The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-11-29
LOCAL MENTION.

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From Wednesdays Daily Gazette.
Mrs. Gesner and children, who
spent the summer and fall in the east,
returned yesterday.
License to wed was issued yester-
day to Egbert Walters of Bridger and
Alice Frazer Of Laurel.
The second farmers institute to be
held under the directions of the state
board of agriculture began at Helena,
yesterday.
Thanksgiving services will be held
in the Congregational church tomor-
row morning at 10 o'clock. Mr.. Clark
will preach the m
Mrs. Packer, mother of Mrs. A. L.
Babcock, who spent sometime in the
city as the guest Of her daughter, re-
turned east, yesterday.
H. j. Thompson has filed a petition
with the clerk of the district court for
appointment as administrator of the
estate of Thomas E. Coffin, deceased.
Will Purvis, one Of the young gem
tlemen who are receiving training in
the school of finance by holding
lucrative positions in the First Ma
tional bank, is at Helena on a visit.
Ben Hager, who has the contract for
building a Touring mill at the RfSor
Greek sub-agency on the Grow reser-
walton, returned from there late Mon
day night. He reports work as pro-
crossing satisfactorily and the founda-
ton in a rapid way to completion.
R. Roberts was rounded up last
Monday by the police foC Ading
through the streets Of the city at a
gait SO fast as to endanger the lives
of others and also for using language
not becoming a gentleman. He was
fined $40 in Judge Mann's court, yes
terday.
BY a warranty deed executed by
Paul Mccormick, ct ux., filed for rec
ord yesterday, William D. Mowre has
become the possessor of the. west 100
feet of lots %, % and "a, block SIS,
and all of lots 10 and 20, same block,
Billings townsite, for which he has
paid $4,000.
According to all accounts smallpox
has made it's appearance at Butte in
a manner indicative of another win
ter's siege of the disease. Already a.
number Of cases have broken out and
the pest house now contains many pa
tients. Five new cases were reported
to the health officer last Monday.
Considerable excitement was caus-
ed at Helena last Monday by the dis
covery that one of the teachers of the
high school was affected with small
pox. Not having been able to attend
to his duties for several days before
because of not feeling well, he did not
come in contact with any of the pupils,
but as a precautionary matter the
school was ordered closed for a cou-
pie of days and thoroughly fumigated.
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The mandate from the circuit court
of appeals at San Francisco in the
suit of the Minnesota & Montana Land
and Improvement company VS.. the
city of Billings has been received by
the clerk of the federal district court
at Helena. 1t confirms the decision
of Judge Knowles, rendered in the
latter court, ordering the plaintiff
company to pay a special tax of $2.7O
a lot On 2,472 lots, levied by the de-
PENDANT for improvement purposes.
If the people of Gardiner conclude
to accept the proposition made to them
by the Northern Pacific company it
will extend it's line from Cinnabar to
the former place next summer. All
the company asks is a deed to ten
town lots for station and terminal
uses and a contribution of either
labor or cash toward the construction
of the extension, which, if built, will
be three miles long. AS they very
much desire n connection, it is con-
sidered more than likely that the offer
will be accepted.
Henry Larsen, who enjoys the dis
tinction Of being wanted" by two
governments, is under arrest at Maple
creek, A%ssinniboia, on the charge of
driving stolen stock into Canada. The |
authorities at Fort Benton also wish
to do business with him for stealing a
horse from a rancher near that place.
The prisoner is a brother of the no.
torious Sam Larsen, who has given
the authorities of the northern part
of the state no end of trouble by his
weakness for appropriating %horsefesh
belonging to others.
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