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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-02-05

Spring Shirts are ready at Walsh
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-14
DOPE FIENp AND sHEEPHERDER
ADJuDGED INSANE.
SMITH WILL GO BACK
Thompson's Decisions are Varied
Nearly as Many "Hopheads' a.
Lunaties in State 'n.titutlan-Ef.
fects Of Solitude. :

Frank Smith and A. j. Thompson
were adjudged insane by a lunacy
commission, Of which Charles New
man of the board Of county commits
sioners and doctors johnson. and
Chapple we're members, and ordered
committed to the state insane asylum
at Warm Springs.
Smith is not insane, but it is said is
a dope fiend, who has been giving the
city and county officers a good deal
of trouble and it was decided that the
best way to dispose Of his case would
be to send him to the insane asylum
where he could be cured OF the drug
habit.
Smith was sent to the insane asy-
lum just a year ago, lacking three
days, to be cured Of the drug habit and
after he had been confined in the asy.
lum about six weeks, he was dis.
charged as cured OF the habit and ap'
peared to be in the best of health,
He started to using morphine and
cocaine again soon after his discharge
and has gradually grown worse. until
1t was necessary to take some action
IN his case, to protect the community
and for the good Of the man. himself
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-14
CHARGED
BY BOHEMIAN man
SAYS HENRY LIED TO SECURE A
MARRIAGE LICENSE.

A Bozeman man whose name was
not ascertained called at the clerk Of
the district courts ONCE last week
and made inquiries concerning a mar
riage license which was issued to
John Henry Of Bohemian permitting
him to marry Clara Fryer Of the same
place on December 20. It is said that
visitor told the clerk that the girl was
not Of age, as Henry had. sworn, and
that the mans name was not John
Henry.
The couple were arrested by the
sherin's Office December 90, on adj
vices received from the Gallatin coun.
ty authorities, and the man was held
on a charge Of seduction. Later a
message was received from Bozeman
stating that If the couple would con.
sent to being married the officers
might release them.
That afternoon Mayor Foster per.
formed the marriage ceremony and
they were released from custody. Both
the girl and the mar made AFFIDAVIT to
the facts set forth in the marriage
license, but the man refused for some
time to sign it, and when he did sign
the name is scarcely legible.
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SAYS HE HAS NO LEGAL cocNl-
zANcE OF REVERSAL.
MUST STAY IN JAIL
Former Mayor Of san francisco Falls
in. Endsavor 70 Oct Gail After Deea.-
sion Of Appellate court-Must Now
wait Th'slsy D.ys Tor Liberty.

aNEl4A%I 9rElL * r INlaZl&f
San Fra1cisco, Jan. 13.-superior
Judge Frank H. Dunno this morning
refused to admit to bail former Mayor
Eugene 3. schm4tz. whose conviction
upon the charge Of extortion vas re-
versed last Wednesday BY the appel
late court which declared that he
was illegally convicted.
Pending the coming down Of the re-
mittitur from the higher court. whose
decision does not become anal until
after the expiration Of 80 days. Judge
Dunno held that the position Of
schmitz was the same as at the time
Judgment was passed, and the lower
court did not take cognizance Of the
reversal.
r. G. Drew, Of counsel for the for
mer mayor. said: n
"Of. course, we expected this denial
Of the new motion that Mr.. schmitz
be admitted to bail as q matter Of
right and Justice, but we wanted to
have the decision upon It. This step
was merely preliminary and formal.
Just what other action we win take
I am not prepared today to say"
MI. Drew, however, stated that
other methods were contemplated TO
have schmitz admitted to bail.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-14
REcoNsIDERs HAsTY ACTION ON
SALOON PROPOSITION.
IT HURRlEs TO DO so.
Frightened by Petition Looming Up In.
the Distance Sheridan City Fathers
Call a Meeting and Rescind Their
Action--naste is Unusual.

Sheridan, Wyo., Jan. 13.-The coun-
cilmen, disturbed over their recent &C
ton in granting q saloon license to
Dr.. Demple, called a special meeting
Saturday evening and by a unanimous
vote rescinded their former action.
More than 500 names r said to
have been signed to the remonstrance,
but the council, in haste to correct It's
action, did not wait for the petition
to be filed. Thus the new council has
gone onErecord as hasty and inadvised,
which heretofore has not been the
custom Of the board.
The resembling action and the revok-
ing Of the license has not ended the
matter, If reports are true. The parties
most affected by the action will take
the matter up with the courts and an
attempt will be made to prove that GER
tain jobbing tactics contrary to the
law have been used in bringing about
the speedy action Of the city coun-
Gil. The location Of the saloon in
question is near the railroad on Broad
way, being the main Travelled street
from the depot and the railroad resi-
dence district to the main business
part Of the city. This is said to be
the cause OF the council taking its last
action. According to reports, the at.
fair will be thoroughly ventilated.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-14
SHERIDAN BowLERs READY.
Claim to Be All Prepared to Come UP
TO Billings.

Claim to Be All Prepared to Come Up
to Billings.
Sheridan, Wyo., Jan. 13.-The Sheri-
dan bowling team, the one which
some time ago caused the Billings ag-
gregation to meet their Waterloo, is
in readiness to go up to the Montana
city and "show them" again.
There has been a revival in the
game in this city since the coming Of
the enthusiasts from Billings, and the
scores have been very encouraging.
There has been much rivalry among
the locals as to who should 60 to Bill
ings in the contest.
By a system Of elimination on cores
the team has been about decided upon,
and with the exception Of the contest
now on between Bell and Wood the
team is named. Those who will go
are Eisenwever, Taft and luce. Either
Wood or Bell will be the fourth man.
1t is understood that the match game
will be played the night Of the OPEN
ing Of the new alleys at Billings.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-14
FINAL SURVEYS COMPLETED FOR
BIG HORN DITCH.
SIX DOLLARS AN ACRE
More Than 1000 Aeres Of Best Land
in state vii, 20 lrrloatsd-other
Projects VIII Follow It Price Of
Land is Reduced.

B. G. Lillis returned yesterday
morning from the coded portion OF the
reservation along the Big Horn river,
where he has lust completed the final
urveys for the Big Horn iowline canal,
which will water about $500 acres OF
land near Hardin and in Sorrell Horse
bottoms.
The canal is being Euilt by the Big
Horn Lowline Ditch company, an In
c%orporated association Of the farmers
on that part OF the reservation, and
construction work will be started at
once. It is expected that It will take
at least a year to complete the canal,
so that the farmers will be able to use
the water for irrigation purposes q
year from next spring.
The canal is taken out of the Big
Horn river about five miles above Har.
din, and, will be IA miles in length.
The estimated cost is between $40,0 O0
and $4,000, or about Sc al acre fol
the land under the ditch.
Best Land In State.
The land which will be irrigated by
the new ditch is some Of the best In
the state. It lies along the Big Horn
river and the soil IS fertile and very
productive. Last season fair crops
were raised without irrigation, and
when the canal is completed 1t is ex
pected that crops equal to those
raised in the Yellowstone valley will
be produced.
A number Of Billings men have
farms under the new ditch, which they
made entry on when that portion o.
the reservation was thrown open tx
settlement a year ago last summer
An effort is being made to have thu
Indian payments, which are consid
erred excessive, on this land reduced
and If congress takes such action \
lis very probable that a number Of If
rigation projects will be started, al
the land needs only water to make
it the most productive in the state.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-14
Must STAY Six Months.

He stated when examined yester-
day that he was a carpenter by trade
and had a sister in Butte. The lunacy
commission recommended that he be
confined in the asylum for a period OF
six months at least, in order to be
assured, that he. will be thoroughly
cured Of the habit.
Thompson was arrested by the po-
lice Sunday night as they suspected
that the man was insane. His delus-
ions are varied and many of them
laughable. He told the police that
he came to Billings from Forsyth to
get a man who is wanted by the sher-
if OF Rosebud county and in the next
breath told them that he was the In
ventor Of an air brake and would
soon be worth $4,000, 900. When ex-
amined yesterday by the lunacy COM
mission he appeared to have strange
ideas on religious subjects.
He stated that he was a shepherd
er, by profession and that he had re-
latives in Texas. The members Of the
commission stated that it was their
opinion that solitude was the cause OF
Thompson's insanity.
Many Inmates.
Deputy Sheriff Terrill and Officer
Sage, recently returned from the in
sane asylum at Warm Springs where
they took Charles Overman, a dope
1end, and Herman Panesse, an italian,
who vas adjudged insane. They say
that there are $50 inmates in the asy-
llm and that a large percentage OF
them we're sent there to be cured Of
the drug habit.
This method Of disposing of the
"~hopheads," as they are called by the
police, seems to be growing in favor
in all Of the cities Of the state and as
a result the state insane asylum has
nearly as many unfortunates to cure
of the drug habit as Of insanity.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-14
father, W. q. Reno. They will return
to their home at Chance, Mont, next

father, W. d. Reno. They will return
to their home at Chance. Mont, next
week.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Cobb have
leased the dining room Of the Hardin.
hotel and are now conducting It.
DR.. Movins Of Bridger visited his
friend, DIR. Richards, this week.
3. Hasting Of the Yellowstone coun-
try visited friends here yesterday.
J. A. Johnston Of the valley has re-
turned from q visit to Butte.
II. M. Allen OF Billings vas a Hardin
caller this week. Mr.. Allen ID an en-
thusiastic Hardin booster and while
here contributed literally to aid some
public improvements that r very
much needed.
Sivert Torske, a recent arrival from
Minnesota, has filed on a fine ranch
on the hill and will improve it this
spring.
John Reno has returned from a bust
ness trip to Iowa. While there he
disposed Of some property, and now
he says he is in the Big Horn valley
for keeps"
The settlers on the bench have
taken preliminary steps to start ditch
ing in the spring, and doubtless 9TH
ers are doing the same. Warm weather
will probably see the beginning OF
work on at least three bitches in this
valley.
DR.. Richards reports the arrival OF a
girl in the family Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Franklin Of the lower valley.
Emil Nelson, a plasterer OF this
place, died recently in Billings, where
| he had gone for treatment.
John Mccullough OF Joliet, Mont,
was a business visitor this week. He
is selling Joliet flour to the merchants
along the Billings & Northern.
~ IesAueAsS " LIZ Dig AAoo1An sa11
ley are signing a petition to the com.
missioners Of Yellowstone and Rose.
bud counties for the erection Of a
wagon bridge over the Big Horn river
near this place.
v. b. McComb has been making an
extended visit among friends in Boze-
man.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-14
SCORES A CLEAN KNOCKOUT in
FIFTH ROUND.
FAST AND CLEVER GO
Battling Dane Clearly outfousht TIL
the Final Knockout vlctory-clif.
ford Broke Bone in Wrist in First
Round Of the Battle.

Ogden, Jan. 13.-Battling Nelson
Of Chicago scoreI clean knockout
over Jack Clifford Of Grass Valley,
CAL, at the Grand theater here tonight,
putting Clifford to the floor for many
seconds over the count In the fifth
round Of a scheduled 20-round contest.
Outfought, as he always is, Nelson,
head down and fists busy, kept coming
every second Of the five rounds, and.
finally, in the midst Of a hot rally
near the ropes, put over a short right
nppercut that caught Clifford on the
point Of the jaw The California boy
went down on his back, his head hit
ting the floor with great force, and it
was two Or three minutes before he re.
gained consciousness. q
Every round was hard fought. Mel.
son started his rushing tactics immedt-
ately, but ri met BY Clifford's right
In the ribs and jaw. The drsl round
was easily Clifford's.
In the second Clifford nearly sent
Nelson to the door with i right on the
Danes .'tin ear" and the round was
easily Cliford's, although he was
bleeding from the mouth az he went
to his corner.
clifford Goes Down.
In the third Nelson put Clinor!
down with a left hush to the jaw ard
q right to the solar plexus, Clifford
staying down five seconds. Hard hight
ing followed. Clifford sending his righ,
to Nelson's neck and ribs. In the
close Clifford whipped his right t.
Nelson's ear with sumcient force To
send on ordinary man through the
ropes, but Nelson was coming as hard
as ever at the icing range.
The fourth round was Cliford's, al
though Nelson appeared better. Nelson
came up strong Tor the nth and i'm
mediately rushed. Clifford, as usual
sent his right hard to the ribs, recsiv
ing a hard one to the stomach in re
turn. Clifford swung his right square
IL on Nelson's chin. It did not stol
the Dane for a second, and in the mex
rally he hooked his right cleverly OF
the jaw, Clifford sinking to the moo
completely out.
Clifford weighed 1873 pounds. Nelso:
about 1876.
It was learned after the fight tina
Clifford had broken . bone in his LET
wrist In the first round.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-14
GENERAL MEETING viii RE
HELD FEBRUARY s..
FOR CAMPAIGN.
More Than 100 Members Of orosnixa-
tion In This sectIon-Farnners and
Sugar Company OFFICIALS Will Give
Papers and short Talks.

"A general meeting Of the Eastern
Montana B~eetgrowers' association, an
Organization composed Of the farm
ers in this section, will be held at
the city hall February s, according to
the notices to the members OF the or
ganization which were sent out yes
terday.
1t is expected that many delegates
from Park City, Laurel and all of the
towns in Yellowstone and Carbon
counties will attend. There are 100
members 81 the association, and be
sides all Of these it is expected that
equally as large a number Of farm
ers who are DESTROYS Of becoming
members will attend the meeting.
Representatives Of the Billings
Sugar company will take part in the
meeting and in making arrange.
ments for the beet camapign of 1908
and will give papers and short talks
on subjects OF interest to the beet
growers.
Preparing Program.
"a program OF subjects to be taken
up is being prepared and arrange
ments to make the meeting q success
In every detail are being made by the
officers and members Of the associa-
ton. Several Of the members, as
we'll as representatives OF the sugar
company have consented to, speak
and the partial program az 1t has
been prepared includes talks and pa
pers on the following subjects by
prominent beetgrowers and officials
of the sugar company: '"The Tare
Question:" /. D. O'Donnell; "The Car
Shortage During Season of 1907" J..
p. Logan; 'The Profit and Loss Ac-
count for Average Beet Crop" j. T..
Graham; "The Need Of a Central.
COMMITTEE" Mr.. Crismas Of Rock
vale.
The association was organized
about q year ago. The officers are:
". T. Graham, president; 3. B. Camp.
secretary, and /. D. O'Donnell. treas
urer.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-14
Chicago Grain and Produce.

Chicago Grain and Produce.
Chicago, Jan. 13.-The wheat mar
ket opened arm on fairly active de-
mand which was based on the
strength Of the Liverpool market. Be-
fore the end Of the first half hour,
however, prices had declined nearly 1
cent on prodit taking. Then q bear
raid, led by q leading commission
house, caused q further break about
the middle Of the day. There was
considerable changing from May to
July delivery which resulted in q q
rowing OF the spread between the two
options. At the close the market was
very poorly supported, would be buy
ers being held back by the absence Of
news, owing to the crippled wire SER
vice. Buying by shorts during the
last half hour caused a rally Of nearly
i cent from the low point. The close
was steady. May opened unchanged
to * to nc higher at $1.06Ms to
$1.05A @1.O5M, advanced to $1.05M
to $1.06 and then declined to 31.03M.
The close was at $1.o5h to $1.05h.
Liberal receipts and lower cables
caused moderate weakness In the
corn market early in the day. senti-
ment, however, became q tribe bull.
ish during the last half Of the session
owing to a possible increase In the
movement because Of the severe
storm. The close was steady. May
opened u to &c lower at sos to
59A, sold up to 60M and then de
clined to 59h. The close was at go.
Trade In oats was again dull and
featureless. The market was steady
all day, price fluctuations being con
fined within a .half-cent range. Sent
ment was a little bearish as a result
of the slump in wheat. May opened
shade lower at 63MM, sold on to ssh
to 5311h and closed at 53M.
Immense receipts Of live hogs had
q depressing effect on the provision,
market, sentiment being bearish al
day. Western packing houses wefs
credited with the majority Of sales
At the close May pork was OF 12A
cents; lard was on 10 and ribs wer'
12h cents lower.
Closing prices were:
Wheat: May. @1.o4h to $l.04M,
July, ssx; September, ssx.
Corn: May. 60; July, 5sN; septem
ber. ssh.
| Oats: May. Sis; May. old. 5sk
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-14
Omaha Llvestock

South Omaha, Jan. 1s.---Cattle: Re
ceipts. $500. Market, steady. Native
steers, $3.75@5.66 cows and heifers,
$2@4.4o; western steers, $3@4.50;
cows and heifers. $1.75@3.75; can
ners, $1.50@2.50; stockers and feed
ers, $3.75@4.50; calves. $3@5.75;
bulls and stays, $1.75@4.
Hogs: Receipts, 1000. Market, s to
10 cents lower. Heavy, $4.o5@4.15;
mixed, $4.o5 @4.1o; light. $4@4.1o;
pigs, $3.so@4.5o; bulk, $4.o5@4.1o.
Sheep: Receipts, 5000. Market
stronger. Y%earlings. $5.50@6; weth.
ers, $5@5.50; ewes, $4.75@5.15;
lambs, $5.50@7.25.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-14
London Wool Market.

London, Jan. 13.-The listing of
wool for the first series Of the 1908
auction sales closed today, with the
following amounts:
New South Wales, 72,17s bales;
Queensland, 29,245; Victoria, 1850
bales; South Australia, 1926; West
Australia, 1904; Tasmania, 81; New
Zealand, 38,815; Cape Of Good Hope
and Natal, 64,157. OF this wool, 12s,.
900 bales Of Australian and 1000
Cape Of Good Hope and Natal WERE
forwarded direct to spinners, leav.
ing the net available for the sales,
187,S25. including 14,5O0 held over
from the last. series.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-14
New York stock Market.

New York, Jan. BIT is customary
to await the actual occurrence Of an
expected event before taking action
in the stock market to accord with the
event. That fact was the main one
Illustrated by the action of stocks to-
day in response to Saturdays disclos-
ures Of restoration Of a surplus over
the legal 8 required Of the
clearing house banks.
The most important OF the buying
of stocks induced by this develop.
|ment proved to have been already &C.
complished when operations we're re-
sumed at the stock exchange today.
There was q considerable i%ncursion OF
outside orders, but stocks were liber.
ally supplied to meet this new de.
mand, although prices were bid up
considerably higher than Saturdays
level to accommodate It.
Most OF the new outside buying or
ders were executed at the higher
level OF. prices Of the first hour Of the
day. That proved also the most act
I've Of the day and there was q nota
BILE lapse in the animation Of the
market after that. There was an ef
fective rally again after the realizing
sales were suspended.
The profit taking was conducted
with caution and skill, the selling moi
being pushed aggressively ON the de
clines, but on any advance the vol
ume OF offerings was quick to swell
again. The professional traders helt
the market when they found these
obstacles. Attention was attracted p,
the selling Of another kind. small II
Idtself. but OF significant effect on sen
Ihment. This VAS realising sales OF
ordered lots OF stocks bought outrigh
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-14
PUGET SOUND co.
ENJOINS UNIONS
WOULD PREVENT THEM FROM
INTERFERING WITH PLANS.

Seattle, Jan. 13.-The Puget Sound
Navigation company today secured
from the superior court an order re-
straining members Of the American
Association OF Masters from interfer-
ing in any way with the boats operat-
ed by the company or with the en-
ployes OF the company.
The complaint alleged that men,
bers Of the Engineers association had
agitated against them. The union
men regard the action as q precau.
tionary measure, as the owners have
announced they will employ eastern
and non-union men IN their boats.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-14
NEWS FROM HARDIN
Especial correspondenee.)

special Vorre8P0nQenCo.J
Hardin, Jan. 13.-Mrs. N. G. Bach
eller and Miss Glenfield attended the
ball here last week.
L. w. Hardin and Jeff Wicks Of
Glendive have been making a tour Of
the Big Horn domain.
J. p. Cotter returned recently from
q visit in Billings.
Marcus Mckay Of Red Lodge was
here last week looking after his land.
ed interests and talking ditch with the
settlers.
]. f. Johnson Of Billings was in
town recently looking for a location.
Indian Agent Reynolds and H. v.
Bailey were here last week looking
up Indian lands and %appraising them.
Rev. q. NJ. Fuller Of Huntley preach
ed here last Sunday.
James Brown Of Morrill,, Neb., has
been visiting in the valley.
A&E& sM BmN elHE28 AM AGE G L w.
Stephen D. Slaughter, who recently
proved up on his ranch. is visiting at
his old home in Kansas City. He will
return In the spring and join the hill
people In getting water on the fine
hilltop farms. 3
The Ice harvest Is on. Mcdonald &
Monat. Coulter and Bayliss and Robert
Anderson are all busy. filling theil
houses for next summers use.
g. II. Thomas ia constructing a large
water tank here for the Burlington
railroad. Il Is said to be the larges'
on the burlington system west Of Lin
colin.
John Boylan has constructed a larg'
coal dock on the railroad right OF va,
and II busy now filling It.
Nm. Henry serrine and Miss Hunt
inStoa aEsS visiting With Mrs.. serrine,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-14
SHOOTS LITTLE GIRL
Eighteen-Year-old Boy Intends to XIII
Dog But Aims at child-Escapes
Into Timber. Posse Follows.

Chehalis. Wash. Jan. 13.-At Alpha,
20 miles west OF Chehalis, Victor
Smith, 10 years old, yesterday shot
Eta Fink. aged 10. Smith had de.
clared his intention of killing Mrs,
Nnk's dog, but when the title girl ran
out OF the house Smith is alleged to
have changed his aim and shot her.
Smith escaped into the timber, and
a posse Of farmers with Deputy Sheriff,
King at Its head is in pursuit.
The child may recover.
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MoHlER DENIES RUMOR
Says the Union Pacific Has No inten-
ton Whatever Of Removing 'ts
Crossing FIagmen From Duty.

Denver, Jan. 13.-vice President
ana General Manager Mohler Of the
Union Pacific railroad. who is IN Den.
yer today, denied the report that the
Union Pacific Railroad company has
considered the advisability Of remov'
ing its 1iagmen. Until other systems
OF protection can be safely substi-
tuted. the iagmen will not be discon'
tinued," he said.