The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-12-02

ETOM WSUu0Sudy y Ddlly.
Phil M. Gallaher went to Sheridan
Wyo., this morning.
Doctor James Craig OF Columbus
who has been in the city since yester
day, returned lone this afternoon.
j. A. Clark, father OF Gill Clark OF
the First National bank force, arrived
this morning from his home in Mis-.
souri,.
j. s. Ross, recently of the switching
crew at Butte, has been appointed
yardmaster Of the Northern Pacific in
this city.
Miss Foley, who has been visiting
her sister, MrA w. Thaw Denniston,
returned to her home at Park City
this morning.
William Randall of Junction ar.
rived in town today to make delivery
of a lot of beef cattle when he sold
to a local dealer.
Hearing OF the case OF Parque VS..
Hartshorn, which was begun in the
district court yesterday, is still in
progress this afternoon.
The Misses Anabel and Elizabeth
Arnold, sisters of Cashier Arnold OF
the First National bank, have arrived
from the southwest to visit with the
Arnold family.
H. P. Peters, who has been engine
foreman in the local yards OF the
Northern Pacific, has been promoted
and is now a freight conductor on the
Yellowstone division.
Fred L. Cunning, H. w. King and e.
F. McKinnon are among the Helena.
ties who are in the city today.
E. Amoretti, Jr., of Lander, Wyo., is
a visitor in the city.
Doctor u. +. Watkins, late o I the
Northern Pacific hospital at Mis-
soula and previously connected with
the company's hospital at Brainerd,
has become a citizen OF Billings. He
has associated himself with Doctor II.
e. Armstrong.
John Mccullough, who was defeated
by one vote as republican legislative
candidate in Carbon county, has filed
a notice of contest against his late
democratic opponent. Mccullough al
| 11~oo wv o,,1 a ri+1y in tho onrd,1of ut
the election in several precincts.
A youth named Willie Harper was
arraigned in police court this morn
ing on the charge OF committing as
sault and battery on another boy.
named Eddie Ross. He pleaded guilty
and was sentenced to 30 days in the
county Jail. Judge Mann suspended
sentence upon the boys promise to be-
have himself hereafter.
* "A mass meeting of citizens is
called at the city hall this evening
for the purpose of taking up some I'M
portant matter in connection with the
| erection of a sugar beet factory near
the city. AS the object of the meeting
is important to the commercial wei
fare of the community, a large at
tendance is anticipated.
The Ross home at the corner OF
North Twenty-eighth street and Sec
ond avenue which has been under
,4;,, fDr pnor1v twn mnQl,c ma ct
has been declared released by he
health officers. The residence is he
one in which Mrs. Grin Mickey was
found to have been afflicted with
smallpox. None of the other members
of the family contracted the disease.
Sheriff Potter Of Carbon county
was in the city today on his way back
to Red Lodge from Deer Lodge,
where he took a prisoner to serve IL
sentence of one year for burglary, i'm
posed on a plea OF guilty. The now
convict is not unknown here, having
at one time been a member of the ball
team, during the days when Billings
maintained semi-professional players.
His nam is Leverton.
An order was made by Judge Loud
today appointing his opponent in the
late election, j. b. Herford, referee in
the case OF John horne VS.. A. San
some, an action for debt. 1t appear
ing that a lengthy examination OF ac-
counts the parties hold against one
another being necessary, they CON
scented to a reference. Mr.. Hertord
is empowered to hear testimony ana
submit a find OF Facts and conclusion
OF the law.