The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-09-27

which reached The Gazette, yester- |
day. In politics the Tribune is demo-
cratic.
Peter Swanson was a contributor
to the city treasury yesterday to the
extent Of IS, the amount of a fine
imposed in police court for having dis
turbed the peace and quiet of the
south side.
A. H. Barth has broken ground for
two business blocks on tho south
side. One will be erected in Twenty
seventh street, a short distance below
Minnesota avenue, while the other
will be in the avenle, between Twen-
ty-severth and Twenty-cighth streets.
The fruit growers Ct Missoula coun-
ty have gore into the Community of
interests" scheme by organizing them
selves into a company known as the
Montana Fruitglcwers union. 1t is
the intention of the organization to
erect extensive works at Missoula for
the purpose of canning, preserving
and drying fruits and vegetables. In
cildertally selling Of the products OF
the union also enters into the plans
of the organizers.
Traffic on the Northern Pacific
from the west is still seriously imped-
ed by the landslide when occurred
seye4sl DAYS csc nee. Joke, west
of Missoula AZ rnseCpoer trains are
arriving from y to IA hours lete,
wrill no throusa fleights are nay-
ins. Owing TO tic peculiar foraa-
ticn Of the SPIT FL which the Tide
occurred it is IN possible to build G
temporary tIe>6 aIourd the CbStruc-
ton ard passengers and all freight
matter has to be transferred.
William Melve1r, who has been
conducting a se1con down in that
part Ct the city ugcally designated as
"the 'ine," was arrested yesterday on
a atete warrant cha5ing him with
selling liquor without a license. Civil
action for recovery CT the sum of
$24O, and COSTS, the amount due for
the license Hrd expense necessary for
its collection, was also instituted
against the defendant and his place
closed under an attachment. At last
accounts Melvern was out in the Gus
tody of an officer looking for bonds
men. ~.
The test suit involving the validity
of that portion of the gambling law as
applied to slot machipes operated in
cisar stores, mention<of which appear
ed in The Gfzettg< a few days ago,
has been inktityted at Helena. E.
E. woodmaA is/made the defendant.
He was arrkSyed last Wednesday and
arraigned in the Justices court, where
he waived examination andfwas held
to the district court. Nc matter how
the lower court may decide an appeal
will be taken, as both the authorities
and the cigar men of the state are
anxious for a final decision.
Trouble of long standing between
J.. G. Bishop and C. S. Cunningham,
both residents of Chico Springs, ter
minated last Wednesday by Bishop
shooting and instantly killing Cum
ningham. Bishop claims he did the
deed in self defense and to a certain
extent this claim is borne out by a
man named Campbell, who was the
sole witness to the affair, although
he saw only the ending. When he
first saw the two men Bishop, was
down and Cunningham vas on top of
him pounding him in the face. Bis
hop says that Cunningham was strik-
ing him with a rock and in order to
save himself from being Drained drew
his revolver and shot.
After having detained him ever
since his arrest without a formal com.
plant being lodged against him, Sher.
III Hubbard assumed the responsible
ity of releasing the man arrested
sometime last month for the commits.
SIGN of a nameless crime. He was
again arrested By a policeman and
put back in Jail, where he was kept
until last night when he was placed
on board of an eastbound train and
shipped out of the country. The man
| was possessed of a sum of money
large enough to pay his fare to the
point he expressed a desire to go to-
where he has a brother. Those who
know the fellow say he is not sound
sponsible for all his acts.
CAME OUT LOSER.
Man Who Claims to Have Beer