The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-07-29
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sion the wrong directions were given
the firemen and they went to the south
side. No damage was done. The
second alarm was SEN in because of a
burning rubbish heap in the northern
part of the city.
Mrs. J.. M. Macgregor has returned
from a lengthy visit to her former
home, Columbia, Mo. By a new ar
rangement Mr.. M%acgregor will make
his headquarters here once more and
the family will reside in Billings again.
Tuesday night a still alarm was sent
to the fire station from North Thirty
first street. A burning manure pile
threatened to 90 serious damage to a
barn nearby and the occupants Of
the adjacent premises became fright
ened.
Yesterday afternoon the funeral OF
the late Albert Butler, who was acct
dentally killed last Tuesday while
stacking hay, took place from the
Congregational church. Many of the
former neighbors and friends of the
unfortunate man were in attendance.
"Wednesday was the warmest day Of
Yfhe season thus far, the temperature
exceeding by four degrees the highest
registration recorded for the year;
1O3 in the shade the government in.
strument at the city hall indicated,
as against 80 of some days previous.
HComplimentary to Miss Helen Lipp
a straw ride was given Tuesday by
a number of the younger society peo-
pie of the city. A drive into the
country was preceded by a tour OF
the streets during which the air was
made to resound with song and laugh
ter.
H. c. Cullum, Jr., special agent OF
the general land office, arrived in
Billings yesterday and this morning
left for the Musselshell to make an
investigation of the desert land entry
of Doctor w. x. Sudduth, who has
applied for permission to make final
proof.
This morning Austin North filed a
petition with the clerk of the district
court asking to be appointed admins
traitor of the estate of the late Albert
Butler, who died without leaving a
will. The petitioner says he is agent
for the largest creditor of the estate.
who holds q mortgage for $1,000 on
the property left by the deceased.
While engaged with several other
men in replacing the broken plate OF
glass in the Pulte plumbing establish
ment Wednesday, c. S. Cain sustain
ed a severe cut on one of his feet. In
removing the old glass it slipped from
the mems hands and struck Cain on
the foot, cutting a cash a number OF
inches long and nearly severing the
little toe.
At the instance of Charles Long,
a deputy sheriff of Sheridan, Wyo..
Under Sheriff Sayles arrested Frank
Woods last night and locked him in
Jail. The charge against the man is
simply disturbing the peace. It is al
legged that he broke up the furniture
of a saloon and in other ways made
a trough house," He consented to re-
turn without a requisition and was
taken south this morning.
the old game laws of the state
are effective again, it will be lawful
to kill sage hens and turtle doves
after next Monday, when the open
season for those birds begins. No
more than 20 Of each may be shot in
one day. The open season extends
until December l.. Grouse, prairie
chickens, fool hens and pheasants or
cartridges may not be hunted until
September l, with the same limit as
in the case of the fowls before men
tioped.
the close of the days sales at the
eockyards last Wednesday a Wyom-
ing young lady gave an exhibition OF