The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-08-08
!. LOCAL N PERSONAL

From Tuesdays Daily Gazette.
T. Alexander, the Forsyth banker,
was in the city yesterday.
S. H. Hardin OF Manchester, Wyo..
is a recent arrival in the city.
Ed Barry left yesterday for q ten
days s~ojourn at Hunters Hot Springs.
Mrs. E. w. Keene left this morning
for a two months visit with relatives
near St. Louis.
B. w. Toole, custodian of the state
capitol building and grounds at Hell
ena, is in the city visiting his am
lily.
F. H. Marsh, general representative
in the state for the Wisconsin Central
railway, is here in the interest of his
company.
A. Coll returned yesterday from an
extended eastern visit. During his
absence he visited New York and 9th
er large eastern cities.
George Settler has taken possession
of the corner store room Fin the
Gruwell building, where he is opening
to the trade a stock of furniture.
A marriage license was issued yes
terday, by Clerk Williams, to Burton
Zachary and Eva Smith, the contract
ing parties both being residents of
Bridger.
County Attorney Hathhorn returned
this morning from Forsyth where he
represented the defense in the case of
the state VS. Haynie, charged with the
killing Of BLACK" Perry.
Conductor Martin and train crew,
of the Northern Pacific railway, who
were relieved from duty last week
are in Livingston today to answer the
charges preferred against them.
Charles Forcn, an employee of the
N-bar ranch is at st. Vincent's hos
pital suffering from severe burns,
caused by a box of matches in his
/. vest pocket igniting while he was
asleep. !
Secretary of State Hays is here from
Helena today visiting friends. Mr.
Hays is treasurer of the Elks' Salt
Lake excursion fund and will accom-
pany the local lodge of this city on
the pilgrimage to Utah next week.
c.. J. Hysham arrived last night
from the south. Mr.. Hysham is one
of the principal n of the cattle
herd on the Grow reservation of
which James Haynie, held for the
killing of "Black" Perry, is foreman.
The case of the state against Ed
Mcfarland, charged with check forg-
ing, was to be heard before Judge
Fraser this afternoon, but owing to
the absence of the county attorney
from the city the trial was postponed.
F. M. Marble, who has represented
the Swift Packing company in this
part of the country for several years
past, has resigned his position to &C
cept one with the wholesale grocery
department of the Donovan-McCor-
mick company.
George Shipp, a 10-year-old lad re-
siding with his parents at Junction,
in this county, was drowned yester-
day in the Yellowstone at that point.
The lad was fishing when the bank
caved in and washed him into the
swift current. At last accounts the
body had not been recovered.
c. N. Stockwell returned last night
from the Buckley ranch where he left
DR.. Armstrong with a broken knee
cap, as a result of one of the run.
Always occurring in that locality yes
terday. Mr.. Stockwell reports that
the injury to DR.. Armstrong may re-
suit in Gripping him for life. Mrs.
Handel's injuries are not as serious
and it is thought that she will fully re.
cover.
A telephone message received this
morning from the Buckley ranch al
Thirty Mile stated that DR.. Armstrong
would not be brought to the city to-
day. His injury was caused by a
w%hippletree breaking during the run
away and striking him on the knee
DIR. Baxter, accompanied by Mrs, Arm
strong. went ITO Thirty Mile yestef
day and will probably bring Dir. Am
strong home tomorrow. !
The Whitehall baseball team is ou|
with a challenge to n amateur bal
team in the state for a game for 6
purse Of 500 to $500 a side. In al
probability the Whitehall team viii
get a call from this city. There are
a number of men in the town who are