The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-05
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Bert Shorey returned yesterday
morning from a business trip. to st.
Paul and Chicago.
Miss Lulu Railsback returned last
Saturday to Missoula, where h a
resumed her studies at the state uni
versity.
Judge C. H. Loud and F. w. kreid-
Ter, court s~tenographer, came up from
Miles City today and are registered at
the Grand.
w. P. Matheson, who spent the holi-
days with his parents, Judge and Mrs.
J.. d. Matheson, returned to Portland
Friday night.
G. A. Sharkey, travelling freight
agent of the Northern Pacific, has
returned from a visit to Iowa and
Illinois, where he spent the holidays.
Tom Hogan left yesterday afternoon
in charge of a trainload of sheep for
warded from Foster for Rea Bros,
who have been having them on feed
during the winter.
On a plea of guilty to the charge
of beating Carrie Webster, a denizen
of the lava fields, George Stephenson
was sentenced today by Judge Mann
to serve 60 days in the county Jail.
Ed. Cummins, arrested several days
ago on the charge of tapping the till
of the Little Terrace restaurant, was
arraigned in police court today n
pleaded guilty to a complaint alleg-
ing petty larceny. He was sentenced
to 80 days in the county jail.
On complaint of Ira Woolsey George
Smith and Richard Crysler were ar
rested last Saturday, charged with as
sault in the third degree. The de-
PENDANTS appeared before Judge Mann
Yesterday and entered pleas OF guilty.
Each was fined SIS and costs.
G. Emmerich, recently claim agent
at this point for the Northern Pacific,
has been promoted to the position OF
travelling claim agent, with headquar-
tiers at st. Paul. His territory will
extend west as far as Spokane. HIS
successor is MI. Benton of Spokane.
E. NJ. Hungerford returned yester-
day morning from a two months alb
sence in Nebraska and Kansas, where
he sold a large shipment OF horses.
Like most all recent travellers, he
had several narrow escapes from in
Jury and death in wrecks, in which
he was mixed up.
AMemorial services. were conducted
Sunday at the Newman school house
bv the Reverend G. B. Miller, in mem
ory of Mrs. F.. G. Frady and son
Leon, daughter-in-law and grandson o.
C. H. Frady, who were among the
victims Of the Iroquois theatre fire at
y Chicago, last Wednesday. N
Thomas Alexander, one of the me(
of eastern Montana who have gained
fame through political channels ant
who is supposed to be the man II
command of the democratic forces o.
Rosebud county, passed through thu
city yesterday on his way to Forsyth
from a visit to White Sulphur Springs
<where he was snowbound for a numbel
1S.days.
Among the list of those whe wer'
missing Immediately after the FIR
which caused the death of SO man.
hundred persons in Chicago las
week, was William J. Declerc, broth
er of Frank Declerc of this city, and j
was supposed that he had persisted
Last Sunday Mr.. Declerc received
letter from the missing man inform
ing him of his safety.
In accordance with it's annual Gus
tom, the Maverick Hose compan
danced on New Years night and in al
cordance with another happy custom
gave all those who attended a d.
lightful and pleasant time. The a
tendance was large, several hundre
persons being present. Judge Mar
and Mrs. Purcell led the grand marc