The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-06-06
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parties arrived over the Burlington
last night and was switched onto the
Northern Pacific. -.
! A. E. Ross and wife have sold to
Amelia Baker lots II and u, block
SO, Billings townsite, together with
improvements; consideration 81.
Unless the unforeseen occurs to
~disarrange present plans, the Magic
City Bowling club will send it's best
ones to Livingston next Saturday to
try conclusion ono more with the
players of that city and also the Boze-
man invincibles.
Messrs. Jensen and Neill of the
agricultural department, who are en-
gagged in making a soil map of the
Yellowstone valley, have concluded
their operations in this immediate
vicinity and left yesterday for Park
City, where they will work for sew
eral weeks.
Three trains pf cattle are expected
to arrive over the Burlington today,
two for Shelton and one for Wibaux.
The animals will be unlOaded here
and trailed to their ranges in Daw-
son and Valley counties. Another
train is looked for tonight for Con
Kohrs, which are destined for Glen
dive.
T. j. Bouton reports the sale of w.
"A. Enochs' lower ranch, consisting of
so acres, to Frank Bryan and Sarah
Thompson. The consideration named
is $4,000. The property is about four
and-a-half miles west Of the city and
is considered among the best of the
smaller ranches in this part Of the
valley. ~
George T. Slack of Fort Keogh ism
the city and will remain a couple Of
days. MI. Slack is the grand mas
ter of Montana Masons and also most
excellent high priest of the grand
chapter, Royal Arch Masons. This
evening he will visit Billings chapter,
No. 6, and tomorrow evening Ashlar
lodge, No. 20.
Word was received at the sheriff
Office yesterday that young Shannon,
for whom search has been made since
last week, has been seen Monday on
Hubbard creek, near Buffalo creek,
where he spent Saturday night at a
sheep ranch. He still has his horse
and seems to be wandering aimlessly
over the country.
Probably tonight it will be decided
which of four teams will be taken on
for a couple of games, next Saturday
and Sunday. Although not settled
the chances seem to favor Livingston
Captain Shuster has strengthened his
combination since last Sunday and
will strengthen it still further before
the end of the week and whichever
club will be engaged will be made tc
understand that Billings intends tc
play ball from now on.
Were it not for the fact that it is
tolerably certain that nothing will be
done this season in the way of be
ginning construction of the Billings
& Northern, a shipment of materia.
received by the Burlington yesterday
would make it seem as though work
were about to be undertaken. Two
cars of iron pipes, such as are used
for %culverts, were received and un
loaded in the company's local yards
for future use. One Of the cars came
direct from the factory in the cas-
and the other was brought dowr
from Bridger, being the unused par
hauled to that place at the time the
Toluca-Cody branch was built.
The unusual spectacle of q, husband
appearing against his wife in police
court was afforded in Judge Mann'i
court yesterday afternoon. The de
dendant was Lillian Moran Sung ani
the charge against her was using ant
occupying a for immoral pur
poses. Sung testified that the nigh
before at exactly six minutes pas
IL o'clock he had observed a mar
make a hurried exit out of his wife,
room and that the man had his Goa
and vest thrown over his arm. Thu
witness attempted to approach nea
enough. to secure a look at the fac
of the intruder, but the latter madt
a threatening movement toward hi
hip pocket and Sung concluded tina
he had gone close enough. The wifi
denied everything and swore that TO
no reason at all her husband ha.
threatend to kill her. AS the test
mony was at best a case of mos
and hoss'' the court discharged tn,