The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-10-25
Northern Pacific, arrived in the city
yesterday and closed a number of
deals that had beer nending.

J.. H. Delaney has embarked in bust
on his own account, having be-
come proprietor of the establishment
until recently conducted by w. E.
Atkinson, on the south side.
Children and matches formed a
combination which caused the loss of
about 600 tons Of alfalfa on S. c..
Tolliver's ranch, near Huntley, last
Wednesday evening. The children had
secured possession of the matches and
in playing with them near the hay
stacks set fire to the latter.
The book committee Of the library
trustees held a meeting Wednesday
evening and made out a list Of about
$50 volumes for which orders have
been placed. The books selected COW
er a comprehensive field, being de-
voted to literature, history, some of
the lighter sciences and fiction.
j. Zywert of Helena nas taken a
lease Of the old Steam laundry build
ing in Twenty-seventh street which is
being fitted up for a meat market.
Mr.. Zywert has had a great deal OF
experience in the butcher business,
and comes to Billings with his family
to make the city his permanent
home.
Judge Mann visited the 70 outfit yes
terday and reports that a roundup
of the company's stock is in progress,
it having been decided to remove from
the range now occupied to the country
along the Missouri river, feed having
become so scarce as to render it i'm.
possible to keep stock on it any long
err. So far about 1000 head Of cattle
have been gathered and yesterday
they we're neal Antelope butte, work
ing north.
The last copy of the Bankers Ca
zette, which containes al account of
proceedings of the recent convention
of the national association of bankers,
brings the news of the election of
M. A. Arnold, cashier of the First
National bank as the Montana vice
president of the association. The
honor is a high one and the fact that
it is usually bestowed upon some
banker of the larger cities makes it
all the more marked in this instance.
The first meeting or creditors of
O. l.. Jones, recently declared a bank
rupt, was held at the Office of Referee
Firth, yesterday. Only two creditors
were present and submitted claims ag-
gregating several hundreds, to off
set which are assets amounting to
SCI, composed of accounts held by the
bankrupt. The total list, of liabilities
foots up s916.55. The exemptions al
lowed are valued at $123.75 and con
sist of tools and furniture. E. w.
Dunn was appointed trustee.
l.. C. Harmon, a resident of the Dry
Head country in Carbon county, has
been arrested at the instance of the
authorities at Big Timber on the
charge of horse stealing. The arrest
was made by Sheriff Potter of Carbon
and the prisoner turned over to the
Sweet Grass county sheriff. Harmon
is one of the witnesses who figured in
the case of the government VS.. Robert
Lee before a United States commits
sioner here several months ago, ap
pearing for the prosecution.
Percy DeWolfe, Whom The Gazette
mentioned a few days ago as once
having been tried in this city fol
horse stealing, was convicted Of a like
offense at Great Falls, last Tuesday
After he had been taken back to jai,
the prisoner attempted to commit sui
eide by taking a dose Of cyanide Of
potassim. He had had the poison con
cealed about his clothes so long thai
it had lost it's strength and the eff
fective Intervention of a phyicia1
prevented him from cheating the law
Mrs. 1. D. O'Donnell gave the frs
Of a series of 'Kensingtons' to abouI
thirty-five lady friends yesterday at
ternoon. The weather was all tina
could be desired and in consequence
few regrets were received. Thu
house was very prettily decorated
with carnations, chrysanthemums ant
smilax The pleasant surrounding
were conducive to social intercourse
and this with the dainty needle worl
occupied the time until 5 o'clock whel
refreshments were served on small
tables. The hostess was assisted b.
Mesdames 3. w. Toole, J. r. Goss ant
VIM. Birely.
Prof. H. P. Leavenworth has re
ceived a communication from the Bill
ings high school football team, VIII,
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