The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-08-22

ed having broken a seal of a North
ern Pacific freight car in the com
pany's yards in this city. The alleg-
ed offense was committed night be
fore last and the man was caught in
the act by some of the yardsmen. He
ceeded in getting to Livingston. To-
day information was received OF his
arrest. there. He will be brought
back for trial.
From Thursdays Daily Gazette.
r. M. Mcleod of Livingston is a
guest at the Grand.
Sheriff Potter of Red Ledge is
among today's visitors in the city.
H. Lowther came in from Roundup
this morning.
K G.. T. Streets has sold to H. j.
Thompson lots % and "a, block FOG,
Billings townsite; consideration $50.
There is an extra ring to the blows
Gus Sipes strikes. on his anvil today.
It is a boy, who arrived this morning.
In consideration of 5000 James Z.
Macer and wife have Sold to Keeling
T. Parish lots Z and s, block %, Bill
ings.
For treating himself to a plain
drunk and disturbing the peace Chas.
Stritmond vas fined IS in police
court this morning.
James Miller got drunk yesterday
and proceeded to turn the Northern
Pacific section house inside out. FOr
this he was arrested and this morning
paid a fine Of IS.
Henry B1akely, Montana general
freight agent of the Northern Pacific,
arrived in the city this morning on
his way east from a visit to the coast.
He will remain until tomorrow.
The T. J.. Bouton real estate agency
reports the sale of the Breed property
in South Twenty-eighths street, con-
sisting Of two lots and cottages, to
Sarah Jane Lamey. The price paid
was $1,000.
Charles May, who has been in Jail
a number of days on the charge of
peddling without a license, was ar
raigned before Judge Mann yesterday
afternoon. He pleaded guilty and was
let off with the payment Of a nominal
fine. Mays health has been poor ever
since his arrest and he will return
east.
Major L.. P. Hunt and Lieutenant
w. P. Moffett. both of the Thirteenth
cavalry, accompanied by their fam
lilies, were in the city a few hours
this morning. They were en- route to
Fort Meade, S. D., from Fort ASSN
1lniboine, where they have been sta
toned for several months. Assinni-
boine is now the strongest g%arrisoned
post in the state, having six troops
of the Third cavalry and four com
panies CT the Twenty-fourth infantry.
Oscar Thomason, a youth who gives
his age as Is years, is On trial in
Judge Fraser's court this afternoon on
the charge of malicious mischief. He
is accused of having broken the seal
of a Northern Pacific freight car,
standing in the local yards, a few
nights ago. The company's night
Waterman saw him commit the act
and attempted to arrest him, but
Thomason gave him the slip and beat
his way to Livingston, where he was
taken into custody.
ST. Clair, the man taken from a
Northern Pacific train yesterday and
placed in the Sisters hospital, was
reported as some better today, but as
yet unconscious. He got on the train
at some point in the west and was
stricken with paralysis when near
Big Timber. A man named Chamber
lain was his travelling companion and
remained over, but refused to tell
anything concerning him, saying il
was nobody's business who he was
or where he halls from.
J.. w. Epperson, who has been re
peatedly arrested by the police fol
getting drunk, but never before prose
cuted, having always been released as
soon as sober and permitted to &C
home, was in town again yesterday
AS usual he proceeded to buy all the
whiskey in the city and soon had &C
cumulated a jag of colossal proper
, tons. He was assisted onto his horse
and an officer escorted him to the
western city limits, where he lef,
him with the premise he would keel
on going. Epperson, however, though
he need 'just one more" and cam
4 back and becoming ~boisterous, wa
locked up. This morning he was