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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-03
.BULGARIANS IN
FUNNY TROUBLE
,eNoRANTLY PASS BOGUS BILL
AND CAN'T EXPLAIN.
FRIENDS CONFUSE CASE
Multitude Of Interpreters Make Case
More Mixed-Men Finally Show In
nocence and Mistake 10 All Cleared
Up After Many Conversations.

Undersherin Hubbard presided al
a regular Bulgarian congress yester'
day afternoon in Chief Talgo's ONCE,
after he had arrested D. II. Dorstcheh
and Cedar Corlit on a charge Of at:
tempting to pass bogus money at Nc.
Cormick's grocery. In time they
showed that the bill had been given
them at Losekamp's by mistake.
The two men, who are Bulgarians
and who speak English with dificulty,
had purchased a few groceries at Nc
Cormick's and rendered a S. bill on
the Merchants and Planters bank OF
Georgia. The cashier refused to cash
1t and held the men in talk until Mr..
Hubbard could be summoned.
When Hubbard got the pair in the
chiefs ONCE he asked them where
they got the bill. Then the fun be-
gan. Both men talked q stream OF
utterly unintelligible in near-English
and Mr.. Hubbard threw up his hands
in despair.
Finally he sent out for a Bulgarian
who happened to be in the o. K. ga
loon. Meanwhile q bearded Bulgarian,
resembling Dom Paul Kruger, strolled
into the chiefs ONCE with omcer
Schneider and imperturably listened
to the story told BY Dorstchef. 81
Slencing tho other man with q wave Of
his huge hand.
Some Clarity.
AFTER Ave minutes Of verbal are-
works, accompanied by wild gesticu-
ilations on the part Of Dorstchen. the
bearded man explained brokenly, that
the two mer claimed the bogus note
had been given them in change for q
$40 bank check. This made the mat
ter reasonably clear, and as the two
men claimed to know who It was that
cashed the check, the bearded man
went out to get the check changer.
While he was gone the Bulgarian
who had been sent for came in and
another fervid conversation began.
Then three other Bulgarians came in
and Joined in the fracas, and the air
was full Of waving arms and ~staccato
sounds distantly resembling Ian.
euags. x
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-03

Before clarity was restored the
bearded man returned without the
check changer and still another con-
gress Of Babel began. Eventually II
was developed that the men had
changed the check at Losekamp's
store, where the clerk had given them
the bogus note BY mistake. A police
oncer accompanied the men to the
store, where the clerk who had made
the error rectihed 1t, giving the men
q good bill and the two puzzled Bull
garians wer turned loose.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-03
The Pure Food Law.

Secretary Wilson says, zone of the
objects Of the law is to inform the
consumer Of the presence Of certain
harmful drugs In medicines" The law
requires that the amount Of chloro-
form, opium, morphine, and other hab-
it forming drugs be stated ON the label
Of each bottle. The manufacturers IT
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy have al
ways claimed that their remedy did
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-03
FEW BANKRUPTCY CASES.

Only One From This City During the
Past Six Months.
OF the seven counties in the juris-
diction Of Referee Firth there have
been but 10 cases OF bankruptcy dur
ing the six months ended January ].
Six OF these are still pending. OF the
entire number there was but one ease
in which the petitioner was a resident
Of this city.
During the year ending June 80
last there were ID bankruptcy cases
settled by the referee. &
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-03
LOCAL and PERSONAL

not contain any Of these drugs, and
the truth Of this claim is now FULLY
proven, ID no mention Of them is
made on the label. This remedy is
not only d Of the safest, but one
Of the best IN use for coughs and
colds. Its value has been proven be-
yond question during the many years
it has been in general use. For sale
by all druggists.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-03
INFANT CHILD DIES.

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Bergen Lose
Little One.
An infant child Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Bergen died yesterday morn
ing at the family residence On South
Twenty-eighth street. Funeral serv.
Ices will be held at the home Of a
neighbor this afternoon and interment
will be made in Billings cemetery. The
father Of the little n is q printer
and has been working at Laurel.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-03
LADY's A Z STOLEN.

Police Are Notified Of Disappearance
Of Tlmepiece.
A ledy's gold watch with the name
"Ef1e' engraved inside the case and
an ''!E', on the back, was stolen Wed.
nesaay from 4o5 South Thirty Erin
street. Omcer Vannek reported the
theft to police headquarters and the
police are looking for the timepie.e.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-03
Wins FOOL BET.

New York, Jan. Glad in a thin
bathing suit, Miss Helen Wilcox Of
Eltingville. Staten Island, last night
took q swim In the ocean near her
home. She remained In the water for
I'VE minutes although the temperature
registered two degrees below freez.
Ing. The bath Mas taken q wager
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-03

Approximately 100000 freight cars
and 5000 locomotives were manufac-
tured in the United States. In 1906 for
use on thfsEailroads Of the couatry.
The lumber for these cars involved a
consumption Of about 1000. 000,0 900
feet OF timber.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-03

5g5EnG ElTVEH,G -9L.el .HLF&
From Wednesdays Daily.
r. g. STUDY OF Sheridan was a bust
ness visitor here yesterday.
Mrs. ". v. Youst Of Belfry is visit
ing friends in the city this week.
r. B. Mitchell, q farmer Of Laurel,
was in the city yesterday on business.
H. U. Greenway Of Miles City was
q business visitor in Billings yester-
day.
Claud Youst, q rancher and stock
maj Of Belfry,, is In the city attend
ing to business affairs.
John Head OF Geneva, Neb., is viz
iting his daughter, Mrs. ". A.. Combs
OF North Thirtieth street.
q. 8. Marvin, cashier OF the First
National bank Of Laurel, was q Wis.
itor in the city last night.
L.P, Hyde. publisher Of the Clarke's
Fork Herald and q real estate man Of
Bridger, was q business visitor ii Bill
ings yesterday.
Phil Gallagher, a former resident
Of this city, at present engaged In
ranching rear Basin. Wyo., Is in the
city calling on old friends.
yMr. and Mrs. NJ. j. Kerrigan Of Red
Lodge visited friends here yesterday.
Mr.. Kerrigan Is q business man Of the
Carbon county metropolis.
Mrs. W. A. Campbell Of Cody, Wyo.,
stopped over In the city yesterday en-
route to her home from Rochester,
MIMI, where she has been confined In
q hospital for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. 3. Beaver Of Custer
returned home yesterday after spend
ing several days in Billings. visiting
friends. ! MI. Beaver 10 q business
man Of Custer and recently joined
the ranks Of the benedicts.
= s.W Head. a rancner. Of Moore.
Mont: Is visiting his sister and
brother, Mr.. and Mrs. w. "A. Combs
or North Thirtieth street. this week.
Mr.. Heald expects to leave Thursday.
accompanied by his father. for q visit
at his old home N Geneva. Neb.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-03
AMERICAN KILLED ON isTHMus'

Robbery Supposed to Have Been the
Motive-FormerIy In Portland.
Washington, Jan. 2.-Phillip r.
Kramer Of Portland. Ore, 9 locomo.
tive engineer in the employ Of the
isthmian canal commission, was muir.
dered at Paradise during the night OF
December 16, according to information
received here. Robbery is the only
motive assigned, as he was known to
carry considerable sums OF money. "A
daughter lives in Portland.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-03
LITTLE ONE DIES.
Death Visits Home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl Denny.

Samuel Earl Denny. the four
months-old infant Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ear
Denny Of Second Avenue north, died
at the Denny home Wednesday after
a short illness( Of pneumonia. Flu
neral services were held at the house
yesterday afternoon and interment
was made IN the Billings cemetery
Rev. B. 2. Mccullough oflciated.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-03
BLACK HAND WORK AGAIN.
Bomb Blows Up Five Story

Tenement.
New York. ain. "a dynamite
bomb, believed to have been set OF by
members Of the Black Hand society.
wrecked the entire lower door Of .
flve-story tenement house on East
Eleventh street last night, and caused
a panic among the occupants of The
building.
One man was injured By the exrlo-
sion.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-03
ADDITION TO
DIRECTORATE
PROMINENT MEN JOIN LOCAL
BANKING CIRCLES.
in the FIRST NATIONAL
r. e. Shepherd, c. N. 5air. ]. b.
o'Donne:l and II. w. RowIey Elect
ed 90 Members Of Board Of Direct
ors Of Well Known Bank.

NFhe advent Of the new year brings
with it an important change in bank
ing circles OF Billings, q deal having
been contaminated yesterday whereby
Z. =. Shepherd, G. M. Bair, H. w.
Rowley and /. d. ODonnell become in
terested in the First National bank
and will be added to the board Of di-
rectors and become actively interest
ed in the management Of the bank in
the future.
Speaking Of the above announce
D,ent, MI. Moss said: 1.-The patrons
Of the bank and the public generally
will be interested in knowing that !
have interested these gentlemen in
the First National bank. All OF
them, except Mr.. Shepherd, have
been residents and actively engaged
in the upbuilding Of the city and sur
rounding country. Mr. Bair and Mr..
O'Donnell have been more actively
engaged in the livestock and farming
operations Of our valley, while Mr..
Rowley has been more actively en-
gagged IN the work Of pushing our
city to the front. MI. Shepherd, while
a comparative stranger in III midst,
has been actively engaged in bring
ing settlers to the Yellowstone val
ley and selling the lands under the
Billings Land q Irrigation company's
canal.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-03
Interesting Capital.

Interesting Capital.
Through him have been interested a
large number Of wealthy and influen.
tial people Of Wisconsin and minnesota
in u country. and. 50 We are needing
all the capital we can procure to de-
velop our resources, these people felt
that they should be interested active
~ in some of our local enterprises, as
the work they are engaged In means
much to every resident and property
owner Of Billings and the valley.
1T is well known that the EFFORTS OF
the First National bank have always
been along the lines Of building up ev-
cry meritorious enterprise coming to
our midst and as all Of the above
named men are engaged in the same
line of work, I feel that I have made
the very best Coordination for the in
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-03

"A. Croonauispt, 4 Red Lodge business
man. n II tAli t,city. Sc
Frank olliy contractor Of Nus ~
selshell, II inI the city on business.
c. ]. BuIzzzettti. business man q
Frombearrg, wgaB 4 Billings visitor YER
terday.
p. +. Whitney, q rancher Of Joliet,
was a business visitor in the city yes
terday.
John Chandles, a stockman OF Mus
selshell. ~ a TIE city calling on old
friends.
James Pollard a hotel mar Of Red
Lodge, was q business visitor in Bill
ings yesterday.
g. NJ. Simpson returned last night
from a two weeks business trip in.
Carbon county. d
Deputy Sheriff Charles Davidson OF
Columbus spent d WEARS day in the
city with friends.
j. N. Mcshane Jr, Of the Joliet
Trading company, visited friends in
Billings yesterday.
Miss Mary Stewart, a teacher in the
Red Lodge schools, visited friends in
Billings New Years day.
Miss Anna Norman 81 South Thirty
first street Ii visiting Miss Pearl Mel
son at Red Lodge this week.
p. g. Sampson returned Wednesday
evening from a professional trip up
Clarke's Fork river, ii Carbon county.
yMrs. r. b. Dickerson 81 Livingston
ii visiting her mother, Mrs. G. A. Bige-
low, at her home on North Thirty
first street.
Deputy Sheriff Matlock returned
yesterday from Warm Springs, where
he took Abraham Gardiner to the
state insane asylum.
j. j.. Kaufman returned to his home
In Dale, Wis, Wednesday. He was ac-
companied by his brother Arthur, who
has been sick with typhoid fever for
some time past.
Miss Floe Hamilton, formerly en-
ployed in the local land Office, has re-
signed her position in Butte and taken
a position with the Billings Sugar COM
pany as stenographer.
II. r. Emmons, a railway mail clerk
who has been making his home in this
city for some time past, has moved his
family to a farm which he recently
took up on the Huntley tract.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Hawkins OF
North Thirty-third street expect to
leave Saturday for Iowa for a short
visit with relatives. Mr.. Hawkins Is
chief clerk at the local freight office.
Deputy Sheriff Terrill returned We'd
nesday night from Twin Bridges,
where he placed four Of the children
taken from Frank Carpenter Of Mus
+selshell by the humane officer, in the
state orphan asylum.
John D. Dale, a prominent attorney
Of Shelbyville, No, stopped over in
Billings Wednesday to visit friends
while enroute to E%llensburg. Wash,
on a short business trip. During his
stay here Mr.. Dale called on Sergeant
Baker Of the local police force.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-01
Ktlled Mhile Hunting Deer.

Word reached here today of the
sad accidental death yesterday after
noon of H. d. Brown, who was killed
while hunting on the South Fork of
the Clearwater about Is miles from
Grangeville, says the Lewiston Tri-
bune. Mr.. Brown, with his brother,
Sid Brown, and nephew, John Brown,
were engaged on a deer hunt and
separated. A short time later, Sid
Brown heard shot and believing his
brother had located deer, went to
the point from which the report Of
the gun came. He was Mortified to
find his brother lying on the ground,
with a fatal rifle bullet through his
body. The wounded man was very
weak but was able to explain that
while getting over a log and while
lifting the rifle the latter was dis
charged. The bullet entered the alb
domen and ranging upward came out
at the back of the neck. Brown lived
about three hours after receiving the
wound.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-01
Total
COMBINING BefOre Commission.

From the organization of the COM
mission, February 25, 1907, to De-
cember l. 1907, 233 complaints have
ben filed. OF these. 22O were infor-
NAL in nature, when filed, and "a
were filed originally in the nature OF
formal complaints.
One hundred and sevnty complaints
were made by individuals, private
corporations, and the like. Thirty
matters docketed as complaints
were investigations which the com
mission undertook on its own initia-
tive. Carriers filed 3S applications.
q being for permission to make rates
effective on less than the statutory
period of notice, and being requests
for rulings on provisions of the COM
mission act.
one hundred and forty-three COM
plants referred to matters of service:
65 OF these set up delays in getting
cars or in transportation of freight
pnd 'S alleged inadequacy Of service
or discrimination in some other mar
tlcular
Seventy-three complaints related to
rates. 27 of these related to alleged
unreasonableness of rates or discrim-
ination; IA involvd claims for over
charge; four involved interstate rates:
and % were applications involving
rates brought before the commission
by carriers themselves.
Three of the complaints found on
the docket related to general admin
lstrative matters; two accident inves-
legations and IL miscellaneous mat
iers wer docketed This is not a full
of the administration or
matters before the
commission, nor does 1t include large |
number of other accidents investigat-
sd' Such proceedings and lnvestiga-
ions were not generally docketed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-01
TWO MEN STEAL COAL.
Echo Prisoners Sentenced to Jail for
Pilfering From Loaded Cars.

To steal coal from an o. r. & ".
car seems to be an annual fad for N.
keenan,, for that gentleman has Just
been brought to the county Jail sec
ond time for having pilfered a car at
Echo. NJ. ]. Gleason, who plead
guilty to the same offense was also
brought up from Echo last evening.
Both men were sentenced to serve
so days in the county Jail, the sem
tence being imposed by the justice Of
the peace at Echo. . ...-.
The two prisoners, according to
their own confession, stole coal from
an o. r. & N. car and sold it to peo-
pie in Echo. A year ago, while the
coal famine was on, keenan, per-
formed similar stunt and had to.
serve time in the county jail.
John McCourt, deputy district at
torney, was at Echo yesterday to try
keenan, and Glasson and also to in
the charges against two men
who were suspicioned of having rob
bed the Ripper store. But it was
found the state had no case against
the two suspects and they were re-
leased without preliminary.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-01

With the weather in Pendleton as
balmy as that Of a day in spring, the
new year commenced operations to-
day and II has been greeted with
fitting acclaim.
When IL o'clock arrived last night
there were many people still awake
and they did what they could to make
the youthful arrival welcome. In
some parts o. town firecrackers were
set off. Elsewhere real pistols were
fired while some who had neither
fireworks nor firearms greeted the
hour with Indian yells. In the sew
eral churches where watch parties
were held the advent of 1908 was
awaited in prayer. ltt
Put while the new year was prop
erly greeted there was not bad hilar-
ity and there was little more than
the ordinary work for the night po-
lice to do. About the only victims
caught in the net were three Indians
who went so far in their Joy as 10
remain upon the streets to forbid
den nour.
To-Day has been a most quiet one
about the city for all the business
houses have been closed as usual on
holidays and there has been little ex
citement.
Tonight there will be variation in.
the usurl New Years calls for it be-
in6 leap year the men will receive
instead of the ladies. At several
places open house will b, maintained
anJ those who call will be treated to
refreshments served by masculine
hands At the Raley residence on
College st-ct Colonel ]. H. Raley and
'cn. ]. r. Pa;cs. togetfr-T with many
II lends of the regal fraternity and
otherwise, will be "at home" Open
house will also be kept by C. E. Mel
son at his home on the north side,
The T. G. HALEY home, and while no
'urther announcements have been
made, yet Il is understood some other
homes or the north side will also Is
)pen.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-01
O.. R. & n. STILL
RETRENCH|NG
EVERY DAY SEES FURTHER
REDUCTION OF FORCES.
Last Stroke of Economy to Lay Off
26 Men at La Grande and Taking
Out OF Service the Steam Shovel,
West of PendletOn-Shop Force Cut
Down-Recent Heavy Rains at Ell
gin Damage New Grade on Wal
Iowa Extension

Retrenchment is the order of the
daw on the o. r. & n. system and
every day now marks the reduction
of forces in some of the various de-
paTtments
The last stroke of economy made
by the company was the laying off Of
26 shop men from the shops at La
Grande and the taking out of service
of the steam shovel at the cut off
west Of this city. The shop force has
been cut down to the number of men
absolutely necessary to keep the en-
gines in repair and no unnecessary
repair work or new work of any kind
is being done.
This morning the steam shovel
which has been at work widening
out the grade for the cutoff west of
the city did not go to work and it is
not known when the work will be re-
snmed The engine which has been
used in the steam shovel train was
sent to La Grande and the crew is
in the city waiting for orders.
Recently the heavy rains in the
Elgin district greatly damaged the
new grade on the Wallowa extension,
but so far no repair work is being
done on that and it is the opinion of
employees that but little work OF any
kind will be carried on during the
winter months
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-01

with his head blown off by :
charge from shotgun. Bert Brown. 3
young man and brother of Fred
Brown, engineer on the NewporI
company's road roller, was rfound
about nine miles south OF town thl,
morning. The report OF the ~khastly
discovery was 'phoned to the Nbrothe,
early fhis forenoon and In company
with Coroner Ralph Folsom thu
brother left soon afterwards for the
scene.
According to the meagre story re-
celved by phone by the dead mans
brother Bert Brown had been attend
Ing dance last night and after he
left the place nothing more was seen
OF him until his lifeless body was
found This mDr1fing.
- A Dance was held last night In the
Coombs canyon hall and apparently
II was the one Brown attended. Ac-
cording to people who attended the
dance there were three men named
Brown there, Two OF these were
brothers and lived In the 'Coombs
canyon country. The third was OF
another family and was evidently the
unfortunate one whose body was
found this morning.
No trouble occurred at the dance
and Bert Brown had not been drink
Ink, at least to any extent, so other
dancers declare. Consequently there
is much mystery surrounding the af-
fair.
The report received here this MORN
ing did not say whether Brown had
killed himself or had been slain by
some one else However, It is inferred
that death was from suicide though
Il is possible that such was not the
case. Up to IL O'Clock no 'informa-
tion upon the subject had been giver
to the sherifrs office and this fact
would indicate that those finding the
body regard II as a case Of suicide.
The dead man was about 10 years
OF age and before going ont into the
country had worked in the Newport
quarry gang here. He was
a single man.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-01
GERMANY HAS COAL FAMINE.
Great Suffering on Account OF High
Prices of Fuel in Berlin.

Berlin, Jan. Ito relieve the Goa
famine in Germany the Prussian rail-
rohd authorities today put into ef-
feet a special reduced rate on i'm
ported coal, to remain in force for
two years It's purpose is to coun-
teract the present high price of local
coal.
Coal IN Germany isinow higher than
ever before and much suffering has
resulted 1t is declared that the gov
ernment will place an export duty on
coal II the present measure does not
speedily result in a reduction of
prices. The German collieries are
unable to supply the home trade, yet
they shfp large quantities Of fuel to
other countries.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-01
Insdiated Glass OF "a.

A class OF g7 candidates from dit-
ferent parts of the county was initiat-
ed into the odd Fellows encampment
in this city last night and after the
initiation watch party and enter
tainment was enjoyed and the lodge
did not adjourn until late hour
The candidates initiated were from
the various lodges of odd Fellows In
the county and is one of the largest
ever initiated here.