The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-11-05
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From Saturdays Daily Gazette.

terday to Charles II. Merritt ana
Emma Tibotte.
Born in this city, November !, 1901,
to Mr.. and Mrs. George Pollard, OF
Aldridge, Mont, a daughter.
Joseph M. v. Cochran, ct ux, have
decided to John l.. Cary lots 3 and 4,
block 284. Billings townsite, for $40.
William Berrigen Of Miner is
among the ranch people in the city
from the northern part Of the county.
Miss Jenie Ramsey has resigned
her position as general delivery clerk
at the p~ostoflce and has been sue
ceeded by Mrs. Mary l.. Holmes.
Sheriff Hubbard left last night for
Deer Lodge with John Brown, SEN
fenced to one year in he peniten
tiary for burglary in the second de.
gree.
Tom Chapple has returned from an
extended visit across the Canadian
line and while absent incidentally dis.
posed Of a few head Of horses that he
took along for that purpose.
J.. L. Moffett, proprietor Of the Vel.
lowstone Valley telephone lines, re-
turned yesterday morning from Cal
ifornia. He left Mrs. Moffett and the
children at Pasadena where they will
remain for the winter.
A formal order was signed by Judge
Loud last Thursday evening discharg-
ing the assignee who has been wind
ing up the affairs Of Austin North and
the North company under an assign
ment maidstone time ago.
William Courtney, n Of the pio-
neer livestock brokers of the state,
died at Miles City Wednesday even
ing. He was the first man in eastern
Montana to engage in the commits
sion business, and one Of It's Oldest
inhabitants.
Daniel A. Benedict Of Park City,
this county, has filed notice Of the
location by himself Of 500 inches of
the waters OF Valley creek and that
he intends to use the same for irri.
eating purposes. The date Of the
notice shows the claim to have been
made October 81.
Police Officers Parker and Smith
have severed their connection with
the city and yesterday retired to pr,
vate life. Both claim that they have
grown tired of a job where the in
cumbent must sacrifice the good viii
Of almost everybody and concluded
they cared nor for friends than fo1
a position no more lucrative Of
pleasant than that Of a policeman.
BY an order made by Judge Loud
shortly before he adjourned court
last Thursday evening, the devisees
under the will Of the late Michae
Hannihan must pay to the county
and state an inheritance tax of 1888.
40. He also adjudged that johanna
Nally, John Nally, Michael Nally. I'll
len Reilly, Mary N. Smith, Maggie
Burns, Julia Sheehan, Margaret Har
rington and Daniel M. Harrington arr
the lawful legatees Of the estate AM
made an order for a distribution o
the property in accordance with thu
will left by the t~estator.
One Of the last orders issued b!
Judge Loud before adjourning cour
Tuesday evening. was to grant leav'
to the Administrative Of the estate 0
William Reifenrath to compromis,
and settle the damage suit agains
the Northern Pacific growing out 0
the death Of the deceased. Reifen
rath was one Of the men killed in tn
accident at DeHart siding about ayea
ago and under the settlement au.h,,I
lied by the court the estate 1ecei"c
the sum OF $500 from the railroa
company In compensation Of all dam
ages claimed.
Under a new ruling by the posta
Z department. of which the local ofiic
has justbeen notified female applicant
for positions In the departments iuus
not only stan9 a test ypder the CIV
service law As to tAeir mental an
educational Qualifications, but mus
also pass Aphysical examination a
we'll. What the object Of the rule !
cannot be told. hut a suspicion exist
that 1t has been formulated for tn
purpose of making 1t as hard as pos
sible for a woman to secure an al
pointment, as the men at the head
the service seem to be u%nfriendly t
the employment of women in an
capacity.
The criminal action which has bee
pending In the Justices court
Mill. rlA.. 1000 oI.- I,NpoxO Tho Iyrt