The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-09-27
By virtue Of a sheriff's deed filed for

BOZeman possession OF the
northeast quarter of section 8, town
ship /, south, range 25, east.
A sheriff's deed to the south half
of the northeast quarter of section 8,
township /, south, range Is, east, in
favor of Myron D. LETTERS Of Bozeman
was filed for record, yesterday.
The furniture for the Parmley Bill
ings Memorial library has arrived
and is being installed in anticipation
of the formal opening and dedication,
which will take place October 1.
A quartette of colored d%enizens of
the lava fields were before Judge
Mann yesterday afternoon on state
warrants charging them with being
inmates of houses of questionable re-
pute.
Fl. A. Firth, referee in bankruptcy,
and F. H. Hathhorn left for Miles
City last night to be present at a meet
ing of creditors of the bankrupt firm
of McIntire & Middleton, which is to
be held there today.
The first work to be done iH the
direction of beginning constipation of
the new city hall Yas Iaugurated
yesterday, when the Street commits
sioner and a gang OF prisoners began
to remove earth from the site and
using it for filling the east end Of the
plaza in which the library stands.
Senator Dietrich of Nebraska was
a visitor in the city last Tuesday and
spent several hours as the6uest of
friends. He was en- reats<home from
a trip to the west azxwas detained
at this point by the delayed Northern
Pacific train which arrived too late
to enable him to make connections
with the Burlington. i.
A deed for the east half Of the
southwest quarter, northwest quarter
of the southwest quarter of section
Is, township !, south, range rs, east,
executed by the Minnesota & Mon
tana Land and Improvement company
in favor of John McCurdy was filed
for record, yesterday. The considera-
ton named is $1,000.
Frank M. Tenny, who at one time
followed the career Of an active news
paper mar in one Of the eastern
states, was a VISITOR in the city, yes
terday. A litQe/over a year ago. he
had a period Of lucidity and decided
to retire and come west. The modest
sum he had saved he invested in
the sheep industry in Carbon county,
and like all iockmasters/ lis growing
wealthy. H. .M. ~
A discussion concerning the rela-
tive speed ability ot<a nan and a dog
led to a novel wager, yesterday after
noon, - c an" SCHNEIDER nnnss as backed ! him i'm
terrier owned by n of the men who
was a party to the controversy. The
race took place on the race track
and resulted in a dead heat. To de-
eide, another heat of so yards was
run and the four footed Splinter came
in winner by about a foot. Both starts
were from the scratch.
Before leaving the city, after the
races, the owners Of Glib and Wake
field matched the two horses for a
ace to be paced at Helena sometime
within the next 80 days, for $500 a
side. Under the conditions which
govern the match George Opp, who
drove Glib here, is to drive Wakefield,
while Brownlee, owner of Glib, will
drive his own horse. Wakefield's
owner believes that Opp is able to
drive him so that he will display less
of the yellow than he showed here
and not quit whenever he finds him
self hard pressed. Those who know
the horse say that if he succeeds in
doing this he will stand a fair chance
of winning the race, as they think
Wakefield to be the speedier of the
two animals.
From Fridays Daily Gazette.
Chas. LeNoir of Bridger was in the
city, yesterday.
Ben Radcliffe came in from his
sheep range,y yesterday.
Born, to the wife of r. O.. More OF
Laurel, September 26, a boy.
Jesse Cook and wife of Decker
Mont, visited the city. yesterday.
l. D. O'Donnell left yesterday fol
Lake basin to be absent a day OF two
, T. ]. Bouton reports the sale of the
Berky ranch, two and a half miles
from the city, to George Soule, fol
tho snm Of &6 600