The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-04-18

money already out Of the transaction
to permit them to live in luxury the
remainder of their days. The beauty
of the thing is that the horse-buying
business for the British is likely to
be continued all of the present year,
Walter Anderson, postmaster at Red
Lodge, and editor of the Picket, came
in last night and went west on the
Northern Pacific this morning. Speak
ing of the miners strike now on in
that town Mr.. Anderson said the pros
poets were that the mines would re
main closed for some time. Each
side seemed now determined to stand
out for what they consider their rights,
and there were no signs Of either
yielding at this time. That the strike
is causing stagnation in business cir
cles at Red Lodge, Mr.. Anderson adj
mitted, but aside from the mines he
said Red Lodge had large and diversi-
fled farming interests nearby, and
this in a measure would help to keep
the camp alive pending a settlement
of the labor troubles. ~
Among today's arrivals from the ef-
fete and pampered east was one to
whom, above all others appeal the
easy and careless ways of the vigor-
u and virile west-"'Calamity Jane"
Since her last appearance here Jane"
has seen much of a world which form
erly had existence for her only in
story and the tales told by the return
ing wanderers beyond the muddy
shores of the Missouri. She has been
tc, the farthermost east and also has
explored the intermediate portions Of
the domain over which Uncle Sam
exercises his parental care, but as for
her-well, she is Calamity Jane"
Only Montana and its s~nowcapped
mountains and ozone laden prairies
can appease her longings for nature,
pure and untrammeled. Among the
first to be made aware Of her return
were the saloonmen. She called on
a number of them.
From Thursdays Daily Gazette.
Joseph Sims CT Lavina is visiting
the city.
DR.. Baxter has moved his Office into
the Gruwell block.
Thomas Hurley Of Roundup is reg
istered at the Grand.
w. M. Murphy, the Lavina sheep and
cattleman, is in the city.
Mrs. Jean Decker returned this
morning from her visit to Miles City.
w. H. Simons of Lodge Grass is
paying one of his occasional visits
to Billings friends.
A marriage license was issued last
evening to Daniel T. Hall and Gym
thia Cooper, both of this city.
Henry Terrell has returned to the
city from a trip to the Pacific coast
During his absence he visited Seattle
| Spokane and other important coast
cities.
Edward L. Peck ct al have sold tc
the trustees of the Methodist Epis
copal church of Park City lot 8, block
IS, townsite of Park City; considera'
ton s24O.
DIR. and Mrs. Newell, Mrs. e. Gil,
lette and Miss Merle Hanna, all OF
! Sheridan, Wyo., were here last night
They came to attend the Carper-Mc
| Cormick nuptials. y
Mrs. w. ". Jobes, who is well re
membered here as having formerly
made her home in the city, is expected
to arrive from Spokane tonight, en-
route to Denver.
Walter Clifton returned last night
from Sheridan, Wyo. When he left
there the condition Of Miss Hardy was
such that the family has reason to
believe that she would recover from
her illness.
Superintendent Houston of the Vel
lowstone division Of the Northern Pa
cific spent the day in the city super
vising matters in connection with the
new sidetracks and other changes In
contemplation in the company's local
yards.
William Briggs, who is accused Of
having confidenced Pat McKeever out
Of $15 last Sunday night, is having
a trial in Judge Mann's court this
afternoon. The charge against the
defendant is obtaining money unde1
false %pretense.
David Penman, proprietor Of the
Maryland hotel at Columbus, was
visitor in town today. Mr.. Penmar
reported that Columbus is enjoying