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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-20

Two performances will be given to-
morrow, the -att,Eaoon show at one
o'clock and the evening performance
at eight.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-20

Danger Ever Present.
Without. danger, danger cannot -
surnounted.-Publiu Syrus.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-20
aon the Bridge at Midnight"

sOn the Bridge at Midnisht.
melodrama with many thrilling
cilmaxes, will be the next attraction at
the Academy" Of Music. : This play
will be presented Tuesday night. =,
There are several spectacular scenic
features, the chief Of which Is tins
:drawbridge scene. The story Is said
to abound in humor and pathoS.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-20
At the Academy this Week.
night--"On the Bridge at

Tuesday n1ght--Un the Br'uSe At
Midnight" ~
wednesday inight-Henrietta eros
man In AS You Like It.
Friday night-Black Patti TrouG@
d0urs. =
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-20

cony will be reserved for the colored pa
irons OF the house. The orchestra
win be for the white people. Inc
sale of seats opens "Wednesday.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
OUR COURT HOUSE
STANDS COMPARISON
CUTS OF TWELVE COUNTY BUILD.
.INGs SHOWN in MAGAZINE.

In q current issue Of the Delineator
an article on. public buildings is IL.
Illustrated with cuts OF IL courthouses
in different parts Of the United States.
"A cut of the Yellowstone county court
house in included in these, and this
county has equally - good II not q
better court house than the others
shown with the exception OF the COURT
house at Riverside, Cal, which is Of
white marble and was built at a cost
Of nearly 81, 100000.
The other public buildings shown
are at Atchison, Kas., Gainesville, H..
Oklahoma City, Okla, Xenia, o.. sa-
lem, Ore, Warsaw, Ind, Boise, Idaho,
Mt. Holly, N. j., Bolivar Tenn. Lew
| istown Pa, and Riverside. Cal.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
AND N. OFFICIALS
WILL VISIT BILLINGS
DELEGATION OF BUSINESS MEN
TO GREET PARTY.

"A party Of Burlington railroad Off.
cials consisting Of G. E. Spens. traffic
manager; D. Willard, second vice
president, and G. w. Holdredge, gen.
eral manager, is expected to arrive in
Billings this morning from Helena and
will probably spend the day here.
The officials will probably be met
by a delegation Of business men and
shown about the city and surrounding
country. Although It has not been
announced that such action will be
taken, it Is not at all improbable that
the Frannie-Fromberg extension prop.
osition will be preached to the ON.
cials.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08

EEA#E4&B RG1SEN%
local Elk yesterday, Los Angeles is
endeavoring to have the convention
for 1909 held in that city. Seattle has
made d very strong fight to have it
held there while the fair is open, but
the general opinion is that Los Ange,
les will be selected.
AS to how the Montana delegation
will go to Texas is not. definitely
known but 1t is thought that the dele
gates from the various Montana or
ders will gather at Butte from which
place a special train will convey the
entire state delegation to Dallas. The
famous Boston & Montana band Of
Butte will probably be taken along as
in former years.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
NAN ARRESTED FOR
PASSING BAD CHECKS
OFFICERS ALLEoE THAT PAPER
PASSED WAS BOGUS.

A man whose name was not ascer.
tanned vas arrested by Deputy Sheriff
Terrell last night on . charge OF
passing worthless checks. g. a. stock
well Is said to be the victim Of the
alleged bogus check man.
It is said that the man wrote
checks On q Nebraska bank and cash
ed them at stockwell's store. Later
it developed that he had no funds in
the bank to meet the checks and his
arrest followed. .
The prisoner declares that he has
had some trouble with his wife and
believes that she drew the money out
OF: the bank. It is said that he stated
that he had been playing the races
heavily and doing considerable drink.
ing since his advent in Billings.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
#@&&5A$ 8S$ 4&S4s$ s&$a @s n
FINE DRIVING AND
DRAFT HORSES HERE
DIFFERED FOR SALE AT AUCTION.
OR PRIVATELY.

Some Of the best workf.and draft
horses ever brought to Billings are at
the Midway Sales stables. There are
Is or 20 Of them and they are the prop
erty Of Charles R. McLaren. It is the
intention Of Mr.. MacLaren to see the
horses Saturday At auction and pri-
vate sale.
The animals are all broke to work.
will drive either single or double and
are pronounced, ~ those who saw
them as excellent and sound pieces
of horse flesh. They have been at
the Twohy .Bros.' camp and are now
in fine condition.
MI. Mac1saren also has q large
number Of wagons and considerable
harness, which he is going to sell
when he sells the horses.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
emblem CONTEST
SOON 10. BE ENDED
MANY ARE SEEKING HONOR OF
NAMING BOOSTERS LEGEND.

Although little has been printed re-
Gently concerning the contest for the
honor and profit Of supplying an en-
blem and inscription for the button
the s25 900 club intends to issue, the
game IS still being played. Letters
continue to be received by the Bill
ings Hardware company, which is Of
fering the prizes, and alerady the
number runs into the hundreds. The
contest will not continue much longer,
as It IL thought that from the many
that have been submitted the COM
mittee will be enabled to make a. Sc.
lection.
-Four prizes are offered BY the com
pany;; the first valued at $40, the sec
ond at $3.50, the third at IS and the
fourth at $3.50. The incentive thus
afforded IS great enough to warrant a
little mental effort. Aside from the
money value involved, there is the
honor to be had by being the fortu-
nate author Of a phrase that is bound
to travel from one end Of the country
to the other. It is not too late to par
ticipate. Even though the sugges-
lions have been many, the chance OF
winning a prize is as good as ever, as
the contest is not one IN which the
first to start will be the winner. Let.
tiers should be addressed to the Bill
tngs Hardware company. $4,000 club
contest"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
JAMES +. LEE WRITES 70 CHAM.
Der OF COMMERCE.
LIKES OUR POTATOES
Declares Better Tubers Grown in Vel
lowstone Valley Than in His Own
state-WiiI Locate Here Later
Thanks the Gazette.

In a letter to Secretary Decker of
the chamber of commerce, James F.
Lee, a well known man Of Platteyille,
Colo, who visited in this section last
October, not only is unstinted in his
praise of the Yellowstone valley, but
admits that the potatoes raised here
surpass those of his own state.
Since visiting Billings Mr.. Lee
wrote to The Gazette requesting more
information concerning this section Of
the country, and a quantity Of litera.
ture was forwarded to HIN.
Similar letters have been received
by tie chamber Of com ne-ce, but Mr..
Lee is a trile more enthusiastic thaa.
the majority Of correspondents. From
his letter it will be seen that Mr.. Lee
was so favorably Impressed that ha
expects to locate here In the neal fn-
.nre.
Following is the lette.: which was
received from the Colorado man:
"Jean P. Decker, Secretary of the
Billings Chamber Of Commerce. Dear
Sir: I write you to say that after
visiting in your city and taking a trip
through the farming district of Vel
lowstone county, / am convinced that
the Yellowstone valley is one OF the
richest in the United States for it's
soil and productiveness Of hay, wheat.
oats, barley, corn, and for Its fruit 1t
cannot be surpassed.
"a visit to the Billings Chamber OF
Commerce will convince the visitor
that the potatoes that are raised on
the farms in the Yellowstone valley
excel in size and flavor any tuber the
great state Of Colorado can produce.
/ cheerfully can say that my visit to
Billings last October has impressed
me greatly with what can be done
there. "a.
"I feel grateful to the management
of the chamber of commerce for the
hospitality shown me while in your
city and also wish to thank the Bill
ings. Daily Gazette for It's literature on
the Yellowstone valley.
expect to return to your city in
the near future and take up the
poultry business.
Respectful yours,
JAMES =. LEE.
"Platteville, Colo"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
SIX HOMESTEAD ENTRIES.
Three Men Take Tracts in Lake a

Three Men Take Tracts in Lake 1a-
sin Country.
Six homestead entries were re
ceived in the local land office. Three
OF these were on farm units under the
Huntley tract and a like number on
160-acre tracts in the Lake Basin
country.
Thomas p. Morris, Albert Hoff and
August F. Stark each made entry on
a farm unit lea Huntley and are
making preparations to make i'm
provements on their land Immediate
ly.
Adam E. Harm. Berl S. Reed and
Wiliott j. Quinn each filed on 100
acres Of land in the Lake Basin coun-
try.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
FROM MAN TO WHOM SHE HAS
TWICE BEEN MARRIED.
IS ALLEGED
Declares That Her Husband is Addict
ed to Use Of intoxicating Liquors
and That Booze Interferes With His
Business.

Demanding a second divorce from
the ma whom she married again
within a few weeks after she had Sc
cured the first divorce from him, Mrs.
Ida Mulligan filed suit in the district
court yesterday morning against her
husband, George w. Mulligan. Ha-
bitual intemperance and extreme
cruelty r the allegations contained
in the complaint.
Almost from the time they arrived
in Billings the marital troubles of the
Mulligans have been frequently
brought to the attention of both city
and county officers. Mrs. Mulligan
was first married to her husband at
Anaconda on June 10, 1894, and Sc
cured a divorce from him in this city
December s, 1906. Little more than
six weeks later, on January 20, 1907,
she was remarked to- him and now
less than eighteen months after her
second try at the matrimonial game
she again demands legal separation.
"Booze" Cause Of Woe.
She alleges that Mulligan's excess
sive s Of intoxicating liquors and
habitual intemperance is the cause OF
all the woe in the Mulligan household,
and the frequent complaints she has
made to the authorities lends color to
the allegations of cruelty. Recently a
complaint charging Mulligan with dis
turbing the peace was issued as a
result Of what it is said was a family
row.
In her complaint Mrs. Mulligan
states that they were married in Bill
ings January 20, 1907; that there are
40 children resulting from the union
and that her husband is addicted to
the s of intoxicating liquors to such
a degree as to disqualify him from
attending to business.
Was His Employer.
0uC dSSOIGS .LudL 1OI1Q0Ily UOlu WCI0
engaged in the transfer business and
that later she became owner of the
business and employed her husband as
driver and collector. She alleges that
during a great portion of the time
it was necessary for her to employ
another man to look after the business
and do the work of the defendant on
accountsof his intemperance.
Extreme cruelty is the second cause
of action set forth, in the complaint,
and Mrs. Mulligan alleges that Multi
gan has frequently threatened and at
tempted to infict grievous bodily In
jury; has published and uttered false
charges against her chastity and by
petty abuses and threats has inflicted
grievous mental suffering. She says
that his conduct has been such as to
make a continuation Of the marriage
relation %intolerable to her.
Absolute divorce is the only de-
mand made. Wilson & Taylor r at
torneys for the plaintiff in the action.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
RlxoN SELLS PROPERTIES.
Reports Several Deals Made Through
. Him Recently.

Two real estate deals were on
summated through w. r. Rixon's real
estate office yesterday. city properly
exchanging hands in both cases. John
Hayes, a brakeman on the Red Lodge
branch Of the Northern Pacific. pur-
chased a four room frame cottage
and two lots from Mr.. and Mrs. s. j.
Baird. Consideration was not stated.
Lots 20 and 80 in block 10 OF the
West Side subdivision were pur-
chased BY Mrs. OF Goddard from
N. 3. Sargent. q banker Of Manhats
tan, Kan.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
|ELKS WILL LEAVE
FOR DALLAS, TEXAS
TO ATTEND ANNUAL coNvEk-
TON in JULY.

At a meeting of the local Elks' lodge
held recently Curtis u. Davis was
chosen as delegate to@represent the
Billings order at the meeting Of the
grand lodge to be held at Dallas,
Texas, in the second week in July.
Chauncey G. Bever was elected alter
nate to go in case Nj. Davis could
not.
According to information contained
in a letter received BY q prominent
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08

Fortunately, Montana has no child.
labor stigma resting on her history.
and in no community Of the world Is
education held at higher valuation.
But her good fortune is no warrant
for overlooking the conditions in old.
er states. IL only as an object lesson
Butte Miner. :
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
BOARD

New Contract Signed by State Board
With Butte Contractors.
Helena, May THE state board OF
prison contractors late this afternoon
accepted the bid Of 80 cents 9 day Of
Henderson and Wyman Of Butte for
the care Of prisoners at the state 4.
stitution. The new contractors must
deposit $4,000 cash and furnish .
5000 0 bond for the purchase Of nh
terisl Of the present contractor.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
METHoplsTs WILL ERECT MOD,
ERN INSTITUTION SOON.
WILL Be up TO DATE:
peaconess Arrives ia Lity to Take
Charge Of Methodist Church Work.
Tells Of Work Done In Other Cities
by Organization.

Plans for the construction Of q
Methodist hospital In this city are
now being considered by the board Of
trustees Of the Methodist clerical dis
trict. comprising every city In east
ern Montana between Bozeman and
the Dakota line. The project for the
construction Of such a hospital fol
this district has been under consider
alton for some time, but its exact
location has been problematical, Bill
ings being favored by a majority Of
the board on account Of its central 10.
cation and commercial Importance.
Sites have been offered for the hos
pital in various cities and towns IN
this part Of the state, and after. con
sidering each offer the question Of .
site has dwindled down to two places.
both of which are in this city. II Il
understood that a large number Of
subscriptions have already been re.
ceived to carry on the work Of con
~struction, but as to when building
operations viii begin It is not known,
Deaconesses In Charge.
In the conduct Of the institution q
corps OF deaconesses, will hav:
charge. The fact that Miss Letta
Adams, a ;deaconess formerly con
nected with the work Of the Metho.
dist church In Chicago, arrived in
Billings yesterday, lends additional
color to the immediate founding of q
new hospital II Billings.
Miss Adams, who is the first deaco'
ness to work in eastern Montana, is a
member Of a large body Of women
who devote themselves to the better
ment Of all classes q, people through
practical religious pursuits. When
asked as to what her work would in.
clude, she said:
"The work carried on by the deac.
onesses not only IN the Methodist
church, but also Of the Baptist, Luth'
eran. Presbyterian and Episcopal
churches is very much the same. They
conduct orphanages, hospitals and
many other institutions. Fundamentl,
" their work is for the spread OF
Christianity and it is always with that
in mind that they work. | don't, know
exactly what / will do here as vet, az
I have not heard what work has been
outlined, but I think that 1t viii be
principally visiting different homes in
Billings.
Work Of Organization.
1.-THE Methodist d%eaconess wocx
was inaugurated in this country about
% years ago by Lucy Ryder Myer in
Chicago, and has grown until hospitals
and various other institutions under
their domination are found in almost
every Important city in the United
States. They do rot work for the In.
terests Of the Methodist church only,
but for every other religious sect as
well. It matterssnot what denomina.
ton It may be or whether those in
need are followers Of any cult, they
are given aid and an endeavor Is
made TO convert them to Christian.
3&1y - 49, ssESt AE,IS u
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
FOR GROWING
OF BEET SEED
GOVERNMENT EXPERT CONDUCT
ING EXPERIMENTS HERE.
AT THE HEsPElR FARM
Joseph f. Reed s%uperlntends Planting
Of 60 Varieties Of 1eets and q Of
seed-says Conditions Are Favor

Joseph r. Reed, an assistant in the
bureau of plant industry, department
of agriculture, who is in charge OF
the work of experimenting in growth
of beet seed in this and adjoining
states, left this morning for Fairfield,
Wash, after spending several days in
this section overseeing the work OF
planting beets and beet seed at the
experimental station at Hesper farm.
Sixty varieties of beets which will
bear seed next fall have been planted
at Hesper farm under the supervision
of Mr.. Reed, and 81 varieties OF seed
which will bear beets to be planted
next spring have also been placed in
the ground.
The government has been promot-
ing the industry Of growing beet seed
in the United States for the past five
years, and in selecting this section Of
the state for experiments those in
charge Of the work believe that the
seed can be grown in the Yellowstone
valley with great success
Millions Of Pounds Imported.
More than 6,o00,oOO pounds Of beet
seed is annually imported into the
United States from Germany and other
European countries, while 1t is doubt
full If one-twelfth Of this amount liz
grown in this country. That the es-
Establishment of the industry Of growing
seed in the Yellowstone valley would
mean much to the country can be
readily seen when 1t is known thar
the Billings Sugar company ships car.
loads Of the seed here every year at
enormous expense.
Mr.. Reed stated that an experiment
station was established at BoZeman
some time ago, but recently this sta
ton has been abandoned and it is be-
lieved that the experiments being con-
Quoted at Hesper farm are the only
ones under the supervision Of the gov
eminent in the state.
According to Mr.. Reed the expert
ments at Fairfield, Wash, are meeting
with great success, and N man there.
b. H. Morrison, is growing 100000
pounds Of seed annually. He has been
in the business for the past six years
and at present employs in the neigh
borhood Of 80 people c%ultiyating the
beets.
Corps Of Men In Field.
The government has a corps OF mel
who are devoting their time to the
scientific growing Of beet seed in the
United States, and in various localities
are seeking to secure a strain Of beets
that will bear seed suited to the par
ticular locality.
In view Of the fact that seed is be-
ing raised on q commercial scale IN
Washington with great success, Mr..
Reed believes that the same thing can
be done in this sectionHof the Yellow
stone valley, a climatic conditions
are equally as favorable II not more
SO than in Washington.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08

Lake Hauser being a little short Of
water just now, and the feet OF Com
modore Muth out of commission,
many Helena people are going to
make the best of the situation by go
ing to Seattle or San Francisco to.
takes look at Admiral Evans aggre-
sation.-Helena Record.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
Will FARM NEAR CITY.
John Il. Park Purchases Land Tor
That Purpose.

John H. Park Yesterday purchased
q 20-acre tract OF irrigated farming
land situated about four miles west OF
the city from the Billings Loan &
Trust company. What MI. Parks
paid for the land is not known. He
intends to construct q small frame
cottage on the land together with
barns, sheds and fences for the pur
pose OF truck gardening.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08

Since the courthouse was erected
in this city county officials from all
parts Of the state where new county
buildings are planned have viewed the
Yellowstone county courthouse before
considering plans for their structures.
In many instances they are construct
ed on a similar plan.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
LEMlERE GETS APPOINTMENT
Registry Clerk Offered Positions Ii
Panama.

George Lemiere, registry clerk at
the local postofhce, has received no.
tice that he has been appointed to q
position in the postal service in the
Panama canal zone. The notice asks
that Mr.. Lemiere reply by wire
whether OF not he will accept the po-
sition. MI. Lemiere Is undecided
whether or not he will accept.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-01
BRYAN'S NIECE SAYS TWAS
SHE BROKE ENGAGEMENT
Mrs. Nickel Angry Because
Fiance Advertised the Contrary.

FLUSHING, L. l., Sept. personal
Mr.. Henry w. Graves, of $40 Cypress
avenue, Flushing, wishes to announce
that he has broken his engagement to
Genevieve Ora Nickel, of Nc. 3S Cen
trail avenue, Flushing"
This advertisement in a Flushing
newspaper has stirred up Flushing So
ciety as it hasn't been stirred up in a
long time before. Friends of Mrs.
Nickel, the former prospective bride,
maintain it was she who broke off the
engagement, on account of her lovers
jealousy, and friends of Graves say he
broke it on the ground hat Mrs. Nick
els love for him had waned because of
his slim bank account.
Mrs. Nickel is the widow of a naval
officer and a niece of William Jennings
Bryan. Graves is a real estate dealer
and used to spend his money on auto
mobiles. His friends say he had OBJ
served Mrs. Nickel's fondness for him
had died out as auto rides grew less
frequent, and that, therefore. he had
decided to call off their prospective
marriage.
Mrs. Nickel was indignant when she
heard what Graves's friends said.
II broke the engagement on May 10
last for reasons which l considered JUS
titled me in doing So" aid Mrs. Nickel.
II heard he had been talking about
me. | was told that he ascribed mer-
cenary reasons for my GOODNESS toward
him. 1 did lose my affection for him,
but money had nothing to do with it
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-01
KRIJEGERS BACK FROM
SHORE HAPPY AS KIDS
Members of Association Had
Best Time Ever at Atlantic.

After a most enjoyable outing at AT
lantic City the members I'M guests Oh
the Ciottfried Kruger Association are
back to "home, sweet home" the g
cial train of the Pennsylvania railroad
or which they departed Saturday AFTER
noon steamed into the Market street
station towards 10 o'clock last nignt.
and unloaded about the happiest lot OF
men and women that had ever been uh-
loaded there. Many of the m
were frantic In their expression or Gov
ernor Forts action in ordering down the
lid at the threat of the bayonet point
in the fair city by the sea, n toiu
about the general Indignation OF the peo-
nile last Sunday when the place that
was wont to be so wet went dry.
Before the excursionists left the Hotei
Rudolph. where they had made their
headquarters, a surprise was rendered
10 John Becker and his wife, on the occa-
sion of the twenty-second anniversary
of their marriage. Mayor Hausslins
made a floral presentation and Police
Judge Charles F. Herr had congratu-
latory remarks for the COUPLE, uch
IN his most optimistic vein.
Alderman Adolph Holzner was the
chairman of the committee of arrange
ments.