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LOU AMBERS PIDE $4,000
POR UNA PEUEA

New York, die. 23.-Al WE'LL,
director de Lou Ambers, ell cam
pe6n del peso ligero, ha pedido
una garantia de $4,000 para
dejar que su patrocinado defien
da la corona, en- Londres, fren-
tie al BRITANNICA Jimmy Walsh.
Ell Club National Sporting,
de Londres, cablegrafi6 su pc
-ici6n y los "meiores terminus"
cara Una pelea Ambers- Walsh.
Tambien quiere WE'LL una
garantia de que Walsh lie dara
a revan1ha al italiano, en- New
York, en- ell case de una victo-
ria.
En- la Madison Square Gar
den, ell dfa 8 de enero, Ambers
Sc batira con ell italiano Enri-
co Ventura.
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naAase a cOrta distancia del no

na0ase a corta distancia del no
tel.
En- la puerta del primero,
unieronse a la condesa su espn-
so Y Gaspar.
Este estaba profundamen-
tie iwpr&ionado por 10 qge Ma
rio lie habia dicho respecto al
estado de Angela.
Entire todos bajaron del ca
rruaje a la enferma y la condu-
jeron a su lecho, al mismo lachc
que habia ocUpado mieItras
Nivi6 alli dichosa, halagada poi
Pos ensuehos del arte y laSsilu-
stones del amor.
Ella seguia sin darse cuents
de NADIA.
Nj conoci6 al artista, nj Sc fl
j6 en- el sitio a dOnde emp con-
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Sc ENC0NTR0 rf5cTAND0
EN- Ell RIO Ell CADAVER
DE UN HOMBRE

Cerca de la casa del. ciudada-
no Meyer Greepberg, en- ell Rio
Boulevard, apareci6 aver, flo
.ando ell ell aqua, ell cadaver de
un hombre de Ia raza blanca,
como de 60 amos de edad, que
todavfa no ha podfdo ser iden-
tificado.
La policia dice qre Ell hombre
muri6 ahogado y que ell acciden
tie data de cuatro dfas.
En- uno de los bolsillos Sc lie
encontr6 ell programa de las ca
rretas de galgos de Sulphur
Springs.
Vestfa un traje carmelita, "a
patos altos y camisa blanca.
Aparentemente Sc lanz6 al a.
qua con la intenci6n ~premedita-
dade sCicidarse.
La gaceta., 1936-12-23
COMPLETADA LA COMPRA
DEL ERREN DE PELOTA

St,Louis, die. 23.-Los nue.
vos propietarios de los Browns
de st. Luis completaron aver la
compra del terreno de la pelo-
ia pagando $225,O 900 a los repre-
sentantes de la herencia del d.
funto Phillip De Casteby Ball.
Representa- la cantidad ell ba-
lance de los $325,OOO pagados
por Ell club Y por ell club San
Antonio, de la Liga Texas.
Los nuevos propietarios, re-
presentados por Donald S. Bar
mes, firmaron I'm contrato de
ar~rendamiento, por diez amos.
para manejar ell terreno Sports
man.
La gaceta., 1936-12-23

lbfa, TODD 10 que nOsotros va sa-
bemOs.
Mario y Andrea, supieron
admirar la abnegaci6n de a.
quella infeliz.
Conmovieronse al saber 10
que habia hecho a impulses
del amir y crecit su simpatia
" su compassion hasia ella.
Como 81 aun sintiese. en- su
lconciencia escr1pulos v remor
dimientoA Gaspar les pregun-
to:
-iCreen uStedes que SOY
yo responsible de su desdi
cha? IDebi correspondent a su
sacrifice con Ell de mi ventura.
fineiendole un amor que no
sentia Y que era ell lnico pre-
milo que ella me recIamaba?
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pEPORTES
~DERROTADOS LOS FUTB0'
LISTAS X

La anotaci6n fue de Is por z
Los futbolistas PROFESSIONALS
de Boston, los Shamrocks, ven :
cieron anoche en- Plant Field q
los PROFESSIONALS de New York,
cOnocidos por los Yankees.
Menos de 1000 personas pre-
senciaron ell encuentro, aunque
sc habia hecho un calculo mini
mo de 5000.
Trece puntos anotaron los
vencedores y 7 los vencidos, en-
IN combate de mucho inter&s.
Harry Newman, la estrella de
los Yankees, Sc distingui6 de-
manera notable, aunque todos
I. sus compaherOs son jugadore'
de gran experienced y ningunC
pesa meos de 200 libras.
Su primer touchdown" 10 h.
cieron los de Boston con I'm pa.
Sc de HAM Soar a Francis Fla.
ming y Jose Zapustas, que este
complete con una Sarrera de IL
yardas.
81 touchdown de los Yam
KEGS 10 hizo Nesmith.
Jugaron por los Yankees: Da
Wis, Ossowsh, Gunnoe, Bogas-
hi, Farrar, COncannon, Moo :
ney Newman Nesmith, Clancy
v Wycoff.
POr los Shamrocks: Fleming,
Swan, Wolfendale, Morandas,
Zyniellm, Sarnos, Nuan, Rus :
Tick, Espastas, Booker y Bar :
tlett.
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III

AunQue ell j6ven c6mprendia
que sus p~rotectores debian adj
vinar parte de la verdad, Sc ere
y6 en- ell case de darles alguhAs
exrhcaciones, para que la como
ciesen por complete.
"-Si no-sienten el' arte 70
bastant< para admirar ell sa-
crificie de esta infeliz,-pens6
en- cambio son suficientemente
~gTePosos para perdonarlo, %
ra no cPnfundirlo con un he
cho vulgar digno de repro
che"
Y, aprovechando ell letarg0
en- que Sc hallaba sumida Az
gela, explic6 brevemente a los
condos cuantO a la i6vsn de-
La gaceta., 1936-12-23
CON LOS CUANrES

81 Isidoro Gaztanay. vuelve
I encontrar a Pauline en- su ca.
nino, lie retara como leal y an
.ifascista.
Todos los fieles tampenos sa-
ben que Uzcudun es fascista,
carlista o fa%ccioso, pero no leal
a la RepGblica, aunque estuvo
complicado en- la celebre estafa
del "traperlo".
Gaztanaga sabe que la Espa-
ma nreva es 10 Gnico que convie
ne a la mayoria de los espaho-
les.
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ell y q OWENS SEIEC-
CIONADO COMO Ell MAS
NOTABLE JvGADOR AT
LETA AMERICANA DE
1895 an

Chicago, Die. 23-Por TN con
siderable numero de votos, Jes-
Sc Owens, ell famoso corredor
de la raza negra, ha sido electo
ell mas destacado atleta de 1886,
Owens qued6 a La cabeza col
una ventaja de 1913 puntos So
bre su mas cercano competitor
De un grupo de 40 expertos.
~ votaron por el.
Sc lie otorg6 Ell segundo lugaI
a Vernon Huffman, fuUbolists
de la Universidad de Indiana y
estrella de basketball, y ell terce
70 a Ed Widseth, futbolista dc
Minnesota.
Owens qued6 en- segundo IT,
gar, ell ano pasado, cuando Sc
:oncedi6 ell primer puesto q
John Jacob BerN anger, ell gran
astro "futbolista" de Chicago.
Empataron en- ell cuarto lugal
Bill Harlow, de Chicago, y Dor
Lash, de Indiana.
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ducida.
iY ESQ que aquellos lugares
estaban para ella tan llenos de
recuerdosl
Acostaronla y qued6 Sumida
en- un profundo sOpor.
Gaspar no Sc atrevia a sepa-
rarse de o lado, yton los Ojos
arrasados en- lagrimas, contem-
p'aba tristemeAte ell cadaverico
hermOso semblante de la que
Re habia sacrfficado por 81, de
la qGe un dia fue su inSniEau
zion, su musa.
lie debia la gloria y no po-
dia salvarle la vida para COM
partir su triunfo con ella!
La gaceta., 1936-12-23

81 Isidoro Gaztanaga derrota
a Brok, Alfredo Montoto lie en-
viara a Jose Luis una tarjeta,
'etandolo en- tono enfatico:
81 listed Sc quiere "fajar" y
10 lie tiemblan las piernas, Isl
loro lie espera en- Tampa.
81 Mike Jacobs Sc entera no
Dermitira que ell negro pelec
con ell vasco. LIE tiene miedo, 81
senior, lie tiene mucho miedo...
La gaceta., 1936-12-23

CAS- PENAS
QUE RFNIMEN

Olga usbed a mi esposo.-
ls dijo Andrea,-que pida al Sc
horito Gaspar la llave de su Ia
lier y que me Ia traiga.
El criAdo entr6 en- la casa y a
POGO sali6 Mario con la lave.
lY NAngela ?-bregunt6 a
gu esposa.
-Mirala ,aqui Ia llevo,-res-
pondi6 ella.
-lQue piensas hacer?
-Conducirla al eStudio; pa
re- ESQ he pedido Ia Have. AHA
yOy sin pSpdida de mOmentO. ID
La gaceta., 1936-12-23
LOS PIRATAS FASCISTAS
Sc DE UN
VAPOR GRECO

Londres, Die. 23.-Los yira-
tas fascistas espanoles Sc han
apoderado del vapor griego "E-
life" seg1n un despacho reel :
Dido por los agentes del Lloyd
en- Gibraltar.
Dos peqSenas embarcaciones
facciosas Sc apoderaron del va
por en- ell estrecho de Gibraltar,
escoltandolo hasta Ceuta.
Ell g0bierno griego hara una
vigorosa protesta.
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EE 6xCTrz

var Ell bate al "ring'', y volverse
"loco" mala la vas a pasar.
Alvarez cambi6 entonces de
parscer Y lie regalara un ticket
con derecho a cafe cen leShe en
ell estableciminto d Young Ma
nrel en- West Tampa.
La gaceta., 1936-12-23
LOS SOCIAIISTAS MuAlVrAA.
RAN UN
A PELEAR EN ESPANA

New York, Die. 23.-JarK Al
man, secretario del particle So
cialista en- ell estado de New
York, anunci6 aver que los So
cialistas sc proponen formar uli
contingente para enviarlo a la
iefensa del gobierno legitimo,
ell presidido por Don Francisco
Largo Caballero. Sc llamara ell
grupo socialista Battalion Euge
ne V. Debs."
Los hombres seran embarca-
dos tan luego neguen las noti :
cias que a Madrid Sc han pedi-
do.
La gaceta., 1936-12-23

Baby Miller lie mandara a
Chino una tarjeta postal, escri-
ia en- espanol, deseandole Fell
ces Pascuas y Aho Nuevo.
La ~tarjeta, muy bonita por
cierto, lie cost6 diez centavos, nj
IN centavo mas nj uno menos.
La gaceta., 1936-12-23

Chino Alvarez pensaba rega-
larle un bate de pelotero a Baby
Miller, que lie gusta jugar a la
pelota, pero un amigo lie dijo:
No hagas ESQ. 81 Sc lie ocurre lie
La gaceta., 1936-12-23

Habra que felicitar a Jorge
Cazana por mantener en- ell car
tel a los luchadores "barrigo-
1es", maestros en- pegarse y no
hacerse dano.
Los fieles sigren ~divertidos,
nuy divertidos, con los subor-
iinados del substitute" de jim
Downing.
La gaceta., 1936-12-23

Gaztahaga venci6 a Herrera,
IN negro, por nocaut. Herrera,
a su vez, venci6 a Tony Canoe
la, un gallego.
Ahora Cancela dice que Dor
Isidoro serfa "comida facil' pa
ra sus punos.
Jim Downing Sc dara por en-
teradO w.. 'tutti oontenti".
La gaceta., 1936-12-23

Nos informan que lis boxea-
dores de Benjamin Field pien-
san regalarle una cartera a jim
Downing. Sera una cartera con
tres aberturas, de modo que ell
dinero salga con menos difficult
tad.
La gaceta., 1936-12-23

que escribira: en- recuerdo de la
golpiza que listed me di6 aun-
que pesaba diez libras meros.
Miller lie ha tornado carino =
Saia y Sc explica ash: lie pegue
anto, ell pcbrecito, que va lie
'onsidero como 81 fuera de la
familia.
La gaceta., 1936-12-23
BONN POR
CARL KNOWLES

West Palm Beach, die. 23.-
Carl Knowles, 173 libras, de
Rome, Georgia, venci6 anochc
pOr puntOs, en- 10 asaltos, a
La gaceta., 1936-12-23
AVISO

Para quejas y ruevos subs
..ltcres los telefonos de este
peri6dico son NJ 1862 y
Y 1892.
Ell M 65-662 respondent u
t,das las llamadas de dia y de
neche.
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a Gaspar que venga y ven til
ta1Vbien. Esta desgraciada solo
tiene algunas horas de vida.
-lES possible?
Ell medico me ha Rsegura-
do que mOrira irremi lemen-
BE- 81 Que muera feliz al eAOs!
Mario adivin6 la tencj6n
de su espOsa y admirdI una vez
mas las delicadezas de su gene
rosidad sin limites. =
-Vamos en- seguida,-repu-
so, entrando en- el hotel en- bus
ca del J6ven.
Al estudio del senorito Gas
par,-dijo Andrea al eoehero.
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Gene BONN, 1873, de villaman.

tic, estado de CONNECTICUT.
En- la semifinal, a ocho asal-
EOS, Eddie Cederre, 1T de Prov
idence, Rhode Island, superb a
Benny O'Dell, de Syracuse. Ce-
9erre inici6 la ofensiva y la
mantuvo hasta sonar la campa-
NADIA final.
La gaceta., 1936-12-23

En- modo alguno,-le res
pondi6 Mario I'm a.
NOR fingido tampoco la habria
satisfecho.
-Puedes estar tranquilo, h.
10 mio.-ahadi6 Andrea.-Esa
dssdichada no es una vfctima
tuya, sinO una martir de sus
prOpios sentimientoH. FL desti-
no ,es ell dnico responsible de
su infortunio.
Gaspar sinti6se mas Tranquil
llzado con la opinion de sus
protectores, cuya rectitud en-
asuntos de coDciencia no pOdfa
ponsr en- duda.
w
La gaceta., 1936-12-23

establecimiep-
to de where's, refreseos, etc. En-
buena esquina. Precio razona-
BILE. Dirijase a 1907 Florida
Avenida.
La gaceta., 1936-12-23

Jim Downing lie mandara una
tarjeta a Tony Cancela olvidan-
do por complete la bronca que
tuvieron.
Sera la etapa final de la re-
conciliaci6n.
La gaceta., 1936-12-23

Sc mu-
,rachas o senores para una pro
posici6n que puede interesar-
les. Llamen por ell teefOno
VI 65-662.
La gaceta., 1936-12-23

Regalo de Tony Dominguez a
Relampago Sagiero: IN paqlc-
te de "Jomini' con esta inscrip-
ci6n: este alimento fortifica y
protege contra los punos de
Jimmy Price.
Regalo de Relampago a To-
ny: un ''biste" de filete con es-
ia dedicatoria asi los como 20.
La gaceta., 1936-12-23

Franckie Saia felicitara a
Baby Miller una tarjeta en- la.
La gaceta., 1936-12-23

A media tarde, Angela pa
rsci6 vOlver en- 81.
La gaceta., 1936-12-23

Como SabemOs, ell estudiO ha-
La gaceta., 1936-12-23

FOIletin No. sl5
The Washington times., 1936-03-13

TIE e,v;+e Definitely emphasizing that 1896 is a SUIT
YEAR. this purchase includes fur trimmed,
dressmoker and ron-oored types that stress QUALITY in
worsteds and rough Weeds In this marvellous group you'll
find your hearts desire in fued Tuedos-urred collar Or
oufs-tmeH and very smoFuntrimmed suits with Vestees
and other masculine effects-bo swogeer fitted models
furs include squirrel. wolf edyed fox tails, Ncuno.
The Washington times., 1936-03-13
The Coats

The Coa%e Fur trimmed dress coos with fitchn wolf,
fox squirrel or Wcuno Untrmned or toI-
ored The models give you true picture Of what New
York wearing and buying for Spring and Eoste-AWotrN
sports coots bo wogee baby swoeger oad REFERS Every
new Spring color both suits and coots-penY Of Navy and
other dark coo and postes Sizes II to A the entire group
The Hecht Co. Basement Store -,
The Washington times., 1936-03-13

A good selection Of rHREE-PIEcE ToPcoAT
AND JACKET SUITS. three-way ensembles,
Wear all three pieees-wear the short jacket
and skirt, swasser tOpeOat with dress or another
blouse and SKIRT
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-12-11

was Cyrus Skinner. Aleck Carter,
Johnny Cooper, George Shears, Robert
Zachary and whisky Bill" Graves took
orders from Skinner when it pleased
them to do so and also when it did
not. Immediately the gang i~nstigated
town. Never were men SO cordially
hated, but silently, as these desperadoes
staggered about the settlement doing
exactly as they pleased, taking what
ever they wanted and the owner be
blessed. The best saddle horses in the
valley were Communicated as mounts
by the notorious SeXtette of Alder gulch
expatriates. Hellgate people and strang-
ers stopping in the town supplied, with
a curious mixture of fear ana cha
grin, the silver dollars that jingled
merrily in the pockets of the racketeers
who had everybody in hailing distance
ION the spot" Only the rashest of men
briefly contemplated refusal, and they
hastily. paid off" as a menacing eye
trigger finger gripped a half-drawn
pistol. A creditors timid request for
payment was graciously acknowledged
with scornful of laughter and
threat of death.
The gang passed much of the day
loafing in Worden and Higgins store.
Skinner always sat on the safe which
occupied a conspicuous place on a
raised platform. Daily the receipts OF
the profitable mercantile business in
creased and accumulated and by mid
winter, $500 ounces of gold dust reposed
in questionable security within the safe
which was Cyrus SINNERS throne in
Hellgate. All Hellgate firmly believed
the gang was making plans to rifle it,
But under cover OF darkness on the
night of Jan. 81, 1864, a posse of 81
Vigilantes from Alder gulch rode into
Hellgate after a strenuous 12-day trip
fraught with hardship, danger and in
tense cold. The six desperadoes were
all rounded up that night. and vigil
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listing capital in San Francisco and ar
ranging for construction OF the road on
the Pacific side. Other members of the
committee were r. D. Rice, vice pres
ident of the road. and w. G. Moor
head, a director. William Minor Rob-
the committee to San Francisco.
Stock Hard to Sell
At that time the Northern Pacific
stock was not regarded as a profitable
investment; even its preferred stock
being almost unstable. Following the
failure of Jay Cooke g. Co., its bonds
had become a drug on the market and
road could be borrowed in only small
amounts and then by pledging $4,000
or so of its best securities for 81 900
cash. It was at this time that Billings,
as chairman of the executive commit
tee, suggested the plan of ~reorganiza-
out of the hole and placed it upon a
sound financial basis.
On April 16, 1875, bankruptcy pro-
ceedings were begun in the United
States circuit court of New York.
George w. CaSs, then president of the
company. was appointed receiver. A few
weeks later a decree of foreclosure was
signed. Then the plan Of reorganization
wa carried into effect by a committee
appointed by the bondholders, in whose
interest the entire property was pur-
chased together with all of the COM
pany's rights and privileges. Thus did
the bondholders themselves become the
corporate body styled the Northern
Pacific Railroad Co.
Before the end of the year more than
80 percent Of the bonds had been con-
verified into preferred stock, and the
corporation, thus reorganized, was in
possession of $50 miles of roadway,
completed and equipped, with an al
ready earned land grant of 100000 900
acres and the right to earn, by the
completion of the line, 10000, 900 acres
more.
Progress of the company was rapid
after that, although there were times
when money wa hard to get and when
preferred stock of the corporation
brought only rs or 30 cents on the
dollar. It was not until the close of
1873 that financial measures we're de-
vised for the construction of the d.
vision west Of the Missouri river.
Push to Coast Begins
At that time Mr.. Billings again ap-
peared on the scene as the savior Of
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we're involved. He was appointed coun-
Selor to General Riley, and adjutant
general to the department of which
Riley was in charge.
Early in 1861 MI. Billings was Sc
lected by Gen. John C.. Fremont to
view of disposing of the generals
Mariposa estate to a British syndicate.
The estate was n of largest and most
valuable in California. The sale had
been all but conSummated When the
Civil war broke out. The syndicate
broke off negotiations, fearful that the
property might sooner or later become
hostile territory.
Mr.. Billings returned to the United
States and that year was married, to
Miss Julia Parmly of New York City.
In 1862 they went to California where
Mr.. Billings planned to resume the
practice of law. His health became i'm
paired, however, and after a short time
they returned to New York hoping that
In March, 1858, Mr.. Billings again
went to California, this time in a YES
sci which vas routed by way of the
Straits of Magellan. Among his fellow
passengers on that trip was Professor
Agassiz, the noted astronomer. The
two formed a lasting friendship.
Explores the Northwest
1aACCA q lew AAAOAACAAo PdooCO Ill od1l
Francisco, Mr.. Billings made an over
land trip through the northwest, pass
ing through Oregon, Washington and
British Columbia, and making a trip
up the Columbia river and through
Puget sound.
He was vastly impressed with the
resources Of the virgin and almost I'M
peopled region. its soil, forests, rivers
and harbors. No doubt his willingness
to later undertake the construction of
a railroad from the east to this Sec
ton had its foundations in the know
ledge he acquired during this trip.
Still his health did not improve and
he returned, upon the advice of his
physician, to New York, and soon aft
erwards to Woodstock, where, except
when, business required his presence
in New York, he passed the remainder
Of his days. During the Civil war Bill
lings was a prominent unionist.. His
efforts in behalf of the north in Cali
fornia are credited with strongly in
fluencing the retention Of that state
to the union.
In addition to the Northern Pacific
railroad Mr.. Billings was Interested at
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Vigilantes Braved Rigors of Winter Trailing
Plurmmer Gang to He'll Gate; Lymched Six;
Relieved Trapped and Terrorized Populace

four miles east, and on the banks of
the Missoula river erected a sawmill
and flour mill. But in the brief span
OF its existence Hellgate attained a
reputation in keeping with its name.
Ten tragedies were recorded in this
town whose population never exceeded
tlourished as a trading center for the
vast surrounding country. and as a
nightly stopping place on the much
travelled Mullan Road. Six hangingS,
three homicides and one suicide supply
a grisly chapter in the history of He'll
gate which even in its most romantic
moments was never overburdened with
sweetness and light.
Road Agents Move In
In the fall of 1868 six of Henry Plum
mer's road agents galloped into He'll
gate, presumably to winter there. Alder
gulch, flaming with Vigilante fire, was
too hot with the righteous wrath of
outraged men to hold these six known
murderers and thieves. Their leader
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BILLINGS Lifted Railroad Out of Financial MAJ
to Push Line West and Spur Montana %Ind11strie

ante justice quickly disposed of their
cases in the mood and the mode of
Vigilante days and ways.
George Shears was hanged in a
Hellgate barn. A rope was tossed over
a beam and he was told to climb a
a galloWs, and drop. From the top Of
the ladder he addressed his execution
ers with grim humor: Gentlemen, I'm
not used to this business, never having
been hanged before. Shall I jump off
or slide Off" He was advised to jump.
All right; goodby,", he coolly replied
and leaped into midair.
Fort Owen in. the Bitter. Root valley
and he was hanged in ingenious man.
ner outside the fort. A. lariat was
noosed about whisky Bills" leathery
neck and the free end tied to the limb
of a tree. One of the party mounted
a horse. Graves was placed in the sad
del behind him. "Goodby, Bill" said
this novel .hangman, and spurred his
horse forward. The sudden lunge of
the goaded horse swept Whisky Bill
from the saddle.
Zachary was pursued to Barney
OKeefe's place in the Corican Defile,
the canyon pass between the Missoula
and Flathead valleys, returned to He'll
gate and hanged. Cooper, shot by Car
- AA " sun uoI4S was 1ou11u Ill
SINNERS shack and secured, tried, and
hanged.
The short trials of Skinner and Car
ter were held in the Worden Co.. store.
It is not recorded whether during the
trial Skinner occupied his customary
seat; or the safe, hut if he did he must
have had "a feeling of baffled rage to
think that under him reposed in. abso-
lutte security of Vigilante protection the
gold dust he had postponed taking and
would not now get a chance to steal.
3. Carter. and Skinner were taken to
Higgins corral and executed by the
flaming light of torches at midnight.
A crude galloWS was erected Of poles.
Soap boxes and crates served as drops.
They died with. the password of Plum
mer's. gang, II am innocent" upon their
lips. 49,. ::
Thus was the looting of Montana's
first safe thWarted by the timely ap-
pearance of Vigilantes who quickly put
an end to the usurpation OF Hellgate
by SINNERS vicious crew of black
guards.
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various times in other business enter
prises directed toward the development
of the west. He at time formed a
company for the construction Of an
i~nteroceanic canal across Central Amer
lea by way of Lake Nicaragua.
After his retirement as president of
the Northern Pacific railroad, Mr.. Bill
lings remained active. in the conduct
of other business enterprises with which
he was identified, among which were
the Minnesota g. Montana Land I'm
provement Co. which owned the Bill
lings townsite and much other land in
that vicinity.
At Christmas time in 1889 MIR. Bill
lings was stricken with. paralysis after
having suffered from a heart ailment
for many years. He made some recov-
powers gradually failed and he died
Sept. 80, 1890. His eldest son, Parmly,
after whom the Billings memorial IL
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brary was named, died two years be-
fore his fathers demise. A younger
son, Ehrick, died in 1891 at the age of
II. There were five other children.
After his last return from California,
Mr.. Billings purchased an estate at
woodstock which he developed into one
of the most beautiful places in Ver-
mont. A student by nature, he spent
most of his leisure time reading. He
purchased the library of George P.
Marsh, one-time ambassador to Italy
He later presented it to the University
of Vermont and erected d building in
which to house it and a few months
before his death he gave $50, 900 as an
endowment fund for its current eX-
penses. He also gave a $4,000 professor
ship to Amherst college in memory of
his son Parmly, who had graduated
from there, and a similar amount to
Mount Hermon school in memory of
his son Ehrick.