The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-18

weeks.
The announcement has been made1;
that the law partnership recently
between Fred H. Hathhorn
and w. w. Berry will be dissolved on
1.
H. F. Clement came in yesterday
from his Fergus county ranch to ar
range for the sale of his wool. Mrs.
Clement and the children remained
at the ranch.
Mrs. Joseph Parque and baby de-
parted this morning for Chico Springs,
where they will remain for a month.
In the meantime Mr.. Parque will as
sumo the role of a summer widower.
Karl Simmon, land agent of the
Northern Pacific, came down from
Helena today for the purpose of meet
ing several parties in Billings with
whom he has some large deals pend
ing.
A man named Trembley died at the
hospital at 1 o'clock this afternoon,
Of dropsy. He had been ar inmate
Of the hospital for the past two
months but the hospital attendants
know nothing of his history or wheth-
err he has any relations or not. The
body has been removed to Smiths
morgue. Trembley formerly worked
for Gilsdorf Bros.
Mrs. Frank Swim received a mes
sage yesterday from Kalispell, stat
ing that her brother who resided at
that place had been killed in an acct
dent. The message contained no de-
tails of the sad affair and Mrs. Swim
was alr,Gst heart broken upon ther re-
ceipt OF the ews She left on the
first train for Kalispell.
Tie park committee of the city
council has bought the dirt that is be
ing taken from the basemen excava-
ton of the Moss & Rowley building
and is using it to grade
the depot park. The park will be rails
ed to a level with Montana avenue,
and a large force ct men are now at
work hauling the dirt and doing the
grading.
Tom Cotter, the man who got into
an alteration with a wool buyer at
Glendive a few days ago and accident
ally shot himself through the thigh,
died of his injury. Cotter was a man
Well-known in this city and vicinity
where he resided until about 10 years
ago when he went into Dawson coun-
ty to- engage in the sheep business.
Cctter leaves an estate valued at $780,
600.
Eight hundred head of fine bred
R~amboulette and Merino bucks from
the Cunningham breeding farms in
Oregon have arrived in the city. These
sheep are in charge ct M. Pedro who
made a large shipment to this section
last season. The Cunningham herds
are considered among the foremost
in the northwest and the growers
here who purchased from Mr.. Pedro
last season appear to be we'll. pleas
ed with their Investment.
Frank Gibbons was arrested by the
police last night on Montana avenue
: between Twenty-sixth and Twenty
seventh streets, where he was indulg
ing in a large amount of profanity anc
loud talk. He claimed that some maj
in the block owed him a dollar and re
t fused to pay him, and he was gettin,
; his moneys worth in cursing the par
ty. He appeared in police court thi
morning and plead guilty to a charg
of disturbing the peace and was as
sessed SIS.
a The city treasurer is sending GU
notices to all parties who have ma
sidewalks constructed by the city 0
e who have had the services OF the CIT
engineer in establishing grades to tn
:. effect that the cost of the sidewalk
:. or the expense of the city egnlneer,
services. as the case might be, Woul
p be taxed up to them and entered upo
4 the regular levy with a 10 per cen
nenaltv attached. if amount so take
Il is not naid within 80 days from the RI
/ CENT IF the notice.
n The fixing of a prior date for holdln
is the annual meeting OF the Centrs
Montana Woolgrowers' association
in Billings, will in no wise affect tn
q irrigation meeting to be held here o
August IA. It is the desire of tn
o. gentlemen who have the meeting !
- charge to secure enough speakers
prominence ito continuethe meeting fc
u two days and with that end in vie
invitations have been sent out
quite a number of gentleman VIII
. are we'll versed in the i~ntricacies
5o the irrigation question. 1t is the l
lg ,ntion to appoint a committee in
O. few DAYS TO make an investigation
:. the lake Basin in this county and
:. portion Of Sweet Grass county wit
In a view of selecting sites for reese
le voirs. if any can be found In thos
le localities, and that the committee r
9 port at the meeting in August n tt
= report be forwarded to the secretal
of the interior for the informatie
OF and guidance of government ofticia
or who have charge of the irrigatit
question.
A telegraph operator from one
VI the provincial towns arrived in Bl
ings yesterday for the purpose OF ia
ing a little vacation and enjoy tru
H. metropolitan life for a few days.
brought a nice roll with him alleg'
81 TO nave been in the neighborhood
af- a cool hundred and entered the are
ce equipped for anything that might tn
If UP. He lasted until about mldnlg
- when the gait became too rapid
" him and he fell asleep on the sldeWa
he while passing from n scene OF gale
to another. The police found n
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