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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-10
A. E. Callahan and Harley Cable Of
north valley spent a few days here

AZ. u. Callahan and Harley Gable OF
the north valley spent a few days here
last week.
Farmer Akers made Communication
proof on his homestead last week.
G. McDaniels, who has large sheep
interests in this part Of the county,
was in town recently.
g. M. Loos OF Helena, representing
the National Biscuit company, was a
recent visitor, looking after his trade
with the merchants Of this place.
A. e. Justus, one OF our BARRIERS, left
last Sunday for Spokane, Wash,
where he purposes to make his future
home. .
A. Mccormick has returned after q
few days spent in Billings with
friends.
w. Robertson, a salesman of Dem
yer. Colo, was in town calling on the
merchants.
AL. McKarty, J.. NJ. Pike and g. M.
Pike Of Seattle recently nled on bench
ranches and are now building their
houses.
r. ]. Elder was in from his ranch
and reports everything flourishing in
the north valley.
A. D. Maynard. who has charge Of
the high line ditch and reservoir prop
osition, has gone to South Dakota on
business and will return in q few days
and resume Operations. Mr.. Maynard
has two other ditch propositions to
work out for Hardin ranchers.
T. 3. Gay has returned from a brief
visit to Custer. where he was look
ing after his business interests.
L. A. Hussey and VIM. Tuckenhag-
en-, ranchers, were recent callers.
J. T. Everett Of Basin, Wyo., is here
interesting the ranchers and the
Hardin Water and Power company in
the water pipe question.
F. ]. Betzner, representing the Ma
tional Harvester company. was here
two days recently selling implements.
gasoline engines, etc.
A. R. Nllingwood, representing the
Billings Milling company, has been
selling mill products here.
W. 3. Reno. who owns q Dead In.
dian" farm, il getting material on
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out Of work since his arrival in Bill.
Rurolars say Guilty.

Burglars say Guilty.
J. w. Backstrom, Ernest Backstrom
and Chris Miller each pleaded guilty
to burglarizing the Billings Hardware
store and stealing there
from a quantity Of knives, safety
razors and several guns and revolvers.
They were sentenced to two and a
half years apiece at hard labor in the
state penitentiary.
The youngest Of the two Backstrom
boys said that he was but II years Of
age, but the court was inclined to
doubt this statement. even after the
boys brother had corroborated him,
as the young man looks much older.
All Confessed.
The men broke into ne hardware
company's store on the night Of Feb
ruary 10. gaining entrance by prying
open q back door. They stole q guam.
tity Of hardware and were attempting
to dispose Of It when they were appre-
,hended by the local police oflcers. It
is said that all Of the men were drunk
when they committed the crime. and
this Is the only excuse they offered.
After they were arrested Miller con.
fessed to the crime, duplicating the
Backstrom brothers, and showed the
officers where they had cached and
sold much Of the stolen property. The
two brothers confessed later.
William Eagle, a half breed Indian,
who is charged with perjury in swear
ing falsely to a marriage license per-
hitting him to marry a 13-yearsold
girl, was given until this morning to
plead. Eagle stated that he did not
want an attorney, and 1t is not at all
improbable that he will plead guilty
this morning.
Girls Father Complains.
Eagles arrest was due to the ef-
Forts Of his father-in-law, who told the
county attorney that the girl whom
Eagle married was but 13 years Of
age and that Eagle had perjured him
self in stating that she was 10 Year,
old In order to secure . marriage II
eoaeo.
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JOHN v 70 { a

Fathsrin-Law q Charles hsaaney
Crosses Over.
A telegram to Mrs. Charles heag-
ney received yesterday conveyed tho
sad news that John McAyoy, Mrs.
Heagney's father. was dead In Rush
City, MINI. Besides Mrs. Heagney.
the old man leaves . widow and three
sons and three daughters. He died Of
old age.
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months before the campaign closes.
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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-07-01

and that one of his eardrums was in
jured, impairing his hearing. A YER
dict of 81 ,O63 damages was awarded
against Hodgden, and his motion for
a new trial was denied. He appealed
to the supreme court on the ground
that the assault was provoked.
Justice Brown, who wrote the decis-
ion, says:
During an apparently friendly dis
cussion of the merits of certain horse
owned by one of the parties, carried
on by plaintiff, defendant and others,
plaintiff in a good-natured way re-
marked either that defendant had "a
thing of horse or that the horse was
the damndest looking horse plaintiff
ever saw. Whereupon defendant flew
into a passion and violently assaulted
plaintiff, in1icting serious injuries to
his person.
''It is not important which remark
was made. Both may be conceded to
have been slanderous and defamatory
OF the horse, more so perhaps than to
speak of an ordinary dog as worth
less cur, which, beyond question, the
dog would have a right to resent, if
not true.
IF true, however, a due respect for
the law would require of him meek SUBJ
mission, for the old rule of the COM
mon law that the greater the truth the
greater the libel, does not apply to
his kind.
1.-THE language contains nothing
whatever to prompt person possessed
by ordinary common sense and judg-
ment to commit a breach of the peace
The most that can be said of it is that
it was disrespectful to the horse, but
the horse was not present and there
was no horse trade on.
Moreover, we have the right to as
sumo that the animal was endowed by
nature with the usual amount of horse
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-07-01
NEW CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE
Personnel Of Organization Author.
lied by Last District Conven.
ton is Announced.

When the republicans of the Second
congressional district convened in
Mankato some months ago for the pur-
pose OF electing delegates to the state
convention they also authorized the
appointment, by the chairman of the
convention, of a congressional commit
tee to take the place of the personal
organization heretofore named by the
candidate for congress. The person
mel Of this committee as announced by
Chairman Dan Smell OF Worthington
is as follows:
Blue Earth county, G. L. Benedict
of Mankato; Brown county, Hans Mo
of Sleepy Eye; Cottonwood county,
DR.. r. r. Weiser of Window; F,ari-
bault county, W. O. Dnrtin of Elmore;
Jackson county, v. E. Butler of Heron
Lake: Martin county, r. M. Canright
OF Fairmont;; Murray county, Robert
Forrest of Lake Wilson; Mobiles coun-
ty, +. Z. Humiston of Worthington;
Rock county, John Kelly of Luverne;
Watonwan county, DR.. w. 81. Rowe
of st. James.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-07-01
DISSERTATION ON HORSE SENSE
Learned Justice INDUCES in One
at Expense Of RenvilIe County
Farmer.

On Friday the supreme court handed
down decision wherein it deals with
the question of what sort Of language
one person may use in speaking OF
another's horse. The decision con-
sequently is one of great interest to
quick-tempered horse traders.
The case came to the supreme court
in an appeal from Renville county
and is listed in the calendar as Will
liam Baumgartner VS.. Fred aodgden.
One April day in 1907 Baumgartner.
Hodgden and others were gathered in
Bird Island store engaged in ex-
changing stories with the proprietor
and discussing the weather and the
merits of horses.
Somebody said that Baumgartner'
horses were the "laziest on earth, -
and that vigorous application Of the
whip Or Showing on the lines,'' was
necessary to keep them on the move.
Hodgden was asked what he thought
of the team, and replied that "they
ought to be put on the stretcher.
Hodgden's horses next came up for
discussion, and Baumgartner said
Hodgden had 'sthing of horse, the
damndert looking horse he ever saw. .
That was too much for Hodgden,
and he declared himself ready for a
fight unless Baumgartner would re-
tract. Baumg artner would not re.
tract, and SO there was fight.
The fight over, and Baumgartner
out of bed, a lawsuit resulted. Baum
gartner proved to the jury that he re-
ceived telling blow over the heart,
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-07-01
Three Distinguished Americans
Pay Tribute to Grover Cleveland.
Bryan Roosevelt and Stevenson Join the Universal Praise
Accorded the Departed Sage Of Princeton

with Mr.. Cleveland in his last contest
/ was in confidential relations with
him and often guest at his house.
He was a delightful host. Blessed in
his domestic relations, his home was
one of the happiest I have ever known.
Not only as statesman, but as the
affectionate husband and father, he
is entitled to grateful remembrance
The passing of Grover Cleveland
marks an epoch. He was indeed a
striking figure in American history.
His like we may not soon see again.
He was a great man, a great presi-
dent. His early struggles, his tire
less energy, his lofty ideals, and the
splendid success that crowned his eff
forts should be an abiding inspiration
to his countrymen.
Bryan's tribute was in these words:
"The death of Grover Cleveland
brings to sudden end the phenome-
nal career of one of the strongest
characters known to the political
world during the present generation.
Like every comm anding figure, he had
Jealous supporters and earnest OPP
ponents, but those who differed from
him were as ready as his warmest
friends to concede to him the posses
sion of elements of leadership to an
extraordinary degree. He was de-
liberate in action, firm in conviction
and ever ready to accept response
bility for what he did. Few men have
exerted a more positive influence up
on those associated with them. We
are not farenough from the period in
which his work was done to measure
accurately his place in history, but
the qualities which made him great
are part of the nations heritage and
universal sorrow is felt at his death. y
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-07-01

Among all the eulegistic express
sions called forth from America S
public men upon the death of Grover
Cleveland there are three which stand
out pre-eminently as of interest to the
masses. They are those of Adlai
Stevenson, his political associate, of
Theodore Roosevelt, a successor in
the Office he so signally honored, and
of William Jennings Bryan, his old
political enemy.
President Roosevelt, upon being in
formed of the great statesman's de-
mise, Immediately issued a proclama-
ton in which he embodied language
as follows: ssIn his death the nation
has been deprived of one of it's great
est citizens. By profession lawyer,
his chief services to his country were
rendered during a long, varied and
honorable career in public life. AS
mayor of his city, as governor OF his
state, and twice as president, he
showed signal power as an admins
TRAITOR, coupled with entire devotion to
the country's good and courage that
quailed before no hostility when once
he was convinced where his duty lay.
Since his retirement from the presi-
dency he has continued well and faith
fully to serve his countrymen by the
simplicity, dignity and uprightness OF
his private life. -
Stevenson said: Ellis will be a large
place in history. He was the possess
Or of great talents, of untiring indus
try and of executive capacity that had
few parallels. His eight years OF adj
ministration of the government will
safely endure the sure test of time.
His personal and official integrity
were beyond all possible question. AS
candidate upon the national ticket
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-07-01
CHICAGO TURNER WINS LAURELs
Lands First Honors in "Fiye Event.
Contestat Davenport funniest.

At the big funniest of the Minnesota,
Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin turnver-
ems in Davenport last week Fred
sSchwind of the Central Turnverein of
Chicago won first honors in the five
event individual contest, with Hans
Reuter- Of Davenport close second.
The contest consisted of rope climb
ing, pole vaulting, running high jump,
running broad jump and putting the
shot, Reuter- winning the pole vault
with record of 10 feet, inches.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-07-01

Henry Watterson's comment on the
work of the Chicago convention is
characteristic and interesting, as is
everything in fact which comes from
the gifted Kentuckian' S pen. He says:
*'Upon a platform of imposture, large
ly constructed out Of timbers stolen
from Mr.. Bryan's backyard, the Re-
publican party has set a man of straw
"a very portly and pleasing man of
straw-and has said to the voters:
Behold in William Howard Taft the
counterfeit presentment Of Theodore
Roosevelt The answer which the
voters are likely to make in November
may be found in the first chapter of
the Horn Book Of Common Sense,
which translated from the original
Wplgate into modern English, reads,
<The voice is Roosevelt's, but the
Aands are the hands of Rockefeller. ,
At length the Republican party has
had to disguise itself as Populist,
and to join in the cry of Stop thief, ;
in order to escape the consequences of
its own acts.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-07-01

The 4OO-yard relay race was won Dy
a class from the Aurora society OF
Chicago in the remarkable time OF
Al 2-5 seconds. Koerber of the Vor-
#waerts society won the firing contest.
The prize for apparatus turning went
to b. Peitsch of Milwaukee, with John
Duhn of Chicago second. Peitsch IS
one of the class of six Turner's sent
from Germany to the ST. Louis expo
sition.
In class turning Davenport was
awarded first place, Milwaukee second
and Chicago third.
Augustana college at Rock Island,
the Oldest Swedish institution OF learn
ing in the United States, has conferred
upon Gov Johnson the degree OF
doctor of laws"
Mrs. Andrew Shellum, one of the
most highly esteemed women OF the
southern part of the county, died at
her home in Albin township on the
10th. Her death will be deeply mou rned
by all who knew her.
Of the thirteen men who, tWenty-fv e,
years ago, founded what is now the
leading German Catholic society of
Sleepy Eye only seven are living to
day Rev. Sandmeyer and Zacha rias
rupert of New Ulm, NJ, NJ. Kiefer and
Peter Geschwind of Sleepy Eye, HUI
bert G. Hi1lesheim of Stark, Joseph
Mathiowitz of Leavenworth and JOS.
Corey of Home All of them were
present at the silver anniversary cele-
bration last Wednesday.
Oratory is to be plentiful at ST.
Peters homecoming and Fourth OF
July celebration this week. On Fri
day, which is to be known as home
coming day." addresses will be de-
livered by Gov. Johnson, Senator
Clapp and 1t. Gov. Eberhart, and on
the Fourth the speakers will be Con-
gresham Davis, DIR. Wahlstrom of
4 Chicago and w. I. Nolan of Mime
apolis. Judge Henry Moll is to pre-
side over the old settlers round table
Friday night and at his unique affair
short talks will be made by DR.. A. w.
Daniels, Maj. B. II. Randall and
Thomas Downs.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-07-01
The Altered Jake.

"Gone are the fervid appeals to the
populace, the shrill falsetto notes
which the fever of the fight sent ring
ing in the rafters of the statehouse, the
clarion notes that called his followers
to battle with the powers OF plutocra-
cy. In their place is a stolid, silent,
inscrutable being with mien of mighty
import but voice of appalling still
ness. That stalwart, raWboned figure
which used to put forth sounds that
made the welkin ring and shattered the
Stiffness of the farther distances is now
surrounded, wrapped, engulfed, en-
tombed in dark brown hush that is
awful in it's intensity.
Scan this be the same old Jake, :
our old reliable volcano of sound and
motion, the necessarily erupting
piece of the common people, the nigh
ty champion who rehearsed his elo-
quence on the pebbled shores of the
Lake That Talks and thereby awed it
into respectful silence? What can
have happened9 Can it be that that
crushed and defeated lake of eloquence
finally turned when driven into a cor
ner, and raised its voice again in
mighty tones that humiliated into a
perpetual silence the clamorous voice
of the statesman from it's storied
shores? How, otherwise, are we to
account for this unwonted hush? How,
otherwise, are we to understand how
this mighty force, one moment a rag
ing whirlwind, an unquenchable prai-
RE fire, an irresistible torrent, an all
conquerlng avalanche, becomes the
aext moment prodigious silence, a
perfect Inertia? Can the leopard
change his spots? Can the babbling
monograph become a dumb image:
Can the mountain torrent become a
still brook? Can the ponderous rogue
elephant become cooling dove?
"There is something here that pas.
SEES human understanding. 1t is posi-
lively uncanny. There is nothing
more awful, more disturbing, more
fearsome than an unwholesome hush
where there should be sound If ia
cobson doesn't say something pretty
soon, we know we shall have te
scream. Duluth Herald.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-07-01

James T. McCleary is back in Wash
ington and has told his friends there
that he intends to be candidate for
congress against Gutterson and Ewert.
He will not, however, make formal
announcement of his intentions for
several days. Neither will he resign
from his post as assistant postmaster
general. He believes such course,
to be amply justified by the example
of Secretary Taft in not resignlng the
war portfolio before being nominated
for the presidency
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-07-01
ON THE RIFLE RANGES.

The officers and men of Company A
who participated in the rifle practice
Sunday morning put into use for the
first time their new Springfield rifles
and when this fact is taken into con-
sideration the scores made must be
regarded as exceptional. On the 200
yard range they were as follows:
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-07-01

The New York Sun says Sherman's
nomination is chiefly important in
pointing out to Taft the supreme i'm
portance of taking care of his health. y
Pretty hard thing for Taft to do when
the natural effect of the nomination is
to sieken everybody else.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-07-01

John Grass of Fergus Falls is a
candidate for railroad commissioner.
Ira B. Mills is one of the present in
cumbents and has held the Office for
dozen years. All of which leads the
Pine Tree Blaze to remark: mills
has had the Office long enough. Let it
go to Grass.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-07-01

Jacobsen may benominated for gov
fernor at St. Paul today and probably
will be, but if he is it will mean that he
has been trafficking with the enemy.
Ramsey county support can be OBJ
tanned in no other way.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-07-01

subject. =
The court holds that the damages
awarded are not excessive in view of
the nature and result Of the assault.
With Jacobsen as the candidate of
the republicans, Brown county may
safely be placed in the democratic
column.
DR.. Reinecke spent Sunday with
Waseca county friends and relatives.
His wife accompanied him and will re-
main for two weeks.
Miss Vera Kiesling and her friend,
Miss Clara Prick, of Minneapolis were
New Olm visitors last week, the guests
of the formers relatives
81. J.. Schrader of Lafayette was
kicked by one of his horses the early
part of last week and is suffering from
three broken ribs in consequence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Foy Jr. of
Springfield visited during the week
with Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Karl. The
Foys are a newly married couple, their
wedding having taken place only last
Thursday.
Gov. johnson will not go to Denver
as stated in telegraphic dispatch.
When questioned on the subject he
said: ''The story is absolutely with
out foundation. / am not going to
Denver
The democratic state convention for
the nomination of state officers will be
held in Minneapolis ON August 10Th
Brown county, under the call, will be
entitled to twelve delegates, the total
representation being 935.
Louis A. Strate of West Newton and
Miss Mary Tuttle, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank futile of Home town
ship, were married by Rev. Wheeler
at the Congreg ational parsonage in
this city week ago Tuesday. The
young couple have host of friends
| in Brown and Nicollet counties who
will unite in wishing them well-roun.
ded measure of success.
| While at work in the basement Of
the Kratz candy store in Winona Fri
day afternoon Gerald Marley, son Of
one of the best known conductors Of
the Northwestern road, met death al.
most instantaneously by coming in
contact with a live electric wire. Sc
severe was the shock that the young
man was rendered unconscious at once
and lived but few moments after re.
ceiving it.
At meeting of the stockholders Of
the Hanska-Linden Creamery company
on Friday it was decided to erect a
new plant, the oldione having deteri-
GRATED of late to such an extent that
only few weeks ago it narrowly es-
capped condemnation by the state
creamery inspector. The new build
ing will be thoroughly modern and
amply commodious for the company's
constantly increasing business.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-07-01

Really, isn't it surprising, the slight
interest the people seem to take in the
health of one James Schoolcraft Sher-
man, candidate for vice president
along with William Howard Taft.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-07-01

This thing of being mayor of New
Ulm is just like joining matrimonial
bureau, isn't it? Minneapolis Tri-