The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-10-25

in the Office of H. A. Firth. ref
in bankruptcy.
The district court will reconvene at
8 o'clock this morning. The list of
Jurors summoned will then be called
and the usual pleas and excuses to
escape service will also be offered.
At the special meeting held last
Tuesday night the city council decid-
ed to advertise for bids for the con-
struction of the new city hall. The
time for receiving proposals will re-
main open until November -.
H. F. Clement, administrator of the
of William N. Seeley, deceased,
has filed his return of the sale OF
personal property belonging to the es-
tate, and hearing of the same has
been set for Tuesday, October 20.
News Of the death Of N. G, Smith
at Birmingham, Ala, was received by
his relatives in the city a few days
ago. A dozen years ago the decreased
resided at Lavina, where he was en-
gagged in merchandising. The cause
of his death was malarial trouble.
A warranty deed executed by the
First National bank of Billings in
favor of William Birely to section 8,
township 1, south, range 25 east, was
filed for record yesterday. The land
transferred consists of a full section
and the amount involved was $1,000.
Colonel TT. Bryan, who formerly,
was one Of the largest stockmen of
eastern Montana, passed through the
city yesterday en- route to San Diego,
Calf, where he now resides. He had
been down to Miles City, where he
still retains interests of different
kinds. w..
Delivery of 1000 ewes, sold by the
Snyder Sheep company to the Billings
Sheep company was completed yes
terday. The price paid was not made
public, but is said to have been we'll
up to the average which has ruled for
this class of animals for the past
few weeks.
A gentleman of color, answering to
the name Of Williams, was arraigned
in police court yesterday on the dou-
BILE charge of having committed a
nuisance and disturbing the peace by
having been drunk. He was convicted
and in default of $40 was committed
to the street cleaning gang.
j.. M. McGregor, who was formerly
connected with the Billings Mercan-
tile company, but for the past~few
years has devoted his lime and at
tention to- the sheeb business, has
decided td-asafn embark in CONNER
cial life. While still retaining his
range interests, he will occupy a re
sponsible position with Yegen Bros.
Three marriage licenses were is
sued by the clerk, of the district court
yesterday. The first to be granted
was to Loring Winslow of this city
and Miss Emma Christoph Of Sher
idan, Wyo.; the next to John Round
tree Yates and Miss Florence Lose
kamp, both of this city, and the third
to John D. Huffine and Miss Mary
Brooks. ... +
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gilmore enter
tanned Messrs. and Mesdames Moss
Arnold, Hord and Wagner and Miss
es Hays, Edwards, and Messrs. Mains
and Purvis at a charming chatting dish
party Tuesday evening. Cards anc
music furnished the amusement. Mrs
Gilmore and Mrs. Hord presided over
the chatting dishes in graceful man
ner and the refreshments which were
very delicate were served on the
dining room table. The table was
p~rettily decorated with sweetpeas.
w. w. Eads, a horse man, flee
complaint in Judge Fraser's cour
yesterday against w. B. Smith and O
Q. Mosier charging them with ASSAULT
in the third degree. Eads alleges thai
the two men had been employed by
him to assist in the delivery of some
horses at the local stockyards, las
Tuesday. Some difficulty arose be
tween them and his late employe:
double teamed" him and began to be
labor him with their quirts. He claim!
that not only once did they STRIKE
him, but followed him up to the edg'
of the city and continued to ply thei:
whips on his body, despite all his ef
rant was issued for the IA ftserotel
rant was issued for the arrest of thu
defendants, but at last accounts the.
had not been found.
From Fridays Daily Gazette.