The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-10

Trainmaster OFT Of the Montana di.
vision OF the Northern Pacific is in
the city.
George Pierson was among the Wis.
itors from Red Lodge who were in
the city last night.
Miss B. Kron returned from Chicago
yesterday, where she has been study
ing the fashions in millinery.
Married-At the home of the Rev
erend Mr.. c. B. Miller, Stephen A.
Ogburn and Nettie Fike, March 6.
w. r. Meyers and wife came down
from Helena last night and left for
their home at Red Lodge this morn
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Hassler were
among those who went to Red Lodge
this. morning to witness the basket
b1<ame.
vat the last business meeting of the
Baptist society a contract was let
for completing the auditorium of the
church. 1t is to be finished for &C.
cupancy by April 10 or before.
Sherman, Richstein and Daniels
compose the team of bowlers that
went to Red Lodge this morning to
meet a team of coal miners there this
evening. Eastman and Deckert went
along as substitutes.
This morning Ira Whitney received
a letter informing him that at the
time of writing his mother was sick
OF pneumonia at Tucson, AriZ., to
which place she went a few weeks ago
to visit her brother, who then was
down with the same disease.
Transfers of real estate involving
large amounts are becoming of qui e
common occurrence in this part OF
the state. In addition to the several
important transactions that were con-
summated in this county during the
last week or so, sale of a ranch in
Rosebud county vas closed which in
volved the comfortable sum of &c.,
900. The tract sold comprises 1872
acres and is situated on the Rosebud
river. All is fenced and the most I'M
der cultivation and irrigated.
Although it was believed by many
that the matter of the increase in
pay demanded by the trainmen of the
Northern Pacific had been settled, it
would seem from the following, taken
from the Livingston Post, that it is
still an open question: 20. H.
Sandager, a member Of the grievance
committee of the Brotherhood of Rail-
way Trainmen, left Livingston Mon
day night for st. Paul, where the COM
mittee will confer with the officials
of the Northern Pacific with regard to
an increase of wages on the road"
F. H. Foster, assignee of B. w.
Toole, this morning sold the open
accounts and notes due the assignor
at the time he went into liquidation.
The book accounts, aggregating ST.
$50. SO, were sold to Percy Edwards for
SITS, while the Yellowstone National
bank bought the notes, five, amount
ing to $544.63, for $40. The bank also
bought the 112 shares of stock in the
Montana Coal and Iron company that
were listed among the assets, for
it paid $40. Mr.. Edwards and
the bank were the only bidders at
the sale.
An action regarded in the nature of
test case has been instituted in the
district court of Park county against
that county by the Northern Pacific
Railway company. The suit is for
the purpose of setting aside the action
of the county in selling certain lands
to the plaintiff which the
county sold for n%on-payment of taxes.
Plaintiffs contention is that at the
time the lands were assessed they
had not been surveyed and title to
them had not been transferred from
thine government to the company.
The lands in controversy were sold for
lakes last year.
From Mondays Daily Gazette.
F. M. Bins of Flatwillow is register
&c at the Grand.
Thomas w. Long, register of the
land Office, is a guest at the
Grand.
B. Blum and F. L. Crockett, both of