The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-01-02
into their possession, as he is want
ed" there Tor having uttered forged
paper to a considerable extent.

From Wednesdays Daily Gazette.
r. e. Palmer of Livingston is reg
istered at the Grand.
B. F. Yerkes of Red Lodge is reg
istered at the Grand.
S. C. Woodward of Red Lodge is
autographed at the Grand.
Thomas McGirl of Huntley was a
visitor in the city last evening.
Walter Lehrkind, the Silesia brewer,
is among the visitors in the city to-
day.
The Rev. DR.. Allen of the Methodist
church left this morning on a visit to
Lawrence, Kans.
A marriage license was issued this
morning to Percy r. Briggs of Taco
ma, Wash, and Elizabeth Mary Plat
of this city.
Deputy Sheriff c. w. Harding, &C.
companied by Mrs. Harding, came in
from Musselshell last evening to spend
a few days in the city.
\ Tonight the Elks will hold their
annual social session and roundup.
The event promises to be unusually
entertaining and successful.
Mrs. j. H. Johnston of Miles City,
who has been visiting her parents,
|
Judge and Mrs. Matheson, for the past
week, returned to her home this morn
ing.
Deputy County Clerk Jim" Carwile
is the latest to have his name placed
on the list of the sick. Last evening
he was found to be suffering from
typhoid fever and taken to st. Vim
cents hospital.
While but little snow exists in this
part of the county, according to Dep
uty Sheriff Harding about six inches
covers the ground in the Musselshell
valley and most of the ranchers are
feeding their stock.
Walter Cox, brought back from
Butte to answer the charge of passing
a forged check, was arraigned before
Judge Mann this morning. He waived
examination and in default of bonds
was committed to await the action of
the district court.
Frank Gordon, who has been man
aging the dry goods department of
the Donovan-McCormick company for
the past year, will leave next Sunday
for New York to buy the spring stock
for the firm. Mr.. Gordon will then go
to Seattle, where he has accepted a
position with a leading firm of that
town.
Sidney f. Morse, the late demo-
cratic candidate for legislate honors
in the county, is at Helena where he
is figuring as an applicant for the po-
sition of secretary of the senate. The
position pays So a day. 1t is said that
w E. Hassler, connected with the
democratic paper in the city, is also
applicant for a clerkship in the
legislature during the winter.
vAmong the features in tomorrow's
parade of the Mavericks will be the
appearance of several Esquimaux,
who while passing through the city
today were prevailed upon to remain
until tomorrow. They will partici-
pate in the festivities dressed in their
native costumes and as they are all
high muck-a-mucks" their makeups
are simply gorgeous.
A motion for judgment on pleadings
has been filed in the case of Link &
Carter VS.. j. G. Sherman. The mo-
ton alleges that the answer of the
defendant is frivolous and that it ad-
mits the services alleged by the plain
tiffs were performed by them, and
tat the allegations in support of the
alleged damages which form a counter
claim are not sufficient to sustain the
ple2dings. The amount which plain
this demand is $232.47.
Mayor George has concluded to
make it interesting to the thieves who
have been operating of late in the resi-
dence part of the town. The mayor
will detail two or more policemen in
plain clothes to make a general
roundup of the city and all supicious
characters will be invited to leave OF
do service in a chain gang. Mr..
George has arrived at the conclusion
to clean up all suspicious characters
in the city upon the complaint made
tc him of a large amount of petty
thieving and attempts of thieves to-
break into several residences.