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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-07
''AFTER THE FORTH" EDDY
TORIUL.

The Forth of July selebrashion
in Bingville went off big in most
respecks. In fack it went off big
ger in some respecks than some of
our most respeckted citizens either
anticipated or desired. Follering is
a parshial list of cashooalities
Eb Johnson got a burnt finger
settin off skyrocket in his front
dooryard in the evg. Cause-went
off afore Eb was ready.
Doc Livermore whilst walking
along the st. attending to his own
bizness had his coat to ketch fire
Doc jerked it often hisself afore
the flames reeched his person and
! throwd it down and tramped on it,
but the coat was total loss. No
inshurants. Cause Doc thinks
some fend in huming form dropt a
lit frecracker in his pocket for a
joke and would like to know who
done so. Doc says if he finds out
who done it he will make it hotter
for the party than they made it for
him.
Amos Wllittacre whilst lighting
Roming candle accidentally ignit-
ed his whiskers which Amt been
trimmd for menny yrs ard reeches
most to his waist. Amos with great
presents of mind run for the rain
bari and doused his whiskers in the
worter clean over his head, distin-
gushing the flames and liken to of
chokd hisself to deth. Anne saws he
calkilates he drunk a gal of that
| rain worter and It had little wrig-
glers in it too
Yves Woodruff had his shoulder
bruised turrible by ole army mus
ket which he fired a saloot with at
daybreak on the morning OF July
18th. Yves said when he pulld the
trigger that gun kickd Jest like a
mule and knockd him flat on his
back. He calkilates he must of had
three charges in it instid of one as
he intended. Its a mercyashion the
blamed gun didn't bust and kill
him.
There was several other axidents
which happend in our mist during
the day but the above is the most
fatal ones. The others diddent
amount to mulch and amt worth
mentchioning skeercely.
Well all we've got to say eddyto-
riullv is that were turrible thank full
it amt no worse. Also them as was
injoored has the consolashion of
knowing that they got their calam-
titles in the good cause of beink
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-07
patriotick and that ort to be some
comfort.
Personal Breefs

It's turrible warm.
There amt no rain in site.
The roads is awful dusty.
We don't know when we have needed
rain worsern Jest at the present minnit
as we dash off these lines.
Hank Dewberry is still outen work
If we was outen work as menny munths
in the VT. as Hank Dewberrv is we
would think it was turrible calamity
being as Hank is commonly outen work
II munths in the yr which is as menny
munths as person can be outen work
in a yr. Howsumever it don't pear TO
bother Hank mite He is Jest as cheer
full and hopeful as if he had work evrv
day praps more SO than if he had
Jaspar Hawkins cald at this offs last
Thursday and pasd US S20 bill and
told us to give him credit for that on
his back subscripshion. When Jasp done
that it so surprised us with ioy that we
like to of fell over backwards and
swoond away. Be that as it may, after
Iasp had went we discovered that the
$50 bill which he had gave us was Con-
fedrit money. We don't thank our sub
scribers for playing them kind of Jokes
on us.
Doc Livermore our huning speshial-
ist & veterinary horse dockter informs
lis that he is turrible bizzv this wk in
fackt more bizzier than ushual being
as he has a good menny extrv cases of
collery morbus and summer complaint.
Doc says that green apple time is allus
harvest time for him and he hates TO
see it pass by.
Miss Milly Underwood whilst singing
a solo in church last Sabbath morning
tackled high note that we persoon
was too mulch for her Be that as It
may. when Miss Millv tribe to reech
that note her voice crackd like as if she
had busted somethinll and Millv broke
down and left the quire aud swept outen
the church with her nose in the air and
mad and mortifde to deth.
Muskeeters is thicker in Bingville
this sumner SO fur than we have knowd
them to be for n1enny summers past ard
this cor-obberates what most of our
oldest inhabitants thinks. Things has
came to stitch a pass as fur as muskeet-
ers is concernd that a person cant set
out On their front piazzer of evg and
take enfIv comfort for the pesky pests
but has to keep fitin EN- off to git
fminnits pecce and then they don't git
it but at last haft to give up and GO to
bed in disgust
led Peters our intelligent school
teecfer who most generally allus en-
pioyes his time during the summer va
casllion BY becoming g book agent is do
ing so this summer. Jed says he mas al
reddy sold five books and thinks he
knows where he can sell two more
These pears to be about all the per
sonnet Brcefs" that we can think of this
wk Therefore we will stop off short
beink as there amt nothink else to do.
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ONE OF THE MTLLERS.
CRICKET CORNERS.

Silas Hendricks had a calamity to
happen to his well last wk-his ole
tiger cat fell in it and dround. The cat
is in the we'll yet and Silas says he
PERSONS it wont be menny days until
the water in the we'll wont be fit to use,
Snide Smith purchased pr of boots
at the co seat last wk which has
proved to be to tite for Snides big
feet and as result he suffers turrible
agony whenever he tries to wear EN-
which amt often becuz he cant stand to
wear EN- long at time. Snide says
here is chanst to git a new pr of
boots cheep.
Frank Luther sufferd from toothake
like evervthink for several days last
wk. Finally Frank got mad and lost his
temper and jump on a horse and rid
to Hardscrabble where he had Doc
Beecher pull the gorramd ole tooth
outen his mouth for him.
Mrs Link Peters desires US to in
form the genl publick that she is in a
posishion to do warshing for foxes.
Please inform her husband Link who
will fetch and carry YOUR clothes for
you
Nathan Bowker has started up his
sawmill on Cricket Creek Nate says
he expecks to do a good bizness for a
spell or as long as the high water lasts.
This is about all the items we can
think of at this writing. Besides we be
very bizzy but we will keep you posted
from time to time on the doings in our
midst in the fucflure.
NOW AND THEN.
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Lokal Happenings

Miss Amelia Tucker our raining sos
siety queen of this village and leader of
the Bingville 400 Sundayed at Elm
Crossroads one day last wk as the gest
of Miss Alice Turner Miss Amelia re-
ports that a most pleasant time was en-
joyed whilst she was Alices gest.
Anne Hillyer our talented loryer, leg
gal lite and ]. of the p not to say No.
tary Publick is sufferi~i: at present from
fellen on his thru which gave him
so mulch pain II Anne says he cant
slep at mites. He also says that he
hopes he wont have no law cases to de-
side until that fellen gifts well beink as
it would be too mulch to expeck from
emmy hunlink being to render a just
enny5uddv with that fellcr ackink him
SO.
Cy Hoskins is engaged in painting
his new buggy which he bought new
only nine yrs ago and which he sets
great store by and is very choice of.
LATER-After Cy got the LIST coat of
varnish on the buggy shed door had to
go and blow open and the dust blowd
III from the outside and stuck to the
new coat of varnish and now Cy says
he calkilates he'll haft TO go to work
and sandpaper all that LIST coat of var
nish off and paint it all over agin. This
calamity makes Cy so mad every time
he thinks of it that what he says amt
fit to issen to.
Last wk Cor was it the wk before?)
a stranger whose name we did not lern
pasd thru our midst. We meant to of
n1entchioned this fackt last wk but we
forgot to do so until after the Bugle
had went to press and then it was too
late. Be that as it may its better laten
newer.
Hen Smiley is talking of bildink a
spite fence betwitx his residence on
Main ST and that of the Wilder Skin
ner. Hen says that the Widders hens
come acrost and scratch in his flour
beds and otherwise raise a ruckshion
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Hen Awful Sweet
Up

Mrs. Cy Hoskins informs US that one
of her ole hens who desired to set must
of druv settin duck often her nest
under the barn becuz the ole hen come
off tother day with FIVE yung ducks and
as soon as the ole hen brung the ducks
cut from under the barn the ducks
made strate for the crick and iunpd
into the worter.
The ole hen was turrible existed, be-
ing as she probly thort all her Chick
ems" would be drownd and she run up
and down the bank cackiin her fool
head off and maxim herself otherwise
ridicklus
Mrs. Hosleins says she hopes to be
able to raise the FIVE ducks to matoor-
itty and we wish her luck in her en-
terprise.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-07
For All Huming Ills

Yves Woodruff our expert hunter and
trapper desires US to a nounce that he
has went and put up some bears grease
from that bear which he trapd last win
ter into small bottles and he now offers
this bears grease for sale to them de-
string same
Yves says that there amt no sprain or
bruise or roomytiz or ennythink else IN
the way of a pain or AXE that bears
grease wont cure and If you don't be-
lieve it buy bottel and find out. Yves
charges for this bears grease accordi.k
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-07

we amt as yet lernt sex of same. 1t
is reported that its a boy. Be that as
it may if it amt that il must be girl
Lawrence Miller recently sold horse
to Arioch Bradford. Consideration
paid not knowd. Arioch says it amt
nobuddys bizness what the considera-
sllion paid was.
Bud Miller who works at the co seat
in a dept store where he has a very
lookertive posishion was home over
Sunday last Sunday as the gest of his
parents.
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to the size of the bottel it is in, but no
matter what he charges its cheep con-
side-ink what it will do to you.
He charges quarter for some bottels
and less for others, but who would take
all the trouble and risk to life & limb
of ketchin a bear for quarter? That's
the sensible way to look at it.
Better lay in supply of this bears
grease now before its all gone.
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IIII=I!II=IIZIII=IIID
If:
YOU
HAVE
WHEELS

and they git outen order bring
them to me and I will put them
lack into gear for you at reason
able rates. l know all about BIZ
sickels. Spesllial attenshion give
TO pungshures. l fxd up Eph Hig-
gins bisickel until it runs almost
as good as new. I TUX it all apart
and it TUX me two wks to git it
together agin and | had seven
pieces left overl But then |
was new at the bizness. AS for me
now I amt afeard to tackel emmy
Job in the bisickel line.
The Butte daily post., 1917-03-17
WILL DEVOTE HER LIFE
To CAUSE OF MISSIONS
Butte Woman to Receive Com
mission as Missionary
Tomorrow.

At Mountain View Methodist Epis-
copal church tomorrow afternoon an
unusual service will be staged, incident
to the missionary meeting that opens
at that church tomorrow morning
This service will introduce a we'll
known Butte woman. Dr. Phoebe A
Ferris, into a new line of endeavor Dr.
Ferris has been appointed missionary
and will be sent to India. Her com
mission will be given her with due
ceremony tomorrow afternoon.
Bishop Richard ]. Cooke will de-
liver the charge to DR.. Ferris. The
presentation of the certificate of COM
mission will be by Rev. DR.. George D.
Wolfe, pastor of Mountain View. Fol-
lowing this there will be an address
by the Rev. James NJ Taylor. secretary
of the foreign missions. Prayer and
benediction by Rev. ]. H. Mitchell VIII
close the service. Rev. DIR. c. l..
Bovard will preside at the convention.
Dr. Ferris Will leave soon for the
east, where she will receive some spe-
cial training for her work in the far
east. 1t is understood that she VIII
not leave for her post very soon owing
to complications due to the war. When
the word does come, however. she Will
be prepared to go at once and enter
upon her duties in India. where snc
will have charge of a hospital and VIII
engage in other missionary work.
The Butte daily post., 1917-03-17
D0RGEsON PURCHASES
PROPERTY IN SPOKANE
Former Butte Business Man
Takes Title to 30-Apart-
ment Building.

Claus Borgeson. until a year ago To-
Gated in Butte and for a time owner
Of flour mill in Montana, has pur-
chased the Helen apartments, north
east corner Second avenue and Adams
street, Spokane. Wash, from the East
ern Trust company, according TO word
received In the city. The considera-
tion was not made public.
The Helen apartments were built
six years ago by j. w. Hays. They
are three stories high. with full base
ment and area ways under the side
walks. The building has three store
rooms fronting on Second avenue, and
80 apartments of two, three and four
rooms each. The apartments are fully
furnished and will continue under the
same management. Mr.. Bo geson hav-
ing bought them as an in estment. In
the basement are storage rooms, lock-
ers and a laundry room or the ten
ants.
Mr.. Borgeson came to Spokane about
year ago from Butte. lie ' as for
merly owner of flour mill at Lewis
town. Mont.
The Butte daily post., 1917-03-17
A0o SeU1x11xp

dining room and dormitories
The grounds will be parked and
lawns and trees will be planted out
during the summer, while the first
two buildings are under construction.
The grounds will be available for
patients taking an airing during con-
valescence and shades will be built on
the grounds so that instead of sitting
on porch the convalescent patient
may walk upon the grounds and find
a convenient corner. Two fountains
will play streams of water during the
summer and so conduce to the com
fort and the pleasure of those who
The Butte daily post., 1917-03-17
BUILDERS AND BUYERS.

Although realty dealers report a
quiet week because of the talk of the
railroad strike a number of deals were
oonsummated and permits were issued
for several new homes and business
blocks Among the permits issued
were:
To Thomas Blythe, 634-636 Colorado
street. two four-room fats, brick
veneer. to cost $4,000.
To d. A. Acorn, 527 North Henry
street, finish of four rooms, to cost
5000.
To Hennessy Mercantile company,
second story addition TO offices. by
Nelson and Peterson, to cost s4,5
To John MacGinniss, Independent
Telephone building, by Nelson and
Peterson, remodel basement, to cost
$500.
III. s. Mellies, rear 205 East Broad
way, to raze old building.
To Helen F. Woody. 24oo Delaware,
four-room dwelling, to cost 1000.
To Mrs Mary Parker, so West Mer-
curry. repairs.
To J. Domries. 1927 Yale avenue.
four-room dwelling, to cost 81, 800.
To Cans and Klein estate, by M.
Carlson. contractor. excayate south
west corner East Park and Wyoming
streets. to cost 5000.
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Promised to Quit.

Subsequently DIR. Matthews sent for
Logan Billingsley, reproached him for
continuing to sell liquor, and asked
Didn't you promise me that you
would quit ?"
Yes" replied Billingsley, but it is
lucrative business and | want to
make some money in it and then quit"
Witness again exhorted Billingsley to
lead a clean life.
On Oct "a, the clergyman testified,
he summoned Billingsley TO his office
and told him he had heard he was still
selling liquor. Billingsley admitted
frankly that he was. DIR. Matthews
testified he told Billingsley he had
heard rumors that he was paying for
protection, and Billingsley admitted
that he was. The clergyman asked II
1t was true that Billingsley had paid
$40 barrel for getting whiskey past
the water front and Billingsley admit
ted it was true.
Is 1t true that you paid $1,000 to
the mayor" the clergyman swore he
asked Billingsley. Billingsley replied
according to Dr. Matthew's.
4 won't tell you. but | won't lie
to you. You'll have to see nv at
torney I've paid thousands for pro-
lection" Witness testified that he
told Billingsley he would have both
him and Mayor Gill indicted by the
grand jury II he could get the needed
evidence. Billingsley promised to cal,
on witness the next day, but he did
not.
On Oct 2s, witness testified. he
went to the mayors office and told
him of his conversation with Billings
ley, saying:
I'm very much perplexed; 1 want
to know the truth I have asked
Billingsley about the rumor that he
paid you $500" The mayor replied
according to witness.
Il did not have anything to offer
that Billingsley would pay $500 for
| made arrangement to protect myself
and my bondsmen from suits.
"The mayor did not tell me then
that Billingsiey had told him the day
before about my conversation with Bill
lingsley.'
Witness testified that he gave
Geralds $1,000 and hundreds more to
The Butte daily post., 1917-03-17

"A hospital with future" is the
idea that is back of all the plans be-
ing made by the promoters of the
Deaeoness hospital in this city. All
plans tend so that the hospital may
grow as Butte grows and that in 80
Years time. at the present rate of
growth, there will be plenty of room
on the grounds to erect buildings.
This years activities, according to
present plans, will consist in the erec-
tion of two units for general hospital
work. while eNerN few years an extra
The Butte daily post., 1917-03-17
NO UNEMPLOYED
NOW IN ENGLAND
Work for Every One at WAGES
That Are High-What
Statistics Show.

London, March II. - Unemployment,
which. like the suffrage and the Irish
questions. was formerly one of the
most difficult subjects the government
had to deal with, is shown by an Of
ficial chart just issued by the govern
ment board of trade to have now fall
len off to the vanishing. In 1908 the
unemployed represented between Q and
10 per cent of the working population.
In 1903 1t was between and per
cent. These were the years of labor
agitation which led to the law for gov
ernment insurance of the unemployed.
up to the time the war began the un-
employed averaged from 4 to per
cent of the population. from the year
1909 to 1915.
Since the opening of the war the
percentage of unemployed has run
steadily down. The official chart
shows 1t was down to 3 per cent four
months after the war started. BY
June, 1915. 1t was down to l per cent.
and at the end Of 1915 had fallen to
one-half of l per cent. Now 1t has
fallen almost to zero.
This Is having the effect of greatly
reducing the governments unemploy-
ment insurance. which was one of the
main features of Lloyd Georges So
cial and economic legislation. The re-
turns Tor last month show there were
2,o27 claims weekly. amounting to 4ss
pounds, or about s125 for each claim.
This is reduction of SO per cent
since last year and a much greater
reduction since the war began.
The Butte daily post., 1917-03-17
are on the road to health again.

are on the road to health again.
The Deaconess hospital promoters
propose that every room Will be a
CHEEKY place, just like a room from
a private home, instead of a cheerless
public place. There will be several
entrances to the grounds and all are
arranged. 9s the sketch abo ~ shows,
to allow the utmost freedom of move
ment. In the management of the hos
pital 1t has been decided that all
money left after current expenses and
charity expenses will be turned into
the building fund and for equipment
for enlarged work
The Butte daily post., 1917-03-17

building will be added The grounds
have been divided, according to the
picture shown above, with a 50-year
consideration in mind
As time shows the necessity of such
an hospital. special departments will
be established The following build
ings are in contemplation for 1917:
For surgical cases, for medical cases
for women and children. for medical
cases for men only, for tuberculosis
cases with sleeping porches and sun
porches. power house with laundry
and employees quarters, a three story
nurses home with social rooms and a
The Butte daily post., 1917-03-17
HODGE ACQUITTED
IN WH|SKEY CASE
Court Orders Directed Verdict
for One of the Defendants.
Clergyman on Stand.

Seattle. March 1.-THE prosecution
rested in the so-called whiskey graft
trial at noon, and the court directed
a verdict of acquittal of Defendant
Robert T. Hodge. former sheriff. The
governments principal witness had
testified in Hodges favor, saying that
he had granted no favors to the Bill
lingsleys, liquor sellers, although Logan
Billingsley had contributed to Hodge,
campaign fund while the former sheriff
was running for governor, and had
loaned money to Hodge.
Rev. DIR. Mark A Matthews, pastor
of the First Presbyterian church OF
Seattle, the largest Presbyterian con-
gregation in the world, and former
moderator of the Presbyterian general
assembly. testified as witness for the
prosecution today In the so-called
whiskey graft trial, telling of CONVEX
sations with Logan Billingsley and
Mayor Hiram c. Gill.
After DR.. Matthews had left the
stand the government announced tina,
1t was preparing to rest its case.
The defendants on trial are Mayor
Hiram C. Gill, Chief of Police Charles
L. Rockingham, former Sheriff Robert
T. Hodge and City Detectives Peyser,
Poolman. Doom and McLennan.
DIR. Matthews said he first met Lo-
gan Billingsley on July 80 last, when
Billingsley called and begged witness.
who was to preach the funeral address
over one of the two policemen killed
a few days before In a fight at the
Billingsley liquor warehouse, not to
call him murderer, as he had no con-
nection with the tragedy. Witness
spoke to Billingsley of the errors of
his life, and urged him to reform. Bill
Kingsley said he wished to quit the
liquor business. Again during the
first week in August, Billingsley told
the clergyman he was determined to
stop selling liquor.
On Aug. Is, according to DR.. Mat
The Butte daily post., 1917-03-17
WILLIAM SLATER BUSY
IN HAMILTON ADDITION

William Slater has pure hased the
four-roem modern home located on
lot 81 In block 33, Hamilton addition
from w. j. Rogers and Jesse NJ. War
ren, for $4,000. in deal handled by the
Butte Land and Investment company
Among the buyers of lots from the
same agency are: James 7. Cleary,
one and half lots in the Gallatin ad-
dition; James A Brainard two lots in
the Gallatin addition; L Dahl lot and
half In the Bellevue addition.
The Butte daily post., 1917-03-17
PLANS MADE PUBLIC
FOR ANOTHER HOTEL
William A. HinkIey to Erect
: 70-Room House on a Lot
Near High School.

william A. Hinkley has made public
details of the plans for another hotel
building of 70 rooms which will be
erected at 10 South Idaho street this
season. The site was purchased from
the Lawlor and Rowe agency a few
weeks ago.
The contract has been let to A.
Broadland and calls for a three story
brick and concrete building to cost
$4,000 and will go up on the site ad-
Joining the knights of Columbus home
on the south. facing on Idaho street.
The site is Al by 100 feet
The Butte daily post., 1917-03-17
Kept His Promise.

DR. Matthews said that Clarence
Gerald kept his promise to quit liquor
selling and died a reformed man.
On cross examination DIR. Matthews
testified:
4 did not say to Billingsley I knew
ne paid Gill $500. l said it was ru-
mored he had paid $500 tc Gill, and
told Billingsley not to lie to me- l was
trying to find out about the rumored
bribe; | was trying mighty hard"
Questioned about an address he had
made concerning the police. he said:
The Butte daily post., 1917-03-17
His Address.

Il knew there were a great many
crooks in the police department and
they ought to be cleaned out" Ques-
toned about an address he made to a
church brotherhood he denied that he
had said:
IF Gill is guilty, SO am l." Witness
might have said the wolves are at our
door" THE wolves are at our door
now.' continued witness, "and some
are inside the door,"
DR.. Matthews gave date and all 9TH
er details Of his conversation with
Billingsley and Gill. and denied with
emphasis that he had in public as
sailed Gill or indorsed him. The clergy
man seemed to be regarded by the de-
tense as a most important witness and
strenuous effort was made to pre-
vent him from testifying.
Clarence Gerald, mentioned In the
testimony of DIR. Matthews in the Sc
attic trial. was a former Butte man.
He was we'll known here for years as
restaurant keeper. He went to Sc
attic about 10 years ago. He died in
Seattle several weeks ago.