The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-11

sale was dlSapprOVed for the a
that a better offer was received the
following day. In the meantime the
first party had obtained possession
of one Of the horses and refused to
surrender it. An action in %replevin
was instituted by the trustee, on an
order from the referee. The matter
was tried a day or two ago and the
justice ruled that the sale held and re-
fused to grant an order of restoration.
From Sundays Daily Gazette.
J.. r. Smith of Livingston is a guest
at the Grand.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Westfall of
Miles City were among yesterdays
visitors in town.
The Brotherhood of American Yeo-
men will celebrate st. Patrick's day
by giving a ball in Gruwell hall.
G. w. Clark has sold to Felix Clark
lots 81 and %, block 63, and lot 20,
block 267, Billings; consideration ST..
DR.. Moore of Baker City, Ore, ar
rived from the west yesterday on a
visit to his sister, Mrs. R. E. Hank
ness.
The Billings Water Power and Light
company will remove it's Office to it's
new quarters in the Belknap block an
mex Monday.
A deed filed for record yesterday
certifies to the sale of lots Is and 16,
block 81, billings, by J. H. McElroy to
the Slater Brick company, Billings;
consideration $3.50.
A telegram was received yesterday
from Chicago by Mrs. Paul McCor-
mick stating that her daughter, Miss
Merle, had been successfully operated
upon at 9 o'clock and was getting
along nicely.
The Rev. MI. Gesner of st. Luke's
church will hold service at Joliet
Tuesday evening, and at Bridger
Thursday evening. Bishop Brewer
will administer confirmation in ST..
Luke's church Sunday, March 16.
Herman Lehfeldt and wife have
transferred to Ludwig Lehfeldt a half
interest in a water right, dams, ETC.,
on the Musselshell river. According
to a deed filed for record yesterday
the consideration involved was 81. \
The Girls Athletic association Of
the high school gave a supper last
evening in the Gruwell block for the
benefit of the associations gymnasi-
UNI fund. A decided financial as well
as gastronomic success was scored.
The track improvements which the
Northern Pacific has had under way
all winter near Bull Mountain are rap
idly nearing completion and it is ex-
pected that they will be finished by
theIatter part Of the present month.
/He weather prophet who pins his
f3fth to "signs' was disappointed
again yesterday, as were also those
who pinned their faith to his power
of gazing into the future. The predict
ed storm failed Of naturalization,
and although cloudy at times, the day
was an exceptionally fair one for
March.
Two United States patents to land
in this county We're filed for record
yesterday. One is issued to Julia
Lehfe3dt for the north half of the
northeast quarter of section is, town
ship 8, north, range %, east. The
other is in favor of Evan N. Jones and
is for lots l and Z and the east half
of the northwest quarter, section 10,
toXpship Z, north, range 81, east. Y
Ihe remaining caisons for the new
county bridge across the Yellowstone,
east of the city, have been placed in
Hosition and filled with concrete. A
Use work is now constructing and as
sl~1 as it shall have been completed
W. on the remaining span will be-
gin. All danger Of a gorge in the
river S CONSIDERED as having passed
and L. is believed that no further de-
lay in completion of the bridge will
be encountered.
Today a meeting Of representatives
of the different Elk lodges in the state
will be helu at Helena for the pur-
pose of discussing the contemplated
Elks' excursion to Salt Lake next sum
mer. The grand lodge of the order
will hold it's convention at the Nor.
mon capital and the Montana mem
bers of the antlered fraternity are de-
sirous of making a particularly strong
showing on that occasion, as it may
be many years before another reun
ion will take place so nea home.
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