The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-08-29

Custer county, where he il interested IL
the sboep bsiness with Rev. Jacob
Mills. has decided to move his sheep
from their present location to a new
range In tho Musselshell country and
will make Billings his trading point.
Sim Roberts. who shot aud killed
Nate Young at Big Timber last Wed.
nesday, was arraigned IN that city Fri.
day on a charge Of murder IN
the first degree. He entered a
ploa Of not guilty and his prelim-
mary hearing was set for yesterday.
Roberts has retained Sydney Fox az his
counsel.
Tom Mapes, a former postal clerk
on the Northern Pacific, Whose run was
from Miles City to Helena. has received
a position on the census bureau at
Washington, d. T., and will report for
duty in December. It IL said that Mr..
Mapes will lead one Of Miles City's es.
Unable young ladies to the bridal altar
next month.
The platform on the north side Of
the present quarters Of the Billings
Wholesale Grocery company was des.
covered ~ fire Sunday evening at about
8 O'Clock. The hose company respond.
cd to ali alarm and soon had the blaxe
ex~tjDRuished. It was supposed to have
caught from sparks from a Northern
Pacific switch engine.
The Boston Lyric Opera company
gave u very credltable and highly pleas.
ing rendition of "Said pasha" at the
Billings opera house. The company
had previously advertised I'll Trava.
tore,' but ut the last "Said
Pasha" VISA substituted. A large au.
dience was present at the opening event
of the theatrical season last night.
AT a meeting Of the. stockholders OF
the Carbon County bank, held IN Red
Lodge last Saturday, u dividend Of 70
per cent was declared and the capital
stock Of the institution Increased from
$40, 900 to $50, 900. The dividend IL
payable Sept. /, on which date the
bank expects to be established IN their
handsome new brick block, opposite
the present location.
Miles City News: The band Of
horses which was sold by the Sheriff Of
Yellowstone county, on the foreclosure
of a mortgage held BY Evans, Snyder,
Buell. & Co., was purchased OH the
2lst, by Dan Ringer for SIC per head,
colts thrown in. He at once resold
them to Dodge. Conley & Go. Of Bill.
ings, at $3.50 per head, there being
2SS head in the bunch.
Grand Medical Examiner DR..
Katherine Holden of Helena, Of the
Degree Of Honor Of the A. Q. U. w.,
arrived in the city this afternoon. DR..
Holden will speak in the Smith hall
tonight at s O'Clock on the beneficiary
department Of the order and all mem.
bers Of the Degree Of Honor as we'll as
A. y. U. W. and their wives are
cordially invited to be present.
The trustees of the Parmly Bill.
ings Memorial library held a,meeting
Friday night at which tip6 1t was de-
termined to receive biN for the con
struction Of the bhil6ing up to Monday,
Sept. II. The bids will be received BY
j.. u. Matheson, secretary Of the build.
ing committee, and are to be IN accord.
anoe with the plans and specifications
furnished by Architect Haire.
Letters Of, administration were
issued yesterday to J. r. Sayles, In the
matter Of the estate Of Frank j. Stoltx,
deceased sob Of J. Stoltz Of Park City.
Testimony taken at the hearing showed
that the estate was valued at ~, 500,
consisting Of cattle and an interest III
264 acres Of land IN Yellowstone coun.
ty, besides some property in Elmore
county, Idaho, which was not inolud.
ed in the above valuation.
THE sheriff's office il this city has
received notice Of a reward Of 5000. offer.
ed for the arrest and detention of Sam.
uel Eaker. the Glendive cattle thief,
who jumped a $1,000 bond last Tues.
day. The reward is offered By the
Montana Stock association. Eaker Ia
a maj about 80 or 33 years old, about
5 feet nine inches high. heavy set,
round shoulders and brown hair. He
is a former Texas cowboy, coming to
Montana in 1891.
Red Lodge Pickett james Ia.
gram, who Is running Hank Williums'
ranch under lease, last week sustained
the loss Of u valuable span Of horses I'M
the Clarke Fork river. He was on his
way with the team and running gear
to the wood camp, and essayed to ford
the stream by holding the lines from
the back Of Il saddle animal. The