The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-14

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From Fridays Daiiy Gazette.
S. T. Simonson registered in the
city yesterday from A~bsarokee.
DR.. w. x. Sudduth was in from his
Lavina ranch yesterday and register
ed at the Grand.
W. E. Philips, a well-known insur-
ance man of the state, died at his
home at Helena. Wednesday. Mr.
Philips frequently visited this city,
where he had a host of friends among
the business men. He leaves a wife
and three children.
Former County Commissioner La
velle of Columbus was in the city yes.
terday. Mr.. Lavelle served as com.
missioner four years, and while a
democrat Of the most pronounced
type, he made one of the best mem.
bers of the board the county has ever
had.
Before adjourning court Wednesday
evening Judge Loud heard, testimony
in behalf of the plaintiffs in the case
of the Thompson-McGregor Lumber
company VS.. F. W. Mullison, ct al, de-
PENDANTS having failed to enter an
appearance. Judgment was ordered
for plaintiffs in the sum of $2S2.96. ,
The Taft bankruptcy case has pro-
crossed to the stage where the court
has taken c~ognizance of the bank
rupt's offer Of a composition. Yes
terday Referee Firth received notice
from the court to call a meeting of
creditors at which to hear objections
to the composition, if there be my.
In accordance Mr.. Firth has issued no.
tees Of a meeting at his office, March
20.
A shipment Of cattle, pronounced by
experts to have been the best ever
seen in these parts, passed through
the city Yesterday, en- route to Chi
ago. They belonged to Lewiston,
Idaho, parties and had been kept on
feed composed of wheat and barley for
$50 days before loaded onto the cars.
To prevent skrinkage as much as
possible a sufficient quantity of the
feed was taken along to carry the cat
tie through to the end of their Journey.
Sheriff Hubbard inspected a band of
~ horses yesterday which were con-
signed to Winnipeg parties and form
ed a part of the LaMotte herd, recent
ly sold to Tom Hurley and by the lat
ter in turn sold to a mar named Weir,
whose home is at Winnipeg. The band
originally comprised about 1900, and
with the exception Of a few small ship
ments is practically still intact. The
day before Mr.. Hubbard inspected a
bunch of 20S he'd, bought by Bolcoseke
& Wodlenberg, also Of Winnepeg.
G. w. Clark, the alleged rapist, will
be defended by an attorney of his own
choosing and for whose services he
agrees to pay himself. After the
courts findings that he was not with
out property, Clark SEN for Glib Lane,
who represented him on preliminary
hearing, and asked him to continue in
the case. Wednesday night Clark was
arraigned for the second time and
waived statutory time in which to
plead and pleaded not guilty. Trial of
his "a was set for March 20, at 2
p m.
Marion Moore. who has been in
trouble before, was in police court
yesterday on the charge of fighting. |
He pleaded guilty and was fined $40.
Con Ryan, another old offender, was
taxed IS for disturbing the peace, and
Joe Wells, an ancient, but combative
colored individual, was asked for a
of $40 for breaking the
peace into fragments by threatening
to kill sundry persons who had made
remarks about his color and to which
he took exceptions. Tony Miner was
assessed a like amount, also for dis
turbing the peace.
DR.. and Mrs. Selbrede added to the
social affairs Of tho waolr INV oiv,;pu