The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-08-19
LOCAL AND PERSONALLY

tered at the Grand.
Mrs. w. G. Bennett Of Helena is a
guest at the Grand. =
A marriage license was issued last
evening to George w. Jordan and
Mona ]. Cutler, both of Flatwillow,
Fergus county.
The excavation for the Moss & Row
ley block in Twenty-eighth street Ms
almost completed and stone is being
delivered for the foundation.
DR.. Armstrong has so far recovered
from the effects of his recent acct
dent as to be able to leave his house.
He was down town this morning in
his buggy.
A. B. Elliott, president of the wool
exchange, has gone east, and the ex-
change has been closed for the sea-
SON. One or two buyers, who are
awaiting the arrival Of clips contract.
ed for, still remain in the city.
Charles May was arrested yester-
day afternoon for selling goods with
out a license. He gave bonds for his
appearance August 20. The accused
is said to nave been peddling rugs,
shawls and other articles about the
city and throughout the county for
sometime, and regular dealers made
complaint to the authorities. 4
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Because of the lateness of the seSa
o and the scarcity of feed in the
fiat It is not likely that another IL
-cense will be granted this summer
to a town herder. Owners will be re-
auired to keep their cows corraled
and housed, an arrangement that will
undoubtedly prove more satisfactory
than the old method Of herding.
The Forsyth Times says that the
prosecuting attorney of Rosebud ID
considering the ~adyisability Of filing
an information in the district court
against James Haynie in order that
he may be regularly tried for the kill
ing of BLACK" Perry. It furthermore
says that Haynfe expected to stand
trial and would rather do SO than
have a suspicion against him that his
side Of the controversy is untrue"
For a number of days someone haS
been holding a lot of cattle in the
open part of the valley east of the
city. Yesterday the party in charge
neglected them with the result that
they invaded the town and COM
mitted depredations that caused COM
plant to be made to the police. A
roundup was inaugurated and this
morning the pound was filled with
and steers awaiting claimants.
Mrs. Harry Merritt, who resides at
the power house, invited a number
of friends yesterday afternoon to
meet her mother. Mrs. j. A. Knight of
Topeka, Kans. A three course dinner
was served and punch helped to in
crease the g~ustatory pleasures of the
occasion. Those present were,
Mesdames Segur, Holmes, Hoose,
Carwile, Bouton, Ramsey, Soxman,
Frickie and knight and Misses Reyn-
olds, Lulu Jellison, Jessie knight,
Maud Segur and Evelyn Luderman.
Under the direction Of the street
commissioner work is being prosecut
ed on Railroad park. The surface has
been gone over and all the coarse
dirt scraped into winrows and will
be carted off, leaving the soil in fit
condition for seeding. Nothing has
as yet been done in the matter of en-
closing the park, but It is believed
that instead of a fence stone or other
suitable material will be used for
coping and the breathing place. left
open after the manner employed in
the larger cities.
Lee Yet Nom has found out that il
is necessary to secure a license to
run a linen cleansing establishment,
w though it be for n located far
from the busy parts of the city and
out toward the country. Because Of
his isolated location he fancied him
self cur from the prying eyes of
the laws servants and for almost a
year has been engaged in burning
clothes with chloride of lime and I've
without having secured the required
permit. Yesterday he was surprised
by a constable appearing and demand
ing that he accompany him to a jus
tees court. Lee weakened and at
once settled with the county and also
paid the costs. =
A meeting of the Maverick Hose
company was held last night at which,
in addition to the regular routine
business, considerable was done in
connection with the coming iremen's
state convention. Several commit