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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
CHAMBER HAS NEW
VISITORS REGISTER
SECRETARY DECKER is KEEPING
RECORD OF CALLERS.
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
A register for visitors has been
placed in the chamber Of commerce
by Secretary Decker Of that organiza-
ton, and a record is being kept of the
number of visitors each day. The reg
lister was placed in the chamber Tues.
day and since then by a strange freak
of fate, fewer visitors have called
than on any day since the chamber of
commerce moved into it's present
quarters.
Tuesday the following persons reg.
istered their names: O. P. Brown,
Danville, ILL.,; John 3. Skinner, st.
Paul, Mimi; L. R. Carroll, Minot, N.
D.; Sterling M. Wood, Milwaukee; G.
o. Smith and wife, Pocatello, Ida; ],
G. Lee, Orchard, Iowa, and A. 1. An,
derson, Grafton, N. D.
Yesterday but three persons were
registered. They were j. w. Baldwin
of North Yakima, Wash; Harry DUFF
fe and Miss Carrie DufRe, both OF
Creston, Iowa. Mr.. Dufie and his sis
ter stopped over in Billings while en
route home from spending the winter
in southern California. Mr.. Baldwin
is a pioneer resident Of the state O
Washington, coming west in 1874.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
ADULTERY CHARGED
in DIVORCE SUIT
BRUCE PooRE SEEKS LEGAL SEP.
ARATloN FROM HIS WIFE.
Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
Frank Schrader is named as CO.
respondent in a divorce suit, alleging
adultery, which was fled in the office
of the clerk of the district court yes
terday by Bruce Poore against his
wife, Bernice Poore.
Poore states in his complaint that
he and his wife were married in Bill
ings, June z, 1907, and alleges that
little more than three months later in
the Park hotel at Park City, on Sep
TENDER is, his wife committed adult
terry with a man named Frank Schra-
der.
He states he believes that on nu-
merous occasions since April Z his
wife has committed adultery and al
leges that on April z, his wife admit
ted that she had been and was at that
time leading ar adulterous life OF
shame at Butte.
He states that he has not lived with
his wife since he alleges that she
committed adultery and demands that
the bonds Of matrimony existing be
tween them be dissolved.
Henry A. Firth is attorney for the
plaintiff in the action.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
PocAHANTAs JONES RESPONDS
IN A SIMILAR VEIN.
TO WomAN's LETTER
County oftlcers Receive Eplstls From
Suspected Candidate Tor Insane
Asylum and the Anonymous Reply
10 in Verse.
From Thursdays Daily,

From Thursdays Daily.
There are probably no other two Of
fees in the city. that are SO pestered
with letters from cranks, and crazy
people as the county attorney and
sheriff's Offices at the court house.
Recently q letter was received from q
woman in the east, whose departure
from the city, probably saved her
from being tried by q lunacy commits
sion and who frequently disturbed the
peaceful tranquility Of the county Of
ficers mentioned. by frequently calling
upon them.
In her letter the woman rambles
along on q variety Of subjects which
would lead the reader to believe that
the writer and recipient had threshed
out the subject Of prayer and religion
to a fragile. From start to finish the
epistle is as meaningless as the reply.
a copy Of which was found in the
court house yesterday. The author
ship Of the reply is a matter which is
being investigated with q good deal Of
zeal and all Of the county officers
have declared that they did not
write 1t.
The Answer.
Following is the letter which was
sent to the woman in reply to her let
ter regarding prayer, ETC.:
Dear Madam: The beautiful senti-
ments SO elegantly expressed in your
letter to the sheriff, and referred to
me, raised such a tumult OF doubt,
anxiety and fear in my mind, that I.
was at last driven to follow your *
ample and pray for power to answe
l-intelligently and the answer, which
must have come directly from heaven,
for it was in verse, and I never wrote
any poetry before in my life. 1t came
to me in my dreams last night &C
companied by music, and was SO
vivtdly impressed on me that I was
able to write it out. This Is 1t:
The pitcher has gone with the gar
den chair
The ladle has died its hair.
The stove has got the rheumatic
And it's more than / can bear.
The sewing machine has torn its
dress, 4
The buggy is playing at chess.
The price Of solars systems has riz,
And we're living on railroad fare.
Assured that you will understand
this better and get as much comfort
out OF it as.I did, 1 am,
(Signed) Yours truly,
POCAHANTAS JONES,
Phrenographer.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
MISS nUNKINS WINS
IN %DECLAMAT0RY
WILL REPRESENT BILLINGS HIGH
: SCHOOL AT MlssoULA.

r LEHE e." H.HgE4Zy& ~ -" tNrW| .LEE-.H r..
From Thursdays Daily.
In a preliminary declamatory con-
test held at the high school building
last night Miss Hazel Hunkins was
selected to represent the Billings high
school at the state declamatory con
test to be held at Missoula next week.
In the preliminary declamatory con.
test Miss Hunkins gave a selection
from Jean Vatican.
The other contestants were Ernest
Steele, Orville Cottner, Margaret
Whaley and Marguerite Wilcox. Mr..
Steele's selection was Alex Stevens
speech on Secession" Mr.. Cottne1
gave Patrick Henry's speech before
the convention of 1875. Miss Whaley
gave 'tThe Gypsy and the Flower
Girl" and Miss Wilcox gave "The
Doom of Claudius and Synthia."
The judges were Judge James r
Goss, j.. J. Mccormick and Attorney
G. G. Cisel.
The members of the Billings high
school track team which will be sent
to Missoula are: Warren Dedrick
captain; Gerald Simpson, Ray Van
Houten, William Mckenzie, Charles
Burton, Frank Allen and Nat Carwile
The interscholastic track meet is tt
be held next Wednesday. THURSDAY
and Friday. It is probable that the
boys will leave for the garden cit,
accompanied by Prof. Dittemore mex
Monday or Tuesday night.
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and become optimists, try the elixir
to be found in boosting, as the men Of
st. Louis say, prosperity will speedily
return and times will become better
than ever. Right at our door we
have evidence daily Of improved con
ditions. It Is only necessary to note
the constantly growing freight move
ment on the railroads to get q gauge
on the situation. Freight trains are
increasing every day, which q mea
only n thing-that businessNis get
ting better and that the demand for
commodities and necessities is in
creasing. This is no time to talk Of
the past. That is gone, never to re-
turn. We should think Of the pres
ent and lay plans for the future.
Prosperity Returning.
Even at the worst Of the recent
financial furry times were not really
hard with us. Montana and Mon
tanans weathered the storm as did
EEE
no other state or citizens Of a state.
Now that the rest Of the country is
awakening to the fact that prosperity
is returning and is doing all in it's
power to hasten that return we must
not lag behind, but be up and doing.
have made an excellent start. Let
uS keep going. Every one interested
In the welfare Of the city should join
in the movement for a greater and bet
ter Billings, and not permit personal
motives or differences to interfere and
delay the march OF progress. No
doubt some Of the st. Louis men nave
their personal tiffs and misunderstand-
ings, but that does not prevent them
from uniting and working for the
common good. The men of Billings
cannot afford to be less loyal and
patriotic"
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nj. G. coUNTRYMAN TALKS OF
BILLINGS 4 NORTHERN.
TRAINS IN SEPTEMBER
Gays $50 Miles Of Track Has Been
Laid-Declares He Has Not Heard
That Company Intends Operating
Trains out Of Billings.

From Thursdays Daily.
M. S. Countryman, assistant general
solicitor for the Great Northern
Railway company, stopped over in
Billings yesterday while enroute to
his home in St. Paul from a trip to
the western part OF the state.
Mr.. Countryman disclaimed knowl-
edge Of when the Billings & Northern
Railway company would run its trains
out Of Billings, but said that he be-
lieved trains would be in operation
over the new road from Laurel to
the. northern terminal at Great Falls
by September 1.
".More than $50 miles Of track has
been laid on the new line," declared
Mr.. Countryman, .tand the steel lay
ing crew is making about q mile and
a halt a day. The line is between 240
and $50 miles in length and will be
pushed to early completion.
Question for Future.
whether the Billings & Northern
will run trains out of Billings over
its line is a question for the future
to ,determine. Railroad companies do
not usually make any announcement
OF their plans until they have matured,
as they are subject at all times to
change. Laurel is the junction point
with the Northern Pacific, and as I
am connected with the legal depart
ment Of the road rather than the oper-
ating department l am not in a posi-
ton to state just what action WIN b
taken concerning the operation Of
trains out Of this sity and have not
heard anything about it.
.The operation of the Billings &
Northern will open up a vast area of
country, and l believe will do a great
deal for Billings, as / understand the
city aspires to be a great distributing
center"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
AUTO ASPlRES TO
GREATER HEIGHT
ATTORNEY GoDDARD's NEW MA
CHINE TRIES TO CLIMB POLE.

From Thursdays Daily.
Attorney o. F. Goddard, who has
been %devoting much of his time re-
Gently to the study Of the automobile
its parts, characteristics and eccen-
tricities-had a practical demonstra-
ton of the latter two branches Of the
subject yesterday, when his new
Buick car, just received, described
several circles in the middle of the
street near the corner of North Tween
ty-eighth and Fourth avenue north,
and finally started to ascend a tele-
phone pole. Fortunately Mr.. Goddard
escaped uninjured, but his car was SO
badly damaged that j. Collins West
with his White steamer lowed 1t to
the machine shop for repairs.
The front axle Of the machine is
badly bent, but Mr. Goddard declares
that the sliding transmission gear on
the carburetor is not damaged in the
least.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
COMPANY K DRILL
Is WELL ATTENDED
MILITIA BOYS TO MAKE GOOD
SHOWING At ENcAMPMENT.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
The members Of Company K, the
local militia company, held their first
drill in new quarters at the Coliseum
last night, and the drill was excep-
tionally well attended. Eight recruits
to the company were received.
The increasing attendance on drill
nights is exceedingly gratifying to
the officers, who are working hard to
make the organization one Of the best
drilled companies in the state and
indications are that the local com
pany will be in a position to make a
good showing at the encampment to
be held at American Lake, Washing.
ton, next August.
With the new equipment already
received and the new rifles which are
expected the local company will be
equipped as we'll as soldiers in the
regular army.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
FRANK kim TELLS OF INFLUX
OF NEW SETTLERS.
MANY MORE EXPECTED
Selling Their Farms and Moving to
Adjoining state in Search Of Cheap
Land Capitalists and Merchants
Also Moving.
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
So numerous have been the visitors
in Billings lately from points in North
Dakota that a we'll known business
man of Billings questioned why it was
that people in that particular section
should manifest such an interest in
Billings and the Yellowstone valley.
Frank kim, proprietor Of the Com
mercial hotel OF this city, a former
hotel manager Of Dickinson, N. D.,
says that these people come here with.
the intention of buying farms and re-
siding here permanently.
He said: Most Of these people who
have been In Billings. this spring from
North Dakota are farmers coming
here with the intention OF settling.
They have heard Of the fertility Of the
soil in this valley and are coming to
investigate it's advantages for them
selves. It is a fact that o people.
have come here from that state during
the last three months than in the two
preceding years.
More Settlers Coming.
"As numerous as have been these
prospective settlers this spring I was
told when / was in Dickinson two
weeks ago that a far larger number
will be here this summer from the
same place. These farmers are the
very best kind Of people to have in
this valley. They are industrious and
hard working people who know how
to till the soil to get the greatest re-
suits from it.
"About 10 or Is years ago these
same people came from Minnesota,
selling their farm lands there for
good prices and settled in North Da-
kota around Dickinson. They pur-
chased Wirrigated and apparently
worthless land for a few dollars an
acre and within five years they had
built up a prosperous forming com
munity. Now they are selling their
farms at a tremendous profit prepar-
atory to moving s%till"farther west into
Montana to settle on new land. A
few Of the settlers are foreigners but
not of the kind that drift back and
forth sending their earnings out of
the country. They have become
thoroughly Americanized and make
very good farmers.
Capitalists Interested.
but not all of the visitors from
Dakota are farmers, however. Many
merchants and capitalists are among
the number. l know personally a
number of real estate investors and
merchants from that state who have
quite extensive holdings in Billings
and in this valley. It is certainly a
! good boost for this section to have
men come from such a prosperous
country to invest in city and farm
property.
SD -RA
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
The Most Common Cause Of Suffering

The Most Common Cause Of Suffering.
Rheumatism causes more pain and
suffering than any other disease, for
the eason that it is the most common
of all ills, and it is certainly crafty
ing to sufferers to know that Chamber.
lain's Pain Balm will afford relief,
and make rest and sleep possible. In
many cases the relief from pain, which
is at first temporary, has become per
manent, while in old people subject to
chronic rheumatism, often brought on
by dampness or changes in the wealth
.er, a permanent relief from pain which
this Imminent affords is alone worth
many times its cost. IS and so cent
sizes for sale by all druggists.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
JUDGE MlLBuRN TO DELIVER
COMM ENJOYMENT ADDRESS.
MONDAY CLASS NIGHT
Rev. Fritsch Will Preach saeealau.
reate Sermon at Congregational
Church Next sunday-sophomores
to Give Reception.
From Thursday'2 Daily.

From Thursday'S Daily.
Hon. George R. Milburn, a promi-
nent attorney of Miles City and a for
mer member of the state Supreme
court, has accepted an invitation from
the Billings high school to deliver the
commencement address during the
commencement exercises to be held
at the Babcock theater in this city
next Tuesday night, when 10 students
will graduate from the Billings high
school.
Judge Milburn is a speaker OF state
wide fame and is we'll known In Bill
Fings and throughout Montana. For
many years he was judge Of the Judi
cial district which embraced Yellow
stone county. The subject of his ad-
dress to be given before the students
is What Is S%uccess"
A special program Of exercises for
commencement has been prepared.
President Fred Inabnit of the school
board Of this district Will present the
graduates with their diplomas: al.
though no admission charge will be
made only those holding admission
tickets will be permitted to attend the
exercises.
To Attend Services in Body.
Next Sunday Rev. Samuel Fritsch
will preach the baccalaureate sermon
at the Congregational church. The
entire high school will attend the
services in a body and the high school
musical organization will furnish spe
cial music. The subject chosen by
Rev. Fritsch for the baccaulaureate
sermon is THE Art of Not Coming
Down."
Monday is class night and will be
observed by special exercises to be
given in the assembly hall Of the
high school building. For the OBJ
servanoe Of class day a special pro
Igram Of exercises has been pre-
pared.
The members of the sophomore
class will tender a reception to thu
seniors, who are soon to graduate, Al
the Elk hall next Saturday evening.
The members Of the graduating
class are: Misses Hazel Hunkins
Helene O'Donnell, Flossie Parkinson
Eta G%oetschius, Ellen Farrell, Maj
guerite Wilcox and Grace Awe AMI
Messrs. Will Mckenzie, George Hub
bard and Ray Van Houten.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
I. 7. TRENT OF BOHEMIAN HAS
PROPOSITION FOR MERCHANTS.
HAS PROVEN SUCCESS,
Is Conducting Sales Once Each Month
at Red Lodge, Livingston and Boze-
man-Attracts Farmers to the City.
Market for Everything.

From Thursdays Daily. e
L. T. Trent, an auctioneer and sales
agent of Bozeman, who is conducting
market days. in various cities of the
state, left last night for his home after
spending several days here making
arrangements to start market day"
sa,es in this city. The plan Of holding
market day sales one day in each
month is meeting with success at all
CT the cities in which it has been tried
in this state, as well as throughout
the east.
On market days everything which is
for sale, from knitting needles to
threshing machines, is assembled at
the place where the sale is being con-
Quoted and disposed Of. Farmers who
have anything they wish to dispose
Of bring their goods to the city and
are enabled to find a ready market.
AS all transactions are made on a
cash basis much money is circulated
as a result of the sales.
Special Bargains.
Mr.. Trent is endeavoring to inter.
est the local merchants in the idea
Of offering special bargains on each
sales day, as the sale will attract
many stockmen and farmers to the
city on that day.
At Red Lodge he recently conducted
a market day" sale which was a
huge success, and at Bozeman, where
the next sale is to be held on May
16, it will be necessary to conduct the
sale two days to dispose Of all Of the
goods, SO popular has the idea become
in that city. May 90 is market day
at Livingston, where the idea is
equally popular as in Red Lodge and
Bozeman. In the Gate city the stores
offer prizes on market day. On the
last market day one business house
offered a prize to the farmer bringing
in the largest load of women and an
other to the farmer with the largest
family. More than $4,000 worth OF
goods was disposed Of on the last
market day in Bozeman.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
WANTS CITIZENSHIP.

BIuindenhofer Takes Out First Natu-
ralization Papers.
From Thursdays Daily.
Frank Seraficius Blulndenhofer has
renounced his allegiance to the Aus
trian government and declared his in
tention Of becoming a citizen of the
United States. Bluindenhofer is 81
years of age, a machinist by occupa-
ton and resides on South Twenty.
eighth street in this city. He came to
America June 80, 1906. He declared
that he intended joining one of the
local unions and was forced to take
out first naturalization papers to do
this.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
WEATHER WAS COOL
THROUGHOUT STATE
FROST SLIGHTLY DAMAGED
FRUITS IN THE WEST.

From Thursdays Daily.
The weekly weather bulletin for
the week ending May 4, just issued by
the Montana section of the climatolo-
gical service Of the U. s. weather
bureau says that throughout the state
the past week was generally cool,
with considerable cl%oudiness, and less
than the normal amount of bright
summing weather.
The nights were unseasonably cool
till the second. and freezing tempera-
lures were recorded on one or more
days throughout the state. The max
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08

A party of New York scientists are
coming to Montana to hunt mossils OF
prehistoric animals that existed
thousands of years ago. many speci.
mems OF which a be found in the
hills adjoining Glendive.-Glendive In
dependent.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08

commission to consider distance tar
iii rates had been, held and Billings
had secured a few concessions. An
other hearing is to be held and Mr..
selvidge hopes that additional CON
%cessions would be secured at that
time. !
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
PEOPLE WERE DECEIVED.

Rome, May 5.-Anna Gould and
Prince De sagan have not left Rome.
They gave 1t out last night that they
were about to depart from the city and
carried, out the preliminaries Of leav.
ing so well that many people were
deceived. They are still at the Grand
hotel here.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08

Now while the state railroad COM
mission is in session 1t would be q
good time to And out what can be
done about taking up the T'oluca
branch line to bring about the con-
struction OF the Fromberg-Frannie
cuto6.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
BABY GIRL AT oRRlcks.

Daughter Born to Former Fire Fight
er.
From Wednesdays Daily.
A daughter was born Monday night
to Mr.. and Mrs. John Orricks at their
home in this city.
MI. Orricks was formerly a mem
Der Of the local fire department, but
is now connected with the Billings
Lumber company.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
PERKINS BUYS Y

". e. Brooks Property on
m Miles Avenue.
From Thursdays Daily.
a deal was made yesterday after
noon between CD. Perkins, a linotype
operator Of this city, and shad & Hol-
liday, whereby the former became the
owner Of a six-room house on Miles
avenue formerly known as the w. E.
Brooks residence. Twenty-Five hun
dred dollars was the price paid for
the property which includes two lots,
house and barn.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
FRY WEEDS EASTERN GIRL.
we'll Known Athlete Joins Ranks Of

Well Known Athlete Joins Ranks Of
Renedicts.
From Thursdays Daily.
Ernest Neil Fry, q well known ath-
lete Of this city, was united in mar
riage yesterday to Miss Thora Bliss
berg, a recent arrival in Billings from
Minnesota. Justice Frank l.. Mann
performed the ceremony in the pres
ence Of a few friends Of bride and
groom.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
FUNERAL OF MRS. sTRAusER.

viii Be Held This Afternoon From
Residence Of Daughter.
From Wednesdays Daily.
The funeral OF Mrs. q. Strauser Of
Hardin will be held this afteVpoon
at $50 O'Clock from the resjdencerof
her daughter, Mrs. E. Bernhard. at
20 Custer avenue. Mrs. Strauser vas
"a years oldtat the time of her death
and had been q widow for. a number
of years. She died Monday afternoon
at Hardin, the cause Of her death be-
ing %peritonitis.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
HUGHES APPEALS CASE.
dissatisfied with Fine Imposed

UtssAS1sueU WIZ Po -
Justice Court.
From Thursdays Daily.
Nick Hughes, q well known contract
or Of this city who has the contract
for building the Sixth avenue sewer,
has appealed the case in which he
was fined 800 for violating the eight
hour law to the district court. Hughes
was fined for the alleged offense in
Justice Mendenhall's court.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
DAUGHTER AT PRATHER HOME
Girl is 1orn to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
D. Prathsr.
From Wednesdays Daily.

Yesterday morning ut the home of
Charles D. Prather at 108 Custer ave-
u was born a daughter. Mr.. Prather
is a well known stockman of this val
ley.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
BILLINGS PEOPLE WE'D.

Robert Walton and Laura White Are
Married.
From Wednesdays Daily.
Justice Mendenhall performed the
ceremony at his home last Sunday at
|ternoon which made Robert Walton
and Miss Laura J.. White man and
wife, Bride and groom are residents
Of Billings.