The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-27

Trial is under way at Forsyth of
the suits which grew out of the late
election in Rosebud county. Testi-
mony is hearing for the prosecution
and according to all reports some in
teresting developments are making.
According to a deed filed for record
today Philip Wesch and wife have
sold to Andrew Cederholm an undi-
vided one-half interest in lots 8 and
9, block Il, Fosters addition to Bill
ings townsite, all in consideration of
81.
Arrivals from Miles City this morn
ing brought the news of a suicide at
Fort Keogh, which occurred early yes
terday morning. The suicide was a
soldier belonging to one Of the troops
of the Thirteenth cavalry, which is
under orders to leave for the Philip
pines shortly. Disgust with army
life<3dd dread of going to the islands
W/given as the aus Of the act.
/An engine shaft weighing 5000
pounds was received by express this
morning and transferred onto the Red
Lodge branch, being the n or
dered to replace the one broken at
the Rocky Fork coal mine some days
ago. Considerable difficulty was ex-
perienced in unloading and r%eloading
it, as it's immense weight and awk-
ward shape made it extremely hard
to handle. The freight bill accom-
panying the shaft was a stagerer,
w. -
Z Saturday afternoons basket ball
game between the seniors and juniors
of the high school was not so much
of a victory for the juniors as at first
appeared. The team that played un-
der the colors of the seniors was real
ly a composite, made up Of different
players and did not represent the ag-
gregation that defeated Red Lodge
the night before and expects to defeat
it again when the return game is play
ed, which will be shortly, the locals
having accepted an invitation to visit
the coal camp soon -
E. l. Cantine, formerly roadmaster
of the Billings-Livingston division of
the Northern Pacific and more recent
ly assistant superintendent Of bridges,
has resigned and will leave for the
east, having accepted a position with
the Delaware, Lackawana & Western
company, as division engineer. In a
private letter received here Mrs. Can
tine writes that Mr.. Cantine's resig-
nation goes into effect tomorrow and
that they expect to leave Butte the
following day for their new home.
East Orange, N. Y. Mr.. Cantine's
headquarters will be at Hoboken.
NAmong the bodies recently organic
ed in the city for the promotion of
| social and mental benefits is the
Young Mems Debating society, which
has among it's members some of the
brightest of the younger minds of the
community. Regular meetings are
held at which different social, politi-
cal and economic questions are dis
| cussed. The subjects are always Civ
! en- out beforehand and leaders and as
| sistants are chosen for the opposing
| sides. Last night the society met,
and "Resolved, That Women Should
Be Granted the Right of Suffrage"
was the subject of discussion. E. H.
| Hollister was leader for the affirma-
tive and was assisted by Messrs.
Reed and Jones. H. A. Groves led the
negative and as assistants had
Messrs. Crippen and Hopkins. The
judges were an ungallant lot, as they
From Wednesdays Daily Gazette.
A. H. Davis of Red Lodge is at the
Grand.
]. A. Macdonald of Bozeman is
registered at the Grand.
Mrs. Peter Burton and children OF
Great Falls are guests at the Grand
H. A. Moves, a prominet citizen OF
Laurel is a visitor in the city today.
Among the rural visitors in the
city today is George Hilbert, the well
known Laurel rancher.
Doctor w. X. Sudduth, the Lavina
fockmaster and rancher, is among to-
days visitors in the city.
Mrs. b. Murphy has been called to
ST.. Paul by a telegram announcing
the serious sickness of her mother.
Fred e. Miller, chief clerk at the
Crow agency, spent last night in the
city, returning to the home of the Alb