The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-27

nature, although it looks as though
it might have been some sort of an
implement used by the primitive set
tiers of the valley. After carefully ex-
aiming the stone I d. O'Donnell con-
cluded it had performed the duty
of a scraper for dressing hides and
because Of it's shape and size it would
seem that the guess was about as
near correct as any that has yet been
ventured concerning the stone.
The directors of the fair associa-
ton have turned over the matter OF
arranging baseball games to be play
ed during the fair to M. S.. Gillette,
who has succeeded Captain Babcock
of the local team because of that
gentleman's contemplated removal
from the city. To The Gazette Mr..
Gillette stated yesterday that both
the Butte and Anaconda teams were
anxious to come and had written to
inquire if games could be arranged for
them. AS yet nothing has been done
in the way Of arranging a schedule,
as the teams of the eastern part Of
the state see disinclined to meet
the westerners. Mr.. Gillette, however,
will attempt to arrange a date for Rec
Lodge and either Butte or Anaconda,
if the coal miners can be prevailed
upon to meet one of those clubs.
From Sundays Daily Gazette.
G.. B. Clark and wife, who spent sew
feral days in the city, returned yester-
| day to their home, near Bridger.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Clement expect
to leave this morning for a tour of
the Yellowstone park. They will be
gone about ten days.
N. Trogdon made a second home
stead entry yesterday with the clerk
Of the district court and selected the
south half, southwest quarter, south
half, southeast quarter Of section 20
township 4, north, range rs, east.
A warranty deed filed for recort
with the county clerk and recorder
yesterday, executed by Austin ane
Hattie North, conveys to Ira l.. Whit
ney lots 1 and 2, block 90 of the orig
inal <townsite of Billings. One dolla:
is named as the consideration.
Another Of the large tandem com
pound locomotives for the Rock,
Mountain division of the Northern Pa
cifc arrived from the east %yesterda.
and was temporarily quartered in til,
local round house for oiling and clean
ing, after which it proceeded west.
The local watermelon crop is be
ginning to ripen) and a few 5auple
of the fruit have mads><helr appear
ance in the grocerysfores They ar
superior to the imported article an
also somewhat dearer, but are wort
: the difference in the price charged
A warranty deed executed by Jel
ME Stevenson and Scotia Stevenson i
flavor of A. B. LaMott for lots Mo-
Fl and %, block Al, Fosters additio
to the original townsite of Billing
was filed for record with the count
clerk and recorder, yesterday. Th
consideration named is $3.50.
Mrs. w. H. Morse who spent tn
past two or three months visiting {
her former homeT West Liberty, La
3 returned yesterday and in consequene
the sadness Of look Which~characteri
ed BILL" of late has disappeared Al
his c~ountenance has resumed it's Vbn
ed classic and cheerful mold.>
= The Great Falls wool market (orms
= ly closed for the season last Thur
: day afternoon at 3 O'Clock, when tt
; last bale of wool was taken out
the compressor. Half an hour lat.
it was placed on board the cars Fl
o shipment east. 1t is estimated tn
It about 10000, 900 pounds cover the Sc
sons shipments.
. According to the Rosebud Coun
" News the surveyors who were recel
= ly operating on the north side OF t
y Yellowstone, at a point near Forsyt
Z were not running a line from the Nc
u tana road to the Northern Pacif
but were locating points along t
t. Yellowstone and Great Porcupl
r. where bridges might be construct
e at least expense. They are said
n have represented the Chicago, M
waukee & ST. Paul company.
r James Harper became mixed
with an extra load of intoxicants +