The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-09-06
Lowther & Herford, who ape buying
for the British army.

Lowther & Herford, who ape buying
for the British army.
Chief of Postee Wager, who under
went an opyratiop/a at the hospital,
last WednesdaxrWas reported as get
ting along nicely, yesterday.
Mrs. G. H. Thompson and son, Will
lie, have returned from their visit to
their old home in West Virginia. Mrs.
Thompson expects to leave today for
Red Lodge to pack up the family be
longings and remove them to this
city, which will be the family's future
home.
Judge Mann returned yesterday
from Missoula, where he appeared as
a witness for the defense in the case
of State VS.. Norden, tried for the
murder of Ira D. Turner. The Judge
says that the sentiment Of the COM
munity in which the killing occurred
was all favorable to the defendant.
A warrant was issued yesterday by
Judge Fraser for the arrest of r. A.
Munyon, at the instance Of w. a.
Hiber, who charges that Munyon
threatened ito kill, stab and wound
him last Wednesday while at the
ranch of Henry Hendrickson, about
three and a half miles east of Laurel.
Owing to the great increase jn~the
local passenger business tbe North
ern Pacific has beef compe1led to add
an assistant tickA ageMt to its depot
force. c. F. MORGAN, recently al
operator in thu employ of the com
pany, has received the appointment
and is in charge Of the window at
night.
The heavy rains Of MondN and
Wednesday nights are reported as
having been resultant of/much good
to the ranges, iY flli1s all the water
holes and also fivinsnew life to such
of the grass ae pa not already cur
ed. The fear Which was entertained
in regard to a continued scarcity of
water has now disappeared and stock
men are happy.
Six applicants for positions as
clerks and carriers in the/postal de-
partment presented themselves for
examination Under tbE civil service
held here WgdnesdE. Among them
we're three l4dies/ Miss Stella Holmes
and Miss Jennie v. Ramsdell, both OF
this city, and Miss Cora J. Snyder OF
Roberts. The men were Ezra D
Hupman, G. w. Bishop and Geo. H
Booker, all of Billings.
Helena newspapers state that a
regular army of "surething" men ant
thieves accompanies the circus which
is now headed this way and that many
of those who attended the show were
: ''short changed" The chief of po
: lice of that city, disguised as an in
nocent Swede, succeeded in arrest
. ing one of the ticket sellers who hell
: out a dollar OF him while making
change. The fellow was fined 81
: in police court for attempting tn
trick.
The funeral of the late John Yearn'
took place yesterday afternoon from
the Congregational church and was cor
e Quoted under the auspices Of the Od'
y Fellows and Modern Woodmen, Q
Z. both of which orders the deceasel
q was a member. Yearns was unmal
q ried and lived with his aged mother
who acted as his housekeeper. II
is also leaves two brothers, n of whoI
e. is a resident of the valley, while tn
u other resides in Missouri. Both wer
q present at the funeral.
An appeal has been filed in tn
= case of Oliver Tingley VS.. Mum Ge'
= tried in Justice Fraser's court Sc
eral weeks ago and in which judgmer
was rendered for the plaintiff. Th
y action was brought by Tingley to r.
cover the sum of $40, alleged to ,
a the value of a lot of clothes stole
= lIOlu Hill Wl11lO q CCAAoAN eHN~'
I'd PENDANT, who conducts a lodgin
house. The amount of the judgmer
i awarded was $50 and the defendal
to now appeals from the decision of tn
m lower court.
Henry Norden, who was tried {
= Missoula for killing his son-in-la,
IL l x..-. IL. - Ahs, aSt
~ was found guilty of manslaughtt
~ and the jury fixed his penalty at te
- years imprisonment in the penite
~ tiary. Norden shot Turner for bea
'e ing his wife, who is a step daught'
Of the defendant. Much surprise WI
expressed at the verdict, as it w
believed. in view of the teStimOI