The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-31
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From Fridays Daily Gazette. =
R. r. Tangye Of Livingston is i
Grand guest.
S. L. Busby of Sheridan, Wyo., Is
at the Grand.
e. G. WEIGH of K~alispell is register.
ed at the Grand.
Ernest Heinrich is among the Sher.
idanites in the city today.
A petition was circulating today
nominating G. w. Stoddard for police
magistrate. If the democrats make
a nomination tomorrow night and
name another than the present in.
cumbent there will be four candidates
in the race. F. L. Mann and Alexan-
der Fraser have already been nomi-
mated by petition, who, with Stoddard
and the prospective democratic nom.
inee will make four.
Another candidate has been enter
ed in what promises to be a triangu-
lar race for the mayoralty. Today the
nominating pc 'ition " DR.. J. r.. Rire
hart vas filed with the city clerk,
making two nominations of that kind,
the petition of Charles Spear having
been filed several days ago. Tomor-
row night the democrats will hold
their convention, when a third can
didate will be placed in the field.
County Attorney Harris this after
noon filed an information against
Hackett P. Renie, better known as
Frank Renie, charging the crime
of assault in the first degree. The al
legged offense is said to have been
committed in this city, March 8, when
1t is claimed the defendant shot Tom
Soloman. Among the witnesses NAM
ed in the information is the "Web-
fingered Kid" whose other name ap-
pears to be unknown.
The idea of storing the waters of
the spring freshets for use during the
parching days Of July and August ap.
pears to have struck the people at
the extreme eastern end of the Vel
lowstone valley. Among those who
will avail themselves of the plan is
William Lindsay of Dawson county,
who contemplates placing 1000 or
more acres under cultivation by
means of the storage system. Mr..
Lindsay is quite extensively engag-
ed in the sheep business in that part
of the state and finds it necessary, in
order to insure himself against loss
during the wilmer season., to provide a
system of winter feeding. He will
grow alfalfa extensively.
From Saturdays Daily Gazette.
A. T. Lease of Great Falls is a
Grand guest.
Sheriff Potter of Red Lodge was
among last nights visitors in the city.
Tonight the body of the late Mrs.
Wilkinson will be taken east for in,
terment lat Duluth, MINI.
The funeral of the late Miss
Stalker Fraser took place
this afternoon from the residence of
Judge Fraser. Services were con
at the house and at the grave
by the Reverend Mr. Clark. A quar-
composed of Messrs. Settler,
Ladbury, Allen and HOLSTER furnish
ed the music. The pail bearers were
Messrs. Goss, Holmes, Goddard, Will
Morse and Moss.
United States Attorney Rasch is
down from Helena and this morning
appeared for the prosecution in the
case of the government VS.. ]. L. Ash,
who is charged with unlawfully
public lands on Duck creek,
west of the city and on the south side
Of the Yellowstone. Judge Goss ap,
as assistant prosecutor.
May 6 an examination will be con
Quoted in this city by a representative
Of the United States civil service
commission for the positions of clerk
and carrier in the postofice. Those
successfully passing will be placed
IN the eligible list and as fast as
pacancies occur will be drawn. The
for carrier will be for
The purpose of appointing a substi-
,ue carrier, the Office at present being
Without one.
, A detachment of the Thirteenth
in command of a corporal
was in the city this morning en-
to Fort Keogh from Fort Meade,
% which post a. number of military
prisoners had been taken from the