The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-12-18

back and a miscellaneous collectlon
of bruises.
L train of 13 cars Of sheep, belonA
ing to Rea Bros, was forwarded from
Foster yesterday, bound for the Chi
cago market. Bert Shorey and Tom
Hogan went along, in charge OF the
shipment.
Harry Carlson, who was confined to
the hospital Tor a number OF weeks
with typhaid fever has so far recov-
cred that he was discharged last We'd
nesday and will soon be in his normal
condition Of health.
The Gazette a week ago inadvert-
emily said that the dance and Christ
mas tree entertainment to be given
| at Handel's hall, M~usselshell, is to
be on Christmas eve. The time is
fixed for Christmas night.
Mrs. Jean Decker, who has been
confined to her bed for almost six
weeks past with an attack of rheuma-
tism, will leave tomorrow for Hun
tiers Hot Springs to seek relief from
the malady that is distressing her.
A marked improvement is reported
in the condition of John Kea, who was
stricken with paralysis at the Rea
Bros. rancn, near Forsyth, last week.
| Should his condition continue to i'm
prove he will be taken east in a few
! days.
I/Arrivals from the section to the
southeast report that the recent storm
extended far beyond them, while the
snowfall was about the same as here
abouts. Cattle are reported as being
in unusually good condition and in
/ better shape than for several years.
Preparations are making by Bill.
ings lodge, No. 1914, B. P. O. Elks, for
it's annual social session, which will
be held early next month. A commit
tee composed of G. c. Bever, Ira l..
Whitney, Gil Clark, L. q. Birken and
]. H. McE1roy has been given charge
of the arrangements.
Colonel Scfeetz has received a letter
from Frank Wilbur of the Cross
ranch, near the Wyoming line, says
the Yellowstone Journal, in which Mr.
Wilb-lr states that cattle are look
ing much better than at the same
time last year. Paul Mccormick and
other stockmen near the line have
ter.
Some of the aldermen have inves
tigated the matter OF the protests
made against the organization of the
proposed improvement district No.
and found that only a small proportion
of those who are opposed own lots
actually within the district. While
the owners of only "a lots are oppos
ing, 252 lots are represented on the
petition asking for the improvement
So violent has he become of lat
that it is found necessary to confin'
the man Brown, recently admitted tt
the hospital as a county charge, IL
a straight jacket to prevent him r
doing injury to himself Or others. l
is only by this means that he can b.
kept from tearing off the bandage'
securing the, ankle from which tn
foot was amputated earlier in tn
week.
While the Yellowstone valley will
undoubtedly always be the great feed
ing yards of the state, 1T no longe
has a monopoly of that industry. On
of the latest aspirants for honors IL
that direction is the region abou
Kalispell. A trainload of sheep wa
taken from Conrad, on the Grea
Northern, a few days ago for shipmen
to Kalispell, where they will be fe
for the coast market, where a goo
; demand exists for mutton OF tn
prime kind.
w Ashlar lodge, No. 20, A. F. & A
NJ, held it's annual election of officer
In Of NIGHT lanes Chapple was cleo