The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-10-28

country is now making for that pur.
pose. The e covers 800, OOO
acres, making it the largest in the
country.
From Mondays Daily Gazette.
3. Mushback of Red Lodge was
among the visitors who spent Sunday
in the city.
Harry Scott, the Lavina merchant,
is spending a few days in the city
on business.
Dick Trott and James Darlington
returned yesterday from an overland
trip to Forsyth.
George H. Anon and H. F. Con.
way, both of Gillette, Wyo., are reg
istered at the Grand.
Robert Aitchison, a prominent
stockman of Miles City, is among the
visitors in town today.
G. F. Thomas, L. Harris and James
Cook, all hailing from Lake Basin,
are guests at the Grand.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Peacock of Medi-
cine Hat, Northwest Territory, are
registered at the Grand.
Scott Bros, the Lavina merchants,
shipped three a loads of fat cattle
east over the Burlington this morn
ing to South Omaha.
A. E.. Mitchell of st. Paul, general
superintendent of motive power of
the Northern Pacific, passed through
Billings in his special car, the No. Z,
this morning, en- route east from a
tou rover the system.
Pierre Wibaux passed through the
city this morning en- route to the
Black Hills, where he is the owner
CT a valuable gold mine, which prom
Uses even greater returns than the
cattle business in it's best days.
Dick" Hicks, who, while in a re-
volver fight with another fellow at
Gillette recently, killed an innocent
bystander, must stand trial. The cor
oner's jury held, him responsible and
charged him, with murder in the first
degree.
The land contest between Gordon
Kennedy and Jesse Gile has been de-
cided by the register and receiver OF
the Lewistown Office in favor of the
former. Judge Goss represented Ken
needy and Fred H. Hathhorn appear
ed for Gile.
Conductor H. S. Hammond of the
Burlington is taking a lay off and will
leave for Iowa in a few days, where
he will visit old friends. Mrs. Ham
mond and children will spend several
weeks with friends at Grow agency
and Sheridan, Wyo., during his alb
sence.
1t has been established to a GER
that the brakeman killed in
the Red Lodge wreck recently was
Louis J. Davenport, although at the
time he was going under another
According to the Picket a let
las been received from a sister
of the dead man that removes all
doubt.
An effort will be made at the COM
ing session of the Legislature to make
changes in the states game
laws. The state game warden and a
Of the State S~portsmen's
association net at Butte today for the
purpose Of agreeing on the revisions
hat will be recommended.
Jack Roche, cashier of the Billings
Power company, returned this
morning from a three weeks visit at
lis old home near Cedar Rapids, Ia,
where he spent the time enjoyably.
Contrary to reports that were circu-
ated when Mr.. Roche departed, he |
lid not bring a life partner back with
lin.
ftj6es of incorporation of the
eWy organized Columbus State bank
we're filed with the secretary of state
asst Saturday. OF the capital stock
# $4,000 $4,000 has been subscrib-
ID. H. L. Frank, owner of the Co.
stone quarries, appears as
he heaviest stock holder. His sub
;cription is $4,000.
Sullivan and Chris. Hickey
we're given five days work with the
street commissioner by Police Judge
Mann this morning. Mr.. Hickey has
;pent much time with the city's in
lustrial and geological departments
hiring tha-last sly months and is al |