The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-13

LAZY ~ SAS
of appeals of San Francisco. The
movement has it's origin in the Office
of the attorney general and petitions
are being sent out from Helena all
over the state for signatures. One of
them is addressed to the court which
sentenced the former Montanan and
the other to the president.
From Tuesdays Daily Gazette.
Mrs. Lyle and daughter left yester
day for San Francisco, where they
expect to remain.
Captain A. N. Grover, custodian Of
the Custer battlefield and national
cemetery, was among the visitors in
the city yesterday.
Mrs. o. F. Goddard and three child
rem returned Sunday morning from
Oregon, where they have been spend
ing the.Seated term.
The only clip offered at the wool
sales yesterday was $4,000 pounds be-
longing to J. B. Elliot, for which an
offer of II cents was made and re-
fused. Mr.. Elliot later consigned to
jeremiah Williams & Co.
Messrs. Losekamp and Kane return
ed yesterday morning from a weeks
fishing expedition on the Saltwater.
They were unusually successful, as
their friends who were permitted to
share in the g%ustatory pleasures de-
rived from their catch are prepared
to certify.
Mrs. L. A. Huffman and daughte s.
Misses Bessie and Ruth, of Miles
arrived from the west yesterda!
spent the day visiting friends.
night Mrs. Huffman and Miss -a4
continued on home, while Miss !. 4e
remained over tt visit Miss Mart.D Tor
a few days.
) E. B. Ryan, a member of tie firm
of Ryan Bros, the Musselsheil cattle
men, arrived from L~eavenworth, Kan,
, Sunday with four cars of cattle, three
of which were destined for the firms
range and the other, consisting of
: Hereford COWS and calves, will be dis
, posed of to local stock men. Mr..
: Ryan left for the range last evening.
r. J. Piper was before his honor,
, the police magistrate, yesterday charg-
ed with having disturbed the peace
and quiet of the south side by giving
vent to his exuberance of feeling re-
y sultant from an over indulgence Of
stimulants. He was fined $40 and in
default will help to improve the
streets of the city for the next five
days.
A couple of families who do not
dwell in peace and amity sought to
air the troubles in police court yester-
day. After listening a while to their
complaints Judge Mann delivered a
lecture to the would-be litigants and
told them to go home, with an a d
monition to settle their difficulties
among themselves without going into
= court, or the consequences to both
4 The fire department was called out
last Sunday evening shortly after 6
+ lo'clock by an alarm sounded from the
= city Jail. A hobo confined there either
u accidently or designedly set fire to
4 some bedding and before he could be
released was almost overcome by
smoke. He was taken to the fire
house and kept for some time, when
he was set at, liberty. The amount OF
damage done was nominal.
The Hon. J.D. Losekamp is enjoying
y a visit from Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Gilbert
i of Charlottesville, Ind, who are OF
% their way home from a trip to the
~ coast. They expect to remain in the
city a few days during which time
they will be the guests of Mr.. Lose
kamp and will be shown the surround
:, ing scenes of interest. The two gen
tlemen are friends from boyhood ant
the present is their first meeting fol
= years.
If His excellency, Govethnor Toole, wa.
is among yesterdays Visitors in thu
"a city, having come dbwn from Helens
to visit his bNQther/B. W. Toole, VIII
has been in podE hdalth for some time
The governor returned last night. tt
a reporter for The Gazette he said tina
work on the capitol finishing was go
- ing on as rapidly as possible. and tina
he had nothing of interest to communi
cate either of a political or othe
character.
&C George Miller, to whom was awarded
he the contract lor CONSTRUCTING ioa
from Yellowstone lake, in the Nationa