The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-12-16
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

w. F. Strait of Roundup is register
ed at the Grand.
Sheriff Fallon of Sweet Grass coun-
ty is a visitor in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Thayer of Alb
.sarokee are guests at the Grand
Austin North and wife have sold
to Joe Sacco lot 1, block g., Billings
townsite; consideration 500.
Charles Spear, cashier of the State
bank, departed this morning over the
Burlington for a short visit to Omaha.
Mrs. H. B. Segur received a mes
sage from Mr.. Segur last night an
nouncing his safe arrival at the West
Baden springs in Indiana.
J.. B. Herford left this morning for
the east, intending to go as far as
Boston. He was accompanied by his
two sons, who will stop at Chicago to
visit relatives.
Tonight teams representing the
Elks and High School Athletic club
will play indoor baseball in the gymna-
SUM of the southside school, new
building. In addition the girls of the
club will also play a game of basket
ball.
An unruly prisoner confined in the
city Jail last night undertook to de-
molish the place, but succeeded in
doing no greater damage than to up.
set the stove and fill the room with
smoke, as his prank was discovered
in time to prevent more serious in
jury to the venerable ruin.
Magis City camp, w. o. w., held its
manual election last night at which
the following officers were elected:
P. G. c., w. j. Scott; c. c., Ira L
Whitney; A. L., J.. S. Simineo; bank
er, A. r. Holiness: clerk, E. H. Hol
lister; escort, Frank Foley; watch
man, J.. w. %Stoddard; sentry, Grif
fifth; manager, w. D. Mowre.
This morning Sheriff Hubbard re
ceived a telegram from James Eaton
dated at Junction, asking that he O
a deputy come at once, as a shee]
camp had been robbed. The messag,
contained no further information an,
the sheriff concluded not. to go unit
he could learn something NOR
definite.
Ralph Wilkerson. an aged ranch
nan who resides on the south side o
the Yellowstone e the upper Bill
ings bridge, fell on the ice yestel
day while driving stock off the rive
and was painfully injured in one q
legs. Workmen engaged in repairin
the opposite side of the bridge heal
his cries and assisted the old man t
his cabin. His injuries are not col
sjdered serious.
A small audience witnessed tn
production of "A Gamblers Daughter
last night. The play is not of tn
kind that appeal strongly to the lo'
ers of the peaceful and homely in tn
drama, but is strong with the ga
leries. Men were shot and kille
with sufficient regularity and fr
quency to satisfy the most bloo'
thirsty, while a real faro game
which fabulous sums were wagere
on the turn of a card was introduce
for the e%dification of the sporty il
clined.
rs. T. Simonson, the founder of tt
town of Absarokee in Carbon count
and who lives in a section of tt
country where the inhabitants dire
their principal subject of discussie
to air ships and bank robbers, is
the city today. Absarokee is tt
home of Benbow, the air ship invento
who hopes to rival Santos-Dumas
no distant day. 1t is also in the
cality made famous by reason of tt
capture of a quartette of bank 70
bers who operated on the bank
Bridger a fortnight ago.
Peter Klein drifted into town ye
terday from somewhere along tt
Northern Pacific and proceeded II
mediately to put himself outside CT
the whiskey he could find. The usu
result followed and he found himst
in trouble when he attempted
-'clean out" a %southside resort.
the fight with the bartender he car
out a bad second and was arrested
addition for disturbing the peace.
the Jail he was found to have a c.
tificate of deposit for $1,000 and &C
siderable in cash beside. This mo
ing it took 500 to make peace W
the city.
In a condition which those addict
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