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The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-11-21

You Have Fx~d Up tho Harms so tho stock Can b Comfortable
How About Wife AMI Chldr~n:

Muat Of fny letters are addressed 90
the woman on tho farm. but ia this
wish To speak to Mr.. Farmer him
sclf And the suhIcci Ia a vusy i'm
poTtant one.
With tho coming % winter there
10 a Whole Tot ot ''nrlnE up" that
needs tn be dnnc on most farms. not
ONLY about tho barns and In tho poai-
try yard AID around the potato shed.
but also. and moro especially. Ia and
about tho house.
l. Your Winter Stove wa.i I,cady =
A Who'll. lot OF winter comfort de-
Ponds upon tho fuel supply, Most OF
our Southern farmers burn wood:
and everybody knows tha, dry wood
burna better than act wood. Tho
wood should have BEEN cut long
enough ago To DO getting dried on,
by this time. IL IL waa tot 1t may
least yet be put under a sh~a. To
hare to go out tn the vain Or snow to
Sc, wood .sn't pleasant Job. and
when the wlfe has 90 60 out In such
weather for stovcwood. and then ind
none cut or clno fnd 10 all vet and
'aobby Aoii. NO can only aay no
good farmer should aliow such car
ryin'-ona" NJ his homo.
How sbnnt tho Water supply.
A more sorioas problem In often
tho water supply Too many farm.
houses depend upon a spring or wcil
away from tho house for their water:
and tho women and children hav. TO
80 gu, after II In all sorts OF weather.
This In shameful state of affairs.
Many houses could hay. water
pumped into them by hydraulic
ram or a windmill without any sx-
eessivo outlay tn begin with. and
with positive pront when two or
three years OF water carrying or
pumping are considered. Tho time
will come whom supply OF water In
the house will be regarded "a eAs.n.
tiai 10 comfort In the country. just
as 1, now 10 In the city.
Kitchen Counsenicncs~ Worth Con.
sidcring.
Then II In worth while to think
little about the conveniences OF
the kitchen aud the facilities the
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-15
B. GEORGE HOME
FROM CONVENTION
HEADQUARTERS AS CHAIRMAN OF
CENTRAL COMMITTEE, HELENA.

From Saturdays Daily.
w. B. George, chairman of the
Democratic state central committee,
returned yesterday from Anaconda,
where he attended the state conven.
ton as a delegate from Yellowstone
county and was chosen to conduct the
campaign in the state.
Mr.. George is enthusiastic over the
Democratic outlook.
.Some Of the Democrats have been
afraid that I would nov the head
quarters Of the party in this cam
paign to Billings" said Nj. George
and he intimated that he might, but
as long as the campaign vas going to
be recreation he thought he would
take it away from home.
His headquarters. he says, will be
in Helena, though there will also be
headquarters In Butte. At the latter
place H. A. Galway will be assistant
and in Helena, Col. Nolan will be as
sistant. Mr.. George expects to visit
considerable Of the state before the
campaign ends.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-15
NEW ROAD is DEVELOPING couN.
TRY ALONG LINE.
SOME THRIVING TOWNS
Trains Loaded With coIonists Brought
to Montana Twice Every Month
Roundup a Good Town-MiIIstone
and Harlowtown Thriving.

From Saturdays Daily. &
THE Milwaukee railroad is making
rapid strides settling the territory
tributary to it." declared W. Kellison,
immigration agent for the road, who
was in Billings yesterday.
"The work Of colonizing is being
carried on most systematically" he
continued, land the first and third
Tuesdays Of every month excursion
trains, loaded with intending settlers,
are brought to Montana. Hundreds
start Off on these trains and they get
off at different points on the new
line.
Every possible effort is being made
by b immigration agents OF the road
to settle the northern section Of this
county and the southern section Of
Fergus county. The city of Roundup,
near where the road has its coal mines
In this county, now has a population
OF at least 900 people. while in its
vicinity more than It's colonists have
been settled. More than 10000 acres
OF land, in the vicinity Of Roundup,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-15

Roundup to Yellowstone park, via
Billings. is the projected route Of q
branch line Of the Milwaukee rail-
road, which, according to an Official
OF the Chicago. Milwaukee and st.
Paul railroad, will be one Of the first
branch lines to be constructed by the
new transcontinental line.
"A survey for the line Is said to have
been made from Roundup to Billings.
while the extension from here to Vel
lowstone park is said to be projected
over practically the same territory as
outlined by the Billings and Cooke
City Electric line, and parties inter-
ested in the latter project would not
deny yesterday that it might be the
purpose of the Milwaukee to work in
conjunction with it from Billings into
the park.
The survey from Roundup to Bill
ings, for which stakes have been driv-
,en, according to people coming to
Billings from the northern section Of
the county, leads from Roundup to
the coal mines Of the Milwaukee and
on south. tunnelling through the hills
and striking q water grade on this
side of the divide between the Yellow
stone and Musselshell rivers and hit
ting the former stream a few miles
east Of here and coming up the val
ley to Billings.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-15
MILWAUKEE PLANNING BRANCH FROM ROUNDUP
THROUGH BILLINGS TO The YELLOWSTONE PARK

-HssAN E aAtEs AN4a
This survey would leave less than
SO miles Of track to construct. The
Milwaukee already has q spur Of four
miles laid southwark toward Billings
in order to reach one Of the mines sit
uated in this county. One Of the plans,
according to the railroad omcial men.
toned, is to extend this spur south.
ward.
Then by building on to Yellowstone
park up the Saltwater river, the new
line would be. able to open to Bill;
ings q section Of Eastern Montana
unusually fertile, and vet without rail
road communication, while it would
tap the rich low grade ore bodies in
the vicinity Of Cooke City, which Il
is said needs but railroad communica
ton to make it one Of the largest
mining districts in the west.
Such a line as this, which 1t is said
the Milwaukee contemplates con
structing at an early date, would also
enable the new railroad to secure q
vast amount Of the traffic into Vel
lowstone park, which is now an enor
nous revenue producer for the North
ern Pacific railroad. It would also
make Billings the outlet for the coun
try in the vicinity Of Yellowstone
park.
The building of a branch line o.
the Milwaukee into Billings would
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-15
BURGLARS VISIT THE
LAUREL POSTOFfICE
Especial to The Gazette.)

ET.NNT EINHH a1Z9
LAUREL. Sept. 11.-Laurel Of late
seems to be the mecca for professional
yeggmen and knights of the jimmy.
Following close on the heels Of two
burglaries and a successful attempt
to crack q safe, the postofice and gen.
eral store Of p. i. Fenton was bur-
glarized Thursday night and the bur
glars secured as loot between $50 and
$50 worth of stamps as well as a num-
Der Of gold bracelets and other jew
elry.
The thieves evidently gained en-
trance to the postof1ce through the
front way, since a key was found in
the front door this morning. The
deputy sheriff here has no clue to
the perpetrators OF the crime, but the
county oficers. as we'll as the authori
ties Of adjoining counties have been
advised 10 be ON the lookout for per
sons Attempting to dispose Of any 81
the plumber.
The postoince and store was bur
glalised before several weeks ago.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-15
TO LET HIS NAME GO BEFORE
THE REPUBLICAN, CONVENTION.
WELL KNOWN MAN
Prominent Laborine Men Of Silver
Bow Have Requested Him to Be-
come a candidate-He is a Lumber
Man Of Missoula.
Especial to The Gazette.)

HELENA, Mont, Sept. 11.-Ed Don
Ion, of Missoula has been requested
by a number of prominent laboring
men, to become the Republican candi-
date for governor before the state con
vention which meets in this city in a
few days.
Mr.. Donlon is a lumber man, was a
workman himself when he came to
Montana, and he has since accumulat-
ed a fortune. The most pleasant rela-
tons have always existed between him
and the laboring interests. He is a
man on whom all can unite. Senator
Dixon is his protege, while Senator
Carter has been his lifelong friend and
business associate. The candidacy of
Donlon, it is said will bring the two
most powerful political factors in the
state together. This, coupled with the
fact that he is a general favorite,
makes him a formidable candidate at
the outset, and clears the political at
mosphere at the same time.
Efforts have been made for some
time past to get Donlon to consent to
permit his name to go before the con-
vention, but he steadfastly declined
until a few days ago when. as stated,
a number of laboring men Of Butte
called on him and asked that he make
the race.
After considering the matter he
gave his consent, and with all inter.
ests practically unanimous for him
there viii be a little or no opposition
to his candidacy.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-15

make this city the railroad metropolis
OF Eastern Montana for Ill time to
come.
Figures, which have been compiled
by the promoters Of the Billings and
Cooke City proposed electric line,
show that such q road would pene-
trate q territory, which would make
It self-supporting from the construc-
ton and which would make the
branch an enormous freight producer
for the main line OF the Milwaukee
railroad.
There have been but two surveys
considered by the Milwaukee railroad
for an outlet to the park. One OF
them has been from Two Dot through
the Lake Basin country to Big Tim
Der and on to the park. The other
is the survey made from Roundup tc
Billings and then suggested over 8
route similar to the n suggested fol
the Billings and Cooke city Electric
line.
The branch from Roundup would
also assure this community OF an
additional coal supply, as the haul
from the Milwaukee mines in the
northern section Of the county would
be short enough to enable them t.
compete with the coal from Carbon
county and from Broadview on the
Billings and Northern railroad.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-15

CHICAGO. Sept. 11.-For the first
time in the history Of modern politics
two rival candidates for the presiden-
cy Of the United States will meet at
the same board and address the same
audience. when William H. Taft, Re
publican Of Ohio, and William j. Bry-
an, Democrat, OF Nebraska, are to be
the guests Of honor at the annual ban
quet Of the Chicago Association OF
Commerce at the Auditorium on the
evening Of october 2.
This announcement was made today
at the headquarters Of the Chicago AS
ISOLATION Of Commerce, which organ
ization already had received assur-
ances Of the presence Of the two presi-
Dental nominees on different dates for
the third convention of the Lakes to
the Gulf Deep Waterway association,
for which the Association OF Com
merce will act as host.
It already had been announced that
Mr.. Taft would open the convention on
the afternoon of October z and that
Mr.. Bryan would close 1t on October
9 and that Mr.. Taft would be the
guest Of honor at the banquet on the
evening Of October q. Mr.. Bryan's &C
ceptance of the dinner invitation, how
ever, assuring q notable occasion.
came as a pleasant surprise.
Mr.. Taft's acceptance was obtained
by President Richard s. Hall, vice
president e. F. Conway and Secretary
T. E. Wilder Of the association. who
returned to Chicago yesterday from
Cincinnati.
The long distance telephone figured
prominently in the negotiations to Sc
cure the presence Of Mr.. Bryan at the
banquet. The invitation had been I'M
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-15
.PosToFFIcE DEPARTMENT ASKS
FOR PROPOSALS.
IN BILLINGS OFFICE
Plans for Arrangement Of
New Quarters Accepted-Improve-
ment Will Facilitate Handling Of
Mails-Move December l..

Requests for proposals for supplying
new fixtures and furnishings for the
Billings postof1ce, when the change in
quarters is made to the Stapleton an
mex, have been mailed to is fixture and
supply houses in different parts of the
country. The furnishings and fixtures
Of the postofice must be installed by
December 1.
The plans for the new postofice
were designed by Postmaster Prickett,
and call for a spacious public lobby "
by % feet; a large swing, or lounging
room for mail clerks and carriers, and
a work room for railway mail clerks.
The money order registry and general
delivery departments will be absolute
ly separated, thus giving the clerks
more oom and facilitating their
work.
A feature of the new postofice, is
that every department will be seen
from the doorway as one enters. In
most cases they are confused in dodg.
ing corners and trying to find the de-
partment they wish, where in the new
quarters it will be possible to walk di-
rectly to the department desired.
The local p~ostofice is to have 1000
lock boxes, the largest number Of any
office in the state outside Of Butte.
More boxes are rented now than in the
Butte Office, which goes to show the
growth of the city.
Several representatives of supply
houses are on the ground awaiting
the result of their bids to furnish the
postonlce.
Mr.. Prickett is enthusiastic over the
idea of a new building for the post
office and says it will give the people
of Billings and vicinity much better
mail service, because of the better
facilities afforded the employees.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-15
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Sc.
LEcT VOTING PLACES.
in EVERY PRECINCT
Take steps to Provide for Election
Next November-Eiahteen Districts
in AlI-List Of Commissioners Ap.
pointees.

Judges and voting places for the
coming election to be held November
8, were appointed yesterday by the
board of county commissioners.
Following are the judges an; voting
places in rhe various precincts.
Precinct No. j, Custer-James Grit.
fin, Harry Il. Scots, George Fa-ker.
ira Haynie, j. =. Goodwin. Voting
place Custer school house.
Precinct No. 2. North Billings-W,
s. Haythorne, q. Herman Smith, y.
W. Stowe, Nick Klos. Pates Peroe.
Voting place. North's garage.
Precinct No. 8, South Bi.lings-G.
". stoddard, A. P. Hart, 2. R. Keil.
F. H. Brown, e. w. szitnick. Voting
place, Stoddard's wagon shop.
Precinct No. A, Canyon Creek
Frank Sanderson, 3. p. Wright, ]. J.
Thusen, John Summers, Isaac Denton,
Voting place, Canyon Creek school
house.
Precinct No. s, Laurel-C. ID. Camp
4. B. Mitchell, B. G. Brockway, w. u
G. Unger, Frank Brown. Voting place
Laurel hall.
Precinct No. s. Park City-Joseph
=. Bessette. A. w. Cole, A. G. Rich
Fred G. Stoltz, B. IA. Benedict. Vot
ing place, Park City hall.
Precinct No. z, Thomas Ranch-A
I. Thomas, Laurie Harris, James
Moore. Voting place, Thomas ranch
Precinct No. 8. Columbus-H. -
Reckard, w. H. Norton. H. /. Grant
]. L. Fraser, Pat Lavelle. Voting
place, Columbus hall.
Precinct No. 9, Upper Mussellshell
Ben H. Brown, H. B. Drum, Thomas
J. Chandler. Voting place, Big Coulee
ranch.
Precinct No. 10, Roundup. w
Newton. w. F. Strait, N. M. Klein
Voting place, Klein's hall.
Precinct No. II, Broadview-W. x
sudduth, M. F. Trogden, w. R. Clark
Voting place. Templeton Lumber com
pany's Office.
Precinct No. 10, Mussellshell-E. B
Carter. Joseph uewellan, j. K
Holmes. 7. M. Jacobs, M. NJ. Cur
tain. Voting place, Handel's hall.
Precinct No. IS, North Billings-L
p. shad, s. K. Deyerill, g. L. Lad
bury. 8. F. Morse, J. D. Matheson
Voting place, City hall.
Precinct No. Il, South Billings
Jacob Bauers, c. N. Chaffee, Emil
Borberg, B. Schneider, August
schmudlach. Voting place, Boyadn
house.
Precinct No. IL. Huntley-Elmel
Etker, Joseph Kinnick. ]. W. Collier
veting place. Hotel Huntley.
Precinct No. Is. Noster]. e. Eos
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-15

owned by private parties, have been
sold to people, who will make their
homes in eastern Montana.
Roundup is an excellent town and
before long it will have more than
n thousand population.
Milestone, which is a division east
of Roundup, is a prosperous place
and the company has had a fine hotel
erected there. There has been a
large hotel erected at Lavina and also
a large store building.
"Harlowtown, which now has a pop
ulation of more than 1,200 people, is
growing rapidly. There are many sub
stantial buildings there. It is n Of
the most important towns on the new
road.
.Three Forks promises to be a lively
place. It is situated in the Gallatin
valley and the sale of lots there will
take place September II.
"While the Milwaukee has not made
much noise about what it is doing,
1t has succeeded in bringing many set
tiers to this state and has opened up
a district which was occupied a few
years ago by the herds Of large stock
men and wild animals. It will not be
long till it is producing an enormous
o People are just beginning to
realize the wonderful opportunities Of
fered in eastern Montana and when
they do realize them, there will be a
tremendous influx Of settlers"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-15
GOLD DREDeE in cLARkEs FORK,
Saving the Minute Particles Of YeI
low Metal Near Chance.

Saving the Minute Particles Of Vel
low Metal Near Chance.
Holding in his hands two gold mug
gets, worth approximately $50, which
he had secured from the bed Of the
Clarkes Fork river, H. R. Holly yes
terday described how he and his as
sociates were successfully operating
a gold dredge in the bed Of the river
near Chance. Their tests of dirt in
the river, he declares. have con
WINGED them that they have a lredge
which will save a large percentage
more Of the gold.
It is the intention Of Mr.. Holly and
his associates, Dave Barns of Love
land, Colorado; w. P. Ogden OF Den.
yer. Colo; Lee Hays; H. B. Cogges.
hall and w. L. Hawley, to operate the
dredge Indefinitely.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-15
OF TWO COUNTIES
AFTER RUsTLERs.
IN NORTHERN WYOMING
HEREFORD and Doherty Join Sheriff
Bachelor and Posse and Will At
tempt to Head Thieves of on Res
acknowledgements Characters.

Indian police and officers of Vel.
loWstOne and Carbon counties r in
pursuit Of two horse thieves believed
to be Charles Parker and a half-breed
Indian named Whiteman. The thieves
have IS head of stolen horses in
their possession and it is believed are
headed for Crooked Creek, intending
to cross the Pryor mountains and get
on to the Grow Indian reservation.
Sheriff HEREFORD and Stock Inspec.
tor Oscar Doherty were notified OF
the theft Of the horses by Sheriff
Bachelor of Carbon county and i'm.
mediately started for Pryor Agency
where they met Deputy Sheriff Tug
gle Of Fromberg, a member of the
posse in pursuit Of the thieves.
The last heard Of the rustlers they
were between Frannie and Crowley
Wyo., and at that time were headed
toward Montana. The Indian police
have been notified and are scouting
the reservation in search of the rust
lers.
Earl Simpson is believed to be Al
the head of the gang of rustlers and
is in Jail at Red Lodge. 1t is said
that he has confessed to the whole
affair and given the officers a tip as
to which way his partners in crime
r headed.
Most Of the horses we're stolen from
forest rangers, although it is said
there is n animal in the bunch
which belongs to Judge Sydney Fol-
and was stolen while he was camp
ing on Sage creek.
Since all Of the horses are sbod, the
officers believe that the capture O
the thieves and the recovery Of the
horses ID only a qeustion Of d shor'
time. Whiteman and Parker are sail
to be desperate characters and in thu
event the officers run onto them, Il
very probable they will show fight
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-15
LAUREL P. D. BURGLAR IS
NABBED By LOCAL POLICE
Officers Say "A. A. Brown Was Attempting
to Dispose Of Plumber.

When arrested Brown is said to
have attempted to throw away stamps
and pen, but the officers caught him IN
the act. Besides the stamps and pen,
Brown had a new silver watch, q gold
band ring and a nickel watch fob.
The officers will make an endeavor
to unearth the balance of the plumber
this morning.
The Billings police apprehended the
burglars who broke into the Billings
Hardware company's store several
weeks ago within about the same
space Of time after the crime was com
mitted and by practically the same
methods used last night. Both times
they we're furnished with a description
of the plumber and caught the men
they arrested attempting to dispose
of some Of it.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-15

lHtBW GAEEf SEsSA EA
Less than "a hours after the Laurel
postoflce and store Of p. L. Fenton
was entered by burglars the Billings
police arrested A. a. Brown on sus-
picion of being implicated in the crime
and have q clue to where part OF the
plumber is cached.
Oncers Lavelle and Sergeant Baker
made the arrest last night. They de-
clare that Brown vas attempting to
disposeofbooks Of postage stamps and
the fact that a number Of books Of
stamps were found on his person par
TALLY bears out their assertion. Per-
haps the most damaging evidence the
police have against Brown is that q
new Conklin fountain pen was found
on his person and five fountain pens
Of this make were stolen from the
store at the time 1t was burglarized.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-15
PIONEER RAlLRoADER AND SET.
TIER PASSES AWAY.
HEART FAILURE CAUSE
Deceased Was Conductor Of First
Train Into BiIlings-First Rural De.
livery Mail Carrier in Eastern Mon.
tana-FuneraI Sunday.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Samuel j. Hoppe, who as conductor
on the Northern Pacific, was in charge
Of the first train that was pulled into
Billings and was the first rural free
delivery mail carrier in this section
Of Montana, died Of heart failure yes.
terday morning at his ranch, nine
miles west OF Billings.
The end came without warning. Mr..
Hopple was about the house waiting
for his dinner, when the members Of
the family noticed a deathly pallor
suddenly came over his face and he
dropped to the floor dead, uttering
no sound.
He was GA years Of age, and has
been in poor health for several years
gradually declining until the end yes
terday morning.
Besides a wife, Mr.. Hoppe leaves
two sons and two daughters residing
in this section.
The deceased was born in Pennsyl-
vania and for 25 years was a pas
senger conductor On the Illinois Cen
trail. After he severed his connection
with that road he was employed by
the Northern Pacific and was conduc.
tor of the first train brought into
Billings ver that road. After three
years Of service, or in 1884, Mr.. Hop.
pie quit the railroad and settled on
the ranch west Of the city, which has
been his home since that time. He
was n Of the first ranchers in this
part Of the Yellowstone valley.
When a rural free delivery mail
service was established up the val
ley, MI. Hopple was the first mail
carrier. For several years he car.
ried the mail winter and summer, but
finally i'll health forced him to resign
his position.
He was one Of the respected citi
zens Of the valley, who had the es
TEEN Of all with whom he came in
contact. Up till the day Of his
death he was of a congenial, sunny
disposition and had a word of chez,
for everyone, never complaining Of
his physical ailments and ever an
optimist.
Funeral services will be held at the
family home Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-15
sam GEB0 RETURNS
FROM NEW YORK TRIP
POLITICS NOT ATTRACTING AS
MUCH ATTENTION AS EXPECTED.

From Saturdays Daily.
Sam Gebo, a prominent Montana
and Wyoming coal operator, returned
early this morning from New York.
where he has been on business.
Mr.. Gebo said that SO far as he
knew the mines of his company in
the Wyoming district, which did not
close down when the lockout was or
dered by the operators, when an
agreement with the miners was not
reached, would continue to operate.
He said he could say nothing about
the situation in Montana as he had
just returned from the east.
The political discussion in the east,
according to Mr.. Gebo, raj not as
strenuous as he had anticipated 1t
would be. In fact he found politics
very quiet.