The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-11-29
morning for Carbon county, where
they will make addresses at a number
OF farmers institute meetings..

morning for Carbon county, where
they will make addresses at a number
OF farmers institute meetings..
LIE Conte, the man who was arrest.
ed here some months ago for obtain.
ing money under false pretense, was
turned v q yesterday to the sheriff
Of Silver Bow county. He had COM
pleted the Jail sentence imposed upon
him for his operations in this city
end was taken to Butte to stand tria.
on the charge of forgery.
Colonel e. G. Waters, the commo-
dore on the boat which operates on
the Yellowstone lake during the sum.
mel season, is here looking after his
ranch business in this section. Colo
mel Waters says that the new boat
which has been under construction
during the past two years will be
ready for traffic with the opening OF
the park business next year. The
new boat will have a capacity for 700
people.
After thinking the matter over since
his last arraignment, John Fisher con
cluded to change his former plea of
not guilty and instead plead guilty to
the information filed against him in
which he stands charged with grand
larceny. This he did last Saturday
afternoon, waving time in which to
pass sentence upon him. His plea
and waiver were accepted by the
court, who sentenced him to one year
in the penitentiary. Fisher is the
fellow who was arrested for stealing
a valuable otter cape from Mrs. w. l..
Linton.
Trial of the action of P. B. Moss
VS.. Gwen F. Burla, county treasurer,
was begun in the district court this
afternoon. The suit was Instituted last
year, when the defendant ADVERTISED
plaintiffs homestead for sale to pay
delinquent taxes. The delinquency
alleged was caused by an increase
made in plaintiffs assessment by the
board of equalization. He rendered
the amount of the taxes as due or the
appraisement OF the assessor. This
was refused and defendant proceeded
to take the usual steps to sell the
property. Before he could do this a re-
straining order was issued by Judge
Loud and the matter has been pending
yer since.
Reminiscent of the disappearance
of Thomas A. Williams, late clerk OF
the district court, was a motion made
before Judge Loud this morning.
Among those whom he is alleged to
have victimized is M. F. Trogden, who
claims that he gave Williams the sum
OF $741.65 to pay for land he bought
from the Northern Pacific company.
for which Williams acted as land
agent. The money was paid to
the company, so it is claimed, and
Trogden entered a civil suit against
Williams for it's recovery. Since then
the case has been pending. This
mornings motion was to enter defend
ants default, which was done and the
action continued for further hearing.
Trial of the case of the Billings
Land and Irrigation company VS.. Ell.
mer G. Summers ct al, in which VIII
liam Harrison was defendant, was
concluded at noon today. Harrison
appealed from the award made by the
appraisers appointed by the court to
assess the damage sustained by him
and the others by the condemnation OF
right-of-way across their ranches for
the company's canal. The jury
found in his favor and gave a verdict
for $1,2O7. so, divided into two sums,
$387.5O as the actual value Of the
land condemned, 74-100 acres, and
$500 as the amount Of damage he sus-
tanned by reason of severance of the
main portion of his farm from the
part taken. The usual notice of a
motion for a new trial was given.
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