The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-12-30

in the city.
j. Mccullough of Joliet is calling
on his Billings friends today.
Charles Murray of Great Falls is
among the visitors in town today.
Fred E. Miller and James r. Haynie
Of the Grow agency are registered AZ
the Grand.
j. H. Daily, one of the prominent
~flockmasters Of Custer county, is up
from Miles City today.
H. F. Clement and family departed
this morning to spend the remainder
of the winter at Los Angeles.
j. j. Potts, who was declared in
sane yesterday afternoon, was taken
to the asylum today by Under Sheriff
Sayles.
Miss Julia B%ennighoff will leave in
a short time to pay a visit to rela-
tives at Yakima, Wash. She will be
accompanied by the younger Miss
Bennighoff.
Stoves have been discarded on the
Northern Pacific passenger trains
Nos. 3 and 4 and they are now heated
by steam, the same as the cars of
the North Coast Limited.
a An inspector connected with the
Customs department of the govern
ment was in the city today investigat-
ing the applications of several Chi
namen who desire permission to visit
their native land.
The Minnesota e. Montana Land
and improvement company has sold
to J.. A. Salisbury the south half of
the southwest quarter of section SO,
township /, south, range Is, east;
consideration $3.50.
1t seems almost incredible, but the
Livingston Enterprise says a report
has been received there that Sigmund
Thamling, a 1ockmaster on Fish
creek, has sustained a loss of 5000
sheep during the last few weeks, caus-
ed by loco weed poisoning.
xJpst for a change it rained this
morning, but fortunately the tempera-
fure continued high after the storm
ceased and allayed the fears of the
stockmen, who had already begun to
be haunted by visions of sleet, crusted
snow and bumped backed animals on
the range, with attendant mortality
later on.
The trial of the case of City VS..
Frank S%averasy, charged with violat-
ing the ordinance prohibiting the fire.
quenting by women of places where
intoxicants are sold, is in progress in
the police court this afternoon. Saw
Grassy demanded a jury and his guilt
or innocence is to be declared by six
of his peers.
"Tony" Cosgriff, who was fined $50
a few days ago for carrying conceal.
He did not have the money with
which TO make settlement and asked
for a %'1oater," promising to leave
:Hc city within pr hour. Instead Of
going he renamed and last night was
found by the police and committed.
IThe Hysham Cattle company has
just completed a winter roundup
made on the Grow reservation on the
east side of the Big Horn river. This
was made necessary on account of the
scarcity of feed on the range in that
locality. About 5000 head of cattle
were driven to the railway and ship
ped to feeding farms in northern
Wyoming and Nebraska.
Messrs, Parker and Deverill, rep
resenting the county, and the directors
Of the Big Ditch company went this
morning to a point near the terminus
Of the company's canal, where the
road has been badly washed by the
overflow from the ditch. The object
of the joint visit is to arrive at some
conclusion as to the proper manner
Of repairing the damage done and to
prevent a recurrence next season.
It is reported that when the dis
trict court for the county is convened
here next month that an effort will
be made for a change of venue in the
Hayden case, the former policeman
charged with the murder of J.. P. Nc
Bride. The defense, if a change of
n is asked, will set up that a
great deal of prejudice has been work
ed up in the county, especially in the
country districts, and hat the accus-
ed cannot secure a fair and impartial
trial in the county.
I In accordance with their custom,
the Elks appointed a committee to as