The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-04-03
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From Tuesdays Daily Gazette. >
F. w. Lee OF Park City is registered
at the Grand.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Gebo Of Red
Lodge are guests at the Grand
j. H. Price ,one of the prominent
stockmen OF Custer county, was a
visitor in the city last evening.
e. G. Gully of Livingston is among
those who are in the city today in con-
sequence Of the opening Of bids for
the construction of the new court
house.
County Commissioners Jacobs came
in last night from the Musselshell in
order to be present today at the meet
ing of the board to let the contract
for the new court house.
S. H. Erwin is visiting the tcity
from his home at Roundup in the
northern part of the county. Mr.. En-
win says that the winter just passed
has been the most severe experienced
in recent years in that locality. 81
This morning a shipment of IL ars
of sheep belonging to Callahan &
Beasley of Big Timber passed through
the city en- route east. The same
firm will make another shipment OF
about the same size in a day or two.
F. s. Parker, who has been filing
the position of chief clerk in the
Northern Pacific freight depot, has
been promoted to travelling auditor
for the company. His place will be
filed by q gentleman from st. Cloud,
Mimi. .,.. 49,
Louis Leon appeared in Judge Fras-
er's court last evening and filed a
complaint against Mary Tobin, better
known as Mary "Samlin," charging
her with the larceny Of $50. Leon
claims that he. was in the woman's
place earlier in the day and that dur
ing a dispute concerning some change
due him she snatched a $40 bill from
his hand. .N
This morning Alex Reilly, j. G.
Brewer, w. O. Lee, Henry G. Kerr,
John Martin and Adolph Snyder were
arraigned before Judge Fraser on the
charge Of having violated the gam
bling laws. AS the complaining wit
ness, Schermerhorn, is out of the
city and will not return for some days,
hearing of the defendants was set for
Algil IA. All were released on bonds.
= In accordance with the provisions
of the new bounty law Judge Loud
has appointed Paul Mccormick and
B. G.. Shorey of this city and Pat
I4avelle of Columbus as a board IF
inspectors for Yellowstone county. All
claimants for bounty in the county
the skins of animals killed by them
TO n or the other of the three in
s%pectors for certification. who are re-
quired to keep a record of such skins
or scalps and certify the fact of the
presentation and killing to the county
clerk before any certificate can is
sue.
Last evening Judge Mann tried the
case of Doctor Rinehart VS.. the North
ern Pacific Railway company, in
which the plaintiff sued to ecove
for professional services. The amount
claimed was 500 and was based upon
services rendered by the doctor at
the time of the Rapids wreck, last
October. Prior to the institution of
the suit the company offered him $25.
but he declined to accept that amount.
saying he was entitled to more. 1t
was evidently the opinion of the
court that the amount claimed was
reasonable, as he rendered judgment
fo< the sum sued for and for costs OF
Z Yesterday was the last day on
which nominations for school trustees
could be made. No further names
were submitted and last evening
Clerk Whitney posted the required
notices of the election, which will be
held April 4. Two vacancies will &C.
cur in the board, the terms of G. O.
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