The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-14
LOCAL NOTES..

V. j. Salisbury, who had been on the
police force since last June, resigned
yesterday.
H. McGregor left last night on a
weeks trip to the western end of the
state in the interests of his firm.
Karl Simmon, the Northern Pacific
land salesman, vas in the city yester-
day rom Helena, closing up some
deals. @
j. E. Edwards, agent, and A. P.
Merriwether, government physician at
Grow agency, were visitors in the city
yesterday.
Miss Mabel McGregor arrived yes
terday from Minneapolis OF fill a posi-
ton as typewriter in the Thompson
McGregor lumber Office.
An action was begun in the district
court yesterday by A.. Schilling & Co.
against the Camp Mercantile COM
pany for a debt of s199.S4.
Two train loads of Texas cattle
purchased by the Custer Cattle COM
pany were unloaded near Grow
Agency Thursday and placed upon
the company's range on the reserva-
ton.
The Donovan-McCormick company
has leased the Daniels building ad-
joining it's north side store and pro-
poses to build an extension to the
alley and use the place for it's hard
ware department.
James O'Neal, who was bound over
to the United States court on the
charge of selling liquor to Crow In
dams. succeeded in giving a bond in
the sum of 5000 with Henry Thorsen
and l.. H. Fenske as sureties.
F. A. Slime is erecting a new frame
dwelling, two stories, or South Thir-
tieth street, between First and Sec
ond avenues, to be occupied by his
family. Mr.. Slime is a recent arrival
in Billings, coming from W~ilkesbarre,
Pa.
O. F. Goddard left yesterday for
Butte, where he was ~subpoenaed as
a witness in a case wherein the court
is called upon to decide the fees that
are. Forthcoming to some attorneys in
a big mining suit, the attorneys hav-
ing sued for $4,000.
One common vag, who has had oc.
casion to be in the police court at a
former time in the person of Thos.
Brennan, faced Police Judge Mann
again yesterday. The judges patience
was worn out with Brennan and he
sentenced him to do five days work
OF the streets.
The applicants from Billings for the
deputy state ,Wardenship of this dis.
trict are anxiously awaiting the ar
rival of Game Warden Scott, who is
or his way to this city to investigate
the claims of such. The warden ex.
poets to make the appointments for
the several districts this week.
The Billings baseball club has ar.
ranged a date with the Livingston
club, the game to be played on the
latter's grounds n week from to-
morrow. Livingston is said to have
two or three of the players who were
members of last years Montana
league. but the locals are undaunted
ano will at least try to give the Gate
City chaps a run for their money
. Arbor Day will be observed next
Tuesday as a result of the proclama'
ton issued some few weeks ago by
Governor Toole. Although the time
is rather late for planting trees, many
will, nevertheless, be Sc. on that day.
Already several thousand trees have
been set out in Billings sthis spring
yards graded and lawns planted, more
attention being given to identifying
properties than in years past. @~
Mr.. and Mrs. Hank Chapman or Red
Lodge came to Billings a week age
en- route to Unity, Me-, whittier they
were called by the serious illness Of
Mrs. Chapman's mother. After reach
ing this city their baby was taker
sick with what threatened to be pneu
monia and they were not able to con
tinue their journey. Mrs. Chapman
has since learned that her mother
passed away last Sunday, the funera
being held yesterday.
From Thursdays Daily Gazette.
Bring us your shoe repairing. Post
Office basement. 6-tf
Mrs. F. W. Lee of Park City is thu
guest of Billings friends.
w. X. Sudduth, the Lavina stock
man, is in tie city on business.
Architect G. s.. Hare of Helena il
in the city looking after his contracts
Jepp Ryan, the mayor of Leaven
worth, Kan. accompanied by his wife
are in the city.
D. G. O'Shea, superintendent Of thu
Rocky Fork Coal company at Ret
Lodge. is in the city.
Tuesday, May HI. having been pro
clainl1d as a legal holiday by the gov
ernors the banks an4 pubic offices will
close.
H. sB. Segur, general agent of tn
Burlington, returned yesterday from
q trip through the country north o
Billings.
Ed. jackson, who was appointed t
tho nOsitiOn of a~orppant Qf the DO1ic,