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

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j. W. Richardson of Lavina is reg
istered at the Grand.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. G. Esselsens of
Red Lodge are visiting the city.
Mrs. Mcconnell, accompanied by
her children and maid, is a guest at
the Grand.
H. S. Wilmington Of the Crow
agency vas among the visitors in the
city last night.
A marriage license was granted this
afternoon to Stephen A. Ogburn ana
Nettie Fike, both Of Billings.
C. T. Lakin, the Miles City mer-
chant, who has been among the Wis
itors in Billings during the last few.
days, returned to his home this morn
ing.
A lot of 14O mixed cattle were load
ed this morning at Park City for ship
ment to North Dakota. They were
bought of Samuel Mitchell by A. ].
Allen of st. Paul. The deal was clos
ed yesterday afternoon, but what
price was paid could not be learned.
April 4 will occur the annual school
election, when successors will be
elected to G. O.. Gruwell and T. A.
Williams, whose terms expire. In adj
dition the matter of issuing $4,000
bonds for school improvements will
also be submitted to the electors of
the district.
For having smashed Eva Russell
with a beer bottle Dot Rydell was
hailed before Judge Fraser last ev-
ening. She pleaded guilty and paid
a fine of $40 and costs. Incidentally
she also promised she would give her
enemy another dose of the same treat
ment" at the very first opportunity.
T. E. Burke, former city ticket agent
for the Northern Pacific, today sold
his residence in South Thirty-first
street to George Harper. The price
received a $4,000. This disposes
of the last Of Mr.. Burke's holdings
in Billings and hereafter he will make
his home at st. Paul, in which city he
is now engaged in business.
Now and then an occasional case of
smallpox is discovered in the city, al
though it was believed that the dis
ease had run it's course for the sea-
son. The attention of Doctor Rine-
hart, the health officer, was called to
a couple Of cases yesterday afternoon
in South Twenty-third street, near
Second avenue The victims were
Noah Francis and Emmett Ferris. Both
were removed to the pesthouse.
Neither man has the disease badly.
o.. Farmer is receiving his
preliminary examination this after
loon before Justice Mann on the
charge of robbery, preferred by c.
u. Prather. In the information the
defendant is accused of having by
force and violence taken a sum of
money from the complaining witness
on or about November II, 1899. At
the time of the commission of the al
legged Offense a warrant was issued
for the arrest of Farmer, but he es-
capped service by leaving the state.
Last month he was arrested at Buff
falo, Wyo., and brought back for
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taking shape during the last few days
which has for it's object the candidacy
OF Doctor Rinehart for the m%ayoralty.
AS yet no formal offer of the nomina-
ton has been made by those who
are furthering the movement and it
is not known whether the tender
would be accepted, but those who are
in sympathy with it are hopeful that
he may be induced to accept a NOM
ination as a non-partisan candidate,
the wish of the doctors friends being
to name him as a citizens or peoples
candidate. Those who are engineer
ing the proposition are very much
in earnest and are confident of the
doctors election in case he accepts
the nomination. n
When the district court granted her
a divorce Mrs. Roark thought she was
free of the b%elligerent Pats annoy
ances and playful ways of occasionally
chasing her about with some weapon,
but it seems that he is unable to
break away from old habits. Since
the separation Pat has been conduct
ing a small fruit store in Montana
avenue. This he sold yesterday and
the sudden accession of wealth caused