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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-01

STARS UNITED
MEET AGAIN IN BILLINGS AND
MARRY.

From Saturdays Daily.
Two well known actors Of the vaude-
Vile show class, met in Billings yes
terday, renewed old acquaintance and
the meeting eliminated in a pretty
wedding which was followed by a din
ner at the Colonial cafe, attended by
the many actor friends OF the contract
ing parties.
Earl Taylor OF Berkeley, Cal, who
has the famous "Cordella' dog show,
one of the best acts in vaudeville, and
Miss Margaret Lewis, of st. Paul, one
of the troupe Of Caesar & Co, Illusion
lists, which has charmed and mystified
he visitors at the Lyric during the
past week, were married at the home
Of Justice S. H. Mendenhall at ZIG
North Twenty-sixth street, yesterday
afternoon at 2 o'clock.
MI. Taylor stopped of in the city
, n his way from Duluth, MINI, to-
Butte, Mont, where he opens next
Monday, and met Miss Lewis. Their
old friendship was renewed and-well
the meeting eliminated in an informal
wedding.
The happy young couple left last
night for Butte and were the recip-
tents OF all kinds of good luck pres
ents, including old shoes, etc, and
their trunks were properly labeled.
They will also have all the free adver-
Using that their many friends can give
hem.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-01
WILL DO
pENANCE ON STREETS
BUNCH APPEAR
BEFORE BLIND GODDESS.

The first case called in the police
court vas that of Mr.. Dukeshire,
charged with assault" Mr.. Duke
shire was not nearly as a and friv-
olous as he was on that glad Thanks
giving day, when he tried to get the
head of G. W. Green into a Minnesota
avenue saloon cuspidor. He didn't a
anything about his being a coyote
and that it was his night to howl or
anything else that would lead one to
believe that he was the bad man he
represented himself to be the day be-
fore. On the contrary he was very
meek and mild, and murmured thank
you jedge," when Judge Mann dealt
him out ten and, off the top.
G. w. Green was weighed in the
scales also and found wanting. He
got half of the dose doled out to "Mr.
Dukeshire," only poor G.. Willie will
have to put in the time assisting the
street commissioner flushing sewers
and cleaning up around the streets,
which will be rather a cherries occu-
patton after having such a joyful time
on Thanksgiving.
Jim Murphy disclaimed any such
beastly state of intoxieation as was
charged against him. ]. v. ROBBIE,
said that ho wac o hord uyo r1,inr dou,n
trodden man, but he belied his looks
and was told so-he looked just like
a tramp, so the judge informed him.
He and Murphy ere also put on as
assistants of the street department
and will put in two and one-half days,
not having the change with them.
They both said that they could write
home for money, but the judge told
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-01
MOUNTED CARRIER
FOR BILLINGS
LOCAL OFFICE HAS ASKED FOR A
MOUNTED MAIL CARRIER.

From Saturdays Daily.
Billings suburbs are growing to such
an extent that Postmaster Prickett
has asked the p~ostoffice for a mounted
carrier to cover deliveries and the
gathering Of mail in the outside dis
tricts OF the city, such as the sugar
factory on. the south and the eastern
suburbs, which are growing rapidly.
The request, as far as can be
learned, will be granted and the mail
service here will then compare favor
ably with any city Of the size of Bill
iLgs in the whole country.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-01

Thanksgiving day, November Is, 1858,
in Champaign county, Illinois. Their
early married life was spent in that
state. Later, they moved to Nebras.
ka, but Montana has been their home
for 9 years. They have 10 children
living, five girls and five boys, 20
grandchildren, and two great-grand-
children. All of their children but
two live in Billings and vicinity.
Rev. Joseph Pope, state mission
airy Of the Congregational church, was
here last Sunday and preached both.
morning and evening sermons.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-01
COOLIDGE RESIGNS.

MANAGUA, Nov. 27.-John Gard
ner Coolidge, American minister to
Nicaragua, today rendered his resig-
nation. 1t is reported here that Mr..
Coolidge took this step because of dis.
approval Of his government in med
ding with the international affairs Of
Nicaragua. Mr.. Coolidge is also re-
signing from the diplomatic service.
The archives Of the legation have been
placed in charge Of John H. Gregori,
Jr., the secretary Of the legation.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-01
LAMPHERE IN JAIL.
He Was Taken to the Penitentiary
Yesterday.

He Was Taken to the Penitentiary
Yesterday.
LAPORTE, Ind. Nov. 27.-Before
Ray Lamphere, under sentence from
2 to d years, was taken to the state
p%enitentiary in Michigan City this aft
ernoon, he was visited by his mother.
The aged mother wept as she clasped
her son in her arms, hut the prisoner
bore up well.
Attorney Worden announced today
that he would move on Monday for a
new trial and that upon the same be-
ing denied, he expected to perfect an
appeal. The motion for a new trial
will be based upon the claim that
Judge Richter erred in giving the jury
instructions that it could render a
verdict Of arson.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-01
ENGINEER ROBBED.
Attacked and Relieved Of $4,000 in
Kansas City.

KANSAS CITY, Nov. 27.-Martin
Holleran, a mining engineer, who
came to Kansas City from Pittsburg,
two months ago, was attacked by two
men last night and robbed of $4,000.
Holleran had brought the money
with him to invest here and it is sup
posed his assailants saw him display
the roll Of bills. He was struck on
the head by the robbers but only
slightly hurt.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-01
JAIL FOR THREE YEARS.

OMAHA, Neb., Nov. 27.-Charles Fl.
Leonard, the 22-year old porter at a
local hotel who a week ago stole a
sample trunk containing $40, 900 worth
of jewelry, belonging to a travelling
salesman, plead guilty today and was
sentenced to three years in the peni-
Tertiary.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-01
WANT TO BREAK WILL.

CHICAGO, Nov. 27.-Leslle Carter,
son of the late capitalist Leslie Car
ter, and Mrs. Leslie Garter Payne, to.
day filed suit to break his fathers will.
This instrument left the estate to the
testator's brother and sisters, ignoring
the son because of his allegiance to
his mother following her separation
from Mr.. Carter.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-01
TAFT FOR THE y. s. SENATE.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 27.-Henry
Williams, chairman OF the Republican
state committee returned today from
g conference with Chas. r. Taft, and
George B. Cox in Cincinnati, and said
that the Hamilton County Republican
representatives in the legislature
would be solid for Taft for United
States senator to succeed Senator
Foraker.
Having shown a clean pair OF heels
on the race track, Dorando is nov fit
ted for vaudeville.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-01
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.

PITTsBURG, Pa, Nov. ga. P.
Frankie, 50 years of age, shot Ida Can.
ton, % years old, and then shot him.
self this afternoon in a resort here.
Both are in a hospital in a critical
condition. Frankie is a married man,
has two children and lives in Du.
quesne, a suburb.
Miss Canton is said to have come
from New York recently.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-01
siLAs HARE DEAD.

WASHINGTON, NOV. 27.-Former
Representative Silas Hare of Texas, a
Mexican war veteran, a distinguished
confederate soldier, Judge and lawyer,
died at his home in this city yester-
day, aged 81 years.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-01
A ARRIVES SAFELY.

sAULT STE MARIB, Nov. 27.-rhe
Canadian Pacific steamer Manitoba,
which was reported stranded off White
Fish Point, arrived safely at sault ste
Marie, Ont, at 8 O'Clock this after
noon.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-01

them that It would not be necessary.
They will dine q Ia carte at the Hotel
d'Talgo.
James Fill was taken In last night
by Oficer Ross, as was B. H. Thorsen.
who says he is a native Of the north
west. Both are hoboes and they were
landed In the stump Of the city bastile.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-01
ARRIVAL OF NEW KING.

SOFIA, Bulgaria, Nov. 27.-Emperor
Ferdinand will arrive in Sofia tomor,
row from his castle at Euxinograd,
near Verna. where he has been on a
vacation for three weeks.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-01
MOTHER DROPS DEAD
AT OKLAHOMA HOME
MRS. FRANK PURCELL RECEIVES
WORD OF DEATH OF PARENT.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Mrs. Frank Purcell has received
word that her mother, Mrs. W. L.
Craft, dropped dead in Glencoe, Okla,
Thanksgiving day. The news was re
ceived in the afternoon and Mrs. Pur-
cell left on the Burlington at $3.50
o'clock Thanksgiving night for Okla
bona.
Mr.. Craft, father of Mrs. Purcell,
died last April and his wife never fully
recovered from the shock.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-01
WARsHlPs FOR CHINA.
American Vessels are Ordered There
~ P%recauflnn

a ! Precautlon.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.-Direc-
lions have been cabled Commander
HARDER, commanding the Pacific feet
at Manila, to send two Of, his vessels
to the Yaungtse river country, China,
the vessels previously there having
gone to Manila with the remainder OF
the Pacific fleet for target practice.
This step IS taken as a matter OF pre-
caution.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-01

Calling cards at the Gazette once.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-19
SOILS MUST PRODUCE MORE.

point public through the OF the work
Lands Of the National
Nelson Of Minnesota Is char
the Of the
falling rather ports
country actually gaining holding The
at they present the nations de-
production possible with proper
methods.
in according the report he less
which little than Oneh
with forests and smaller
land With the exception
Of a relatively the
grazing land
Some significant following
measured by the yield Of per acre.
are losing fertility Taking country whole of ten
gaining IN fertility
has been thoroughly
the above statement made with
which losing fertility mainly
drawing the original
replacing it with fertilizers praeclng the
metho of
Mississippi Arkansas and Oklahoma the
all
sue
present yield careless farming but
generally cheap labor The highest
where land is rea
where the
is
producing half of what they should produce
would
of cultivated land increasing
great present, shall probably
population increase yield
behind
in the selection seed of fertizng and of cultivation
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-19

1t would be interesting anybody outside the arm
General Simon president of Havtif
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notes or shinplasters Of any kind, but
with the good currency of our Uncle
Sam.
This IS the twenty-frst anniversary
of the Chamber Of Commerce. Tonight
it attains its majority and at the same
time assumes new life and energy. The
city IS sound financially and morally,
and I propose a toast to the city and
to the bright future of its Chamber of
Commerce.
All drank this toast standing. Some
one started TO sing $50 Say We All
of Us" The rest joined in with will,
and when the last strains Of the music
had died away the twenty first annual
banquet of the Chamber Of Commerce
was Of the past. 1t viii never be for.
gotten. however, by those who know
what it means to get together a crowd
of ''good fellows" who are bent on
enjoying themselves to the best of their
ability.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-19
HONOLULU MEN TO OPEN MINE.

Another piece of mining ground that
is in a fine neighbOrhood and that
promises well is being opened up.
Through the instrumentality of Harry
B. Gray, the Grover and Murphy
claims. adjoining the Mountaineer on
the north, have been bonded to Homo
lulu capitalists. The work of erecting
a hosting and pumping plant is now
under way, and a double compartment
incline is to be sunk on the ledge,
which is the extension of the Noun
taineer. Not much work has been done
on the property, but the fact that the
Mountaineer pay chute pitches into the
ground has stimulated the operators to
open the mine.-Grass Valley Union.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-19

that all the spke for sale and
will the the King,
yesterday authoritative
recorded subject sudden
Irwin the
presenting another Eventually
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-19

CarvalhO trouble
CarvalhO anything with
afaby Meanwhile
o IN the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-19

would excellent
Golfer his ability the Territory
Territory which,
president merely post temporarily
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-19

The bill to make the salary the
Delegate Wilcox of Hawaii introduced just like explaining
stuents that he thought by doing he
President and something for this Territory matter OF
colds houde
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-19

"'I wish to purchase hat for my
self, - she whispered softly. "Merry
Widow?" asked the CHEEKY salesman
"No, doleful wife," was the pathetic
eioinder-Brooklyn Life.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-19

compelled the Fe abolish
solution, nwhch
has come instead
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-19

According to the the
England the United
hundred and
program subject to
congratulations at
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-19

The Eastern discussing Queens put income at anv
figure that peases them $4,000 the
latter
should in its fnaneierno as the
editors the Queen for nothing
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-19

Says the Boston Courier: Unae understand dependencies
entitled
and
gans misunderstandabe thing
about this that the Boston Courier
hetAmeriean dependencies
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-19

The eareut words about yellow politics by Rudolph spreckels
have caused squirting former outopps b
subject did n
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-19

There viii be Republican party is ready to begin
the abandonment by degrees principle protection
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-19

Perhaps stamp around and see if there
any truth in the story about lakes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08

Il coming" she called wildly Il am COM
1ng-COmIng!
Skilled seamen and fishermen are often deceived
in the look of a surf viewed from seaward. and
many boats crew that hopes to beach safely is
caught and half drowned in a furious turmoil that
be only from the shore. This mad
girl had advantage of such experience and prob
ably would not have been influenced by it had it
to her. She vigorously at first, then
rested awhile on her back and went on, swimming
till tired, and floating until rested.
But at a hundred Yards from the beach she
found conditions which precluded these spells of
rest. The broke her, and floating
impossible She was forced to eXpend her strength.
Then the spun yarn belt loosened and her skirts
embarrassed her movements: it became and
difficult to make headwav. All she could do
was to keep her head above water while the aching
pain of fatigue attacked her limbs, and the bitter
salt water flung into her mouth by the spiteful
Choked its way down her throat, and into her
lungs. Struggling weakly, and more weakly, she
sank beneath and remained until consciousness was
nearly gone; then the back wash of the undertow
brought her to the surface and with the breath
of air she procured came another thrush of water.
Barely moving her limbs now she went under again;
and when next she appeared she had ceased to
struggle, breathe. think
Once more she went under, and when she came
light the surf rolling her up the beach, and
dragging her back,-an inert, lifeless form, with
eyes wide open and staring, and wealth of golden
hair wrapped round the pale and wasted face. A
final heave of the pitiless threw her face down.
ward on fringe of rocks at high water mark One
large stone caught the body at the waist line, and
the head sank down beyond it until the forehead
rested on another. Thus supported the chin sank,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08

to the lubber's point. 1t was at south by west.
half west l told you that; but you refused
to believe me. l have plotted the drift during
the night eleven miles due southwest and
here is the drift this line Here too is our
position this morning. Just before | Weakened saw
a large compass filling the whole ROOM and the
lubber's point at south by west a south by
west line from here nterCepts the spot on the
coast of Desolaton Island as the other Father, he
is there. 1t all fits in. We must go to him"
We'll, well, We'll try, said the old man weakly
God knows want to ease Your mind, and until
You sure | suppose you'll think he still alive
1t 5 tough job, though. to search an island eighty
miles long where it rains continually.
Sail was made, and the wheel put up; but as the
wind was light it nightfal before the big, light
lead lines. and anchored in the dusk not half a
mile from the beach, The girl would have lowered
boat and gone ashore at but this was beyond
all they told her, the two mates Joining the
Captain in the protest This was not what they
had signed for. they commended
So. up and down from her berth to the deck, and
back and forth from end to end of the ship the half
demented young woman passed the night, and at
the first gmmer of daylight was beyond her lilnita-
tons The quarter boat proved eakv and
had been left behind. All others were inboard,
slowed upside down the forward house The
ships life buoy had gone with Bridge.
she procured piece of spun Yarn from the BOBBY
~ hatch, triCed her skirts up to her waist, and
seen by the sleepy anchor watch forward went down
the side a rope 5 end behaved to pin. There
a brisk wind blowing in from the open sea- and
short crispy motion with which she must
contend; but she struck bravely for the beach.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
By ELIZABETH A. REED

the sutton were by means ended; for the lady
bird pretty cOquette who would follow
best suited her hurrving along the
sharp roof of d neighboring cottage to meet her
lover, and often before reaching him turning and
flying away, while he followed eager wing, only
to find the same performance repeated elsewhere
Gradually, however, she won, and then the
prettest sight have in birdand was
the cotillion which followed her acceptance.
They would take their stand on the ground, some
times the bushes. but often in the road
way If there paSsersbV, then dance in front
of each other, forward and back then forward again
then right or left and back again always keeping
nearly distance from each other. After
minute two. With concerted movement they
would fly few inches into the air and put their
bills together holding themselves in position with
tiutterng wings; then the delicate would
give way another dance These beautiful
dances never included than one pair OF
birds in the " set. although we have seen
two pairs doing the charming cotilons not far
from each other.
During the building and the serious
work OF raising the Young. the male seemed to bear
his full share of the burden often leaving his shelf
with mouthful of hard boiled egg which had
been provided for the family which he faithfully
carried in the direction in which his pretty
mate carried hers They seldom together
now, apparently leaving guard the nest
while the other for food.
During the weeks that followed the air was flooded
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
SPIRIT OF THE LAW

THE American abroad, said Representative
Weeks of Massachusetts al a recent Washing
dinner will have what he goes over to see. He
balks anything and everything, else
Once d time, | fell in with chap in Italy
who had come from one of those raw Western towns
where cometh up in the morning and is
ridge pole before night. What he bound to
have ruins. His system Craved them, he
said, the ancient the better
Il fell in with him in London few months later.
He had just arrived: but he bore disguised coun-
tenance. AS as he had greeted me he hailed
a friendly bobby.
Say said he, amt there any ruins in this
place.:
- Yes sir; plenty of them. the bobby replied:
but they re walkin round in the street. sir
By thunder! they are! exclaimed my
Western friend. with grin of delight
And from that on laughed the Congressman.
he was perfectly satisfied With London
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08

the mouth opened and the water from her lungs
issued forth in tiny stream and went back into the
sea, which, having killed her, now left her alone
A MILE away thing crawed out of a cave.-a
mindless creature in the form of a man. a dis
organized organism that looked into the morning
sky with hghtless eyes and meaningless smile.
Emaciated and begrmed. with hair and beard to
his shoulders clad in what had once been shirt and
trousers, but a 1irnsv covering of rags
he presented but human attribute beyond his
meaningless smile: the articulate voice
He began to move, in swift walk that in
creased to jog trot and then to a Straight
as path may go, rocks, hills, and marshy
ground, down the declivtv to the sea, went this
smiling creature, pausng times to look into the
There something yellow the beach, right
in his path, and at the swift he approached
it. He stood silently the quiet form of the
dead girl, looking it with smile unchanged but
with the beginning of expression fitting and twitch-
ing over his gaunt features Then he stopped and
turned the body over, bringing to view the pale.
damp face of the girl
"Zenie, come back!'s he breathed softly. 'Zenie
come backi'
The girls chest rose convulsivelv, and sank, then
again with deeper Inhalation, and the staring
eyes closed
The mindless thing stood erect, with face suf-
fused by rush of blood staggered, and turned;
then, in deep, sonorous voice, declamed:
Shall lure it back o cancel half Line,
Nor all wash d Word of
1t was the finish of the quatrain begun by Bridge
and interrupted by the blow of the
What! he continued, he looked down
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with music, the singer usually taking up his position
the door or the topmost twig of live oak He
wanted above everything else to be in the immediate
neghborhood while he sang his heart out in ecstatc
harnOnieS.
There is bird that takes more kindly to human
attention or receives the food provided for him
with more gratitude One dav the beautiful male
who had been bountifullv supplied with dainties
for months alighted the head of the hammock
where | was sitting; and he looked into my face
while he sang little strain, then flew my head
to his shelf where he ate and drank