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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-01-17
Y. M. C. A. HOLDS
CONVENTION

The seventh annual convention
Of Y NJ G A. workers OF the state
of Washington rs being held this
Afternoon aud evening Ht the local
club rooms Of the association.
Opening at noon with meeting
OF the state executive committee
the convention occupied the time
straight through the afternoon with
addresses relating 70 the small
Town Young Men" This evening
the subject Of the city young man
viii be taken mp.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-01-17

f)ne vonrg woman. prominent 1
~ hlrh school. said today;
-The boys are shown rank pa
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-01-17
ALAskA lslANp RGsaRvATloN.

WAsutNGroN.oJan " A bill
has been introduced In the house
from the public land commission
providing Tor reservation from sale
Of all Alaska islands Of less than
100 acres area ana providing for
their lease.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-01-17

=. ne eve II nal same With
tssstn hIHh achool which la
y, ~ mai girls lnterscholastic Same
~ 49, Ia this city fof several
r., - the girls Of the Washington
~ school basketball team are
a.,sies an manners q protests
Va" .,rsi the way they have been
...s,sd b, the faculty Il Is IN
es, sa that several Eirla have
~. eepfffnanded tor speaking too
80, IN criticism OF the governing
CO eds sre Sore,
rAa seeds are sore. aud haven 1
,',,stea a. give vent Ia their feel.
80 rhey claim that lhe faculty
- heen alscrlmlnsong against the
80. h favor of che boys and that
80. he faculty has not done any
'A,ss onanly against girls athlet
~ 4 has done much Ia kill them
ss..sleetlag and ignoring the has
h,h&li team
Nj Hubert the teacher who
Na3 been a prime mover w kttte
..e,slles ieft the school this YeaE
80 slaee she left the girls say
80 have had 10 support tfon the
Sea,l,. With Miss Hubert Eone,
q was necessary TO secure a coach
~, faculty IN spite of being TN
..r,.asa 10 90 So failed Ia set one
\, ,hsa became accessory FOR the
s,,,s - they claim. % rustic about
,nemselyos Their efforts resulted
N thelr belng able Co 81 several
graduate PLAYERS "a eeaeh them
Tssn when the girls WB-tcd to ad.
vsr,lse the games by ealling as.
.emhllss. posong notices. etc they
sege denied the prlyilcge they say
showlng parto
On voung woman. prominent In
,hs hlrh school. said to-day.
-Ths hoys are shown rank par
49, - A. ~ Mrfl4ha A
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-01-17
MONTGOMERY BOUND ovsR

Paul G Montgomery was yeater.
day hounrA over to the superior
court. on \ ehAggc - obtaining
money under f&sbv prptouaea. "a
Ia claimed that he borrowed money
on worthless certificates OF deopaii
Montgomery says he will plead
guilty IN the superior court
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-01-17
JUDGES ARE SELECTED
FOR STATE DEBATES

OLYMPIA, Jan H.. The Judges
Helected by the state oduen.
tional department 10 act AZ the IN.
tefHeholaate debates on the initia
tive aud referendum this evening
are as follows.
Mount Yefnon.f.a Conner. Dean ]
u. Condor. Of the University OF
Washington Snohomiah Chohatls.
Prot. u. q Lull. Of the University Of
Washington Washington high
The most distressing eases Of
eczema are relieved by Soap Lake
salYe- soid by all druggists. -.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-11
POPULAR RAILWAY
MAIL CLERK NfDS
CARL CHRISTENSEN AND MISS
LOUISA PETERSON, MARRIED.

When Carl Christensen, a railway
mail clerk on the Lincoln and Billings
division, arrived in Billings last night
on train No. Al, he was accompanied
by Mrs. Christensen, having been mar
ried September 2 at Elva. Nebraska,
to Miss Louisa Peterson. q popular
young lady Of that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Christensen e tax
en- from the train by their friends and
Mrs. Christensen was entertained by
the ladies of the party, while Mr..
Christensen was taken around town in
q cart by some of his friends. among
the railway mail and postal clerks. He
was escorted to the steps OF the Grand
hotel. where he was compelled ts
make q speech.
MI. and Mrs. Christensen will make
their future home in Billings.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-11
HALF MILLION DOLLARS
FOR NEW BUILDINGS.
CONTINUED from First Page.)

The Independent Telephone com
pany block is another substantial struc-
ture which is nearing completion and
which will be used by the new automat-
ic telephone system, which the Billings
Mutual Telephone company will in
stall. It will cost In the neighborhood
of $4,000. Link and Hare are the
architects.
Then, there is the Polytechnic insti-
tute, the buildings for which will not
cost q cent under $4,000 and may
reach 100000. Plans for the main
building have already been drawn.
A new school house, which will cost
in the neighborhood Of $4,000, is be-
ing constructed by the board Of edu-
cation on the south side. Work on it
is we'll under way.
The chamber of commerce is erect
ing a building on the Northern Pacific
right of way, which will cost between
$4,000 and $4,000. 1t is expected it
will be completed for occupancy in
the near future.
U. H. Fenske is arranging to have
a cement sidewalk laid along his build
ing on Twenty-seventh street and Mon
tana avenue and contemplates some
improvements to the buildings, the
estimated cost Of it all being in ex-
cess Of $4,000.
The new Odd Fellows hall on North
Twenty-seventh street, the cost of
which will be in xce Of $4,000, is
rapidly, nearing completion and it is
expected the lower floors will be oc-
cupied this month.
The S%tapleton annex, where the post
office will be located, will cost in ok
cess of $4,000. The work On the base
ment for it has already been completed
and yesterday the contract was let to
Foley and Grove for its erection, the
contract price exceeding 100000. The
building will be erected on the same
style as the Stapleton block, though
for5the present 1t will be but one story
high.
Excavation has been started on q
new: business block to be erected by
G. Sweet OF Denver on the corner of
First avenue north and Twenty-ninth
street. Yesterday the contract for the
basement was let to Phillip Wesch.
The. cost OF the first story OF the
block, which. will be 40 x+1o0 and con
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tain four large store rooms, will be
in excess Of $4,000.

III SANNS6MOl YAVSUVVs E44G4A9E
The excavation for the jackson
block, which will cost $4,000, and will
be erected across the street from the
new depot, has been completed and it
is probable that the work on the block
itself will be started before long,
though Nj. jackson has rot completed.
his plans as vet.
+ Besides these business blocks, plans
are in preparation or work has COM
menced on residences in different por-
tions Of the city, the aggregate cost
OF which will exceed $4,000.
There seems to be unusual activity
in the building world in Billings" said
one OF the local architects yesterday,
when commenting on the number Of
new structures planned, 'and I an
ticipate that the activity will increase
as the fall advances. We have plans
under preparation for q number Of
buildings, which l am not at liberty
to divulge, but which represent the.
contemplated expenditure Of a large
amount Of money. People eem to.
realize that money invested III build
ings here is a good investment. Crops
are good and I expect that consid-
cradle will be invested here this fall.
TN conversation with q real estate
man yesterday ! was informed that in
quiry for building land ii Billings.
was increasing and that several sales
were apt to take place in the ear
future. Property values ! increas-
ing. Recently William Gallagher pur-
chased for a third party asbrick house
and lot on North Twenty-tourth street,
for which In excess Of $4,000 was paid.
"a few years ago it could have been Sc.
cured for two-thirds of that sum-"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-11
CROWDS AT THEAToRluM.
An All Pathe Program Proves /;
Strong Drawing Gard.

An all Pathe program at the Thea
torihm last night, and which will be
repeated tonight. drew enormous
crowds throughout the evening. Most
If the time there was not even stand
fng room at the popular little show
house.
The pictures are all finished prod
ucts Of the best animated picture man
ufacturers in the world. The feature
of the program is a highly dramatic
production entitled The Curse OF
Drink" 1t teaches a strong temper.
ance lesson. "The Masque Ball IS g
Aim that is<4xcruciatingly funny, while
Lady Killer Fooled" is the kind that
is sure to make one laugh. "Army
Dogs is a highly instructive Aim.
Manager Klein says that it is one
Of the best programs he has had for
some time.
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G. M. Fletcher has returned from
a business trip to Northern Wyoming.
r. ii. Chapple 81 Roberts stopped.
over in Billings yesterday while g
route to Butte.
IS. w. soule LETT Tuesday night on
a short business trip to the northern
part Of the state.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. p. Findley Of North
Twenty-ninth street are visiting
friend and relatives at Owasso, Mich.
Harry Groves returned last night
from Anaconda, where he was a dele
gate to the state Democratic conven-
ton.
p. H. Scanlan, general passenger
agent for the Milwaukee railroad in
Montana, is in the city from his head
quarters at Helena.
Jimmy Gagen, formerly manager Of
the Exchange pool room in this city,
but late of Butte, Is renewing old &C
quaintances in Billings this week.
Paul and Teddy Behrendt, H. j.
Hough and j. D. Bryan have returned
from a hunting trip to the country
near Painted Robe. They brought
back one antelope.
T. G. Pound, a business man of
Park City is In the city mixing polit-
ical dope. Mr.. Pound is a candidate
for the nomination for sheriff on tho
Republican ticket.
Cab and "A. i. Thomas, well known
stockmen of the Lake Basin country,
left yesterday morning for Miles City
after spending several days in the city
attending to business affairs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Yegen have re-
turned from a trip to the Canadian
northwest and Alaska. Before return
ing to Billings Mr.. and Mrs. Yegen.
visited friends at Portland, Ore.
Charles Carmichael. a building con-
tractor, who formerly resided in Bill
ings but is at present located at Miles
City, is visiting his many friends here
this week.
H. r. Clement and sons Robert and
H. r. Jr., we're ia Billings yesterday
from Flatwillow. The two boys left
last night for southern California
where they will spend the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. j.. s. Robbins Of Red
Lodge returned home yesterday norm
ing after spending several days here
visiting friends. Mr.. Robbins is con-
nected with the Carbon Mercantile
company.
Mrs. Ray Austin, wife of the former
mayor Of Red Lodge, accompanied by
her children arrived in the city last
night on her way to Seattle to join
Mr.. Austin, who is engaged in business
in the sound metropolis.
Prof. George w. Hay, a well known
musician of Bozeman who formerly re-
sided in Billings, is IN the city visit
ing with friends and will give a violin
recital Friday evening at Bert Albin's
apartments in the stapleton block.
A. w. Evans, an employee Of the
department Of agriculture who has
been conducting alfalfa seed investi-
cations in this section for several
days, left yesterday morning for Pull
man, Wash, where he makes ais head
quarters.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-11
WILL NOT BE ASSESSED.
Judge F. s. Roby viii not Stand for
2 Political Grab.

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. %10.--Judge
Frank s. Robey Of the appellate conrt
has refused to be assessed Tor n
paign purposes by the Republican state
committee and a letter that he wrote.
to George G Dinwiddie, vice chairman
OF the committee, containing his 2
ifusal, has been made public. Asletter
was written to Judge Roby informing
him that his assessment had been
hxed at 5000 and requesting him to
make the remittance promptly.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-11
.DRAYMEN ENGAGE IN
HEATED ARGUMENT
CLUB in sALssuRY's HANDS
ENDS FOOT RACE AND BOUT.

v. j. Salisbury and 81 Owens, two
draymen, were the principals in =
combination one-round bout and foot
race yesterday afternoon, which if a
club had not been introduced into the
argument, might have been q sprint
event Of class. Judge Mann decided
that the affair was a draw and fined
the principals SIS each for their diver
sion.
The police say there will be no re-
turn match, If they help It.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-11
j. D. o,DoNNELL HEADS THE SUB
scRlPTioN LIST WITH s1oo.
FOR NlCK'S BENEFIT
Was Destroyed BY Fire saturday Night
and Family Mere Left With Moth
ing butsTheir Clothing Gazette viii
Receive Subscriptions.

Friends Of A. X. Wick, the rural mail
carrier, whose home nine miles west
OF Billings was destroyed by fire Sat-
urday night, have started a subserip-
tion to assist him In erecting another
home.
Mr.. Wick and his family, consisting
OF himself, wife and four children,
we're stripped Of all their belongings
~ the flames and driven into tie ,
night with only the clothes on their
backs. There was but little insurance
On the house and none on their cloth
ing, so that the starting Of q sub
scription list was in q worthy cause.
Mr.. Wick has been . resident Of
Yellowstone county for q years and
has always been an Industrious man.
In the panic years ago he lost consid-
cradle and his savings were ii the
home west Of Billings. Il
I. d. O'Donnell headed the subscrip-
tion list with 500 worth Of lumber and
The Gazette subscribed SO. The
esteem in which MI. Wick is held BY
Mr.. OaDonnell is shown BY the follow
ing letter he wrote to the II. Nj. Allen
Lumber company: a#SfS
Billings, Mont, Sept. 10. 1908.
II. M. Allen r. Co83s8
Please let A. K. Wick have ($100)
one hundred dollars In timber on my
account. This is = donation % he
has Just been burned out and / wish
you would help him little by giving
him a very close price.
Yours truly.
I. D. ODONNELL.
Subscriptions for the fund to assist
Mr.. Wick will be received by The
Gazette at any time and due credit
will be given therefor in the columns
Of the paper. Following are the sub
scriptions made SO far:
j. d. O'Donnell. ..s..$100.00
Billings Gazette. .......... 1000
+. *. N. Rademaker. ......... 1906
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TO ERECT WEBB
MEMORIAL SOON
SUBSCRIBERS COMMITTEE De
clDEs ON DRINKING FOUNTAIN.
WILL BE GRANITE
Will Cost $3.50 compIete-Wni Con-
fer With County Commissioners as
to site Fountain Will occupy on
Court House Grounds.

$gG4MfNf5 &A@E@ M4 TWSe.s4 BE&a48f4MH
Within a very short time a gray
Vermont granite drinking fountain will
be erected on the court house grounds
as . memorial to the late Sheriff Webb.
The design for q memorial was select
ed by q committee elected by the sub
scribers to the Webb memorial fund
yesterday.
Rev. B. 2. Mccullough, g. +. Smith
and County Commissioner Cramer are
the members Of the committee and
they will meet the county commission
ers Saturday to decide on the exact
location Of the memorial.
The design chosen was one submit
ted by the Billings Marble Works. 1t
is q plan for a fountain to consist
Of q granite shaft seven feet, seven
inches in height, with a base and a
cap. A niche in the shaft will provide
a basin for the fountain and a faucet
will be placed in the niche.
The memorial will cost, complete,
$3.50. More than $1,000 has already
been subscribed to the fund, so it
will mean that approximately 5000 will
have to be raised in order to d.f1ay
the cost OF erecting the monument.
Jean =. Decker, who is custodian Of
the fund, was selected as secretary
and treasurer of the committee and
will receive subscriptions to the fund.
The committee has not decided yet
Just what inscription will be placed on.
the memorial but the members favor
some terse, appropriate bit Of verse.
It seemed to be the sentiment Of the
committee that a marble slab, with
a suitable inscription be placed over
the grave Of the dead officer also.
Rev. B. q. Mccullough will hold spe-
cial memorial services at the Presby-
terrain church next Sunday. Rev. Nc
Cullough was touring the Holy Land
at the time Sheriff Webb was slain
and consequently did not have an OPP
portunity Of paying tribute to the
memory Of the dead sheriff.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-11
CAMPBELL WANTED AT HOME.

Inquiry Concerning Helena News.
paper Man.
Word was receiedl by Assistant
Postmaster Booker yesterday that A.
a. Campbell. travelling representative
Of the Montana Daily Record, was
wanted at home Immediately. Whether
it is illness in his family or not that
requires his presence in Helena, the
message received by MI. Booker did
not state.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-11
LOCAL and PERSONAL

~VNlBA kVD
Sheriff Bachelor Of Carbon county is
in the city.
IA. F. Trask is in the city from his
ranch near Ballentine.
y. A. Presser Of Glendive is a bust
e visitor in the city.
II. II. Bolinger Of Bridger was in the
city on business yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. e. Decker Of Cody
are visiting with Billings friends.
HI. G. Ganson, a business man of
Toluca, was in Billings yesterday.
"A. T. Wright Of Basin, Wyo., is
spending a few days here on bust
ness.
J. G. Orrick of Custer is visiting
with friends in the city again this
week.
Mrs. D. Sullivan and son have re-
turned from a visit with friends and
relatives at Denver.
William H. Lloyd, was a member Of
the Bridger delegation of visitors to
the city yesterday.
Billy Adams of Columbus, formerly
sheriff of this county, was a visitor
in the city yesterday.
Arthur Hansard left yesterday for
Exeter, N. H., where he will attend a
preparatory school this year.
General Agent j. p. Squirting Of the
Northern Pacific left yesterday on an
ofaciel business trip to Livingston.
Albert j. Nosson of the Musselshell
Valley Land company is in the city
from his headquarters at st. Paul.
J. p. snidow, a prominent rancher
Of Park City, IS spending q few days
in the city with friends and relatives.
N. L. Wright, a well known conduc-
tor on the Burlington, has returned
from a six weeks trip to the Pacific
coast. .4$a
Mrs. W. T. Farrens of North Thir-
tieth street left yesterday for a visit
with friends and relatives at Moore,
Mont.
General Agent +. w. Klippel Of the
Burlington has returned from a trip
to the Big Horn basin in the interests
Of his road.
!. D. O'Donnell and Jack Graham
spent yesterday a. Park City inspect
ing the head gate and canal Of the
Big Ditch company.
John T.. Murphy, OF Helena, owner
of the Seventy-nine ranch, is in the
city attending to business affairs and
renewing old acquaintances.
r. r. Hern Of Gibson, Mont, fore.
man Of the seventy-nine ranch, is in
the city attending to business affairs
and visiting with old friends.
Billy Condor. travelling freight agent
StNOT Tie NOIluWeStSIu, ~ 6ISSLAAS Dill
ings friends this week. Mr.. Condor
makes his headquarters at Helena.
Gerald Simpson left yesterday
morning for Chicago. After a short
visit Mr.. Simpson will continue to
Massachusetts, where he will enter
school this year.
REs&4HEH&|E &HEWgG&I IHT4E3s
w. S. Chenoweth, a building con.
tractor OF Columbus is spending a few
days In the city on business. Mr..
Chenoweth is a former resident OF
Billings.
A. G. Logan. w. p. Story and Tom
Sayles spent Wednesday near Park
City as q board OF review on the
Sackett drain. County Drain Commits
sioner Sullivan also attended the sit.
ting OF the board.
"A. j., and p. b. Kingman Of the
Kingman Land company Of Shelby. 8.
Oak, were in the city from Lavina
yesterday. The Kingman Land com
pany is retailing a large tract Of land
IN the Lake Basin country.
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+
Phil Carr of Butte is in Billings Wis
iting friends.
James Rich Of Bridger spent last
night in Billings.
Joe Haber of Bozeman was a Bill
ings visitor yesterday.
J. @. Joy Of Laurel is in the city
comforting with the politicians.
w. Kennison, a real estate man of
Miles City, spent yesterday in Billings
on business.
Mrs. L. L. Loomis and Miss LOOMS
Of Cody are the guests Of Billings
friends this week.
Robert Smith left last night for Seat
tie, where he was called by the Sc
rious illness Of his brother.
Elmer Collins expec1s to leave this
morning for New York City, where he
will enter Columbia university.
T. e. Butler, editor and publisher Of
the Red Lodge Daily Picket, spent q
portion of yesterday in the city.
Mrs. Thomas Hurley Of Roundup is
visiting at the home Of Mrs. @. g..
Brown on North T%hirty-first street.
Frank Allen left yesterday morning
for Exeter, N. H., where he will at
tend a preparatory school this year.
President Hall of the Yellowstone
railroad arrived in Billings on last
nights Red Lodge train from his home
in Belfry.
Mrs. Glen L. Foster of Sheridan is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Georgiana
Nelson, at her home on South Thir-
tieth street. .
"A. L. Hewitt, a bridge contractor Of
Minneapolis, who makes headquarters
in Billings, returned last night from
an eastern trip.
E4EErmt W.. E8ayM43E H3%EN-l
Contractor Decks Of st. Paul, who
has the contract IN the houses being
erected by the Northern Pacific at
Laurel, is in the city.
George w. Cardozo, a civil engineer
connected with the Cove Ditch COM
pany, is visiting with Billings friends
his week. Mr.. Cardozo makes his
headquarters at Laurel.
i p. C. Sampson of Huntley spent yes
terday in Billings on business. Mr..
Sampson is a candidate for the Repub-
lican nomination for county surveyor
and was mixing political dope during
his stay here.
MI. and Mrs. L.. S. Aubrey have re-
turned to Billings after an extended
trip over the state. Mr.. Aubrey Is
representative Tor the II. !. Heinz
Pickle company in this section and
Ills headquarters are in Billings.
! From Wednesdays Daily.
E. w. Oskin Of Cody was a Billings
visitor yesterday.
G. L. Heren Of Custer is in the city
on business.
L. Pope Of Big Timber was a Bill
ings visitor yesterday.
l.. p. Crowder Of Helena is regis.
tered at one Of the local hotels.
J.. f. Goodwin OF Custer is in the
city attending to business affairs.
J. ". Chapman Of Red Lodge is
registered at one Of the local hotels,
Charles Schmidt Of Bridger is spend
Ing a few days in Billings . bust
lness.
Mrs. A. Walker Of Townsend is
spending q few days in Billings with
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. William T. Parker Of
Huntley are the guests Of Billings
friends.
DR.. Rochelle has returned from a
two weeks visit at his ranch near
Huntley.
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BROKER EXPELLED.
Member Of New York Exchange y
Shanahaled.

NEW YORK. Sept. 1o,-The expuL
sion Of. John G. Mcintyre from mem
bership In the New York stock ex-
change was announced today and his
seat on the exchange mas ordered -
be sold. President Thomas. n -
nouncing the decision, said Il had
been discovered that the failure q
+. "A. Mcintyre, and o. which NeIntyse
was . member. was due % neei1Ses
ness and unbusinesslike deahn6liKs