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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-16
NAN WHO KILL ED SHERIFF. BATH
OF ALBANY COUNTY, NYo.,
MAKES GETAWAY. IN
WAS \ \ IN OMAHA LAST
Posses Return, to Laramie and clvel
ii Up the Chase Believed sommers
Climbed Aboard Union Pacific TRAIN
and Made His Escape cashss
Check Taken From Dead shsrifs.

Advices received BY The Gazette
yesterday from Basin. Wyo., are to
the effect that the murderer Of Sherihs
Alfred Bath Of Albany county. Wyo.,
who was ambushed and shot to death
by a man named Sommers, has made
good his escape and the posses, which
We're sent out to apprehend him, have
returned to Laramie empty handed. II /
has developed since first reports Of
the killing were sent out early this
month that Sommers Is not a negro.
but on the contrary Is 9 white man.
Sheriff Felix Alston of Basin county.
Wyo., stated last night, over the tele-
phone. that the authorities Of Albany
county learned that Sommers cashed
check. which he took from the dead
sheriff's body. in Omaha. The check
was not drawn II favor of SheriR
Bath but in favor Of another man, to
whom the sheriff was to deliver the
check. Sommers forged the payee's
name to the check and cashed 1t In
an Omaha saloon three days after the
killing. IN
This has been established beyond q
doubt as the signature on the check
has been pronounced by experts to be
similar to specimens Of sommers
handwriting and the description Of
the man, who cashed the check, hts
sommers in every detail.
Story Of Crime.
Sheriff Bath was killed on the even
ing OF May so by sommers, who was
making his escape from Well county.
Colo, where he shot and robbed the
Of the Park hotel Of wal
dron, Colo. The Wyoming sheriff had
been notified to be on the lookout for
the man and apprehend him II pos
sible. The sheriff Of the Colorado
county was IN pursuit Of the fugitive
and wired Sheriff Bath to meet him
at . place, known as Woods Land.
Ing, about 20 miles from Laramie.
Bath started to meet the sheriff but
was ambushed and shot three times
BY sommers, before he reached the
place. sommers took the
sheriffs horse and later abandoned Il
when posses sent out to capture the
murderer we're pursuing him. The
Colorado sheriff arrived On the scene
before the Baths body was cold. and
found that the sheriff had been shot
khree times. one bullet piercing his
heart. Il II believed that sommers
nsed . Colts automatic pistol, which
he took from the Waldron hotel man.
The posses sent out from Laramie
searched for tho murderer for some
time but after he abandoned the
horse stolen from the dead sheriR.
sommers was never seen or heard
from until the check was discovered
In Omaha. It Is believed that after
abandoning the horse he climbed
aboard q Union Pacific train and rode
to Omaha.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-16
OUTLOOK NOT 50 BRIGHT FOR
ROOSEVELT BOOMERS.
TALK OF DIsLOYALTY
caucuses Of Delegates Who Have
Been Charged With Harboring SEN
timent for Roosevelt Regardless Of
Their Instructions.

Chicago, June 15.After caucuses
had been held today by several dele
cations which have been charged
with harboring sentiment for the re-
nomination of Roosevelt regardless Of
their instructions for Taft, the possi-
bility of a stampede in the conven-
tion, does not seem 50 strong as it did
last night.
The West Virginia delegation met
at the Lexington hotel and no sugges-
tion OF Taft instructions was made.
General Curtin Of Sutton, West vir-
ginia, who has declared Roosevelt to
be. his choice for the president said
after the caucus he believed every
man on the delegation would be loyal
to his instructions unless q general
movement was begun in the conven-
ton. He reiterated that he would like
to see the president renominated. The
delegation decided to have badges
printed with the words: "scott for
vice president" n NJ. n
Georsians Will Not Stampede.
The Georgia delegation had a con.
ference at the Grand Pacific hotel and
later the members threw cold water
on the story that the delegation which
is instructed for Taft would join 9TH
er delegations in an effort to stam-
pede the convention to Roosevelt.
Members Of the Alabama and Texas
delegations denied also that they
would do anything to start a stampede
for Roosevelt against his expressed
wish that nothing Of the kind be done.
The. feature Of the Pennsylvania
caucus was the adoption OF resolu-
tion, which Will be presented to the
platform committee favoring a
change in representation to the ma
tional convention on q basis Of one
delegate for every 10000 votes for the
candidate for president in the last
election. Senator Penrose was re.
elected to the national committee
without opposition. Great enthusiasm
was manifested In the candidacy OF
Senator Knox and every mention Of
his name caused applause.
New Jersey Wants Tariff Left Alone.
The New Jersey delegation at Its
caucuses today placed the state
squarely on record as opposed to any.
mention Of the courts in the party
platform or any tinkering with the
tariff. .5S
The caucus was not without It's en-
livening features, but after a brief
debate the voting on the two platform
propositions that are occupying so
large a place in the minds Of all the
convention delegates was unanimous.
The first resolution adopted by the
caucus protested vigorously against
an antiinjunction plank and declared
there should be no mention OF the
courts In the party's pronouncement
to the people. The second resolution
declared It to be the unanimous sense
Of the New Jersey delegation that the
traditional policy Of the republican
party on the question OF the tariff
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Alfalfa was first brought to Kansas
by the late Harrison Parkman Of EN-
poria. Mr.. Parkman first saw alfalfa
growing in Chile.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-10-23
GENERAL NEWS.


Df. Daniel Colt Gilman of Baltimore,
formerly president of Johns Hopkins
University, died suddenly at Norwich,
Conn. Tuesday. at the age of seventy
seven years.
Twenty-Five thousand gallons of oil
will be sprinkled on the fourteen miles
of state and county roads included in
the circuit tor the Vanderbilt automo-
bile SUP race on Long Island.
The National American Woman Suf-
frage Association, in session at Buf-
falo, resolved to continue asking Con-
gress for the Sixteenth amendment to
the federal constitution. giving woman
. vote.
A number of persons were injured
and windows in the Hotel Knicker-
booker, New York city, were broken
Sunday night in riot that followed
an attack made on Albert Lind. a
strikebreaker. employed by the New
York Taxicab company.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-10-23
Keep Horse Collar Clean.

By allowing dirt and hair to collect
under the collar and remain there
from one day to another, sore shoul
ders are caused. Improperly fitting
collars will produce the same results
Use none other than a perfect fitting
collar. II you do not understsld ft-
ting the collar take an experienced
man with you when you visit the har-
ness store. Always use good pad
one that contains no Jumps in the
padding or that has padding that can.
not be easily detached and moved
into Jumps under the collar. Then
keep the shoulders clean. 1t is good
plan to wash the horses shoulders
every evening after removing the har-
ness. The application of cold water
not only cools the fevered skin, but 1t
also hardens the flesh so it can resist
a greater pressure the next day.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-10-23
Sectional View Of Buried Cabbage.

number you want to put in. Place
q row around the outer edge of the
circle with roots pointing toward the
center. Cover the roots and place
another row inside this.
After the bottom layer is complete,
explains the Farm and Home, COM
mence with the second layer, as
shown in cut, placing one head be-
tween or directly over the first with
q slight drawing in toward the center.
Place. the roots toward the center as
before, and keep on until you form a
dome.
Now get good corn fodder and place
It around the dome OF cabbage as
shown, tying it at the top the same
as shock of corn, then cover with
earth to the top. Commence a little
below the top and at one side to take
out your cabbage.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-10-23
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

The Treasury Department on the
18th inst. purchased 100000 ounces of
silver for delivery at New York at 51.-
994 cents fine ounce.
In his annual report just made pub
lisc, Commissioner of Education FL
mer E. Brown recommends compul-
sorry school attendance by the native
children of Alaska.
Passed Assistant Surgeon P. T. Des-
sez has been detached from duty at
the naval hospital, Las Animas, Colo
RADIO, and ordered to duty on the
cruiser South Dakota.
The bureau of engraving and print
ing has completed designs suggested
by Postmaster General Meyer for a
new issue If United States postage
stamps. The new stamps will be Of
the following denominations: One
cent, two, three, four, five, six, eight,
10, is and so cents and 81. The 81
and IS denominations now in use will
not be reprinted.
AS a result of the September exami-
nations at the United States Naval
academy, twenty-four midshipmen will
be dropped from the rolls. At the reg
ular examination in May last forty-two
midshipmen, were found deficient and
were informed that they would be re-
examined in September, at the conclus-
ion of the regular summer cruise, in
order to give them an opportunity to
complete their studies. All but the
twenty-four were passed.
The government has petitioned the
Supreme Court to review the case of
the United States against the execu-
tors of the Winfield Scott Stratton es-
tate in Colorado. In 1899 Mr.. Stratton
executed deed In which the consid-
Grafton named was $4,s50.000. He af-
fixed stamps to the value Of $4,S50.
Some years later the government as
certained that the true consideration
was $9.733.0O0. requiring $4,4S3 more
in stamps, which had not been affixed.
A suit to recover that amount was de-
cided against the government by the
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
for the Eighth Circuit and the United
States District Court of Colorado.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-10-23
Brownies.

Two eggs, one-half cupful of butter,
one teaspoonful of vanilla. one cupful
of sugar, one-half cupful Of flour, two
squares melted chocolate. one cupful
of broken walnut meats. First beat
eggs together, then cream butter and
sugar. add to beaten eggs and beat
until smooth; then add melted choco-
late, flour, fiavoring and nuts. Spread
thinly on creased paper or on inverted
tins creased and bake 20 minutes in
cake oven. Take from the oven and
crease in small oblong pieces while
hot.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-10-23
STORING CELERY.
Variety Of Ways in Which the Work
May Be Done.


There are variety of methods used
in storing celery. Where the celery
is grown for home use it is usually
either stored In the place where 1t
grew or In the cellar. When 1t is
stored In the field where it grew the
soil is banked up high around the
plants SO that only few of the tips
are exposed. When the weather be-
comes colder the ridge is covered with
straw or leaves which are held down
by boards or earth. When the ground
commences to freeze the entire ridge
is covered with several inches of
strawy stable manure. The celery
may be removed from the ridge as de-
sired for rSe, but during part Of the
winter 1t will be inaccessible.
A cool, well-ventilated cellar is
good place to store celery In small
amounts, suggests Wallace's Farmer
The celery may be stored In boxes
whose sides COTE up even with the
celery tops. In the bottoms of the
boxes is placed layer of moist sand
or earth In which the celery roots are
bedded. Holes should be bored in the
sides and bottom of the boxes for
ventilation and drainage. The plants
should he watered at the roots occa
sionally when signs of willing appear
Larger amounts Of celery are stored
in similar fashion by covering the Gel.
lar floor with layer Of moist sand or
earth and holding the celery in place
by means Of boards. Market garden
ers have regular trenches or store
houses for their celery, but the meth.
DDS herein described are the usual
ones practiced by the small grower.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-10-23
Making Sandwiches.

In making sandwiches, bear in mind
that all crusts are removed with a
sharp knife, and that butter just melt
ed but not piping hot, can be spread
with a fine paint brush much better
than firmer butter with knife. Also
at every house furnishing counter you
can buy fancy cutters for making sand
wiches more attractive. And lastly,
sandwiches that must stand should
be wrapped in moist cloths.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-10-23

japanese laborers employed on HA
vaiian sugar plantations are asitatinS
for an increase in wages.
Coloner Goethals. chief engineer OF
the Panama canal, has endorsed the
prediction that the canal will be com
pleted in six years at a cost Of s226.-
100000.
The whole island Of Cuba has been
influenced by demi-cyclone wave
which has been accompanied by tor
rental rains with floods at many
places. Much damage has been done
to crops.
Reports of railroads from all parts
of the country indicate that the great
falling off IN business resulting from
the panic of last fall is being rapidly
overcome and that most Of the roads
are now showing an increase in bust
ness over that Of last year.
The White Star line announces that
it will build two new liners at Belfast.
each of which will be nearly twice as
large as the Mauretania, the largest
vessel now afloat Big vessels on the
water seem to keep pace with sky
scrapers on the land.
A negro Baptist church and lodge
hall located al Spring Hill, Ala, were
burned Friday night. A band of horse
men, alleged to have been organized
with the intention Of driving the ne
groes out of the community are said
to have set fire to the buildings.
The new Liberal party was formally
launched at Chattanooga, Tenn. on
the Sth inst. Its platform demands
woman suffrage, initiative and refer
endum, restriction of private fortunes
and absolute separation Of church and
state. Bryan, Roosevelt, Taft and
Hearst are denounced by name.
In United States alone, according to
a table just issued by the Spectator
company, in December. 1907, $685.
202,333 of life insurance was in force.
an increase Of 100000 over the year
1906. OF this amount Colorado has
$119.446,495 The total is the largest
ever recorded by a single country.
Bisbee, Ariz., had 100000 fire
Wednesday night. 1t started in the
Grand hotel and extended up and down
Main street on the east side for two
blocks, where it crossed the street, de-
stroyed many business houses, togeth-
er with the fine new building of the
Elks, and then extended to the resi-
dence section on Clawson Hill.
Rev. Jeremiah c. Moynihan, the old
est Roman Catholic priest in Chicago,
and probably In the world, died In
Chicago Tuesday, aged one hundred
years and five months. Despite his
advanced age, he was physically and
mentally active. He celebrated mass
in the Catholic Cathedral of the Holy
Angels less than two years ago.
After being held for ten years in
Australia the professional sculling
championship of England was won
back Monday afternoon by Ernest
Barry of London, who easily defeated
George Towns Of Australia by length
and half over the Putney-M -Mortlake
course of four and one-fourth miles.
Barry's time was 21 minutes IL Is
seconds. In addition to the title Bar
'ry won purse of $4,000.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-10-23
Good Disinfectant,

A good disinfectant is made by put
ting few drops of carbolic acid in
gallon of water. This can be used
in a pump sprayer, or If you haven't
one, use sprinkler. Be sure to get
1t into every crack and crevice OF the
house, SO it will kill all the lice and
mites.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-10-23
AT THE TEA TABLE
METHODS OF PREPARING AND
SERVING REPAST.
Sweet Sandwiches Are a New Idea IT.
the Line of efreshments-Home-
Made Cake an Always Appre-
ciated Delicacy.

An ideal spot for the tea table when
one expects three or four friends Is
the drawing room. The dining room
ia reserved for large afternoon teas
or when ten or more guests are ex-
pected. All the paraphernalia for
boiling water and making the tea
should be on the table so that the
brew may be perfectly fresh and with
water of the necessary temperature.
1t is always charming scene, even
to other women, to watch dainty
hostess prepare tea. from the lighting
of the alcohol lamp to the final bit OF
lemon or pouring of cream.
To man it suggests the delightful
side of domesticity, and a clever girl
wishing to marry should never lose
chance to let desirable party behold
her making tea-provided she does 1t
gracefully.
Sweet Sandwiches.
Sandwiches of all sorts are the best
possible accompaniment to tea. Crispy
toast and little cakes come second.
Toast is often the most agreeable
to the taste, but it is so seldom truly
hot, and is SO greasy with butter, that
1t Is by no means an ideal thing to
handle while making a call.
Sweet sandwiches are new and may
be made from thin slices of stale or
rather tough cake. having layer of
ground or pounded nuts, or nuts
pounded fine in a mortar and held to
the cake oy the thinnest possible
layer of jaE, marmalade or jelly.
A bit of preserved ginger placed at
intervals on slices before they are laid
together is delicious. Maraschino cher
ries cut in quarters may also be used.
When sandwiches of different kinds
are served on the same plate they
should be so arranged and marked
that the guest may choose according
to his or her taste.
sweet sandwich having cherries
inside should have half cherry on
one corner, and that with preserved
ginger should be similarly marked
with the ginger.
Dolly Over Plate.
Nasturtium leaves make delicious
green sandwiches, and a little lemon
juice added to sardines in sandwiches
enhances their flavor.
Sandwiches made of greens may be
marked with bit of the leaves pro-
truding or nasturtium flower or a
sprig of parsley.
When a number of guests are ex-
pected and there are several plates of
these dainties. each plate may have
tho nature of It's burden indicated with
the nasturtium leaves or flowers or
fruit.
A dolly should be placed over plates
under sandwiches, but bread ard but
ter and cake look better without; be-
sides, when the loaf Of cake is cut the
knife would ruin the dolly.
Homemade cake Is always a deli
cacy, even when of the simplest sort.
and the truly hospitable hostess will
see to it when expecting many call
els that loaf or two Is provided
For small informal tea serving, II
homemade cake is served. several
pieces only should be arranged on a
plate.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-10-23
WESTERN NEWS.

3 Mr8. George Golfer, wife OF rancher
at Occidental. near Santa Rosa, CAL,
while inspecting winery few days
since fell into vat of wine and was
drowned.
Half the business portion of Bonner
Springs. Kan, watering resort twen-
ty miles west of Kansas City, tcrned
Tuesday. causing loss estimated at
100000.
Sign-post erecting on an extensive
scale will soon be started by the Au-
tOmobile Club of California. The tirst
roads to be marked will be from San
Francisco to Santa Cruz and from San
Francisco to Del Monte.
1t is reported at Winnipeg that
James Oliver Curwood, well known
author OF Detroit. who recently went
into the Hudson Bay wilds for De-
troit publishing firm, has been killed
by Indians in the Lac La Rouge coun-
try.
Mrs. William F. Tucker. through
her counsel in Chicago. withdrew from
court her charge of wife abandonment
pcently filed against her husband,
OSl. w. F. Tucker. Mrs. Tucker is the
daughter of the late Gen. John A. Lo-
gan.
A large section of the town of Soet-
Ter. Alberta, was wiped out by fire
Tuesday morning, including the large
Grand Union hotel, twenty stores, four
other hotels, the Merchants bank and
the pOstoffice. Loss $250,000. Leslie
Miller lost his life.
The transcontinental lines have
adopted q $50 rate from Missouri river
points and the st. Paul territory for
the Alaska Yukon-Pacific Exposition
At Seattle. June LIST to October 18th,
1909. The rates for intermediate
points will be announced later.
What is regarded by majority Of
racing men rs the death blow to racing
In Kentucky. II the courts uphold the
action was struck . few days since
by the state racing commission when
It adopted resolution refusing to In
tefeere with the system of betting in
force.
A lone highwayman armed with two
revolvers walked into the Clear Lake
Logging Company's cabin at Clear
Lake In Washington, lined up the thir-
tysemployes in row, and ordered two
Of the loggers to search the others.
The robber walked out of the camp
with $3.50 and several cheap watches.
Rev. George G. Wade, the Episcopal
minister of Lead, 8. D., who was last
year found guilty Of fraudulent en-
tries In connection with land frauds,
was released from prison at Grand ISL
and, Neb., on the 18th inst, after
having served his sentence OF one
year. He received sixty days credit
for good conduct.
General Funston and nine field Off
GERS on the ninety-eight-mile test ride
returned to Leavenworth Monday aft
ernoon. They all were in excellent
physical condition and said they had
enjoyed the outing. A report will be
made ON the ride by General Funston
and sent to Washington through the
department headquarters.
In the Police Court at Lincoln, Ne
braska, Clarence F. Broad, substitute
mail carrier in the employ of the LIN
coin postoffice, confessed that he had
taken letters addressed to William 3.
Bryan's newspaper and containing cash
for the Democratic campaign fund.
Broad admitted taking eleven letters
In one day recently. Letters have
been missed for several months.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-10-23
Watch Your Horse.

Always be on the lookout for acci.
dents. even with the most trusty Of
morses. Remember that the horse Is
a powerful animal. A little misstep
or a sudden fright may ruin the ami.
NAL for the rest of its life.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-10-23
Eqq Toast.

Toast and butter as much bread as
you wish, lay on deep platter. then
make a cream gravy, hard boil five or
six eggs, cut the whites of eggs fine,
add to gravy, and pour over buttered
toast, then crate the yolks over all.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-10-23
Preserved Grapes.

Wash your grapes q used the con-
cord) and fill your jars full. Fill with
boiling water and let set five min
utes by the clock. Turn off fill again for
five minutes, turn off and fill jars full
with rich sirup that you have ready.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-10-23
Market the Old Hens.

Don't keep the old hens a single
week after they stop laying. 1t
knocks the profit all out of the hen
business to keep lot of hens from
July to Thanksgiving without getting
any eggs.