The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-14

the offense charged being one over
which he has no final jurisdiction.
Preliminary hearing was set for No
vember 81.
from Wednesdays Daily Gazette.
George Herbert was down from
Laurel today.
Mrs. J. J.. Holland of Gebo is a guest
at the Grand.
A. C]roonquest of Red Lodge is reg
istered at the Grand.
graphed at the Grand.
Among those registered at the
Grand is Elmer Crawford of Shawmut.
w. Lee Mains returned this morn
ing from a short business trip down
on the Burlington.
el Mayor George has i~naugurated a
drawing scheme for one of the most
desirable lots in the West Side addi-
ton.
Following Fridays session, the
county commissioners will meet for
the purpose of taking action on some
road matters pending before the
board.
Mrs. Laura Zook, superintendent OF
schools of Custer county lis in the
city today on her way east, being
detained here by the delay in the ar
rival of the Burlington train from the
west.
Ivan trains from the west are report
ed from seven to Is hours late today.
The exact cause of the delay has not
been ascertained, but it is said to be
due to a collision in the Missoula
yards.
Attorney Johnston returned this
morning from Rosebud and Custer
counties, where he has been in con-
!, nection with the cases of the men
, held on the charge of illegal regis
tratjpn and voting in the former coun'
Mime coal famine in the city was
! broken this morning by the arrival OF
several car loads of fuel from the
Rocky Fork and Sheridan mines. The
dealers hope to be able to keep uI
Q more closely with their orders in the
e future.
Chief Jackson and Officer Mowrie
s left for Helena last night in answer
to subpoenas calling them to appear
as witnesses in the United States
court against Peter English, arrest
t ed here sometime ago for passing
n counterfeit coin.
l. The weather underwent sever
more changes today. This morning
a slight fall of rain occurred ant
d there was much apprehension that i
d would be followed by a marked fal
, in the temperature. Fortunately tn
opposite happened. 1t grew Warme
instead, causing a heavy thaw an
assuring an abundance of water o.
the range.
Harvey CLdlWOOQ, was I " AoS
), been tried in Judge Fraser's cour
yesterday afternoon for petty larceny
was dismissed from custody on mt
ton Of the prosecution. Particle, tn
a man who appeared as complainant
asked the county attorney to dro
= the proceedings. Although no test
mony was heard, a strong suspicio
exists in the minds Of the officers tina
Chatwood was not the real thief, bu
that some one else stole the revolve
he was charged with stealing.
A warrant was issued today b
1e Judge Fraser for the arrest of j. T
ar Hoover on the charge of petty larcen.
II The complainant is c. H. Smith an
e. he Hoover of having stole
X a set of double harness from him an
81 selling it to a second hand deale
40 Hoover is described as a mere DO
a and was implicated in the larceny {
tn the revolver, for which Harvey Cha
es At least he admitted that he sol
ne lkhe weapon and received a part
- the proceeds.
as The county commissioners wi
a meet next Friday for the purpose
'ol ~canvassing the vote cast at the la1
he election. Owing to the absence
SO Commissioner Deverill the treasure
VS. will be called and act as a member
IT. the returning board, this being a pr
SO vision of the law made to cover SUI
or cases as the one arising in this count
%, In the event that the treasurer, to
ay is out of the county or state, then tt
at succession goes to the assessor, wi
wo a provision to w the absence
ed this official as the sheriff is nam