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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-10
MURPHY TRIAL WILL
START TOMORROW
COUNTY RANCH.
MAN UP FOR FENCING.
Especial to The Gazette.

Helena, April 9.-Closing argu,
ments were made by respective coun'
sci today in the, McLeod-Da lla case
where in the accused, former en-.
ployes in the United States surveyor
generals office, are charged with con,
spiracy to defraud the government.
through the utterance of forged field
notes, letters Of transmittal and the
like. The case has been bitterly con,
tested.
The trial Of John T. Murphy, a cat
tie baron. charged with: Illegal fenc
ing will begin tomorrow. More Wit,
nesse have been summoned than fol
the trial Of any similar case.
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NEWS FROM MORDEN

'4LELN . -T. r. 'E- . II LFEEE I.AE4.T-NNNtEF
Worden, April 81. r. Lilley has
been forced to suspend his well dig
ging on account Of an attack OF rheu
matism.
Mrs. Lilley has recovered from .
severe attack of la grape.
Sabbath school was organized, a
the home of William B. Russell
March 20, the following officers being
elected: Superintendent. Robert
Bryson; assistant superintendent, A
L. Makinson; secretary-treasurer
Mrs. Rose Gibbs; chorister, E. G
Gibbs. The first regular meeting was
held at the Makinson ranch April 5
The singing. is led by q string orches
ira. The next meeting is at the
Makinson ranch Sunday. April 10, al
8 O'Clock.
w. b. Baird will arrive on his
ranch, north Of Worden, some time
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. kenwith visited with
Mr.. and Mrs. Gookin over last Sab
bath.
j.. w. Gable is on the sick list this
week.
w. ". and =. M. wheatley are now
comfortably located on their claims.
near Osborn.
j.. w. Day has just finished the
plumbing work in his pretty cottage in
Huntley.
DR.. w. "A. Russell ~(recently OF Rich.
land, Mich.), is in Helena this week
taking the state medical examination
in order to be admitted into the med.
ical fraternity of Montana. He is 10.
Gated in Huntleys
Mesdames Hatfield and Fowler
were calling on the ranchers on the
river one day last week.
VIM. B. Russell, Robert Bryson, ST.,
and j. r. Lilley were Huntley visitors
Monday.
W. Gookin had a carload Of seed
oats and wheat, and also a carload
of hay, sidetracked at Osborn last
week, which he was retailing to the
farmers Of the valley.
DIR. BenEott moved his family into
Ballantine Monday and will estab.
fish a drug store in the vacant saloon
building.
The residents Of Ballantine and vi
cinity are very grateful to the board
OF county commissioners for honor
ing their petition against the saloon.
It is estimated that nearly nine
tenths Of the heads Of families signed
it.
James Rorak is working for j. r.
Lilley this week.
Mrs. Roby was a caller at the
ranches on the river Monday.
p. E. and G. o. Smith now have ex-
cellent wells on their farms.
Mrs. Orrie Rush is numbered among
the sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walker r here to
locate on their ranch, north of Wor.
den. They have ordered their house
logs Of J. ". eagle.
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WILL ENDORSE N

Galesburg, Ill. April 9-Republi-
cans of the Fifteenth congressional
district Of Illinois will convene here
tomorrow morning for the purpose Of
electing two delegates and two altern-
ates to the national convention. Il e
a foregone conclusion that the dele
gates will be instructed for Joseph 9,
Cannon.
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LEGEND. IS ALSO WANTED FOR
THE 100000 CLUB"
MORE THAN ONE TRIAL
Billings Hardware Company Will Give
SIS In PrizesAAward Will Pc
Made by Executive Committee q
club-competitIon Open to All.

An excellent opportunity is open
to the quick-witted and nimble-mind-.
ed to do their share toward boosting
Billings and at the same time be well
rewarded for their efforts. The Bill
ings Hardware company will foot the
bill. just to help matters along the
company offers prizes. worth $25 for
best and most appropriate emblem
and legend for the 100000 club" with
competition open to all and no restric-
ton as to the number Of trials one
person may make.
The first prize consists Of merchan-
disc or a single article worth SO; the
second, $3.50; the third, IS, and the
fourth, $3.50. To the successful ones
remains the privilege to select what
ever they may desire within the value
ofsthe prize they win, as the company
will not arbitrarily designate the arti-
cles to be giver! Every person,
whether man, woman OF child, may
enter the contest. the only stipulation
being that all suggestions be address
ed, Billings Hardware company;
10000 club contest"
How Awarded.
There are many bright minds insthe
city and the contest should prove an
interesting and exciting one. The
cause is a good one and the incentive
to exercise a little mental ingenuity
suflcient to call forth the best efforts
of all.
Award Of prizes will be made by
the executive committee Of the $4,000
club the members Of with Viii be
the sole judges, II you want to win
something worth having and also
show your loyalty Is q booster. write
what you think nils the bill and
either send your contribution BY mail
or leave it in a sealed envelope at the
once Of the Billings Hardware com
pany and be sure and sign your name
II you think Of something you = g
gard better than your irst entry,
make a second trial, for the oftener
you try the more likely you are to
carry of a prize. It's an interesting
ana enticing game to play.
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ROSE JARVIS GETS Is DAYS FOR
DRUNKENNESS.
SENTENCE SUSPENDED
'fom Delaney Forgot His Promise
Made Last Month and Fell from
Grace Asaln-Two coIored Women
In Police Court.

Matrimony or bad comp4n* has
had a bad effect on Rose .Jaryis,
Judging from the number Of times she
has appeared in police court since she
has been married. Rose is az colored
woman and q few short months 6
she took Jesse Jarvis for her lawful
spouse. Shortly afterward Jesse was
hailed in police court on a minor
charge and 1t was not long until his
better half likewise graced the mourn
er's bench in Judge Mann's court
room.
Before she a married the police
had never seen OF heard Of Rose, but
now they are 30 intimately acquainted
with her that. they 60 out Of their
way to investigate some OF her esca-
pades.
Her latest stunt was pulled on
Wednesday night and the ofacers say
she was awful drunk. Judge Mann
evidently believed their story yester-
day morning, as he sentenced Rose
to 25 days in the city jail. II she
can satisfy Chief Talgo that she will
leave the city and forget to come
back for some time, her liberty will
be restored to her, otherwise the
city will provide her with board and
lodging for a few weeks yet.
Rose Has Company.
Anna Durant, also colored, kept
Rose company part Of Wednesday
night in the city jail. Anna says she
Is a hard working girl but fell into
bad company. She was assessed q
fine Of $40 for being drunk.
Tom Delaney is q hard working
1rishman, who told Judge Mann on
March 1s last that he would not get
drunk for another year and that he
had just been celebrating st. Pat
rick's day. He explained yesterday
morning when he was arraigned on
a charge Of drunkenness, that when
he came to the city he was full OF
good intentions and memories Of his
last fall from grace, but the lure Of
one wee bit OF q good time with some
jolly lads was too much, and he woke
up In the city jail. Five dollars was
his contribution to the city treasury.
Melvin jackson and Richard Hanna
were given short sentences for
vagrancy.
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REAL ESTATE DEAL CLOSED.
GRANGE N. Bartlett Buys House and
Two Lots. !

w. "A. Combs contaminated a real
estate deal yesterday whereby Grace
Z. Bartlett becomes owner Of a five.
room house and two lots located on
North Thirtieth street between Fifth
and Sixth avenues and formerly own.
ed by C. L. shaffer. The considera.
ton was not made public.
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ONLY FIVE SUCCESSFUL.
Fifteen Take Examinations to Fill
Prescriptions.

Examinations for admission to prac'
tice in the state as registered pharma.
cists were taken by Is applicants at
Livingston Wednesday. Out Of the Is
there were only five passed with the
necessary requirements. Two Of the
five were Billings young men in the
employ Of the Chapple Drug company.
=. j. Kimmel and owen Armsted. Mr..
Armsted is employed at the Laurel
store Of the company. while Mr.. Kim.
mel is in the store in this city.
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From Wednesdays Daily.

j. a. Bailey OF Big Timber arrived
IN the city yesterday.
Mrs. George Stage is visiting in the
city from Big Timber. u
Mrs: Herbert Carson Of Forsyth ar
rived in town yesterday.
w. e. Chambers Of Butte wa 9
Billings visitor yesterday.
man OF this city. left yesterday fol
St. Paul on a business trip.
H. w. sRowley left yesterday for a
weeks business trip to Denver.
Joe Llewellyn, q stockman Of Mus
selshell, was in town yesterday.
w. Humphrey, a business nan OF
Joliet, spent yesterday in Billings.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Myers OF Miles
City visited friends in Billings yester
day.
Or. futile. secretary Of the state
board Of heath, is in Billings from
Helena.
Carl Rankin, a Hardin real estate
daaler, was in the city yesterday on
business. ss
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Mushbach were
visiting in the city yesterday from
Red Lodge. s
J. ". Hershberger, a contractor Of
Hysham, was q business visitor In the
city, yesterday.
j.. @. Quinlan, a real estate man so1
Dickinson, N. d., raj in the city Mon
day and Tuesday.
]. J.. Stewart Of Syracuse, Ind. il
q recent arrival in Billings who is in
search OF a location.
ID. Twohy, a railroad contractor on
the Billings & Northern railroad, was
in the city yesterday.
George P. der. Of the DER Mercan
tile company Of Bozeman, was q bust
ness visitor yesterday. MI
H. IA. Durand, who Is Ntonnected
with the reclamation service at Hunt
ley, was In Billings yesterday.
f. e. Runner, q business man and
stockman Of Absarokee, is in the city
attending to business affairs.
Claude 3. Hudson. cashier Of the
Bank of Joliet, accompanied by his
bride. arrived in Billings yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Kellegher Of
0ueT1Udu nave O6eu VlS1tlu& H1eAun
In the city this week. Both are for
mer residents OF this city.
Chief Engineer A. p. Davis. In
charge Of the reclamation service In
this state, stopped over In Billings
yesterday enroute to Huntley.
Rev. D. j. Powell OF Fargo, N. D.
arrived in Billings yesterday. He Il
visiting the various Congregational
churches throughout the state.
: Deputy County Surveyor 3. w. Col
ton left yesterday morning for Lolum'
bus, where he inspected the county'a
new bridge over Keiser creek yestr
LAY.
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Teachers, Examination

The regular teachers examination
will be held in my ONCE at the court
house, Billings. Montana, April 24-25.
1908, beginning at $3.50 a. m.
MARGUERITE NJ. STRANG,
Chairman County Board
OF Educational Exam
liners.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-10
FIVE YOUNG MEN STEAL sHoR-
EY,s CAR FROM GARAGE.
.M'CAR1Y SENT TO JAIL
Pleasure Trip u Ended BY Collision
With Switch Engine and Police Ar
rest Occupants Of Machine-Alleeed.
All Were Drunk.


in the county Jail WITH no prospect OF
release for the next 80 days, ana Or
val Connors, al Naurman Oscar Hoe
and John Doe are poorer In purse $50
as result of an automobile stunt
which the five young men pulled OF
early yesterday morning, when they
stole Bert shorey's Haynes car out
OF the White garage and drove it
around the city, finally colliding with
a switch engine at the Twenty-sev-
enth street crossing.
McCarty pleaded guilty to a charge
Of malicious mischief before Justice
Mann yesterday afternoon and was
sentenced to 80 days, while the COM
plants charging the other four men
with the same crime were dismissed
with the consent Of MI. shorey after
they had paid for the damage done
to the car in the collision.
According to the story which the po.
lice tell, all Of the men were drunk
yesterday morning, and McCarty,
who is an automobile man, entered
the front door Of the White garage
at an early hour and run Mr.. shorey's
car into the street.
on 4 Wild Drive.
His four companions piled into the
car and then they started on their
wild drive through the ctty's streets.
EARLY morning pedestrians lodged
across the crossings and many mar
rowly missed being run down by the
car, which was being driven by Nc
Carly. &
Finally McCarty started to cross
the Northern Pacific tracks at Twenty
seventh street, and as he was cross
ing the machine struck switch en-
CINE. The collision put the q out
Of business and did damage amount
ing to about $50.
Oflcer Bake took two OF the men
in custody, and when Mr.. shorey,
who had been notified Of the affair,
arrived on the scene he found the
young men hitching the car to the
back Of a hack ready to have IT towed
back to the garage.
E%EtH6- g na,,SeN nnvam140inf0 Tn hA
issued against all Of the men charg-
ing them with malicious mischief.
Later it developed that McCarty took
the car out Of the garage and that the
other men wereynot as much to blame
as he, was for the affair. Mr.. shorey
consented to having the complaints
against the others dismissed on con-
dition that they reimburse him for
the damage done to his car
culprits Well Known.
All Of the young men are we'll
known in Billings. It is said that Con
nors and Naurman are walters in one
of the locM cafes, and that Hoe and
the man who gave his name as John
Doe are brickmasons. McCarty has
been employed in the garages Of the
city. as Is machinist and chauffeur for
some time past.
The police say that q number Of %
urrence similar to the one Of yester-
day morning have been reported to
them recently, and that they are de- Is
termined to break up the practice Of
borrowing cars. Among Others who
have had their cars taken from the
garage without their consent and run
around the city are Earl Morse and
DR.. johnson.
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NORTH DAKOTA ORATORS.

Wahpeton, N. D., April s.-orators
OF the leading educational institutions
OF North Dakota viii compete tomors
row night in the state intercollesiats
contest.
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AXE HUNTLEY UNIT.

Nebraska Man Makes Entry on Hunt
ley Farm.
James R. Larimer, a recent arrival.
in this city from Carney, Neb., made
homestead entry or 9 farm unit un-
der the Huntley reclamation project
in the local land Office yesterday. MI.
Larimer selected q farm unit located
near Ballantine, and 1t is understood
that he intends to start farming at
once.
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~ AAAPA0vS0s AA4U8#fu5$EW GE&G"8 f@GM &teA H.
Robert Foster, Everett Birely and
E. r. Mckee, who have been assist
ing Engineer Gerharz in making the
surveys for the Sheridan water sup
ply system, returned yesterday norm
ing from the northern Wyoming city.
From Thursdays Daily.
s. ID. Mcdonald Of Columbus was IN
Billings yesterday.
r. w. Shower, a rancher Of Laurel,
was in the city yesterday.
F. "A. Morse was in the city yester-
day from Red Lodge.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. ". Johnston of Har.
din were in Billings. yesterday.
E. H. Peck and Max M. Miller OF
Park City we're in Billings yesterday.
Charles r. Watkins. a sheepman OF
northern Wyoming, is in the city from
Cody.
w. o. Parker, who has been spend
ing the winter in Los Angeles, re.
turned Tuesday night.
Mrs. Georgia lockwood Of Valley
City, N. D., is visiting her mother.
Mrs. Charles Forester.
+. B. Newton, a lumber man Of
Occur d'Alene, Ida, was registered at
a local hotel yesterday. /.
G. e. Shipman of the city engineers
ONCE returned yesterday from sheri'
dan, where he has been making sur
yeys, for the water supply system
which is contemplated there.
Judge James r. Goss left yester
day to attend the G., a.. r. encamp'
ment at Butte. e.
Mrs. Joseph Kinnick, wife Of the
proprietor of the Huntley hotel, was
a city visitor yesterday.
James H. McShane, Jr., of the Joliet
Trading company was a visitor IN
Billings yesterday from Joliet.
James Ryan, a railroad contractor
on the Milwaukee railroad, is in Bill.
ings from his camp near Roundup.
H. P. Smith, an. examiner OF q Con.
necticut banking firm with headquar.
ters at Butte, is in the city on bust
ness.
Grant Lamport returned yesterday
from ST. Paul, where he recently
shipped several carloads Of cattle to
market.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. w. Myers are In
the city from their home in Miles
City. Mr.. Myers is an attorney Of
that place.
H. w. Judson, whose home is in
Galesburg, ILL.,, arrived in the city
yesterday and intends to remain here
through the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles e. Wright Of
Red Lodge stopped over in the city
yesterday. MI. Wright Is q well
known rancher Of Carbon county. 81
Henry Gerharz left yesterday Nfor
Sanders to inspect work on the San.
ders Cooperative Ditch company'a
canal, which is being built near
there.
Deputy Sheriff Charles Davidson Of
Columbus stopped yer in Billings
yesterday while en- route home from q
months visit with friends and rela.
tives In Kansas. "
!. !. white, father Of Cashier 8. N,
White. of the Peoples bank, is in the
city from his Huntley ranch. Mr.,
White drew No. / in the drawing Of
the Huntley farm units last summer.
A party Of Red Lodge people was In
the city yesterday visiting friends,
Members Of the party were Mr.. and
Mrs. w. A. Talmage, Mrs. F. H. AL.
den, Mrs. "A. e. Flager and Mrs. ]. 8.
Robins.
8. C. Hunter, representing the Hun
ter Arms company, is in the city on q
visit to old friends. Mr.. Hunter was
connected with j. H. Conrad & Co.,
the first mercantile establishment in
Billings. He will leave for Cody.
lWyo., today, where he will visit Will
Sleeper, also a former resident Of
this city.
Teachers Examination.
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LOCAL and PERSONAL
q. Howell Is IN Billings from.


j.. I. Howell Is III Billings from
Laurel.
Austin North is in Red Lodge on
business. &
P. ]. Conway Of Fromberg was in
Billings yesterday.
Dr.. j. D. Bennett Of Ballantine is
a visitor in the city.
Sam D. Coca, an insurance agent Of
Helena, is In the city.
8. H. Keoughun is q visitor in the
city from Garland, Wyo.
q. II. Gregory Of Fromberg was a
Billings visitor yesterday.
Albert Stecker, q rancher of Mel
vile. was in the city yesterday.
W. M. Coburn Of Great Falls was a
guest Of a local hotel yesterday.
g. N. Farmer, q business man Of
Huntley, was In the city last night.
Nose Linz, a well known jeweler Of
Butte, was a city visitor yesterday.
D. II. Moss left for Seattle yester-
day after a short visit with relatives
here.
"A. H. Davis, ajeweler Of Red Lodge,
visitedsthe city yesterday on business.
1G -M..T 5sB..E Irs5N. gG9. go &WL = =.
u Fl. Schroeder, a stockman of Lake
Basin, arrived in the city yesterday.
Miss Pattie Allen arrived In the
city and will visit her parents until
Sunday.
George Mushback, city treasurer
elect Of Red Lodge, wal in the city
yesterday.
John schram, president Of the Bill
ings Land & Irrigation company. left
for his home in Seattle yesterday.
Willard T. Lowell, q prominent
stockman Of Wyoming and q former
resident Of Billings, is in the city.
L. p. schad left yesterday for ST.
lesia to look ove the Cottonwood
Billings Oil company's property in
that vicinity.
3. s. Judd left yesterday for Red
Lodge, where he will assist in the In
itiation Of 80 members into the order
Of Mountaineers.
Deputy Sheriff Charles Davidson Of
Columbus stopped over a short time
in the city yesterday while on his way
home from Kansas points.
Ike Underwood, a well known Car.
bon county rancher who formerly re.
sided in Billings, was in the city yes
terday calling on old friends.
M. w. Cramer, a stockman Of Laurel
and q member Of the board Of county
commissioners, spent yesterday here
attending 9 meeting Of the board.
Will Rea, a stockman Of Rosebud
county, who has been spending a few
days in the city, left yesterday FOR
Big Timber on q short business trip.
Harry Spar. who was formerly
connected with the Donovan-McCor
mick company In this city, arrived in
Billings yesterday from his home in
Chicago.
Abe Fenton, a resident Of Billings
in the early sos, Is visiting friends
in this city for a few days. Since
leaving Billings Mr.. Fenton has been
interested in Washington and Oregon,
From Wednesdays Daily.
n.sa.. n;~ r,-han o,ssvod
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Mr.. Vanrober is building two
houses for settlers from Lincoln, Neb.,
and Chicago. They are located on
the river north Of Osborn.
a steam pillow is operating on Har-
rison's farm neal Osborn.
Many farmers have their gardens
planted. #Ms
p. a. Hyer was in Huntley satur-
day.
Thomas Rovak Is the guest Of his
sister, Mrs. w. 3. Smith, north q
Worden.
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yg1H 8A&8IE@ %AEMIsAN4F Izb4AE9
Frank Mulane, assistant superrin.
tendent Of the northern Paci1c's re.
frigerator line, was In Billings yester.
day comforting with the local officials
Of the company.
Deputy Sheriff Stone Matlock re-
turned yesterday from Thompson
Falls. Mont, having in charge William
White, who is wanted in Billings on q
charge Of forgery.
George Sturm, a well known gro
ceryman Of Billings, returned yester-
day from Brainerd, Mimi, where he
has been receiving medical and surgi-
cal attendance.
=. 3. Keil, secretary of fegen Bros
store, who has been confined to his
home for several weeks with diph.
iberia is on the road to recovery and
will soon be out again.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Frederick Of
Joliet were In Billings yesterday.
Victor Aho, a prominent merchant
Of Red Lodge. was q business visitor
yesterday.
Charles II. Gregory, a we'll known
farmer OF fromDerg, was IN the city
last night.
Martin johnson and Charles viii
son were in the city yesterday from
Red Lodge.
C. s. Marvin, cashier Of the First
National bank of Laurel, arrived in
the city last night.
Charles Mann, the young son of
Judge and Mrs. Mann, who has been
suffering from a severe attack Of
diphtheria, is reported as being great
ly improved. Z
Robert Foster, Everett Birely and
E. r. Mckee, who have been assist
ing Engineer Gerharz in making the
surveys for the Sheridan water sup
ply system, returned yesterday morn
ing from the northern Wyoming city.