The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-06
LocA NOTES.

3D. IOCtS HAS poLlLlOn6u Inc United
States court to be adjydged a bank
rupt. (
N. Godfrey of Two Dot is in the
city to sell his /wool. He is accom-
panied by h1 wife.
A. H. Barth has purchased 1900
mixed yearling sheep Of Thos. E.
Keithly at 1920 per head. The sale
was made through T. J.. Bouton's live
stock agency.
The month of July was a big one
for the police court, the sum of ST.
1895 having been collected in fines.
1t is n Of the largest sums collected
in any one month in the history Of the
court.
DR.. w. A. Allen left yesterday for
Butte to look after his son, Robert,
who was injured a few days ago while
participating in a bicycle race in that
city. just how badly the young mar
was hurt the father could not learn.
A replevin su1t was begun in JUS
tice Fraser's court yesterday by W.
j. Winnett against Geo. CHM to re-
cover a horse of the alleged value of
500 and the sum of SAB as damages
in being deprived of the use of the
animal.
DR.. j. E. Free left last night for
PENNSYLVANIA to spend a month in
vacation. He had quite a siege at
the pest house and feels the need of
a good rest. He will join his wife and
little daughter, who are visiting in
the east at the present time.
Herbert V. Bailey and bride, nee
Miss Lillian BroTn, have arrived in
the city from $ig Rapids, Mich,
where theA' marriage took place, July
z. They WiY be at home for the
present re 5 at W. residence mh = : Of p the brides
The presence on the strgets of a
number of wearerd of badges indicat-
ing attendance at the latk convention
of Epworth leagueFs SHOWS that some
of the returning en2S concluded to
stop ever and take a look at the
Magic City" before continuing fur
Their east.
The intense heat which prevailed
in this locality during he greater
part of the week was froken yester-
day by a generous SHOWER, which not
only caused a (wafked lowering of
temperature, but also cleared the at
mosphere and impaired new energy
and yigor to life in every form.
Among the we'll known railroad Of
fcials who were in the city yester-
day and spent a few hours on the
wool exchange were, Superintendent
H. J.. Horn of Livingston, Division
Freight Agent Blakeley of St. Paul
and Stock Solicitor Johnson of Miles
City, all of the Northern Pacific road.
G.. B. Williams, of the firm of Jere-
miah Williams & Co. of Boston, who
has been representing his firm on the
wool exchange at Dickinson, N. D.,
is in the city for a few days before
leaving for the east. He reports the
majority of the Dakota wool as being
sent out on consignment, and what
sales were made were at prices
around %12scents.
P. H. Hawkins, principal of the
public schools Of Columbus, was in
the city yesterday. He brings the
report that his town is 10 have a
newspaper, which is bejdg establish
ed by a stocA COMPANY, composed of
the citizens q that<6lace. An editor
of the name Of slider has been Sc
cured from the The first issue
of the paper will make it's appear
ance in q short time.
George A. Dunlap, who represents
a Chicago live stock commission
house, and donates loving cups to
breeders of fine cattle, was aAyisitor
in the city: yesterday. Mr.. Dunlap
has been making his headquarters at
Dickinson, N. D., during the past few
months. He says the wool growers in
that section have not Jared as we'll
as the Montana flockmasters in the
matter Of wool sales. Nearly all the
clips in that locality have been 0 n
signed to eastern houses at an adj
vance of about 10 cents per pound.
Reports from that locality bring in
formation concerning a severe hail
storm which prevailed in and about
Lewistown and the Judith foothills,
one day last week. A tract of Is
acres Of grain belonging to the Pull
1etsville poultry ranch was completely