The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-20
Sundays Daily Gazette.

itor in the city yesterday.
Mrs. F. L. Mann and children have
returned from their visit to Mr.. an6
Mrs. Henry Steeres of Laurel.
Mrs. Henry Gilsdorf will Leave to
morrow for a ten days stay at Hun
tiers Hot Springs, from where she will
go for a weeks visit with friends a,
Livingston.
A consignment of horses, number
ing about 700, began to arrive yester
day from Washington for HEREFORD &
Lowther, who are buying cavalry
stock for the British government fol-
use in South Africa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Dempster, &C.
cCmpanied by Miss B.. G.. Allen, all
of Omaha, spent yesterday IN the
city They we're on their return from
a our Of the Pacific coast and Yellow.
stone park and left for home last
night.
A marriage license was issue dyes
terday by the clerk of the district
court to Andrew Young and Mrs. Mary
Henderson. The lady is wgh known
here, having resided for many years
in the city, and isl the Widow of the
late L. H. Henderson, Mr.. Young is
in the employ of the harness depart
ment of Yegen Bros.
Among others of a long list of ap-
plications for pardons from convicts
confined at Deer Lodge which the
| governor refused to grant a few days
ago was that of Patrick Sheehy of
this county. Sheehy is serving a
four year term for grand larceny and
the beginning Of his term dates back
to November II, 1898.
T. B. Merrill, one of the teamsters
employed in grading for the addition
to the Belknap block, lost a valuable
horse yesterday morning through an
accident. In some way the driver
drove the animal onto a scraper
ahead of him, cutting the cords of. one
Of the hind legs of the horse, render
ing him useless for all time and ne
cessitating his killing.
e. H. Becker, manager of The Ga
zette, accompanied by Masters Beck
er and Bouton, left by team yesterday
for the Saltwater On aMeek's fishing
excursion. Mrs, Becker followed by
train last night going as far as Co
lumbus, where She will join the
others. T. J. Bouton will make an
other of the party and will leave to-
morrow morning.
The Hon. J. D. Losekamp, Miss
Losekamp, Miss Hollingswo.th and
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert, who spent the
week fishing in the Clearwater, re-
turned yesterday mor6ias. Mr. and
Mrs. Gilbert ley on a freight train
for the Custer battlefield, where they
expected to take the passenger last
night aud proceed on tae;r Way east.
The party had an enjoyable time and
the fish bit freely.
Ex-senator Carter passed through
Livingston Sunday, says the Post, en-
route to Canton, O., where he was
summoned to confer with President
Mckinley. A. M. Williams, editor of
the Park County Republican, went
over to Bozeman and met the senator,
returning on No. 4 in company with
him. 1t is stated that there is a 3hen
on with reference to the newspaper
situation in Livingston.
In the case of Battiste Succetti VS..
the Northern Pacific Railway COM
pany plaintiff has filed notice in Judge
iMann's court of acceptance of the
offer of defendant to avow judgment
in the sum of $S7, being the value of
two COWS belonging to plaintiff which
were killed by defendants train and
for the recovery of which the action
vas begun. The suit was for a larger
Cl1IOuAAC oo IN SOAPAOALoAC olSo ouSu
for the recovery of $50, an assigned
claim from his brother, who had a
cow killed at the same time and by
the same train.
Three bids were received yesterday
by F. H. Foster, assignee. for the
Toole stock of groceries. The high
est of the bids contained an offer of
67k per cent Of the invoiced value
of the stock, while another was for
e6 per cent. The>Iemaining bid was
not made public. Arser considering
the various proposals feAsome time,
MI. Foster decided to reject all and
tomorrow will begin to sell the
stock at auction in lots to suit the
bidders. While bids for single pieces
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