The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-07-03
LOCAL NM

L INoOl NAL :
a buying trip to Miles City. While
absent he bought several thousand
head of mixed sheep, mixed ages, for
which he is said to have paid from
$2.10 to $2.70, the first named price
being for yearling wethers and the
last for three-year-olds.
Sam Church returned last night
from a visit to Miles City and sur
rounding country. He reports copious
rains in that locality, saying that the
earth is fairly soaked with water and
all fears of a scarcity of grass have
passed there.
Services at the Methodist church
for next Sabbath will be as follows:
Sunrise prayer meeting at 6 o'clock.
/ The subject for the morning preach
ing service will be Lifting Up Christ
for the evening service, Our Coun-
try" The Sunday school will meet
at 1910 p. m, the Epworth league
at Z p. m.
By the breaking OF a piston the
Snidow shearing plant on Pryor creek
has been forced to shut down tempo
rarily. Before it could be stopped
the engine was somewhat battered
by the flying pieces, thereby doing
further damage. Effort is making to
secure another engine with which to
finish the season.
NArrayed in striking uniforms of
red and blue, a number of young In
dams were sauntering about the city
this morning viewing and being view
ed by the crowds. They were the
members of st. Xavier's band of the
Crow reservation and were on their
way to Forsyth, where they will play
Autonomous celebration.
police headquarters a large and
influential member of the Colt family
is in quarantine. Until a day or two
ago it was in the possession of Mike
Ryan, who vas arrested for 'toting"
it. He paid a fine of $25 for carrying
( the toy. In addition to this the thing
was confiscated and it is doubtful
whether it will be given back to
Ryan.
Labor union No. 1873 elected these
officers at it's last meeting: NJ. c.
Roberts, president; Charles Hagney,
vice president; John Hill, financial
secretary; e. Nelson, recording secre-
tary; A. S. Shannon, treasurer; Fred
Tews, guard; William Berry, escort;
W. Stone, sergent-at-arms; l. G. Jones,
H. W. Nelson and Patrick Farrell,
trustees.
Sale is reported of the E. w. Keene
property, at the southwest corner OF
Second avenue and North Thirty
third street, to Mrs. Barbara Dennison,
who until recently resided on a ranch
up the valley. The price paid was
$4,000. 1t is said that Mr.. Keene will
remove from the city, having accepted
the position of chief irrigator on the
Sudduth ranch, near Lavina.
Under Sheriff Sayles returned Wed
nesday from his chase after the man
who stole a horse and saddle from
Conway Bros. last Saturday night.
The pursuit was toward the north
and extended beyond the Musselshell,
but no trace of either man or animal
could be obtained. Stock Inspector
Webb was still out yesterday, he fol
lowing what is supposed to be a trail
Of the fugitive.
All the buyers who attended the
last wool sales to be held at Cody
have returned and the season is closed
there. \ Dewey, Gould & Co. were the
principal purchasers, with Justice
Bateman & Co. next. The prices paid
ranged from IL to IA cents and were
some better than last year, made
possible by an improved quality Of
the staple, the shrinkage being con
siderably less than ordinarily.
Frank Buckley left today for Butte