The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-20

that trout were caught not far from
there last week. Says the paper:
Charles G. Shaw, Ernest Sale and
Frank Davis caught a trout in the
Saltwater a few days ago that weigh
ed over four pounds and measured
over 10 inches in length They caught
several others the same day that
were about the same size.
From Wednesdays Daily Gazette.
Secretary of State Hays left this
afternoon for Helena.
A marriage license was issued to-
day to William B. Munsell and Mrs.
Bessie Forbes, both of this city.
Mrs. Henry Gilsdorf is entertain
ing Miss Hogan Of Red Lodge, who
came down from there last evening
k6h a visit.
Continuation of cold and stormy
weather to the east is responsible for
further delayed trains from that direc-
ton. Both the North Coast Limited
and local train On the Northern Pa
| cific arrived hours behind their
schedules today.
C. G. Bowler, formerly a resident of
Billings, but now of Red Lodge, was
ir. the city today. He accompanied
Sheriff Potter of Carbon county to
Deer Lodge, to act as guard for the
man Jones who is to be brought back
as a witness in a criminal case.
Today's %westbound Burlington train
this afternoon. The delay was caused
by stormy weather to the southeast
and because of the heavy load haul
ed, several extra coaches being pull
ed, all loaded with homeseekers from
Missouri and Kansas.
| Wv. M. Bell, the mail clerk, wound
ed by a. stray shot during the recent
train ROBBERY near Butte, is reported to
be suffering considerable pain as the
result of the injuries he received. He
is unable to leave the house and somet
time will elapse before he will be
able to resume work.
Two cases of scarlet fever have
developed in the family of Mike
Lavelle, residing in Montana avenue
between Thirty-third and Thirty
fourth streets. In each instance the
sufferer is a child, 3 and the 9th
er Z year of age. The house has
been quarantined and the usual pre-
cautions have been taken. to prevent
spread of the disease.
IN in accordance with the order made
by the city council cometime ago,
decorators are at work in the interior
of the city hall and are transform
ing the walls into dreams of beauty,
as they appear to the aldermanic
kmind. The change making is decid-
eddy for the better and the different
rooms are fast losing their semblance
to warehouse storage rooms.
Practically nothing has come out
of the conferences between the local
members of the bar and the Carbon
county senator in reference to the
proposed change of the Seventh jul
dicial district. A meeting was held
last night and another this morning
and despite all their arguments and
reasoning the senator could not be
brought to see the matter from the
standpoint of the lawyers, and left
for Helena this afternoon in about
the same state of mind as when he
came.
Nothing has as yet been heard from
Fred Clark. the mar who escaped from
the constable at Bridger, after he had
been bound over by a United States
commissioner to stand trial on the
charge of having stolen horses from
the Grow Indians. 1t is the expressed
%pinion of parties who claim to be
familiar with the cas- that the escape
of Clark was connived at by some
who were not anxious that he be held,
as he might, if placed on trial, have
said more than some people would
care to have brought out.
Sheriff Potter of Carbon county ar
rived in the city last night and to-
day left for Deer Lodge to bring back
a man named Jones, who is serving
a sentence of five years for having
assisted in the unlawful killing OF a
COW. Jones was the accomplice OF
one Thompson, now on trial at Red
Lodge. for participation in the same
offense. Jones pleaded guilty and