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The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1908-02-14
SHAW MAKES,
SERIOUS CHARGES

The Journal publishes an inter
view with T. J. Shaw in which he
states that he has enough evidence
to send at least a dozen men to
State Prison who had to do with
wrecking the State Bank & Trust
company. Shaw is the chairman
of the rehabilitation committee and
is exerting every effort to bring
about a reorganization of the bank.
d. Mackinsey, the heaviest deposi-
tor of the bank, offers To put up
S150,000 to enable the banks to
again open, and asks the depositors
to sign an agreement OF the same
nature as did Hickey. Many de-
positors are signing.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1908-02-14
Will be Plenty Of Water.

The fear entertained by some
that there would be IA shortage of
water during the coming season,
was made to vanish last Monday
by the appearance of the second
big snow-storm within week,
filling the canyons and gorges in
the high Sierras with sufficient
snow, to insure an ample supply
of water with which to produce
bountiful crops of hay and grain
during this season and thus uphold
the established reputation of Car
son Valley for never failing crops.
to some of the prospective bendiets,
but what's the difference, everybody
knows all about it anyway.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1908-02-14

Bert Barber, of Elton, Wis, says: Il
have only taken four doses of your
Kidney and Bladder Pills and they
done for me more tnan any other med
icine has ever done. Mr.. Barker re-
fers to DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder
Pills. They are sold by II. A. N.
Todd.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1908-02-14

A. w. II. Helberg was unable to al
tend 10 his duties in his store nearly
all of last week, because of a very
painful optic, the result of cold. He
resumed his duties early this week.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1908-02-14

Don't forget the Leap Year Dance
10 be given in Gardnerville, February
list Ii will be hummer.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-07
GET DOG TAGS NOW
OR LOSE YOUR Dog
CITY TREASURER is AFTER THE
DELlNoUEhTs ON TAX.
ON Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
by advertisement or otherwise we
give the public ten days notice nov
that all owners Of dogs must procure
q license for their animals or have
them shot by the police. All dogs
which are not wearing tags within
ten days from the present time will
be gathered UP by the officers and.
killed."
Such was the announcement made
by City Treasurer Walter Watkins
yesterday afternoon. He had just
procured a consignment Of the tags,
and with the arrival Of them the city
officials believe that every excuse for
not having the dog tax collected has
been removed.
The tax is 81 for a dog and So for
q female dog, and upon It's payment
the dog owner is given a tag which
can, easily be attached to a dogs col
lar, thus insuring the life Of the dog
against sudden destruction by a police
revolver. The tags may be procured
at the city treasurer's Office and are
good for one year.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-07
BURGLARS GET
FAMILY JEWELS
Johnson HOME ON NORTH TAlR.
TY-sEcohn STREET ENTERED.

From Wednesdays Daily.
III BURGLARS entered through the back
door Of the residence q Joseph N.
johnson, 123 North 1hirty-second
street, Monday night, while Mr.. and
Ms. Johnson wee away from home
and took jewelry valued at several
hundred dollars from tae bedroom Of
Gs.Johnson.
The burglary occurred Detween 5
"a A o'clock Monday night, Mrs.
ehnson vas 81 the theater and her
hsstend was upi town. When MI.
1sphnpo1 returned IT about 1890 he
~ hack door alar and discoy-
Me1thst his wife's chamber had been
IT, 1nehal The burglars had appar-
poeeaeed ! key to the hack
rerelse besn supplied With skele-
~. a. thsrswsr no marks to
qkhet - eoor hal been forced.
: lsnlennenas return from the
soy1sher p-osssssions.
~ 1ollovtnx FOODS
nans splA
svnase - vaaah. thrss
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-07
DATE FIXED FOR
ANNUAL SMOKER
.ELks MAKING ARRANGEMENTS
FOR BIG EVENT.

From Thursdays Daily.
"Ihe best ever" was all q member
of the general arrangements commit
tee for the .Elks' annual smoker would
say when asked regarding the pro
gram for the event yesterday. It has
been finally decided that the smoker
will be given February 20.
It is understood that the arrange
ments committee is making good
Roadway in the preparation Of q pro-
gram for the entertainment OF the
members Of the antlered herd and
their guests during the smoker.
The keeping Of the arrangements
for the event a secret lie In keeping
with the policy followed by other com.
mittees for previous events Of this
kind. and 1t Is believed that many u
prises will De $. rung on the evening
OF the smoker.
The general arrangements commit
tee consists Of the following: Fred
M. Lipp. chairman: ". c. Keil,
Charles Taylor. Frank Tott, T. N.
Kehoe and Sam Doughty.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-07
Proc, BURKE WILL
TALK ON PURE FOOD
sEFoRE WoMAk's cLue or THIS.
CRY NEXT FRIDAY.
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
Prof. Edmund Burke, Of the, laborar
tory department Of chemistry ct the
Montana experiment station at Boze-
man. on February 2 will give q talk
before the phtlanthropic department
OF the Woman's club on "Pure Food
at the Y. NC. "A. building.
Professor Burke has been connect
ed with the Bozeman agricultural col
lege for the past seven years. during
which he has made 9 speciality Of the
study Of feo1 edrlte,ants.
His subject concerns merry one and
during the afternoon he will give dem
on~strations and tests Of the common
adulterants used In food Of various
kinds. Tests for preservatives win
also be made.
"A collection will be taken at the
door and the amount realized, above
the expenses Of the lecture, will be
used to further the work Of the philan-
thropic department Of the woman's
club IN relieving poverty and for
other charitable purposes.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-07
DEDICATION OF
NEW SCHOOL HOUSE
APPROPRIATE EXERCISES HELD.
AT PARK CITY.

k9EAArELfE fM HE4I N HA4EAE5AL-
From Thursdays Daily.
The new school house which has
just been completed at Park City was
dedicated last Monday night with DIP.
propriate exercises. The exercises
were held In the new school house
and the program consisted Of short adj
dresses and musical selections. d
Among the speakers were State SUI
perinteident Harmon, Mrs. Marguer-
tie N. strang, superintendent Of coun-
ty schools and Adam Peck, chairman
OF the board Of school trustees.
The Park City band and high
school glee club, furnished music for
the occasion.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-07

GERS Of the company: G. s. Bell,
president; ]. Henry Nibbe, secretary:
p. +. Lemaster. Vice president: b.
". Griev9. treasurer.
The company 10 composed OF about
50 young men Of the city who have
pooled their savings for investment.
Small Investments In real estate nave
been made With the money paid into
the treasury and these are paying
good dividends. The company was
organized about : year ago with an
authorized capital stock Or $4,000. 81
which . great deal is already sub
scrbed tor. The stock - paid for By
subscribers In monthly payments.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-07
APPOINTED
TRUANT OFFICER
ENFORCE STATE LAW REL.
I, ALIVE 70 JUVENILES.
Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
At a meeting of the board of school
trustees for this district held Monday
night Chief Of Police Talgo was ap-
pointed truant officer, with authority
to arrest all children Of school age
not attending school unless they have
. reasonable excuse from their par
ents.
It is said thst the appointment Of
the ohlcer is due to the erorts OF
State Humane Omcer Otto schoenfeld
to enforce the state law relative to
juveniles. Nj. Schoenfeld asked the
school board to cooperate with him
in enforcing attendance at school OF
all children Of school age, and the ap-
pointment Of . truAnt omcer Is the
result.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-07
THE sLEuTH 10 HOIST sY HIS
OWN PETARD At DEPOT.
SUIT CASES STOLEN
nseoy .vali.ss rsas.n Prom vnssr
Very Eyes Il ths Northsr,n, 'Paelss
Fly cop"-Th!eves A!so aet A~ay
With. Good Coffee.

From Thursdays Daily.
Wise n 9 = laughing over tho
plight of IN industrious Northern Pa
ciac detective. who was hoist BY h1s
own petard the other. night while At
tempting to lay q trap for some Of
the ..suit case thieves who have been
swiping baggage from the Northern
Pacific station. .
The detective secreted himself iE q
car opposite the lunch room, and
placed outside Of the lunch room two
suit cases. n filed up with old rags
and other containing q handsome
suit Of clothes. hall. a dozen shirts, q
dozen collars, q pair Of shoes and 9
lot Of other good clothing. The suit
case itself was . valuable = taken
from the pile 81 cases awaiting claim
ants.
With. a rifle ready to his hand
he hid in the q and waitel fur
the suit case thieves to appear and
try their skill. The hours passed and
passed and no suit case thieves ap
peared to spring the trap.
They Were Gone.
Nobody knows whether he fell
asleep or not. but suddenly he looked
where the suit cases had been and
saw them not. He rubbed his eyes
and looked again, but they were in
dubitably gone, vanished, vamoosed.
There was also missing from the back
door Of the lunch room a key contain
ing So pounds Of the best coffee. The
lights which + strung along the
platform were out, the thieves having
cut the wire.
And now he Is seeking a sui.
case with a valuable suit Of clothes
In 1t, which constituted the trap which
was to lead to. the arrest OF the bag
gage thieves. but which has actually
set the railroad company back one
more valuable suit case and the cost
OF another OF less moment.
slUpst to date no clew to the robbers
has been found. though the detective
notined omcsr Schneider NOON aftsr
4hts. tf4pehAdt fa.le6
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-07
MARRIAGE
LICENSES ISSUED
MAN WEEDS oMA.
HA WOMAN in this CITY.
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
Yesterday was a banner day in the
marriage license business at the
clerk OF the district courts Office, there
being three permits to wed issued.
Benjamin D. Stevens, q well known
man OF Harlowton. made known his
intention OF marrying Mrs. Elizabeth
Rink Of Omaha. Neb., by securing the
necessary license. The couple were
married 0 after by Justice Frank
Mann at his ONCE in the city hall.
Permits were also issued to Frank
Loomis. . well known man Of this
city. and Mrs. Ida Hale, and 70 Frank
Beslonanitch and Katie Hschbach.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-07
Meeting
OF new COMPANY
FIDELITY TRUST 4 INVESTMENT
COMPANY ELECTS OFFICERS.

From Thursdays Daily.
The first annual meeting Of the Fl.
deity Trust & Investment company
was held in the company's office In
the stapleton block. Monday evening,
and officers were elected for the en-.
suing year. A dividend Of 80 per
cent on. all Of the money invested was
declared.
The directors elected ire: G. s. Bell,
D. w. Greve, A. Gerharz. D. F. LIE.
master. j. W. McElroy. J.-Henry
Nibbe. F. P. Rixon. Charles Taylor
and I. 8. wolcott. The committee on
values was elected as follows: Leo
Carper. James !Chapple and P. A,
Rib.
After . meeting Of the new direct
ors. they elected the following. ON.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-07
ABBOTT GUINNESS COLLEGE, CON.
TEsTANr ron GAZETTE TRIP.
CONTEST HELD
Students Hold Election 10 Secure Con.
testart From Among Their Number.
Al Have Pledged The4r support.
Others May Follow suit.
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
AT q meeting Of the students OF the
Abbott Business college. held In the
college rooms N the Stapleton block
last night, Miss Nina Nelson, q pop
ular young lady Of this city residing
on Custer avenue, was elected as the
Abbott Business college candidate for
the Oriental trip which The Gazette
will give to q young lady Of this city
next June.
There wer about so OF the students
present at last nights meeting, and
after the nominations were made
there was a spirited contest on be-
tween several candidates. Z. r. Alb
bott. president Of the business col
lege, presided at the meeting.
The election OF Miss Nelson assures
her OF the support Of the students in
the business college; and every effort
In her behalf will be made by them.
Her name will be entered today In
the list Of contestants for the trip,
and this will give her a bonus Of 1000
votes to start with.
When seen last night President Alb
bolt Of. the business college said: THE
election Of Miss Nelson assures her
Of the individual support Of every stu
dent in the college. All have person.
ally pledged their support. and they
will work as hard for her az though
they entered In the contest
themselves"
It is understood that there is q
movement on foot In the high school
and a number OF organizations in the
city to elect q contestant for the trip
from among their number.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-07
OLD TIME REs,pEnT DRops DEAD
AZ HIS HOME.
WELL KNOWN IN CITY
Heart Trouble Claims Pioneer a. Mon
tana-vstsran Hoesl Man o. Hi.
Inss-Funeral Services undsr AN
pllcss d Odd Follows.

From Thursdays Daily.
David q. Boykin. an old resident az
this city and a pioneer Of Montana,
died at his home On South Thirty-th.re
street at 8 O'Clock yeste,.s.ay morning
OF heart trouble.
Mr.. Boyk,n $ daAu, W.s sudden ana
being wholly unlocked for came a. !
great shock to many friends IN this
section. Tuesday evening on retiring
he appeared to be In the best Of
health and spirits. but early yesterday
morning he arose and awakened his
sister, who vas living with him, In.
forming her that he was not feeling
we'll. He dressed himself and begax
walking back and forth In the room
when he suddenly fell dead directly
in front Of the bed from which he had
Just arisen.
a doctor was hastily summoned, but
when he arrived life wal extinct.
Mr.. Boykin was Is years Of age. He
came to Montana in 1866. and moved
to Billings in 1882 with the advent Of.
the railroad. He built the Boykia
house and for many years was pro
prietor Of the hotel. Mr.. Boykin has
host Of friends not only IN this city
but throughout the entire state. Old
timers and newcomers alike express
great sorrow over his demise. He was
9 great favorite with children. ana
was known as "Uncle Dave to most
Of the children Of the old.timers and
his Intimate friends.
Nj. Boykin leaves a sister and two
grandchildren residing in this city. and
q daughter living in Texas. Mrs. ".
M. Storm and Mrs. Elmer SummeTB
: TIE grandchildren and Miss Mar
garet Boykin I. the sister residing n
Billings.
Funeral services will be held 1t the
home in sou,h Thirty-third street this
afternoon. They will be under TIE
auspices Of the local lodge Of odd
Fellows Of which deceased was a
member, and interment will be made
IN the Billings cemetery. Rev. EdwarH
Smith Of the First Methodist church
will odiciate.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-07
DR,FTwooD or HUMANITY is.
TAKEN IN ONCE MORE.
" ARE DISCHARGED
Six Professional hoboes Remain Un.
der the Fostering Care o. the City.
Author.tles-Hsvs Boon Sleeping IL
saloons and Mooehlne.

From Thursdays Daily.
There ist q sort Of back current Of
humanity which every SO often casts
up q lot Of wrecks and hrlls which are
dangerous to trafhc and which must
be cleanseds OF the beach and from
the channels Of ally life.
This 10 the reason for q rounding
up Of the vags and hoboes when oc.
Cured yesterday. and which resulted
in the arrest Of eight hoboes and the
retention Of half q dozen Of them to
work upon the streets.
q Gee before me many familiar
faces" remarked Judge Mann, when
the array was lined up before him
yesterday morning. I'm fact, I eeem
to recognize all Of you out two. Charles
veggeth and George Canary. you
may 60 o. provision that you either
get work or get out Of town. There
should be some kind OF honest labor
that you can find to do rather than
to mooch around the streets and
sleep In the saloons:
For the Others. E.
When veggeth and Canary had
gone the court turned his attention
to the other members Of the gang.
4[rFH. ~
Then he spoke as follows:
Edward Kicker. i've days; Michael
Kearaey, five days; John Mclean, five
days; John Burns, five days; Harry
Miller, Ave days; Ernest Miller, five
days.
THAT makes i've days apiece. OF q
total Of 80 days on the streets for the
bunch Of you. It will probably be the
only honest work you've done for q
long time, and the city will benefit ia
some extent from your activities. AT
least, you've got q place to sleep.
TN sorry for the man who's hon.
estly in trouble from lack Of work.
but you fellows have been up here too
many times and I'm wise to you all
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-07

Elmer g. CLARK Of Bluewater came
In after q load OF coal and other sup
plies Monday.
3. v. Moran and Arthur Tinsley.
with their wives returned from
townsend Monday.
John Hines and wife returned from
Townsend, where they had been
called to attend the funeral Of Mrs..
Hines mother.
Miss Beryl Ware and Miss Matte
Fisher were shopping n Ffomberg
Monday.
DR.. Benson was q Bridger caller
Monday.
Miss Maud sprague left for her
home In Ottumwa, Iowa. after q pleas
ant visit with her brother, Charlie.
who has been living IN Fromberg for
q year OF 10.
Miss Mary sudham went to Billings
to visit her sisters. Mesdames Simon
sen and Frazer.
Miss Regina johnson has recovered
sufdc1ently to go OF OF oor again.
u A. Peterson left for Minneapolis
Monday to e his wife. who is ser
iously i'll. Nj. Peterson Is the CON
tractor who is building Rev. ]. @.
Clark's house on the east side.
Daniel Mason, brotherin-law OF 8.
s. Story Of Bluewater. is here, visit
ing with Mr.. Story, from the upper
Madison country.
G. E. stalley, representative Of the
Butte Miner. was in Fromberg looking
after business matters.
Lonzo Fitzpatrick OF Laurel came up
on the Bridger train Monday to visit
his old schoolmates.
Willis Todd. general manager at
the Coalville mines, has returned
home from a business trip around the
state.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-07
ADJOURNS
COURT FOR TERM
HEARsaa n 4 NUMBER. or CIVIL
sutrs rs Held.

From Wednesdays Daily.
After hearing civil actions and pro.
bate matters all day yesterday Judge
Tox adjourned district court last
night for the January term, Court
viii convene here again next month.
Peter Hoe was awarded Judgment
yesterday against e. 8. Bishop and
wife for 1925 in a suit on mechanics
lien which was heard by the court,
The costs Of the suit were also as.
sessedi to the defendant. The plaintiff
was the only witness examined.
A demurrer to the complaint was
sustained and the plaintiff given 80
days to- file an amended complaint in
the suit. In which the Billings Sugar
company and a number OF the ranch
ers whose property is in the Suburban
drain district are seeking to restrain
the county treasurer fom collecting
drain taxes in the district and the
county drain commissioner from com
pleting work on the drain. 4
The suit for debt Of the Donovan
Mccormick company against George
". Crawford was dismissed as settled
on the motion Of the plaintiff.
Judgment for the plaintiff for
1855, costs Of the suit and $50 as
attorneys fees. was awarded in the
suit in which the First National bank
OF Forsyth was suing Harry Wright
and q. o. Gruwell on q promissory
note. The default Of the defendants
for failure to appear and answer was
entered and answer was entered be
fore the Judgment was awarded.
The suit In which George Stockwell
was suing Nick Hughes and John Doe
Olson for debt was dismissed as set.
tied on motion Of the attorney for the
plaintiR.
a motion for q new trial was over
ruled In the suit Of William Hiber
against .. !. Hfber and r. ". Bowen.
"a contzaek.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-07
FROM FROMBERIC

Fromberg, Feb. 5.-Rev. o. q,
shanklin Of Joliet preached a very
fine sermon in the new Methodist
church in Fromberg, Sunday, Feb.
ruary q.
Miss Sarah Stoorer has been quite
sick for several days past.
DR.. and Mrs. Frank Swallow visited
friends in Belfry last week.
Mrs. Jack Conley left for her home
In Missoula Saturday.
There will be q very pretty wedding
in Fromberg February 9. The con
tracing parties are Miss Esta Schulz
and Ralph Simpson OF Paradise valley.
R. E. Reaker, the Joliet real estate
man, and his wife were visiting with
Mrs. Readers mother. Mrs. Russell. IN
Fromberg Sunday.
Miss Lulu Malin visited with Coal
vile friends Sunday.
Wilkes Ridgely was visiting in
Sunday from Joliet.
Carl Graf and Eddie Reardon Of
Joliet were In Coalville and Fromberg
Sunday, from Joliet.
Chas. Henry came over from Jollis,
town Sunday to 9 his friends.
]. G. Mccarthy came into From
berg between trains Saturday.
John F. struthers, district deputy
head counsel of the Modern Woodmen
of America, from Big Timber, was
here Monday preparing to organize q
lodge in Fromberg and Coalville.
Pearl Doles returned to Coalyille
from Big Timber last week.
Ike Moody and wife OF Sand creek
came down after a load OF supplies
and visited Mr.. Moody's sister, Mrs.
Curley, Monday morning.
Mrs. Gamen and little daughter OF
Coalville were shopping In Fromberg
Monday forenoon. 9
The Osborne hotel has closed its
Wesley Prewett and brother. James.
are hauling in baled alfalfa to ship to
Billings, this week
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-07
NE WOULD LIKE TO VOTE.

Henry Sander Renounces Allegiance
to German Emperor.
From Thursdays Daily. ,s@3
Henry Sander. a leborer Of this
city, residing on South Thirty-second
street, renowned his allegiance to
the German emperor and took out
first naturalization papers Ia the
clerk Of the district. courts once yes
terday. Sander came to this country
October II. 1907, landing at Hoboken.
N. J., and came directly to this city.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-07

rings-a nre opal. an amethyst ana :
cameo; one pair q bracelets; one
brooch. one yet 81 earrings and "a
pair OF Gun links.
The total value Of the plumber will
run up into hundreds OF dollars, and
the police are naturally Interested In
making q capture. Nothing has 20 far
been found which VIII lead 70 the
thieves.