The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-12-05

them are free from debt and have
surrounded themselves with small
punches of live stock in addition to
the comforts which come to those by
dint of hard work succeed in carving
out homes in newly opened territory.
From Wednesdays Daily Gazette.
w. G. Swan Of Gebo is at the Grand.
John Mccullough OF Joliet is among
the visitors in the city today.
Superintendent Searles, of the Big
Ditch company, is a visitor in town
today. I.
Mrs. H. S. Boal went to Forsyth this
morning on business connected with
the Boal estate.
Roland Potter returned last night
from Hunters springs where he has
been the past 10 days for the bene-
fit of his health.
George F. Leopold, the costumer at
Livingston, is here today with a line
of costumes for the ball to be given
in Gruwell hall this evening.
George Durham, of the Irwin-Hod-
son stationery and blank book house
at Portland, Ore, was in the city to-
day visiting customers of that con-
cep4/
1eave of absence for four months
has been granted by the trustees to
Miss Collins, librarian of the Parmly
Billings Memorial library, the same to
take effect at once Miss Collins will
avail herself of the vacation to attend
a library school in the east. During
her absence Miss Winnifred Jones
will be the acting librarian.
At the present meeting of the board
of county commissioners that body
will adopt a resolution requiring that
bills against the county must be filed
prior to the opening day Of the ses-
sion in order to secure a prompt set.
Element. This resolution is adopted
in order to allow the clerk time to
get all bills in shape for auditing
prior to the time of the meeting of
the board. -.
At this writing, friends of expo
liceman Hayden, who is held account
able for the death of J. P. Mcbride in
the city a short time ago, have not
produced the $1O,O 900 bond to secure
his release from the custody of Sher
if Hubbard. Hayden's most intimate
friends in the city are, however, con
| fdent that they will be able to Sc
cure sufficient signers to the bond tt
secure his liberty until Judge Louc
calls the case in the district court.
J. R. Goss as attorney for the plain
tiff this morning filed an action in thu
district court in behalf Of the w. S
Dickey Clay Manufacturing compan!
against George Soule to recover tn
sum of $35O.47 said to be due for me1
chandise sold and delivered to de
PENDANT in the month of June, 1902
and payable in the following August
In addition to the principal interest i
also demanded, together with the Gus
tcmary allowance for costs.
An alarm of fire called out the de
partment this morning at about
o'clock to the home of Mrs. Rogers, il
North Fourth avenue between Thirty
first and Thirty-second streets. Mrs
Rogers had allowed a pan of greas
to remain in the oven over night an
when she started a fire in the stiv
this morning forgot to remove it. TIL
grease speedily ignited, causln
flames to burst out of the stove in
manner that frightened the lady an
caused the alarm to be given. Near
while, however, she continued her e.
forts to extinguish the fire and SUE
ceeded so we'll that when the depar
ueat arrived it's services were nc
fsduired.
kxThe men who robbed the Stool
xgrower's bank at Bridger. are suspi'
toned OF being at Park City the nigh
previous to the robbery. There wa
a dance given there that night an
several strangers were in the villag'
When the festivities of the nigf
were concluded, and the ranch folk
of the neighborhood prepared to II
turn to their homes, it was found thu
several pairs of overshoes and a nun
Der of fur coats were missing. 1t wa
discovered that the strangers appea
ing in the village in the earlier pal
of the night had also disappeare'
: When the folks at Park City learne
yesterday that the Bridger bank ha
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