The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-22

son Of MIR. and Mrs. Bert Martin of
the Clarke's Fork valley in Carbon
county, death resulting from scarlet
fever last Wednesday. Mr.. Martin is
one Of the prominent sheepmen of that
section and is well known in this city.
In the spring time a young man
fancy turns to thoughts of baseball
and tennis. Here in Billings the high
school boys have been playing tennis
for several weeks, the weather having
been all that could be desired. There
is a probability Of Billings entering
the state tennis tournament this year
with good chances Of success, as there
are some fast players among the young
men, some of whom have captured
prizes at college.
Deputy United States Marshal G.
f. Gage of Helena was in the city yes
terday, on his way to Miles City to
subpoena witnesses for the United
States in the case of Robert Lee,
charged with cattle stealing, which is
to. come up before United States Com
missioner Fraser next Tuesday for
hearing. Deputy Gage will return to
Billings today and go down to Grow
Agency to summon more witnesses.
The hearing, which will attract con-
siderable attention, will be held in the
court house, Commissioner Fraser's
Office being too small to accommodate
the many that desire to hear it.
Paul Mccormick returned yester-
day from the south, after attending
the Cattlegrowers' meeting at Denver
and looking over Texas. He says that
he did not buy any cattle and will
not until later in the spring. Mr..
Mccormick has been under the weather
for several days, but believes that he
will soon be all right, now that he
has one more returned to his old
stamping ground. He says he does not
enjoy the southern cline.
The h~omeseekers' trains reached
Billings yesterday from four to 10
hours late. The Burlington had two
sections, while the Northern Pacific
had three. The Burlington, which
should have reached this city at 2
O'Clock a. M, was 10 hours behind
time, and the Northern Pacific was
nearly five hours late. The delay was
caused by bad snow storms through
the central western states. It is esti-
mated that at least 1,20O homeseekers
were on the four trains, every car be-
ing crowded to the steps.
"A few weeks ago a report gained
credence that the Great Northern rail
road had received it's fill of Japanese
laborers and would 10 longer employ
them, but it seems the report was
evidently given out without authority,
as hundreds of Japs are still employed
on the road. According to an official
of the company, who is in good posi-
ton to know, there will be Japs work
ing along the line of the Great North
ern two or three years yet, under the
terms Of the contract the road has
with the Oriental Trading company.
Esther Babcock has begun an ac-
ton in the district court of Silver
Bow county for divorce from her hus-
band, Delos D. Babcock. She alleges
III her complaint that their marriage
took place in Big Horn, Wyo., June l.,
1884; that the defendant has been
guilty of extreme cruelty towards her
by repeatedly making false charges
against her chastity, and she has
suffered greatly in body and mind as a
result. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Babcock
are we'll known in Billings. They
have been making their home in Butte
for sometime past. The former was a
member of one of the Butte COM
panies in the Montana regiment of
volunteers, serving in the Philippines.
He was wounded in battle and is nov
a cripple. Mrs. Babcock is a sister of
Mrs. L. H. Parker of this city and has
visited here on several occasions.
"A. J.. Allen will have 900 head of
good Iowa cattle on Thursday, March
%, at the Northern Pacific stock yards
in this city 96-2