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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-01
LOCAL CREAMERY MAKES HIGH.
EST SCORE IN CONTEST.
WINS FIRST FOR AUGUST
In Contest With Samples Of Butter
From Other Montana creameries
Billings Product Declared BY Off.
Gals to be the Best.

From Saturdays Daily.
Billings Creamery butter won the
first prize in the Montana butter scor-
ing contest for August at the State
Agricultural college in Bozeman, scor
ing 97h according to information re,
ceived here yesterday.
This is one of the best scores made
by Montana butter since the contest
was inaugurated. Prof. w. ]. Elliott
of the Agricultural college faculty did
the scoring. Specimens OF butter
were submitted from nearly all the
cremeries of the state, there being
more than is. 'Bozeman, Chinook, Hell
ena, Butte, Red Lodge, Laurel, Big
Timber and Columbus all had exhib-
its.
The superiority of Billings butter
has long been recognized among but
ter makers in the west but 1t has not
often been a contestant in a scoring
contest. Purity, quality, workmanship,
appearance and freshness are all TAX
en- into consideration in doing the
scoring.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-01
EXTRA PAY DUE TO MEN WHO
SERVED IN THE WAR.
HOW TO GET IT
Blanks Will Be Mailed to Each One
Entitled to Extra Pay, and When
Properly Filled out and Returned,
the Money Will BE Forthcoming.

Helena, Mont, Aug. 28.-Governor
Norris in an interview today stated
that he is now ready to distribute to
the volunteers of the First Montana
infantry and the Montana squadron
Of the third cavalry, the amount al
lowed by the government as extra
pay.
According to the federal law, this
sum must be paid out by the governor.
Governor Norris will issue checks,
which will be countersigned by julius
Barney, who has been appointed act
ting paymaster. Proper Identification
blanks have been prepared and are
being sent to the veterans. AS soon
as these blanks have been properly
filled, sworn to and returned to Mr..
Barney, the check will be issued.
1t is to be hoped that each soldier
will promptly fill out and return the
proper blanks to Mr.. Barney, as it is
desire to expediate the distribution
Of money.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-01
MEMBERS OF BILLINGS HERD
OUT FOR JOY TODAY.
BIG TIME IS ASSURED
Ball Games and Parade Not Least
Part Of Entertainment Provided by
Park City Notwithstanding Doing
Every" Minute.

From Sundays Daily.
Billings Elks are out for JOY today.
They are gong to Park City this
morning to be entertained ny Park
City members of the local herd.
Every member Of the herd is expected
to be there and those who do not
leave on the train this morning will
60 in autos.
And what a time they'll have.
There will be q big parade-nothing
doing with an Elk without a parade
two ball games and q general jolllf-
cation. The streets will be decorated
with purple and white bunting. The
band will play all those old tunes dear
to an Ek's heart and when they have
had all the fun they can crowd into
one day, they'll come home, but not
without memories OF Park City and
her people.
dad" Searles and Forest Young
W4Hz La9&EG
recently delivered an invitation to
the Billings Elks to attend the JOLT
fcation but not content with assuring
them Of a hearty reception in his
way, individual invitations were sent
to each member.
The committee on entertainment
has promised that there will be some
thing doing every minute Of the Bill
lings Elks' stay in Park City. The
Commercials will play two games
! with the Park City team. Manager
Wilson announces that his lineup vii
be like this: Babcock CT; Miller 2b;
Wilson 1b; stroup #; Worthingto1
3b; Thorine g; Allelly ss; Johnson p;
MCDANIEL II; Galloway +.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-01
THOUSANDS HOMELESS.
Flood Ruins Homes Of Poor Of Fay
etteviiie, N. G.

Flood Ruins Homes Of Poor Of Fay
etteviiie,5 N. G.
Fayetteville, N. G., Aug. 2S.-The
Cape Fear river at this point has
reached 70 feet, breaking all records
Of former floods. The river valley on
the east side is covered for miles with
a rushing torrent of muddy waters.
Houses and bridges are swept away
for miles around, and the estimated
damage to the cotton and corn crops
will go beyond IS per cent.
The greater portion of Fayetteville
is covered with water backed up to
the city hall from the river.
Three thousand people are home
less.
The city Is In darkness. s
All communication has been cut OF
from the city.
No trains have entered or left the
city for three days.
The food supply is short, eggs are
selling at a dollar a dozen and vege'
tables are held at four times their
value.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-01
cHAFIN AT BOHEMIAN.
He Says That His Party is For Tariff
Revision.

He Says That His Party is For Tariff
Revision.
Butte, Aug. ga Bozeman special
to the Miner says:
Eugene W. Chain, prohibition candi-
date for president, fired the first gun
of the campaign in Bozeman this at
ternoon. A very good audience greet
ed Mr.. Chain at the opera house and
his address was well received. Mr.
Chain said a prohibitionist does not
have to be a total abstainer. He be.
lieyes his party stands for a revis-
ion of the tariff in a more radical de.
gree than either Of the old parties and
Mr.. Chain also stated that he does not
believe either Of the other parties are
sincere in their anti-election pledges
for revision.
The people believe in prohibition
and it is their duty to vote for it, said
Mr.. Chain.
Mr.. Chain left this afternoon for the
west.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-01
II. N. HART WEEDS AT
COEUR D'ALENE CITY
MONTANA BUSINESS MAN
TAKES WASHINGTON BRIDE.

From Saturdays Daily.
Bert Albin, junior member Of the
firm OF Hart Albin Company, yester-
day received a telegram from r. NJ.
Hart, the senior member, saying that
Mr.. Hart had been married Thursday
in Occur d'Alene City, Idaho, to Miss
Blanche Blackwell, the daughter Of .
wealthy Spokane citizen, who makes
his summer home at Occur d'Alene.
In a letter, which came after the tel
egram, MI. Hart outlined the itinerary
of the wedding trip he and his bride
will take. From Occur d'Alene they
went to Spokane. leaving there yester-
day for Seattle. From Seattle they
will go east on the Canadian side of
the line, travelling down the great
lakes, reaching Quebec September al.
Returning to the United States NJ.
and Mrs. Hart will visit Boston, New
York, Atlantic City, Philadelphia. st.
Louis and Chicago. leaving the latter
city October % and arriving in Bill
ings October 26. They will visit Mr..
Albin here several days, returning
then to Spokane. whore MI. Hart has
made his home.
The groom is n OF the best known
business men in Montana, being rated
a millionaire and having stores in.
Billings, Bozeman and Lewistown and
several other cities. He spends con-
siderable time here. His bride IL the
daughter Of a multimillionaire rail-
road investor and capitalist Of spo-
kane, who Is extensively interested IN
the northwest. It is probable that the
young couple will make their home
in Spokane.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-01
RODE FROM BILLINGS
TO HELENA IN AUTO
DR.. WATKINS MADE THE TRIP in
HIS FRANKLIN MACHINE.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
DR.. 6. r. Watkins Of Billings had
al attack of travelling mania Friday
and Saturday according to a story
printed in the Helena Record Tuesday
afternoon. III
The doctor and friends lef! Billings
Friday on a fishing trip to the vicinity
OF Columbus, but he continued on in
bis automobile until Helena was
reached.
8" left Billings late Friday afternoon
to 60 Fishing on the Saltwater" said
the doctor to a Record reporter. IL
remained at Columbus Friday night
and next morning started of, I soon
made up my mind.I didn't want to go
fishing and so kept westward. The
more I travelled the more / wanted to
come and before ! realized It. almost,
/ was stopping at Logan for supper
business at 464.30 for 60 days and at
night"
From Columbus to Helena by road
is about two hundred and twenty-five
miles and the trip was made by DR.
Watkins in his twenty-eight horse
power Franklin, carrying four passen'
gers, in fast time. He left Columbus
at 5 o'clock in the morning and arriv
ed In Helena at 1 o'clock the next
morning, stopping an hour in Big Tim.
Der. Bozeman, Livingston, Manhattan
and Logan. The roads were heavy
and Tor the most part were in bad
shape, DR.. Watkins says.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-01
CHARGES

Honolulu. Aug. 2s.-1t has just de-
veloped that charges against United
States Attorney R. W. Breckon pre-
ferred by Rev. 3. w. ThMing and 9th
ers, have been sent to Attorney Gen
eral Bonaparte at washington. They
include a number Of specifications, re-
ferring both to official and personal
conduct alleged to be detrimental to
the administration Of federal Law. es.
pecially among the Oriental part ol
the community.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-01

steamer Kron Prinzessin Cecilie,
which arrived here Tuesday, was ex-
amined az MI. Williams says he re-
turned to America on that boat. The
name William Williams appears on
the list Of the first cabin passengers.
It could not be- learned whether Mr..
Williams visited the waldorf Astoria
hotel on that day, al he says he did,
His name does not appear on the
register, hut as dispatches state that
Mr.. Williams was only IN this city
tor a few Eeurs. it is not strange that
he did not register.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-01
WOMEN INDIGNANT.

Oakland, Aug. 2s.-The woman sut
fragees, who were utterly ignored by
The Republican state convention yes
terday and failed to obtain recog'
milton after marching TO the conven'
ton hall 300 strong and later appear
ing before the committee on platform
and resolutions, today Indignantly re
fused to accept q vote OF thanks
rendered by the convention to the
women.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-01
JAP BANK CLOSED.
Officers Were Making Loans to Them

Officers Were Making Loans to Them
selves.
San Francisco, Aug. 28.-The Impe-
rial Japanese bank in this city was
closed today by the state commission
ers. It is alleged the officers Of the In
stitution have been making loans to
themselves. The bank is capitalized
at 327, 900, paid up, with q reserve
fund Of $1,000. The amount due de-
positors is $12,141 and other liabilities
are nxed at $500.
ONLY $500 in cash was found in the
bank. with q number OF unsecured per
'sonal notes.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-01
BRYAN DATE CANCELLED.

Lincoln, Aug. 2s.-Because Of the
urgent demand Of the Republican stats
central committee, the state fair man
agement has been compelled to car
col the date with William ]. Bryan for
Thursday a nsxt week, and 9ive 1t
to GOV. Crawford Of South Dakota.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-01
NEW SCHOOL HOUSES
ON hUNTLEY TRACT
WORK ON SEVEN BUILDINGS HAS
BEEN STARTED.

From Sundays Daily.
Bonds aggregating $4,000 have
been issued by the board Of trustees
Of the Huntley school district and
seven e school houses will be built
on the new project.
Ernest F. Piper, who has the CON
tract for building the school houses,
returned yesterday from Ballantine
and he states that work on the new
school houses has been started and
they will be completed In about a
month.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-01
FIFTY LIVES LOST.
Marine Disaster on the Coast q
Goto.

Toxic, aug. 28.-News Of the sink
ing ship Duneran and the loss Of all
but two Of the tfty-three members of
her crew in a typhoon which ragged
on August 26 of the port Of Goto. on
the island Of Kushiu, has reached
here in a report received from MoJi.
a town on the same island.
The names Of the survivors r CIV
en- az William Phillips, an engineer,
and John Landon, q seaman. both OF
whom were picked up by the Japanese
ship Sakyo.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-01
NEW WAGE SCALE.
Agreement for Next Year Will Doubt
less be Signed.

less be signed.
Especial to The Gazette.)
Butte, Aug. 2S.-Theodore Gibson
ct Dietz, A. q. Morgan, Of Sheridan.
wyo., and Moses Harvey, Of Rock
Springs, Wyo., all coal operators and
representing the Wyoming mines, are
liz Butte, to confer with the wage
scale committee Of the United Mine
workers Of District No. %, who Will
come to Butte from Helena for that
purpose. 1t is expected that the con
ference will result in the adoption OF
a scale Of wages in Wyoming to hold
GOOD for the next year. Following the
conference in Butte the wage scale
committee will 60 to Helena, to con.
fer with the Montana operators re
garding a wage scale in this state
for the next year.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-01
%coLoNIsTs ARE COMING.

MANY viii Visit BroadvIew Lands
Some Time This Week.
Parties of colonists from Springfield,
nj. Webster, s. Oak. and Groton. =
OAK, will come this week to look over
land In the vicinity Of Broadview With
the intention OF settling. DR.. Suddutn
has received word Of the coming OF the
colonists from landsagents in the east
ana from mon. who have visited thai
section and interested their friends y
tha nonIrrixated lands in Yellowstone
county.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-01
TRAINS COLLIDE

Work Trains NEST With Fatal ~
suits.
Fort Smith, Ark, Aug. zS.-south-
bound st. Louis and San Francisco
passenger train collided head on with
q work train two miles east Of Har-
den, Okla. this morning. Both en-
gines were derailed and the baggage
q was turned over. "A. j. Ballard,
engineer. and Thomas Graham, con
ductor Of the work train, were killed,
Engineer Campbell Of the passenger
train and two f1remen slightly Aurt.
The agent at Antlers. Okla, failed to
hold the passenger train as ordered,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-01
FIVE MEN KILLED.
Collision Of Mine Cars With Fatal
Results.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Aug. 28.-Ffve
men were killed, another is expected
to die and five others were seriously
injured in a collision late this after
noon at the Warrior colliery Of the
Havemeyer coal company, six miles
from this city. The men were being
hoisted up a stope when q runaway
mine car struck q train OF cars on
which were 20 men who were employ
ed in the mine. Only SIX OF them es'
capped injury. Those killed were hor
ribly mangled.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-01
FIRED OUT or THE r

Washington. Aug. 29.-First Lieuten-
ant VIM. H. Bowen, coast artillery
corps, stationed at the Preside OF San
Francisco, was convicted. by court
martial Of the charges Of neglect Of
duty, and OF making false ohlcial re-
ports and sentenced to be dismissed
from the service Of the United States.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-01
N YEAR in PEN.
Especial to The Gazette.)

Butte, Aug. 2s.-H. s. Evans was
today sentenced to year to the
penitentiary, upon his plea OF guilty
of forgery. Evans for several years
was a trusted employee of the Boston
and Montana Mining company. He
was charged with forging the name
Of Charles Mccoy, cashier Of the com
pany, to several checks.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-01
EIGHT MEN UP AGAINST
WALL, AND SEARCH THEM.
REIGN Of TERROR
After Taking $500 From Them, and
Departing, They Returned Later and
struck Terror to the Town, Driving
people into Their Homes.
(Special to The Gazette.)

Butte, Aug. 2s.-Two or more mask
ed men held up the saloon OF P. A.
Lillis at Divide last night, compelling
eight men to line up against the wall,
with their hands above their heads,
while one OF the bandits rifed their
pockets.
Two hundred dollars secured.
This morning the bandits returned
and e., reign Of terror existed IN the
town. the people being afraid to leave
their homes.
Oficers are in pursuit.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-01
COMPANY x AND MEMBERS OF
SAND BACK FROM ENcAMPMENT.
HAD ENJOYABLE TIME
Montana Regiment Won Sham Battle
Band cave Concerts at Spokane
and Tacoma-Defeated Idaho and
North Dakota Regiments.
From Saturdays Daily.

MEMBERS OF company n, anu LAY
second Regiment band returned to
Billings last night from American
Lake, Wash, where they have been at
tending the annual encampment. The
boys arrived in Billings on a special
train and were SO hours OF the road.
Members Of Company /, continued on
their journey to Glendive.
The boys broke camp at American
Lake, Wednesday morning and board
ed the train in the afternoon. During
q short stopover at Spokane the band
gave a concert. During their stay on
the coast the Second Regiment band
made a decided hit. "A band concert
was given on the veranda of the Taco
ma hotel one evening and attracted an
unusually large audience. The Taco
ma papers speak in complimentary
terms of the concert and of the band.
First Sergeant Briller and Lila
Camp, a member of the band, did not
return with the boys but after the en-
campment was ended went to Berke-
ley, California, where they will attend
the university this year.
The boys declare they had the time
of their lives and enjoyed every min
ute Of their stay at American Lake.
IN a sham battle fought Monday and
Tuesday the Second Reg. Montana
National guard defeated the Idaho and
North Dakota regiments. The appear
ance Of the Montana boys was the sub
ject Of much favorable comment and
in athletic events Company K, simp-
" had all Of the other companies
backed OF the boards.
CO. X. Best Drilled.
Jimmie Martin got a decision over
the crack boxer Of the Sixth regiment
in q three-round bout and Schneider
outsprinted the fastest man in the Ida
no regiment. The Idaho boys came
over to Company K, camp with satch-
els full Of money to bet on their raw
orite but returned with only the satch-
els.
Mcintyre, q wrestler with Comreny
1, OF Glendive, won two falls out OF
three from an Idaho wrestler and Gil
bertson Of Company X did better than
his agreement to throw the Idaho mar
three times In an hour by getting the
three falls in seven minutes.
The Montana regiment was conced-
ed by the soldiers OF the regular army
to be the best drilled, best disciplined
and most gentlemenly conducted reg
iment Of any. Of the state militia regt-
ments attending the encampment.
Among the officers Of the Montana
regiment it was conceded that Com
pany K was the best drilled of the sew
en- companies. Company 9 of Big
Timber for marching; Company I OF
Glendive for shooting; and Company
X, OF Billings for drilling" was the
way one of the regimental officers
sumemd up the standing Of the compa
MES.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-01
ROBBED,

Rochester, N. r, Aug. 29.-The post
ONCE at fillmore. Allegheny county.
was robbed during the night, yeggmen
blowing the safe and securing more
than $1,000 worth Of valuables.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-01
FIVE MEN MISSING.
Thought to Have Been Drowned Near
Bav City.

Bay City.
San Francisco, Aug. 28.-Five young
members Of a rowing club who
started out yesterday forenoon from
their club house for a row on the bay
in a racing shell have not been seen
since, and it is feared that all have
been drowned.
A careful search Of the bay IS being
made for them. The young men are:
Bert Fry, owen Henley, Frank Nc
CURE, Parker Ashford and Robert
Hastlett. All are residents Of this
city.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-01
FERA WILL START ARMlN

Purchases Ten Acres Of Merrill Tract
North Of City.
Gil Fera has purchased 10 acres
Of the Merrill tract just north of the
city from the North Real Estate. Loan
z Title company and will start ranch.
Ing. MI. Fora ID at present building
himself q house on, the tract.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-01
TO CANADA

Winnipeg. Man. Aus. 1o.-N was
learned today that the Chicago. NIL
waukee and st. Paul railroad = sex
ing . entrance here and has an OPP
ton on s1,ooo.Qoe worth Of property.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-01

New York, Aug. 2s.-Dispatches
frsm Atlantic City stating that the
police of that place claim that Will
liam S. G. Williams Of Baltimore,
whose wife was with G. r. Roberts on
Wednesday when the latter was shot,
had not been in Europe as he says he
was, caused an investigation to be
made here. The passenger list OF the
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-08-14
WAUGH SEXES CAR
or BEER At Tulsa.

Tulsa Aug. Yesterday afternoon,
Deputy Sheriff Moran and State Officer
Waugh, seized another car of beer. Real
beer il was too. because the analysis
proved it such. The car was standing on
the Midland Valley tracks in the east
end There was So barrels in all. A
barrels were addressed to Quigley, the
wholesale wet goods" dealer, and the
other seven were addressed to parties in
Pawhuska, Skiatook, etc. The six barrels
were seized and taken to the county Jail,
because it was a state shipment and was
against the law,
The railroad company is trying TO re-
plevin the other A barrels on the grounds
that they win send it back to the shipper.
1t is the general opinion that the railroad
wants to protect the consignee in Tulsa.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-08-14
ans.ertv Now createst corn neIt.

Congressman Olcott of New York
was chatting with Congressman Pete"
Hepburn of Iowa 'I-oh-wah,Y with
the accent on the second syllable, is
the way Olcott referred to the home
Of the chairman Of the committee on
interstate and foreign commerce.
''I-o-way," with the accent on last syl-
label Col Hepburn corrected. 4 re-
member when it was spelled that
way" the colonel reminisced, -and
when Wisconsin was written Ouiscon-
sin. have in my possession an atlas,
Olney's atlas, printed in 1880, in which
that spelling occurs. And that atlas,
by the way" the Iowa statesman con-
tinued "shows the limits Of what was
then called the Great American Des,
ert. 1t covered all Of Kansas and
parts Of Nebraska, Iowa and Missou-
ri. Just think Of it, Great American
Desert, where now is to be found the
greatest corn producing belt the world
has ever known. Chicago Letter to
the Cincinnati Times-Star.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-08-14
OKLAHOMA JEWELRYMEN
RETURN FROM CINCINNATI.

c. H. Reideman is home from Cincin-
natl Ohio where he was delegate to the
National Retail Jewellers Association and
reports a splendid trip. The Oklahoma
jewellers, like all Oklahoma delegation Of
recent months was the center Of attrac-
ton. The Oklahoma bunch was the only
delegation Of the no delegates to receive
a write up in the Cincinnati papers. The
delegates from the new state wore
huge star Of gold across their breasts and
everywhere they went people hailed the
delegation from Uncle Sam 5 baby. "Cincin-
matt people, said, Mr. Reideman, we're
much interested in Oklahoma, and were
never tired of telling the wonderful re-
sources of the new state" Mrs. Reideman
joined Mr.. Reidemad at Bethany Mo-,
where she has been visiting her parents,
and came home with him.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-08-14
NEBRASKA FARMERS GIVE
Mr.. BRYAN big STICK.

Fairview, Lincoln. Neb.,' Aug. 13--A
notable incident Of the day was the pre-
sentation to Mr.. Bryan. BY several humid
red farmers from 0toe connty Neb., Of a
big stick" gourd grown in the state. It
is about five feet in length. and easily
might be taken for the original, if there
ever was one, which has been SO gener-
ally caricatured 1t bore the inscription
~Biny's Big Stick, painted in large black
letters.
Mr.. Bryan although expressing his
thanks for the gift, declared that if elect
ed to the presidency the big stick" would
not be welded.
Invitations from all parts Of the state
poured in today It is possible that he
may visit California during the CAM
paign.