The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-10-14
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

E. F. Holland Of Bi-Mettalic is auto
graphed at the Grand.
S. L. Boyd Of Bonner is among to
days arrivals at the Grand.
Dwight Bushnell of Twin Bridges
is a visitor in the city today.
B. A. Campbell, trainmaster of the
Burlington, is up from Sheridan to
day.
J.. B. Long and G. r. Jameson OF
Great Falls are registered at the
Grand.
Arthur Francis, G. Clifford and M.
T. Huffman, all registering from the
NF ranch, are guests at the Grand.
w. M. Murphy returned yesterday
from Helena, where he was called last
week by the serious illness of his
father, John T. Murphy. He reports
the latter greatly improved in health.
Charles Stocker, we'll known in this
city, and ]. A. Hall have bought the
7. c. Cotter ranch, northeast Of Miles
City, for which they are said to have
paid $4,000. Cotter was one of the
largest sheep raisers of the locality
and died a short time g from the
effects of wounds he accidentally in
ficted upon himself with a revolver.
The estate still owns about 10000
sheep.
The Yellowstone County Building
and Loan association held it's annual
meeting last night and elected officers
for the ensuing year.. Those selected
are, A. M. Peters, president, re-elect-
ed; Frank Golish, vice president; G.
F. Burton, secretary, reelected; ].
Vaughan, treasurer, reelected; valu-
alton committee, H. Thorson, j. HI.
Rinehart and O. D.. Hogue; abstract
committee, A. M. Peters, G. F. Bur-
ton and Henry White.
II such a thing cab be said 10 exist,
Henry A Firth of this city is now a
double referee in bankruptcy. In adj
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trict he is also acting in the same
capacity for the Helena district. s.
A. Ballet, who fills the position there
has been called east by sickness Of
members Of his family and before1his
departure requested Judge Knowles
to APPOINT a referee ad interim. The
judge granted the request and APP
pointed Mr.. Firth.
The suppostion that the man Hayes,
who committed suicide in a st. Paul
hotel last Wednesday hailed from this
state turns out to have been correct.
He was Indian agent at the Fort Bel
KNAPP agency for a number Of years
and prominent in democratic politics
of Choteau county. It is intimated
that a threatened investigation by the
government of his affairs as agent had
something to do with his suicide,
while some of his more intimate
friends assert that overindulgence in
liquor was the cause.
A message from Livingston states
that the funeral Of John A. Campbell,
the fireman who was killed in the col
lision a Rapids last Saturday
morning, was held in that city We'd
nesday. Services were held at the
home Of the parents OF the deceased
and the body was LAID to rest at Noun
tain View cemetery. A large number
of friends of the deceased and family
We're present. The dispatch states
that Engineer DeGroat is still confn-
ed to his room from the injuries he re-
ceived, and that Engineer Vaupel is
able to be out again.
Although some complaint has been
heard in this part of the state on the
same score, the shippers of livestock
hereabout have never found them
selves in the pred1cament it is said
those who 7 dependent upon the
Great Northern for transportation are
finding themselves at present
From Fort Benton comes the news
tnaC IL is uLIerly Impossible Tor sneep-
men to obtain cars there. Several
who had ordered cars and made ar
engagements to ship found themselves
compelled to drive their sheep back
onto the ranges, the company inform
ing them that it would be impossible
to supply them with transportation
until sometime next week.
From Saturdays Daily Gazette.
Edwin Norris of Dillon is visiting
the city.
Philip Wright CT Philbrook is regis
tered at the Grand.
A. ]. Nelson Of Sheridan, Wyo., is
registered at the Grand.
E. E. L~onebaugh, hailing from sher-