The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-07-21

saturday. he waived examination
and in default Of bonds was remanded
await the action OF the district
court.
s. H. Erwin, who recently disposed
of his ranch and other property near
Roundup, accompanied by his family,
has arrived in the city. Mr.. Erwin
is prospecting for a location and has
several places in view, although not
decided as to which he will finally
choose.
Judge Loud of Miles City was 81
visitor in Billings yesterday. His
presence was in connection with mat
tiers of private interest. He returned
last night and does not expect to
come back until the next regular term
of court, which begins the last day
in August.
M. A. Arnold and w. w. Anderson
and son took their departure yesterday
for the formers stock ranch in Gar
wins basin, where they expect to fish
and recreate until they are tired.
They may be gone a couple Of weeks
and they may be gone longer, with
the possibility of returning sooner.
E. r. Newton, who has been employ
ed as one of the baling crew at the
Burlington warehouse, is minus a
finger, the result of getting that mem
her caught in the gearing of the bal
ing machinery. The end of the mid
die finger of the right hand was SO
badly mangled that amputation was
Necessary at the first joint.
h/R. L. Nix left early this morning
flor Seattle, where he expects to re-
main a couple of weeks or SO. Hav-
ing heard a great deal o. the dangers
and temptations that beset the inno-
cent visitors to that wicked place,
he took the precaution OF making his
will before leaving and also bought
a Eoundtrip ticket.
|ANot in a long time have there been
such crowds in the city as were surg
ing about the streets yesterday. The
attraction was the circus. Many came
from great distances and began to
arrive Sunday evening, so as to be
on time. While the exact figures
kwere not obtainable, it was estimated
that between 1000 and 5000 people
witnessed the afternoon performance.
attempt was made late Sunday
Might to fire the Garden theatre, IN
Minnesota avenue. The rear part of
the building and stage were found
saturated with kerosene and were
blazing right merrily when the fire
was discovered. Fortunately the dis
covery was made in time and the fire
extinguished without the aid of the
department.
Thomas H. Reed, assistant superin-
tendent of the American Anti-Saloon
league, who is making a tour Of the
state in the interest of that
ton, delivered a lecture in the Meth
odist church Sunday morning. "The
Noblest Conflict of the New Century
was his subject. The meeting was
under the joint direction OF the Bap-
fist and Methodist societies.
Tl;, ~oor,,;~r tho 20 o;1;1o ~ II M
Brayton, the Reverend c.. B. Miller
and J. S. Simineo, accompanied by
the Reverend G. E. Barnes, Miss Mar
ion Goss and I. L. Howell left for
Columbus. At the latter place arrange
ments had been made for ~transporta-
ton to the Saltwater, near Absarokee,
where the party expects to spend
a couple of weeks or so camping.
Three carloads of horses were
shipped from here last Friday by
H. N. Kenendy and J. M. Conway.
: The animals were gathered hereabouts
and at Virginia City and were destined
for River Falls, Wis, where Mr.. Ken
needy now makes his home. Attached
to the same train on which the horses
were forwarded were Is cars OF sheep
tha1 A. c. Logan was shipping to
N1fh Dakota parties.
N>Several anglers paid visits last Sun
day to some of the trout streams
within convenient distance of the
city. Some went to Absarokee, but
found the fishing only fair. Grass.
hoppers are still too numerous and
furnish the denizens of the streams with