The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-05-01
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H. w. Hunt Of Columbus is visit.
ing the city.
John Blewett Of Geboa is registered
at the Grand.
c. F. Hughes of Glendive is auto.
graphed at the Grand.
T. C. Pound Of Park City is among
those who are registered at the Grand.
T%rainmaster Rapelje OF the Yellow.
stone division of the Northern Pacific
spent last night in the city. He re.
turned east this morning.
Attached to this mornings south.
bound Burlington passenger train
al the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
airbrake car, which arrived yesterday
on M Of the regular trips of instruc-
ton.
A son was born yesterday morning
to Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Carper of Reed
Point. The important event took
place at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
J. Mccormick, uncle and aunt of the
mother.
Miss Louise Reilly, who held a book
on the picture ratified of for the ben
eft of the fair held by the ladies OF
st. Agnes church, Red Lodge, states
that the fortunate winner was Mrs.
r. Never Of that nlace.
At the request Of the local postal
authorities the time for receiving ap-
plications for examination for the po-
sitions of clerk and substitute car
rier has been extended until April 80.
The examination of the applicants
will be held May 6.
An examiner of the civil service
bureau Of the government is in the
city today holding an examination for
the position of clerk-inspector for the
postal department. Only one candi-
date has presented himself, Professor
Daniels of the public schools.
N. L. Thomas, the Lake Basin
is among the visitors in the
city. While he is of the opinion that
today's storm will prove to be trying
to some of the flockmasters, especial
ly those who are not provided with
sheds and plenty Of hay, the amount
of good it will do to the range inter-
ests generally will more than com
pensate for any losses likely to &C.
cur.
w. Guy Landers, Jr., was arraigned
again before Judge Fraser this after
noon to plead to the complaint filed
against MIN in which he is charged
with carrying concealed weapons. AT
ter discussing the matter with the
court he decided to enter a plea OF
not guilty and his case was set for
Tuesday, May 5. He said that by then
he would be able to employ counsel
and also intlmated that he would be
in a position to give bonds in the
meantime.
VA dispute over the proper name
OF spelling of a name ended in a fight
last night. Although each pronounc-
ed the name the same, the two dis
putants did not spell it alike. One
insisted that it shauld be Ray"
while the other thought "R-e-a' was
just about the right thing. After
blows had been struck Officer Mowre
interfered and said the police magis-
trate was an authority or photography
and settlement of the dispute would
be left to him. His honor ruled that
both were wrong and fined each SIS.
He did not, however, give the judicial
way of spelling the cognomen and
the matter still remains in doubt.
Referee Firth has made an order
the sale of the estate OF
Olof S. Erickson, bankrupt, which
was reported to him last evening by
the trustee, Charles Newman. The
sold consisted of 1909 ewes,
which brough $40, each; As bucks,
at the same price, some alfalfa and
blue stem hay and a lambing wagon.
The amount realized for the sheep
was Sc, O57. 40, $197.5O for the hay and
$42 for the wagon, making the total
IS, 296.9O. w. Hansard bought the
sheep, Mrs. Erickson the hay and G..
Kinds the wagon. No distribution
Of the proceeds will be made until at
ter the matter of the protests against
the mortgages held by Hansard, who
holds the position of preferred cred
itor in consequence, is finally dispos-
ed of.
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