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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-17
MILWAUKEE RAILROAD MAY
BUILD INTO BILLINGS SOON.
PARTY IN THE FIELD
Most Feasible Route 10 From Forsyth
Along North Side Of the Yellowstone
River-other Lines in State Are
Projected. e. &.

1t looks as though the prediction Of
Attorney o. +. Goddard, made at a re-
cent meeting of the "25, 900 club" to
the effect that the Milwaukee would
undoubtedly build a branch line to
Billings, even before the main line to
the coast is completed is to be full
filed.
1t is a well known fact that a party
of engineers is engaged in making the
preliminary surveys for a branch line
to this city. The topography of the
country is being taken by the engin-
GERS in the employ Of the Milwaukee
and there are strong indications that
construction work will begin ere long.
Whether the branch line is to be
built from Lavina, Roundup or For
syth is not known, but 1t is under
stood that to build the branch from
Forsyth is most feasible. In all prob
ability the line will run up the north
side Of the Yellowstone river, through.
Pease Bottoms.
In connection with the rumors of a
branch line, 1t Is also stated that the
Milwaukee will build to Huntley and
thence to Billings, crossing the river
above Huntley and below this city.
Other Surveys Being Made.
Surveys are being made for branch
lines to Lewistown, Great Falls and
other places in the northern and
western part Of the state and those
familiar with the situation are firm in
their belief that the Milwaukee will
build many Of the projected branch
lines in Montana before the main line
to the coast is completed.
With a branch Of the Milwaukee
into this city Billings would retain
much Of the trade Of the Musselshell
country and northern part Of the
county and its growth as a railroad
and distributing center would be great.
ly enhanced.
"A well known Milwaukee official
who was in Billings recently refused
to either deny or confirm the report
that the company would build into
Billings soon, but stated that he be
lieved that surveys for a branch line
were being made.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-17
BICYCLE THIEF IS
in TOLLS OF Law
SAM POPE MAY HAVE ALSO
STOLEN RANcHER's WATCH.

In the arrest of Sam Pope, the po-
lice believe that they have not only
a%pprehended- the man who stole a BIZ
cycle belonging to A. H. West from
the Babcock theater several days ago
and who is also implicated in the
theft Of a watch belonging to Charles
King, a prominent ranchers Of Laurel.
Soon after Mr.. West missed his
wheel he notified the officers and
gave them a description Of the bi.
cycle. Yesterday morning Officer
Schneider saw Pope riding a wheel
which resembled the one which was
stolen and he followed the man for
some distance, finally overtaking him
on Yellowstone avenue.
The bicycle which Pope was riding
has been identified by both Mr.. West
and Behrendt Bros. as the one belong.
ing to Nj. West. Pope says that he
purchased the wheel In a city west
of here.
When Pope was searched at the
station a watch which has been identi-
fed as belonging to hing a found
on his person. Pope was employed
as q dishwasher at the Boykin hotel
at the time King lost mis- watch while
he was a guest Of that hostelry.
Mr.. King is expected to arrive in
Billings today when a thorough inves-
tigation OF the watch stealing case will
be made by the police.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-17
BOYS WILL
QUIT CIGARETTES
DR.. SNYDER TALKS TO THE BILL.
INes PUPILS.

DR.. Snyder, the boys minister, ad-
dressed the fifth and sixth grade pu-
pills Of the Mckinley school yesterday
on the theme "Be Somebody"
He said that "Boys who smoke Gig
arettes are like wormy apples. They
drong long before harvest time. They
haven't any after life, and when the
other boys take hold Of their life's
work they are concerned with the sex,
ton and the undertaken. A boy who
wishes to obtain the respect Of the
community must never smoke Gig.
arettes."
-Four boys between the ageF of u
and IA, who confessed to cigarette
smoking, promised to quite the habit.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-17
ONE MORE BOY AND GIRL.

Birth Certificates Filed With City
Clerk Yesterday.
Certificates OF the birth Of two chill
dren we're filed yesterday with the
city cleck. Dr.. James Chapple report.
ed the birth of a daughter April 8 to
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred w. Groeper, re.
siding at 2O6 North Twenty-third
street. The little girl is the fourth
child.
The first child, a boy, was born to
the wife of Henry Rehm Of Laurel
April 9. DR.. r. Broughton was the
physician in attendance.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-17
MEMORIAL FUND GROWING
Many Contributions Were Received
Yesterday.

Many Contributions Were Received
Yesterday.
With the contributions received yes
terday the Webb Memorial fund has
reached a total of $427.50.
The following contributions to the
fund were received yesterday.
w. o. Pound, IS; Stone w. Matlock,
$25; G. G. s%anderson, IS; Yellowstone
National bank, SO; Vale & Potter, s.;
A Friend, So; Dram B. Perham, $40;
Ed. Burla, IS; Robert Steele, IS; veg
en- Bros, bank, $3.50; .Yegen Bros,
incorporated, $3.50: Z. p. Wells, 81;
Charles Danford, 81; George Danford,
81; o. L. Mickey, 81; L. Van Wagner,
81; J. 2. Mason, IS, and Herbert
Kirch, 81.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-17
PLUMBER FROM BUTTE MINE IN
TERcEPrED in THIS CITY.
boys ARE IMPLICATED
Junk Dealers Of Copper Camp Were
Shipping Castings to chicaso-ons
Of cuIprlts confesses TO crime--A
Search Warrant Issued.

More than $1,000. worth Of brass
fitting for electrical pumps and n
gines, which was stolen from the Colo
RADIO mine in Butte owned by the Da-
vis-Daly Copper company, was
cred in a freight a in the Northern
Pacific yards by Chief Of Police Bert
Talgo yesterday afternoon and will
be shipped back to Butte where five
men are under arrest OH a charge Of,
stealing the brass.
The superintendent OF the mine ar
rived in Billings yesterday morning
and secured a search warrant for the
stuff from Justice Mann.
The a in which the stolen brass
was found arrived in Billings late
Wednesday night from Butte. A spe-
cial officer from the county attorneys
Office Of Silver Bow county was watch
ing the car in the hope Of %apprehend-
ing the parties who shipped the brass,
when the switching crew switched II
onto an eastbound train and the
started for it's destination, Chicago.
with the officer riding on top.
OFFICER Thrown From Train.
A short distance out OF Butte he
was thrown OF by the trainmen and
on his return to the copper camp tele-
graphed the Billings authorities to
have the q held.
Most Of the brass was stolen from
the Colorado mine several days ago,
although many Of the castings were
stolen at divers times since last No
vember. Several boys are implicated
and one Of them confessed that the
brass was sold to a junk dealer II
Butte, the authorities got busy and
now that the brass has been located
the junk dealers and other boys have
been arrested.
Two brass pump p1ungers worth
about $500 were stolen within u
hours after they had been delivered
at the mine which has been closed
down for some time and when these
were missed, the mine oficials be-
came suspicious. and started to In
vestigate.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-17

Bert Shorey returned Monday even.
ing from a trip to Carbon county,
where he inspected a brick plant that
he IL interested IN near Fromberg.
Captain e. s. Pease Of the order Of
Mountaineers left this morning for q
two weeks visit on the coast. In Port
land he will meet Mrs. Pease and to
gether they will visit the coast cities
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-17
THIRD LINK ARRIVES.

Baby Boy is Born 70 Mr.. and Mrs.
=. q. Link.
The arrival Of a nne paby boy at
the home Of the architect .. g. Link
yesterday morning was the aus Of
much rejoicing in the Link family. 1t
is the third child in the family and
Mr.. Link was yesterday distributing
cigars among his friends to show his
pleasure.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-17
CIGAR i is SOLD
Harrison and LIndstrom Sell TO Hal.
stead and ohiand.

Yesterday afternoon the cigar fact.
DRY Of Harrison & Lindstrom located
on the corner Of South Twenty-second
street and Third avenue was sold to
Halstead an Ohland. The purchasers
are two we'll known cigar men in Bill.
ings, Mr.. Halstead being connected
with the staffek cigar factory while
Mr.. Ohland was with Harrison & Lind
strom. 1t is not known what sum was
paid but it is understood to reach a
large figure.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-17
LOCAL and PERSONAL

j. b Squirting, general agent for the
Northern Pacific in this city, left yes
terday for Butte on q. short business
trip. ia
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Watkins have
returned from a few days visit at j. l..
Mays ranch on the Billings bench.
J. w. Johnston, Justice Of the peace
and U. s. Commissioner at Hardin,
spent yesterday in Billings on bust
ness. s
Mr.. and Mrs. John N. Tolman of
Red Lodge were in the city yesterday.
MI. Tolman is the stock inspector
there.
A. y. Hewett and "A. T. Bayne Of the
Hewett Bridge company Of Minneapo-
lis, we're business visitors in Billings
yesterday. +.
y. J.. Flanagan, president Of the
Stock Yards National bank Of South
~. Z AuAs 0pCAI yCSISA0ay ~ GAA5 SSC~
ton looking yer the valley and In
vestigating the live stock interests.
H. Weiner, a bridge contractor Of
Minneapolis, is preparing to take a
large force Of men out on the Billings
& Northern railroad to construct
bridges on that road for which he has
contracts.
Mrs. Thomas Chapple and children
Ogden and Sara, have returned home
from a three months visit in Califor-
mia. Mr.. Chapple met his family in
Salt Lake City and accompanied them
back to Billings.
r. 3. Shepherd, Marvin Chase and
D. II. Lemaster left yesterday for the
Billings bench where the Billings
Land & Irrigation comNany is settling
the land with Hollanders. The pur.
pose OF the trip was to take seeds for
spring planting. They will return to.
day. s
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-17
DISTRICT COURT TODAY.

Judge Fox Will Hold Short Session
% This Week..
Judge Fox arrived in Billings last
night and will open district court here
this morning for a short session. It
is not probable that a jury will be
called OF any criminal cases be tried.
but action will be taken in a number
Of civil cases and probate matters.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-17
From Wednesdays Daily.

- 1870 EEEM
D. J. Burke Of Forsyth stopped over
in the city yesterday.
MI. and Mrs. Metcalf Robinson Wis
tied Billings yesterday.
G. T. sackett was in Billings yes
terday from Livingston.
Rev. w. N. Sloan Of Helena is in
the city visiting friends.
A. R. Boyer was a visitor in the
city yesterday from Brdger.
H. A. and H. ]. Flager Of Pittsburg,
Pa. visited in the city yesterday.
Miss Catherine Newman Of Red
Lodge was q Billings visitor yester.
day.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-17
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING OF THE
$4,000 CLUB" is HELD.
TALK "CLEANlNG DAY.
Chairman Hever Appoint. Committees
III Each Of Four Wards 70 superin-
tend Work in Various Parts Of the
City.

The report of the committee on
general arrangements for the dollar
dinner" to be held April % at the
Coliseum, was approved and plans
perfected for "cleaning day." to be OBJ
served in Billings April 81, at last
nights meeting OF the $4,000 club"
which was even more enthusiastic If
anything than the meeting Of the
boosters held q week ago.
g. G. Bever, president Of the Billings
Chamber Of Commerce, presided dur
ing the meeting and first called on
w "A. Selvidge to make the report Of
the committee on general arrange
ments for. the dollar dinner"
Mr.. selvide stated that the commit
tee had arranged for with the man
agement OF the Coliseum to hold the
dinner in that building. and had let
the contract for furnishing the dinner
to the Northern hotel, since the hotel
company's bid was the lowest Of the
three bids submitted. -Four restau-
rants and hotels were asked to bid on
the dinner, and but three bids were
submitted. Two of these offered to
serve the dinner according to the
menu prepared by the committee for
81 a plate and the Northern Hotel
company bid .65 cents a plate.
Many Tickets Sold.
One thousand tickets for the dinner
have been printed and Of this number
more than 600 have already been
sold. Mr.. selvidge stated that he ex.
pected at least 1900 or 1900 tickets
would be sold by next Thursday.
Hugh Mcdonald was called upon as
a representative of the laboring men
and he declared that the laboring men
were heartily in accord with the idea
Of a dollar dinner" and were ardent
boosters Of the cit,
Announcement vas made that the
Second Regiment band had offered to
contribute music for the dinner and
the announcement was met with ap-
plause.
After much discussion during which
o. F. Goddard, w. M. Johnston and
Mayor Foster spoke on the subject, a
motion made by Attorney Goddard
authorizing Chairman Bever to ap-
point a committee Of three from each
ward to superintend the cleaning
their respective wards. was unani-
mously carried. These committees are
empowered to appoint subcommittee
to assist in the work.
A letter from the president Of the
Woman's club Of Billings Offering to
cooperate with the club in the work
Of identifying the city or Cleaning
days. was read and approval OF the
offer was expressed.
- .--I re ISM
Part Women Will Play.
Several suggestions were regarding
the part the women will play in maxi
ing Cleaning day" a success. Asking
the women to plant shrubs, trees and
flowers was advocated as was appoint
ing women as chairman Of the four
ward committees.
o. F. Goddard said, in making his
motion that ward committees be APP
pointed, that he thought every citi-
zen in the city should aid in cleaning
up on Arbor day. He believed that
the use Of teams would be donated to
haul away the rubbish and believed
that a place to dump the rubbish could
be secured.
When the question of burning the
! rubbish and danger Of fire spreading
~. ---aa .H=rNHE U.s. PERFORMANCES
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-17
WHEAT ON HuNrLEY FLAT.

John Harrison First Farmer to Sow
on Reclamation Tract.
Quite a novel distinction is that en-
joyed by John Harrison, a farmer liv-
ing near Huntley, of having sowed the
first wheat on the Huntley project.
During the past week Mr.. Harrison
has sown several acres in that grain.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-17

From Thursdays Daily. q r.
Fred Buzzard is q visitor in the city
from Laurel.
/. r. Phelan Of Sheridan was in the
city yesterday.
u. w. Corwin was in Billings yester.
day from Park City.
Glen Kahle Of Garland, Wyo., was
in Billings yesterday.
". w. Small was in the city yester-
cay from Grow Agency.
B. C. Lillis went to Laurel yesterday
on a brief business trip.
Edward Glassuer Of Musselshell
was in Billings yesterday.
W. 3. Taylor, a rancher Of Laurel,
was a city visitor yesterday.
7. A. snidow returned yesterday
from hissranch near Park City.
j. g. Locke, a business man of l1iv.
iagston, arrived tnsthe city yestei1aj.
Charles M. Bolin Of Thermopolis.
Wyo., came in from Wyoming yester.
day.
Sidney Harding, a newspaper man
connected with the Butte Inter Noun.
tain, was in the city yesterday from
the copper camp.
e. B; Rivers, advance agent for the
Either company, was in the city yes
terday. /.
Earl s. Dixon, cashier Of the Column
bus State bank, was in Billings yes
5terday.
Raymond Hough, a bushes man Of
Bridger, was in the city yesterday on
business.
Major j. 3. Edwards, a prominent
banker Of Forsyth, is III the city visit
ing friends.
S. n. Nicholson, United States inter
nal revenue inspector is In the city
from Helena.
w. L. Linton arrived yesterday from
the oil fields in Wyoming in which he
is interested.
A. 7. Bailey, an insurance agent O
Denver, Colo, was in the city yester
day on business.
M. v. Cramer, county commissioner
from Laurel, was in the city yesterday
on official business.
G. D. Howe, a local real estate man
returned yesterday from q business
trip to Basin, Wyo.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Schwartz visited
in the city from Custer yesterday, Mr.
Schwartz is q rancher Of that place.
William H. Norton, a well known
and popular citizen Of Columbus. wal
calling on Billings friends yesterday
" II. McElroy, q representative o
: large eastern lacking concern viii
u. uoquarters a: Butte, was q business
visitor yesterday.
H. N. Savage, chief engineer Of thu
reclamation service in Idaho. Montan'
and Wyoming, stopped over a shor
tine in the city yesterday.
j. H. Booth Of Ekalaka IN Custe'
county was visiting friends In Billing
yesterday. MI. Booth 10 IN old time
of this section and rode the range as
cowboy in the early days.
". B. George has been called cas-
on account OF the serious illness Q
his father. who lives at Camden Point
q suburb Of st. Louis, Nc.
E. A. Brown, a local engineer, LEI
for Sheridan, Wyo., yesterday morning
tc spend about three weeks surveying
reservoir sites in that locality.
George Godfrey and F. j. valek, tw'
business men Of Ravenna, Neb.; wer
in the city yesterday looking 1t owe
with the intention to invest.
Charles House. conductor on tn
Northern Pacific with headquarters !
this city, returned home Monday froI
~. ~. go .-a nss...~~s
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-17

"A motor vehicle purchased by the
town Of Tynemouth, England, car be
used as a prison van. fire apparatus
or ambulance.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-17

Most Of the hearings ON the Ala.
rich currency bill seem to develop into
hearings against IL.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-09-18
From Another Point of View

rain and few
.&gnhan
Inns " INC ' ps ' "ry4fe
Now going have a to walk over u.s.
machine to
require president of that
Wright arshp
the and the Yankees the meeting OF two
extremes Is II not?
think challenge is blun they
call the doctor
that will
40
revelation candidate who meets with assurance
hand that he running into Office until his money runs out
hched rushed the fire de
parment
Fire library Of opkin number
exhibition there
the oil
solictude as to what the crowd going to have
Cleveland ball club has its crippled hortop to an opath 70
would Giants consent TO
from the Cleveland to the Detroit club?
reported pending the election OF
the
the fund in the hope OF eecs
The police report that goat Is miss
The ownership be In DOUBT
those chesne the has visited probably
feel they have him
party Georgia has
Independently In
particular Of Hearst Hisgen and Graves
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-09-18
After the Season; or,
The Fate of the Hero

hoopsnake set with diamonds for an
engagement ring
Mr.. William Beetle was married
yesterday by Miss Florrle Pink. The
marriage was the elimination OF a TO.
nance begun during the summer.
when the bridegroom CALAMITY saved
the bride from bandits in the Yellow
stone park
Miss Pink was travelling I'm one OF
the stages, when II was held up by "A
lone highwayman. who terrified the
passengers by his desperate appear.
ance and by hourishing two enormous
guns In their faces. He commanded
his victims TO drop their pocketbooks
into a sack. and all fastened to 10 SO.
except Miss Pink. She refused.
With terrible look. the bandit rails
ed his gun and was about To fire,
when young Beetle told a funny story.
The robber laughed SO much that tho
guns dropped from his hands and he
was easily bound
The acquaintance thus begun ripen.
ed into something more than friend.
ship, and the young hero has now
been led TO the altar by the girl he
saved
What was it you valued SO highly
that you risked your life 10 save IT."
asked Beetle.
My souvenir pOstals," replied the
blushing Florrle
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-09-18
A GREAT ISSUE IN
THE CAMPAIGN--
" Time For q Change"

Has not the conduct Of the Repub
lican administration, divided, disuuit
ed and working at cross purposes
shown its incapacity TO effect the re-
forms the country demands?" asks a
writer to the New York World
Americans should ask themselves the
question: Whittier are We drifting as
a nation? Is the fact that 90 per cent
of the countrys wealth IS controlled
by 10 per cent OF its people evidence
that the people have ruled and do
rule? No. il is evident that 10 per
cent OF the people are the potent rul.
ers OF this republic.
Does any unprecedented citizen be-
lieve Mr.. Taft sincere In his assertion
that the people do rule? knowing
their platform To be poor voteget-
ter, their last congressional record
unpopular and apprehensive Of rebuke
at the coming election. the Taft lead
ers OF the Republican plunderbund.
with characteristic agility 10 line up
fallen back on the name OF Roosevelt.
the only asset left them upon which
TO appeal TO the country for support.
why IS IL that the interests sud.
denly developed such strong friend
ship for the administration they were
condemning a few weeks ago? We
in this country will vote for Bryan.
not alone for the enemies he has made
but because the time has come for
change"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-09-18

and Is ON the third story You Will
not, | think, have much difficulty IN
discovering which window it Is | shall
be there waiting for you on the stroke
or midnight"
Langley brought the "Di' down, but
aid not trouble TO put out her legs he
Kept her lowering over few feet
above the ground, and Strong, hoist
lug himself over the edge, dropped
softly onto his feet.
He watched the "Di" jump clear
again, and then set of for the inn,
which he could now see quite plainly
about quarter of mile distant. He
walked down the high road for 4
couple of hundred yards or so. and
then turned over prairie land, making
slight detour SO as 10 reach the
stables at the back OF the guest house.
As he drew near he could see two
horses tethered under tree, while a
cloaked figure stood impassively be-
side them.
Strong walked toward them with
long, quick strides. AS he drew near
the figure in the cloak came forward
and peered at him. keen-eyed. from
beneath his kept.
Mr.. Strong? he asked IN German.
The same" answered Strong, AT
your service"
The other gave a slight laugh. IF
you will permit me 10 say il. the boot
seems TO be on the other leg"
Never mind" said Strong, smiling
back al him. Il am fond OF being po-
lite. You will understand how suave
| am when We come TO know each
other better. | presume you are Capt.
Petroff?'
The same" said the captain lift
ing his hand toward his kept in halt
salute. land very much at your ser,
vice indeed"
"Do not let us quarrel on that
point" said Strong, laughing, "let us
both call ourselves at the service OF
the princess"
Nothing could please me better"
said Cant. Petroff.
Continued MondayD
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-09-18
Mary or Martha.

about Him, everything she does has
Him somewhere In the background
Now, the woman with career has
no business with any such absorbing
interest In life as husband.
It's easy enough TO be Mary. and It's
simple enough 10 be Martha. but when
II comes 10 being Mary and Martha
at the same time there isn't one
, woman In thousand who can accom-.
plish the feat.
Pick out your right name. girls.
II It's Mary, why. 90 ahead and be
Mary. Let the household and the
children and the husband 40, and may
be some time some one will say OF
you. She hath chosen the better
part" II your name Is Martha. stick
TO Martha's point OF view, aud don't
envy Mary
She has just as many troubles IA
you have, only they happen to be OF
a different kind.
"A pleasant morning To you. Miss
Actress. you know your own mind
Let's hope you'll have the good sense
to stick to IT,