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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-21
CAPTURES
ALLEGED MANIAC
j. j. PARKS TAKEN in CUSTODY
AT PARK CITY.

Sheriff Jack HEREFORD yesterday re-
ceived word from Forest Young, dep
uty sheriff at Park City, to the effect
that he had captured an insane man
giving the name Of .. J. rarks.
The sheriff's ONCE first received
word that an insane man was at large
in the county from Columbus. Dep
uty Sheriff Davidson Of that place
wired the deputy at Park City. who
captured the man as he was walking
toward Park City. Parks will be
brought to Billings this morning y, in
charge Of q deputy.
It, is believed that Parks. has either
escaped OF recently been released
from the state insane asylum at Warm
Springs, as people who know him in
this section declare that he has been
in the asylum for some time past.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-21
BLANCHE KEEL
DIES FROM GROUP
LITTLE Two-YEAR-oLD DAuoH-
TER OF e. r. KEEL DEAD.
SATURDAYS Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Blanche, the little two-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. 3. R. Keil,
died yesterday morning at the keil
home, 2o6 South Ihirtieth street.
from membraneous Group.
The little girl had been in her usual
good health until about three days
ago, when she was taken sick. De
spite all efforts Of a physician to save
the little ones life she passed away
at 10 o'clock yesterday morning. Be
sides her bereaved parents she leaves
several uncles and aunts and many
friends in this city.
The funeral will be held Sunday
afternoon st 3 o'clock from the First
Congregational church, Rev. Fritsch
officiating.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-21
NOTED INDIAN GUIDE
DIES OF APOPLExY
WAS ONE OF VESTS MOST IA
NOUS CHARACTERS.

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Lower Brule, s. D., April 17.-Alex-
ander Rencanter, a famous Indian IN
terpreter and guide, 10 dead from a
stroke of a%poplexy. He knew every
foot Of the Missouri valley country
from st. Louis to Fort Benton.
sRencanter acted as guide and inter
prefer for Father DeSmet on that mis-
sionary's second visit to the Sioux ma
ton. In 1866 he accompanied Cen
eral Sherman and General George Sui
" on their trip up the river when
they, located the sites of agencies from
Fort Yankton to Fort Benton.
He was also interpreter for the
Sioux nation at the discussion of the
treaty which coded the Black Hills
strip to the government and opened
the way to the gold country.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-21
NICK HUGHES
IS DEFENDANT
COMPLAINT CHARGES VIOLATION
OF EIGHT HOUR Law.
HAS NOT BEEN SIGNED.
Labor Men Appear Before County A.
torney and Ask That Warrant BE
Issued Against Sewer Contractor
Penalty is Fine.

"A complaint, which awaits the sig
nature Of the complaining witness,
William Hood, was issued by the
county attorneys office yesterday aft
ernoon charging Nick Hughes, who
has the contract for building the
Sixth avenue trunk sewer, with VIC
lations OF the eight hour law.
The complaint was issued after 9
delegation Of union men had visited
the county attorneys Office and
charged that Hughes was working his
men more than eight hours.
The complaint alleges that Hughes
worked different men employed in the
construction Of the sewer nine hours
yesterday, which Is contrary to the
law of the state providing that men
cannot be worked mor than eight
hours a day on municipal work. The
penalty for violating the eight hour
law is a fine Of not less than 500 or
more than $500.
The Sixth avenue sewer for which
Hughes was awarded the contract ex-
tends from Custer avenue to North
Fifteenth street and is one OF the
largest ever projected in the city. The
estimated cost of the sewer is $4,000.
An Injunction suit asking that
Hughes and the city be restrained
from interfering with the flow Of Nc
Kenzie creek In building the sewer
was filed in the district court the lat
ter part of last week. &
It is very probable that the conn
plant issued yesterday will be filed
in Justice Mendenhall's court Monday
If the complaining witness retuqns
and attaches his signature to. The
document.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-21

S1O -
Dan II. Bowman, sheep inspector Of
Miles City, was in the city yesterday.
Mi. and Mrs. r. q. Reber Of Joliet
arrived in the city Thursday evening.
Elmer B. Carter OF Fattig is spend
ing. a few days in the city on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Westbrook Of
Laurel were visitors in the city yester-
day.
N. K. Griggs, an attorney for the
Burlington, is in the city attending
district court.
Mrs. S. f. Morse arrived home to-
day from a trip to Chicago and other
eastern points.
Eugene B. Thayer, a real, estate
man OF Columbus, was q business Wis
itor yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold s. Neate Of
Bridger are visiting friends in Bill
ings this week.
T. e. Phillips, a well known Carbon
county rancher of Fishtail, was q
Billings visitor yesterday.
w. A. Talmage, a merchant OF lieu
Lodge, and o. =. F1ager Of the same
place arrived in the city yesterday.
MI. and Mrs. "A. H. Barth arrived IN
the city yesterday after spending the
winter in California and coast cities,
II. s. Hopke, superintendent Of the
Bear Creek Coal company's mines ct
Bear Creek, was a business visitor IL
Billings yesterday.
Miss Alice Pfifner, who has been q
s~tenographer at the Northern hotel fo1
some time past, left yesterday for her
1 home In Waterloo, Ia.
Miss Marian Little Of st. Paul, who
has been the guest Of Mrs. Edgar B
Camp for the last three months, left
for her home yesterday.
j. J.. Henry, a business man Of Den
&MGMIE 2 uhhE
yer, who has been in the city for some
time on business. left for the Colo
RADIO metropolis yesterday.
p. G. Bowman, formerly superinE
tendent for w. D. Lowell in his con
tracts on the Huntley canal, stopped
over between trains yesterday.
L -EAHs &Eag
DIR. M. E. Knowles. state veterinar
ian, and Charles H. Reifenrath, man
ager Of the Montana stockman and
Farmer, left yesterday morning 70
their homes in Helena.
Sheriff Fleming Of Anaconda stop
ped over in Billings yesterday enrout,
home from Miles City, where he re
Gently took two juvenile offenders t.
tie state reform school.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-21
JOE LARovE MAY BE CHARGED
WITH BURGLARY At LAUREL.
SOLD FOUNTAIN PENS
Police Believe Man Under Arrest
Broke into chapple Drug company's
store at Laurel-Deputy Sheriff
BurIa May Identify Him.

In the arrest of Joe LarOve by Ser
geant Baker of the local police force
Friday night, the local officers believe
they have Appreciated the man who
burglarized the Chapple Drug COM
pany's store at Laurel some time last
Thursday night.
Details of the burglary were not
given out by the police until yesterday
morning as it was hoped that by
keeping the matter quiet the perpe-
traitors might be apprehended.
The burglar gained entrance to
Hhe store by climbing over the tran
som Of the back door and he stole
about $40 worth of goods including
many fountain pens and high priced
pipes.
Larove was selling fountain pens in
the restricted district Friday night
and sold n to a young man who
L
later casually mentioned the fact to
Charles Chapple, manager Of the drug
company's store in this city. Mr.
Chapple Immediately notified the pc
lice and Sergeant Baker ran onto La
rove as he was attempting to sell an
other pen. He placed him under ar
rest Immediately and when Larove
was searched at the police station sew
eral other pens and q bottle Of chic
reform YER found on his person.
An investigation revealed the fac
that Larove had sold three pens be
fore he was arrested and these were
recovered by the police.
Deputy Sheriff Burla, who arrived
in the city last night from Laurel Il
confident that he can identify Larov,
as one Of the men seer hangin.
around Laurel prior to the burglar.
and upon whom suspicion rested after
wards.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-21
EVERYTHING in READINESS FOR
BoosTERs' SPREAD.
OUTSIDERS WELCOME
Many Boosters Living Outside Of City
viii Come 70 Billings April g to
Partake Of Feast-Larse Number Of
Tickets Sold.

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About everything is in readiness for
the dollar dinner Of the "25,0O0 club"
next Thursday evening at the Coli
scum. The executive committee has
not yet made its roundup Of the city,
but will do SO during the next few
days and afford an opportunity to. all
to buy tickets. The number already
sold 10 large, but It is confidently ex-
pected that when the final effort Is
made every one will be disposed Of.
The list Of speakers has been made
up and each has been notified and
given the sentiment to which he is to
respond. Every interest in the. city
has its representative, thus all will
have a chance to be heard. The din.
rer is the talk Of the town and will be
the biggest and most successful thing
eve undertaken in this city of big
things. Billings for once promises to
even Guido itself. which, to use the
vernacular lis going some"
Although q boost; for Billings, the
citizens Of the surrounding towns are
welcome to attend the banquet. Any
thing done in the interest OF the city
is bound to help fts environment and
all are members Of one large, happy
and prosperous family. Quite a few
from outside are expected to be pres
ent, as assurances have been received
from a number from elsewhere thai
thy will be on hand.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-21
HARTMAN PURCHASES LOTS.
To Construct two Houses on Custer
Avenue.

George NJ. Hartman, assistant chief
clerk of the local Northern Pacific
freight ONCE, yesterday purchased of
shad & Holiday four lots on Custer
avenue. The lots are well located and
cost the new owner 81, 200. MI. Hart
man intends to construct Immediately
two houses on his ground.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-21
oPToMETRlsTs' MEETING.
Held in Helena Last Week-19eal
Men Honored.

sSsS - &@N0s
Men Honored.
DR.. A. G. Hoose returned yesterday
from Helena, where he attended the
meeting Of the examining board Of the
State Association OF Optometrists,
held there last week.
Or. Hoose was elected secretary Of
the association for the coming year,
3. Lalonde Of Helena succeeding him
as president. DR.. H. ]. Riesland, 9
well known optician OF this city. was
chosen second vice president.
The meeting was the second one
held since the organization of the as.
ISOLATION, and was a decided success
in every way. About rs practicing
opticians were present from all over
the state. ~
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-21
TWO r 1 REPORTED.
one Boy and One Girl Are Born Dur.
Ina Last Few Days.

From Saturdays Daily.
A certificate was fled yesterday
with City Clerk Matheson denoting
the birth Of a daughter to the wife
Of Frank Milton, a teamster, residing
at 2O3 South Thirty-second street, on
April IA. DR.. J. H. Rinehart was the
physician in attendance.
IA second certificate fled yesterday
showed that a boy had been born al
the home Of William 7. Wilson, 9
rancher, living about eight miles west
of the city, April II. The birth was
reported by DR.. C. +. Watkins.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-21
viii CONSIDER
1 ei5 : DISTANCE RATES
STATE RAILROAD COMMISSION
WILL MEET AGAIN MAY 5.

The secretary Of the Billings Cham
Der of Commerce is in receipt Of . let.
ter from the state railroad commits.
sion, stating that the continued hear
ing on distance rates would be held in
the state capitol building at Helena
May S.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-21
LOWERING TwENTY-sgvENTH.

From Saturdays Daily.
Under the direction e Street Cola.
missioner Warner the c,tv prisoners
are employed in lowering Twenty
seventh s.,eet down to grade. TINS
high places l.. the street are being
cut down mo the dirt distributed So
that the street will be#'evel.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-21
HousEHoLDERs AND SUBURB.
Antics ARE THE VICTIMS.
SEEK GARDEN TOOLS
Victims Of Popular MaIady May Be
Seen Frequenting Hardware Stores
in Search 81 Light Farming lmple-
ments-Many Afflicted.

With the arrival OF spring and the
approach Of Arbor day Billings house
holders and suburbanites are becom-
ing AFFLICTED with the planting fever.
Victims Of this malady are seized
with an overwhelming desire to plant
something-howers. vegetables, trees
or anything that will grow.
The symptoms are u~nmistakable.
When you see a man searching
through his coal house or shed for a
hoe, spade or rake, which he thought
he had purchased the previous spring,
the germ has done Its deadly work,
and it's q safe bet that he will have
a garden Of some kind or some shrubs
and trees in his yard before many
days have passed.
Victims Of the disease, who never
had garden tools or who have had
them stolen may be een frequenting
hardware stores after a certain stage
OF the malady. Here they are asking
prices on all kinds Of garden tools and
IL they are far enough gone are pur'
chasing them.
How to Get Relief.
The most essential tools required
by the victims OF planting fever to
Insure relief : a spade, hoe and
rake. Garden spades cost from 81 to
So, hoes are IS and 75 cents and gar
den rakes Is cents and 81 each. Fol
those who desire light tools to work
with there are combination sets offer
ed for $1.5O consisting OF spade, hoe
and rake.
Wedding hooks are very handy ii
digging weeds. They cost Is cents
Garden trowels at Is cents are very
convenient in planting and wedding
being easily worth their cost to thu
gardener. S%prinkling q of 2 to II
quarts capacity retailing at IS cent?
to $3.50 are also found very useful
Al good wheelbarrow Is an i%ndispensa
BILE article in gardening and for othe'
| work about the house. They cost al
the way from $3.50 to IS.
Lawns Cost More.
For the seeding and proper mainte
nance Of lawn more expensive tool
\ are needed. Garden hose varies yer,
much in cost, according to the guam
tity and quality desired. Cotton hos
is 10 and 70 cents asfoot, rubber hos
S16 cents a foot and the genuine lndi'
rubber articles 20 cents. Lawn NOV
\ ers also vary widely, owing to tn
size and patent devices used in TIL
different makes. Good ones sell a
$4.75 to SIG. s8
Regular double toothed wire law
rakes are 76 ceuts to 81. Grass shear
to use the lawn are necessary to max
It look even after being cut and cos
from 81 to $3.50. In buying law
sprinklers It is safer to get the hes
as they do not get out Of order 9
easily as the cheaper ones. There ar
several kinds shown, the stationar
fountain sprays at 75 cents and tn
automatic revolving sprinklers at 5:
OF dandelion extricators there are tw
or three entirely different varieties
boosting so and Is cents and 81.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-21
WEATHER CHANGES
, IN NORTH DAKOTA
II. p. vERMlLYE DESCRIBES VA.
RiArloNs in THAT STATE.

For cnangeable weather North Da-
kota leads, according to Hobart P.
vermilye, who returned Friday from
a business trip to st. Paul and other
eastern points.
In passing through North Dakota
about a week ago on an eastbound
train he noticed the pleasant weather.
the beautiful sunshine and a thousand
other beauties OF nature. SO happy
was everything and everybody that he
could not help but think that North
Dakota was almost as pleasant q place
to live in as Montana. In describing
the scenery. Nj. vermilye said that
"the frogs were croaking. the bees
were buzzinb. the birds were singing
their sweetest songs, and the fish hap.
PLY playing in the water. It seemed
as II summer had arrived and every
creature was rejoicing"
On the way back he expected to
again set his eyes upon the enchanted
scene, but on %re-entering Dakota q
great change had taken place in the
people and in the country. Instead Of
a shirtwaist a heavy cloak was
worn, heavy rubber shoes. caps and
ear NUTS were In use, and the ground
was clothed in a beautiful mantle Of
snow. The robins had ~retreated to
their nests in the woods, the bees
were soundly sleeping in their hives
the frogs we're quietly resting under
rocks and the fish were dreaming be
meath the frozen surface Of the ponds
Such a transformation was almost I'M
believable. and Mr.. vermilye is won
dering how It all happened 50 sud
denly.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-21

II your own yard is clean, look at
the vacant lots adjoining OF at the al
legs. There may be work needed
there.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-21

the city will participate. The concert
is given for the purpose Of raising
funds to be applied to the work Of the
local Young Women's Christian asso-
citation. The program has not been
completed as vet, but will be an
nounced later.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-21

Now that the baseball season has
begun congress probably does not
fear the big stick, believing It is in
use. ~
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-21
Y. W. c. a. TO GIVE CONCERT.

win Be Presented Tuesday Evening
at Y. n. 6. 4. Building.
From Saturdays Daily.
The Young Women's Christian asso-
citation are preparing to give q musical
program Tuesday evening. April q.
at the Y. m. c. A. auditorium. in
which some Of the best. local talent in
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-21
CRY OFFICERS TAKE OATH.
Aldermen From First and second
n Wards Qualify.

From Saturdays Daily.
Henry A. Firth and Frank Woods.
newly elected aldermen from the
First and Second wards OF Billings,
took the oath of office yesterday be
fore City Clerk Matheson. Dr. g. =.
Watkins also took the oath Of office
as city physician. DR.. Watkins was
appointed to the office to succeed DR..
Armstrong, who recently left billings
for a trip to Europe.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-21

latest styles in job printing at The
Gazette ONCE.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-21

From Saturdays Daily.
6. Irwin was in the city yesterday
from Lavina. Il
Charles NJ. Bair' left yesterday morn.
ing for Forsyth.
". Lee Mains came down from Co.
lmbus yesterday.
DR.. and Mrs. R. Broughton Of Laurel
are visitors In the city.
c. F. DeGroat was in Billings yes
terday from Livingston.
w. J. Sullivan Of Laurel. arrived IN
the city yesterday morning.
B. Blum, an engineer OF Laurel. wa
q business visitor yesterday.
II. II. Hunter. q stockman Of Milei
City, visited Billings yesterday.
Blue-grass blade., 1908-08-02
Passing Of A Kentucky Preacher

action who took the literal Bible at what
IL says without conference. commentary
creed or opinion of men; and this man
looked at the Bible just as the Disciples or
Chrlst looked at it when they made the
world fear and tremble Ii. e. their circum.
scribed world of Virginia, Kentucky ana
some outlying provinces), and instead of
sppropriating their conclusions he threw
upon the Word the glorious Light of
Common Sense: of Reason. He anneared
and entered on Some Mistakes of Moses.
taxing the Pentateuch literally, and made
lhe whole secular world roar to think thar
they mad believed such things as Gin
spired, and as being record of facts i'm
sacred history
or course, the church survives because
thousands OF priests and preachers and
churchmen believed as he did that this
sacred" book was the splendid invention
and creation of Jewish literateurs and sa.
cred orators; stories, fables parallels;
best history of the Jews throughout. He
llfted the book from the ban" of being
by God Almighty to be just what it is-a
book of morals and laws, the product of
men from Genesis to Revelation, and as an
requirement OF men of unreasonable
value to the progress of civilization.
But Bob Ingersoll, tickling the fancy of
the world, knocked hell out of the universe,
heaven out of it's axis; overthrow the He.
brew conception of Deity; the God idea, the
soul idea just as easy.
He took fear of God and hell, priest and
preacher out of the human heart and mind.
never more to find lodgment-and all the
rehned and hunianized and civilized relig-
ious We're glad of it, for the Word remains
classic for all time, like Josephus, Tacitus,
Homer. Shakespeare. What a wonderful
book if it is studied in the light of reason!
what cruel book as believed in and con.
trolled by superstition! AS 1t is now. a
book OF liberty, justice mercy; as it was,
1t caused wars, slavery. cruelty fear and
ignorance, the plague spot on the human
mind, according to Buckle the historian.
During the forty years, the same time the
children OF Israel travelled in the wilder
ness, McGarvey never grew an inch. Here
he stands like stone WALL" fixture; i'm.
movable! No evolution (ntellectuaD, no
growth no progress-hence he has retro
graded. For there is no intellectual Joshua
TO command the sun of the mind to stand
stili. That sun do move"
Farewell, dear, patient, good old McGar-
vey The world will never more witness the
likes of thee and thine again. because it is
no longer taken seriously; has descended
into a jest. Its history, like that of other
Blue-grass blade., 1908-08-02
Reflections upon Recent Farewell Ser
mon from J. w. McGarvey, by one :
who heard 1t and knew
(By Louis Pifcher.l

l recently heard Prof3J. W. McGarvey,
professional theologian of the Bible Col
lege of Lexington, preach the first of a SER
les of Farewell" sermons at Providence
church in Jessamine county,-a church
that goes it alone; monopoly of spiritual
phenomena; no other church of the Prot
estant sectarian persuasion; no Romish
church; no Jewish synagogue: no pagoda,
no nothing; never was, despite the noble
six hundred brands of !. religion Perhaps
it is well that none of the other 500 false
faiths have ever set up shop there to dis
turb their serenity and repose.
AS | heard McGarvey forty years ago for
the first time, so I heard him again Sun
day. May 10th, after over a third of CEN
fury, for the second time. and presume. for
the last time, unless perchance should
butt-n to him delivering; one of his series
of farewells elsewhere.
AS I united with ''the" church of the
Word forty years ago at the mature age OF
12-mark my precocty--and as | "gradua-
ted" at IS years from the church first call
ed Disciples at Antioch by Separating"
myself, the photography being that of a
high church digntary, who notified me by
letter that If I didn't come back Mavour-
neen my immortal name would be expunged
from the church register and likewise GU,
of the Lambs Book Of Life.-and as
didn't return to the fold ] feel that I can
take few privileges with these big ones
like McGarvey who didn't evolute and give
up fat salary 20 expound the word and
letter literally. I have, however, high re-
gard for that dissolving Praetorian Guard
who held out faithful; who fought the good
fight. who kept the strange, cramped,
sQualid faith, for they are all gone but Nc
Garvey. They commenced with Barton w.
Stone, Walter Scott mot Bart ,. John
Smith ("Raccoon'), and A. Campbell and
were succeeded by. Moses F.. Lard Benz.
Franklin mot the philosopher), Prof. Mil
ligan, Robt. Graham. Prof Bowman, Prof.
VIM. Piper Greek" spouter, Jno. W. Nc
Garvey. and of later date. Elder ]. b.
Grubbs,-all gone, save the two latter, and
the likes o. them never to- return.
The modern school of Opportunists hold
what the warriors bequeathe them.-but
they take the talent and wrap it in
napkin.
There has been a wide departure.
And the cause of 1t is not hard to find.
man appeared on the scene of religious
Blue-grass blade., 1908-08-02

stars until it floats in Triumph from i'm
pregnabe heights
Harriet M. Closz las, honored Iowa much
more, than Iowa has honored her, for she
is still silenced by orthodoxy, and made
a political outcast because she is woman.
But the old regime is passing. Before
freethought the columns of conservatism
are retreating in disorder The light OF
the world" is not Jesus but reason, and
when women awaken TO this fact the vic
tory over ignorance and superstition will
be won. They. will be relegated
"To the darkness of dreamland both Satan
and hell.