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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-05
OPEN THE

T~elegraphic dispatches from Wash
ington indicate that Senator Dixon's
bill providing for the opening Of the
Crow reservation will be passed at
this session of congress. This will be
welcome news to the boosters of east
ern Montana, for it means that nearly
100000 acres more Of land, nearly all
Of which is susceptible Of being
farmed, either by dry land methods or
irrigation, will be thrown open to en-
try. Most OF this land is tributary to
Billings and the benefit to accrue to
this city can not be estimated. The
land will provide homes for thousands
of people, who will have to depend
upon this city as their trading center.
With the government planning to
offer 100000 acres for entry, the
Northern Pacific railroad arranging to
put 10000 acres on the market, and
hundreds Of thousands of acres of
government land still open to entry,
there is plenty of room for immigra.
ton to eastern Montana.
Hundreds Of settlers are. coming
into this section every day, but so
large is the unsettled country that
hundreds more could come and find
homes. The possibilities Of this coun.
try r just beginning to be realized.
The people who are coming here are
but the advertisers Of the community.
They will be successful, because sue.
cess awaits every man willing to work
in eastern Montana. Their success
will insure a far greater influx of set.
tiers than has ever occurred.
Phenomenal as it: has been the
growth Of Billings it will be more
phenomenal when the Grow Indian
reservation is opened and the North,
ern Pacific lands are formally placed
on the market.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-05

story of the pioneers who actually
brought about the settlement OF east.
ern Montana.
The Gazette believes the suggestion
is a most excellent one There are
but few Of those early pioneers now
living, probably not more than 10 or
u, and the plan to bring them to.
gether, probably at some convention
Of the pioneers of the state and secur-
ing from them the story OF the early
development Of Montana, Is entirely
feasible.
!. It is but right that posterity should,
be given a true and accurate history
Of the early pioneers, that proper
credit may be given for the work they
in paving the pathway for later
settlers, The suggestion Of u cor
respondent seems to be the only prac.
tical way to secure a correct history
of this section. As he says, no one
man could correctly write the story,
but If those now living could be
brought together a most valuable work
could be produced. If this Is to be
done it will have to be done soon.
Death Il. fast claiming the early pio-
neers, and in a few years, at the most,
there will be none Of them left. Be.
fore 1t is too late The Gazette would
like to see the early history Of Mon.
tana written correctly, as recounted
by the men who made 1t.
This paper would be glad to receive
the addresses. Of any of the early pio-
neers who might contribute to such a
history by recounting their expert
ence. In conjunction with u cores
pondent and some Of the other early
pioneers, we would be glad to conduct
a Correspondence for the purpose Of
bringing about such a compilation Of
history as is sought.
"A true and accurate history OF Mon.
tana is needed and this seems to be
a suggestion that will lead to its pro-
duction. We need a carefully written
story Of the development Of the
greatest section of the northwest, the
bare facts, with the blood and thunder
eliminated.
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PAYING BY CHECKS.

In the mines near Bluefield, w. Va,
It has been the custom for years to
pay the employees in cash. Several
attempts have been made to hold up
the men who carried the currency to
the mine, but until the past week such
attempts have proved unsuccessful.
Two robbers held up the paymaster
the past week, however, and secured
5000. Now it is announced that
hereafter payment will sbe made by
checks.
To pay ones bills, or ones en-
ployes by check is the only business
like manner to pass out money. In
the first place there is not the danger
of loss that there is in handling cur
rency and in the second place the
person making the payment has in
his cancelled check, positive evidence
that the money was paid. Where a
court will not accept a receipt as pos
tive evidence that money has been
pdlU a Cheek SHOWS Aol AIsolA.
There are hundreds Of men, who
pay their bills with cash, that would
be far better off if they opened a bank
account and paid everything by check.
Money deposited in a bank is a whole
lot safer than money carried in a
pocket, a stocking, or secreted about
ones person or the house.
The checking system can be adopt
ed by any man. There ire banks,
good substantial institutions with re
s%ponsible parties conducting them,
where checking accounts may be
started with small deposits. The wise
man is the one who opens a bank ac-
count and pays his bills by checks.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-05
TO THE wEsTERNER.

The ideas which people in the far
eastern part of the nation and in
many sections Of Europe hold regard
ing the western portion of the United
States r amusing in the extreme to
the native westerner. They seem un
able to realize that the west is no
longer the. home of savage Indian
tribes, stage robbers and highwaymen,
but rather n Of the freest, yet most
civilized sections of the globe.
An illustrated picture which has
been shown in some of the animated
picture houses and vaudeville theaters
of the west, and was shown in Bill.
ings last week, shows how truly ridic-
ulous are the ideas which foreigners
hold of the west. The picture, which
was made in Paris, is entitled "The
Hooligans Of the West"
The first scene on the picture was a
cattle camp, where horses and sup
posed cowboys were moving around
The horses were Of the French coach
variety, with bobbed tails. Then some
Of these French coach horses were
stolen by supposed Indians, wonder
fully painted and dressed in pictur
esque clothing such as Indians are
supposed to wear, but SO clumsy thai
it would have been impossible for the
Indians to have gotten around in it
Then the Indians rode through a mag
%nificently wooded and well kept grove
finally attacking a railroad train, I'm
coupling the engine and taking Il
down the track, one of the Indians act
ing as engineer while many others
rode on it. Some of the tribe followed
on. the French coach horses will
bobbed tails and English riding sad
dles. Finally after. numerous esca
pades the Indians were caught in j;
thicket and oyerpowered by cowboy!
in a hand-to-hand encounter. Imagine
cowsboys and Indians, French coacl
horses and magnificent woods. 1t ii
to angh.
Anne Stuart and the Cherry sisters
are bad enough, but such pictures ar,
the limit. Think Of showing them II
the people of the west as typical o
western life. Ye shades of the cayuse
sagebrush and bare prairie, rise III
and protest.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-05
WANTS STORY OF PIONEERS.
Bridger, Mont, May 1, 1905

Brl0ger, MOnt., May 1, l9U8.
Billings Gazette, Billings, Mont.
Gentlemen: After closing you res
cent contest, I believe your paper is
in the hands of nearly every one in;
your vicinity, and / would like to
make a suggestion.
Last September, while in attendj
ance at the pioneers convention at
Billings, Of which l am a member, I
looked over the vast audience and
could see, but very few heads the color
of a jack rabbit in the winter time
that | recognized as pioneers of east;
ern Montana, and it struck me that it
might prove a feasible thing to try
and get them together and extract
from each ones life history facts on
nected with the history Of this coun-
try, as CLEANED from those best fitted
to give such. evidence forth.
My reason for thinking this was
contained in the following little Incl
dent:
While sitting in the office OF. a hotel
recently, the walls of which were
adorned with a portrait Of General
Miles, n Of two young men who
we're gazing at the portrait remarked
that Miles wa the man who subdued
the Indians and made it possible to
settle eastern Montana and Wyoming.
This remark, while apparently very
natural, shows how little the general
run Of people really know Of the facts
in the case. There is so much exag
geration Of the history and oftentimes
nothing at all known, except by these
few surviving members Of pioneer
days, that the idea Of calling a meet.
ing or in some way getting the facts
from these men. who know what they
are talking about, would be a good
one.
Would it not be advisable, in case
you view this idea with favor, to ask
through The Gazette, of course. every
ma who claims to have been q pioneer
to send his name to The Gazette. SC
we could get an estimate OF them
also their whereabouts, and later cal
a meeting?
To be eligible a man would havetto
have been a resident prior to 1875
yellowstone" Kelly, who is said tc
be in San Carlos, Ariz., could give
some valuable facts regarding the '6Os
and up to the time OF Clusters fight
It is my belief that no one mar
could get up a true history, but tina,
it would take all the facts which
could be learned from each and every
one OF the remaining pioneers to dc
It justice.
A PIONEER.
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reform, but it is to be hoped that
oklahoma's protest will be heard in.
Washington.

We admire Bill Taft for one lining.
He says he was once q newspaper
man (not a iournalist) and he once
made a mistake IN reporting court pro.
ceedings. We sincerely hope that all
shouting politicians who point with
pride to the secretary Of war, vet are
In the habit Of always condemning the
newspaper profession. will bear this in
mind.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-05
SENTIMENT FOR HUGHES.

The republicans Of Dawson county
favor the nomination of Governor
Hughes of New York as the candidate
of the republican party for the presi-
Dental nomination. At a meeting Of
the county central committee, when
delegates to the state convention at
Butte were named, a vote of the COM
mitteemen was taken and a plurality
of those present were for Governor
Hughes, Secretary Tart being second
in the voting.
The action of the republicans OF
Dawson county goes to confirm the
oft repeated contention that the party
at large in the state were not IS en-
thusiastic for the nomination of the
secretary Of war as some OF the poll
tical pie eaters around Helena and
Butte have been trying to make the
people Of this country believe. The
Gazette feels confident that If a vote
of the republicans of this county was
taken a similar sentiment, only even
more decisive, against Mr.. Taft would
be shown.
The n of the vote in Dawson
county is also significant. Before il
was taken several speeches were
made in advocacy of the candidacy OF
Secretary Taft, and several other
prominent republican leadesr, though
no mention was made of the candidacy
Of Governor Hughes. But when the
result of the vote was known it was
found that Governor Hughes was the
favorite. It is an excellent illustra'
ton Of how the Taft men are talk.
ing, while the Hughes supporters are
thinking and preparing to vote when
the time comes.
Dawson county is the first county
in Montana to express itself as to
candidates, and the result is as has
been anticipated by those who have
been studying the situation. 1t has
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-05
SUBJECT FOR DEPORTATION.

While the United States authorities
are pusy deporting undesirable immi-
grants and foreigners, who have failed
to appreciate our freedom, it would
be we'll to call their attention to a
foreigner in Montana, who is deserv-
ing of being deported beyond the con-
fines of the United States. He is a
native of Great Britain, and probably
finding it impossible to secure a live
lihood in his native country, immi-
grated to. the United States, where,
under the protection of the flag, which
Yankee spirit and southern chivalry
wove, and which American patriotism
and love of country have protected,
he has been able to earn a good living
and secure. wages that should have
permitted him to lay by finest egg
for a rainy day. Yet he is wholly I'M
appreciative of our republican insti-
buttons and Jul wonderful opportuni.
ties. The first opportunity he is given
he slurs the people Of this nation,
comparing them with dagoes to the
disadvantage Of the Americans. No
anarchist could be worse than he who
knocks the country that enables him
to live. He should be deported to
some country whose institutions he
can appreciate.
The man of this class in Montana
is a special agent Of the Northern
Pacific railroad. In a recent letter to
special agents of the company he
shows his true caliber. The follow
ing short excerpt is a sample Of its
contents:
"As all Of you perfectly well know
I get more information Of real value
from dagoes and foreigners generally
than from any other breed. Dom
talk to them as if they were pigs;
they are a damn site better, more
honest, more jovial and more to b.
trusted in many ways than a goot
many Yankees. Make friends o,
them. / have thousands Of dagt
friends, and, as you know, have un
earthed swindles on the company o
tens Of thousands of dollars largel,
through the help of these chaps
Never look down on foreigners. TIL,
damn Yankee nation sprang from tn,
European nations they now curse s.
much"
Patriotic, liberty loving Americana
will agree that this man, said to b.
a native of England, should be sen
beyond the bounds Of the country
The attention of the Northern Pacifi'
officials should be called to his expires
sions, and no doubt their patriotism
will assert itself that he may be give1
an opportunity to seek a livelihood il
some more %congenial country. 1t i
certain nobody wants men Of hi
opinions here.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-05

long been apparent to many Of the
republicans Of eastern Montana that
in their efforts to secure an instructed
delegation to the national conven-
ton, favorable to the candidacy Of
Secretary Taft, some of the politicians
OF the state have been m~isrepresent-
ing the sentiment Of the party at
large in Montana. OF course. 1t is
realized that there is a sentiment in
favor Of Secretary Taft, but there is
also a sentiment favorable to Cover.
nor Hughes, and in the only county
where the people have expressed a
sentiment, that sentiment is stronger
than the sentiment for Secretary.
Taft.
There is good cause for belief that
the Taft shouters are not going. to
dictate the policy Of the republican
party in Montana, and that they will
fail in their efforts to send an in
structed delegation to the Chicago
convention. Realizing as we do that
sentiment in many sections OF, the
state is very strong for Governor
Hughes and in others for Secretary
Taft, while here and there are sprink-
lings OF the followers Of Cannon,
Fairbanks or La Toilette, this paper
believes it will be in the interests Of
harmony and the welfare Of the party
in Montana to send an uninstructed
delegation to the Chicago convention.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-05
HISTORY OF EASTERN MONTANA

The Gazette this morning prints a
communication from one OF the very
earliest of Montana pioneers, suggest.
ing that an effort be made to secure
the addresses Of the men now living.
who were in eastern Montana previ-
Gus to the Custer massacre, that a
meeting of them may be held. and.
that they might together furnish data
for a history that would recount the
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-05
okLAHoMA's NEW HOLIDAY.

The new state Of Oklahoma will OBJ,
serve a unique and what is probably
the only holiday of It's kind ever OBJ
served in the union. The day has
been set aside by the governor as q
time for the citizens to express their
desire to have the constitution Of the
United States amended. The funda
mental law Of the union does moi
exactly suit the state, whose own con
stitution has been declared sorely in
need Of changing by the president, and
other great statesmen. She desires
election Of senators in congress by
direct vote of the people, authorize
ton Of graduated income tax and uni
versal employers liability.
l. In order to make clear Its desire fol
all of these reforms, Governor G. N
Haskell has proclaimed May Z a lega
holiday in order that all citizens o,
| Oklahoma may assemble in their lodge
rooms, or wigwams, to discuss thu
| state of the union, smoke the counse
pipe and take such action as to then
seems best calculated to secure thu
desired results. Petitions to congress
are especially suggested, and thu
state, by Its executive oficials, set
the pace with a model memorial.
Election OF senators by direct ivot,
probably would be an improvement
upon the present system, we hope. Tit
other propositions are worthy Of con
sideration and Of submission to tn,
people. We may reserve some doubts
about the efficiency Of q legal holida,
as q means to the end OF constitutions
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-05

If the newspaper men in Pough-
keepsie send out as detailed stories
about the Thaw insanity hearing as
the New Workers. did about the Thay
trial, there will be some one besides
Thaw deserving Of being tried as to
their sanity.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-05

Mr.. vreeland has introduced a new
currency bill. We have read 1t care
fully, but it offers no more chance Of
bringing us relief in u financial
stringency than the other proposed
financial measures. z
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-05

Senator JEFF Davis expressed his
opinion of the newspaper men Of the
country Friday. The newspaper men
expressed theirs Of Senator Davis
some time ago and 1t was not to the
credit, Of the senator.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-05

Judge Gray asserts that he is out Of
politics and don't want the democratic.
presidential nomination. II he got It
there is a certainty that he would soon
be out Of politics.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-05

There are some communities shout
ing for a boosters club that don't
need it half as bad as they need a dis
solution of the knockers club.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-05

A man in France has discovered a
diamond making formula. There are
scores Of women in America who
have found a diamond getting form
ula.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-05

The efforts Of some Of the major
league teams to win the pennant are
what might be termed damp efforts.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-05

With a Gray horse and a dark
horse entered against Bryan in the
race at Denver the event certainly
promises to be interesting.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-05

Even though his boom was squelch-
ed some months ago Secretary Cortel-
you seem to be able to talk almost
as much as. If he were a candidate.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-05

Since the new depot is assured, Bill
ings people look longingly toward.
Washington in hopes of securing
some assurance that a new public
building is to be assured.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-05

If some congressman don't get to
work pretty quick they will have a
pretty uncertain job to work for next
fall.
Rain will be a welcome relief to the
men, who have been busy lodging
the Merry widow" hats.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-05

There is a considerable shortage in
the spruce gum crop in Maine this
year. and first-class gum is now worth
$1.75 a pound.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-05

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Thost anti.Taft newspapers which
quote the Portland Oregonian as a
leading republican newspaper which is
opposed to the nomination Of the sec
rotary of war, apparently have over
looked the fact that the oregonian,
some three months ago, announced
that it had definitely and finally left
the republican party.-Red Lodge Re.
publican Picket.
What's the matter with dear old
Alkali Flat? Just because 1t is go
ing to have a carnival Of its own this
year, the boosters have intimidated
the city council into the adoption OF
a lockout policy as to all carnivals
not made In Billings. Time was when
Billings courted all influxes of such
outside peoples, adding them on ar
rival to the census figures kept in
The Gazette office, but never deduct
ing them when they left, but now 1T
is going to be different. Having
gorged themselves with q dollar feed,
the boosters are now acting a little
chesty. At least that's the way the
closing Of this long open door looks.
Yellowstone Journal.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-17
TAKING NO RISKS ON
THE SHEATH GOWN

NEW YORK. August Evidently
the British business man, as typifed
by the members of the London Lloyd s,
does not believe the "sheath' gown
is destined to become popular in the
United States, At any rate the mem
bers of the famous London insurance
company refused to issue a policy for
$4,000 on a consignment of sheath -
gowns recently imported from Paris by
a local department store.
The uptown merchants, feeling some
what skeptieal as to just how well the
latest Paris custom would take with
New York women, asked an insurance
broker to obtain a policy insuring the
sale of the gowns-in other words. to
insure the popularity Of the 'fsheath' -
gown.
The Britisher knew that the London
Lloyd s was willing to write a policy
on anything. from the presidential
election to the safeguarding of an au-
tomobile race course, or the fluctuations
of the stock market, and promptly APP
Piled for policy on the ''sheath''
gowns. To his surprise. however. he
was, to use his own words, s'turned
down cold. He appealed to several
other companies with the same result.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-17
LOCAL BREVITIES.


Leah Chapter No. 2, o. E. s, will
meet in Masonic Temple this evening
at 7.30.
Harmony Lodge No. 8, /. o. o. F,
will meet in Odd Fellows hall at 7:30
this evening
Hnnolulu Temple No. l, Pythian Sis
tiers, viii meet in K. of P. hall this
evening at 1880.
Capt. Chas. F. Humphreys Jr., 18th
Infantry, has been ordered to report
to the army retiring board at Govern
or S Island for examination.
Nine Chinese gamblers were brought
to the police station at half past two
yesterday morning, each giving bail in
the sum of SO for appearance in po
lice court today.
THE detective force attempted to raid
lot Of crapshooters at Iwilei yester-
day afternoon by using a big automo-
bile with the sides enclosed. No game
was found when the police arrived.
The detective force, aided by mem
bers of the regular police, made two
gambling raids last night and bagged
twenty-five men. One game was caught
in Chinatown, paikau being the charge.
The other was crap game behind
Allen & Robinson s stables on King
street. Several bandboys were caught.
Inspector, Fennell and Officer Medei.
ros last evening successfully raided the
Cincinnati Cafe on Maunakea street,
whiskey being the liquor served to a
patron. The cafe has no license to sell
liquor. There is a similar case pending
in the courts against the same cafe,
the arrest being made last July by In
spector Fennell