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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-04
BILLINGS MAN VISITS THE
JUDITH BASIN.
GREAT IMPROVE ENTS
o. c. Robinson Returns from Trip to
LeWistown and Moore-says Farm
ers all Report Good Crops and that
Farm Property is Now Hard to Get.

Ranch land in the Judith Basin has
trebled in value in the past three
years, is the statement Of D. G. Rob-
inson, q Billings rancher who returned
from q trip to Lewistown and Moore,
yesterday.
The farmers Of that section raised.
from So to 40 bushels of grain to the
acre, without irrigation during the
past eason and the land there has
records of from 81 to 68 bushels to the
acre in seasons when the precipitation
was normal.
THE activity there at this time,
shows that the coming year is to be
the best in the history of that sec
tion,". said Mr.. Robinson last night.
Merchants are coming in and the
land is being settled up very fast
q have friends who settled in that
section three years ago and they tell
me that land has trebled in value and
is still rising and the prices asked for
farms are very moderate.
THE eastern farmer is selling out
his farm In the Dakotas and Mime
sofa and even in the far east and is
coming out and settling on virgin soil
in Montana, and there is not one Of
them that has made 9 crop failure.
they all have friends back where they
came from and now one cannot get in
q social conversation without being
told Of the number Of farmers that
are coming to Montana to start farm
ing IN the SPRING
MI. Robinson came to the Yellow
stone valley from Loveland Colo, sev-
eral years ago, and says that he is
more than pleased with conditions
and results here.
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PRELIMINARY TODAY.

Harry Dayton. or Datin, as he was
booked by the police, will be arraign-
ed today at 1890, on a charge OF
grand larceny, before Justice F. Z.
Mann. Dayton is the man who the
police believe rifed the register at
the Blue Front saloon, and also stole
a bottle OF whisky. They believe
that they have evidence enough to Sc
a conviction. The bartender OF
the saloon was asleep when the rob,
berry was committed.
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BAY CITY POLICE SEARCH FOR
ALLEGED MURDERER.
CASE is PECULIAR ONE
Belief Expressed that Woman Wrote
the Letter, in Which More Than
Enough Poison to Cause Death Was
Enclosed.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3.-Poiso,

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3.-Poison
conveyed in a letter mailed in this
city yesterday is believed to have
caused the death of Henry Boas, a
salesman for the Pennant Electric
company, who was discovered in q dy-
ing condition in his apartments here
early today, and who expired a few
moments later without regaining con
seriousness.
A communication purporting to be
from a physician, which displayed ig-
norance of the prime principles Of
medicine, was sent to Boas yesterday
by special delivery and evidence in
possession Of the police, indicate that
the letter, written by a woman, o. n
tanned two powders which the recip-
lent was urgently advised to take as
a remedy for Indigestion, but which
in fact were poisonous in character.
The police basing their calculations
on the fact that the letter was dated
so as to indicate 1t was written in
San Jose, are positive that 3 clue to
the sender will be found through trac-
ing all possible friends of the dead
man in that city. Boas Is said to have
resided for some time at the home Of.
Mrs. Walker, and to have formed, dur
ing that time. an attachment for her
daughter.
While the envelope containing the
letter is missing. It is known that the
missive was mailed In this city yester-
day and delivered by messenger to the
elevator operator In the building Of
the electric company. The elevator
man signed for the letter in the alb
sence OF Boas, who returned later and
who Is supposed to have taken it to.
his home.
Examination of the contents OF the
stomach Of Henry Boas, made by the
city chemist this afternoon, showed
the presence Of strychnine In suffi-
Client quantity to cause death.
Inquiries at San Jose developed lit
tie to throw light on the mystery sur
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-04
RECOUNTS GROWTH
HARVESTER TRUST
WITNESS TELLS HOW THE COM
BlNATIoN WAS PERFECTED.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, Dec. 81
How the International Harvester com
pany of America obtained control of
several of its subsidiary plants was
told today when the hearing of the
custer suit of the state of Missouri
against the company was resumed be-
fore Theodore Brace, special commits
sioner.
Vice President William H. Jones
Of Foster, Cal, and j. J. G~lassner of
Chicago, of the International Harvest
er Company Of New Jersey were the
witnesses. Mr.. Jones told of a visit
in 1902, which he said, he made at
the request of Judge Gary Of the Unit
ed States Steel corporation. Judge
Gary introduced him to George ".
Perkens, of J.. p. Morgan and CO.,
who requested him to sell a plant at
Plano, Ill. When the check of sale
was signed, said MI. Jones, all prop
erty involved was turned over to a
Mr.. Lane to hold until the organize
ton Of a new company.
Mr.. Jones said that he was willing
to sell the plant because fierce COM
petition had demoralized his business
and there was no money in sight for
dividend payments. The sale took
place July "a, 1902. Mr.. Jones testi-
fed that the new company bought out
right the Milwaukee Harvester COM
pany Of Wisconsin and changed It's
name to the International Harvester
Company Of America.
This is the company that does bus
mess In Missouri as an agent OF the
New Jersey corporation. Mi. Jones
ended his testimony BY continuing.
that the consolidated company had
not destroyed competition In the har-
yester business.
Each witness asserted that there
vas no trust agreement involved in
the organization, the company being
formed solely for the purpose Of bet
tering business conditions.
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ARREST MADE.
Warrant Issued on Account OF Nevada
State Bank Suit.

49,
State Bank Suit.
RENO, New, Dec. 3.-In spite Of
every effort to keep it quiet, it has
leaked out that 3. B. Cushman, former
cashier of the defunct State Bank and
Trust company, and at present a mem
Der Of the Langly5Cushman brokerage
firm Of Reno, was indicted by
the Tonopah grand jury yesterday on
charges of embezzlement growing out
of transactions in connection with the
State bank. Cushman was arrested
last night in Reno and released on
$4,000 bonds. G. T. Bender, president
u the Washo county bank and w. G..
Harris, of Reno, being his %sureties.
Cushman will go to Tonopah tonight
to answer the charges.
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4. q. PALMER SUICIDES.

ST. PAUL, Dec. s.-Timothy R.
Palmer. who resigned as president Of
the Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance
company, committed suicide by shoot
ing himself through the head at his
residence today.
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NOT GUILTY.

RICHMOND. Va, Dec. s.-Just six
minutes were required by a jury in
the federal court today to declare A.
r. Gilbert, assistant general freight
agent OF the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad not guilty of the charge of
allowing rebates to ". r. Johnson and
company, grain dealers of this city.
Eight indictments of a similar nature
are still pending against him.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-04
PINE BLUFF SAFE.
Of Levee saves the Little

Dynamiting Of Levee Saves the Little
Town.
PINE BLUFF, Ark, Dec. 3.-As the
north bank of the Arkansas river OPP
posite Pine Bluff, which was dynamit-
ed last night, continues to cave, de-
f1ecting the current Of the swollen
river further south and away from the
most impaired portion Of the leyee,
which borders the business section Of
the city, the situation here continues
to improve and tonight the danger Of
a serious overflow and the engulfng
of many valuable buildings is fast de-
creasing.
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CONTEMPT DECISION.
1t Will Not be Rendered for at Least
Two Weeks.

Na E4E%' ~ S&#*& E%S@a94@
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3-The dis
trict court of appeals has set Deem
Der 10 for the hearing OF the appeal
of the case Of the American Fedora
ton Of Labor from the order issued
against 1t by the district supreme
court in favor Of the Buck Stove and
Range company OF st. Louis. In con-
nection with the contempt proceed
ings against Samuel Gompers, John
Mitchell and Frank Morrison recently
heard before Justice Wright Of the
supreme court, briefs Of counsel on
both sides were today handed to the
court.
It Is expected that a. decision with
reference to the alleged contempt will
not be rendered for at least two
weeks.
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Gun-play men choosing the proxim-
ity Of The Inter Mountain for practice
will confer a great favor by using
blank cartridges only.-Butte Inter
Mountain.
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rounding the death of Boas. Mrs. C..
G. Walker, who conducts a boarding
house in that city, stated she knew
Boas, who formerly resided at her
house, but had not seen him for two
months. She could assign no reason
for anyone having sent him poison.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.
A the Northern.

VIM. Abrass, st, Paul: g. B. Taber
ana wife, Forsyth; Miss Maud Con
lyea, Hardin; ". 4. Condor. Helena;
II. i. Shafer. Chicago: G. =. McNiel.
New York; 4. P. King. Custer; Jas.
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It's poor consolation to 4 man to-
know that he is worth more dead than
alive.
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ladies' Union Suits 80
Ladies' full fashioned silk ii
grey heeced union suits, reg
ular price one dollar; Special,
for this sale, ~
only . ley
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Ladies' Vests & Pants 45c
Seventy-fve-cent ladies' good
medium weight grey, Aeeced
knit, vests and pants; Special,
per Carmen, for one ~
week only . 4JI
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-11-19
KILLED UNDER
D. /. { v. TRAIN

John Miller, section foreman ON the
Delaware, Laokawanna and Western
railroad at Northumberland, was run
over aud killed by the morning pass
enger train as it backed into the
Northumberland station Tuesday
morning between 8 and 10 o'clock,
preparatory to starting on the north
bound trip. He was in charge of a
gang OF men who were unloading a
pile of tries from a car at the station.
The train had entered the station
aud had been turned, preparatory to
starting back. The baggage car was
on the rear eud, as il has been the
custom of the road to run its trains in
this manner since iJ was found that
the new station at Scranton was too
short to Accommodate train Of full
length. As ths cars swung around the
curve into the station Miller. who did
not see them approaching and who
was unmindful of the imminent peril,
was struck by the baggage car and
thrown beneath the wheels Before
the train could be brought to stop,
he hal been practically ground to
pieces aud diel shortly afterwards.
The deceased was aged 63 years aud
WAS \ we'll known resident of North
cumberland, his home being On Hanover
street. His wife died about a year ago.
He is survived by one son, Fl l.. Mill
er. He is also survived by four daugh-
ters. four brothers and two sisters
The deceased was a resident of
Northumberland all his life and em-
ploved by the railroad company for 40
years
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-11-19
RUNAWAY BOY
APPREHENDED

John d. Mowery, an inmate of the
Boys Industrial School at Williams
port, who ran away from that institu-
tion on October 26, 1908, was captured
at the home of John p. Weaver. Toby
run hollow, last evening. He will be
taken to Williamsport this morning.
Some two or three weeks ago Chief
of police Mincemoyer received COM
munication from I. P. S. Wilson, sup
erintendent Of the Boys Industrial
School, explaining thas the boy, John
d Mowery, had deserted from the in.
stitution and asking that a search be
instituted for him in this locality.
Chief Mincemoyer got onto the trail
of the lad a week or so ago, but it was
not until yesterday that he was able
to apprehend him. Learning that the
runaway boy was at the farm of John
P. Weaver, last evening the officers
went up and took him into custody.
He was placed in the county prison
for safe keeping. Chief of.police Min
cemoyer will take him to Williams
port this morning, leaving on the S
o'clock p. & Z. train
The boy is twelve years of age and
is bright, intelligent lad.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-11-19
SUDDEN DEATH
AT SCHUYLER

Mrs. Katherine Levina Yerg. wife
of Martin Yerg. died very suddenly at
her home at Schuyler. six miles from
Washingtonville, on Monday night at
9. 30 The deceased was 90 years of
age. and up to within few hours be-
fore her death had been in excellent
health.
Mrs. Yerg was a widely known and
highly esteemed woman, and resided
all her life in the vicinity in which
she died. Beside her husband she is
survived by six sons and four daugh.
ters as follows: Harry, of Lexington,
Nebraska: T. B. Yerg, of Washing
tonville; William, of Turbotville,
George, at home; Adam and Martin,
of Milton Mrs, George W. Cromis, of
Washingtonville: Mrs. Calvin Fisher
and Miss Maud. of Williamsport, and
Miss Emma. at home
The funeral will take place Friday
afternoon, meeting at the home at /
O'Clock. Services will be held at St.
James Lutheran church, Turbotyille,
of which the deceased was promin-
ent member. Rev. Manifold will con-
duct the services. Iuterment will be
made in the Turbotville cemetery.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-11-19
shot A deer
ON FIRST DAY

William Hendricks of Riverside,
who accompanied William Speiser
to Forest hill, Union county, on a
deer hunting excursion, had the rare
good luck to bring down fine buck
on the first hunting day of the season.
Mr.. Hendricks, accompanied by Will
liam Speiser, Fred Moll and John
Hendricks left Danville about noon
Sunday They reached their destina
tion safely and established themselves
at the Forest mill hotel They started
out in quest of game early Monday
morning They hunted with indif'er-
eut success during the forenoon. bot
early in tie afternoon MIR. Hendricks
sighted fine buck, which he killed Mt
the first shot.
During the afternoon the party saw,
at least, half dozen deer, but none
of the hunters succeeded in getting n
shot
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-11-19
outbreak Of APHTHOUS fever
IN LEH|CH AND SNYDER Counties

The disinfecting steam pump went
into commission for theEss first yester-
day, on the farmRof Edward Shultz.
The farm OF Jacob Shultz was disin-
fected Tuesday, hand pump being
employed. The steam pump, a mech
anism weighing nearly a ton, was
drawn from South .Danville up the
Shult2 farm by the team belonging to
the Washington hose company. George
Heimbach has been employed to take
charge of the pump. Formaldehyde
and carbolic acid used in the process
Of disinfeotion is being shipped to DR..
Pearson by the barrel
The State livestock sanitary board
can not reimburse the owners for the
expense of burying cattle when killed
by order of the State nor fer any loss
that may be sustained in disinfecting
the premises.
In dealing with the outbreak here,
as explained by DR.. Bennett last even
lug, the federal authorities supplement-
the State livestock sanitary board in
such way as to cover the entire loss
sustained by the owner Of cattle con-
demned and killed. This provides not
only for reimbuTsing the owner up to
the full market value of the animal,
but also pays for the burying of the
cattle, the disinfecting Of the premises
and the damage done to barns, by tear
ing out stalls, floors, &c.
Oliver d. Schock, assistant dairy
and food commissioner, yesterday spoke
very reassuringly concerning the pur-
ity of the food supply in the present
emergency. There would really seem
/ to be little danger of infection from
that source. All the infected farms are
under rigid quarantine. There is small
likelihood of the disease breaking out
on any other farms in this vicinity, as
all the cattle infected have been kill
ed and those which were exposed have
been traced and are under quarantine.
The animals that are slaughtered for
beef are inspected before they are kill
ed. The State livestock men are very
vigilant and wherever there is the
least suspicion that cattle might be
infected they make personal visit to
the premises.
The State livestock sanitary board
has been asked to inspect all the dairy
herds that produce milk sold in Dan
vile in order that the health OF the
COWS NAV be certified to and unneces-
sary alarm allayed.
In order that this request might be
complied with DR.. Pearson yesterday
addressed a letter to the different
dairymen of Danville requesting them
to furnish him with list of the farms
from which tl.eir milk supply is OBJ
taiued.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-11-19
PERSONALS.

Mr. and Mrs. I. j. Rogers returned
yesterday from a visit with their
daughter, Mrs. S. V. Border, at Clear
field.
DR.. Archie Mcbride left yesterday
for Lehigh county, where he was sent
by the government in connection with
the outbreak of foot and mouth disease
there. He will return to Danville in a
few days.
Harry Swank left last evening for a
trip to Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Beaver and
daughter Edna. of Turbotville, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. S. f. Saul,
at strawberry Ridge.
f. Pursel Angle, Of Jersey Shore,
spent yesterday W it'll his parents, Nj
aud Mrs, Frank G. Angle, East Mark
ct street.
Mrs, Howard Woodruff returned to
Boyd S station yesterday after a visit
with her parents at Fishers Ferry.
Mrs, J E. Whipple, of Williams
port, arrived in this city last evening
for visit with friends.
Mrs. II. B. Meredith and guest, Miss
Charlotte Stevens. OF Towanda, spent
last evening with friends in Cata-
wissa.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-11-19
HARRY RUPP
NEXT CHIEF

Harry Rupp, member of the Friend
ship Fire company, will be the next
chief of the Danvilie Fire department.
He was nominated at regular meet
ing of the Friendship Fire company
without any opposition.
Each one of the four fire companies
of the borough in turn is permitted to
name a chief Of the department. and
his nomination is equivalent to cleo
ton, as no nominations are made for
chief by the other companies. Last
year the Goodwill hose company was
entitled to name the chief of the fire
department and it chose william
ShuitZ, an old member of that COM
pany, who during the past year has
discharged tine duties of chief in a
very able and impartial manner.
Each of the fire companies has made
nominations for assistant chief OF the
department, who. along with the chief
will be voted for at the election to be
held at the Continental hose house on
the first Saturday night of December.
As is the case in the office for chief
each of the candidates for assistant is
sure TO be elected. The number of
votes received, however, will deter
mine whether he is to be first, second
or third assistant Following custom
the assistant in the Friendship COM
pany will rank fourth because that
company has the naming of the chief.
Following are the assistants as
nominated by the different fire COM
panies: Friendship. John L. Jones !;
Washington, Seth Lormor; Continent
al, Edward Graham; Goodwill, Will
liam Hes.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-11-19
BOYS SIX eating
ON THE RIVER

The fall of snow was followed with
a pronounced drop of mercury Nor
day morning. quite in keeping with
the strong touch OF winter commented
on IN another column.
AT a. m. the thermometer register
ed l2 degrees above zero, the lowest of
the season. The pavements were very
slippery. Drift ice, formed on the riv-
er during Sunday night, passed down
stream in small quantities Monday
At the silk mill where the water is
damned up and consequently there is
no current ice formed on the river
along shore. 1t was of sufficient thick
ness to bear the weight of a man and
during the noon hour Monday score
or so of boys employed at the silk
mill enjoyed themselves skating.
1t would probably be difficult to re
call season when the river afforded
skating on the 10th of November.
The prevailing opinion seems to be
that milder weather will follow. Some
persons are still expecting Indian Sum
mer.
1t would be regarded as very unfor.
tunate il winter should set in with
the river AS low as at present. Milder
weather, it is hoped. will bring rain,
which, with the melting snow, would
have the effect of causing quite a
freshet.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-11-19
WILL OPEN
OFFICE HERE

The State livestock sanitary board,
very busy in this vicinity just now
owing to the outbreak of foot and
mouth disease, has decided to open an
office in Danvile. to be in charge Of
Mr.. Oliver. D. Schock of Harrisburg,
assistant dairy and food commission
er.
The office to be opened will be in
the Sperring block, No. 235 Mill
street. Some alterations were made
in the room Monday, after which the
furniture was installed. The Off g
will contain both the United and the
Bell phones and all business relating
to the outbreak will be transacted
there.
Mr. SchoGk, the assistant dairy and
food commissioner, arrived in this city
Monday forenoon prepared to take
charge. By virtue of his position Mr..
Schock is a member of the State live
here he will he the assistant and rep
resentaIive of State Veterinarian Leon
ard Pearson. who is in charge Of the
work here and TO whom full power to
act has been delegated by the State
livestock sanitary board.
Mr.. Schock as assistant dairy and
food commissioner will give especial
attention to the quarantine as it re-
lates to the food supply. Every effort
will be made to prevent products, es
pecially milk, butter and meat, from
finding their way into market from
farms where cattle are infected.
The work will be systematzed and
thorough. Under the system of sur
veillance it will be next to impossible
for any infected product to find its
way on the market. Mr.. Schoek real
izes the magnitude of the task and he
remarked Monday that he expects TO
remain with US for several months
The staff of experts here are all
working under DR.. Pearson, who has
appointed the federal inspectors agents
of the State livestock sanitary board.
The skilled veterinarians some TWEEN
ty in number-are all busy every day.
Not only are the infected farms be-
ing closely watched. but as far as pos
sible the general condition of other
herds concerning which there has been
no report will be Investigated in ord
er to determine that nothing is con
cealed.
No time will be spent in treating
any OF the infected cattle with hope
of curing them. The large force of
men will devote themselves exclusive
ly to enforcing the quarantine or, in
other words, to ersdicating the dis
ease. How long time this may oc-
cupy is altogether problematical. At
least some of the agents will probably
be here for months to come.