The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-11-08
LocA. NOTES.
From wednesday's Daily Gazette.

From Wednesdays Daily Gazette.
Harry Scott, the Lavina merchant,
was among yesterdays visitors in the
city.
1t was reported yesterday that the
first snow Of the season had fallen at
Miles City and that the ground was
covered to a depth of three inches.
Charles Bielenberg, who arrived
Sunday night with a half hundred
Hereford bulls for Otto Franc, ex-
poets to leave with the animals today
for Cody, where they are to be de-
livered.
Another consignment of horses for
the British army has been received by
Lowther & HEREFORD and the animals
have been undergoing the usual in
spection and breaking at the stock
yards preparatory to being forward
ed east for embarkation for South
Africa.
The High Line Ditch company at its
ecen meeting voted 70 enlarge it's
ditch and the directors are now en-
gagged in figuring as~ro the probable
cost of the Improvement. When this
shall have been ascertained steps will
be taken to raise the necessary mon
ey to defray the expense of the work.
George Blake, a young man resid-
ing with his parents neal Big Timber,
was convicted last Saturday night of
stealing two COWS from a. couple Of
neighbors. After taking the animals
he defaced the brands and sold them
to another rancher. The latter test
flied that he noticed the brands had
been tempered with and he bargained
for the COWS SO that he might inform
the authorities.
T. A. Williams is entertaining a
young lady who arrived at his home
last Sunday and on the strength Of
the promises she holds out as regards
future ability TO assist in easing the
labors attached to the oGce~of clerk
of the court, The hasdecided to make
her a regular member of the family.
Should she fail in this respect the
power of lung she displays is such
as to cause the proud daddy to con-
slider her among the eligibles for the
position of court crier.
Judge Mann was occupied yester-
day morning in trying to get at the
facts of a neighborllood quarrel which
disrupted the erstwhile friendly rela-
tions existing Xetweep~the house of
Baltimore apd the adjoining domicle
in which d~en the SCOTS. After hear
ing both sides to the controversy his
honor arrived at the conclusion that
neither side was exactly blameless
and dismissed the action with an adj
monition to both parties to dwell in
peace and unity hereafter.
A. A. Braten, the fur man, receiv-
ed a telegram last evening calling
him to Bozeman and in consequence
was obliged to cut short his en-
gagement here. Mr.. Braten is a firm
believer in the efficacy of printers
ink as an antidote for dull business,
as is evidenced by the liberal man
ner in which he patronizes the news
papers of the cities in which he stops.
Especially we'll satisfied is he with
the returns brought from the "ad' he
had in The Gazette during his visit
of the past few days and to it traced
directly some of his biggest sales.
Governor Toole has issued his
Thanksgiving day proclamation and
calling on the people of the state to
observe the day named by President
Roosevelt. After reciting the fact of
the presidents designation of a day
for prayer and thanksgiving the gov
emo says: 'The significance and
value of such a day requires no ex.
PLANTATION in a Christian civilization.
Let no empty, perfunctory obedience
characterize the services of the day,
but in solemnity of thought may we
n our allegiance to the Creator
and Preserver of the universe, and
safeguard it by the earnest benefi-
enc of our lives"
From Great Falls comes the news
that fea' exists among the farmers
and ranchers o f the Sweet .;ra:;s.
hills that anthrax Il appeared
among their herds. The disease has
been prevalent for several weeks, dur
ing the past two of which about 40
head of cattle are said to have died
from it. At first it vas supposed that
the disease was blackleg, as examina-
tion of the showed indica-
tions Of that malady, but later it was
noticed thai the affected animals did