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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-28
DEVAUl BOUND OVER
TO DISTRICT COURT
GROCER CHARGED WITH REcElv-
ING STOLEN GOODS.

GM- tfGEEgSL TEW LXEElL MS 44f
From Thursdays Daily.
al Devaul was bound over to await
the action Of the district court in
Justice Mann's court yesterday aft
ernoon, on q charge Of having receiv-
ed stolen goods. He was released on
bonds.
At the preliminary hearing the
state sought to show that Devaul re-
ceived 2.750 pounds of flour, stolen
from w. II. McCormick's warehouse.
The police officers testified to finding
the dour in Devaul's barn and the
state introduced testimony intended
to show that no other dealer but Mr..
Mccormick handled the brand OF -four
which 1t Is claimed was stolen. The
defence did not introduce any evi.
dence.
! DevaaI runs a small: grocery on
south 8 1Wwenty-sixth street and was
recently arrested charged with steal
inalgy q S1Saccsksso VI sugar from w. H. Don.
so,vsaain. Although the case was dtsmis.
sed for lack OF evidence.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-28
WORK ON CHAMBER OF COM
MERGE sulLDiNo STARTS SOON.
BIG PRODUCE EXHIBIT
Structure viii Cost About 1850 and
viii Re Completed BY October -
Building Committee Considering
Bids 81 Contractors.

From Thursdays Daily.
Work on the Billings Chamber OF
Commerce building to be erected on
North Twenty-seyenth street will be
started in q few days according to
members Of the building committee,
to whom bids have been submitted. It
is expected that the building will be
completed BY October i.
The estimated cost Of the building
is $500 and 1t Is said this amount
has been appropriated by the cham
Der Of commerce. It will be So feet
in width and IL feet in length. The
front and part Of the sides OF the the
building will be Of plate glass. The
exterior will be fire PROCEED with iron
thing.
The new building is to be the per-
manent home Of the chamber Of com
merce. G. I. Gardiner will arrangea
produce exhibit as soon as the struct.
ure is complete. It will in all proba-
bility be more elaborate. than any pre-
yious exhibit of produce made in the
country. Already the farmers are
bringing in produce and much more
for a big exhibit has been promised.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-28
Z. M. BECKER E a
one Of the Best Known Construction
Engineers pies Suddenly.

Missoula, Mont. Aug. PC. II.
Becker, one Of the best known civil
and construction engineers in the
United States, dropped dead this aft
ernoon at the West Tunnel camp OF
the st. Paul pass near Taft. His
death, which was entirely unexpected,
was due to cerebral hemorrhage. He
was a member Of the Hrm OF Winston
Brothers company, who are driving
the great tunnel Of the Chicago, MIL
waukee and st. Paul through the
mountain at Taft.
Under the direction Of Mr. Becker
a worlds record in tunnel building
was set last month and he seemed IN
the best Of health and spirits today
up to the time Of his sudden death.
q. H. Becker built the Pacific ex'
tension Of the Great Northern ana
VA chief engineer for the Aontans
Central when that road Was con
structed through the mountains.
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TRAIN nEI:iRAlLEaDE'.
One Man Killed and Several Injured
BY Vvreck. EEK

One Man Killed and Several Injured
BY Wrsck. ss6la
Springfield, Mo-, Aug. 26.-North
bound passenger train No. z06 on the
St. Louis and San Francisco, known
as the Southeastern Limited. running
between Birmingham, Memphis and
Kansas City was partially derailed ct
1915 this morning two miles north OF
Brandsville, Mo. The fireman was kill
ed and the engineer fatally scalded
and q mail clerk probably fatally
wounded and seven passengers were
more or less seriously injured The
engine, mail and baggage cars turned
over and were badly damaged. The
accident resulted from a defective
track. The dead and injured were
transferred to another rain and taken
to Springfield.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-28
AFTER THAT WAGE
SCALE CONFER ENCE
DECKER INVITES MINERS AND
OPERATORS TO MEET HERE.

EtI HN
From Thursdays Daily. =
If Montana and wyoming Coal Min
ers and Operators. who will hold a
wage scale conference in Helena next
week, do not hold their next corner
ence in 1909 in Billings it will be no
fault Of the Billings Chamber Of Com
merce.
Secretary Decker has been doing
some missionary work with this
end in view for some time. past and
has extracted some promises of sup
port from operators and officers Of
the United Mine Workers of the
World alike. Yesterday the secretary
extended an Official invitation to the
miners and operators to come to Bill
lings in 1908.
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B DIES.

wife Of Ranch Foreman Passes to
Beyond.
From Thursdays Daily.
After but a weeks illness death
came yesterday to Mrs. j. w. Voelker,
wife of j. w. voelker, foreman Of w.
B. Georges ranch Just west Of Bill
ings a few miles. The body was
brought to Billings and will be ship
ped to Flint, Mich. for interment.
Besides a husband. Mrs. Voelker
leaves an infant child. She was well
known in this city and was 2 member
OF the First Methodist church here.
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mont whieA resulted il III husbands
arresl.1Ae trouble between the
1couule arcse becaKlSte EARLE had tor
btddSn hisswifs togalprse their baby.
A Application wasmade In Middleton
today for bail for Earle and County
Judge Boyse Axed the amout u
$1,000.
It IL said that narle will furnish the
security required and shortly be e
leased.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-28
SPECIAL SESSION.

ues MONIES, Aug. 25.-Governof
Cumnins today authorized the state
;ment that he would call q special SEES
sion OF the Iowa legislature to amend
the primary law and permit the peo-
pie to elect the to Senator
Allison.
Late this evening Governor Cum
minis issued his proclamation for the
special session Of the legislature to
amend the state primary law, fixing
Monday, August 31st. as the date Of
the converting.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-28
CALIFORNIA 6. 0. ?. MEETING

-HEEnyINFAEaEg %z33 aYNG5t .ZNH4A. a4fII
Women Will Ask to Have Suffrage
Plank Put in Platform.
San Francisco. Aug. 2e.-The Cali
fornia republican convention will
meet in Oakland tomorrow afternoon
to select ten electors.
The regulars organization" will be
In control. The feature of the conven-
ton will be the, presence Of the WON
an s~uffragist forces, who have an
nounced their intentions Of marching
to the convention hall In q Doay to
induce the Incorporation Of a plank
in the platform for the adoption Of
Legislation looking to a constitutions
al amendment extending the elective
franchise to women.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-28
BOARD OF TRADE WANTS e
KNOW ABOUT EXCURSION.
SUCCESS IS ASSURED
u Msvsss,ea,t Confident
that Large DsaseaHon Will Make
the Trip-9usiness Men More En-
thusiastic Than Ever.
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
Cody's booster organisation, the
Cody Board Of Trade. has made In
quiries Of the Billings Chamber of
Commerce regarding the proposed.
trade excursion to the Northern Wy
oming towns. Inc Cody organization
wants to know the itinerary Of the
Billings business men, the date they
will arrive in Cody and how many
will make the trip. Secretary Decker
has furnished the Cody Board OF
Trade with all the information he has
regarding the proposed visit OF the
business men.
John. Walker of Lindsey Co. and e.
r. Keil of Keil Bros. are interesting
the business men in the excursion
movement and money to defray the
expenses Of the trip is being solicited
by them to insure a special train.
It is expected that at the very least
70 of the business men will make the
trip and in that event the fare for the
round trip will amount to SITS
But Billings will send 100 repre-
sentative business men. the promot-
ers Of the excursion say and indica-
tons are that they have not overesti-
mated the number in the least.
The Basin trade excursion move.
ment met with he approval of every
merchant approached and now the
business lei are more enthusiastic
than ever since the proposed en-
largenent in scope OF the excursion
so that 1t will include several other
towns in Northern Wyoming.
1t is probable that the original
plan for the excursion will be carried
out. This contemplates leaving Bill
lings the first Friday in September
and returning the following Monday
visiting the Basin county fair n day
and spending a short time at Kirby
Thernopolis and Cody besides.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-28
DER TEuFEL" is BIG HIT.

Isas NmETsiu GIEAEN mHGL2R N@FE ~ aE5ME GEl
.outhor Of Eastern Success Brother Of
J.. b. HEREFORD.
From Thursdays Daily.
Eastern critics speak highly of the
production of Oliver Herford's trans
lation Of the German play, der leu.
fell" which opened recently in the
Garden theater in New York, under
the management Of Henry ". Savage.
Mr.. HEREFORD is a brother of Sheriff
HEREFORD of this city. One critic says
the dialogue is fully as witty as would
be expected Of such a distinguished
wit as Oliver Herford, and the Hearst
papers are printing the story Of the
play In Its entirety.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-28
Potato Flour Cake.

One cup Of sugar. four eggs beaten
separately. three-fourths cup potato
-four, and one teaspoonful baking pow
der. Bake in two layers and use whip
ped cream for filling. The potato -four
can be obtained from any grocer at
10 cents a package.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-28
AND TUMBLE /
IlGI.T ON TRAIN
GEORGE 4. BAUER FINED FOR
AssAULTlNe MIKE SMITH.

Passengers on last nights Red
Lodge train were treated to a regular
old time slugging match. which, judg-
ing from the gore on the participants
clothes, We a daisy. AS Z result
George =. Bauer Of this city was I'm
ed SO in Judge Mann's court last
night for third degree assault and
Mike Smith is nursing q sore head
and his wounded dignity.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-28
Farina Jelly.

Boil one quart of new milk, while
boiling sprinkle in slowly ~one-quarter
pound Of farina; continue the boiling
from half to a whole hour. Season
with five ounces of sugar and tea
spoonful of vanilla. When done (this
will be. known by its telling when
cooled). turn into a mold, and place
it on ice to stiffen. Serve it with
whipped cream.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-28
One Clerk of the District Court,
One ccuntyssElerk and RecordefE.s /.
One County Superintendent Of Pub

y ASS&5 NS &s la4E So S% =
One County sheriff.
One County Attorney.
one County Surveyor.
One County Coroner.
One County Assessor.
One Public Administrators,
Justices q the Peace aud Consta.
bles Tor the several townships.
a good strong County Central Com.
mittee. and ! chairman thereof. and
for the TRANSACTION Of such other bus
mess aa may properly come before
said convention for consideration.
The precinct primaries will be held
in the usual polling places unless 9th
erwise provided for, and the central
committeeman are requested to ar
range for and designate the place for
holding said primary in their respect
i've precincts.
The basis OF representation in said
convention allows one delegate for
every twelve votes, OF major portion
thereof, cast for the Republican Rep
resentative for Congress in 1906. In
the several precincts then established,
and two delegates for each new pre-.
cinct.
BY order Of the Yellowstone Coun.
~ Republican Central Committee a,
q meeting held In Billings. Montana on
the 9Th day Of August, A. .. 1908.
CHRISTIAN YEGEN, chairman.
AUSTIN NORTH, Secretary.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-28
~1ATTLEsHIPs LEAVE.
White Fleet is Now on the Way to
Melbourne.

Sydney, N. s. W., Aug. 26.-The
feet Of American battleships sailed
from this port this morning bound for
Melbourne. The sky was cloudless
and only a moderate sea was running.
At 8 a. m, the flagship Connecticut
weighed anchor and led the warships
on the single line out past the sloping
shores Of the harbor, which were
crowded with thousands Of persons
who had gathered to bid the feet fare.
well.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-28
PURSUIT OF ROYAL ABANDONED,

After Chase Of Three Hundred Miles.
Race Given Up.
Butte, Aug. GA Miner dispatch
from Livingston, states that the chase
after Kid Royal, the famous robber,
has been abandoned after a pursuit
by two posses from Park and Sweet
Grass counties. for more than 800
miles.
The trail Of the bandit was lost at
Two Dot, where Royal is believed 10
have crossed into the Snowy noun.
tains.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-28
VACANT 3 LAND.
Surveyed Area Left is Something
Enormous.

Surveyed Area Lett Is Something
Enormous:
washington. Aug. 26.-The general
land office has compiled it's annual
statement showing the area Of public
domain remaining %undisposed of on
July 1, 1908. From the statement 1t
appears that the government still has
an area OF 756,695, 692 acres OF sur
veyed public land including the fol-
lowing:
Alaska 1868, oe1, 500 acres: Arizona
4 2,769,2 02; California 29,S72,493; Col
orado 23,es6.6s7; Idaho 26,lS5,oo2;
Montana 46,532,44O; Nevada 6l,177,-
$50; New Mexico 44,777, 905; Oregon
1880, 1s1; Utah s6,57S 1896; Washing
ton 4,635,001; Wyoming ~37,145.302.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-28
RECIPES.
Lish Noodles.

Beat one egg we'll into a quart Of
-four with q little salt and$water. Make
q soft dough 90 as to cut. It on in lit
tie strips into boiling water. When
all cut in let come up to a boiling
point, then serve on a dish with bread
Drowned in butter owe them. They
are also fine fried in butter.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-28
CLEVER ARREST.
Notorious Horsethief, Captured With
Automatic Guns.

Missoula, Aug. 26.-The special to
the Muscular from Hamilton tells Of
a clever arrest by Sheriff Ward Of
Ravelli county, who captured Charles
C. Dunn, a notorious horse thief. at
the Roadhouse Of John Odell.
Dunn was surprised by the sheriff
while asleep. with two automatic pis.
tolls under his pillow. He stole q horse
belonging to Wesley swayze. Of Ham.
ilton, on August 8. and was tracked all
over the Big Hole country BY Sheriff
Ward.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-28
THREEsHoMEsTEAp ENTRIES.

Entries on Huntley and Lake Basin
Lands Received.
From Thursdays Daily.
Three homestead entries were made
In the local land Office yesterday.
Frank N. Brooder. made entry on
100 acres in the Lake Basin as did
Martin Honan Of Bozeman. Anna Sue
of Elk Creek, Neb., filed on a farm on
the Huntley tract.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-28
SALARIES RAISED.

Professors Get More Money Owing 70
BOOKSELLERS Generosity.
Chicago, Aug. 2e.-The new salary
schedule for members Of the universal
ly of Chicago faculty were completed
today. The REIMBURSEMENT was made
possible by John D. Rockefeller's re-
cent addition Of y, 900 to the uni
versity's endowment fund. Heads OF.
departments are raised from $4,000 to
$4,000; professors, not department
heads $4,000 to $4,000; associated pro
fessors $500 to $4,000; assistant pro-
fessors $4,000 to $500; instructors.
1900 to $1,000.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-28
Scrambled Eggs.

For -four eggs have pan hot. drop
one tablespoonful of butter, until
light brown. Have eggs beaten sepa-
rately until light. then mix with one
tablespoonful Of thick cream. then
pour into hot pan, brown slowly, turn
ing the edges occasionally with q fork.
When thoroughly Drowned serve on
hot platter.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-28
RACES CALLED OFF.

Readville. Mass, Aug. 2e.-The
grand circuit races 1t the Readville
track were called OF today ON account
OF . heavy rainstorm. Tbs events will
be set over one day.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-28
TEAM 0

Camp Perry. Ohio. Aug. 2e.-The
United States infantry team won the
national trophy and the 5000 offered
by congress by winning the United
States army rife team match today.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-28

Dissecung Jews who have been
dead 5000 years seems to be q round-
about way Of analysing modern prob
lens.
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P%osToFFlcE ROBBED.

Door Of Safe is Blown OFF With
Nitroolycerine.
st. Joseph, Mo-, Aug. 26.-Four rob
bers made an unsuccessful attempt to
loot the Rushville state bank at Rush
vile. this county, early today. When
charges OF nitroglycerine sprung the
door It would not open. The cracksmen
transferred operations to the postof-
fee. One Of the safe doors in the post
Office was blown into the street, and
$500 in cash and stamps was Sc
cured. Omcers are in pursuit.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-28
srALtioN wins Pant OF sso,oss
PURGE AND MAKES REcoRD.
new SPORTING. ERA
Conditions o. tns HARNESS contsst
Different from any Other. and u =
Believed that the Method viii ee-
come Popular u the Future.
$eESS3 &&@NS% SS'S 3|$48S% &E&WSHsg


annapolis stallion, Allen Winter, at the
Readyille track today. thereby captu-
Ing the largest share Of the $50.oss
American trotting handicap from ~
field Of IS star.e1s, u believed "
many cf the $1,000 followers OF hEv-
ness racing. whoSsaw the contest. ~
4 sew ira n the history Of
the sport and insure it, rejuvenatiSH
In this country.
The race was novel in Its conditions
which placed the horses ct marhs
from one-quarter to threeseigths 81
mile behind the usual starting potnt
On = handicap. based on their prsv-
ious performances. and at the Oh
clusion&it appeared to be the opin:sa
OF all who saw the two preliminary
and the grand male, that TITS
system Of racing would b popular =
the future.
It WAS the first race In which All
Winter had trotted this year and lSa
Mcdonald, his driver. sized up IL
field IN the two preliminary Aeats.h
the drst ne watched sixteen Aorees
placed at marks from 1,31e - 1,7se
feet behind the usual starting line,
sweep once and 2 quarter around 5tEs
track to the grandstand with bre
Barvaldo in the lead. n the seoon1
heat with his w horse l,o77 fsst
from the wire, ne pushed Allen WI
ter carefully but surely past three on
or horses and kept ahead of~the o.
els. finishing . good third.
The first heat had been run % at
q 2:08 gait for the mile, but the o
ond was q few minutes slower.
Then came the battle Tor final hen.
ora and the money. with sixteen veil.
known trotters IN the f,eld. the fas,.
est ha,np sweet Marie. 2.OS.
Thnnnrh 4 eystem az electric brt,
TON. vh,ch nan frnm zach etartine
4rA0A IN q ne hell IL WAa mnNA1h1A mr.
..ch 1,,doo - .tvnal vhan Ma ova
horses we're IN. the mark.
Whan y, tha t,,drea vera mani.
mons. the he,, ranp antomaticalfv M
tha Aeld raa avav ~ thew tnrnea
into the stretch ana raced nndar tAe
v,ra 80 +ha frst ZINE. Il ooked lke
! long procession and there was YER
n,t,a change 81 position Il the auarter
nile Kim drew ont a tr,ne VIM.
~ an+,ra Aa,d .t,,, scanned val,
.tr,,ro ont n the +hrae.eiphths the
hnraaa hapan - dh,nch nm and thera
saemad - no Ave divisions win Kin
o,,+ abaad ana svaa+ Marie coming :.
fast On the outside - the last ANNEX
INC mace q The hree-onarters ro1e
ravar s,acrorad
Tho a1nw horses nm ahead wars
+,r,n. ,a.+ ana +ha fast horses -.
h,nd were COMING nm STRONG
Tha ao,d came around INA tnrn mt
+ha stra+oh 1,na . Roman cha,,ot ra1e
-, +hraa +aor,. ,hrea.+ ana ~ hors
:. ,,naa 4, ,or . Grand lash II, :.
" ..- $1,000. -.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-28
OFFICIAL CALI.

Yellowstone County Republican con
vention and primaries for electing del
egates and alternate delegates and NOM
mating candidates for public Offices.
The Republican electors OF the sew
eral precincts established in Yellow
stone County, State Of Montana. and
all electors without regard to past po-
|litical affiliations, and who believe in
the principles and success of the Re-
publican party, and who endorse it's
platform and policies, are hereby in.
vited to unite under this call and re-
quested to hold primaries in their
respective precincts on the fifth day
OF September, A. D., 1908, between the
hours of 2 and s o'clock p. M, for the
purpose Of electing delegates and al
ternate delegates as follows:
s9 # Delegates.
Custer Precinct No. 1............. 2
North Billings. east Of 2Sth street.
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-Loc4WEAThER RECORDER ~
0oOT Or REPAIR.
WEATHER OVER STATE
sFlrst killing Frost 6 Popiar-He'av-
lost Rainfall, e Great sFalls-Htigh-
Temperature * ST. 81 Res's-
slight showers General.
Frem thursdays Daily.

mercury Is 6OlA6 uOWn, az
osrains 70 secretary&zstesles Of the l Z
cal Z. N. c. A., the local observer Of
liz government Genealogical serv,
ice mo mean Temperature mas been
ldrspping since August 9, the day after
he commenced his observations.
IAe hottest day 60 far this month,
his records show. was August ., when
ths temperature reached 100. It has
leon found impossible to properly
record the minimum temperature as
tie local apparatus is out OF repair
and while the Thermometer has gone
below 50. the instrument does not
show that 1t has gone below ~ in the
past fow days. As a result he has
sent to helena for a temperature
reeord keeper and it will be installed
in o. few days. Tuesday wa the
wamest day this week, the temper
atsre reaching s.. Yesterday it
reached u.
since Secretary Steele commenced
taking observations there has been
~ inch Of rainfall, .3s having fallen
O AUG. II, .o1 on Aug. Il and is
On Aug. Is. The prevailing winds
have been from the southeast, seven
days il ali. The wind raj from the
east i've days, from the west one
day, from the southwest two days.
from the north one day, from the
northeast one day and from the north
west two days.
Conditions In the State.
The weather conditions throughout
the state have been similar to those
in the Yellowstone valley according
to the report Ct the chronological.
service for the week ending last sat
urday. During that week the maxi
mum temperature in Billings was 80.
During the week throughout the
state there was the usual amount OF.
sunshine, though there was consider
able cloudiness the last four days.
There were two ar three u~nseasonably
warm days in the early part Of the
week. but for the latter part was
moderately cool, and the mean tenn
perature for the week, as a rule, de-
parted only slightly from the normal.
The highest temperature reported was
s. 1t st Regis and the lowest was
80 at Tokna. Temperatures OF 30 or
shove were recorded at several sta
.tions In both the eastern and western
division. There were several moder-
ately cool nights the latter part Of
the week, and the minimum for the
week generally ranged between IS
and As. A killing frost occurred at
Poplar on the morning Of the 22nd.
Light showers occurred throughout
the state except in a few localities
in the extreme west portion. The
greatest amount reported was 0.67
inch at Great Falls. The heaviest
showers occurred in the mountains Of
the western counties.
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