The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-02-14
LOCAL NOTES.

From Wednesdays Daily Gazette.
Among yesterdays visitors in the
Getty was A. C. Johnson of Helena, one
of the directors of the Billings State
bank.
Misses Della Lotus and Minnie
Stafford of this city have entered the
State Normal school at Dillon for the
remainder of the school year.
Fraser yesterday for preliminary heal.
ing. The county attorney being alb
sent, the examination was continued
until next Saturday, February Is.
Charles Wyman. who was arrested
'several weeks ago on the charge of as
sault in the first degree on William
NJ. Oakley, was arraigned before Judge
Vigo Iceberg, a former resident of
Billings, but o of Miles City, was
up yesterday renewing old a%cquaint-
ances and taking notes on the grow
ing of his old range.
Owing to today being Ash Wednes-
day the meeting of St. Luke's guild
has been postponed until tomorrow
afternoon, and will be held at the
home of Mrs. Sherman.
The local peace officers have been
notified of the escape from the Fort
Benton Jail of John Mcbride, arrested
recently at Havre on the charge of
stealing a bunch of sheep. A reward
of $50 is offered for his recapture.
Mrs. Barney, mother Of the late
Mrs. Roland Stebbins, returned to her
home at Denver, late Monday night.
Yesterday morning S. S. Barry, a
brother of the deceased lady, also re-
turned to his home, at Odessa. Wash.
A deed filed for record with the
county clerk and recorder yesterday
attests to the sale of lots % and "a,
block 40, Billings, by the Minnesota
& Montana Land and improvement
company to Sherman Cushman for
1875.
Edna chapter, Order of the Eastern
Star. enjoyed a social session and ban-
quet last night, after the regular meet
ing, which included the initiation of
candidates. 1t was the first initiation
for the new officers. and the ceremony
was performed in a highly creditable
manner
Mrs. Kate HoltOn, an aunt of Joseph
Sleeper, whose wife died recently and
left him with the care of several
small children. accompanied by her
two daughters, has arrived from Phil
adelphia and will make her home with
MI. Sleeper and take charge of his
household. Y
THE thaw which set in last Mon
/1ay continued all of yesterday and to-
evening the city and surround
+ ing hills were almost bare of snow.
'Stockmen are MOI ~apprehensive of any
bad results even though a cold snap
should occur. as the snow was not
sufficiently deep to entirely cover the
grass and thereby cause a shortage OF
feed in case a crust should form.
Judge Goss, Yellowstone county,
member of the Montana auxiliary OF
the National Mckinley Memorial as.
ISOLATION. has footed up the total OF
the various amounts subscribed in
his territory and finds that the aggre,
gate is $178.56. not including possible
returns from some of the outlying
precincts, and has concluded to for
ward the money to the treasurer al
Helena. If further donations are re
ceived they will be also forwarded and
added to the county's subscription. X
The police have instituted a still
hunt against all undesirable char
acters, quite a few of whom have in
vaded the city recently. and already
several undesirables have received no
tice to leave. Among those who have
been forced to seek other quarters
were members of the pugilistic fra
ternity, as the city authorities have
come to the conclusion that the towr
is as we'll off without them as with
them. In no Nuisance has any inten
ton of ~contesting the order been man
"ifested, but all who have been tolG
to "move on" have accepted the man
date and gone elsewhere.
From Thursdays Daily Gazette,
Thomas Ross of Absarokee was {
guest at the Grand, yesterday.
Mrs. J. G. Maring of Anaconda is il
the city the guest of her mother, Mrs
FoXton. and her sister, DR.. Harria
Clark.
Mrs. Fred Sweetman and daughter
Miss Clara, of Columbus are in Bill
ings for a few days, and are the guests
Of M,c Cnnron Snu1n ~