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The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-11-20
Gomez Sweeps in Cuba.

Havana.-Official returns from 1869
of a total of 1893 polling places show
that General Jose Miguel Gomez re.
ceived 1888 votes, against 1929 for
General Mario Menocal, the conserva.
tive candidate. The liberals carried
every province in the island.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-11-20
Bryan Goes to Mexico.

Mr.. and Mrs. William Jennings Bry-
an left Sunday for trip to Mexico.
They will seek rest and recreation. The
itinerary Of the trip has not been an
nounced. Mr.. Bryan will deliver a
commencement address in Philadelphia
December %.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-11-20
Indiana Reformatory Fire.

Five buildings of the Indiana state
reformatory and nearly the entire plant
of the Indiana Manufacturing company
at Jacksonville, Ind, were destroyed
by fire late Sunday. The loss will total
$25O,OOO. There were no fatalities, the
1900 inmates Of the reformatory re-
naming locked in their cells.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-11-20
''The SuuaW Man,

Dustin Farnum will be at the Spo-
kane November % in Edwin Milton
Royle's play of western life, "The
squaw Man," novel, interesting, hu-
morous and thrilling play. It deals
with the adventures of an Englishman
on the western plains and introduces a
large number of characters.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-11-20
One Year for Divorce.

The new divorce law, increasing the
period of residence from six months
to one year, was carried on November
in South Dakota by a vote of 2 to 1,
according to unofficial figures just COM
piled.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-11-20
''Arizona,''

"Arizona," by Augustus Thomas, a
play of the west, with a spice of mill
tary life thrown in, comes to the Spo-
kane November and 26.
The story of the play concerns the
officers of the Eleventh United States
infantry, and the family Of Henry
Candy, a big-hearted ranchman.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-11-20
SPOKANE THEATER, SPOKANE.
Fine Plays Are Dated for the Month Of
November.

Manager Charles Muehlman Of the
Spokane theater announces the follow
ing list Of attractions for November,
among them being several plays which
have not been in the west before, and
which will be seen in Spokane for the
first time:
November 20 and 21-"The Lion and
the Mouse.'
November % and 23-Dustin Farnum,
in "The Squaw Man."
November rs and 26-"Arizona.'
November 20 and 3O-Henry w. Saw
ages "The Devil.n
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-11-20
METCALF RESIGNS

Ill Health Is Cause-Newberry Will
Succeed Him.
Secretary of the Navy Victor II. Met
calf has rendered his resignation to the
president, to take effect December /,
on account of i'll health.
Assistant Secretary Of the Navy
Truman Newberry will be named as
Mr.. Metcalf g successor.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-11-20
Negro Kills Three More Men,
ROLL SHOWS 21s REPUBLICANS,
Democrats Have 172 Members, or Six
More Than at Last Session.

According to the temporary roll call
of the house of representatives of the
61st congress the next house will con-
sist of 219 republicans and 172 demo
Gratis, total of 391, as against a total
of 3s9 in the house during the last ses-
sion, of whom 1923 were republicans and
166 democrats.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-11-20

At an exhibition in Lyons, France,
IS varieties of mechanical bread
kneaders were shown.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-11-20
KILLED IN GUN FIGHT.
Negro Desperate Shoots Four Men at
Okmulgee, Okla.

Negro Desperate Shoots Four Men a.
Okmulgee, Okla.
Okmulgee, Okla, Nov. 16.-Five per-
sons were killed and 10 others injured
Sunday afternoon in a fight between
Jim Deckard, negro desperate, and
the local police officers. The dead:
Edgar Robinson, sheriff of Okmulgee
county.
Henry Klaber, assistant chief of DO
lice of Okmulgee.
Two negroes named Chapman.
brothers.
Jim Deckard, negro.
The wounded:
Steve Grayson, Indian boy, fatally.
Vic Farr, chief of police, shot through
the shoulder.
Deputy Sheriff, name not yet learned,
arm broken.
Seven others were slightly wounded.
Deckard Beats Indian Boy.
The disturbance occurred at the rail-
way station, where Deckard engaged
In fight with an Indian boy, Steve
Grayson, and beat him into insensibility
with rock. When Policeman Klaber
went to the station Deckard fed to his
house near by, barricaded himself in
and when Klaber approached Deckard
shot and killed him. Sheriff Robinson
gathered posse in a few minutes and
hurried to the scene. Part of this posse
was made up of group of negroes,
whom the sheriff commissioned as dep
uties.
Negro Kills Three More Men.
AS the posse approached the house
Deckard opened fire with rifle, shoot
ing as fast as he could load his weapon.
Sheriff Robinson fell first, instantly
killed. Then the two Chapman broth
ers, negro deputies of the sheriff, were
slain. Deckard was then shot down.
He was seen to roll. over on the floor,
strike match and set fire to his own
house, which was soon roaring fur
mace, in which his body was baked.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-11-20

The average of human life is 81
years.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-28

ET -LR -GAHHs M
ton OF the state-a section which al
ready leads in the production Of pc
tatoes, grains, sugar beets, alfalfa
and stock raising-that The Gazette
welcomes the members OF the Mon
tana Horticultural society, which
meets in Billings today for q four
days session. The meeting should
lroye unusually beneficial to the new
chardists Of this valley, as well ls,
to the older fruit raisers OF the state.
1t. will furnish a mean OF exchanging
experiences in the raising OF fruit
which should prove valuable to all.
The display of fruits which has
been gathered shows that horticulture
is fast becoming one Of the great in
dustries of the state. So, to the rep
r%esentatives of this industry, The Ga
zette extends greetings, feeling that
the coming meeting will be one Of the
most successful ever held.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-28
FAITH in BILLINGS.

The faith of Billings men and men
with investments in Billings. in the
future Of the city is n Of the strong
est inducements that can be offered
prospective investors to- persuade
them to put their money in Billings
property. Hardly a week goes by
but what there is an illustration of
this faith. Examples of it are shown
all over the city. The best blocks
here we're erected by men whose local
investments were paying so well they
realized that other Investments would
pay good returns.
Recently the Keil brothers gave an
excellent illustration of such faith
in Billings by purchasing the Donovan
Mccormick department store. Yes
terday Guy stapleton, owner of the
Stapleton block, gave another such IL
l%ustration Of faith in Billings. His in.
vestment of over 100000 in the
Stapleton block has paid him SO we'll
that he realizes that other such in
vestments in Billings will pay. AS a
result he has purchased a lot adtoin-
ing the stapleton block and contem-
plates the erection Of another block.
When a man becomes interested in
Billings property his profits are such
that he is bound to extend his invest
ments. There are hundreds of exam
pes Of the truth OF the statement.
Billings is undoubtedly one of the
most promising cities in the entire
country. It is a natural center
and is bound to be the metropolis of
eastern Montana. Not only will in
here give a good income.
but they will increase in value rapidly.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-28
WAGES OF

There is probably no class of pro
fessional men and women as under
raid as teachers. This condition ex
lists throughout the country, and while
wages of teachers in many localities
have been advanced in the past few
years they have not vet reached a
standard in keeping with the wage
standard Of other professions which
do not require as long service or
study to become proficient.
1t is almost impossible for a school
teacher to maintain the standing re
CURED Of her on the wages which she
receives. AS a result many of the bet
ter class of teachers are being driven
from the profession into more re-
munerative callings. This condition
should not exist. We need our best
men and women as tutors of the COM
ing generation. The welfare of the
race demands that we have no inferior
teachers. The time will certainly
come when we will regret the attitude
we assume toward our public school
instructors.
An excellent illustration of what
the teacher can expect in the future,
If the present scale Of pay continues,
is given in the recent death Of a Chi.
cago teacher. The woman had been
fo%rty-three years a public school in.
structor and it is said she never.
missed a day. The wages she received
were sufficient to give her a living.
That was all, for it is said she died
penniless. @,55]s
Such instances serve to call atten
ton to the wages paid school teachert
and impress on our minds that they
are entirely too low, "
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-28
BUSINESS

One 9! the best indications of the
conditions of the business Of the ma
,tion is found in the exports and i'm
ports. When business is. good they
ARE large and when business is slack
they fall OF. Thus when the hnan-
;cial depression occurred last fall the
effect was almost immediate on the
,country's foreign trade. Statistics,
which have just been made public by
the department Of commerce and la
Dor, demonstrate this and are slgnif.
cant OF the recuperative power Of the
country.
Imports in December were 1872, oOO,-
1000. as compared with $4,000, 900 for
the same month the year before; for
January they we're $50, 900, 900, as
against $127,ooo, 900 in January, 1907,
= saving Of $50, 100000 in two months.
At the same time the exports for De-
cember reached 1901. 100000 as against
$3.50, oo0, 900 In 1906, and for January
they were $2e6, 900, 900, as compared
with $780, 0o, 900 for the same month
"a year before-a gain Of $4,000, 900 in
two months. Thus In two months
there was an increase OF 3117, 900
=. the favorable balance OF trade.
coming 30 soon after q financial de-
preston such al vas felt last fall, this
IS 2 most remarkable showing. It
shows that this nation has unusual
powers Of recuperation.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-28
AFFECTS STANDARD FINE.

The decision Of the United States
supreme court unfolding the action 81
the :ower court in fnt.ir the Great
Northern railroad for raDating, and de.
Gliding that the Elkins rebate law, I'm.
der which the Great Northern VIZ
fined, was not repealed by the enact.
ment Of the Hepburn act, will prob
ably have material bearing on the
appeal Of the Standard Oil company
against the $29, 000, 900 fine levied by
Judge Lands.
While the attorneys for the oil
trust have not yet filed their appeal
papers, it has been said on reliable
authority that the contentious on
which the appeal was to be made were
that the fine is excessive and that
the Elkins rebate law was repealed by
the enactment Of the Hepburn act.
That the Standard Oil company's at
torneys considered that the Great
Northern case was Of Importance to
them and that the decision in it would.
affect the decision in the appeal
against the s2s,ooo,ooo f1ne, was
shown when one Of them tried to in
tervene in the case. It looks as If the
leading contention of the oil trust in
its appeal has been decided, leaving
practically only the question OF the
amount OF the fine to be considered.
The attorneys will probably find some
other contentious to raise, however,
when the time comes. AS to the size
Of the fine, II the court follows public
opinion the fine will not be reduced
one penny.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-28
GAMBLING LAW CONSTRUED.

In an opinion recently rendered by
the attorney general in construction
OF the anti-gambling law, it is held it
applies to every man who participates
n a game of cards where a reward is
to be gained. It has been maintained
by some attorneys. and 1t was report
ed at n time that the attorney gen.
eral had 30 decided, that only the man
conducting the game came within the
provisions Of the law. This is not
the case, however, If the report Of
his opinion rendered in response to
an inquiry from the county attorney
OF Park county is correct.
According to the Helena Record,
County Attorney o. M. Harvey OF
Park county found difficulty in con
STRUNG the law with respect to per-
sons who play at games of poker,
solo and other like games prohibited
by law. for money or other valuables.
In his opinion the attorney general
states that the law was directed
primarily at persons who open, con
duct. operate or run" such games as
those enumerated in the statutes, and
as Mr., Harvey had asked for advice
in the case of persons who upon meet
Ing casually on the street agree to go
to q certain place to play one Of the
games referred to. such as poker or
solo. for money or other representa-
tives Of value, the opinion holds that
each Of the players Is equally liable
and all come within the operation Of
the statute. Therefore, in such a case,
each person is equally guilty. of
Opening. conducting. operating and
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-28
INTERESTING FACTS.

H. .t. o. E1 "6gA gAN&I "GMtGd. N54
A fine central home is to be built
for the Irish societies Of New York
city.
New York hotel clerks have select.
ed the name 'The Greeters,' for their
new club. " s
The Jersey City ripper act has
been sustained by the New Jersey gu
preme court. $
7 A a,,S4+ Sc .s r.
Hartman will be a delegate to the
republican national convention, says
Dame RuInor. ,s
'3 s d 4. \ y i \. #,
Special clocks, which need winding
up only once in 400 days, are now
manufactured in Munich.
France Imports about 40 tons Of
human hair every year, and about 100
tons Of it comes from China.
The temperature Of countries with.
sandy soils is higher than those with
clay or other compact soils.
For p,enknives the steel is tempered
at 40 degrees. for tableknives at $50
degrees. for saws $50 degrees.
OF q million girl babies born S71.266
ire alive at IL months. OF the boys,
10000 fewer live, through the. first
year n, a
Frequent use of the microscope is
said to prevent nearslghtedness.
Watchmakers are seldom afflicted;
with 1t.
Organ grinders in Vienna are not
allowed to play in the morning or
evening-only between midday and
sunset.
The tip OF the tongue is the most
sensitive part Of tho human body; the
tips Of the fingers come next, and
third the. lips.
~ .
Mrs. Charles n yerkes intends to
devote a portion Of her $4,000, 900 {es-
tate to the erection Of a magnificent
hospital in Chicago
il. Ja bsb sy.;. instead :, an
may give 'hisefuture
bride . piece Of beautiful silk to be
worn as . sash. 50. !!
: VI. -. q .s@.s Ss,sstsa. $3.50 S.y
Fire Of Unknown ofisih tbrokss out
the council chamber In the Cleve-
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-28
KID FARMER GOES
UNDER IN FIGHT
JAIL FARE EVIDENTLY DID NOT
AGREE WITH Puo,L,sr.

Marysville, Cal. Feb. 27.-Frank
Mantell was given the decision over
Kid Farmer at the end OF the TWEEN
tieth round. Farmer was considerably
outclassed by Mantell. who outfought
him at all stages. S
kid Farmer" while In Billings last
fall on his way to a projected fight in
Red Lodge, was arrested, charged
with robbing and beating an Austrian.
and pleaded guilty to petit larceny az
ter the chief witness disappeared. He
was sentenced by Justice Mann to
serve SO days in the county jail.
He was only recently released. after
sporting writer's Of the; whole west
were f%rantically asking, Where Is Kid
Farmer ~ n ~
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-28
PRINTING A NEWSPAPER.

The lie OF a newspaper man Is no
all beer and spittles. One OF til,
hardest problems with which he hal
to contend is to please the differen
classes of people to which his papel
must cater each day. There arr
no two people in this world who lool
at things from the same viewpoint, O.
who possess exactly the same ideas
SO if a newspaper caters to one class
it is bound to onend another class.
In large metropolitan newspaper of
fees any kicks against the policy Of
the paper seldom reach the editors
ears. If they do he pays no attention
to them. But in a small community
it is different. In this respect we
speak from experience.
Hardly a day goes by but what some
one tries to tell either the editor or
manager Of the paper how it should
be run, and usually the person who
gives the advice is one who has not
made an extraordinary ucces Of his
own business. Once in a great while
a man of standing and ability makes
a suggestion which is of value.
This paper receives some $4,000 OF
10000 words of telegraphic news each
day, an amount equal to that received
by any two papers in Helena or Butte
It has a special foreign service
amounting to fully 10000 words. It
has an excellent reportorial staff. It
has excellent facilities for collecting
in northern Wyoming and Mon
tana points. To print in detail every
thing that it received would take a
newspaper ten times as large as print
ed anywhere in the northwest. Thus
it is that everything is limited in
space. 9. Il
Recently we have been asked why
we have not devoted more space to
certain things. 1t is impossible. What
appeals to one man is of no interest
to another. and the daily paper must
cater to all. 1t must have something
in it that interests every one. So
when some religious meeting or sport,
ing event is dismissed with a short
notice which briefly tells that which
has to be told, it is because Of the
policy all papers are compelled to.
adopt of making everything brief in
order to, give something that will in
terest each one of its thousands Of
subscribers.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-28

Missoula and Helena papers claim
that their respective towns are the
most prosperous in the state. Well, II
they can show as big an increase in
population as Billings we will take on
our hats to them. But figures show
and f~gures-don't lie-that Billings Is
the liveliest place In the country for
Its size. Still, there is plenty Of pros
perlty In Montana for all the cities,
towns and hamlets.1 No use to fight
about who gets the most,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-28
EASTERN MONTANA is GROWING.

Few people probably fully realize
the wonderful strides eastern Montana
is making or how rapidly this section
of the state is growing. The growth
Of Yellowstone county and Billings
during the past twelve months il
nothing short OF phenomenal. II il
safe to estimate that there has been
an increase in population in this
county Of at least z 600 people during
the past year. In fact, it would not
DE surprising If the increase is as
great as 5000. These figures may
seem enormous, but they are BONE
CHI by facts.
Since March !, 1907, here have
been 667 homestead entries made in
the local land Office on homestead
lands in Yellowstone county. That
means that at least GOT families have
moved into this county to make their
future homes. In the neighborhood Of
200 to $50 families have purchased
homes on the Billings bench on.
lands owned oy the Billings Land &
Irrigation company, most Of the set
tiers being colonists Of large families
from the east. There have been more
than 200 entries made on dry farming
and other lands in the northern sec
ton Of the county-in the Lewistown
land Office district-before the local
United States commissioners. Prob
ably ar equal number have been made
before the United States commits
sioners at Lavina and Musselshell.
The Billings Sugar company brought
225 families to this community to as
sist in sugar beet cultivation. Then
there have been probably 100 other
families who purchased lands in the
vicinity of Billings other than those
enumerated.
These figures, which have been
based on the best authority, show that
In the neighborhood of 1900 families
have become residents of the farming
sections of this county during the past
year. Add to that the number who
have moved to Billings, Laurel, Park
City, Columbus and the new towns on
the Musselshell in the northern part
of the county, and it is safe to esti-
mate that at least 1900 families have
become residents of this section dur
Ing the past twelve months. Multiply
that by four and you learn that the
population of Yellowstone county has
increased at least 1900 In the past
year.
These figures may seem enormous
to the casual reader, but inquiry at
the local land Office and among the
men who sell farming property in Bill
'ings will prove their correctness.
Billings is growing faster than ever
right now. Times are unusually good
Land is still cheap and the number
of city lots being sold indicates that
building the coming summer is bound
to be active. There never has been
q time when investments in Yellow J.
stone county real estate offered su Iii
inducements. =
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-28
STATE PRESS

Pretty lear enough gubernatorial
balloons in the sky to obscure the sur.
-Plainsman.
In presenting her Bill for the third
time. Dame Democracy shows no out
ward signs Of difidence:-:Butte. Even
ing News.
AS the matter now stands Governor
Norris is certainly queen of .ne May
in Miss Democrac;y's pairty.-Great
Falls Leader.
Now If we can only get the bargain
sale idea extended to beefsteak and
flour. what an ideal place Missoula
will be.-Missoulian.
AS the day draws near, even Mr..
Bryan brings forward less frequently
the issue Of publicity in campaign con
tributions.-Butte Inter Mountain.
E = 80 aSrs e 80
According to the evidence furnished;
in the shape Of two dead Indians, Mis-
isoula bay rum has dropped out Of the
spring tonic tclass.-Great Falls Lead
err. 4
Senator Carter would be missed
from q republican. national convention.
because he is q big figure In politics,
but Mr.. Dixon's absence would not be:
noted outside of this state.-Butte.
Miner.
s . .
So long rs Judge Clancy and Peter:
Breen answer the roll; call, the Mon.
,tana populists will possess. their, chief
stock In trade-disturbances.-Mis-
soulian. .
If William g. Conrad isn't better
qualified for a tai1hold on the ticket
than Adlai Stevenson on Henry Casa
way Davis, will the Denver conven-
ton kindly say who is?-Anaconda
STANDARD.
MIR. Dixon says that If Mr.. Taft is.
not nominated on the second ballot;
the convention will stampede to. Mr..
Roosevelt; III which event the con,
vention"had best, have aboard IN its
ttousers.-Bdtte Inter Mountain.
sssS~-.- - :,sa.asss. So ..ss s.-t..s
The wisc61sifn democrats have In
staFAdtted thear- delegatssS 70 vote for
Mr.. Bryan ati tile national democratic
Convention which Tt'isasths 6hlyriacsl
that votes OF Wisconsin democrats
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-28
THE HORTICULTURAL soc,Er,

THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY,
81 While the Yellowstone valley has
not reached the position of the Bitter
Root valley as q producer Of fruit,
and the apples OF. this section have
not become rs Tar famed as the Red
Mcintosh" Of western Montana, still
there are several very .nne, orchards
II the Yellowstone valley and its trib-
utaries, and the saccess attained III
cnltivating those orchards indicates
that H viii mol be long till eastarnl
Montana viii make western Montana
l0ok sosherl lanrels q i fruit producer.
n n 10 tAs coming fruit raising ssc-
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-28

Senator Dixon has announced that
he does not want to go to Chicago
as a delegate to the convention. It
is a good idea to pass the honors
around and send six laymen to repre-
sent this state and cast her vote in
the republican national convention.
Again we call the attention of the
faithful to the fact that Billings has
a candidate for che honor-the Hon
cradle Paul Mccormick.