The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-05-26

the census bureau, arrived in the
city yesterday and spent the day go
ing owe the records OF the county
clerk and recorder gathering Stats
tics relative to the wealth, debt and
taxation in the county. The data
Mr. Morgan is gathering are for the
use of the department of agriculture
and are for the fiscal years OF 1900,
1901 and 1902. His territory is all
Of Montana and Big Horn county,
Wyoming.
The Honorable w. b. Sleeper OF
Cody, Wyo., is a visitor in the city.
Between 5000 and 4OO,O 900 pounds
of wool is reported to have been sold
at Cody yesterday, which was really
the opening day OF the market there,
although some small lots were sold
earlier in the season. James Fraser
OF this city was among the most sue
cessful bidders. He secured the big
Taylor & Hogg clip, about 10000
pounds. Prices ranged from IL to
1874 cents a pound, being about the
Lkame as last year.. The wool is re-
I ported as being short and very dirty.
II SEvidence or the nearness or N
shearing season is Afforded by the
large number or strangers who have
been making their appearance in the
city during the last few days, many
OF whom have arrived from the south,
where shearing is about over Be.
cause of the fact that shearing by ma
chinery is not feasible in this county,
owing to the ann in which the
range has been cut up and fenced
hand shearers will always be in de-
mand in Yellowstone, no matter how
much they may be superseded by
machinery in others OF the wool grow
ing counties OF eastern Montana.
Last Sunday the members of Al
demar commandery, Knights Templar,
attended st. Luke's Episcopal church
in commemoration of the ascension,
where special services were conducted
by the rector, the Reverend Mr.. Bow
ker. The members entered the church,
preceded by the minister and surpliced
choir and crucifer, and took their
places in pews specially reserved for
them. AS the services OF the knights
and the church are very similar for
the observance of Ascension day, the
ritual of the order was used and the
ceremonies throughout were highly i'm
pressive. When the creed vas re-
reated the knights presented arms in
token of their obligation to defend
the catholic church. Mr.. Bowker took
his text from the Acts, 1, viii-ix.
Sheriff Hubbard has received a let.
ter from Joe T. Smith, sheriff OF
Bates county Missouri, making in
quiry for a boy named Grover Raw
son, who is said to have run away
from his hcTIe, in, Butler, Mo-, March
2. He left in the company OF wild
ana reckless young men named Has
kett,' writes the Missouri officer. Not
withstanding that the plural is en-
ployed in describing young Rawson's
companions, it would seem that there
was only one, as the letter concludes
by saying that Haskell is employed
as a cook on a ranch about 30 miles
from Billings. A photograph OF the
missing youth accompanies the let
ter and although no description is
given, the youngster apparently is
about 10 or 13 years of age and a
rather likely looking lad.
Neuman and Wood, the men who
were arrested here week before last
on suspicion OF having committed a
burglary at Newcastle, Wyo., were
taken south yesterday to stand trial.
Sheriff Miller OF Newcastle arrived
in the city Sunday from Helena, where
Governor Toole honored the requisi-
ton he had for the two suspects, and
left with his prisoners yesterday.
or the II revolvers they are charged
with having stolen eight were recov-
cred by Chief Morse's men. Five
were found where they a been dis
posed of by the men and three were
found by a boy near the Northern
Pacific icehouses, where they had
been cached under a platform. Wood,
who is a negro, protests his innocence
and claimed to be able to prove an
alibi. alleging that he left Newcastle
the day before the burglary was COM
mitted.
Be sure to attend the millinery sale
at M. Kron's this week.