs. j. C. Bredehoft and Mrs. o. Y,
Hageman attended the sale at Dodge
City Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Williams of Dodge
City are visiting Mr.. Williams parents
B. s. Williams and wife.
The quarterly meeting Of the M. E.
church was held Sunday and Monday.
Presiding Elder Martindale was present.
Monday evening about twenty persons
were baptised after which he gave a
lecture on Rome.