The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-23
MAINS court at 2 o'clock this after

Mann's court at q o'clock this after
noon. At 1880 the parties were still
lin conference and the indications
were that a compromise would be eff
Nected. A. H. Murray is the complain
ant in the case, which is a part Of the
fencing troubles in the Lake Basin.
The strike of the machinists at the
Northern Pacific's Livingston shops,
which began about ten days ago, has
been finally settled. The majority OF
the strikers returned to work 5yester-
day and those who were still out,
with the exception of a few, promised
to do so today. Those who did not SO
promise asked to be sent to shops at
other points along the line and were
given transportation to the places
selected by them. A settlement was
brought about through the efforts of
Vice President Wilson Of the Machin-
lists union, who says the strike was
the result of q misunderstanding and
that good feeling between the men
| and the company has been fully re-
| stored.
From Saturdays Daily Gazette.
\ Miss Ellen Cunningham is a guest at
the Grand. n
v John Grant of Missoula is registered
at the Grand.
H. c. Lowther Of Roundup is among
today's arrivals at the Grand.
DR.. M. e. Knowles, state v%eterinar-
ian, was a visitor in the city last ev-
ening. He left for the west-this morn
NJack Fraser started to st. Paul to-
day in charge of a train load of sheep
shipped byfRea Bros. The train CON
,sisted of 20 cars, eight Of which were
dough. in Oregon and the balance in
kthis cinity.
mother soaking rain fell this MORN
e. Although OF short duration, II
Ncame at IN opportune time, as it re-
inforced the moisture caused by the
rain Of a few days ago and added that
much to the water in the holes on the
range.
Inquiries have been received fyom
Ellensburg, Wash, for the wheSef
abouts of John E. Mayberry, sa@
to be a stockman engaged in business
in this state. His daughter, Mrs. G.
E.. Ford, is anxious to learn some.
thing concerning the missing man. as
she has not heard from him for sever:
al years.
Ben Schriver, a horse buyer from
a Kansas City, fell off a load of hay a
the Northern Pacific stockyards last
\, evening, and broke his collar bone
He was removed to his room in ar
uptown hotel where he received med
ical attention. Mr.. Schriver is quite
well-known in the section, having
Thought horses here several years. HI
"A is being looked after by his partner
NF. w. Lee ALSO of Kansas City.
"A No action has as yet been taken OF
the matter of the governors pardon
of Henry E. Clarke, the highwayman
who is serving 40 years for participa
ton in some of the most sensational
> roberies ever committed in the state
The pardon was to have been. consld
cred by the board last Thursday, bu
= ~ o4+,, rannro1 Nhoinp absent
action was deferred until tomorrow
Several protests have been entere'
with the board by persons who bellev
Clarke got no more than he deserved
IN So far as the passenger service wa
: concerned traffic, ~eastbound, on tn
! Northern Pacific was suspended t6
day. No trains arrived and none'Wa
expected until sometime tonight
While not definitely known, the SUI
position is that the delay is cause
by the forest fires which are burnln
, : in Washington. It is said that train
between Spokane and the coast al
: being run via the Great Norther
tracks, the destruction of bridges Q
: the Northern Pacific between Spokan
and Tacoma having completely tie
up traffic on that read between thos
N points.
IN Michael Sheehy, who was arreste
several days ago en- the charge OF !
sanity, had a hearing this morning b.
fore a lunacy commission compose
OF w. o. Parker, chairman of tn
board of county commissioners, an
Drs. Lindsey and Baxter. The test
mony showed the man to be pcssesse
of Authorizations, the principal one
ie which appeared to be that he was D
le ing pursued by a gang of miners WI