The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-07-24
.ng stolen a horse from L. H. stod-

dard.
Doctor Cliff Lindsey returned Wed
nesday from Forsyth, where he lac
been called to attend J. r. Edwards,
reported to have been seriously hurt.
One report was that he had been shot
and another that he had met with
an accident. The latter proved to
be correct. He fell from a wagon
loaded with poles and sustained in1
juries about the kidneys.
For the first time since last Deem
Der has payment of bounty claims
been ordered by the state board OF
examiners. At its meeting at Helena
last Tuesday warrants on the bounty
fund registered between June %. 1902,
and July IA, same year, were ordered
drawn. The claims IGNORED are o
numbered from 27,75O to 28,219, inclu-
sive and their total is $23,527.
James Fullerton, the Carbon county,
man who has opened war upon the
management of the Yellowstone Ma
tional park, IA in the city yester-
day, on his way home to Red Lodge
from the convention of the Christian
Endeayorers at Denver and the Ep-
worth league at Detroit. In both he
offered resolutions denouncing the
sale of intoxicants in the park.
Martin Zidmair, the twice-convicted
murderer of Park county, has been
sentenced to be hanged September 4.
Meanwhile his attorney is moving in
the direction of securing a new trial
for him, alleging that the case OF his
| client was prejudiced by instructions
given the jury by Judge Henry. In
case a rehearing is denied the matter
wiW be taken into the supreme court.
Henry Lambert Of Deep creek, Park
county, is undoubtedly the champion
bear hunter of Montana. The Liv'
ingston Post announces that a few
days ago he received from the sec
rotary of state bounty certificates for
81 bears, all of which he killed dur.
ing the present season. What is still
more remarkable, every one was shot
near his ranch while prowling about
to get at his livestock.
Three of the witnesses FOL the de
tense in the case of State VS.. William
Morris, in Jail on a charge OF assault
in. the first degree, being about tC
leave, under a stipulation entered into
by the attorneys, their testimony was
taken before Judge Fraser today. Nor
ris is the man who is held to answer
to the charge of having almost cut
to death Claude Leonard at a dance
given zeal Laurel sometime las
mQdth.
DMrs. Bowler, mother of c. c. Bow
|An, passed through the city yester
day on her way to Red Lodge, he
home, from a visit to her brother, A
S. Douglas, formerly of Billings, hu
for a number of years past of Port
land, Ore. Mr.. Douglas will be remem
bered by the older settlers as once hav
ing been treasurer of Yellowston
county and the father Of the first whit
child form in what is now the city o
Billings.
!. Once more John Murphy has on
of his hands, those hands that Away
insist on getting injured, in a sling
!, This time it is the left. AS the re
:. suit of an awkward use of a shar
knife several of the arteries of tn
back of the hand were severed
few days ago and John bled until h
, tainted. A doctor was fortunatel
speedily secured and the arteries wer
taken up before more serious cons
, quences ensued.
| One of the best games of profe'
sional ball played in the state thu
far this season took place at Helen