The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-06

The Goal Diggers" scored another
victory at Red Lodge yesterday, de-
feating the Forsyth club by a score
of II to 2. The Forsythians were
reinforced by some of the best play
ers of the Miles City team and not
withstanding they were stronger than
when they defeated Billings the Goal
Diggers' proved easy victors.
The Terrell party, which left here
four weeks ago for a tour of the Vel.
lowstone park, returned yesterday.
Aside from forest fires encountered
in the upper geyser basin region the
party reports an enjoyable trip. Mr.,
and Mrs. Fuiks and children Of Chi
cago, who were members of the party.
will return in a few days to the east
A very generous response is being
made to the appeal of the directors
Of the Parmley Billings Memorial Ii
brary for contributions of books and
many valuable volumes are beginning
to find their way into the care of the
librarian. Among those who have
made contributions is Nat. G. Carwile,
who has presented the library with
36 volumes of Bancroft's history of
the United States.
l.. Wright, a young man whom the
police regard with considerable sus-
picion, was arraigned in police court
yesterday on the charge Of vagrancy,
although the charge on which he was
arrested was a more serious one, at
tempting to pass forged orders on
the Babcock Hardware company and
on another business house. AS the
orders had been destroyed and with.
out them it would have been impos-
sible to convict him, he was let off
with a fine for TIE lesser offense.
]. M. Holt, the portly and good
natured stockman of Miles City, tar
ried in the city a few hours yester-.
day while enroute to Omaha and
points in the southwest, where he
expects to pick up some of the cheap
cattle the Kansans are said to have
and ship them north. 1t may shock
Carrie and the other Ratchet women
of the "Sunflower" state to learn that
if he makes the contemplated pur-
chases his intention is to forward the
cattle to Omaha to be fattened at a
distillery.
Frank S. Brayant, one of the pio-
neers of the Black Hills and a sue
cessful mining man, arrived in the
city yesterday on his way to take a
look over the mining field to the
south and west of Red Lodge. Mr..
Bryant only recently returned from
a prospecting trip to Cuba and is sat
isfied that the island among it's other
numerous is possessed Of
great mineral wealth. So strong is
his faith in this regard that he has
arranged to return there and devote
nor cS10r h10 tiNo %~ ,,,@I 80, - ~rr
ton with the intention Of making in
vestments.
Judge Mann was engaged a greater
portion of yesterday afternoon in
hearing the case of Battista Succetti
VS.. the Northern Pacific Railroad
company, an action for the recovery
of the value of three cows killed by
a train belonging to the defendant
about a year ago. The defense Of
fered is that the company cannot be
held liable, as the animals are alleged
to have been killed within the yard
limits of the station of Laurel, where
tits not obligatory upon the company
to maintain the usual safeguards to
prevent accidents OF the kind com.
planned of by the plaintiff. The amount
sued for is $145. At the conclusion
Of the testimony and arguments the
court announced that decision would
be withheld until the early part of
the present week.
Ira Turner, an account of whose
killing at Missoula by his fathar-in-
law, last Friday, appeared in yester-
days Gazette, was not a stranger in
this city, especially not in police cir
clesn Several times he was arrested
for commission Of the otfense which
it seems finally led to his death.
Judge Mann sentenced him to 60 days
Imprisonment for wife beating, a SEN
tence he completed only about two
weeks ago. The experience he had
did not prevent the fellow from again
beating his wife, for it was only a
short time after his liberation that
he was again arrested for the same
offense and served five days on the
chain gang. From here the couple
left for Missoula, where the woman's
father resides. While in this city
Turner was supported by his wife.
who was engaged as a "box rustler'
in one of the variety houses.