The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-12-09
ago, Miss Meade, a -niece Of Colonel
and Mrs, ROWley.

ago, Miss Meade, a niece Of Colonel
and Mrs. Rowley.
AT a recent meeting of the board
of county commissioners Of Rosebud
county, Robert c. Guy, a resident of
Pease bottom for the last rs years
and we'll known to every old settler
in the lower Yellowstone valley, was
appointed sheriff of the county. Mr..
Guy was the democratic candidate
for the office at the November cleo
ton and the vote for him and his re-
publican opponent resulted in a tie.
BY her attorney, o. F Goddard,
Joanna McNamar instituted a suit for
divorce against her husband, Henry
H. McNamar, today. Non-support is
the ground alleged. The couple were
married in Dawson county, Nebraska,
February II, 1883, and have three
children, Charles A., aged 18 years;
Roy NJ, 10 years old and Everett E.,
9 years old. Mrs. McNamar asks the
court to grant her custody Of the
children.
The preliminary examination of
johnnie" Baker, arrested on the
charge of stealing a horse, has been
continued in Judge Fraser's court un-
til Tuesday, December 16. Mean
while Baker remains in Jail, being un-
able to give bond for his appearance.
: AS yet none Of his relatives has come
forward in his behalf, although he no
titled his uncle, whose horse he is
alleged to have stolen, Immediately
after his arrest.
The preliminary hearing of Fred
Lee, charged with maliciously SCI
ting fire to a stack of hay belonging
to a man named Schroeder, residing
in Lake basin, was completed before
Judge Mann yesterday afternoon. The
testimony was strong enough to war
rant the jusge in holding the defend
ant to the district court and he was
bound over in the sum of $500. Lee
was unable to give the required bond
and was remanded back to jail.
Because of the lack of proper
laboratory appliances DR.. Lindsey
was unable to make an analysis of the
supposed poisoned bread brought to
town yesterday by Mr.. Mclean, who
believes someone made an attempt to
poison the inmates of his sheep camp
in the Bull mountains. Although not
fully decided, when last seer Mr.. Nc
Lean had about made up his mind to
send a sample of the byead to the agri-
cultural college at Bozeman to be
analysed. He laid the matter before
the county attorney, but as he could
&ot give any Information to that Of
fetal that would enable him to pro.
coed against anybody, Mr.. Hathhorn
advised him not to do anything fur.
Their than to keep a close watch and
if possible secure some evidence
against the party or parties he may
suspect of the attempted murder.
From Mondays Daily Gazette.
Will Rea, the st. Paul sheep buyer,
came in yesterday from the east.
- H. Lowther and G.. Clifton of Round
up are anon today's visitors in the
city.
Captain Perkins, postof1ce inspec-
tor. is engaged this afternoon in max
ing an inspection of the local post
9f'ee.
Mrs. Jean Decker returned yester-
day morning from Miles City, where
she spent the last two weeks visiting
her parents.
Staff Captain Jost, of the Pacific
province of the Salvation army, will
speak at the local barracks tonight,
giving her experience in Thai line
covering a period of seven years.
]. B. HEREFORD returned yesterday
from a visit to some Of the larger
eastern cities. Mrs. HEREFORD remained
az Boston, intending to go on to New
York to spend a short time with a
sister.
At the meeting of the board of
county commissioners this afternoon
that body is selecting the men from
among the voters of the county to
serve as judges and clerks at the
special election.
A meeting of the trustees of the
Big Ditch company is in progress this
! afternoon at the court house. The
meeting is for the purpose of audit
ing bills and giving directions as to
work on the company's canal.
Sheriff Potter, the Carbon county Of