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

M. Miller OF MoTrlll was III the CITY
yesterday.
M. C. Corners, the well-known Spear
fish cattle man, was a visitor in the
city yesterday.
The county commissioners will meet
tomorrow for the purpose of fixing the
annual tax levy.
Miss May Lilly received her friends
and playmates Friday<fternoon at 2
O'Clock at the/resid4mce of her grand
mother, MrgLpafy Egan,
Mr.. and Mrs. McC> Howard of Rose
bud county were in the city~yesterday
on their return from aT1sit to Captain
and Mrs. Neate,L Who reside near
Bridger. Last night they left for a
%protracted tour of the coast.
A meeting Of those interested in the
Yellowstone county fair has been call
ed for next Tuesday evening, August
10, at the office of Spear & White.
All who can do so and wish to see the
fair a success are requested to attend.
Arrivals from the Yellowstone park
report that the forest fire in Gibbon
canyon, which troops from Fort Keogh,
went to fight, last week, was put out
by a heavy rain. The rain occurred
before the soldiers could reach the
place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Craig Mcdowell, prom
inent residents of the upper Tongue
river, where Mr.. Mcdowell has a large
ranch, accompanied by a party of east
ern friends, passed through the city
yesterday en- route to the Yellowstone
park
Margaret Willis, residing at Elso,
made final proof yesterday before the
clerk of the district court in support
of her desert land entry of the north
west quarter. northeast quarter, sec
ton Is, township Z, west, range %
east.
E. M. Roberts of Elso made final
proof on a desert land entry before
T. A. Williams. clerk of the distric,
court, yesterday, for the west half
southeast quarter, south half, north
west quarter, and the east half of the
southwest quarter of section 20, town
ship Z, north, range rs, east.
George E. Bartlett, one of the ole
timers of the Black Hills and a former
deputy United States marshal, but now
travelling for an eastern sporting goods
house, arrived in the city yesterday
and will make Billings his headquar
tiers for several weeks while introduc
ing his wares in this part of the state
H. C. Lowther, who was injured las
shell by being thrown from a horse
has arrived in the city for surglca
attendance. Although he sustained
severe scalp wound and was consider
ably shaken up by the force of tn
tfall, his injuries are not so seriou
as at first reported.
t Yesterday morning the little daugh1
!, er of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. l.. MOffett, age
two and a half years, fell backwar,
into a vessel containing hot water
She was badly scalded about the bac,
and shoulders and in her efforts t
, Ifrno horco1f woe a1co covnralv h1rnn
about the arms. While ~eXceedingl
painful, the injuries are not of a sci
ious nature.
Testimony was heard yesterday b.
\ fore the clerk of the district court
4 the matter of probating the last wi
. and testament of John Hagen, decea:
ed, who died in this county last Jul.
y By his will the testator b~equeathed hi
entire estate to his daughter, Ingebor
l Hagen. The estate consists Of realt
and personal property of an estimate
value of $4,000.
G. f. Sailor and wife of Chillecoth'
' Mo-, arrived in the city Friday nigl
and ex.sect to remain a few days, afte
! witch sAey will leave for Livingsto
i, visit Judge Henry. Mr. Sailor
editor Of the Mail and Star, one
the leading dailies of his city, and
: taking a vacation, while at the san
: time acquiring knowledge concernin
a part of the country e to him.
= Former United States Senate
: Joseph M. Carey of Wyoming was
- visitor in the city yesterday, returnir
from Miles City where he appeare
before the board of equalization
Custer county in relation to a tax a
sessment. Mr.. Carey was the auth'
of the Carey arid land law In congre'
"a and is widely known throughout tt
west. He is largely interested in tt