The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-04

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work grading the library park.
Eleven carloads of sheep, belonging
to- Len Lewis, who lives near White
Sulphur Springs, and nine cars, be-
longing to John Maxey of Bozeman,
were fed in the local yards last Sun
day and left yesterday morning via
the Northern Pacific for Chicago. "
The first installment of the expected
homeseekers passed through the city
yesterday morning, en- routesfor Wash
ngton. The party numbered $50 and
was made up of M~issOurians, and, of
course, they will have to be shown
if the Webfeet expect to keep them.
Arrivals from Glendive yesterday
reported the existence there Of six
inches of snow, which had fallen dur
ing the latter days of last week. They
also stated that Friday and Saturday
the weather had been almost as cold
as any experienced there this winter.
Matt Porn and Joseph La Motto
were in police court yesterday on the
charge Of disturbing the peace. Both
entered pleas of guilty. Porn paid his
fine, $40, while "Frenchy" found him
self in a distressing condition of i'm
p%ecuniosity and as a result will help
out on the streets for the next few
days.
AS shown by a deed filed for record
yesterday George H. Simpson and
wife have sold to William w. Beard
the fractional lots 6 and 7, block FL,
first addition to Saltwater townsite,
and fractional lots 4 and 5, block Fl,
second addition to same townste, all
for 1925.
c. F. Stocker of Big Timber was
in the city yesterday on matters O n
nected with several deals in sheep
he has closed here recently. Mr..
Stocker last week bought the remain
der OF l.. D. O'Donnell's lambs, about
5000 head, and will keep them on
feed until sometime next month, when
he will ship them to the east.
Two deeds for lots 10, II and 70,
block A of the original townsite of
| Billings, and block Sc, Fosters addi-
ton, were recorded yesterday. The
first was issued by S. A. Wallace and
wife to T. J. Bouton, while the second
was from Mr.. and Mrs. Bouton in IA
vor of Mary M. Cushman. In the first
the consideration was 81; in the Sec
ond 5000.
Charles Jacobs. John Brown, An
drew Peterson and Albert Gamble, the
four men under arrest for breaking in.
to and robbing a Northern Pacific
freight train between this city and
Columbus, were arraigned before
Judge Mann yesterday on the charge
of burglary in the first degree. They
waived examination and in default Of
bonds were committed to await trial
in the district court.
A meeting of creditors was to have
been held yesterday in the Office OF
Referre Firth to hear objections to
the petition of the trustee for permits.
sion to sell furniture, a hack, some
book accounts and other assets of
the estate of Mary E. Mason. recently
adjudged a bankrupt. Nobody appear.
ed and the sale vas ordered i'll com.
pliance with the notice to creditors
issued for the meeting.
Louis f. King, known to all the
old buffalo hunters and trail blazers
ct the Yellowstone region, was here
yesterday on his way from Anaconda
to Kansas City. Mr.. King settled at
Miles City when the town site was
plated and remained a steadfast
boomer of that locality until a few
years ago when he removed to the
west side.
A consignment of deerskins is at
the Northern Pacific cypress office
on which the wner will probably
realize but little. The skins came
from Lewistown and Deputy Game
Warden Smith happened to be around
when they arrived. IIe seized them
and is holding them subject to orders
from the chief warden. Several days
before Mr.. Smith did a similar job
at Forsyth, where more skins are be.
ing held in compliance with the law.
The, district court for Yellowstone
county will onven next Monday. In
addition to the usual number of civil
cases. five criminal cases also are
on the docket. In at least one of the
latter a plea of guilty will be entered.
Maurice Robinette arrested last
month for passing a forged check,
who admitted his guilt when arraign,
ed for preliminary hearing will save