The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-11-22

time was to enable those desiring to
do SO to attend the meeting of the
National Live Stock association at
Chicago. In addition to the regular
business which will come before the
board an effort will also be made to
ascertain the feeling of the f1ockmas-
tiers in reference to the question of
leasing government lands for grazing
purposes, as the subject is billed for
considerable discussion by the nation
al association. !.
Harry Bridges, VINO has been re-
peatedly before the police court for
abusing his family, was up again yes
terday on the same old charge. The
last time he appeared he begged so
abjectly for "just one more trial, your
honor" that Judge Mann decided to
give him a chance and the fellow sign
ed a pledge to not only abstain from
the use of intoxicants, but to care for
his family and deport himself in a
%lawabiding and respectable manner.
Old dogs r hard to teach new tricks
and Bridges failed to keep his pledge.
His wife appeared against him yes
terday and exhibited a badly cut face
which she said was the result of
Bridges cruelty. On the showing
made the court sentenced him to 20
days imprisonment.
From Thursdays Daily Gazette.
Father van Clarenbeck returned yes
terday from a visit to Livingston.
Mrs. l.. N. Afford, who has been Wis
iting friends at Butte and Helena, re-
turned yesterday.
P. B. Moss has returned from Hell
ena, where he attended the meeting
of the state board of sheep commits
sioners.
Helena is to have an addition to it's
manufacturing establishments. A
Portland, Ore, company has selected
the city for the location of a barb
wire factory.
Yesterday was payday with the
Northern Pacific and in consequence
pocketbooks that had~groWn decided
ly attenuated have assumed more gen
erous proportions once more.
- ~ .-
P. H. Smith & Co. received yester-
day from the panufacturers one of
the latest improved hospital ambu-
lances. The Gaeoh has become a
necessity to all undertaking establish
ments in the larger cities.
Recent arrivals from that growing
burg say Lewistown will have a sys-
TEN of waterworks as oon as the
plant can be completed. By a practi-
cally unanimous vote the citizens de-
cided to issue bonds in the sun of
$4,000 for that purpose.
When the city council adjourned
last Tuesday night it was to meet
again next Saturday, when the matter
of the contemplated changes in the
plans and specifications for the new
city hall will be taken up and an order
made for publication of notice for
bids.
Governor Toole has received a peti-
ton bearing several hundred names.
those of citizens of Fergus county
asking him to commute to imprison-
ment for life the death sentence re.
Gently passed upon Milton 0. Howell,
who was convicted in the courts OF
that county of the murder of M. J.
Rosling.
Helena newspapers announce the
finding of three indictments by the
federal grand jury, which at last ac.
counts had not yet been made public
The %supposition here is that the in.
dictments are of persons who are &C.
cused of selling whiskey to Grow In
dicns and who make their homes in
Ibis locality.
Mrs. w. A. Allen threw open her
spacious home in the west side yes.
terday afternoon to the Ladies Aid so.
ciety of the Methodist Episcopal
church and their friends. The after,
noon passed pleasantly. At the con
clusion of the business a social SEES
sion was enjoyed, after which refresh
ments were served.
The coroner's jury which has been
Investigating the death of Hiram O.
Walbridge, for whose murder Joseph
c.. Hunter was arrested in this city a
few weeks ago, concluded it's labors
last Monday night at Philipsburg, and
returned a verdict that the deceased
came to his death at the ahnds OF
Hunter, but in a manner unknown to
the jurors.