The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-08-18

A. O.. Newton, q bankrupt, that the
trustee has petiti0ned for permission
to sell several mining claims and
some electric light poles and wirea
in the city OF Livingston, belonging to
the estate. Unless valid objection lis
made on the date fixed for hearing tho
petition, August 26, the petition will
be granted and the property sold at
public auction september 5. All the
either property of the estate is involved.
in litigation and 1T is expected that
considerable time will elapse before
matters will be in condition to permit
of its final disposition.
While in the city last Monday Sher-
III Potter Of Carbon county said that
Earle Dawson, who last week pleaded
guilty to the charge Of grand larceny,
had forfeited his bonds by leaving
the county. Dawson is one of the men
who raj arrested for stealing horses
and when arraigned said he had no
attorney and did not desire any, as
he WA guilty and would 70 plead.
Monday was set as the day for pass
ing sentence, but long before that
time he had disappeared. Engle, held
ar an accomplice, failed to appear
for arraignment and his bond was
declared forfeited and the sum of
$500 deposited for his appearance re.
verified to the state.
Traffic on the Northern Pacific was
somewhat deranged or the west end
last Friday and Saturday. Because
OF a collision near Spokane trains Nos.
2 and 6, %eastbound, arrived 10 hours
late Saturday. The delay was caused
by Fridays No. 3 running into the rear
end Of a freight. Although the pas
senger train was running about SO
miles an hour nobody was injured, not
w~ithstanding THAT the caboose of the
freight, which contained a number OF
passengers, was completely demolish.
ed. The locomotive of the passenger
and the mail car we're badly damaged.
Only the engineer of the ear train
had a mark to show that he had been
Through a wreck, having received a
slight cut on M hand.
AS the day for his execution is draw
ing nearer, Zidmaier, the condemned
Livingston murderer, is said to be los.
ing much of his former Indifference
although he makes a strong show Of
keeping up his spirits. The scaffold
from which he is to hang has beer
received and is ready TO be set up
It has done duty on several occasions
before, having been the instrument
takers of human life. Notwithstand
ing that Sheriff Robertson is going
ahead with his preparations for tht
gruesome job, it is believed that al
appeal will be taken from the ordel
denying a new trial and surprise woult
not be felt if on the day set for thu
LdlA6uLS oClNlCO VI a AIOClCC VI oPpCo
will be made, thus delaying the execu
kHr the first time in several weeks
waiter ran the full length of the Biz
Ditch company's canal yesterday. Thu
flow was noticeable at this end in tht
afternoon, showing that the break hat
been repaired. Immediately followin,
the cloudburst of a month or mOr
ago a new flume was constructet
across Valley creek. The approaches
refused to hold and in turn those buil
when the lume was renewed went out
Others we're constructed and agail
they refused to hold. Since then worl
has been pursued on them with al
possible speed, but on account of thu
immensely of the job their completion
took much longer than was though
when they were begun. Fortunatel.
the liberal rains that have fallen sine
the ditch became imperative, prevent
ed serious loss to the ranchers de
pendent upon the canal for theip/46ter
Bakers Darlington Hall, the steel
cut coffee, was served free all da,
yesterday and today at Purcell & Som
grocery. The same programme viii