The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-03-15
LOCAL n


Judge Fraser was reported on the
sick list yesterday. Although no Sc
rious results were anticipated, he was
far from being a we'll man and unable
to leave the house.
Junction is represented in the city
by T. E. Gay, ]. G. Orrick, p. T. Crit
fin and e. l.. Green, all of whom are
in attendance on the district court,
either as witnesses or jurors.
w. P. Campbell, conductor of the
Red Lodge-Billings passenger train,
accompanied by his family, has re-
turned from a trip to California and
is once more mutilating tickets on
tile stub.
Sheriff Slater of Fergus county pass
ed through the city last Saturday
with a prisoner, who was arrested
for him by the authorities at Sheri-
dan, Wyo. The man is charged with
statutory rape.
kEzra Starr and Harry Ramsey went
ITO southern Illinois this week with
two carloads of horses which they
expect to sell in the markets of that
section. Mr.. Starr will remain in the
east for an indefinite period.
Judge Loud granted the petition OF
Isobert L.. Nix for a divorce from Let
tie T. Nix, this morning. Desertion
was the ground alleged. The defend
ant failed to appear and a decree was
ordered and signed on plaintiffs proof.
Bishop Brewer of the Episcopal
| church is expected to arrive tomor-
row and in the evening will confirm
a class of young people. The bishop
will remain hereabouts for a number
Of days, during which he will visit
the surrounding towns.
" H. j. Horn, general manager of the
Northwestern improvement company,
one of the subsidiary concerns of the
Northern Pacific Railway company,
was in the city last Saturday, on his
way to Red Lodge from Roslyn, where
his headquarters are.
A meeting of the directors of the
Big Ditch company was held last
tSaturday at the Office of President
O'Donnell. Outlines for the customary
spring work were agreed upon and
other routine matters disposed OF.
Contrary to expectations, no one was
named for superintendent.
A negro giving his name as J
Holmes was arrested yesterday by the
police on suspicion Of having stoler
a valise belonging to one of the North
ern Pacific dining a conductors
who stop at this point. The satchel
which has been recovered, contained
a lot of clothing and some valuable
H/Austin North left yesterday for st
Paul and Minneapolis in the interes
Of the Billings Land and Irrigation
company. He was literally supplied
with advertising matter and will dis
tribute it among the excursionlst
who are coming westward on a specia
train for the purpose of looking aroun'
for the establishment of new homes.
Ed. Fraser, who left for the cas-
last August, has returned and will re
main. During his absence he was en-
ployed in some of the large wool ware
houses at Boston, where he learne
the mysteries of sorting and gradin
the staple, and also spent considers
BILE time at Lawrence, in a scourin
plant, where he took the final degree
as an expert.
Referee Firth announces that tn
first meeting of creditors of Ben Kopl
recently adjudged a bankrupt on hi
own petition, will be held at his af11t
March 10, at 10 o'clock. During tt
afternoon of the same day Mr.. Frit
will hear objections entered again
allowing one Of the claims hle
against the bankrupt Peterborough e
tate. Protest has been made again
] allowing a claim of the brother