The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-06
for any tract of land of the same size,
100 acres, in the county.

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]. M. Holt, the Miles City cattle,
man, passed through Billings tbs
morning on his way to Omaha, where
he is feeding a large lot Of stock for
the eastern market. Several years
ago Mr.. Holt was fortunate enough to
secure a longtime contract with a
distillery at that place at figures ex-
ceptionally favorable and according
to report has grown almost wealthy
out of it.
e. B. Camp reports a ranch trade
made by him yesterday in which Will
liam Rogers and Awe Bros. were the
principals. BY the trade the first NAM
ed secured possession of the Awe
ranch, three miles west Of the city,
containing 1875 acres, by exchanging
for it his ranch of 2SO acres, nine
miles west of Billings. 1t was an even
swap as the respective ranches were
held at Sc, 500 by their owners
About the first official act performed
by County Assessor Evans yesterday
resulted in the payment of $751; in
taxes to the county on a lot Of horses
that were on the point of being ship
ped out of the state. The horses had
been bought by a Winnipeg firm and
Under Sheriff Sayles was inspecting
them at the Northern Pacific stock
yards. Fortunately for the county
and unfortunately for the shippers the
horses still remained within the jur-
isdiction of the assessor at noon and
consequently were a~ssessable, as all
property in the state at noon Of the
first Monday in March is subject to
taxation.
. Doctor Allen received a letter to-
day from the California man who is
DESTROYS of establishing a wooden mill
at this point. The gentleman wrote
in answer to some queries made by
the doctor in reference to the capac-
ity OF the mill and the grade of ma
chinery he would build, provided he
received the local assistance in the
way Of subscriptions to stock in the
company he advises be organized. He
said that SO far as the plant itself
was concerned he would guarantee
it to be firstclass in every respect and
furthermore he would guarantee that
it would pay good interest on the in
vestment. The matter of the capac-
ity would be regulated by the amount
of money it was proposed to invest.
Although it had been partially de-
cided not to send a team to Butte to
take part in the state bowling tourna-
ment, the matter has been reconsid-
cred to the extent of making an eff
fort to organize a team representative
o. the city that holds the champion
ship. To that end a meeting of bowl
ers and all interested in the sport has
been called for this evening at the al
leys at s o'clock, when the matter
will be definitely decided. 1t would,
be really too bad if Billings should,
be the only city in the state that
would not be represented as it would
make it appear as though the local.
players had suddenly lost courage and
were afraid to meet the cracks, some
of whom they have defeated in the
past.
From Wednesdays Daily Gazette.
Thomas S. Howard of Sheridan,
Wyo., is a guest at the Grand.
Edward r. Johnston and wife have
sold to Walford Dakan'lots 10, II and
~, block 220, Billings; considerati&
SIS.
A dispatch vas received by the
clerk of the district court this after
noon from Judge Loud directing him
to adjourn court until March 26, at