The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-12-02

would be requested to take the action
referred to-.
From Saturdays Daily Gazette.
DR.. W. X. Sudduth of Lavina is reg1
istered at the Grand. I'M
Ed johnson the old-time thresher
of Laurel was in the city today.
J. G. Mccarthy, the Bozeman and
Gebo coal man, is at the Grand.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Snyder Of Mus.
selshell are guests at the Grand.
M. L. O'Brien of Junction City is
among today's visitors in town.
J. B. Elliott left for his ranch at
Highfeld, this morning. He expects
to be absent several weeks. .
Deputy United States Marshal
Gage was in the city this morning on
his way to the Grow agency.
William Leil, a native of Scotland,
filed his declaration Of intention to
become a citizen, this morning.
Matt Driscoll, formerly a we'll
known boniface of this city, but now
of Livingston, was an arrival from
the west this morning.
The county commissioners will
meet next Monday in regular session
for the purpose of acting on accounts
against the county
H. B. Segur, general agent for the
Burlington, expects to leave next
Tuesday for West Baden, Ind, to test
the curative properties of the springs
located there.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Hathhorn, Mr..
and Mrss. H. V. Bailey and Mr.. and
Mrs. G. M Bair, who spent Thanks
giving at the Croy agency, the guests
of Major and Mrs. Reynolds, return.
ed last night.
Although not required by law to
do so, County Treasurer Holmes has
decided to stretch matters a little for
the accommodation of those who have
not yet paid their taxes. For their
benefit he will keep his office open
tomorrow, for the receipt of taxes
only, from 9 a. m. till 5 p. m.
A marriage license was granted this
, morning to Benjamin Clark of this
!, city and Nina L.. Fenton of Laurel
: The bride-elect is the daughter o.
Postmaster Edwin L. Fenton and is
only II years of age. Consent to the
marriage had to be given by the faith
er and forms a part of the record o
the license.
The last meeting of the state boart
of examiners for the present year wa
S held at Helena today. It is said tina
the board intended to take no actiol
I on the large number of outstanding
bounty claims, but would postpon'
action on them until the Januar,
meeting. The amount of the out
e standing claims of this kind is est:
mated at ah~.-A ~-~o oNn the larges
in the history Of the state.
N/Ngures obtainable at this time shoN
KAT the number of emigrants carrie
II Yby the three great lines OF railroad
y entering Montana during the yea
Z now drawing to a close was 10000
II Of these the Northern Pacific is cree
tied with carrying 10000; the Grea
f. Northern, 100000, and the Burlington
C. 10, 900. The Canadian Pacific claim
that during the same period no few
n err than 10000 settlers went into til
y northwest Territory and found home!
l. 1t may not be known generally, bu
n School District No. 2 appears on tn
v, list of the county treasurer as a ia!
Re payer. Today Clerk Whitney gave
II warrant to Treasurer Holmes fc
y $425.7 6, being the amount of the di
N trict's Indebtedness to the city
Billings as special taxes. OF thl
e. sum S145.2O was for sidewalk take
IL $3.50 for sprinkling, $221.6O as spe
ial sewer tax in sewer district N
lie 3 and $3O.66 for a like tax in seWe
p district No. 4.
~ Train No. 4, the %eastbound Mort
As ern Pacific, is maintaining it's reput
ton as a "hoodoo' by being belr
behind time almost daily. The or
n due last night at II o'clock falle
a to arrive until this morning at 81,
is and was followed so closely by N
ce 2, the North Coast Limited, that tt
latter was compelled to wait at tt
'r- west end of the yards for it to leav
What the cause of the delay WI
IT, could not be learned, but it is sa
I'D that a wreck occurred on II OF tt
Lo oo+orp diuicionc-