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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-11
BROTHERS MEET
AFTER MANY YEARS
REUNION or BURGESS BOYS
TAKES PLACE HERE.
From Sundays Daily.

From Sundays Daily.
i. E. Burgess, a commercial traveller
OF st. Paul, yesterday met in Billings
for the first time in Is years his
brother, w. H. Burgess, who has re-
sided in this city for some time. The
meeting of the two brothers was I'M
expected, as neither knew Of the
whereabouts Of the other until they
met at the Northern hotel.
The brothers were born in Rosen'
dale, Fon Du Lac county, Wis, and
drifted apart more than 25 years ago.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-11
"HleH PRIEST" JAILED.
Negro Exhorter In Prison for Shady
Methods.

Newark, N. j., Aug. s.-John A.
Heckerson, q negro who calls him.
self the high priest of a band Of his
in this vicinity, each Of whom.
men and women, claim to be "the
new Jesus" was arrested here today
with William Hughes. q white man.
who is a follower Of the sect. Both
are held pending investigation.
Heckerson was arrested on informa.
ton furnished by the 14-year-old
daughter of Hughes, who said she,
with her six-year.old sister, were TAX.
en- to the headquarters of the sect by
her father, detained two days and that
Heckerson kissed her Sin the name OF
the Lord"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-11
JUST LISTEN TO THIS MAN.
He Would Tattoo All Married Women
on the Chin.

Warsaw, Ind, Aug. 8. ny There
would be fewer aflnities and divorces
If all married women in the United
States we're tatooed on the chin said
Rev. Arthur Rawti, native Of MAORI
land, N. q, in addressing an audience
OF 5000 at Winona lake assembly. He
added:
Nov that I am headed for Wash
ington l think / shall ask the presi-
dent to use his influence to have such
q bill put through congress-"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-11

ing q. s. Pillsbury. The Indebtedness.
OF the defendant company - set at
more than s5.000.00O The book WI
ne OF the company's property exceeds
$15,O0O,0 900. The total secured indebt-
Iedness cover by debenture bonds ts
81. 100000. or a total indebtedness or
IS. 100000. Liquid assets are estimat.
ed at $6,50o.o0o to pay $%5.ooo,oo0 unse-
cured debts.
Elmer q. Dover, Of Ohio, has re-
signed his position as secretary Of the
Republican national committee and
will become secretary Of an advisory
committee. which is to work with
George r. sheldon, treasurer Of the
national committee. William Hay.
ward OF Nebraska City, Neb., has been
appointed secretary Of the national
committee and will be In charge 81
the western headquarters at Chicago
in the absence Of Mr.. Hitchcock
A number Of Japs have refused To
take the places Of men out on strike
on the Canadian Pacific railroad.
MI. Taft attended the horse show
at White Sulphur Springs, Va, yes
terday. where he was received with
enthusiasm. If
Barney Oldfield. almost had his CO
reer terminated at Lexington. Ky;
While making q fast mile q tire ex
ploded and hurled him through I
fence. Oldfield went q half mile In a.
seconds.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-11
TRIED TO LYNCH MAN.
James Greene Attacked Child and.
Aroused Foreigners.

Aroused Foreigners.
Philadelphia. Aug. 8.-A frenzied!
mob of foreigners fought a detail Of
late last night in an effort to
lynch James Greene, alias Joseph
Finsley, for an attack on Nellie Wien
er, a three year old girl. Mrs. Wiener,
the mother Of the child, melted the
mob and led them to a barber shop.
where Greene had taken refuge. The
police were Obliged to force the door
of the shop. Greene held an open
razor and refused to submit. Then
one Of the policemen felled him with
a club and he was dragged to q pa
troll box, where the crowd fought hard
est to get hold of him, but the pris-
oner was finally landed in q police
patrol.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-11
MILES CITY DEFEATED in GAME
FILLED WITH HITS.
VETERANS PLAY
skeel Strikes Out IS Men But Mccoy
Is Not SO Fortunate-commerciaIs
Will Line UP Against the Visitors
Today.

From Sundays Daily.
Billings Sugar 1ramps and Miles
City Cowboys demonstrated to the
satisfaction Of the FANS yesterday that
they are stick artists OF + ability,
when in a game at Country Club park
in which the Tramps were the victors,
a total Of 26 hits yer mace. The
score was 13 to 10.
"A feature Of the game was that al
though Wilson played errorless ball
at first for the Tramps. he scored but
foul putouts. Skeel pitched for the
Tramps, struck out 70 men. gave
three passes to first, hit two batters
and allowed IS hits. Mccoy did the
tossing for the Cowboys and tied
Skeel in the number Of hits. His
curves fooled but three Tramps and
he walked but two men.
Frank Freeman, at n time 9
member Of the Billings semi.profes-
sional team, played in the right gar
den for Miles and among the other
eastern Montana veterans Of the ma
:ional sport, who were seen In yester-
days game were Horace Butler, Per
ham end Davidson. Butler has play.
ed ball with Miles City as far back
as the oldest inhabitant can remem'
Der and Perham played with Red
Lodge in days Of yore.
The Commercials will line up
against the Cowboys today and a good
game is anticipated since the Com
mercials have won and lost n game
to the Cowboys by the narrow margin
Of n score. The lineup OF the Com
mercials will be as given in yester
days Gazette and the Cowboys will
play the same men that took part II
yesterdays contest.
The tabulated score of yesterdays
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-11
WIRING RECORD BROKEN.

Tacoma, Aug. 8.-F1rst Lieutenant
Paul w. Beck. Of the signal corps at
the camp Stanley army maneuvers.
has broken the worlds record in
:stringing wires and keeping various
divisions In touch. In 40 minutes. a.
sisted by Il men, he strung 10 miles
OF wire and put eight instruments in
working order. The former record
was 60 minutes.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-11
R. P. DECKER STRUCK
BY A STRANGE MAN
ASSAULTED AT DEPOT JOLIET
WHEN TRAIN STOPPED.
Especial to The Gazette.)

SVeC1a 20 u GaZette.1
Joliet, Mont, Aug. 8.-When the
Rocky Fork flyer stopped at the sta
ton here Friday evening, an unknown
man stepped OF and death X. +.
Decker a Dusman who was standing
on the platform q blow in the face,
and boarded the train again just as it
was pulling out.
a description Of the man was tele.
graphed ahead in the hope OF appre.
bending him at Laurel or Billings, al
though he vas not caught, his name
was learned.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-11
EM1EzzLEMENT ALLEGED.
Especial to The Gazette

Especial to The Gazette.)
Anaconda, Aug. 8.-Deputy Treasur.
er George NJ. johnson was today for
mally charged with the em~bezzlement
and grand larceny Of county funds
in four informal charges fled by Coun-
~ Attorney Bates. johnson is in jail,
unable to raise $4,000 bonds. His to-
tai p%eculations are said to exceed 312;-
900, extending over q period Of four
years.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-11

The Turkish method Of handling a
CRATER is to throw him in jail, contis-
cate his fortune and then reduce his
height by slicing on his head. While
different from ours. It at least posses
SEES the merit OF being effective.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-11

Now, II Bryan should decline the
nomination on the ground that having
been twice defeated was equivalent to
public notice that he lie not wanted
quit that noise-you disturb ones
dreams.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-11
III. 8. cRAMER TELLS OF PLAN
FoR REORGANIZATION.
10 Be SIX DISTRICTS
Fiscal Agent Of Service stops over to
Visit Friends Enroute to Washing
ton--Missoula 70 Pc Headquarters
For Montana.
From Sundays Daily.

From Sundays Daily.
Harry B. Cramer, fiscal agent Of the
United States forest service, b was
stationed IN this city last year as dis
bursting OFFICER for the geological SUIT
vey, was in Billings yesterday calling
on his many friends mere. Mr.. Crar
mer has just completed a tour OF the
west on which o. H. TibDits, an ac-
countant Of the forestry service and
S. r. Jacobs Of the AUDITORS Office OF
the treasury department, accompa-
MED him.
MI. Cramer's visit to Billings has
no official significance, but he simply
stopped e for q couple of days to
renew old acquaintances and get an.
other look at the town, which he has
almost come to look upon as his
home, SO impressed is he with this
section Of the state.
He stated however, that he and the
other officials Of the government have
been travelling through the west get
ting in touch with conditions with
which they have to 90. They came
to Billings from Helena and will con
tinue lLeir trip east to Washington.
Among the other things the forest
ny officials are looking after in a gen.
eral way, is the proposed plan OF re.
organization Of the forestry service.
This plan. which is to become effect
i've January 1, contemplates the es-
tablishing of six forestry districts,
with headquarters at convenient
points which will resemble the head
bureau at Washington in every way
excepting that the executive head OF
the service will continue to make his
headquarters at the national capital.
Full Corps IN Each City.
Each Of the six cities will have its
assistant forester and its fiscal agent
and these officials will have a full
corps Of assistants the same as at
Washington. The six cities with head.
quarters are to be- Missoula, Mont,
Salt Lake City, Utah, Albuquerque,
N. Mex; Denver, San Francisco and
Portland. The reserves in Montana
will of course be under the supervis'
jon OF the forestry service headquar.
ters at Missoula.
Mr.. Cramer stated yesseruy that the
principal idea of the new plan was to
give more Of local control Of the ma.
tional forests. 1t wal thought he said
that this would give much better sat
~isfaction all around and eliminate
much fri tion and so called red tape,
Among the other changes contem.
plated by the proposed reorganization
of the forestry service is the deposit
ing Of money held by local disbursine
agents IL local United States deposi
tories. Under the system now II
vogue, the funds OF the local disburs
ing oaice,s Of the various nationa
forests III the west are held by then
IN the s%nbsreasury at San Francisco.
Mr.. Cramer stated that the forestr,
service contemplated establishing al
experimental station south Of Helena
near Boulder, to be known as the Elk
horn station. It will be one OF. til,
largest stations established in thu
United States.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-11

In view Of the fact that Harry
Is taking advantage Of the bankrupt
cy act, to get out Of paying his bills
to the man who proved his sanity, it
is probable that those individuals now
imagine that they were mistaken az
far ali.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-11
MANY New BOOKS
AT CITY LIBRARY
AND JUVENILE LITERA.
TURE NOW ON SHELVES.

From Sundays Daily.
Patrons Of the Parmly Billings Ne.
mortal library will be interested in
the following books which have Just
been put on the shelves. The list
consists Of fiction and juvenile
literature as follows:
Fction-"For Jacinta." Bindloss;
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-11
EAGLES in \ CITY.
to National Convention En-.
route West.

From Sundays Daily.
Delegates to the narlonal Eagles
convention from Kansas City and 9TH
er Kansas and Missouri cities, pass
ed through Billings yesterday on 9
special train Of eight cars enroute to
Seattle. The sides OF the cars were
decorated with banners announcing
the fact that the occupants were
members Of the feathered tribe.
Two baggage and a like number OF
dining ears were a part Of the train
and in one OF the baggage cars a bar
was fitted up and furnished liquid re-
freshments for the delegates.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-11
KEELING in TOLLS AGAIN.

Bogus Check Man Gets Sentence For
vagraney.
From Sundays Daily.
w. f. Keeling, who was recently re-
leased from the county Jail where he
served go days for issuing bogus
checks, is again in trouble. Friday
night he was arrested by OFFICER La
velle for attempting to entice a stock
man, aboard a stock train which laid
over here. away rom his train for
the supposed pulpes. af robbery. Yes
terday morning in police court he was
given 10 days in the Cit Jail for vag-
rancy.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-11
RATTLEsHlPs ARRIVED I'M NEW
ZEALAND THIS MORNING.
ENTHUSIASM IS GREAT
Inhabitants Of the City Have Conc
Wild Over the Visit Of the Sixteen
White Dreadnaughts and viii En-
terrain Officers and Men.

Auckland Aug. 3. (Sunday)-Six-
teen white ships comprising the bat
tleship division OF the United States
Atlantic feet unaer command OF Rear
Admiral Charles s. sperry arrived at
$40 o'clock this morning and anchor
ed in two columns in the roadstead
abreast the city after a voyage OF 81
days from San Francisco, including 9
stopoyer Of six days at Honolulu.
They will remain here until next sat
urday.
When the warships entered the
harbor, the usual were exchanged be
tween them and the shore batteries
and the Australian flagship Powerful
and the cruisers Encounter and Plo-
neer.
Shortly after anchoring, Admiral
Sperry, accompanied by his staff, went
ashore and paid his respects to Lord
Plunkitt, the governor Of New Zeal
and, and afterwards visited William.
A. Prickitt, the American consul gen
eral. The governor and Mr.. Prickitt
later returned the admirals visit
aboard the flagship Connecticut.
These exchanges of courtesles end
ed the program Of the first days stay
Of the American feet in New Zealand
waters. but tomorrow will begin 9
week of ceremonies and entertain
ments for which the most elaborate
preparations have been made, includ-
ing the reception of the aeet on be-
half Of the government by the prime
minister, the Right Hon. Sir Joseph
George Ward, the presentation Of va
rious addresses, parades. military re-
views. banquets, excursions to nearby
points Of interest and horse racing and
various other sports.
In the arrangements for the enter
tainment Of the personnel Of the fleet
the various committees have paid
great attention to plans for making
most enjoyable the stay here OF the
enlisted men. The city is deliberately
decorated in honor Of the Americans.
and thousands Of persons have al
ready come into the city in order to
assist in paying homage to the OIL
GERS and men.
Queen street. tho leading thorough
fare OF the city is profusely decorat-
ed with flags and bunting. the stars
and stripes and the Union Jack Of
Great Britain being seen at every
hand.
The townspeople : enthusiastic
over the visit Of their American cous'
ms. and throughout the day thronged
the water front OF the city to view
the stately ships. - : special honor,
the board OF education has changed
the date of the Michalmas holiday
and will give the school children their
weeks vacation beginning tomorrow,
in order that they may Join with their
elders in making the stay Of the
American fleet a notable one.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-11
Totals ...39 10 - q 10
.DeFrietes out for interference.
Score by Innings.

.l-7-L ~ AAAAA0Se
Miles City . 80 10 2 o 90 30
Sugar Co ~ 40 90 9 Q x--ls
Summary: Earned runs-Miles City
4: Sugar Co, 8. Sacrifice hits--Dav.
idson, Logan, Little. Two-base hit
Freeman. Three-base hits-Perham,
Stroup. Stolen bases-Bigelow. Dav-
idson, Perham, Butler 2, Meckner 2,
DeFreites, Logan 2, Wilson, skeel 2.
Double play-Davidson to Perham.
Bases on balls-By Mccoy 2, by skeel
8. Hit by pitched ball-By Skeel ?.
Struck out-By Mccoy 8. by skeel u.
Wild pitch-McCoy. Left on bases
Miles City g., Sugar CO., 6. Time Of
game-1:40. Umpire-Quigley.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-11

A New York Judge has decided that
some bets + not bets. Probably
because better than others.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-11

Calling Cards at The Gazette once
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-03-14
PROGRESS in China

No feature of modern China is more
remarkable than the growth of the ma.
tive press. DIR. Morrison, who is per.
haps the best authority on this sub.
ject, says that every city now of anv
Importance has its newspaper. there
being about 200 journals boldly con.
Quoted and publishing Reuter- tele-
grams and other messages from Euro.
pean agencies, so that tens of thou.
sands of Chinese could now read
every day of the progress and reforms
of Europe. and of all the most stirring
events in distant parts of the world.
They even have their political car.
toons, showing considerable ingenuity
and invention.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-03-14
Dartmouth Tale Revived.

Awhile ago an item started the
rounds of the college papers. begin
ming, it appeared, with the Daily Illini.
at the University of Illinois, and
working like softnosed bullet both
ways through the college publications.
The story was about what was called
a recent happening at Dartmouth. 1t
detailed how the tax assessor of the
district of Hanover, n. H, decided re-
Gently that the students of Dartmouth
college ought to pay taxes. There
upon the students decided that If they
could be taxed they also could vote.
So at town meeting the students.
who far outnumbered the other resi-
dents, united in support of two prof.
ects. One was to have erected a
schoolhouse 500 feet long and one
foot wide, and the other to have laid
a boardwalk from Hanover to Leb-
anon about five miles away. Immedi-
ately thereafter the tax assessor made
up his mind that the students need not
be taxed.
Well, said a Dartmouth '95 man
when he was told about the anecdote.
that used to be favorite story when
was in college l wonder who started
that UP again
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-03-14
THREE CURES OF ECZEMA.
Susferin9-Two Babies Also Cured
-Cuticura Invaluable.

MY brother had eczema three dif
ferent summers. Each summer it came
out between his shoulders and down
his back. and he said his suffering
was terrible. When il came on the
third summer, he bought box OF
Cuticura Ointment and gave it a faith
full trial. Soon he began to feel better
and he cured himself entirely OF &c
zema with Cuticura lady in In
diana heard OF how my daughter.
Mrs. Miller. had cured her little son
Of terrible eczema by the Cuticura
Remedies. This lady's little one had
the eczema SO badly that they thought
they would lose it She used Cuti-
Cura Remedies and they cured her
child entirely, and the disease never
came back Mrs Sarah f. Lusk, Cold
water. Mich, Aug. IL and Sept. 2, 1907"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-03-14
A Little Too Soon.

Sam Jackson wife was 10 be buried
this afternoon and the bereaved col
ored man was shaking with grief over
the coffin. when a comely young
darkey maiden stepped over to his
side and said, tenderly.
Don't. Mistah Jackson; yo' mus
try an bear up. Let me help yo' to
foget,"
oh, Miss Johnson uttered the
weeping man. between sobs. lit am
berry kind in yo' L oTah such consola-
tion, but ah mus wait till aftah de
fun'ral befo' ah engages in marriage
talk illustrated Sunday Magazine.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-03-14
Already Decided.

A leading physician OF Boston tells
this story at his own expense. To
emphasize the point. II may be re.
marked in passing that this physicians
fee for a single visit is about what
country practitioner would expect after
having successfully treated i typhoid
case
He had been TO see a patient some
eight or ten times. and decided he no
longer needed his attention, and sent
him bill As he happened to be
passing the mans house one day. how
ever. he thought he would drop In and
see how he was getting along This
he did, and found his condition salts
factory. As he rose to so. the doctor
said
NOW. sir YOU are in good shape. and
require no more medicine You will
merely have to eat plain food, and not
stay out late al night"
The patient sighed That was what
! decided, doctor. upon getting your
bill" he replied,
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-03-14
Not Born There.

A Washin gton man, whose business
mad brought him to New York, took a
run not long ago into Connecticut.
whore he had lived in his childhood.
In the place where he was born he
accosted venerable old chap. of
some so years, who proved to be the
very person the Washingtonian sought
to answer certain inquiries concern
ing the place. AS the conversation
proceeded the Washington man said:
Il suppose you have always lived
around here?"
"Oh, no." said the native II was
born two good miles from here"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-03-14
THE DOCTORS GIFT,
Food Worth Its Weight In Gold.

We usually expect the doctor to put
US on some kind OF penance and give
US bitter medicines
a Penn. doctor brought a patient
something entirely different and the
results are truly interesting.
Two years ago." writes this pa
tient. Il was a frequent victim Of
acute indigestion and biliousness, be-
Ing allowed to eat very few things.
One day our family doctor brought me
a small package. saying he had found
something for me to eat, at last
He said it was a food called Grape
Nuts, and even as its golden color
might. suggest. it was worth its weight
in gold. | was sick and tired, trying
one thing after another to no avail,
but at last consented to try this new
food
We'll! It surpassed my doctors
fondest anticipation and every day
since then | have blessed the good
doctor and the inventor OF Grape
Nuts.
Il noticed Improvement at once and
In months time my former spells Of
indigestion had disappeared. In two
months | felt like new man. My
brain was much clearer and keener,
my body took on the vitality of youth,
and this condition has continued"
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