The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-11-18

SiOnerS are In session as q canvaSSlnS
board to canvass the returns of the
recent election.
Sheriff Potter. the terror of evil
doors in Carbon county, who was re-
Gently reelected, was a visitor in
town this morning.
Suit to quiet title has been insti-
tuted in the district court by Henri
eta ]. Slime against Phillip Lockwood,
ct ux., to quiet title to lots 13 and
Ia, block 81, Of the original townsite
of Billings, in which the defendants
allege to have an interest.
Thomas Clothier, a county patient,
died at the hospital this morning. He
was admitted a couple of weeks ago,
being brought down from Laurel, near
which place he was living on a claim.
Death is said to have been caused by
hernia. Clothier was without rela-
tives in these parts. He came origi-
nally from Michigan and was about
32 years Of age.
Tom Newcomb, who used to be in
the government service at Fort Gus
ter as packer in the mule train and
who was a familiar figure on the
streets of the city in it's early days,
arrived here yesterday morning on
his way to Wyoming, where he will
spend the winter. Tom spent sew
eral years in the government service
in the Philippines
Another patient has been added to
those who are receiving treatment at
the isolation hospital. He is the son
of C. w. Bishop and was taken there
today. At first it was supposed that
the boy had nothing more serious
than measles, but his disease has de-
veloped into smallpox. MI. Bishop
accompanied his son to the hospital
for the purpose of nursing him.
j. B. Hawkins, superintendent OF
the state reform schol, vas in town
this morning, en- route to Miles City.
He had been to Butte to take charge
of a boy whom he paroled some
months ago and who violated the
terms of his parole and got himself
into Jail. The urchin seemed to be
rather pleased than otherwise at the
prospect of returning to the school.
Walter Williams, Denver lane and
Oklahoma Combs are the names given
by the three men arrested last Sat
urday night on the charge of whole
sale chicken stealing. They have
been arraigned before Justice Fraser,
but no time has as yet been set for
their hearing, owing to the fact that
the county attorney is busy in the
district court and will be until the
pending criminal cases shall have
:, been disposed of.
I Walter Anderson of the Red Lodge
, Pickett was in town this morning
: He was returning from a visit to Hun
= tiers Hot Springs, where he has beer
y staying since the little scrap in which
. the Picket took part at the polls ii
. Carbon county. Mr.. Anderson admit
ted to The Gazette that since Senate!
Meyer was defeated for reelection
n that he would be willing to endorse
the senator's application for the posi-
q ton as minister to Dahomey."
: Phil Grein has filed an action in thu
district court against Frank Savares!
and wife to foreclose a mortgage SAT-
:, to have been given in security OF
promissory note executed by the dc
PENDANTS, November 5, 1908, TO
$714.O3, with interest at / per cen
per month. The note was made pay
- able in one year from date, and it i
charged that neither note nor interes
- has been paid. The mortgaged prof.
:. erty is described as an undivided ont
- half interest in lot ~, block 191, orig
nal townsite of Billings.
re- An action has been begun in tn
s. district court by Christian Yegen
,e al against Charles ". Mendenha
d. and Maude I. Mendenhall to recove
Judgment on a note alleged to be Ion
~ overdue. In the complaint it
he charged that May %, 1896, the defen'
nv ants executed their promissory not
an for 5000, payable November Is, SAN
n year, with interest at the rate of l pe
de cent per month, in favor of the plail
tiffs. No part of the principal or i
he terest, it is claimed, has been pal
m. In addition to the original amour
in 800 as attorney fees is also dema