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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-03

nj. and Mrs. Henry Spencer ar
rived from the mountains on Friday.
H. Zurich. travelling salesman for
Yegen Bros, was here Saturday.
N. Warren, station. agent and Mrs.
Warren went, to Billings Monday. Mrs.
Warren Is on her way to visit her
parents in Vermont. Mr.. Warren re
turned to Fromberg Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Haux Of Omaha,
Neb., was here on q visit with Mr..
and Mrs. John Cassell Tuesday.
Mrs. Minnie Moots came up to
Fromberg on a shopping trip Tuesday
from silesia.
Mrs. James Of silesia was visiting
in Fromberg Tuesday.
Elmer Blewett went to Billings Sun
day to visit with friends.
D. p. Cowen Of Mve-mile went to
Billings Saturday on business.
Mrs. Ed. Moran and Mrs. Arthur
Tinsley went to Bridger on a shop
ping trip Monday.
A. R. shriner of Fromberg, manager
Of the Fromberg Mercantile store, was
q Billings visitor Saturday.
7. Brewer, H. s. Hester and g. D.
Norris Of oskaloosa, Iowa, are here
visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. John
Blewett and family.
-tEISr I=E4Ellj
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Buzzette gave
q pretty birthday party in honor Of lit
tie Miss Donna, 1t being her fifth
birthday. Games were played on the
lawn and refreshments were served.
All enjoyed themselves. Little Donna
received many pretty gifts.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-03
time and PLACE
NOT DECIDED UPON
MEETING OF BAR ASSOCIATION
MAY BE HELD AT HUNTERS.

From Thursdays Daily.
The time and place Of holding the
next annual meeting Of the Eastern
Montana Bar association, OF which
nearly every attorney in this part Of
the state is q member. has not been
definitely decided upon. although the
local bar association has recommends
ed Hunters Hot Springs as the place
and the middle Of August as the time.
Since sending their recommends
ton to President Smith OF Livingston,
president OF the state association, the
members Of the local association have
not been advised as to what his deci-
sion n the matter Is, but It is conf
IDENTIFY expected that the meeting will
be held at the time and place sug-
gested by the Billings attorneys.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-03
.SlMONSEN HOME IS
SOLD TO A. II. BARTh
BIG DEAL in YELLOWSTONE AVE
NUE. PROPERTY CLOSED.

From Thursdays Daily.
"A. H. Barth has purchased the
Simonsen home on Yellowstone ave
nue.. The deal. which was consum'
mated yesterday. includes all the fur.
niture In the house. The considera,
ton was not made public.
The residence was built by NJ. A.
Arnold, formerly q banker Of this
city, and Mr.. simonsen acquired the
property when MI. Arnold moved ia
Seattle, where he is connected with
the First National bank Of Seattle.
It is understood that Mr.. and Mrs
simonsen will make their home In
Omaha In the future.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-03
1.-THE HIDDEN HAND"
AT THE THEATORIUM
NEW YORK LEDGER
STORY IN ANIMATED PICTURE
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
An exciting drama In four acts by
Selig, entitled, THE Hidden Hand"
is one Of the late series Of animated
pictures which are a part Of the bill
at the Theatorium for the balance Of
this week. The other Aims on the all
feature bill are two comedies, "Noble
Jester" and "Ruflan Thrashed."
Few stories have enjoyed greater
popularity than ''The Hidden Hand
a famous New York serial written by
Miss q. d. N. Southworth. In plac-
ing this drama before the picture low
ing public no pains have been spared
to reproduce the famous scene accu-
rately. The prologue shows the incar-
ceration Of Miss Eugene LIE Noir in
The Hidden Hand, and the stealing Of
the little child, Capatola, by the not
ed nurse who flies to New York with
the little charge.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-03
NEWS Of M~UssELsHELL
Especial correspondence.)

especial CorreSpondence.)
Musselshell, July 1.-The Mussel-
shell Townsite company has complet-
ed the new channel for Hawk creek,
thereby diverting It's water from the
new townsite.
During the recent visit Of the pre-.
siding elder, Rev. w. w. Van Orsdel
Of the Methodist Episcopal church, the
following trustees were elected for
the Musselshell church: President,
Fred Handel; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, DR..
r. B. Hoag, and Rev. w. w. Van Ors-
del, Rev. c. N. Hunt, Mr.. ]. R. Cor
ley, Mr.. H. D. Arkwright and MT. G.
IB. Wallace. Plans for the erection of
q $4,000 church building are being
made.
President Tenney Of the Helena
Wesleyan college Is making a tour OF
the Musselshell valley in the interests
of education. Last Wednesday even
ing he gave a very interesting address
in Handel hall.
The shearing plant Of Neusus and
Brown, situated a mile east of the
railroad station, has recently begun
operations.
County Commissioners Neuman and
Burla were in town Saturday to In
spect the ley Jail and the county
roads.
Seven Of the Musselshell ladies met
Thursday afternoon ct the home Of
Mrs. George Handel to organize a
Ladies' Aid society. The following Of
icers elected for the ensuing three
months were: President. Mrs. Till.
man: vice president. Mrs. Willard
stockwell; secretary. Mn. George
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-03
CROP THIS
YEAR IS FAVORABLE
BOARD OF BUREAU OF STATS
TICS MAKES REPORT.

Washington, July The average
condition Of cotton crop in the Unit
ed States June 25 was 81.5 as com,
pared with 1877 on May 25 last! 70 on
June Is q year ago; 1873 on June Is.
1906, and 81.8 the average Of the June
condition for the last 10 years.
This was the announcement made
today by the crop reporting board OF
the bureau Of statistics Of the depart,
ment Of agriculture based upon re
ports Of the correspondents and
agents OF the bureau.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-03
n. r. PUBLISHES A
LIST OF SHIPPERS
coNvENiENT CIRCULAR ISSUED
az RAILROAD FOR PATRONS.

From Thursday's Daily.
"a list Of all the shippers along the
route Of the Northern Pacific has been
published by the railroad company.
giving the names and p~ostotice ad-
dresses OF individuals. firms and cor.
porations doing . shipping business.
- the list Is included the names
Of hreweries, brick and tile manufac.
turers. creamerieS. poultry shippers.
cord wood shippers. hour and teed
mills. sence. dles. Diling. tslephons
and telegraph poles. hay and straw.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-03

Handel; treasurer; Mrs. Henry He'll.
At the next meeting, Thursday, July
8, all the ladies are cordially invited to
be present. It will be at the home OF
the new president.
The miller" roundup camped on
Hawk creek last Saturday.
w. b. Cooley and r. j. Nolan are
operating q Manufacturing plant about
10 miles north on the Flatwillow stage
line.
Messrs. Ellsworth, Roth and Perkins
We're business visitors In Musselshell
from Milestone on Monday.
At4the ball game between the Mus.
selshell and Milestone teams, played
at Milestone Sunday, the score stood 9
to Q in favor of the Musselshell team.
Sunday services we're conducted by
Rev. g. N. Hunt on Sunday afternoon
and evening last. Both services were
well attended.
Choir practice will be held at the
home OF Mrs. Willard stockwell' on
Thursday evening Of this week.
MT. Kennison. representing the
Coat Line Land company Of Miles City
and Conductor Richie Of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad, were
business visitors here on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Max schlee went to
Roundup on Monday.
a. g. Tompkins Of the firm OF Temp.
5kins & Mitchell. w~oolgrowers, took
the train Monday for Hargrave, where
the firms sheep are being shorn.
John Heide has finished shearing
and Is shipping wool to Billings via
Custer station.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-03
TENDENCY ~ UPyNARDlJN LocAL
M WOOL MARKET.
"A FEW PRIVATE SALES
'sdysrs says Competition u Responsl-
Die ~ Improvement and That De-
mand atPresent Does Not Warrant
Prevailing Prices.
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursday Daily.
Despite the statements Of the buy.
err that the prices paid at present are
not warranted nv the demand, the 10
cal wool market Is firm Ii tone and
there is 8 general tendency toward
higher prices. On the question OF
prices the statements OF growers and
buyers are ct variance.
One buyer stated yesterday that
the prevailing prices were q result 81
competition solely and that they were
not warranted by the present demand.
What Growers Contend.
On the other hand the growers
maintain that the buyers have q set
grease price and quality o. secured
cost makes little difference. Il gave
q buyer my price yesterday said a
well known grower and he told me
II / would 60 q cent lower he would
look at my wool, but that he would
not 60 above his high grease price.
He didn't know whether my wool was
worth 6 cents or 20 cents as he had
never seen It, yet he made me an Of
Ter and declined to go higher before
he had opened . bag"
The bulk Of the wool or at least =
large proportion Of that IN the imme-
date vicinity Of Billings has been ne
gotiated for, but in the eastern part
Of the state few Of the larger clips and
a small per cent Of the smaller ones
have been moved. Growers say that
at Miles City the growers are holding
out for better prices and as a result
there have been but few sales Of mag
nitude. One grower at Miles was Of.
fered 1s cents yesterday, but It is said
Is holding out for 20 cents.
All Private Sales.
Unless there Is an accumulation Of
wool in the local market It is not
probable that there will be any sales
by sealed bids. The buyers as a rule
are taking about all the wool placed
on the market at private sales.
Two clips were sold at private sale
yesterday. Joe Wing, representing
Dewey, Gould & Co., purchased the M.
=. Trogden clip OF approximately 49,
900 pounds, and Ed Fraser, represent
ing Hecht Lehman, purchased the
Albert Hanson clip Of about $4,000
pounds. The Herd-Andrews clip of
100000 pounds was sold the latter
part Of last week and the price is said
to have been 15h cents.
A dispatch from Miles City says
that about 100000 pounds Of wool is
at the st. Paul warehouse there and
about 100000 at the Northern Pa
citic warehouse. A. B. Corwin sold
his clip Of 25,0OO pounds to Luce &
Manning at 1914 cents. +. w. Rue
sold 10000 pounds to Dewey Gould &
Co., at 1914 cents. The Barth & Ed
wards clip Of 10000 pounds was
shipped today to Hallowell Jones &
Donald. Price was not obtainable.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-03
PACIFIC 0 a TENNIS.

San francisco, July 1.-Tennis
cracks Of California are gathered to-
day to compete in the state champion
ships in mems and women's singles,
to be played on the courts Of the Pa
cifc States Lawn Tennis association.
The Pacific coast championships will
be played September Z.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-03
DIVORCE DECREE. IS
GIVEN AS EVIDENCE
SUIT FOR ESTATE OF JUDGE
HOWARD BEING TRIED.

st. Louis, July During the hear
ing Of the suit or Mrs. Mary Leaf
green against the estate Of the late
Judge Howard, to secure apart Of the
estate on the ground that she was
his wife, Circuit Judge Kinsey ruled
that the decree OF divorce secured by
Thomas j.. Miller, former mayor of
Tumwater. Wash, from Mrs. Leaf
green, IN Olympia, would be admitted
as evidence.
The defense contends that Mrs.
Leafgreen was married to Miller Ia.
stead Of Howard.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-03
SOUTH SIDE BALL
TEAM IS DEFEATED
Y. M. c. A. JUNIORS WIN BY a
SCORE OF IS TO Q.
Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
In a baseball game played yesterday
afternoon on the =. M. G. A. grounds
on North Thirtieth street between the
South Side team and the 7. NJ. G. A.
Jun:.rs, the latter we're the victors
winning BY q score Of Is TO 8.
The lineup Of the teams follow:
South Side-Deckert, p, 5avarsy, III;
Nelson. 2b; Phillips. So Cook 81;
Tur1e or. II; Hogan. ct; Carroll #
1un:ors-Allen, 9; Goucher SIS; ~
erson, ID; Z. Goucher, sh; Farley, II:
Parham, 2b; Chrysler. II; I.uderman
IF; O'Donnell, Ct.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-03

Since It's establishment the depart.
sment of agriculture has cost the Unit
ed States more than 100000. 900. Il
has given employment % different
MINES to $1,000 expertssanA professors.
and issued 17.675 publicatioiNt
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-03

hide, pelt, fur and potato shippers,
sash, door and blind manufacturers,
lumber and single mills.
The list, which is in the form Of a
circular. is arranged in such q; way
that the name Of any particular ship
per 81 shippers q be quickly e
ferred to.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-03
EXCHANGE PooLRooM CLOSES.
Manager casen win Open Book al
Butte Races.

From Thursdays Daily.
According to an announcement
posted in the Exchange poolroom, the
room will be closed until fall, when
results Of Oakland and Los Angeles
races will be received. Manager James
". Gagen LETT for Butte early this
week, where It is understood he will
open . book.
The Owl poolroom will continue re.
ceiving results Of Butte and Seattle
races.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-03
(Ffrst Publication July 8, 19os.-4F
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

(First Publication July 8, 19Os.-4F)
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
Estate OF Mary M. Corbett, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed administrator OF the estate Of
Mary NJ. Corbett, deceased to the
creditors Of and all persons having
claims against the said deceased. to
exhibit them. with the necessary
vouchers. within four months after the,
first publication Of this notice. to the
said administrator at Park City, in the
county of Yellowstone. state of Mon
tana.
Dated at Park City, Montana, June
20. 1908.
A. G. RICH,
Administrator g he Els
tate VI. Cor.
bet. assd
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-03
CHRISTIANS WIN
FROM mETnODISTS
CHURCH TEAMS PLAY a CLOSE
GAME LAST NIGHT.

From Thursdays Daily.
The Christian Sunday school team
defeated the Methodists last night in
a game Of baseball played on North
Thirtieth street by the score Of 8 to s.
The 0 by innings was as follows:
Christians X. ...0 0 8 8 rs
Methodists ... $50 s 0 0 O--5
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-03
NEGRO GIRL BACK TO RACE.
Failed 10 Make oGod With White
Playmates.

PIaymates.
New York, July AFTER IA years Of
treatment as a white child, little
Christian Woodyear, the famous negro
girl adopted by Mrs. Elizabeth Gran
mis-, president Of the National League
for Christian purity, will shortly go
back to her ace as a student at
Booker Washington Tuckegee insti-
tute. The attempt Of Mrs. Grannis
to place her little brown skinned
baby on q social equality with her
white playmates has failed and little
Christian became nationally famous
when her playful antics resulted in
the disruption Of the congregation.
Of which Mrs. Grannts is q member.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-03

Because of the lichens which grow
ubnndantly on the stone>paved streets
in Madeira, making them slippery, It
Is possible to s sleigns the year
around.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-03
CUNNINGHAM is IMPROVING.

Workman Who Was injured at Odd
Fellows Building Better.
From thursdays Daily.
The condition Of John A. Cunning
ham, the workman who was injured
Tuesday morning at the Odd Fellows
building by falling through a skylight,
.is reported as being improved and
the patient IL resting much easier.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-03
STATE CONVENTION WILL Be
HELD IN GARDEN CITY.
DELEGATES ELECTED
Missoula Bunch Preparing for Recep.
tion Of visitors-FIreworks, Big Pa.
rade and General Good Tlme-Mis-
soula Policemen Get Vacation.
From Thursdays Daily.

soula, July 20-or rather the Eagles
for 1t Is probable that every aerie in
the state will send a large delegation
to the state convention to be held in
the Garden City. Representatives OF
the Billings aerie have been chosen
and it's a safe bet that not D Of
them will miss the big time at Mis-
soula.
The Missoula bunch is preparing for
the reception and entertainment af
ab2ut 1000 feathered folk, who have
a reputation Of being lively guests.
Eespite the large crowd expected tile
Missoula boys are having little trou-
BILE in arranging for sleeping quarters
for the visitors, for one Of the most
rigidly enforced rules Of the conven-
ton is that no Eagle shall sleep at
all during the four days Of the meet
Ing. They have to be fed, watered
and their feathers brushed up occa-
sionally, however, and making provi-
sion for this Is no small task.
Excursion Planned.
According to the program there will
be g big parade, the greatest fire.
works display Missoula ever had, an
excursion over the town and through
the surrounding country, and many
other ways in which the visitors will
be entertained during the convention.
There are some stunts In the plans
Of the MissoMa Eagles that will make
them all sit up and take notice, from
the grimmest, old. bald.headed Eagle
to the downiest little Eaglet in the
flock. They will not tell many Of
them; there is to be the element Of
surprise in the program from start to
finish.
But 1t is known that the fireworks
have cost $4,000 and they are here
ready to be shot OF when the appoint
ed hour comes The parade will be IN
the hands Of veteran marshals and
there will be a gay round OF pleasure
all the time that the line is in motion
and when 1t stops 1t will be gay some
more. All Of the details Of the cele.
bration are being worked out accord
ing to the scheme which the commit
tee has formed and there will be dust
flying from the time the first bunch
hits Missoula till the last one departs.
Water Wagons Work Overtime.
All policemen will be given a vaca-
ton for four days and the sprink1ing
wagons will run night and day to keep
the dust laid as much as possible.
The souvenir program which the
Missoula Eagles have issued is at
tracing a good deal of attention
wherever it has been seen. 1t is free
from advertisements; the only ad
there is in It is contained in 16 pages
Of reading matter and illustrations
that are devoted to Missoula and her
adjacent territory. This feature of
the booklet makes the program pop.
ular as a souvenir and q boost for
Missoula. 81 have seen a good many
programs" said a Billings mar who
received n yesterday, as he looked
ocer the little block ''but / v saw
one that was as clean as this one. It
ais not q lot Of advertisements; 1t Is
devoted to two topics, the Eagles and.
Missoula."
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-03

Either the Ii. D. Top ID not 80
large this year as %usuaor It is being
harvested In an uncdmonly incon-
spicuous Misunderstanding Stand
ard.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-03

Latest styles in Job Uniting ut The
Gazette once.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-06-10
Death of o. n. p. Belmont.

Hampstead, l.. l., June l0.-Oliver
Il. P. Belmont, after weeks struggle
for life against peritonitis, which succeed
ed an operation for appendicitis, died
hers today at $40 q. m.
Since yesterday Belmont had been in
state of coma, and when his physician,
DIR. Langhart, aitsr an all-night vigil,
decided shortly before daylight that
dissolution was near, the family Was
called u the bedside of the dying mil
lIonaire. Just after sunrise there
csme q brief period when 1t WAS thought
consciousness would return to the rapidly
sinking man, but the gathering Of she
vital forces proved only momentary and
then the coma became more profound
than ever. The end came peacefully.
Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont, the
yonugest son of the late August Belmont,
was born in 1853. His FIRST wife YVES
Sarah Swan Whitney. She divorced
him and married George L. Rives,
corporation lawyer. Miss NAtica RiVes,
whose mysterious death In her nome on
Fifth avenue, last February, caused
such q sensation, was daughter OF o.
II. y. Belmont. Her name was changed
to Riyes after her mother had married
the second time. Oliver Belmont was
graduated from the naval academy and
performed active duty on the Kesrssrge
aud other vessels, resigning his officer
ship to interest himself in politics. In
1900 he WAS elected to Congress from
the Thirt zenith New York district.
When the Spanish war broke out Bel.
mont offered u supply dynamite tor
pedo boat and place 1t In commission
within ninety days. His offer wss re-
fused. The arrangement Of Oliver
Belmont aud his brothers, August and
Perry. was caused by Oliver marrying
Mrs. Vanderbilt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-06-10
The Republican National Committee.

Chicago, June 10.--Ofganized OPP
position to the nomination. of Secretary
Taft admitted itself 50 badly split today
hat the TAFT followers say the scramble
to climb on the bandwagon had begun.
According to the latest calculations
Secretary Taft will receivs on the first
ballot 55i votes or sixty more than
enough to give him the nomination,
providing the convention does not over
ride the decisions now being made in
contested cases One week ago, the
allies conceded that TAFT would have
1863 delegates on the temporary roll.
Since then the national committee has
added nine;y.two votes TO the Taft
column, by seating delegates In con.
tested cases who are either instructed
for or pledged - TAFT. There remain
to be decided contests for 1873 seats
The sliies believe ihst Taft will get at
leas. 100 of those. Manager Hitchcock
expects ihst his candidate will get
practically all of them.
The combined eleventh and twelfth
districts of Missouri we're the fret cases
taken up today.
The commilt,e decided Dot TO seat
the Hughes delegates OF the 18th and
18th districts of Missouri, declaring in
favor of the Tat delegates. An at.
tampt was made to have the 18th and
l2th Missouri DISTRICT vote split, but
the INC ton was lost by viva voce vote.
The Taft delegateS-ttlarge from North
Carolina were seated bv the committee.
The TAFT delegates in The first North
Carolina dist lets we're also seated, max
log MT gain for TAFT for the day of ten
delegates.
The Taft delegates in the Second and
Third Ntrtl Carolina districts were
srkt.I
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-06-10
TOday's J ,'elegraphic News.
pa rfv Conference.


Especial Disp itch to the Alexandria Gazette.l
Roanoke. Va, june 10.--A confer
ence OF parry leaders was held esrlY this
afternoon o, the Ponce De Leon Hotel at
which 1t v,as decided alter full and
frank interchange of views that in view
Of The strength of the movement to in
stfuct the delegates 10 Denver it would
be wise to 20 further than the mere en-
dorsemeut of VIM. j. Bryan and it was
decided to bring in a resolution not only
endorsing him but morally binding the
Virginia delegation to vote for his NOM
instion. This seton is regarded as 8
defeat for the leaders, who had planned
10 gloss over the matter OF Instructions
and u secure The passage Of resolution
of mere endorsation OF the NebrAskan,
leaving the delegation free to vote as they
choose.
A participant in the conference said
after it was over that the difference be-
tween the resolution II WAS decided TO
present and s straight resolution for in.
tt;uc;ious was simply technical, and
that no man of honor could fail at
Denver t. support Bryan. This CON-
promise it is hoped will prevent any
faclional night in the convention, and it
is further hoped that Senator Daniel
will be relieved of embarrassment.
Whether the instructed delegates will
agree to the compromise remains to be
seen. But inasmnch as BrYan's nomi-
nation is already foregone conclusion
and further, since discord in the party is
to be deplored, it may be that the Bryan
men will acquiesce.