The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-02-11
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LOCAL N PERSONAL.
From Saturdays Daily Gazette.

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gone to Hot Springs, S. D., having
been appraised of the serious illness OF
the formers sister, Mrs. Sieg.
The payroll Of the teachers of the
public schools Of the city now foots
up the monthly total of $1,317.77. In
addition to this the pay of the janitors
amounts to $14O more.
C.. F.. Warner, father of Chief of
Police Warner, is expected to arrive
from Mankato, Mimi, today, having
been telegraphed for on account of
the serious turn which the chiefs
sickness has taken during the past
few days.
Joe Tschduy is receiving the con-
CALCULATIONS of his friends on the ad-
vent Of a son, who made his appear
ance at the Tschudy home yesterday
morning. The fact that he is the first
boy to gladden. his heart makes the
visitor all the more welcome with
his doting papa. ~
The first patent to land bearing the
signature of President Roosevelt to
be filed for record in this county was
received by Mr.. Carwile, yesterday.
It is granted to Edwin L. FELTON, and
is for the northeast quarter of section
80, township 2, south, range "a, east,
and bears late of December 4, 1901.
" The Billings Lumber company yes
terday executed it's bond to the city
for faithful performance of the con-
tract it has entered into for construc-
ton of the new city hall. 1t is in the
sum of $12,625 and is signed by A. L..
Babcock, H. w. Rowley, John D. Lose
kamp, Christian Yegen and P. H.
Smith.
The last of the series of dances to
be given this season by the Young
Mems club took place Thursday night
in Gruwell hall and proved to be the
most enjoyable of any. Over
40 couples were present and
when the last number was
reached the hour for home going
"dS lolllu " NC q ~ ioSSA sAoA
usual, SO hard had the dancers found
VIM. Mckay died at the Havre pest
house yesterday morning from small
pox, the first death from that disease
in this country since the epidemics
among the Indians nearly 40 years
g says the Benton Press. Mckay
had been employed at Havre for a
short time as a painter. One other
patient there is quite sick, having de-
veloped pneumonia in addition to the
smallpox.
In the matter of the estate of Her.
bert l.. Williams, deceased, a protest
has been filed against the petition of
the widow to set aside the estate for
her benefit. The protestants allege
that for a period of three years prior
to his death the widow deserted the
deceased and by her misconduct for
feited any rights to the estate she
may have possessed under the law
1t is also alleged that her petition is
not founded in law or equity and
should be. dnied. .
Another installment of the weather
which Dakota and Minnesota have
been unloading on this part of the
country arrived yesterday and was
fully up to the sample submitted a lit
tie earlier in the season. While the
thermometer did not register as low
g as it did sometime ago, the wind thai
, accompanied the visitor more thar
made up for any deficiency in that re
spect. In fact it required but little
stretch of the Imagination to call the
thing a blizzard.
it to tear themselves away.
Pat Roark, who was arrested las
Wednesday on complaint of his VIII
for disturbing the peace, was arraign
ed for plea in Judge Fraser's court
Yesterday. He pleaded not guilty ant
demanded a jury trial. His case wa
set for next Monday morning at II
O'Clock and during the interim he will
remain a guest of the county. So wei
does he like his quarters and tn
treatment he receives there that h
has declined to make.a n attempt t
secure bonds.
Arrivals from that part of the cour
try report the existence. of a strang
disease among the horses of the rang
in southwestern South Dakota, nea
the Montana line. The affected an
mails grow dull and ~listless and fina
ly wither in the hind quarters, 500
dying. Examination shows disease
kidneys, but so far nothing has bee
learned to throw any further ligf
on the exact nature of the malad!
Many horses are said to have die