The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-11-01

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Miss Myrtle X. Vance of Laurel is
visiting Billings friends today.
H. A. Torgrinson: of Fishtail is
among today's sojourners in the city.
Attorney John G. Lyndes OF For
syth, who spent yesterday in the city,
returned home this morning.
Several Of the candidates on the
county republican ticket went to
Junction this morning, where a meet
ing will be held tonight.
e. S. Maddox, who has been spend
ing a few weeks among friends and
relatives at Chicago and other eastern
cities, returned this morning.
Will Rea and G. M. Bair returned to
the city this morning from a visit
to the range north Of Forsyth. They
report that that section is much in
need of rain.
Andrew Olson a native of Norway,
took Iis first s,Cp TODAY toward be-
coming an American citizeu by de-
claring his intention to rencunce all
foreign allegiance he may owe.
G. E. Perkins, a young gentleman
from Iowa, has been installed as pre-
scription clerk at the Chapple drug
store, to succeed D. w. Grieve, who
recently resigned and returned to
Canada.
G. H. Luderman, formerly engaged
in business in the city, but now trav-
| cling for an eastern shoe house.. Is
in town and will remain until after
| election. His vote will go toward
swelling the republican majority.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon a tota.
of 1882 voters had registered in the
two registry districts of the city. OF
this number 687 were on the north
side and 545 on the south side. This
is the last day the registry books will
be kept open and for the convenience
of those who may be unable to do SO
earlier registrations will be received
in both districts until 8 o'clock to.
night.
Notice has been received by Judge
J.. r. Goss from the receiver Of the
land office at Bozeman that the COM
missioner Of the general land Office
has reversed the ruling made by the
Rczeman Office in the matter of the
contes. instituted by .lacco Kifer
against the homestead s.:.'ry Of Frank
tx Zimmerman. The .oca. Office
found for the contestant. Judge Goss
appeared for the contestee. Sixty
days are allowed in which to appeal
t0f@ secretary of the interior.
Nred Rixon, who has been spending
the summer as n of Uncle Sans
employees in surveying for the irriga.
ton of the cedeu Crow lands, is in
town today, having come in for the
purpose of registering. He says the
survey will be completed about the
middle of next month. The camp
which has been maintained at San
ders is now being removed to Toluca
a station on the Burlington road.
AS 9. result of the special session
OF the district court held by Judge
Loud yesterday nine new citizens
have been added to the population Of
Yellowstone county. Those to whom
final papers were granted follow;
Thomas Hogan, Canada; Richard
Kirk, England; Edward Grosman
Germany; Ole ]. Messing, Norway
William M. MacCulloch, Scotland
Peter Rowland, Norway; Jacol
Bowers, Germany; Andrew Joh1
Lundbcrg, Sweden; Thomas Wood
Eng.a,.d.
Henry A. Firth, referee in bank
ruptcy, has issued notice of a fina
meeting of the creditors of Mike Nc
Donough, a voluntary bankrupt, to be
held in this city November 8. On tina
date a dividend will be declared ant
the estate wound up. Although Nc
Donough.s liabilities are scheduled a
$1,735.37, only the sum of $433 re
mains to be distributed among his
seven creditors. The bankrupt is 6
resident of Glendive and is employed
by the Northern Pacific railroad com
pany as a locomotive engineer.
"Jack" Bouy, the colored man ar
rested on complaint of Mrs. Levi.
Summerville, who charged him witt
the theft of $50, was arraigned IL
Justice Mann's court this morning
He entered a plea of guilty to a charge
OF petty larceny. He admitted tina
he took all the money he found, bu'
denied that it equaled the sur alleged
by the complaining witness, saying
that there had been only $10.85. HI
was sentenced to 80. days in tn
county Jail and to pay the costs
$31.60, which a Is days more OF
top of the original sentence.
Recently a report was current of
contemplated change of passenge.
divisions on the Northern Pacific b,
which train crews were to run from
jamestown to Miles City and from
the latter place to Butte and Helena
The matter was submitted to the men
who have a working agreement witt
the company. They protested agains
the proposed change On the grount
that the hourse of service would b
too long to insure efficient work ant
faithful discharge of duty. The com
pany evidently looked at it in thu
same light, as the matter has beef
permitted to drop and the old divis
ions will remain.
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