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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-22
CoDDLING UP CASTRO
Germans Want Trade and Friendship
Of Venezuela and are Warned Not
to Speak sIishtinely of the South
American Dictator.

BERLIN, Dec. 19.-The Berlin
Nelste Narchichten today prints an
article from a well informed source
warning the German press against
adopting an "unfriendly attitude to
wards Castro.'' The writer says thai
Germany's business interests should
cause the newspaper to refrain from
offensive illusions such as ''ex-cow
boy and president of a robbe1
state"
Castro, the article continues, is Sc
curing the largest addition to the
equipment of both army and navy in
years and is thinking Of placing the
orders in Germany. The Venezuelan
president is also seeking instructors
for his military academy recently es
tablished in Caracas and is likely tc
give preference to officers from the
German army. All this leads the pa
per writer to hope that Germany will
strive to be a permanent influence pc
.~litically and economically in Ven.
eZlela,
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DENNIS CASEY IS
BEATEN TO DEATH
BRUTAL MURDER OF sARsATHA,
KAN, FARMER.

sABBATHA, Kan, Dec. 19.-Muti-
lated almost beyond recognition, the
body of Dennis Casey, aged 65 years,
a well to do farmer who settled in Sab
batha over 80 years ago, was found
today in a haystack at the e a of his
home. Casey had been missing for
over a week and it is supposed that he
was murdered for his money. It was
common gossip about town that Casey
always carried a large sum of money
upon his person. The mureder appar-
entity had used a blunt instrument to
crush Casey's skull and then complet-
ed his work with a pitchfork.
Two weeks ago last Wednesday
night Casey was at the home of a
neighbor and expressed great fear OF
David Woods, a negro when he left for
his home. This was the last seen OF
him alive. His disappearance finally
resulted in a searching party, which
found his body. A c%oroner's jury re
turned a verdict that Casey had met
death by a weapon in the hands OF
Dave Woods. 1t was learned Woods
had traded a mule owned by Casey to
a %neighboring farmer for a pony and
a check for $35 and had cashed the
check in Oneida. Woods has not been
located.
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First Publication Dec. %, 1908.
CONTEST NOTICE.

Department of the Interior, U. s.
Land Office, Billings, Montana, Dec.
18, 1908.-A sufficient contest affidavit
having been filed in this office by Will
liam E. Singleton, contestant, against
homestead entry No. 256, made October
IL, 1907, for NWA; section 10. town
ship 2 S., range % E., by John Lava,
contestee, in which it is alleged that
the said John Lava has not since MAX
ing said entry resided upon and cult
waited said land; and did not within six
months after making his entry of and
for said land establish his actual resi-
dence in a house upon said land as
required by law; and that said entry
man has within six months last past
abandoned the same and failed to COM
|ply with the law relative to acquiring
said land for homestead purposes; and
that the alleged absence of said entry
man from said land is not due to his
employment in the Army, Navy or
Marine Corps of the United States
during time of war; said parties are
hereby notified to appear, respond,
and offer evidence touching SAID allie.
cation at 10 o'clock a. nj. on January
~. 1909, before Register and Receiver
y. s. Land Office at Billings, Montana.
The said contestant having. in i
proper affidavit, filed Aug. 18th, 1908,
set forth facts which show that after
due diligence personal service of this
notice can not be made, it is hereby
ordered and directed that such notice
be given by due and proper publica-
ton. r.. p. JACKSON,
REGISTER.
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OyERCOA1 THEE
GETS NINETY DAY
EARL BARE, ALIAS JOHN BURNS,
CONVICTED.

From Saturdays Daily.
Earl Bare, alias John Burns, the
man who was arrested Thursday even
ing at the depot on a charge of steal.
ing an overooat, by Depot Master Ed.
Ross, was arraigned in the court OF
Justice F. L. Mann yesterday after.
moo on a charge OF petty larceny. He
was found guilty by the court and sen.
fenced to 80 days in the county Jail.
A mittimus was issued and it will be
three months hence before Mr.. Bare
will have the opportunity of taking
another coat, and then the weather
will have moderated to such an ex.
tent that he will probably not find
an overcoat to steal.
In the case of Bare, it was clearly
one Of theft, with no e%Xtenuating cir
cumstances. He had a coat and evi,
IDENTIFY took the other one to pawn OF
sell.
The passenger who lost the over
coat remained over in the city fol
twenty-four hours to see. that convic
ton was obtained. s
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SCRAMBLE FOR
TOGA OF KNOX
;ANDlDATEs FOR HIS SHOES
ARISE ON ALL SIDES.
IN INTERESTING Fight
.e will Not Offer His Resignation
Until After Nomination for Term Of
Senator Now Expiring is Made, SO
i Not to lnJure Penrose.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. 10
Carly indications point to a scra.n-
lie among well known Republicans
0 succeed United STATES Senator
lnox, who has accepted The offer OF
oresident-elect Taft to become sec.
etary Of the state. AT least half a
lozen candidates have been mention
d over night.
It is believed here that Senator
lnox will not resign from the senate
Until some time after January &c, on
which date the legislature will meet
q joint session to select a senator
Or the term beginning March 4.
Senator Boise Penrose is a candi-
late for reelection and as he has op-
;osition it is the desire of PenroSe,s
riends that Knox keep his seal for
ne present, in order not to compli-
ate the political situation with re-
gard to Senator P%enrose's candidacy.
Senator Penrose is opposed by John
\. Sheath, state treasurer, who is
Identified with the reform element of
he Republican party. Senator Pen.
ose's friends expect that the senator
will be reelected.
The Republican aucu will! be held
N January 4. Senator Knox S term
.xpires March 4, 1911, and his sue
essor will be elected to serve out
he unexpired term.
Mr.. Knox was appointed senator in
9O4 by Governor Pennypacker to fill
he unexpired term of Senator Quay
IT. Knox was then attorney general
I the United States. He was elected
or the full term of six years in 1905,
The acceptance by Senator Knox OF
the portofolio Of secretary of state
has precipitated an interesting battle
between ambitious Republicans OF
this vicinity and has stirred up the
Republican party. It is pointed out
that while a majority of the legisla
tors elected last November were ex
pected to support Senator Penrose
for recollection, the probability Of Mr.
Knox leaving the senate was not
dreamed of, and that therefore the
members are free to exercise their
own wills in choosing his successor.
The men already mentioned for the
senatorship are George T. Oliver
owner of the Gazette-Times and
Chronicle-Telegraph, William Flynn
former state senator and politica.
leader of Allegheny county; H. G
Prick, Congressman Burke and Con
gresham Dalzell, George F. Huff, su
preme court justice, P. Elkin anG
Josiah v. Thompson, millionaire
banker of Uniontown.
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GOOD NEWS.
Many Billings Readers Have Heard 1t
and Profited Thereby.

ana SFOTiIcO hereby.
Good news travels fast" and the
thousands of bad back sufferers in
Billings are glad to learn that prompt
relief is within their reach. Many a
lame, weak and aching back is bad no
more, thanks to Doan's Kidney Pills.
Our citizens are telling the good news
of their experience with the Old
Quaker Remedy. Here is an example
worth reading:
Mrs. T. j.. Letcher, living at III So.
.32nd St, Billings, Mont, says: about
three years ago I vas suddenly seized
with severe pains through my hips
and kidneys. These gradually grew
worse until | "a forced to go to bed
and was hardly able to endure the ter
rible suffering. A physician prescribed
Doan's Kidney Pills, and | procured
a box. 1t required but a short time to
effect a complete cure, and I have had
hardly any trouble with my Kidneys
since. / recommend Doan's Kidney
Pills highly to any n suffering from
kidney complaint"
For sale by all dealers. Price, SO
cents. Foster : Milburn Co, Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the neme-Doan's-and
take no other.
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(First Publication Dec. 8. 1sos.l
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

S Ys
Isolated Tract: Public Land Sala
Serial 0799.
Department of the Interior, United
States Land Office, Billings, Montana
December z, 1908-Notice is hereb,
given that, as directed by the Com
missioner Of the General Land Office
under the provisions Of the act q
congress approved June ~, 1906 "a
Stat. SID, we Will offer at public
sale to the highest bidder, at u
O'Clock a. M, on the 18th day %
January next. at this office, the FOL
lowing tract Of land:
Lots "a, q, 8 and A, section 2, tow,
ship 2 south, range % FL. M. r. =
Any persons claiming adversely tn
above-described lands II advised 4
file their claims or objections on ~
before the time designated for sale.
r. r. JACKSON,
Registae
q. G. BEvER.
Receiver.
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POLICE LAND BANDITS
Who Have Created a Reign Of
Terror in Portland are Captured by
the Police OF That Town, Who
Traced Them to Lodging House.

PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. 19.-Within
a few hours after having successfully
held up eight men in A. N. Hyatt's
saloon. 269 Fifth street, including the
proprietor Oscar Johnson, Harry Ben
son and Chris Bones, the bandits who
have created a reign of terror through
the city by a series Of unparalleled
robberies, were captured this morning
by S%ergeants Keller and Koenlin and
Patrolmen Arnold and Potter in a
lodging house at 359k East Water
street. The trio have been positively
identified as the thugs who also in
vaded the saloon of F. w. Lutkemeier,
40 Union avenue, Monday night and
John Carlson's place, 1874 Front street,
Wednesday night.
The three men who + Norwe-
gians, will be taken before the train
men who were running the O.. R. and
N. train which was robbed Thursday
night for possible identification in
connection with that crime.
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TIES BINDING
EAST TO WEST
BARON TAkAHiRA SPEAKS OF
JAPAN's FRIENDSHIP.

NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-Comparing
the recent joint declaration by Japan
and the United States in regard to
their respective policies in the Pacific
"a transaction between trusted
friends" Baron Takahira, Japanese
ambassador to the United States, in
an address tonight at a Lotus club din.
ner given in his honor, expressed in
an unmistakable way his great gratifi-
cation that so strong a band of union
between the two nations had been ce.
mented. a
Baron Takahira said:
when I lived in this city many
years ago, 1 used to go to the Harlem
river to fish and / saw that the boat.
men rowed hard when the tide was
against him; in the same way | now
see that a diplomat speaks much when
his affairs r not in good shape.
"As things are nov between the
United States and Japan, there is
nothing to warrant much speechmak'
ing. l fully believe I am moi mistaken
when l say that our relations are in
the best possible condition. l think
we may say there is now nothing more
to be desired in the relations Of ou1
two countries. But If the past is tc
serve as a lesson for the future, il
would be we'll to consider what we
have had to experience for these
few years we have to admit we had
terrible time in regard to our rela
items, such as we could never antici
pate. No doubt there we're some; un
desirable incidents occurring between
some people Of the two countries, bu1
they we're only local affairs and in NJ
our traditional friendship; too much
Importance was given to them in some
quarters and even aSWar clamor was
allowed to be raised, in spite Of the
sincere good will existing between the
two governments. But, thanks to the
sincerity Of the friendship existing a
the time between the two govern
ments, no serious consequences were
allowed to occur that might otherwise
follow such circumstances. In our in
ternational transactions. I can firml,
say that there is no art in our game
of diplomacy, and I. add that there j:
no such word as diplomacy as popu
larly defined. The declaration of the
two governments recently made by the
United States and Japan in regard tt
their respective policies in China ant
the Pacific is a good example. It il
simply a re-affirmation Of what wa.
understood between them years ago
and there is practically nothing which
was lfot hitherto declared between
them. 1t is like a transaction between
trusted friends. It requires no for
mality to legalize the instrument
Still, when such a declaration wa,
made between governments of grea
moral standing like those of tn,
United States and Japan it will un
d%oubtedly have an important effect
which | think is going to be felt il
many ways, and it is my sincere desir'
that the peoples of each country will
have the same mind as their own gov
eminent in trusting that of the othe
and in, doing so, / am convinced thei
rights will he rully protected and thei
interests largely advanced to the mu
tual benefit of the two countries
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4 SOUTHERN
WILL ENTER BILLINGS
Continued from Page Three.)

stores of the south; the cargoes
from the great lakes, the cor
and manufactured products and the
imports from the Hudson Bay terri
tory, making this n Of the most i'm
portant through traffic and transfer
points in the nation.
Great plans will be contaminated
! with the acquisition of the Colorado
and Southern. In order to secure such
railroad possibilities and to make BIZ.
ings such a center, James j. Hill has
done wonderful feats of railroad engt-
neering-he has purchased the Colo
RADIO and Southern, he has secured con,
troll of the Northern Pacific. he has
bought the Burlington railroad, he has
builded a line from Spokane down the
Columbia river to Portland and con
structed great warehouses there; he
has acquired ana is constructing vast
railroad projects in Canada and to join
them all he has built the Billings and
Northern, with this city as the ter
minus and principal center thereon:
the junction point of all the North:
ern transportation lines, the cross.
roads of the Hill railroad system.
These plans explain the reason fol
enormous improvements between Bill.
ings and Laurel, they show why he
has gone a short distance away from
Billings to build a big roundhouse, the
largest IN the Northern Pacific and tc
construct vast switching yards and
transfer facilities. 1t was to get away
from the main city, to go where land
was cheap, rather than be crowded in
an overgrowing city, unable to secure
sufficient room to transact the trans
%portation business, which he antici
pated would come. He realized thai
with the growth that would follow the
%resources known to exist here and the
construction of his transportation sys
tenn with Billings as the hub, it would
be only a question of a few years unit,
Billings would reach out beyond the
railroad yards which are being laid
Il nNt &3F7g-E ~ Ett.I lEr --.. GlF.NE+l IL IL
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PLACED ON EXHIBITION AT THE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
WEIGHS Is POUNDS
.'Bis stick" Made from Billings Sugar,
by a Billings Firm Is Placed on Elk
hibltion at Chamber Of Commerce
Raw Material and Finished Product.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Yesterday a big stick was placed
on exhibition at the Billings Chamber
of Commerce. The 'big stick in this
case is a monster stick Of candy in the
shape Of a cane, the product of the
Yellowstone valley made from beet SUI
gar, manufactured by the Billings SUI
gar Factory, and made into candy by
a local candy factory.
At the foot Of the board, on which
the stick is mounted, were placed a
couple Of big sugar beets, which were
labeled .'the raAl. material"
The stick weighs In the neighbor-
hood Of 25 pounds and will be an ex
cellent advertisement for Billings
products.
The c%onfection looks particularly
tempting and is the real old-fashioned
candy Of the striped variety.
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DOES NO HARM, BUT MUCH GOOD
Recipe Easily Prepared at Small Cost,

Recipe Easily Prepared at Small Cost,
and Many Swear by 1t.
Mix the following by shaking we'll
in a bottle, and take in ~teaspoonful
after meals and at bedtime:
Fluid extract dandelion, one-half
.ounce;s compound kargon, one ounce;
compound syrup sarsaparilla, three
ounces. "a local druggist is the u
thority that these simple, harmless in
gradients can be obtained at nominal
cost from our home druggist.
The mixture is said to cleanse and
strengthen the clogged and inactive
Kidneys, overcoming backache, Blad-
der weakness and Urinary trouble of
all kinds, If taken before the stage OF
Bright's disease.
Those who have tried this say it
positively overcomes pain in the back,
clears the urine of sediment and reg
ulates urination, especially at night,
curing even the worst forms of fblad-
der weakness.
Every man or woman here who feels
that the kidneys are not strong or act
ing in a healthy manner should mix
this prescription at home and give 1t
a trial, as it is said to do wonders
for many persons.
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MURDER IS REVEALED
Girl Incorporating in Woman Clothes
Tells story That Causes Police Of
Cedar: Rapids, iowa, to start an
investigation.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Dec. 49,
"A young woman, m%asquerading as a
mar and telling a strange story of ad-
ventures, with which a murder com
mitted two years ago in Philadelphia
may be connected, was arrested here
today under the name of Earl Wa
ters. The girl does not know her own
game unless it is Pearl Waters. She
says she was born in Europe and
that her earliest recollections are OF
life in New York. A woman with
whom she lived was abusive and four
years ago, the girl donned aaboy's suit
and left. She became the companion
of a young man, though she did not
reveal her sex. She says she became
involved in a quarrel, after which a
murder was committed. They came
to Cedar Rapids two years ago, since
which time both have been employed
as newsboys on trains. Her compan-
ion probably will be taken into Gus
tody and held pending investigation
Of the. Philadelphia murder story.
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CHRIST Publication Dec. is, 19OS)
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department Of the Interior, u. s.
Land Office at Billings, Montana Dec.
~, 1908.-Notice is hereby given thai
Cora Ensminger. of Waco, Montana
who, on October %, 1907, made home,
stead entry No. 623, Serial No. O750
for lots /, 2, 8, q, section IS, township
4 north, range SO r., M. p. Meridian.
has filed notice of intention to make
final communication proof, to establish
claim to the land above described, be.
fore Register and Receiver U. s. LanG
Office, at Billings, Montana, on the
22nd day of January, 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses.
Eligha Greene, of Custer, Montana:
James 3. Thurnond, Of Waco, Mon.
tana; Edwin H. Winters, of Waco
Montana; Granville S. Collins, OF
Waco, Montana.
R. P. JACKSON,
Register
5Non-Coal Land.
EE AE LNs E-@ EHE ~ -E IG .L
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(First Publication Dec. 15. 190S)
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department OF the Interior, U. s
Land Office at Billings, Montana Dec
~, 1908.-Notice is hereby given that
John McConnachie, of Ballantins
Montana, who or May 9Th, 1907, mads
homestead entry No. 1853, Serial No
06S7, for lots 1, q, 3, 4, section 2. town
ship l south, range 90 e., Mp. Nerd.
ian, has filed notice Of intention Il
make final communication proof, to cd
tablish claim to the land above de.
scribed, before Register and Receive,
u. s. Land Office, at Billings, Mon.
tana, on the Goth day Of January, 1909
Claimant names as witnesses.
Eugene G. Roundtree, Of Huntley,
Montana; Neil Sutherland, Of Ballan-
tine, Montana; Charles Savage. o
Ballantine, Montana; Homer SchoE-
ner, Of Ballantine, Montana.
r. p. JACKSON,
Register
Non-Coal Land.
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'(First Publication Nov. "a, 19OS.)
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior, U. S,
Land Office at Billings, Montana, Nov,
6. 190S.-Notice is hereby given that
Ernest H. Gagnon, of Huntley, Mon
tana, who, on Aug. IA, 1906, made
homestead entry No. 204, Serial No
.o62S, for sh SWA, NEA SWA SEA
NWA, section 5, township 2 north
range IS E., NJ. P. Meridian, has filed
notice of intention to make final com
mutation proof, to establish claim TIC
the land above described, before the
Register and Receiver}U. S. Land Of
flee, at Billings, Montana, on the 30th
day of December, 1908. s
Claimant names as witnesses:
George B. Kinnick, of Huntley, Mon
tana; Edward H. Becker, of Huntley
Montana; Arthur A. Morris, of Hunt
ley, Montana; Francis l.. Cameron, Of
Huntley, Montana.
R. P. JACKSON,
Register
Non-Coal Land.
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CURIOUS COMBINATIONS.

The highest suicide rate Of ans
nation is that of Denmark.
Montana during 1907 produces
sapphires worth $229.80
OF the 100000 families in Franco
nearly 100000 are childless.
Louisiana has 100000 acres =
marsh lands which, If properly tres1
ed, would exhibit great fertility.
There will be new fiat houses bum
in New York city during the next yea
to accommodate $4,000 families.
New York city is q liberal paymaa
ter. For each minute Of the day n
pays 1892 to its more than Ss.eee
servants.
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(First Publication November II, 1909
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department Of the Interior, ". s.
Land Office at Billings, Montana, Nov
16, 19OS.-Notice is hereby given thaa
William Fl. Humphreys, Of Billings
Montana, who, On February 8. 1905
made desert land entry No. 1776. Boze
man series, Serial No. O569, for Nh
section s, township 2 north.
range II B., M. p. Meridian, has filed
notice of intention to make final proof,
0 establish claim to the land above do
scribed, before Register and Receiver
U. s. Land Office, at Billings, Montana.
on the Goth day OF December, 1908.
Claimant names as witnesses: Dan
lei F. Lemaster, Of Billings, Montana
Thomson Haskell, of Billings, Mon
tana; Arie Van der Hamsvoort, Of Bill
ings, Montana; Grover G. Shearer, 81
Billings, Montana.
Non-Coal Land.
z. r. JACKSON,
Register
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COURT SESSION CONTINUED.

The clerk Of the district court yes
terday received instructions from
Judge Fox to continue court, which
was to have convened today. until
January 6, when all matters. which
were to have come up today will be
heard. An order was also received
continuing the sale of lots in Custer
townsite to January l6 from Deem
Der 81.
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(First Publication Dec. is. 1909
NOTICE Fob PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at Billings, Montana Dec.
10, 1908.-Notice is hereby given that
Neil Sutherland, of Ballantine, Mon
tana, who, on July 5. 1907, made home
stead entry No. 407, Serial No. 06S6,
for SEA- sWA, sM SEA, section 81,
township 1 north, range 20 g., M. p.
Meridian, has filed notice of intention
to make final commutation proof, to
establish claim TO the land above de-
scribed, before Register and Receiver
". s. Land Office, at Billings, Mon
tana, on the goth day Of January, 1909.
Claimants anne as witnesses:
Eugent G. Roundtree, Of Huntley,
Montana; Homer Schoffner, Of Bal
~lantine, Montana; William G. Gray, Of
Ballantine, Montana; John McConna-
chic, of Ballantine, Montana.
r. r. JACKSON,
Register,
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