The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-16
LocA. NOTES.

MIS-. n. b. Segur n daughters
leave tonight on a visit to friends in
Denver.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Clement are ar
ranging for a trip through the Vel
loWstOne park.
The Rev. Father Curran, in charge
of the Red Lodge parish, is visiting
friends in the city.
The David Harum reading last night
netted the ladies of the Congrega.
tional church $50.
man and stock grower of Columbus,
was among yesterdays visitors in the
city.
The Hon. J. D. Losekamp and his
friend, Mr.. Gilbert, left yesterday
morning for a few days fishing on the
Saltwater.
H. G. Crippen, an attorney Of Grand
Forks, N. d, is the latest arrival in
the city with the intention of making
it his home.
A. W. Thornton, an insurance man
of Seattle, has been in the city the
past few days swapping stories with
Judge Mann.
Prof. c. S. Brothers, who was re-
Gently elected by the board. of educa-
ton to assume charge of the city
schools, has arrived in the city. Airs.
Brothers accompanies Rim to his new
home.
DR.. W. X. SudduA, who has been
looking a%fterl his Eanching interests
in the Lake HasiY country during the
last two montae. left last night for
Chicago to resume the practice of his
profession.
Mayor George and his father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. W.P. George,
who arrived a few days<ago from the
east, accompanied " Senator and
Mrs. Gruwell, lefk16st. night for a Wis
it to the Yellowstone National park.
w. H. Edelman, who was engaged
in business here some years ago, was
in the city yesterday, en- route to
> North Dakota to visit relatives. Mr..
Edelman is now n of the foremost
young business men of Sheridan, Wyo.
A band of about 12O horses, belong
ing to E. R. Dodge, Intended for ship
ment to the Twas inspected by
Stock InspeStoICollins Yesterday af-
ternoon. The horses were loaded last
night and billed to Michigan, where
a ready market for them is expected.
After the September meeting of the
board Of county commissioners, Chair
man Parker viii start for a visit to
his old homefn Vermont. Mrs. Par
ker has bee1 east for some time and
will accompany Mr.. Parker home af-
ter the latter has visited the scenes
of his childhood.
One of the Indians called as a wit
ness in the case of Wet recovered a
couple of horses stolen from him sew
eral days ago by two white men. The
whites stopped owe night at his cabin
and left early the following morning,
rounding up the horses and riding
them off. They sold them to two
ranchers not far from this city. Yes
terday the new owners came to town,
each driving one of the stolen animals.
y Tho Indian rnononi1nd tho h0,sco /, NO
his and laid claim to them. AS he
produced the necessary proof to es-
tablish his claims Of ownership the
ranchers surrendered them. Each
said he had bought his horse from a
white a who had ridden it bare
back to his ranch.
The retail cigar dealers of Butte
have organized and propose to con
test the law prohibiting the use of
nickle-in-the-slot machines. The Sec
rotary of the new organization is adj
dressing a letter to dealers all over
the state asking their assistance and
cooperation. Copies of the letter
nave USCA ICCclV0u III ILLS CITY, UuI
whether the request contained there
in will be complied with is not known.
The secretary assures the parties adj
dressed that the association has con-
suited some eminent lawyers and that
all give it as their opinion that the
law is unconstitutional and will be
so declared by the supreme court. For
the purpose of testing the law it is
proposed that some dealer violate its
provisions and then appeal will be
taken to the court Of last resort. AS
it will require money to fight the law,
contributions are requested from all
cigar dealers in the state.
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