The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-17

John Raplejie. trainmaster Of the
| Yellowstone division OF the Northern
Pacific, was in the city last night. He
returned to the eastern end of his d.
vision this morning.
William Rea, the st. Paul sheep
feeder, has returned from the east
to superintend a large shipment he
expects to make tomorrow to his
firms feeding pens, near South ST..
Paul.
Lester A., the tw%o-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. L. l.. Moffett, died at
the family home this afternoon. The
child had been ill for a week OR more
past. The funeral will take place to-
morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock.
wv. M. Bell, the mail clerk, who was
shot in the Northern Pacific train
robbery, Wednesday night, is reported
as getting along nicely. The bullet
has not yet been removed and prob
ably will not be, as the attending
physician is Of the opinion that it's
removal is not necessary.
VSenator Meyer is expected to be
here tomorrow to meet the members
of the bar in conference on the pro-
posed judicial district. Next Tues
day the local lawyers will hold a meet
ing when some decisive plan of ac-
ton will be adopted. The senate
committee. to whom the pending bill
has been submitted will make it's re-
port Wednesday.
Te~Weather is gradually moderat-
H6s, although still quite cold. Last
might the government thermometer
registered one degree above zero, a
change of three degrees since Thurs
day night. The sharp, cutting east
wind that prevailed caused many to
think that instead of getting warmer
it was really growing colder. The
weather bureau predicts a continue
ton of the cold wave.
A letter has been received by w.
M. Johnston from Mrs. James Kelly,
wife of Judge Kelly, lately of this
city, but now residing at Minneapolis,
which brings the pleasant tidings that
the venerable judge is rapidly re-
covering from a stroke of paralysis
with which he was taken shortly after
his departure from Billings. He is
regaining the use of the affected parts
and at the time the letter was writ
ten indications were favorable fo<
his complete recovery.
No attempt has as yet been made
by the authorities of Yellowstone
county to make service of the war
rant issued a few days ago for the
arrest of "Jack" Kirley, one of the
alleged Bridger bank robbers, now in
Jail at Red Lodge. The preliminary
hearing of Kirley at Red Lodge has
been continued for 10 days and pend
ing outcome of it no move will be
made here. In case of his discharge
he will be arrested and brought to
this county to answer for horse steal
ing, it being alleged that he stole a
horse from a Musselshell rancher a
few laws before the bank was robbed.
John Heide, against whom COM
- = 1~l~Dl I,c+ month For
bringing scab infected sheep into the
state, appeared before Judge Fraser
Yesterday afternoon. He said that
the day before he had learned OF the
existence of the complaint, as no war
rant had been served on him. and
rode about 100 miles to make his APP
~pearance. A plea of not guilty was
entered and trial of the case was set
for February 81. Heide gave a $25O
bond for his appearance. 1t is said
that as a defense he will set up the
allegation that the sheep complained
of were not his, but belonged to an
other.
Joe Tschudy is in receipt of a com
m%unication from Miles City in which
the suggestion is made that he take
the initiative in a movement having
for its object an eastern Montana
bowling contest at Billings at some
date to be decided upon later. 1t is
suggested that an invitation be e
tended to the cities of Livingston,
Red Lodge, Bozeman, Big Timber,
Forsyth, Miles City and Sheridan to
send teams here to compete for a
trophy, but that Billings shall not
compete in the tournament, it to have