The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-10-08

the military prisons. The examina-
ton to which he was subjected was
simple, being confined to the rudi-
ments of arithmetic, geography, spell
ing and writing, In addition he was
also asked some oral questions relat-
ing to guard duty.
From Tuesdays Daily Gazette.
DR.. Butler of Red Lodge was a Wis
itor in the city, yesterday.
L. H. Fowler, a prominent business
a of Joliet, visited the city, yester-
day.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony Kits
berger, Monday morning, a nine
pound boy.
Mrs. P. Overn left last Saturday
night for a short visit to friends at
Minneapolis.
Joseph Sims, the Lavina f1ockmas-
ter, was among the visitors in the
city, yesterday.
Henry MacNamar was fined IS by
Judge Mann yesterday for having
been drunk. He paid.
The Billings TeN No. Iy-K. Q. T.
NJ, will give [maeuuerade ball on
Thanksgiving in the Orwell build
ing.
Nr. and Mrs. R. w. Clark returned
yesterday from Missoula, where they
attended the annual reunion of pio-
neers.
Senator and Mrs, yGruwell were
among the attendants at the meet
ing of pioneers, which~too place at
Missoula, last week. They returned
yesterday morning.
A deed was filed fer record yester-
day executed by James c.. Neal in
favor Of the Briggs-Ellis company for
lot 8, section 80, township 4, north,
range 32, east; consideration $3.50.
Mrs. Joe Sims of Lavina arrived in
the city Sunday for a ten days visit
with friends, after which she will
leave for Minneapolis for an extend
ed visit with relatives.
James Jones and Jack Ryan were
arraigned in police court yesterday
N the charge of vagrancy. Both
nleaded guilty and were sentenced to
work five days on the street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newman, who are
among the Yellowstone valley resi-
dents who are eligible to membership
in the Association of Montana Pho
neers, have returned from the reun-
len of the society.
Notwithstanding ducks are said to
be flying quite freely, the local sports
men who go ip quest of them~fnvar-
iably report poor success and bring
in but few In otbef localities the
newspapers are~~full of accounts OF
big bags Of the birds taken from
streams and other bodies of water.
John A. Morgan has relinquished
his homestead entry made on the
southeast quarter of the northwest
quarter of section 6, township l,
south, range 25, east, and yesterday
made a desert land entry to cover
The same tract. The declaration was
made before the clerk of the district
court.
The Indians of the Fort Shaw
school are of the opinion that they
have a football team that can more
than hold it's own against any team
in the state and are anxious to make
a match with some good team. Al
ready some of the teams attached to
different schools are considering the
ACCESSIBILITY of accepting the def.
The street gang was added to yes.
terday morning after Judge Mann had
adjourned his court for the morning
hour. Peter Swanson was taxed S.
for a plain drunk, while Peter Cyle
Frank Kisler and j. K. Masters were
ined $40, each, their cases proving to
be a little more serious. None could
liquidate and were given orders on
the street commissioner.
Referee Firth has issued notice OF
hearing and proposed sale of person.
al property in the matter Of the petit
ton of Richmond Mitchell, a bank
rupt, of Forsyth. Mitchell owns q
half interest in a lot Of this years
lambs in Rosebud county. The hear
ing will take place in. his CITY OctO
Der 10 and unless objection is enter
ed the sale will be ordered for Octo
Der 81.
Peter Pugsley, the father of the lit
tie Helena girl raped last week by
the fiend Brady and who is under ar
rest for completely in the lynching