The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-12-03
LOCAL NOTES..

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Albert l..
Webster of South Thirty-third street,
a daughter.
Mrs. j. d. Matheson, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. j. H..
Johnston, at Miles City for several
weeks, returned yesterday morning.
A. c. Logan, secretary Of the Central
Montana Wool Growers association,
will leave today for Chicago to attend
the stockmen's meeting and cattle
exhibition.
One Thanksgiving fatality has been
reported thus far. James McKi1Ap
was a%ccidently shot and killed at a
turkey shoot at Cutbank Thursday
afternoon.
T. A. Williams, clerk Of the district
court, who has been indisposed for
sometime, has recovered sufficiently
to enable him to be at his Office once
more, although he is still not entirely
well.
Paul Mccormick left last night for
Chicago to attend the meeting OF the
National Livestock association. Bert
Shorey left several days ago, but had
to stop at Wibaux and will proceed
from there today.
Hon. T. G. Power and son, G. B.,
arrived yesterday morning from Hell
ena. Mr.. Power will go from here
east and expects to be on hand at the
National Live Stock convention which
convenes at Chicago next week.
Mrs. E. H. Becker and Master Ed
gar will leave tonight over the Bur-
1ington for the east. They will Visit
for a time among friends in Chicago
and then go to Harrisburg, Pa, where
they will remain during the holiday
season
All the indictments found by the
recent federal grand jury at Helena
have been made public and nothing
who were accused of having sold
having sold whiskey to Crow Indians
were among those against whom bills
were found.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Butler of For
syth, who were married at Miles City
Thursday night, arrived in the city
yesterday on their wedding tour. They
left last night over the Burlington,
intending to visit Omaha and several
other places in that part of the DUN
try before their return.
The Coe Commission company open
ed a stock brokers' Office in rooms 8
and 10 Gruwell block yesterday morn
ing with F. r. Bunnell as manager
and H. V. Warnock in charge of the
telegraph service. The Coe Commits
sion company is a Minneapolis con
Germ and operates about so offices
throughout the western country. The
company has a leased wire service to
the east and is thoroughly equipped
to do a stock commission business.
A. j. Smart, John Till and Mat Lay
formed a trio of sad looking men ar
raigned in police court yesterday
morning. All admitted that they had
celebrated Thanksgiving by paying
more attention to the liquids than the
solids of the various places visited
by them. In addition to having been
drunk Lay also pleaded guilty to hav
ing engaged in a fight and he was as
sessed $40, while the others got off
with IS, each. In default all were
turned over to the street commits
sioner.
Four bids have been submitted for
furnishing the new capitol. They
were opened at Helena last Wednes,
day, but no action on them was taken
owing. to the absence of the attorney
general. It is believed, however, that
the contract will be let no later than
next Monday. The Mitchell company
which was the cause of the reletting
submitted no proposal and nothing
has been heard from the concern
since the recent decision of the SUI
preme court multiplying the contract
awarded it because of irregularity in
advertising for bids.
The Billings %postoffice has been hon
ored TO the extent of having Wen
made headquarters for the inspector
district of eastern Montana. Captain
G.. M. Perkins, inspector for the dis
trict, has arrived from Spokane, al
which point he had been stationed un
til transferred, and has been given
office room by Captain Babcock and
all business under his charge will be
transacted from the local Office. AS
soon as possible he will be Joined by
hic fo mi1u wh0 ORC cfi11 of Sn01xono