The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-10-01
LOCAL

H. Yeager, the Helena attorney,
was a visitor in the city, yesterday.
Miss Florence Losekamp has re-
turned from. her visit to friends at
Leavenworth.
L. O. Caswell, prosecuting attorney
of Carbon county, vas among yester.
days visitors in the city.
Mrs. S. G.. Reynolds and the little
Reynoldses have returned from their
visit to Big Rapids, Mich.
The park season having closed,
Colonel Waters is back in the city.
He expects to remove his family
hither for the winter.
John T. Graham ct al have sold to
Anna Elmgren lots 5 AMI 6, block 40,
original townsite of Billings, for 5000.
The deed was filed for record, yes
terday.
The embargo on Northern Pacific
traffic from the west, caused by the
landslide at Jocko, still continues.
Passenger trains arrive many hours
behind, while through freight trains
are hung up on the other side of the
slide.
Colonel Bryan, one of the old set
tiers of eastern Montana and who
until a few years ago made his home
at Miles City, was in the city a short
time, yesterday. He was or his way
from lower California, where he O.
resides, to the Custer county capital.
where he still retains various inter-
,ests.
The Miles City horse Penero, that
was entered in some of the running
races during the fair her, last week,
narrowly escaped from being burnt
to death while IN route home. The
car in which the animal was caught
fire and before the horse could be
taken out it received several bad
burns about the legs.
According to report not a few of
the sheepmen of Custer county are
preparing to close out their holdings
and invest in cattle. One of those
who have already done SO is John
Barringer, one of the largest flock
masters in that county. He has dis
posed of all his sheep and intends
to stock his range with steers.
T. H. Foster is now on the payroll
of the Babcock Hardware company,
having been appointed 10 the position
of accountant, to succeed ]. W. Fish,
who in turn succe4ds/T. F, McLaugh-
lin as chief of THE shipping depart
ment. MI. Mclaughlin has severed
his connection with the company for
the purpose of removing to Helena.
Colonel Malone was}in the city yes
terday in the interest Of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul road. AL
though he has mot definitely decided
the matter, it s VERY likely that he
will retire from railroading before
long and take alrdst of a year or two
before embarkinH in some other line.
The Community Of interests" game
is making the matter of holding posi-
lions with certain roads one of much
doubt and the colonel intends to be
prepared against any possible up
heaval that may occur.
The parade of Hi Henry's min
strels, yesterday afternoon, attracted
more than the usual crowds, which
lined the streets to obtain a glimpse
of a real automobile. The machine
seemed to be under perfect control
of the "stoker," all except the whis-
tie attachment, which insisted on
having it's own wag part of the time
and was noisy When it was supposed
to be silent. This caused some of
those who saw the ''bile'' to remark
that until the machines were nearer
perfect they would continue to favor
the kind of horseless vehicle that
Paul Mccormick occasionally drives.
After spending the night in jail,
William Melvern arrested the day be.
fore on a complaint of the county at
torney for failing to pay a liquor
license, was taken out yesterday
morning and made further attempt
to secure bondsmen. At last &C.
counts he had not succeeded, al
though he felt hopeful and also be.
1ieved himself able to produce the
needed amount of the, license, condi
tional upon which rested his exemp.
ton from further prosecution, the
county attorney having agreed to a
dismissal of the case, provided the
license and all costs so far incurred
were paid.