The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-04-22

when it ended he had FIVE laid out and
helpless, one of them SO badly used
up that a half hour elapsed before he
regained consciousness. VI
The Hon. Paul Mccormick has re-
turned from Chicago, where he has
been attending the annual lettings Of
supplies for the several tribes ct
wetsern Indians. MI. Mccormick bid
on the beef contracts. His firm secur-
ed the Northern Cheyenne contract
for 800, 900 pounds at $500 1-3 a hun
dred. The Grow contract went to c.
J. Hysham at $3!7S 1-3 a hundred. The
latter supplies 600, 900 pounds.
A systematic effort is to be made
this season to obtain statistics ac-
curately giving the production Of
grain in the state. j.. A. Ferguson,
commissioners Of labor and statistics.
has addressed a circular letter to all
the postmasters Of the grain growing
portions of the state asking them to
transmit to the commissioner the
names Of all-men operating threshing
machines in their respective localities
in order that the latter may be sup
piled with necessary blanks. X
Andrew Gibson, lately in charge of
construction of new lines, has been ap-
pointed superintendent of the Yellow
stone division of the Northern Pacific,
headquarters at Glendive, to succeed
Newman Kline, transferred to the
Coast division. The appointment is
to take effect May 1. Mr.. Gibson has
been connected with the engineering
and construction department of the
western division eve since the road
was built and. is pronounced an ex-
cellent man for the position.
A dispatch from Washington an
nounces that the secretary Of the in
terror has reported adversely to the
measur introduced by Senator Glib
son in congress providing for the es-
Establishment of a land Office at Bill
ings. While the adverse report Of
the secretary may not be final it,
however, places the measure in such
light before congress that its passage
is extremely doubtful. The Great
Falls land office bill introduced by
Senator Gibson early in the session
will be come a law. ~
The performance of "Janice Mere
dith" at the opera house last Satur-
day night proved one of the best at
fractions of the season and it was to
be pitied that the audience was no
larger, as it is seldom that companies
of the merit and standing of the
Walsh combination are to be sci in
the smaller towns. Attractions Of
that sort, however, do not seem to be
popular with the local %playgoers and
it is doubtful whether many more will
be listed, as it is losing business to
play them.
Is Testimony is being heard this af-
ternoon before the clerk of the dis
trict court in the contest of Gordon
Kennedy VS.. Jesse e. Gle, involving
the contestee's right to make final
proof in support of homestead entry
No. 1929. for lots l, 2 and 8 and the
northeast quarter of the northwest
quarter Of section 80, township 8,
north. range ~, east. Since the entry
and filing of contest Gile has left the
country and Mrs. Gle, as a deserted
wife, is the c%ontestee. Judge Goss
appears for the contestant and G. L.
Harris for the widow.
William Briggs, arrested for playing
a confidence game on Pat McKeever,
was tried in Judge Mann's court to-
day on the charge of obtaining mon
ey under false p~retense. While it
was quite clear that Briggs was SIS
ahead of McKeever, the judge con-
Guided that the testimony was insult
1cient to warrant a conviction. A
charge OF vagrancy was then prefer
red against Briggs. On this he was
sentenced to 80 days in the county
Jail and to pay the costs. Sentence
was suspended two hours to enable
the fellow to leave the city. Y
A meeting was held yesterday after
noon of those who will take part in
the coming entertainment by the Elks
and it was found that q company Of
about 80 members can be organized,
all members Of the lodge. H. M. Alien
was elected manager, w. B. Calhoun,
assistant manager and a committee