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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27

Wounded in two Of his limbs. sur.
rounded by constantly augmented
armed posses. realizing the hope
lesness Of his flight and ~preferring
the bullet to the rope, William G. Bick.
fourd. murderer Of Sheriff James 4.
Webb. put his own revolver to his
temple yesterday afternoon and ended
1t all with q bullet in his brain.
Thus ended the man hunt which
has kept q hundred men securing the
Musselshell country, and maintained
the interest Of the whole population
Of Yellowstone county at fever heat.
Deputy Sheriff Taylor Of Mussel.
shell and Attorney Jack HEREFORD OF
Billings were the men who trailed
Bickfourd to the sheep wagon on the
Thompson ranch, where he met his
death, and 1t was these two men who
kept the desperate covered from ear.
~ morning until mid-afternoon yes
terday, waiting for the approach OF as
sistance.
Pick Up Trail.
1t was Tuesday afternoon that Her
ford and Taylor first picked up Bick-
fourd's trail, a white sweater he had
cast aside mutely marking the way,
and It vas just at dawn yesterday
morning that they reached the sheep
wagon. The shep herder stood in
front Of his outfit and on inquiry told
them that q man was inside, eating
his breakfast. g,
AZ glimpse Of Bickfourd at table in
the wagon made the two searchers
believe they had their man, but they
sent the herder to notify him to come
out, promising him protection II he
was Bickfourd, freedom II he; was not.
The message was taken to Bick-
four, who refused to give himself up
and commenced to load his rife. Her.
ford and Taylor retired to cover and
waited. During the morning they
fred several times, but 1t was not UNI
til the posses had arrived and the
wagon was surrounded that any shots
came from the wagon. Then n shot
was heard, and soon thereafter Her
ford went to the wagon and found
Bickfourd lying on his back. his ride
at his side. q bullet hole In his tenn
pie and wounds In his right arm and
left leg. In his hand was his revol-.
yer, one bullet missing.
It was scarcely 80 hours after the
murder Of Sheriff Webb that the dead
body Of his slayer was found IN the
wagon at the Thompson ranch, and
the details Of the chase which led 30
20 to the snufing out Of the muir
derer are replete with interest.
Deputy Taylor and MI. Herford yer
familiar with every inch Of the terri.
tory they had to cover, Hertord hav-
ing formerly owned property not far
from the place where Bickfourd was
located, and Taylor being . resident
Of the vicinity.
Thus they started north from the
ranch, believing that the murderer.
who was not particularly familiar with
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-02-21

Gordon bleu is going to surpass herself.
For behold! She produces a freezing
machine and coats the Cenoise with
vanilla and strawberry ice, alternated
with layers of crushed marrone glaces!
This again-perfection on perfection
she coates with meringue-an Italian
Kirsch meringue for Thousand! On
top she sets barquette of fine paste
and, in flash, the noble editice dis
appears behind the oven doors.
l count the seconds, holding my
breath I detect an anxious look on
the cooks face. This is her piece de
resistance, and moment too long or
too little will utterly mar it. The sus-
pense is terrible! My heart knocks
against my ribs! Il turn my head
away . A click! The oven doors
are opened. With a rapidity born of
long practice, she whips out tie dish,
surrounds it with silver cps of
Kirsch, applies lighted match, and
eureka! the Surprise a la NaDolitaine
goes flaming to the sacrifice!
| sink back with closed eyes, weak
and limp Again, a seismic resonance
stirs my innermost recesses As
wipe the moisture from my agitated
brow. voice recalls me to myself.
You liver an bacon's gettin' cold,
sir!"
shudder! For ME, the liver and
bacon may petrify! Tonight l feed
on reflections!
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-02-21
Order Of the Golden Horseshoe.

How many persons have ever heard
of the Order of the Golden Horseshoe,
the first order founded in America?
In 1924, when Virginia extended
from the Atlantic into the unknown
west, few of her colonists had crossed
the Blue Ridge or the Alleghenies. So
full of dangers from savages and wild
beasts and so full of natural Difficult.
ties was the passage of these terrible
heights, that Gov. Spotswood, setting
out to discover a pass, looked on the
expedition as so hazardous that he
took with him guard of soldiers,
gentlemen and pioneers," armed and
carrying provisions. These scaled the
pass with great hardships and perils,
and returned after the governor had
cut the name of King George in the
rocks on the highes: peak
He then constituted the society, or
ordec, of the Golden ESrseshoe. Each
man who had scaled This high pass
was made member o. l.. and to each
one he presented a golden horseshoe.
On the side was inscribed in Latin:
so it p:eases him to >ross noun
tains.''
Any man thereafter who could prove
that he hai read with his >wn eyes
the name OF the king on tka height
was entitled 20 become a member of
this order.-Sunday Magazine.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-02-21

escape and started to climb over the
railing, at the same time announcing
her intention of killing herself.
Susan Claw, her negro maid,
clambered out after her, and managed
to grasp her right arm, just as she
was about to drop. The negress,
braced against the railing hung on
with all her strength, and screamed
at the top of her voice.
Mrs. Charles Viohl, who lives in the
next fiat. which opens upon the same
fire escape, opened her front window,
looked out, and then hastened to assist
the maid. The two women held Mrs.
Graft, who squirmed and twisted and
fought with desperate energy.
The husband, rendered helpless
from fright, ran about aimlessly on
the sidewalk, while others prepared to
catch the struggling woman.
When they dropped Mrs. Graft to
the blankets below Mrs. Viohl dropped
on the fire escape in a dead faint
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-02-21
Merchants Visit Milwaukea

This is the season when merchants
throughout the Northwest are turning to
Milwaukee for their spring and summer
stock. Milwaukee jobbers and manu-
facturers have in turn prepared for the
OCCASION: A visit to the metropolis Of
Wisconsin will repay those who intend
to purchase their stock of spring goods
or place an order for machinery in any
of the renowned factories.
Milwaukee jobbers deserve the patron
age of the business men of this city
They offer good goods and as splendid a
display at right prices AZ can be found
anywhere. The absolute superiority of
the product of Milwaukee's manufac-
lures is known throughout the world
The reduction of the railroad fare to two
cents a mile has brought Milwaukee
more closely in touch with merchants
generally who may now travel at a mini
mum cost with maximum profit. While
In Milwaukee a visit to the rooms of the
Milwaukee Association of Jobbers and
Manufacturers, 45-49 University Build
ing. will bring any information that is
needed
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-02-21
STRUCK A HORNETS NEST.
This Hobo Will Visit Lincoln Park, N.
J. No More.

Lincoln Park, N. J.-Stung by
hornets, chewed up by farm dog and
then horsewhipped, tramp was
triply punished for stealing peaches
and chasing two young women through
the Snyder orchard. They don't like
tramps here. This one did not even
have chance to shake the dust of the
place from his person. 1t was shaken
from him by a young farmer, William
Jackson, who said afterward that he
greatly enjoyed the task
Miss Carlotta Snyder, daughter and
heiress of the snug Snyder fortune,
was the first to discover the trump.
She was wandering through her fa-
theirs orchard with her friend, Miss
Esther Burridge,of Brooklyn, when
they espied the man in one of the
finest peach trees filling a bag with
the fruit
THAT fellow is stealing my fathers
peaches!" cried Miss Snyder, and
then she sternly ordered the tramp to
leave the place.
"1'll steal you, too, for you are the
finest peach in the orchard" declared
the tramp. as he descended from the
tree and ran toward the girls.
They screamed and fled, with the
tramp in hot pursuit. In their flight
the girls ran past tree, on a lower
limb of which was large hornets
nest, and Miss Snyder with a sudden
inspiration, shook the limb vigorously
and then ran on faster than ever.
The angry insects swarmed out
Just as the tramp reached the tree.
His chase of. the girls ended right
there. and while he was fleeing from
the hornets and fighting them off.
"Tige," the Snyder dog, arrived and
gave battle. He would have killed the
tramp, who had been bitten in a
dozen places and stung in something
less than a thousand more. when
young Jackson arrived and pulled the
dog off.
Then he led the tramp none toe
gently to railroad siding, and lean
ing him against freight car soundly
horsewhipped him. Mr.. Tramp was:
forced to board train, from which a
brakeman promised to kick him AZ
miles farther on.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-02-21
4 CARE or TsltE li<<lTc.lEft.,
Clean Walls Are an Essential 10
Sanitary Cooking.

It is not only important to know
how to cook, but it is equally impor-
tant to know where to cook. Cook.
ing in a dirty kitchen can never pro
duce good food. The idea is simply
preposterous, yet Kitchen walls are
left for months-sometimes for years
without cleansing.
In the first place the kitchen wall
should have a light tint that the mer-
est feck Of dirt can be seen: that the
sheerest cobweb can be brushed
away; that the tinfest water bug can
be discerned. 1t is all folly expecting
clean food in kitchen with dirty
walls.
Never put a wall coating on a
kitchen wall that is mixed with hot
water or that has glue in it, or sour
milk in it if mixed with cold water
Glue walls made from horses hoofs
colored up with cheap colorings do
not indicate good housekeeping. The
glue is constantly flecking of, fall
ing into the food and the idea of food
favored with glue made from horses
hoofs is not appetizing.
Kitchen walls to be thoroughly sat-
isfactory should be alabastined the
same as every other wall in the
house. They should be coated regu-
larry in the spring and fall of each
year with light tint.
The care of the pantry requires
constant attention. The walls should
be brushed over every year, the
dishes removed from the shelves
which should be thoroughly wiped
with hot water. If there are ant
holes or any other insects in the pan.
tries thick putty of the wall coat
ing can be made and all the ant holes,
even small mice holes can be filled
with it which will protect the pantry
from the incursions of disagreeable
insects and mice.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-02-21

But these are side issues. The
psychological moment for their prep
aration has yet to arrive. Nor will
the noble bundle of asperges blancs,
that occupies side table, be touched
for the present. My sense of fitness
tells me of their place in the Amply
tryonic scheme. Something within me
"a sepulchral cadence that l cannot
Observation-Disclosures me to dwell upon
them. For few moments I close
my eyes and let my imagination riot
in an Epicurian dream of-food!
AS time passes the kitchen is lit
up. 1t is the dinner hour. One by one
the dishes are passed through the
serving hatch, and l picture the oak
paneled dining-room that receives
them. see the shaded table, with Ills
central bowl of roses, the white nap.
cry, the old silver, the thin glass.
l taste the dishes l have been watch
ing in the making. I sip wines of a
cru worthy of each delicate morsel!
But l digress. The joint gone, the
cook redoubles her activity. She is
working against time on an entremet.
Somehow, have missed the initial
stage of it's evolution, but l recognize
pate Cenoise fine when she with
draws it from the oven. Do l not
know it's constituents? Powdered
sugar and eggs, favored with vanilla
and maraschino-the bottle 10 there
to tell me!
But something more than q simple
Cenoise must be in the cooks thoughts,
else why this ardor? sit up! Pres
emily, tremble with excitement. Can
1t be? Yes, it is. A SURPRISE! My
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-02-21
The Simple Life.

Abe, a light mulatto, called upon a
minister for whom he had formerly
worked.
"Yo' know, boss, Use gwine be mar
ried mex week. he admitted halting-
ly, according to Lippincott's Maya
zine. Use gwine to marry Miss May
Felicity Johnson, an May she say
she wants ter be married JUS like
white folks" "All right, Abe, I'll
marry you if you want" the minister
replied. How much you gwine
CHARGE" 1T will cost you IS to be
married like white folks Abe
scratched his head. Guess We'll hab
ter be married like colored folks,
then," he said. you see, boss, we's
goin' to housekeepin', an amt got
but $8.'
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-02-21
This Cold World Of BuaIness.

The messenger boys paused outside
the Army building, says the New York
Sun. One of them was selecting a
cigarette from a box
Gimme one," said the smokeless
boy.
Nav" said the other, "they cost
money"
III owe you cent" said the first
boy. Come on, I'll pay you AFTER"
They cost more than a cent" said
the boy with the cigarettes. 'Nothin'
doin'. Your credit amt no good"
And they parted.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-02-21
Sailor Captures Leopard Shark.

Santa Barbara. Cal.-A leopard
shark, about three feet long, was cap
tured alive by Capt. George Gourley
of the launch Vamoose, about a mile
off the pleasure wharf. The shark is
dark colored, with great blotches all
over the body.
1t is rated as a rare specimen of
shark. is thick across the jaws and
fore fins, with body tapering to a
slender tail. The mouth is large and
when the great slit is opened three
rows of small teeth, not unlike the
rasps of a large file, are revealed on
either jaw.
The captive is in tow to the uiles
of the wharf by means of a strong
cord tied to his TAIL
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-02-21
Hindoo Idea Of Reverence.

In India the printed book is REGARDED
as vulgar, If not irreverent, and no de-
vOut Hindoo would allow his sacred
writings to be contaminated by aon-
tact with leather prepared from the
hide Of some animals dead body. A
leather-bound copy of the Bible 10 for
him remarkable illustration OF Cks.s>
tian trreverence.-TheC Churchman.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-02-21
HOLDS MAO WOMAN 81
!. I ARM At DIZZY HtIGHT.
MAID cL'Nes TO MISTRESS UNTIL
MEN IN STREET Below GET
NET TO CATCH HER.

New York.-The young and beauti-
ful wife.ofs James GraffI swung from
the fire. escape at their apartments
tie other afternoon in a mad effort
TO commit suicide. She was caught
by negro maid, who held the insane
woman far above the heads of an ex-
cited crowd that assembled in the
street below. until men could snatch
the blankets from horses standing
near by, and catch the woman in the
fmprovised' jumping net: 6"
Mrs. Graft developed signs of otem-
porafy insanity and drove her husband
from the APARTMENT He was standing
on the sidewalk in front of the house
when Mrs. Graft appeared on the fire
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-02-21
STATE OF ONO. CITY OF TOLEDO. O..

STATE OF Ono, CITY OF TOLEDO.
LUCAS CoUTY.
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he 10 senior
partner of tho arm OF F. J. CHENEY d Co., doing
business In the City Of Toledo. County and State
aforesaid and that said nrln Will pay the sum Of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
case OF CArARRH that cannot be cured by the Of
HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence.
this 9Th day Of December, A. D., 1886.
~ sor4n1 PUBLIC.
Hairs Catarrh Cure 10 taken internally and acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system. Send for testimonials. free.
FL CHENEY 4 CO.. Toledo, O..
Sold by all Druggists. 15c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-02-21
Ewes Frozen in Viewino Ice.

Cedar Falls, Ia.-While sitting in an
engine house looking through a small
opening and running an engine used
to hoist ice into an icehouse, Frank
Osgood's eyes were frozen. He has
lost control of both lids and It ia
feared he will lose his sight.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-02-21
GETTING Down to Facts.

I'm your opinion" asked the mem
ber Of the investigating committee,
what is the cause of the evident un-
rest among the Indians?"
Comanche Pete, the noted scout,
blew cloud of smoke into the atmos-
phere.
Then he took his pipe out Of his
mouth.
"Fleas," he answered.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-02-21
The Prevailing Excuse.

The Prevailing Excuse.
"Jedge," said the prisoner, who had
been caught with q chicken in a sack,
you oughter go easy with me-
why? You stole the hen."
II admits it, jedge; admits It," re-
sponded the prisoner. But it's SOL
emn truf dat hen jest seemed to be my
affinity; yes, sah!"
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-02-21

When Your Throat Feels Sore
get Csc box of Browns Bronchial
Troches. They give immediate relief.
Contain nothing injurious.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-02-21
ANOTHER NARRoW.MlNpEp MAI

De Quiz-What do you call good
winter weather?
De Whiz-Weather cold enough to
make a mans wife think her own fire.
side a better place than a matinee.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-02-21

OF course there is nothing new un-
der the sun, but almost any druggist
can give you something just as good.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-02-21

The very wisest advice: take Garfield
Tea whenever laxative is indicated!
Pleasant to the taste, simple, pure, mild,
potent and health-giving. Made of Herbs
not drugs
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-02-21

ONLY ONE "BROMO QUININE''
That Is LAXATIVE BROMO OUfNlNE. Look 70.
the signature Of E. w. GROVE. Used the World
ever to Cure Cold in One Day. &c.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-02-21

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, eoftens the gums reduces IN
dammaton. allAys pain. wind collie. 25c BOTTLE
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-02-21

Above Reward.
Good counsel has no price.-French
Proverb.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-02-21

A mans ideal woman is one kind Of
. pipe dream.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-02-21

AS a man dresses so he is esteemed.
.Daniah.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-10
"Piekina" Easter EGGS.
And do it now.

There is an Easter custom among
boys in and around Philadelphia and
other parts of the country of picking
eggs. A boy will go over the eggs in
the pantry with his mothers consent.
it is hopedl. and by gently knocking
the ends on, his teeth will select one
or more of the strongest Then he
goes out among his playmates and soon
is challenged, or he himself will invite
another boy TO pick says Everett
Wilson in the April st. Nicholas Be-
fore daring to risk this each boy will
try the others egg on his teeth. and II
he thinks his chances are good he will
accept the challenge. The boy chal-
lenged will then hold his egg so as to
expose only the very point, while the
challenger lightly raps the egg With
the point of his own until the shell OF
one or the other is slightly cracked
The eggs are then reversed and the
butts are pickea i'm the same way
The winner gets the broken egg.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-10
Warranted TO Keen.

The playful element was never en-
tirely absent from Professor Drum
mond's class In natural science at
Edinburgh university. and DIR. T.
Hunter Boyd in his book. Henry
DrummOnd.' ascribes its frequent crop
ping out to the professors own sense
of humor. which encouraged natural
ness. On one occasion Professor Drum
mond announced that unfortunately he
could not meet the class next day. as
he had an important engagement. The
students heard that he was absent on
account of his sisters wedding.
On the day following when geolog-
zeal specimen was passed round the
class 1t was prominently labeled:
'Drummond's wedding cake"
1t Is said that the professor was as
quietly appreciative as any member of
the class
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-10
8he Hrgus Daily Short Story
Sally Knight Errant. BY May Clendenning.
copyrighted 1903. by the Literary Press)

HE did smiler' Sally's eyes giowed
with excitement and her glance follow
cd the gayly caparisoned horse with its
mail clad rider down the crowded
thoroughfare.
Mary Mccain. at the next table. gave
4 snort of contempt
.'Sure he did," she conceded good
humoredly. He'll smile at any little
softly he thinks is fool enough to smile
back. I'll bet Miss Cady won't he smil-
In when she sees how far behind you
are with your wrappin'."
Sally flushed as she cast an appre-
hensive look in search of the dreaded
forewoman and bent to her task with
nimble fingers. She was one of the
fastest wrappers in the room. but ever
since the knight had taken to riding by
her work had suffered. and Miss Cady,
who trusted to Sally TO set the pace for
the other girls in friendly rivalry,
frowned over Sally's piecework tickets
at the end of the day.
Until that week Sally had been the
record holder for more than a year. 1t
looked as though girl on the other
side of the room would wrest her lau-
rels from her
Sally only tossed her head indiffer-
emily. The new champion could not
even see the knight from where she
worked, and that to Sally was the i'm
portant thing.
She was an omnivorous reader of fic-
ton, and the romances of the novelette,
and the cheaper theaters had filed her
brain. When her knight rode past the
first time and cast gallant glance to-
ward the window beside which she
worked it seemed to her that the ro-
nance of the dead ages was revived
again. The grimy factory building be-
came castle. Miss Cady was her hard
hearted jailer and the knight in the
street below was hei. true love and res
cuer.
A dozen times that day he rode past
the factory on his mettlesome horse.
and each time there was the same up
ward glance, the same lifting up ms
lance. and Sally's heart beat more rap
Idly as she bent over the piles Of cans
which were to be wrapped and stacked
in the trays to go to the packing room.
That night the knight rode on and on
through her dreams. Always the same
he seemed to be. and yet ever he grew
more glorious in Sally's dreamy eyes
as he suffered untold miseries and
braved perils innumerable for her sake.
He was the hero Of ..Ivanhoe" and
tales of the Round Table. He was OF
all countries and times. but always be
was the man of the day before. and
Sally went to her woik with eager
ness. because she knew that presently