The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-12-13
From Fridays Daily Gazette.

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From Fridays Daily Gazette.
H. G. Armstrong of Bridger vas a
visitor in the city, yesterday.
Among those who were visitors in
the city yesterday was Harry Scott
of Lavina.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Lehfeldt Of
Lake Basin were among yesterdays
visitors in the city.
Nicholas Kessler, known to almost
every one Of the pioneers and old set
tiers of the state, died at Helena, last
Wednesday morning.
Thomas Chapple, who has been eas1
on a purchasing tour for the new
Chapple Furniture company, returned
yesterday morning. He expects the
first invoice of goods in a short time
and upon their receipt the firm will
begin active operations.
Boone K. Fisher, a well known cat
tie man of Carbon county, was adj
judged insane last Tuesday and or
dered committed to the asylum. His
dementia has assumed the form of
acute m~elancholia and about three
weeks ago he manifested the first
of insanity.
James Jones was given the privilege
of serving a sentences the city jail
for disturbing the peace or leaving
the corporate limits for all time. He
chose the latter alternative and for
that reason was no longer to be seen
<in his accustomed haunts after the
hour of noon, yesterday.
E.. G. Anderson, known as a news
paper man and scout and hunter,
whose home is at Bozeman, is under
arrest at the latter place on the charge
of killing an elk out Of season. 1t is
said that the carcass of the contra
band animal was found in the cellar
of his fathers newspaper office.
Charles Miller. John Mcbride and
J.. H. Baldwin, all of Havre, are under
arrest for having stolen 600 head of
| sheep from A. C. Rosson of Burnham.
The men were arrested on bench war
rants and taken to Fort Benton, We'd
nesday. 1t is alleged that they drove
Thanksgiving.
Although Christmas is still some,
time ahead, the more prudent buyers
are already beginning to stock up in
anticipation of the day and making
their selections while stocks are still
full and fresh. In consequence mer-
chants of all kinds report a brisk trade
and judging from present indications
expect a larger business than usual.
A real taste of winter vas afforded
to this hitherto blessed section Of TIE
state night before last, when the gov
eminent thermometer at the fire sta
ton registered eight and a half de-
grees below zero. According to the
best obtainable information the ''cold
snap" was general throughout the
state, but much more severe in some
parts than in others.
A number of ranchers in this vicin-
ity, says the River Press, are giving
their cattle a blackleg preventive COM
posed mainly of sulphur, to which is
added small portions of copperas, salt
petre and Stacked lime. The medicine
is mixed with salt and fed dry. The
vaccination method if preventing
blackleg results in considerable loss,
owing principally to crude and un-
clean methods of incubation.
Jose Gonzales, who only a few days
lago made a cash contribution to the
city for having violated the ordinance
prohibiting unseemly conduct. was
again taken in tow by the police night
before last. Yesterday morning he
vas arraigned before Judge Mann and
entered a plea of guilty. In view of
the fact that it was his second offense,
he was charged a little more than on
the first occasion and when he left
tAC SOuAt Wdo Y0V POOIGl IlldL WuCu
he entered.
Alex Frandila, a second offender,
was before Judge Mann yesterday
morning on the charge of disturbing
the peace. Alex is a Finlander and
pretended not to be able to under
Lstand what was said to him. He made
it understood, however, that if given
the opportunity he would leave the
city at once and return to Bull Noun.
tain, where he is employed on con.
struction work. He was given the
chance and when last seen was max
ing lively tracks in that direction.
Under Sheriff Sayles, who left last
Wednesday night for LIVINGSTON with