The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-10-03

tensive tour OF the east. He will Wis
1t at his boyhood home, Boston, for
sometime and from there go to Maine
to visit Mrs. Aliens relatives.
Fred Ramsey, who makes his home
In the southwestern part of Rosebud
county, is in town today on his way
back from Forsyth, where he attend
ed the democratic county convention.
H. F. Clement came in from his
ranch on the Flatwillow yesterday.
He will pay another visit to the
ranch in December, he thinks, and
then go to the Pacific coast to spend
several months. d
Judge j. R. Goss left today TT
Washington, D. c., where he will Al
Etend the National encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic and then
circulate among some of the eastern
cities and points of interest.
A.. J.. Bennett, travelling correspond :
ent for the American Sheperd's BGN
letin, published at Boston, is lspen}fng
a few days in Billings. MI. Behdett
visited this state last spring and
wrote up the sheep interests Of Vel
lowstone county in very comprehen-
sive style.
Joe Kannick, who was r%e-arrested
Monday night on a charge of forgery,
was arraigned before Justice Fraser
Yesterday afternoon. He entered a
plea Of not guilty and his preliminary
examination was set for Wednesday,
October 8. In default of $500 bond he
was remanded to the county jail.
E. H. Johnson, who is paid a prince
ly salary by the Northern Pacific be
cause of his e%loquence and persuasive
powers in inducing livestock men to
make shipments over that road,
is enc of the visitors in the city today.
For fear that some of his friends and
customers may not recognize him I'M
i der the name given 1t is added that
"skew" johnson is in town.
WI a. Sdl6Uuly, WIN OSOA ~
ALhg a star and carrying a club as one
of Mayor Georges policemen, was
: overcome with a load of disgust he
has been carrying for sometime and
yesterday gave up his insignia OF au'
Y thority and retired to private life.
In explanation of his conduct he sim.
n ply vouchsaved the information that
he had been getting the worst Of it.
e and had quit.
e It is announced that Frank E. Ell
more has resigned his position at the
First National bank and will go t.
v Chicago about October Is to accept
a position in a bank Of that city
e where he was employed before HI
e came to Montana. Mr.. Gilmore il
thoroughly versed in the banking
business and is an affable gentleman
d as well, and his friends in Billing
n. will miss him very much.
~ Jack Roche, the affable Celt VIII
gathers in the shekels each month 70
the Water Power company, took nj
departure yesterday for southeastern
/ yIowa, where he will spend severa
Y weeks among his old boyhood haunt:
IN The report that was circulated thi
Sc morning that he had gone east t
-. claim his bride is generally denied b
his friends, who say that he will neve
leave Billings when he m to tina
g stage of his career. /.
/The Mavericks ball, to be given q
Wylwell hall next Thursday evening !
connection with the firemen's stat
:, convention, promises to be the oil
tinctively swell affair of the seaso
now opening. Everything will be a
ranged. in 'first-class style, and tn
music will be the finest obtainable
=, eastern Montana. A large crowd
: expected, but the hall is big and wi
amply accommodate all who wish
participate in the dance.
Formal announcement has bee
made at division headquarters OF tt
is promotion of e. l.. Cantine to the pcs
ton of assistant superintendent !
eg orldges Oh the Mon'aiia uivision'
information was given out at Livin
ston last night and was to be bull
tined today. Mr.. Cantine has bee
the roadmaster of the division b
tween this city and Livingston al
has made his home here. BY reast
a of his promotion he will probably
compelled to remove to Butte.
an Word came by telegraph fro
lin Laurel this forenoon stating that To
Mccormick, a welkknown resident
his that locality, had been thrown ire
ma a horse and dragged some distan
HI, hts Foot catching in the StirrI