The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-05

w. j. Farllng, a stock buyer from
South st. Paul, is looking after ,pur-
chases in this territory.
j. S. Hopkins, a resident of the
new county Of Rosebud, was in the
city yesterday from Forsyth.
The county commissioners met
yesterday for a five days. session,
with all the members present.
Mrs. James Wilson has applied for
letters of guardianship for her daugh-
ter, Florence Wilson, a minor.
j. N. McCracken, Jr., Of Living
ston was in Billings Sunday, the CUES
of his brother, G. N. McCracken.
H. H. Griffith of Gebo, secretary
treasurer of the Clarke Fork Coal
company, was in the city over Sunday.
Mrs. J. D. Matheson was called
to Miles City yesterday by the illness
of her daughter, Mrs. J. H. Johnston.
Mrs. M. M. Strang, county super
i%ntendent Of schools, is removing to
her new home in the West Side addi-
ton. ...
Deputy Assessor E. L. Fenton of
Laurel is in the city and in a few
days will start out to interview the
taxpayers.
Attorney Sydney Fox, E. E. Es-
selstyn and g. G. Huyck, three promi-
nent citizens of Red Lodge, we're visi-
tors in the city Sunday.
H. B. Segur returned last night
from Basin Wyo., where he attended
the meeting of the Big Horn County
Woolgrowers' association.
u. A. Chafin and family of Ham,
ilton stopped over in Billings Sunday,
while en- route to the Clarke's Fork
valley, where they expect to reside.
A temporary pesthouse has been
established at Dewey, in Rosebud
county, to care for the smallpox pa
tients at the Northern Pacific railroad
camps.
j. H. McShane came in from
Omaha Sunday night and left yester-
day morning for his grading camp at
Pryor gap to see how affairs were
progressing.
H. F. Clement left yesterday
morning for his sheep ranch in the
Flatwillow country, where he will
spend a couple of weeks looking
after affairs.
Arthur Cuff, an American miner,
aged 81 years, in the Rocky Fork
coal mines, was killed Saturday
while at work in the mines by being
struck by a prop.
Superintendent H. M. Brayton of
the public schools that the
buildings will be regularly fumigated
so long as there is a prevalence of
s%mallpox-and scarlet fever in the city.
Judge Loud, sitting in chambers
in Miles City, fixed the following
dates for the terms of court to be held
in the new county of Rosebud: April
5, May 20, November 10 and Deem
Der 8.
"A girl baby was born Sunday
morning to the wife of Arthur J.
Hart. Mother and child are getting
along nicely, but it will be several
days before the father recover his
right mind.
e. E. Gould has come up from his
sheep ranch near Forsyth. and will
remain a few days. He contemplates
disposing of his residence property in
this city and removing to his ranch, so
as to devote closer attention to his
interests.
"A. Sharp, business agent of the
Billings Labor union has returned
from Columbus, where he assisted in
organizing a union Of 16 members,
composed Of the laborers at the stone
quarry.
Rev. VIM. Remington completed
his first years passionate Of the Bap-
fist church last Sunday. Rev. Rem
ington is an earnest worker III the
cause of Christianity and is doing
efficient service for the Baptist people.
DIR. A.. P. Merriwether, who
looks after the physical welfare of
Uncle Sans wards on the Grow res
ervation, came up from Grow Agency
Sunday night and left the next morn
, ing for Pryor, to attend to some of
the wants Of the redskins.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Linton re.
turned yesterday morning from Cali
fornia. Mr.. Linton expects to leave
, soon on a trip through Nebraska and
Kansas in the interest of the Common
: Sense Harrow company, having pur.
chased the patent right for those two
states.
) james Moran was arrested yester.
} day afternoon for leading a horse
down the sidewalk on Montana ave.
{ nue. between Twenty-eighth and
Twenty-seventh streets. Not having
, the money to pay a SIS fine, he will
| work on the streets for two and one.
half days.
The windy weather of the past
week was followed by a blast OF